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A couple nights ago GH sent me, in numerous mediums, a message about The Bigger Lovers getting back together. It's true, and we couldn't be happier. They've already played a reunion show in March and released the 10 year anniversary remastered version of "How I Learned to Stop Worrying" and a "Maxi Single," which kind of sounds like a travel sized feminine product. We'll be going to the

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Give It Lose It Take It A House As Not A Home Rockist Part 4 (School of Language) Shorter Shorter Each Time Is A New Time Let's Write A Book Keep Right See You Later > Something Familiar A Gap Has Appeared If Only The Moon Were Up Them That Do Nothing Measure Effortlessly Share The Words Tell me It's Not The Only Way To Feel Happy 

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The New Pornographers rode into their favorite city this week to play 2 sold-out shows at the 9:30 Club.  I was only able to see the second, whose setlist was dictated by a kid in the front row.  I'm serious, some dude handed Carl a setlist, and they played it. The show included some songs they claim haven't been played in years (To Wild Homes and The End of Medicine) and Pitchfork jabs (Neko

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I received a link via email to one of the new tracks off of the upcoming album, Goodbye, Killer.  It stated that "It’s a rock band record," which peaked my interest. When I think Pernice rock, I think of Yours, Mine & Ours.  "Sometimes I Remember" Here's the new one: Jacqueline Suzann Let me know what you think.

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After Joe's solo book tour, it looks like the band is coming out with a new album, goodbye, killer. The cover art was put online today.  Their website says it will be dropping June 15.  I know this Rockist can't wait.  Let's hope a tour with the complete band in in the works.

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What a coincidence: I happen to be in the Bay area for work and Field Music just so happens to be playing. The place was actually kind of crowded, which surprised me.  I had no idea anyone else knew of this band.  Apparently they do on the west coast. The sound was great, unlike School of Language's show at DC9 a while back.  They played a medley of old and new stuff, and even dipped into

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It turns out Field Music's hiatus hasn't lasted indefinitely.  After stints with School of Language and The Week That Was, it seems as if the Brewis brothers are back at it.  They have announced the track list to a 20 song album to be released in February. It also seems that they are coming back to the States after a disappointing (for us DC folks) tour a few years ago.  They have dates in

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Yep, posting again. Sorry for the hiatus. First off, sorry. And second, thanks to those who stuck on for a few months, checking it twice a day because you still don't know how to use Google Reader. You are real Americans.Of course you know Wilco is coming out with a new album in June. You can stream it here if you would like a preview (actually, it's a full view). Warning: it will

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Truckers front man, co-founder, and co-lead singer Patterson Hood was sick last night and couldn't make the show.  Instead of cancelling, the band offered your money back if you wanted it but said they'd go on without him and do their best for those who still wanted to come. Cooley and Shonna picked up the slack and it was, all things considered, a pretty damn good show.  Patterson's mic --

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Quick question regarding Wilco's "Pot Kettle Black."Is it just me, or is that beginning little bit of feedback supposed to mimic the sound of a tea kettle whistle?This just occurred to me yesterday. At first I thought it was really clever, but now I'm wondering if I might just be a few years late to the (tea) party.Wilco - "Pot Kettle Black" (live at Lollapalooza 2008) *Not sure if you can really

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So I saw this and I think you'll agree -- it had to be shared. It's a great tune by the now-defunct Mazarin -- currently reincarnated as Black Stoltzfus after the band's lead dude Quentin Stoltzfus. You may recognize it from the Walkmen's A Hundred Miles Off album... a good cover. This one? Well, you decide.

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Saw this on Myspace. Yeah, remember that? It's where all your friends who didn't go to college went before 2008...Dead Man's Bones - "In The Room Where You Sleep"I don't know why, but I keep expecting the Count to come out at any moment.

