was considering asking for a re-up, but i didn't really love sings the greys anyway...

this show is still not listed anywhere. i didn't see it on the Bottle's site yesterday.

why is it free? mondays are the free days, no?

totally listened to their EP today like 6 or 7 times. it's really good.

here, you try.

emptybottle.com says:

THU. 6/12/08 (9:00pm; Free!)
Oxford Collapse label: Flameshovel, SubPop
Frightened Rabbit label: FatCat
Tigercity

No idea why it's free. Oxford Collapse sux?

i finally got my CD copy of this... easily my favorite record released so far this year. these aren't tunes, these are fucking songs.

so much heart it hurts...

Might end up seeing these guys tonight if that works out with my schedule. Might have to be queing for Yeasayer instead.

Thanks for the up of this Simakos. If you and Frightened Rabbit like it, how can it be bad?

the rest of the FR dates are about to be announced... but... only 3 shows for your chicago folks. sorry!


anybody digging The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart? man, that's a good record.


saw Oxford Collapse again the other night. they played a lot of old stuff because they were playing with The Narrator for the last Narrator show ever. OxC pretty much slayed it.

now playing their myspace songs and this is pretty damn good. it sounds like 1991 "college rock" to me...

it's very C86, twee, shimmery indie pop. straight outta left field / sarah records / whatever. unabashedly naive and awesome. they have a drummer now, too!


yeah... i'm really digging.

there's a 5 song self-released EP. they're playing in NYC soon... i have to go check them out. i was turned onto them from a friend.

have you listened to that We Were Promised Jetpacks stuff yet? they're buddies with the Rabbits... really good EP.

http://www.divshare.com/download/4515261-569

i only know the one song. i haven't gotten the whole EP yet. i don't love the one song, but... i gotta give it more listens. one song just goes by too fast while i'm working usually. which is a lame thing to say.


hmmm... what else am i listening to these minutes... Buckingham Nicks? The Capstan Shafts?

just saw this kinda great memphis band called Girls Of The Gravitron. they played in the middle of a couple of NYC bands i went to go see (Love Or Perish, Blood City... who were both good, too.)

Great name.



I have a friend that sells amusement park rides. He will flip over this.

oh, and... that For Against record "Shade Side Sunny Side". wow!

who knew they'd get meaner as the years went on!

not my link, but... here's the For Against record:
http://www.mediafire.com/?eibxxourbjc


and... that is a killer gravitron photo! wow.

dumb myspace links...
http://www.myspace.com/girlsofthegravitron
http://www.myspace.com/welcometobloodcity
http://www.myspace.com/loveorperishnyc

Billy cracks me up...

SXSW 2008: Frightened Rabbit - Part 1
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SXSW 2008: Frightened Rabbit - Part 2
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SXSW 2008: Frightened Rabbit - Part 3
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WOXY.com presents Frightened Rabbit
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here's the whole session in mp3:
http://content.lala.com/woxy/loungeact/fri...it-20080313.mp3
Fast Blood
Be Less Rude
Old Old Fashioned
- interview -
Head Rolls Off
The Modern Leper

Come on, where were you guys on Friday night, I was looking forward to that.

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Scott solo on two songs. The more I see and hear of him, I'm just blown away by his talents. He did all of the cover art and lettering on the album and singles too.

(So were FR no shows in Brighton, Mitchell?)

yeah, what's the deal?

21 and over shows are so stupid.

Especially when it's FR and 12 dollars.

this keeps hitting me harder and harder. it's so great. i can't even begin to properly show my excitement over this album here.

when they get out here, i want to meet them and shake the bands' hands and hug them and buy them beers and stuff. seriously.

they like shots of whiskey... i'm excited to meet this new Rabbit in the band too.

you can watch their video on demand via that Comcast video page and they are one of Insound's top ten sellers. our little Rabbitz are all grown up now. it sure happened fast.

Yeah they were scheduled to play on Friday but news of the change didn't reach me until I was stood outside the venue. Not a big deal as I walked thirty seconds down the road for Soko.

