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Site Update (April 2012) - Blogsy

NOTE: The entire post was composed and created using Blogsy on the iPad.

W♥M on iPad..

I have been searching for an app like this, because the iPhone TypePad application needs a lot of work. One of the main thing I need the application to do is to insert images, along with my text, and there just wasn't a way for you to do this via iOS. Unfortunately, TypePad currently does not offer iOS Safari support (this is terribly frustrating for mobile bloggers).

Unless you know the name (Blogsy), it's hard to find this application in the iTunes store. Searching for "TypePad" or Blog Editor doesn't exactly return Blogsy. There isn't a demo version, so I had to pay $5 to basically test out the application.

I'll admit that I haven't played around with it enough, but one thing I wasn't sure about is how do you save things in draft? I understand that you can save it to TypePad in draft mode, but I want to save it in draft locally on the iPad. Then it turns out that it was automatically saving it locally when I accidentally clicked on the "+" icon and panicked because I thought I had deleted my entry.

The other thing I didn't care for is the way they implement inserting images. You have to "upload" it to your TypePad image icon and then you can insert it into your article. That's a minor complaint, it's just not obvious to me. Even accessing your photo gallery is a pain because you have to allow the application to access location services. Since I automatically disable location, I had to go into my settings to allow this application access.

Some improvements I wish Blogsy had:

(1) Autocorrect and dictionary/spellcheck. iOS offer access to its dictionary throughout its system... yet it sometime works and sometime it doesn't work (this is evident when you flip back and forth to HTML). (2) A better image inserting system. I've used application that has "insert" and then you just select images from your gallery and voila, it's done. (3) Remove certain icons from the dock (could not figure out how to remove these icons).

(4) Once you insert an image, moving it around is not obvious. I had to delete it and then re-insert the image at a different location. I'm sure there is a way to move it around, but I just couldn't figure it out. (5) Allow better HTML editing option. I tried to add some CSS style to the image (adding a 1 pixel border), but Blogsy just stripped it out. (6) Changing the post date to a future date doesn't work - it will publish your article anyway.

Anyway, those are really tiny little complaints. I'm sure 99% of users don't really care about these things because I'm sure they're all WYSIWYG users.

My last mo-blogging misadventure was last year in Canada, so I can tell you it was a lot of work to get around the restriction. Compared to working with Blogsy, it's definitely a lot easier. I am looking forward to a future articles via my iPad.

To end this, I'll test out the video embedding option.

 

 

W♥M128: Must Hear TV

W♥M128 (42 mins) Read More Glee Glee is charming in how, through their music selection, they have a little something for everybody….

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Lara is this week's guest. There are two parts of this show, the first is about live shows we've recently seen and the second part is all about music shows on television.

PART ONE:

Song of the Lara is "Lara Croft - a Love Song"

One million Brooklyn bands can't be wrong. Also, newsflash: Williamsburg is more than one block.

The impossible to search, 1,2,3 band. Their live show at 7th Street Entry.

Matthew Caw, from Nada Surf, looking fit at First Avenue

The origin of the term "Sissy music"

Icelandic people are hot. Lay Low and Of Monsters and Men came to Fine Line Cafe.

PART TWO:

NBC's The Voice explained. Lara is addicted.

Smash show, who is it for?

Fox's Glee domination in popular music! Read all the crazy numbers.

Speaking of numbers: song of the show is 1,2,3's "Just Like Heaven (Is Gone)", from their album New Heaven.

BONUS: Brooklyn Vegan.

ABOUT THE VOICE
The competition heats up as the top twenty-four artists from Teams Adam, Blake, CeeLo and Christina get set to compete for America’s votes as the live performance phase kicks off Mondays beginning April 2 (8-10 p.m. ET) followed by an hour-long live results show on Tuesdays beginning April 3 (9-10 p.m. ET). The live shows will culminate in a two-hour season finale on Tuesday, May 8 (8-10 p.m. ET)

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ABOUT SMASH
13 tracks from SMASH will be available as an album, available everywhere on May 1st. The album will feature stars Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, and various cast members performing the original Broadway-type music for "the musical-within-a-musical" show.