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In part inspired -- yet again -- by Noel Murray's Popless column on the AV Club (wherein he refuses to listen to new music for a year and instead revisits the back pages of his personal collection, reassessing as he goes), I thought it could be cool to listen to some of the less discussed Beatles' albums over and over and see how I felt about them a couple decades after hearing them for the first

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Hey there faithful readers! Breaking news - the United States military is using rock and roll as torture. Check it out here or here. The good fellas at DC Rock Club covered it too. It seems they basically blast Pantera, AC/DC, Nine Inch Nails. Probably Motorhead too. Maybe Ween's debut, GodWeenSatan: The Oneness? We at The Rockist Society don't like to be explicitly political, nor are we

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Portland, OR "Glam Parsons" quintet Cabinessence have a free ep for download.  Particularly thankful for this one right here. Cabinessence - "One Day (Or Another)"

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We here at the Rockist Society have much to be thankful for.  Among those things -- the end of Megan McCain's "music" blog, a Ray Davies show at the 9:30 Club in December (will he play Father Christmas?); friends; smoked poultry; Rob's latest craze, the bacon-infused Old Fashioned; the long-awaited release of the Flaming Lips' Christmas on Mars (though the soundtrack somehow does not include one

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We've done some stuff on this before, but the AV Club just posted a fairly funny article on fake bandnames.I've been privy to a number of brainstorming bandname sessions, and somewhere have a spiral notebook filled with aborted song lyrics and potential monikers for the never-existent groups I briefly dallied around with.Some of them included:The Motorsouls - a name stolen from something I read

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I can't go see Centro-matic Wednesday night at the Rock and Roll Hotel because I have to study. But you really ought to go. An all around good lineup of Will Johnson and co. side projects and full band stuff, and nary a Rockist has seen them and not been impressed. Johnson is also an affable sort, quite funny on stage when he opens his mouth.In honor of them though, and in hopes that you will

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Sad news today. Legendary drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience Mitch Mitchell has passed away in his Portland hotel room, apparently of natural causes. He had just wrapped up a Hendrix tribute tour at the end of last week.Mitchell had a number of other bona fide Rockist credentials -- playing with Lennon's impromptu band for the Stones Rock and Roll circus, playing with the Pretty Things --

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I can't remember if we've blogged about it, but we sure have dreamed about it.Yes, it's been a couple of years since we first said that the Hold Steady and the Drive-By Truckers should tour together.  And then they did.  And not just a couple shows together, a whole freakin' tour.  That somehow, someway, appears to be hitting every major and minor city in the eastern half of the United States --

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The election's over, liberalism reigns, and let's honor it with some feedback-laced guitar jams from the Pacific Northwest.About twice a year, I revisit the deep catalog of Doug Martsch and Built to Spill and remind myself that they would at least have one -- if not two -- entries in my list of ten deserted-island discs.  For three albums, Martscould simply not miss.  I am the sort of person that

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The Rockist Society formally endorses Neil Young for President.Yeah, we know he's Canadian.Neil Young / Bruce Springsteen - "Keep On Rockin' In The Free World"Don't forget to vote (although I think it's impossible to not remember).UPDATE:Friends sent these to me and they were too good to pass up.Coco Tea - "Barack Obama""Obama Is Beautiful World!"Dance Off

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My fiancee and I went to the movies for the first time in a while this weekend. The selection? Rachel Getting Married, a Jonathan Demme indie flick starring Anne Hathaway who already has the Oscar buzzards circling.Decent movie -- dark, with disorienting camera work, with good but not great performances -- but normally not something I'd write about. I didn't do a lot of background research before

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Rob and I braved the wilds of I-66 to catch the Broken Social Scene at the State Theatre in Falls Church on Wednesday.  We got there right as music was supposed to begin (8:30) but were faced with a line that literally stretched around the block.  And this being the suburbs, blocks are long.  I suppose the front desk folks weren't used to current hipsters, just ageing ones?  So we went in to Don

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Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn supports John McCain.The man Yorn has spent most of his career imitating (at times poorly), Bruce Springsteen, supports Barack Obama.You decide.UPDATE: Some loyal readers have pointed out that Pete Yorn may not in fact be a McCain supporter. We had received this information from a reliable source, but no real confirmation was ever received. We invite Pete Yorn to

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Just wanted to point you to a Rockist-approved t-shirt site, Universi-Tees, with the hope that you'll maybe buy something or at least pass it along.  In the interest of full disclosure, the company is run by my brother and his friends, so I make no claims of partiality.  As of right now they have a number of college shirts as well as the one above, which in my opinion is both hilarious and

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Long time back, we "introduced" you all to The Broadfield Marchers out of my home state of Kentucky (they're from Louisville, but I suppose that's okay).  Lead singer Dustin Zdobylak was kind enough to send a copy of their latest Rainbow Quartz release, The Inevitable Continuing to yours truly.  We don't get a lot of records -- Yell County, if you're out there, I liked the disc and I still owe

