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2009-12-14T22:38:00.004-05:00

Selected Setlists From WMUA's Vinyl Fair on Saturday December 5th 2009.

Setlists after the break.

[Rich Ladew - End of Radio: Thursdays 8-10pm]

Eric Dolphy.."Jitterbug Waltz" ("Conversations", Celluloid)
Pieces Of A Dream..."Mt. Airy Groove" ("We Are One", Elektra)
RJD2..."You Never Had It So Good" ("The Third Hand Instrumentals", XL) Tortoise..."Northern Something" ("Beacons Of Ancestorship", Thrill Jockey)
ESG..."Moody" (s/t EP, 99 Records)
Kraftwerk..."Numbers" ("Computer World", Warner Bros.)
(Was) Not Was..."Hello Dad -I'm In Jail" ("What Up, Dog?", Capitol)
King Geedorah (MF DOOM)..."The Fine Print" ("Take Me To Your Leader", Big Dada) Delta 5..."Mind Your Own Business (Man Ray Remix)" ("Mind Your Own Business" 7", Kill Rock *'s)
Parts & Labor..."Brighter Days" ("Mapmaker", Jagjaguwar)
Dirty Projectors..."Wave The Bloody Shirt" ("Stillness Is The Move" 12", Domino)

[Alex Hornbeck - Strange Light: Thursdays 10pm-12 am]

Oneohtrix Point Never..."Russian Mind," (Russian Mind, No Fun) Madvillain..."Shadows of Tomorrow (feat. Quasimoto)," ("Madvillainy", Stones Throw)
Lil Dusty..."Shades of Nostrand," ("X-Plural Us (Comp.)", Mystra)
Andy Summers and Robert Fripp..."The Truth of Skies," ("I Advance Masked", EG) Ambitious Lovers..."Copy Me," ("Greed", Virgin)
Black Dice..."Gore," ("Manoman 12", DFA)
Sejayno..."Incantation Heterodyne," ("Quantus", Ehse)
Air..."Electronic Performers," ("10 000 Hz Legend", Virgin)

[Glen Siegel - Jazz in Silhouette:Fridays 9am-12pm]

Willem Breuker Kolleltief..."Wolkbreuk III" ("Dreibergen-Zeist", BVHaast)
Cannonball Adderley..."Broadway at Basin Street"... ("Beginnings", EmArcy)
Rova Sax Quartet..."Sportspeak"...("Beat Kennel", Black Saint)
Steve Lacy..."Troubles...("Troubles", Black Saint)
Ornette Coleman..."Jump Street" ("Of Human Feelings, Antilles)
Ahmed Abdullah..."Qhude"... ("Life's Force", About Time)

[David Murray - Blank Generation: Tuesdays 8pm-10pm]

King Khan & the Shrines..."Let Me Holler" ("What Is?!", Hazelwood) The 5.6.7.8's..."I'm Blue" ("Teenage Mojo Workout", Timebomb) The Mummies...Uncontrollable Urge ("Runnin' on Empty Vol. 1", Estrus)
The Cramps...You Got Good Taste ("The Smell of Female", Vengeance)
Thee Headcoats...Troubled Times ("Headcoatitude",Get Hip Recordings)
Brimstone Howl...Lynne (Blood on the Rocks, Bones in the River, Boom Chick)
The Pretty Things..."Buzz the Jerk" ("Get The Picture?", Snapper Classics UK)
Sonik-Youth..."No Garage" (Jay Reatard/Sonic Youth split 7", DGC)
Future of the Left..."Stand By Your Manatee" ("Travels with Myself and Another", 4AD)
Shellac ... "Song Against Itself" (1000 Hurts - Touch and Go)

*[Gabe - Mynd Blyndrz: Wednesday 10pm-12 am]

[DJ Studebaker Hawk - Macho City: Tuesdays 6-8pm]

Stanley Black conducting the London Festival Orchestra and Chorus..."Shema"("Music Of A People",London Records)
Edgar Winter..."Frankenstein",("The Edgar Winter Collection",Rhino Records) [excerpt]
Demis Roussos..."I Dig You" ("Magic",Phillips)
Herbie Goins..."Scrap Rap", ("Scrap Rap", Hispavox)
Muriel Dacq..."Tropique" ("Tropique" 12", Carrere)
Cornell Brown..."The Fan" ("Where's Your Love For Me" 12",Tuff Tracks Recordings) The Illusion..."Did You See Her Eyes" ("The Illusion",Steed) Supermax..."Don't Stop The Music",("Supermax",Voyage)

[Andujar - Clandestino: Mondays 2:30-4:30 pm]

Mr Chop..."Breakdown" (Stark Reality 45) the Jimi Entley Sound..."Apache" (Espionage Disk 45)
Oh No..."Feel Me" (Now Again 45) Max B..."Black n' Roll" (s/t LP on Wah Wah) Morgen..."Welcome to the Void" (s/t LP on ABC)
the Shocking Blue..."Love Buzz" (s/t LP on Colossus)
Charley Cuva..."Sink the Boat" (Soundtrack LP to Putney Swope, on Fortune Teller) Michael Leonhart & the Avramina 7..."Scopolamine" (Truth & Soul 45)
Staff Carpenborg & the Electric Corona..."All Men Shall Be Brothers of Ludwig" (World psychedelic Funk Classics)
El Michels Affair..."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Enter the 37th Chamber LP, Fat Beats)

*[DJ Darmok - Auditory Magic: Wednesdays 8pm-10pm]

[Erika Patsy - Expressway To Yr Skull: Thursdays 6-8pm]
X - We’re Desperate (“Wild Gift”, Slash)
The Wipers - Up Front (“Is This Real”, Jackpot)
The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man (“The Rough Trade Singles”, Earmark)
Beat Happening - Revolution Come & Gone (“Dreamy”, K)
The New Bloods - Doubles (“The Secret Life”, Kill Rock Stars)
Grass Widow - To Where (“Grass Widow”, Make A Mess)
The Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket (“The Raincoats”, Kill Rock Stars)
ESG - Dance (“A South Bronx Story”, Soul Jazz)
Comet Gain - Record Collection (“Tigertown Pictures”, Kill Rock Stars)
Henry’s Dress - You Killed A Boy For Me (“V/A - Why Popstars Can’t
Dance”, Slumberland)

*[Mike Barrett - Ill Planned Escape Route:Fridays 10pm-12am]

*[Ian Nelson]

*[Pat Hanlon - The Ultimate Mixtape: Sundays 2pm-4pm]

*WMUA has a well tenured and viciously talented legal department with deep pockets that vigorously defends the special blend heard on the above asteriked shows. Telling you what they played would be akin to giving you Colonel Sander's secret recipe or laying bare the ingredients of Coca-Cola. Bottom line - come to the next vinyl fair so you can catch some serious tuneage!

WMUA loves beards.

2009-08-21T11:49:00.003-04:00

I've been neglecting my duties on the blog lately, but this show tonight is so awesome that it pulled me out of my posting slump.

Friday, August 21st (that's tonight!)
DANIEL HIGGS (he used to be in an amazing band called Lungfish; maybe you've heard of them)
BILL NACE
WHYTE KASTLES
at the APE Gallery (126 Main Street) in Northampton
8pm, $5

While you're there, check out the excellent Release The River art show, featuring drawings from a whole slew of rad area folks!

Chaos 1st Music Festival

2009-08-03T23:54:00.003-04:00

Join us for Chaos 1st! : An all-day music festival brought to you by WMUA at UMass Amherst on Sunday, August 16th.
Bands will begin playing at 2pm SHARP outside on the Library Lawn (inbetween the campus pond and the library) until 6pm and move into the Student Union Ballroom from 7pm to Midnight!
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Lightning Bolt!
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Noise Nomads!
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Mallory!
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Sylphid!
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Belltonesuicide!
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Invisible Circle!
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Id M Theftable!
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Brava Spectre!
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Sords!
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Problem With Dragons!
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Gastric Lavage!
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Cellura Peptid!
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White Crime!
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Able Archer!
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Untitled Original!
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Sisters and Brothers!
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Yak Snot!
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Relics!
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Behaviour!
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19 Bands back to back! Be there or be square!

concert photos! golden cities + these are powers.

2009-06-30T01:58:00.003-04:00

big thanks again to fossil mountain, hadoken, golden cities, and these are powers for playing wmua's summer kick-off concert on june 15. it was a total blast, we were so glad to have all those bands on board. everyone kicked some serious tush.

some photos from the night:

golden cities

these are powers

WE HAZ PODCATZ ! ! !

