Of Montreal - "Id Engager" Of Montreal In support of their brilliantly bizarre new album, Skeletal Lamping, Of Montreal are touring with the most ornate, out-of-this-world indie-rock show this side of the Flaming Lips (and with better songs, too!). At an early tour stop in NYC, the show included: ce...

So in just about two months, this site has gone from zero bloggers to five. Damn. It'll be fun to see what happens. I'm Dave, and here's my little fluff piece about who I am, and why I'm writing here. Aside from the fact that I must be a self-important asshole because I write for (multiple) blog(s)....

News & Notes Tonight, The CW has the 11th season finale of America’s Next Top Model and MyNetworkTV has a Shaken Not Stirred special. Over on cable, Comedy Central has the 12th season finale of South Park and TV Land has the second season finale of TV Land Myths & Legends. Prime Pick...

Tonight at the Sunset*: a benefit for Jamie Spiess of Husbands, Love Your Wives featuring the so-solid lineup of the Moondoggies, the Maldives, Final Spins, the Banyans, and Grand Hallway (as well as perhaps some Husbands, Love Your Wives sing alongs to close out the night). All proceeds will go tow...

O'Death - "Down To Rest" O'Death, Hillstomp, Gravelroad (High Dive) O'Death hail from the Brooklyn borough of New York City, but they sound more like they reside in a rural shack in the Appalachians, where presumably they would fund their intentionally raw recordings by selling handmade folk crafts ...

The Mighty Underdogs - "Want You Back" The Mighty Underdogs, Zion-I (Neumos) TMU are an Oakland supergroup of two celebrated MCs—the breathlessly inventive Gift of Gab and the sharp-flowing Lateef the Truth Speaker—along with producer Headnodic. Both rappers are associated with the Bay A...

The Mighty Underdogs - "Want You Back" The Mighty Underdogs, Zion-I (Neumos) TMU are an Oakland supergroup of two celebrated MCs—the breathlessly inventive Gift of Gab and the sharp-flowing Lateef the Truth Speaker—along with producer Headnodic. Both rappers are associated with the Bay A...

This week, a woman named Paula Goodspeed died in Los Angeles, outside the house of Paula Abdul. It appears that she committed suicide. Why do I know about this? Why do I care? I know about this because Paula Goodspeed appeared to have a bit of an obsession with Paula Abdul. And because she auditione...

The Score profiles tonight's performance of Eyvind Kang's Grass. The piece will be performed by a nine-piece ensemble also featuring Stuart Dempster and Julian Priester, trumpeter Cuong Vu, and pianist Cristina Valdés. Read all about it here. Grampall Jookabox will perform at Vera tonight wit...

The Score profiles tonight's performance of Eyvind Kang's Grass. The piece will be performed by a nine-piece ensemble also featuring Stuart Dempster and Julian Priester, trumpeter Cuong Vu, and pianist Cristina Valdés. Read all about it here. Grampall Jookabox will perform at Vera tonight wit...