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Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon

The Austin band serves up their latest album hoping fans go ga ga over it. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2007-07-09 Provider: Metacritic

Spoon Stretch Out “Transference” Tracks at Tiny New York Club

Photograph by Cambria HarkeyIt took Spoon nearly a decade of thankless touring to break out of small clubs, but on Thursday night, they happily returned to one, stomping through old favorites (”Cherry Bomb,” “Fitted Shirt”) and most of their new album, Transference, for a mere 250 people at New York’s Mercury Lounge. Transference finds indie-rock’s tightest band getting (relatively) loose, and their live show followed suit — while they’re still in no danger of being mistaken for a jam band, fron

Published: 2010-01-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live Shows, Rock News, Spoon

Tour Tracker: Spoon, Beach House and Of Montreal

Photo: Autumn DeWilde There’s a lot of hot indie rock coming to a venue near you in 2010: Spoon plot trips to SXSW and Radio City Music Hall as they set out in support of their new album Transference. Plus, Breaking band Beach House showcase their upcoming LP Teen Dream and Kevin Barnes’ Of Montreal crew preview what they have in store for their next disc (hint: a new R&B-inflected sound). Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Spoon Mar. 17 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Mar. 18 – New Orleans,

Published: 2010-01-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: On Tour

Spoon focuses on what works

Spoon will be seeing off the year and the decade with a New Year's Eve show at the Riverside Theater. This would seem to be an opportunity to cherish the band's achievements, but it will also be a chance to hear what Spoon plans to achieve in the new decade, thanks to the planned Jan. 19 release of its new album, "Transference."

Published: 2009-12-28 Provider: Journal Sentinel Online

It's Frightening by White Rabbits

The second album for the band was produced by Spoon's Britt Daniel. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2009-05-20 Provider: Metacritic

The Raconteurs, Bob Dylan Highlight New American Music Union in Pittsburgh

Even before he took the stage to close out the inaugural New American Music Union festival, Bob Dylan cast an exceptionally large shadow over the proceedings. The fest, organized by American Eagle and presented around the corner from their corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, featured an eclectic lineup whose musical DNA could all be traced back to the most American of genres: the blues. It was in the Roots’ hard-times funk and the Black Keys’ garage noise on Saturday night and in the barroom soul of Spoon, the space-hop of Gnarls Barkley and the muscular arena thump of the Raconteurs on Sunday. Dylan provided the first-person account of the early blues — a generation-bridging link to the past. Saturday’s highlights included Spoon’s set, where Britt Daniel crooned and spat over his band’s horn-soaked grooves on “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb,” “Don’t Make Me a Target” and the always-excellent “I Turn My Camera On.” The Raconteurs’ extended jams on “Rich Kid Blues,” “Blue Veins” and “Top Yourself” were big enough to fill stadiums, and Jack White bellowed and strutted like a truly killer frontman. Dylan focused mostly on more recent material but dropped in stripped-down variations of some of his classics like “Tangled Up in Blue” and the festival-closing “Like a Rolling Stone.” Rarely picking up a guitar (he mostly played keys) and constantly making jokes to himself, Dylan proved that he’s the best kind of old bluesman: a knowing outlaw with a never-ending bag of tricks. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-08-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals

The Stage Names by Okkervil River

The fourth studio album from the Austin, Texas-based band mixes it up with the help of Jim Eno of Spoon. [Indie, Rock]

Published: 2007-08-08 Provider: Metacritic

New Orleans Jazz Fest Rocks Out With Dave Matthews, Wilco, Kings of Leon

Photo: Getty The lineup for next year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival emphasizes artists that are decidedly not jazzy. Dave Matthews, Wilco, Kings Of Leon, Aretha Franklin and many more will take part in the event, to be held the weekends of April 24-26th and April 30-May 3rd at the city’s Fair Grounds Race Course. Not exactly Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sun Ra, but the lineup is still pretty awesome for a jazz fest. Spoon, the Drive-by Truckers with Booker T. Jones, Erykah Badu, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper and many more help fill out the lineup. Things make a lot more sense on the Heritage side of things, with Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and the Neville Brothers all representing their home city. If the lineup seems more star-studded than in years past, it’s because the festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009. Related Stories: • Dave Matthews Band Announce Spring 2009 Tour, New Album • Will Oldham, Members of Flobots, Fleet Foxes, Los Lobos Rock for New Orleans Musicians • R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne Salute New Orleans, Obama at Voodoo Festival

Published: 2008-12-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Anthony Kiedis on Chili Peppers Hiatus: “We Were Emotionally and Mentally Zapped”

