Tom Morello's Street Sweeper Social Club to Play FM 103.9's Third Thursday This Month
By Kelly Wilson in Show Announcements
Wednesday, Aug. 12 2009 @ 6:35AM
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Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave's Tom Morello will bring his new band, Street Sweeper Social Club, to downtown Scottsdale Thursday, Aug. 20. The band
will perform during FM 103.9's monthly 3rd Thursday Block Party on Craftsman Court, across from Dos Gringos. The group, which also features Boots Riley, released its self-titled debut album earlier this summer and embarked on a two-month North American trek opening for Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction.The 11-song disc was produced by Morello and features Riley on vocals and Stanton Moore on drums.

"It's revolutionary party jams," Morello has said of the album. "It's got huge steamroller riffs combined with depth, charge, funk, while Boots unloads clip after clip of incendiary rhymes rich with satire and venom,"

The all-ages, free block party, which kicks off at 8 p.m., will also include local boys Weird is the New Cool and LA indie-rock outfit Great Northern. The latter features vocalist/guitarist Solon Bixler, formerly the guitarist for the Jared Leto-fronted 30 Seconds to Mars.

The fun begins at 8 p.m.

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If you live in San Diego, tune to 91x now-- if you're not, you can listen online at www.91x.com .
Great Northern will be playing live on there this morning at about 9:15.

Today is the day. The link to Great Northern's kyte where the chat will take place is in the profile. I can't post the link because my modem died and my phone is limited. But everyone enjoy yourselves!

Some love for the new album.

great northern @ silverlake lounge - I'm officially excited about the new album

Shameless self-promotion:

Wanna know the second we post a Great Northern album review from the privacy of your own journal?
Wanna drive Great Northern higher on our last.fm group charts?
Wanna be our  bestest friend on myspace or facebook or twitter?

Hello everyone!

I changed the layout and profile look. Also there's going to be something neat happening on the release date of Great Northern's new album. As soon as I make banners you will find out what it is. :D

<3

-Bunny

ETA: I just spied this set:

Gooseberries

Great Northern's new album "Remind Me Where the Light Is" comes out April 28th, 2009. And it's time for us to get to talking about Great Northern again. Lets have some fun and suggestions are nice. I hope we can get a contest going eventually. A layout and profile change is in order. And look Great Northern has some new tour dates:

Mar 11 2009 - Sunset Tavern w/ O+S - Seattle, Washington
Mar 12 2009 - Holocene w/ O+S - Portland, Oregon
Mar 14 2009 - Hotel Utah Saloon w/ O+S - San Francisco, California
Mar 16 2009 - Silverlake Lounge w/ O+S - Los Angeles, California
Mar 17 2009 - Plush - Tucson, Arizona

Also if you are part of the Street Team please share your Great Northern promotion stories.

Great Northern also is on Twitter and Kyte now so check out their vids on Kyte, chat a bit, and add them on twitter for updates.

-Bunny

:O Their album comes out the day before this community's second birthday.

Great Northern Photoshoot


I cannot wait to see the photoshoot. :3 That looks like a fun one and ugh this place needs a new layout and profile.

Exclusive images of Solon and Rachel in the studio recording single "This King" for "Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster" charity comp, Plastic Snow.
(  They look way cooler than us... )

photos Great Northern: David Studarus

Even as we speak, sonic powerhouse Great Northern are hard at work in the studio, putting the final touches on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2007 Trading Twilight for Daylight, released on "cool guy LA indie label" Eenie Meenie Records. Produced by Michael Patterson (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beck, Ladytron, Puff Daddy ) and Nick Jodoin, and mixed by Patterson, the new album will wrap recording by middle of November, with release slated for April 2009.

All songs on the upcoming set were written and performed by Great Northern. "For this record we've felt a bit like a changed band," says singer-keyboardist Rachel Stolte. "There's more darkness, and more urgency. On this record we try to express everything that's been accumulating through our time on tour and through our life experiences since the first one came out."

Great Northern did full North American tours four times during the last record cycle for Trading Twilight for Daylight, including a trek with the Gutter Twins. Trading Twilight for Daylight's 2007 Album of the Year lists include Live 105; Aaron Axelsen's Top 10 #1, KCRW ; Nic Harcourts Top 10 #7, FILTER magazine #9, and Under the Radar #10.

Co-founder Solon Bixler warns that the new album will not lack intensity, and will most decidedly differ from the band's first. "And," he says, "We hope the next will be different from this. We are constantly inspired by the evolution of the world and the art that surrounds it. It would be impossible to stay the same."

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I've been meaning to mention that two bands that feature former members of Great Northern are on tour now... you should check them out , since if you're reading this you obviously have fantastic taste in music.

ALL SMILES features Jim Fairchild on guitar and vocals and they're touring with Conor Oberst.
(Solon plays on the incredible new All Smiles album, too, but, duh, he's not a former member like Jim is. ...you can buy this cd at these shows)
Danny from Menomena is playing drums on this tour so it's suuuuper awesome.

EVEREST features Davey Latter on drums and they're touring with Neil Young and Death Cab for Cutie.
I saw them the other night and it was one of the best shows I've been to this year.

Okay so, check it out!

After months of toiling in secret and amassing a team of people far more talented than we'll ever be, Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster is proud to announce our holiday album Plastic Snow is out today.

Great Northern was kind enough to come into the studio with us and record an exclusive track, "This King." Despite being absolutely exhausted from a day of recording their next album they were one of the most charming groups I've ever met.

Ten dollars gets you their track. along with fifteen other local bands. All proceeds go to benefit Los Angeles' largest homeless shelter, Midnight Mission.


Featuring:

The Breakups
Carmen Rizzo
The Dandelion Council
Earlimart
Fol Chen
Great Northern
The Hectors
I Make This Sound
Let’s Go Sailing
Letting Up Despite Great Faults
The Monolators
Pierre de Reeder (of Rilo Kiley)
Princeton
Sara Lov & Dustin O'Halloran
The Sweet Hurt

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Etienne! The Hamster Movie - Official Trailer
After Richard’s best and only friend, a dwarf hamster named Etienne, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decides to take him on a bicycle road trip up the California coast to show him the world before he must put him to sleep.

( Video under the cut )

Source and you can comment there too.

It's been over a year since Jazmyn and I started this community. Since April of 2007 we have grown from a few 30stm fans. into 40 members.

But lately not many people have posted and it's understandable. So I like to get everyones opinion.

Do you think, we should just let this place stay quiet till the next album/when they start touring, or should we have some other activities and such be posted from time to time?\

If there should post from time to time what should be posted?

Should mods post polls like "What's Your Favorite Song?" polls or something else?

If we are to post polls please suggest subjects of polls.

Of course, all posts will have to be Great Northern related. \

Why there are on a thing that has a claim to fame for Asian music I don't know... However, I'm going on a huge Great Northern and Wilco binge. Don't ask.

The picture scares me. xD

Click for the interview

And yes, I'm shameless.