My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday 4/28/10

Woah.

My Morning Jacket tore it up in Charleston, SC this past Wednesday.

This band is the best out there.

Here's the proof.

That is all.

"One Big Holiday"

New Noise From "Sleigh Bells"

Quite literally the duo known as "Sleigh Bells" make noise for a living.

However, that 'noise' producer Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss create is organized, crunked, and turned up to 11.

This Brooklyn band is ready to break despite being relatively unknown. (Though you may remember I did a post on them when they 'released' their first single last year.)

Here they are again with more bone crunching noise on the track Tell 'Em...and it's beautiful.

Kick back with The XX

One of the more chill albums I have heard in a while, The XX has proven to be a quality companion at work when I am trying to tune out. Most of the songs on the album are slow paced and have a somewhat entrancing vibe to them. Songs of note: Intro, VCR, Crystalised, Islands, and Infinity. Check them out. Let me know what you think.

In B Flat is In-credible

There are almost no words necessary.

http://www.inbflat.net/

Darren Solomon of "Science For Girls" took submissions from users playing multiple instruments in Bb.

By embedding them on a single page as tiny videos, you can play some or all of the videos, starting them at any time, in any order...and you come out with a beautiful body of music.

It's genius, it's simple, its beautiful it's MIND BLOWING.

Enjoy! :)

The Johnny Cash Project

How do you go about creating a music video for a song performed by the late Johnny Cash?

Crowd-source it of course!

The Johnny Cash Project is an interactive site launched by designer Aaron Koblin.

The goal is to create a music video for Cash's rendition of "Ain't No Grave" by having people trace over archival footage of the Man in Black.

Once complete, the contributed pieces will be stitched together into a complete video that will look...well...awesome. It will have that rotoscoping feel, while leaving open the possibility of creative minds to add their own subtle nuances and ideas.

Head over to the site now where you can explore the video with the current frames that have been submitted (it's already INSANELY cool looking.)
YOU can also contribute to the project as well. Click the 'contribute' button and you will be presented with a frame of your own to trace and submit! Your drawing may just be added in the final cut!

Have Yourself A Hetty 420!

Weekend Recovery Steps

Wow, I had a wild weekend that involved me carrying a birch tree on my shoulders at 4am.

How was yours? Equally as awesome I hope.

Here's what we missed during this weekends shenanigans:

- Dr. Dog (Again?!) got a Daytrotter session (Again!?!?) posted.
(http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/dr-dog-concert/20031206-110478.html)
Dr. Dog fans, don't hesitate...check it out now. Stellar live performances of some tracks off of the brand new Shame, Shame as well as a spaced out/trippy, "Army of Ancients" off of Fate.

- Legendary English band Blur released their first new recording in seven years. The 7" was released in conjunction with Record Store Day which occurred this Saturday April 17, 2010 to support local record stores around the globe. Only 1,000 copies of the release were made available in the UK, so the band has released the track, "Fool's Gold" for free download on their site.
(You can stream it right here in high quality below)




- Record Store Day featured a boat load of new releases, re-issues, and rare performances. Honestly too much to name, but thankfully Pitchfork picked up the slack at the end of last week and posted a definitive guide. I recommend hitting up eBay if you're looking for anything in particular as it was probably gone within minutes on the actual day.

- Oh and Coachella happened, ending yesterday night. Just Google it or YouTube it or something for all of that.

Ruth Flowers is DJ Mamy Rock

When most people reach the ripe old age of 69, they start thinking about grand kids, retirement, and bus trips to Atlantic City.

But for Ruth Flowers a.k.a. DJ Mamy Rock, she's more hardcore now than ever.

CHECK IT:


BBC Interview:


That's right, this granny spins it with the best of them.

In her own words, "I’d rather sign a contract with a record company than to sign up for the nursing home…"

Couldn't agree more, keep doin' what you do Mamy!

Do Yourself a Favor: New Dr. Dog "Shame, Shame"

I've mentioned the indie/psychedelic rock act Dr. Dog before on the blog when they signed with Anti-Records in the middle of last year.
That same post I mention a "new album in the works"...a followup to their 2008 release "Fate" which was received very positively by most.

Well, here we are almost a year later, and we can run down to our favorite music outlet and pickup a copy of that very album, "Shame, Shame" (Released 4/06/10 on ANTI-).

I'm going to throw this out there, Shame, Shame is in my opinion, Dr. Dog's greatest studio effort to date. The album as a whole naturally comes off with that Dr. Dog feel...often one can relate it to the sound of rock in the 60's...the Beatles, the Beach Boys, etc. Yet the song choices on this album are darker and grittier, more closely emulating the sound of Dr. Dog in a live setting. Other influences are noticeable on the album as well...I hear some very David Bowie-esque moments throughout the record.

The first standout single on the album is, "Stranger" which the guys performed on Jimmy Fallon:



Anyways, Pick this up ASAP - I know Target (blech) was running a special and selling it for $7.99 "while supplies last" so check there first. Personally I think I'm gonna pick it up on vinyl when I catch them on tour May 15!!! (EXCITEMENT!)

Here's their tour dates from this point forward:

April 14 Toronto, ON Lee's Place
April 15 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
April 16 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
April 17 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
April 19 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
April 20 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
April 22 Boise, ID Neurolux
April 23 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
April 24 - 25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
April 27 Los Angeles, CA Music Box at Fonda
April 29 Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Brewing Company
April 30 Dallas, TX The Loft
May 1 Austin, TX Emo's
May 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
May 3 Fayetteville, AR George's Majestic Lounge
May 5 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
May 6 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
May 7 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
May 11 -12 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
May 13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 15 New York, NY Terminal 5

Why not? Wednesday

There are many strange things to fear in this world. Spiders. Clowns. Plateface. But, none compare to the hilarity Alektorophobia.

Alektorophobia is defined as the fear of chickens. Those who are victims of fear of chickens are afraid of every detail physical part of the chicken, like its feathers, eggs, or any other contaminated body part.

So, every time the chicken in your neighborhood roosts, your panic starts and you feel suffocated where you seek any possibility of confronting chickens.

Thank Maury for providing us with this edition of Why not? Wednesday:

Phish Phriday - Gettin Jiggy

"Phish Phriday" is something I've been doing for my Facebook friends for some time now.

It's not a very innovative idea...as I'd imagine similar things were going around 'rec.music.phish' since the internet hay-day (albeit without the accompanying videos).

Anyways, I figure I'm already posting a video and description in one place, I might as well circulate it to Coffee Con where it can be seen by those not fortunate enough to be friends with meh...heh

Anyways, these are usually things I'd post up here on CoffeeCon anyway. Gems from the 1000's of songs and shows the band has played.

Here's todays and it's a doozie:

Phish Phriday - This has been a beautiful week and is shaping up for more of the same over the weekend. Kick it off now and get jiggy with Fishman. This is from the Hampton shows featured in the Hampton Comes Alive set. Fishman had thrown cue cards with the lyrics earlier into the crowd, which he read off of...though...honestly, who didn't know every word to the Will Smith classic in 1998? As if this weren't enough..."Jiggy" gets it's own vac solo!! Enjoy your weekend and remember, "...Just bite it, it's for the look."

Neutral Uke Hotel

Multi-instrumentalist Shawn Fogel has set out on an awesome indie adventure.

He's going to play the legendary album, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel...entirely on a Ukulele.

...come on, this sounds amazing. I'd keep an eye on that official Shawn Fogel (golden bloom) page as he will be announcing May 2010 tour dates where you can hear him do his thing.