Spoon Makes Live Performances from Spoon X3 Available to Purchase

Hey, remember earlier this month when Spoon took over Stubb's for 3 straight nights? It was pretty awesome right? It'd be nice to have a recording of the show, huh? Well, last week while Spoon was working on their new album in Brooklyn, their sound engineer Hot Pockets happened to be in Austin mixing recordings of each of the three Stubb's shows. Each show was recorded in multi-track HD and you can purchase any of the 3 nights as an mp3 ($7) or FLAC ($9) download at the Spoon store. Better yet, you can purchase all three nights for $15 (mp3) or $20 (FLAC)! They also have that amazing poster that was at the shows for sale as well.

We happened to be at the Thursday night (Day 1) show. You can check out our pics and a video of a new song called "Is Love Forever"?.

[Spoon Official Site]

Chairlift | 2009 U.S. Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Emo's)

The last time we caught Chairlift was a few months back during a short set at SXSW. This Saturday, the trio will set off on a tour that includes multiples stops in more than a few cities, Chicago especially (which they'll be playing 6 times). The band has an opening spot for TV on the Radio's Lollapalooza aftershow, and will also be joining Micachu & the Shapes, as well as Phoenix on the road for select dates.

They'll be stopping by here in Austin on July 11th at Emo's, where we'll finally get to catch a full set. Tickets are only $15, purchase them here. The rest of the tour dates are down below.

Chairlift - Evident Utensil (mp3)

[Chairlift Myspace]
[Chairlift Official Site]

Chairlift 2009 U.S. Tour Dates:
08/01 - Jersey City, New Jersey @ All Points West
08/05 - Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
08/06 - Chicago, IL @ Apple Store on Michigan Avenue (6pm)
08/07 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door #
08/08 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/08 - Chicago, IL @ Chopin Theater (Venus Party)
09/05 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^
09/06 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
09/07 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
09/08 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 ^
09/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn ^
09/10 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelseas ^
09/11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's (inside) [Purchase Tickets] $15 ^
09/12 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's ^
09/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room ^
09/15 - La Jolla, CA @ The Loft (UC San Diego) ^
09/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador ^
09/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill ^
09/18 - Portland, OR @ Holocene ^
09/19 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project ^
09/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
09/23 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *
09/24 - Madison, WI @ UW Madison Memorial Terrace ^
09/25 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's ^
09/26 - Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival ^
09/27 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
09/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
09/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
10/01 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's *
10/04 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets

# w/ TV on the Radio
^ w/ Micachu & the Shapes
* w/ Phoenix

(Photo Cred: Bek Andersen)

Last Night: Winston Audio, The White White Lights and Eleni Mandell at The Parish

Much thanks to everyone that came out last night and of course to Navdo and Sonic Itch Music.

Listen: [Winston Audio][Eleni Mandell][The White White Lights]

Here's a video of The White White Lights from last night.

Yeah Yeah Yeah's Short Film | Snakesweat

Remember those old sitcoms that would make fun of film students and it would show all this weird montages and in the end it say Fin. Well this is kinda like that only with the Yeah Yeah Yeah's. Officially described as mescaline infused and the YYY's playing severely warped versions of themselves. It's interesting to say the least and you can tell it was filmed on our old stomping grounds, the desert southwest...

Mos Def | 2009 North American Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (ACL)

Mos Def has definitely come out swinging with his newest album, The Ecstatic. Released last month, the disc features collaborations from Slick Rick and Talib Kweli and has the lyricist at the top of his game.

Starting this weekend Mos Def will be embarking on his North American tour with a stop in Minneapolis. A few select shows will include guest appearances by Jay Electronica and Erykah Badu. The tour wraps up here in Austin at the Austin City Limits Festival.

[Mos Def Myspace]

Mos Def 2009 North American Tour Dates:
08/01 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
08/02 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
08/05 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
08/08 - Newport, RI @ George Wein's Jazz Festival
08/09 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
08/12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
08/13 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
08/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle %
08/15 - Miami, FL @ Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts %
08/17 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues %
08/18 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues %
08/19 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues %
08/21 - Denver, CO @ The Gothic
08/22 - Park City, UT @ Harry O's
08/24 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Center
08/25 - Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
08/27 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre
08/28 - Seattle, WA @ TBA
08/29 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
09/03 - San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall *
09/04 - Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre *
09/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
09/08 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
09/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
09/11 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's
09/12 - Governors Island, NY @ Water Taxi Beach
09/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
10/03 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

* w/ Erykah Badu
% w/ Jay Electronica

Dan Auerbach | 2009 North American Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (ACL)

The insanely talented Dan Auerbach will be touring this Fall and performing at two of the biggest festival in the U.S. First in August, he'll be taking the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Then in November, the Black Keys' frontman will be performing here in our hometown of Austin at ACL. He's slotted up against both Girl Talk and Sonic Youth, but there's no question as to who we're gonna see. To say we're excited would be an understatement!

