From The Mind Of Adi #7: R.I.P. The Metro.
I'd be hard pressed to tell you the name of the bar that now occupies the space on 6th St. that briefly was The Metro.
In fact, I probably would not be able to tell you what the name of that
space has been through the years, except in 2001, when it was called,
well, The Metro, and it was home to some scintillating performances by
a few acts (literally). (And yes, the bands on display this week are
not too dissimilar from last week's.)
Two of the fine shows The two shows I witnessed at the self-proclaimed "Austin's Premier Live Music Venue" were Slash's Snakepit and a killer double bill featuring L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat. Slash brought along the Snakepit for the Ain't Life Grand tour but naturally he was still the focus of attention. He proved his
mettle throughout in a stellar display of six-string wizardy even if
the polished rock sound of the band was a tad disappointing. I enjoyed
the latter concert a lot more; L.A. Guns' Cocked & Loaded was a bible for me in the 80's with pop-metal hits like "The Ballad Of Jayne" and "Never Enough" and my personal hits like "Slap In The Face" and "Showdown (Riot On Sunset)" on constant
rotation in my 80's bedroom. This was one of their first tours after
original singer Phil Lewis re-joined the band and they did not disappoint despite the inclusion of material from 2001's Man On The Moon. Faster Pussycat seemed to take forever to set up behind a huge curtain; they finally emerged with Taime Downe (now with jet black hair as opposed to his 80's bleached blonde look)
still as adept at being the showman he was back in the day. I was
treated to both, a goth and a glam version of "Bathroom Wall" and yes,
there was still no one home in Downe's "House Of Pain." Phil Lewis
signed some chick's boob during the Faster Pussycat set.
As always, the images below tell the story best. (No photograph of
autographed breast, sorry.)
Slash's Snakepit, 2001
Tune-In to Noise Pop Radio with Christopher Applegren from 12p-2p PST and win a pair of tix to see the Cold War Kids at The Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles tonight, the show is SOLD OUT! Courtesy of Goldenvoice. The Hives/Eagles of Death Metal tickets tomorrow!
Future Sounds welcomes Intricate Machines into the the Little Radio Studio today on Future Sounds from 10a-12p for a live performance. Tune-In! Future Sounds will be giving away tickets to see Okkervil River and Sea Wolf at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles Tonight, tune-in to win.
Plenty going on this weekend, as Austin welcomes ACL festival-goers to our beautiful city limits. While I won’t be attending the Austin City Limits Festival itself, there are plenty of good bands playing and plenty of events going on around the Transmission community worth the price of admission, as they say. This is one of those weekends (like the week of SXSW, Fun Fun Fun Fest weekend, etc) where you really just have to step back, look around, and say “Damn… I live in a great fucking town!” Assuming you stay sober enough to piece together a coherent sentence.
Monday: Mohawk welcomes DFA Records’ Juan Maclean Monday, with LAX and Learning Secrets’ Ian Orth. I can’t say I’m particularly impressed with Juan Maclean’s music… I mean, next to labelmates like Hercules & Love Affair, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Fun Fun Fun Fest participants YACHT (get your tickets here), Maclean’s music seems awfully run-of-the-mill. But LAX and Ian Orth? Hot shit. If I were you, I’d get down and dirty at this dance fest Monday, then just chill out the rest of the week, in preparation for a weekend that will surely kick your ass.
Come downtown to 4th and Main (Winston St/Main) where we're closing down the street from 10am to 3pm with a stage. Dios Malos, Tom Freund and Tenlons Fort will be performing live from 11am-3pm with Dj Soft Touch (from summer camp). It's free, it's outdoors and IT'S FRIIIIIDAY! Free Little Radio samplers all day.
11am Tenlons Fort
12am Tom Freund
1pm Dios Malos
Park(ing) Day LA. What is it? Park(ing) Day LA is a day that brings together a diverse constituency of community groups, neighborhood councils, design & architecture firms, professional organizations, non-profits, cyclists & pedestrian advocates who work together to transform numerous parking spaces & parking lots located throughout LA into ephemeral parks for the day. By occupying a parking spot, volunteers enhanced the streets with sustainably designed pocket-parks. In a nutshell, it raises awareness for public transporation and the need for open space in the city of Los Angeles
Come down and join us from 10am-3pm in the middle of the street for good music and free cd samplers.
by Nick Courtright
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for Nick Courtright’s weekly first glance at music discovered in the last seven days, whether it be just-released, just-leaked, or some long-lost gem that has remained under the radar. Click here for other recent editions of Hot Off the Press, featuring acts such as of Montreal, Vivian Girls, Bodies of Water, White Denim, Conor Oberst, The Walkmen, The Bug, Fight Bite, and Grizzly Bear.
Peter Bjorn & John – Seaside Rock
to be released on September 23 by Almost Gold Recordings
Report Card: B
Nothing like flaunting the international fame and acclaim you got with a dyed-in-the-wool pop album by making its follow-up an instrumental collection destined to be slept on by most everyone who was chanting your name last year. But at the same time, while Writer’s Block got all the teenagers in a tizzy with the dazzlingly poptastic “Young Folks”—not to mention the rest of the album, which was undoubtedly one of the last five years’ most solid and unabashed homes for catchy-as-hell sugar hooks—Seaside Rock is a testament to a band who’s willing to say a little bit of “fuck you” to the slavering masses, a testament that declares that musical integrity and continued exploration are more important to this band than a continued assault on the tender eardrums of the thoughtless youth. Either that or they’re running away, like pansies, from expectations.
Future Sounds welcomes Pistol Pistol into the Little Radio studio today for a live session and interview from 10a-12p. Tune-In!
Tune-In to Sinking Radio from 12p-2p and The Sunny and Mild Weather with Sarah and Elvira from 2p-4p and win tickets to see Devotchka at the El Rey Theatre on September 16th and Stereophonics at The Henry Fonda Theatre on September 16th. Tickets for Devotchka are also available here. Tickets for Stereophonics are available here.
Tune-In to Little Radio Friday September 12th for live in-studio sessions from:
ExitMusic on FMLY Radio from 10a-12p.
Vibe Slayer on Sinking Radio from 12p-2p
Lions of Panjshir on The Sunny and Mild Weather from 2p - 4p
Tune-In to Little Radio Friday, September 5th for Live In-Studio sessions from:
Each show will be giving away tickets today to see Tricky at The Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on September 12th and The Juan Maclean at The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on September 13th. New CD's for both Tricky and The Juan Maclean will go to the winners! Tickets for both shows are also available here.
Monsters Are Waiting on FMLY Radio from 10a-12p PST
Adeline and The Philistines on Sinking Radio from 12p-2p PST
Dawes on The Sunny and Mild Weather with Sarah and Elvira from 2p-4p PST
Perhaps Paul ought to drive a screwdriver through his hand more often.
Not that having Westerberg out of commission for a year was a good thing, but ever since his accident, he has come roaring back with a creative vengeance. First the copyright infringin’, vying for best post-Replacements album 49:00 was dropped on us, followed closely by another independent song, “5:05″. Now, after all the fluster over those releases come the 3oclockreep EP/album(?) and another individual song, “Finally Here Once.”
3oclockreep is a similar creation to 49:00 - songs land in and on top of each other, cut one another off, veer from one style to another. It plays like bits of leftovers and the few songs that do come through, while really solid, are like the lesser songs on 49:00. The real point of interest starts a little before the halfway mark.
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