NEW SOUNDS: BAND OF THIEVES

TONIGHT @ THE ANNEX IN NEW YORK
5 AMAZING BANDS: * MAPLEWOOD * INOUK * VAMPIRE WEEKEND * APOLLO SUNSHINE * BAND OF THIEVES * DOORS @ 7PM!

The Annex NYC
152 Orchard Street
New York NY 10002
www.theannexnyc.com
www.myspace.com/theannexnyc



Recently a friend sent me over the mp3 for 'Woman' by BAND OF THIEVES and I haven't been able to stop singing it. We actually have a rule in the office NOT to start signing it or else everyone gets stuck on the song all day. It has this kinda 'Welcome Back Kotter' meets THREE DOG NIGHT feel to it. You'll hear them on FUTURE SOUNDS 27, but check them out for themselves.

BAND OF THIEVES
WEB SITE
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TONIGHT: THE COCO B'S @ THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE

You'll be hearing them this week with the release of FUTURE SOUNDS 26, which will feature this amazing young band, COCO B'S, but if you want a jump start, head over to the Silverlake Lounge tonight for an early show - 8:30pm and catch them live with me.

Show details:
Monday, February 26 - Silverlake Lounge - Free
EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 10:30p
I MAKE THIS SOUND 9:30p
THE PROCESSION 11:30p
COCO B’s 8:30p
2906 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026

COCO B'S
WEB SITE
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TRAINWRECK RIDERS TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

If you hang around me long enough lately, I'll end up jabbering about the SF band, TRAINWRECK RIDERS, and how much I think of them. They are about to hit the road after NOISE POP next week, on a voyage of house parties, SXSW, club nights, and pizza houses.

TRAINWRECK RIDERS US TOUR DATES
Mar 1 ­ NOISE POP @ Rickshaw Stop w/ Langhorne Slim ­ San Francisco, CA
Mar 6 - Warehouse/Gallery Party - Los Angeles, CA
Mar 7 - New Flesh Party @ 3 of Clubs - Los Angeles, CA
Mar 8 ­ Tailgate Party @ Giants Spring Training ­ Scottsdale, AZ
Mar 9 - The Monte V. - Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 10 - (daytime) House Party ­ Las Cruces, NM
Mar 10 - (night) KRUX 91.5 College Radio Concert - Las Cruces, NM
Mar 12 - The Door w/ The Young Knives - Dallas, TX
Mar 13 - Moses' House Party - Austin, TX
Mar 14 ­ SXSW: Official showcase Presented by ASCAP @ Dirty Dog Bar -
Austin, TX
Mar 15 ­ SXSW: +1 House Party @ Hank Sinatra¹s House - Austin, TX
Mar 17 ­ SXSW: NEW YORK 2 LONDON Party - Austin, TX
Mar 18 - Valley of The Vapors Festival - Hot Springs, AR
Mar 19 ­ House Party - Carbondale, IL
Mar 20 - The Funhouse (Warehouse Party) - Nashville, TN
Mar 21 - Judge Craters Tavern - Huntsville, AL
Mar 22 ­ House Party - Philadelphia, PA
Mar 23 - Southpaw w/ Langhorne Slim, O¹ Death - Brooklyn, NY
Mar 26 - The Cake Shop - New York, NY
Mar 27 ­ House Party - Kent, OH
Mar 29 - MP Shows Presents @ RONNY'S - Chicago, IL
Mar 30 - Sweet Pete's House Party - Bloomington, IN
Mar 31 ­ House Party - Minneapolis, MN
Apr 1 ­ House Party - Duluth, MI
Apr 2 - Barkingham Palace - Milwaukee, WI
Apr 3 - Pizza Shoppe & Pub - Omaha, NE
Apr 4 ­ Party with The Trashies - Rapid City, SD
Apr 5 ­ location TBD - Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 6 - location TBD- Reno NV
Apr 7 - Cool As Folk Presents @ Sophia's Thai Kitchen - Davis, CA




To view a Trainwreck Riders video, check out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aa7FyA2nI9U

TRAINWRECK RIDERS
WEB SITE
MYSPACE

REMINDER: FUTURE SOUNDS 26 PARTY TONIGHT

Be the first to have a copy of the latest FUTURE SOUNDS 26. We'll be giving them away at the TANKFARM FUTURE SOUNDS Party tonight at the Detroit Bar out in Costa Mesa.

