The Magnetic Fields have expanded their 69 Love Songs 25th anniversary tour to cover more cities in the US, along with new UK/Europe dates.
The expanded tour will see Stephin Merritt performing the album in its entirety over two nights with original members Sam Davol and Shirley Simms, along with Chris Ewen and Anthony Kaczynski. Newly added cities include Atlanta, Austin, Portland, Seattle, and Washington, DC. The UK/Europe leg takes place in August and September, featuring stops in London, Barcelona, Stockholm, and more. See the full itinerary below.
Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 16th via Ticketmaster. Look for deals on all of The Magnetic Fields’ upcoming North American dates via StubHub — where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program — or viagogo for international shows.
The Magnetic Fields’ latest studio album, Quickies, was released in 2020.
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The expanded tour will see Stephin Merritt performing the album in its entirety over two nights with original members Sam Davol and Shirley Simms, along with Chris Ewen and Anthony Kaczynski. Newly added cities include Atlanta, Austin, Portland, Seattle, and Washington, DC. The UK/Europe leg takes place in August and September, featuring stops in London, Barcelona, Stockholm, and more. See the full itinerary below.
Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 16th via Ticketmaster. Look for deals on all of The Magnetic Fields’ upcoming North American dates via StubHub — where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program — or viagogo for international shows.
The Magnetic Fields’ latest studio album, Quickies, was released in 2020.
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- 2/14/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
The Magnetic Fields will celebrate their 25th anniversary of their indie rock epic 69 Love Songs with a 2024 tour where the reunited band will perform the album in its entirety. Yes, all 69 songs, over the course of two nights.
The Stephin Merritt-led outfit will bring back the album’s major players — Claudia Gonson, John Woo, Sam Davol and Shirley Simms — to perform alongside the Magnetic Fields’ current lineup for the trek, which kicks off in March 2024.
Exciting News! In celebration of the 25th anniversary of 69 Love Songs, we'll be doing...
The Stephin Merritt-led outfit will bring back the album’s major players — Claudia Gonson, John Woo, Sam Davol and Shirley Simms — to perform alongside the Magnetic Fields’ current lineup for the trek, which kicks off in March 2024.
Exciting News! In celebration of the 25th anniversary of 69 Love Songs, we'll be doing...
- 6/22/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly a quarter-century ago, Stephin Merritt had a brilliant idea: Record exactly 69 love songs and release them on an album called 69 Love Songs. The Magnetic Fields songwriter is celebrating his magnum opus in 2024 with a 25th anniversary tour, in which he’ll perform the album in its entirety over the course of two nights each in a select few cities.
The tour will feature all of the original players from the 1999 album, including Claudia Gonson, John Woo, Sam Davol, Shirley Simms, along with recent members Chris Ewen and Anthony Kaczynski.
The tour is set to kick off in March at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Ma, with subsequent shows scheduled in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
An artist pre-sale is set for July 11th, ahead of a public on sale on July 14th via Ticketmaster. You can find more information via the band’s website.
Once tickets are on sale,...
The tour will feature all of the original players from the 1999 album, including Claudia Gonson, John Woo, Sam Davol, Shirley Simms, along with recent members Chris Ewen and Anthony Kaczynski.
The tour is set to kick off in March at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Ma, with subsequent shows scheduled in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
An artist pre-sale is set for July 11th, ahead of a public on sale on July 14th via Ticketmaster. You can find more information via the band’s website.
Once tickets are on sale,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, Björk, and more will share new music and insights into their creative lives and relationships with sound on the new podcast series, Listening.
Hosted by Elia Einhorn, each episode of Listening will find guest artists discussing the way they listen to music and hear the world, while also walking through the creation of an original composition made specifically for the show. The first four episodes are out today, Aug. 10, with additional installments dropping weekly.
Episode one of Listening features Tweedy and his sons, Spencer and Sammy, discussing...
Hosted by Elia Einhorn, each episode of Listening will find guest artists discussing the way they listen to music and hear the world, while also walking through the creation of an original composition made specifically for the show. The first four episodes are out today, Aug. 10, with additional installments dropping weekly.
Episode one of Listening features Tweedy and his sons, Spencer and Sammy, discussing...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Have no fear: despite churning out more than 200 episodes over 12 seasons, The colorful, kitschy look of Loren Bouchard’s Fox hit is delightful in feature format — the film is, quite notably, the first hand-drawn, traditionally animated film theatrically released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in over a decade; the last time that happened was “Winnie the Pooh” in 2011 — and its quippy, high-energy jokes should appeal to a wide audience.
That includes fans both old and new, as “The Bob’s Burger’s Movie” doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the titular burger joint or the wacky Belcher family who runs it to enjoy this first feature, though it certainly can’t hurt. Newbies will get hip to the personalities and pratfalls of the various stars with ease: Bob (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin; all of the show’s voice stars return to their roles for the film) is a worrier,...
That includes fans both old and new, as “The Bob’s Burger’s Movie” doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the titular burger joint or the wacky Belcher family who runs it to enjoy this first feature, though it certainly can’t hurt. Newbies will get hip to the personalities and pratfalls of the various stars with ease: Bob (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin; all of the show’s voice stars return to their roles for the film) is a worrier,...
- 5/23/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
One of the most high-profile benefit shows held to date in support of Ukraine took place in New York last night. Taking place at City Winery’s Manhattan location, the event featured performances by Gogol Bordello (whose leader, Eugene Hütz, was born in Ukraine), Patti Smith, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Suzanne Vega, Magnetic Fields auteur Stephin Merritt, reggae vet Matisyahu, Jesse Malin, O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge, and indie singer-songwriter Lady Lamb, all showing up to raise funds for financial and humanitarian relief in the embattled nation.
