Julian Casablancas Solo Album Preview Due Out in the Fall

Brand New Announce Fall Tour Dates

BRAND NEW (with Manchester Orchestra)

10/01 Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Cleveland, OH

10/02 The Fillmore – Detroit, MI

10/03 Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
10/04 Myth Nightclub – St. Paul, MN

10/06 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO

10/07 Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, MO

10/08 Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

10/09 Salt Palace Conv. Center – Salt Lake City, UT

10/13 Roseland Theatre – Portland, OR

10/15 Rabobank Arena & Conv. Center – Bakersfield, CA

10/16 Event Center at San Jose State Univ. – San Jose, CA

10/17 Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA

10/20 House of Blues – San Diego, CA

10/21 House of Blues – San Diego, CA

10/22 Mesa Amphitheatre – Mesa, AZ

10/23 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

BRAND NEW (with Thrice)

10/25 Lonestar Amphitheater – Lubbock, TX

10/27 Stubb’s BBQ – Austin, TX

10/29 Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK

10/30 The Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX

10/31 Verizon Wireless Theate – Houston, TX

11/04 House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/05 The Ritz – Tampa, FL

11/07 House of Blues – North Myrtle Beach, SC
11/09 The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC

11/10 The National – Richmond, VA

11/11 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

11/13 The NorVa – Norfolk, VA

11/14 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA

BRAND NEW (with Glassjaw)

11/15 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA

11/17 House of Blues – Boston, MA

11/18 House of Blues – Boston, MA

11/20 Olympia De Montreal – Montreal, QC

11/21 Kool Haus – Toronto, ONT
11/22 Kool Haus – Toronto, ONT

11/24 Main Street Armory – Rochester, NY

11/25 Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT

11/28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Uniondale, NY

http://estrellaonline.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/brand-new-announces-fall-headlining-tour/#respond

NPR's The Best Music of 2009....So Far

The Best Songs of 2009...so far

1. "My Girls" Animal Collective

2. "Two Weeks" Grizzly Bear

3. "Blood Bank" Bon Iver

4. "The Rake's Song" The Decemberists
5. "Lisztomania" Phoenix
6. "Zero" Yeah Yeah Yeahs

7. "This Tornado Loves You" Neko Case

8. "Sleepyhead" Passion Pit

9. "Laughing With" Regina Spektor

10. "The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid" The Decemberists
11. "Train Song" Feist and Ben Gibbard
12. "Knotty Pine" David Byrne & Dirty Project

13. "Daniel" Bat For Lashes
14. "Summertime Clothes" Animal Collective
15. "One Wing" Wilco
16. "The Fear" Lily Allen
17. "Heads Will Roll" Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. "Wilco (The Song)" Wilco

19. "Stillness Is The Move" Dirty Projectors

20. "Help, I'm Alive" Metric
21. "Anonanimal" Andrew Bird

22. "On No" Andrew Bird

23. "No You Girls" Franz Ferdinand
24. "I And Love And You" The Avett Brothers
25. "French Navy" Camera Obscura

26. "Magpie To The Morning" Neko Case
27. "Woods" Bon Iver
28. "Black Hearted Love" PJ Harvey and John Parish

29. "While You Wait For The Others" Grizzly Bear
30. "Panic Switch" Silversun Pickups

Best Albums of 2009...so far

1. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

2. The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists

3. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

4. Middle Cyclone by Neko Case

5. Wilco (The Album) by Wilco

6. Noble Beast by Andrew Bird

7. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix

8. It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

9. Dark Was The Night by Various Artists

10. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

11. Far by Regina Spektor

12. Actor by St. Vincent

13. Manners by Passion Pit

14. Hold Time by M. Ward

15. Reservoir by Fanfarlo

16. Fever Ray by Fever Ray

17. Fantasies by Metric

18. Two Suns by Bat for Lashes

19. My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura

20. Dark Night of the Soul by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse

21. The Crying Light by Antony & The Johnsons

22. The Eternal by Sonic Youth

23. The Ecstatic by Mos Def

24. Outer South by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

25. Swoon by Silversun Pickups

26. Together Through Life by Bob Dylan

27. No Line on the Horizon by U2

28. March of the Zapotec by Beirt

29. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

30. The Mountain by Heartless Bastards

Go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2009/07/poll_results_best_of_the_year.html

to listen to some of the songs featured.

Phish Festival 8

Phish are taking over the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. The same location where the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is held. Festival 8 will be October 30-November 1. Ticket will go onsale Monday July 27th. There are no single day tickets only a 3 day pass.


http://www.phish.com/festival8/

The White Stripes Make A Movie

Monster of Folk Announce Tour Dates

Presale begins Tuesday July 28th and general sale begins Friday July 31st.

10/13 - Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum
10/14 - Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/15 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/17 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek
10/20 - San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
10/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
10/22 - Santa Barabara, CA @ Santa Baraba Bowl
10/28 - Omaha, NE @ Holland Center
10/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
10/30 - Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
10/31 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
11/02 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
11/03 - Boston, MA @ The Orpheum

11/06 - New York, NY @ United Palace

11/08 - New York, NY @ Beacon Theate

11/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music

http://www.monstersoffolk.com/

Flight of the Conchords Album Due in the Fall

Their second full length album entitled I Told You I Was Freaky is to be released October 20 from Sub pop. I am disappointed that the album does not contain the epileptic dog song.

Flight of the Conchords is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Jemaine Clement is nominated for an Emmy in lead comedy actor. Poor Bret was left out, I wonder if he has hurt feelings? Tune in September 20 at 8 p.m. to see if your favorite Kiwis win.

1 Hurt Feelings

2 Sugalumps

3 We're Both in Love With a Sexy Lady

4 I Told You I Was Freaky

5 Demon Woman

6 Rambling Through the Avenues of Time

7 Fashion Is Danger

8 Petrov, Yelyena and Me

9 Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor)

10 You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute

11 Friends

12 Carol Brown

13 Angels

http://www.conchords.net/
http://www.myspace.com/conchords

Free Girl Talk Show

Bring empty cans or bottles of Squirt to the Fox Theatre and see Girl Talk for free! All cans are donated to Habitat for Humanity. Drink Squirt, see Girl Talk and help a great cause! Arrive early, admission is first come, first serve until capacity. Bring as many cans as you can, you need at least 36 to get in. To gain VIP privleges and meet Girl Talk you will need 100 or more bottles or cans.

Friday July 24
Fox Pomona Theater 301 South Garey Avenue Pomona, CA 91766
7:00 p.m- Midnight
Admission Bring in empty cans or bottles of squirt. Get there earlier so you don't miss out!

Go to these sites for more info
http://www.power106.com/Blog/squirt/home.aspx?BlogID=1000842
http://www.squirtsoda.com/