Indie Street

1. Owen - Ghost Town (Polyvinyl)

2. HEALTH - ::DISCO2 (Lovepump United)

3. Davis - Davis (Leaving)

4. Gucci Mane + Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz (1017 Brick Squad)

5. Fleetwood Mac - Crazy About The Blues 

6. Glass Candy - Warm In The Winter (Italians Do It Better)

7. Chandeliers - Dirty Moves (Pickled Egg)

8. Raleigh Moncrief - Watered Lawn (Anticon)

9. Oneohtrix Pont Never - Replica (Software)

10. Noah23 - Ockult Trill II: The Sun Rewinds

Every roadtrip needs a good mix. Eric and I are no strangers to this; specifically when it deals with driving through the Midwest. Well, after the lady and I are done visiting with my family, we roadtrip down south to meet up with hers. What follows is the tracklist for the trip downstate in a rental car.

1. Why - “Good Friday”
2. Joan Of Arc - “Dead Together”
3. Mount Eerie - “No Flashlight”
4. Animal Collective - “My Girls”
5. Hype Williams - “Untitled”
6. Gold Panda - “Back Home”
7. Prefuse 73 - “Pagina Seis”
8. Dirty Projectors - “What I See”
9. Baths - “Maximalist”
10. Fennesz - “Made In Hong Kong”
11. oOoOO - “Hearts”
12. The Microphones - “Great Ghosts”
13. Owls - “I Want The Blindingly Cute To Confide In Me”
14. Battles - “Race: In”
15. Toro Y Moi - “Blessa”
16. Tim Hecker - “Ghost Writing, Pt. 2”
17. Odd Nosdam - “Untitled One”
18. Make Believe - “Anything/Selling That Thing”
19. Games - “Strawberry Skies”
20. Teengirl Fantasy - “Cheaters”
21. Cyne - “Money Parade”
22. YACHT - “So Post All ‘Em”
23. cLOUDDEAD - “Apt. A”
24. Aloha - “Summer Away”
25. Owen - “Bad News”
26. Bill Callahan - “Baby’s Breath”
27. Neon Indian - “Psychic Chasms”
28. Don Caballero - “Fire Back About Your New Baby’s Sex”
29. Teen Inc. - “Fountains”
30. Cap’n Jazz - “Little League”
31. Elliott Smith - “Ballad Of Big Nothing”
32. Jim O’Rourke - “Prelude To 110 Or 220/Women Of The World”
33. Windmill - “Airsuit”
34. The Good Life - “Album Of The Year”
35. Marnie Stern - “For Ash”
36. Four Tet - “Hands”
37. Cursive - “Dorothy At Forty”
38. Hella - “World Series”
39. Six Organs Of Admittance - “Above A Desert I’ve Never Seen”
40. HEALTH - “Die Slow”
41. Gucci Mane - “Photoshoot”
42. OJ Da Juiceman - “Good Night”
43. Rick Ross - “MC Hammer”
44. Shabazz Palaces - “Lost Foundling”
45. Flying Lotus - “Do The Astral Plane”
46. Sole - “Battlefields”
47. Dear Nora - “Hot Boyz”
48. Collections Of Colonies Of Bees - “Fun”
49. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - “The Pretty Girl”
50. Mecca Normal - “Step Into My Sphere”
51. William Basinski - “92982.3”
52. Factor - “Living In A Vacuum”
53. Ceschi - “Long Live The Short Lived”
54. Avey Tare - “Ghost Of Books”
55. Lungfish - “Friend To Friend In Endtime”
56. Braid - “First Day Back”
57. No Kids - “Another Song”
58. Tobacco - “Stretch Your Face”
59. Rafter - “No Fucking Around”
60. AFCGT - “New Punk”
61. Andreya Triana - “Lost Where I Belong”
62. Euphone - “King Missile Lizard King Jam”
63. Noah23 - “Murder City”
64. Edsel - “Feeder”
65. The Pastels - “Leaving This Island”
66. Little Wings - “Rambling”
67. Tremulous Monk - “Tea Hippy”
68. Xiu Xiu - “Bishop, CA”
69. Beach House - “Norway”
70. Ramona Falls - “I Say Fever”
71. Catherine Irwin - “Cabin On The Hill”
72. Maps & Atlases - “Solid Ground”
73. Wavves - “Idiot”
74. Katy B - “Katy On A Mission”
75. Pictureplane - “Real Is A Feeling”
76. Clinic - “Bubblegum”
77. Diplo - “Newsflash”
78. Gonjasufi - “She’s Gone”
79. Further Seems Forever - “The Sound”
80. Mirah - “The Sun”
81. The Nation Of Ulysses - “Spectra Sonic Sound”
82. Thomas Brinkmann - “0100”
83. Craig Armstrong - “Let It Be Love”
84. Ulver - “Only The Poor Have To Travel”

