TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: PIN ME DOWN ACOUSTIC SET

Milena and Keith will perform an acoustic PIN ME DOWN set tonight at Rehab in NYC. Prepare for some brand new tracks mixed in with many off their full length. 10pm set time.

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO: THE BLACKS @ BOTTOM OF THE HILL

What a bill??? A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS with support from THE BLACKS. That's tonight at Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco.

TOMORROW'S FUTURE SOUNDS RADIO SHOW IS CANCELLED

Tomorrow's FUTURE SOUNDS radio show on Little Radio will not be happening due to some construction taking place at the LR studios. We'll be back the following week.

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES LINE UP ANNOUNCED

It's on again this Thursday at the 3 Of Clubs in Hollywood - THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES

This month we bring you three bands + our resident DJ's MiCHAEL.

BAD VEINS headline, with DJANGO JAMES & THE MIDNIGHT SQUIRES supporting, and all the way from North Carolina we have THE NOISES 10, celebrating their CD release party.

FREE if you RSVP here > http://www.sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
$5 if you're lazy

OFF TO AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

Expect some light blogging for the next few days as I'm heading to Austin for Austin City Limits. My highlight will be seeing CHRISTOPHER DENNY perform on Friday.

THE BLACKS FEATURED ON RCRDLBL.COM TODAY

Our dear friends, THE BLACKS (FS30), are the featured band today on RCRDLBL.COM. That means FREE downloads for all of us if you cruise over to the site at
http://www.rcrdlbl.com/2008/09/24/exclusive_new_download_the_blacks_ammunition_gravitas

We're also pleased that this bi-coastal band will be playing BOTH Rumble parties in November - playing THE RUMBLE: SF on November 5th, before dropping down to THE RUMBLE: LA on November 6th.

Plenty happening with the band coming up:

-- Tricycle Records Vinyl Release --
SF's finest is releasing a 7-inch of two fave Blacks covers,
Romeo Void's Never Say Never and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black.
Record release show on Halloween. Woot. Details below.

--Shows --

9/29 at Bottom of the Hill SF
w/ A Place to Bury Strangers.


10/31 at Hemlock SF
Tricycle Records Halloween Rock Show
w/ The Red Verse and New Centuries.

PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY'S INTRICATE MACHINES PERFORMANCE

We'd like to thank the whole crew from INTRICATE MACHINES for their on-air performance yesterday on the 'Future Sounds' radio show on Little Radio. Here are some pictures, courtesy of Ian Rios, from their set in warehouse.

"City Hums" live at Little Radio

Trevor O'Neil of Intricate Machines

The band enjoying a cold Colt 45 during their interview

FUTURE SOUNDS DEBUTS....

More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show...

THE HIGH & LOW
FROM: Cincinnati, OH
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/highandlow
Unsigned

3 gals and a guy from Cincinnati, Ohio bring us some dirty music that reminds us another female from Ohio - Crissy Hinde. The Queen City never sounded so nasty. Listen to "These Days"

2AM CLUB
FROM: Los Angeles
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/2amclub
Unsigned

Probably by the time this song really gets into your brain, the 2AM CLUB will be holding a major label record deal. It's pretty obvious that this song will knock IGLU & HARTLEY off the block and run right at a key placement on 'The Hills'. Listen to "Flashing Room"

PILLARS OF SILENCE
FROM: San Francisco
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/pillarsofsilence
Unsigned

This is precious indie rock at it's best. Track "Guilty Hands" would go perfectly on the JUNO 2 Soundtrack. We're going to get them to come down to LA to play a party soon.

BELAIRE

FROM: Austin, TX
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/belaire
Indiedirect Records

Austin's latest darlings, and I'm excited to see them Friday night at the ACL after party at The Mohawk - I'll have a full report on their live abilities, but this song, "You Really Got Me Goin’" is just too damn catchy.

DIEGO GARCIA
FROM: New York
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/diegogarciamusic
Unsigned

The former frontman for ELEFANT, Diego Garcia, has gone solo and has been packing them in at his weekly Bowery Hotel residency in NYC recently. Check out "You Were Never There", you'll see why, a drastic departure from his previous sound, this time giving us a worldliness that calls us to Brazil and beyond.

LOCH LOMOND
FROM: Portland, OR
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/lochlomond06
Bladen County Records

Wanna talk about a gorgeous song? Try "Carl Sagan" on for size and you'll scratch your head at how much quality, folk music is coming from the Pacific Northwest these days (Fleet Foxes, Butchers & Builders, etc).

THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO - 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY NEXT WEEK

WTF?? It's already been one year?? Next Wednesday night THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO celebrates it's one year anniversary @ Harlot with a live performance by 2AM CLUB and special guest DJ, Aaron Axelsen of POPSCENE and LIVE 105 FM. It's been a great year with our partners, THE OWL, SONICLIVING, TANKFARM CLOTHING and of course, BAGEL RADIO. Resident DJ Bagel Ted has been the rock of the evening, week in and week out and his musical guidance has helped make this event bring in over 400+ people each month.

As always, the party is FREE if you RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/theowlmag/therumble
$5 if you lag

FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD

Tune into www.littleradio.com

September 23rd, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

The High & Low – These Days – EP – Unsigned
The Dark Romantics – Let’s Ride – Heartbreaker – Lujo Records
Heavy Young Heathens – Beaux Jean Blues – Demos – Unsigned
Sweet Jane – Where’s Your Money? – Blackboots & Blackhearts – Dead Flower Records
The Brothers Movement – Coming Home – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned

BREAK

Calvin Harris – The Girls – I Created Disco – Almost Gold Recordings
Walter Meego – Romantic – Romantic - Almost Gold Recordings
2AM Club – Flashing Room – Demos – Unsigned
Pillars of Silence – Guilty Hands – Pillars of Silence - Unsigned
Belaire – You Really Got Me Goin’ – Exploding Impacting – Unsigned

BREAK

FLASHBACK….4 SONGS FROM FUTURE SOUNDS 11 (2004)
Franz Ferdinand – Darts Of Pleasure – Darts Of Pleasure Single – Domino Records
Luke Temple – B Bird – Demos – Unsigned (Later signed to Mill Pond Records)
Ratatat – 17 Years – Ratatat – XL Recordings
Jens Lekman – Black Cab – Maple Leaves EP – Secretly Canadian

BREAK

The Noises 10 – Never Know – The Noises 10 – Unsigned
Josh Rouse – Miracle – Under Cold Blue Stars – Rykodisc
La Rocca – This Life – Demos – Unsigned (Later signed to Dangerbird Records)
Sea Wolf – You’re A Wolf – Get To The River Before It Runs Too Low – Dangerbird Records
Diego Garcia – You Were Never There – Warm Winter Day – Unsigned

BREAK

Toko-Ri Get High – Happy & Easy (1980) – Inside Of These Days – Unsigned
Tenlons Fort – First Strike – Forever Is A Long Time EP – Haunted Maggot Records

BREAK

INTRICATE MACHINES LIVE PERFORMANCE
FROM: Los Angeles, CA
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/intricatemachines
Unsigned

• Ocean Sky
• City Hums
• Wooden Roof
• What Flood

Clare Maguire – Strangest Thing – Demos – Unsigned

INTRICATE MACHINES INTERVIEW

Loch Lomond – Carl Sagan – Paper The Walls – Bladen County Records
Heathers – Fire Ants – Here, Not There – Unsigned

END OF PROGRAM

TOMORROW ON FUTURE SOUNDS RADIO: INTRICATE MACHINES

Tomorrow on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show, LA's INTRICATE MACHINES will be doing a live performance as well as an interview on Little Radio.

Also on the show will be a guest DJ set from MICHAEL HOWE of Downtown Recordings, dropping by to play new bands he's been digging.

Tune in tomorrow from 10am-Noon (Pacific) for a bunch of new music.

ANOTHER BIG NIGHT OF MUSIC IN LOS ANGELES TONIGHT

So many great shows on tap this evening in LA, another night that gives us show-dogs fits. Of all that's throwing down tonight, the pick for me are the ever-loving FLEET FOXES at the El Rey. It's sold out though, so unless you got tix early, you'll have to choose from some of the other shows this evening....

CSS & TILLY & THE WALL at the Mayan Theatre

DIOS (MALOS) @ Spaceland

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? at the Troubadour (Sold Out)

HOT CHIP at The Wiltern

THE RACONTEURS & THE KILLS at The Greek

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: MORE GREAT SHOWS

LA is a virtual playground this week of amazing music, making everyone have fits as to which show to go to on a given night. Here are my favorites tonight...

Future Sounds loves THE YELLING, straight up. They play at The Viper Room tonight at 11:30pm. This band's blitzkrieg will blow out your eardrums. Prepare for it or expect to say "what?" all day tomorrow. This band will be everyone's darling in 2009, say you saw them when now.

All the way down from San Jose, it's THE MUMLERS, someone we featured on FS32, finally coming into the city and playing the Silverlake Lounge. Completely fresh and original!

We've played him a lot on the radio show, but then again, so has everyone these days. He's an "it" guy right now, but worth seeing and talented > MILES BENJANMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON at The Echo.


