Explosions In The Sky : Live at Wall Of Sound

A band and album MOKB loves, but just doesn't give enough time to is Explosions In The Sky. Here is a video of Explosions In The Sky peforming Catastrophe and the Cure at last weekend's 2007 Wall of Sound Festival in Ft. Worth, Texas at LaGrave Field. They'll be touring with Louisville, KY artist Eluvium early next year.



This video was filmed by A Silence Production

Explosions In The Sky - A Poor Man's Memory
Explosions In The Sky - Welcome, Ghosts
Explosions In The Sky - Look Into The Air
Explosions In The Sky - Memorial

Explosions In The Sky On Tour:

Oct 11 @ LC Pavillion, Columbus, OH w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 13 @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 15 @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 16 @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 18 @ Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 19 @ Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 21 @ Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 22 @ Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 23 @ Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 25 @ Mud Island Amphitheatre, Memphis, TN w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 29 @ Bottletree, Birmingham, AL
Oct 30 @ Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 31 @ Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Nov 3 @ Waterloo Park, Austin, TX (Fun Fun Fun Fest)
Nov 5 @ Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Nov 7 @ Classic Center Theater, Athens, GA w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Nov 8 @ War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, NC w/ The Smashing Pumpkins
Nov 11 @ Bang Bang Festival, Miami, FL w/ The Smashing Pumpkins, Spoon
Jan 23 @ Concorde 2, Brighton, UK w/ Eluvium
Jan 24 @ Anson Rooms, Bristol, UK w/ Eluvium
Jan 26 @ The Village, Dublin, IRE w/ Eluvium
Jan 27 @ Barrowland, Glasgow, UK w/ Eluvium
Jan 29 @ Academy 2, Manchester, UK w/ Eluvium
Jan 30 @ Astoria, London, UK w/ Eluvium

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Iran So Far Away

I've been in Michigan this weekend. We stayed in last night to watch the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Andy Samberg's Iran So Far Away was a highlight. Fred Armisen played Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Samberg was joined by douchey-two-shoes Adam Levine of Maroon 5 on vocals...



Other clips...

Kanye West on 106 & Park addresses his recent award show outbursts.

LaBron James is gonna bang Vanessa Hudgens in High School Musical 3.

What were your thoughts on this season's premiere?

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Monolith Festival : Photo Recap : Kid Sister & Flosstradamus

Two of MOKB's best friends and now occasional correspondents, Naomi and Ryan, went out to the Monolith Festival and sent back loads photos to show you how it all looked and felt. I was at ACL Fest, so it was great to see the highlights from this hopefully soon-to-be recurring festival.

You can view their first batch here. Ryan shot well over a thousand photos, and he's finally filtered through them all. We'll give you some of the highlights over the next week...







Kid Sister - Southside
Flosstradamus - Overnight Star
Kid Sister - Damn Girl (Flosstradamus Remix)

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Mason Proper covers Pink Floyd

It's a Pink Floyd kinda week around here. If you missed it, check out Luft's Upon Further Review : Pink Floyd : The Piper at the Gates of Dawn post.

The band says, "We once overheard somebody say, 'no band could ever cover Bike by Pink Floyd'. Always seeking to prove that total strangers talking loudly at other tables in New York restaurants are making incorrect statements, we accepted the challenge."

Mason Proper - Bike (Pink Floyd Cover)

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Monolith Festival : Photo Recap : Matt & Kim

Two of MOKB's best friends and now occasional correspondents, Naomi and Ryan, went out to the Monolith Festival and sent back loads photos to show you how it all looked and felt. I was at ACL Fest, so it was great to see the highlights from this hopefully soon-to-be recurring festival.

You can view their first batch here. Ryan shot well over a thousand photos, and he's finally filtered through them all. We'll give you some of the highlights over the next week...





Matt & Kim - Silver Tiles
Matt & Kim - Yea Yeah
Matt & Kim - Yeah Yeah (Flosstradamus Remix)

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Monolith Festival : Photo Recap : Spoon

Two of MOKB's best friends and now occasional correspondents, Naomi and Ryan, went out to the Monolith Festival and sent back loads photos to show you how it all looked and felt. I was at ACL Fest, so it was great to see the highlights from this hopefully soon-to-be recurring festival.

