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scene and heard Mon May 12, 2008 Video Hippos + Lymbyc System + Hot Lava + The Blue Leader Death By Audio, Williamsburg BK By Nate Dorr Friday at Death By Audio was another entertainment4every1 production, with typically varied lineup, this one incorporating fully six out-of-town acts from four different cities (plus a local opener). If there was a loose unifying theme, it was various uses of electronics, but that’s definitely a very loose theme seeing as two acts involved nothing electronic at all. Those … read more Fri May 9, 2008 Indian Jewelry Cake Shop, New York NY By Jeremy Krinsley 10:32 AM. 11 hours after Indian Jewelry ended a set that clawed through our aural cavities and followed us through two hours of sleep. My girlfriend dreamed of cell phones and computer screens defying the absence of batteries and electricity and light and pulsing with dementia-provoking super viruses. I had Robin Hood … read more Thu May 8, 2008 Black Rebel Motorcyle Club Frankie’s InnerCity, Toledo OH Words by Blake Gillespie Photos by Bianca Garza I was too drunk to remember anything worth writing. Check out these dope photos and drop some comments. read more Wed May 7, 2008 The Kills Webster Hall, New York NY A Lesson in Rockstardom, Dating Super Models Words by Andrew Rozas Photos by Hatnim Lee For decades, high school kids have made themselves feel cooler by smoking cigarettes. However, last week’s The Kills show at Webster Hall proved there is another way to feel that cool - just listen to The Kills. In the way that a Jackie Chan movie makes … read more				stuff Mon May 12, 2008 Jazz has new home at Knitting Factory Quote: With the close of Tonic last year, New York City lost a major venue for experimental jazz, as well as one of the last great mid-size clubs to see ANY jazz where you aren’t charged an arm and a leg and a drink minimum (Iridium, Vanguard, Blue Note etc…). People are waiting in lines out the door for … read more Mon May 12, 2008 Quintron, I Made You A Map Quintron and Miss Pussycat have announced the cities they will play (though not the venues) for a fall tour on their sea foam green website. They’ll circle the western half of the continent throughout the month of October, starting on its second day and ending in hometown New Orleans on Halloween, all while taking languorous rest stops somewhere between … read more Fri May 9, 2008 NYC: Watch Mountain Goats, vanquish AIDS For those who like the Mountain Goats and dislike AIDS, do we have a show for you. Well, we don’t have it, Supersnack does, next Friday at the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn. You read the flier right. Along with Mountain Goats, John Oliver, Dave Hill and Rock Plaza Central will grace the Masonic … read more Thu May 8, 2008 Vampire Weekend cover band writes own songs We all knew it was just a matter of time. And what a whole lot of time it was, given the bristling pace the Columbians in question set. But don’t blame the imitators, there were a lot of gestures to perfect before they could really get inside the minds of the original revivalists. … read more Wed May 7, 2008 NYC: Sans Temps Morts San Temps Morts is Nate Dorr’s weekly New York City events guide. This week with R. Stevie Moore, ICE, Indian Jewelry, Video Hippos, Yea Big + Kid Static, Lymbyc System, Jonathan Kan. Hello NYC and affiliated boroughs. So I know these weren’t exactly the height of investigative journalism or anything as it was, but at current size and scope, … read more Wed May 7, 2008 Your favorite band’s mom, on eMusic eMusic.com has devoted a page to the mothers of independent rock. This means a glimpse into the hand that rocked the cradles of your favorite bands. There are… The wistful moms Jane Pearson, mother of Mary Pearson (High Places): This song embodies those feelings of loss and pride, of hesitancy and letting go that I’ve felt for my … read more Wed May 7, 2008 Watch: Adult Swim pilot: Fat Guy Stuck On The Internet Quote: When hot-shot programmer Ken Gemberling is accidentally sucked into the Internet, he finds himself on a quest of epic proportions. With the evil bounty hunter, Chains, hot on his heels, Gemberling must struggle to unravel the mysteries of this strange, new land and, indeed, his own destiny. Is he the new messiah or just … read more Tue May 6, 2008 Watch: Egadz, “What We Are Destined To Do” And now for a little self-mockery, acted out over a sublime beat that’d be as comfortable in the hip hop arena as it would at an Octopus Project show. read more Mon May 5, 2008 Listen: Brendan Canning, “Hit The Wall” The Wu Tang of anthemic indie pop north of the border has another in the pipes in the form of Brendan Canning, “half of BBS’ core duo”. Oddly, though Canning only sings three of the songs from Broken Social Scene’s entire body of work, you can hear some of Broken Social Scene’s tell tale melodic vocal lines in this track. … read more Fri May 2, 2008 Listen: Santogold, “Your Voice” Santogold you are all over the place and we love it. Here she is doing a little phased-out reggae balladry appropriate for both love-making and screwing. It’s called “Your Voice” and it’s from her eponymous album out now on Downtown. read more				features Fri May 9, 2008 Xiu Xiu (is home) Words by Uyen Lee Photos of Jamie Stewart’s home by Xiu Xiu The street where both Jamie Stewart and Devin Hoff of Xiu Xiu live is one short block, sandwiched between two perpendicular streets in the Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland. Technically, the street they live on is an alley. The image of an alley may … read more reviews Thu May 8, 2008 Black Mountain In The Future Jagjaguwar Tue May 6, 2008 C.R.A.C. The Piece Talks Tres Records Thu May 1, 2008 Clinic Do It! Domino

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