FRIDAY

Weedeater | Mitra | WoFat(Pastime Tavern)
Original headliners 400 Blows cancelled due to illness, but Parade of Flesh has recruited WoFat to round out a bill that now features Southern Lord's stoner rock influenced Weedeater, who will take the stage at 1130. Once you listen to these bands and picture them playing at Pastime, you'll see why it is the perfect venue for a show like this. I'm really glad POF is putting shows on at that place. Dallas' Mitra isn't exactly my bag, but they seem to hold their own within the circles they travel. This is one of those shows I kind of want to see even though I'm not sure how much I'll like it. Sometimes those are the best kind.

Keith P | Schwa | Select- Chromeo Record Release Party(Fallout Lounge)
Why have there been two of these Chromeo release parties in the past couple of weeks? Don't ask me. But this set of DJ slots will function as the latest edition of Hotflash, and it should be a good one. Keith P is one of the most tasteful and capable DJs in town these days, and it should be a treat to hear him spin everything from Burial to Simian Mobile Disco to Spank Rock to Sneaker Pimps.

MarnieStern | Fishboy | Eat Avery's Bones (Rubber Gloves)
Hey. I'm just writing to the guy that hates me for making fun of Marnie Stern: I don't mean to make you mad, bro, but this time I acually went and downloaded her album. And you know what? I hate her even more now. Sorry. The full band will probably make this better than the performance I saw at Pitchfork, as will the fact that EAB is playing... but it won't be enough to make me consider watching her again. Check the Myspace if you don't believe me.

SATURDAY

Faux Fox | Ghosthustler | The Party(Granada)
I'm curious to see what kind of crowd this show attracts. For one thing, it's free for 21 and up and only $5 for 18 and up. Second, it has received at least a little coverage in both the Observer and the Dallas Morning News, so I'm guessing some curious parties might come to check out some of the more trendy names in Dallas music. And I don't mean "trendy" as an insult, but rather as a "so hot right now" kind of thing. And the people who constantly accuse Ghosthustler of sounding too much like Faux Fox can go to this show and find out that they're wrong. I'm willing to bet that this show will be a lot of fun, and might be the first of many large crowds Ghosthustler plays to this year.

Mincemeat or Tenspeed | Cars Will Burn | Dave Smolen | Brokenizer | Dromez(House of Tinnitus)
A solid harsh noise show to add to the already impressive performance roster that HOT has accrued. I actually received an email not too long ago from a well known New York based magazine asking some questions about the place, which is pretty funny considering that some people still like to dismiss Denton DIY as "some dude's house." I've said several times on here that I'm not the Prince of Noise like some people like to think, but I honestly feel that every one of these groups is pretty interesting, and EVERYTHING I've seen at House of Tinnitus has ended up being better live than recorded.

Mom(And/Or Gallery)
Mom will be performing for free at 8pm as part of And/Or Gallery's opening of it's latest exhibit, which features the work of Lily Hanson and Jason Singleton. Click on the And/Or link for more info on the art. And/Or shows are always an entertaining and stimulating way to start out the evening.

Attractive and Popular | Stag Film(Pastime Tavern)
Another good Pastime show from Parade of Flesh. Attractive and Popular is an awesome live act, and I'm actually surprised that more people don't rave about them in the comment sections of this blog.

The Riverboat Gamblers | The Arrivals | Last of the Interceptors (Rubber Gloves)

Post Nasal Backspin | Kaboom | IKillCars (SHQ Denton)

Gutterth Festival (J&Js Pizza)
Huge free festival that gets going around 2pm and keeps going until just about closing time. To be quite honest, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of the acts playing this thing, but I can telly you that Mom, Chris Garver, New Science Projects and Sean Kirkpatrick are worth seeing for sure, especially when it's free. Click this to see the full set times, etc.

The Smoke (Art Club): Fans of the Smoke will be happy to learn that the Smoke DJs will be handing out their mix CD on Saturday night. They'll also be happy when they see what a vast improvement Art Club is over the old Avenue Arts. Now book more shows dudes!

SUNDAY



Check back wit us... doesn't look like anything is happening, but if it turns out we're wrong, we'll post something this weekend.