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Nada Surf at First Ave, Minneapolis (03/31/12)

Tour Dates 04/02/12 Chicago, IL - The Metro 04/04/12 Toronto, ON - Opera House 04/05/12 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre 04/06/12 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 04/07/12 New York, NY - Webster Hall 04/09/12 Phila, PA - Theatre of the Living 04/10/12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 06/19/12 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club 06/20/12 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 06/21/12 Cleveland, OH - Beachland 06/22/12 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 06/23/12 Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe 06/24/12 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music 06/25/12 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House 06/27/12 Little Rock, AR - Juanita's 06/28/12 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre 06/29/12 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa 06/30/12 Houston, TX - Fitzegerald’s 07/02/12 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree 07/03/12 Atlanta, GA - The Loft 07/05/12 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live Read More Nada Surf Nada Surf is one of the few bands that we have covered since the start of W♥M. We've always liked them…

Nada Surf played an early Saturday show at First Avenue today, March 31st.

An Horse

Opening up for them was An Horse, a band out of Brisbane, Australia. I've been wanting to see them since 2009, so I was more than happy to finally catch them here. What can I say? I love them and their charming accents.

Since opener bands rarely have setlist, I tried and remember what songs they played. I'm pretty sure they played these: "Postcards", "Dress Sharply", "Brain On A Table", "Little Little Little", and they ended their set with "Shoes Watch". Very happy to see them, they are a good little duo.

As for Nada Surf, as I have previously mentioned, they are one of our favorite bands. I was surprise to see how tight the band was, you can tell they've been doing live shows for a long time. On tour with them was one of the guys from Calexico and the guitarist from Guided by Voices (both bands Nada Surf frontsman Matthew Caws said he's admired).

The band was so humble and happy to be playing First Ave. Caws said that the band had to pay their dues, starting off at First Ave's closet 7th Street. They were pleased at the large turnout; it's certainly a long way from playing to a handful of fans.

If you look at the setlist, they did the same set from their Nebraska show. Even the encores are listed ("Inside of Love", "Always Love" and "Blankest"). "Blankest" is the best, they had everyone sing "F***K YEAH!" and it was pretty thunderous whenever the song called for it.

I also wanted to mention that this was the first time I heard songs from their latest album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, live, and I have to say: they're quite good. They sound like very good energetic pop songs.

Nada Surf's album The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is out now via Barsuk Records. Go check them live, and show up early for An Horse.

Nada Surf at First Ave, Minneapolis (03/31/12)

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Minneapolis Shows (March 2012)

Okay, we're nearing the end of March and since I posted my March schedule, I am adding a few more shows and working on my April schedule.

THE MYNABIRDS
themynabirds.com

The Mynabirds recently announced their Record Store Day release of "Generals" on 7", flipside is a non-album track, "Fallen Doves". The special 7" is available in five different paint colors (all hand-spray painted and numbered by band leader Laura Burhenn) and limited to 1,000 copies on black vinyl. The song, "Generals", is the title track from their June 5th album.

The GENERALS album is described as both a protest and concept album. In conjunction with the album, Burhenn has launched portrait project called The New Revolutionists. I looked around the website, it looks like they're portraits of American women who are active on political issues; women making a difference.

They are playing in Minneapolis tomorrow, with Big Harp, and ending their tour in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday. You can grab "Generals" song for free.

PS, I didn't know this at the time, but I have seen Burhenn before, hanging out with Bright Eyes.

CONDUITS
facebook.com/ConduitsMusic

Didn't I tell you that Cursive is going to sell out their show at the 400 Bar in February? I have been told that the show on March 23rd (Friday) is sold-out. If you're a hardcore fan, I suggest showing up and being the first 10 or 20 in line because from experience, I know they reserve a few tickets at the door. I also know from experience that it's one ticket per person, which means you can't buy two or three tickets for a friend in waiting.

So if you show up early, one of the two opening bands is called Conduits.

Conduits' self-titled LP just came out Tuesday (March 20th) via Team Love, and the description I have is that the band is a bit shoegaze and draws inspiration from Jason Spaceman (Spiritualized), Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Slowdive. You can probably throw in Mazzy Star and Blonde Redhead. Notice all those links? That's because we like those bands.