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-52091156566465328772008-10-08T08:48:00.003-04:002008-10-08T09:17:55.088-04:00

Having missed Fleet Foxes the two previous times they have been in town, I was quick to jump on tickets as soon as they went on sale. I kind of forgot about the show until G.H. posted about the $100 tickets on CL and I thought "Damn, gonna be packed." It was.Frank Fairfield opened up the show with a ratty old banjo, looking like an Amish boy. He picked away on that banjo and mumbled some whiny

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-9293048247467695412008-10-02T12:52:00.003-04:002008-10-03T08:39:19.754-04:00

Is this a deal breaker? CQ Politics writer David Nather describes a tension-filled affair just prior to the unveiling of the bailout package.There's not a lot there, besides, obviously, Obama's untypically undiplomatic choice of the Stones over the Beatles.Though I've never considered how he would respond to such a question, I'm not completely shocked. Just disappointed.No word on how McCain

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Phish announced on their site that they are doing 3 shows at Hampton Colosseum next spring.GL and I have seen our fair share of Phish shows back when his hair was longer and nattier (true story), yet this is one weekend that you couldn't pay me enough to get on I-95. Do they give tickets for driving on mushrooms?

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Two full weeks since we've posted. We're sorry. It's been pretty busy, we're happy to say, and the past week has been chock full of Rockism for me personally. Rob and I ventured to RnR Hotel last Wednesday to see Rob's cause celebre The Broken West play with Seattle up-and-comers Throw Me The Statue, who for some reason I wanted to associate with Matt Pond PA despite never having heard a

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Sad news Rockists. Richard ("Rick") Wright, founding member of Pink Floyd, passed away today. He had been fighting cancer for some time, and finally succumbed at the age of 65.It's sad, but we here at TRS prefer to remember the rich musical legacy he leaves behind. Forgetting some late period grievances -- not knocking all of The Wall, but he technically left the group around the time that

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If you have no plans tonight, or even if you do, go see our friends King Charles, the greatest Chuck Berry tribute band, at Freddy's Backroom.  They go on at 10.  This is going to be their last show for a while due to Tim's overseas quest.If you aren't convinced, this video of Scott may just do the trick. Oh, and wear your sweats.  There's dancing.

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Loyal DCist reader Will managed to score a spare ticket for My Morning Jacket's show at DAR last week.  And by ticket, I mean ten rows back in the middle.  To repay his generosity, I ignored his requests to a) provide a setlist and b) write anything about the show.   No more.  G.H. is a Rockist of his word.   The show was good.  It was close to great.  DC Rock Club have recently been vocal in not

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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/833712201.htmlYeah, they're pretty good. Nice album. Put on a good show when I caught them at the BC Backstage last spring. But in the day and age of 45 minute headlining sets, how much would you pay for a band with one LP under their belts? Better yet, not to be too terribly cynical, but will we still be talking about these guys in two years? I hope

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Those of you who scroll the blogs all day for good info know all about what happened in Toronto the other night. Oasis' lead guitarist and Man City fan Noel Gallagher got laid out by a fan while on stage. The band amazingly took a short break and kept the show going, but it looks like Noel might have a cracked rib and some ligament damage.My fellow DCister Kyle (aka Information Leafblower) just

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A true Josh Groban fan.We at The Rockist Society don't condone the phrase "Black People Music." Music is for all people.**Except Swedes. They're douches.

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Working about a mile from my house, it's a rare occasion that I use my car more than once per week. Considering the fact that my car no longer has a stereo, I have had to resort to singing to myself, using my BlackBerry as a stereo or listening to my iPod through one ear bud (which I've only done once) on the occasion that I bite the bullet and decide the 3 mile round trip is worth $18 in gas.

