Monotonix March 10th

Monotonix visit Denver March 10th, and from what I've been reading about their Seattle show last week, it sounds worth checking out! Crowd surfing, wall scaling, fire starting...

photo from Josh

Need more inspiration? How about a quote from Stranger writer Ari Spool:

"Don’t make my mistake: This three-piece will rip your face off—think guitar riffs like Death from Above 1979, but less pretty-boy attitude. Also, they party like Hamas is right around the corner, and we can all learn a little something from that."

Monotonix pre-SXSW dates:
Feb 25 2008 8:00P Cap Hanson’s Bellingham, WA
Feb 26 2008 8:00P The Space Salem, OR
Feb 27 2008 8:00P The Vista Eureka, CA
Feb 28 2008 8:00P Crux Gallery Chico, CA
Feb 29 2008 8:00P Stork Club w/ Triclops Oakland, CA
Mar 1 2008 8:00P Bimbo’s w/ Gutter Twins (Noisepop) San Francisco, CA
Mar 2 2008 8:00P Satellite Lounge Reno, NV
Mar 3 2008 8:00P Sandrini’s Bakersfield, CA
Mar 4 2008 8:00P The Biko Goleta, CA
Mar 5 2008 8:00P Pink Elephant San Diego, CA
Mar 6 2008 8:00P The Smell w/ Anavan Los Angeles, CA
Mar 7 2008 8:00P Pomona College w/ Old Time Relijun Claremont, CA
Mar 8 2008 8:00P Bunkhouse Saloon Las Vegas, NV
Mar 9 2008 8:00P House Party - 1518 Broadway SE C Albuquerque w/ The Mae Shi Albaquerque, NM
Mar 10 2008 8:00P Rhinoceropolis Denver, CO
Mar 11 2008 8:00P Record Bar w/ Genghis Tron Kansas City, KS
Mar 12 2008 8:00P The Continental Tulsa, OK

Yeasayer returning to Denver

Yeasayer set an April 20th date at the Bluebird supporting Man Man. This is great news for us high plains-dwelling music fans who found ourselves snowed in and unable to make their performance earlier this month. Snowed blocked our Black Lips plans this weekend too. Laramie is a cruel home sometimes.

Man Man & Yeasayer - 2008 Tour Dates
April 12 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
April 15 - Columbus, Ohio @ Wexner Center for the Arts
April 16 - Chicago, Ill. @ Logan Square Auditorium
April 17 - Madison, Wis. @ The Annex
April 18 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity Theater
April 19 - Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown
April 20 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theater
April 21 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ In the Venue
April 23 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
April 24 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ SOhO Restaurant and Music
April 27 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Brickhouse
April 29 - Dallas, Texas @ The Loft at the Palladium
April 30 - Austin, Texas @ Emo's - Outside
May 2 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Workplay Theater
May 3 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Lenny's Bar
May 4 - Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle

[via brooklynvegan]

New favorite music: Muscles

I just got back from a sun-filled vacation where I realized that Muscles is the perfect music for slow summer days. I predict we'll all want to hear it this spring after the Front Range thaws. What I learned last week: The National is wonderful, but listening to Boxer pool-side does not make sense.

Instead, I choose "Sweaty"!
Muscles Sweaty mp3
[song via goodweatherforairstrikes]

Yeasayer/ MGMT at the Hi-Dive

The Laramigos were snowed in! That sound you hear = us weeping.
Julio offers a great photo essay - I'm envious of the chance to see these two bands, and increasingly enthusiastic about what I hear from them. Maybe they'll swing back through in summer?

photo Julio Enriquez

The Replacements - I'm in love, what's that song?

Wow, I reminisce about my Minnesota youth for two seconds (that's my max) and all of a sudden this guy is talking about the Replacements on kexp. Take a moment to picture young me, braces on my teeth, my first concert ever, Paul W and the gang on the stage in their flannels, just about to break up, Minneapolis 1991.*

Two things stand out to me about today's kexp interview: a) the Replacements survive time in great shape without their mythology distorting their innate goodness and b) kids today aren't listening to the Mats.

Children of America! Listen to Bastards of Young!

Srsly, the newly remastered best of deserves your attention. Buy it.

As I'm writing this kexp plays September Gurls followed by Alex Chilton. The synergy that makes Replacements fans love Big Star is also what makes me love music. And the whole package made high school worth living.

*What, you want a setlist? The internet provides!
Minneapolis, Orpheum 02/06/91
(I Don't Know / I Will Dare / Achin' To Be / Bent Out of Shape / Merry Go Round / Satellite / Happy Town / Swingin' Party / One Wink at a Time / Waitress in the Sky / Skyway / When it Began / Someone Take the Wheel / Talent Show / Can't Hardly wait / (T-REX tune) / Kiss me on the Bus / If only you were Lonely / Asking Me Lies / I'll Be You/ Nobody / Within Your Reach / I.O.U.)

