Oh yes, the series is back! Join me for a month full of live shows and the down and dirty lowdown. No information will be held back, and I will crumble under questioning. Was Morrissey bright and healthy; how are the new Editors songs live; do Franz Ferdinand still have it; is Les Savy Fav one of the best live bands of your times? Read on, and you'll find out.¬ Wild BeastsYou know they have a s..
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Well, this didn't take that long. With not even three months having passed since we all rang in 2008, Brooklyn party animals Les Savy Fav have announced the release of After The Balls Drop, their first-ever live album documenting the band’s late night/early morning performance at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on January 1st, 2008. The 15-track CD comes out on April 29th, making everyone have.
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Syd Butler, bassist in Les Savy Fav and founder of French Kiss Records, told NME what his dream lineup would be if he were ever asked to curate a festival:Pixies, Interpol and Fugazi ... although he stated he doubts the latter would "ever get back together or play"Ahhh, if only they would play again... I'd fly to Great Britain to see that! Especially if they sounded like this:FUGAZI - "Long Di...
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Quite a few artists are talking about new albums lately. Rather than discuss the details of each one, I rounded up links to more info. This way you can see what's in the works with one easy list:Les Savy FavChromeoLiz Phair - more hereWolf ParadeAC/DC - 1st studio album in 8 years!!ColdplayCirculatory SystemNeil DiamondWhew! And these are just the new announcements.I'm sure there's plenty mo...
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New York based 'idiosyncratic indie rockers' Les Savy Fav (pronounced lay SAH vee FAHV) have announced they will be holding a contest to see who can create the best video for their song The Equestrian, off their upcoming (September 18) release ??Let's Stay Friends?? (Frenchkiss).??Les Savy Fav??They're calling it the "LSF:LSF" contest (Les Savy Fav:Let's Stay Friends). The ground rules for your...
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I was surfing 7Digital today when I noticed they're giving away a few Les Savy Fav tunes. You can download "The Equestrian" and "What Would Wolves Do" off their album Let's Stay Friends for FREE! 7Digital is great too, their interface is nice and the files are DRM-free. Free Les Savy Fav tunes on 7Digital.comOh, and it's a UK store, with prices in pounds. But I've had no trouble using them ...
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Freakster indie-darlings Les Savy Fav are stepping up their game. Long-time residents of Frenchkiss Records, the label founded and managed by LSF bassist Syd Butler, their new album will still be released on Frenchkiss but will be distributed by Sony BMG. The album, Let's Stay Friends was produced by Chris Zane and includes guest appearances from Emily Haines (Metric), Eleanor Freidberger (Fi...
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Les Savy Fav released their long-awaited full-length album Let's Stay Friends last year, but the singles are still trickling out. "Patty Lee" will be released on February 25th on Syd's own French Kiss Records, of course. Then, the band will gather all their 7-inch singles from the last 10 years into one re-release of their 2004 album titled Inches. AND, there's still just enough time to get ...
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Those of you in the NYC area this weekend are hopefully excited about the Citysol Party. You didn't forget did you? Well, just in case you did, here's a reminder... The clean energy, interactive art and music festival opened tonight at 6pm with performances that included bicycle-powered turntablism by DJ Mistakes! Wow! The wheels of the bike turn the wheels of wax? Too cool! Friday featur...
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On Tues., Oct. 20, the Routes Music crew rolled into St. Augustine. "It's a quaint drinking town with a fishing problem," as one local described it.With the help of Mitch Cheney, our St. Augie ambassador, we hooked up with several scene stalwarts. One of them, Ryan Dettra, is the city's premiere promoter.Read more here.
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Hurray! A new video from Les Savy Fav is finally here! On the day there latest album is released, Let's Stay Friends, the manly quartet give us the video for "Patty Lee." It's not Peggy Lee, but it might still get a fever burning in ya!Les Savy Fav - "Patty Lee"Les savy fav - patty leeUploaded by epb21http://www.myspace.com/lessavyfavhttp://lessavyfav.com/http://www.frenchkissrecords.com/ban...
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NYC is getting some rejuvenations - the McCarren Park Pool that serves Williamsburg and Greenpoint will be restored and reopened, High Bridge will as well, and 1 million trees will be planted, 250,000 of which will line the streets.According to the New York Times:The McCarren Park pool, built in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 1936 and closed in 1984, is one of 11 giant swimming pools built in the cit...
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Warp Films and ATP announce special screenings ofAll Tomorrow's Partieswith live performances by Les Savy FavFor more info visit: www.ourtrueintent.comTICKETS: http://www.atpfestival.com/Events/ATPFilmAndLesSavyFav/Tickets.php Warp Films and ATP have programmed a unique UK cinematic/live tour of ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES screening together with a live concert from Brooklyn based art-rockers Les Sa...
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Perhaps you recall, waaaaaaay back at the beginning of April, I announced that Solar One and Brooklyn Vegan had teamed up to organize an all weekend FREE event for NYC. The awareness raising, educational green energy, arts, and music festival will be completely powered by solar energy and bio-diesel generators, and when I first announced it in April, they were still looking for volunteers, inc...
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Les Savy Fav will be playing a benefit show in NYC on April 1st with The Big Sleep, and Call Me Lightning. it will be at the Bowery Ballroom, and sources claim it will sell out for sure, so to get your tix now, hit the link on the Frenchkiss Records website. Les Savy Fav will also play 2 shows in Tokyo (on their "world tour") on May 2nd and 3rd. Call Me Lightning has a new album out, Soft Sk...
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