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*not playingIt sure has been a while since the last TRS concert outing. It's shaping up that our wettest outing might very well be our last outing. We did, on the other hand, all see the same band in the same month (granted it was in different states). One was lost to the Windy City, so it seems as though the tri-reviews are extinct. Ah well, that doesn't have to stop the reviews all

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Holy crap.  Interviews just do not get more awkward than this.  Fox5 local news in New York had The Walkmen on and the results are tremendous.  The new album, You and Me, really does sound good, but not the type of band to liven up a morning show.  Very safe money says Fox doesn't have them back.  The Walkmen on "Fox Light"

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We try to appeal to all party affiliations on this blog. Have we blogged about Ted Nugent? No, not that I can remember. Will we? Probably not. Are the vast majority of our subjects presumed Democrats? Yes. But we assume our readership to represent all manner of parties: We can absolutely confirm that we have at least one libertarian regular reader. However, one thing we've never managed

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I was perusing the comments on our Josh Groban post to get some fodder for this article when I noticed that a loyal reader posted a new comment on it earlier this month. It reads:c'mon you fucks! therez been too big a lull on this blog! Let's get the josh slammin' back on track so all the josh knob gobblerz world-widecan take time out from cutting coupons and singing at funerals to spew their

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Few tunes for Wednesday: Okkervil River - "Lost Coastlines". New one from Okkervil River off The Stand Ins, their upcoming follow-up to TRS-certified The Stage Names.  Yeah, we kinda ripped their show at 9:30 Club last spring.  But this one's pretty good, they sort of channel a Motown (with nods to twee) thing while Will Sheff crams a few hundred words into his sprawling verses. Cotton Jones

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I'm going back to school this fall in Middle East Studies, and in an effort to have a truly complete experience, I'm trying to get into some music of the region. So far it's been just a smattering of pop songs (Nanci Agram, anyone?) and Tinariwen, the desert guitar band made of Tuareg refugees. Pitchfork loves 'em. But I'm starting to branch out.1. Rainbow Arabia - "Omar K". Okay, okay...not

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This post is seriously overdue, but I just wanted to update the Rockist faithful and let them know the reason for my recent - though not entirely uncharacteristic - lack of posting. As the architecturally savvy may have already guessed from the picture above, I've moved to Chicago. The reason for the relocation wasn't because Laura Burhenn finally got around to filing that restraining order,

G. L. Nauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15521365594716798587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-28164019765547112002008-08-06T15:34:00.007-04:002008-08-06T16:12:37.496-04:00

The XYZ Affair - "Evening Life"Those pants are fantastically slim and Alex's moves are fantastically smooth. Bones seems pretty light on his feet, especially at the end of the video.You can stream the new EP on their website. To go behind the music, check this out.

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-31917465234873622672008-08-06T11:58:00.004-04:002008-08-06T16:16:06.566-04:00

Inspired in part by Amanda's interesting but perhaps misguided list of the best Beatles songs and also by a recent cover story with Ray Davies in Magnet Magazine (done by none other than Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan, how's that for rockism?), I've decided to put together my top ten Kinks songs. A difficult task, but I'm up to it. Share your thoughts in the comments.10. Dedicated Follower of Fashion

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Big SEC football fan here, and though my Kentucky Wildcats aren't your typical powerhouse, we all take comfort in knowing that we would be if we played in like the Big Eleven or the ACC or something.But seriously, everybody's excited because football training camps are just getting started. Most notably ESPN, who can finally unleash Lee Corso on the general public after 9 months of lockdown in

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The TRS local favorite, Geogie James, has announced that they are no longer.via www.georgiejames.com:After three years, Georgie James is calling it a day. We're proud of the album we made and everything else that we were able to do during our time together. We are both working on our respective solo projects (John's can be found at www.myspace.com/titletracksdc and Laura's at www.myspace.com/

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I came across this article today on Russia and its new emo epidemic. Looks like the Ruskies don't enjoy their kids dressing up like the Mad Max at an indie pop dance party ... This reminds me of the semi-recent Above the Influence ad campaign against indie rock, although not as extreme. It's pretty ridiculous to think that a modern country would even think about outlawing a certain style of

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It's resurrection time. Since I'm the only Rockist currently in DC yet the 2nd most frequent poster, it's time to get serious...Speaking of serious: does anyone else find the first 30 seconds of this video creepy? C'mon, a kid in the middle of nowhere gets into a dark van just rolling down the road? "Hey kid. Do you like candy?" By the way, alpacas are cute (and are not llamas)...Grand

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-9232286283182084572008-07-14T10:13:00.005-04:002008-07-14T10:48:05.403-04:00

Last week our very own G.H. got engaged to his sweetheart, and indie rock aficionado, J.C. My apologies to the lady fans of TRS.The rest of us at TRS extend our congratulations to the couple.Drive-By Truckers - "Marry Me (live)"NOTE: The ring pictured is not the ring given... G.H. has more taste than that.

