I went to the Black Cat last night to catch Aquarium and discovered the new couch. In addition to its incredible newsworthiness, the new couch reflects the posh youth (i.e., college kids) that now frequents the Red Room. Well, apparently the Black Cat feels the new couch is also a big-time development as they are throwing a series of “couch night” parties (for the new couch, presumably).
Here is a blurry photo of the new couch and a photo of the couch-party flyer. Enjoy.
This is the craziest route of a tour I’ve ever seen and, ZOMG, it comes through DC.
Be Your Own Pet (courtesy of Pitchfork):
03-27 Bristol, England – Thekla
03-29 Stoke-on-Trent, England – The Sugarmill
03-30 Oxford, England – Zodiac
03-31 Brighton, England – Audio
04-01 London, England – Scala
04-03 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje
04-05 Gothenburg, Sweden – Sticky Fingers
04-06 Malmö, Sweden – KB
04-07 Hamburg, Germany – Molotow
04-08 Münster, Germany – Gleis 22
04-10 Brussels, Belgium – Recyclart
04-11 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Motel Mozaïque
04-12 Cologne, Germany – Gebäude 9
04-13 Munich, Germany – Ampere
04-15 Milan, Italy – Rainbow Club
04-17 Bourges, France – Le 22
04-18 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz Popbar
04-19 Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
05-08 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues *
05-09 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues *
05-10 San Diego, CA – House of Blues *
05-12 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre *
05-13 Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club *
05-15 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q *
05-16 Dallas, TX – House of Blues *
05-17 Houston, TX – Meridian *
05-18 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues *
05-20 Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing *
05-21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *
05-22 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues *
05-23 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *
05-24 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel *
05-25 North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues *
05-27 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live *
05-28 New York, NY – The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza *
05-30 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
05-31 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts *
06-01 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *
06-02 Montreal, Quebec – Club Soda *
06-04 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre *
06-05 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall *
06-06 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues *
06-07 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
06-09 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s *
06-10 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue *
06-11 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
06-12 Chicago, IL – House of Blues *
06-13 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom *
06-14 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe *
06-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom *
06-18 Seattle, WA – The Showbox *
06-19 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *
06-20 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore *
06-21 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre *
I’m tired of the crowd and nonsense self-hype of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel’s bar. How did it attract the need-to-be-seen-and-stupid crowd so fast? It’s now added to my for-suckas-only list. Want some photo-tastic proof? Go here (beer bongs?).
Don’t get me wrong, the bands they get are still great, and I’ll still end up there once a week or so.