TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: FITZ & THE TANTRUMS @ HOTEL CAFE

Tonight at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, you need to be there to catch one of those first dozen shows by FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, before this thing gets out of hand. Lots of heat on Fitzie and the crew, and this evening it should be shoulder to shoulder. Fitz hits the stage at 10pm.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 3.30.09

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #17 - March 30th, 2009

Gran Ronde – On Our Own – Demos – Unsigned
The Cloud Room – Waiting – New Songs – Unsigned
The Hundred Days – Spin – Demos – Unsigned
The Joy Formidable – Cradle – A Balloon Called Moaning – PureGroove
Deastro – The Shaded Forests – Keeper’s – Ghostly International

BREAK

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero – It’s Blitz – Interscope Records
LIGHT – We Are – EP – Unsigned
The Invisible – London Girl – London Girl Single – Accidental Records
Solid Gold – Get Over It – Bodies Of Water – Unsigned
Robotanists – Wait A Minute Here – Close Down The Woods EP – Unsigned

BREAK

THE RUMBLE SET
Leopold & His Fiction – Sun’s Only Promise – Ain’t No Surprise – Native Fiction Records
Simon Says No – Sleeping Heart – Ahoi De Angst – Unsigned
The Frontier Brothers – Kickstand Woman – Space Punk Starlet – Unsigned
Rademacher – If You Got Some Magic – Stunts - Unsigned

BREAK

Operahouse – Criminals – Change In Nature – Marrakesh Records
Shrag – Forty Five 45’s – Shrag – Where It's At Is Where You Are Records
Swanton Bombs – Shock – Mammoth Skull – Qwiff Records
The Brothers Movement – Is God Dead? – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned

BREAK

The Ringers – Old Man Ron – Headlocks & Highkicks – Ft Mason Records
Lissy Trullie – Forget About It – Self-Taught Learner EP – Unsigned
Golden Silvers – True Romance – True Romance – XL Recordings
Jeremy Jay – In This Lonely Town – Slow Dance – K Records

BREAK

Sleepy Sun – Lord – Sleepy Sun – Embrace – ATP Recordings
The Tallest Man On Earth – Pistol Dreams – Shallow Grave – Gravitation Records
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Carries On – Carries On – Unsigned
Local Natives – Airplanes – Gorilla Manor – Unsigned
Joe Purdy – Miss Me – Last Clock On The Wall – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Fitz & The Tantrums – Don’t Gotta Work It Out – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. ! EP – Unsigned
The Temper Trap – Science Of Fear – The Temper Trap – Infectious Records
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers – Looking For Mr. Goodbar – A Fish Hook An Open Eye – Unsigned
The Nights – Lonely Soul – Demos – Unsigned
The Low Anthem – Charlie Darwin – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin – Bella Union

END OF PROGRAM

GOODBYE TO COOLFER - HELLO AGAIN TO BUDDYHEAD

My favorite music industry blog/web site, COOLFER, is no longer my daily source of information. Glenn Peoples, a guy with incredible insight, has moved on to BILLBOARD to become a Senior Editorial Analyst and post things daily on Billboard.biz. Coolfer was always my first stop, before HITS, before THE DAILY SWARM, and PITCHFORK. Always honest, usually first on new technologies as they apply to the music industry, I'll miss Coolfer and vow to leave it on our blog role call list for months to come.

Equally as honest, but in a totally different way, BUDDYHEAD is back! I spent years pissing my pants to some of the dirt dished out on this site for years, before it went on hiatus. Now, Travis and company are back and the re-launched web site looks great. Check it out here > http://www.buddyhead.com/

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: THE FINAL NIGHT OF NICO STAI @ SPACELAND

If you haven't been out to Spaceland for the Monday night NICO STAI residency this month, shame on you. Tonight's the finale and they brought some great friends with them to celebrate - TIM JAMES (of the MOVIES - "everybody knows my name, I'm the one they call Timothy James") and from Australia, THE GRATES along with LINE & CIRCLE. It's free.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: CHAD VANGAALAN & WOMEN

If you're looking for a gig tonight in LA, head to Spaceland for the Aquarium Drunkard presents show with CHAD VANGAALAN and WOMEN. $12.

LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL'S THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES

Next Thursday night in Los Angeles, THE RUMBLE: LA returns for the April installment at 3 Clubs with three great bands and our resident DJ's MiCHAEL, fresh from their SXSW trip where they killed it at HOT FREAKS and the PURE VOLUME closing night party. RADEMACHER, a band we've loved since stumbling on them in July of 2005 are finally getting the credit and attention they deserve, and are headlining the party. In from Austin, Texas are THE FRONTIER BROTHERS, a band we're insanely lucky to have scored for the party. If you haven't seen this band, or heard their brilliant release, "Space Punk Starlet", do so. Here's a sample, "Kickstand Woman" (mp3). The third band is a Future Sounds band, SIMON SAYS NO from Oslo, Norway. They'll be coming in on fumes from the Rumble: SF on Wednesday night, watch out for Simon the guitarist, there's something special happening with that guy.

Download "Sleeping Heart" from Simon Says No (mp3)

If you haven't been out to a Rumble party, what's wrong with you? This isn't a hipster night, it's about supporting up and coming bands, surrounded by people that seem like old friends you left behind in your home towns before moving to a town full of VIP lists and fair weather friends. The 3 Clubs is a dirty/dark drinking hole that's absolutely perfect for rock and roll. The tiny backroom where the band's play is intimate and you'll get a closer look at the artists than you probably bargain for.

It's free to get in if you RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
It's $5 at the door if you just show up. Thanks to Ivan Minsloff for our poster this month!

THE RUMBLE SAN FRANCISCO ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL

Next Wednesday at Harlot in San Francisco, the Rumble returns with a band in from Norway called SIMON SAYS NO. I caught them at SXSW and if you're fans of bands like FILM SCHOOL, EDITORS or CHAVEZ. Our guest blogger this month is one of my favorite Bay area reads, THE BAY BRIDGED, and they booked LEOPOLD & HIS FICTION, a band we've been playing consistently since discovery on the FS show on WOXY. On the turntables this month with our resident BAGEL TED, will be VIN SOL, so you know there will be dancing.

Jacek scored big and has made $2 Pilsner Urquells or Peroni beers available from 8-9:30pm.

As always, you can get in for free if you RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/theowlmag/therumble

It's $5 if you don't. Thanks to Julie Suchard for the sweet poster.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: GREAT NORTHERN + LEMON SUN

Tonight at The Roxy it's GREAT NORTHERN with LEMON SUN and THE JAKES for the KROQ Locals Only party. Great Northern has just finished a new record that they are previewing live that they just finished up with working with Michael Patterson. Great triple-bill this evening.

THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT FEATURED ON RCRDLBL.COM

Head over to RCRDLBL.COM today for a free download by Dublin's THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT. The song is called "Blind". The band simply destroyed their SXSW performances, see HERE what they said about their set in the IRISH TIMES and HERE for the photos of the band during their WOXY Lounge Acts sessions.

SXSW 2009 RECAP

Peelander-Z @ Hot Freaks - Day 2 (Photo by Ryan Suffern)

How can you go to a place where you get a serious sun burn and come home with a cold? It's the non-stop nature of SXSW, the choose your own adventure aspect of it where everyone comes home burnt out with a farmer's tan and a dozen stories.

I was thinking about doing a day-by-day recap but it's now all blurring together like the steady stream of electro-indie bands coming out these days. Instead, here were some of the highlights.

BEST BAND THAT I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME: SHILPA RAY & HER HAPPY HOOKERS

The lovely Shilpa Ray could be our generation's JANIS JOPLIN. Big words? Perhaps, but that raspy growl, that sweet inspiration, her contagious enthusiasm for music gives her a fighting chance. I compared her to ROSEMARY CLOONEY ("Come On-a My House") but let's be clear that Shilpa Ray is NO retro act. It's relevant, it's dark and dirty, and it's completely refreshing. I know, the photo is horrible, it's me after a couple of Jager shots with my Blackberry camera.

