This week's late night TV lineup

Letterman

• Monday - Dirty Projectors
• Tuesday - The Black Crowes
• Friday - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Jimmy Kimmel

• Monday - Friendly Fires
• Tuesday - Datarock
• Wednesday - St. Vincent

Carson Daly

• Monday - The Virgins
• Tuesday - Method Man and Redman
• Wednesday - Wale

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Tuesday - Friendly Fires
• Wednesday - Matt & Kim

Letterman

• Tuesday - Jet
• Thursday - Mutemath

Craig Ferguson

• Thursday - Chairlift

Jimmy Fallon

• Tuesday - Manchester Orchestra
• Thursday - Grizzly Bear

Conan

• Monday - Kings of Leon
• Tuesday - Smokey Robinson
• Wednesday - Franz Ferdinand
• Thursday - Matiskahu

Carson Daly

• Wednesday - The Kills
• Thursday - Glasvegas
• Friday - Doves
  

Phish - Merriweather Post Pavilion (8/15/09)

Never thought I'd ever go to a Phish show, but definitely glad I did. The atmosphere in the parking area before the concert was similar to what I'd imagine Jimmy Buffet concerts are like - lots and lots of pre-gaming. When we arrived, there were a few guys unloading their band equipment and setting up in the middle of one of the parking lots. I guess since Phish didn't have an opener, they figured they'd be their unofficial one.

I was surprised to see so many people there without tickets, just hoping that they'd come across someone with an extra that didn't want a kidney for it. In hindsight, I guess I shouldn't have been... hell, they haven't toured since 2004.

When I got in the actual venue, I quickly realized that finding my friends in the lawn was going to be like finding a needle in a very smokey haystack. After a few songs, I decided to completely give up and just enjoy the experience that is Phish. I wouldn't call myself a fan of jam bands (or even Phish for that matter) but "phishing," as the die-hards call it, is truly one hell of an experience. And until you see them in concert, you just won't get it.

Pearl Jam short

Thanks to Product Shop NYC for the heads-up...

This week's late night TV lineup

Kimmel

• Monday - The Script
• Friday - Jack's Mannequin

Carson Daly

• Monday - Ida Maria
• Tuesday - Cold War Kids
• Wednesday - Brett Dennen
• Thursday - Operation Aloha
• Friday - Friendly Fires

Conan

• Friday - The Dead Weather

Jimmy Fallon

• Tuesday - Manchester Orchestra
• Thursday - Grizzly Bear

Craig Ferguson

• Thursday - Chairlift
  

More new music

First things first - even if you're not a big fan of the Black Crowes, LISTEN TO THEIR NEW TRACK! Fucking dynamite... for rizz.

Not quite sure how I missed the first single from the Flaming Lips' upcoming Embryonic (Oct 13th), "Silver Trembling Hands." Now there's a second listen out that's wacky and wild... even for the Lips. Check out "See the Leaves" courtesy of P-fork.

Jack White's got to get a hobby or something because this mofo is cranking out music like no one's business. This time it's him solo in "Fly Farm Blues" out now. Thanks to Stereogum.

And another diddy from Radiohead - "These Are My Twisted Words." It's all over the web, but I saw it first on Ultra 8201.

Hump Day Humor

Even if you've already seen this, it's still funny as hell...

New Music

• Radiohead, "Harry Patch (in memory of)," stream at BBC, purchase at Dead Air Space
• The Black Crowes, "I Ain't Hiding," Before the Frost...Until the Freeze (Aug 31st), listen via Product Shop NYC or download for free via the band's website
• Muse, "Uprising," The Resistance (Sept 15th), Ultra 8201
• David Gray, "Fugitive," Draw the Line (Sept 22nd), I am Fuel

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Tuesday - The Script
• Wednesday - Miike Snow

Letterman

• Tuesday - Elvis Costello
• Thursday - Paul McCartney
• Friday - MSTRKRFT w. John Legend

Carson Daly

• Monday - Black Kids
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Green Day
• Friday - Foxboro Hot Tubs

Pete Yorn - Ram's Head Live! (7/21/09)

All around quality show. Can't say I was all that surprised either. Pete Yorn's music isn't mind-blowing or experimental by any stretch of the imagination, but it's solid - and that's how I would describe the performance that he and his band put on. The whole feel of the evening was cozy - Ram's Head was, I'd say about 60-75% full so it felt more like an intimate bar setting. About halfway through the main set, the drummer came from behind his kit, sat down on a wooden box in the middle of the stage and whacked his hands on it for a few songs... the only thing that was missing was the campfire. Pete was fairly engaging with the crowd, which was cool. I think the only thing that was missing was "Undercover," which the LOML was a bit bummed about, but you can't win 'em all.

