Nothin' But Girls

Evie Sands - Take Me For A Little While
by soulpatrol

Well I was looking through some of my CDs and came across own my sister had given me that a guy she worked (his name's Matt, or DJ Boom)with had given her. It's 23 songs of old 60's girl groups, all pretty short, full of heartbreak and pleading. It's a really enjoyable listen so I thought I'd just put up the whole thing. You've probably heard several of them but, still worth hearing. Some of them I don't know the name of the group so if you know you'll have to tell me.

Various Artists-Nothin' But Girls

And for an extra bonus, here's Neko Case covering "Train from Kansas City," which is sung originally by The Shangri-las if I'm not wrong.
Neko Case-Train From Kansas City

'86 'Til Infinity

Hey so um, I got back this Monday from Mexico. I've been kinda just soaking in everything. New music, movies, tv, fashion, everything. I am really glad to be back and start takin' care of the blog. My sister Carol did a pretty good job as she could. She's a workaholic so I understand why the posts weren't many but we're gonna start changing that.

I'd really like to change the layout of the site but I don't have any skills. So if you think you can help, it'd be appreciated. If not, I'll try and muck through it all...

Anyway, this is a really awesome mix that Copy made for XLR8R magazine called "'86 'Til Infinity"
It's full of awesome Portland bands (Glass Candy, Atole, YACHT, The Blow, Copy, etc.) and well, just check it out.

Copy-'86 'Til Infinity Mix

Annie New Album Sampler

One of the albums I am looking forward to this year is the return of Annie. Her new album Don't Stop isn't out until October 6th, but I've got this album 11minute sampler you might enjoy.

MP3~Annie Album Sampler

You can also download a free copy of the Get Shakes remix of her first single "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me" here and buy all 7 remixes here.

Let's Girl Talk

If you are a Girl Talk fan, there is a new release this week that you may want to run out and buy. Greg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) and Frank Musarra (of Hearts of Darkness) have mixed 15 years worth of Thrill Jockey artists' music and compiled it on a cd under the moniker Trey Told 'Em. This cd is super limited edition (only 4,000 made). Most of them were sold at the Thrill Jockey anniversary shows in Chicago & London and through mail-order, but a very very small number are being sold through retailers. It's called Super Epic Thril Jockey Mega Massive Anniversary Mix by Trey Told 'Em.

Stream the new album through his myspace, or you can also pay what you want for the new Girl Talk album Feed the Animals, ala Radiohead through this link. If you pay more than $10, you automatically get a physical cd.

mp3 Trey Told 'Em-Trans Am Mega Mix

Upcoming tour dates:

Wed07/23/08	Sugar	Victoria	BC
Thu 07/24/08	Commodore Ballroom	Vancouver	BC	Twin Crystals
Fri 07/25/08	Capitol Hill Block Party	Seattle	WA
Sat 07/26/08	Roseland Theater	Portland	OR	Panther, Monkey Trick
Sun 08/03/08	Lollapalooza 2008	Chicago	IL
Fri 08/08/08	All Points West Festival	Jersey City	NJ
Thu 10/09/08	Starlight Ballroom	Philadelphia	PA	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Fri 10/10/08	9:30 Club	Washington	DC	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Sat 10/11/08	Sonar	Baltimore	MD	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Mon 10/13/08	Cats Cradle	Carrboro	NC	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Tue 10/14/08	Orange Peel	Asheville	NC	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Wed 10/15/08	Valarium	Knoxville	TN	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Thu 10/16/08	Variety Playhouse	Atlanta	GA	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Fri 10/17/08	House of Blues New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Sat 10/18/08	Warehouse Live	Houston	TX	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Mon 10/20/08	Emos	Austin	TX	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Tue 10/21/08	Palladium Ballroom	Dallas	TX	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Thu 10/23/08	Rialto Theater	Tucson	AZ	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Fri 10/24/08	Henry Fonda Theater	Los Angeles	CA	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Sat 10/25/08	Henry Fonda Theater	Los Angeles	CA	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Mon 10/27/08	The Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	Grand Buffet, Hearts of Darknesses
Tue 10/28/08	The Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Thu 10/30/08	In The Venue	Salt Lake City	UT	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Fri 10/31/08	Ogden Theater	Denver	CO	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Sat 11/01/08	The Granada Theatre	Lawrence	KS	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Mon 11/03/08	First Avenue	Minneapolis	MN	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Tue 11/04/08	Turner Hall Ballroom	Milwaukee	WI	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Wed 11/05/08	Canopy Club / Club Void	Urbana	IL	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Thu 11/06/08	Cannery Ballroom	Nashville	TN	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Fri 11/07/08	Headliners Music Hall	Louisville	KY	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Sun 11/09/08	Bogarts	Cincinnati	OH	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Mon 11/10/08	Beachland Ballroom	Cleveland	OH	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Tue 11/11/08	Eagle Theatre	Pontiac	MI	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Wed 11/12/08	Koolhaus	Toronto	ON	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Thu 11/13/08	Club Soda	Montreal	PQ	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK
Fri 11/14/08	Showcase Live	Foxborough	MA	The Death Set, CX KiDTRONiK

I Saw Jim, YAAAAAAY!