Performances by ROCK KILLS KIDS & THE SHY'S, only $5!!

We'll also be giving away a shopping spree at THE HABIT to one winner.

DUST & BLOOD HEADLINE SPACELAND TONIGHT

DUST & BLOOD hit SPACELAND in Silverlake tonight - 11PM set time.

WEB SITE
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APARTMENT SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY - NME REVIEW

TOMORROW NIGHT IN LONDON - "Pressures" single launch party @ Club Fandango

February, 22 2007 at 'Labelled with Love' @ Borderline
Club Fandango & Fleet Street Records present APARTMENT, TIM TEN YEN, MERSAULTMUSIC, THE FAR CRIES, + Saudi Playboys DJ set

APARTMENT'S "Pressures", the single that will launch on Thursday, will also be on the upcoming FUTURE SOUNDS 26 compilation. Here's what the NME said about it:

THIS THURSDAY: FUTURE SOUNDS 26 PARTY @ THE DETROIT BAR

This Thursday:

ROCK KILLS KIDS (Atlantic Records)
+
THE SHY'S (Sire Records)

@ THE DETROIT BAR in Costa Mesa

FILM SCHOOL IN STUDIO - WORKING ON FOLLOW UP FULL LENGTH

Wow, the new rough demos are sounding like finished tracks! FILM SCHOOL are in HOT PIE STUDIOS working on their sophomore record on Beggars Banquet. The band is working with Dan Long, and promise to have many special guests on the disc. The sound is the next step in their direction, but perhaps harder, softer and more sonic than ever before.

TONIGHT: EARL GREYHOUND + THE EPOCHS @ THE BOWERY BALLROOM

A FUTURE SOUNDS double-bill tonight at THE BOWERY BALLROOM:

EARL GREYHOUND (FS24)
+
THE EPOCHS (FS26)
+
STATE RADIO

Doors at 8PM. 16+

I got snowed in here, so to all my NYC people, come out and have a beer with me. You should remember the monster-Zep cut by Earl Greyhound called 'SOS' from CD comps past, and I've been gushing over The Epochs since running across 'Stand Up & Be Counted'.

EARL GREYHOUND
WEB SITE
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THE EPOCHS
WEB SITE
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NEW SOUNDS: KUDU

I stuck around New York for an extra few days, and it was well worth it to see the band, KUDU at the Bowery Ballroom. A three piece that felt like THE GOSSIP meets ESG, but with a touch of NENAH CHERRY , CRYSTAL WATERS and a little SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES. Front woman, Sylvia could be the next super diva, while drummer D also plays with MARS VOLTA. Final member, DJ Nic Diamonds lays down beats for half the rappers in the city. This was grimey and raw and funky.

KUDU
WEB SITE
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TOMMOROW NIGHT @ SPACELAND: WINTERGREEN

Show starts at 9:00
$5 door
Wintergreen on at 10pm sharp.

You'll be hearing more from WINTERGREEN in FUTURE SOUNDS 26.

WINTERGREEN
WEB SITE
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TONIGHT: DUST & BLOOD @ THE KNITTING FACTORY

TONIGHT @ THE KNITTING FACTORY in Hollywood - DUST & BLOOD

Get out and see this band now. It's worth missing some pre-Grammy party, I guarantee.