Lost Generation With Wanz and Ineka (Fallout Lounge)
Tonight's guest DJ will be Robert Taylor. Wanz will be playing:

New stuff from Tortoise as Bumps, Goose, Von Sudenfed, Thomas Fehlman, The Eternals, Battles and Apparat.

New old stuff from Keith Levene,Can, Richie Hawtin, Pop Group and more.

I was unimpressed by Battles the other night. Those people with their arms crossed that everyone keeps bitching about? Yeah, that was us. Give me a reason to uncross them and I might. Might.

Also, if you are at all familiar with the kind of crowd that used to be into Don Caballero or Storm And Stress, you would know that those people practically wrote the book on crossing their arms at shows. Damn.

80's Night With DJ G (Hailey's)
I hate when they play Joe Jackson because Stonedranger will sometimes cry, and I have to console him.

Sticky Buns | Faux Fox | Pretty Vacant (Rubber Gloves)
Should be another good sticky buns show tonight, and this time they've added Faux Fox and Pretty Vacant to the bill.

The B52s (House of Blues)
The B52s used to be cool and all, but this shit costs 50 bucks, and I wasn't planning on taking it too seriously. And you know what sucks? I couldn't find one funny picture of Fred Schneider on a Google image search. Not one. It would have made this post at least three times better. So up yours, Fred Schneider.

Pete Best (Granada)
I guess theres a bit of Pete Best in all of us, isn't there? You know, that part of you who is still suffering from that time that you had a chance to do something life changing and cool, and then for whatever reason it got all fucked up and you ended up playing shows at the Granada in Dallas instead of being a knighted billionaire? Well, the next time I want to be reminded of that part of me, I'll go to a Pete Best concert.

The story of Deep Ellum's downfall has become as played out as the neighborhood itself, but the tale of Expo Park's rise is just starting to get interesting. Over the past several years, the small community of bars, cafes and lofts located at the corner of Exposition and Perry has emerged as an on again off again alternative to the dreary Deep Ellum and dude-brah controlled Greenville, providing an intimate and relatively hastle free environment in which several interesting things might (or might not) be happening within mere feet of one another on a given night. Places like the Amsterdam, Art Club, Fallout and Minc have all hosted at least a few solid shows (along with some bad ones as well) over the past three years, and the popular neighborhood spot Meridian Room has continued to be a favorite of many East Dallas and Oak Cliff residents. Expo Park does face it's share of problems- crime, inconsistent venue booking, and that annoying homeless magician in the parking lot, but one newcomer to the neighborhood might help to raise the bar in area that already seems to be on the up and up.

As I walked through the relatively empty space at the corner of Perry and 2nd Ave that will soon be known as Sloppyworld, scene veteran and Sloppyworld proprietor John Freeman began to explain why he decided to risk a great deal of time and money to open a new music venue in a city that hasn't exactly been hospitable to such things lately. "Expo Park is the last cool neighborhood in Dallas," Freeman says, "and we can't let it die too. This might be our last chance." This kind of intensity and concern for the state of local music is a force that seems to guide Freeman in his vision for Sloppyworld, which will be Expo Park's first full time live music venue. He also seems to possess a keen sense of practicality.

"Dallas needs a cool mid sized venue run by people who are musicians themselves," he says, and any objective observer would have to admit that he has a point. With the closing of Gypsy Tea Room and Trees, as well as the emergence of the somewhat cold and corporate Palladium Loft and House of Blues, it is clear that Dallas could use a mid sized venue (200-500 capacity) run by someone who understands the city and the void that currently exists for more eclectic and experimental shows. Sure, places like Art Club and Doublewide will have a good show here and there, but due either to the size and/or booking preferences of Dallas' current venues, there doesn't appear to be a single place that is looking to consistently book the kinds of acts that many readers of this blog might enjoy. Like many in the area, Freeman realized that there was a sizable niche in the Dallas live music market that wasn't be satisfied, and he decided that it was prime time to seize a golden opportunity.