Photo by Ryan Suffern

BEST LIVE SET OF MUSIC: THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT@ SOHO LOUNGE

I caught them a couple of times in Austin, but Saturday night's show for the Irish Music showcase was special. From song one the boys punched us in the mouths until the final song, a real mother-fucker of a jam, closed out as loud as THE WHO. Here's what the IRISH TIMES had to say about it.

BEST PARTY: HOT FREAKS

Both days of HOT FREAKS at The Mohawk and Club De Ville were amazing. Think about it, THE DELTA SPIRIT, THE HOLD STEADY, CAMERA OBSCURA, SEBASTIEN GRAINGER, OBITS, THE WRENS, THE ROSEBUDS, PORT O'BRIEN, LEMONADE, SHILPA RAY, GIRLS, HARLEM, JEREMY JAY, and on and on and on, together with Torchie Tacos on the deck and you have some amazing music.

Here's what CHROMEWAVES had to say about it > http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/03/camera-obscura-the-grates-and-peelander-z-and-more-at-sxsw/

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

LOCH LOMOND's heavenly voices at the Brooklyn Vegan party on Wednesday night. FRANCIS & THE LIGHTS turns into PRINCE with a bit of JIM CARREY at the Levi's Fader Fort. THE ETTES drummer is a super star playing the Noise Pop/Take Root Records party, why aren't they a household name yet?? THE TEMPER TRAP displaying "Sweet Disposition" outside near The Continental Club, then stumbling into THE FEROCIOUS FEW playing on the sidewalk around the corner in front of the HOTEL SAN JOSE. EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS going late late night on Saturday at PureVolume.

Again, everyone's personal SXSW is their own adventure, but I'm always surprised people go all the way to Austin to see Metallica, or Echo & The Bunnymen, Kanye West or Ben Harper. Really? Don't they all come to your town over and over again? Haven't you seen them before? The festival was built on the idea of having a place where fans and industry could go to discover new artists, and it really has gotten away from that. Why do some bands get 3 official SXSW showcases, and others don't get in? Play all the parties you like, but allow for the little guy to get their shot more often. Something needs to give. You saw a lot less 'free' this year, as sponsors and everyone gets hit by the economy, but more parties than ever before. The unofficial party circuit keeps expanding so far east now that you are almost in Lubbock. I love SXSW, but by Saturday night when the bridge-and-tunnel crowd comes in and things become Mardi Gras on 6th Street, it's time to get out.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS LIVE VIDEO UP

Fitz & The Tantrums Performing LIVE! that's right LIVE!!! "Breakin' the Chains of Love" from Fitz&theTantrums on Vimeo.

Just announced, Fitz and co. play the HOTEL CAFE on March 31st in Hollywood.

More blog notice....

A Deeper Shade Of Soul

RM 64

SATURDAY NIGHT @ SXSW: FUTURE SOUNDS CURATES THE PUREVOLUME FINALE

If you can survive HOT FREAKS today, then get back over near the convention center this evening to the PUREVOLUME.COM HOUSE by midnight as FS has gathered some performers together that should provide the high-energy needed to stay up all night. The dynamic DJ duo of MiCHAEL from LA will be spinning records in the Lounge before midnight, and then at the witching hour, IGLU & HARTLY kick things off. Then from the UK, ENTER SHIKARI will errupt. 2am brings EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS from Los Angeles, a band people all SXSW have been talking about, and then to close out a week's worth of parties at the PV House, DJ KISSY SELL OUT will play until no one can stand anymore.

The PV House is located on 2nd and Trinity - look for a HUGE tent across the street from the convention center.

GEARING UP FOR HOT FREAKS @ SXSW

Blogging will be at a minimum this week at SXSW (twittering will have to do), there's just too much music, bbq and beer to be had. Come to the HOT FREAKS party on Friday and Saturday if you are in Austin - incredible line up on both days at both venues - Club De Ville & The Mohawk.

