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!

16+ Bands, Three Days, One Venue

After the Jump Fest 09′ at Littlefield

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

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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!

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:

May 14 The Studio @ Webster Hall: RECORD RELEASE/Matt Frey’s last show NYC
May 15 The Red and The Black w/ Constants Washington DC
May 16 ?? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 17 Nara Sushi Richmond, Virginia
May 18 Jack Sprat Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 19 Slim’s Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina
May 20 The Whig Columbia, South Carolina
May 21 The Milestone Charlotte, North Carolina
May 22 ?? Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
May 23 The Firebird St Louis, Missouri
May 24 ?? Kansas City, Missouri
May 26 Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
May 27 Knickerbockers Lincoln, Nebraska
May 28 The Picador Iowa City, Iowa
May 29 Earthdiver Collective Oshkosh, Wisconsin
May 30 Underground Lounge Chicago, Illinois
May 31 Doube OO Pub Redford, Michigan
Jun 1 Howlers Coyote Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun 2 The Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 3 Asbury Lanes Absury Park, New Jersey
Jun 4 The Oasis New London, Connecticut
Jun 5 Homecoming show at Union Hall w/ Detachment Kit Brooklyn, New York

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!

05/17 No Fun Fest / Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg [get tickets]
05/30 Estrella Damm Primavera Sound w/Neil Young Barcelona, Spain Parc del Forum
06/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre [get tickets]
06/29 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
07/02 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory [get tickets]
07/03 New York, NY United Palace [get tickets]
07/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
07/08 Richmond, VA The National [get tickets]
07/10 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
07/11 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
07/12 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnaces Nat’l Hist. Landmark [get tickets]
07/13 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse [get tickets]
07/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues [get tickets]
07/16 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
07/18 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater [get tickets]
07/20 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
07/21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue [get tickets]
07/23 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House [get tickets]
07/25 Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Festival Grounds
07/28 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
07/30 Salt Lake City, UT TBA
07/31 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre [get tickets]
08/02 Oakland, CA Fox Theater [get tickets]

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!

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!

May 23 The Gorge/ Sasquatch! Festival Quincy, Washington
May 24 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon [get tickets]
May 26 365 Club San Francisco, California [get tickets]
May 28 The Troubadour West Hollywood, California [get tickets]
May 29 Echoplex Los Angeles, California [get tickets]
May 30 The Glass House Pomona, California [get tickets]
Jun 2 Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
Jun 3 Emo’s Austin, Texas [get tickets]
Jun 4 Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Jun 5 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jun 6 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 8 The National Richmond, Virginia [get tickets]
Jun 9 The Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC [get tickets]
Jun 11 Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 13 Mad Hatter Covington, Kentucky
Jun 14 Empty Bottle (Sold Out) Chicago, Illinois [Call 773-276-3600 for info]
Jun 16 Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario, Ontario
Jun 17 Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Jun 18 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 19 Bowery Ballroom (sold out) New York, New York [get tickets]
Jun 20 Bowery Ballroom (sold out) New York, New York [get tickets]

Keep up with the band on Myspace and their blog, Pits And Lands.

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.