King Kahn & the Shrines are practiced showmen. Their Mess With Texas 3 performance at Waterloo Park left no doubt of this. It only took a song before Kahn and the Shrines’ guitarist and bassist jumped into the crowd. It only took a couple more before he invited the crowd to burn dollar bills as a prelude to “Welfare Bread.” Several foolhardy audience members did just this. They were rewarded by lots of continued theatrics, including many slides around the stage. The beauty of the set was that none of the performance seemed forced - it provided an ideal backdrop to the energetic garage rock they blasted across the Waterloo Park lawn. What a blast!
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The Cave Singers + Haley Bonar - 12/20
Mississippi Studios
Four Tet - 2/26
Doug Fir Lounge
The Builders And The Butchers + Federale + Dr. Helicopter - 12/31
Mississippi Studios
Quasi performs The Who + The Shaky Hands + Inside Voices + DJ Safi - 12/31
Doug Fir Lounge
The Roots + Orgone + Lilla D’Mone - 1/2
Roseland Theater
Grass Widow + White Fang + Hornet Leg - 1/7
Artistery
The Moondoggies + Sera Cahoone - 1/8
Doug Fir Lounge
yo elzhi is tha shit slum village iz tha best ever rip j dilla
by chris on Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 06.48 pm from the entry: Slum Village's Elzhi drops new mixtape: "The Leftovers UnMixedtape"
If you don’t like Merriweather Post Pavillion, give it another listen. You must have an open mind. I have no doubt you’ll realize the beauty. The other songs are MUCH more than “filler.” You probably just need time to connect.
I’m not saying MPP is the best album of the year. In my personal taste it wasn’t, but I would say top 10.
And I love Bitte Orca. #2 of 2009 in my book. Personally I love Passion Pit too, but I’ll recognize that the 2nd half of Manners is lacking.
by Dan on Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 06.32 pm from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
honestly i have not heard all of these albums (that will change soon), but i’m shocked that there could be ten better albums than animal collective, antlers, jj, and grizzly bear.
by jeff on Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 11.29 am from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
Justin - I’m with you. MPP got more listens from me right after it was released than probably anything for the last five years. Definitely can see why some people don’t dig it, but I’m still surprised that it didn’t crack our list.
by jarrod Dunham on Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 03.32 pm from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
I must really like filler. Time will tell, but MPP is currently one of my favs of all time. I’m not sure I see how the rest of the album is so substantially different from My Girls that that would be the only quality song.
by Justin on Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 12.12 pm from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
Great article! Funny outlook on things. I generally despise pop music and gave up FM radio a long time ago. I do have to come to the defense of I Gotta Feeling though. As a DJ, I gotta say that rare is the song that can make so many people so happy so quickly, guaranteed. It is unbelievable the effect this song has on most Americans.
by Wolfman on Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 10.46 am from the entry: Bad Judgment - iTunes Pop Commentary (c. Sept. 30, 2009)
i think all of these albums are fairly placed. i don’t like all of the top ten, but that’s what makes it a collective list right?
i also feel that seeing any of these acts live would sway your opinion of the album most likely. i know they contributed to my feelings toward aeurback & hawthorne. feeling an album is a lot easier if you experience it and don’t just listen to it.
by steve on Sat Dec 19, 2009 at 10.16 am from the entry: Top 10 Best Albums of 2009!