For the schedule, go here > http://www.thehotfreaks.com/schedule

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN NEW YORK- THE RUMBLE: NYC @ FONTANA'S

For those of you NOT going to SXSW, or who are going on Thursday, you have one more chance to catch THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT in from Dublin when they play THE RUMBLE: NEW YORK @ Fontana's. Also playing are up-and-comers CROOKED LOOKS, HANK & CUPCAKES, and LAST YEAR'S MODEL. Party starts at 8PM, $7.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 3.16.09

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #16 - March 16th, 2009

Learning Music – Ask Me No Questions – LMM 2.1 – Allegro – Vosotros
Hot Challenge – Wine – Hot Challenge EP – Unsigned
The Joy Formidable – Austere – A Balloon Called Morning – PureGroove
Danananaykroyd – Pink Sabbath – Hey Everyone – Best Before Records
Anya Marina – All The Same To Me – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II – Chop Shop Records

BREAK

Surf City – Dickshakers Union – Surf City – Unsigned
The Henry Clay People – Working Park Time – Working Part Time EP – Autumn Tone Records
Leopold & His Fiction – Ain’t No Surprise – Ain’t No Surprise – Native Fiction Records
The Builders & The Butchers – Golden & Green - Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well - Unsigned
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home – Demos – Unsigned
The Tallest Man On Earth – Pistol Dreams – Shallow Grave – Gravitation Records

BREAK

May 68 – The Duke Is Dead – Demos – Unsigned
Solid Gold – Synchronize – Bodies Of Water – Unsigned
French Horn Rebellion – Up All Night – Demos – Unsigned
Plugs – Imaginary Friends – The Imaginary Friends EP – People In The Sky Records
Jeremy Jay – Gallop – Slow Dance – K Records

BREAK

The Voyeurs – Daisy – Well Known Drag – JaxArt Records
Joel Hamilton – Love Makes Me Free – Joel Hamilton – Unsigned
Lissy Trullie – Forget About It – Self-Taught Learner EP – Unsigned
Wet Paint – His Coffin – It Rots – Trial & Error Records
The Ettes – No Home – Danger Is EP – Take Root Records

BREAK

Airship – Algebra – Spirit Of The Beehive – Unsigned
Lights On – Wild At Heart – Waiting For The Heart To Beat – Unsigned
Deastro – The Shaded Forest – Keeper’s – Ghostly International
The Answering Machine – Emergency – Another City, Another Sorry – Heist Or Hit Records
The Brothers Movement – The Salute – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Light – We Are – EP – Unsigned
Lilofee – Possession – Lilofee – Unsigned
Golden Silvers – Magic Touch - Magic Touch - XL Recordings
Gran Ronde – On Our Own – Demos - Unsigned
Fitz & The Tantrums – Darkest Street – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. 1 EP – Unsigned

END OF PROGRAM


*Bold denotes FS radio debut by artist

TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT @ PIANOS

Before you jump off to Austin for SXSW, catch THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT from Ireland, as well as our friends, FIGHT LIKE APES tonight ~ industry stage times ~ at Pianos.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS

It's been a long time coming but we'll all get another glimpse of the ever-expanding creation known as EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS when they play tonight at The Echoplex with GRAM RABBIT (FS14). The band rolls out to SXSW next week and will be playing the PUREVOLUME PARTY HOUSE closing night that Future Sounds is curating, going on late Saturday night/early Sunday morning at 2am. The band hits the stage at 10pm.

MARCH FUTURE SOUNDS COLUMN IN RECORD OF THE DAY (UK)

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Our little guide for the Brits for next week's SXSW Festival in Austin in this week's copy of RECORD OF THE DAY

THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT TAKE MANHATTAN

Future Sounds is now working with Dublin, Ireland's THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT who arrive in New York this weekend for three shows.