John Freeman's history in the Dallas and Denton music and art scenes is fairly well known, and his experience as both a musician, a venue employee and a promoter has been highly influential on his vision for Sloppyworld. He has seen and done a lot, working at the Argo, organizing as a member of the Good/Bad Art Collective, and most recently booking quality acts like Beach House for The Amsterdam. Learning from both the good and the bad, Freeman seems capable of taking the best aspects from some of those well known ventures and applying them to the concept and reality of Sloppyworld. "I can promise you that (Sloppyworld) will be like nothing you've ever seen," he says, adding that he envisions the place will be "kind of a mixture of the Argo, the old Good/Bad Art Collective, the Orbit Room, and a bizarre x factor that is all my own." He plans to have the venue open anywhere from 5-7 days a week, and hopes that the place will be seen not only as a venue, but as an epicenter for the musical and creative community in the area, hosting various activities and events in addition to the kinds of concerts that often have to venture north to Denton to find a home these days.

When I visited Sloppyworld a few weeks ago, the two things that became apparent from the get-go were it's size and highly desirable location. Located in 80 plus year old building that previously housed an antique store, the space's high ceilings, structural support beams and large, rectangular shape help create a spacious and warm atmosphere that is glaringly absent at places like House of Blues (duh). Furthermore, it's corner location assures that Sloppyworld will be one of the most highly visible venues on Perry street, situated a few dozed feet away from Meridian Room and Bar of Soap.

Of course, with so many upsides to a place that will be located in the economically depressed Fair Park area, it would seem that the city of Dallas would be more than accommodating to a business owner like Freeman. But unfortunately, things have not gone as smoothly in the planning and permit stage as one might hope. After several unsuccessful and unassisted attempts to figure out what kinds of permits were needed for the venue, Freeman's original opening date had to be pushed back several months in order to get all the paper work in place. "I had been to the permit building in Oak Cliff seven times over three months before they just told me that I needed a special use permit," Freeman said, "so then I had to go to City Hall, and it takes two months to process." City officials were largely indifferent throughout the process, but the problematic delays in construction were at least somewhat mitigated by some of Freeman's helpful neighbors and friends. "The girls at Doublewide have been amazingly supportive. Bar of Soap, Meridian Room, Fallout Lounge, and even Club Dada and Rubber Gloves have all sent their support. They're smart enough to realize that a new bar/venue in this area could only help everyone and bring more business to the area, which benefits everyone."

With the official opening date now set some time in mid to late September, Sloppyworld is just a few months away from opening it's doors. Of course, one new venue is not going to change the face of the neighborhood or the Dallas music scene at large, but talking with Freeman convinced me that he has the experience, integrity and musical knowledge to book good shows and run the venue in a way that should be beneficial to patrons and performers alike. Not every show will be something we're all into, but considering some of the highly respectable names he mentioned when discussing possible bands to book (I promised I wouldn't tell who), Sloppyworld's presence on the scene seems like one of the most promising developments in Dallas music in some time. "I plan to book bands that might not get shows here otherwise," Freeman says, "and I like strange and interesting bills where you have a mixture of bands on the same evening that may not seem to fit on paper, but when you put them together, some kind of rock n roll alchemy makes it the best show you've ever seen." How many Dallas venue owners have said something like that recently?

(Thanks to Dudes McRudes for taking the pictures above)

The Police (American Airlines Center)
What am I supposed to say about the Police? I was thinking of cutting and pasting from the "old band that used to be good and then broke up, went through tough times and then came back to overcharge for a reunion tour in which they bank on nostalgia and bore people to tears with embarrassing new stuff" file, but I'll spare you.

Klever | Sober (Suite-4515 Travis St.)
I have no idea what Suite is, but I'm guessing the uptown location probably explains most of what you need to know. Should be some weeknight fun for those that venture on to that side of 75 however, and if you aren't one of those people, you might want to make an exception tonight as Klever returns to Dallas for another show with Central Booking. I don't believe there is a cover, and they get points for chicks on cars poster.