2009-06-25T12:07:00.003-04:00

Yeah, yeah! WMUA has a podcast page now (http://wmua.ath.cx/podcasts), where you can currently download two live in-studio noise performances by Rot Ton Bone and Skirt Flank & Pizzle from the 6/13/09 episode of MYNDBLYNDRZ. Hopefully many more podcasts are to come as we upload archived and future in-studios and interviews.

ONE CATCH! There aren't going to be many full show podcasts, because, in order to avoid breaking copyright laws, the podcasts have to feature music that has been given the consent of the artist or label to use. EACH and EVERY artist. That's like 50 artists per show. So don't expect your favorite WMUA shows to start putting up every episode online, this isn't a replacement for the real deal - that is good olde fashioned WMUA live broadcasts, streamin and reamin out yr computer and radio speakers (respectively).

So please... SUBSCRIBE! The instructions are listed on the page, and if you use an RSS Feed or iTunes, its easy as pie. If you are a WMUA dj, please contact Gabe, Dana or Wei for information on how you can post your own stuff.

O M G ! THESE ARE POWERS, GOLDEN CITIES, FOSSIL MTN., HADOKEN PLAY FREE AT WMUA!

2009-06-09T10:51:00.007-04:00

You know we at WMUA, we're big fans of our listeners (and blog readers). We just love to make you smile, whether its the music we pump through the frequencies and online streams, the on-air giveaways we surprise you with, the record festivals we organize now and then, or the badA$$ free concerts we like to throw every coupla months. And our FREE SUMMER KICK OFF CONCERT on June 15th is no exception!!!

In the words of that seductive chanteuse, Alice Cooper, "schooool's out for summer!", but that doesn't mean we've forgotten about our loyal local listeners (nor does it mean that our summer programming is any less balls-2-tha-wall). That's why when These Are Powers asked us to help them get a show together in the valley, we were like BRING IT OWWWN! Yadda yadda yadda, here's a press release...

"WMUA 91.1fm is launching off the summer season with a free avant-garde rock concert on Monday, June 15th at the Earthfoods Cafe in the UMass Campus Center. The line-up features UMass' resident soundscapers Hadoken, the debut performance by Amherst instrumental punk melody-makers Fossil Mountain, psychedelic post-rock from Houston's Golden Cities, and is headlined by Brooklyn's experimental dance-deconstructionists These Are Powers. Currently traversing the East Coast to promote their sophomore album on Dead Oceans, All Aboard Future, These Are Powers (press kit) combine elements of noise, electronic, dance and punk into a heavy sonic assault that promises a memorable live show.

The show will start at 8pm, doors will open at 7:30. Mark your calendars and help us spread the word about this free, exciting evening of underground rock and roll. Please contact publicity@wmua.org or visit http://www.wmua.org/ for more information."

photo report: wmua's spring record fair.

2009-05-14T03:11:00.003-04:00

hey hey, so in the spirit of capturing wmua's history as it happens, here are some photos from our april 4 record fair. they're not very good photos, but i never claimed to be a photographer.

rosa drives a hard bargain! (catch her on air wednesdays 12 - 2:30.)

gabe has a giggle while holding down the 1s and 2s.

now i play something.

turn it up repping noho at the fair.

it's all about digging.

wmua's rock block represents.

sesame street band aids <3s the smiths.

flywheel record fair!

2009-05-05T15:09:00.002-04:00

hey everyone! what are you doing this saturday morning? what's that, you're supporting your local arts collective and checking out their new space? cool!

that's right, flywheel is throwing their twice-a-year record fair from 10 - 3. you can get a sneak peak at their new home, the former easthampton town hall. it's a really great space, it's gonna get you pumped for the forthcoming grand reopening.

bring yr ears, and bring yr wallets! (and then after you beef up yr record collection, head to amherst for the second week of the farmer's market. i love spring!)

FUNKDEK!

2009-04-08T21:20:00.002-04:00

Hi WMUA Listeners - Ladewtangclan here.

Jandek went all LAST EXIT / Funkadelic at his first show in Houston 04/05/2009.

I didn't believe it either until someone showed me this.

When are we getting 'dek to New England again? I'll see you all there.

Until then - Parts and Labor awaits this weekend - see wmua.org for more info.

Thurston Moore Book Signing - Northampton MA

2009-02-18T14:07:00.002-05:00

Tuesday March 3rd 2009
7:30 PM @ A.P.E. Gallery
126 Main St Northampton MA

Thurston will be involved in a multimedia presentation focusing on his 2008 book written with Byron Coley No Wave Post-Punk Underground New York 1976-1980

Be there to support Flywheel in opening their new space!

R.I.P. Touch and Go Records

2009-02-18T13:47:00.001-05:00

Pitchfork is reporting T+G will no longer release new music. I am one sad, sad panda today, folks.

MAgik Markers / Thurston Moore & Mats Gustaffson et. al 01/29/09 Florence MA

2009-01-25T22:03:00.002-05:00

This Thursday 1/29 in Florence at the vfw, CT's own Magik Markers!

-also-

Thurston Moore will be performing alongside Sweedish free jazz stalwart Mats Gustafsson. I'll refrain from naming too many names of the latter 2 musician's spec sheets, but lets just say that they are also a major chunk of a group called Original Silence which should be checked out promptly @ http://www.myspace.com/thefirstoriginalsilence

Noise nomads, Bill Nace and Pak will also be on hand.

8pm. 7 bucks. 18 meadow st. florence

2009-01-20T13:32:00.002-05:00

Tuesday, Feb. 3rd @ Earthfoods @7:00

The Cheaters Club
www.myspace.com/thecheatersclub2

Sunrise Swords
www.myspace.com/sunriseswords

Eric Hnatow
www.myspace.com/erichnatow

AND, ON TOUR FROM BALTIMORE:

Mark Brown
www.mcbrown.info

Thrust Lab
www.myspace.com/thrustlab

PS. If you have christmas lights or any other type of colorful/fancy lighting, BRING EM

Christmas Time Is Here I Guess

2008-12-25T20:31:00.006-05:00

Happy holidays, and merry Christmas if yr into that sort of thing. Remember a few weeks ago when WMUA held a record fair? The one where twenty vendors from throughout the Northeast came and set up shop, thousands and thousands of records in tow? Well, enjoy a trip down (a very recently paved) memory lane.

brown recluse sings performs as first act of the day. check out their myspace. they rule.

digging and chatting.

local mad genius eric hnatow. go and listen to him. he's coming back to campus february 3rd with thrust lab.

everyone loves vinyl! everyone is happy!

northampton all-stars rabbit rabbit. rejoice in sound.

umass basketball and umass radio. it's a beautiful friendship.

wmua advisor glenn siegel talks music.

So if you missed it, or if yr just hungry for more delicious vinyl, keep it tuned to WMUA for news on the next record fair. Most likely happening sometime around April.

Enjoy the holiday.

Hey Look, It's Rudolph! from dina on Vimeo.

Alex Chilton really looks like Woody Allen now.

2008-12-24T13:24:00.003-05:00

If I was really on top of my game, I would have posted one of these for every night of Hanukkah. Apologies to all my fellow Jews. Anyway, just in time for the fourth night of Hanukkah, here's Yo La Tengo doing the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale", with Alex Chilton, no less.

It's that time of the year...

2008-12-21T20:20:00.020-05:00

About two weeks ago I asked our great DJs to submit their lists of favorite albums of the year. A bunch of people responded, I tallied the votes, and today we learn WMUA's collective favorite 20 albums of 2008. No recounts here, no Coleman/Franken stuff, these results are guaranteed. So let's hear 'em, low to high for maximum suspense. And be sure to check out DJs' individual top tens at the bottom.

20.
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night (RCA)

19.
TV on the Radio - Dear Science (DGC/Interscope)

18.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash (Matador)

17.
Dodos - Visiter (French Kiss)

16.
No Age - Nouns (Sub Pop)

15.
Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)

14.
Baby Guts - The Kissing Disease (Guilt Ridden Pop)

13.
Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That (Kill Rock Stars)

12.
Deerhunter - Microcastle (Kranky)

11.
M83 - Saturdays=Youth (Mute)

10.
Portishead - Third (Mercury)

9.
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst (Saddle Creek)

8.
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III (Cash Money)

7.
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)

6.
Duchess Says - Anthologie des Trois Perchoirs (Alien8)

5.
Dan Friel - Ghost Town (Important)

4.
Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls (In The Red)

3.
Why? - Alopecia (Anticon)

2.
Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna (Social Registry)

1.
Parts and Labor - Receivers (Jagjaguwar)

Yes, after spending most every week since its release at number 1 on our weekly charts, Parts and Labor take the title of WMUA's favorite album of the year. Great job! Also, if you didn't go see them at Hampshire on the 11th because it was snowing outside, you're a wimp and you missed out pretty hard. Sorry to break the news.