- 3/11/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Death Cab For Cutie has released a cover of Yoko Ono’s 1973 track, “Waiting for the Sunrise,” which is included on Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono, an upcoming tribute album honoring the groundbreaking artist curated by frontman Ben Gibbard. The album, scheduled for release Feb. 18, coincides with Ono’s 89th birthday.
“Waiting for the Sunrise” appeared on Ono’s album Approximately Infinite Universe. While Ono’s original is angular and upbeat, Gibbard and crew give the song a distinctly Death Cab emotive indie rock flair.
In January, two contributions...
“Waiting for the Sunrise” appeared on Ono’s album Approximately Infinite Universe. While Ono’s original is angular and upbeat, Gibbard and crew give the song a distinctly Death Cab emotive indie rock flair.
In January, two contributions...
- 2/16/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Mark Lanegan and Earth’s Dylan Carlson released their contribution to the ongoing Galaxie 500 tribute series with a cover of the dream-pop outfit’s 1990 song, “Summertime.”
The pair recorded the cover in a charmingly cluttered studio space; Carlson set a slightly quicker tempo than the original as he conjured the kind of hypnotic, fuzz-blasted guitar tone requisite for any proper Galaxie 500 cover. Accompanied by tambourines, Lanegan delivered the song with some sweet, no-frills vocals, letting the song’s story of young love settle in softly before hitting the little twist...
The pair recorded the cover in a charmingly cluttered studio space; Carlson set a slightly quicker tempo than the original as he conjured the kind of hypnotic, fuzz-blasted guitar tone requisite for any proper Galaxie 500 cover. Accompanied by tambourines, Lanegan delivered the song with some sweet, no-frills vocals, letting the song’s story of young love settle in softly before hitting the little twist...
- 8/21/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Thurston Moore, Real Estate, Surfer Blood and Mark Lanegan with Dylan Carlson are among the artists that will pay tribute to Galaxie 500 as part of a month-long celebration of the Record Store Day reissue of the band’s live LP Copenhagen.
20-20-20 will host the virtual concert of 20 of the dream-pop band’s covers, with Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, Mercury Rev, Rachel Haden, Xiu Xiu, the Feelies’ Glenn Mercer, Calvin Johnson and more taking part in the series.
“Earlier this year, a concert of covers of Galaxie 500 songs was planned at Rough Trade Brooklyn,...
20-20-20 will host the virtual concert of 20 of the dream-pop band’s covers, with Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, Mercury Rev, Rachel Haden, Xiu Xiu, the Feelies’ Glenn Mercer, Calvin Johnson and more taking part in the series.
“Earlier this year, a concert of covers of Galaxie 500 songs was planned at Rough Trade Brooklyn,...
- 8/3/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Did the death of Judy Garland trigger the Stonewall Riots and the birth of the gay liberation movement as is suggested in the new biopic “Judy”? The truth is, it depends who you ask.
To this day, the legendary singer’s death less than a week before the 1969 riots continues to be recognized as a considerable factor in the gay uprising that led to 13 arrests and many injuries at the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Garland’s adoration in the gay community was of mythical proportions decades before her death from an accidental overdose of barbiturates on June 22, 1969. “She is an Elvis for homosexuals,” Barry Walters wrote in a 1998 article in The Advocate. He, like many, many others, believe her tragic end “may have” helped to ignite the five-night Stonewall rebellion.
Not many businesses welcomed openly gay people in the ’50s and ’60s. The...
To this day, the legendary singer’s death less than a week before the 1969 riots continues to be recognized as a considerable factor in the gay uprising that led to 13 arrests and many injuries at the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Garland’s adoration in the gay community was of mythical proportions decades before her death from an accidental overdose of barbiturates on June 22, 1969. “She is an Elvis for homosexuals,” Barry Walters wrote in a 1998 article in The Advocate. He, like many, many others, believe her tragic end “may have” helped to ignite the five-night Stonewall rebellion.
Not many businesses welcomed openly gay people in the ’50s and ’60s. The...
- 9/30/2019
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
Good Omens and American Gods creator Neil Gaiman is staying in business with Amazon after striking an overall deal with Amazon Studios.
The British writer has signed an exclusive deal with the company to create television series that will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories around the world.
This comes ahead of the launch of Good Omens, the book that he wrote with Sir Terry Pratchett, which launches on Amazon Prime Video in 2019 with David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
Gaiman is a prolific author, whose work crosses comics, books, film, journalism and drama. The second season of American Gods is set to launch on Starz next year. He previously wrote the screenplay for BBC series Neverwhere and his character The Sandman was adapted for Fox’s Lucifer.
In film, he wrote Mirrormask, for the Jim Henson Company and co-wrote the script to Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf...
The British writer has signed an exclusive deal with the company to create television series that will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories around the world.
This comes ahead of the launch of Good Omens, the book that he wrote with Sir Terry Pratchett, which launches on Amazon Prime Video in 2019 with David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
Gaiman is a prolific author, whose work crosses comics, books, film, journalism and drama. The second season of American Gods is set to launch on Starz next year. He previously wrote the screenplay for BBC series Neverwhere and his character The Sandman was adapted for Fox’s Lucifer.
In film, he wrote Mirrormask, for the Jim Henson Company and co-wrote the script to Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf...
- 10/2/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a famous passage from Paul Bowles’ “The Sheltering Sky” that continues to resonate because of how plainly it speaks to the bittersweet shortsightedness of being alive: “Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really… And yet it all seems limitless.”
