Grizzly Bear to release new 10-track "Friend" EP

I'm back! New York was a blast thanks to two very amazing friends of mine (Sarah & Andrew, you are the BEST!). The Bookeaters benefit show was interesting, short sets by some very amazing talents (I will post pics/show review later this week), including Kevin Drew who I wasn't even expecting to be there (he was very good BTW). But onto the news at hand, Grizzly Bear (who also had an amazing set at the Bookeaters show) are set to release a 10 song EP, Friend, via Warp Records on November 6th. No track listing yet, but I'm sure we'll see more info soon. This will be the first new material since last year's fantastic Yellow House (which was #2 in my Top 25 of 2006).

Grizzly Bear - website

So, uh, ICTH will down for few more days....

I'm going to New York to visit friends and catch a few shows (including the Revenge of the Bookeaters: 826NYC Benefit show!!). I will try my best to post while I'm there, but I'm not sure if they have internet where I'm staying, so we'll see. I will be back next Tuesday, so no worries, right?

NEW RADIOHEAD SONG: "Arpeggi"

Radiohead.
New studio recording. Arpeggi. Um, yeah. Massive thanks to IGIF for this.

EDIT: Uh, sorry...just another live version of this song. Got ahead of ourselves...Radiohead will make you do that.

[MP3] Radiohead - Arpeggi [ft. the Nazareth Orchestra] from "Live 2005" (via Box.net)

Jesu makes up missed tour dates...hallelujah.

Shoe-gazing, sludge, doom metal, electronica bad-asses, Jesu, are finally coming back around to the U.S. to make up for the string of missed dates with ISIS last March due to work-visa issues. I, for one, am absolutely ready for this show! I got my new earplugs recently, so crank it up Justin, I'm ready. (sidenote: It would have been even better if the Atlanta date included Sunn O)))...so if those guys wanna come to Atlanta too, then I'm also ready to be enveloped in pure black fog.)

[MP3] Jesu - Silver from "Silver EP" (via Box.net)

Dates:
10-06 Tempe, AZ - The Sets *
10-10 Austin, TX - The Mohawk #
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn ^
10-18 Washington, DC - Black Cat $%
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church $%
10-20 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre (CMJ) $%
10-22 New Britain, CT - Trinity on Main $%
10-23 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East Downstairs $%
10-24 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa $!
10-25 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace $!
10-27 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle $%
10-29 Sauget, IL - Pop's $%
10-30 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck $
11-02 Seattle, WA - Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room ~
11-03 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre ~

* with Wolves in the Throne Room
# with USSA, Weedeater
^ with Chrome
$ with Torche
% with Fog
! with Tim Hecker
~ with Sunn O))), Eluvium

Jesu - website | Myspace

NEW SONG: Beirut "A Sunday Smile"

Thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for the heads up on this track. I'm eagerly anticipating the new Beirut album, as I'm sure a lot of you are as well, and this new track hints at some the wonderfulness we can hope to expect from the full album. It's live (from SXSW), but as Matt from YANP points out, it's really an amazing quality recording! Enjoy!

[MP3] Beirut - A Sunday Smile (live) from "Unreleased" (via Box.net)

Beirut - website | Myspace

FULL SHOW DOWNLOAD: Wolf Parade @ The Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY - 8/19/07

Mad props to Snake's Got a Blog for recording the Wolf Parade show last Sunday (8/19) over at the Warsaw in Brooklyn. Also, mad props to Ryan Meehan who edited out some extraneous crowd noise, and provided a track listing and a photo/CD cover (Ryan also took the above photo). There are quite a few new songs in this set, and all of which have me jonesin' for the new album (especially "Stevie" and "F.Y.C."). Download the whole show HERE.

