one of the few instances in which pop music was a lot more than pop music was the band big star and the songs of alex chilton. super huge bummer that he just died of a heart attack. dudes songs have always been somewhat of an unattainable moment in music that i have been trying to get to unsucessfully for years.
i remember being in spain during hurricane katrina when you were missing in new orleans and no one knew if you were alive. i remember being super bummed and wishing i had gotten the chance to see you guys play. then news came a few days later you were alright. relief.
then a couple years later there was a big star show at the fillmore in san francisco, one of my favorite venues. it was pretty under the radar. not a lot of publicity and im prtty sure it didnt even sell out. i wound up going with bryn and lexie. i remember the opening moments of the show, before they kicked in with “in the street,” had to be one of the more awkward moments in rock shows ive seen history… you seemed pretty flustered and almost like a professor putting on his glasses getting ready for a lecture rather than a rock dude. but once the music started and you guys pulled out the old harmonies none of that mattered. i remember that show as being one of the most fun shows i’ve been to, we all lost our minds. and it was one of the closest things to a religious experience someone like me could possibly have… theres no telling what songs like yours have done for me… i cant thank you enough…
this song blew me away the first time i heard it…i tried to cover it for a while but theres no way to come close to this:
holocaust
from that show at the fillmore october 17, 2007:
ballad of el goodo oct 17 2007 in san fran
september gurls
thirteen
we are leaving on tour in one week. this is our longest tour we will have done yet. if you live near one of these spots please come out and say hi. and tell your friends! most of these places we know like two people. thanks!!!- KC
SAT OCT 10 GROUND ZERO BELLEVUE WA
W/ KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND
THU OCT 15 WHAAM BELLINGHAM WA
W/ FINN RIGGINS, ROOFTOPS & COUNCIL OF LIONS
FRI OCT 16 CAFE VENUS/MARS BAR SEATTLE WA
W/ BRYN LUMSDEN
SAT OCT 17 CATERINA WINERY SPOKANE WA
SUN OCT 18 LIQUID LYRICS LA GRANDE OR
W/ AT LAST AN ATLAS FROM IRELAND
MON OCT 19 HIJINX BOISE ID
TUE OCT 20 THE DEERHUNTER PUB SPANISH FORK UT
WED OCT 21 YELLOW SNOW ICE PARK CITY UT
THU OCT 22 LIONS LAIR DENVER CO
FRI OCT 23 SHWERVERS BAR DENVER CO
SAT OCT 24 ATOMIC CANTINA ALBUQUERUE NM
SUN OCT 25 EQUINOX LAS CRUCES NM
W/ DANIEL MORIN, JUSTIN MCDOWELL
MON OCT 26 THE SAIL INN TEMPE AZ
TUE OCT 27 RUBY ROOM PHOENIX AZ
WED OCT 28 BLUE CAFE HUNTINGTON BEACH CA
W/ SHAPE OF THE EARTH, DYING IN DIGITAL, POCKET ROCKET
THU OCT 29 GUITAR MERCHANT CANOGA PARK CA
FRI OCT 30 URBAN OUTFITTERS VENTURA CA
AFTERNOON SHOW
FRI OCT 30 JECKYLL N HYDE’S (HALLOWEEN PARTY 1) MOORPARK CA
SAT OCT 31 HALLOWEEN PARTY 2 SIMI VALLEY CA
MON NOV 02 BILLY OS VENTURA CA
W/ FRANKLIN FOR SHORT
TUE NOV 03 STORK CLUB OAKLAND CA
W/ DIRTY BOOTS
WED NOV 04 KIMOS SAN FRANCISCO CA
W/ DIRTY BOOTS
FRI NOV 06 CREPE PLACE SANTA CRUZ CA
W/ JOHN CRAIGIE, EMILY MOLDY
TUE NOV 10 MISSISSIPPI PIZZA PORTLAND OR
WED NOV 11 HIGH DIVE SEATTLE
SAT NOV 14 THE ROGUE HERO HOME FROM TOUR SHOW BELLINGHAM WA
it was a great show, one did that a great band justice and represented each BT release and debuted a good portion of the new record, robot meat is murder. thank you to all who came and shared in the moment. we will miss this band but some of the songs may live on…you never know….all the releases will be available for physical purchase shortly in one web store so sit tight and you can get your hands on them all. or if you are impatient check out our bandcamp site where you can buy robot meat digitally right now. http://www.keatonco.bandcamp.com
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this was one of the best moments at sasquatch this past weekend. so insane.
my computers dead so my pictures will be a little while.