Of all the references sewn into the fabric of Kent Jones’ first narrative feature — the revered film critic and programmer nods to Paul Schrader, Bob Dylan, and executive producer Martin Scorsese among others in his chilly amuse-bouche of artistic inspirations — Bowles isn’t high on the list. Jones is too hyper-literate and omnivorous to be unfamiliar with the book, but even filmmaker Matías Piñeiro and Stephin Merritt serve as more explicit muses for this intimate drama.
And yet, Bowles’ writing — his resigned...
Of all the references sewn into the fabric of Kent Jones’ first narrative feature — the revered film critic and programmer nods to Paul Schrader, Bob Dylan, and executive producer Martin Scorsese among others in his chilly amuse-bouche of artistic inspirations — Bowles isn’t high on the list. Jones is too hyper-literate and omnivorous to be unfamiliar with the book, but even filmmaker Matías Piñeiro and Stephin Merritt serve as more explicit muses for this intimate drama.
And yet, Bowles’ writing — his resigned...
- 4/22/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The “Bob’s Burgers Music Album” is coming your way May 12, and it’s loaded up with more goodies than a Poutine on the Ritz Burger.
This is not the time to be modern and go the digital route for your music. Hell, even buying the CDs isn’t old-school enough. Instead, if you buy the the “Bob’s Burgers Music Album” deluxe limited-edition gift box, that comes with three LPs (in “condiment-colored” vinyl?!), a Bob’s Buskers seven-inch white vinyl LP, a hardbound lyric book (for those times you need to know more than just “Butts, Butts, Butts”), a sheet music collection, three original posters and a lot more. What is “more” you ask? Take a look at the unboxing video below featuring Teddy’s hairy arms and mumbly narration to see everything:
Of course, the two-cd album is still chockfull of “Bob’s Burgers” audio goodness, which amounts to 107 songs.
This is not the time to be modern and go the digital route for your music. Hell, even buying the CDs isn’t old-school enough. Instead, if you buy the the “Bob’s Burgers Music Album” deluxe limited-edition gift box, that comes with three LPs (in “condiment-colored” vinyl?!), a Bob’s Buskers seven-inch white vinyl LP, a hardbound lyric book (for those times you need to know more than just “Butts, Butts, Butts”), a sheet music collection, three original posters and a lot more. What is “more” you ask? Take a look at the unboxing video below featuring Teddy’s hairy arms and mumbly narration to see everything:
Of course, the two-cd album is still chockfull of “Bob’s Burgers” audio goodness, which amounts to 107 songs.
- 2/23/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Bob's Burgers plans to release a compilation on the indie label Sub Pop in May. In addition to songs from regular cast members, the collection will include contributions from an assortment of indie rockers – St. Vincent, the National, Stephin Merritt – and notable comedic actors: Aziz Ansari, who voices a character on the show, Paul Rudd and more.
The Bob's Burgers Music Album covers a lot of ground: according to the iTunes store, the record contains 112 songs in total. Most of these are less than a minute long; one is just 16 seconds.
The Bob's Burgers Music Album covers a lot of ground: according to the iTunes store, the record contains 112 songs in total. Most of these are less than a minute long; one is just 16 seconds.
- 2/23/2017
- Rollingstone.com
There's a pleasing level of total mystery surrounding Netflix's impending series based on Lemony Snicket's 13-book Series Of Unfortunate Events. We still don't know who's working on it either behind or in front of the camera, but it seems that one Eleanora Poe is responsible for the marketing campaign, and she's just released a teaser trailer. Warning: contains extreme spider violence.Ms. Poe, readers of the gloomy tomes may remember, is the sister of Arthur Poe, the banker charged with managing the Quagmire fortune and the Baudelaire orphans' estate. So it's fitting that she should be stepping in to oversee their affairs in this regard.The mournful ditty playing over the promo is a version of the Dresden Dolls' Missed Me, but note that the record on the gramophone is by Stephin Merritt's Snicket-influenced The Gothic Archies. There are plenty of visual gags and references like that included to ensnare the Snicket faithful,...
- 7/6/2015
- EmpireOnline
The Friends of Cinefamily Weekend
presents Truth And Soul Inc.,
a celebration of the films of Robert Downey Sr.
For Immediate Release, Los Angeles, November 12, 2014 - The Friends Of Cinefamily announced today that it will present a weekend celebration of the films of legendary filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. on December 5th - 8th. This inaugural fundraiser event for The Cinefamily, presented by the newly formed Friends Of Cinefamily, will include never before seen rarities, new prints, special appearances, and newly restored versions of his most acclaimed films.
Events include a career spanning conversation between father and son, Robert Downey Sr. and Robert Downey Jr. with a 35mm restoration screening of his breakthrough underground hit, Chafed Elbows; an intimate Q&A with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and screening of a new 35mm print of Greaser's Palace that will include a cast & crew reunion and tribute to the music of Robert Downey Sr.,...
presents Truth And Soul Inc.,
a celebration of the films of Robert Downey Sr.
For Immediate Release, Los Angeles, November 12, 2014 - The Friends Of Cinefamily announced today that it will present a weekend celebration of the films of legendary filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. on December 5th - 8th. This inaugural fundraiser event for The Cinefamily, presented by the newly formed Friends Of Cinefamily, will include never before seen rarities, new prints, special appearances, and newly restored versions of his most acclaimed films.
Events include a career spanning conversation between father and son, Robert Downey Sr. and Robert Downey Jr. with a 35mm restoration screening of his breakthrough underground hit, Chafed Elbows; an intimate Q&A with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and screening of a new 35mm print of Greaser's Palace that will include a cast & crew reunion and tribute to the music of Robert Downey Sr.,...