You can view their first batch here. Ryan shot well over a thousand photos, and he's finally filtered through them all. We'll give you some of the highlights over the next week...



Spoon - The Underdog
Spoon - I Turn My Camera On

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St. Vincent : Jesus Saves, I Spend : Live at Hot Freaks!

Here is St. Vincent performing Jesus Saves, I Spend at our Hot Freaks! event a couple weekends ago in Austin, TX at The Mohawk. Thanks to Super!Alright! for the amazing footage and to Dell Lounge for footing the bill and getting everyone in to see these amazing shows for free. See more footage at the Dell Lounge ACL/Hot Freaks! Wrap-Up site.

Videos featuring each of the Hot Freaks! performers (including Grizzly Bear, the Rosebuds, Art Brut, White Denim, and more) will be and have been posted every day for this and next week at Brooklyn Vegan, Chromewaves, GvsB, YANP, Aquarium Drunkard, and La Blogotheque.

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Tunng : Good Arrows

I got into Tunng some time near the middle of last year, so I have been anticipating their latest release, Good Arrows, since I heard they were working on new material. The nice thing was, due to the stretch between UK and US releases, I had a lot of material to hold me over until this week. While US folk moves more towards the earthly, experimental and "freakier" factions, Tunng pushes further and further down the technological path. Tunng makes some of the finest electro-folk out there - using traditional and very non-traditional instruments and sound devices. The band has permanently grown in size as well, and the cohesion is apparent.

"Taking influences from Icelandic prog rock, choral music and film soundtracks, Good Arrows marks a significant development for Tunng."

Their third album, Good Arrows, has been released by Thrill Jockey and you can buy it here. Tunng's MySpace.

Tunng - Bullets (highly rec'd!)
Tunng - Bricks

Tunng : Bullets (Video)



Bonus Tunng MP3s:

Tunng - Woodcat
Tunng - Tale From Black
Tunng - Pool Beneath The Pond

See Tunng perform Bullets live and some more (unrelated) new videos worth checking out after the jump...

Tunng : Bullets (Live)



Kanye West : The Good Life



The National : Apartment Story



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Kneejerk RXN : Komputer : Synthetik

I’m a hypocrite. I talk about how musicians should perform like their lives depend upon it, but one of my favorite bands of all-time consists of four German guys who wear ties with short-sleeved shirts, act like robots and seemingly could give a rat’s ass whether the audience even showed up.

Now comes Synthetik, the new release from Komputer, a London-based duo that theoretically must be twice as good as Kraftwerk simply because there are half as many members. Brian Eno and Kraftwerk are clearly the touchstones here, as mechanical beats and vintage synthesizer sounds bubble beneath lyrics that alternately praise and bemoan technological advancements. And don’t miss Blackie, quite possibly the best song ever recorded about a lost cat. Highly recommended for your morning commute, or if you’re like me and find dehumanization somewhat comforting.

Komputer - Headphones and Ringtones

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Wayne Coyne meets Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos

Wayne Coyne takes time to meet Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos, and discuss the ins and outs of touring, after the Monolith festival in Red Rocks. While touring, peeing in empty Gatorade bottles is not something anyone recommends...



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Locals Only : The Broad Ripple Fall Music Festival & More...

Local kids!!! MOKB is proud to be a sponsor of the first annual Broad Ripple Fall Music Festival. This all-day festival will be Saturday, October 13th and will feature loads of great bands from Indianpolis and surrounding regions. It's a celebration of the artists that make up our local music scene! There will be 19 venues with 21 stages taking part and 20 local charities will also be involved. Big thanks to Musical Family Tree for really facilitating and coordinating the whole thing.

Mudkids - Stop! (Don't Quit)
Everthus & The Deadbeats - Trevor Dust The Bedsheets
Everything, Now! - The Birth Of Ugly Magic
Wolfy - Twirl
Those Young Lions - Art Attack
Little Voice - Make Me Fall
Hey Hey Melodica - Hey Kid!
Beta Male - Mirrorball

+ Many Many More!