HEY !!!
we are booking our tour right now and getting down to the wire. there are a few spots we are having no luck getting shows (portland were lookin at you) where we usually have no problem. do you know of any D.I.Y. spaces/living rooms/coffee shops/dive bars/easy places to book???? if so please help out.
also, several of these dates we need to find bands to play, if youre interested or know some bands let us know!!!
thanks!!
MAY 18 HIGH DIVE SEATTLE WA W/ KEVLAR FASHION SHOW, PRODUCT OF MEXICO
MAY 30 WILD BUFFALO BELLINGHAM WA W/ SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR
JUNE 4 CONOR BYRNE PUB SEATTLE WA
JUNE 19 TOUR KICK OFF BELLINGHAM WA TBA POSSIBLE ROGUE HERO??
JUNE 20 SEATTLE OFF
JUNE 21 SEATTLE/TACOMA? TBA HELP?
JUNE 22 PORTLAND TBA HELP?
JUNE 23 ANYWHERE OREGON TBA HELP??
JUNE 24 ANYWHERE NOR CA TBA
JUNE 25 CASBAR SANTA ROSA CA
JUNE 26 PLEA FOR PEACE CENTER STOCKTON CA *
JUNE 27 THE PARTISAN MERCED CA *
JUNE 28 SANTA CRUZ TBA
JUNE 29 FROG AND PEACH SAN LUIS OBISPO CA *
JUNE 30 SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA TBA
JULY 1 MR TS BOWL HIGHLAND PARK (LA) W/ NEXT OF KIN* NEED 2 BANDS
JULY 2 THE GOOD HURT VENICE CA *
JULY 3 OFF
JULY 4 OFF
JULY 5 OFF
JULY 6 ANYWHERE SOCAL TBA???
JULY 7 KIMOS SAN FRANCISCO * NEED BANDS
JULY 8 THE STORK CLUB OAKLAND * NEED BANDS
JULY 9 PRIMARY CONCEPTS TATTOO SHOP DAVIS CA *W/ MISSOURI MULE
JULY 10 BLACK FORREST EUGENE OR *
JULY 11 TBA HELP/???? PORTLAND OR
JULY 12 LE VOYEUR OLYMPIA WA * NEED BANDS?
JULY 13 COMET TAVERN SEATTLE WA * NEED BANDS??
JULY 14 BELLINGHAM—HOME
*CONFIRMED
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mcd is one of those bands you see live and have no reference point for, and leaves you confused. i had gone to see at the drive in, my senior year of high school, and had no idea what to excpect when murder city devils opened the show. a month or two later, actually listening to them and digesting them; it all made sense. songs about gallows dripping something on the street- it doesnt get more graphic. i was luckily enough to catch the first of two reunion shows in los angeles. they killed.
it bears some repeating, as this was one of the best shows i have ever seen. this is one of the only bands i would want to watch for this amount of time. here is the ridiculous set list:
1. Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)
2. Evil Urges
3. Off The Record
4. Gideon
5. The Way That He Sings
6. Thank You Too!
7. I’m Amazed
8. Golden
9. Librarian
10. You’re All I Need (Marvin Gaye)
11. Express Yourself (Charles Wright)
12. What A Wonderful Man
13. Lay Low
14. Phone Went West
15. Look At You
16. Dondante
17. Smoking From Shootin
18. Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt.2
19. Run Thru
20. The Wanderer (Dion)
21. Dancefloors
22. Magheetah
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23. Celebration (Kool & The Gang)
24. Get Down On It (Kool & The Gang)
25. Wordless Chorus
26. Highly Suspicious
27. Cobra
28. Islands In The Stream (Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers)
29. Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)
30. Cold Sweat (James Brown)
31. Anytime
32. One Big Holiday
33. Auld Lang Syne
2008 started out great and pretty much was consistently (mostly). this picture was taken new years day cruising up the 5 with my friends amart and josh prince. it doesnt really feel that long ago. but apparently it has been. these are the best things this year.