Now check these individual lists. If you see something you like, tune in to the show. It's not any more complicated than that.

Dave Murray (host of In the Court of the Crimson King, Wednesdays 8 pm - 10 pm)
1. Parts & Labor – Receivers
2. Duchess Says – Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs
3. Racebannon – Acid or Blood
4. Tobacco – Fucked Up Friends
5. sBach – s/t
6. Total Abuse – s/t
7. Portishead – Third
8. Subtle – Exiting Arm
9. Darker My Love – 2
10. Deerhoof – Offend Maggie

Alex Hornbeck (host of Strange Light, Tuesdays 10 pm - midnight)
1. Portishead – Third
2. Gang Gang Dance – Saint Dymphna
3. Dan Friel – Ghost Town
4. Blood on the Wall – Liferz
5. Chad VanGaalen – Soft Airplane
6. Mahjongg – Kontpab
7. Max Richter – 24 Postcards in Full Colour
8. No Age – Nouns
9. Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
10. Indian Jewelry – Free Gold!

Eric Marklein (host of Sound of Confusion, Mondays 8 - 10 pm)
1. Harvey Milk - Life...The Best Game in Town
2. Dan Friel - Ghost Town
3. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
4. Why? - Alopecia
5. Boris - Smile
6. Breeders - Mountain Battles
7. Torche - Meanderthal
8. Earles and Jensen - Just Farr A Laugh Vol. 1 & 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!
9. Deerhunter - Microcastle
10. Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life

Erika Patsy (co-host of Expressway To Yr Skull, Thursdays 5:30 - 8 pm)
1. Vivian Girls - s/t
2. Times New Viking - Rip It Off
3. Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
4. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
5. Parts & Labor - Receivers
6. Stereolab - Chemical Chords
7. No Age - Nouns
8. Dead Dog - s/t
9. The New Bloods - The Secret Life
10. Pants Yell! - Alison Statton

Corey Charron (co-host of Fallen Through the Cracks/Vinyl Revival, Tuesdays 8-10 pm)
1. Why? ‐ Alopecia
2. Magnetic Fields ‐ Distortion
3. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks ‐ Real Emotional Trash
4. Duchess Says - Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs
5. Silver Jews ‐ Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
6. Baby Guts ‐ Kissing Disease
7. Oxford Collapse ‐ Bits
8. Jeffrey Lewis ‐ 12 Crass Songs
9. Marnie Stern - This Is It...
10. Shannon McArdle - Summer of the Whore

Zara Rose (co-host of Fallen Through the Cracks/Vinyl Revival, Tuesdays 8-10 pm)
1. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
2. Shannon McArdle - Summer of the Whore
3. Baby Guts - Kissing Disease
4. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
5. Marnie Stern - This is it and I am it...
6. Oxford Collapse - Bits
7. Jeffery Lewis - 12 Crass Songs
8. Duchess Says - Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs
9. Jason Collett - Here's to Being Here
10. Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls

Gabe Chicoine (co-host of Mind Blinders, Mondays 10 pm - midnight)
1. No Age - Nouns
2. Dan Friel - Ghost Town
3. Jay Reatard - Singles ’06 – ‘07
4. Why? - Alopecia
5. Blood on the Wall - Liferz
6. Parts and Labor - Receivers
7. Awesome Color - Electric Aborígenes
8. Deerhunter - Microcastle
9. Portishead - Third
10. El Guincho - Alegranza!

Ian Nelson (co-host of Sesame Street Band-Aids, Mondays 5:30 - 8 pm)
1. lil wayne - carter III
2. dodos - visiter
3. deerhunter - microcastle
4. excepter - debt dept
5. white denim - exposion
6. air france - no way down EP
7. gang gang dance - saint dymphna
8. m83 - saturdays=youth
9. conor oberst - conor oberst
10. vivian girls - vivian girls

Barry Benham (co-host of Sesame Street Band-Aids, Mondays 5:30 - 8 pm)
1. lil' wayne - tha carter III
2. titus andronicus - the airing of grievances
3. dodos - visiter
4. little joy - s/t
5. conor oberst - s/t
6. kanye west - 808s & heartbreak
7. of montreal - skeletal lamping
8. m83 - saturdays = youth
9. panic at the disco - pretty odd
10. pretty & nice – s/t

Rich Ladew (host of End of Radio, Thursdays 8 - 10 pm)
1. Parts and Labor - Receivers
2. Dan Friel - Ghost Town
3. Torche - Meandrathal
4. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
5. Various Artists - Don't Stop: Recording Tap
6. New Order - Movement (Reissue)
7. Dark Meat - Universal Indians (Reissue)
8. Wire - Object 47
9. Melvins - Nude With Boots
10. Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic - Dawn Of The Cycads

Andujar (host of Clandestino, Mondays 2:30 - 4:30)
1. Nomo - Ghost Rock
2. Grupo Fantasma - Sonidos Gold
3. Bio Ritmo - Bionico
4. Kaleta & Kozo Afrobeat - Country of Guns
5. William Parker - Double Sunrise Over Neptune
6. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
7. Orchestra Baobob - Made In Dakar
8. Brownout - Homenaje
9. Bronx River Parkway & the Candela All Stars - San Sebatstian 152
10. Jesus Pagan y su Orquesta - Salsa de la Mata
(and check out Andujar's full list with write-ups by clicking here)

Pete Rizzo (on air Fridays 8 - 10 pm)
1. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
2. Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
3. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
6. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
7. Beck - Modern Guilt
8. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
9. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
10. Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath

Beth Schumacher (no winter show, check back in spring)
1. Why? - Alopecia
2. Mason Jennings - In The Ever
3. The Toadies - Deliverance
4. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
5. Copeland - You Are My Sunshine
6. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
7. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
8. Secret Machines - Secret Machines
9. Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
10. Adam Green - Sixes & Sevens

Carly Stipek (no winter show, check back in spring)
1. The Rural Alberta Advatage - Hometowns
2. Deastro - Keeper’s
3. Walkmen - You & Me
4. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
5. Au - Verbs
6. Beach House - Devotion
7. Women - Women
8. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
9. Deerhuner - Microcastle
10. Parts & Labor - Receivers

Jen Wanamaker (graduated - ciao!)
1. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
2. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow And Blue
3. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
4. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
5. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
6. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
7. The Black Keys - Attack & Release
8. Beck - Modern Guilt
9. School Of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
10. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

Donald Hedeman (no winter show, check back in spring)
1. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
2. Theo Parrish - Sound Signature Sounds (Reissue)
3. Osborne - Osborne
4. DJ Stingray - Aqua Team 2
5. Der Zyklus - Cherenkov Radiation
6. Wisp - Katabatic
7. Madlib - Beat Konducta, Vol.5: Dil Cosby Suite
8. Bochum Welt - R.O.B.
9. Madvillain - Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix
10. Q-Tip - The Renaissance

Hank Berry (host of A Thousand Plateaus, Sundays 7:30 - 9:30 pm)
1. Michael Byron - Dreamers of Pearl
2. Handel: Tolomeo, Alan Curtis Conducting - Il Complesso Baracco (with Ann Hallenberg)
3. Jordi Savall directing Hesperion XXI - Fransico Javier: La Ruta de Oriente
4. Mozart: Don Giovani - Rene Jacobs Directing the Freibruger Barockorchester
5. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Stimmung
6. Anthony Braxton - The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton
7. Ursula Oppens - Oppens Plays Carter
8. Henry Purcell - Keyboard Suites & Grounds, Keyboardist Richard Egarr
9. Eri Yamamoto - Redwoods
10. Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs

Darryl Clark (host of Old School, Thursdays 6 - 8 am)
alejandro escovedo "real animal
al green "lay it down"
jenny lewis "acid tongue"
dido "safe trip home"
marc cohn "join the parade live ep"
cat power "jukebox"
sprinsteen "magic"
alice smith "for lovers, dreamers & me"
dylan "telltale signs"
dr. dog "fate"
roberet forsterer "the eveangelist"
joni mitchell "shine"
randy newman "harps & angels"
maceo parker "roots and grooves"
sharon jones "100 days, 100 nights"

