Lymbyc Systym @ Death By Audio Last Night, Knitting Factory Tonight

If you get a chance, check out Lymbyc Systym at the Knitting Factory tonight. I went to see them last night at 2am at Death By Audio, and they totally took me into an internal space. I didn't expect to get lost in my thoughts during their set, but I was in a trance. Then just as suddenly, they shook me up with the amazing dynamics and changes in their songs -- and I stood at attention. They even had everyone in the place clapping to their songs.

Listen here on MySpace.

Peter Doug and Tobias Cover Vampire Weekend

Jinners Muxtape #3

Check out the muxtape here.

1. Elvis Perkins - It's Only Me (Live @ Living Room)
2. Modest Mouse - Never Ending Math Equation
3. Dinosaur Jr - Feel the Pain
4. Belle & Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
5. The Fiery Furnaces - Rub-Alcohol Blues
6. Audrey Hepburn - Moon River
7. The End of the World - Show Your Age
8. Mos Def - Leavin' On a Jet Plane
9. Ulrich Schnauss - On My Own
10. Lou Reed - There Is No Time
11. Arthur & Yu - 1000 Words
12. Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight

South Street Seaport's Summer Shows Are Some of My FAVES

Against the water, with the impressive backdrop of ships behind the stage, South Street Seaport is one of those perfect summer outdoor venues that can't be beat. A Place To Bury Strangers! Wire! Dirty Projectors! Sounds like a rad summer to me.

May 30
WIRE
Die!Die!Die
[River To River Launch]

June 27
A Place to Bury Strangers
King Khan & The Shrines

July 11
Telepathe
Abe Vigoda

July 18
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las

July 25
Atlas Sound
El Guincho

August 1
Brother Ali

August 15
Dirty Projectors
White Williams

Jinners Muxtape #2

Check out the muxtape here.

1. Nico - These Days
2. The Wedding Present - Rotterdam
3. Rollerskate Skinny - Swingboat Yawning
4. Guided By Voices - Game of Pricks
5. M83 - Kim & Jessie
6. Cass McCombs - Not the Way
7. Swearing at Motorists - Drunk on Monday
8. Kelis - Millionaire featuring Andre 3000
9. Sam Cooke - Cupid (Live at the Harlem Club)
10. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Breathless
11. Liz Phair - Fuck and Run (Girlysound Demos)
12. The Jinx Clambake Explosion - Esmerelda Joins the Circus

DJ Jinners Tonight @ Galapagos For Pomp & Circumstance Party

Come... it's free... free Sparks! Good times!

The Freeloader's Guide To Drinking For Free

M83: Saturdays=Youth

I have made a conscious effort not to work on Saturday nights if I can help it. I think it will improve my mental health. Last week I went to Abbey's rooftop party and Cameron played the new M83 album, Saturdays=Youth, inspired by John Hughes movies apparently. It was so good that I went out and bought it the very next day. It's THAT good. "Kim & Jessie" reminds me of high school crushes... If this is how the soundtrack to my summer begins, I can't wait to see how the rest takes shape.

Japanese Bands Vampillia & Tujiko Noriko Tour New York This Week!

Yoko from Contact Records put together a slew of shows for two cool Japanese bands in New York this week. Here are details below...

2 japanese band/artist NY collaboration tour!!
Vampillia with Tujiko Noriko

VAMPILLIA
Most brutal, fun orchestral band in the world!!!

Three vocals(Geath, Death, OPERA), Punk and progressive strings trio, piano, twin drum, twin guitar, twin bass, and DJ........10 or so members (include member from ex-BOREDOMS, WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND) play brutal, aggressive orchestral sound of love, laugh, and sadness.

They've played with gang gang dance when they toured in japan. when rusty santos, who worked with animal collective, vashti bunyan etc... toured with gang gang dance, asked them to produce record. they live in osaka, Japan.

http://dnv.bufsiz.jp/vampillia.htm
http://www.myspace.com/vampillia

TUJIKO NORIKO
Vampillia is also making record with Tujiko Noriko who is popular japanese avant- pop experimental musician. she sometimes compared with mum, bjork and yano akiko. she's released records on numerous labels as mego, tomlab, sub rosa, room40, fat cat etc...
she also collaborated with popular japanese electric musician such as: Riow Arai, AOKI Takamasa.. she mixed samples, electronic beats and melodies with her voices. very interested, refreshing and winsome. She also directed her 1st film called "Sun" recently. she has multi talent..she lives in paris, France.

http://www.tujikonoriko.com
http://www.myspace.com/tujikonoriko

?venue?

Paris London New york West Nile
285 Kent Ave #2, Brooklyn
http://www.shinkoyo.com/parislondon/
w/ Simbol, necking
show start 9:30 pm $7


Monkey Town
58 N 3rd St, Brooklyn
718-384-1369
http://www.monkeytownhq.com
w/Animental, DJ Mr.Ike
show start 11 pm $7


Pianos
158 ludlow st, NY
212-505-3733
http://www.pianosnyc.com/
w/Kocho-bi-sexual, The Present, DJ Santa's Magic Punch
& Sleezy Stache
show start 11 pm $8


Secret Project Robot
210 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY
http://www.secretprojectrobot.org
Film night
Directed by Tujiko Noriko
1. Sand And Mini Hawaii (52 min)
2. Sun (76 min)
film showing start 7 pm, 9 pm
Band playing TBA

Artanker Convoy Music Featured in YouTube Doc Series "The House We're In"

I love the idea of this YouTube documentary series, The House We're In, featuring singer-songwriter Jont. He goes around and tours at people's houses, and everyone knows sometimes the best, most intimate shows are house parties...

Here's the description off the channel: The House We're In is the UK sequel to The State We're In - a weekly ten-part video blog series following musician Jont and film-maker Dave Depares as they put on UNLIT in Myspace users' houses that they've
never met before.

I want to do a show at my apartment. Anyone interested?

Artanker Convoy, the new psychedelic krautrock jazzy band I am managing, has music featured in Episode 1 of this YouTube series. Check it out below!