Great Northern | Dove Hunter | Current Leaves (Palladium)
I'm not the only one who sometimes goes on a band's Myspace, listens to a very short portion of one song and then completely dismisses them, right? I'm sure I'm not. But that is exactly what I just did with Great Northern. I've listened to exactly 10 seconds of their music, so don't bother asking for details. They blow. aNd iT DiDN't HeLP thAT tHey SPeLL THeir sOng TItLes liKe tHIS either. Actually, after listening to ten seconds of that garbage, hearing Dove Hunter immediately afterwards was a treat, even though I'm not the biggest fan in the world. And we're still waiting for Current Leaves to put that second full length together, but they've got some big fans of their live show amongst our crew.

LOCAL TOP 5

1. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army (ltd. ed.)
2. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
3. The Polyphonic Spree - Wait
4. The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy
5. St. Vincent - Paris is Burning

OVERALL TOP 20

1. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army (ltd. ed.)
2. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
3. The Polyphonic Spree - Wait
4. Panda Bear - Person Pitch LP
5. Menomena - Friend and Foe
6. Amiina - Kurr
7. Jaylib - Champion Sound (re-issue)
8. Mice Parade - Mice Parade
9. Art Brut - It's a Bit Complicated
10. Battles - Mirrored
11. White Rabbits - Fort Nightly
12. Sea & Cake - Everybody
13. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
14. Tomahawk - Anonymous
15. Efterklang - Under Giant Trees
16. Fennesz Sakamoto - Cendre
17. Bumps - Bumps
18. Dungen - Tio Bitar
19. Band of Bees - Octopus
20. Elliott Smith - New Moon

The new Black Moth Super Rainbow, Fennesz and Dungen are all really good. You should buy them. And do you think they pushed hard on the new Polyphonic Spree record over at Good last week?

Battles | The Frenz | Ponytail (Hailey's)
Battles released their long awaited full-length last month and they seem to have alienated some of the audience they amassed with their first handful of ep's, but they most likely have gained a new one. Since signing to Warp they have been featured in places as strange as NME, and various other rags you don't usually find music with such a strong experimental pedigree. I'm not sure what to make of the new album, due to the whole thing being practically ruined with ridiculous and sped-up chipmunk vocals, but if that doesn't bother you then there is some genuinely interesting music there. The show will be worth it just for the frantic drumming and to witness how they pull off all of their sonic tricks live. The Frenz is Wanz Dover's most straight-ahead project, but even that's due to be untrue on a given night. The critically acclaimed Ponytail hail from Baltimore and they kind of sound like Deerhoof and the The Fucking Champs.

Jana Hunter | Brooke Opie | Oveo (Rubber Gloves)
Jana Hunter has done pretty well for a singer from the rough streets of Arlington. She might be the only musician from this area to release something through Troubleman Unlimited unless you count Farah, and you should. Her song-writing is enjoyably sleepy and understated, and her vocals are much less grating than some of her contemporaries or than you would expect from someone championed by Devendra Barnhart. I think it's great that the avant/improv duo Oveo are playing with these two singer-songwriters. They played a much more punishing set than usual the last time I caught them at The Eighth Continent. Add the lovely vocals of Brooke Opie and you have what seems like a very solid yet varied show.

NOTE: Jana Hunter will be performing an in-store at Good Records at 6:30 pm.

Dear Palladium Loft,

Thanks so much for having me at your place on Friday night. I enjoyed the VHS or Beta and Roxy Cottontail show quite a bit, and I appreciate the fact that it was free. And you know what? I didn't even hate your venue as much as I thought I would. True, the no smoking thing is really lame, but with easy access to the large balcony, it's really not that big of a problem. And yes, the place does feel a bit more like a Carnival Cruise ship than an "edgy" downtown loft, but all things considered, I suppose it's not bad. In fact, I'll happily attend a concert there again. The only bit of advice I'd like to offer is to either retrain your current security staff or go out and get a new one. I didn't experience a lot of hostility personally, but I did witness a couple of the security guards being unnecessarily aggressive assholes several times throughout the evening in various situations. Now, I realize that you're just starting out, and there are certainly going to be a few bumps in the road. But if you could just go ahead and let the security staff know that they don't have to take a violent tone when they're telling people that the bar is closed or that they can't walk down a certain hallway, it would go a long way towards making people want to come back again. In fact, if they could tone down their attitude a little bit all together, I think it would help convince people that Palladium is a decent place to see a show. Thanks very much.



SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK:

MON: Battles/Ponytail/The Frenz (Hailey's)
MON: Jana Hunter/Oveo/Brooke Opie (Rubber Gloves)
FRI: 400 Blows/Weedeater/Mitra (Pastime Tavern)
FRI: Chromeo Record Release with Keith P/Schwa/Select (Fallout Lounge)
SAT: Faux Fox/Ghosthustler/The Party DJs (Granada) FREE
SAT: Mincemeat or Tenspeed/Cars Will Burn/Dave Smolen/Brokenizer/Dromez (House of Tinnitus)
SAT: Attractive and Popular/Stag Film (Pastime Tavern)

They've booked Spectrum, Om, The Books, The Sword, Ghosthustler and White Denim, among others. Shaping up to be pretty good.

Sort of a slow weekend... and we're sorry we were a bit short on content this week, but we'll have several features next week for you. And PS- checked out 80's night at Hailey's for the first time in a while, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there were more people there than at 90% of Hailey's live shows. Anyway, here are things:

FRIDAY

VHS or Beta DJ set | Roxy Cottontail | The Party (Palladium Loft)
This is a FREE party at the new Palladium loft venue organized by the Central Booking crew. VHS or Beta comes through for their second area DJ set in a month, and Roxy Cottontail comes back for another round in Dallas as well. Like I said before, VHS or Beta kind of blows as a band, but they seem like they might have decent enough taste in dance music to make their DJ set worth checking out (according to their Myspace page, they're into Justice and Kitsune and stuff like that). This will probably be the most fun thing you can do in Dallas tonight, even if Palladium has given in to the hippie-communist-west coast-liberal assholes that can't stand a little smoke in their venues. This is Texas damn it. We can leave the union ANY TIME WE WANT, you know. Roxy Cottontail even got her nails done to show her support.

Spitfire Tumbleweeds | The Silver Arrows | Tame...Tame and Quiet | Night Game Cult (Rubber Gloves)
Eclectic line up at Rubber Gloves, with the two opening acts serving as the major highlights. I can't decide exactly what to think of the Silver Arrows... pretty goofy lyrics and a stylistic range that's all over the place- bits of shoegaze, AOR inspired indie pop, and avant rock loosely inspired by early Pink Floyd and Beefheart (check "Parade" on their Myspace page.) The recordings aren't as interesting as all that, however, even if their live show might be worth seeing.

Nouns Group | Dust Congress | Seth Sherman (Secret Headquarters)
Everyone knows that Nouns Group has developed a reputation for great live shows (I've seen a couple of them myself and agree), but I do want to say something about Dust Congress: if you live in Denton, you're probably overloaded with folk or country influenced beard bands and Josh Pearson disciples, many of which are good at little more than boring me to tears... but to me, Dust Congress stands out in the pack, effectively utilizing their Americana influences to create songs that are rough around the edges and intense enough to make hearing them anything but a boring experience.

Soft Environmental Collapse | Pretty Vacant (Liquid Lounge)
The people behind the excellent first edition of our We Shot A Mix will be playing records tonight before a set from Dallas' Soft Environmental Collapse... some of their tracks kind of remind me of The Verve or Starsailor if they were fronting an early 90's Warp Records ELM/space disco influenced British synth pop band... pretty safe and standard I suppose, but certainly different from most of the Dallas local music douche sound- the well put together tracks are leagues above most in area, even if you could call it "chill out." As commercially friendly as they sound, I'm surprised they haven't found more success in the area. Could be a good show.

SATURDAY

The Frenz | Kneepad (Secret Headquarters)
I've seen two performances from Wanz Dover's Frenz, and had completely different reactions to each. The first show at Doublewide a few months back was fantastic, with hard driving Kraut inspired rhythms, space/ambient influenced drone electro and a supreme confidence in the material. The second show I saw, also at Doublewide, was much more of a mess. The songs seemed a bit meandering a little uninspired. But the recorded material I've heard from this project has been great, and you have to cut them a little slack due to a revolving line up and the newness of the project itself. I'm looking forward to seeing where Wanz takes this next. Check the song "For the Seducer" on their Myspace page. Good stuff.