Glenn Siegel (host of Jazz In Silhouette, Fridays 9 am - noon)
The Heliocentrics - Out There
Umalali - The Garifuna Women's Project
Omar Souleyman - Highway to Hassake
Dem Trio - The Fountain
Various - Ayombe
Think of One - Camping Shaabi
Etran Finatawa - Desert Crossroads
Toumast - Ishumar
Raphael Cortijo - La Quiniela Del Dia
Various - Afrobeat Nirvana
Andrew McGraw - Kolaborasi
Sidestepper - The Buena Vibra Sound System
Chapinlandia - Marimba Music of Guatemala
Beto Villa - Father of Orquesta Tejana, Vol. 1
Buika - Mi nina Lola
Rudresh Mahanthappa - Kinsmen
Bronx River Parkway - San Sebastian 152
Nomo - Ghost Rock
Hanggai - Introducing Hanggai
Various - Rough Guide to Music of Mali
Savina Yannatou - Songs Of An Other
Juaneco y Su Combo - Masters of Chica 1
Various - Rough Guide to Klezmer Revolution
Shakers n' Bakers - Yearning for Zion
Eyal Maoz - Edom

New Crimes to Commit on Thursday

2008-12-09T00:30:00.002-05:00

Some people are going to see Beach House that night instead. Pansies, I say. This line-up is guaranteed good times. Even if the heat isn't working in the Red Barn, the thunderous rock will surely get it cookin'.

PARTS AND LABOR
AMPERE
BUNNIES
GREY SKULL
ERIC HNATOW

FREE FREE FREE
7:30 PM
HAMPSHIRE RED BARN

Let's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery.

2008-12-06T10:30:00.003-05:00

Wednesday, December 10th
Don Caballero
The Motel Matches
The John Bobbit Experience
Arctic Cave
at the Elevens in Northampton (140 Pleasant Street), 10pm, 21+, five bucks

I'm still not 100% behind this new Don Caballero incarnation, but nostalgia for late-'90s math rock is worth something.

TONIGHT A SHOW

2008-12-04T12:57:00.002-05:00

I couldn't get a big picture of the flyer, but tonight you should take some time out to hit up Hampshire for the Whitehaus Family WinTour. Details below.

Whitehaus Family WinTour featuring:

Gracious Calamity
Prince Rama of Ayodha
Peace Loving
Many Manions

along with local favorites:
Shire Erlichman
Eric Hnatow

8 PM, all ages?
Centrum Gallery (above Donut 1 in Greenwich)
Hampshire College

Records & Recluses.

2008-12-03T15:05:00.009-05:00

Brown Recluse Sings are a fine band from Philadelphia. If '60s psychedelic-influenced indie pop gets your motor running (you like the Zombies, don't you?), you have not one but two chances to have these gentlemen wow you this weekend. They'll be playing a set at the aformentioned WMUA Record Fair, if you want to elbow people in the ribs for first grabs at various vinyl gems, but they'll also be playing the night before (that's Friday, December 5th) at the People's Pint (24 Federal Street) in Greenfield. So instead of elbowing people in the ribs, you can enjoy some delicious peanut noodles, homemade soda & maybe some vegan strawberry shortcake for dessert (collectively blew my mind, I swear). The show starts at 10pm & it's donation-style, so show some love.

WMUA Record Fair!

2008-12-02T15:29:00.002-05:00

Scary kitty commands:

YOU and YOUR MONEY
THIS SATURDAY
YOUR HANDS BUY RECORDS
YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME
NOW SOMEONE GET ME A SAUCER OF MILK

Monday Mix 6.0

2008-12-01T20:02:00.002-05:00

Miniature Cities
1. The Luv'd Ones - Come On In
2. France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
3. Vehicle Flips - Honeywell Round Thermostat
4. The Moving Sidewalks - 99th Floor
5. The Mice - Not Proud Of The USA
6. Swell Maps - Let's Build A Car
7. The Bartlebees - Music Sounds Better (With You)
8. Submarine Races - Postcard
9. The Feminine Complex - Hide & Seek
10. Trend - She's Hi-Fi
11. Blank Dogs - Water Into Ice
12. The Mo-dettes - White Mice
13. The Cigarettes - I've Forgot My Number (Now I'm Telling You My Name)
14. Dump - Words
15. The Fastbacks - Book of Revelation
16. The Cannanes - Frightening Thing
17. The Creation - How Does It Feel To Feel

No no no no!

2008-11-30T13:28:00.005-05:00

How fucking good is this song?! Good enough to listen to plaster the blog with three different versions of it, that's how good.

Tracey Ullman (Hairbrush microphones! The '80s!)

Irma Thomas

Beryl Marsden

Apologies to Jackie DeShannon for her absence in YouTube form.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T12:44:00.000-05:00

Submit Your Eyes to This Monstrosity Unless You Don't Like Good Free Music!

2008-11-24T14:14:00.002-05:00

To translate that flyer (I know, how is that illegible?) for you, the lineup and times are:

Relics
Cats
Yak Snot
Able Archer

FREE FREE ALL AGES
6 PM
UMass Earthfoods Cafe (inside the Student Union)

brought to you by the fine folks of DIYUmass

Thorns Of Life

2008-11-21T10:02:00.002-05:00

New Band Alert -

Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker / Jets to Brazil) and Aaron Cometbus (Crimpshrine / Pinhead Gunpowder) have merged their dual writing and musical prowess to create THORNS OF LIFE.

Photos are here from the Brooklyn DIY blog.

Huzzah!

Terrible quality YouTUBE from some guy's living room:

Time travel is possible!

2008-11-20T14:39:00.003-05:00

It's another one of those time-wasting days at work, so yet again, I turn to recreating 120 Minutes & searching for videos from the Bill Clinton era. Did you know that a power trio of Kim Gordon, Spike Jonze & Richard Kern directed the "Divine Hammer" video for the Breeders? Naturally, it's awesome (and it also screams "Mid-'90s!").

Then of course, there's the "Cannonball" video.

Ch-ch-check it out.

2008-11-11T11:08:00.008-05:00

Ho-Ag are from Boston & we like them. Do you enjoy Brainiac, Devo or Six Finger Satellite? Meet your new favorite band. Triclops! are on Alternative Tentacles & that might tickle your fancy. And yes, that flyer does say that this show is ONE FUCKING DOLLAR.

New York, London, Paris, Munich...

2008-11-07T10:04:00.004-05:00

Everybody talk about pop muzik. The yearly Popfest! New England is descending upon Northampton this weekend & there's a smattering of excellent bands on the line-up. I'd like to voice my support for checking out Maybe It's Reno on Saturday (which is actually all of Unrest, except with Bridget Cross writing/singing all of the songs), along with the somewhat-recently resurrected indie-pop powerhouse Bunnygrunt.

Friday, November 7: doors @ 8pm
The Fawns
The Up Set
The Lil' Hospital
The Specific Heats
Surefire Broadcast
The Sterns
The Besties

Saturday, November 8: doors @ 8pm
Dream Bitches
Magnus – The Charade / Happydeadmen
Bunnygrunt
The Smittens
Maybe It's Reno
Utah Rangers

Sunday, November 9: Doors @ 8pm
Math the Band
Lima Research Society
The Hat Company
The 500s
The Toothaches

Sunday Matinee: Doors @ 3pm
Jason Bourgeois (Bourgeois Heroes)
The Inclined Plane
Boy Genius
One Happy Island

All shows @ The Elevens, 140 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA. A three day pass for Popfest! New England is $40 for all 4 shows and individual days are $13 if pre-ordered or $15 at the door ($6 for the Sunday afternoon show). All shows are 21+.

Fund Drive Exclusive!! Gimme the Loot!!

2008-11-02T23:39:00.005-05:00

We're in the middle of WMUA's annual fund drive to raise money and support our station, allowing us to kick out the jams, melt your minds and put on free shows for you to attend. One of the very very limited premiums being doled out during the week is a set of 10 copies of WMUA's Fall Concert signed by all of the performers: Dan Friel, The Death Set and Eric Hnatow. These sweet gems are all unique (see the photo below for the lot*) will be available starting tomorrow during The Sound of Confusion (8-10 PM) and will continue be available through other station shows. A $10 dollar contribution (subject to change, likely lower) and it's yours. Get a copy early because they're more rare than a Jay Reatard single.

Call in to any show and demand yourself a copy!

*Not included as station premiums are the Barrel of Monkeys, King of Hearts flask or quarters for doing laundry. Ask about the Three6Mafia and Dirtbombs CDs.

