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loud-fans-digest       Saturday, March 27 2010       Volume 09 : Number 060



                               Today's Subjects:
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  [loud-fans] Chris Knox benefit show: NYC                   [JRT456@aol.com]
  [loud-fans] Dum Dum Girls  [outbound-only email address <eeimmnno@antithet]

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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:15:31 EDT
From: JRT456@aol.com
Subject: [loud-fans] Chris Knox benefit show: NYC

Since he's been recently discussed here:

On Thursday, May 6th, 2010, Le Poisson Rouge, Wordless Music and WFMU will
be hosting a benefit for New Zealand musician Chris Knox, who suffered a
series of life-altering strokes last year. The show comes on the heels of
Merge
Recordsb release of Stroke, a double album compilation of artists covering
Knox songs with the proceeds going to benefit him and his family. All money
raised for this event, save for circa $2,500 base costs to cover direct club
expenses, is going straight to the Knox family.

Chris Knoxbs presence and influence on New Zealand music can only properly
be compared to the relationship between Caetano Veloso and Brazil, and Ali
Farka TourC) in Mali. He started as one of the first and most highly regarded
Kiwi punk rock musicians in the late seventies, and went on to be known for
his work as a comic artist, television host, film reviewer and music
producer for releases on the illustrious Flying Nun roster. His work as Tall
Dwarfs
(with Alec Bathgate) and as a solo artist has influenced musicians far
beyond his countrybs borders, as evidenced by the lineup for this show.

Artists, all of whom will be performing shorter than typical sets, at Le
Poisson Rouge include Yo La Tengo, Portastatic, Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio),
Claudia Gonson (The Magnetic Fields), comedian John Mulaney and Sharon Van
Etten. Additionally, New Zealand will be represented by one of the only bands
who can be considered a rival to Knoxbs influence, The Clean, solo sets by
Clean members Robert Scott and David Kilgour, as well as Dimmer, whose
leader Shayne Carter is best known on these shores from his years of fronting
the
seminal Straitjacket Fits. In addition, we are pleased to announce the
night will include a very short acoustic set by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk
Hotel, his first public performance in over a decade. The event will be
partially recorded to broadcast on WFMU at a later date, as well as on New
Zealand
community radio stations like Radio 1 in Dunedin.

Tickets will be made available viaB Kickstarter.comB next Tuesday, March
30th. Kickstarter is a great new website where people can directly support
projects they love. All tickets purchased will be for the person who bought
the
ticket b i.e. there will be no way to scalp. If a ticket buyer is purchasing
the tickets for somebody else, they will be required to provide the name of
that person upon purchasing to secure the spot. We will be holding a
separate fundraiser on Kickstarter to cover transport costs for the artists;
people
who donate will receive theB StrokeB 2xCD comp. Keep watch on Kickstarter for
information like ticket price (they wonbt be cheap b itbs a benefit!)
and
other salient details. There will be no guest lists whatsoever. I will be
buying a ticket, and so will you if you plan to attend.

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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:05:10 -0400
From: outbound-only email address <eeimmnno@antithetical.org>
Subject: [loud-fans] Dum Dum Girls

Mark:
>
Heard this in the record store the other day and promptly fell in love with
 it.  Anyone got the new album yet?  I think, if bands like  Tallulah Gosh,
The All Girl Summer Fun Band and Slumber Party appeal to you,  like they do
me, you're gonna like this, A LOT.
<

I pre-ordered it, if the release date doesn't slip I think it's
saleable next Tuesday. Looking forward to it.
In a very similar vein, I'm also enjoying Beaches, The Mayfair Set,
and Best Coast.
Somewhat farther afield (but on some of the same labels) are Grass
Widow, Yellow Fever (or maybe YellowFever), The Bitters, Brilliant
Colors

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