Klaxons' Summer US Tour Dates

Who's excited for this? I am! You bet that "stint at Coachella" was fucking successful.

From Filter:

Klaxons Announce More US Dates
by Staff | 05.29.2007

English rockers the Klaxons have just announced more US tour dates. With the release of their March debut album Myths of the Near Future via Geffen records, the Klaxons are ready to continue taking over America. After a successful stint at Coachella and winning Yahoo’s “Who’s Next?” feature, the Klaxons will play a handful of west coast dates and then head off to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago before starting their European tour.

Klaxons US Tour Dates:

July

10 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
11 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
12 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
15 Chicago, IL - The Pitchfork Music Festival
16 Minneapolis, MN - The Varsity Theater

Jarvis Cocker on the Late Show with David Letterman

Here's the performance of "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" by Jarvis Cocker on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

As one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, it definitely lives up to the hype. When I first heard "The Ghost of You Lingers", I didn't know what to think. It was a bit strange, and I was worried about what the rest of the album would sound like. After hearing the album though, I absolutely adore the tracks.

1. Don’t Make Me A Target
2. The Ghost of You Lingers
3. You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
4. Don’t You Evah
5. Rhthm and Soul
6. Eddie’s Ragga
7. The Underdog
8. My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
9. Finer Feelings
10. Black Like Me

Hightlights: "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb", "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case", "Finer Feelings"

Lily Allen at The Crest Theatre

Lily Allen/The Bird and the Bee
Sunday, 1 April 2007
The Crest Theatre
Sacramento, CA

Yes, I know. It's been over a month, but I had to post these photos. I thought the show could've been a lot better. There was nothing wrong with Lily's performance, but the venue sucked. With a performance like Lily's, it's better to perform in a venue with an open floor. That's just my 2 cents.

Andrew Bird/Apostle of Hustle at The Fillmore

Andrew Bird/Apostle of Hustle
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
The Fillmore
San Francisco, CA

Apostle of Hustle





Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird - "Why"

Coachella 2007 Photos (Day 3)

Mika


Lupe Fiasco





Junior Boys (I couldn't really get any decent photos for the rest of the night)


Coachella during Rage Against The Machine

Coachella 2007 Photos (Day 2)

The Cribs


Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird - "Dr. Stringz" & "Fake Palindromes"

Justice

Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."

Gotan Project


The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Finally... Coachella 2007 Photos (Day 1)

Amy Winehouse




Rufus Wainwright


Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker - "One Man Show"

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth - "100%"

DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow - "Six Days"

CSS Opening for Gwen Stefani

Who ever said CSS were never going to play larger venues? Opening for a mainstream act like Gwen Stefani is a big leap.

CSS dates from Pitchfork:

06-01 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
06-02 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
06-03 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe #
06-04 Toronto, Ontario - Legendary Houseshoe Tavern #
06-06 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards !
06-07 Seattle, WA - Neumos !
06-08 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge !
06-09 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheare
06-09 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine !
06-10 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *!
06-16 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
06-17 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
06-26 Hove, Norway - Hove Festival
06-29 Stockholm, Sweden - University of Stockholm (Accelerator Fest)
06-30 St. Gallen, - St. Gallen Festival
07-01 Istanbul, Turkey - Radar Live
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07-08 Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-12 Cote des Basques, France - Roxy Jam Festival
07-14 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
07-18 Turin, Italy - Spaziale Festival
07-19 Florence, Italy - Italia Wave
07-20 Trencin, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07-21 Valencia, Spain - Benicàssim (Festival Internacional de Benicàssim)
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Virgin Festival)
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-15 Parades de Coura, Portugal - Parades de Coura Festival
08-16 Rennes, France - La Route Du Rock
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-18 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands
08-19 Cannes, France - Pantiero Festival
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Paris, France- Rock En Seine
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-31 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-09 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum &
09-10 Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena &
09-12 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle &
09-14 Berlin, Germany - Velodrom &
09-15 Cologne, Germany - Cologne Arena &
09-17 Paris, France - Bercy &
09-18 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy &
09-20 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC &
09-22 Manchester, England - MEN Arena &
09-23 Newcastle, England - Telewest Arena &
09-25 Birmingham, England - NIA &
09-26 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff International Arena &
09-28 London, England - Wembley Arena &
09-29 London, Englang - Wembley Arena &
10-01 Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena &
10-02 Dublin, Ireland - RDS Simmons Court &
10-04 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis &
10-06 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion &
10-07 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - City Rockhal &
10-10 Stockholm, Sweden - The Globe &
10-12 Helsinki, Finland - Hartwall Arena &
10-14 Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum &
10-16 Milan, Italy - Datch Forum &
10-17 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle &
10-19 Budapest, Hungary - Sportarena &
10-20 Prague, Czech Republic - Saska Arena &