There's Options!

2008-10-31T10:55:00.003-04:00

If noise isn't your cup of tea, there's a very different show happening on Saturday night that you might fancy instead.

Saturday, November 1st
Jens Lekman at Northampton High School (benefit show for Clara Gardner)
7pm, $8 at the door or advance from Unite in Northampton

It's a good cause & how often will you get to see Swedish indie rock stars play in a high school auditorium?

All You Zombies

2008-10-31T10:45:00.002-04:00

If you need to nurse your post-Halloween brain mass, may we suggest some music played an an Antique house? 4realz!

Demons (feat. Mr. Nate Young of Wolf Eyes)
Mirror/Dash (might have heard of these people)
Zac Davis

Artifacts 20th Century
28 N. Maple St
Florence MA

5.30 PM
$5

All ages?

Krang Wills It

2008-10-28T17:21:00.002-04:00

The running solid Montague Phantom Brain Exchange is hosting event #10 tomorrow. You're starting lineup is:

Leading off: Eagle Ager
Batting 2nd: Russian Tsarlag
Batting 3rd: Bull Tongue interviews living legend Danny Fields
Batting Cleanup: DJ Phloyd Rice

Wednesday, October 29th
9PM $5
Rendezvous

That's My Funday

2008-10-26T23:23:00.003-04:00

Something non-douche-IHEG related happening in Northampton. Catch it!

Cars Can Be Blue ATHENS rep!
Eric Hnatow
The Novels
Gazza Strippers

21+, $5
The Elevens

Weekend No Challenge

2008-10-25T02:36:00.002-04:00

C'mon, some one tell me this album ain't perfect and fight me. I've got a gut feeling I win.

You Love Last Minute Hampshire Shows

2008-10-22T20:33:00.005-04:00

TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:30 PM
BUTTLOADS OF EARCANDY

SAGA Dining Commons.

Suffering Bastards
Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck
Cock ESP
White Mice
Wrong + Thurston Moore
Sauce Party
Sanguine Piss

Monday Mix 5.0 (Early)

2008-10-18T16:25:00.002-04:00

My laptop bit the dust recently & I haven't been around a computer much when Monday inevitably falls, so I'm doing this one pre-emptively.

I Left You Behind This Time
1. The Flatmates - Happy All The Time
2. Flying Lizards - Sex Machine
3. Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her - Sentimental Journey
4. Crystal Stilts - Converging In The Quiet
5. White Rainbow - Mystic Prism
6. The dB's - If & When
7. The Smoke - High In A Room
8. Fire Engines - Get Up & Use Me
9. Felt - Rain Of Crystal Spires
10. Young Fresh Fellows - Hard To Mention
11. Little Claw - Movies For You
12. The Gerbils - Crayon Box
13. Henry's Dress - Definitely Nothing
14. The Field Mice - Sensitive
15. Marine Girls - On My Mind
16. The Monks - I Hate You
17. Bunnygrunt - Holiday Road
18. The Chills - Pink Frost
19. The B-52's - Planet Claire

Banging Thursday. $6 Steamed Mussels Optional

2008-10-15T13:37:00.002-04:00

Only the smoothest of bands at the Sierra Grille this Thursday.

Baby Dayliner - SMOOTH
Eric Hnatow - SMOOTHER
Tundra Toddler - SMOOTHEST

21+, $2
Sierra Grille, Northampton
10PM

Gift Keeps on Giving

2008-10-11T01:31:00.004-04:00

Saturday October 11 (TODAY)
Dan Friel
Urthquake
Diagrama
Bromp Treb
The People's Pint in Greenfield MA
10 PM No Cover

Remember when Dan Friel blew your collective asses off a few weeks back at our free show? The man's back in the area this time after multiple leveling ups and coming into possession of a Scimitar of Sonics +5. Hack and slash bloodbath awaits. Needless to say Urthquake, Diagrama and Bromp Treb will perform the necessary healing and magic casting spells to ward off any naysayers.

Crazy Rhythms.

2008-10-10T11:27:00.005-04:00

Attention, fans of jangly '80s pop music: Incredible show tonight! The Feelies reunion! One of only five cities that they're playing! Yowza yowza yowza!

Friday, October 10th
THE FEELIES!
9pm at the Academy of Music (274 Main Street) in Northampton
Tickets are $25, available at Artifacts in Florence & Turn It Up!

This is also the kick-off for the really great Robert Altman film festival that runs at the Academy this weekend. Go grab tickets for the films at Pleasant Street Video in Northampton. Peep this drool-worthy schedule!

Friday October 10, 2008
Opening Night Party
5:30 doors
6:00 MASH 116 min Film
9:00 The Feelies Concert

Saturday October 11, 2008
2:00 Brewster McCloud 105 min
4:00 3 Women 124 min
7:00 Nashville 159 min
10:00 The Player 124 min

Sunday October 12, 2008
2:00 A Wedding 125 min
4:30 Thieves Like Us 123 min
7:00 McCabe and Mrs Miller 120 min
9:30 The Long Goodbye 112 min

Monday October 13, 2008
3:30 Short Cuts 187 min
7:00 MASH 116 min

For more information, check out the Northampton Arts Council website.

2008-10-06T21:25:00.002-04:00

Loren Halman will be wearing a unicorn costume!

Brava Spectre: Monteville, CT
"Lots of noise and screaming going on, and things being thrown around; sometimes the guy who sings would put down his guitar down, walk around while leading the whole crowd in a chant, and then pick up his guitar and start playing again without skipping a beat."
http://www.myspace.com/bravaspectre

Heaven People: New Haven, CT
"The deep hum of Moore’s droney electronics counterbalanced Battalene’s use of various stringed instruments. The combo was alchemical, melding moments of high-note crystallization with overwhelming bouts of low, whirring sound. The audience undoubtedly fell under their spell as the duo displayed noise at its most lucid and beautiful."- Performer Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/heavenpeople

AND

Prince Rama of Ayodhya: Boston, MA
"engaging and often unpredictable live shows reflect their eclectic pool of mysticism; amidst collective chants, werewolf summonings, and Sanskrit invocations, they have been known to distribute hand drums, conch shells, bells, gongs, and other various percussion to members of the audience to create the ultimate communal ritual experience."
http://www.myspace.com/princeramaofayodhya

Be there or be square
Friday, Oct. 10th at 7:30pm in the EarthFoods Cafe at UMass.
All donations go straight to the bands!

Waits Wednesday

2008-10-01T10:47:00.001-04:00

Since You Love Records and Supporting the Scene

2008-09-26T15:23:00.001-04:00

The Flywheel is having it's annual record fair tomorrow. It's free and a perfect way to spend a rainy day crate digging for gems.

A Stone for Adam Nodelman

2008-09-25T12:10:00.005-04:00

For those unaware, Adam Nodelman from Sunburned Hand of the Man passed away suddenly last month. A benefit show for him is this Sunday. Lineup details are as follows:

No Neck Blues Band (playing very early)
Sunburned Hand of the Man
Dredd Foole & the Din (feat. J Mascis, John Moloney & Justin Pizzoferrato)
Fat Worm of Error
Northampton Wools (Bill Nace & Thurston Moore)
Tarp (Joshua Burkett & Conrad Capistran)
Noise Nomads
Bunny Brains
Matt Krefting Band
Franklin's Mint
Jow Jow
MV & EE
+ maybe one more act

Florence VFW - 18 Meadow Street (route 9), Florence, MA
$7 - All Ages (additional donations appreciated)
6:30pm SHARP!

Look for Dredd Foole & The Din to crank out some Stooges covers.

Death To Everyone.

2008-09-23T19:48:00.003-04:00

I'm posting about this now while it's on my mind, because I don't trust that I'll remember to do this again before Friday hits.

Friday, September 26th
Death Vessel
Micah Blue Smaldone
at the Rendezvous (78 Third Street) in Turners Falls
$8 advance, $10 doors, show at 9:30pm

Hey! Tonight!

2008-09-17T18:30:00.003-04:00

Make it your business to be at this show tonight. I would have posted about it sooner, but I've been in a windowless basement listening to The In-Kraut, Vol. 3: Hip Shaking Grooves Made In Germany 1967-1974 for the past couple of hours.

