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yeah thats about all that needs to be said, take it.




t0ny

News: OHIO.FM

Hey there! First off, I'd like to appologize for updating once in a blue moon as of late, been busy with the quarter winding down and all. Anyway, I have a special announcement tonight. About a week ago my roomate, "the zackattack", as he prefers to be called, told me he was possibly going to be "dj-ing" at ohio.fm. Ohio.fm is The Ohio State University's official internet radio. Anyway, they play some pretty sweet tunes. So, if you're looking for some *prepare for pun...* more tunes, man, you should definately check it out. The station is streamed through itunes, so make sure you have that installed (who doesn't???). Click the link below...

(((Listen to OHIO.FM Now!)))



-t0ny

Live Review: Kevin Devine, The Jealous Girlfriends, AA Bondy

Hey there, damn it's late. I was just finishin' up some things, figured I should update you guys seeing as I haven't posted anything in like 10 years. Midterms were killin' me, but on Sunday night my roomate some friends and I went to the Kevin Devine show at the basement. First off, I really like the venue, this is my second time going but it is really cool if you haven't been there. Anyway, the first band was the Jealous Girlfriends, not a huge fan of the name, but they rocked. They opened up with some rock and then slowly called up friends to play with them, first AA Bondy(who was the second act), then Kevin Devine, real cool, looked like they had a killer time. The second act, as I said, was AA Bondy, again, someone I've never heard of, but, he was real cool. He had sort of a Dylan-esque sound with the acoustic guitar and a harmonica. He also called up friends during the course of his set. He played mostly blues, but during the end of his set he picked up the electric guitar and rocked a bit. Really impressed with these two bands, you should definately check them out.

Then came Kevin Devine, who my roomate has seen on numerous occasion, but I never actually heard any of his stuff until that night. He was awesome, he played acoustic for the beginning part of his set, and like the other bands, called up other band members to come up and play with him. You could easily tell everyone was having a wonderful time, seeing as it was the last stop of their three week tour. Kevin was not only an amazing performer, but he was pretty funny too, heh.

Anyway, like I said, my roomate and his two buddies had seen Kevin on numerous occassions, so after the show we went up and talked to him. He seemed like an awesome guy, he was jokin' around with us and everything. Haha, and before we took off, he gave us all hugs, heh. The show was a blast, everyone one there seemed to have a wonderful time. Definately see this guy if you get a chance.

btw, again, I'm workin' on getting a new camera, although, the shitty quality actually turns out cool with the basement's lighting....

later,
t0ny

Damnit!

I waited to long to call for Vampire Weekend tickets, I didn't think they would sell out. But, I mean they have been getting a ton of hype as of these past few weeks. Maybe I'll swing by the Wex and see if there are any scalpers...

What a bummer.

I'll leave you with this. Thanks zakatak.

Picks: Midway Winter Quarter Playlist!

Just got back from the Will Ferrel funny or die tour, well a few hours ago, it was awesome. I've never really seen live comedy besides like amateur night at this one small comedy club in Akron. It was really cool. It opened with Zach Galifinakas, then Dimitri Martin, and Nick Swardson. Although, I must say the highlight of the evening was when Ron Burgandy interviewed Gordon Gee.

Anyway, the meaning of this post is to give kind of a play-list of some songs I've been listening to non-stop. I've had good luck on free legal downloads as of these past couple weeks. If I were a DJ, this would be my Mix.

Check it out:

Winter Quarter Midway Playlist

1) Clinic - Harvest
2) Elf Power - Spiral Stairs
3) Joe Purdy - Just Can't Get It Right
4) The Whigs - Production City
5) Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules Theme
6) Great Northern - Home
7) Islands - The Arm
8) MGMT - Kids
9) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Baltimore
10) White Denim - Paint Silver Gold
11) Vampire Weekend - Boston
12) !!! - The Step
13) TheHoodInternet.com (ABX) - Punk Your Mind
14) Blitzen Trapper - Miss Spiritual Tramp
15) The Main Drag - All My Friends
16) Destroyer - Blue Flower, Blue Flame

Special thanks to GorillaVsBear, RCRD_LBL, Pitchfork, and other places not to be named for the free downloads...

If you have not checked any of those songs out, I'd highly recommend it, and if you cant find them, send me a tell and I could probably hook you up. Some songs are new, others are just songs I missed that I really am enjoying. Hope you like 'em, they are a pretty upbeat bunch.

Adios.

News: Mars Volta Re-schedule Date/ New Porno's Announce Tour

"Mars Volta scheduled at Newport Music Hall on Saturday, January 19, 2008, at 7:00pm, has been postponed. The new date is Friday, April 18, 2008, at 7:00pm. Original tickets will be honored for the new date."

You heard it here (probably not) first, but yeah, you heard it here.

Oh yeah, and a switch up on style...After being lied to by Pitchfork, my roomate told me that the New Pornographers are coming to the Newport with Okkervil River on 4/11/08. I cannot wait. Tickets go on sale saturday at 10am.

lol look at the bold lines, they are important

word.

Live Review: Dax Riggs in Akron

Whatup doods? Anyway, some things to go over. Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been extremely busy and have not been sleeping much lately, heh. I should probably be doing something else other than this, but the sacrifice must be made. As some of you know, I went with a few friends to the Dax Riggs show in Akron. I had a blast... (if it wasn't for the damn speeding ticket on the way there!)

Anyway heres a pic, and again it's just a low quality camera phone picture. My buddy took a bunch of pictures, so when I get a hold of them I'll probably upload 'em up here.

The show started out pretty calm, Dax did some slower songs, with that other guy (whose name elludes me) on acoustic guitar. After a few songs, the guy moved to drums and he could really beat the cans, they were awesome. Dax played alot of stuff from his new album, "We Sing of Only Blood or Love", which I thought was a decent album. He played some Deadboy stuff and some others, but never got to "Ancient Man" or "Walking Stick", two of my favorites. It seemed like they didn't know all their songs, Dax had sheet music in front of him and kept saying "we don't know that one", when people shouted out requests. Either way, it was a really cool show.

Oh and a little sidenote, my buddy bought the vinyl and had Dax scratch his name into it, really cool of him. I guess they were going to play the following day after the super bowl as well. My friend from akron was gonna go, but I had to head back to Columbus. Overall, really good show, kinda short, but they made up for it. If only I wouldn't have gotten that speeding ticket....haha, damn.