Or, The Whale

This cd is completely enjoyable! Buy it here and support a great sounding band outta SF.

http://www.amoeba.com/music/homegrown/san-francisco/or-the-whale/-light-poles-and-pines-.html

I emailed them recently to get some stickers and possibly play Reno, they were super nice and are hoping to play in our fair city in the fall, perhaps even as soon as August!

http://www.orthewhale.com/

We’re Half-awake in a Fake Empire

This cd is beautiful and haunting, I can't stop listening to it. The music is stunning, the lyrics are brilliant. Go buy it. Then buy the rest of their catalog, you won't be sorry. I can't even single out any tracks because I enjoy them all!




"We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us
do whatever the TV tells us
stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz for days
We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us
do whatever the TV tells us
stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz"

A Good Read

http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_5920752

from the BOBLOG

This and That

I haven't been posting much about music lately.

The Knitters show was great fun. I'll post the set list as soon as I get it scanned.

The new National cd is GREAT! I want to go see the in SF next month, why does the show have to be on a Wednesday?

I've been enjoying last.fm, it's interesting to see what and how much of everything I chose to listen to.

The Album Leaf are playing in town, the show is on a Sunday night. I am too old. If only I didn't have to maintain this day job.

I miss Weezer, they used to rule.

Sky Blue Sky

I've read mixed reviews on this cd, heard it's boring, not what was expected. I just expected it to be Wilco and sound amazing. In my opinion it does. Sure there are probably more exciting Wilco records, but this one is new and I for one am enjoying the hell out of it! Stand out tracks for me thus far are; Either Way, Impossible Germany, and On and On and On.

I can't wait to hear some of these songs live.

I think I'm going to buy the vinyl this weekend in SF, the art work is simple and exquisite.

Our Love to Admire

What in the hell?

Where did their lovely minimalism go?

This is creepin' me out.

Maybe someone is playing games.

Taxidermy games.

New Releases Today

ABDUL, PAULA-Greatest Hits: Straight Up
ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT-Arena
ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION-Best Of: Time Freeze 1995-2003
ASPHYX-Rack (Deluxe)
ASPHYX-Last One On Earth
BAD PLUS-Prog
BASEMENT-Illicit Hugs And Playground Thugs
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE -Physics Of Fire
BENNETT, PARIS-Princess P
BJORK-Volta
BLINGH, PATTIE & AKEBU-Sagala
BOGGS-Forts
BONE BROTHERS-Bone Brothers 2
BONE THUGS N HARMONY-Strength & Loyalty
BRAKESBRAKESBRAKES-Beatific Visions
CHOPRA, DEEPAK & FRIENDS-Mother: A Perfect Gift Of Relaxing Music
CLIENTELE-God Save The Clientele
DEACON, DAN-Spiderman Of The Rings
DIPLOMATS-Dipset: More Than Music Vol. 2
DJ BABU-Beat Tape Vol. 1
DJ JAZZY JEFF-Return Of The Magnificent
DJ SHADOW-Product Placement
ELECTRELANE-No Shouts No Calls
FOREVERINMOTION-Beautiful Unknown
GERRARD, LISA-Silver Tree
GOON MOON (NIN/QOTSA)-Licker's Last Leg
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS-Ongiara
HIM-And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004
IKE REILLY ASSASSINATION-We Belong To The Staggering Evening
IMMOLATION-Shadows In The Light
INTELLIGENT HOODLUM-Intelligent Hoodlum/Saga Of A Hoodlum
JETHRO TULL-Best Of Acoustic
KEREN ANN-Keren Ann
KOTIPELTO-Serenity
LABYRINTH-6 Days To Nowhere
LAVENDER DIAMOND-Imagine Our Love
LOCK UP-Play Fast Or Die: Live In Japan
LOVANO, JOE/HANK JONES-Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club
MAXIMO PARK-Our Earthly Pleasures
MC SHAN-Down By Law
MICE PARADE-Mice Parade
MYSTERY JETS-Zoo Time
NEW YEAR'S DAY-My Dear
OF MONTREAL-Icons, Abstract Thee
OLAUSSON, JAKOB-Moonlight Farm
PAGE FRANCE-And The Family Telephone
RADIOHEAD-Com Lag 2+2=5
RAGAN, CHUCK-Los Feliz
SAGE FRANCIS-Human The Death Dance
SAMAEL-Aeonics: An Anthology
SEA & CAKE-Everybody
SEA WOLF-Get To The River Before I
SMITH, ELLIOTT-New Moon (2 CD)
SOUNDTRACK-4400-Music From The TV Series
STREISAND, BARBRA-Live Concert At Madison Sq
TIAMAT-Commandments
TIMONY, MARY-Shapes We Make
TOASTERS-One More Bullet
TRAVIS-Boy With No Name
VALENTINO, BOBBY-Special Occasion
VARIOUS ARTISTS-MUN2 THE CHICAS PROJECT
VARIOUS ARTISTS-OUR IMPACT WILL BE FELT-Sick Of It All Tribute
VARIOUS ARTISTS-PUNK GOES ACOUSTIC 2
VIEW-Hats Off To The Buskers
WEATHERBOX-American Art
WRIGHT, SHANNON- Let In The Light

New Order No More

New Order is now a thing of the past.

