This Is the Funniest Thing I've Seen All Day (Except for Mike Birbiglia)

Mike Birbiglia, you are amazing and awesome and funny. Thank you for the laughs at Union Hall tonight. I had three wines. Uh yeah.

Also, this is funny -- pop bubble wrap online!

A Place To Bury Strangers, King Khan & The Shrines, Black Acid @ South Street Seaport

Yes, the South Street Seaport shows are among my favorite summer moments. What better way to spend a Friday night? Along the water, the dramatically lit boats and some great music = New York fun.









A Place To Bury Strangers headlined this past Friday night, and let me tell you they totally killed it. It was an amazing explosion of beautiful noise as Ollie, Jay and Johnno took the stage to show fans and tourists a modern twist on shoegaze psychedelics.





King Khan & The Shrines was the big surprise for me. Right in the middle of two shimmery noise bands, there was the Indian re-incarnate of James Brown also known as King Khan and his 10 piece garage soul band, complete with a pom-pom'd smiling dancer. Amazing. I couldn't help but dance for joy.





Black Acid opened the night, and they sounded really good straight off their tours with the Raveonettes in the States and a European jaunt. Keep an eye on them, they are getting really fucking good.

Check out more photos from the show here.

Jinners Muxtape #9

Check out the muxtape here.

Lately, my mood has been going up and down like crazy. When I'm up, I'm really happy. When I'm down, I'm crying into a napkin. Life is so complex, choosing between happiness and sadness seems an impossible feat. I am both!

1. Aalyiah - If Your Girl Only Knew
2. Keyshia Cole - Does He Love Me (featuring Foxy Brown)
3. The Recoys - Shake Off Your Nerve
4. The Vaselines - Teenage Superstars
5. The Seconds - Not About Love (It's About Love)
6. Shy Child - Summer
7. Pela - Lost To the Lonesome
8. Shout Out Louds - A Track and a Train
9. Purse Snatchers - Tongue Twister
10. Smashing Pumpkins - try try try (live)
11. Cass McCombs - Bobby, King of Boys Town
12. Chet Baker - Everything Happens To Me

Jinners Muxtape #8

Check out the muxtape here.

I posted this muxtape to my blog too late, but here it is, better late than never. It's actually been streaming online for two weeks now. Sorry you can't listen to it (because I'm about to upload Muxtape #9), but you can imagine it by checking out the track list below.

1. The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale
2. Jaymay - Color Confused
3. The Cure - Close To Me (Live In Paris)
4. Blood on the Wall - On My Mouth
5. The Breeders - Night of Joy
6. The Airwaves - Rotten Girl
7. Arthur & Yu - There Are Too Many Birds
8. Seafood - What May Be the Oldest
9. Guided By Voices - Teenage FBI
10. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
11. The Smiths - Ask
12. Pixies - Gigantic (Live at Coachella)

Weekend Extras

There are a couple events I added to my weekend agenda that I thought you might find fun or interesting...



Joe Bradley, 2008 Whitney Biennial contributor and lead singer of Cheeseburger, will have a couple pieces at the Deitch Projects art opening tomorrow night. It's part of a killer group showing. 6-9pm.

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street, New York, NY.

ALSO



Tonight, Mazing Vids are playing @ Glasslands. Dance party! Show starts at 9pm. Other bands performing are Indian Jewelry, S.S.P.S. and Terrible Eagle. I'm heading there after A Place To Bury Strangers at the Seaport...

The Breeders Perform Live @ Other Music

From the Other Music mailing list...

THE BREEDERS TO PERFORM LIVE AT OTHER MUSIC!
Yes, the rumors are true! On Friday, July 11th at 9PM, indie rock legends the Breeders will be setting up in our shop and playing a very special in-store performance, which will be filmed for an upcoming Live at Other Music episode. Obviously, space is super limited and we've only got 50 pairs of passes to go around. We're going to keep it simple...all you have to do to enter is email enter@othermusic.com. We'll be picking the 50 names at random on Tuesday, July 1st, and notifying the winners via email. Good luck!

Jinners DJing Tomorrow at Mama's Bar in New York

Hello friends,

I am DJing tomorrow night at Mama's Bar with my friend Kevin. If you have a moment, please stop by and say hi and have a drink with me. Let's celebrate this glorious start to summer!

Thursday, June 26th, 10 till 2
Mama's Bar, 34 Ave. B, at 3rd St.
New York, NY 10009

No cover

"Mama's Bar doesn't have a happy hour, but it really doesn't need to--drinks are cheap all the time." -- Citysearch

Luke Temple @ Housing Works Tomorrow

The man with a beautiful, heartbreaking voice, Luke Temple, will be performing at Housing Works tomorrow night for a free show.

I Am Rocking SO Much This Week. Come Join Me!

Just thinking about the days ahead gets me tired. I hope you join me for the start of ROCK SUMMER!



Friday, June 27 @ South Street Seaport
@ Pier 17, 7pm
A Place To Bury Strangers
King Khan & the Shrines
Black Acid
more details





Saturday, June 28 - Sound Fix Presents... @ Rooftop Films
Featuring music by Artanker Convoy
The Old American Can Factory
232 Third Street (at Third Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
8:30pm
more details here




Sunday, June 29 - JellyNYC Presents... @ McCarren Park Pool Parties!
@ McCarren Park Pool, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2pm
The Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J. Roddy & The Business
more info

After the Jump Fest Prevails!

Thanks to everyone who came out to After the Jump Fest this past weekend in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was a wonderful day full of great music from bands and seeing the slew of friends there -- both new and old -- was so awesome. Thanks to the neighborhood for being so cool about the festival -- and I would just like to give a virtual high-five to my fellow ATJ bloggers for really pulling together for a good cause. Charity rules, and in the end of the day we raised thousands of dollars to aid music education in New York! I'm all about it!