1. barack obama
could not be more stoked to have this dude take over this year. this is as close as i got. even dilley voted for him.
2. my morning jacket
i was lucky enough to see this band, one of my favorites, 3 times this year. all 3 times they blew my mind. they put out a great album and put on a better show than anyone. and they cover kool and the gang.
3. livin the drife part 2
this summer’s tour was epic. we played many fun shows with some really cool folks like hockey, paper brain, devon williams, pokey lafarge, springtime panther, dot matrix, and many others. our van died in the best possible location and didnt take too long to get fixed. everyone took good care of us and we had the time of our lives. still not sure how we survived olympia.
4. the love house
this year i moved out of the coolest house ever aka love house. so many good times went down. so many dinners and acoustic sessions. i will always miss this home.
5. nyc
never really been there until a week ago. now its one of my favorite places. epic!!
6. la lakers
the additions of pau and trevor have put us over the top. we will win the championship this year. i was lucky enough to see them beat the kings this year.
7. tv on the radio- dlz
best song to come out this year. some kids covered it.
8. consenual/lodge
these two houses are inhabited by really awesome people. i spent more time at these houses than at my home. managed to record and play shows at both. thank you to those who live there.
9. naomi klein- the shock doctrine.
best book this year hands down.
10. roger waters
we still don’t need no education. seeing dark side of the moon performed in its entirety twice in a week was nuts.
11. basketball
somehow bball made a huge resurgence this year (playing wise). thank god. reys cross overs, adams kobe move, dilley on the boards, and kenny doing his best white trevor ariza. sick!
12. r.e.m.
will always love this band even if their new album is ehhhhh. saw them three times and had a great time each time.
13. summer heights high
the musical in the last episode is one of the funniest things i have ever seen in my life. fuck you miss!
14. graham nash “simple man”
listen to this song on repeat.
15. the constantines
i listened to this band A LOT this year. somehow i still dont have their new record though. anyway they kill.
16. james franco
homeboy happened to be in the two best movies of the year- milk and pinneapple express. good lookin dude.
17. chris rock – kill the messenger
so many good quotes came from this. “I DONT GIVE A FUCK!”
18. the hold steady
best bar band in the world!
19. street scene
in one day we saw mgmt, the new pornographers, foals, beck, spoon, cat power, tv on the radio and justice.
20. detroit octane
best parody rock band ever.
21. bon iver
hate to jump on the bandwagon but homie wrote the songs that killed this year, particularly flume and wolves.
22. capitol hill block party
in one day we managed to see the cave singers, darker my love, fleet foxes, jaguar love, kimya dawson and the hold steady. we ate some ginger snaps, jay puked in a bag and got mistaken for franz from the hold steady and we got a bunch of shitty jones soda for free. all in all it was a great time.
23. august weddings
congratulations kyle and denali, brian and cara!
24. my bloody valentine
k-swish took me to the ultimate reunion show. my bloody valentine at the santa monica civic. words cannot describe.
25. stereogum.com
wasted more time on this web site and found more good tunes here than anywhere else.
26. darker my love
only managed to catch these dudes in seattle but their new album is excellent.
27. sigur ros
one of the best albums this year, this band kills me live.
28. the tree in moorpark
best new hang out. 3rd of july fireworks went down in history.
…..
worst of 2008
kanye west
zach and norah make an infinite porno
vampire weekend
adams pedal board getting jacked
boston celtics
tv on the radio played at the wiltern a couple of days ago. no recording of this band will ever be as good as hearing them play live. they kill. here is golden age on british tevelsion.
over the weekend, possibly the best line up in birdge school history went down, including cat power, wilco and band of horses. here is chan and neil doing fortunate son.
of course neil managed to invite some shite bands as well; jack johnson, smashing pumpkins and josh groban. here is a bunch of people gettin down with neil on comes a time.
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