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RIOT FEST 2012 CHICAGO

The best bang for your buck, "Riot Fest" is hard to beat. I just got back from Chicago, where a mere $50 got you two days of festival/carnival fun. Lollapalooza, another Chicago festival, compares in at $95 a day.

Festivals, like Warped Tour and Lolla, have been around the block, while Riot Fest is a relatively new festival. What makes it different from the others? Well, for starters, this year's event featured a carnival with games & rides, as well as a wrestling ring. There's something about the relative absence of corporate sponsorship (no barrage of Toyota giveaways here) that puts the emphasis on the carnies, punks, and weathered former pro-wrestlers where it belongs!

If you're an out-of-towner thinking about attending next year, you will probably be using public transport to get you there. The nice thing about Lolla is the proximity of the event to the rail line. Held in Grant Park, it's not more than a couple blocks from the nearest train station. Unless you can snag a bus, Humboldt Park is about a two mile walk from Division Station. But where public transportation leaves voids, free enterprise steps in; snagging a pedi-cab ride is a great way to see Chicago and meet some interesting people.

At a festival this large, the varied spectrum of music lends itself to some games of "Who did They Come to See?" Dreadlocks and Puca Shells over there are probably here for Gogol Bordello. Art Students in All Black are here to freak out to Screaming Females. The GWAR Fans are easy to spot after the afternoon sun has cooked the pink stain of fake blood into their faces and t-shirts. And if you're Grey Haired, you're probably here for Iggy Pop or Elvis Costello.

Riot Fest continues to Dallas, Texas, on September 22nd.

Slapstick at Riot Fest, Chicago (09/15/12)

alison ♥ www.riotfest.org

News: Andy Rourke, Sia, and Gogol Bordello

The Smiths - Handsome Devil

The Smiths

This is just a quickie, since many of these things are time-sensitive:

DJ N-D
www.andyrourke.info

You know I'm a huge Smiths fan (yes, that's me, the one that touched Johnny Marr....) and wanted to mention that bassist Andy Rourke has a DJ gig at EastVillageRadio.com today (that's today, Tuesday, March 2^nd at Noon ET). That's 11am in Minneapolis ? The press release was also confusing, it lists "Premieres Tuesday, March 3".

Here's the thing with online internet radio - it shouldn't be hard. East Village Radio has eight options, which looks like a fail to me. It woudn't hurt to just have a "play" button? Ideally, I would like one play button and eight "advance" options if I find that the standard 64k is too low quality, I can upgrade (especially if I have a higher bandwidth).

Anyway, unfortunately, I am not home to listen to the show (yes, like most people, I'm at work...) and it doesn't look like this radio station offers archive options.  EDIT: I am told an archive of this show is located at www.eastvillageradio.com.

Incidentally: the best bass-ey Smiths song (besides from the bass remix of "This Charming Man") is "Barbarism Begins At Home". WOW, love that bassline.

Sia - Buttons

SEEYA SIA*
siamusic.net ♥ myspace.com/siamusic

Yes, I'm officially available for covering shows. I will be at the Fine Line on April 24^th, adoring the child-like person that is called Sia. Come say hi, I'm friendly!

Destiny

I've watched the Sia DVD, and I LOVE "Buttons" done live with the neon stuff, so I'm quite excited and anticipating such things on her upcoming North American tour.

Oooh, I think she'll be doing some Zero Seven songs on her live set?  I hope so, I can't wait.

Her tour dates:

Apr 10 2010 Commodore Vancouver, BC Apr 12 2010 Market Seattle, Washington Apr 13 2010 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon Apr 14 2010 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA Apr 17 2010 Coachella Festival Palm Springs, CA Apr 19 2010 House of Blues San Diego, California Apr 20 2010 The Marquee Phoenix, Arizona Apr 22 2010 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado Apr 24 2010 Fine Line Minneapolis, Minnesota Apr 25 2010 Vic Chicago Apr 26 2010 St. Andrews Detroit, Michigan Apr 28 2010 Phoenix Toronto, Ontario Apr 30 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec May 1 2010 HOB Boston, Massachusetts

May 2 2010 TLA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 4 2010 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC May 6 2010 Terminal 5 New York, New York May 8 2010 Rams Head Annapolis, Maryland May 12 2010 Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen May 15 2010 L’Aéronef Lille May 16 2010 Ancienne Belgique Brussels May 17 2010 MCV Utrecht May 18 2010 Olympia Paris May 20 2010 Astra Berlin May 21 2010 Große Freiheit 36 Hamburg May 23 2010 Muffathalle Munich May 24 2010 Theaterhaus Stuttgart May 25 2010 Gloria Cologne May 27 2010 Roundhouse - SOLD OUT London

* Seeya soon!

Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple

Gogol Bordello

GO, GO, GOGOL! or GOOGLE GOGOL!
gogolbordello.com ♥ www.myspace.com/gogolbordello

New album (Trans-Continental Hustle), touring dates, all the detail are on their announcement, courtesy of sonymusic.com.

Off topic: but I saw a movie called Everything Is Illuminated, that stars the singer from Gogol.  I think this was before he was more known for being in this band. I guess, like Flea in Suburbia?

Anyway, having only seen music video footage, this looks like an amazing band to see live. Unfortunately, they're also quite popular, so expect very packed (if not sold out) shows. They are, incidentally, playing two dates in Minneapolis at First Avenue on April 24^th and 25^th.

Here's the full touring schedule.

Tues Mar, 9 Filmore New York @ Irving Plaza Sun Mar, 28 Fremantle, AUS West Roots Blues Tue Mar, 30 Melbourne, AUS Billboard Wed Mar, 31 Sydney, AUS The Metro Fri Apr, 2 Brisbane, AUS The HiFi Sun Apr, 4 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Mon Apr, 5 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Sun Apr, 18 Montreal, QC Metropolis Tue Apr, 20 Toronto, ON Sound Academy Wed Apr, 21 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Fri Apr, 23 Chicago, IL Congress Sat Apr, 24 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Sun Apr, 25 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Wed Apr, 28 Boston, MA House of Blues Thu Apr, 29 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Fri Apr, 30 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Sat May, 1 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Fri May, 7 London, UK Hammersmith Apolo # Sat May, 8 Manchester, UK Academy

Sun May, 9 Glasgow, UK Academy Mon May, 10 Norwich, UK UEA Tue May, 11 Birmingham, UK Academy Fri May, 14 Bulligny/Nancy, FR JDM Fest Sat May, 15 Longirod, CH Longirock Sun May, 16 Karlsruhe, GER Tollhaus Tue May, 18 Paris, FR Elysee Montmartre Wed May, 19 Toulouse, FR Le Bikini Fri May, 21 Madrid, SP La Riviera Sat May, 22 Barcelona, SP Razzmatazz Mon May, 24 Bologna, IT Estragoon Tue May, 25 Milan, IT Alcatraz Wed May, 26 Zurich, CH Xtra Thu May, 27 Wien, AT Gasometer Tue Jun, 1 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Wed Jun, 2 Hamburg, GER Docks Thu Jun, 3 Berlin, GER Astra/Columbia Halle Fri Jun, 4 Nuremburg, GER Rock im Park Sun Jun, 6 Nurburgring, GER Rock am Ring

 03/02/2010 10:54:20 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

News: Andy Rourke, Sia, and Gogol Bordello

The Smiths - Handsome Devil

The Smiths

This is just a quickie, since many of these things are time-sensitive:

DJ N-D
www.andyrourke.info

You know I'm a huge Smiths fan (yes, that's me, the one that touched Johnny Marr....) and wanted to mention that bassist Andy Rourke has a DJ gig at EastVillageRadio.com today (that's today, Tuesday, March 2^nd at Noon ET). That's 11am in Minneapolis ? The press release was also confusing, it lists "Premieres Tuesday, March 3".

Here's the thing with online internet radio - it shouldn't be hard. East Village Radio has eight options, which looks like a fail to me. It woudn't hurt to just have a "play" button? Ideally, I would like one play button and eight "advance" options if I find that the standard 64k is too low quality, I can upgrade (especially if I have a higher bandwidth).

Anyway, unfortunately, I am not home to listen to the show (yes, like most people, I'm at work...) and it doesn't look like this radio station offers archive options.  EDIT: I am told an archive of this show is located at www.eastvillageradio.com.

Incidentally: the best bass-ey Smiths song (besides from the bass remix of "This Charming Man") is "Barbarism Begins At Home". WOW, love that bassline.

Sia - Buttons

SEEYA SIA*
siamusic.net ♥ myspace.com/siamusic

Yes, I'm officially available for covering shows. I will be at the Fine Line on April 24^th, adoring the child-like person that is called Sia. Come say hi, I'm friendly!

Destiny

I've watched the Sia DVD, and I LOVE "Buttons" done live with the neon stuff, so I'm quite excited and anticipating such things on her upcoming North American tour.

Oooh, I think she'll be doing some Zero Seven songs on her live set?  I hope so, I can't wait.

