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Show A - V MMMgMMMHawaBMMaHHMiHMHMBBMHHBHHMMMMMMiBa -- y FEBRUARY 26. 2004 wmmmmmm E 3 Offers Diversity in Concert Lineup, President Bush Supports Gay Marriage In The Venue by Eryn mmmmmmmm HI SEP Green Feu r off) wo years ago, The Secret Machines put out September coo, a nearly EP that fell some where on the pleasure scale between "Shine Pink Floyd and On You Crazy Diamond"-er- a of Warner nasal ulness fellow Bros, labelmates Flaming Lips. the playf It was an album that I'm guessing (without research) sold precious few actual copies, but still managed to fill up quite a few hard drives. Ah, the indie revolution. sleeper hit the most endearing victim of the Though a free download persuaded many more to give The Secret Machines a listen than could have possibly otherwise been reached, there wasn't much left to convince them to pay for it, what with the relative lack of a marketing campaign and the album's drab packaging. What's changed in two years? Well, for one. some record companies have wised up. Spending a dollar on a song may not be as appealing as a combo dog at Hot Dog on a Stick, but it sure beats getting slapped with a bogus subpoena and a tuition sized fine. And then there's Warner Bros. In a (perhaps not so much, but I'm going to call it that anyway) daring move, the label is offering the entire new album, Now Here Is Nowhere, via streaming audio online at a full three months before it hits the streets. www.thesecretmachmes.com If you like what you hear and I suspect you will), you can buy it on iTunes for a mere $9 and then, get this, the label will send you a free CD-- with a deCD sampler featuring, sign from the band on it, in addition to a free in itself is worth well Rat" "The which the other Walkmen, by among things, more than the $9 you're paying for it. don't even have to review the album But the best part of this whole deal for you. I mean, I like it and all and 1 think you should definitely give it a listen, but I don't have to give you any false expectations about how it's "incendiary' or "innovative." You can just listen to it for yourself and make up your own mind. In dosing, the secret's out, welcome to the machine...and so on. I t six-son- g .i The members of Something Corporate named themselves in the belief that they aren't corporate, but the audience will decide when they play In The Venue. iTunes celebrity playlist, the tracks are innovative, upbeat and 808 style catchy. The Postal Service is just Gibbard and beat master Jimmy Tamborello (who isn't in Death Cab) and though fans might be tempted to scream for cuts like "The District Sleeps to Alone Tonight," they'd be do so Death Cab is notoriously pissed off about always hearing concertgoers Blink-:82'- s for those slacker music aficionados who didn't manage to get their asses out of bed during the entire month of March. The indie stalwarts of The Juliana Theory come through town on April 3, Something Corporate (the name used to be ironic, but now it's just tragically six-son- g descriptive) on the fourth and the best band yet to be mentioned in this pre- - is-- College kids change their minds fewer times about their majors than these morons do about the names of their establishments. Get a grip. see, so don't miss it. Death Cab for Cutie often better known as the singer from The Postal Service with some dudes playing backup comes to town on March 22 in support of its newest album, Fabulous Muscles Xiu Xiu SRC x Transatlanticism,and promises to bring with it some songs gasp! about difficult relationships. Death Cab ain't bad, though. Listeners just need to open up their tear ducts and ears to lead singer Ben Gibbard's breathy, distant voice and eloquent cheer for its front man's side project. Best advice is to open your head and realize that the members of Death Cab present played subject matter in a fashion, and therefore are legitimate musicians. Auspicious guitar riffs and melodic breakdowns are to be expected and fawned over. Although this is a March concert preview, April is kind of like March, right? I mean, it comes, like, right after it...I'm not sure which one of them comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Three worthwhile shows will kick off the month of showers at In The Venue long-distan- go (of which this reporter may or may not be one), Gibbard is all right. Personally, I hated on Death Cab for a pretty long time until I heard The Postal Service's Give Up and ditched a small portion of my pretention. Although songs from the album can be seen making guest appearances on )J7 i out g d s 00 full-lengt- 4. change their minds fewer times about their majors than these morons do about the names of their establishments. Get a grip. The Early November is decent enough its music is just the right thing to lull you into a suicidal state of relationship-inducedepression as you're falling asleep. Good stuff. Hey Merredes ought to be headlining this tour, though, because the band has been around longer than any of the other bands and has a sound that is unique an attribute that unfortunately can't be applied to all the bands on the lineup. Its most recent album, lose Control, was mediocre, but the one before it, Every Night Fireworks, is stuff. Hey almost Mercedes' live shows are something to sad-asse- by brent sollay Now Here Is Nowhere The Secret Machines Warner Bros. Records Utah concertgoers suffering a drought in the way of good have much to look forward to in th e month of March. A quintet of playing at In The Venue the month promises a little throughout something for everyone that is, if everyone is into sung by whiny boys in girls' jeans. On March 9, relatively new scenesters The Early November will be playing at In The Venue...er...Bricks... er...same thing. I guess, with Hey Mercedes, Spitalfieid and limbeck. Honestly, what the hell is wrong with Utah club owners? College kids eager lyrics. As far as woozy wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (out offive) t'sa good time to be alive if you're a Xiu Xiu fan. For one, the band has put out its third and probably best) album in only t wo years with the release of Fabulous Muscles, But mostly, Jamie Stewart just looks so cute and cuddly on that album cover, stroking that fuzzy stuffed animal, This is, out to the Chuck posing like lan Curtis taking his of course, a far cry from the band's last album, which depicted a slight Asian man trying to hide behind an even slighter orange box. It's this newfound playfulness that makes this Xiu Xiu's most accessible album. Yet it sacrifices nothing artistically to do so. If anything, this juxtaposition of cute and alarming makes for an even better representation of the 1 1 ii lo-f- k see concerts, page 000 F view Saves the Day on the 12th. Saves the Day's lead singer and lyricist, Chris Connelly, has been a dorky teenage demigod since '98, and the band's sound keeps maturing with time, just like a good wine. its Connelly 's band is tour with Grandaddy a seemingly odd coupling, as the latter group is more prone toward i intergalactic melodies than any traces of quirky breakdowns. However, when considering the post-pun- v band's strengths. R5 I I D "V lfifMII ;? 7 0j f i. , - v" y f O&A with ' Rennie Harris after Thursday ri r GREAT SEATS STILL AVAILABLE! Call 581-710- 0, 355-ART- S, or -- ARTS or visit the Kingsbury Hail Ticket Office, the e at University Union Desk or order on-lin- ,7 it V vwAv.arttix.org r V v . H'-- ' si j(i WESTAF ... i M tin,,' If, piapt ... fmJPMItsi". i (.,. ' afi'; '; 'Hlr ' r., "ip .VMiunqtcm thf' Arts |