Sunday 3/15: MoshiMoshi Party at LIT, NYC (9 pm)
Monday 3/16: Showcase at Pianos, NYC (7 pm)
Wednesday 3/18: Showcase at Fontana's, THE RUMBLE NYC (9 pm)

THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT - http://www.myspace.com/thebrothersmovement

Download "Someday" (mp3)

THE AVI BUFFALO INTERVIEW

If you were one of the early birds to last week's Rumble: LA, then you caught a set by high schoolers from Long Beach that have the interest of a couple of the most well-respected indie labels out there - AVI BUFFALO. The band has the May residency at The Echo, so you'll hear plenty about them in the coming months. Most bands at this age are still cutting teeth, not playing guitar solos the way Avi does.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about the make up of your band? Describe the players and what they contribute.

Avi: Sheridan Riley is our drummer, and the two of us have played together for a number of years. Back in middle school, I was in 7th and she was in 6th, we were jammin' hard in the jazz band. When we met up again in high school her freshman year, we started playing again (in the jazz band and outside of school). She has a wonderful sensitivity for color, and she really helps
with making songs come together. The key word is "vibe". Nobody plays like Sheridan.

Arin Fazio was in a band called THE BIG SKY, and we'd played with them a number of times. I knew he was a huge Wilco fan, which I am, and our bassist Andrew Celik had to quit the band to start working on becoming an electrician. I called up Arin, he came over, we played, it sounded good! He's a dear friend of mine, and a solid player.

Rebecca Coleman was the girl I started the band for. She sort of broke my heart the summer after 9th grade, and I began writing/recording songs about it my sophomore year. These were the first songs of Avi Buffalo. The next tune I recorded I had a female vocal part in mind, so I asked my friend Adrianna Whalen. As I remember I flaked out and rescheduled, and Adrianna couldn't make it...then I ended up asking Rebecca, who came over and did such a beautiful
job that I was like "Oh my god! Great job!" When I got asked to play our first show, I asked her to come along, and she did. Ever since, she's been in the band. She's a very gifted musician, and a great person. After the full-electric band got rolling, we ended up together, which was a big deal because I'd liked her for a long time, and because I'd stolen her from her previous boyfriend, Kendall. After that all Long Beach teens hated my guts, but it didn't matter because LA Underground had done a write-up on us and we'd started playing in Los Angeles more. It also gave us more time to focus on music since we didn't have to worry about having friends.

Q: How do you juggle High School and playing in an active band?

Avi: I just barely scrape along. I almost never do my homework. We come home late a lot from gigs, which is rough because Jazz Band is a 0 Period class at 6:30 in the morning. Sheridan and I tend to walk in late and half-asleep. The weekend means a lot to me. My grades are pretty bad right now.

Q: The band is based in Long Beach, CA, what's going on in terms of a "scene" in the LBC? Where do you go to see music?

Avi: Long Beach is weird, but there's more happening now than there was. My goodfriend Maria Garcia just started an all ages venue on 10th and Daisy called "The Bookstore". It's an actual bookstore. It was called "The Bookstore" before it was a venue. There's a radical house show spot
called The Hickey Underworld, on Anaheim and Magnolia. A lot of great bands come through that place.

Q: Avi, you can play the guitar like very few people out there, let alone anyone your age, who were your guitar heroes?

Avi: In middle school I was a huge Hendrix head, and I loved Jimmy Page a bunch too. When I got into Wilco, Jeff Tweedy's guitar playing on 'A Ghost is Born' really got me crazy, and then I discovered Nels Cline, who is one of my hugest influences ever. I got into Jim O'Rourke my sophomore year, and he really blows my mind too. Kevin Litrow and Derek Thomas from 60 Watt Kid have made a mark on my brain with their major-pentatonic spiral riffs. I could go on
for a very long time about guitar heroes, because I'm pretty into guitar.

Q: Future Sounds is all about blowing up bands and artists on their way up, the up-and-comers, who do you admire and think no one knows about that people should know about?

Avi: Elijah Forrest is a wonderful guitar player who lives in Long Beach. His project is called TERRORS, and his songs are really moving. I'd highly recommend checking out some of the tapes he's put out.

