Andrew Bird is playing the Paramount on February the 12th of next year. We’re telling you about it now because tickets are going on sale this Saturday at noon. Looks like the prices are running in the $35-$40 range which is to be expected from the fancy venue. The show comes shortly after the much anticipated release of Andrew’s new album, Noble Beast, due out on January 27th of next year. Get tickets now!
Word on the street is that The Black Keys are releasing a live DVD of their performance at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland this week. Lucky for you, we here at ATH have a copy to give away to one lucky reader. 1st place receives a copy of the new DVD and 2nd place gets hooked up with a signed copy of the band’s latest effort Attack & Release. All you have to do is leave a comment with your favorite Black Keys song and why it means so much to you. We’ll be contacting winners by email on Monday so get the entries in by this weekend and be sure to leave a valid email. The DVD features 17 live and gritty songs performed at their Portland show earlier this year. Watch the trailer for the DVD or follow this link to make a purchase (if you aren’t feeling so lucky). We’ve also got an MP3 of the song “I Got Mine” from the DVD below. Based on this Mp3, the DVD should be a must have for the holiday season.
Download: The Black Keys - I got Mine(live) [MP3]
Johnathon Ford will be bringing his instrumental outfit Unwed Sailor to Emo’s Austin on Wednesday evening. Doors for the show are at 8 with music beginning around 10. Local Austin act, The Calm Blue Sea, will also be playing in support of the Oklahoma based act. Preview the show with recent single from Unwed Sailor “Copper Islands”.
Download: Unwed Sailor - Copper Islands [MP3]
One of my favorite discoveries of the year, Horse Feathers, just recorded a Woxy Lounge session and the nice folks at The Futurist have all the live songs available for download. The band plays 3 songs from their stellar 2008 album House With no Home and one from their 2006 release Words Are Dead. Here’s the live track from the 2006 album called “Mother’s Sick”. Beautiful.
Download: Horse Feathers - Mother’s Sick(live) [MP3]
Marnie Stern, the current master of finger-tapping guitar play, will be playing a couple times in Austin this week. First show comes this evening(11/18) at the Mohawk in Austin with tickets available now for only $8. Marnie is accompanied by local Austin band’s Ume and The Sour Notes. The following day, Mrs. Stern will be playing one of Waterloo Records weekly in stores at 5pm. Do I need to mention the free keg beer? If you haven’t heard any of Marnie’s insane guitar work, here’s a dandy called “Transformer”.
Download: Marnie Stern - Transformer [MP3]
Of Montreal played to a packed house at Fiesta Gardens in east Austin last Thursday evening. The show had something for everyone with Kevin Barnes doing his best to carry the torch started by David Bowie oh so long ago. Follow the jump to read our full show review, check out some pictures, and see the full set list.
This just in, Broken Social Scene and Ghostland Observatory are playing dates at Bass Concert Hall in January. Ghostland tickets can be bought now and you can pick up some BSS tickets via pre-sale on their website. Ghostland is set for the 30th of January. BSS goes down the very next night. Dig out that old student ID, both are relatively cheap if you’re still a student
Those blood banks and their… needles. It’s time someone taught them a lesson!
