valentine's day British Sea Power, The Rosebuds @ Cat's Cradle - 6 May 2008 (pics, live video/MP3s)

valentine's day Last night I headed back to the Cat's Cradle for a second time in three days to see two of my most favorite current bands - British Sea Power and EAR FARM BBQ pals The Rosebuds. The two are currently on tour together, so it was a bit of a homecoming for The Rosebuds and their fans were out in full force showing love and appreciation by way of dancing and high fives. The set was loose and friendly and fun, made up of old favorites and cover songs; however, they didn't play "My Punishment For Fighting" so I left the show throwing a tantrum*. What? It's only one of the very best songs released in 2007.

British Sea Power were received with a bit more hesitation and curious wonder, clearly still in the midst of building up a North Carolina fanbase. The audience reacted favorably to a few of the more popular songs from the band's recent record Do You Like Rock Music?, but didn't really wake up until the monstrous seventeen minute version of "Carrion" that closed the set. Words can not express my love for the music of British Sea Power - on record, live, in music videos, whatever; therefore, pictures, video, MP3s, and coverage of their two shows this weekend in NYC will have to suffice.

Click through for pictures and live videos/MP3s from each band after the jump...
The Rosebuds
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"Hold Hands And Fight" by The Rosebuds (live, from this show)
"Blue Bird" by The Rosebuds (live, from this show)

Watch:
"Hold Hands And Fight" by The Rosebuds (live, from this show) on YouTube
"Blue Bird" by The Rosebuds (live, from this show) on YouTube

See more Rosebuds pictures (from this show and others) HERE.

See also: EAR FARM's BBQ Tour '08 featuring The Rosebuds.

Visit The Rosebuds on MySpace.

British Sea Power
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"Lights Out For Darker Skies" by British Sea Power (live, from this show)
"Blackout" by British Sea Power (live, from this show)

Watch:
"Lights Out For Darker Skies" by British Sea Power (live, from this show) on YouTube
"Blackout" by British Sea Power (live, from this show) on YouTube

See more British Sea Power pictures (from this show and others) HERE.

Visit British Sea Power on MySpace.
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*alright, I didn't really throw a tantrum... but I have listened to "My Punishment For Fighting" more times than you can even imagine. Must hear that song again live. Must!

valentine's day British Sea Power & No Age @ The Mohawk - 13 March 2008 (SXSW Day 2, Pics)

valentine's day British Sea Power devastated the Rhapsody Rocks Austin Party at the Mohawk yesterday afternoon, thrashing through a 30 minute set exclusively culled from their new album Do You Like Rock Music? and re-solidifying their position (in my mind at least) as one of the most entertaining and eventful live shows out there. Undaunted by potential showers (dig the Technicolor rain gear in the pics) or the early set time (12:30pm on the dot), the boys showed more spark, ferocity and good humor than their previous headlining gig at Bowery during CMJ.

Since then, they've added a violinist as well as another multi-instrumentalist (shown after the jump playing a guitar with a...trumpet?) to fill the sizable void left by the departure of Eamon Hamilton as well as to flesh out the big arrangements that pervade the new album. So, the question remains: Do I Like Rock Music? Hells yes.

After BSP, current hot-shit (or future hot-shit depending on your vantage point) No Age performed. You may remember them here on EF previously in the Liars show recap; since then, I've been eager to check them out for myself, and at first I was slightly disappointed. It must have been the looming afterglow from BSP or something, because as their set progressed my disappointment gradually shifted to mild interest, then slight head-nodding, and finally fist-pumping as guitarist Randy Randall climbed a towering speaker and precariously resumed shredding as the foundation wobbled back and forth. So all in all, I suppose it broke down like this: songs posing as two-minute bursts of noise + high-risk stage theatrics = a winning formula.
See more pics from this show after the jump...

British Sea Power

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Listen: "Waving Flags"

See more pictures of British Sea Power (from this show) HERE.

Visit British Sea Power on MySpace.

No Age

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Listen: "Loosen This Job"

See more pictures of No Age (from this show) HERE.

Visit No Age on MySpace.

valentine's day British Sea Power: new album, live videos, massive US tour with The Rosebuds, Colourmusic, and 1900's

valentine's day What happens when two of EAR FARM's most favorite bands play two shows in NYC together over a single weekend in May? Up to this point, one could only imagine; however, we'll get a chance to see for ourselves when British Sea Power and The Rosebuds return to New York TOGETHER to hit up Bowery Ballroom and the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 10th and 11th respectively.

The fun doesn't begin and end there: British Sea Power have a whole slew of US dates lined up for 2008 and will be dropping their third LP (titled Do You Like Rock Music?) tomorrow. Full tour dates, an MP3, live video, and links to where you can stream the entire album, after the jump.

British Sea Power - 2008 Tour Dates
Feb 25 San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
Feb 27 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
Feb 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland *
Feb 29 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door *
Mar 01 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill (NoisePop) *
Mar 03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir *
Mar 04 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *
Mar 05 Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club *
Mar 08 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive *
Mar 12 New York NY @ Late Show w/David Letterman
Mar 13-16 Austin TX @ SxSW
Mar 19 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *
Mar 20 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews *
Mar 21 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock *
Mar 22 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club ++
Mar 24 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ++
Mar 25 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre ++
Mar 26 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop ++
Mar 27 Columbus, OH @ The Basement ++
Mar 28 Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern ++
Mar 29 St. Louis, MO @ Billiken Club ++
Apr 11 TBC
Apr 12 Austin, TX @ Club Deville
Apr 13 Houston, TX @ Engine Room
Apr 15 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Apr 17 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder - Florida State University
Apr 18 Orlando, FL @ The Social
Apr 19 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Apr 20 Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
Apr 21 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Apr 22 Birmingham, AB @ Bottletree
Apr 23 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
May 1 Columbia, MO @ Mojo's **
May 2 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's **
May 3 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge **
May 4 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle **
May 6 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle **
May 7 Charlottesville, VA @ Satelite Ballroom **
May 8 Washington, DC @ Black Cat **
May 9 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's **
May 10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom **
May 11 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg **
May 13 Boston, MA @ Paradise **
May 14 TBC
May 15 Montreal, QUE @ La Sala Rossa **
May 16 Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace **
May 17 Buffalo, NY @ The Tralf **
May 18 TBC

* w/ Colourmusic
** w/ The Rosebuds
++ w/ 1900's

Listen:
"Waving Flags" by British Sea Power

Stream Do You Like Rock Music? in its entirety on Spinner or BSP's MySpace.

Check out video from British Sea Power's recent appearance on Later… with Jools Holland over on EARF.

***tour date listing shamelessly copy/pasted from HERE***

valentine's day British Sea Power - "Waving Flags"

valentine's day British Sea Power have their third full length album, Do You Like Rock Music? due out on the 12th of February via Rough Trade. The first single from the album, the epic choral anthem "Waving Flags", was just released and it's typical British Sea Power: soaring, melancholic, uplifting, smart, superb.

Listen:
"Waving Flags"

Visit British Sea Power on MySpace.

*above photo from British Sea Power's October show at Maxwell's, taken by me.