Wednesday, September 17th (that's tonight, genius)
Thurston Moore (playing his Psychic Hearts album in its entirety)
Eat Skull (yeah, Siltbreeze!)
Little Claw (fuck yeah, Siltbreeze!)

at the Pearl Street Clubroom (10 Pearl Street), Northampton, MA
8:30pm, $13 at the door

WMUA GETS PROACTIVE

2008-09-16T00:34:00.002-04:00

After what appears to be an ice age length hibernation, WMUA's hosting its first show of the semester. This is a going to be a electronic-toy-thingamajig music annihilation, so please show some love and come on over. It being free and all should be a big plus. Also the Dan Friel LP is still fucking amazing.

You Have Choices

2008-09-12T11:46:00.002-04:00

If you haven't signed up for the Autonomous Battleship Collective mailing list, I'd suggest you do it because you're going to get these explosions of concert emails.

Things TODAY:

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Teeth Mountain
AreaC
Desi Lowit

113 King St Noho
8 PMish
bring 5+ bucks for the bands please!

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'Cramped Living Room Fest '08

Oak
A Snake In the Garden
Tucker Andrews
Noise Nomads
Belltone Suicide ( solo sets from each Mike and Brett !)
Chris Cooper
Cousin Id
Cave Bears
Servitor

6 PM
11 Union Court , Easthampton, MA
(behind PACE, off of Union Street - it's the first floor of the yellow house at the back of the parking lot)
$5 suggested donation for bands

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Saturday Happenings

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ZAC DAVIS + RYAN JEWELL DUO
NORTHAMPTON WOOLS (Or Maybe it's Visitations?? whaaaa?)
PREDATOR VISION w/ JEREMY PISANI

5 PM
Prescott Tavern
Hampshire College

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And the aforementioned show at the Montague Bookmill

Joe McPhee
Paul Flaherty
Chris Corsano trio + Josh Burkett
New Monuments (Ben Hall [Graveyards] / Spencer Yeh [Burning Star Core] / Don Dietrich [Borbetomagus])

Montague Bookmill
440 Greenfield Rd, Montague
$10 Tix in advance 413-367-9206

Lock Groove Lullaby.

2008-09-11T12:46:00.002-04:00

I truly love Stereolab, to the point where I don't really care that they essentially have been making the same album over & over for about fifteen years. Their new one, Chemical Chords, is probably the most fun-sounding record they've done since Emperor Tomato Ketchup - all short, bright pop nuggets that will almost make you forget about that whole lackluster Cobra & Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night/Sound Dust-era.

A video for the new record's "Three Women":

Swinging for the Fences

2008-09-10T09:30:00.002-04:00

The New Monuments are brand-spanking-new noise supergroup featuring C Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core), Don Dietrich (Borbetomagus) and Ben Hall (Graveyards). Win written all over it.

Then Get Rocked

2008-09-06T00:19:00.001-04:00

Get Acousticked

2008-09-04T16:33:00.000-04:00

For Those Of You Not Spending The Weekend Moving.

2008-08-30T13:50:00.002-04:00

The Newbridge Mayubinatorial Debate Has Some Competition

2008-08-19T00:13:00.001-04:00

Get Baked.

2008-08-18T13:59:00.003-04:00

THIS IS TONIGHT! Short notice, I know, but I swear I'm always the last person to hear about everything. MV & EE kind of put me to sleep the last time I saw them, but Jana Hunter is highly endorsed. Hit up the Autonomous Battleship Collective site for more information if digital flyers don't do the trick for you.

Monday Mix 4.0

2008-08-18T01:17:00.002-04:00

Guess the theme, win a prize*.

Heaven Is The Closest Thing To Hell
1. William Elliott Whitmore - When Push Comes To Love
2. The Modern Lovers - I'm Straight
3. Patty Duke - Learn To Live With Your Heartbreaks
4. Go Sailor - Last Year
5. Shop Assistants - I Don't Want To Be Friends With You
6. The Undertones - True Confessions
7. The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Want To Get Over You
8. Elvis Costello - I Hope You're Happy Now
9. Wreckless Eric - (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World
10. The Buzzcocks - Hollow Inside
11. No Age - My Life's Alright Without You
12. Syd Barrett - Wouldn't You Miss Me
13. X - Your Phone's Off The Hook, But You're Not
14. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Do You Love Me?
15. The Thirteenth Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
16. The Exploding Hearts - Shattered (You Left Me)
17. Talulah Gosh - Be Your Baby
18. Beat Happening - I've Lost You
19. Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts
20. Built To Spill - Joyride

* Not really, because I laid it on pretty thick.

Hook, Line, and Sinker

2008-08-15T12:01:00.005-04:00

If you were to tell me that there's a fishing show hosted by Dean Ween featuring Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers as a guest, I would say, "You know what- that sounds extremely plausible."

And so it is

This will give Tom Waits putting a fish in his trousers a run for its money.

Things Are Picking Up MORE SHOWS

2008-08-15T00:56:00.004-04:00

I'm sure you smell it. It's in the air. That foul stench of college kids flocking back to the Pioneer Valley. BUT HOLD ON. With the wonderful vermin come the wonderful bands. And this Saturday we have some:

Montague Book Mill

Parachutes (they will be opening for Sigur Ros shortly)
Vio/Miré
Trials and Tribulations

Time and Cost: 8 PM and $5

Better Than "Rusty" ? Now we can find out!!

2008-08-14T11:40:00.006-04:00

Wanna go back to the 80's-90's? Pete Burn is here to help. Killdozer, Bitch Magnet, Bastro, Squirrel Bait demo!?! plus a beardless Daniel Higgs. And "Aviary" by a fuckn' mile baby... what great jams..

Amherst Rock City.

2008-08-14T10:33:00.005-04:00

All the more reason to go to the show tonight: Mystery Train is in the middle of a big 50% sale in preparation for their move at the end of the month. Buy tons of records, kick out the jams.

Days Late

2008-08-11T12:22:00.003-04:00

If there's one thing that is an absolute motivation killer, it's precipitation. One of my favorite things to keep my chin up is putting on the Vaselines The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History. It's a guarantee that I'll be feeling a lot better by the time "Son of a Gun" is over. I can now add Sonic Chicken 4's self-titled to that very exclusive pantheon. Their debut album came out last November on the always amazing In the Red records, but it wasn't until I threatened King Khan's life for promos from the label that I had heard it. File this under more great albums that came out last year and not this year. Obligatory video follows.

Sonic Chicken 4 - "Only Lose"

Sonic Chicken 4 is out now on In the Red Records

More Sludge Than The LaBrea Tarpits.

2008-08-08T12:07:00.004-04:00

I'm not completely sold on the new Melvins album yet, maybe because I keep waiting to be pummeled into oblivion Houdini-style & it's just not happening. I am, however, very stoked on this show - Big Business are honestly doing the Melvins way better than the Melvins have for awhile. Dust off those Karp records & get into it, people.

Sunday, August 10th
The Melvins
Big Business
at the Pearl Street Clubroom (10 Pearl Street), Northampton, MA
8:30pm, $15 advance/$18 door

1,000,000 Flywheel Benefit!! Reopening Still a Giant ?

2008-08-08T01:00:00.001-04:00

This never happened to Pablo Picasso

Waits Wednesday Revived.

2008-08-06T18:21:00.003-04:00

It's been awhile since we've had a Waits Wednesday around here, so let's change that, shall we?

Tom Waits does "Chocolate Jesus" on The Late Show With David Letterman

The Jams Don't Stop.

2008-07-31T10:16:00.005-04:00

What an awesomely ridiclous week for shows. If you're not flat broke yet, y'all should make it out to both of these happenings.

Thursday, July 31st
The Autonomous Battleship Collective presents:
Vetiver
Kurt Weisman
at the Montague Bookmill (440 Greenfield Road, Montague)
8pm, $10

Friday, August 1st
Hair Police
Sunburned
Thurson Moore/Kate Village Duo
Paul Flaherty/Jeff Hartford Duo
at the Florence American Legion Hall (63 Riverside Drive, Florence)
9pm, $7

Enshrined.

2008-07-29T01:05:00.005-04:00

I just want to put it out there that the tag-line for this show on the Iron Horse site is exceedingly cheesy. I won't repeat it here, but the phrase "Soul Explosion" is involved & just makes me think of Jon Spencer shouting it. This show is going to be off the hook, regardless.

Wednesday, July 30th
King Khan & The Shrines
Live Fast Die
Bootsgotsoul Soundsystem
at the Iron Horse (20 Center Street), Northampton, MA
8:30pm, $12.50 advance/$15 doors

Monday Mix 3.0

2008-07-28T12:55:00.004-04:00

Here's one to kick the work week off with.

