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
Deerhunter, TV on the Radio, Deerhoof, Cold War Kids, of Montreal,
Juana Molina, Crystal Stilts, Final Fantasy, Peter Bjorn & John,
White Denim, and Grizzly Bear.
DJ/Rupture – Uproot

released October 7 on Agriculture
Report Card: B+
Pasting together swatches of 23 diverse, seemingly random, and
very-much-someone-else’s songs could make it seem like DJ/rupture,
known to his mother as Jace Clayton, is a plain thief or merely yet
another mashupologist who captures the familiar and repackages it in
smile-worthy fashion. But despite the fact that he’s utilizing the
source material of others, a technique prone to aping and
obnoxiousness, there’s a simple kindness to Uproot, as if Clayton’s
working to amplify the gorgeousness of the originals in a tributary
tapestry, rather than simply trying to make a buck off of stolen beats
and the electronic excitement that is the fade-out and fade-in.
Music video for Of Montreal's song "Heimdalsgate Like A Promethen Curse" off the album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?. Released in 2007 by Polyvinyl Records.
Of Montreal plays Fiesta Gardens this Thursday, November 13. Get your tickets here!
Link to map for Fiesta Gardens
Of Montreal Fun Facts:
*Of Montreal has recorded nine studio albums, from Cherry Peel (1997)
to Skeletal Lamping (October, 2008).
*Of Montreal likes to combine happy upbeat melodies with sad, gloomy,
somebody shoot me now, depressing lyrics. They're awesome!
*Kevin Barnes's love of theatre and comedy is reflected in his live
shows. That coupled with the amazing music makes it very special.
*Since the release of Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007,
which is fabulous by the way), Barnes performs as his on-stage glam
rock alter ego, Georgie Fruit (which is fabulous, by the way).
*Of Montreal gained a lot of popularity with the MTV clip for "Wraith
Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games)", which can also be heard as that
damn Outback steakhouse jingle...we still love you.
*If you haven't seen a live show then,...hahaha, you haven't? What?
Now that's just silly.
Video for The Explorers Club "Do You Love Me" from the Dead Oceans release "Freedom Wind".
Video for Megapuss's "Adam & Steve" from the Surfing LP out on Vapor Records.
Music video for "A Broken Promise" by Sleepercar, from the album West Texas. Released in 2008 by Civil Defense League.
Sleepercar plays Mohawk on Monday, November 17. Tickets will be sold at the door.
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2008
TODAY + TOMORROW @ WATERLOO PARK
TICKET AVAILABILITY - IMPORTANT INFO!!
Tickets are no longer available online through Frontgate Tickets or at any local outlets.
SINGLE DAY TICKETS AND 2 DAY PASSES ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!!
Tickets will be available for purchase at the entrance on Trinity between 12th and 15th starting at 11am. Cash and credit cards will be accepted and there is an ATM on site.
*REMINDER TO STUDENTS: Don't forget to bring a valid Student ID with you to the festival to pick up your student ticket(s)!! Without proof of current enrollment, you will be asked to pay an additional $9 fee before entering the gates.
DAY 1
SATUDAY 11/8
STAGE 1a
The National (8:40-9:40)
Deerhoof (6:30-7:30)
Trail of Dead (4:50-5:35)
Bishop Allen (3:20-3:55)
Parts & Labor (2:10-2:40)
Experimental Dental School (1-1:30)
STAGE 1b
Atmosphere (7:35-8:35)
Rival Schools (5:40-6:25)
Black Heart Procession (4-4:45)
Centromatic (2:45-3:15)
Colourmusic (1:35-2:05)
Paul green school of rock (12:25-12:55)
STAGE 2
Neil Hamburger (8:45-9:45)
Tim Fite (7:45-8:30)
Magnetic Morning (6:45-7:30)
Coldetowne comedy hr (5:30-6:30)
Golden arm trio (4:35-5:15)
Pepi Ginsberg (3:40-4:20)
Walter Schreifels (3-3:30)
El Paso Hot Button (2:20-2:50)
Frank Smith (1:35-2:05)
Grampall Jookabox (1-:30)
STAGE 3a
Dead Milkmen (8:45-9:45)
Adolescents (7-7:45)
Municipal Waste (5:20-6:05)
Swingin Utters (3:40-4:25)
Krumbums (2:30-3)
Mammoth Grinder (1:20-1:50)
STAGE 3b
ALL (7:50-8:40)
Integrity (6:10-6:55)
Killdozer (4:30-5:15)
Young Widows (3:05-3:35)
Broken Gold (1:55-2:25)
Yuppie Pricks (12:45-1:15)
STAGE 4
Ztrip (8:10-9:40)
Dan Deacon (7-8)
Brownout! (6-6:45)
Yacht (5-5:45)
Octopus Project (4-4:45)
Hawnay Troof (3-3:45)
Dengue Fever (2:00-2:45)
Terp2it (1:30-1:55)
Richard Henry (12:30-1:25)
DAY 2
SUNDAY 11/9
STAGE 1a
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (8:40-9:40)
St Vincent (6:30-7:30)
Islands (4:50-5:35)
Spinto Band (3:20-3:55)
Black Joe lewis (2:10-2:40)
Till We're Blue or Destroy (1-1:30)
STAGE 1b
Minus The Bear (7:35-8:35)
Black Angels (5:40-6:25)
The Annuals (4-4:45)
Frightened Rabbit (2:45-3:15)
Camp X-Ray (1:35-2:05)
UME (12:25-12:55)
STAGE 2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show (8:45-9:45)
Matt Bearden, Chris Fairbanks, Dragonboy Suede (7:05-8:35)
27 (6:15-6:50)
Revival Tour: 4 Acts (3:00-6:00)
Kevin seconds (2:20-2:50)
Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Tour (1:35-2:20)
Spot and Albert (12:30-1:30)
STAGE 3a
Bad Brains (8:45-9:45)
Cro-Mags (jam) (6:50-7:35)
DOA (5:10-5:55)
Leftover Crack (3:45-4:30)
The Cynics (2:35-3:05)
Ugly Beats (1:20-1:50)
STAGE 3b
Bouncing Souls (7:40-8:40)
High Tension Wires (6-6:45)
Scared of Chaka (4:35-5:05)
Trash Talk (3:10-3:40)
Bitter End (2:00-2:30)
Born To Lose (12:45-1:15)
STAGE 4
Clipse (8:45-9:45)
Grupo Fantasma (7:30-8:30)
Kool Keith/Dr Octagon (6:30-7:15)
Franki Chan (5:25-6:25)
Toxic Avenger (4:25-5:25)
J*Davey (3:25-4:10)
Starlynx/Bigface (2:10-3:10)
Zeale and Phranchyze(1:35-2:05)
Shane Tyson (12:30-1:30)
IMPORTANT INFO!!