- 11/12/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The San Francisco International Film Festival, now in its 57th year, will pull several silent treasures out of the vault to accompany live performances by indie pop band Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt, and by Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.On Tuesday, May 6, Merritt will present a new original score to "Freaks" director Tod Browning's mind-bending, circus-set crime classic "The Unknown" (clip below). A match made in heaven for Merritt who, back in 2010, performed a wonderful live score to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." A week earlier, on Tuesday, April 29, Thao Nguyen and her band will perform alongside a selection of silent shorts, with a presentation of her own short films. Both musical events will go down at Sf's beloved Castro Theatre.This year's edition of Sfiff runs April 24 to May 8. We'll be there covering films and festivities. It was previously announced that Richard Linklater will...
- 3/20/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Monday, December 2 - Los Angeles, CA - The Cinefamily has released the lineup to their 2013 Fantastic Elastic 24-hour Holiday Telethon--a marathon fundraiser with 24 straight hours of special events featuring guests, interviews, live music and comedy. The event will be held December 14th-15th, from 1pm to 1pm at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles’ West Hollywood, and the first lineup announcement includes appearances, Q&A's, and surprise events to be announced featuring cultural icons luminaries, including Anjelica Huston, Bruce Dern, Mike Judge, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Father John Misty, and Bushwick Bill.
According to Cinefamily’s Executive Director Hadrian Belove, “We didn’t think the CInefamily should have the usual kind of fundraiser, cause we’re not the usual kind of cinematheque. The 24 hour Telethon allows us to echo the wide range of programming for which Cinefamily has become known, and include the many parts of Los Angeles we love.
According to Cinefamily’s Executive Director Hadrian Belove, “We didn’t think the CInefamily should have the usual kind of fundraiser, cause we’re not the usual kind of cinematheque. The 24 hour Telethon allows us to echo the wide range of programming for which Cinefamily has become known, and include the many parts of Los Angeles we love.
- 12/3/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The seventies glam rock musician Jobriath who was known as "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll," and "Hype of the Year" has been rediscovered and profiled in Kieran Turner’s music documentary, "Jobriath A.D." The feature explores Jobriath, the first openly gay rock musician and his brief reign as a star before a publicity machined doomed his career leaving him to die in obscurity at the Chelsea Hotel as one of the first victims of AIDS. Henry Rollins (Black Flag) narrates the film which features the artists Jobriath influenced including: Marc Almond, Joey Arias, Jayne County, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons Factory 25 has acquired the film and will be releasing it digitally on December 10th via cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon Vudu, X-Box, Sony Playstation and other digital outlets.
- 11/25/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
Three years ago, singer Peter Gabriel released the covers album "Scratch My Back," in which he offered his takes on tunes by such noted artists as Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Neil Young, David Byrne, among others. Now it's payback time. According to Gabriel's website, the follow-up album, appropriately titled "And I'll Scratch Yours," will be released this fall and will feature a number of the same artists covering his songs. Arcade Fire, Lou Reed, David Byrne, Bon Iver, Brian Eno, and Elbow are among the returning artists. Randy Newman, Regina Spektor, Paul Simon and The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt are also participating. While...
- 7/25/2013
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Before its third season's finale, we had the Bob's Burgers writing staff rank the series' best songs. No fan was surprised with the top choice: "Electric Love" from the season-three episode "Topsy." It tells the story of Thomas Edison's love for his elephant Topsy, which eventually lead to Topsy being electrocuted. The song is super great. Not just for a cartoon, but for music in general, what with its multipart harmony and soaring vocals from Megan Mullally and Kevin Kline. It also features the best lyric ever: "They'll say, 'Aww Topsy' at my autopsy." This makes it perfect for the second installment in the "Bob's Buskers" series, in which great artists cover one of the show's songs and then the show's animators animate it. We previously featured St. Vincent covering "Bad Girls Theme," and now we have the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, with the help of Kiki and Herb...
- 6/4/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Superchunk bassist Laura Ballance won’t be touring with the group in support of its new record, I Hate Music. In an open letter, Ballance said it’s not because she hates music or because she’s too old, but rather because she’s developed hyperacusis. The condition—the same one preventing Stephin Merritt from touring—makes Ballance overly sensitive to certain sounds, and leads to hearing loss and ringing in the ears. Ballance says she hopes to play shows in the future, provided she can figure out a way to protect her hearing. She says she even hopes to ...
- 5/17/2013
- avclub.com
Future Bible Heroes, the band Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson are in that’s not The Magnetic Fields, is going on tour. There’s a catch, though: Merritt, who writes all the group’s melodies and lyrics, won’t be tagging along. Rather, the tour will consist of Gonson, Christopher Ewen, Magnetic Fields collaborator Shirley Simms, and Anthony Kaczynski only. A full list of dates is below. In his defense, Merritt has a pretty good excuse for skipping the tour. According to The New York Times, he suffers from hyperacusis, “which makes him sensitive to loud sounds.” And while Future ...
- 5/9/2013
- avclub.com
Stephin Merritt’s Future Bible Heroes have announced a new record. Partygoing is the band’s third full-length and is due out June 8 on Merge. The label promises it will have both the “dancefloor-filling club anthems” and the “super-sad ballads” Fbh fans have come to expect from the semi-sporadic rockers, who haven't released an album since 2002's Eternal Youth. Merritt continues to write all the melodies and lyrics for the group, longtime collaborator Christopher Ewen pens the instrumental tracks, and Merritt’s fellow Magnetic Field member Claudia Gonson joins in on lead vocals. And while 11 years ...
