Media Friday: JV becomes Eclectic, Girls get Fadered, and new Thao and il gato
September 18, 2009
Fridays are for zoning out at work with some quality web-surfing, no? So let’s lasso in all the good media we’ve unearthed this week.
Above, John Vanderslice recently did a session with KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic”.
And we have a Girls appearance on FADER TV, in celebration of Album, officially out next week:
New tunes for your downloading pleasure include a fresh track from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. It’s the title track off the band’s upcoming Know Better Learn Faster, out in October and available for pre-order now.
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Thao and the Get Down Stay Down – “Know Better Learn Faster”
Finally, local folk-rock band il gato have been working on a new album. Here’s a preview that makes us want to hear more:
On-Feathers-and-Arrows-on-Burnt-Pine.mp3 il gato – “On Feathers and Arrows (on Burnt Pine)”
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Tonight: A lake with clouds at the Hemlock
September 18, 2009
The Hemlock‘s going heavy on local acts tonight (9pm, $6), but heavy could hardly describe the folk/lo-fi/pop itinerary: Grand Lake, Rad Cloud and White Cloud.
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White Cloud – “Trance State”
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Jonathan Richman: upcoming Make-Out Room residency
September 17, 2009
Indie elder statesman Jonathan Richman returns to the Make-Out Room next week for a four night residency from the 20th through the 23rd (all shows 8pm, $15). Jonathan and drummer Tommy Larkins recently produced singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt’s upcoming album, Skitter On Take-Off, out October 6th. Richman and Larkins are expected to return to the studio soon to record the follow-up to 2008′s Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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Jonathan Richman – “Time Has Gone By So Fast” (from Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild)
In the meantime, Richman picked a collection of his favorite songs recorded for Rounder Records. Vampire Girl: Essential Recordings comes out on Tuesday. And on October 6th, The Modern Lovers will be reissued on vinyl courtesy of 4 Men With Beards.
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Weekend Picks: 9/17-21
September 17, 2009
Thursday: Thee Oh Sees, Wooden Shjips, The Fresh & Onlys @ The Eagle Tavern (9pm)
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The Fresh & Onlys – “Invisible”
Friday: Grand Lake, Rad Cloud, White Cloud @ Hemlock
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White Cloud – “Trance State”
Saturday: Michael Musika, Sleepy Todd, Lauren Brown @ The Yoga Loft (231 Divisadero, 6:30, $5-15)
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Michael Musica – “Playing the Violin with Broken Strings”
Saturday & Sunday: On Land Festival @ Cafe du Nord & Swedish American Music Hall
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Tarentel – “Home Ruckus”
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Ducktails – “Beach Point Pleasant”
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Popscene Tonight: Fanfarlo (UK), Red Wire Black Wire (NY)
September 17, 2009
Fanfarlo – “Harold T. Wilkins”
Popscene tonight at 330 Ritch (10pm, $8/21+ and $10/18+) welcomes a couple of out-of-town bands with some serious buzz behind them. London-based indie poppers Fanfarlo are making their SF debut behind their first full length Reservoir. Red Wire Black Wire are a synth-layered indie rock band from Brooklyn; Robots & Roses, their debut full-length, comes out September 22nd on SF label Tough Customer Records.
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Red Wire Black Wire – “Breathing Fire” (off Robots & Roses)
Red Wire Black Wire – “Compass”
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Goh Nakamura, The Invisible Cities jet off on tour
September 16, 2009
Goh Nakamura Explains the “Follow Your Whim” Tour and plays “Embarcadero Blues”
After JetBlue announced that they’d be selling a $599 all-you-can-fly pass for the month of September, Goh Nakamura and The Invisible Cities had an idea equal parts clever and ridiculous. Goh and the Cities bought the passes and booked the “Follow Your Whim” tour around JetBlue-servicing cities, with upcoming stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York city after a first week of shows in Houston, Austin and Southern California.
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Goh Nakamura – “Hangman”
Head to FollowYourWhim.com for all of the upcoming dates, videos, mp3s and more. Earlier tour stops were streamed live on Justin.tv, but it’s not immediately clear whether that will be the case with the upcoming shows.
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WHY?’s new manager, Blake Maxwell
September 16, 2009
WHY? is releasing a 10-part series of videos to promote their new album Eskimo Snow which will be released on September 22nd through Anticon in the U.S. and Tomlab overseas. This is the first video in the series, directed by Andre Hyland/Blond Chili and WHY?.
Be sure to also check out our New, Improved, LIVE studio sessions where Yoni performs tracks off of Eskimo Snow and also covers Pavement (who apparently is reuniting if you missed that one).
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Faun Fables opens for Dirty Three this weekend
September 16, 2009
This weekend the mesmerizing instrumental trio Dirty Three visits from the Down Under to play Great American Music Hall with opener Faun Fables (Oakland). Singer-songwriter Dawn McCarthy embeds dark, minstrel folk within a theatrical storytelling experience (preview above).
Faun Fables is also playing in Nevada City at the Nevada Theater this Friday, and the Uptown in Oakland on 10/3 with local acts Jesse Quattro and Emily Pallan. Check out Faun Fables MySpace for their Northwest tour dates.