Cindi Lauper/Erasure/Debbie Harry/Dresden Dolls (Smirnoff)
I'm only listing this due to some stupid loyalty I have to to Debbie Harry. She could be doing ballads with Clay Aiken these days for all I know. And I'll keep pretending like I don't like a couple Erasure songs... shut up dude, I'll kick your ass!

Discover America | State Bird | The Winston Jazz Routine | Vandeventer's Grants (Hailey's)
Fans of folk inspired indie cuddle pop will probably dig this show... some of it is ok, but Discover America needs to discover a way to shut the fuck up. Thanks.

Coolio/Tone Loc/Color Me Badd (Lakewood Theater)
Movin' 107.5 put together this little ditty in the neighborhood for everyone thats into I love the 90's or whatever... two things- 1) "Fantastic Voyage" was a skateboarding in the summer jam for a lot of people, but Coolio can probably die already.... 2) I heard that "sex you up" shit the other day and I was like "hey, this is kind of cool." Seal got all the credit for this kind of music, but I don't remember making any mixtapes for girls with "kiss by the rose on the grave." I was more on the "I Adore Mi Amore" tip. Tone Loc can also die.

SUNDAY

Nothin'

Some references to Farah appeared today in Pitchfork's review of the latest Italians Do it Better compilation (which is great, btw). Add that to the props she received from the respected 20 Jazz Funk Greats and other European electronica blogs, and you might start to think that her music is better known abroad than it is in her own town. Typical, I suppose.

Anyway, after hearing Johnny Jewel discuss their collaboration, we're happily wondering what else those two might be able to put together in the future.

Shibboleth | Magic Cyclops | Dutch Treats (Double Wide)
Magic Cyclops just played RGRS, and he'll be bringing his one-man/one-joke act to the Double Wide, which makes a lot of thematic sense. Shibboleth does what more bands should do, go instrumental. Hey, at least that's one less thing you have a chance of completely fucking up. The Dutch Treats is John from Sloppyworld's solo project and it looks like he'll be a good match for Magic Cyclops.

Menomena | Mom | All Smiles (Granada)
I think Menomena might get a little undue credit for being "experimental", when they are far from it to my ears. I am, however, familiar enough with music biz propaganda to understand that might not necessarily be the band's fault. They do seem better than most indie-pop acts, high concept or otherwise. This will be a good show for Mom to open, with their celebrated violin-heavy atmospherics. All Smiles is a Grandaddy side project. I'll let you figure the rest of that one out.

Lost Generation with Wanz Dover and Ineka (Fallout Lounge)
From Wanz:
New stuff from Burial, Blackstrobe, Diiplo, Prinzhorn Dance School, Simian Mobile Disco, Data, Surkin, kaman leung, LCD Soundsystem, Tayo meets Acid Rockers, Skream, Loefah, Ben Klock, Battles, Pole and much much more.........tonight is gonna be a step above normal. Our guest DJ tonight is Sean Vargas.

80's Night WIth DJ G (Hailey's)
I heard this guy talking about Italo disco waaaay before they sold comps of the stuff at Costco.

Sticky Buns are doing their dance party thing at Rubber Gloves tonight, and

Short Attention Span Theater will have the following at Hailey's:

Join us TONIGHT as we take a kaleidescope journey through Saturday Night Live drug references! We have over 50 skits ranging from the first season to now all with characters high on something more than life. And to make it more interesting we are going to let YOU choose which ones we are going to watch!How could this be possible you may ask? You will just have to come and find out. And as always in between viewings Chauncey and Chad will be spinning the grooviest tunes this side of the Betty Ford Clinic. As a service to you the viewer, we will be showing classic drug awareness/rehabilitation videos as well while the music is happening. We don't want you to think we approve of Bill Murray's lifestyle choices back then.