* with Yo Majesty
# with Datarock
! with Bonde do Role
& with Gwen Stefani

Blondie & Lily Allen on the Today Show

Were you unable to wake up in the morning and you missed this performance? Watch it on MSNBC here. Lily has been covering Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and it was only fitting to bring the two together on the show for that song. For the MP3 of the performance, visit Culture Bully.

Mark Ronson's 'Version' and Justice's '†'

I know I have not posted in a long time, but I'll slowly get back on track for the summer after finals are over. The past few months has just been hectic for me I didn't have time to update. Anyway, I'll put up some of my Coachella photos when I have time, but I just wanted to post some announcements of albums that will finally arrive in the States on July 10th: Mark Ronson and Justice.

I had the chance to meet Mark Ronson right before Lily Allen's set at Coachella and compliment him on his latest album, not that my opinion would really matter. I could tell that he was a busy guy and had places to go and people to see, yet he was nice enough (though maybe a little impatient) to take time to speak to me, but I appreciate it since he didn't turn me away or anything. Some girls asked "is he famous?" Well, you'll see. I have to admit that I didn't become a huge fan until I heard both Lily Allen's and Amy Winehouse's albums. It's been over a month since Version came out in the UK and I think it's obvious by now how successful it is there. The album's release date has just been delayed until July 10th, which I'm a little disappointed by. I'm curious to see if he will be doing a lot of touring in the States. As successful as Allen and Winehouse are now, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ronson finally topping the US charts. It's about time.

1. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (featuring The Daptone Horns)

2. Oh My God (featuring Lily Allen)

3. Stop Me (featuring Daniel Merriweather)

4. Toxic (featuring Tiggers)

5. Valerie (featuring Amy Winehouse)

6. Apply Some Pressure (featuring Paul Smith)

7. Inversion

8. Pretty Green (featuring Santo Gold)

9. Just (featuring (Phantom Planet)

10. Amy (featuring Kenna)

11. The Only One I Know (featuring Robbie Williams

12. Diversion

13. L.S.F. (featuring Kasabian)

14. Outversion

Highlights: "Oh My God", "Stop Me", "Valerie"

For this next artist, I probably would have never heard of them or heard of them before Coachella if it weren't for Ronson. I don't want to call them the next Daft Punk, but they really are amazing an DJ duo from Paris, France. They hit the scene with "We Are Your Friends", and exploded with their song and video (by So Me), "D.A.N.C.E.". If you don't like them, then I don't know what the hell is wrong with you. Justice is one of the reasons I've been so interested in dance music lately, and with their debut album coming out June 11th worldwide and July 10th in the States, I hope the rest of the world will feel the same way. They were one of my highlights at this year's Coachella. Everyone has to experience them live, and if you downloaded their album since it has been leaked for awhile, I hope you will buy it when it is officially released.

1. Genesis

2. Let There Be Light

3. DANCE

4. Newjack

5. Phantom Pt. 1

6. Phantom Pt. 2

7. Valentine

8. Party

9. DVNO

10. Stress

11. Waters Of Nazareth

12. One Minute To Midnight

Highlights: "Genesis", "D.A.N.C.E.", "The Party", "DVNO", "Waters of Nazareth"