fin

1. Rustie

2. Davis

3. Bill Orcutt

4. Harmonizer

5. Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross

6. Shabazz Palaces

7. Jon Hassell and Brian Eno

8. Matthewdavid

9. Chriss Sutherland

10. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

Last night’s performance at Laugh’s was outstanding save for one thing: Kirkland. I guess maybe I’m the most puzzled by the idea of going to see a comedy show without having any clue who is featured that evening. Or, at the least, having the decency to show up not knowing but still enjoying yourself and being respectful. Well, last night Kirkland lived up to its stripmall vibes by producing several annoying dude-bros who were entirely uninterested to be at the show they just paid too much money to see. Really a bummer. Thankfully, Todd Barry handled them well and continued unfazed. I do have some regrets about the show:
1) I did not stay late to walk Todd Barry from the building, as requested. Hope he’s okay.
2) I did not attend the after party at Shari’s.
3) Ordering the garlic cheese bread. 
I really enjoyed getting the opportunity to see Todd perform again, as it had been a while. Go see him live. Genuinely one of the funniest comedians in the business today.

Details here. I’ll be at the late show. Watch for a review here (and maybe another goodie or two) afterwards!

10/19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge - FatCat CMJ Showcase - 7:30pm *

10/20 New York, NY Kim’s In-store - 5pm 

10/20 New York, NY Pianos - The Deli CMJ Showcase - 9pm   

10/21 Brooklyn, NY Bruar Falls - Chouette CMJ Day Party - 5:30pm   

 * = w/ Mice Parade (acoustic), Nina Nastasia, “secret special guests”   

TUE 10/11 - MON 10/17  Iceland AirwavesTUE 10/18  Brooklyn NY Carpark Showcase @ Public Assembly (10pm)THR 10/20  Brooklyn NY Popgun Party @ Glasslands (9:15pm)FRI 10/21 Brooklyn Vegan Party TBASAT 10/22  New York NY Delancey (4:05pm)
TUE 11/01  San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill *
WED 11/02  Los Angeles, CA The Echo *
THU 11/03  San Diego, CA The Casbah *
FRI 11/04  Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom *
SUN 11/06 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture *
MON 11/07 Austin, TX Emo’s *
TUE 11/08  Denton, TX Dan’s Silverleaf *
THU 11/10  Nashville, TN The Basement *
FRI 11/11 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn *
SAT 11/12 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall *
SUN 11/13 Washington, DC The Red Palace *
MON 11/14 New York, NY Mercury Lounge *
TUE 11/15 New York, NY Mercury Lounge *
WED 11/16 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy *
THU 11/17 Cambridge, MA TT The Bear’s *
FRI 11/18  Montreal, QC Il Motore *
SAT 11/19 Toronto, ONT The Garrison *
MON 11/21  Madison, WI High Noon Saloon *
TUE 11/22  Chicago, IL Schubas *

* = w/ Youth Lagoon  

10/18 - New York, NY - Santos House Party (Stereogum / Popgun showcase)
10/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Europa (headlining show)
10/20 - New York, NY - The Cake Shop (Life Or Death PR showcase)
10/22 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge (Flavorpill showcase)
10/22 - Brooklyn, NY -  285 Kent (Impose / Pendu showcase)
12/02 - Casbah - San Diego, CA !
12/03 - Satellite - Los Angeles, CA ! 12/04 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA ! 12/06 - Doug Fir - Portland, OR ! 12/07 - Richshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC ! 12/08 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA ! 12/10 Neurolux - Boise, ID ! 12/11 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT ! 12/12 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO !

! = w/ Black Heart Procession 

New Coliseum EP on Temporary Residence.
I can tell you that this just might end up on my “Best Of 2011” list.
Get yours.