Conduits kick off their tour with Cursive and Cymbals Eat Guitars tomorrow:

Thu-Mar-22 Iowa City, IA The Mill Fri-Mar-23 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar Sat-Mar-24 Madison, WI High Noon Sun-Mar-25 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall Mon-Mar-26 Champaign, IL High Dive Tue-Mar-27 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig Wed-Mar-28 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Thu-Mar-29 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop Fri-Mar-30 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Sat-Mar-31 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern Mon-Apr-02 Boston, MA Middle East (Downstairs) Tue-Apr-03 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Wed-Apr-04 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Thu-Apr-05 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

Fri-Apr-06 Washington, DC Black Cat Sat-Apr-07 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade Sun-Apr-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl Mon-Apr-09 St. Augustine, FL Café Eleven Tue-Apr-10 Orlando, FL The Social Wed-Apr-11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder Fri-Apr-13 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds Sat-Apr-14 Austin, TX Mohawk Sun-Apr-15 Dallas, TX Trees Tue-Apr-17 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Wed-Apr-18 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlies Fri-Apr-20 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Sat-Apr-21 Columbia, MO Mojos

NADA SURF
nadasurf.com

Nada Surf is one of the few bands that we have covered since the start of W♥M. We've always liked them, and if you were lucky enough to be at SXSW this year, they played a few shows down there.

They are stopping in Minneapolis on March 31st at First Ave. You know that Saturday's First Ave shows ends around 10:30, or so, because of the nightclub that happens afterward. A staff at First Ave tried to make me stay because she thinks I'd get a kick out of seeing some of the clienteles. Maybe one day, I'll stay in after a show… just not March 31st because of Fanfarlo coming to town.

The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is Nada Surf's first album in almost four years. Their last album, Lucky, which we reviewed, was in 2008. Reading about making of this new record, it sounded like it was tough, because their home recording studio in Brooklyn wasn't soundproof. According to singer/guitarist Matthew Caws, "We couldn't do vocals late at night, because the music from the bar downstairs would come through the floor."

When it's all said and done, Caws admitted that making The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy was a whole lot of fun. And they want to share that fun and excitement with you on their tour - see below.

03/23/12 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 03/24/12 Seattle, WA/12 Neptune 03/25/12 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw 03/27/12 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 03/29/12 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall 03/30/12 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room 03/31/12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 04/02/12 Chicago, IL - The Metro 04/04/12 Toronto, ON - The Opera House 04/05/12 Montreal, QC - The Corona Theatre 04/06/12 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 04/07/12 New York, NY - Webster Hall 04/09/12 Phila, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts 04/10/12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

06/19/12 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club 06/20/12 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 06/21/12 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom 06/22/12 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 06/23/12 Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe 06/24/12 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall 06/25/12 St. Louis, MO -The Old Rock House 06/27/12 Little Rock, AR - Juanita's 06/28/12 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre 06/29/12 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa 06/30/12 Houston, TX - Fitzegerald’s 07/02/12 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree 07/03/12 Atlanta, GA - The Loft 07/05/12 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live

LOVEDRUG
lovedrugmusic.com

Lovedrug's "Wild Blood" video came on MTV Buzzworthy last week, calling the song "the perfect soundtrack for your next road trip". You can watch it on youtube.com. The song is the title track from their Wild Blood album that came out in early March.

I'm pretty certain that they'll be doing songs from that album on their upcoming tour. They are stopping in at the Cause (previously known as The Sauce) in Minneapolis on April 1st. If you've ever been to a show at this place, it's a very, very tiny little place. I believe it's even smaller than 7th Street Entry, which everyone will agree that 7th Street is tiny. Once The Cause gets to a certain level, the door person will turn you away because of fire hazard safety codes, so I suggest if you really want to see them - show up early.