Some highlights for me...

papercranes great performance on the day stage. (Rain Phoenix put in an especially impassioned performance while friends like Julia Stiles applauded her on...

Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears really took us to Scaryville with their performance in their scary gray jumpsuits. Men at work from the dark side of psychedelic rock.

Chairlift put in a beautiful performance inside of Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Bell also captivated with her cute sounds in Galapagos.

Oh and this sweet tooth also loved the fact that the Ice Cream Man parked its van on North 6th street and cooled me off with a much loved fruit bar. Yum.

Coloring in my new Gen Art Pulse tote bag. Thanks to the Pulse for that! Fabric pens rule, and they are still around, peoples. Get crafty!

I wish I had gotten a chance to see a few other bands during the day like Phil and the Osophers and Pela (I love and miss you guys!!) and other acts during the night like DJ XXXchange and Health. Alas, I had to jet to my other job as band manager. More about that later...

Special thanks to the sponsors for After the Jump Fest -- without you, the festival couldn't have happened so wonderfully.

Metromix
Stereofame
Gen Art Pulse
Snoozer Loser
Brooklyn Brewery
Vitamin Water
Uncensored Interview
Blog Fresh Radio
CMJ Music Marathon
The Musebox

** Check out Spin's coverage of the festival.


[photo credit: Bryan Bruchman]

** Check out the After the Jump Festival Flickr page for more photos!

Don't forget some key prizes for After the Jump Fest!

Come out to After the Jump Fest this Saturday!

Free t-shirts, Photographs and Giveaways all day!

Plus Raffles to win a pair of tickets to Virgin Mobile Festival, VIP passes to Siren Festival, CMJ Badges and a new Zune with a free 3 month download subscription!







Metromix.com, your online guide for arts and entertainment in New York, will be kicking it all day long at After the Jump Fest 2008, with their very own Street Stage right in the middle of N. 6th st. in downtown Williamsburg. They will also be there taking pictures of the fabulous crowd to post in a special photo gallery.

Make sure and come out to see Pela, Ponytail, Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears, The Forms and over 30 more free bands starting at noon!

And hey, let us know you are coming! RSVP here ny@metromix.com for your chance to win a free Ipod Shuffle courtesy of Metromix.com.

After the Jump would like to thank its sponsors for helping make this year's festival possible:

Metromix.com
Stereofame.com
Snoozer Loser
Gen Art Pulse
Brooklyn Brewery
Vitamin Water
Snoozer Loser
Uncensored Interview
Blog Fresh Radio
CMJ Music Marathon
The Musebox
Rize

After The Jump is Organized By:
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After the Jump Fest This Saturday!!!

Come out to After the Jump Fest this Saturday!

Free t-shirts, Photographs and Giveaways all day!

Plus Raffles to win a pair of tickets to Virgin Mobile Fest, VIP passes to Siren Festival, CMJ Badges and a new Zune with a free 3 month download subscription!

Metromix.com, your online guide for arts and entertainment in New York, will be kicking it all day long at After the Jump Fest 2008, with their very own Street Stage right in the middle of N. 6th st. in downtown Williamsburg. They will also be there taking pictures of the fabulous crowd to post in a special photo gallery.

Make sure and come out to see Pela, Ponytail, Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears, The Forms and over 30 more free bands starting at Noon!

And hey, let us know you are coming! RSVP here ny@metromix.com for your chance to win an Ipod Shuffle courtesy of Metromix.com.

After the Jump would like to thank its sponsors for helping make this year's festival possible:

Metromix.com

Stereofame

Gen Art Pulse

Brooklyn Brewery

Vitamin Water

Snoozer Loser

Uncensored Interview

Blog Fresh Radio

CMJ Music Marathon

Rize

Jinners Muxtape #7

Check out the muxtape here.

Someone recently suggested to me that my next muxtape should be about the glorious aspects of love. This was the best I could do. Hope you like...

1. Daniel Johnston - My Life Is Starting Over Again
2. Sebadoh - Black-Haired Girl
3. The Mountain Goats - Love Love Love
4. The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me
5. Ringo Deathstarr - Some Kind of Sad
6. Dusty Springfield - You've Got a Friend
7. Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay, You Win
8. Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman
9. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
10. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love
11. Portishead - Magic Doors
12. Beck - True Love Will Find You In the End (Daniel Johnston cover)

After the Jump Summer Fest - Lineup & Times!

Vivre Sa Vie - Jean-Luc Godard

I went to Film Forum yesterday for the final day of their Godard week. I was so happy I did because I fell in love with Vivre Sa Vie. Tragic. Real. Unexpected. Lovely.

The entire experience was inspiring -- from the latte I sipped before the movie to Anna Karina's performance to the flow of music versus noise in the composition of the film. I was wholly enamored. J'adore! Or at least I think that's how you say it in French.

Check out one of my favorite scenes, where Nana (Karina's character) dances out of boredom, a need to feel alive and not succumb to the mundaneness of her situation.




Oddly enough, this Myspace site has the entire film on this page... but I recommend you get a higher quality version from your local rental or video store.

Jinners Muxtape #6

Last Friday's muxtape never went up because I went to see Sex and the City the movie in the middle of the day and cried. Shit happens! Here it is for you on a Tuesday. Hope you enjoy...

Listen to the muxtape here.

1. Archers of Loaf - Web in Front
2. The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night (Peel Sessions Live)
3. Stereolab - Wow and Flutter
4. The Cure - A Letter To Elise
5. Bjork - Crying
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y-Control
7. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
8. Joy Division - She's Lost Control
9. Slowdive - 40 Days
10. Charlatans - You're Not Very Well
11. Belle & Sebastian - Seeing Other People
12. Chet Baker - Alone Together