With the announcement that he is curating the New American Music Festival (which features Bob Dylan, the Raconteurs, the Roots and Spoon, among others), Rock Daily caught up with Anthony Kiedis to talk about the state of his band, his thoughts on business and what exactly a curator does. “It’s not as easy as it sounded, like so many things,” says Kiedis. “Kind of like when a friend proposed that I write a book. I was like, ‘Sure, I’ll write a book.’ A year and a half later, it’s like, ‘What have I agreed to?’” Click here for the rest of the interview. • Q&A: Anthony Kiedis on New American Music Festival, Red Hot Chili Peppers [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-05-19 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, The Roots Headline New Festival

Add another multi-day music event to your summer schedule, as Bob Dylan, the Raconteurs, the Roots, Gnarls Barkley and Spoon will headline the inaugural New American Music Festival on August 8 & 9 at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, PA. The festival is sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters and curated by Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rounding out the lineup will be fifteen bands from various colleges across the country who will compete in a competition, with the winner receiving recording time in a Los Angeles studio. Tickets go on sale Friday and cost a mere $25 for students. Follow the jump for the full lineup. The New American Music Festival Bob Dylan and His Band The Raconteurs Gnarls Barkley The Roots Spoon The Black Keys Black Mountain The Duke Spirit NASA Tiny Masters of Today College Bands Bears (Kent State University) Flying Machines (The New School) Gospel Gossip (Carleton College) Magic Bullets (University of California Berkley) Math the Band (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) My Dear Disco (University of Michigan) Nothing Unexpected (Robert Morris University) The Black Fortys (University of Southern Illinois) The Company Kang (Whitman College) The Delicious (Indiana University) The Depreciation Guild (New York University) The Elizabethan Report (Brigham Young University) The French Horn Rebellion (Northwestern University) The Royal Bangs (University of Tennessee) The Steps (University of Texas Austin)

Published: 2008-05-15 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Tour Tracker: Modest Mouse, Spoon and Built To Spill

Modest Mouse set dates for a headlining trek after holding down opening duties on R.E.M.’s tour, Spoon schedule a few more shows and Built To Spill promise to play the entirety of Perfect From Now On for two of their eight dates. Each band’s complete itinerary awaits after the jump. Modest Mouse June 23 - Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach June 24 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live June 25 - St Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Theater June 26 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues June 28 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa June 29 - Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion June 30 - Rostraver, PA @ Ice Garden July 1 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant July 2 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts July 4 - Rothbury, MI @ Rothbury Festival Spoon May 3 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up June 13 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheater July 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park July 19 - Denver, CO @ Mile High Festival July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Music Festival September 20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl September 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre September 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre September 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore Theatre Built To Spill May 23 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater May 24 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Center May 26 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival June 6 - Lawrence, KS @ Wakarusa Festival June 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ ShamRock Fest July 3 - Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival September 12 - Pioneertown, CA @ Peggy & Harriet’s September 19 - Monticello, NY @ ATP Festival

Published: 2008-05-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Arcade Fire, Spoon Nab Plug Nominations, Lupe Fiasco Raps as a Cheeseburger on Concept LP, Slash Plays “Sweet Child” for First Time in Decade

The Plug Awards, indie rock’s Grammys, will take place on March 6th, 2008, at New York’s Terminal Five. Battles and Of Montreal lead nominations with six apiece, including the much-coveted Album of the Year. Arcade Fire and Justice each nabbed five nods, and Band of Horses, the National, Panda Bear, Spoon and (kind of unfairly) Radiohead are also up for various awards. The My Bloody Valentine reunion machine is working double time, with the long-dormant band already announcing a trio of concert dates in the U.K. for June/July 2008. For those already checking if JetBlue flies to Heathrow Airport, MBV is also in talks to play next year’s Coachella. Lupe Fiasco will tackle the concept album on his second full-length, December 18th’s The Cool. The album will feature songs from the perspective of multiple characters (including a cheeseburger on “Gotta Eat”) that focus on the darker side of urban living. Snoop Dogg and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump guest. The Game has redacted his crazy courthouse claims that he’d be willing to babysit Britney Spears‘ kids in exchange for some Brit lovin’. Now, The Game has issued new crazy courthouse claims stating he’s no longer infatuated with the pop star. Although our list of demands for this year’s Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp went unfulfilled, Slash did use the occasion to play “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for the first time in over a decade. Slash described the moment as “very surreal.” We describe the moment as almost worth the camp’s $9,499 tuition.

Published: 2007-11-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup