do yourself a favor and watch the beautiful new video from Regina Spektor. Im completely excited for the new record that will be released on June 23rd titled “far”. The track itself isn’t my favorite of the 5 songs I’ve heard so far. BUT, if this video is any indication, her viral videos will be just as brilliant.

Laughing With

also be sure to check out her performance of “blue lips” on Jools Holland. this is one of my favorite tracks that ive hears so far:

Lessons Learned


I’m a big Matt & Kim fan and i thought that their last record Grand was such a wonderfully fun record. They also put on a really energetic show. The video for their new single “Lessons Learned” is one of my favorite tracks off the record. I don’t know how they shot this (they probably aren’t really naked) but the look on people’s faces as they walk by are priceless.

I am excited to announce that The Audio Taco will have a guest contributor for the next few weeks. Michelle, one of my musical soul mates, will be posting (hopefully often) her own column as she goes on tour with the Canadian synth- pop band The Birthday Massacre where she will be tackling merch duties and whatever else they throw her way. So, keep an eye out for Michelle’s posts about what its life to be on tour and what it takes to put on a show. Be sure to check out the Birthday Massacre on tour.

Ingrid Michaelson is doing an extensive U.S. tour to support her record “Be Ok”. A portion of the proceeds from the single will go to Stand Up 2 Cancer. Also touring with her is Newton Faulkner and David Ford. The record I did a review of Ingrid’s last Los Angeles show here and she is definately worth checking out. Dates Below.

Oct 29 Williamson Theatre (College of Staten Island) Staten Island, NY, USA Headlining
Oct 30 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA, USA Headlining SOLD OUT
Nov 1 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA, USA Headlining SOLD OUT
Nov 4 House of Blues Anaheim, CA, USA Headlining
Nov 5 House of Blues San Diego, CA, USA Headlining
Nov 6 El Rey Los Angeles, CA, USA Headlining
Nov 7 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA, USA Headlining
Nov 8 Harlow’s Sacramento, CA, USA Headlining
Nov 10 Easy Street Records (Queen Anne Store) Seattle, WA, USA In-Store 6pm
Nov 10 Neumos Seattle, WA, USA Headlining
Nov 11 Music Millenium Portland, OR, USA In-Store 6pm
Nov 11 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR, USA Headlining
Nov 13 Belly Up Aspen, CO, USA Headlining CANCELED
Nov 14 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO, USA Headlining
Nov 16 Slowdown Omaha, NE, USA Headlining
Nov 17 Pantages Theatre Minneapolis, MN, USA Headlining
Nov 18 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI, USA Headlining
Nov 19 Park West Chicago, IL, USA Headlining
Nov 20 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI, USA Headlining SOLD OUT
Nov 21 Madison Theatre Covington, KY (Cincinnati), USA Headlining
Nov 23 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA, USA Headlining
Nov 24 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA, USA Headlining
Nov 25 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA, USA Headlining

For those of you that read my post before last, The Ting Tings are touring! check them out if you can.

Tour Dates:
July
22 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
25 Providence, RI Club Hell
26 Albany, NY Valentine’s
27 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool w/MGMT & Black Moth Super Rainbow
30 Kansas City, MO City Market w/Gnarls Barkley & Black Lips
31 St. Louis, MO The Bluebird

August
2 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
4 Minneapolis, MN Varsity
6 Los Angeles, CA El Rey

coming soon:
- the dresden dolls @ The Wiltern
- The dresden dolls @ the HOB san diego
- THe Long Blondes @ The Troubadour

The 2nd Annual Aimee Mann Christmas Show
(featuring Surprise Special Guests)

Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) will be one Aimee’s special guests in Los Angeles.

