We're only in day five of April, and this month's already kicking my butt. I'm super behind on reviews, and I wish I had more time to write more longer-form posts, but you know how sleep gets in the way.
Let's just put it this way: last night was epic. Bright Eyes showed up, saw three and a half bands - about six hours worth of music and meeting people. When DJ Conor Oberst finally showed up after his show at First Avenue, he brought a ton of fans over. The word I got from a friend from that show was that he said on stage that, "I'll be DJing tonight... somewhere in Minneapolis". People-in-the-know all roamed down to the 400 Bar shortly afterward. It was great, The Builders and Butchers played a mini-six song set at the after party.
Anyway, while I'll recover, I thought I'd pass along another tip, head over to spin.com/itunes for a download code to get 17 tracks for FREE, tracks picked by the editors of Spin Magazine.
Last month's issue (March 2011) featured W♥M's favorite Lykke Li on the cover - in a weird sexy cut of a dress. This month's cover (April 2011) features The Strokes on their "comeback" (what comeback? I haven't been told).
SPIN'S APRIL 2011 PLAYLIST
From April 2011's playlist (see full listing above), my favorite is easily Russian-Jewish-Dutch-Javanese cutie Keren Ann. The synth reminds me of another song.
The single is probably from her 2011 album, 101, and she'll be on tour to promote it this Summer:
Anyway, while I'll recover, I thought I'd pass along another tip, head over to spin.com/itunes for a download code to get 17 tracks for FREE, tracks picked by the editors of Spin Magazine.
Last month's issue (March 2011) featured W♥M's favorite Lykke Li on the cover - in a weird sexy cut of a dress. This month's cover (April 2011) features The Strokes on their "comeback" (what comeback? I haven't been told).
SPIN'S APRIL 2011 PLAYLIST
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01 Beady Eye "The Roller"
02 Cornershop "Natch" 03 Faust "Herbststimmung" 04 J Mascis "Not Enough" 05 JEFF The Brotherhood "Diamond Way" 06 Keren Ann "My Name Is Trouble" 07 Kurt Vile "Jesus Fever" 08 Morning Teleportation"Expanding Anyway" 09 Obits "You Gotta Lose" |
10 Papercuts "Do You Really Wanna Know"
11 Peter Bjorn and John "Breaker Breaker" 12 Pharoahe Monch "Clap (One Day)" 13 Sharon Van Etten "Love More" 14 Starf--er "Bury Us Alive" 15 The Dirtbombs "Sharevari" 16 Toro Y Moi "New Beat" 17 Yelle "Safari Disco Club" |
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KEREN ANN TOUR DATES:
April 17 – Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
June 8 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
June 9 – ICA – Boston, MA
June 11 – The Warhol – Pittsburgh, PA
June 13 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
June 14 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
June 17 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA
June 18 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
June 19 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
June 21 – Yoshi’s – San Francisco, CA
June 23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
June 24 – McCabes – Santa Monica, CA
June 25 – Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Los Angeles, CA
June 28 – Drake Hotel – Toronto, ONT
April 17 – Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
June 8 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
June 9 – ICA – Boston, MA
June 11 – The Warhol – Pittsburgh, PA
June 13 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
June 14 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
June 17 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA
June 18 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
June 19 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
June 21 – Yoshi’s – San Francisco, CA
June 23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
June 24 – McCabes – Santa Monica, CA
June 25 – Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Los Angeles, CA
June 28 – Drake Hotel – Toronto, ONT
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