First Week of May Rollcall

DBT, BSP, Mike Ness

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Sidenote: Calvin Harris tonight was wicked fun! He's really just a brilliant, smart, engaging live dance act. I don't understand why he's not as huge as he deserves to be here. The live show just trumps the album experience, and as I said, he's a really engaging performer, so it makes everything that much better. He said he'll be back for a more complete North American tour next year, so keep him on your radars, guys!

calvin was soooooo money last night. an absolute blast, a party in a box. great band, amazingly tight and powerful. i can't hype his live show enough, i'm having trouble coming up with a band that is more fun (gogol, maybe, but only the first time i saw them - whereas calvin doesn't get old). thanks to ixkpd-bk for holding down the rail until the missus and i arrived last night. front and center! bowery ballroom sounded pretty good, and not painfully loud.

calvin continues to get my highest recommendation. a definite must-see.

thursday 5/1 - langhorne slim @ iota

I will be going to WTMDs First Thursday free show with Jukebox the Ghost, on thursday, of course.

thats it for me. aside from working the super awesome, Saves the Day show.

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Well, whats it gonna be guys?

Monday - Calvin Harris @ Bowery
Tuesday - Goldfrapp @ Beacon Theater
Wednesday - Madonna @ Roseland
Thursday - The Kills @ Webster Hall
Friday - Robyn @ Hammerstein Ballroom

This is the week to be in NYC if you're ready for the beats!

do you have a job? not trying to be a dick..

If you can count DBT, I can count Polvo.


Aren't they both technically in week 2?


Friend's trying to convince me to see some show at jammin java friday and the electric prunes monday. Just when I thought I was going to get a nice little show break before/after SOTL/Hammock/Willits…

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Oooooh! I'm going to try and do it in the daytime on Thursday and Friday. I'm staying in the West Village, so I know about the some of the stuff going on. I'd try for tomorrow morning, but I'm going to try and do the Santogold in-store at Virgin Union Square! Should be fun!

if you happen to check this - i decided id see whats playing that is worth checking out. ive listed a few that really stood out.

Thurs: 3:30 War Child - Village 7 (11th & 3rd) - the best documentary ive seen. if emmanuel jal is there - it will make it even better. he ended the Q&A performing one of his songs (hes a hip-hop artist from sudan). its basically his story of growing up in Sudan and what hes done with his life. Theres a bit of the movie that takes place in DC too.

and 4:15 Somers Town - Village East Cinemas - a new film from Shane Meadows (This Is England). Has the same feel as his first film - its a friendship about 2 boys in somers town. An awesome, awesome film. Besides all films before 5pm are only $8.

Friday: 1:45 The 27 Club at village east (my other fav non doc at the festival) - Los Angeles rock star Eliot Kerrigan (Joe Anderson of Across the Universe and Control) is dealing with the overdose of his partner Tom Wallace at the age of 27 by dodging the fans, buying a case of drugs, and hiring a square young grocery clerk (David Emrich) to drive him home to Joplin, Missouri.

Originally posted by azaghal1981:

… and the electric prunes monday.

Wait! Where?

(Bet I can't go anyway. :( )

Sooooooo…Goldfrapp tonight in NYC. It was pretty good, her voice is such an instrument. Contrary to Mr. Sweetcell's claims that she was lip-synching during a song, I definitely know for a fact that all the main vocals we heard during the show were coming directly from Alison's mouth. I loved the mix of old and new, and the general crowd response to the last 5 or 6 songs. Not the best show I've seen them do, and in all honesty, it doesn't touch Calvin Harris' live set from last night.

Oh, and I caught Santogold today as well. What. A. Woman. I loved it SOOOO much. She ended up performing about 8 songs from the new album, all of it VERY well received. Love. Her.

Neverwhere, I got a ticket to see "Let the Right One In" tomorrow afternoon. Know if it's amazing or not? I've heard wonderful things about it already.

Black Cat


With (The Sounds of) Kaleidoscope (who I bet you're a fan of :( )

rjd2 thursday
crowded house friday

so who is going to be at the club later in the evening on saturday? there is no one booked. maybe crowded house is doing a second night?

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Black Cat


With (The Sounds of) Kaleidoscope (who I bet you're a fan of ;) ) opening.

Ah, crap. Now I really wish I could go. Another band on the Air Atlantic playlist.

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:

Neverwhere, I got a ticket to see "Let the Right One In" tomorrow afternoon. Know if it's amazing or not? I've heard wonderful things about it already.

Ive heard really good things about Let the Right One In. Let me know how it is.

Ive heard theres something *huge* going on at the Village 7. Some sort of big screening (with lots of celebrity) for Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Ill be helping out. Im pretty sure youre at a show at that time, but if youre around - you should say hi :)

Verve last night was really awesome. Richard Ashcroft still sounds amazing! It was mostly songs off of Urban Hymns with some of the earlier songs mixed in. Great night! Played for nearly 2 hours!

saturday is free comic book day.

Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
Sooooooo…Goldfrapp tonight in NYC. It was pretty good, her voice is such an instrument. Contrary to Mr. Sweetcell's claims that she was lip-synching during a song, I definitely know for a fact that all the main vocals we heard during the show were coming directly from Alison's mouth. I loved the mix of old and new, and the general crowd response to the last 5 or 6 songs. Not the best show I've seen them do, and in all honesty, it doesn't touch Calvin Harris' live set from last night.

calvin was indeed the superior of the two shows, but goldfrapp was still damn solid. took a while for the crowd to get into it and was a lot more fun once they did. i still maintain that for one song, there was a disconnect between the movement of alison's lips and the sound coming out of the PA - best explained by tape. i think i was in a pretty good position to judge this - i was front row, dead center, closest person to alison :D ixkpd-bk, your costume was… indescribable. wow. well done. i think.

i got some pix of both nights, will try to put them online tonight.

Originally posted by lily1:
maybe crowded house is doing a second night?

nope

That's so gay. A straight guy front row center at a Goldfrapp concert :D

Pitchfork has Goldfrapp photos.

i'm at the BYT relaunch party Saturday.
(and an art show at the Yellow Barn in the afternoon :) )

Friday: Crowded House
Saturday: Getting my free comic - then BYT…

hey joe, did you catch calvin in SF last week? i know you were considering it. if yes, what did you think? i'm jealous that you caught SMD.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
That's so gay. A straight guy front row center at a Goldfrapp concert :p not that you really dance anyways.