it's october 5th.

ohhh, another one of these posts?
kid sister's album is supposed to drop tomorrow, and what can i say, i don't expect it to be out tomorrow. i mean, how many times has she postponed the release date?
frankly, i've given up. she's out of the radar, almost nonexistent in my eyes.
like, don't get me wrong, she's totally fun and awesome to listen to, but shit, i can't wait forever. it was supposed to come out like a year and a half ago. tell me what's wrong with this picture.
i've been looking for leaks, there's nothing.
all it says on her myspace (yeah, who goes on myspace anymore? i was desperate for information, chill out) is that it's coming soon. coming soon when? next week? next month? next year? in fact, next year seems more believable than tomorrow.



also, apparently, this bitch is playing at webster on november 27th.
there's no other information about that show on the webster website. awesome!

kid sister fails again.

p4k plans might be out the door.

so, as i went on to ticketweb today to make sure tickets were still available as i'd be buying them this weekend after i get my birthday money, i realized that tickets for july 19th are sold out ... ya know, the day with grizzly bear and m83.
i got over that quickly, after seeing that tickets for july 18th were still available.
the 18th was clearly the better date anyway.
and i'd save $30 by only going one day.

i then continued on to look at the set and stage times in hopes of having no schedule conflicts.
right, i got my hopes too high.
OF COURSE, there is a conflict between beirut and matt and kim. my two favorites. the two bands i absolutely would be devastated to pick between are playing at pretty much the exact same time at different stages. what are the odds? WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT? WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?

SATURDAY, JULY 18
8:40 (A) The National
8:30 (B) The Black Lips
7:30 (B) Matt and Kim
7:25 (C) Beirut
6:30 (B) Lindstrøm
6:15 (A) Doom
5:30 (B) Wavves
5:15 (C) Yeasayer
4:30 (B) Ponytail
4:15 (A) Final Fantasy
3:35 (B) Bowerbirds
3:20 (C) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
2:40 (B) The Antlers
2:30 (A) Fucked Up
1:45 (C) Plants and Animals
1:45 (B) The Dutchess & The Duke
1:00 (A) Cymbals Eat Guitars
1:00 (B) Disappears

so basically, i'm incredibly upset right now.
and i probably won't be going to chicago.
great.

would someone like to take me on a different roadtrip?

oh, i saw best friends forever at silent barn the other day.
i haven't been to a diy show and had THAT much fun in a while.



terror pigeon dance revolt is amazing. amazing amazing amazing.
it's like the mae shi minus the actual instruments.



bff were splendid, of course.
just full of energy and awesome.







patrick wolf tomorrow!

p4k looks good.

anyone know of a bus that would take me to chicago so i can see matt & kim and beirut in the same day?



i can't even deal with how GREAT the lineup is.
seriously?!

Saturday, July 18
The National
Beirut
DOOM
Yeasayer
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Fucked Up
Plants and Animals
Matt and Kim
Lindstrøm
Wavves
Ponytail
Charles Hamilton
The Duchess and The Duke
Disappears

Sunday, July 19
The Flaming Lips
Grizzly Bear
M83
The Walkmen
Pharoahe Monch
Blitzen Trapper
Frightened Rabbit
The Mae Shi
Black Lips
The Very Best
Mew
Vivian Girls
Japandroids
DJ/Rupture
Women
Dianogah


yeah, it's flippin gooooood.

dear kid sister, you're more unreliable than spank rock. love, devyn

alright ... so i've already established that kid sister is unreliable, but this just brought her infamous unreliability to the next level.
here's the news on her album.
it was set to come out last june, then postponed to july, then september, then november, then january, then now, late march.
there has been no news of it since the postponement from january to march. is the record even done? will it ever be done?
probably not.

now, her record release show was set to be at bowery on november 25th, it was postponed to february, then more recently postponed to april 25th. i went to check if tickets were sold out, only to find out that the show had been canceled altogether.
SUPER DUPER JOB, KID SIS! WHAT THE HELL?

again, i think she's doing this because she's secretly pregnant, so she thinks she can just slack for 9 months.
the 9 months that could've been the most important in her career as a musician.
she is obviously to blame, but some of the blame also goes to her boyfrannnnnn alain macklovitch, aka a-trak ... who is currently doing a tour with dj medhi. we don't see a-trak taking his fatherly responsibilities, do we? bullshit.
thanxz guyzzzz. you're super awesome.

isn't it grand?

i'm still dying over spring awakening. the soundtrack has ben on repeat for the last two days.
and i probably know almost all the words now. dear lord.

but nowwwwww i have even more ear candy ... that being the long awaited **~GRAND~** ... matt and kim's new album!
i was a little hesitant to listen to it at first because it's obviously not out yet.
it leaked on the interwebs ... i figured, a download won't hurt as long as i buy it on the 22nd.
so i listened to it. four times already. it's fantastic.



i was afraid that it would sound different from their previous material considering they just got signed to a new label, but it was recorded in matt's bedroom, so you can't expect clean studio quality. and by no means do i WANT clean studio quality. the rough edges are what i love about matt and kim's music. it's not overproduced at all. it was the perfect way to follow up on their self-titled release. hand claps, exciting synths, a melodica!? OH MY GOSH!
i was so happy to finally hear the new songs that i'd been hearing them play since 2007 on recording.
it gave me that feeling like "ohh...that's this song!" i love that! haha.
"cutdown" is that song i've referred to as the "5-4-3-2-1 song" for the past year and a half. so good, and "cinders" is the super fast song where matt goes crazy and sticks his leg out.
"don't slow down" and "i'll take us home" are probably my two favorite tracks right now.
i'm sure that'll change over time, but they're the two that are really sticking in my head at the moment.

their album release show next thursday will be epic (i still have yet to hear who these "special guests" are), despite the fact that i have my history midterm the day after :o
whatevz, i'll be fine.

in other news, kid sister's show at bowery got postponed ONCE AGAIN!
this is the 50 billionth time, basically.
but it's definitely because she's totally pregnant.
or at least i think she is.
i mean, do i have to show you?? i think i do.
did anyone else notice her baby bump at the woodie awards?
the only pictures mtvu posted of her on the website are from the boobs up...not showing her tummy. peculiar.

EVIDENCE:









now, don't tell me you CAN'T see that!!

when i first thought she was pregnant, it was mid november. she looked about two or three months in. so in theory, by the end of april, it will have been 9 months and that baby will be out, and she'll be able to throw her baby into a-trak's arms and play that goddamn show!
hopefully this won't affect the release date of the album which is SUPPOSED to come out on the 27th ... 2 weeks from this thursday.

oh wait, wtf ... so as i was writing this blog, i came across some information.
it's now set to drop in march! FLIPPIN MARCH! WHAT THE HELL?? I'M SO UPSET!

i've been waiting for this album for ... forever, and it has been postponed three four times.
kid sister, why are you so unreliable?
really now?
i'm becoming far too impatient for this.
apparently it's already available in europe, and you can purchase the import on amazon, but i can't find a leak of it ANYWHERE.
anyone got one?

ANYWAYZZZZZZZZ ... further along the line, on february 7th, as i've mentioned many times already, beirut is playing at bam.
it will be magnificent. i haven't seen him since september 2007, and all this talk in U.S. History II about gulags, cherbourg, rhineland, and beirut the country is making me crazy!
i want beirut nowww!