I saw Band of Skulls 4 times in 2009 and I still haven’t had enough of this UK trio. I’ve RSVP’d for a couple parties @ SXSW so hopefully I’ll be able to catch them sometime soon. I need my fix! Here’s there new video for the song “Friends” from the New Moon Soundrack.
Magic Wands is an indie/electronic duo out of Nashville TN. Their debut EP Magic Love & Dreams comes out May 25th on Bright Antenna. Here’s an mp3 of their first single “Black Magic“. If you dig it then you should definitely pick up the Magic Love & Dreams EP.
Want to win it? You’ve come to the right place! Thanks to our friends at Filter Magazine we have a copy of the EP as well as an AUTOGRAPHED Magic Wands T-Shirt to give away.
All you have to do is answer these 4 questions below that relate to Nashville. We’ll randomly pick a winner from the correct answers! Email your answers to contest@avanttrash.com. US RESIDENTS ONLY! Ready? Here we go:
Great Northern is a Los Angeles based duo featuring Solon Bixler (originally of 30 Seconds To Mars) and Rachel Stolte and they play synth-induced dreamy tunes and are really pretty and they are doing a hometown gig at the Echoplex next Saturday Night and Filter Magazine and AvantTrash want to send you and a friend to the show and then you can have a good time in Echo Park and there are 2 other bands playing and they are The Dears and Eulogies.
And all you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT and tell me how many ANDs are in this post and we will put you on the list +1 for the show! And Good Luck!
The Deets:
Sat, May 23rd
GREAT NORTHERN
w/The Dears and Eulogies
@ THE ECHOPLEX
1822 Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90026
READ: I AM GIVING AWAY SHOW TICKETS FOR FREE. READ ON, MY FRIENDS…
(Contest over, thanks for playin)
Sorry I turned in
to Kanye for a second there. I can’t go to this show, so some lucky feller gets my tickets. It’s next Friday, April 3rd at the Double Door. Show starts at 9 and trust when I say I wish I could go. If I thought I could drag my mom along, I would consider it. Hell, if I stuck her at the bar, she’d be happy, but it’s a bit loud for her taste.
Anywho, I really wanna give these tix away to a deserving individual and Filter Mag really wants me to also. White Lies are an awesome group, and I’ve heard good things about them live, especially their SXSW performance. The video is “To Lose My Life” off of their album of the same name. Check out their MySpace page for more info on them.
No ticket pickup needed, I’d just have to get your name on the list with a +1 in time for the show. So here’s the sitch:
There’s not a lot of time for fun crazy contests this time around, so basically the first person who replies to this post with their contact info (I do need some way to actually contact you) gets their names on the list. Repeat, if I cannot contact you in some way, no tix for you. Now think about it folks, don’t email me if you can’t go. Lemme give these tickets to someone who wants to and can go see them next week.
And….GO!!!
Again, with the delayed reviews. Damn, I’m doing a lot of massive failing lately. I can’t help it, I’m all stressed, and working, and trying to find a new apartment–you try walking in my shoes for awhile.
Okay, get outta my shoes.
This Black Gold thing was some major crazy. I was supposed to review them back in November. Well, I didn’t realize they were playing first, so showing up 15 minutes late meant catching a whopping song and a half. Not worth a review. I was disappointed, but happy that another opportunity arose when I got word of them coming back around, and touring with Lydia, no less! Lydia’s cool-friend of a friend plays guitar for them and they’ve littered my living room floor on occasion.
Thanks to Filter Magazine, I have been getting exposed to all sorts of great indie music scenes. I’ve been given the opportunity to see and hear new music that I might otherwise not have been exposed to. Now, our brilliant faithful readers will also reap the awards, because it’s contest time!!!
(cue game show music)
I have posted a review of the Tegan and Sara, Girl In A Coma and City and Colour Concert at the Fonda from last Sunday. This review of the last show of the tour is up on Filter Magazine’s Site. I have my own draft with PLENTY of pictures and swear words that will be posted here soon. Im trying to simplify life a bit because things are a busy mess right now. I haven’t done laundry all week! I’m wearing winter tubesocks and recycling underwear here!
Isn’t it great when everything just comes together perfect?
I didn’t plan on seeing Jamie Lidell tonight at the Avalon here in Hollywood. But it just so happened that a very generous contact at Filter Magazine hooked me up with a pair of tickets to see him. I wouldn’t have gone if a friend hadn’t posted a facebook message asking if anyone was gonna go. I think because both messages landed within 10 minutes of each other then it was probably a sign (that I should get back to work and stop checking my email). But really, I wasn’t too familiar with Jamie Lidell’s work, I’ve somehow always confused him with a bunch of Hotel Cafe artists. But he put on an interesting show! He has a good band, he has a good energy and he’s like a mix between Bill Nye – The Science Guy and Elvis Costello (sans guitar). But I think what really pulled the universe in alignment was the privilege of seeing “next big thing” soul progeny Janelle Monáe.