Last night, I went and saw Jim Florentine at the Improv. He started making a name for himself by toying with telemarketers that would call his house. He told a story about how he took a girlfriend dressed as an expectant mother to an abortion clinic that had a bunch of protesters outside. She had a pillow in her dress and she was saying, "No, I want to keep it, " but he was bullying her into the place. Then she ran down the street, and he ran after her with a wire coat hanger. Yeah, I know I have sick humor, but I think the guy is ingenious.

Oh, you may also know him as Special Ed or Bobby Fletcher on Crank Yankers.

Hear some of his stand-up comedy on his myspace page and definitely check out his prank phone calls.

This is my favorite, the classic Special Ed "I Got Mail" call.

Sort It Out

This is kind of what my brain feels like right now. I am trying to go thru the 500+ pics that i took during the week. I also may have an mp3 or two to share, if they turned out.

For now, here is a little quick round up.

Best band I had never even heard the name of: Bellafea

Best lived-up-to-the-hype: Crystal Castles (except that it was a super short set)

Best Reunion: The Slits

Best Haven't-Seen-in-Awhile: Janeane Garofalo

Band that got all glitsy and famous: Sons and Daughters

Band set to blow up: Okkervil River

Jerk of the Week: Taylor Hanson

Coolest guy-that-has-every-reason-to-act-big-but-doesn't: Thurston Moore

Mea Culpa

Hello again,

If there is anyone still out there, who checks in from time to time, I must apologize. I have been out of touch with music in general for a while. Since Mike left, I have found no joy in music. I love music so much that if I can't discuss it with someone, I am lost. Mike and I would constantly have a back and forth of "Do you like this?" or "Have you heard this?" Without that sharing of music, I'd rather not listen.

On my ride home from sxsw, I was crying to Nirvana's "Lithium" that was playing on the radio. Good music can really move me, and I just miss having that person with whom I can share all of the good things that are out there.

Again, please forgive my lack of updates. I need to get back into it and have all of the good stuff picked out before Mike gets home. I plan on planting him in his room with all of the music and movies he's missed over the past couple of years.

Right now, I'm loading all of my pics from my memory cards, so I will have a sxsw update sooon.

Most Sincerely,
Carol

New This Week

This week ADA has some great releases, one of them being Cat Power's new one. So I finally uploaded a couple of the videos i took of Chan at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin.

Out this week:
Black Mountain - In the Future (Ltd Ed 2 disc/on JagJaguwar)
Blood on the Wall - Liferz (Toured with Sonic Youth/YYYs/The Kills/Fiery Furnaces)
Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink (on Secretly Canadian)
Cat Power - Jukebox (Deluxe silver foil gatefold w/bonus cd)
Depeche Mode - 5 Reissues on 180 gram Vinyl (Music for the Masses, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Ultra, & Exciter)
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
Hey Willpower - P.D.A. (=part Imperial Teen, part Tussle/On Tomlab)
Holy Fuck - LP
Lions - Jungle Struttin' 7" (Ltd 1000 copies)
Love Is All - Mixed Up (on Parlophone)
Mahjongg - Konpab (on K Records)
Mono - Sky Remains the Same As Ever DVD
Jack Penate - Matinee
Rafter - Sex Death Cassette (releasing a song a week on Asthmatic Kitty)
Santogold - Creator 12"
Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
Times New Viking - Rip It Off (on Matador)

Sarah Silverman under my Christmas Tree

Dear Santa,

All I want for Christmas is to meet Sarah Silverman. You can win it for me here.

Love,
me

Sarah Silverman on Howard Stern 10/01/07
fast forward 3 hrs if you only want to hear Sarah, but this show is one of my favs from the whole year

Learn Guitar from Laura Veirs

If you live in the Portland area, Laura Veirs could be your guitar teacher.

Laura is accepting music students in the Portland, Oregon area. If you are interested studying guitar, banjo or songwriting with Laura, please email Clyde at yourheartbreaks@hotmail.com and I will pass along her contact information.

She's teaching lessons in a rad backyard studio with a wood-burning stove and French doors to her garden. It's lovely place to learn music and Laura's a great teacher.

