Without hesitation, it came without warning.

Starting today, a pop-up art show gallery/event, curated by Spike Jonze and Family Bookstore,
will be happening in New York City for the next month. Featuring so many darn amazing creative people, that it's just plain silly.
The opening party is tonight at 7PM.
@ 70 Franklin Street.

http://thirtydaysny.com
http://www.frykbeat.com
http://www.bobbybirdman.com

Trying to get off the world.

Going to see Atoms For Peace tonight at the Roseland Ballroom. And Flying Lotus will be opening up. Super excited for it. 

In the hopes that they'll be also playing some Radiohead B-sides, I'm posting one of my faves:

http://www.radiohead.com/tourdates/

Baby, I will let you be right.

Got to spend a lovely little time this afternoon with Laura (aka The Mynabirds).
Roamed around Soho a bit and had a coffee in the garden at Saturdays.
She's just in town for a moment doing a little press promoting her new album that's coming out on Saddle Creek
(look for her in an upcoming issue of Bust alongside Best Coast and Florence & The Machine).
It's an awesome record, by the way. Bluesy, folky, a tad rugged and most of all, beautiful.
Have a listen to the first single here or download it from her band's site.

http://www.themynabirds.com
http://www.saddle-creek.com
http://saturdaysnyc.com

I said I could rise from the harness of our goals.

I've got the promo of this and it's already well ahead in the running for top albums of 2010.
Seriously, seriously.
Is anyone else talking about how musicians like this are carrying the Bob Dylan torch?
Love this. The whole album kills it.

Also, check out his beautiful La Blogotheque performance:
http://www.blogotheque.net/The-Tallest-Man-on-Earth,4817

http://www.deadoceans.com/onesheet.php?cat=DOC040
http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=tallestmanonearth

We went out walking in the early morning.

While cooking last night, I was listening to Spinning On Air on WNYC and Trembling Bells were the guests.
Carbeth is an album of theirs that I have had for sometime, but for whatever reason had overlooked.
Today I've gone back to revisit it and am happy to have done so.
It's an amazing record.
Just read this great review on Allmusic about it:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfexz90ld6e
Dead on.
They have the FIRE. The folk fire.

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/2010/03/28
http://www.myspace.com/tremblingbells
http://new.honestjons.com/label.php?pid=34151&Labe

And it made us feel alive/alike.

It took a little while for me to get into the vocals, but the new Efterklang is finally growing on me.
I really dig a few tracks; this one in particular.

Also, going to see Malachai tonight at Le Poisson Rouge.
Missed them down at SXSW and I'm quite curious to see how they pull off their live show.

http://www.efterklang.net/
http://www.4ad.com/efterklang/
http://dominorecordco.us/artists/malachai/

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.

After 6 days/nights of music madness/awesomeness (plus great cuisine), I'm back from Austin, back in NYC, back in my little office, recuperating the best I can.
Missed this band down at SXSW, which was a bummer, but they're hitting the spot right now with some good vibes.

http://www.myspace.com/tanlinestheband
http://www.truepanther.com/