Radiohead to play Colbert, SNL and Roseland Ballroom

Whether or not they will actually be able to prevent scalping and exorbitant ticket prices it sure would be nice to get your hands on a couple of these. Let the complaining begin…

Press Release:

Radiohead has confirmed two shows at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom to take place September 28 and 29. Tickets will go on sale at 10:00 AM on September 26 at www.ticketmaster.com. There is a 2 ticket limit per household. All tickets will be available for pick up at will call the evening of the event beginning at 6:30 PM and entry into the venue is required immediately upon receipt. No tickets shall be distributed prior to the event.

Radiohead will also appear on a very special one-hour episode of The Colbert Report featuring multiple songs and interview segments and will be musical guest on the September 24 season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

The Yes Way “Loves You All” especially Zoe Hiigli

The Yes Way are currently on hiatus until CMJ while Jesse (drums/vox) recovers from a broken hand that required surgery to have pins put in. Fortunately, the lack of any live performances from the band in August and September prompted our good friend Zoe Hiigli to make a video for “I Love You All.” We are really digging this one as the colors burst like an acid trip and the spastic pace of video is perfectly in time with the track. Thanks for this one Zoe! For more information on Zoe visit ZoeHiigli.com where her full body of work is beautifully on display.

Columbus… getting their DIY festival feet wet

I have been taking an extended vacation in Columbus (my hometown) as RethinkPopMusic preps for our largest experiential marketing campaign to date… which will coincide with our upcoming CMJ showcases. Details for both of these will come soon.

In the meantime I will be entrenching myself in the “scene” here covering Music Week Columbus and a few shows at The Basement and Newport Music Hall. If you’re in Columbus I highly recommend attending Music Week Columbus as it reminds us of our very own Bushwick Walkabout Festival. 3 days, 3 venues and a slew of local, regional and national talent that should NOT be missed considering limited three day passes are only $30!!!

We have worked with quite a few of these bands in the past and are excited to see Brooklynites Deluka and Beast Make Bomb and Columbus locals Way Yes (recently signed to Lefse records) and Phantods. While these may not be the massive national acts one typically associates with a music festival, founders Jacob Wooten and Andrew Dodson have got the formula right: Book the best local talent and keep the money-grubbing “industry professionals” away. Regardless of attendance, in my opinion Music Week Columbus is already a success.

No Girls, Just Musicians… Beast Make Bomb lay stereotypes to rest

Beast Make Bomb was introduced to me earlier in the summer, but in order to see them I had to take my middle aged ass (Brooklyn standards) out into the real Bushwick. Not the gentrified East Williamsburg coffee shop mecca, I had to go to a sweat shop of a room beneath the elevated train, between the liquor and .99 cent stores. Upon arrival no one knew the set times, which was probably a result of being over an hour behind schedule and half the bands still yet to load-in. Typically, I would have huffed and left, but instead I gave them the benefit of the doubt and once they took the stage it instantly became obvious it was worth the wait.

Beast Make Bomb has the typical aesthetic of a mixed-sex Brooklyn post-punk melodic-pop band. However, unlike their counterparts BMB stay far away from the token girl on bass or synth. It’s the guitar responsibilities that have been handed to / taken over by the ladies (Ceci Gomez and Glenn VanDyke). While Glenn takes the helm with the more complex lead roles, Ceci shows her chops often and skillfully. There’s also a sultry and confident vibe to Ceci’s stage presence that is so captivating, that I dare to say reminds me of Patti Smith. BMB recently released a video for their current single “Party Monster” which is just the tip of their potential iceberg.

While Beast Make Bomb’s current recordings reflect a more simplistic party style that is yet to push any musical boundaries, recently at Cameo Gallery they did debut a yet to be named/recorded track that I hope represents their sound moving forward. It’s a more sinister and complex soundscape, with off-tempo percussion and far more intricate guitar parts that allows their talent to truly shine. Beast Make Bomb are without-a-doubt on to something big… which is needed as they single-handedly lay to rest the stereotype that girls are limited to keys, bass or power chords.

You can see Beast Make Bomb on Thursday October 20th at Bowery Electric when they play our CMJ showcase.

Bushwick Walkabout Festival

Thanks to our friends at Kissing Booth we have a great wrap up video from the Bushwick Walkabout Festival. We can’t thank all the bands who participated enough and another huge thanks is in order to all the positive press we received. We look forward to more bands, more booze and even lower ticket prices next year!

Check out what some people had to say:

QRO Magazine Says: “A strong and diverse line-up of bands you don’t know but you should is hard to pull off, but Bushwick Walkabout did it.”

CMJ says: “When it comes down to it, the point of a music event, no matter how big or small, is for the people in attendance to enjoy what’s going on at the front.”

The L Magazine Says: “The idea being that maybe, one or two years from now, these will be the bands everyone will declare are “killing it”

Scout Mob Says: “We dig you, Bushwick Walkabout, for reminding us how simple and spirited an indie music fest should be.”

Bushwick Daily Says: “Bushwick Walkabout Festival this Friday and Saturday was simply awesome.”