GOOD RECORDS LOCAL TOP 5

1. The Polyphonic Spree - Wait
2. PPT - Tres Monos in Love
3. Voot Cha Index - The Talking House/Cradle 7"
4. St. Vincent - Paris Is Burning
5. Glen Reynolds - In Between Days

GOOD RECORDS OVERALL TOP 20

1. The Polyphonic Spree - Wait
2. The National - Boxer
3. Fair To Midland - Fables from a Mayfly
4. Fennesz Sakamoto - Cendre
5. Soundtrack - Once
6. All Smiles - Ten Readings of a Warning
7. Voxtrot - Voxtrot
8. Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It
9. PPT - Tres Monos In Love
10. Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound
11. Dungen - Tio Bitar
12. Handsome Furs - Plague Park
13. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
14. White Rabbits - Fort Nightly
15. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
16. Blonde Redhead - 23
17. Battles - Mirrored
18. DJ Jazzy Jeff - Return of the Magnificent
19. Cornelius - Sensuous
20. Betty Davis - Betty Davis

RADIO UTD

1 NATIONAL Boxer Beggars Banquet
2 BOOM BIP Sacchrilege [EP] Lex
3 CAKE B-Sides And Rarities Upbeat
4 METRIC Grow Up And Blow Away Last Gang
5 BONDE DO ROLE Bonde Do Role With Lasers Domino
6 RAY'S VAST BASEMENT Starvation Under Orange Trees Howells Transmitter
7 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Era Vulgaris Interscope
8 ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI Heart It Races [EP] Polyvinyl
9 MINUS STORY My Ion Truss Jagjaguwar
10 SEA AND CAKE Everybody Thrill Jockey
11 SAGE FRANCIS Human The Death Dance Epitaph
12 HANDSOME FURS Plague Park SUB POP
13 WILCO Sky Blue Sky Nonesuch
14 BJORK Volta Atlantic
15 BATTLES Mirrored Warp
16 DOG DAY Night Group Tomlab
17 LAVENDER DIAMOND Imagine Our Love Matador
18 MATTHEW DEAR Asa Breed Ghostly
19 FROG EYES Tears Of The Valedictorian Absolutely Kosher
20 SHAPES AND SIZES Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner Asthmatic Kitty
21 BLITZEN TRAPPER Wild Mountain Nation Self-Released
22 WOODEN WAND James And The Quiet Ecstatic Peace
23 MICE PARADE Mice Parade Fat Cat
24 ROCKY VOTOLATO The Brag And Cuss Barsuk
25 DAVID VANDERVELDE Nothin' No [EP] Secretly Canadian
26 BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum Graveface
27 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Release The Stars Geffen
28 ELLIOTT SMITH New Moon Kill Rock Stars
29 DNTEL Dumb Luck Sub Pop
30 ARTHUR AND YU In Camera Hardly A

It might sound strange, but Denton folks probably weren't surprised today when they made their way to Pitchfork and found the face of Ghosthustler lead singer Alan Palomo starting back at them from the website's lead page. As most of our readers probably already know, Ghosthustler has attracted an incredible amount of attention (both nationally and internationally) in recent months on the basis of a very short resume: three original songs, a couple local shows and a Myspace page. And truth be told, the band is quickly becoming one of the area's most well known and highly praised independent/underground acts, despite a surprising lack of coverage by most of the local media.

We were fortunate enough to be able to talk Ghosthustler into creating the second installment of our We Shot a Mix series, and we're really glad we did. The track selections, ranging from Alan Vega to Simple Minds to Justice, reflect the band's influences quite well, displaying both the timeliness and timelessness of their synth/disco/glitch house aesthetic. And the mixing? Stellar. Looks like these guys are still on their "Do No Wrong" streak.

Download the mix, which they've titled "Blog House is Dead, Long Live Blog House," right here (UPDATE: the link is fixed) and check out their first music video for "Parking Lot Nights" below the track list:

1. Mr Oizo - Patrick 122
2. Does it Offend You, Yeah - Battle Royale
3. Chromeo - Call Me Up
4. Alan Vega - Saturn Drive
5. Crystal Castles - Air War
6. Jackson & His Computer Band - Radio Caca
7. Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Remix)
8. Bumblees Unlimited - I wanna be Your Ladybug
9. Daft Punk - Technologic (Vitalic Remix)
10. Simple Minds - I travel
11. Justice - New Jack
12. Chris and Cosey - October Love Song