Radiohead (One word) and Optical Illusions a la Animal Collective

I've been kidnapped by the Interwebs.......








Help!!

Oh man oh man oh man oh man! Have you seen the Pitchfork lineup yet??!! Okay. So, 4 of my absolute favorites are playing, and they haven't even finished announcing acts. Built to Spill, The National,Yo La Tengo and The Walkmen! Are you kidding me! It's absurd. Bananas! Oh, and did I mention Pharaoh Monch and Jesus Lizard? Oh yeah, and also, umm. We the fans get to pick the setlist for Built to Spill, Jesus Lizard, Grizzly Bear and Yo La Tengo! Here is what has been announced straight from PFork itself: (Some music at the end of this too).


Friday, July 17

Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise

Saturday, July 18

The National
Pharoahe Monch
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
+ many more!

Sunday, July 19

Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
+ many more!



OK. Now. In past years, we've booked our Friday night lineups by teaming up with All Tomorrow's Parties and their "Don't Look Back" series, presenting bands playing classic albums all the way through. Last year, Public Enemy performed It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, and Sonic Youth performed Daydream Nation in 2007.

This year, we're doing something different.

Starting on Friday night, we're kicking off a new series called "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request." You, the audience, vote on which songs all four bands-- Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise-- will play. It'll work like this: When you buy your ticket, you'll get a confirmation email. That confirmation email will include a link to a page where you can vote on which songs from each band you want to hear. The bands will tailor their set lists accordingly. Oh, and did we mention this is the Jesus Lizard's first American show in a decade? Righteous, yes?

Tickets go on sale March 13, and voting starts the same day. Voting ends June 12.

Of course, we'll announce a ton more bands in the coming months.

Posted by Pitchfork Staff on March 6, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.

visit Pitchfork here.

Built To Spill - Randy Described Eternity mp3

Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube mp3

The National- Karamazov (New song Live@Carnegie City mp3


The National- Wake Up Your Saints (New song Live@Carnegie City mp3

The Walkmen - Hang On Siobhan mp3

P.S. My friend the Gooch sent me an awesome mix tape from the other side of the country, and I'm tellin' ya, if she doesn't come post about the "Dark Was the Night" Red Hot Compilation and some of the other music she sent me, I am going to be forced to do it. And if you noticed above, yes that is new material from The National, who apparently have an album that is being planned for next year. Oh man. Can we wait that long?

Enjoy!

Beach House cool cover song and 1 more

So one of the first albums I ever really listened to and got into was a Queen album. "The Game" was in my house for some reason. A New York City Puerto Rican home didn't typically have Queen albums sitting next to Salsa albums, but mine luckily did. Anyway, one of recent times more interesting bands is Beach House. Put the two together and you have a chilling version of a Queen song off the aforementioned album, "Play The Game". I'll include that and another Beach House song. Check them out, very worth it.

Beach House-Play The Game mp3

Beach House - Gila mp3

Enjoy!