AYE CAPTAIN! The Dirtbombs Take A Short Sea Voyage

The Dirtbombs; The Dansettes; The Demands
@ Maxwell's
Hoboken, NJ - July 29, 2006

The night before the Dirtbombs set sail on a cruise off the island of Manhattan, they played at the old Maxwell's stomping grounds and dusted off old chestnuts like "Little Miss Chocolate Syrup", "Stuck Under My Shoe", and "I Can't Stop Thinking About It". It couldn't have been better (except for the confusion that led to no encore but this was made up for, the next night).
Openers The Dansettes were a straight-up Motown soul revival party band. But you should have known that by now. The Demands were another straight-up band, this time pure punk rock n roll. Excellent opener.

The Dirtbombs
@ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
New York, NY - July 30, 2006

Two full sets. That's right - two full sets. With food on board. And the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline around us. Highlights included "Shake Shivaree", "If You Want", "I Want Need Love You ", all the usual, and covers "Missionary Man", "War Pigs", and "Oh Katrina" (the new great song from the Black Lips). They also did Brian Eno's "Baby's on Fire". Also per usual, they just about entirely trashed their instruments. All that was missing was a couple of captain's hats and some pirate talk.

Blue Republic's My Space Artist of the Week: The Bamboo Kids

Radical Revolutionaries? Yeah. Rock N Rollers? Absolutely. It doesn't get much more fun, much more pure, much more solid than New York's own Bamboo Kids.

Listen to "USA Out of NYC" on my page, then go to their page, and official site.

Blue Republic's My Space Artist of the Week: Bona Roba

Serves me right for waiting so long to make this band the Band of the Week. They've gone on "indefinite hiatus".

Listen to "Cunningham Park" on my page, then go to the official page and site.

Blue Republic's My Space Band of the Week: The Little Willies

Norah Jones has turned into a side project fanatic. She's been spotted in New York clubs doing a rock n roll thing under different pseudonyms but she's gone public with a full fledged dealie called The Little Willies. Initially a Willie Nelson tribute band that played a few secret shows here in New York, the LW's have gone original, with a debut album and a couple of TV appearances.

Watch their performance on Letterman on my page, then go to their page to hear tracks, then go to the official site.

Blue Republic's My Space Artist of the Week: Jolie Holland

Already described this week on my blog as "Blanche meets Norah Jones", Jolie Holland is playing the Canal Room on Tuesday.

Listen to the title track of the new album, Springtime Can Kill You, on my page, then go to Jolie's page and official site.

This Week's Gigs And The Rest of the Month Preview

Alexi Murdoch @ Mercury Lounge - Wed 7/5

Mates of State @ Castle Clinton - Thu 7/6

Broken Social Scene @ Prospect Park - Thu 7/6

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Les Sans Culottes @ Magnetic Field - Fri 7/7

Tony Gilkyson @ Joe's Pub - Sat 7/8

X's second guitarist returns to New York.

Elvis Costello with Allan Toussaint @ Beacon Theater - Mon 7/10, Tue 7/11

The latest project for one of the all-time greats, this time benefitting the people of New Orleans.

Jolie Holland @ Canal Room - Tue 7/11

In the tradition of retro chanteuses, take a walk down the folk-country-jazz path with this lovely young woman. She's Blanche meets Norah Jones.

The Buzzcocks @ Warsaw - Tue 7/11

The legends returns for the second month in a row.

Beth Orton @ Webster Hall - Wed 7/12

Ani DiFranco @ Central Park Summerstage - Thu 7/13

Two folk queens in two nights.

Yo La Tengo @ Prospect Park - Thu 7/13

Electric Six;Les Sans Culottes @ Warsaw - Thu 7/13

Mission of Burma @ Warsaw - Fri 7/14

Dave Alvin @ South Street Seaport - Fri 7/14

So let's recap: The Buzzcocks, Yo La Tengo, Mission of Burma, and Dave Alvin all in one week. To say nothing of a trifecta of female folkies and an E6/LSC show to boot.

Village Voice Siren Music Festival (Art Brut, Scissor Sisters,She Wants Revenge, Tapes N Tapes, The Stills) @ Coney Island - Sat 7/15

The big festival on a packed Saturday that also features:

The Black Hollies;The Insomniacs @ Magnetic Field - Sat 7/15

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ Mercury Lounge - Sat 7/15

Tapes N Tapes; Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ Maxwell's - Sun 7/16

Rooney @ Maxwell's - Mon 7/17

John Hiatt @ Nokia Theater - Tue 7/18

Miss Alex White @ Knitting Factory - Tue 7/18

The Handsome Family @ Mercury Lounge - Thu 7/20

The Dansettes @ Magnetic Field - Mo Pitkin's - Fri 7/21

Peaches;Eagles of Death Metal @ Roseland Ballroom - Sat 7/22

The Giraffes @ Mercury Lounge - Sat 7/22

Fiona Apple;Damien Rice @ Central Park Summerstage - Wed 7/26

The Hold Steady @ Castle Clinton - Thu 7/27

The Pretenders @ Roseland Ballroom - Thu 7/27

Reigning Sound @ Union Pool - Thu 7/27

A pretty big band playing a pretty small club.

Editors @ Irving Plaza - Fri 7/28

Dot Dash (The Hentchmen, Turpentine Brothers) @ Southpaw - Fri 7/28

Bloc Party;Secret Machines @ McCarren Park Pool - Sat 7/29

The Dirtbombs;The Black Hollies;The Dansettes @ Maxwell's - Sat 7/29

The Dirtbombs @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise(Aboard the Temptress) - Sun 7/30

That's right - Dirtbombs on a boat.

Of Montral @ McCarren Park Pool - Sun 7/30

Blue Republic's My Space Band of the Week: The Muldoons

Brace yourselves for the next generation of Detroit rock. Little wonder kids Shane and Hunter Muldoon (along with their dad Brian) are a trio of hard rockin', punk good time rock n roll.

Listen to "Red and Black" on my page, then go to a very good fan page on My Space, and then off to the official site for more info.