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The Decemberists go multimedia with a special show in Los Angeles, playing their album The Hazards of Love in sync with four animations by four different directors:

On October 19, The Decemberists will unveil Here Come The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, a special project that takes their ambitious and acclaimed song cycle to new heights for it’s final American performance at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. This unique live experience will feature The Decemberists in collaboration with four filmmakers — Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria — each of whom have created animation to accompany a section of the music. Presented in association with Flux, the event will also be a benefit for The GRAMMY Foundation’s Grammy In The Schools music education programs for high school students.

At Royce Hall, The Decemberists will perform the entire piece synchronized with the animation, as well as an additional second set of older and newer material. A limited presale will begin at 10:00am PT on Wednesday, September 16 at decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com. General tickets will go on sale on Friday, September 18.

• 09/18 Orono, Maine, University of Maine #
• 09/19 New York, NY Terminal 5 #
• 09/20 Burlington, VT Flynn Theater #
• 09/21 Montclair, NJ, Wellmont Theater #
• 09/23 Norfolk, VA The Norva #
• 09/24 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion #
• 09/25 Asheville, NC, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium #
• 09/26 Athens, GA The Classic Center #
• 09/27 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium #
• 09/29 St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine Amphitheater #
• 09/30 Orlando, FL, Hard Rock Live #
• 10/02 Houston, TX House of Blues #
• 10/03 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Music Festival
• 10/04 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom #
• 10/06 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky, Lexington #
• 10/07 Columbia, MO, Ninth St. Fall Fest #
• 10/08 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre #
• 10/09 Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre #
• 10/18 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
• 10/19 Los Angeles, CA, UCLA Royce Hall
• 11/18 London, UK Forum
• 11/19 London, UK Coronet
• 11/21 The Hague, Netherlands, Crossing Border Festival

# w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames

MP3: The Decemberists - The Rake's Song

» decemberists.com

HCTF review of The Hazards of Love.

The line-up for the 23rd Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts has been announced. Sheryl Crow, Fleet Foxes, Jimmy Buffett, Wolfmother, Gavin Rossdale. No Doubt, Chris Martin, The Monsters of Folk, and the event's organizer, Neil Young will play at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA on Saturday, October 24, 2009 – 5:00pm and Sunday, October 25, 2009 – 2:00pm.

Tickets for the 23rd Annual Bridge School Benefit Conerts are on sale Sunday, September 20th at 10am at Livenation.com or charge by phone at (877) 598-6659. Tickets may be purchased at the Shoreline Amphitheatre Box Office between 10am to 2pm on Sundays with no service charge. Advance tickets are $150.00 and $75.00 for reserved seating and $39.50 for general admission plus applicable service charges. Four packs of general admission tickets may be purchased for $99.00. There is a 2 ticket limit for reserved seats and 8 ticket total purchase limit for these shows. There are a limited number of lower level reserved seats available via auction at Livenation.com beginning September 20th at 10am. Proceeds from these auction tickets will benefit the Bridge School.

MP3: Wolfmother - Back Round
Video: Neil Young -Powderfinger

» bridgeschool.org

The music of Oakland band Beats Antique could be described as left-field underground dance music featuring brass, dulcimer, utilizing Middle East tempos and a famous belly dancer/composer to fill the spotlights. It's the kind of music that will be playing in the background of avantgarde art manifestations, trippy dance fests and of course live on stage at music fests like Burning Man.

But is it any good? The new EP Contraption (Vol. 1) offers seven tracks faeturing the core members Zoe Jakes (belly dancer, composer, and arranger), David Satori (guitar, saz, viola, and percussion), and Sidecar Tommy (keyboards, toy piano, drums, and percussion) and a plethora of guests including Jamie Janover (dulcimer) and the Fanfara Kalashnikov. In the appropiate called track Junktion Beats Antique they keep change musical lanes, Mission starts with a treated strings bit that would fit in a nightmare of Robert Smith. Think flamenco, Balkan beats, dubstep and a dozen other styles mixed into a tasty musical beverage that leaves a lasting impression.

The Contraption (Vol. 1) EP is a self-released album. Buy a digital download from the band's website. A physical CD can be obtained through CD Baby.

1. Oriental Uno (feat. Fanfara Kalashnikov)
2. Louie's Lullaby
3. Junktion
4. She's looking for something (feat. Lynx and Janover)
5. 100 Eyes
6. Mission
7. EXTRA EXTRA

MP3: Beats Antique - Missions (stream)

• 09/17 Yosemite National Park, CA, Symbiosis Gathering
• 09/21 Yosemite National Park, CA, Symbiosis Gathering

» beatsantique.com
» myspace.com/beatsantique