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Mister Jung Stuffed - Man Man

First track from their latest album - Rabbit Habits. Man Man is a must see show - one of the best I've seen. Gritty multitasking performers from Philly with endless amounts of energy. Catch'm tomorrow night at the Bluebird.


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#93 Music Piracy - Finally!!!

From the blog devoted to stuff that white people like. Click here for the full report.

If Dave Chappelle was a contributor to this blog I wouldn't be surprised. Pointed racial humor that works.

videos - Fleet Foxes/Blitzen Trapper

Mykonos - Fleet Foxes



Devils A-Go-Go - Blitzen Trapper



Blitzen Trapper played some cool new songs that I didn't get on video. Not seeing any info on the internet about upcoming B Trapper releases...

Great show! See VPatty's review below.

pics - Blitzen Trapper (Denver Hi-Dive 04.14.08)

pics - Fleet Foxes (Denver Hi-Dive show 04.14.08))

Feeling a bit Blitzed

I’ve always been a sucker for heavy percussion, but I tend to be less captivated by heavy guitar. The two together, however, throbbing in sync, leaves little room for skepticism. At least this was the case with Blitzen Trapper. Their performance at the High-Dive this week sold me on the band and the venue forever. This six man troupe unleashed their rhythm and melody mercilessly on those of us committed enough to venture to Washington Park at 11pm on a Monday. Rarely do harmony and distortion compliment one another and even more rarely is the story they take turns telling punctuated with Dylanesque harmonicing and a Casio. Blitzen Trapper is Glam Rock gone grunge, a union surprisingly organic, each drawn to flaunting their own brand of brash disobedience and disinterest in pleasing the hands that feed them. And though their low-ankled sneakers are no substitute for silver platform heels and their untucked cotton crewnecks expose their Portland roots, Blitzen Trapper is Glam Rock’s prodigal son! They’re proud. They’re loud.

I lost some hearing to them this week…but it was worth it.

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Mykonos - Fleet Foxes

Fleetwood Mac Foxes. Makes sense that they're touring with Blitzen Trapper. Two bands tuned to an earlier era. Catch'm at the Hi-Dive on Monday!

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My Favorite Year -Destroyer


As with the 2006 release, Destroyer's Rubies, I had to listen to Destroyer's latest album, Trouble in Dreams, several times before I liked it. Destroyer's Rubies turned out to be one of my favorite albums from that year. That album was my first experience with Destroyer - singer/songwriter Daniel Bejar. The second experience lacks the novelty of the first, but it is a nice extension of Bejar's sound. The opening song, Blue Flower/Blue Flame, is another favorite from the album.

Caught a limited performance from him last year playing with the New Pornographers at the Boulder Theater. Glad to see he's got a solo show at the Walnut Room in Denver March 3rd!

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Lump Sum - Bon Iver


They played this song and some others from Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago between sets last night. Didn't place the sound right off, but enjoyed the vibe from the get go.

video from pitchfork.tv

Evangelicals - Skeleton Man (live from last night)

The girls on stage were from the crowd. The accordion player was from the main act - the Headlights.

Evangelicals at the Hi-Dive

Why the Evangelicals were the opening band is beyond me. Both times I've seen them they've outperformed the headliner. Their live show has a looseness that compliments their tight studio sound. Loud, balanced and energetic - cut short by the restraints of being an opener.

Papercuts & Beach House

Good show last weekend at the Hi-Dive. The Papercuts performed several songs I hadn't heard before - new songs I'd guess - most of which I liked. The dude from Beach House played the organ with them. Last time they played in Denver he wasn't around and I preferred their sound without him. His organ playing was heavy and drawn out, regularly dominating the Papercuts simple sound. Beach House was consistent with their albums - they sound best to me as a background and not as a feature.






Papercuts - John Brown




Beach House - Apple Orchard

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Turtle House - Beach House

Going to see Beach House & Papercuts tonight. Been listening to Beach House's Devotion quite a bit lately. Their ambient sound lends itself to being enjoyed at a lower volume, so it should be interesting to see how it translates into a live show.

a place To Bury Strangers - round 2

end of their set from the show on the 7th

Matador sampler

some good bands on this freebie (zip file). blog page:


Tracks by:

Jay Reatard
Times New Viking
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Shearwater Leviathan
Cat Power
Matmos
Mission Of Burma
Jaguar Love Bats
The Cave Singers
Dead Meadow
The New Pornographers
Earles & Jensen Bleachy Is Back In Town

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Heaven - Health

The silent intro left a break in the random playback I was listening to this morning. After not having listened to this album in a while, the impact of the first notes were a nice surprise.





The video was made entirely from footage taken from the Werner Herzog documentary "The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner" (1974). Herzog isn't what he used to be, that's for sure.

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River Card - Atlas Sound

Nice mellow groove from Deerhunter's Bradford Cox - the dark lyrics of being drowned are pretty easy to ignore if you're not into that sort of thing.

A Place To Bury Strangers & Holy Fuck - Larimer Lounge 03.07.08

A Place To Bury Strangers - loud and heavy on the guitar feedback and effects - like their album. Was hoping for the best with these guys and got it.











Video of a fav song - To Fix the Gash in Your Head


Holy Fuck - I wasn't repeating their name over and over at the end of their set, but they were a good act. I didn't get a clear view of the drummer so it wasn't always easy to tell what was pre-recorded and live.







another video - royal gregory

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Dr. Freeze - Enon



Coming to the Larimer Lounge April 17th