Shadow Box - Live, etc...

To change things up a little bit I decided to do a post earlier in the day than I usually do. By the time I get home and get things organized I'm usually pretty brain dead. For an example of this just see my post from yesterday... Then again, they can't all be good...

Some random things for today:

• People of London, my thoughts are with you. I usually try to keep my swearing on this site to a minimum... however, "fuck you, terrorists!".

• For those of you in NYC! Ex-Minneapolis band "Shadow Box" will be playing @ Arlene's Grocery on Saturday, 7/9/05, 9pm. Their first proper gig in NYC (according to their website). In case you don't know the band... They have a British Radiohead circa "The Bends" era sound. You can judge yourself...sample some of their tunes on My Space. I've seen these guys live a bunch times as my buddy Joe used to be their manager a couple of years back...

• For those of you in NYC, part "deeeeeuuuxxx"; yes that means you again Queenvick! For those of you who can't make it to Austin City Limits, there's CMJ, 9/14 - 9/17/05! Wow, there's a lot of bands playing... highlights for me would be: The Arcade Fire, The Hold Steady, Athlete, and Amusement Parks on Fire. Check the official site for all details...

• I updated a few links today, finally...

• I haven't heard back from a bunch of you regarding joing the site as "official band members". Please email me if you're (still) interested and I'll get you set-up.

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club announced some tour dates. For you locals, they'll be @ FineLine Music Cafe on 9/19/05. For everybody else, here's the rest of the tour dates. Should be interesting to see what their new stuff sounds like...

• Speaking of tour dates. Here are some upcoming Minneapolis/St. Paul shows (I'll be setting these up in the side-bar link area at some point as well:

1. Thu 7/14 - Olympic Hopefuls - Turf Club
2. Mon 7/18 - Caesars/The Sights - Quest Ascot Room
3. Sat 7/23 - Dinosaur Jr. - The Quest
4. Wed 7/27 - Tegan & Sara - Minnesota Zoo
5. Thu 7/28 - Kings of Leon/Secret Machines/Shout Out Louds - First Ave
6. Thu 7/28 - Teenage Fanclub - First Ave
7. Sun 8/7 - Ozzfest - Float Rite Amphitheatre (I posted that one just for you "Metalfan")
8. Tue 8/9 - The Killers - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
9. Fri 8/26 - The White Stripes - Orpheum Theater
10. Sat 8/27 - The White Stripes - Orpheum Theater
11. Fri 9/16 - Green Day - Xcel Energy Center
12. Mon 9/29 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Fine Line Music Cafe
13. Tue 9/20 - Coldplay - Target Center
14. Fri 9/23 - U2 - Target Center
15. Thu 9/29 - The Arcade Fire - First Ave

• Check out the latest British Accents Recap. Lots of good stuff in there...

• I'm totally addicted to Stars' new CD "Set Yourself on Fire". You can read the pitchfork review here.

• And finally... I wanted to read a review of this gig for a while now. Here it is: Oasis in NYC, Madison Square Garden, 6/22/05.

• I like this posting in the early evening... Time to go home, though. More to come tomorrow.