captains dead

i remember rocky votolato’s name being tossed around a few years back.? why or what about, i cant recall, but i know that i never bothered to listen to him.? a friend recently sent me an email telling me to check him out, claiming that he was like ryan adams “back when he was cool.”? well, mr adams is still pretty cool in my book. at least most of the time, when i dont have to listen to him talk or read that he has been linked to lindsay lohan.? anyway,?from the 4 or 5 tracks i have heard from rocky, i can say that he sounds pretty cool.? he has a new record, makers,?out on barusk and is available now.???

white daisy passing?

portland is leaving

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wanted to get in one last post tonite before i pass out from exhaustion.? in addition to being tired as a mofo, i am not feeling so swell, kinda light headed and antsy.? so its probably best just to lay down.? american idol is on as well, so i must give these two final contestants my undivided attention.
to be short, oakley hall is a band that i dig and jagjaguwar is a label that i love.

lazy susan

landlord

eyes, lock & steel

tour dates with one of captainsdead.com favorites, the constantines

tu may 16 New York NY @ the Cake Shop ? early show 7:30 FREE!

th may 18 Baltimore MD @ the Talking Head w/Long Live Death and the Lexie Mountain Boys

fr may 19 Raleigh NC @ King?s Barcade w/ TV Knife

sa may 20 Charlotte NC @ The Milestone w/ Girls on Film

su may 21 Winston-Salem NC @ The Werehouse w/ The Finks

mo may 22 Charlottesville VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar

tu may 23 Knoxville TN @ The Pilot
Light

we may 24 Bloomington IN @ Second Story

th may 25 Chicago IL @ The Subterranean

fr may 26 Lansing MI @ Mac?s Bar (18+)

sa may 27 Davenport IA @ Redstone Room w/ Ginn Sisters

su may 28 Omaha NE @ O?Leavers

tu may 30 Denver CO @ the Hi Dive w/ I Love You But I?ve Chosen Darkness & The Rogers Sisters

th june 1 Missoula MT @ The Raven Cafe ? ALL AGES

fr june 2 Vancouver BC @ Pat?s Pub w/ Two Gallants

sa june 3 Bellingham WA @ Pickford Dreamspace w/ Nofi Soul Rebellion ? ALL AGES

tu june 6 Seattle WA @ Crocodile Cafe w/ The Court and Spark

we june 7 Portland OR @ Doug Fir w/ the Constantines

fr june 9 San Francisco CA @ Cafe du Nord w/ the Constantines

sa june 10 Los Angeles CA @ Spaceland w/ the Constantines

su june 11 San Diego CA @ the Casbah w/ the Constantines

mo june 12 Tucson AZ @ Plush w/ the Constantines

th june 15 Austin TX @ Emo?s w/ the Constantines

fr june 16 Dallas TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall w/ the Constantines

sa june 17 Tulsa OK @ The Mooch and Burn w/ the Constantines

su june 18 Lawrence KS @ The Replay Lounge (early & outside)

mo june 19 Kansas City MO @ The Record Bar w/ the Constantines

tu june 20 St. Louis MO @ Blueberry Hill w/ the Constantines

th june 22 Detroit MI @ The Magic Stick w/ the Constantines

fr june 23 Chicago IL @ the Empty Bottle Vice Pre-Intonation Festival Party w/ Lair of the Minotaur & Favourite Sons

umm, yeah.? this whole work thing is really cuttin into my fuckin around time.? but i guess a paycheck is a good thing?

i find it hard to believe that i have not listened to the bell rays up until this point.? this is some seriously funky shit, and right up my alley.? if you liked the sharon jones and the dap kings record, then you should absolutely love this.? where the sharon jones record is a straight up soul record, the bell rays bring all that and then some but much louder.? the lead singer, lisa kekaula, sounds like she would fuck you up right after gettin on and then tell the other ladies what a lousy lay you are.? i would not want to mess with her.
tell the lie

chain song

these tracks are off of their new record have a little faith which can be purchased here

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so, lets talk about wilmington, deleware’s the sky drops for a minute or two. when was the last time a kick ass band came outta deleware? the sky drops consists of just two people, although they sound like at least four, ex-smashing orange front man, rob montejo and monika bullette on drums. sadly, i had never heard of smashing orange until today, cause if they are anything like the sky drops, i am sure they are spectacular.

maybe i am old and stuck in a time warp, but the two tracks i have heard from the sky drops harken me back to the early to mid nineties - which just happens to be my favorite era in music. back before i got all jaded, like i felt that i have heard everything and nothing could impress me anymore. there is something really familiar, but yet refreshing and new about the sky drops. “now would be” takes a page right out of the kevin shields fuzzed out/droning guitar and male/female harmony playbook, and it would most certainly make him proud. i know jangly and breezy and wistful are all cliche when describing a song or a record but i’ll be damned if i cant come up with something better to describe “green to red.”

it seems, as of late, i have been saying this quite a bit, but i really really look forward to hearing their yet unreleased debut record - which as of right now doesnt have a release date. but stay tuned to their site or right here for further details.

now would be

green to red

the sky drops on myspace

so, we knew the day was coming and today is that day.??i had to officially go back to work.? no more drinkin sweetwater 420’s at 10 am and smokin two packs a day.? nope, its clean livin from here on out - well at least between the hours of 8.30 - 5.??you would not believe how tired i am today, and its been only 4 months since i had a “real” job.? this shit is for the birds.? i guess i am going to have to kinda plan ahead from now on re: posts.

so with my limited resources, due to lots of sites being blocked, i will continue the neutral milk hotel demos/rarities deal.?

9. a&e melody

10. prank call

11. more noise

12. synthetic flying machine

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