Here's lesson info from Laura:
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Guitar, Banjo and Songwriting Lessons
$50/hour
Alberta Arts District location
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What I Teach:
-- Guitar: country-blues, folk finger-style, rock, pop songs, music/chord theory, singing and playing at the same time
-- Banjo: clawhammer/old time songs with an emphasis on singing and playing
-- Songwriting

Teaching Philosophy:
Over ten years of teaching private lessons I've found that this method works: Listen, play and record.
Listen -- We listen to a recording of the song you want to learn.
Play -- With chords and/or tablature as a visual aid, you play through the song slowly.
Record -- I record the song slowly for you to play along with at home.

Each week I give specific homework for students. Songwriting students are encouraged to use "The Artist's Way" as a supplemental text.

Every few months we have "Star Parties" where all my students gather together to present the music they've been working on. These parties tend to freak out some students but ultimately give them a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie.

I try to make lessons fun, engaging and challenging.

Caveat:
Since I'm a touring musician I am sometimes gone for weeks at a time. Adult students tend to adapt better to my schedule (kids need more consistency to keep up with their lessons).

Laura Veirs - Songs My Friends Taught Me

Interview of Laura and Colin Meloy from 2006 talking about how they started playing.

Mikey Update

Since Virginia asked...and it's been a year since Mike left, it is definitely time for an update on the kid. Mike is doing really well. He loves Mexico, loves the people, and loves the food. We were a little worried about a boy that wouldn't eat much more than meat and cheese, but he's definitely branched out. He loves menudo, cilantro, and even face tacos (barbacoa).

He's not as homesick, but still misses the music SOOOOO much. He gets an hour of internet time and spends much of it finding out what is happening in the music world and trying to juggle writing all of us.

I don't know how many of you knew him personally, but he does check his email weekly. I'm sure he'd like to hear from any of you.

He's scheduled to come home in October, and I'm sure he'll be hold up in his room with cds and dvds galore surfacing only for food.

New Duke Spirit

I have missed these guys. The Duke Spirit don't make standard indie rock, maybe standard british indie rock.

A pre-cursor to the new album due early next year, their new ep Ex-Voto will be released on Rough Trade October 22nd.

Get your ep or Ltd 10" here.

The Duke Spirit - Masca

Radiohead Rarities

Everyone's in a tizzy about the new Radiohead album In Rainbows. I have to admit the vinyl looks purdy.

Skirting the stores, the "pay what you want" method will definitely work for them. They are an established band with a HUGE fan base. The quality of their work is consistent, and even $5 is probably more than they'd usually make on a release thru retailers.

The album will be available October 10. Details here.

I will have to put these rarities in my itunes rotation to get in the mood.

Radiohead - Paragons of Virtue (thanks Miss D)

Tracks
01 Talk Show Host
02 Bishop's Robes
03 Banana Co.
04 Polyethylene
05 Pearly
06 A Reminder
07 Melatonin
08 Meeting in the Aisle
09 Lull
10 Climbing Up the Walls (Zero 7 mix)
11 Climbing Up the Walls (Fila Brazilla mix)
12 Palo Alto
13 How I Made My Millions
14 Airbag (live in Berlin)
15 Lucky (live in Florence)
16 Fake Plastic Trees (acoustic)
17 Wonderwall
18 My Iron Lung (live at Forum, London)
19 Creep (live in Amsterdam)

Back to the Grind

Back from a little vacay. I hope you all are well. ACL was good. I'll be uploading some photos and videos in the next week or so.

For right now, please check out the video above. Jenny Hoyston's Paradise Island just began their tour. I caught the above performance Saturday and hope to have another video of her show tonight at Rubber Gloves.

Tour Dates:
Oct 2 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/Hot As Sh*ts!, Adrienne Anemone
Oct 3 Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone w/Warble
Oct 4 Asheville, NC @ The Parlour w/Adrienne Anemone
Oct 5 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Kitty Club
Oct 6 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Kitty Club
Oct 7 New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/Dynasty Handbag, Telepathe, Winning Looks
Oct 8 Philadelphia, PA @ Tritone w/Gemini Wolf, Under Not Over
Oct 9 Washington DC @ Velvet Lounge w/Partyline, Adreinne Anemone
Oct 11 East Lansing, MI @ (Scene) Metro Space w/Adrienne Anemone
Oct 12 Ann Arbor, MI @ 701 House Party! w/P*sy Pirates, Adrienne Anemone
Oct 13 Chicago, IL @ AV-Arie w/Bird Names + more
Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN @ Pi the bar w/SUKEY TAWDRY & gay beast
Oct 16 Iowa City, IA @ The Picador w/Adrienne Anemone
Oct 17 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
Oct 25 Portland, OR @ Sloan’s
Oct 28 Seattle, WA @ Vera

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I also uploaded a couple of new vids from the Neko Case/Rufus Wainwright show I attended. See them here.

