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April 11, 2008 – 4:50 pm | Written by Stephen Slaybaugh
Given the many guises the songwriting of Mark Eitzel took on after the disbanding of American Music Club in 1995, the band’s 2004 reunion album, Love Songs for Patriots, wasn’t quite the jarring return to form that might have been expected, but more of a subtle dipping back into familiar waters. The band’s new album, The Golden Age (Merge), recalling AMC benchmark California, treads over paths Eitzel first cleared more than a decade ago, only now there’s wisdom where once there was desperation, world-weariness replacing emotional exhaustion. When Eitzel sings “No one is going to save you” on highlight “Decibels and Little Pills,” it may sound like a familiar refrain, but here he comes off resolute instead of at the end of his rope. Elsewhere cuts like “The Dance” may lack such a dramatic lyrical hook, but Eitzel has developed a narrative form that’s just as captivating for its character development and miniature plot lines. Guitarist and only other remaining original AMC member Vudi is the real difference though. In some intangible way, the songs are more firmly rooted for his presence, his intricate playing still the perfect blend of tear-in-a-beer twang and ambient moodiness for Eitzel’s sadsack tales. It would be unfair to say that it’s like no time has passed since the band’s hey day because really it’s specifically time that has produced The Golden Age.
Moviola and the Black Swans will open for American Music Club when they play at Cafe Bourbon Street on Monday, April 14.
MP3: All the Souls Welcome You to San Francisco
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April 11, 2008 – 1:32 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
MP3: Ladies of the World
If you read the comments on the Flight of the Conchords MySpace page, you’ll see that almost the entire tour sold out in a few minutes. We were lucky enough to get two tickets to the Ann Arbor show.
The band has a full length coming out on Sub Pop on April 22. Season two of their television show hits HBO in January 2009.
May 5 - Tower Theater, Upper Darby PA
May 6 - Town Hall Theater, New York NY
May 7 - Town Hall Theater, New York NY
May 9 - Lisner Auditorium, Washington D.C. (early and late show)
May 10 - Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI
May 11 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee WI
May 13 - Orpheum Theatre (Mpls), Minneapolis MN
May 14 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago IL
May 15 - Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver CO
May 26 - Sasquatch! Festival, George WA
May 27 - Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco CA
May 30 - Orpheum Theater, LA CA
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January 23, 2008 – 7:02 pm | Written by Doug Elliott
MP3: Wizardry
Columbus’ newest psychedelic sons, The Moon and Badtimes, are heading out on the road after having played only a handful of local dates since their debut this past Summer. What have they been doing with their time, you may wonder? Well, besides honing their mellotron chops, perfecting ‘tween song drone passages and unlocking the secret code to Guru Guru records, they’ve been converting a classic shuttle bus into an RV that will run on veggie oil. After a months-long search for all the right parts, it’s finally ready for some of that econo jam.
Dates:
jan 24 - brooklyn, ny - tommy’s tavern
jan 25 - baltimore, md - talking head
jan 26 - providence, ri - easy axxess
jan 27 - northampton, ma - the elevens
jan 28 - brooklyn, ny - the cake shop
jan 29 - philly, pa - tba
jan 30 - richmond, va - nonesuch
jan 31 - chapel hill, nc - the reservoir
feb 1 - atlanta, ga - crackhouse
feb 2 - asheville, nc - fred’s speakeasy
feb 3 - chatanooga, tn - tba
feb 4 - nashville, tn - the 5 spot
feb 5 - little rock, ar - pete’s place of employment
feb 6 - st louis, mo - cbgb
feb 7 - lawrence, ks - tba
feb 8 - columbia, mo - eastside tavern
feb 9 - chicago, il - tba
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January 17, 2008 – 8:09 am | Written by Robert Duffy
Columbus’ Two Cow Garage are heading East for their second European tour. Lots of dates, lots of countries. If you’re in the area, do yourself a favor and check them out.
