HABITFORMING PLAYS SAN FRANCISCO TONIGHT

HABITFORMING @ Annie's Social Club in San Francisco - Show 9PM $5

HABITFORMING - http://www.myspace.com/habitforming

JON AUER IN LA TONIGHT: HOTEL CAFE

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES, JON AUER performs solo at The Hotel Cafe at 9PM.

PITCHFORK just praised Jon's new record, read about it HERE.

THE HOTEL CAFE - http://www.hotelcafe.com

My SF friends beware, Jon will be playing HOTEL UTAH on Saturday night ($8).

TONIGHT IN NYC: FILM SCHOOL @ MERCURY LOUNGE

TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: An amazing line up - 3 great bands!

FILM SCHOOL

MARGO & THE NUCLEAR SO & SO'S

THE FATALES

MERCURY LOUNGE
Tuesday, May 23 8:00 PM (7:30 PM doors) $12
217 E. Houston St. (corner Ave A & Houston)

FILM SCHOOL AFTER PARTY @ THE ANNEX
The Annex
1206 Regent Street
Madison, WI
(608) 256-7750

TONIGHT IN CHICAGO: FILM SCHOOL @ SCHUBAS

TONIGHT IN LA: LEMON SUN-HELL YA! PARTY @ THE ECHO

THE DIGGS on KEXP today (2PM Eastern Time)

A young band out of New York that I've been currently 'diggin' are THE DIGGS. This three piece will be on KEXP today, from Gigantic Studios in NY, playing live at 2PM Eastern time - 5 Pacific. Their track, “Minimum Safe Distance”, is the KEXP song of the day today. Their release is out on a great new indie called Sugarspun Records.

Here's a sample of their stuff -
DOWNLOAD "Everyone's Starting Over"
DOWNLOAD "Just Like You Say"

THE DIGGS - http://www.thediggs.com/

JON AUER IN NYC AREA THURSDAY & FRIDAY

Catch Jon Auer as he heads into the New York area this week:

TONIGHT in Hoboken, NJ at MAXWELL'S - JON AUER + Ian McGlynn 9 p.m. $8

FRIDAY NIGHT: THE MERCURY LOUNGE in NYC - JON AUER with Warren Zanes, The Black Spoons & The Whigs $10

Here's what CMJ said about "Songs From The Year Of Our Demise":

SHOULD HAVE WON - PERIOD

The ONLY one of the bunch that doesn't seem like a karaoke contestant. Sad. I really wasted a lot of hours on this.

LISTEN TO KEXP @ NOON: FILM SCHOOL LIVE

Today at NOON on KEXP - listen for FILM SCHOOL live on air on Seattle's mighty KEXP.

Go to http://kexp.org and stream the session at NOON today!

If you're local, this should get you ready for their show tonight at THE CROCODILE CAFE with SWORDS and TALKDEMONIC.

FILM SCHOOL US TOUR STARTS TODAY

FILM SCHOOL, thanks to help from generous bands, The Bottom Of The Hill, Gibson Guitars, Fender Guitars, Music Cares and countless others are back on the road today with replacement gear and a repaired van.

Here's what this week looks like on the West Coast:

TUESDAY MAY 9 PORTLAND @ DOUG FIR LOUNGE W/THE COLOUR
BUY TICKETS HERE
WEDNESDAY MAY 10 SEATTLE - LIVE ON KEXP NOON
WEDNESDAY MAY 10 SEATTLE @ THE CROCODILE CAFE W/SWORDS & TALKDEMONIC
BUY TICKETS HERE
FRIDAY MAY 12 SALT LAKE CITY @ KILBY COURT w/Knife Show, Brilliant Stereo Mob
BUY TICKETS HERE
SATURDAY MAY 13 DENVER @ HI-DIVE ROCKSTARS ARE DEAD PARTY!!! w/Tim from DFA Records

FILM SCHOOL - http://filmschoolmusic.com - http://www.myspace.com/filmschool