In an interview Friday (May 4), bassist Peter Hook told Britain's XFM radio that the long-running pop act had crumbled. Hook, who's now holding down the low end in Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, revealed that the hiatus that set in last year was now a full-blown breakup. No reasons for the split were revealed.

Too bad, Get Ready was brilliant.

The Rapture in Reno!

What a dance party!

Nice!

Even thought I have seen most of these bands, I am still getting tickets to this.
Bloc Party will rule as the headliner.
QOTSA & Interpol both have new albums coming out soon and I am itching to hear the new material.
The Faint and The Lovemakers are always a dance party.
I have not seen, CSS, SSPU or the Cold War Kids and I'm overly excited to see the 3 of them.
The rest I don't really care about.
I guess seeing Social Distortion will be cool.
Sum 41 are kind of a guilty pleasure for me, so I am okay with seeing them.
The Kaiser Cheifs, Audrye Sessions, Scissors For Lefty & Every Move a Picture I am mildly curious about.
A nice warm day in the California sun, I can't wait!

New releases today, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

A PLUS (SOULS OF MISCHIEF)-My Last Good Deed
ALO-Roses And Clover
ALVIN, DAVE-Live From Austin, Texas
AMOS, TORI-American Doll Posse
ARMATRADING, JOAN -Into The Blues
BEYOND THE SIXTH SEA-Ressurrection Of Everything Tough
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB-Baby 81
BLEU, CORBIN-Another Side (CD/DVD)
BOONDOX-Punkinhed
BUBLE, MICHAEL-Call Me Irresponsible
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Goodbye Cruel World
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Punch The Clock
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Best Of: First 10 Years
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Almost Blue
COSTELLO, ELVIS -Get Happy!!
COSTELLO, ELVIS-This Year's Model
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Blood And Chocolate
COSTELLO, ELVIS-King Of America
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Imperial Bedroom
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Trust
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Armed Forces
COSTELLO, ELVIS-Rock And Roll Music
COSTELLO, ELVIS-My Aim Is True
DINOSAUR JR-Beyond
FAIRPORT CONVENTION-Moat On The Ledge: Live At Broughton Castle
FAIRPORT CONVENTION-XXXV
FAIRPORT CONVENTION-From Cropready To Portmeirion
FALL OF TROY-ManipulatorFEIST-Reminder
FEIST - The Reminder
FOGERTY, JOHN-Best Of: 20th Century Masters Millenium Collection
FROG EYES-Tears Of The Valedictoria
FULKS, ROBBIE-Revenge
GOV'T MULE-Live At The Roseland Ball
HEST, ARI-Break-In
KIDJO, ANGELIQUE-Djin Djin
KING CRIMSON-Cirkus (2 CD)
KREVIAZUK, CHANTEL-Ghost Stories
LAMBERT, MIRANDA -Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
LOCKE, KIMBERLY-Based On A True Story
MAD CADDIES-Keep It Going
MCLAUGHLIN, JON-Indiana
MERKAVAH-When Will The Master Come
NE-YO-Because Of You
ORIGINAL SILENCE-First Original Silence
RUSH-Snakes & ArrowsS
HELTON, BLAKE-Pure BS
SOUNDTRACK-DIRTY DANCING-20th Anniversary Edition
SOUNDTRACK-DIRTY DANCING-Legacy Edition (CD/DVD)
SOUNDTRACK-HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL -The Concert (CD & DVD)
SOUNDTRACK-SPIDER-MAN 3-Music From & Inspired By
SPILL CANVAS-Denial Feels So Good
STEVENS, CAT-Best Of: 20th Century Masters Millenium Collection
TRAVIS-Closer EP
VARIOUS ARTISTS-WORLD CIRCUIT PRESENTS
VOMITORY-Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize
WALSH, JOE-Best Of: 20th Century Masters Millenium Collection
WOLF, PATRICK-Magic Position
ZEVON, WARREN-Preludes
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I'll be picking up Michael Buble & the Mad Caddies ... ha! Word.