[Dan Auerbach Myspace]

If you don't have a copy of his solo album, Keep It Hid, do yourself a favor and purchase one today.

Dan Auerbach 2009 North American Tour Dates:
08/08 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
08/09 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
11/04 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
11/05 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/06 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
11/07 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/08 - Montreal, QC @ Le National
11/09 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
11/11 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
11/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
11/14 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
11/16 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
11/20 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
11/21 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
12/03 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
12/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
12/06 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bluebird
12/08 - Newport, Kentucky @ Southgate House
12/09 - Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues

(Photo Cred: Live on 35mm)

New Delphic Video :: "This Momentary"

The last time we mentioned Delphic was during SXSW. We threw up the video for their song "Counterpoint", which we really enjoyed. Now we finally get to hear the second single, "This Momentary". Enjoy the video down below. Can't wait to get our hands on the album!

[Delphic Myspace]
[Delphic Official Site]

The band is currently playing a bunch of festivals and even playing a few dates with Orbital, Friendly Fires, and Bloc Party.

Video: The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother

This video came out a few weeks ago and made the rounds on all the blogs so some of you might have seen it already. We even posted a preview of it. But just in case you missed it I thought I would put it up today. I am addicted to this video and even if you aren't the type that sits around and watches videos I highly suggest checking this one out all the way through. 

The Mars Volta announce US Tour (With Texas dates)

We already discussed our excitement over the bands headline date at this years Monolith Festival. Now the band has added dates including a few stops in Texas. As a rule we always see them when they are within 500 miles so planning for a trip to San Antonio is already underway. The Volta twice in one month! Here is the full list of dates.

The Mars Volta on Tour:

San Francisco CA Outside Lands Festival (Aug 29th)
Los Angeles CA Palladium (Aug 30th)
Los Angeles CA Palladium (Sep 1st)
Santa Barbara CA Santa Barbara Bowl (Sep 2nd)
San Diego CA Soma (Sep 4th)
Phoenix AZ Dodge Theater (Sep 5th)
St. Louis MO The Pageant (Sep 8th)
Minneapolis MN First Avenue (Sep 10th)
Chicago IL Congress Theater (Sep 11th)
Denver CO Monolith Festival (Sep 13th)
Dallas TX Palladium (Sep 16th)
Houston TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Sep 17th)
San Antonio TX Municipal Theater (Sep 19th)

New Arctic Monkeys Video :: "Crying Lightning"

In case you've been living in a cave or something, we're sure you've heard the Arctic Monkeys have a new album coming out next month. Already having a chance to listen to "Crying Lightning", the first single from the forthcoming album, the band now has a video to accompany it as well.

Purchase the new album, Humbug (tracklisting) on August 25th. Also, see the band as they tour North America, including a stop here in the capital of Texas for the Austin City Limits Festival.

[Arctic Monkeys Myspace]
[Arctic Monkeys Official Site]

Austin Concerts This Week | 7/27 - 8/2

Here are our recommendations for the week. Wednesday is a good one with not one but two events co-sponsored by none other than... well us. Hopefully all our fellow bloggers can make it out to the Bleet Up on Wednesday and then after that out to the Parish. It's our last show for a minute so get on it!

Monday (7/27):

• Stellastarr*, Wild Light and Experimental Aircraft at The Parish
  
• Iron and Wine and Glen Hasnard (Swell Season/The Frames) at The Paramount Theater
  

Tuesday (7/28):

• Snoop Dogg and Stephen Marley at Stubb's
  

Wednesday (7/29):

• Austin Bleet Up at Trio at The Four Seasons sponsored by Austin Eavesdropper, Austinist, AustinBloggers.org and Ultra8201 (RSVP CLOSED: Looking forward to meeting everyone!)
• Navdo, Sonic Itch Music and Ultra8201 present Winston Audio, The White White Light's and Eleni Mandell at The Parish

Thursday (7/30):