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You Ain't No Picasso and some local Kentucky publications alerted me to a little solo, in-store set from Apples in Stereo leader Robert Schneider today in Lexington, my place of birth. The Morris Book Shop was having its big opening, complete with heavily iced cupcakes, cinnamon cookies, a massive bowl of colored goldfish crackers, tubs of Coke and Ale-8-One (a local ginger drink delicacy), and,

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-27645452652375658922008-07-07T23:19:00.002-04:002008-07-07T23:25:07.128-04:00

Our collective appreciation of Radiohead's DC stop (weather notwithstanding) was well-documented, but sitting at my parents house scanning their cable on-demand freebies, I came across a Jools Holland performance from 1995.  They were on with the artist formerly known as Declan MacManus and Chris Isaak (funnier than he is, err, good at music?), and later did "High and Dry" with a sweet Johnny

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-349465735423127742008-06-27T18:06:00.006-04:002008-06-27T18:17:19.346-04:00

My dad forwarded this to me.  A little hokey, but pretty funny.  It's Joe Cocker's performance of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends", the "lyrics" in subtitles.

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As previously reported, I'm out on the road seeing the Southern and Eastern half of this large and varied nation and going to weddings.  A lot of weddings.  But it's been fun.  Went to one last Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi -- a fine and bucolic little college town which, to make a Rockist connection, both inspired Dylan's "Oxford Town" and has hosted Modest Mouse's most recent recording

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Apparently a set list isn't good enough for the DC Rock Club, so here's a little blurb...The show was great. Other than the people who knew the band, I was probably the hairiest guy there (a couple girls game me a run for my money, though). They didn't have keys, so they played those parts by guitar (and, surprisingly, it worked). The pedal steel player from Sera Cahoone got up and played a

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G.H. here, blogging from the wilds of Central Kentucky.  For those of you out of the loop, I quit my day job in Washington ahead of graduate school this fall, and have embarked on a two month road trip of weddings, beach vacations, and everything in between.  As G.L. noted, I'm missing a whole host of DC shows, but I hope to catch some here to make up for it.  And since I've logged over 3500

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Man, talk about a great evening. Beautiful weather, 3 good bands, good friends... fantastic. This is one of the few outdoor outings in the last month that didn't get torrential downpours.It was so nice, in fact, that we missed the first couple The National songs. I asked around at the show, and most people had never heard of them before (nerds) or told me that they played "Sorry," which isn't

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Leave it to our good friends at DC Rock Club to totally scoop us on this one, but better them than anyone else, I suppose. Anyway, The Hold Steady are currently streaming their latest album, Stay Positive, in its entirety. I haven't had a chance to make it all the way through the album yet, but I know that when we posted "Sequestered in Memphis" all three of us kinda had the same reaction -

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This June kinda rules. First off, Euro 2008 starts tomorrow, which for the uninitiated is like the World Cup, but a total upgrade since it's only European squads (translation: no crappy Asian and Central American teams ruining things). And then, since this is a music blog, there are a lot of pretty badass, Rockist-approved shows, all of which are taking place at the Rock and Roll Hotel. If only

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So my boss came back from the AIHce '08 Expo in Minneapolis today and announced that Prince played a song in the opening ceremonies. I was pretty surprised that Prince would actually give a hoot about industrial hygiene, so I had to find a video. And I did...That's not Prince.I'm embarrassed to be in the industry.

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"Kanye West - "Flashing Lights"

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Regular readers may recall that a while ago I posted a few excerpts from the really awesome book, Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Records and the 1960s by Ian MacDonald. I gave the book to my dad originally, and upon reading it, he said, "Have you read Shout! ?" I said I hadn't, and he promptly sent it to me a month later for my birthday. It's a pretty well-known book, and for good reason.

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Not sure if you all had heard, but earlier this month David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame, was BUIing and broke a few ribs. From his blog (or as he calls it, a "Journal," which is online, also known as a blog...):“You drank too much and fell off your bike” could be the title of a drawing by David Shrigley. But in this case, it actually happened to me after meeting Shrigley for dinner and drinks.

