Bands: Peter, Bjorn and John @ Spinhouse

DJ Sets from the Mushpot Parties

From the first Mushpot party at Botanica:
Mia Doi Todd - "Digital" (Dublab Version 2.1) 7"
Mice Parade - "Focus on the Roller Coaster" 7"
Dntel - "Rock My Boat" 7"
Exile & Lokey - "Sinking Ship (Instrumental)" 12"
Ratatat - "Seventeen Years" 12"
The Octopus Project - "Mmaj" 12"
Manitoba - "Hendrix With Ko" 12"
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" 12"
Mystery Trio - "Pretty Boy" Sound of Young Sacramento 7"
Duchess of Saigon - "B.D. Wong" 7"
The Four Slicks - "Betty Lou" 7"
Nancy Drew - "Skinned Teen"Battle of the Bands 7"
Manda and the Marbles - "B/W" 7"
Sexy Prison - "Teen Wolfes Parte Like Whitney (Harg)" 12"
Sexy Prison - "Weird Dreams Are Crazy" 7"
Th' Losin' Streaks - "Beg, Steal of Borrow" 12"

Learn to Hustle - "Once Again" 12"

From the Mushpot 4th Bday at Enid's:
Lykke Li - "Breaking it Up (Pocketknife's Loosefoot Remix Extended)
Nullsleep - "Galaxy Tonite" (DMG Version)
Animal Collective - "My Girls " (Mexicans with Guns Remix)
Bag Raiders - "Fun Punch" (ZZZ Remix)
The Bran Flakes - "Stumble Out of Bed"
Go Motion - "OceanSideArcade"
Little Boots - "Meddle" (Treasure Fingers Remix)
The Twelves - "When You Talk"
Trash 80 - "Missing You"
Plus Move - "Boss"

I'm hitting the decks again at the next Mushpot DJ night on May 7th @ Botanica!

Cooking: Caprese with Bacon

Little toasts with pureed garlic and balsamic, melted marinated mozz, tomatoes, basil, bacon and curls of parm! What a winning breakfast!

Restaurants: Peanut Butter Mousse @ Lure

Banana cake and marshmallow topping!

Restaurants: Oyster Sampling at Lure

I decided to order each kind of oyster and some Littleneck clams! Starting at the bottom and going clockwise: Littlenecks, kumamoto, hama hama, beau soleil, blue point, wild fire island , island creek oysters.

Roquette: Meat Parade

for a catered fundraising event.

Event: Mushpot Records' 4th Birthday Rager @ Enid's

I'll be there! Part-celebration, part listening party for newly signed bands!

home/made: Butternut Squash Ravioli

with asparagus parmesan puree, on special tonight.

Snacks: Banana Head Italian Ice

from Uncle Louie G's , Smith and 9th street.

Drinks: Beerlao Celebrates Songkran (Thai New Year)

I recently learned about this awesome Laotian beer, Beerlao. This week is สงกรานต์ or Songkran, Thai New Year (April 13-15th). Drinking beer to celebrate the occasion seems appropriate because there is a New Year's tradition of drenching passerbys with waterguns and hoses in Southeast Asia. Songkran is also a time for cleaning and renewal. Beerlao's brewmaster is a woman! Wall Street Journal spoke to Sivilay Lasachack about how she started making beer.

Film: WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show Presents "Gold Diggers of 1933" Screening At Galapagos

WNYC's Leonard Lopate show will be screening "Gold Diggers of 1933" tomorrow at Galapagos Art Space at 7:30pm.

Leonard will be talking about Gold Diggers of 1933 and other Depression era musicals on his show the day of the screening from 1:30-2:00pm on 93.9 FM & AM 820 WNYC.

Free with RSVP. Drink reception starts at 6:30pm.

Video: The Branflakes - "Beat Head"

Events: Get Glitchy at the Bent Festival 2k9 (April 16-18)

Yo! I can't wait to bring out my broken Casios and toys for the 6th annual Bent Festival at the Tank this week. Peep the video above for some education, featuring a small noisy tidbit from Daedalus! Sadly, he will not be performing this year.


ALSO:

"On Friday evening, April 17 (6pm), we’ll celebrate the release of Nic Collins' new edition of "Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking". Books will be available for purchase and Nic will be on hand to sign books, screen some of the video from the DVD included in the book, demonstrate a few projects, and maybe give a brief performance."

Restaurants: Anselmo's Pizza

Wild mushroom! I love it!

Cooking: White Pizza

Trader Joe's pizza dough with homemade artichoke cream, mozz and grana padano.

