My Morning Jacket - VPRO Studio Amstel - 2000-1-26

This coincides with the This Is Not America documentary. I don't understand the DJ (it's in Dutch) but Jim's parts are intriguing and the music is amazing.

I can practically smell Columbus...

Anyone going to Spoon tomorrow night in Chicago?

Photo by photographer and MMJ superfan, no, ULTRA fan CC Baxter.

Thank you taper/uploader.

Broadcast in three parts:

Pt. 1, broadcast date: April 13, 2000
01. DJ Intro
02. Heartbreakin Man
03. Interview with Jim James
04. At Dawn (Jim James solo acoustic)
05. Interview with Jim James
06. Evelyn Is Not Real
07. Interview with Jim James
08. Rocket Man (Jim James solo acoustic)
09. Interview with Jim James
10. I Think I'm Going To Hell
11. Interview with Jim James
12. Xmas Curtain
13. DJ Outro

Pt. 2, broadcast date: July 13, 2000
14. DJ Intro
15. Picture Of You
16. DJ Intro
17. Old September Blues
18. The Bear
19. DJ Outro

Pt. 3, broadcast date: August 24, 2000
20. War Begun
21. DJ Intro
22. Honest Man
23. DJ Outro

Download - My Morning Jacket - VPRO Studio Amstel - 2000-1-26

Monsters of Folk - Dear God Video

Monsters of Folk Home

The Black Keys - Live at the 9:30 Club - 2008-5-12

I've been on a bit of a twosome kick lately. Jack White and the White Stripes have had my eyes and ears in a constant state of awe with their recent documentary Under Great White Northern Lights and the Black Keys, well, they never really leave my rotation. The Black Keys just recently announced a tour in support of their next record, Brothers, and released a single "Tighten Up" (found at the end of this post for download). For tour and album info, check out The Black Keys website.

Picture taken by the woman from the blog The President Wears Prada.

01 Girl is on My Mind
02 Set You Free
03 Thickfreakness
04 10 AM Automatic
05 Same Old Thing
06 Stack Shot Billy
07 Busted
08 You're the One
09 Strange Times
10 Oceans and Streams
11 Your Touch
12 The Breaks
13 Remember When
14 I'm Glad
15 No Trust
16 I Got Mine
17 Psychotic Girl
18 'Till I Get My Way

Download - The Black Keys - Tighten Up

Download - The Black Keys - Live at the 9:30 Club - 2008-5-12

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Houston Music Hall - 1979-12-6

Who doesn't like a little Petty when the weather starts turning?

Disc 1
1. Introduction
2. Shadow Of A Doubt
3. Anything That's Rock & Roll
4. Fooled Again
5. Here Comes My Girl
6. Even The Losers
7. The Wild One, Forever
8. I Need To Know
9. Don't Do Me Like That
10. Cry To Me
11. Refugee
12. Listen To Her Heart
13. American Girl

Disc 2
1. Breakdown
2. Too Much Ain't Enough
3. Shout
4. Any Way You Want It
5. I Fought The Law
6. Strangered In The Night
7. Route 66
8. Don't Do Me Like That (jam)
9. Refugee (jam)
10. Breakdown (jam)

Download - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Houston Music Hall - 1979-12-6

Model Stranger "Dreams & Bones" Album Teaser

Saturday night I attended a CD listening party for Chicago band Model Stranger at the Elbo Room in Chicago's Lakeview area. Lot's of people came out to voice support, drink and of course, listen to the new record, Dreams & Bones, available April 24th to those at the CD release and available online April 26th. We had a chance to listen to the new record twice and watch the above video. The video is a behind the scenes look into the making of the record and really gives you a sense of how hard these dudes work. The new record is a leap in the right direction for this power trio.

Make sure to watch the bit after the credits, Kevin...

They will be embarking on a 16 shows in 21 days tour (the last 15 shows being consecutive nights) starting April 3rd in Macomb, IL, heads West and then ends at the official album release at The Cubby Bear in Chicago on April 24th.

For more Model Stranger and extensive tour information:

Myspace - Facebook - YouTube - Twitter - Official

The White Stripes - Camden, NJ - 2003-11-24

ESSENTIAL WEEKEND LISTENING.