- 3/20/2013
- avclub.com
Through its three seasons, Bob's Burgers has had a lot of fun coming up with silly little ditties. Phase two of these tunes' histories is what the show is calling "Bob's Buskers." The series will feature prominent artists like Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields covering Bob's Burgers' songs. In turn, one of the show's animators then uses their version to make videos of the artists busking in front of the Bob's Burgers storefront. First up is St. Vincent covering a song from the season two episode "Bad Tina," in which Tina starts hanging out with bad girl Tammy. They seem to get a few bucks at the end, which was probably because of Tina's impassioned mop-playing.
- 2/12/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
1963
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
- 1/30/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Beck’s newest project Song Reader has taken music back to it’s roots. Releasing his new material only as sheet-music, Beck has provided blueprints for fans allowing them to add their own personal twist on songs written by him. During a recent appearance on Wnyc’s Soundcheck radio show, Magnetic Fields singer Stephin Merritt sat down and performed one of the songs from Beck’s Song Reader, while Beck was on the phone....
- 12/14/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Sufjan Stevens, the Chicago-based rapper Serengeti, and hard-to-classify experimental musician Son Lux have just released a song called "Museum Day," which they recorded under the collective name s/s/s. The unlikely supergroup grew out of Serengeti's invitation to Stevens to provide some material he could incorporate into his album, presumably because he thought it would be fun to work with the least likely rock artist to appear on a rap album, and Stephin Merritt didn't return his calls. After Serengeti added his vocals to Stevens' contributions, he apparently decided that the results were too weird to mesh ...
- 3/7/2012
- avclub.com
First off, important question: If a 30 foot tall golden statue of David rolls through Manhattan, how big is the peen?
Patricia Heaton has always been a right-wing asshat, but when she started slut shaming Sandra Fluke last week, I swore off watching anything she's in, and I love The Middle. She's now apologized and said that while she disagrees on the subject, she should have been respectful. No sh*t. But I'm still not putting your show back on my record list.
Kim Kardashian calculated the value of her wedding gifts at $100,000, and wrote a check to charity for $200,000 so people wouldn't think less of her (is that possible?). But I agree with Kris Humphries, who thinks the gifts should have been returned to the people that shelled out $100,000 to buy them, who could have made a charitable donation if it fit their lifestyle. Also, nice tax write off for Kim.
Patricia Heaton has always been a right-wing asshat, but when she started slut shaming Sandra Fluke last week, I swore off watching anything she's in, and I love The Middle. She's now apologized and said that while she disagrees on the subject, she should have been respectful. No sh*t. But I'm still not putting your show back on my record list.
Kim Kardashian calculated the value of her wedding gifts at $100,000, and wrote a check to charity for $200,000 so people wouldn't think less of her (is that possible?). But I agree with Kris Humphries, who thinks the gifts should have been returned to the people that shelled out $100,000 to buy them, who could have made a charitable donation if it fit their lifestyle. Also, nice tax write off for Kim.
- 3/6/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Many musicians can come up with intriguing song titles, but few deliver on them with the effortless wit of Magnetic Fields front man Stephin Merritt. His indie-pop group’s latest, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, features songs with such colorful titles as “I’ve Run Away to Join the Fairies,” “All She Cares About Is Mariachi,” and the sweet, ambling first single, “Andrew in Drag.” The band's tenth full-length album is already being hailed as a welcome return to the synth-laden sound of its hallmark 1999 release 69 Love Songs. We phoned the notoriously terse, wry Merritt for details about his new Love, and also got answers about gay marriage, video games, and Catholicism.How much stress is involved in creating albums, knowing they will be measured against 69 Love Songs?I’m perfectly aware that everyone is going to think no matter what I do it’s no 69 Love Songs.
- 3/5/2012
- by Nisha Gopalan
- Vulture
For the band's first batch of new material on Merge since 1999's 3Lp classic _69 Love Songs_, Stephin Merritt & Co. crafted a witty, synth-dappled collection of songs that sound like they could've been created during the band's mid-'90s halcyon days. Then again, it's not really fair to act like Magnetic Fields fell off. While 2004's i sounds a bit flat when compared to several of the group's 10 (!) albums, and 2008's excellent, Jesus (and Mary Chain)-worshipping _Distortion_ may have confused a few fans unfamiliar with _Psychocandy_, this is a group that has consistently delivered clever, wildly-well-put-together odes to love and loss for more than 20 years now.
- 3/5/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
If you were a kid who grew up during the '90s, chances are you were probably watching either MTV or Nickelodeon to get your fix of entertainment for the day. And if you watched Nickelodeon, you were probably a fan of “The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” the oddball series featuring two brothers both named Pete and their sometimes surreal adventures growing up in the suburb of Wellsville. Created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi -- who were working in the promo department at the still-fledgling network -- 'Pete & Pete' had begun as a series of shorts in 1989 before becoming a regular series several years later. But this wasn’t just any kids program. Not only did it feature an 8-year-old with a tattoo of a topless mermaid named Petunia and a personal superhero wildly gesticulating in skin tight pants but featured recurring guest stars, including Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop,...
- 2/29/2012
- by Cory Everett
- The Playlist
Tracy Ketcher Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monasteries at the Tibet House Benefit Concert.
It was a study in contrasts at Monday night’s annual benefit concert and dinner presented by Tibet House Us.