Cooking: Mussel Broth

Using the shells and reducing the liquid for later use.

Cooking: Pancit

I made the family meal at work today!

Cooking: Accidental Chevre Souffle!

Restaurants: Beet Salad

with cabrales and baby greens at Red's Tapas Bar, $6.

Mobile: Wine Tasting with Angel's Share

Such a wonderful distributor!

Mobile: Quiche from Baked

Spinach and goat cheese, with a mint tea. $5

Restaurants: Tomato Cheddar Soup

Say Cheese in midtown! With curly fries, my lunch was $7.04

Video: RPM Enthusiast John Katchmer Talks about Smoke Taint

Smoke Taint Affects California Wines from Christina Salerno on Vimeo.

John Katchmer is a dear friend and electronic DJ at KRCB a community radio station in Santa Rosa, CA. Ah, wine country! Christina Salerno reports on how smoke taint from the California "Summer of Fire" had an effect on the wine production in Northern California. You catch John's radio show "Open Space District" online on Sundays from 10pm to 11pm, PST. Check out his playlists! On Sunday he spun Sebastian Tellier and The Branflakes! No wonder we're friends...

Restaurants: Ham Croquetas at Tia Pol

My favorite dish here. The bechamel is so creamy and the bread crumbs are so fine. I had Valdeon cheese ones here before. Tonight's croqueta special is bacalao (salt cod), 4 for $9.

Video - "La Roux - "In For the Kill" @ Studio B

"Is it time?" I exclaimed when the Nick Catchdubs lowered the master volume on his DJ set. I grabbed my roommates and rushed to the front of the stage to the beginning beats of La Roux's "In For the Kill." For her U.S.A. debut, she bounded from backstage with a giant red cow-lick, Bowie blue eye shadow and ruffly mariachi-like sleeves.


La Roux - "In for the Kill" @ Studio B from BLT / IDM on Vimeo.

Pardon my swaying, I couldn't help it. Watch out San Francisco friends, she's coming to Popscene on April 9th!

Bands: La Roux @ Studio B

Bands: Late of the Pier @ Studio B

Video: WOODS -" To Clean" @ Death By Audio

I have to be honest. It was my first time seeing or hearing WOODS. During moments of both acidy static and sweet vocal tonality, I found myself grabbing my roommate's hand and swaying along. At the end of fuzzy falsetto-rich, "To Clean", the dudes added an incense invoked, seven minute jam.


WOODS - "To Clean" @ Death by Audio from BLT / IDM on Vimeo.
After the show my roommate and I harassed WOODS cassette tape manipulator, Lucas. The skinny is that WOODS will be going to play in Belgium and France, then return to the U.S. for their impending "Songs of Shame" album release on April 14th and May 10th Market Hotel show in Brooklyn.

Video: Tyvek - "Start/ Stop" @ Death By Audio

The last time I saw Tyvjk (formerly spelled Tyvek), I was standing next to a Sparks promotion girl in bright orange daisy dukes. At the end of their 2008 What's Your Rupture SxSw set, staged at Beerland- -a fight broke out. Some dude punched someone in the band and there was blood.

No blood was shed at last night's raucous Death by Audio show in Brooklyn. Only empty beer cans and errant Juan Wauters of Brooklyn band, The Beets, invaded the stage. In a strange fit of full-circle closure, I indulged in a certain endangered energy malt beverage before I danced my ass off with a coven of close friends.


Tyvek - "Start/ Stop" @ Death By Audio from BLT / IDM on Vimeo.

Tyvjk departs on a Spring European tour with 7"-mates Chevu after they play Bowery Ballroom with Asobi Seksu (April 2nd).

Bands: Kaia Wong (of Mixel Pixel) Offers Thai Massage in Brooklyn

Multi-talented Kaia Wong not only makes music with Mixel Pixel! She makes her own line of lip balms and soaps AND practices Thai massage! She says,

Receiving Thai massage is a wonderful experience. During a 60, 90, or 120 minutes session I realign all muscle groups in your body through soft and deep touch in a flowing sequence. It's relaxing and invigorating. Some people say it's like yoga without having to do yoga.

I have no patience for yoga and sticking my butt in the air. I think I'll go with a massage from Kaia.
She will make same day visits! Can you imagine playing a show in Brooklyn and getting a massage before your set?

For rates or to schedule a session, you can email her.

Mixel Pixel - "Body Automatic"

Cheese: Hooligan

Washed rind, from Stinky Bklyn.