Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the first free concert of the 07-08 WBRS year. Fortunately, the concert happened to fall on my anniversary with my girlfriend(sorry, ladies), so it presented me with a good opportunity to look more chivalrous than I actually may be. To set the scene, I came into the show with really high expectations since I absolutely had a blast the last time I saw RK, so I thought I might be setting myself up to be let down a little bit. Fortunately, Rilo Kiley are not a band known to slack off in their live shows. In fact, I was especially pleased by the fact that they took a surprisingly large portion of their set from their earlier album with a nice selection of new material spread throughout. This is not to say that I don't enjoy their new album, but still, neither of their past two albums have touched The Execution of All Things, in my opinion. Still, Jenny Lewis sounded great (looked great too *wink*), Blake Sennett was rocking out, and the rest of the band was tight as always.

Dates:

SEPTEMBER:

* the following dates [09.25 - 10.15] are w/ GRAND OLE PARTY

26 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

28 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel

29 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse

OCTOBER:

01 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution

02 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues

04 - New Orleans, LA - Republic

05 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live

06 - Dallas, TX - Palladium

07 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ

09 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre

10 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

12 - San Diego, CA - Soma

13 - Los Vegas, NV - The Joint

15 - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic

Hey there! With a new year comes change, and this year, one of those changes at WBRS is the rebirth of the WBRS Music Blog. I'm Jeremy, one of the Music Directors this year, and I (along with, hopefully, some other key players in the music department) will be keeping you all updated on what's going on in Radioland. I'll be posting the WBRS charts here weekly so you all can see what's blowing up, and in addition, I'll be documenting much of my experience as an MD by sharing concert and new music reviews as well as interviews and anything else of particular relevance to a music blog. So get ready... here it comes!

Radio 200 Adds:
1 DEVENDRA BANHART Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon Matador-XL
2 TWO GALLANTS Two Gallants Saddle Creek
3 MUM Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy Fat Cat
4 FUTURE KINGS OF NOWHERE THE FUTURE KINGS OF NOWHERE
5 DETHKLOK Dethalbum Williams Street

While this wasn't a huge week for adds in terms of widely-anticipated releases, there certainly was no lack of good releases. The Future Kinds Of Nowhere were kind of a random find for me among the CDs I got in this week, and they ended up being surprisingly talented. I'd check them out if you're into bands like The Weakerthans or Bright Eyes. Mum are also excellent as always, continuing their signature style of glitch-pop. This one might not be their best, but it would be hard to hold anyone up to the standards of several of their earlier albums. Finally, Dethklok's debut album should come as a pleasant surprise for anyone who has seen the TV show Metalocalpyse. If you haven't seen this show yet and the idea Spinal Tap meets Metallica's Some Kind Of Monster on Adult Swim sounds appealing, you should start watching immediately.

Radio 200:
1 TEXAS SOUTHSIDE KINGS Texas Southside Kings Dialtone
2 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Strawberry Jam Domino
3 SHOUT OUT LOUDS Our Ill Wills Merge
4 IBRAHIM FERRER Mi Sueno World Circuit
5 PINBACK Autumn Of The Seraphs Touch And Go
6 LES SAVY FAV Let's Stay Friends Frenchkiss
7 M.I.A. Kala Interscope
8 BREAKDOWN Social Studies Saving Grace
9 REBECCA KATZ Spendin' On Today Turtle Bear
10 MARIE KNIGHT Let Us Get Together: A Tribute To Reverend Gary
Davis
11 ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI Places Like This Polyvinyl
12 JAGUAR CLUB Ceci n'est Pas le Club de Jaguar BMI
13 THANK GOD FOR ASTRONAUTS Bring Us Meat Needlepoint
14 TEETH You're My Lover Now Park The Van
15 LOVELIKEFIRE An Ocean In The Air Self-Released
16 MATT POND PA Last Light Altitude
17 A FINE FRENZY One Cell In The Sea Virgin
18 AESOP ROCK None Shall Pass Definitive Jux
19 BALKAN BEAT BOX Nu Med JDub
20 JOHN VANDERSLICE Emerald City Barsuk
21 ROCKY VOTOLATO The Brag And Cuss Barsuk
22 MYSTERY JETS Zootime Dim Mak
23 MINUS THE BEAR Planet Of Ice Suicide Squeeze

24 BISHOP ALLEN The Broken String Dead Oceans
25 THE CRIBS Men's Needs , Women's Needs, Whatever Warner Brothers
26 JOHN WOLFINGTON American Dreamsicle Smells Like
27 NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Challengers Matador
28 EZRA FURMAN AND THE HARPOONS Banging Down The Doors Minty Fresh
29 DONNAS Bitchin' Purple Feather
30 OH NO! OH MY! Between The Devil And The Sea Dim Mak

This week, I was particularly pleased to see the Shout Out Louds get off to such a good start. I was also really glad to see Pinback and Les Savy Fav break the top 10. Other acts to check out on the charts(if you haven't already): Animal Collective, M.I.A., Architecture in Helsinki, Aesop Rock, John Vanderslice, Rocky Votolato (seeing him tonight w/ Portugal. The Man... anyone else going?), Minus The Bear, Ezra Furman, Oh No! Oh My!