At Carnegie Hall, an invocation by monks from the Drepung Gomang Monasteries kicked off the evening. The monks, wearing yellow and red robes, sang a dirge, then solemnly removed their fringed hats to bow to the audience. Moments later, Laurie Anderson performed an amusing spoken-word piece...
It was a study in contrasts at Monday night’s annual benefit concert and dinner presented by Tibet House Us.
At Carnegie Hall, an invocation by monks from the Drepung Gomang Monasteries kicked off the evening. The monks, wearing yellow and red robes, sang a dirge, then solemnly removed their fringed hats to bow to the audience. Moments later, Laurie Anderson performed an amusing spoken-word piece...
- 2/15/2012
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
When James Blake first began drawing attention in 2010, a cover of Feist's "Limit to Your Love" became one of his most recognizable hits. It was for the same reason Whitney Houston's rendition of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" became Whitney's song -- it connected with the words more intimately than the original had. In Blake's case, this meant showing what his voice could do over the barest of notes, and making the silence sound as palpable as any other beat.
The 23-year-old British electronic musician is now known for such dubstep stylings -- the bass-heavy, electronic dance music subgenre from South London that's become such a phenomenon, it got stage time at the Grammys Sunday night. Blake, still relatively unknown when he covered Feist, told the Guardian last year that he'd made "Limit to Your Love" to be played in dubstep clubs, not BBC's Radio 1, where it ended up as well.
The 23-year-old British electronic musician is now known for such dubstep stylings -- the bass-heavy, electronic dance music subgenre from South London that's become such a phenomenon, it got stage time at the Grammys Sunday night. Blake, still relatively unknown when he covered Feist, told the Guardian last year that he'd made "Limit to Your Love" to be played in dubstep clubs, not BBC's Radio 1, where it ended up as well.
- 2/13/2012
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
It's well documented that Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt does the majority of his songwriting and brainstorming in gay dance clubs or piano bars. From the band's latest offering, it appears a drag club has been further added to the circuit. "Andrew in Drag" is a funny, spirited sigh for Merritt, as he enjoys "the only girl I'll ever love." Again, he proves why he is one of the most refreshingly and rare overtly gay songwriters penning overtly gay songs, wielding his heartache as much as he does his humor and wit. This one is much more juvenile than, say, anthems like...
- 1/13/2012
- Hitfix
A new year, a new crop of pop culture to consume. Sure, "The Hunger Games" is gonna be huge, and yep, Madonna will definitely make a splash with her follow-up to “Hard Candy.” But here’s the first part of my list of 12 releases that I’m personally shaking and crying over in 2012. Welcome to my brain, Internet!
12. Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson
You just know "I’m untouchable, bitch" will become The catchphrase in 2012. Enjoy it now, until we get sick of it once “Drew Peterson: Untouchable” debuts on Lifetime January 21.
11. “Downton Abbey” Season Two!
At first, this British miniseries may look like every other stuffy “Masterpiece Theater” entry. But with lightning-fast pacing, relatable characters and enough “oh no she didn’t” barbs and juicy melodramatic twists to last a lifetime of Tyler Perry movies, “Downton Abbey” skirts the typical costume drama clichés. When’s the last time “PBS...
12. Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson
You just know "I’m untouchable, bitch" will become The catchphrase in 2012. Enjoy it now, until we get sick of it once “Drew Peterson: Untouchable” debuts on Lifetime January 21.
11. “Downton Abbey” Season Two!
At first, this British miniseries may look like every other stuffy “Masterpiece Theater” entry. But with lightning-fast pacing, relatable characters and enough “oh no she didn’t” barbs and juicy melodramatic twists to last a lifetime of Tyler Perry movies, “Downton Abbey” skirts the typical costume drama clichés. When’s the last time “PBS...
- 1/4/2012
- by Jim Cantiello
- MTV Newsroom
The Magnetic Fields have announced the release of their tenth studio album Love at the Bottom of the Sea. The Stephin Merritt collective revealed that their latest opus will be unveiled on March 5, 2012 - 21 years since their debut LP Distant Plastic Trees landed. Its release will be marked with a six-date tour of the UK and Ireland starting at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead on March 11 and concluding April 29 at the Cork Opera House. Love at the Bottom of the Sea is made up of 15 tracks, all of which clock in at under three minutes long and feature their signature mix of synth and acoustic sounds. The Magnetic Fields' previous albums Realism (2010), Distortion (2008) and i (2004) were dubbed by Meritt as the band's "no-synth trilogy". Addressing the return to their trademark (more)...
- 12/13/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Just as we surmised when it was announced Stephin Merritt and Co. were playing South By Southwest: Magnetic Fields has prepared the way for a new album, "Love at the Bottom of the Sea," due on March 6. It will be their first album for Merge records in 13 years, their last for the indie label having been another "Love" set: they issued three-parter "69 Love Songs" in 1999, and then put their last three albums out via Nonesuch (former home to Wilco). "Love at the Bottom of the Sea" -- a title that sounds equal parts desperate, slow-moving, fatalistic and...
- 12/13/2011
- Hitfix
From Girls to Beyoncé (and just about everyone in between), Bigger Than the Sound takes a look at the year's best albums.
By James Montgomery
Drake
Photo: Getty Images
In 2011, we all seemingly discovered dubstep and learned how to pronounce "Bon Iver." We marveled at the success of Adele, Katy Perry and Rihanna, took the leap with Beyoncé and got royal with Jay-z and Kanye. We said hello to bright new stars like Frank Ocean and the Weeknd and watched former breakouts Florence Welch and Drake take the next steps in their careers. Oh, and pretty much all of us bought Lady Gaga's Born This Way, or at least debated its pricing schemes.
