D Nuts || May 22, 2007
I had an interview lined up for today, but it's been delayed...in the meantime, I suppose we should talk about Austin's very own Spoon.
The good news? Their new, ridiculously titled record, which sees release July 10 on Merge Records, somehow continues the quartet's streak of well-crafted pop and unexpected twists. Some day, they'll churn out a lousy record and it will finally be hip to hate them; until that day, haters can only rail on Britt Daniel's supposed reputation of being an asshole.
The bad news? Their gig in Dallas tonight at the Granada Theater is an invite-only shindig sponsored by Jack Daniels. To be fair, the band had a 50 ticket giveaway at their official site yesterday so that fans could get in--for free, no less--though those spots were snatched up within hours...but this is the second time in a year that the Austin band has played North Texas, and both times, it has been done under the guise of a drug-sponsored concert. The issue gets people riled up on both sides--last time I covered this, I was hounded by the Ridglea staff for the use of "drug-sponsored," but why dance around the truth? In August, they were Joe Camel. Tonight, they're your old pal Jack. If this is what it takes to make money as a band in the MP3 era, so be it, but I'd love to talk to the group and hear their take on this streak of private, drug-sponsored concerts, as they aren't isolated.
Until then, all I can offer those of you who missed the boat is a link to the album's best single on MP3. Click here for another blog that is foolish enough to host "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb."
FYI, the opener is (according to this band's site) Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves, a semi-Scottish pop-rock group quite affiliated with the Spoon. UPDATE: THEY'RE GIVING AWAY TICKETS...go to their site and click the e-mail link. You might not be too late. They go on around 9, and Spoon's on around 10. -SM
The good news? Their new, ridiculously titled record, which sees release July 10 on Merge Records, somehow continues the quartet's streak of well-crafted pop and unexpected twists. Some day, they'll churn out a lousy record and it will finally be hip to hate them; until that day, haters can only rail on Britt Daniel's supposed reputation of being an asshole.
The bad news? Their gig in Dallas tonight at the Granada Theater is an invite-only shindig sponsored by Jack Daniels. To be fair, the band had a 50 ticket giveaway at their official site yesterday so that fans could get in--for free, no less--though those spots were snatched up within hours...but this is the second time in a year that the Austin band has played North Texas, and both times, it has been done under the guise of a drug-sponsored concert. The issue gets people riled up on both sides--last time I covered this, I was hounded by the Ridglea staff for the use of "drug-sponsored," but why dance around the truth? In August, they were Joe Camel. Tonight, they're your old pal Jack. If this is what it takes to make money as a band in the MP3 era, so be it, but I'd love to talk to the group and hear their take on this streak of private, drug-sponsored concerts, as they aren't isolated.
Until then, all I can offer those of you who missed the boat is a link to the album's best single on MP3. Click here for another blog that is foolish enough to host "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb."
FYI, the opener is (according to this band's site) Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves, a semi-Scottish pop-rock group quite affiliated with the Spoon. UPDATE: THEY'RE GIVING AWAY TICKETS...go to their site and click the e-mail link. You might not be too late. They go on around 9, and Spoon's on around 10. -SM
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