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-47462141645716890222008-05-20T13:13:00.005-04:002008-05-20T13:30:44.042-04:00

Our old friends The Hold Steady have just released the first song from their upcoming album, Stay Positive. And it sounds like.....exactly what you think it would sound like. Though I have to say, Craig Finn's voice sounds a little better. It's almost like he's singing. Almost. Please do enjoy.The Hold Steady - "Sequestered in Memphis" Courtesy of The Tape

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In what I hope will be a recurring series here, below you'll find a series of questions I am posing to my fellow Rockists. I'll ask, they'll both answer, and then we'll move on to the next question.1. If your wife was going to cheat on you with one of the Beatles (in their prime), which one would you prefer it be?Rob: Ringo. Did he ever have a prime?G.L.: I'd have to say George. I think he'd be

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Not your typical Rockist outing as it was a) not located in a gentrifying neighborhood of the District of Columbia, b) featured an Oscar-winning male-female duo rather than some scruffy mustachioed dudes from your favorite college town music scene, and c) was really more of a date for me and my girlfriend. But some of you (us) still like this stuff, and, at any rate, there were a few purely

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Who would have thought that it would be raining on Bike to Work Day? Probably the same people that predicted it would rain on Sunday. Let's not get all huffy and start complaining on how sucky the rain and Nissan Pavilion/Live Nation are and how awesome yet awful Radiohead is. Just be glad that those of you who missed the show might have another chance (in the armpit of America)."Ladies love

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Heh. Neil Young is immortalized... as a spider.He now joins the ranks of other rockers with bugs (or dinosaurs) named after them.Roy OrbisonMark KnopflerThe BeatlesThe Ramonesand many more.Congrats, Neil. TRS will never squash a spider again.

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-78106700503991124032008-05-12T11:14:00.005-04:002008-05-12T13:30:31.109-04:00

To round out our weekend of rock, the Rockists traveled in our fuel efficient vehicles out through the set of Deliverance to good ol' Brostow, VA. G.L. and I enjoyed our 4 hour car party while the heavens opened up around us. Luckily, I had mistakenly bought pit tickets and G.L.'s coworker had extra pavilion tickets so our group got to stay (semi) dry. Suckers...I heard there were a lot of

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-91539497316090408772008-05-12T10:13:00.005-04:002008-05-13T14:09:40.505-04:00

Great, long, and (sometimes) painfully loud show from Rockist heroes DBT. Let it also be noted that The Dexateens opened with a full hour-plus set that was worth the price of admission in its own right. Their newest album, Lost and Found, is quite good and downloadable for free (legally) on their website. I also picked up one of their previous releases, Hardwire Healing, which is very strong as

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-23106463195070818632008-05-09T15:19:00.005-04:002008-05-09T16:23:33.897-04:00

Patterson Hood may be the outspoken front man, Jason Isbell may be boy genius, Shonna Tucker might be Isbell's ex-wife and a hell of a whiskey slugger, and Spooner Oldham might be a living, breathing rock legend, but lately I've been appreciating Mike Cooley's work with The Drive-By Truckers. On each album over the course of their career, one of the Truckers seems to have the better batch of

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-50215550548124947772008-05-06T15:30:00.004-04:002008-05-06T15:51:02.217-04:00

The Sneaker Kings of IpswichNuclearize the Swollen SubstitutesIntroducing the Nitrous-Faced Lizard ChampionKnow the Fecund SpecterHemeroid TerrariumA Vectorless Mountain ClimberMortuary in the VaccuumThunderclouds are EssentialNever Foxes, Never Werewolvesfeel free to add your own in the comments.Guided by Voices - "Titus and Strident Wet Nurse"Guided by Voices - "Buzzards and Dreadful Cows"

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-88034357676075355792008-05-02T12:15:00.003-04:002008-05-02T16:19:34.350-04:00

Tomorrow's the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, which for a native Kentuckian is quite the deal. The other Rockists have professed their faith in the gospel of mint juleps, sun dresses, and betting on ponies, and we all try to go all out for the event.But we're not the first Rockists to do so. Not hardly. In fact, each year when spring rolls around, and the rolling hills near my childhood

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This week was a great one for late night talk shows. Let's go through the week.Although I never watch it (I hate Scots), The Late Late Show has some pretty good acts (second video excluded). Go to RnR on 6/15.Grand Archives - "Torn Blue Foam Couch"Check out this nervous, back room lounge singer... I mean Morrissey. WTF is with the AI shirt? I can't imagine they are going to have a Morrissey