In The End, When The Disaster Is Through
1. CoCoComa - (Tryin' To) Read My Mind
2. Unrest - Can't Sit Still
3. Les Georges Leningrad - Soopa Doopa
4. Os Mutantes - Bat Macumba
5. The Aislers Set - Red Door
6. The Shangri-La's - Then He Kissed Me
7. Pink & Brown - Poison Arrow
8. The Carbonas - Alone At Last
9. Helms - It Takes Skin To Win
10. Television Personalities - I Hope He's Everything You Wanted Me To Be
11. Cupid Car Club - Grape Juice Plus
12. The Adverts - We Who Wait
13. The Fall - Industrial Estate
14. Eat Skull - Shredders On Fry
15. Human Television - Tonight's The Night
16. The Homosexuals - Divorce Proceedings From Reality
17. The Frumpies - You'll See
18. The Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do?
19. Daniel Johnston - Some Things Last A Long Time

Turning Japanese.

2008-07-26T14:06:00.004-04:00

Is it just me, or has 2008 been a really shit year for new music thus far? I haven't been jamming any recent releases all that frequently, but it has given me lots of time to revisit the rest of my record collection. So I suppose it's not a total wash. Half Japanese's The Band That Would Be King LP has been in heavy rotation at my apartment lately & I tried re-watching the documentary of the same name not too long ago, but most of the time, it just made me want to punch Gerard Cosloy in the face whenever he opened his mouth. The live band segments are pretty great, though.

Half Japanese - "Change My Style", from The Band That Would Be King (1993)

A WinWin: Eat Meat and Get Beat

2008-07-26T04:09:00.001-04:00

2 Reatards, 1 Cup

2008-07-20T04:01:00.003-04:00

Apparently there's an official Jay Reatard video for "Always Wanting More." It's probably not the best video to watch in front of your boss or higher-up, unless your superior is a fan of defecating and spreading aforementioned defecation on oneself.

Hardcore Sex.

2008-07-18T12:27:00.003-04:00

Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to make it to this show because I'm going to be too busy helping people find copies of the new Coldplay album or something. But y'all should definitely make the trip down I-91 for it.

Saturday, July 19th
Mind Eraser
Sex/Vid (who are apparently the Vampire Weekend of hardcore punk)
No Fucker
at the Cottage Street Studio in Springfield (357 Cottage Street)
7pm, $7

Just a taste: Sex/Vid, live in Olympia

Further HTX Invasion.

2008-07-10T11:58:00.007-04:00

Houston has been doing me proud in New England lately; first with that mind-bogglingly good Indian Jewelry show a few months back & now with Jana Hunter this weekend. Go see her!

Jana Hunter
Deer Tick
Matteah Baim
Friday, July 11th
King Street Manor (113 King Street), Northampton, MA
8pm, $5

The Apocalypse is Nigh Upon Us

2008-07-07T13:38:00.004-04:00

Ramming Speed
Battlemaster
Relics
Old People

Ramming Speed and Battlemaster murdered on the 4th in Boston this past weekend, so don't miss this.

Anything Could Happen.

2008-07-05T16:22:00.002-04:00

I'm not in Texas anymore, but boy do I already miss Sound Exchange, so this video is more for my benefit than for anyone else. Covering The Clean is always appreciated, though.

Times New Viking / Psychedelic Horseshit / Pink Reason, covering "Anything Could Happen"!

Boston Invades Northampton.

2008-06-26T10:18:00.002-04:00

You don't have to drive to Boston to see some really quality Boston bands in the coming days. I'd like to voice my support for seeing Hallelujah The Hills on Saturday, followed by an evening with Neptune on Monday. Think you can handle it?

Saturday, June 28th
Hallelujah The Hills
The Thungs
at the Basement (21 Center Street), Northampton, MA
10pm, 21+, FREE FOR ALL YOU CHEAPSKATES!

Monday, June 30th
Neptune
Bunnies
Vermin
Eric Hnatow
at the Elevens (140 Pleasant Street), Northampton, MA
10pm, 21+, in the range of inexpensive

Today Today Today

2008-06-26T01:02:00.003-04:00

Wasteland
Relics
Backstabbers Inc.
Citizens Patrol
Life Trap
Cold Year

Cost = $8

Always Wanting More.

2008-06-23T19:51:00.004-04:00

In case anyone is taking part in the office pool to see how long I could keep up with Matador's Jay Reatard singles series before being reduced to a sobbing child, the most recent installment (#3) sold out in TWO HOURS & I was unfortunately shut out of getting on board. My second hope was picking one up during my pilgrimage to Sound Exchange while I'm here in Houston, but my record shopping partner picked up their only copy before I had the chance to snag it. The future of our friendship remains to be seen.

Apparently, this is the breakdown for each single's pressing number:
#1 - 3517
#2 - 2750
#3 - 2000
#4 - 1300
#5 - 900
#6 - 400

Which means that I probably would have had to give up hope somewhere around #5 anyway, but I didn't think I'd be throwing in the towel this soon. I hear the In The Red singles comp + DVD is due out this week though (in a normal pressing, at that), so if that's someting you're into, take note.

Lewis and Clark Can't Get No Satisfaction

2008-06-21T16:16:00.003-04:00

Noisemakers Pocahaunted are doing a show in Noho on Monday. Catch it!

Pocahaunted
Heaven People
Ducktails
Northampton Wools
Cost/Time: ?

visit Pocahaunted's myspace for location details.

Space City.

2008-06-19T14:23:00.006-04:00

I'm in Houston right now, getting giddy about the chance to eat quality Vietnamese food & visit my beloved Sound Exchange, so I decided that my blog contribution today is going to give some love to my fellow Houstonians.

Jana Hunter, live at the Orange Show, Houston, TX

Fatal Flying Guilloteens - "Tiger vs. Gator" at the Proletariat, Houston, TX

Indian Jewelry, live at the Boat in Toronto, circa 2005

Harvey Milk Redux

2008-06-18T16:43:00.000-04:00

That Harvey Milk show that supposedly happened either on Sunday or this upcoming Sunday at The Elevens? Canceled. Instead, they're doing a second show in Boston Sunday night at O'Briens.

Disappearer
The Pleasers
Blacktail
9 PM, $8
21+

I'll leave it to you geniuses to figure out which one of those bands is Harvey Milk.

Carmine Francis Farina MacKaye

2008-06-15T22:29:00.001-04:00

If this post from Washington DC arts blog DCist.com is on the level, congratulations are due to Amy Farina and Ian Mackaye on the birth of their first child in late May

Come To This Show, Or You're Dead To Me.

2008-06-15T12:16:00.007-04:00

And not just because I'm the one who booked it. All quality people & bands, I assure you!

Algernon Cadwallader (Cap'n Jazz/Tim Kinsella worship from Philadelphia)
Nice People (DIY hardcore from Louisville)
Mountain Asleep (more DIY hardcore from Louisville)
Maudslay (jangly indie rock out of Lowell)

Monday, June 16th in Amherst, MA
Email memoryminus at hotmail dot com for the address.
5pm, donations for touring bands!

Milk It.

2008-06-11T21:54:00.008-04:00

Y'all into Harvey Milk? They've got a new-ish album out on Hydra Head that I have yet to hear, but this show should be a good time.

Sunday, June 15th or the 22nd (your guess is as good as mine)
Harvey Milk
The Devil's Moses
at the Elevens (140 Pleasant Street), Northampton, MA
21+, 10pm, not a lot of money.

Speaking of Hydra Head, it looks like they just re-released The VSS' Nervous Circuits album, if you want to get your late '90s electro-punk on. I was way into it when I was in high school, if that means anything to you.

Monday Mix 2.0

2008-06-09T02:17:00.003-04:00

Eat it up.

I'm A Heartbreaker, It's Just My Way
1. The Breeders - Divine Hammer
2. Orange Juice - Simply Thrilled Honey
3. DNA - Not Moving
4. The Ronettes - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up
5. The Feelies - The Boy With Perpetual Nervousness
6. Times New Viking - Little Amps
7. Tussle - Here It Comes
8. Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire
9. The Rondelles - He's Outta Sight
10. Thee Headcoatees - Ca Plane Pour Moi
11. Marmoset - Missing Man
12. Antelope - Wandering Ghost
13. Chromatics - Healer
14. Heavenly - By The Way
15. Devo - Jocko Homo
16. The Panoply Academy - Nocturnally Yours
17. Oneida - The Adversary
18. Wire - Dot Dash
19. The Nerves - When You Find Out

$$$

2008-06-06T10:53:00.004-04:00

Some Boston friends are playing in Northampton on Sunday & I had promised them that I would play their shit on my show this week to provide whatever slight boost in promotion could be attributed to my on-air ramblings. Alas, my computer decided to metaphorically throw up all over itself before I had the chance to make a copy of the EP that they had sent me in digital format, so none of that actually ended up happening. Anyway, here's my attempt to compensate.

