Much randomness has arrived in my inbox, made headlines, been ranted about, premiered, revealed … you get the idea. Here's a breakdown of news stuff that caught my eye over the past seven days.
Tonight, the Decemberists (pictured) make their first appearance on The Colbert Report since the 2006 ShredDown between Funk and Colbert fill-in, Peter Frampton. Portland's indie chamber rock ensemble is set to perform “The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid."
State Media just made a few interesting concert announcements: People in Planes (May 6 at State Theatre, a last minute radio-sponsored show for a measly $5), El Ten Eleven (May 8 at Orpheum), Young Love with Paper Route (May 23 at Orpheum, Ybor City), Mishka (June 11 at Orpheum), VNV Nation with War Tapes and SAM (July 24 at The Ritz Ybor), and Gogol Bordello (July 27 at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg).
Newcomer pop-soul singer/songwriter Priscilla Renea is the latest webcam-owning self-promoting musician who's used YouTube to get noticed. She's got a real nice voice, young and velvety sweet, so teen-attractive that she was scooped up by Power/Capitol without delay and released her debut EP, Hello My Apple, March 31. Here's the adorable vid she put out in honor of her release. Whaddya think?
This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2009.