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

Here is a kind of goofy record store video that was filmed this past April during the Vivian Girls' West Coast tour.



The Vivian Girls have their second disc, Everything Goes Wrong, coming out September 8th on In The Red Records. The band looks to have a pretty quiet summer but they are playing two local shows next month:

July 4, 2009, 2:00PM, Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival, Brooklyn, NY
(show is at 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD, 979 Broadway btwn Myrtle Ave & Ditmars St, Bushwick)

July 31, 2009, 8:00PM, The Whitney Museum, New York, NY
("Free with museum admission. Seating is first-come, first-served. No reservations.")

Links:
Vivian Girls' MySpace Profile

East Village Radio Music Festival Moved to Sunday

Due to tropical storm Hanna, the East Village Radio Music Festival has been moved to Sunday. The festival will run 1PM - 9PM at the South Street Seaport.

I'm looking forward to seeing Boris (for free) but I also want to check out Olof Arnalds, who is a new artist out of Iceland. Here is a video of Olof performing her song "Klara" for Iceland Airways podcast.



Here are the set times for both of the festival stages:

BANDS SCHEDULED FOR @ SEAPORT LOCATION
Lil' Dusty 1:30
Bunnybrains 2:30
Hex Message 3:30
Crystal Stilts 5:30
Woods 6:15
BIG A little a 7:00

BAND SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH STREET SEAPORT STAGE
4-ize 12:45
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 1:15
Dr. Lonnie Smith 1:45
Olof Arnalds 2:30
Vivian Girls 3:00
High Places 3:45
Awesome Color 4:30
John Oliver 5:00
Devin the Dude 5:30
Flying Lotus 6:15
Mark Ronson 7:00
BORIS 7:45

Links:
Olof Arnalds' MySpace page

Sonic Youth Play Final Show at McCarren Pool on Saturday, August 30th

There are still tickets left for the final show at McCarren Pool this Saturday with Sonic Youth.

Sonic Youth is playing with Wolf Eyes, Times New Viking and Vivian Girls. Doors open at 4PM and tickets are $35.00.

Green Point Wines is one of the sponsors of the event, and the profits from every glass of wine sold go to The Open Space Alliance, a nonprofit responsible for the preservation and renovation of Brooklyn parkland and open spaces.

Links:
Sonic Youth's Website
The Open Space Alliance's Website