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Tuesday - The Script
• Wednesday - Miike Snow

Dave Letterman

• Monday - Levon Helms
• Thursday - St. Vincent

Jimmy Fallon

• Monday - Incubus
• Tuesday - Arctic Monkeys
• Friday - Julian Plenti

Carson Daly

• Monday - Brett Dennen
• Tuesday- White Lies
• Thursday - Ida Maria
  

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Wednesday - The Sound

Conan O'Brien

• Monday - The Fray
• Thursday - Regina Spektor
• Friday - Ben Harper & Relentless7

Jimmy Fallon

• Wednesday - Passion Pit
• Thursday - Jarvis Cocker

Carson Daly

• Monday - Adele
• Wednesday - Lykke Li
• Thursday - Ben Harper & Relentless 7
• Friday - Crystal Antlers

David Letterman

• Monday - DMB
• Tuesday - Silversun Pickups
• Wednesday - Elbow
• Thursday - Cage the Elephant
• Friday - DMB

Thom Yorke - "The Present Tense"

Thanks to Radiohead At Ease for the heads up and link to the audio of this, "Harrowdown Hill" and "True Love Waits" from his solo set at the Latitude Festival.

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Thursday - La Roux

Dave Letterman

• Monday - Spinnerette

Conan O'Brien

• Wednesday - Mat Kearney
• Friday - De La Soul

Carson Daly

• Monday - Ben Harper & Relentless7
• Wednesday - Cold War Kids
• Thursday - Nico Stai
  
• Friday - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
  

Pearl Jam to close the Spectrum down

Well musically, that is. Lot of memories from this place when I was growing up, but I think we'd all agree (at least those who know that the Spectrum isn't just a range of colors) that it's time to say goodbye to this lovable shit hole. It's not as bad as the Vet was in it's final years, but it's not too far off.

Pearl Jam is scheduled for Oct 28th and 30th as part of a short (warmup, I'd assume) tour in support of their upcoming album, Backspacer (Sept 20th). Tickets go on sale tomorrow bitches.

New music

• The National, "Ashamed of the Story I Told" (Polaris cover), Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy (Sept 29th), P-fork
• Thom Yorke, "All for the Best" (Miracle Legion cover), same album, Stereogum
• Artic Monkeys, "Crying Lightning," Humbug (Aug 25th), Ultra8201
• Yim Yames (aka MMJ's Jim James), "Long, Long, Long," Tribute to (Geroge Harrison tribute out now digitally, Aug 4th hard-copy), Ultra8201
• Spoon, "Got Nuffin," Got Nuffin EP (out now), Ultra8201
  

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Monday - 3OH! 3

David Letterman

• Tuesday - Wilco w. Feist
• Wednesday - Paul McCartney
• Thursday - Grizzly Bear
• Friday - Metric

Craig Ferguson

• Friday - Ray LaMontagne

Jimmy Fallon

• Tuesday - Daniel Merriweather
• Friday - The Dead Weather

Carson Daly

• Wednesday - The Duke Spirit

2009 Wimbledon Champion

Yup, I'm looking at her titles...

This week's late night TV lineup

Jimmy Kimmel

• Tuesday - Ben Harper and the Relentless 7
• Wednesday - Franz Ferdinand

David Letterman

• Monday - Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band

Carson Daly

• Tuesday - M83
• Wednesday - Delta Spirit
• Thursday - Nico Vega

Conan O'Brien

• Monday - Death Cab for Cutie
• Tuesday - Andrew Bird
• Wednesday - The Hold Steady
• Thursday - Playing for Change
• Friday - Ray LaMontagne

Jimmy Fallon

• Monday - The Lonely Island
• Wednesday - Amadou & Mariam
• Thursday - Paul Simon
• Friday - Mos Def

The Thermals - Daytripping (Part I)