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Saw this on Grizzly Bear’s blog (along with a new post about Ed Droste’s dog) then over at GVB (no, not Gerard, the other GVB) and had to post it as well. Holla for kids in the ATL (my hometown represent!).

Friday, March 30th @ ASTERISK*

:: the Forms
:::: Giant Squid
:::::: Two Ton Boa
:::::::: 31 Knots.
:::::::::: Grayceon

[ ASTERISK* ] presented by TODDP.
258 Johnson Ave @ Bushwick | EastWilliamsburgIndustrialPark, Brooklyn.

Not that I am particularly big fan of this band after being so not impressed with them at Pitchfork last year, The Blarge has posted some non mastered ART BRUT songs HERE.

Beirut has not one but two music videos in the works and the good folks over at Shots Ring Out have some stills from the shoot(s).

CHECK THEM OUT HERE!

So friend, fellow lover of anything Swedish and musician Shelby Cinca is in NYC with his band, the Cassettes tonight (March 29th) at Cake Shop at 11pm. Try to come by and support the band. If you don’t know Shelby was in Frodus, Frantic Mantis and Decahedron. Check out his music below:

MYSPACE HERE.

The Cassettes – Madder Lass.

The Cassettes – Feel at Home.

CHECK OUT SHELBY’S INTERVIEW HERE. BUY ALL THESE RELEASES HERE. CHECK OUT MORE MUSIC FROM THiS ARTIST HERE. BACK TO HOME PAGE HERE.

Krist, Cristina, Luke, Rob and I all went to see Portland’s own MENOMENA and all I can say is WOW. What a great show and cool bunch of guys. Krist and I have been giving this band a lot of love on the site and last night’s performance proved that we were right to do so.

They rock. Hard. Go see them as soon as you can.

We both took a bunch of pictures and here’s my selects.

Stay tuned for Krist’s pictures!

Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp, Relaxed Muscle and mooning Michael Jackson fame) is looking for bands to open for him in his upcoming US tour. Check out his MYSPACE for more details. And thanks to About the Music radio in Tortonto for recommending my band!

My friend let me hear a couple tracks from The National’s new album “Boxer” and it sounds awesome. You can hear a track called “Fake Empire” from the album over at their myspace page.

CHECK IT OUT!

So last night’s Menomena SHOW at BOWERY was great! Packed with Birthday Cakes, Butt Kissing and lots and lots of instruments, I am hoping Dan will post some pictures later cause I was up all morning fiddling with my new IPOD that I just bought, (80GB baby!) .. anyway, here are some interesting links..

PS Note to that cute girl with dark hair and bangs in the red shirt near the front, who drunkenly kissed her date for the first time last night, we all decided that it was the alcohol kissing not chemistry.

A. More Cowbell has Calexico covering Arcade Fire HERE.

B. I knew MTV2 loved us. Even if they did ignore my real world audition tape 10 years and running.. check out our LINK HERE.

C. More Radiohead studio pictures HERE.

D. Pelican has a new song on their myspace page HERE.

E. Sixeyes has two live TV on the Radio tracks HERE. and live TED LEO HERE.

F. NPR vs. Ted Leo HERE.

BUY ALL THESE RELEASES HERE. CHECK OUT MORE MUSIC FROM THiS ARTIST HERE. BACK TO HOME PAGE HERE.

Check out the unbelievable new HD trailer from SUNSHINE HERE. How good does this look? Really?