Her tour dates:

Apr 10 2010 Commodore Vancouver, BC Apr 12 2010 Market Seattle, Washington Apr 13 2010 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon Apr 14 2010 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA Apr 17 2010 Coachella Festival Palm Springs, CA Apr 19 2010 House of Blues San Diego, California Apr 20 2010 The Marquee Phoenix, Arizona Apr 22 2010 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado Apr 24 2010 Fine Line Minneapolis, Minnesota Apr 25 2010 Vic Chicago Apr 26 2010 St. Andrews Detroit, Michigan Apr 28 2010 Phoenix Toronto, Ontario Apr 30 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec May 1 2010 HOB Boston, Massachusetts

May 2 2010 TLA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 4 2010 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC May 6 2010 Terminal 5 New York, New York May 8 2010 Rams Head Annapolis, Maryland May 12 2010 Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen May 15 2010 L’Aéronef Lille May 16 2010 Ancienne Belgique Brussels May 17 2010 MCV Utrecht May 18 2010 Olympia Paris May 20 2010 Astra Berlin May 21 2010 Große Freiheit 36 Hamburg May 23 2010 Muffathalle Munich May 24 2010 Theaterhaus Stuttgart May 25 2010 Gloria Cologne May 27 2010 Roundhouse - SOLD OUT London

* Seeya soon!

Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple

Gogol Bordello

GO, GO, GOGOL! or GOOGLE GOGOL!
gogolbordello.com ♥ www.myspace.com/gogolbordello

New album (Trans-Continental Hustle), touring dates, all the detail are on their announcement, courtesy of sonymusic.com.

Off topic: but I saw a movie called Everything Is Illuminated, that stars the singer from Gogol.  I think this was before he was more known for being in this band. I guess, like Flea in Suburbia?

Anyway, having only seen music video footage, this looks like an amazing band to see live. Unfortunately, they're also quite popular, so expect very packed (if not sold out) shows. They are, incidentally, playing two dates in Minneapolis at First Avenue on April 24^th and 25^th.

Here's the full touring schedule.

Tues Mar, 9 Filmore New York @ Irving Plaza Sun Mar, 28 Fremantle, AUS West Roots Blues Tue Mar, 30 Melbourne, AUS Billboard Wed Mar, 31 Sydney, AUS The Metro Fri Apr, 2 Brisbane, AUS The HiFi Sun Apr, 4 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Mon Apr, 5 Byron Bay, AUS Byron Bay Blues Fest Sun Apr, 18 Montreal, QC Metropolis Tue Apr, 20 Toronto, ON Sound Academy Wed Apr, 21 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Fri Apr, 23 Chicago, IL Congress Sat Apr, 24 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Sun Apr, 25 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Wed Apr, 28 Boston, MA House of Blues Thu Apr, 29 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Fri Apr, 30 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Sat May, 1 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Fri May, 7 London, UK Hammersmith Apolo # Sat May, 8 Manchester, UK Academy

Sun May, 9 Glasgow, UK Academy Mon May, 10 Norwich, UK UEA Tue May, 11 Birmingham, UK Academy Fri May, 14 Bulligny/Nancy, FR JDM Fest Sat May, 15 Longirod, CH Longirock Sun May, 16 Karlsruhe, GER Tollhaus Tue May, 18 Paris, FR Elysee Montmartre Wed May, 19 Toulouse, FR Le Bikini Fri May, 21 Madrid, SP La Riviera Sat May, 22 Barcelona, SP Razzmatazz Mon May, 24 Bologna, IT Estragoon Tue May, 25 Milan, IT Alcatraz Wed May, 26 Zurich, CH Xtra Thu May, 27 Wien, AT Gasometer Tue Jun, 1 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Wed Jun, 2 Hamburg, GER Docks Thu Jun, 3 Berlin, GER Astra/Columbia Halle Fri Jun, 4 Nuremburg, GER Rock im Park Sun Jun, 6 Nurburgring, GER Rock am Ring

 03/02/2010 10:54:20 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com

Gogol Bordello & J.U.F.

Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple

Gogol Bordello

 

Gogol Bordello is a gypsy punk band formed in the Lower East Side of New York City. 

Their live shows are high energy and the songs themselves are often not in English.  Many of the members of the band are immigrants coming from a range of countries including Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Ethiopia and Scotland.  The song "Start Wearing Purple" can be heard in the film Everything Is Illuminated (2005) which also stars two band members-- Eugene Hütz and Pamela Jintana Racine.

Gogol Bordello's frontman Eugene Hütz also doubles as DJ Hütz.  His work as a DJ and with Gogol Bordello led them to combine with members of Balkan Beat Box to work on a project they call J.U.F. (Jewish-Ukranian Freundshaft).  The music from J.U.F. is quite a mix of various sounds from both groups. As Hütz himself says, "the culture of musical experience seems to be deteriorating in a way where there is only sameness. I wanted J.U.F to be extreme, so we created an alarming mixture of stuff that almost defies any sort of categorization other than WHAT THE FUCK STYLE might as well JOIN GYPSY PUNK PARTY.”

J.U.F. - Gypsy Part of Town

J.U.F.

Trivia:  Hütz also recently worked with director Pavla Fleischer on a documentary that traced his gypsy-roots-finding tour through Eastern Europe entitled Pied Piper of Hutzovina (2006). 

 

Also, many thanks to Vu for uploading the songs for me!

 

- Valley Girl