830pm - Dust & Blood
915pm - Billy Boy on Poison
10pm - The House Harkonnen
1045pm - The Waiting Hurt

DUST & BLOOD
WEB SITE
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STELLASTARR + MONSTERS ARE WAITING TONIGHT @ THE TROUBADOUR

I've recently been slipped a copy of the new STELLASTARR demos, their first since parting with RCA, and I think it's a return to form. They're in town tonight with a solid line up of MONSTERS ARE WAITING and MINIPOP at THE TROUBADOUR. Show is sold out, so I hope you got a ticket early. MONSTERS ARE WAITING are another act that is putting music together that's very interesting and turning heads.

Tonight @ The Troubadour:

10:15 pm	Stellastarr*
9:15 pm	Monsters are Waiting
8:30 pm	Minipop

HARLEM SHAKES RELEASE EP - TOUR WITH DEERHOOF

Former FUTURE SOUNDS act, THE HARLEM SHAKES (FS 22), have released their new EP, Burning Birthdays, today on Itunes, Emusic, and on their Web site (http://www.harlemshakes.com/). They also hit the road in a few days with DEERHOOF, covering the South.





DEERHOOF WITH THE HARLEM SHAKES
2/11 *Washington DC* @ Black Cat
2/12* Carrboro, NC* @ Cat's Cradle
2/13 *Asheville, NC* @ Grey Eagle
2/14 *Charleston, SC *@ Cumberland's
2/15* Columbia, SC* @ Headliners
2/17 *Miami, FL* @ Poplife @ The District
2/18 *Tampa, FL* @ Crowbar
2/19 *Orlando, FL* @ The Social
2/20 *Gainsville, FL *@ Common Grounds
2/21 *Athens, GA* @ 40 Watt Club
2/22 *Nashville, TN *@ Mercy Lounge
2/23 *Winston-Salem, NC* @ The Warehouse
2/24* Charlottesville, VA* @ Satellite Ballroom
2/25* Baltimore, MD* @ Ottobar

THE HARLEM SHAKES
WEB SITE
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NEW SOUNDS: THE WILDBIRDS

My new favorite band from Fox Valley, Wisconsin - THE WILDBIRDS - will be heading out West for dates in February, right in time for their placement on the forthcoming FUTURE SOUNDS 26 compilation. They have sort of a BLACK CROWS meets KINGS OF LEON sound that I think you're gonna love.

THE WILDBIRDS
WEB SITE
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NEW SOUNDS: TRAINWRECK RIDERS

You know me, whenever I get stuck on a new band, I beat the hell out of them. My latest romance is with the band from San Francisco called TRAINWRECK RIDERS. These guys sound a little like MY MORNING JACKET, a little like WILCO, a little like THE MAGIC NUMBERS, and last time I checked, those were three of the best bands touring these days. The song that's crushing me is a track called "In & Out of Love", it's has that jingle-jangle of something so familiar and catchy that I'll probably OD on it by the time FUTURE SOUNDS 27 comes out. Their first record, Lonely Road Revival, is out on ALIVE RECORDS.

They are hitting the road in March on their way out to SXSW. Don't miss them in Austin.

TRAINWRECK RIDERS
WEB SITE
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MOHAIR TO TOUR US WITH RAZORLIGHT

Two former FUTURE SOUNDS acts from the UK hit the road together in the US: RAZORLIGHT (FS07) and MOHAIR (FS21) beginning late February. The tour begins in Boston and takes the bands all the way West.

Here's a look at the dates:

February 2007

Sunday 25th: Boston

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at Middle East

Monday 26th: New York

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at The Bowery Ballroom

March 2007

Thursday 1st: Toronto

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at the Mod Club

Saturday 3rd: Chicago

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at Martyr's

Sunday 4th: Minneapolis

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at Varsity Theatre

Thursday 8th: San Francisco

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at Slims

Friday 9th: Los Angeles

Supporting RAZORLIGHT venue TBC

Saturday 10th: San Diego

Supporting RAZORLIGHT at the Casbah

MOHAIR
WEB SITE
MYSPACE