I Found You Some Awesomeness: Pitchfork Video Concert of Beach House

You're welcome

If you Dig Iron and Wine Check these Guys Out

Hey all,

I think you should check the following guys out. The last band is a project of my friend the very sweet David West.

Horse Feathers "Curs in the Weeds"



Sufjan Stevens "For the Windows in Paradise..."



My Light Sweet Fire "Airline"



My Light Sweet Fire is playing this Thursday, the 28th at Side Walk Cafe, for more inforamtion go to their MySpace.

Rain Machine and Antipop Consortium at BAM 1/30/10

Lunch. Yeah I made it. What? Yeah it does taste rad. Huh? No you can't have any.

Not everyone loves TV on the Radio. Bryan and Steve made fun of me for listening to them. Truth is though, a lot of people do. The lead singer, who I just found out is named Kyp Malone has a side project called Rain Machine. I think it's okay, not totally my thing, but worth checking out. Turns out he's going to be playing on Saturday the 30th with Antipop Consortium who I also don't know a lot about, but whose "New York to Tokyo" I dig. I know that's the day of Creatures of the Forest, but if you want to check this out, you totally should (and then stop by!).

BENEFIT FOR HAITI AT BELL HOUSE: GOOD ACTS (MUSIC WISE/HUMANITY WISE)

Cold War Kids, check them out the 27th!

Hey all, I'll be there. How about you? Lot's of good acts. Some of my favorite: Ted Leo, Cold War Kids and Nicole Atkins. Go to Brooklyn Vegan for the details.



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27TH

BELL HOUSE

6 PM

Petunia Beats: Drink Up Butter Cup Video, Concert Dates and Free Mixed Tape at Insound

Yesterday while I was in the bathroom I was thinking how 'Petunia Eats' seems an ill fit for the blog these days. I've been posting way more about music than food. I did say, though, that I was going to expand the blog to all the things that I fancy, and music happens to be one of them that is easy to access and share with you while I'm at my computer and have a spare minute (or five).

Anyhow, what I'm posting today is a holdover from yesterday. Drink Up Butter Cup, a band out of Philly that I really like is playing a concert this Thursday the 14th at Cake Shop and Friday the 15th at the Bell House in Gowanus. They rock so hard and oh so good. I've been to a few of their concerts and the last one I went to, at Union Hall, they got off the stage and did their last song in a circle right in the middle of the crowd and all they used as instruments were drum sticks and the tops of garbage cans. It was so much fun! Anyway, if you're free you should totally go see them. Also, the Bell House is a pretty sweet venue. I am always looking for an excuse to go back and if I can swing it, maybe I'll see you there.

In other music news, you can go to Insound and get a free mixed tape. You know I love those things. I am not too familiar with the bands on the tape, but I'll check it out. If there's anything I am into, I'm sure you'll hear about it soon. Of course you can always download it yourself.

Go to NPR to Hear Spoon's New Record!

I went to a Spoon concert in New York. I don't remember the name of the venue but it was near Time Square. It was sort of supposed to be a date-y kind of thing with this dude and his roommate and the roomie's ex. The hillarious thing was the extreme lack of chemistry between us and the intense flirty chemistry between the two who had broken up. It was an omen: I fell out of contact with him and last thing I heard before I did, was that the roommate was back with his girl. Go figure huh?
As for the concert it was kind of lame for me. We got there so late I was too short to see anything and Spoon was already in the middle of their set. They're coming back to the city though and I hear that they are playing at Radio City Music Hall. If you're a spoony (and I am in every sense of the word), go to NPR to listen to their new album 'Transference.' They'll have their new record up for free for a week before the record is officially released January 19th. For tour dates and more info on Spoon go The Alternate Side.