White Stripes Cancel ACL Shows!!!!

My insider has just given me word that the White Stripes have cancelled both of their shows, possibly due to a Meg White breakdown? I was already a little comme ci, comme ca about the fest, but here goes my big aftershow...Guess we'll be at the clubs...no big venues for me.

Long Blondes DON'T tour US

So, I'm not quite sure what happened here, as EVERYONE (Venues & Blogs & powerhouse Pitchfork) was under the impression the Long Blondes were touring.

So, the tour's not cancelled, but it's not happening either.

US dates (lack of)

Some of you may have read from various sources that we will be touring America in November, including a number of shows with Gossip. We are sorry to say that this announcement was not exactly accurate – much as we would love to come back to the US, neither us nor Gossip will be touring there in November! We will in fact be spending October and November recording our second album. We’re sorry for the confusion, and we apologise to anyone who hoped to come see us.

Again, a massive apology to all our US fans. x

Acoustic PJ Harvey & a New One

WOOHOO!! I got 5th row tickets to PJ Harvey's show in LA. I'm super excited. Now, I just have to come up with the airfare. Does anyone know if you have to sit at the Orpheum?

In celebration, I thought I'd share some of my favorite new found PJ items.

PJ Harvey - Shame (acoustic) (Live on KCRW)


PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her (acoustic) (Live on KCRW)

PJ Harvey - The Letter (acoustic) (Live on KCRW)

Oh, okay, I know you want a little extra somethin'. Here's a new one from her highly anticipated (by me) album White Chalk, hitting shelves September 24th.

PJ Harvey - Broken Harp

Dylan's On

They just verified my sources on KGSR. Tickets for the Saturday aftershow with Bob Dylan will go on sale at 10am Wednesday.

They'll be sold through Front Gate.

ACL Dylan Rumor

I have it on very good authority that Bob Dylan is the much anticipated missing link to Stubb's ACL aftershow calendar. Stubb's has a full dance card next weekend during the festival, except for Saturday. Speculations have circled Wilco, My Morning Jacket, and the sort, but I just got word this morning from a very reliable insider that the word is Dylan. The show will be announced next week with tickets going on sale on Wednesday. Many thanks to my new best friend for the tip.

in other Dylan news:

I'm Not There the (only Dylan approved) bio-pic includes 6 actors portraying different eras of Dylan's life. One includes Cate Blanchett pictured below. It will be in limited release in US theatres in November.

Kristin Hersh Manifesto

When not writing her book Paradoxical Undressing, or making music with 50 Ft Wave, Kristin Hersh has had a lot on her mind. She's had it with record labels. You can read the whole manifesto here, but in short an artist that doesn't appeal to the sham radio is nowadays can't make it with a major label.

In hopes of cutting out the middlemen, she has started the CASH Music Project

"ThrowingMusic is happy to announce an entirely new musical endeavor. We're calling it the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders, or the "CASH Music Project". CASH Music represents a new music business model which we hope you'll not only support but also help us shape, by sharing with us your thoughts, suggestions & opinions.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will come to you with a new kind of offering from Kristin. We're planning lots of great new content, including a brand-new studio recording posted to Kristin's blog every month - free of charge.

We're committed to not holding music hostage, the music will be free. We’ll be asking for donations and offer you the opportunity to subscribe to Kristin’s career – past, present and future."

She's also added a tip jar to the top of her mp3 page, and will soon be releasing albums on a subscription basis.

Hersh will be touring soon, and even has a couple of rare dates with Throwing Muses pal Tanya Donelly.

Date	Artist	Place	Venue
19 Sept 2007	Kristin Hersh	Chicago, IL	Estrojam Festival at Schuba's Tavern
6 Oct 2007, 6pm	Kristin Hersh w/Tanya Donelly!	Cambridge, MA	The Brattle Theatre
6 Oct 2007, 9pm	Kristin Hersh w/Tanya Donelly!	Cambridge, MA	The Brattle Theatre
11 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Richmond, Victoria	The Corner Hotel
12 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Hepburn Springs, Victoria	The Palais
14 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Auckland, NZ	Kings Arms
15 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Wellington, NZ	San Francisco Bath House
17 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Bulli, New South Wales	The Heritage Hotel
18 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Katoomba, New South Wales	Clarendon Guest House
19 Oct 2007	Kristin Hersh	Sydney, New South Wales	The Basement
21 Oct 207	Kristin Hersh	Fremantle, Western Australia	Fremantle Arts Centre