The Little Ones @ 7th Street Entry 10/22/08

This should tell you if we had a good time or not..

The Bloodsugars(NYC) kickin it with Koo Koo Kanga Roo @ Nomad 6/10

Jason Rabinowitz is starting to tear things up with his NYC dance band The Bloodsugars. JR's vocals are very strong and has got the classic rock n roll hair. Remind me of the bands Tigercity, Rooney, and VHS or Beta.   With their hit single "Purpose Was Again" The Bloodsugars are poised to make a splash in the big apple.  They'll hit the recording studio again in August.  They have an EP out called BQEP, and a shirt with a piece of licorice on the front.  Now that is awesome. The Bloodsugars will be touring again in the fall.  Keep an eye on this talented 4 piece from Brooklyn.   

For All the photos from the show check out the slideshow at My Flickr Page

The Bloodsugars Official Page / Myspace

Koo Koo Kanga Roo

I gotta give mad props to my buddy Neil to his hip hop duo band, Koo Koo Kanga Roo.  The two minneapolis rappers busted out their moves and spit their game.  They used some interesting stage props and of course danced around with the crowd.  

If you like Hip Hop check these guys out, very entertaining.  

Slideshow from the Nomad

Koo Koo Kanga Roo Myspace Page

Great night with Perkins at the Nomad!!!!!!!!

Air Traffic prepares for U.S. takeover...

Are they the new Supergrass or do they sound like all the other crap on the radio??? You tell me, watch their video
"Never Even Told Me Her Name".



Air Traffic SUPPORTING ELBOW:

Friday, May 2 Denver Bluebird Theatre with ELBOW
Saturday, May 3 Salt Lake City The Depot with ELBOW
Monday, May 5 Seattle Showbox with ELBOW
Tuesday, May 6 Vancouver St. Andrews Wesley Church with ELBOW
Thursday, May 8 San Francisco Bimbo’s 365 with ELBOW
Friday, May 9 Los Angeles Avalon with ELBOW

*When Air Traffic leaves the Elbow tour the Watson Twins hop on the rest of their tour.
(Elbow and The Watson Twinsl be in Minneapolis April 30th)

Air Traffic Headlining Shows:

Saturday, May 10 Los Angeles Spaceland
Sunday, May 11 San Diego Soma
Monday, May 12 Phoenix Brickhouse
Wednesday, May 14 Dallas House of Blues
Thursday, May 15 Tulsa Bob at Cain’s
Saturday, May 17 Kansas City Record Bar
Sunday, May 18 Chicago The Bottom Lounge
Monday, May 19 Columbus The Basement
Tuesday, May 20 Detroit Shelter
Thursday, May 22 Cambridge TT The Bears
Friday, May 23 Philadelphia Johnny Brenda’s
Saturday, May 24 New York Knitting Factory

*No Minneapolis.....Come on

Air Traffic Myspace Page

Pearl and the Beard, loud and proud in NYC

Another great NYC band I was able to check out this winter was Pearl and the Beard. Both Jocelyn "No Nicknames" Mackenzie and Jeremy "Handsome James" Styles have incredible range on vocals. For those of you who are into male and female vocals blended together for folky duet tunes I highly recommend checking these guys out. Even if your not blown away by their music, they still are worth checking out just to meet these two characters. I got a chance to sit down with them and both Jeremy and Jocelyn have great personalities. Another item this band has is an EP in a paper bag that they sell at shows, not sure if it's recycled paper(I don't think their Cloud Cult extreme)? At home with Pearl and the Beard is the name of the EP. The band just added a chello player and are currently finishing their first full length album. If your in NYC give them a whirl.


Here's a video of P and the B and Pete's Candy Store in NYC



Upcoming Pearl and the Beard shows....

April 22 9pm Great Scott w/ Vessel Allston, Massachusetts

April 23rd 9pm CoCo 66 Brooklyn, New York

Pearl and the Beard Myspace Page

Ra Ra Riot @ The Varsity Theater 3/26/08

When catching a band as big as the cribs, I'm usually don't care for any of the openers, but these young group from NYC caught my attention.  I had seen Ra Ra Riot open for the Editors last year, and forgot how talented these musicians were.  They will be back on May 5th with the Little Ones at the entry.

More photos on my flickr page/Slideshow