Hot Chip - "What's In My Bag": Shopping at Amoeba Records, San Francisco

London electro-pop band Hot Chip just finished a well-received US tour. The band was out on the West Coast last month and here is how SF Weekly described the band's show at The Warfield: "Hot Chip bring[s] it live. This weekend was awash in stage adaptations of electro-pop acts, and this one was at least as compelling as Miike Snow's, without the creepy face masks. (HC singer Alexis Taylor was wearing a sequined-elephant-festooned baseball cap that my stepmother also owns, but that was an entirely different, altogether more non-threatening kind of creepy.) At six strong -- only one more than their current operational lineup, mind you -- they breathed more life into their songs than I've ever found on record: something about the distribution of sounds, maybe, or the refreshingly schlubby keyboardist-cum-cowbell guy, or the non-stop dancing other-keyboardist, or the drummer. The drummer! God bless the touring drummers of electronic-based bands, you know? Their rhythmic precision, their interminable fours-on-the-floor, their tireless muscle memory." (link to full review)

Here is a video of Hot Chip stopping in at Amoeba Records in San Francisco for some record shopping while they were in town along with an audience video from the show at The Warfield.





Links:
Hot Chip
Amoeba Records

Dan Auerbach - "What's In My Bag": Shopping at Amoeba Records, San Francisco

While The Black Keys played APW this past weekend and have a couple more shows scheduled this year, Dan Auerbach is primarily spending the remainder of the year touring with his new project Dan Auerbach & the Fast Five.

Here is a video of Dan stopping in at Amoeba Records in San Francisco for some record shopping while he was in town for a show at Bimbo's this past March.



Here is a live video from the show at Bimbo's:



Dan Auerbach & the Fast Five Tour Dates:
Aug 8, 2009 - 8:00PM, Schuba’s, Chicago, Illinois
Aug 9, 2009 - 8:00PM, Lollapalooza - Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois
Nov 5, 2009 - 8:00PM, Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
Nov 6, 2009 - 8:00PM, The Majestic Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
Nov 7, 2009 - 8:00PM, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
Nov 8, 2009 - 8:00PM, Le National, Montreal
Nov 9, 2009 - 8:00PM, The Paradise, Boston
Nov 11, 2009 - 8:00PM, Webster Hall, New York
Nov 12, 2009 - 8:00PM, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Links:
Dan Auerbach's MySpace Profile

Trainwreck Riders (San Francisco Cow Punks) Are Playing Two Shows in Brooklyn Next Weekend

DOWNLOAD: Trainwreck Riders - "Safety of a Back" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Trainwreck Riders - "Chug Along" (MP3)

Trainwreck Riders finally got around to releasing a follow-up to 2006's Lonely Road Revival. The new disc, The Perch, came out in May on Alive Records.

The last time that I remember the band being in town, they put on a wild show at the Cake Shop. Here is one of my favorite quotes describing the band: "Trainwreck Riders play twisted Americana, with a hint of madness and lots of goodtime energy, that ensures the songs rock along with vigour and purpose." --Simon Lewis / Terrascope Rumbles

Trainwreck Riders are playing July 17th at The Jungle (286 Meserole St in Bushwick) and July 18th at Goodbye Blue Monday.

Links:
Trainwreck Riders' MySpace Profile

The Walkmen Performing Live in San Francisco Available as Free Download

Wolfgang's Vault, which owns Bill Graham's live concert archives, just posted a live show by The Walkmen as a free download. The show was recorded on February 27, 2008 at Independent in San Francisco.

Tracks are:
01) On the Water
02) In the New Year (incomplete)
03) All the Hands and the Cook
04) Donde Esta La Playa
05) If Only It Were True
06) Wake Up
07) Another One Goes By
08) The Blue Route
09) Four Provinces
10) What's In It For Me
11) Little House of Savages
12) I Lost You
13) They're Winning
14) The Rat