Vampire Weekend - headed for Denver and a backlash?

The interwebs are talking about an inevitable Vampire Weekend backlash today (thx to Julio for the tip)...

No backlash here, as I kind of never understood the Vampire Weekend allure to begin with. Given my past, I can safely say I'm comfortable with their preppiness, and lord knows I enjoyed some Paul Simon before, during and after my preppy days.

The album just doesn't click with me. What am I missing? Hoped to see their last live show but weather being what it is at 7220 feet, did not make it.

Fill me in on why I should love Vampire Weekend. Please.

Sounds like they're making another Mile High appearance, I need to check it out in person.

Vampire Weekend U.S. dates 2008
Jan 30 2008 - 8:00P
Bowery Ballroom [21+] w/Aa, Plastic Little (SOLD OUT)
New York, NY
Jan 31 2008 - 8:00P
Popscene
San Francisco, California
Feb 1 2008 - 7:00P
Amoeba Music
San Francisco, California
Feb 4 2008 - 7:00P
Amoeba Music
Los Angeles, California
Feb 6 2008 - 8:00P
The Rock and Roll Hotel (SOLD OUT)
Washington DC, Washington DC
Feb 7 2008 - 8:00P
First Unitarian Church (SOLD OUT)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8 2008 - 8:00P
Willams College
Willamstown, Massachusetts
Feb 9 2008 - 8:00P
Museum of Fine Arts (SOLD OUT)
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 11 2008 - 8:00P
Horseshoe Tavern
Toronto, Ontario
Feb 12 2008 - 8:00P
The Blind Pig
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 13 2008 - 8:00P
Gypsy Hut
Cincinnati
Feb 14 2008 - 8:00P
Wexner Center for the Arts
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 15 2008 - 8:00P
Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 6 2008 - 8:00P
The Social w/ THE WALKMEN
Orlando
Mar 7 2008 - 8:00P
Langerado Festival-Big Cypress Indian Reservation
Clewiston, Florida
Mar 8 2008 - 8:00P
Cafe Eleven w/ THE WALKMEN
St. Augustine, Florida
Mar 9 2008 - 8:00P
The Earl w/ THE WALKMEN
Atlanta
Mar 10 2008 - 8:00P
The Bottletree w/ THE WALKMEN
Birmingham
Mar 19 2008 - 8:00P
The Casbah
San Diego, California
Mar 20 2008 - 8:00P
El Rey (SOLD OUT)
Los Angeles, California
Mar 22 2008 - 8:00P
The Independent
San Francisco, California
Mar 23 2008 - 8:00P
Rickshaw Shop
San Francisco, California
Mar 25 2008 - 8:00P
Doug Fir Lounge
Portland, Oregon
Mar 26 2008 - 8:00P
Neumos
Seattle, Washington
Mar 27 2008 - 8:00P
Richards on Richards
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar 29 2008 - 8:00P
The Badlander
Missoula, Montana
Mar 30 2008 - 8:00P
Neurolux
Boise, Idaho
Apr 1 2008 - 8:00P
Bluebird Theater
Denver, Colorado
Apr 25 2008 - 1:00P
Coachella
Indio, California

Upcoming shows- February/March Edition

Wow, February and March are shaping up! Julio, Mystik and Ricardo all put together nice preview lists recently. Here's my big wish list. Obviously by February I need to a) win the lottery and b) build a time machine. Also maybe c) create a clone to go to work for me the day after shows.

February 1: Editors & Hot Hot Heat @ Ogden
Liars @ Marquis
Talib Kweli @ Gothic

February 4: Yeasayer & MGMT @ Hi-Dive (kexp thinks you should go!)

February 13: Supersuckers @ Gothic

February 14: Devotchka @ Fox Theatre (this is the only chance to see them in U.S. for months)

February 16: Everything Absent or Distorted @ Hi-Dive
Black Lips @ Bluebird (+twist&shout in-store Feb 17)

February 22: Drive-by Truckers @ Ogden
February 23: Drive-by Truckers @ Fox Theatre

February 26: Hives @ Ogden

February 28: Built to Spill w/ Meat Puppets @ Gothic

March 10: Pela @ Hi-Dive

March 4: Grand Archives @ Hi-Dive

March 7: Place to Bury Strangers & Holy Fuck @ Larimer Lounge

March 11: Xiu Xiu @ Hi-Dive
Helio Sequence @ Larimer Lounge

March 22: Beach House @ Hi-Dive
Justice @ Ogden
Bob Mould @ Fox Theatre

March 31: Sons & Daughters @ Hi-Dive