Sunday, September 21, 2008

Bushwick's Starr - Pass Kontrol

Bushwick's darlings Pass Kontrol played an amazing show on Friday night at the Bushwick Starr.

The venue is located one block from the Jefferson stop on Starr Street. Keep an eye out though, the unassuming sign will allow you to walk right by it. Once inside the club, the space is generous and has ample seating right in front of the stage. Expect the usual, long lines to take a piss, etc...But the unexepted is the outdoor bar patio. There is an unusually large amount of space and the bartenders do a great job of keeping the $4 beers coming your way. The patio gets an A+.

After settling into the space and enjoying the ice cold beers - I was primed and perfectly buzzed to hear Pass Kontrol. They are a band I have not yet heard live and as a Bushwick transplant now this seemed unheard of. Pass Kontrol's sound is a perfect marriage of rock and pop that cradles itself in beautiful melodies. The band, obviously enjoying themselves, gave all of their rock blood at the Bushwick Starr and even found time to cover The Pixies' classic tune Where is My Mind. Danke Shein Pass Kontrol!

Opening acts were Pool of Frogs, Columbia and Lady Magma.

Follow upcoming tour dates on the band's blog.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Fall














Nothing quite says fall, to me, like Helen Levitt's photograph of New York City children adoring their homemade masks.

Fall is approaching us...finally.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Mogwai, The Hawk is Howling

Who remembers the great days of rock glory when we had double bills with Mogwai and Pavement?!?! Ahh shit, well, I barely those nights either (or the years 1994 - 1999 to be perfectly honest).

Scottish rockers Mogwai are putting out another record called The Hawk is Howling. It comes out September 23 on Matador.

2008 Tour Dates:

Wednesday, September 3 @ Music Fest NW, Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
Thursday, September 4 @ Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Friday, September 5 @ Sugar, Victoria, BC
Saturday, September 6 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 8 @ The Grand Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, September 9 @ Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, September 10 @ The Rialto, Tuscon, AZ
Friday, September 12 @ Stubbs' Waller Creek, Austin, TX
Saturday, September 13 @ Granada Theatre, Dallas TX
Monday, September 15 @ Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, September 16 @ The National, Richmond, VA
Wednesday, September 17 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Thursday, September 18 @ Terminal 5, New York, NY
Friday, September 19 @ Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Sunday, September 21 @ ATP Festival New York, Catskills, NY
Monday, September 22 @ Wibur Theatre, Boston, MA
Tuesday, September 23 @ Metropolis, Montreal, QC
Thursday, September 25 @ The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI
Publish Post

Friday, September 26 @ Congress Theater, Chicago, IL
Saturday, September 27 @ First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
European Dates HERE

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