Tour dates below:

Mar 21 Duling Hall Jackson, MS Mar 22 A&M Theatre Panama City, FL Mar 23 BACKBOOTH Orlando, FL Mar 24 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA Mar 25 New Brookland Tavern West Columbia, SC Mar 28 Doc's Muncie, IN Mar 29 Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN Mar 30 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL Apr 01 CAUSE SPIRITS & SOUND BAR Minneapolis, MN Apr 04 Lemonjello's Holland, MI Apr 05 Frankies Toledo, OH Apr 06 Musica Akron, OH Apr 07 RUMBA CAFE Columbus, OH Apr 08 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY Apr 11 Bug Jar Rochester, NY Apr 12 Bowery Electric New York, NY

Apr 13 North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA Apr 14 Chameleon Lancaster, PA Apr 15 Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA Apr 16 Whiskey's Annapolis, MD Apr 17 Kingdom Richmond, VA Apr 18 Jammin Java Vienna, VA Apr 19 Blue Nile Harrisonburg, VA Apr 27 Aquadome Kirksville, MO Apr 28 Music Union Hall Ottumwa, IA Apr 29 The Granada Lawrence, KS Apr 30 The Scene-Ary Wichita, KS May 01 Hi-Dive Denver, CO May 03 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT May 06 Soda Bar San Diego, CA May 10 Bootleg Bar Los Angeles, CA May 16 Someday Lounge Portland, OR

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SXSW 2012: March 17

SXSW day four. Continuous updates from Dan. Please read our previous SXSW coverage. Bands we previously covered: Nada Surf, Mumford and Sons, and Laura Marling.

UPDATES:

Nada Surf at Mellow Johnny's KEXP show (03/15/12)

NADA SURF
nadasurf.com

Nada Surf at Waterloo. We are in line for the Third Man Records truck. We can hear some Nada Surf. Sounding good. Heard them at Mellow Johnny's acoustic on Thursday as well. Bike ride earlier today weather has been great. Need a shower and then back to music

Ian McLagan & The Bump Band at Yard Dog Day Party (03/17/12)

IAN MCLAGAN
www.ianmclagan.com

AOL is not working so here hoes an update for day. We saw Ian McLagan from the faces at the Yard Dog Party. It's an art shop with space in back for bands and parties. He doesn't really have a voice, but for 66 years he sings his heart out with a joy that so many others miss. Saw a couple no name bands as well. Not worth any more mention than that.

MUMFORD AND SONS
mumfordandsons.com

Now we are sitting outside the LBJ museum on a beautiful night waiting for Mumford and Sons. There must be 10,000 people inside.

Overall really good shows and they have been able to make the jump from small to large crowds in a short period of time. I'd seen them once before when they were third on the bill at the 400 Bar with Laura Marling.

They brought on a marching band from the local high school at one point. It was quite the scene with at least 40 people jumping down on the stage....

New material sounds great (no info on when it's coming out)....

No picture because sitting behind a fence didn't work well...

Early this afternoon, we tried to get into multiple day parties and had no luck, so we eat BBQ sitting on a curb and then went to Flatstock, a poster show.

Edward Sharpe is finishing up and ended with "Home", which gets a lot of airplay in Minneapolis.

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Nada Surf - Lucky

Nadasurf2 Tour 1/30: Seattle, WA @ Triple Door[1] 1/31: Portland, OR@ Doug Fir[1] 2/02: SF, CA @ Swedish American Hall[1] 2/07: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/08: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 3/17 – 3/29 – Little Ones support 4/1 – 4/13 – What Made Milwaukee Famous support w/ the exception of NYC 3/17: Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse 3/18: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 3/19: LA CA @ Henry Fonda Theater 3/21: Pomona, CA @ Glass House 3/22: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore 3/25: Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's 3/28: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market 3/29:Vancouver,CA@Commodore Ballroom 4/01: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre 4/02: Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 4/03: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 4/04: Chicago, IL @ Metro 4/05: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 4/07: Toronto, CA @ Opera House 4/8: Montreal, CA @ Club Soda 4/10: Boston, MA @ Paradise 4/11: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 4/12: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 4/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero [1] w/ Port O'Brien - Acoustic Nada_surf-lucky See Also Nada Surf http://weheartmus... In 1996, their hit song "Popular" from the album "High/Low" made Nada Surf an MTV buzz band, ...