• Asher Roth and Kid Cudi at Stubb's
  
• LAX, Mandroid and DJ Team Fabrication at The Mohawk
  
• Team Facelift, Betaplayer, Dirty Stereo and Breakfast Club Crew at Beauty Bar
  
• Carney and The Boxing Lesson at Emo's
  

Friday (7/31)

• T-Bird and The Breaks and Bankrupt and The Borrowers at The Mohawk
  

Saturday (8/1)

• Raspberry Criminal: Michael vs. Prince with DJ Orion and Prince Klassen at The Scoot Inn [RSVP NOW] and dress in best MJ or Prince Attire.... it's also being filmed by [CalebDoes]
  
• The Steps (CD Release) with The Rocketboys, Dear Future and Doublethink at Stubb's
  
• Girls Rock The Parish - Girls Rock Camp Showcase at The Parish (NOON) 
  
• Scorpion Child, Eagle Claw, Pack of Wolves, Castle and Shitty Carwash at The Mohawk
  
• De La Soul !!!(20th Anniversary Tour) with Kenan Bell at Emo's
  
• Belaire and Red Leaves at The Parlor
  

Sunday (8/2)

• Dead Space, Thee Makeout Party and The Mystery Lights at Beerland
  

Last Night: Jenny Lewis at The Parish

Peel announces last show (for a while)

Just wanted to let you know about a blow-out next Friday, July 31st, at Bill Baird's new east side studio, Baby Blue.  Peel singer/guitarist Josh Permenter has decided follow in Doug Sahm's footsteps and move on out to San Francisco for a stretch, so this will be Peel's last show for a good while. As with any proper send-off, there will be kegs (plural).  Peel's friends {{{Sunset}}} and Little Stolen Moments will also be performing. The shin-dig gets rolling around 9pm.

Video: Metric on Letterman with Behind The Scenes footage

Metric is definitely one of our favorite bands and even though we were less than impressed with their Letterman performance we thought everyone should check it out if they missed it. 'Help I'm Alive' is still a great track and we are thinking that Emily Haines was so subdued because she was nervous. The idea of a video leading up to the performance was a good idea though. Check it out...

Metric :: Behind the Scenes at Letterman

Metric :: Help I'm Alive on Letterman

Gossip announce headlining tour (with Austin Date)

Gossip have announced their U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album Music For Men. The tour kicks off in Washington, DC at 9:30 Club on October 7 and runs through October 30 at Vino’s in Little Rock, AR (see below for full itinerary). I'm excited to say that an Austin date is scheduled as well on October 29th at Emo's. Produced by multi Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin, Music For Men is in stores on Tuesday October 6, 2009. Music For Men has the UK press raving.  Clash called it "Wild, sexy and scintillating, ‘Music For Men’ is the most euphoric thing you’ll hear this year." Guardian exclaimed Music for Men is a raised fist of a record. This record is bigger and better than anything they’ve done before.” We have already had a listen to the record and it exceeds expectations.

Gossip Tour Dates

10/07 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
10/09 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/11 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
10/15 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theater
10/16 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/17 - Madison, WI @ The Orpheum
10/19 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird
10/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
10/24 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
10/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater
10/29 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s 
10/30 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s

New Passion Pit Video :: "Till Kingdom Come"

Looking forward to catching Passion Pit at Monolith and ACL! We had such a great time last month when they were in town!

[Passion Pit Myspace]
[Passion Pit Official Site]

New Thom Yorke (Solo) Video :: "The Present Tense" (Live)

This past weekend, Thom Yorke performed a special solo show at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk. During the set, he debuted a new song, entitled "The Present Tense". Although we're not sure yet if this will part of a new Radiohead disc or another solo album, we do have a video proof of the new song. Such an amazing up close video! (via)

New Muse :: "United States of Eurasia"

We are extremely excited for the release of the new Muse album, The Resistance! Not due out until Sept. 15, the band has chosen to release "United States of Eurasia" in six different parts and unlock the song throughout different cities in the world with fans finding USBs and pasting the song together.

Starting on July 15th, five sections of the song United States of Eurasia out of six were unlocked in the viral game 'Ununited States of Eurasia' on Muse's official website . The five sections have been pasted together and, thus, about three minutes of the song can be heard. On the 20th of July, the 6th part was found, but the song is still incomplete (on the track listing it is over 5 minutes) now the virtual game has been introduced to the USA, with the official website asking for 'recognition' from the USA to help complete the song. But too lazy to go through all that? Yeah us too, so give it a listen below......

Last Night: Austin Fashion Awards and After Party w/ The Octopus Project, Ume, Mike Relm and The Soldier Thread