The Big Big Bucks at the Eleven's (140 Pleasant Street) in Northampton, 10pm, 21+, on the cheap side.

Baby, It's Been So Long

2008-06-06T02:50:00.002-04:00

Be you a Boston person or not, I recommend you shell out some $4 dollar gas money to go see the Field with a LIVE BAND* on Saturday. Worcester-native Coralcola will be making his live debut.

the lineup and info:

The Field (+live band)
Andre Obin (1/2 of Matters & Dunaway)
Coralcola
DJ ETAN

Great Scott
06/07/08
9 PM
$10

*okay having a LIVE BAND is not worth caps lock but whatever, I'm hyping**.

**and drunk***.

***well played, sir

Happy Birthday, Son of Sam.

2008-05-29T13:06:00.009-04:00

In addition to it being David Berkowitz's birthday, there's a really great noise show happening on June 1st in Florence.

John Wiese (of Bastard Noise, Sissy Spacek, etc.)
C. Spencer Yeh (of Burning Star Core, among other things)
Grey Skull (from Noho) + Thurston Moore (duh)
Sondulla (doom-rockin')
Sickness (CT's finest noise guy)

Sunday, June 1st
8pm, $7
Florence VFW Hall (18 Meadow Street), Florence, MA

PERFECT

2008-05-28T12:52:00.001-04:00

BUILT TO SPILL IS PERFORMING PERFECT FROM NOW ON IN ITS ENTIRITY SEPT. 18TH AT THE CALVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THE MEAT PUPPETS ARE PLAYING TOO. TICKETS IT IHEG.COM AND WHATEVER WOOOOOOOO

Monday Mix 1.0

2008-05-26T01:42:00.003-04:00

A summer mix for the long weekend. Suggestions of themes for future Monday Mixes is much encouraged.

I've Never Even Been To Your New House
1. Superchunk - On The Mouth
2. Dead Moon - Dead Moon Night
3. Black Eyes - Deformative
4. Flin Flon - Floods
5. Comet Gain - Just One Summer Before I Go
6. Strapping Fieldhands - The Author In Her Ear
7. The Germs - Lexicon Devil
8. Cause Co-Motion! - Who's Gonna Care?
9. Gorilla Angreb - Jeg Gar Idde I Sort
10. Junior Varsity - Pin Monkey
11. The Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket
12. Clorox Girls - Flowers Of Evil
13. Boyracer - Louise
14. Standing Nudes - Fight Song
15. The Clean - Anything Can Happen
16. The Minutemen - Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
17. Liliput - Eisiger Wind
18. Pants Yell! - Magneta & Green
19. The Screamers - In A Better World
20. Shooting Spires - Alive & Well
21. Kicking Giant - Fuck The Rules

A Commencement of Sorts.

2008-05-24T00:37:00.004-04:00

Looking for a reason to get out of Amherst tonight so that you won't have to deal with a slew of graduating morons? Ecstatic Peace is giving the hook-up:

Saturday, May 24
145 South St, Northampton, MA
8pm
Pod Blotz
Lazy Magnet
Chris Cooper/Bill Nace duo
Chiara Giovando
Russian Tsarlag

Somewhat Less Than 120 Minutes.

2008-05-21T15:45:00.006-04:00

My new favorite internet time waster is the 120 Minutes Playlist Archives. Beware, because it's very easy to spend hours alternating between it & YouTube in search of all of those Mudhoney & Dinosaur Jr. videos you never knew you couldn't live without. Three gems I found:

Brainiac - "Vincent Come On Down"

Sebadoh - "Rebound"

Husker Du - "Makes No Sense At All" (BOW DOWN TO GREG NORTON'S MUSTACHE!)

It's Never Too Late for a Nirvana Parody

2008-05-19T23:51:00.003-04:00

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth - It's Not the Heat It's the Humidity

Coincidentally, this track is off of that Cardboard Record Love & Circuits compilation that apparently cannot work its way out of any post made on this blog*.

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth just released their newest album Not Noiice on Chalk Circle.

*I stumbled upon this by accident, I swear. See I'm building my case that "lead guitarist for noise rock group" should be the new "it" thing for prospective female musicians (bassist- soooo outdated!) and I was trying to find a Parts & Labor video of their new female guitarist murdering "New Crimes" as a piece of evidence**.

**Which in turn may make that footnote a piece of evidence used in the case proving that I'm a sexist.

We Love Neptune (And You Should Too).

2008-05-15T15:07:00.003-04:00

In our on-going effort to keep tabs on seemingly every band on the Love & Circuits compilation, especially when it concerns the western portion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, get a load of this, dudes:

Monday, June 30th
NEPTUNE!
Bunnies
Vermin
Eric Hnatow
at the Elevens (140 Pleasant Street), Northampton, MA
10pm, 21+

One Part

2008-05-14T14:04:00.003-04:00

Dan Friel, one part of Parts & Labor is having his newest solo release Ghost Town put out today on ol' reliable Important Records. The first 100 copies are red vinyl so get on it. If you've been paying attention to the recent Cardboard Records compilation, fellow P&Ler BJ Warshaw's Shooting Spires side-project or Parts & Labor in general you can do no wrong. For those unaware, back in the day a young 16 year-old Dan was in a band called Squidlaunch that features one of our station's finest DJs, Clandestino's Andujar. They have a Live on WFMU 7" that they did back in 1995 out right now which you can pickup on Spooky Tree Records. You could probably also just track Andujar down during his show.

BBQ This Weekend

2008-05-13T00:13:00.004-04:00

Rain or shine, it's BBQ weekend. Mark Sultan BBQ, the other kickass half of The King Khan and BBQ Show. He is gracing Boston this Friday so please do check him out. His Sultanic Verses from last year has aged like the finest of Bordeaux wines.

Lineup and details:

May 16th, 2008
Abbey Lounge
BBQ (Mark Sultan)
Coffin Lids
The Tampoffs
+ TBA

all for $8 and 21+. Catch it!

Demonic.

2008-05-11T15:03:00.004-04:00

If you ever wanted to see a noise show at a yoga studio, now is your chance.

Tuesday, May 13th
Demons (members of Wolf Eyes)
Helicoptere Sanglante
Sick Llama
Tarp
at 23 Main Street, Northampton (the yoga studio above Fitzwilly's), 9pm

Up the Punks.

2008-05-08T00:16:00.005-04:00

It feels kind of weird to be buying so many records on Sub Pop these days, but the new No Age 7" & LP are both delightful. I'm particularly into the cover of the Nerves' "When You Find Out" on the Eraser 7", given that the original version has been getting a fair share of play on the anticipatory summer mixtape I made a few weeks ago. Those No Age boys even threw on Urinals cover, too! All you punks should be pleased as punch.

As a sidenote, every time I look at the cover of the 7", it makes me think of US Maple's Sang Phat Editor, even though they don't really look anything alike.

The Best Depeche Mode Video You'll Ever See.

2008-05-06T21:49:00.003-04:00

Just a reminder that you should all be heading New Hampshire-ward this Friday to catch that behemoth of a Parts & Labor/Indian Jewelry double bill. Every so often, I have to defend my hometown from people who consider it to be a complete cultural wasteland, as if having Rushmore filmed there & giving birth to the purple drank aren't enough to put a place on the map. So to anyone who cares to talk shit on Houston, here's a strobed-the-fuck-out video of Indian Jewelry performing as Depeche Mode at the Hootenanny a few months ago (which has nothing to do with the Replacements & everything to do with Houston bands masquerading as other, more well-known bands for the evening). Shut your face.

Probably Better Than Jimmy Eat World.

2008-05-03T13:35:00.006-04:00

WMUA is having a Spring Kick-off Concert tomorrow afternoon, and while it's not as awesome as the These Are Powers/Ill Ease show I tried unsuccessfully to have the powers-that-be allow last year, I'm guessing it's going to be better than the UMass Spring Concert with Jimmy Eat World & Paramore. And it's free.

Do You Really Need That Record?

2008-05-02T20:50:00.002-04:00

Something to do tomorrow if you don't plan on stocking up on free condoms from Planned Parenthood at the Pride Festival in Northampton (nevertheless, also a worthwhile pursuit).