The man is a living legend, a rock deity who never picked up an axe. And he’s DJ’ing for your pleasure at that dungeon of a club over on 2nd Avenue. And it is for this reason that this night is different from all other nights. I may be away from New York temporarily, but it gives me great pride to say that we New Yorkers know how to do it properly. New Rock City, ladies and gentlemen. So go out tonight and take a bite.
An mp3/link for every show on the Calendar today. Because life is beautiful.
French Kicks – Oh Fine
Yo La Tengo – Little Eyes
John Wesley Harding Music Page
The GoStation – Wandering Away
Morning Theft – Horseshoes And Hand Grenades
Detachment Kit – Ted The Electric
Unisex Salon – Turning Me On
The Blue Van – Word From The Bird
Now, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir deserves a little more than just an mp3. I found them while looking through the listings, and was immediately intrigued by the name. Obviously, we in the States have been enjoying quite the influx of music from the United Kingdom, so I was expecting more Franz and Gomez and the like. Surprise! They’re from Chicago. Despite this, the band’s sound is quite English; songs like “Ellen’s Telling Me What I Want To Hear” are wonderfully catchy and innocent, complete with Cure acoustic guitar backbeats and dreamy Belle & Sebastian vocals. The band’ll be playing Maxwell’s tonight and then the Mercury Lounge this Saturday, which just so happens to be my birthday. More on that later. For now, enjoy the sounds of SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR:
Bet You Never Thought It Would Be Like This
Ellen’s Telling Me What I Want To Hear
She Just Wants Me To Move
Stupidest Things
In other music news:
Speaking of Franz Ferdinand, the band’s going to release a new single on the 16th. What else could it be but that darling dance whore, “Michael”. Click here for a preview.
Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone gave the new Concretes album three stars. Read here for more.
Personal favorite off of the new album? “Chico”.
The Libertines perform for Rolling Stone, making me wish once again that I could assume the body of David Fricke, ‘Quantum Leap’-style. (You know you’ve been watching too much ‘I Love The ‘90s’ when you reference ‘Quantum Leap’).
And, lastly, today in rock history:
Though it was technically yesterday, I think it still goes to qualify that this week in 1966, The Beatles landed at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to start their last tour of the US. Soon after at their concert, the iconic image of two young Beatles fans was captured.
“Original caption: Chicago: The Beatles (L-R) John Lennon, Ringo Starr; Paul McCartney and George Harrison, arrive here, to start their third American tour with appearances starting August 12. The British singers, slipped into Chicago after a crowd of 250 screaming teenagers had been decoyed to the wrong end of O'Hare International Airport. Their appearance in concert will test whether their popularity had dimmed because Beatle John Lennon's alleged remark "We're more popular than Jesus."
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Original caption: 8/20/1965-Chicago, IL- While thousands screamed, these two Beatles fans sobbed their hearts out during an afternoon appearance of the British rock and roll performers at Comiskey Park here 8/20. About 20,000 fans were on hand for the early performance.
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She said you were to know/That she almost lost her mind-S.
