Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.15.11

Childish Gambino vs Drake by Drake Lelane I love it when Drake reviews his namesake. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.15.11 Two actors-turned-rappers face off in this week’s new releases, with Drake’s nuanced sophomore release dropping the same day as Donald Glover’s full length debut as Childish Gambino. Both rappers try to shrug off being…

Wednesday’s Presales: September 7, 2011

Fanfarlo at the Cutting Room Studios (09/22/09) Photo: Jon Klemm (more) Oct 10   Jens Lekman Music Hall of WilliamsburgBrooklyn, NY08:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 09/07/1112:00 PM Oct 15   The Royal Family Ball featuring Soulive Terminal 5New York, NY06:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 09/07/1112:00 PM Oct 27   Fanfarlo Mercury LoungeNew York,…

Today’s On Sales: Friday, Aug 27, 2010

LCD Soundsystem at Sasquatch! 2010 Photo: Drake Lelane Today’s On Sales: Friday, August 27, 2010 09/21 Food Will Win the War, Red Wanting Blue at Mercury Lounge (Buy Tickets) 09/23 LCD Soundsystem at Wellmont Theatre (Buy Tickets) 09/26 Pete Rock / Prince Paul at Brooklyn Bowl(Buy Tickets) 09/28 El Guincho at Mercury Lounge (Buy Tickets)…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.26.10

Like my friend on the West Coast said, it was a big, big week for music. So big, in fact, that such notables as the new “Moonface EP” (from Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug), “Casual Victim Pile” (Gerard Cosloy‘s Austin club band compilation), Corrine Bailey Rae‘s “The Sea” and Basia Bulat‘s “Heart Of My Own” didn’t…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 10.14.08

With CMJ now in the history books, I’m so far behind with Drake‘s weekly new release feature that it’s not even funny (a triple lapping is a real possibility indeed). In fact, this week I may have to forgo my usual insightful and humorous preface just to get this baby out the door. OK, so…

New Los Campesinos! Record Coming

Los Campesinos! Photo: Sarah Wilmer Those crazy kids from Cardiff (Los Campesinos!) have a new record coming out on November 11, 2008 and it’s called We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Arts & Crafts). No tour dates yet, but I imagine things are being planned as we speak. Full album track listing and some summer…