Hi, folks. For those wondering where I’ve been for most of the year, please follow me over to Tumblr for the time being. For all the other stuff (twitter, flickr, etc.) there is now BBrux.com.
Pre-CMJ Quickie Band Photos In NYC!
Bleubird & Astronautalis aka Boyfriends, Inc.
I’m in NYC with some free time before the CMJ Music Marathon next week, so I’ve decided to make the most use of my time and offer a special price on photos for musicians (though anybody in need of photos is welcome to the same deal). For $75, you get a shoot up to two hours at the location of your choosing (Manhattan or Brooklyn work best for me, but I can be flexible). This offer is good Tuesday (10/13) to Friday (10/16). If you’re interested, get in touch!
After The Jump ‘09 details!
Now in its third year, After the Jump Fest is back uniting renowned indie favorites with undiscovered talent…
16+ Bands, Three Days, One Venue
After the Jump Fest 09′ at Littlefield
| Friday, Aug 28th
doors at 7pm |
Saturday, Aug 29th
doors at 2pm |
Sunday, Aug 30th
doors at 2pm |
| Dinosaur Feathers | The Drums | Blood Warrior |
| My Teenage Stride | Wild Yaks | Acrylics |
| Holiday Shores | Drink-up Buttercup | Hospitality |
| Javelin | Talk Normal | I’m Turning Into |
| MR. F (Tally Hall) dj all night! |
Free Energy | Julianna Barwick |
| Das Racist late night party! |
And more acts to be announced soon!
Buy tickets online now: single day passes $10, 3 day passes $25 – ALL AGES
What else can you expect from ATJF09′?
Guest djs
j.morrison from Space is the Place doing live screen printing (bring t-shirts! jeans! underwear!)
Gourmet BBQ in the courtyard
Jamie Cakes baked goods
killer Brooklyn Brewery specials all day long
and Snoozer Looser’s giant pink elephant
Special Thanks to our supporters:
Brooklyn Brewery ASCAP CMJ ‘09 Goldest Egg
AFTER THE JUMP IS ORGANIZED BY:
themusicslut . batteringroom . ryspace . irockiroll . merryswankster .
softcommunication . musicisart . bumpershine .themodernage . productshopnyc .
subinev . punkphoto . poptartssucktoasted . jinners . nyctaper
WITH HELP FROM:
watercoolergossip . brooklynskiclub . radioexile . starkonline . wesleyverhoeve.com
Look, Ma, I Made A Concert Series!
In celebration of the first year of my Portland, Maine music blog/show list/late-night-junk-food-documenting site HillyTown, I put together an all ages free concert series at SPACE Gallery next month. Details here.
Since Last We Spoke
Once again my music blogging activities have been pretty much limited to the action over at good old HillyTown, where things have been fairly lively. In fact, there’s an interview with me up at the Portland Press Herald website today about that site, and some of my other current projects.
Speaking of other projects…
Last week I launched my new photography portfolio site at BryanBruchman.com.
Portland Pins is a really fun collaborative local art project that I started with my friend Kris Johnsen. Portland has a great art scene and it’s been amazing to see people contribute to something like this. If you are in town (or passing through) make sure to stop by Eli-Phant to get your own random one-of-a-kind pins from Portland artists!
Goes Cube Swaps Matts, Go On Tour
![Goes Cube [Dave, Kenny, Matt]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2374004471_60fa82bbf9.jpg "Goes Cube [Dave, Kenny, Matt]")
As announced on Earfarm, founding Goes Cube member (and all-around awesome guy) Matt Frey will be leaving the band immediately following next week’s release show for Another Day Has Passed. Bass duties will be taken up by Matt Tyson (affectionately known as “Mister Earfarm” in these parts). If you’re in NY, definitely make it out to the May 14th release show at Webster Hall to see Matt Frey off properly at his last show with the group, and to wish the band (now with Matt Tyson) luck on the road!
Goes Cube tour dates after the jump:
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Sonic Youth The Eternal Pre-Order
Time to get your pre-order on for the new sonic youth LP, The Eternal. Insound has a cool deal on both the double lp and cd versions of the record. Both get you streams of the album in advance of the June 9 release date, along with exclusive MP3’s, a live album, early ticket deals, and posters. Not bad.
Check out the Youth’s current summer tour dates after the jump!
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Bat For Lashes Cancel Boston Show, Lewis & Clarke Come To Maine!
There have been some change to the previously mentioned Bat For Lashes/Lewis & Clarke tour. The show initially scheduled for the Paradise in Boston tonight has been canceled (Bat For Lashes will return to the venue in August, and tickets will be honored then), and instead Lewis & Clarke will be coming here to Portland, Maine to play a special show at Slainte Wine Bar tonight at 6pm. Admission is free, and Dylan Metrano (Tiger Saw) will play a short set as well. See you there!
Passion Pit Contest Announcement
Sure, Passion Pit’s debut ep Chunk Of Change was good and the song “Sleepyhead” inspired some pretty awesome fan videos, but from the looks and sounds of things, the upcoming full length, Manners (Columbia/French Kiss, May 19), is going to take things much further. Check out the ripped paper style video for “The Reeling” below, and read on to find out how you can win some awesome Passion Pit merch, thanks to Insound.
Subinev and Insound have teamed up to give you a shot at scoring a vinyl copy of Manners, as well as an exclusive lithograph poster (which is super sexy, if you ask me). Just head over to the contest page to enter. The winner will be announced here on May 6.
Too impatient to wait and see if you win the contest? Maybe you should just go pre-order the album now. It’ll be available in digital, cd, and vinyl formats.
Passion Pit US tour dates and ticket links after the jump!
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Spanish Prisoners Set Free (Album)
Spanish Prisoners are a NY-based group with an interesting history. Frontman and songwriter Leonid Maymind crafted the first album, Songs To Forget, and launched an impressive effort to thrust his new group into the forefront of the music scene last year. Against all odds, he saw some remarkable success, from touring with John Vanderslice to playing with Daniel Johnston, and more. Through this he performed solo and with various incarnations of his band, always on the lookout for the right collaborators to help things take off.
Now Maymind is back with a new band to work with in the studio and on stage, and a new free ep to show it off. Download the three excellent tracks of Los Angeles Guitar Dream over here. Fans of bands like Ladytron, Grandaddy, Radiohead, and Eels should definitely take notice.
For the band’s NYC fans, there will be a record release show this Saturday, April 25, at Crash Mansion (199 Bowery, Manhattan). Buy tickets for the show here. Download the free ep and you will receive a code word which you can bring to the show and get a drink ticket.
