The Cure @ Red Rocks

October 2nd Red Rocks will host the Cure. Suddenly there's something to see in Morrison this summer other than jam bands and graduation ceremonies.

The Cure U.S. Tour Dates 2007
Thu-Sep-13 Tampa - St Pete Times Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta - Gwinnett Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC - Patriot Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia - Wachovia Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York City - Madison Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston - Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal - Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto - Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago - Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City - E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival
Mon-Oct-08 Seattle - Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver - General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego - Cox Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston - Toyota Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas - American Airlines Center

Arcade Fire & LCD Soundsystem to play Red Rocks!!

This just in from Pitchfork: Arcade Fire will perform at Red Rocks with LCD Soundsystem on September 17th.

All I can say is: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, why is this two days after Monolith? Do I need to take a week off work?

Pela @ Mercury Lounge NYC 6/17/07

Visibly pleased to be home in NYC, Pela gave it their all on the last night of the tour with full energy and maximum guitar rock. People compare them to the Walkmen, and it is an apt comparison, but they have something else going on that I like a lot.

The blistering cover of the Pixies Holiday Song was a nice surprise, as was the all band end of tour jam at the end. Not sure what to make of the spaceman who introduced them and joined in on the fun, but he added a nice whimsy to the proceedings.

Stream the album here.

Brakes Brakes Brakes @ the Mercury Lounge 6/17/07

It was hot as hell and the last night of the tour and we were not certain we were in the mood for Brakes Brakes Brakes' brand of punk rock. We were wrong.

These boys won us over, first with the big ol' Wyoming sticker on a guitar, then with their humor and enthusiasm. Porcupine or Pineapple is a song I'll carry in my head forever.

Sorry for iffy photos, I'm far away from my photo-chop.

Live Preview: Hot Chip

Get ready to dance and be corrupted by Hot Chip Sunday June 17th at the Gothic.

From the band's website:

Hilariously, The Guardian reports today that Hot Chip are being targeted by the Local Government Association as part of their "crackdown" on illegal raves and parties over the summer. The association warns that youngsters have grown tired of "mainstream" music and are turning to naughty, naughty bands such as Hot Chip to provide them with illicit thrills in forests and green fields all across the land. Apparently, we are using bleeding edge technology such as "mobile telephones" and something called "Myspace" to deceive the constabulary and covertly organize our Bacchinalian festivities.

If there are so many great illegal parties and festivals up and down the land, can we be invited to one please?

Aqueduct, Blitzen Trapper, and Smoosh

New Pitchfork favorites Blitzen Trapper come to the Hi-Dive July 31st with Aqueduct and Smoosh. Curious about this show, but it falls the day after the Silversun Pickups at the Ogden. Need to work on funding and justification to make both shows happen.

Enjoy an mp3, courtesy of pfork.

Dan Deacon coming to Denver

The mesmerizing and befuddling Dan Deacon set a Colorado date this week.

Dan Deacon Summer Tour 2007

06/15 : Plush, Tuscan, AZ
06/16 : ExPlx, Los Angeles, CA
06/17 : Che Cafe, San Diego, CA
06/18 : Pehrspace, Los Angeles, CA
06/19 : Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/20 : 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
06/21 : Fools Foundation, Sacramento, CA
06/22 : Holocene, Portland, OR
06/23 : Seattle Pride, Seattle, WA (early)
06/23 : A Magical Hidden Cloud, Seattle, WA (secret late)
06/24 : Higgins Hall, Missoula, MT
06/25 : Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, MT
06/26 : Neurolux, Boise, ID
06/27 : Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
06/28 : Hi Dive, Denver, CO
06/29 : The Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence, KS
06/30 : Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
07/02 : Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN
07/03 : Cactus Club, Milwaukee, WI
07/05 : The House Cafe, Dekalb, IL
07/06 : Diamond Star House, Kalamazoo, MI
07/07 : Scrummage University, Detroit, MI
07/08 : McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY
07/09 : Sneaky Dees, Toronto, ON
07/10 : Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, ON
07/11 : La Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ
07/12 : Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
07/14 : Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
07/21 : Whartscpae Festival, Baltimore, MD