And not to be left out, the frontman for THE RINGERS is a freak from another planet, and I mean that in the absolute best possible way. Some might say he's electric (boogie-woogie-woogie) but he's nothing if not entertaining, and we've been playing them quite a bit on the radio show. THE KNIVES are also on this bill at The Roxy.

All this and we ain't counting Vampire Weekend again tonight at The Wiltern or Tokyo Police Club at The Fonda. Good luck making a selection.

HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES FEST RECAP

I'm still recovering from the Guinness and jetlag from last weekend's HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES FEST in Dublin, Ireland, but as promised, here's a short recap on the unsigned bands and young artists that were featured.

I finally got some hang time with a band I've blogged about previously, CLASS OF 1984. Team hairdo have returned from London, back home to Cork to lock themselves away in the chicken shack again to write more demos and focus on the song craft. Their set had people talking.

Saturday night brought a run of bands from PILOTLIGHT, THE KINETIKS, and A LAZARUS SOUL before finally seeing a band we featured on FS31, GRAND POCKET ORCHESTRA. Where the recordings were good-time indie rock, a la SPINTO BAND or MODEST MOUSE, the live show was more like THE MAE SHI or anything going on in the Baltimore scene these days. The PAVEMENT references are also very present, and this band could do very well in the US with the Fuck Yeah Fest crowd.

Next stop was Eamonn Dorans for Belfast's SPARKS FLY. I'm told this was their first show ever in Dublin but it made little difference to those in the building as they brought their HOLLIES meets THEM era-Van Mo. Singer Rory has an incredible voice, and even though they haven't written their hit yet, this band has raw talent in excess. The right producer working with the songwriting duo in the band could make sparks fly.

The panel train headed over to see our old friends, former STARS OF THE CITY, now THE MINUTES (FS30) playing a blistering 5 song set to the outdoor crowd at M.H. Square. A quick run over to Andrews Lane for CRAYONSMITH, a band we've been spinning on the radio show proved rewarding before running back to the square for the incredible FIGHT LIKE APES. We're so proud of this band, seeing them evolve from something quirky and punk to being able to own the outdoor stage as they did that night. They just secured THE TING TINGS European tour, and its only a matter of time before America gets hip to May and her crew. We also caught half the FRIGHTENED RABBIT set before going off festival to Whelan's for a secret show for DARK ROOM NOTES who played earlier that night with KRAFTWERK and who delivered a barn-burner of a set upstairs to a sweaty room. Lots of Guiness was consumed in a town where people were puking every fifth step on the cobblestone steps - this was like the Mardi Gras for drunks.

Sunday brought not just a hangover and more panels, but more good music. The rainy night slowed our pace some, but kicking things off with ROBOTNIK, the kid that is a mix between BECK and THE BETA BAND, but part Twin Peaks, made us all realize we were in for some interesting music.


The biggest surprise of the weekend was the next act, HEATHERS! I blogged about them this week already, but holy shit! Voices so big and clean and genuine that this act, I guarantee, will be HUGE! The rain forced us to drink and get lost and then wind up at the SONS & DAUGHTERS show back at Andrews Lane, where the Scotish band delivered the kind of set they are known for - absolutely solid and badass.

What I love about festivals like HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES is the fact that all the bands that played actually cared to be playing there. It wasn't a hype-festival, it wasn't one of straight fashion and 'cool-kid parties', it was straight up bands playing to industry and to a local music community that supports them. Hats off to Angela for putting on such a festival, where the focus is on actually helping bands and educating them and putting them in contact with people of all walks of the industry to get their questions answered. Sadly, many of the big music conferences have lost this goal and need to get the spark back and the priority back where it should be - helping the bands that DON'T have deals.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: SHOWS EVERYWHERE

Too many great options tonight in LA, so here's some picks based on past FS friends....

The biggie tonight has to be at the Hollywood Bowl> NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, SPIRITUALIZED & CAT POWER. Show starts at 7:30pm.

Their quick rise has them jamming the Wiltern, but VAMPIRE WEEKEND has earned it by touring non-stop. Support comes from WHITE WILLIAMS and ABE VIGODA.

Are you kidding me, MGMT on the same night as the others? They play tonight at the Music Box @ Fonda.

Fresh off his appearance at the Monolith Festival in Red Rocks, POP LEVI returns to play Spaceland tonight for the Club NME night.

The upstarts from the OC, VENUS INFERS, will be playing tonight at Club Moscow at Boardeners in Hollywood.

If all these choices aren't enough, TWEAK BIRD has their record release show at the Silverlake Lounge. I've heard the record and it's good!