01 – The Hardest Button To Button
02 – Black Math
03 – Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
04 – I Think I Smell A Rat / Take A Whiff On Me
05 – When I Hear My Name
06 – Jolene
07 – Hotel Yorba
08 – I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart
09 – Death Letter Blues
10 – Seven Nation Army
11 – The Protector
12 – Offend In Every Way
13 – Outlaw Blues
14 – Let’s Shake Hands
15 – In The Cold, Cold, Night
16 – Apple Blossom
17 – I Fought Piranhas
18 – We’re Going To Be Friends
19 – Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine
20 – Cannon
21 – The Union Forever
22 – Hello Operator
23 – Ball And Biscuit
24 – Improv
25 – Mr. Cellophane
26 – Screwdriver
27 – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

Download - The White Stripes - Camden, NJ - 2003-11-24

Crosby, Stills and Nash - The Warfield Theatre - San Francisco - 1991-11-10

1. Deja Vu
2. Helplessly Hoping
3. Marrakesh Express
4. Taken At All
5. Long time Gone
6. Guinnevere
7. Almost Cut My Hair
8. For What It's Worth
9. Wooden Ships
10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
11. Teach Your Children
12. Our House
13. Daylight Again - Find the Cost of Freedom
14. Wasted on the Way
15. 4 + 20

Download - Crosby, Stills and Nash - The Warfield Theatre - San Francisco - 1991-11-10

The Doors - Isle Of Wight Festival - 1970-8-31

1. Intro
2. Back Door Man
3. Break On Through
4. When the Music's Over
5. Ship of Fools
6. Roudhouse Blues
7. Light My Fire
8. The End/Across the Sea/Away In India/ Crossroads/Wake Up/The End

Download - The Doors - Isle Of Wight Festival - 1970

Music!

Hello everyone! I've been in and out lately and just not dedicated, I'm really going to turn that around. It's been a combo of being busy in my personal life and not really coming across music I've deemed worthy to share with your ears. I've got a quick post (3 shows) for you guys today and some other stuff for you.

First, the new White Stripes documentary is out of control amazing. I picked up the blu-ray yesterday and have since watched it 2.5 times. Jack and Meg have a connection, something binding them together. Director Emmett Maloy did a fantastic job of grasping that unexplainable connection. If you even like the White Stripes or Jack White a little bit, go grab it.

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New music for you all! I've been listening to new stuff by some really great acts. The first group I have for you guys is a Brooklyn based band that goes by the name of The Gentlemen's Bet. Their latest effort Big Gunpowder Falls is a genre kaleidoscope that mixes everything from Sting records like Ten Summoners Tales and Mercury Rising (great f*cking records) to The Decemberists The Hazards of Love. I've attached The Gentlemen's Bet album closing track "Bulldoze Bill" for your enjoyment.
Cool fact - Big Gunpowder Falls was mastered by Alan Douches, he's worked on My Morning Jacket stuff before.

The Gentlemen's Bet - Bulldoze Bill

The Gentlemen's Bet Myspace - Twitter - Facebook - Wordpress

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Next up is the Champaign-Urbana, IL based band Santah. Their 10 track LP doesn't have a bad song on it, fans of Grizzly Bears' Veckatimest and the less heavy sides of Kings of Leon will find White Noise Bed to be a treat. I've included the huge sounding "Overgrown."

Cool fact - White Noise Bed was recorded in the now deceased ex-Wilco man, Jay Bennetts' recording studio Pieholden Studios. Parts of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot were recorded there.

Santah - Overgrown

Santah Myspace

The White Stripes - Live at Spaceland - 2001-3-1

I guess the first few tracks got cut but it's still a very solid set. It seems like all White Stripes stuff I get is incomplete...

01 - Jolene (Cut)
02 - You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
03 - Hello Operator
04 - Lord Send Me An Angel
05 - Hotel Yorba
06 - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
07 - Wasting My Time
08 - Apple Blossom
09 - Suzy Lee
10 - Let's Build A Home / Goin' Back to Memphis
11 - Astro>Cannon
12 - Truth Doesn't Make A Noise
13 - Sugar Never Tasted So Good
14 - We're Going To Be Friends
15 - Your Southern Can Is Mine
16 - Screwdriver
17 - Look Me Over Closely

Download - The White Stripes - Live at Spaceland - 2001-3-1