Advance Tickets On Sale Now!
http://aimeemanntickets.musictoday.com

11/29/07 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
11/30/07 El Rey Los Angeles, CA
12/2/07 Bimbo’s San Francisco. CA
12/3/07 Bimbo’s San Francisco, CA
12/5/07 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
12/7/07 Wheeler Opera House Aspen, CO
12/8/07 Boulder Theater Boulder CO
12/10/07 Guthrie Theater Minneapolis, MN
12/11/07 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
12/12/07 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI
12/14/07 Grand Ballroom New York, NY
12/15/07 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
12/16/07 Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA
12/17/07 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA
12/18/07 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA

Check back at http://www.aimeemann.com for more special guest info.

Pre-sale for all shows on sale TODAY at
http://aimeemanntickets.musictoday.com

Due to the cancellation of the Pet Shop Boys show at the Hollywood Bowl, Ladytron has announced a free show at Hollywood and Highland 8pm on 9/27/07 at 8pm
Find more details here

I’m there. are you?

His obit can be found here

He did a great duet with Lou Reed on one of my fav. songs of all time “Perfect Day” from the Pavarotti and Friends show.

IAMX - Behind The Scenes

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There is footage available for viewing for IAMX’s upcoming dvd/ documentary which documents their journey through the past year as well as upcoming UK/US/Canada and European dates.

IAMX’s Tour Dates are as Follows:

EUROPEAN TOUR TICKETS

Sept 13. BERLIN, MAGNET SOLD OUT
Sept 14. BERLIN, MAGNET
Sept 21. LIVERPOOL, ACADEMY (14+)
Sept 22. GLASGOW, KING TUTS
Sept 23. MANCHESTER, ACADEMY (14+)
Sept 24. BIRMINGHAM, ACADEMY (14+)
Sept 25. CARDIFF, THE POINT
Sept 26. LONDON, ISLINGTON ACADEMY (14+)
Oct 03. HAMBURG, UEBEL & GEFARLICH
Oct 07. WIEN, ARENA
Oct 08. BRATISLAVA, ZRKADLOVY HAJ
Oct 09. GRAZ, ORPHEUM
Oct 10. MUNICH, BACKSTAGE
Oct 11. INNSBRUCK, WEEKENDER CLUB
Oct 12. FRANKFURT, O25
Nov 17. LUXEMBOURG, DEN ATELIER
Nov 18. PARIS, TRABENDO
Nov 23. FRIBOURG, LE TRANSFORMATEUR

US/CANADA TOUR TICKETS

Oct 15. PHILADELPIA, NORTH STAR BAR (ALL AGES)
Oct 16. BROOKLYN, MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
Oct 18. BOSTON, GREAT SCOTT
Oct 19. MONTREAL, PETIT CAMPUS
Oct 20. TORONTO, THE MOD CLUB (19+)
Oct 22. DETROIT, MAGIC STICK (ALL AGES)
Oct 23. CHICAGO, DOUBLE DOOR (21+)
Oct 24. MINNEAPOLIS, 7TH STREET ENTRY
Oct 26. DENVER, BLUEBIRD THEATRE (16+)
Oct 27. SALT LAKE CITY, THE URBAN LOUNGE (21+)
Oct 29. VANCOUVER, PLAZA CLUB (19+)
Oct 30. PORTLAND, DOUG FIR LOUNGE (21+)
Oct 31. SEATTLE, CHOP SUEY (ALL AGES)
Nov 02. SAN FRANCISCO, BOTTOM OF THE HILL (ALL AGES)
Nov 03. LOS ANGELES, EL REY THEATRE (ALL AGES)
Nov 06. DALLAS, CLUB DADA
Nov 07. HOUSTON, ENGINE ROOM
Nov 09. ORLANDO, THE SOCIAL
Nov 14. NEW YORK CITY, BOWERY BALLROOM

Listen to
IAMX

TOUR UPDATES

The Berlin show on September 13th is SOLD OUT. An extra show has been added on the following day, Friday September 14. Get your tickets immidiately if you don’t want to miss out. www.kartenhaus.de

The Bratislava date has been changed from the 6th of October til the 8th. Ticket can be purchased at http://www.ticketart.cz

Tickets for the ORLANDO, FL show on November 9th will go on sale Sat, 08/25/07 10:00 AM EDT. www.ticketmaster.com