PHOTOS OF PISTOL PISTOL ON FUTURE SOUNDS

Thanks to PISTOL PISTOL for coming into the Little Radio studios yesterday for live performances. We'll have the podcast of the show up on Little Radio soon enough in case you missed it.

Thanks to Byron for the photos...

NEW SOUNDS: THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT

Some people seem to really like the new VERVE record, and I'm a huge fan of theirs but I must admit it's slightly adult contemporary. I miss the old Richard and band, with some darkness, some sadness, not just songs about "Love is this, Love is that" - kind of a snore. That's why when I popped in the full length, self-titled CD by Dublin's THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT, I felt like an old friend returned, that there was a new Verve, and that all was ok.

Beyond just The Verve, you get the best of early OASIS, and touches of JESUS & MARY CHAIN and SPACEMEN 3. Yeah, I just referenced all those bands, big words indeed, and this record has the mustard to back it up. I'm kicking myself for missing their set on Friday night in Dublin, but who knew? Then I come to find out later that this band was formerly a band I used to really like - MAINLINE. It all started adding up, but what's better is that The Brothers Movement have made an album that's twice as good as anything the old collective had created. After speaking with their manager, I heard they've been burned a few times by the dirty music "industry", all those dirty fudgers with grubby paws. They seem to have used those experiences to make an album so good, I've already shared it with 10 people.

My next step is to figure out how the hell to get them to the US.

THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT
FROM: Dublin, Ireland
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thebrothersmovement
Unsigned

FUTURE SOUNDS DEBUTS.....

More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show....

SWEET JANE
FROM: Dublin, Ireland
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/officialsweetjane
Dead Flower Records (IE)

I was lucky enough to meet frontwoman - Lydia - this weekend in Dublin and her charm and band name had me intrigued, and then the EP closed the deal. Great stuff here, think JOHNNYBOY meets THE RAVEONETTES. Listen to "Where’s You Money?"

THE DARK ROMANTICS
FROM: Lakeland, Florida
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thedarkromantics
Lujo Records

This band has two friends that are married to two sisters, and all are in the band, so more in band lovin' than FLEETWOOD MAC on their best day. New album out on Lujo Records, this Florida band has a dark synth sound a la SHE WANTS REVENGE. Listen to "Hush Your Mouth"

THE POLYAMOROUS AFFAIR
FROM: Los Angeles
MYSPACE:
Unsigned

Think SCISSOR SISTERS meet ABBA, this group was sent my way by numerous people all at the same time, so word must be getting out on this electro pair from Los Angeles. Listen to "Nightlife"

HEATHERS
FROM: Dublin, Ireland
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/heatherswhatsyourdamage
Hide Away Records (IE)

Unbelievable, and worthy of an upcoming, more extensive blog post - 20 year old twin sisters from Dublin have the most amazing raw talent I've had the pleasure to see live in some time. HEATHERS are the Irish TEGAN & SARA with crossover potential that is staggering. Listen to "Fire Ants"

FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH

Tune into www.littleradio.com

September 16th, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

Sweet Jane – Where’s You Money? – Blackboots & Blackhearts – Dead Flower Records
Heavy Young Heathens – Beux Jean Blues – Heavy Young Heathens – Unsigned
The Dark Romantics – Hush Your Mouth – Heartbreaker – Lujo Records
{{{Sunset}} – Diamond Studded Caskets – Bright Blue Dream - Autobus
The Silents – Nightcrawl – Things To Learn - Ivy League Records

BREAK

James McMorrow – Down The Burning Ropes – Demos – Unsigned
Panda Bear – Untitled – Live Radio Session : Ma Fama
Hockey – Too Fake – Mind Chaos – Unsigned
The Wolfmen – Up All Nighter – Modernity Killed Every Night – Damaged Good UK
King Tuff – Just Strut – Was Dead – The Colonel Records

BREAK

INTRODUCING….THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT
FROM: Dublin
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thebrothersmovement
Unsigned

The Brothers Movement – Sister – The Brothers Movement - Unsigned
The Brothers Movement – Someday – The Brothers Movement - Unsigned
The Brothers Movement – The Salute – The Brothers Movement - Unsigned

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FLASHBACK…FOUR FROM FUTURE SOUNDS 10 (2004)
Shout Out Louds – Please Please Please – Howl Howl Gaff Gaff – Bud Fox
TV On The Radio – Dreams – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babies – 4AD
The Walkmen – The Rat – Bows & Arrows – Record Collection
Destroyer – The Music Lovers – Your Blues - Talitres

