Ted Leo show, Episode 24, OK Go video, Ray LaMontagne secret show

Ted Leo Show @ South Street Seaport
Last night was the free Ted Leo show at the South Street Seaport. This year was his 5th year in a row playing there, and this was the 3rd time for it to go off without a hitch, despite threatening clouds during the evening. The problem times that Ted has played there have been the day of the big blackout in 2003, and in 2004, there was a horrible lightning storm. This is the first time I've see Ted Leo, and I hope I see him many more times to come.


First up was the Tokyo Police Club, who were pretty good, and are Canadian to boot! They sound a bit like The Strokes (in the vocal sense). They also like the tambourine, especially the keyboard player, who gets overly into it like I do with a cowbell (no one beats me though, I'm violent!). They have an EP out on iTunes if you want to check them out any further.

Next up was the DC Snipers (what a politically incorrect name), and were a waste of 45 minutes. The keyboard player on the left, and the rhythm guitar player on the right were unnecessary, and the band as a whole was just overly brash, especially with the song, "All Humans Are Garbage".

But up next came the man who we all didn't have to pay to see, Ted Leo and his Phamacists! They played a blistering 2 hour set, playing a lot of older cuts, and a ton of new songs! I really liked the new ones "Colleen", and "Some Beginner's Mind" (which I have). He also played "Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?", "Me and Mia" (Mia was pleased), "Walking To Do", and my favorite Ted Leo song, "Heart Problems". I've heard that the sound guys did a terrible job, and you couldn't hear the vocals at all in the back, but in the front we could hear just fine. I think a lot of people probably couldn't hear at all by the end of the night. I posted a good chunk of the pictures we took here on Flickr, and you can view other pictures people took by searching for them. I also saw a taper there, so hopefully it came out okay, and will be posted somewhere on the internet!

Ugly Podcast: Episode 24
Next I have Episode 24 of my Podcast. I've been churning them out lately, because I don't know when I'll have the chance to make more in the immediate future. The theme on this one is: Names
iTunes
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I've gotten feedback that you need to subscribe to YouSendIt to get the files, so just do it. Its free, and easy, and worth the 2 minutes it takes to set up an account for all the stuff I put up here. I'm still trying to find a way to have a website host these, so if you have any suggestions, please point me in the right direction!

OK Go Music Video
Okay, so there's this band called OK Go, and they recently posted their video on YouTube called Here It Goes Again, and the video is amazing, and was made on no money. If you haven't seen this before, you will now see it all the time, cause that's how it works. Enjoy!


Ray LaMontagne Secret Show!

Thanks to Kim for the heads-up on this. Myspace is hosting a Ray LaMontagne secret show at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ. You need to add Myspace secret shows to your Top 8, and print your homepage with your Top 8 to be allowed in. After you print, you can get rid of them and go on your way. The Show is at 7:00, but get there early to get in. Unfortunately I will not be attending this free show, because I can't take a train to Hoboken by myself, which is crap. Honestly, like I would do something stupid...
Anyway, if you want to go, there's the information.

Wow, long post!

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Episode 23 and Ray LaMontagne/Guster Concert Review

Hey guys, what's new? Even though that's clearly rhetorical, because this is just text. Anyway, Podcast! This is Episode 23, and its another New Music Podcast. Some of this music isn't like exactly !BRAND NEW!

But I'm trying my best to shy away from my podcasts being a gigantic Top 5 List. Rob Gordon would be very upset with me.

Anyway, here are the links for the podcasts.

iTunes
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So concert review:


Oh my Ray was just so amazing. I was so excited to see him, especially because he is one of my favorite artists. Second only to Ryan Adams. Yeah, that's how much I love his music, even though he's only released one album. His new album comes out on Aug. 29th so watch out for that!


Highlights of the night was Jolene, which is my favorite song of his. And the power behind his soft vocals is just amazing. And his closer, Burn was just as amazing. The venue really didn't match the type of music he was playing. PNC is just too big for Ray. His music is more fit to be played in a coffeehouse. I hope to see him again soon, hopefully next time as the headliner.


Speaking of the headliner, Guster was awesome! They were a lot of fun to listen to, and watch! Especially the drummer, who most of the time was behind a full bongo percussion set! He was wailing on those bongos the entire time, and constantly rewrapping his hands. They must be in shreads after a tour!

