World's Fair

“Featuring enticing rhythms and quality musicianship, it proves the band can hold their own in the contemporary soul jazz/funk scene.” - San Antonio Current [READ MORE]

“Eleven boys from Staten Island come together in an astonishing way, creating a sexy, hip-swaying, bell-bottom-and-big-hair sound with instruments ranging from the organ to the tambourine. The music is smooth and cool, but has a definite energy that will propel you into fantasies of platforms and discotheques.” - Good Times Weekly [READ MORE]

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Take note of updated tour dates!

Thu - Aug 09 @ Joe’s Pub, New York, NY
Fri - Aug 10 @ World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Sat - Aug 11 @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Wed - Aug 15 @ AVA, Pittsburgh, PA
Thu - Aug 16 @ Ravari Room, Columbus, OH
Fri - Aug 17 @ Darkroom, Chicago, IL
Sat - Aug 18 @ Onopa Brewing, Milwaukee, WI
Sun - Aug 19 @ Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Wed - Aug 22 @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Artist: The Budos Band
Album: The Budos Band II [LISTEN]
Label: Daptone Records
Street Date: August 7th, 2007
Formats: CD, vinyl, mp3

Snag Budos Band II @ eMusic right now (including a bonus emusic only track! or wait ’til August 7th for the CD to hit stores everywhere!

CONNECT: Website | Myspace | World’s Fair | Daptone Records

“There’s an art to singing lines like those and not coming across as a total asshole, and 1990s have mastered it. In their song “Cult Status”, 1990s sing about how their cult status keeps them alive, the singer going as far as to claim that his bankable amount of indie cred “keeps me fucking your wife”. Soon, it won’t be only the legions of Glaswegian husbands that fear imminent cuckolding. Albums like this one are too enjoyable to be kept secret for very long…” - Pop Matters [READ MORE]

Meanwhile, Brooklyn Vegan spells out the facts.

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Don’t miss this mini-tour! Click here for dates in NYC, DC, LA, San Fran.

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“Named after a decade that spawned such novelty fads as POGS, Tamagotchis and Furbys, 1990s (don’t let Itunes fool you—there’s not a “the” or an apostrophe in their name) succeed in making music that’s a lot more enduring, but every bit as fun as the trends of yester-decade…” - CMJ [READ MORE]

1990s - “Cookies” Out Now!

Artist: 1990s [E-CARD]
Album: Cookies
Label: Rough Trade / World’s Fair
Street Date: July 31st, 2007
Formats: CD, mp3

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“My 10-year-old son plays the clarinet in his school orchestra. His teacher offered a weekly jazz band class, in which my son, disappointing his old man, chose not to participate. This summer I plan on feeding him some heavy doses of The Budos Band, regaling him with stories of their after-school jazz ensemble, and how it lead the boys across the East River, via late night ferry rides, to sneak into Antibalas, Sugarman Three and Fela Kuti shows…” - 3Hive [READ MORE]

Introduce your kids, current and future, to the power of Budos Band II - now available on eMusic with bonus flavor… a little ditty called “Proposition”

Meanwhile, Brooklyn Vegan has some awesome 1-on-1 shots of the “the bearded ones” performing live:

The Budos Band - “Chicago Falcon” [DOWNLOAD]

More Budos @ BV

CONNECT: Website | Myspace | World’s Fair | Daptone Records

“Like his name would suggest, Aesop Rock is a storyteller. But instead of shrouding lessons on morality within recycled folklore, the hip-hop emcee cuts to the chase, illuminating the human condition through unfettered observations on the strangeness of people and the shape-shifting worlds we inhabit. Born and raised in New York, Aesop has never lacked for subject matter. One could say that the city chooses her storytellers, and not the other way around. Aesop’s refined staccato raps eloquently around even the harshest of big city truths, and when he zigs before he zags, the wordplay is nothing short of spectacular. His detailed, non-linear narratives explore the tension that exists between innocence and the sordid aspects of human nature; the self-inflicted identity crisis that exists when one dabbles in role play — when the virgin taunts the whore, or when the pornographer becomes the ice-cream man. As Aesop puts it, his attraction lies in what happens when “fluffy meets evil….” - Suicide Girls [READ MORE]

CONNECT: Definitive Jux | Website | Aesop Rock Wins

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Artist: 1990s [E-CARD]
Album: Cookies
Label: Rough Trade / World’s Fair
Street Date: July 31st, 2007
Formats: CD, mp3
Available: eMusic | iTunes | Insound | Amazon

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“The band sounds super tight together, but funky and loose as hell at the same time. As is the case with pretty much everything that Daptone releases, if you played this for someone, you’d have no reason to suspect that it was new music: it sounds like totally classic, all-instrumental funk that belongs on a blaxploitation soundtrack circa 1973.” - Music for Robots [READ MORE]

Snag Budos Band II @ eMusic right now (including a bonus emusic only track! or wait ’til August 7th for the CD to hit stores everywhere!