Who hasn't seen FRIGHTENED RABBIT on GREY'S ANATOMY yet?

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that show looks so lame.

http://audio.soundopinions.org/podcasts/sooppodshow130.mp3

@ the 14:30 mark

never thought that would happen... god bless Greg Kot!

it's been so interesting to follow this band's climb thru the ranks.

so, you can download SO before it actually airs, huh?

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feat...ightened-rabbit

Keep bleedin' I keep keep bleedin'

So should I be concerned that neither the 6/1 Do Division Fest appearance nor the 6/12 show at Empty Bottle with Oxford Collapse are listed on Frightened Rabbit's MySpace page?

On the other hand, Empty Bottle has both FR shows still listed on their page, as well as "special surprise guest" on the night of 6/1 at the Bottle itself. Which Do Division Fest performer might that be?

(my money's on Gil Mantera actually; FR are supposed to be in Kansas City the next day)

i think that Empty Bottle show isn't listed because it was supposed to be a surprise show or something...

THURSDAY DOUBLE DOOR ROLL CALL:

i'm IN.

SUNDAY DO DIVISION ROLL CALL:

i'm IN.

IN


IN

Will miss the 6/12 show.

It's Lucero, fwiw.

Maybe.




In.

Out, in.

maybe, in

out and out.

excellent news, all.... see you then.

mouthbreather, don't forget that shot of Maker's that you owe me... you'll be there tonite?

Yeah, they're good. They're really, really good.

Frightened Rabbit (or Frightened Rabbits as the set times list posted on the door read) are a different band in live performance than on record. But different isn't better or worse. Different is just completely uninhibited, all heart and all guts, bashing and thrashing their way through most of The Midnight Organ Fight in order (no "The Twist", "Floating in the Forth" or "Poke" or interludes). Scott singing himself hoarse, with Grant simultaneously providing harmony while beating his drumkit into the ground. A three guitar attack, raining sweat with each strum and head shake. Highlights: well, most everything, but especially "Keep Yourself Warm" and the piledriving over and out of "The Greys" and "Square 9".

You have two more times to see them in Chicago in the next two weeks. Don't miss them.

seriously, they just keep getting better and better...

Scott's voice was actually in great shape tonite and Grant is just such an amazing and completely fierce drummer. he is an absolute maniac back there, making crazy faces, air-drumming, singing nice harmonies, and when he hits the toms the whole room shakes. he reminded me of young Larry Mullen Jr crossed with Steven Drozd at times... actually the whole band was giving off an early U2 vibe during a few songs.

i don't know how the heck they keep getting heavier every time i see them. maybe it's because of the additional 3rd guitar, but i swear, there were some genuine hammer-of-the-gods heaviness moments tonite.

what a great band. all heart and sweat and guts and blood.

i'm so proud of them.

Should I get over their name (and myself) and check this band out? My friends were at the show and text me that "the opener was better than the headliner."

I can't imagine you being disappointed in this, especially live. They just bring so much passion and love of what they do into their performance. A $5 donation at Do Division on Sunday and a free show at Empty Bottle on 6/12 seem like low risk opportunities to check them out, and walk away a fan. If it happened to Yancy, it can happen to you!


Didn't mean to suggest otherwise. It certainly wasn't close to being shot, but he was bringing a raspier and more urgent quality to his singing last night, particularly on "My Backwards Walk" and "Keep Yourself Warm".

Yes, FR is fast becoming one of my favorite bands on the planet right now.

shit, it sounded like i missed a helluva show

at least i'll see them twice in the next like three weeks. so that makes up for it at least.

seriously, simsim, on sunday i need to brush paws with the bunnies. make it happen!

Yeah. I'm honestly not crazy about these guys on record. I've listened to the first album once and like half of the second. But live? Hammer of the gods, like Simakos said. They might lose some of that power outdoors; no walls to compress Grant's absolutely massive fucking drums. But I'll be there regardless.