Yes, it's been a pretty eventful 12 months, and now, it's time to take a look back with my picks for the Best Albums of 2011. Rock, hip-hop, pop and electronic records — from artists big and small — that...
By James Montgomery
Drake
Photo: Getty Images
In 2011, we all seemingly discovered dubstep and learned how to pronounce "Bon Iver." We marveled at the success of Adele, Katy Perry and Rihanna, took the leap with Beyoncé and got royal with Jay-z and Kanye. We said hello to bright new stars like Frank Ocean and the Weeknd and watched former breakouts Florence Welch and Drake take the next steps in their careers. Oh, and pretty much all of us bought Lady Gaga's Born This Way, or at least debated its pricing schemes.
Yes, it's been a pretty eventful 12 months, and now, it's time to take a look back with my picks for the Best Albums of 2011. Rock, hip-hop, pop and electronic records — from artists big and small — that...
- 12/6/2011
- MTV Music News
With Tsr Buzz, you’ll find links to articles, videos and other random things that will help you waste your time just a little bit more.
When David Tennant left Dr. Who, I thought I could never love another Doctor again. But then Matt Smith came along it turned out I’m very fickle. This video, that’s been making the rounds this week, showcases Tennant and costars Catherine Tate and John Barrowman in their charming, multi-talented glory. You’ll have to watch it multiple times to catch all the jokes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=giaMRyn47Xg
Stephen Colbert has been having a lot of fun with his Super Pac lately. It makes me jealous, I wish I had unlimited political contributions to use as I wish! This segment is particularly funny, especially when we get to the “female-bodied person” part.
Canada must be really serious about workplace safety.
When David Tennant left Dr. Who, I thought I could never love another Doctor again. But then Matt Smith came along it turned out I’m very fickle. This video, that’s been making the rounds this week, showcases Tennant and costars Catherine Tate and John Barrowman in their charming, multi-talented glory. You’ll have to watch it multiple times to catch all the jokes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=giaMRyn47Xg
Stephen Colbert has been having a lot of fun with his Super Pac lately. It makes me jealous, I wish I had unlimited political contributions to use as I wish! This segment is particularly funny, especially when we get to the “female-bodied person” part.
Canada must be really serious about workplace safety.
- 11/2/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
With Tsr Buzz, you’ll find links to articles, videos and other random things that will help you waste your time just a little bit more.
Captain Planet was never a good show. It was an expression of Ted Turner’s fear of environmental catastrophe. That this manifestation is blue with green hair and wears red lycra is something that he can work out with his therapist. But wow, if Don Cheadle doesn’t do him proud. Much better than Iron Man 2.
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet from Don Cheadle So I guess Conan the Barbarian wasn’t that good. Andy Richter doesn’t care, he’ll sidekick anyone with the name Conan. See how I just made sidekick a verb? Awesome.
Seriously, all the best stuff is from Funny or Die this week. The manic pixie dream girl character (think Natalie Portman in Garden State or Zooey Deschanel...
Captain Planet was never a good show. It was an expression of Ted Turner’s fear of environmental catastrophe. That this manifestation is blue with green hair and wears red lycra is something that he can work out with his therapist. But wow, if Don Cheadle doesn’t do him proud. Much better than Iron Man 2.
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet from Don Cheadle So I guess Conan the Barbarian wasn’t that good. Andy Richter doesn’t care, he’ll sidekick anyone with the name Conan. See how I just made sidekick a verb? Awesome.
Seriously, all the best stuff is from Funny or Die this week. The manic pixie dream girl character (think Natalie Portman in Garden State or Zooey Deschanel...
- 9/1/2011
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
The old adage about odds and sods collections like Obscurities—which, perhaps fittingly, marks Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields’ return to Merge Records, where both first made their names—is that they’re only for completists and obsessives. That they usually comprise weird or somehow “less good” compositions, outtakes that weren’t A-list enough to make their way onto proper albums and instead get dumped onto compilations like this, often as a way to fulfill label contracts or simply serve as vanity projects....
- 8/23/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Stephin Merritt thrives on self-imposed constraints. Whether doing soundtrack work under his own name or releasing aesthetically and topically themed albums with The Magnetic Fields, Gothic Archies, or Future Bible Heroes, Merritt has always displayed an uncanny ability to cram visceral pleasures into high-concept packages. Obscurities seems purposeful in its lack of a singular purpose, compiling a far-reaching selection of singles, rarities, and unreleased music from the period leading up to the Magnetic Fields’ career-defining 1999 epic 69 Love Songs. It’s a testament to Merritt’s conceptual discipline that a gorgeous 70th love song, “The Sun And The Sea ...
- 8/23/2011
- avclub.com
Merge Records has announced that The Magnetic Fields will return to the label for a new record due out sometime next year. The album will be chief songwriter Stephin Merritt’s first Magnetic Fields LP with Merge since 1999’s lengthy-yet-cherished 69 Love Songs. Before the new record, however, Merritt has a rarities collection titled Obscurities coming out on the label Aug. 23....
- 7/14/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Ukulele connoisseur and The Magnetic Fields mastermind, Stephin Merritt is releasing a collection of hard-to-find recordings dating back to before "69 Love Songs," the album that brought Merritt out of obscurity, before all the Fox news morning shows and endlessly awkward interviews.
Titled, "Obscurities" the album features five previously unreleased songs, 14 total, all recorded prior to "69 Love Songs." Three of the unreleased tracks come from an unfinished science fiction musical that Merritt began writing with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, called "The Song From Venus." Also included are five songs from various 7" vinyl singles by The Magnetic Fields, Merritt's side project the 6ths, a track from a rare K Records cassette-only release, and others.