BREAK

Toko-Ri Get High – Inside Of These Days – Inside Of These Days – Unsigned
LoveLikeFire – Tear Ourselves Away – Tear Ourselves Away – Unsigned
Nico Stai – Dead Pony – Dead Pony – Unsigned
Tenlons Fort – Forever Is A Long Time – Forever Is A Long Time EP – Haunted Maggot Records
Intricate Machines – The City Hums – Intricate Machines – Unsigned

BREAK

Clare Maguire – Strangest Thing – Demos – Unsigned
Ladyhawke – Dusk Till Dawn – Dusk Till Down – Modular/Universal
The Polyamorous Affair – Nightlife – The Polyamorous Affair – Unsigned
Heathers – Fire Ants – Here, Not There - Hide Away Records (IE)

BREAK

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY PISTOL PISTOL
From: Redondo Beach, CA
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pistolpistolmusic

Pistol Pistol - Pills
Pistol Pistol - La Policia
Pistol Pistol - Lipstick

Violens – Violent Sensation Descends – Violens Single – Unsigned

PISTOL PISTOL interview

END OF SHOW

SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES THIS WEEK

I'm jumping on a plane to Dublin, Ireland for the HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES FESTIVAL for the weekend, but for my friends at home I wanted to provide some tips for the weekend. I'll have a full report on all the great unsigned bands playing at the festival. The line up is full of gems.


Tonight, MY PET SADDLE (FS32) play the Silverlake Lounge with bands I don't know at all; The Voyeurs, Go West Young Man and Les Blanks.

Download "Il Fait Beau" (mp3)

On Friday night, THE BOTICELLIS (FS32) with the Parson Red Heads at Tangier.
Also, VOXHAUL BROADCAST (FS30) play Spaceland on Friday night with Infinity & Dogweed.

THE BOTICELLIS "Old Home Movies" (mp3)
VOXHAUL BROADCAST "Rotten Apples" (mp3)

On Saturday night get out and see LEMON SUN (FS32) with the PIGEON DETECTIVES from the UK at Spaceland.

FUTURE SOUNDS DEBUTS.....

More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show....

CLARE MAGUIRE

FROM: UK
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/claremaguire
Unsigned

20 years old and a voice this amazing??? Look out ADELE and DUFFY, a new upstart is on your tail. Only three songs she's showing, and this is the only picture we can find on her. Mysterious.....
Tell me "Strangest Thing" doesn't have hit potential. Check out her site for free downloads.

TENLONS FORT
FROM: Austin, TX
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/tenlonsfortmusic
Haunted Maggot Records

From the brand new EP, "Forever Is A Long Time", Austin's TENLONS FORT makes absolutely stunning music. Every track that came my way was fine. Catch them playing Wednesday night in LA at Tangiers and the 16th at Boarderners for the RadioFree Silverlake night.

{{{SUNSET}}}
FROM: Austin, TX
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/lobosunset
Autobus

Bill Baird, formerly of SOUNDTEAM has reinvented himself with this amazingly atmospheric track that's some music supervisors wet dream. Check out track, "Diamond Studded Caskets"

MOTHER MOTHER
FROM: Vancouver
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/mothermotherspace
Last Gang Records

So I just read that Perez Hilton blogged about these kids and drive 5,000 views an hour to their page, so we're SO last year finally playing this, but we're not obsessed with being first to anything, we'd rather just share bands we like. The voice of Molly Guldemond is pretty noteable.
Listen to "Body Of Years"

THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS
FROM: Portland
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thebuildersandthebucthers
Bladen County Records

Could be this year's BLITZEN TRAPPER, live this Portland band brings it! Everything great about indie rock.
Check out "The Bottom Of The Lake"

THE SILENTS
FROM: Perth, Australia
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/thesilentsband
Ivy League Records (AU)

From the home of Luc Longley, Perth's THE SILENTS can actually play their instruments like few other young bands these days. Not a jam band, but these guys can flat out jam! Something's happening here.

HEAVY YOUNG HEATHENS
FROM: Los Angeles
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/heavyyoungheathens
Unsigned

One of those bands I'm completely intrigued by and can't wait to meet and see play live. My imagination is pretty creative, so if LA's HEAVY YOUNG HEATHENS even halfway live up to the band I've conjured up, we'll have another local favorite. Thanks to the Diablo. Listen to "Drawn From Memory"

WHITE BELT, YELLOW TAG.
FROM: London
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/whitebeltyellowtag
Unsigned

Another big mystery band, we know they are from London, and they are nice enough over email, but the end result is some really bad ass music. I'd love to tell you more about them if only I knew. In the meantime, enjoy the music, like track "You're Not Invincible"