DJ Spooky – That Subliminal Kid with the Golden Arm Trio

DJ Spooky will be performing along side The Golden Arm Trio and Delicious on Friday, February 13, 2009 at Mohawk. The Clouds are Ghost will be holding down the after-party action later that evening.

From Spooky’s MySpace page (if you one of the few that don’t know his work):

While prolific and highly regarded as a writer and conceptual artist, Paul D. Miller is probably most well known under the moniker of his “constructed persona as “DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid”. Miller has remixed and recorded with a panoply of artists ranging from Metallica to Steve Reich to Killah Priest, and has performed in a uniquely wide variety of situations throughout the world. His latest CD – a compilation of classic reggage tracks – is In Fine Style, DJ Spooky Presents 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records!!!! Other recent releases are Drums of Death, with Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Chuck D. of Public Enemy; the groundbreaking Optometry (Thirsty Ear Records); and Millers award-winning book Rhythm Science (MIT Press). He is currently touring the world with his multimedia/film/performance piece DJ Spookys Rebirth of A Nation.

DJ Spooky has recently produced material on the new Yoko Ono album, Yes I’m a Witch, due out in February on Astralwerks Records.

The Mohawk is located at 912 Red River St. in Austin, TX. Event promoters have not yet announced the cover charge or ticketing information for the event.

DJ Spooky on Digital Culture

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Austin Jazz Society’s 2nd Annual Memorial Event

The Austin Jazz Society, in its second annual memorial event, pays tribute to three of Austin’s finest musicians – Horacio Rodriguez, Sandy Allen and John “Mambo” Treanor – Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:30 PM at the Elephant Room in Austin, Texas.

Three bands will fill the evening with outstanding jazz in honor of these great musicians.

Hosted by Jabari Warfield, this musical tribute will be celebrated utilizing the great musicians of today. Alex Coke and Tina Marsh will lead off the evening followed by Rob Fedson, Evan Arredondo, Tony Campise and Bob Meyer. Beto and the Fairlanes will come on stage at 11:30 to honor John Treanor, followed by a jam session featuring great players such as: John Fremgen, Mike Mordecai and bassist Chris Maresh. Other guests include Saxophonist John Mills, drummers Steve Schwelling and Stephen Summer, trumpet player Rich Haering, and percussionist Arturo Garza. Other masterful musicians will join these groups as they jam through the evening.

Don’t Hate Them For Pangea – Evil Nine Lives! (Updated)

I’m not the promoter, and am not really in the market of judging another promoters decisions (OK, so I still do it sometimes), but there has already been a little chatter about the decision to put one of the hottest electronica production crews out of the UK on the non-existent stage of swankster nightclub Pangea. !!But!! Before you let the venue selection influence a knee-jerk decision to not go to the show, think about it. Evil Nine indeed lives, and will be living for one night in our little Austin music mecca. So hang up the venue preference and catch Pat and Tom in the flesh. Tickets are $10 only $5. And, if you want to step up your swagger, shell out $15 for a reserved table in the VIP section.

When Evil Nine dropped “We Have the Energy” on their 2004 album, You Can Be Special Too, I fell in love with their work. The song push through like a massive uprising in your soul. I made you want to get up, move, and all get together and wreck shizt. Their sound was so huge and their statement was so powerful, I had no qualms about committing to love this band. Then, as soon as their beautiful and majestic mastery of electronica entered my world, my hope for new material quickly faded.

During the early days of MySpace, they were one of the first production teams that I followed. I remember bulletins/posts that would reveal the competition between making their own noise vs. dealing with the noise of their neighbors. There was a small incident during MySpace’s Snocap store launch that nestled the gangsta stylings of a young hip-hop artist by the name of “evil” in the center of their page. And, of course, there were the random progress updates riddled with F-bombs that made me remember why I liked them (and why I actually kept logging into MySpace). These guys weren’t just good… they were real. No pretension… just two friends making damn fine music.

Most of the tracks from their 2004 release, as well as a few singles they put out here and there, are still found in my playlist rotations. Much to my surprise, in 2008, Evil Nine dropped the appropriately titled album, “They Live!” Thankfully, the band detached from the MySpace game and launched a full website and blog… even adopting a bit of twitter action to keep fans hanging on to their latest bouts of mischief. Not only did they rise from the grave, but they have come out swinging. I could’t not be happier to see Pat and Tom giving it another go, and kicking ass in the process.

So, enough of the chit-chat. The band has put up their latest remix of the Eagles of Death Metal’s track Wannabe in L.A. for download. If your not familiar with their work, you have a week to get acquainted. Not in the mood to download? Well, have a listen:

Evil Nine will be performing on February 6, 2008 at Pangea. Presale tickets are available through GrooveTickets for $5 ($15 for VIP). Pangea is located at 409 Colorado St. in downtown Austin.  The show is being produced by Disco Productions and Night Culture World. Black Tie Beats and DJ Red open up the night.

Video: Evil Nine featuring EL-P. “All the Cash”

RIP: Charlie Cooper – Telefon Tel Aviv

Just stop reading for a while and listen to the music. If you must read, then here is the story from CBS2 Chicago.

From Joshua Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv:

Hello, Everyone.

It breaks my heart to inform you all that Charlie Cooper, my better half in Telefon Tel Aviv, passed away on January 22nd.

We have been friends since high school, and began making records together a decade ago. We have been so fortunate to tour the world together, while at the same time having a massive amount of laughs at one another’s expense.

Aside from Charlie’s singular genius and musical gifts, I can tell you that he was a total sweetheart of a guy, and a loving friend and confidant to people everywhere. His musicianship was surpassed only by his greater gift to the world – his warmth, his generosity, his unquenchable humor, and his undying loyalty to those whom he loved. In the spirit of honorable mention, however, I should mention that he had a shoe collection that was marvelous, knowledge of hip-hop that was profound, and knowledge of wine that was subtle.

He is survived by a sister, a neice, a nephew, his mother, his stepfather, me, and more adoring friends than the Universe has dark matter. As such, his family and I ask for your discretion and consideration of our privacy during these extremely turbulent waters.

Yours in Music,

Joshua Eustiselefon tel aviv

Afrofreque – Live at Luna in San Antonio

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