 

Nada Surf - See These Bones

At first listen, Nada Surf’s fifth album , Lucky, which is to be released in the United States on February 5, 2008, on Barsuk Records,  sounds like an easy –going  great bunch of harmonious indie songs.  When you really listen and focus on the lyrics though, you hear that each song tells  a story of something deep and honest, filled with images of restlessness and conflicting desires, longing, mortality, renewal, hope, excitement of parenthood, family history, and the elusiveness of love.  What makes this album so desirable beyond the lyrics is the blend of uplifting music complimenting singer/guitarist Matthew Caws emotional voice which brings these songs together as purely blissful.  The honesty in his voice makes you really feel for the stories being sung, while bassist  Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot  add in the essentials that carry these songs  and make them sound so alive and beautiful. No wonder these guys have been together for thirteen years strong.  

"I tend to be pretty hopeful about things further in the future, but full of anxiety about the next eight hours…I think I'm manic depressive without the mania. Yet I'm ready to be cheerful at the drop of a reason. I’m always looking for rapture in music." Caws jokes.

I can tell this album was really well produced. It just has that great sound quality to it.  Nada Surf co-produced and John Goodmanson (Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater Kinney, Blonde Redhead) did an amazing job producing, mixing, and engineering this masterpiece.

 According to their MySpace page, The first song on the album, See These Bones, was inspired by a visit Caws made a few years back to the Crypt of the Capuchin Monks in Rome, who created a macabre but stirring environmental sculpture from the bones of their departed brethren. Caws says, “It’s a chilling place. Seeing all those old bones up close really drives home that this is it – and you better make the most of your life. Ultimately, it’s uplifting. I left there in a bizarrely good mood.”  Joining them on this song is Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie, and Harvey Danger’s Sam Nelson. 

 

Nada Surf - Weightless

A few other guests on the album include  English singer-pianist Ed Harcourt, on “Weightless” and “Beautiful Beat”, which are two really great songs with strong lyrics and upbeat tunes, and John Roderick, on “Ice on the Wing”. – which references Caws’ family lore: his grandfather’s adventures as a fighter pilot and an ambulance driver in two world wars and his father’s rearing in (and escape/excommunication from) a British religious cult.

One of the other really catchy songs inspired from the  beginnings of a long awaited romance , “I Like What You Say”  uses clever lyrics  -

“They say if you’re not lonely being alone

Boy there is something wrong”

Also from MySpace - “The Fox” melds the personal and the political, the delusions in a relationship mirroring lies from the government. The image in the chorus – “On the grass at Beachy Head/On the cliff to which you’ve been led” – almost pilfers the scene in the Who’s Quadrophenia when protagonist Jimmy launches his scooter off the enormous grassy cliff on the Southern English coast: Caws says “We visited Beachy Head when I was a kid and I remember standing on the slope and sensing that if I took two or three more steps down the soft grass, I would just tumble off. I remember feeling like I was standing right next to death.”

 

Nada Surf - I Like What You Say Video

Two songs on Lucky reminded me of nostalgic 60’s and 70’s folk songs , very much Beatlesque  as well.  The closer, “The Film Did Not Go ‘Round” , written by indie singer Greg Peterson,  is haunting of lost love and spooky enough reminds me of The Beatles “Yesterday”. 

Nada Surf is going to be on tour  to coincide with the release of Lucky.

For more on Nada Surf , check out their website www.nadasurf.com

 01/27/2008 09:05:26  Kristine my♥posts www.nadasurf.com

News: Rancid in Studio and Nada Surf to Tour

Rancid - Salvation Rancid Further Reading Rancid Enters Studio http://weheartmus... In the five years since the release of Indestructible, the members of Rancid have been anything ... Bad Religion http://weheartmus... I was kind of surprise to find out that Bad Religion's 14th studio album, New Maps of Hell, is be...

I just received the press release stating that Rancid are back in the studio to record a new album:

The incomparable punk band Rancid began recording today in a studio on the California coast with long-time friend, producer and label president Brett Gurewitz, who has worked with Rancid on virtually every record in their extensive, accomplished career.

...