Real "It was raining broken glass in the forgotten part of town" type stuff. "Obscurities" comes out on Merge Records August 23rd.
Download! "Forever and a Day," the first song from "Obscurities."
Here's the full track listing:...
Titled, "Obscurities" the album features five previously unreleased songs, 14 total, all recorded prior to "69 Love Songs." Three of the unreleased tracks come from an unfinished science fiction musical that Merritt began writing with Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, called "The Song From Venus." Also included are five songs from various 7" vinyl singles by The Magnetic Fields, Merritt's side project the 6ths, a track from a rare K Records cassette-only release, and others.
Real "It was raining broken glass in the forgotten part of town" type stuff. "Obscurities" comes out on Merge Records August 23rd.
Download! "Forever and a Day," the first song from "Obscurities."
Here's the full track listing:...
- 5/24/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
This Saturday is every vinyl addict's favorite holiday: Record Store Day. On April 16th, music fans across the country will perform a simple act that in the digital age is becoming increasingly rare: Go to their local record store and buy music. What once started as a small annual celebration of independent record stores, Record Store Day has blossomed into a full-fledged musical celebration of the local music shop. Bands of all sizes and statures are offering limited edition albums, playing intimate shows, and giving fans future relics all in a show of solidarity with record stores.
Need some inspiration to dole out some cash? Buzzfeed has put together a depressing collection of old record store photos. See them and weep here. Now, ready to do your part? Head to Record Store Day's official website to find participating stores and on April 16th start shopping.
Here are some of the...
Need some inspiration to dole out some cash? Buzzfeed has put together a depressing collection of old record store photos. See them and weep here. Now, ready to do your part? Head to Record Store Day's official website to find participating stores and on April 16th start shopping.
Here are some of the...
- 4/15/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
On Monday, I went over some of the biggest Record Store Day releases to drop on Saturday, April 16, but there are certainly more gems to be had on that glorious shopping date. One option is the Domino Records Ep of Franz Ferdinand covers, which includes LCD Soundsystem's seven-and-a-half minute take on "Live Alone." That original track, at 3:30, was featured on the rock band's 2009 effort "Tonight." The rest of the Ff "Covers Ep" on colored 12" vinyle includes another version of "Live Alone" with Debbie Harry and the band itself, plus Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt on "Dream Again," Esg...
- 4/13/2011
- Hitfix
With just under two months until Record Story Day 2011, several notable releases have been planned for the April 16 event. One highlight out of these independent record store exclusives this year includes Franz Ferdinand’s Covers Ep—a release that features the likes of LCD Soundsystem, the Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Esg and Peaches covering the group’s 2009 record Tonight....
- 2/22/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Are the Magnetic Fields worthy of a cinema-released documentary film, Strange Powers? Listen closely and the answer can only be a resounding yes
For the last decade and a half I've been hoisting the tag "modern genius" upon the shrugging shoulders of Magnetic Fields man Stephin Merritt. Yet even I wondered if they were really worthy of a cinema-released documentary. Thankfully, my concerns were dismissed within the first few seconds of Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields.
Over the opening credits played Epitaph for My Heart, a track from the band's 69 Love Songs album, which I carried on my person for about three years after its 2000 release, devouring it like a bottomless tub of Chunky Monkey and proclaiming it the best album since Revolver. Despite playing it so often, a line leapt out from this dolorous slab of heartbreak that I'd never noticed before: "Cupid put too much poison in the dart.
For the last decade and a half I've been hoisting the tag "modern genius" upon the shrugging shoulders of Magnetic Fields man Stephin Merritt. Yet even I wondered if they were really worthy of a cinema-released documentary. Thankfully, my concerns were dismissed within the first few seconds of Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields.
Over the opening credits played Epitaph for My Heart, a track from the band's 69 Love Songs album, which I carried on my person for about three years after its 2000 release, devouring it like a bottomless tub of Chunky Monkey and proclaiming it the best album since Revolver. Despite playing it so often, a line leapt out from this dolorous slab of heartbreak that I'd never noticed before: "Cupid put too much poison in the dart.
- 2/16/2011
- by Mark Beaumont
- The Guardian - Film News
Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt profiled in:
Strange Powers
Friday 12/3 thru Thursday 12/9 @Ritz
Advance tickets available here
Back by Popular Demand!
With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop’s most beloved and influential artists.
Both a prolific recording artist and composer of theater and film scores, he performs most famously as the Magnetic Fields, whose 1999 three-disc opus 69 Love Songs is widely considered a masterpiece of traditional songcraft and irresistible synthpop.
Ten years in the making, Strange Powers explores Merritt’s songwriting and recording process, and focuses on his relationships with his bandmates and longtime manager Claudia Gonson, revealing an artist who has produced one of the most engaging and confounding bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.
Get your tickets for this great show now.
Strange Powers
Friday 12/3 thru Thursday 12/9 @Ritz
Advance tickets available here
Back by Popular Demand!
With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop’s most beloved and influential artists.
Both a prolific recording artist and composer of theater and film scores, he performs most famously as the Magnetic Fields, whose 1999 three-disc opus 69 Love Songs is widely considered a masterpiece of traditional songcraft and irresistible synthpop.
Ten years in the making, Strange Powers explores Merritt’s songwriting and recording process, and focuses on his relationships with his bandmates and longtime manager Claudia Gonson, revealing an artist who has produced one of the most engaging and confounding bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.
Get your tickets for this great show now.
- 12/3/2010
- by Daniel Metz
- OriginalAlamo.com
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