Las Vegas 2008

It's never too early for a Vegas mix....

Notorious BIG (Ratatat remix) - Party and Bullshit (aka "I just go to Vegas for the free drinks")
Bloc Party - Helicopter (aka "I should probably put extra pomade in, its gonna be a long night")
MF Doom - I Think I've Heard (aka "I'm gonna take it easy today")
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (aka "I've always wanted to go check out the Golden Nugget")
1990's - You're Supposed to Be My Friend (aka "Where the wingman was invented")
Kanye West - Diamonds (Ratatat remix) (aka "Dude, everyone knows Drais doesn't pop off until after 5 in the morning")
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet (aka "I should've sucked it up and spent an extra $50 on the afternoon flight instead of the 6 a.m. one")

Free Music?

Check this out. Apparently you can download free music from the likes of Bloc Party and the Cold War Kids. The catch? There are embedded advertisements on the beginning of each track...good concept but I'm not sure if it will catch on, I'd rather just buy it without the ads.

Weekender

Big Red Sox - Padres series this weekend. That's where I'll be, taking a brief hiatus from some concerts and hating on Street Scene. If you're not into some good old fashioned baseball then you got nothing. Nothing decent worth seeing this weekend unless you're into Michael McDonald. I would suggest the Game, but its not free so I say skip that and wait for a real rapper to come through....

Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem

Just announced that Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem will be touring together in the fall. The first date to go on sale is at Red Rocks but there is also one at the Hollywood Bowl up in LA on September 20th, presale tickets go on sale June 20th...on a side note looks like Arcade Fire is a frontrunner for surprise headliner of Street Scene 2007, there is a god....

StreetLame 2007: Update

Here are some posts regarding Street Scene from SanDiegoish , the UT, and CityBeat. Rumors floating around that CWK, Smashing Pumpkins, and NIN could be added. I say hold out for Arcade Fire, Wu-Tang, or Bjork, until then....

White Stripes/Cold War Kids

The upcoming White Stripes and Cold War Kids tour has added a San Diego date at Viejas Bayside. Go here for some info, or here for presale tickets. This show is a must because the White Stripes always put on a good show and CWK is that band from LA everyone is talking about, get on it...

StreetLame 2007

You may or may not already know by now but the Streetscene lineup for 2007 came out yesterday and I'm not gonna lie, its lame. First, the venue has moved to the Del Mar Fairgrounds stripping the concert of any and all streets. Second, the lineup eerily resembles the same ones from 2006, 2005, and 2004. The Killers, Social Distortion, Louis XIV, et. al. are all repeat performers and there is nothing that truly stands out. Some of the highlights are Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Paolo Nutini, Fair to Midland, and Mute Math. However, even a collection of bands such as these is not anything earth shattering and definitely not worth $120 for a two day pass (tickets here) in which some of the acts will overlap and you won't be able to see everyone. If you've been staying up on the SD music scene you've probably already seen most of the bands at this fiasco anyways. However, if you haven't I would suggest a one day pass to see the Arctic Monkeys and Muse if possible. Its a far cry from Tribe Called Quest back in 2004 and it would be better for Streetscene to either scale it back to its original concept of a street fair downtown or step up and make it more Coachella/Bonnaroo-esque. Especially when you look at the lineups for these and the standard fare in European festivals (Roskilde, Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, T in the Park, etc.) Streetscene 2007 is a disappointment all around.

The point is Streetscene is a mediocre festival at above average prices, to the concert organizers I say if you want to charge that type of money step it up and make the festival worthwhile.

Busdrvier

Unsubstantiated rumors that Busdriver is playing MCASD (Museum of Cont Art) on July 21st. Not sure if this is at the La Jolla or Downtown location, or even if it is true...check it out here

New Pornographers

Hello...the New Pornographers and Neko Case just announced a date at the House of Blues, Tuesday, September 18, check it out here, tickets go on sale Saturday, June 16th

Hold up...

Also forgot to mention...Pretty Girls Make Graves are holding their farewell tour at the Casbah tonight. You might as well go because the Casbah is a sick place to hold a show and apparently this is the last time you'll be able to see PGMG..

More Concerts

Sorry for the lack of posts....a good concert coming up with the Hold Steady and Illinois at Canes on June 1st, its a Friday night, like you have anything else to do. The Hold Steady is a new indie rock band from Brooklyn, you can check them out here and here, go now before they blow up!

week 2

I'm going to Italy on Wednesday, but for all of you staying in the SD, no fear, I've got you covered. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will be dispensing their music at the Epicentre on Tuesday. Also Saves the Day is playing at SOMA, if you have a choice go to Ted Leo. Thursday brings you the Shins at SOMA and Toots and the Maytals at Belly Up. Toots is also on Friday so go see both. Saturday brings you an all female tribute band at Canes, don't sleep on that....

week 1

Pretty entertaining week in SD. First off if you haven't seen the Annie Leibovitz exhibit at SDMA then defintitely find time to hit that up before it leaves on April 22nd. Musically you have De La Soul at Canes on Friday and Brandi Carlise at the Casbah on the same night. You all know what De La sounds like but if you're more in to the singer song writer types go check out Brandi Carlisle, bring along a date and crush some beers. Next weekend you have Mew playing at Belly Up, if the Euro rock sound is more your style go there after the beach....