Take note of updated tour dates!

Thu - Aug 09 @ Joe’s Pub, New York, NY
Fri - Aug 10 @ World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Sat - Aug 11 @ Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Wed - Aug 15 @ AVA, Pittsburgh, PA
Thu - Aug 16 @ Ravari Room, Columbus, OH
Fri - Aug 17 @ Darkroom, Chicago, IL
Sat - Aug 18 @ Onopa Brewing, Milwaukee, WI
Sun - Aug 19 @ Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Wed - Aug 22 @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Artist: The Budos Band
Album: The Budos Band II [LISTEN]
Label: Daptone Records
Street Date: August 7th, 2007
Formats: CD, vinyl, mp3

The Budos Band - “Chicago Falcon” [DOWNLOAD]

CONNECT: Website | Myspace | World’s Fair | Daptone Records

“The names Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings may not immediately ring a bell… But the group’s sizzling mix of soul and funk sure does…” - Billboard [READ MORE]

News on the highly anticipated “100 Days, 100 Nights” shall soon be flowing out your way! In the meantime, enjoy the recently confirmed album cover for the album:

Meanwhile, here’s a recent live review of the band performing at the Doc Pomus tribute:

“… But if there was one singer who truly would have had Doc Pomus grinning it was Sharon Jones. A powerhouse R&B belter from Georgia, Jones regularly performs with her band the Dap-Kings and they’ve got an album of their own, 100 Days 100 Nights, due this fall. But Jones’ gritty interpretations of songs like “Destination Heartbreak” and “I Underestimated You” practically begged for her to record an album of nothing but Pomus compositions. Gritty, brassy, tough and sassy, Jones not only pulled out all the stops for Doc, she picked up plenty of new fans of her own.” Harp Magazine [READ MORE]

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Neither snow, nor sleet, nor hail can stop the weather-obsessed hazemakers of the Postmarks from stamping across the U.S. on a brief but beauteous August tour… - Pitchfork [READ MORE]

The Postmarks also chat about their upcoming appearance on new Nick Jr. cartoon “Yo Gabba Gabba”, and give away an exclusive Pitchfork-only song, their exquisite cover of Astrud Gilberto’s exquisite “Dreamer”.

“If I hadn’t already picked out a first dance for my wedding this summer (the Magnetic Fields’ “The Book of Love”, because I’m totally derivative of author Rick Moody), Astrud Gilberto’s gorgeous bossa nova love song “Dreamer” would be a perfect choice. For me, the Postmarks’ cover version might be even perfecter– as with their enduringly impressive self-titled debut…” - Pitchfork [READ MORE]

The Postmarks - “Dreamer (Cover)” [DOWNLOAD]

Watch The Postmarks perform the song live, courtesy of Roxy / Quiksilver:

Wed - Aug 01 @ The Earl, Atlanta
Thu - Aug 02 @ The Basement, Nashville, TN
Fri - Aug 03 @ Launching Pad, Muncie, IN
Sun - Aug 05 @ Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
Mon - Aug 06 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Tue - Aug 07 @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Wed - Aug 08 @ Black Cat Backstage, Washington DC
Thu - Aug 09 @ Local 506, Raleigh, NC
Fri - Aug 10 @ Popfest, Athens, GA
Sat - Aug 11 @ Taste, Orlando, FL

Artist: The Postmarks
Album: s/t [LISTEN]
Label: Unfiltered
Street Date: Feb 6th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3

CONNECT: World’s Fair | Myspace | Website | E-card

” John McKeown spent the actual 90s in Glasgow’s Yummy Fur, along with Paul Thomson and Alex Kapranos, who later went on to Franz Ferdinand. He’s back with a new band and he’s ready to party… 1990s bring hooks, sneers and, well, intoxicants to spare, with the punched-up sheen of a production budget to boot (helmed by ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler). Combine with the druggy glee of Supergrass’ I Should Coco and the Streets’ Original Pirate Material, bake thoroughly, and you have Cookies.” - Pitchfork, 8.1 out of 10 [READ MORE]

Artist: 1990s [E-CARD]
Album: Cookies
Label: Rough Trade / World’s Fair
Street Date: July 31st, 2007
Formats: CD, mp3
Available: eMusic | iTunes | Insound | Amazon

1990s - “You’re Supposed to be my Friend” [DOWNLOAD]

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