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New Info. About Homegrown Fest II

OCT 15th-17th
@ the Temple
670 Centre St.
JP
ALL AGES
$15 per day

Best day: OCT 17!!!

Lineup:
BBQ(Mark Sultan, of King Khan and BBQ, montreal)
Ty Segall(san fran)
Needy Visions
Lord Jeff
Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores(providence)
Hands and Knees
Many Mansions
The Men(nyc)
Bezoar(nyc)
Turbo Fruits(TN)
Pujol(TN)
Duck That
Double Awake

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Sultan, Segall, and Pujol?! Word!!!

Jay Reatard, Other Great Bands Included In Matador Box Set

I can’t really type this out all over again so head over to the Matador Records blog and read about this vast assortment of record label brilliance.

Link: http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/09/08/matador-at-21-6-cd-charity-box-set-and-double-vinyl/

The one Jay song included on there is a remastered version of “There Is No Sun,” which as you all know was released in 2009 on Watch Me Fall. The blog post says that the artists agreed to have the royalties donated to some good charities. I’m not sure how Jay agreed to that, but it happened.

Paradise Rock Club Renovations

Photo: The Boston Phoenix

The deal with the Paradise is that they shifted the stage, knocked down some of the walls that separated the hallway leading to the real entrance, and made the green rooms more band-friendly. At any rate, the place is bigger (capacity-wise) and less awkward.

Check out all 22 photos at The Phoenix site
: http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/107186-photos-renovations-at-the-paradise/#TOPCONTENT

Mark Sultan – ‘Calloused Hands’ + News

Mark just posted a slew of things on his newly re-designed website:

1. His new song “Calloused Hands,” which is reminiscent of the greatness of $. Speaking of that…
2. $ should be out on vinyl in record stores sometime in September.
3. There’s a Vimeo video for “Status,” which keeps getting banned from YouTube.
4. An explanation about the last days of The King Khan & BBQ Show. A couple of months back, I posted what Mark briefly clarified, but he details what exactly transpired.
5. The Jumbo Lions. An evolution of The King Khan & BBQ Show, or in Mark’s words: “A new, hyper-surrealist, psychedelic, rock’n’roll mindfuck…”

And finally:

BBQ is playing October 17 in Boston at the Homegrown Fest. The huh? Exactly. Apparently it’s a 21+ festival that takes place at a venue called Church. It’s a one off a thing, I gather.

No Age Return To Boston!!!

It’s been a year and a half. It feels longer, but at the same time, it doesn’t feel that long.

At any rate, I haven’t seen No Age since April 2, 2009. That’s far too long. They’ve got a new album coming out September 28. Get at that. Everything In Between is the title.

Most importantly, Dean, Randy, and the other dude are in town on November 16. They’ll be at the Middle East Downstairs, a choice venue. It is my favorite place to see a show after all and has vegan goodies for the dudes. It’s all ages gig, too! It’s a Tuesday night.

Woo!

Box Elders To Provide Polka Music

"Just Put One Foot In Front Of The Other!"

Unless there’s another Box Elders in Nebraska, the Box Elders that KLYAM knows and loves will be providing polka music at the American Legion Hall in Tobias, Nebraska this Saturday, August 21.

I can’t imagine this happening just as much as I can’t imagine another Nebraskan band choosing to name themselves Box Elders. That’s blasphemous…even if from a polka act!

Ian Promises New Record February 2011

A good question to have asked any member of Black Lips in the past three weeks or so would have been: “How’s the next record coming along?”

What’s for sure is that it won’t include “Before You Judge Me” or “Best Napkin I Ever Had.” What’s also for sure is that the as of now untitled LP is done. Thanks to Ian for the public information. And he’s promised that it will be released in February of 2011, a good two years since 200 Million Thousand hit shelves.

Can’t wait!