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Bon Iver - New Tour Dates Posted

Go. Just go. I love the Bowerbirds too.

Bon Iver - 2008 Tour Dates
May 12 - ABC w/ Iron & Wine Glasgow
May 14 - LEADMIL w/Iron & Wine Sheffield
May 15 - THE GREAT ESCAPE Brighton
May 16 - THE FORUM w/Iron & Wine London
May 17 - THE GREAT ESCAPE Brighton
May 19 - LONDON CHESS CLUB @ SOCIAL - SOLD OUT London
May 20 - SCALA w/Jens Lekman London
May 22 - PAARD Den Hague
May 23 - ROEPAEN Ottersum
May 24 - PARADISO - UPSTAIRS Amsterdam
May 27 - LA TRABENDO Paris
May 29 - GENT VOORUIT Belgium
May 31 - PRIMAVERA Barcelona
Jun 2 - SoundTrack 08 @ CRAWDADDY Dublin
Jun 4 - ST GILES London
Jun 21 - ROCK THE GARDEN @ WALKER ART CENTER w/The New Pornographers Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 20 - PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL Chicago, Illinois
Jul 21 - CROFOOT BALLROOM *** Detroit, Michigan
Jul 22 - LEE’S PALACE *** Toronto, Ontario
Jul 23 - CABARET MUSIC HALL *** Montreal, Quebec
Jul 25 - SPACE GALLERY *** Portland, Maine
Jul 26 - MUSEUM OF FINE ART *** Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 27 - THE CAPE CINEMA *** Dennis, Massachusetts
Jul 29 - BOWERY BALLROOM *** New York, New York
Jul 30 - MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG *** Brooklyn, New York
Jul 31 - FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH *** Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 1 - THE BLACK CAT *** Washington DC
Aug 2 - REX THEATRE *** Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 3 - WEXNER CENTER *** Columbus, Ohio
Aug 4 - THE LAWN AT WHITE RIVER +++ Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 6 - FLORDIA THEATRE +++ Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 7 - NORTH CHARLESTON PERFORMI +++ Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 8 - KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE +++ Cary, North Carolina
Aug 10 - PILOT LIGHT &&& Knoxville, Tennessee
Aug 11 - EXIT/IN &&& Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 12 - WALDRON ARTS CENTER &&& Bloomington, Indiana
Aug 14 - PABST THEATER &&& Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 15 - FIRST AVENUE &&& Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 24 - OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL San Francisco, California
Aug 25 - THE TROUBADOUR &&& Los Angeles, California

*** w/ Bowerbirds
+++ w/ Wilco
&&& w/ AA Bondy

Visioneers - Trailer

Watch the trailer for Visioneers starring Zack Galifanakis. Looks like it’s going to be really good.

This Weeks Releases - 5/12/08

cover above: Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [Listen]
[Amazon MP3] [iTunes]

(Here are this weeks releases. I haven’t HEARD all of these, but these are the ones I’m interested in. If they have a STAR by them, it means I’ve heard it and I like it.)

Black Angels: Directions To See A Ghost [Amazon MP3] [iTunes]
Death Cab For Cutie: Narrow Stairs [Amazon MP3] [iTunes] (the version everyone heard was a scam so check it out still.)
Dosh: Wolves and Wishes [Amazon MP3] [iTunes] **
Gregor Samsa: Rest [Amazon MP3] [iTunes]
The Queers: CBGB OMFUG Masters:The Bowery Collection
We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Master [Amazon MP3] [iTunes]

DVD:

Julia Galdo

Enjoying Julia Galdo’s photography. Check out her site at http://www.juliagaldo.com and her Flickr. 

The Weekly Check In - with Eric Steuer

(This is the Weekly Check In here on Rubin Recommends. With everyone being so busy, it’s fun to get a quick update from them and what they’ve been up to… short and sweet.)

I met Eric through his work at Creative Commons which led me getting to see Kool Keith open up for Spoon one night, which was pretty amazing. Also Eric can be found rapping, hosting internet talk shows, and writing for Wired Magazine.

RR: What are you currently working on or just finished that you’re excited about?

Steuer: My band, Meanest Man Contest, has new music out on Gold Robot, RCRD LBL, and Plug Research. My partners in Sneakmove and I are about to issue our third Minicomp 7inch, which was compiled by our pal Bomarr and features ten short tracks from acts like Tunng, Copy, and Broken Spindles. As part of my job at Creative Commons, I’m working with the guys from Dublab on a remixable art and music exhibition called “Into Infinity,” which is set to launch at the end of the summer.

RR: Where have you traveled so far this month?

Steuer: I don’t know if a drive 90 miles away to Temecula counts as travel, but I was there a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, I had to have an emergency appendectomy within a few hours of getting into town, so the majority of my trip was spent in the hospital.

Then I was in New York last week for the Tribeca Film Festival to be on a panel about copyright issues for filmmakers. I was really excited to see Larry King taking a morning walk on 5th Avenue. I guess because you don’t really get that kind of celeb sighting in LA.

RR: What’s your favorite music right now?

Steuer: Some of my favorite recent stuff is from James Pants, Sa-Ra, The Glitch Mob, MGMT, and Bill Callahan. I can’t stop watching the video for The Bird and the Bee’s amazing “Polite Dance Song.” Dublab’s web radio stream is always awesome. My friend Noah turned me on to two blogs – Loronix and Hippy-DJKit – that consistently post amazing music. I’ve also been buying ’70s and ’80s country music compilations from Amoeba’s clearance bin and have found out about a lot of good songs that way.

RR: Best food you’ve had in your neighborhood lately or while you were traveling?

Steuer: Mom’s Specialty Foods at the Hollywood and Silverlake farmers’ markets has great hummus, olives, and cucumber salad. And the guy who runs it is super nice.

RR: Anything Else You Want To Mention?

Steuer: Peace to my WESHfriends!

Josh Jakus - 6 Pack Coasters

6 Pack Coasters - Josh Jakus’ newest eco friendly product. Peel the coasters out to use them, store them back in the ring. The black rubber coasters are 100% recycled tires and the colored rubber coasters are 30% post-industrial waste.

Jonquil - So Far So Good

photo by: Owen Richards

I posted about Jonquil from Oxford, England, awhile ago after finding their album Lions via my friend Jake. They’ve just posted a new song So Far So Good and here it is along with the song Lions from their last album.

Jonquil - So Far So Good (NEW MP3)
Jonquil - Lions (MP3 from their last record Lions)

You should also check out their Take Away show performances HERE.

Blueeyes - Issue #18

Blueeyes Magazine is an online documentary photography magazine devoted to publishing new long-term project work. I’ve been looking at it since the days of ole’.