I really need to go get some of their albums. I only knew one of their songs, Amsterdam, which is their biggest hit. If you've never heard of Guster, you've probably heard that song by them. Great concert, and it was nice to go back to PNC. This time, no naked men!

Special thanks to Tammylo of flickr.com for taking these photos! She was also at the Ben Folds show at Radio City, so it was nice to relive that night again through her photos.

Next Ugly Podcast event:
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists @ South Street Seaport, This Friday!

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru

I've heard of Tapes 'N Tapes, are they any good?

So really wanna know why Ted Leo has got that huge scar in his forehead? Well, when he was playing at the Pitchfork Music Festival, he smacked his head so hard against the microphone (how? lord knows..), and got this:

Ouch!

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Ryan Adams w/ Willie Nelson Project

Details on the Ryan Adams/Willie Nelson Album finally released!

via billboard.com:

Seventy-three-year-old music icon Willie Nelson collaborates with 31 year-old singer/songwriter Ryan Adams on his new album, "Songbird." Due Oct. 31 via Lost Highway, the 11-track set was produced by Adams, whose band the Cardinals back Nelson throughout. Veteran harmonica player Mickey Raphael also appears.

The track list features covers of Gram Parson's "$1000 Wedding," Christine McVie's "Songbird," the Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter favorite "Stella Blue" and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

In addition, Nelson reworks his own "Rainy Day Blues" (which opens the album), "Sad Songs & Waltzes" and "We Don't Run," as well as tackling the traditional "Amazing Grace."

Nelson is in the midst of a tour with John Fogerty and also has headlining dates on tap through a Sept. 15 appearance at the Austin City Limits festival. On Sept. 30 in Camden, N.J., he will join Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews and Jerry Lee Lewis for Farm Aid in Camden, N.J.

Here is the track list for "Songbird":

"Rainy Day Blues"
"Songbird"
"Blue Hotel"
"Back to Earth"
"Stella Blue"
"Hallelujah"
"$1000 Wedding"
'We Don't Run"
"Yours Love"
"Sad Songs & Waltzes"
"Amazing Grace"

Episode 22

Its been a long time since I've put out a podcast. Sorry :(

This one is Color Podcast, which should look familiar to the mooks out there.

mp3:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=F859ACD657B7E546

iTunes:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=6AC731B506E3B077

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Ben Lee Commercial

So today I just turned on the TV, and Catch My Disease by Ben Lee was blaring out of the speakers. It confused me, and when the screen finally awoke, I realized that Dell had used his song in their commercial. Strange that they would use the song Catch My Disease for advertising a computer. What are you insisting dell?

Ted Leo Concert Offer

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists are playing a FREE show on Friday, August 25th @ South Street Seaport in New York City. I'm going to be there, but is anyone else interested? Let me know!

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Anything Goes Promo

I know all I did is moan and whine about this play, but I'd appreciate it if you came

Here are the remaining dates:

Wednesday, Aug 9
Thursday, Aug 10
Friday, Aug 11
Saturday, Aug 12

Tix are $9 for Students and $12 for Adults
Every show starts at 8:00

The Show is at Clarkstown South High School, and if you have to Mapquest to get there, the address is:

31 Demarest Mill Road
West Nyack, NY 10994

I'm sorry that I haven't posted a podcast recently, but I've been under the weather, and you don't need to hear me sounding like Kermit the Frog.

Peace & Love,
Lowden

Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller and CAKE music news!

Hey guys, I'm back with some more Ryan Adams news. Ryan has a new song streaming on his website called France,and you can hear this song by clicking here! I think it sounds very Strokes-ish, and I like it alot! I think this comes from the rumored Rock n Roll Pt. 2 sessions.

Now here's some more Ben Kweller news! Ben is now posting an episodes of his series, "One Minute Pop Song" every Tuesday until the release of his new album, and you can watch it right here!

I really need to buy tickets to his shows in the city in October.

Onto CAKE! They are due to release a live album this Fall called "Live From The Crystal Palace", which is quite exciting. I got an e-mail from CAKE about this and they sent a track from that album, which you can play and save to your computer by clicking this link. It's actually my favorite CAKE song, Mexico. So enjoy!

I will make a new podcast tomorrow, and then links will follow!

Peace & Love,
Lowden