But a new Rancid record is different -- something special, never hasty or perfunctory, as their fervent, untiring fans have learned over the years. A Rancid record is an organic thing, not cultivated, but rather harvested wild; filled to the brim with all the living done in between stints in the studio. This record will be no different. Sweated over, hammered out and brought forth, the yet-untitled release will have all the hard knocks and big wins of lives lived prodigiously.

As you know, Rancid formed from Operation Ivy (a Ska/Punk band) and debut their record on Epitaph Record (the label that was started by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion). Epitaph had a string of hits in the 90s, including some of their best known releases: Rancid's Let's Go, NOFX's Punk in Drublic, and Offspring's Smash (16 million copies sold) - all in a short span of time in 1994.

Rancid, always seems to me as pretty much Operation Ivy Part 2, as their singer, Lars Frederiksen Tim Armstrong, as that kind of kind of skank garble singing style.

I'm including one of their better-known songs, "Salvation".  I think that "whoa-whoaaa" part is pretty catchy.

Anyway, it seems that they are currently on Hell Cat Records. Expect a tour shortly after its release, in the meantime, keep an eye out on www.rancidrancid.com

Nada Surf - See These Bones Nada Surf Further Reading Nada Surf - Always Love http://weheartmus... In 1996, their hit song "Popular" from the album "High/Low" made Nada Surf an MTV buzz band, ...

Speaking of tours, I also got an announcement that Nada Surf is going to go on tour at the end of the month through April in support of their album, Lucky. I have a review copy, which I'll be sending to Kristin for review. If you recall, she originally reviewed Nada Surf's Popular.

I will also be requesting W♥M staffers for concert reviews (so send me a note if you're interested in attending any of these show dates).

Tour
1/30: Seattle, WA @ Triple Door^[1]
1/31: Portland, OR@ Doug Fir^[1]
2/02: San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall^[1]
2/07: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
2/08: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
3/17 – 3/29 – Little Ones support
4/1 – 4/13 – What Made Milwaukee Famous support w/ the exception of NYC
3/17: Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
3/18: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
3/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater
3/21: Pomona, CA @ Glass House
3/22: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
3/25: Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
3/28: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
3/29: Vancouver, CA @ Commodore Ballroom
4/01: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
4/02: Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
4/03: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/04: Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/05: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
4/07: Toronto, CA @ Opera House
4/8: Montreal, CA @ Club Soda
4/10: Boston, MA @ Paradise
4/11: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
4/12: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
4/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero

[1] w/ Port O'Brien - Acoustic

For more information, please refer to www.nadasurf.com and their label, Barsuk Records.

 01/14/2008 21:05:29  vu my♥posts www.weheartmusic.com

JGS wrote: Jan 18, 2008 6:29 PM

Not to be pedantic... oh, who am I kidding - to be totally pedantic, Tim Armstrong is the singer with the 'skank garble singing style' - he's also the one who was in Op Ivy. Lars also sings on some songs, but he has a much more shouty 'punk' style.

And Hellcat records is Tim's label, so it's safe to say Rancid will be on that label for a while...

Nada Surf - Always Love

 

Nada Surf - Always Love

Nadasurf2005

In 1996,  their hit song "Popular"  from the album  "High/Low" made Nada Surf an MTV buzz band,  although their   two   albums  following  " The Proximity Effect"  (2000)  and "Let Go" (2003) they made afterward didn't attract much mainstream attention... which is why I hadn't heard much from the band until their  last album " The Weight is  A Gift" (1995), produced by Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie). 

 

 While  "Popular" is a bit more aggressive,   "Always Love"   is an instant feel good song with catchy lyrics and singer Matthew Caws vocals are so melodic and beautiful it undertones emotion put to good use.  You know the kind of song that has just the right amount of sadness to balance the joy that ends up making it an easy sing along.  In the end, it sums up to be one of those good life songs.    My four year old son loves this song too.   While eating pizza tonight for dinner, he was singing  "always love, hate will get you everytime", claiming he had this song in his head, not to mention, so do I all the time. 

 

always love
even when you want to fight

self-directed lives
i want to know what it'd be like to
aim so high above
every card that you get dealt you

always love
hate will get you every time
always love
hate will get you
and i've been held back by something
you said to me quietly on the stairs
you said
hey you good ones

 

 

[kristine]