MP3: Should’ve California
Jan 23 2008 1:00PM Plato (Deventer, Netherlands) In-Store
Jan 23 2008 8:00PM Burgerweeshuis (Deventer, Netherlands)
Jan 24 2008 5:00PM Parkhof TBC (Alkmaar, Netherlands) Radio
Jan 24 2008 8:00PM Studio 6 (Hilversum, Netherlands)
Jan 25 2008 12:00PM Sounds Poptotaalzaak TBC (Venlo, Netherlands)
Jan 25 2008 10:00PM Perron 55 (Venlo, Nehterlands)
Jan 27 2008 8:00PM Paradiso w/ Iron And Wine (Amsterdam,Netherlands)
Jan 29 2008 8:00PM HUB (Exeter, UK)
Jan 30 2008 8:00PM Prince Albert (Brighton, UK)
Jan 31 2008 8:00PM Windmill (Brixton, UK)
Feb 1 2008 8:00PM Dirty Water Club (London, UK)
Feb 4 2008 8:00PM Savoy Club (Gijon, Spain)
Feb 5 2008 8:00PM Gruta ’77 (Madrid, Spain)
Feb 9 2008 8:00PM Elvis et Moi (Fribourg, Switzerland)
Feb 10 2008 8:00PM Arci Tunnel Club (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Feb 11 2008 @ SKC (Belgrade, Serbia)
Feb 13 2008 @ KSET (Zagreb, Croatia)
Feb 14 2008 8:00PM Subway to Peter (Chemnitz, Germany)
Feb 15 2008 8:00PM Real Music Club (Lauchhammer, Germany)
Feb 17 2008 8:00PM 013 (Tilburg, Netherlands)
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November 4, 2007 – 9:08 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
The Celebrity Pilots are heading out for some Ohio touring. Dates:
November 8 @ WOXY.com, Live Broadcast @ 4pm. Cincinnati, OH
November 8 @ The Poison Room, Cincinnati, OH w/ Wolfy
November 9 @ Howard’s, Bowling Green, OH w/ Miranda Sound
November 10 @ Oregon Express, Dayton, OH w/ Joe Anderl
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October 29, 2007 – 4:03 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
Erik Kang from the band just sent me the news. Margot has signed to Epic Records. New album “Animal” out in 2008. I imagine they need a $230 million deal to pay for the 542 people in the band and their bus of magic.
Upcoming shows:
12/7 Lexington, KY The Dame
12/8 Cincinnati, OH Mad Hatter
12/9 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
12/10 Washington, DC The Black Cat
12/11 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
12/12 Boston, MA Middle East
12/13 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
With all these “bands signing to label” posts it’s like we’re Billboard Industry Magazine. Okay, not really, but you know.
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October 16, 2007 – 12:54 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
Nada Surf kicked off their fall tour last night in Columbus with Sea Wolf. Both bands sounded great and the place was packed (much to the chagrin of a lot of people there).
Nada Surf’s set list leaned heavily towards “Let Go,” which was fine by me — it’s one of my all time favorite albums. While “The Weight is a Gift” didn’t immediately grab me when it came out, it’s been a bit of a slow burner, slowly becoming an essential part of my music collection.
I was a little worried that the Sea Wolf crowd would leave after their set, but thankfully I was wrong. Both bands earned new fans last night, and I give an A+ to the booking agents who put this tour together. If Wilco wasn’t playing in town tonight, I probably would make my way down to Cincinnati to catch their next show together.
Here’s a bunch of photos of both bands by Kim Rottmayer
Nada Surf
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August 30, 2007 – 12:23 pm | Written by Chip Midnight
After reuniting last year with new singer Travis Warren, Blind Melon hunkered down in the studio owned by guitarist Christopher Thorn and bassist Brad Smith and started writing and recording new material. The result is 2 CDs worth of new Blind Melon music. Release dates haven’t been set for the CDs though the band has indicated that they probably won’t come out at the same time. In the meantime, they are doing a short, small club tour to get back into the swing of things.
October 8 Providence, RI - Decibel at Club Hell
October 9 New York, NY- Canal Room
October 11 Cleveland, OH- The Grog Shop
October 13 Columbus, OH- The Basement
October 14 Bowling Green, OH- Howard’s Club H
October 16 Chicago, IL- Double Door
October 18 Urbana, IL- The Canopy
October 19 Toledo, OH- Frankie’s
October 20 Pittsburgh, PA- Diesel
October 22 Allston, MA- Harpers Ferry
Whether or not “Harmful Belly” makes it onto one of the CDs remains to be seen but here’s a video for the song shot in the studio.
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