Other upcoming shows at some of your favorite Indianapolis/Bloomington Venues:

The Vogue:
Sept. 27th : Everthus & The Deadbeats, Redlight Driver & Loretta
Oct. 1st : The Elms, Waltz For Venus, Wonderdrug & Pennycuff
Oct. 13th : Brandi Carlile & A Fine Frenzy
Oct. 14th : Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Burning Brides
Oct. 25th : Gov't Mule & Grace Potter And The Nocturnals
Nov. 4th : Broken Social Scene (Kevin Drew's "Spirit If")
Nov. 8th : They Might Be Giants & Oppenheimer
Nov. 18th : Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Nov. 27th : Peter Bjorn & John

Birdys:
Oct 7th : Shiny Toy Guns
Oct. 8th : The White Rabbits (RFR Show)
Oct. 18th : Nada Surf & Sea Wolf
Oct. 20th : Lazarus, The Lab Rats & The Hi-Lives
Nov. 1st : The Whigs, The Broken West & Wild Sweet Orange

The Murat:
Oct. 2nd : Regina Spektor
Oct. 10th : Paolo Nutini
Nov. 12th : Modest Mouse

Locals Only:
Sept. 29th : Everything, Now!, Brando, The Carter Administration & Hands Down Eugene

Melody Inn:
Oct. 5th : Action Strasse, Mega Super Ultra & The Makes Nice

The Bluebird (Bloomington):
Oct. 4th : Shooter Jennings
Oct. 14th : Black Mountain
Oct. 16th : Ween (Sold Out)
Oct. 26th : Del The Funky Homosapien & Devin The Dude
Nov. 13th : Ghostface Killah, Rakim & Brother Ali

Waldron (Bloomington):
Oct. 5th : John Vanderslice & Bishop Allen
Nov. 24th : Celebration & Vampire Weekend

Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Bloomington):
Oct. 10th : Yo La Tengo
Dec. 3rd : Jose Gonzalez

Jake's Nightclub (Bloomington):
Oct. 23rd : Jens Lekman

Rhino's Youth Center (Bloomington):
Sept. 28th : Murder By Death , Prizzy Prizzy Please , Alexander the Great & John Walsh and the Sinkholes

Assembly Hall (Bloomington):
Oct. 19th : Bob Dylan & Elvis Costello

Bear's Place (Bloomington):
Oct. 5th : Old Time Relijin, Everything Now! & Pillars and Tongues
Oct. 12th : The Sheds, Gentleman Caller & Normanoak

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Cryptacize : New Asthmatic Kitty Artist

Michael Carreira, Nedelle Torrisi and Chris Cohen (of The Curtains and formerly of Deerhof) make up the band Cryptacize, the newest signees to Asthmatic Kitty Records. Torrisi and Cohen sought out Carreira after seeing a YouTube of just his hands banging on a cowbell. They convinced him to join their project and the band was born. What little I've heard is as sweet as the sugar factory the band used to live by. The band says the constant dizziness and the smell of burning sugar became a permanent part of their psyches, and their #1 influence. You can read more about that here along with the story behind the band's not-so-great name.

Cryptacize - We'll Never Dream Again
Cryptacize - Cosmic Sing-A-Long

Cryptacize On Tour:

Oct 13 - Mama Buzz Cafe - Oakland, CA
Oct 14 - Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 16 - Trunk Space - Phoenix, AZ
Oct 18 - Jake’s Backroom - Lubbock, TX
Oct 19 - OKAY Mountain Gallery - Austin, TX
Oct 20 - TBA - Houston, TX
Oct 21 - The Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
Oct 22 - The Pilot Light - Knoxville, TN
Oct 23 - William and Mary College / Tidewater Room - Williamsburg, VA
Oct 24 - Floristree Space - Baltimore, MD
Oct 26 - The Vacuum - Philadelphia, PN
Oct 27 - The Silent Barn - Ridgewood, NY
Oct 28 - Pa’s Lounge - Boston, MA
Oct 29 - Wesleyan University - Middletown, CN
Oct 30 - Oberlin College - Oberlin, OH
Oct 31 - The Underground at Harrison Center for Perfoming Arts - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 1 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
Nov 2 - Garnder Lounge - Grinnell, IA
Nov 3 - Rhinoceropolis - Denver, CO
Nov 4 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 9 - Muddy Waters Cafe - santa barbara, CA
Nov 10 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA

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Via Audio : Live on MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio, Left Of Center, Channel 26

Via Audio is on a roll and has some heavy hitters in their corner. Their album was produced by Jim Eno of Spoon. Chris Walla, of Death Cab For Cutie, found their MySpace randomly and continues to champion the band to all who will listen. Spin featured them as a band of the day, and Stereogum jumped on their video of Presents last week. They are wrapping up their tour and a set at The Monolith Festival, so on their way home to Brooklyn they stopped in to record MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio/91.7 WEEM session with us. It wasn't a short affair. We recorded a lot of songs and tweaked and tweaked, but I love how it all turned out. Check out their MySpace and their new label SideCho.

Tune in to My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Left Of Center, Channel 26 every Tuesday at 12pm EST and 12am EST to hear more.

Is your band, or a band you rep or manage, interested in recording a session for MOKB's weekly show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Left Of Center? If so, email Jeff and/or Dodge and let us know.

Via Audio - Developing Active People (Live on MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio)
Via Audio - From Clouds (Live on MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio)
Via Audio - Modern Day Saint (Live on MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio)
Via Audio - Numb (Live on MOKB SIRIUS Blog Radio)






Album Versions:

Via Audio - Presents
Via Audio - Modern Day Saint
Via Audio - Harder On Me
Via Audio - We Can Be Good

If you like this, be sure to check out their live WOXY.com session at SXSW this year.

Past MOKB Blog Radio sessions:

Session with David Dondero - go here
Session with Rock Plaza Central - go here
Session with The Dodos - go here
Session with The Bowerbirds - go here
Session with Sea Wolf - go here
Session with John P. Strohm - go here
Session with Xavier Rudd - go here
Session with Dappled Cities - go here
Session with Tokyo Police Club - go here
Session with Poison Control Center - go here
Session with Seymore Saves The World - go here
Session with Petticoat, Petticoat - go here
Session with Cabin - go here
Session with The Eames Era - go here
Session with The Mudkids - go here
Session with Cary Brothers - go here
Session with Tom Thumb - go here
Session with Backyard Tire Fire - go here
Session with David Vandervelde - go here
Session with Mancino - go here
Session with The Whigs - go here
Session with Odawas - go here
Session with Gran Bel Fisher - go here
Session with The Broken West - go here
Session with Birdmonster - go here
Session with Catfish Haven - go here
Session with Arrah & The Ferns - go here
Session with Panda & Angel - go here
Session with Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos - go here
Session with Aqualung - go here

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Pop Dee-Lite : Lucky Soul : The Great Unwanted

It’s one of the last perfectly sunny and warm days of the year today in Minnesota, the perfect backdrop for the bright and shiny retro pop of England’s Lucky Soul. The six-piece released The Great Unwanted, a record that takes its cues from Motown-era favorites like The Ronnettes and The Supremes, on Ruffa Lane Records earlier this year. It's a disc full of high-energy ditties that shimmy, shake, ooh and aah all over you thanks to lead singer Ali Howard, who primps and purrs through each song with her Betty Boop-like vocals.

My personal favorite is Baby I’m Broke, a glittery ballad that doesn’t rely as heavily on the retro sound. Then there’s Ain’t Never Been Cool, which sounds like an outtake from the original Grease soundtrack. And for those of you mourning the passing of a summer fling, One Kiss Don’t Make a Summer was written for you. The Great Unwanted may not offer up a “new” sound, but it’s fresh and fun, and your mom might like it too. (Sorry if that just turned off a gaggle of potential new fans, but you’re a big kid now and you don’t have to tell your parents what you’re listening to, right?)

Fans of retro bands like Camera Obscura and The Pipettes who have made waves lately should take note of Lucky Soul. Here’s hoping they launch a tour in the U.S. soon and bring us a touch of their glam. Lucky Soul's MySpace.

Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine, Baby
Lucky Soul - Baby I’m Broke

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Upon Further Review : Pink Floyd : The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Hey, Craig Finn, the 80s almost killed me too, but reissues are going to finish the job. Let's face it, reissues are not going away, not as long as people like myself are willing to re-purchase records we already own to get an earful of some half-baked lost recording found in a br