Wolf Parade @ The Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY - 8/19/07
SETLIST:
1. It's A Curse
2. Billy J. --> Language (new)
3. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts
4. Soldiers (new)
5. Chinese Way (new)
6. Shine a Light
7. Stevie (new)
8. We Built Another World
9. F.Y.C. (new)
10. I'll Believe in Anything
11. Crazy Horse (new)
12. This Heart's On Fire
13. You Are A Runner --> Fancy Claps

The Echo Project, Oct. 12-14 2007, Atlanta, GA

So it seems as though Atlanta is finally getting another multiple day/ungodly-amount-of-bands music festival. It's more jam-band oriented than I usually care for, but The Flaming Lips, The Polyphonic Spree, The Roots & Man Man are playing so who cares! It takes place Oct. 12-14 at the Bouckaert Farm in Fairburn, GA which is just slightly south of Atlanta along the Chattahoochee River. More importantly, The Echo Project is about helping and educating people on how to take care of the environment. They'll start with Chattahoochee, and about three weeks before the festival a group of volunteers will start to clean the river in the area of the venue. They will also be using alternative fuel sources to help power The Echo Project, in order to create a sustainable music experience. They are primarily focused on energy usage, waste management and habitat restoration. You can volunteer for river clean-up, festival work exchange or the street team here, some of the incentives include ticket upgrades/discounts, free merch and access to exclusive camp sites.

INITIAL "THE ECHO PROJECT" LINEUP:
The Flaming Lips
The Killers
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues
MSTRKRFT
Man Man
The Album Leaf
The Polyphonic Spree
Son Volt
Thievery Corporation
The Roots
Les Claypool
Cypress Hill
Phil Lesh & Friends
moe.
Stephen Marley
The Bravery
Secret Machines
The Brazilian Girls
The Avett Brothers
RJD2
The Disco Biscuits
Umphrey's McGee
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Rodrigo y Gabriela
JJ Grey & Mofro
Perpetual Groove
& many more


THE ECHO PROJECT
Oct. 12-14 2007
Bouckaert Farm, Fairburn, GA

Learn more about The Echo Project and it's environmental programs, visit The Echo Project website.

I'm back!

So, the video shoot went well. With as many things that could have gone wrong, it turned out to be a smooth and enjoyable couple of days. The video is for The Brock Scott Quartet (you can check out a previous post here) song "Poseidon", and I should be done with it by the end of November. I will, of course, post the video as soon as it is done. In the meantime, check out the track in question.

[MP3] The Brock Scott Quartet - Poseidon from "S/T" (via Box.net)

ICTH will be down for this week...for the most part.

Sorry all. I'm directing my first music video this week, and it's taking up all my free time (something this blog usually does). Needless to say, I will probably not be posting this week, although I might be able to squeeze a few out but don't count on it. ICTH will resume after Saturday (8/18), so no worries, right?
Talk to ya' soon.

[MP3] Nirvana - All Apologies (live) from "MTV Unplugged in NY" (via Box.net)

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Maria Taylor playing a FREE show this weekend

Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray) is playing a free show as part of the "Unplugged in the Park" summer concert series at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park this Sunday (8/12) in Atlanta. Ben Kweller just played his free show last Sunday (which was awesome!!), and Jason Isbell & The Apples in Stereo both have free gigs as part of this series coming up as well. I love free.

***FREE SHOWS*** UNPLUGGED IN THE PARK, PIEDMONT PARK, ATLANTA GA:

8/12/07 - Maria Taylor (Azure Ray), The Bridges, Harrison Hudson
9/09/07 - Jason Isbell (Drive-By Truckers)
9/23/07 - The Apples in Stereo

Park Tavern/Unplugged in the Park - website

GREAT NEW MUSIC: Midnight Juggernauts

Every once in awhile Pitchfork gets it right. Midnight Juggernauts are as good as they say they are. For real. And apparently Justice thinks they're the bees' knees. I, whole heartedly, agree. For fans of Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Vitalic, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem and fun. "Dystopia" is out now in Australia, but the rest of us will just have to wait until...well that's kinda up in the air actually. No official release date has been set yet, how mysterious!

[MP3] Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy from "Dystopia" (via Box.net)
[MP3] Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone from "Dystopia" (via Box.net)

Midnight Juggernauts - website | Myspace

Revenge of the Bookeaters (826NYC Benefit) adds Britt Daniels & Eugene Mirman to it's lineup!!

So I'm gonna be going to see the Revenge of the Bookeaters benefit show in New York in a couple of weeks and I couldn't be more excited to see that Britt Daniels (Spoon), as well as comedian Eugene Mirman, have been added to the already amazing lineup that includes musicians Feist, A.C. Newman (New Pornographers), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), & Grizzly Bear...writer/humorist Sarah Vowell & comedian Demetri Martin (Daily Show) who is hosting the event. Yay. I mean YAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!! Tickets are still available here. All proceeds from the show go to student programming at 826NYC.

"826NYC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success."

826NYC - website