SHE WANTS REVENGE/IMA ROBOT/MELLOWDRONE

She Wants Revenge/Ima Robot/Mellowdrone
27 June 2006
Empire; $Priceless
Sacramento, CA

I didn't realize how big She Wants Revenge had gotten until this show. Mellowdrone I've seen before, but this time around they were more boring than last. The reason is because I'm just not a fan of their music, although I do like one or two songs. Their bassist/keyboardist and drummer are the ones who stood out from this band. They ended their set with "Fashionably Uninvited", which is probably the best song from their album. Ima Robot was interesting. It was like 80s Punk. I enjoyed their set, but I have to say it was a little bit weird. The lead singer made me cringe most of the time. I've heard of all of these bands, but I actually didn't really enjoy any of them besides She Wants Revenge.

The last and first time I saw She Wants Revenge was at this year's Coachella, but I could barely see them. I was front row for She Wants Revenge at Empire, luckily, because people tried to mosh. I didn't realize you could mosh to their music, but then again drunk people can mosh even when there is no music. I highly enjoyed their set. They were better than I expected and I think they have great stage presence. They have a really nice tour manager as well, and that's definitely a good thing, but rare (ahem, Snow Patrol).

She Wants Revenge Set List:

Red Flags

Sister

Out of Control

These Things

Broken

Black Liner

Spend The Night

I Don’t Wanna

Someone

She Loves

Disconnect

Stripped

Tear U Apart

Mellowdrone

Ima Robot

She Wants Revenge

'Tis A Sad Day

From ArcticMonkeys.com:

"19.06.06
Andy Nicholson

We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band.

Nick O’Malley, who stood in for Andy while he was absent from the recent tour of North America, shall carry on playing bass for the remaining shows this summer.

We have been mates with Andy for a long time and have been through some amazing things together that no one can take away. We all wish Andy the very best.

Alex, Jamie and Matt."

Arctic Monkeys with Nick O’Malley

Under The Iron Sea, Ganging Up On The Sun

More new albums to be released tomorrow (Tuesday, June 20th) include Keane's sophomore major label album Under The Iron Sea, and Guster's Ganging Up On The Sun.


Under The Iron Sea Track Listing:

1. Atlantic

2. Is It Any Wonder?

3. Nothing in My Way

4. Leaving So Soon?

5. Bad Dream

6. Hamburg Song

7. Put It Behind You

8. Crystal Ball

9. Try Again

10. Broken Toy

11. Frog Prince

Ganging Up On The Sun Track Listing:

1. Lightning Rod

2. Satellite

3. Manifest Destiny

4. One Man Wrecking Machine

5. Captain

6. New Underground

7. Ruby Falls

8. C'mon

9. Empire State

10. Dear Valentine

11. Beginning of the End

12. Hang On

Buy Keane's Under The Iron Sea
Buy Guster's Ganging Up On The Sun

Jack's Mannequin Coming To Town

Jack's Mannequin will be performing at CSUS in Sacramento, CA on Thursday, October 12, 2006. Tickets are $15 CSUS Students, $22 General. Their fall tour includes opening acts Daphne Loves Derby and Copeland.

The Submarines - Declare A New State

Coming this Tuesday (June 20th) is the album Declare A New State from The Submarines. With similarities to The Like Young and Stars, this is bound to be one of the best albums of the summer. The opening track "Peace & Hate" draws likeness to The Postal Service, and starts out softly and then gradually increases in the chorus. "Clouds" is one of Blake's solo tracks off the album, and is probably the most beautiful. Highlights of the album include "The Good Night".

Track Listing:

1. Peace and Hate

2. Clouds

3. Vote

4. Brighter Discontent

5. Hope

6. Ready or Not

7. Modern Inventions

8. Good Night

9. This Conversation

10. Darkest Things

Buy Declare A New State

Return [ing] To Cookie Mountain

TV on the Radio's Return To Cookie Mountain

Coming to record stores near you, their major label debut is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. TV on the Radio IS one of the bands to look out for this year. There are no words to describe how great this band truly is. They brilliantly blend blues, soul, and rock together. BUY this album. Return To Cookie Mountain will be released in the UK on July 3, 2006. And will be available in the US on July 6, 2006 or hopefully sooner (ahem, Interscope).

SELF AGAINST CITY/AFFIRMATIVE, CAMERAMAN/THE BROBECKS

Self Against City/Affirmative, Cameraman/The Brobecks/Doctor Topic/The Littles
June 16, 2006
The Underground $10
Roseville, CA

It was a pretty good show. The Littles were up first and they were good for the first couple of minutes until it became repetitive and old. Doctor Topic were different. They reminded me a bit of Sacramento local bands Mister Metaphor and Bridges. The Brobecks were better than what I heard in their recordings. I have to admit, at times I was bored, but they were still good. The crowd loved 'em as they gained plenty of new fans. They're pretty funny and sarcastic guys too kind of like We Are Scientists, but no band can be as funny as We Are Scientists. I won't let that happen. Affirmative, Cameraman were amazing as always, but I enjoyed them more first time around. They seemed a bit tired though, but I don't blame them. They're a great live act and I advise people to go out and see them. And pick up their CD. I have to say that the lead singer, Alex, is Adam Levine meets Chris Martin meets Daryl Palumbo. And that's a compliment especially that last one as they're definitely a Glassjaw influenced band. Self Against City was so much better than past performances. It might be because of a new addition to the band (bassist) or it may be because of the lighting, but either way they put on a really good live show. Next time they're playing is supposedly July 10th back at the Underground.

(Pictures coming soon)

Live Videos of Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists

Recently posted on YouTube:

We Are Scientists - "What's The Word"



We Are Scientists - "It's A Hit"



Arctic Monkeys

ARCTIC MONKEYS/WE ARE SCIENTISTS

May 31, 2006
ARCTIC MONKEYS/WE ARE SCIENTISTS
The Warfield $Priceless
San Francisco, CA

Amazing show tonight! The music director at KSSU who got the tickets for me was so kind to take me to the show as I asked her last minute, and we left at 5pm for SF. It started out to be stressful as we entered the venue and tried to figure things out, but once we were in and front row in front of the speakers we were pleased with the view of the stage. We waited a long hour before We Are Scientists came on stage to perform at 8:30pm.

I was more looking forward to WAS than Arctic Monkeys, and I have to say my breath was just taken away. They played songs including "Cash Cow", "Lousy Reputation", "It's A Hit", "Inaction", and ended the set with "The Great Escape". Keith was so into the performance as he threw his guitar around. They spoke of Chris' goggles and where to buy them. They could've been MORE funnier especially Keith. I think that was the only disappointment other than not being able to meet these fine fellas.

Arctic Monkeys was great! They were more than what I expected, but it's too bad that it wasn't their usual bassist playing with them this tour. The crowd went crazy for Arctic Monkeys. Their set included the new song "Who The Fuck Are The Arctic Monkeys", and they also previewed an even newer song that we may never hear again in the future. They also played "Fake Tales of San Francisco", which how can they not and they again touched on the fact that it was written after a fan in SF. And they pretty much played every other song off the album like "Riot Van", "Mardy Bum", "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor", and "Scummy Man". Also drunks were everywhere! At the very end of the set, a girl pushed her way through and tried to run up onto the stage, but the security guard pushed her off and she shoved him. The old man ended up underneath the stage. Poor thing.