Written on a Bathroom Wall

For all of you who live in the New York/Hoboken/Jersey City area (or just plain NJ) the marvelous Colour Revolt is back in Hoboken for their second time this year.
August 1st - Colour Revolt at Maxwells in Hoboken - 9:30pm
Tickets are $10 on ticketweb.com (plus surcharges) or $12 bux at the door.  Sadly I don’t think it’s going to sell out, but ya never know.
Love as Laughter is opening up for them.

*Definitely check out their myspace for their 2 videos on Fuel TV.

I’m not sure why Gabriella Cilmi isn’t a house hold name in the U.S. yet, or at least as popular as Duffy (as other famous blogs like to make reference to when mentioning new artists). Listen for yourself, instant classic & jam of the week:

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New Chromeo video— Mama’s Boy

TV on the Radio - 2008 Tour Dates
Sep 5 - Roseland Portland, Oregon
Sep 6 - Showbox Seattle, Washington
Sep 7 - Commodore Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 9 - MacEwan Ballroom Calgary, Alberta
Sep 10 - Starlite Room Edmonton, Alberta
Sep 12 - Big Easy Boise, Idaho
Sep 13 - In the Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 14 - Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison, Colorado
Sep 19 - Street Scene San Diego, California
Sep 20 - Treasure Island San Francisco, California
Oct 10 - Electric Factory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 11 - Lupos Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 13 - Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 14 - Masonic Temple Brooklyn, New York w/ The Dirtbombs
Oct 15 - Masonic Temple Brooklyn, New York
Oct 18 - Bogarts Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 19 - Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, Indiana
Oct 20 - First Ave Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 21 - First Ave Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 22 - Riviera Chicago, Illinois
Oct 24 - Voodoo Festival New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 25 - Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 26 - Bijou Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee
Oct 28 - Lakewood Theatre Dallas, Texas
Oct 30 - Stubbs Austin, Texas
Oct 31 - Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 6 - Wiltern Los Angeles, California
Nov 8 - 4th and B San Diego, California

Amy Winehouse \”F&%$ Me Pumps\”

This song and video is hilarious!!

Tips for Lollapaloozers:

Looks like the people who made the most amazing way to navigate all of the shows and events at SXSW have been linked to the official Lollapalooza site:

http://lolla08.sched.org/

Also, the official Lollapalooza schedule reads from stages on the North to the stages on the South end of Grant Park:

www.lollapalooza.com/schedule2008/day1.asp

Time savers for sure!

If you haven’t heard of She & Him, an indie music endeavor from M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel, then you’ve probably been living under a rock for the last few months. Lucky for you, they’ve just released a video for the track “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” in which Deschanel is just as cute as a button

If you want more where that came from check out She & Him on tour this summer:

July 23 - Toronto, ON - Opera House

July 24 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music

July 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

July 26 - New York, NY - Terminal 5

July 28 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle

July 29 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse

July 30 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge

July 31 - Ashevlle, NC - Orange Peel

August 2 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival

August 4 - Columbus OH- Wexner Center for the Arts

August 5 - Chicago, IL - Park West

August 7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

August 8 - Madison, WI - Barrymore

August 10 - Baltimore, MD - V Fest

Get ready! Chubby Checker’s checking in at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday, July 23rd at 6:30. Live and in store CD signing!!

So I know it’s July and I’m a little late but I figured I’d give the obligatory half-year list of my favorite music. Reading this, you should all get an idea of the diversity of my musical taste.

1. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

2. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

3. Coldplay - Viva La Vida

4. John Mayer - Where the Light Is

5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

6. Gavin DeGraw - Gavin DeGraw

Honorable mentions: Elvis Costello, Mudcrutch, The Ting Tings, The Black Crowes, Albert Hammond Jr.

Best show: Bon Jovi at Central Park on the Great Lawn, Bon Jovi in Philly on March 2nd (Jon’s birthday!) in the front row - I’m a huge Bon Jovi fan, could ya tell?

Most anticipated: Ray Lamontagne, NKOTB, Joshua Radin, My Morning Jacket show on NYE at MSG!

Most disappointing (not bad cds, but just not captivating): Madonna, Weezer

Ok, so I guess it’s not that diverse - I like ROCK, pure and simple.  I also like pop and some singer-songwriter kinda stuff, and party music, but I see my list is leaning very rock heavy.  Oh well. I’m sure there’s more stuff I’ve been digging, but I can’t think of anything else off the top of my head.  I love these cds but I think it’s kinda weak that I couldn’t complete the list of 10.  Maybe I should listen to that Fleet Foxes disc everyone is raving about…or Adele…or Estelle…

Hugs!