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Sunset Rubdown is a side project of Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade. Spencer’s other project, Frog Eyes, is on the bill for some of these shows as well.

Sun, 5/1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (AA) w/ Okay
Mon, 5/2 – San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill (21+) w/ Okay
Fri, 5/6 – Victoria, BC @ Logan’s w/ Frog Eyes (AA)
Sat, 5/7 – Vancouver, BC @ Richards w/ Frog Eyes (19+)
Tues, 5/9 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City (21+)
Wed, 5/10 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room w/ Frog Eyes (18+)
Fri, 5/12 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Collective Cabaret w/ Frog Eyes (18+)
Sat, 5/13 – Fargo, ND @ VFW w/ Frog Eyes (21+)
Sun, 5/14 – Mount Vernon, IA @ The Orange Carpet in the Commons Building w/ Frog Eyes (AA)
Wed, 5/17 – Northfield, MN @ The Cave, Carlton Campus
Thurs, 5/18 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s Tavern w/ Frog Eyes (21+)
Sat, 5/20 – Montreal, QC @ El Salon w/ Frog Eyes (AA)
Tues, 5/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Frog Eyes (AA)
Wed, 5/24 – New York, NY @ the Mercury Lounge w/ Frog Eyes (21+)
Thurs, 5/25 – Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears w/ Frog Eyes (18+)
Fri, 5/26 – Hanover, NH @ Fuel Rocket Club w/ Frog Eyes (AA)

You know I am from NJ right? Springsteen flows through the blood of everyone whether you want it or not. Imagine my delight when I just scored two tickets to see him Thursday in Asbury Park for a reharsal show of the upcoming tour he’s about to go on? “Awwwww yeah,” as they say.

You can listen to the new album here.

The band will be playing a lot of gospel, folk and blues songs along with some Springsteen classics, from what I understand.

Check out the band:

Sam Bardfeld (violin), Art Baron (tuba), Frank Bruno (guitar), Jeremy Chatzky (upright bass), Larry Eagle (drums), Charles Giordano (accordion, keyboards), Curtis King (vocals), Greg Liszt (banjo), Lisa Lowell (vocals), Eddie Manion (sax), Cindy Mizelle (vocals), Mark Pender (trumpet), Marty Rifkin (pedal steel guitar), Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg (trombone), Patti Scialfa (vocals), Marc Anthony Thompson (vocals) and Soozie Tyrell (violin)

Rest of tour:

May 27 TD Bank North Garden Boston, MA
May 28 Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC
May 30 Germain Amphitheatre Columbus, OH
May 31 Verizon Amphitheatre Indianapolis, IN
June 3 Glendale Arena Phoenix, AZ
June 5 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
June 6 Concord Pavilion San Francisco, CA
June 10 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
June 11 Xcel Arena St. Paul, MN
June 13 First MidWest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, IL
June 14 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
June 16 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, OH
June 17 DTE Energy Center Detroit, MI
June 20 Camden Tweeter Waterfront Amphitheatre Philadelphia, PA
June 21 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga, NY
June 22 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
June 24 PNC Amphitheatre Holmdel, NJ
June 25 PNC Amphitheatre Holmdel, NJ

[credz backstreets]

Perhaps you were hoping to download the Editors covering the Gorillaz. Or maybe last week’s New Pornographers show in Boston.

Or both? Why not? It’s a Tuesday after all.

You can listen to the entire album over on MySpace. The album comes out on Tuesday. Buy it over on Amazon.com for cheapie.

If websites could make love to each other, I am sure donewaiting.com and WOXY.com would have some stories to tell. But since the internet isn’t there just yet (soon, my little website, soon!), you’ll have to settle for some downloads of recent live sessions in the lounge:

• Miranda Sound
• Editors
• Up the Empire
• The M’s

• Donewaiting/Review: Soul Position – “Things Go Better With RJ And Al”
  “I’m having a hard time deciding whether I like this album more than ‘8,000,000 Stories’ or not, which I guess is a good thing.”

• NPR : Interview with Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips
• New Boards Of Canada Video – “Dayvan Cowboy”

First off, anyone who complains and says nothing goes on in Columbus OH can fuck themselves. Okay, with that out of the way…

Last night started at the Newport Music Hall with South and Editors. South were good enough, but I realized that after each song had played I had forgotten what I had heard. It’s kind of like when you would read books for homework – you’d read 10 chapters and go, “What the hell is going on?” That’s South. Competant, non offensive yet totally forgettable.

Editors came on next and I was totally impressed. For a young band, they put on a great live show. Completely polished and completely radio friendly with a light show, I know, but it works. I really liked the slower songs, and I’m a sucker for that “Munich” single.

We didn’t stay for Stellastarr* – I’ve seen them twice already and that’s enough.

(Real quick – The first time I saw them was when they opened for the Raveonettes. The drummer took his shirt off and had electrical tape that made the asterick * over his nipple. I thought that was kinda cheese ball).

After Editors/South it was time to head off to Little Brother’s for Lucero, a band I had last seen two years ago at SXSW. This was a fun show, but I expected a little more energy from the band. They played one of my favorite songs, “That Much Further West” and a sweet cover of “Dirty Old Town.” Having someone light off firecrackers during the set was fun, too.

It was time for my final stop for the night – the High Five to see The Sword. Do you know about this band? Rolling Stone said they ruled SXSW. They’re a ton of fun to watch live. Think Black Sabbath or Early Man, depending on your point of reference.

Oh yeah, the High Five was sweating dude sweat. You know it’s a good show when that place steams up.

MP3: The Sword, “Winter’s Wolves”

• New Cat Power Tour Dates | Tix on sale Friday

Besides recording his original material, Eric Metronome is covering 52 songs this year and posting them on his website. This week’s cover is “The Funeral” by Band of Horses.

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