May 2008

Caption This Picture: Amy and Pete

Jeffrey Greenblatt May 15, 2008 18 Comments

We don’t even know where to begin: [Photo via Cele/bitchy] Come on, give it your best shot by leaving a comment below…

Warfield: Phil Keeps The Trend Goin’

Scott Bernstein May 15, 2008 8 Comments

Phil Lesh and his friends treated fans at the Warfield to another double-header of entire album covers. For their first set they played all of Aoxomoxa before busting out Live

Foals: Antidotes

Shane Handler May 15, 2008 No Comments

ust when you the thought the dance-rock thing had hit overkill, Foals tries to one-up the angular, jangly guitar movement. The Oxford quintet lists Steve Reich, Public Image Ltd and Afrobeat as key influences, but Gang of Four rings hard on their debut – Antidotes.

Tegan and Sara: Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH 5/9/08

Alex Drumm May 15, 2008 No Comments

Canadian born identical twin sisters, Tegan and Sara Quin have invaded America and gained a cult following without much help from MTV or radio. Now working to promote their latest, yet almost one year old album, The Con, these girls brought their brand of acoustic pop to Cincinnati for the first time in quite a few years. These young ladies brought together many different walks of life inside a venue that was far too small and put on a very respectable performance

Iron & Wine, DeVotchKa Added To Lollapalooza

May 15, 2008 No Comments

Iron & Wine, Toadies, Saul Williams, DeVotchKa, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Wild Sweet Orange have been added to the bill for Lollapalooza 2008. They’ll join headliners Radiohead, Rage

AfterNews: USTORM/Neil Diamond/PsychArt

Scott Bernstein May 14, 2008 No Comments

If you’re in Chicago tonight, you should head down to Martyr’s for what’s sure to be a good time at the USTORM Benefit/Party at Martyr’s. Mike Rakie and Friends kick

Fun With Graphs: We’ve Got It Simple

Hidden Track Staff May 14, 2008 3 Comments

Last one. We promise.* [Thanks to Rambo for the submission] HT Exclusive: 12/06/1996 Simple Video Previously on HT: Reba, Gotta Jibboo and Inspiration!, And here’s one of my favorite GraphJamz:

Pullin’ Tubes: Five Great Wilco Videos

Luke Sacks May 14, 2008 4 Comments

There are so many Wilco videos of various quality at YouTube that it’s hard to sort through the schwag to find the glorious gems. We’ve asked our resident Wilco expert Luke Sacks to share his favorite Wilco vids with the rest of the class.

5. Remember the Mountain Bed with Andrew Bird – 2/18/08

Andrew Bird joins the band on stage at the Riv and infuses a class Mermaid Avenue song with some elegant violin.

4. California Stars

From the now defunct Sessions on W. 54th and featuring the old old old Wilco lineup with Jay Bennett and Ken Coomer. Bennett, as much as he looks like Drexel from True Romance, deserves at least one mention on this list. Bennett may have been an asshole but he was a key part of Wilco for a long time. He twangs it up a bit on this version.