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-17025677083862177042008-04-25T13:31:00.005-04:002008-04-25T14:12:36.070-04:00

Time to resurrect an old favorite. (Let's not kid ourselves, this is a way for me to mail it in...)Did you know Tane Mahuta loosly translated means retro furry porn? Me neither...The Ruby Suns - "Tane Mahuta"For you all who missed last night's SSLYBY show (and the fights outside caused by Tom Morello fans), here's a tasty morsel. F-ing girls, man.Someone Still Love You Boris Yeltsin - "Think I

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-68653790247803770882008-04-25T10:20:00.003-04:002008-04-25T15:08:08.206-04:00

There was a time early in my college years where I listened almost exclusively to Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. That unfortunately coincided with a lull in each band's recorded work -- right after The Moon and Antarctica and Ancient Melodies of the Future, respectively -- so I exhausted their old stuff quickly and lit midnight vigils for new tour dates to magically appear in my area. Didn't

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-41557371805156826022008-04-22T14:55:00.015-04:002008-04-22T16:58:33.260-04:00

In the past couple weeks, Pitchfork has covered the recent releases of two alt. country chanteuses, American Tift Merritt and Canadian Kathleen Edwards. It's like a border catfight, and Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt are the officials. And is it just me, or does Canada seem to win a disproportionate number of these hypothetical singer-songwriter comparisons? I sometimes feel we don't cover

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G.H.: 'Twas a gathering of the Rockists Monday night for G.L.'s birthday celebration. Rob and I had labored to arrange for Neko Case herself to blow G.L. a kiss from the stage, but alas she was ill and sat this one out. It was Carl Newman's birthday too, though -- some consolation -- and when the crowd half-heartedly sang to him, the female Rockist fans accompanying us sang loudly to G.L. and he

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The New Pornographers - 9:30 Club - April 14, 2008All The Things that Make Heaven and Earth / Use It / Electric Version / Jackie, Dressed in Cobras / All the Showstoppers / July Jones / My Rights Versus Yours / The Laws Have Changed / From Blown Speakers / Challengers / Testament to Youth in Verse / Unguided / Slow Descent into Alcoholism / Mystery Hours / Adventures in Solitude / Sing Me Spanish

G.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-30623417841425063842008-04-11T15:22:00.005-04:002008-04-11T16:40:32.343-04:00

You could call today the first real day of spring. It's warm enough to start sweating, there's a gentle breeze coming off the Potomac, my allergies are killing me. It's about this time each year I start to scope the area's various concert sheds for possible evening spent sitting in the grass staring at a large TV screen. Wolf Trap Filene Center's summer schedule just came out, and I thought some

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SETTING:Saloon, presumably in the Old West, on hanging day.CHARACTERS:Lily - a dancer at the saloon. Jim's mistress.Big Jim - big-shot, diamond mine owner.Rosemary - Jim's wife.Jack of Hearts - bankrobber, in love with Lily.The Hanging Judge - drunk town sheriff.PLOT: The story centers around a big show at the saloon. Lily's the star, and Jim goes to see his true love and mistress perform, his

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1. Lording their obscure knowledge and taste over others.So as a recently reformed smoker (2 months sans cigarrettes, go me!), I've found myself with some extra cash lying around. And instead of, like, saving it, I've been blowing most of it on albums. Here's a rundown of some recent and notable purchases.Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool - alternatively named Pure Pop for Now People for the more sensitive

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I can't remember how many times we've posted commercials and I bet you don't care.It's been a good night. After spending 1 hour getting home from work (which is a 13 block trip), I sat down with my 4 best friends: Bombay Sapphire, one of Anna's cupcakes, and a DVR of the latest Rob & Big. I forgot to fast forward through the first of what seemed like 8 commercial breaks when I was sobered up by

Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-81814962362560840012008-04-01T13:58:00.004-04:002008-04-01T14:38:14.841-04:00

I was doing some reading over at Noel Murray's Popless column on the AV Club today and read a little blurb he did on The Eames Era song "All of Seventeen" off their EP, The Second Eames Era (Murray goes on to make some nice insights about how so much good indie references these "off-canon" bands, which I think is a great term for it).It's not even one of my favorite songs of theirs -- I thought

