I'm No Superman

Yeah I know, I suck at this blogging thing. I had a lot of work recently, so I'll get back to regular posting very very soon. The good news? Scrubs returns tonight! I'm so excited, it's comming on right after my other favorite comedy, The Office, in what will be one of the best hour blocks of my week. To celebrate, here's a clip from last season.

Oh Yeah! I Have a Blog!

Sorry guys. Seriously. My bad. I kinda got busy the last week before Thanksgiving Break and then neglected to update over that wonderful break. Anyhoo, expect the following soon:
-Concert Reviews for Death Cab and My Morning Jacket
-Capsule Reviews for the Best Albums of 2006
-Info on how you can get the next "Music to Change Lives" mix
-Info on finals week show and a possible podcast for winter break
So there's something to wet your appetite with for now. More to come after the show. Keep listening.

"Tell Your Friends About This Show"

Concert Review: Broken Social Scene

All I can say is wow. I'd seen BSS a few times before (including with the whole band at Lollapalooza) but this show was exceptionally good. Bandmates/openers Do Make Say Think opened up with solid set (imagnine BSS without lyrics). Opening with "Lover's Spit," the band looked like they were set to take over Cleveland. Kevin Drew stopped the set briefly in the middle of "7/4 (Shorelines)" to break up an apparent fight in the audience, saying "That's not what our music is about!" I was a little disappointed that Lisa Lobsinger was there in place of Feist, Amy Milan, or Emily Haines, but she still made "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" sound great (Kevin Drew quieted the crowd before hand saying "Let's stop the Bar Mitzvah for a second and pretend we're in an opium den."). One of the highlights for me was having guitarist Jason Collett come out and play one of his solo songs, "I'll Bring the Sun" with the band. They closed with "It's All Gonna Break," but came back to play "KC Accidental" before heading off the stage. A show this great makes me sad they're going on hiatus. I took a video of "Anthems" that I'm attempting to put on YouTube, so I'll get that up hopefully soon.

Ted Leo/RX with Death Cab for Cutie tonight. I'm extremely hyped. As a gift to you, here is a video of DCFC on Halloween as Devo.

Concert Review: Joanna Newsom

I kicked off my string of four amazing concerts last night with Joanna Newsom at Little Brother's in Columbus. Walking in and seeing the harp on the stage was enough for me to get excited. She opened with an incredible performance of "Bridges and Ballons" (my favorite of hers) and then brought out her band to play her new album "Ys" in its entirty. The new songs (5, which make up an hour of music) sound terrific, and I highly reccomend the album when it is released. One of the things that surprised me was her voice. If you've ever heard a Joanna Newsom song, you know what I'm talking about. It's like a cat being thrown against a wall. But live, her voice was much softer, and aside from a few squaks, quite beautiful. I've never seen a crowd go that crazy at a folk concert before. She came back out and played "Sadie" before being rushed out the door by her band.
Joanna Newsom MySpace


Tonight is concert #2: Broken Social Scene w/ Do Make Say Think

I Will Write You Love Letters if You Tell Me To

I heard about the Envy Corps about 2 years ago when I got "The Gregory Rumes EP" for free from their website. I started listening to it again, which lead me to purchase their latest EP, "I Will Write You Love Letters if You Tell Me To." I hear a lot of really cool things going on in their music. There's a definate Radiohead/Coldplay influence going on, but they seem to make it their own, which makes their sound unique. I very highly suggest buying the 7 track EP, if only for the tracks "Rhinemadiens" and "Party Dress."
Check out their MySpace page.

Sorry for missing the show Monday. I was at a great performance in Columbus of the Accoustic Africa Tour which featured 3 terrific African artists. I reluctantly went for my world music class and ended up loving it. It was a great way to kick off my amazing string of concerts. Tommorow night is Joanna Newsom, Friday is Broken Social Scene, Monday is Ted Leo/Pharmacists with Death Cab for Cutie, and 10 days later is My Morning Jacket! Phew! Stay tuned for pictures and reviews!

It's Sexy Time!

I'm SO excited to see Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan in about an hour. Here are some tracks for your weekend. Every single track is hilarious.
Borat - "In My Country There Is Problem" (MP3)
Borat - "Born To Be Wild" (MP3)
Borat - "You Be My Wife" (MP3)

Weed + Indie Music = Whaa??

Pitchfork talked about this a few days ago and it still makes me laugh. Download this honest-to-God anti-drug ad.
Anti-Drug/Indie Music Ad

Your Biggest Fan

So over here at FABOTH, I'm a HUGE fan of Voxtrot. Sure, sure, they've been super hyped all over the blogs and what not, but they definately deserve all the press. According to their website, it's going to be a while before their debut lp is ready to go, but in the meantime, tuesday sees the release of their new single "Your Biggest Fan." Featuring three new tracks, it seems quite promising. "Trouble" is one of the tracks that they have up on their website. Thats below, along with a track off of their other two EPs.
Voxtrot - Trouble
Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
Voxtrot - The Start Of Something
Voxtrot's Website