Thursday: Release party for Haiti

Send help to Haiti, drink Colt 45, and check out my feature article on The xx. You can't ask for more in a night, right?

Chikpiks CMJ Day 3 Edition

Damn you, College Music Journal. I don't have enough time to upload anything from last night's show before I have to start touting what's going on today. Sigh. So, but first:

On Chichi212, recap of Tuesday's New Zealand showcase at Red Bull Space, which featured Die Die Die, below.


The xx play at the Soho Apple store at 7 tonight, right after a photo shoot and interview with...me. It's free and I'm not aware that this is an official CMJ show, but of all the buzz bands in town right now, The xx are by far the buzziest, so it's a must-go.


Then, of course, if you're looking for some double-o soul, there's this:

Finnish band Rubik plays at 8 at the Arts and Crafts showcase at Union Pool. I missed out on them last night, but I have it on good authority that it was a huge, huge mistake.


Lastly, this has nothing to do with CMJ, but over at the Village Voice, Rob Harvilla has written a Pulitzer-worthy essay on how, despite what the mainstream publications tell you, "Brooklyn hipsterism," is not a movement, of any sort. In fact, it's hardly even a thing, like, at all. Thank you, Rob.

Mp3 - The xx - Basic Space

PB&J are BRM Band of the Week

Who knew John Eriksson (right), the drummer for Swedish pop gods Peter Bjorn and John, made all those phat boutique beats on Living Thing just with his mouth?

The band is on tour this summer with Depeche Mode (they played MSG last Monday) and paused to talk to me.

Peter Bjorn and John are Beyond Race Mag's Band of the Week.

MP3 - Nothing To Worry About - Peter Bjorn And John

Beyond Race Magazine Third Anniversary Show ,Tuesday 7/21 at Santos Party House

Soulstress Maya Azucena and band.

The Fat Jew (this is his actual stage name, no joke) from Team Facelift. The trio's Web site states, "Our aim is basically to do to rap what Elton John did to being gay." Let's face it, that's really all you need to know.

BRM knows party III: The Big Time

Illustrious iconoclastic publication Beyond Race Magazine is turning 3 years old on Tuesday, and to celebrate they've booked a rather incredible lineup at Andrew W.K.'s premiere downtown showspot. All of the featured artists appear well in the upcoming summer issue, where you'll also find my feature on The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, from which an extended interview with frontman Kip Berman ran in a previous post here.

I don't often use the overdone Internet-meme superlative "epic," but at the risk of overstating myself, this is by far the most epic party in American history.

Advance tickets can be purchased at the Santos website.

BRM knows party II

BRM knows party

Time for a Soiree, Beyond Race Magazine-style

This Thursday, March 5 marks what will be your first (and quite possibly only) chance to snatch up all the FREE copies of Beyond Race Magazine you want, at BRM's big event of the year. This issue features cover stories on Common and G4’s Attack of the Show, as well as features on Leonardo DiCaprio, Notorious, Marc Ecko, MGMT, Peelander-Z, Tom Morello, and a special section on 25 Artists To Watch in ’09, three of which will be performing at the release party.

(Not to mention reviews by yours truly.)

Performances by: Peelander-Z, Planet Ubiquity, I Love You Airlines, Creative Juices, Bodega Girls, Kind Monitor, Division X, Kahlil Almustafa, Brad Farberman's Expected Draw

Where:
Public Assembly (formerly known as Galapagos)
70 North 6th St. (btwn Wythe and Kent Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 384-4586

When: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Doors at 7pm; Music at 8pm

Cover: $10
RSVP to my buddy kyle@beyondrace.com for the guest list.

Beyond Race Winter Issue Hits the Streets

Another rich, creamy issue of Beyond Race Magazine will be served up on January 28, featuring news, interviews, and a couple of reviews written by me, many for bands that I have been/will be writing about here, including A.C Newman, Say Hi, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Titus Andronicus, Vetiver and Phosphorescent.

Boris at Music Hall of Williamsburg

My review is now up on Beyond Race.com. Shout-out to Voyles (minus the Is My Heroes) for the photo.