Q: This is for each band member: PIck one of your favorite albums of all time, and pick one that is a current favorite.

Avi: All Time: Wilco - A Ghost is Born
Current: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Scared Famous

Sheridan: All Time: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Current: Chicago Underground Trio - Slon, Deerhoof - The Runners Four

Rebecca: All time: Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Current: Wavvez - Wavvez

Arin: All time: The Band - Music from Big Pink
Current: Grizzly Bear - Veckatemist

Q: What's going on with the band in terms of recordings? What's the next thing we can look for from Avi Buffalo?

Avi: We're almost finished with our first record. It's called "Settled Tigertail" and we recorded it with our dear friend Aaron Embry at his own Hunter's Hollow Recording Studio. Not sure when it's going to be out....but we might throw a little something together to give out before then. We're doing a residency at The Echo in May. It'll be every Tuesday, and they'll be plenty of amazing bands supporting us as well. Everyone should get ready for Long Beach's best, because many of them will be playing with us.

Thanks again to Avi and the band for playing The Rumble: Los Angeles, as Avi showed up under the weather and still threw down.

FUTURE SOUNDS CURATES THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE PUREVOLUME PARTY @ SXSW

FUTURE SOUNDS has teamed up with PUREVOLUME.COM to put together a line up for the grand finale of their week long party at the PureVolume House at SXSW on Saturday night.

	The Future of Music with Future Sounds Performances
12:00 AM	Iglu & Hartly Listen on PureVolume
1:00 AM	Enter Shikari Listen on PureVolume
2:00 AM	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Listen on PureVolume
3:00 AM	[DJ] Kissy Sell Out

MARI'S MINUTE - SAN FRANCISCO SHOW LISTINGS FOR 3/12 TO 3/15

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: SLEEPY SUN @ THE ECHO

We recently received a release by a San Francisco/Santa Cruz act called SLEEPY SUN that has been melting our brains around FSHQ these days! The record is their debut LP called "Embrace" that is set to drop on May 26th on ATP Recordings. For all you DEAD MEADOW fans, for all you BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW fans, for all you psychedelic heads that are looking for something to get stoned to, this is the next record to pull a tube to.

This bunch from up North hits town tonight to play with FOREIGN BORN at The Echo, so get properly prepared, bake some cookies, and show up to have your head split open. This will be the first stop on a Spring Tour that takes them through SXSW and ends at ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES.

US SPRING TOUR
Mar 10 2009 8:00P The Echo Los Angeles, California
Mar 11 2009 8:00P Bar Pink San Diego, California
Mar 12 2009 8:00P Modified Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 13 2009 8:00P Plush Tuscon, Arizona
Mar 14 2009 8:00P Monte Vista Lounge Flagstaff, Arizona
Mar 17 2009 8:00P TBA Austin, Texas
Mar 18 2009 8:00P Leafy Green SXSW Showcase at Emo’s Jr. Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 8:00P SXSW - TBA Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 8:00P SXSW - TBA Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2009 8:00P SXSW - TBA Austin, Texas
Mar 22 2009 8:00P Lounge on Elm Street Dallas, Texas
Mar 23 2009 8:00P The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 24 2009 8:00P Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25 2009 8:00P Replay Lounge Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 26 2009 8:00P Mojo’s Columbia, Missouri
Mar 27 2009 8:00P Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Mar 28 2009 8:00P The Picador Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 30 2009 8:00P Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Mar 31 2009 8:00P PC Club Green Bay, Wisconsin
Apr 1 2009 8:00P Stonefly Brewery Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 2 2009 8:00P 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 3 2009 8:00P Aquarium Fargo, North Dakota
Apr 4 2009 8:00P Royal Albert Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 5 2009 8:00P Amigo’s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Apr 6 2009 8:00P Black Dog Freehouse Edmonton, Alberta
Apr 9 2009 8:00P Broken City Calgary, Alberta
Apr 10 2009 8:00P The Biltmore Vancouver, British Columbia
May 8 2009 8:00P ATP Festival w/ SPIRITUALIZED, DEVO, JESUS LIZARD, ELECTRIC WIZARD and SLEEP! Minehead, UK

