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84 Nash, Bill Fox, Chris McCoy, and more playing Columbus OH Megacity Music Marathon

Between this and Independents Day, September is becoming a big month for large one day events in Columbus.

Details from a Facebook invite:

Saturday, September 10th is the first ever MEGACITY MUSIC MARATHON!!

It will take place at Woodland’s Tavern in Grandview – 36 noteworthy acts across 3 stages (2 indoor, 1 outside) – from Noon to 2AM – 14 hours of continuous music! Along with PBR, tasty taco trucks, indie vendors, comedy, art and more!

Confirmed musical acts include: 84 Nash (Reuniting after six years!), Alleyes Path, Andrew Graham + Swarming Branch, Bill Fox (The Mice), Bird & Flower, The Bygones (Reuniting!), Chris McCoy & Sean Beal, EYE, Flotation Walls, Ipps, The Kyle Sowashes, The Lindsay, Mt. Carmel, Mr. Tiger, Necropolis, Nick Tolford & Co., The Parishioners, Professional Wrestling, Psychedelic Horseshit, Saintseneca, The Salty Caramels, The Spikedrivers, Swimsuit Edition, TK Webb (Sundown), Tree of Snakes, The Unholy Two, Washington Beach Bums, Way Yes, The Wet Darlings, Wussy, You’re So Bossy. MORE BANDS TBA!

$10 tickets can be purchased here. Sooner or later they’ll have a website up, too.

The Black Swans Return to Daytrotter

The Black Swans return to Daytrotter for another great session. Songs include Don’t Blame the Stars, Rooster, and Mean Medicine.

Daytrotter illustration by Johnnie Cluney

Thurston Moore Performs @ KCRW

Thurston Moore performs songs from one of my favorite albums of the year, Demolished Thoughts.

Columbus, Ohio Spotify Playlist

I’ve been loving Spotify ever since I started to use it earlier this month. I know people seem to be into Rdio a little more but honestly I never tried it out and am too busy lazy to check out the other service.

Playlists are a big thing on Spotify and I figured I’d share one that I’ve put together. My
Columbus Ohio playlist features music from as many Columbus bands that I could find (two albums max). The playlist includes Ron House, Royal Crescent Mob, Blueprint, Envelope, RJD2, The Black Swans, The Sun, Megan Palmer, Lydia Loveless, New Bomb Turks, Times New Viking, The Whiles, J Rawls, and many more.

If there are Columbus bands on Spotify that I missed, let me know in the comments and I’ll add them.

Video: Björk “Crystalline”

The latest video from Bjork’s multi-platform album is directed by Michel Gondry.

Kanye West and Jay-Z to Tour as Throne

The Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration Watch the Throne comes out August 8. After that the duo will be on tour together. I imagine shows will be amazing and tickets won’t be cheap:

09-22 Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
09-24 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
09-25 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
09-27-28 East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
09-29 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
10-04 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
10-06-07 Chicago, IL – United Center
10-08 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
10-10 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
10-13 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
10-14 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena
10-16 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
10-17 Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion
10-19-20 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
10-21 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
10-25 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
10-26 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
10-29 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
10-30 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
11-01 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
11-03 Boston, MA – TD Garden

Times New Viking “Dancer Equired” On Sale via Amazon MP3

One of my favorite albums of the year so far, Times New Viking’s Dancer Equired, is currently onsale for $3.99 via Amazon MP3.

New Video: Beastie Boys “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (Full Length)”

Much more than a mini-film than a music video, this Spike Jonze directed film KINDA features the latest Beastie Boys single, along with Santigold and a lot of action figures.

New DJ Crew Makes Competition Worried

DJ community is worried that all their big money gigs will be taken by this new crew.

Photos: Ted Leo and Screaming Females at 4Knots Kick Off

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists kicked off Village Voice’s 4Knots Festival a week early Saturday at the South St Seaport. This free show also celebrated the ten year anniversary of Ted’s Tyranny of Distance. More details on that over here. Screaming Females opened the show.

Photos by Kiesha Jenkins-Duffy.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the 4Knots kickoff party

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the 4Knots kickoff party

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