Wootie woo! Its time for another AvantTrash contest! This time we have teamed up with Filter Magazine to bring you into the world of The Republic Tigers! Hailing from Kansas City, the Tigers emerged from the ashes of Golden Republic and have been adding steam to their buzz train with a performance last Thursday on Letterman and an upcoming tour with Nada Surf! AliUptown herself of this very blog will be catching them June 8th at Ribfest in Chicago we suggest you do the same should they meander into your areas*.
Here is your chance to pick up their lovely new album Keep Color** as well as an awesome DAKINE Messenger Bag. This isn’t Target stuff, this is fancy bag you want to throw your iPods, Obama Buttons and Moleskine SketchBooks in and strap to your bagless vegan/indie/hipster butt.
There will be 2 winners for this contest:
- First Prize gets and autographed copy of the CD Keep Color along with a Republic Tigers T-Shirt.
- Grand Prize takes a copy of Keep Color as well as the DAKINE Medic Street Series over-the-shoulder travel bag, a favorite of The Republic Tigers. It retails for $60 if that makes you want to win it even more.
So get ready to roll up your right pant leg and ride your fixie down to the Pure Luck cause here comes the CONTEST!
The last contest was easy, this contest is an education! We want you to be smart enough to put some books into your brand new bag. The Republic Tigers hail from Kansas City, close to our old neck of the woods. And knowing what Midwest pride is all about I have decided to show you 4 pieces of Kansas City Paraphernalia (spellcheck, are you sure thats how thats supposed to look?) and all YOU have to do is NAME WHAT IS PICTURED (click to enlarge) and you’ll be entered to win! Send your answers to contest@avanttrash.com and 2 winners will be drawn and quartered at random after the contests’ end at 11:59pm PST on Sunday, June 1st. Here we go:
1. SUBJECT: ARTS & HUMANITIES
2. SUBJECT: SPORTS
3. SUBJECT: CURRENT EVENTS
4. SUBJECT: HISTORY
BONUS: THE FUTURE
Good Luck and stay tuned for reviews and photos from a long Memorial Day weekend!
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*Your geographic areas, not your other areas.
Republic Tigers Tour Dates:
MAY
28 Mt. Pleasant, SC – Village Tavern
29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 w/The Helio Sequence
30 Athens, GA – Center Stage Theatre #
31 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits #
JUNE
1 Orlando, FL – The Social #
2 Miami, FL – Studio A #
3 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre #
5 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge #
6 Memphis, TN – TBA #
7 St. Louis, MO – Bluebird #
8 Chicago, IL – Ribfest Chicago #
9 Indianapolis, IN – The Music Mill #
10 Columbus, OH – The Basement #
11 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern #
# w/ Nada Surf
**As heard on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl and wherever modern alternative rock radio knows whats good for them.
OKAY FOLKS! After much ado here is AvantTrash’s FIRST GIVEAWAY! I mean sure, everyday we give away AMAZING links, reviews and commentary on all things entertainment, newsworthy pop culture. But now you get a chance to take home some free music, fresh gear and lightey disco’ey stuff compliments of Filter Magazine and SacramentOakland’s own party-pumpin’ dance rock-splosion, Wallpaper.
So here is the contest… Presented before you are 4 AMAZING T-Rexes (Rexi? Rexae?). Answer the Questions associated with each Terrible Thunder Lizard and you will win (1) Signed copy of Wallpaper.’s T-REX EP, (1) Wallpaper. T-Shirt, and (1) Fancy Disco Light to get your own party started! Sound Great?! Should multiple people answer correctly then I will select a winner at random (probably cointoss, maybe roll a die, or if all else fails, random number generator.
Ready? Here ya go:
| T-Rex #1: Jim Henson made this wacky sitcom neighbor T-Rex. Who is he or who is he eating? | T-Rex #2: This T-Rex might have eaten someone’s prized Red Bicycle in a dream sequence. |
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| T-Rex #3: Name the belated Flying V loving glam-rock dynamo frontman seen below: | T-Rex #4: Name the pint-sized human voice of this plastic T-Rex (Hint: “INCONCEIVABLE!”) |
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Think you got it? This contest ends May 12th @ 11:59pm. The winner will be announced (discreetly if preferred) by next Wednesday. Warm up your Googles and send your answers to contest@avanttrash.com