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 3.09.09

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #15 - March 9th, 2009

Golden Silvers – Magic Touch – Magic Touch – XL Recordings
Lissy Trullie – Forget About It – Self-Taught Learner EP – Unsigned
Megapuss – Theme From Hollywood – Surfing – Unsigned
Leopold & His Fiction – Sun’s Only Promise – Ain’t No Surprise - Native Fiction Records

BREAK

May 68 – The Duke Is Dead – Demos – Unsigned
Solid Gold – Get Over It – Bodies Of Water – Unsigned
The Sound Of Arrows – M.A.G.I.C. - M.A.G.I.C. – Labrador Records
Ballerina Black – Microphones In The Mattress – EP – Unsigned
Lilofee – She Breathes Electric – Lilofee – Unsigned

BREAK

HOT FREAKS SXSW 2009 SET
Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken – Let’s Get Out Of This Country – 4AD
Vivian Girls – Where Do You Run To – Vivian Girls – In The Red
Harlem – Witchgreens – Free Drugs – Female Fantasy Records
Sebastian Grainger – When You Go Out – Foggy Sea, Foggy Dew – Saddle Creek
Jeremy Jay – Gallop – Slow Dance – K Records

BREAK

Awesome New Republic – Digital World – Rational Geographic Vol 1 – Honor Roll Records
BrakesBrakesBrakes – Worry About It Later – Touchdown – FatCat Records
Violens – Spectator & Pupil – Violens – Unsigned
Joel Hamilton – Physical Love – Joel Hamilton – Unsigned
Golden Gram – Yr Heart – Master Of None – Unsigned

BREAK

Leader Cheetah – Bloodlines – The Sunspot Letters – Spunk Records
Local Natives – Airplanes – Gorilla Manor – Unsigned
Dag For Dag – Silence Is The Verb – Boo – Unsigned
The Builders & The Butchers – Golden & Green – New Album – Unsigned

BREAK

The Answering Machine – Cliffer – Another City, Another Sorry – Heist Or Hit Records
Simon Says No – Sleeping Heart - Ahoi De Angst – Unsigned
The Brothers Movement – Someday – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
The Ettes – No Home – Danger Is EP – Take Root Records
Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ The Chains Of Love - Songs For A Break-Up Vol.1 – EP – Unsigned
Peter Conway – I Am Not A Yes Man – Sampler – Unsigned
The Limousines – Very Busy People – Working… - Unsigned
The Joy Formidable – Cradle – A Balloon Called Moaning – PureGroove


END OF PROGRAM

PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK'S RUMBLES (SF & LA)

Here's a batch of photos from last week's RUMBLE parties in San Francisco and Los Angeles....

THE RUMBLE: SF @ HARLOT - LILOFEE

More pictures by Julie Suchard of the night HERE

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - AVI BUFFALO

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - HERE HERE

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 CLUBS - FITZ & THE TANTRUMS

Thanks to all the bands and DJ's for participating in our parties.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: THE RUMBLE @ 3 CLUBS

We're going to give you the chance to say you saw a star back when if you're smart enough to roll out to the 3 Clubs tonight for THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES when FITZ & THE TANTRUMS take over that backroom. Driving down from San Francisco is HERE HERE loaded with new songs from the forthcoming record, as well as another star in the wings, AVI BUFFALO, from Long Beach. DJ's MiCHAEL do their thing, guest blogger FMLY does his, and the rest of us will cover the bar.

RSVP here to get in free by 6pm - http://sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
If not I guess you like to give away $5

3 Clubs is on the corner of Vine and Santa Monica in Hollywood - building just says "Cocktails"...

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO: THE RUMBLE @ HARLOT

Every time that DJ's AARON AXELSEN & BAGEL TED get together at THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO, our dance floor takes a beating. They tag team again this evening at HARLOT for the March edition of The Rumble and this time we have performances by HOT CHALLENGE and LILOFEE. Can Harlot handle the thump of Lilofee???

