Monday in DC

The Shins - credit
The Shins/Spoon/Vetiver @ Merriweather

The Shins - A Comet Appears
Spoon - Don't You Evah
Vetiver - Angels' Share (w/ Hope Sandoval)

Owen/Kevin Devine/Andy Hull @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel

Owen - Bad News
Kevin Devine - Just Stay
Andy Hull - I'm Not Ready To Forgive You

Dead Confederate/Arizona @ The Red and The Black

Dead Confederate - The Rat
Arizona - Some Kind of Chill

Spoon with The Ponys

The indie darlings from Austin Spoon are touring with The Ponys. Be sure to check them out. There is also a special show in DC on Monday, that I'll let Joe tell you all about next week.

10/19: Electric Factory, Philly
10/23: 9:30 Club, DC

Spoon - My Mathematical Mind
The Ponys - Let's Kill Ourselves

This Week's Mix

Columbus Day weekend or as someone who wrote in to my school newspaper wants it called "Indigenous People's Day." Whatever the new politically correct term is, here is some music to help you enjoy your hopefully 3-Day weekend.

Mint Royale - Show Me
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
The Heavenly States - The Race
Pompeii - Numbers
The Little Ones - Face the Facts
Of Montreal - Requiem For O.M.M.2
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - 5:15 Train
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Here Comes Alice
Doves - Last Broadcast
Spoon - My Mathematical Mind

Spoon with The Oranges Band

The Austin invasion continues. I guess that everyone gets tired of being down there after the frivolity of SXSW. Up next from down Texas way is Spoon, the next 'It' band for several years running it seems. They are joined in the Northeast for 2 shows by Baltimore locals, The Oranges Band.

Apr 21 @ Sonar, Baltimore
Apr 22 @ Starlight Ballroom, Philly
Apr 24 @ Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ (not w/ the Oranges Band)

Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
Spoon - Merchants of Soul
The Oranges Band - If These Stars Are Struck
The Oranges Band - Ride the Nuclear Wave