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With G.L. and Rob using the tired excuse "my parents drove 762 miles to see me so I should probably hang out with them", I was the sole Rockist to venture the wilds of the Black Cat backstage last night for the enticing Pacific Northwest double bill of Blitzen Trapper and Fleet Foxes. I had interviewed Marty of Blitzen Trapper -- for those of you at the show, the taller fellow on the right with

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It's officially springtime, when bloggers everywhere are returning from SXSW to tease you with tales of how awesome it was. It's also time for them to roll out their "it's officially springtime" posts, and start using descriptors like "California rock", "sun-kissed melodies", and "shiny pop goodness" until all you want to hear is an early demo of Metal Machine Music or maybe some acoustic Mogwai

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Slow day around here after a long weekend spent both literally sweating at the raucous Rockist outing at the Black Lips' Black Cat show on Saturday and figuratively sweating out the announcement of the NCAA brackets. Seemed like a good day for a few covers, and for some reason Neil Young was on the brain. I tried to get a good selection of not-so-often covered material here (with one obvious

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I won't guarantee the accuracy of this list. 9 beers and no notes make me question my memory.Rockist Part 1Disappointment '99Poor BoyKeep Your waterThis Is No FunExtended HolidayMarine LifeRockist Part 4It turns out, through a conversation with David Brewis after the show, that we may have had an unconscious effect on the naming of the 4 part "Rockist" tracks. Oh, and check out Medications.

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Skip to 3:15.Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks cover R.E.M.by lablogotheque

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Anyone catch the Today Show this morning? Due to, umm, living arrangement diplomacy, I typically flip back and forth between Matt, Meredith, Al, and the Gang and Sportscenter or Mike and Mike (should I not be sharing this?).But this morning, I encountered a pleasant, but odd surprise. During a segment on the increase in traffic congestion and commute times in America, they used both the Arcade

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David Brewis, of the often mentioned Field Music, recently released Sea from Shore with his newly formed band, School of Language. Although there's little difference between his old and new bands (not that we're complaining), save for a little reverb and some experimentation, he does give TRS a shout out IN FOUR PARTS!Here is Part 1 of Rockist, obviously a gift to us for our unwavering support..

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SETLIST: Sunken Treasure / Remember the Mountain Bed / Company in My Back / You Are My Face / Side with the Seeds / She's a Jar / A Shot in the Arm / Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again) / Handshake Drugs / Pot Kettle Black / When the Roses Bloom Again / Impossible Germany / It's Just that Simple / Someday Soon / Box Full of Letters / I'm Always in Love / Pieholden Suite / Jesus, etc. / Hate it

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Wilco's in the midst of a two-night stay at the 9:30 Club (last night and tonight), and what better time to compile a list of the Top Five Wilco Firings, ceremonious or otherwise.5. Jim O' Rourke - Neither G.L. nor I really believed Mr. Jim "I Ruin Records" O' Rourke was really part of Wilco (nor do we believe he ruins records), thus he gets placed at #5. Yet O' Rourke's tenure with Wilco has a

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Some songs for a drizzling Tuesday here, downriver from our nation's capital. There's a theme.The Swell Season (aka Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) - "Alone Apart"Wilco - "Not for the Season" (aka "Laminated Cat")Yo La Tengo - "Season of the Shark"The Zombies - "Time of the Season"

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G.H., a TRS VIP and I went to Iota last Thursday to check out these bands. I went mainly for Headlights, not expecting much out of the others.Two words for Death Cab (ahem!), I mean We Were Pirates: bop verse? Seriously? I don't know much about this band going into it (actually, nothing) and have no desire to know any more going out.After what seemed to be a half hour of sound checks,

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I just looked at the date and it's been two weeks since our last post. Embarassing. Our collective bad. We weren't really doing anything -- we just weren't blogging. In fairness to us though, the DC concert slate has looked a little barren lately, but it's about to heat up soon.In the meantime, I've personally been doing a lot of rock-reading, as my last post suggests. Last night I finished

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Last year I gave my dad Ian McDonald's book, Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties. He loved it and passed it on to me when he finished. I'm in the middle of it now, and it's terrific. McDonald first gives a pretty healthy introduction into what he means by "Revolution in the Head", and then lays out the social and cultural atmosphere that helped mold the band and the

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