$2 Negro Modelo from 8-9:30 and a free beer for the first 40 SonicLiving RSVPs. Plus Vestalife Ladybug giveaways. RSVP here> http://sonicliving.com/theowlmag/therumble

MARI'S MINUTE - SAN FRANCISCO SHOW LISTINGS FOR 3/3 TO 3/8

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: DJANGO JAMES PLAYS THE DELI MAGAZINE PARTY

Future Sounds has thrown in with THE DELI MAGAZINE LA tonight for a party at The Roxy that starts at 7pm. Performing will be ELECTROCUTE, DANIEL AHEARN and CORREATOWN, plus our very own DJANGO JAMES & THE MIDNIGHT SQUIRES (10pm). The Hunnypot crew are DJing and Deli is providing the treats.

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 3.2.09

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Here's today's playlist...

Future Sounds #14 - March 2nd, 2009

Mister Loveless – June – In Wonder – Unsigned
Leader Cheetah – Alibi – The Sunspot Letters – Spunk Records
Blue Giant – Clean The Clock – Target Heart EP – Unsigned
Teitur – Catherine The Waitress – The Singer – Cheap Lullaby
Local Natives – Airplanes – Gorilla Manor – Unsigned

BREAK

Lilofee – Possession – Lilofee – Unsigned
The Hundred Days – So What – Demos – Unsigned
Plugs – Imaginary Friend - The Imaginary Friend EP - People In The Sky
We Have Band – Oh! – Oh! Single – Kitsune
Dark Room Notes – Let’s Light Fires – We Love You Dark Matter – Unsigned

BREAK

HOT FREAKS PARTY AT SXSW
Delta Spirit – Trashcan – Ode To Sunshine – Rounder Records
The Hold Steady – Chips Ahoy! – Boys & Girls In America – Vagrant Records
Port O’Brien – Close The Lid – All We Could Do Was Sing – Unsigned
Handsome Furs – What We Had – Plauge Park – Sub Pop Records
Richard Swift – Lady Luck – The Atlantic Ocean – Secretly Canadian

BREAK

Django James & The Midnight Squires – In Trouble – Demos – Unsigned
Let’s Wrestle – I Won’t Lie To You – I Won’t Lie To You – Stolen Recordings
Golden Silvers – Magic Touch – Magic Touch – XL Recordings
The Answering Machine – Cliffer – Another City, Another Sorry – Heist Or Hit Records
The Setting Son – Soulmate – Spring Of Hate – Bad Afro Records

BREAK

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS
@ Art Insound Studios

Black Dresses

In The Branches
Bringing Home The Rain

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The Joy Formidable – Austere – A Balloon Called Morning – Pure Groove
Dag For Dag – Silence Is The Verb – Boo – Unsigned
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Mexico One & Three – Demos – Unsigned
Palomar – Alone – All Things, Forest – Misra Records

BREAK

THE HOT 5
The Limousines – Very Busy People – Working… - Unsigned
Surf City – Dickshakers Union – Surf City - Unsigned
Jeremy Jay – Slow Dance – Slow Dance – K Records
Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ The Chains Of Love – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. 1 EP – Unsigned
{Jam Of The Week}
Peter Conway – I Am Not A Yes Man – Sampler – Unsigned

END OF PROGRAM

* Bold denotes debut band on Future Sounds radio

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES LINE UP ANNOUNCED! FITZ & THE TANTRUMS TO HEADLINE

The March version of THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES just got even hotter as we've added FITZ & THE TANTRUMS as the headliner to this Thursday's show at 3 Clubs. On top of that, we have San Francisco's HERE HERE driving down to debut songs from their forthcoming record, as well as Long Beach's AVI BUFFALO, young guitar hero and amazing songwriter opening up. Our guest blogger this month is FMLY doing live blogging from the event, as well as resident DJ's MICHAEL. We'll be giving out more VESTALIFE Ladybugs to party attendees.

RSVP here > http://sonicliving.com/therumble-LA
If not, be prepared to pay $5