THE ALTERNATIVE TOUR 2007

SEP 08 - MOONBEACH FESTIVAL / GERMANY
SEP 13 - BERLIN / MAGNET SOLD OUT
SEP 14 - BERLIN / MAGNET
SEP 21 - LIVERPOOL / ACADEMY
SEP 22 - GLASGOW / KING TUTS
SEP 23 - MANCHESTER / ACADEMY
SEP 24 - BIRMINGHAM / ACADEMY
SEP 25 - CARDIFF / THE POINT
SEP 26 - LONDON / ISLINGTON ACADEMY
SEP 28 - BARCELONA / SALA BIKINI
SEP 29 - MADRID / SALA CARACOL
OCT 03 - HAMBURG / UEBEL & GEFARLICH
OCT 04 - PRAGUE / LUCERNA MUSIC BAR
OCT 05 - BRNO / FLEDA
OCT 07 - VIENNA / ARENA
OCT 08 - BRATISLAVA / ZRKADLOVY HAJ
OCT 09 - GRAZ / ORPHEUM
OCT 10 - MUNICH / BACKSTAGE
OCT 11 - INNSBRUCK / WEEKENDER CLUB
OCT 12 - FRANKFURT / O25
OCT 13 - MONS / EXPO

OCT 15 - PHILADELPIA / NORTH STAR BAR
OCT 16 - BROOKLYN / MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
OCT 18 - BOSTON / GREAT SCOTT
OCT 19 - MONTREAL / PETIT CAMPUS
OCT 20 - TORONTO / THE MOD CLUB
OCT 22 - DETROIT / MAGIC STICK
OCT 23 - CHICAGO / DOUBLE DOOR
OCT 24 - MINNEAPOLIS / 7TH STREET ENTRY
OCT 26 - DENVER / BLUEBIRD THEATRE
OCT 27 - SALT LAKE CITY / URBAN LOUNGE
OCT 29 - VANCOUVER / PLAZA CLUB
OCT 30 - PORTLAND / DOUG FIR LOUNGE
OCT 31 - SEATTLE / CHOP SUEY
NOV 02 - SAN FRANCISCO / BOTTOM OF THE HILL
NOV 03 - LOS ANGELES / EL REY THEATRE
NOV 06 - DALLAS / CLUB DADA
NOV 07 - HOUSTON / ENGINE ROOM
NOV 09 - ORLANDO / THE SOCIAL
NOV 10 - ATLANTA / TBA
NOV 11 - NORTH CAROLINA / TBA
NOV 13 - WASHINGTON DC / TBA
NOV 14 - NEW YORK CITY / BOWERY BALLROOM

NOV 17 - LUXEMBOURG / DEN ATELIER
NOV 18 - PARIS / TRABENDO
NOV 23 - FRIBOURG / LE TRANSFORMATEUR

Chris is one of my favorite musicians. You may know him from his work with the Sneaker Pimps- he was the vocalist and primary song writer for “Bloodsport”. You should catch him in these mid- sized clubs before he explodes onto the scene (i guarantee it will be very soon).

If you get a chance to see Carina live you will not be dissapointed! She is one of the most natural performers i have ever seen.

Rilo Kiley announced a secret show via a myspace message!

FRIDAYFREE! / All Ages!
Doors @ 8:00 PM
August 10th, 2007

DETAILS BELOW

All Star Lanes

4459 Eagle Rock Blvd,

Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 254-2579

YOU WILL NEED A

WRISTBAND
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET A

WRISTBAND

Writsbands will be avalibe for pick up after 4PM (NO LINE UPS PRIOR TO 3PM) Friday at the Echo (The echo is located at 1822 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 in echo park - The telephone number is (213) 413-8200)

You must bring a print out of your MySpace profile with both Rilo Kiley & Secret Shows in your top 8.
Entry is limited so get there early to ensure success!

Absolutely no cameras and no camera phones will be allowed in the show

THIS IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, so get there early and stay in line.