All dates plus a Man Man MP3 below.

Mar 4 – Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 5 – Greene Street Club Greensboro, NC
Mar 6 – Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
Mar 7 – Village Tavern Mt. Pleasant, SC
Mar 8 – 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
Mar 9 – Cafe Eleven St. Augustine, Florida
Mar 10 – Cafe Eleven St. Augustine, Florida
Mar 11 – Sluggo’s Pensacola, Florida
Mar 12 – Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 13-15 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 17 – Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 18 – Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Mar 19 – John Waldron Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 20 – Headliner’s Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 21 – Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 22 – Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale, PA
Apr 10 – Bowery Ballroom, NYC

Visit Man Man at their MySpace page.

MP3: Man Man – I, Manface

Man Man – Little Boxes (Weeds Theme)

Simply genius.

Download this one ASAP.

Thanks for the heads up, DIE!

MP3: Man Man – Little Boxes (Weeds Theme)

Catch Philly’s finest at one of the following gigs. Expect infinite greatness.

10.02 New York, NY – Webster Hall
10.04 Montreal – La Sala Rossa
10.05 Northampton, MA – Pearl St.
10.08 Cleveland Heights, OH – Beachland
10.09 Athens, OH – The Union
10.11 Newport, KY – Southgate House
10.12 Urbana, IL – Union Courtyard Cafe
10.13 Lexington, KY – The Dame
10.14 Fulton County, GA – Bouckaert Farm
10.15 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone
10.16 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe
10.17 New Orleans, LA – Republic
10.18 Houston, TX – Proletariat
10.19 Dallas, TX – The Loft

MP3: Man Man – Black Mission Goggles

This just in via Zap 2 It:

*The show’s third season will kick off on Monday, Aug. 13 with Grammy and Oscar winner Randy Newman singing the semi-classic Malvina Reynolds track.

Following Newman, in no particular order, will be Joan Baez, Donovan, Billy Bob Thornton, The Shins, Michael Franti, The Individuals, Angelique Kidjo, Kinky and Man Man, Persephone’s Bees. At least four more singers are bound to be brought into the fold, since “Weeds” is producing 15 episodes for this fall.*

Wooo!

Can’t wait.

Previously: a selection of covers from Season 2 of the hit show.

MP3: Regina Spektor – Little Boxes

This just in via Zap 2 It:

*The show’s third season will kick off on Monday, Aug. 13 with Grammy and Oscar winner Randy Newman singing the semi-classic Malvina Reynolds track.

Following Newman, in no particular order, will be Joan Baez, Donovan, Billy Bob Thornton, The Shins, Michael Franti, The Individuals, Angelique Kidjo, Kinky and Man Man, Persephone’s Bees. At least four more singers are bound to be brought into the fold, since “Weeds” is producing 15 episodes for this fall.*

Wooo!

Can’t wait.

Previously: a selection of covers from Season 2 of the hit show.

MP3: Regina Spektor – Little Boxes

This just in via Zap 2 It:

*The show’s third season will kick off on Monday, Aug. 13 with Grammy and Oscar winner Randy Newman singing the semi-classic Malvina Reynolds track.

Following Newman, in no particular order, will be Joan Baez, Donovan, Billy Bob Thornton, The Shins, Michael Franti, The Individuals, Angelique Kidjo, Kinky and Man Man, Persephone’s Bees. At least four more singers are bound to be brought into the fold, since “Weeds” is producing 15 episodes for this fall.*

Wooo!

Can’t wait.

Previously: a selection of covers from Season 2 of the hit show.

MP3: Regina Spektor – Little Boxes

The JellyNYC Pool Parties might just be the best thing about summer in New York City. Totally fun and totally free. This year’s roster of bands is particularly good, especially this past week’s with Man Man headlining. The evidence of corporate sponsorship this year around was incredibly more evident, with huge banners at the entrances and booths set up. It sort of felt like you were trapped in a commercial, but it is still a great event.

One unexpected irritant were the fans up front acting strange in hopes of getting on camera. L.A.M.E.

Man Man were as great as ever, strange and joyful. Their albums are equally as good as their live show and well worth the purchase.

This Sunday: Octopus Project, Erase Errata, Dan Deacon, OCDJ and The Rub DJs featuring Mark Ronson (!)

We just got the official word that Philly’s finest 5-piece, Man Man, will be touring with none other than Modest Mouse this spring! What a huge break for Man Man. We are thrilled for the guys and wish them much luck on the following dates:

04-25 Montreal – Metropolis
04-26 Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
04-27 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater
04-29 New York, NY – United Palace
04-30 New York, NY – United Palace
05-02 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
05-03 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
05-04 Greensboro, NC – Civic Center
05-05 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Park
05-06 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
05-08 New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
05-09 Austin, TX – The Backyard
05-10 Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia Live
05-12 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheater
05-13 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
05-14 San Diego, CA – Cox Arena
05-16 San Jose, CA – San Jose St. University

Read our review of Man Man’s headlining show at Bowery Ballroom, back in January, here! To learn more about the brilliant men behind Man Man, check out the band’s MySpace page by following this link.

MP3: Man Man – Van Helsing Boombox

As a blogger (particularly an East Coast one), and having just recently discovered Man Man’s brilliance, I definitely fall on the wrong side of the bell curve. That said, last night’s sold out show @ The Bowery was spectactular and far far far exceeded my mediocre expectations.

The Philadelphia 5-piece came out in all white, as they typically do at each show, and performed an hour-long set that was reminiscent of a hoedown/experimental drum pounding/African tribal chants and good ol’ indie rock (ever hear of that one?). They often get thrown into the following trifecta: Zappa/Waits/Beefheart, but in my opinion their sound goes way way beyond that, and its much more modern/fresh.

The band regularly incorporates kazoos, trombones, keyboards, guitars, saxophones, multiple drummers/drumming, ‘that mouth-piano instrument’ (anybody know it’s official name?), and a slew of other instruments onto both their recordings and live shows. It’s been quite some time since I was really floored with a live show from a band I was relatively unfamiliar with, and Man Man stopped that dead in its tracks. Man Man came back for a 2-song encore and then back again for one last one, a cover of Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Bulls On Parade’, and how do I say this… I wanted it to NEVER END! Amazing, truly amazing.

MP3s: ‘Van Helsing Boombox’ + ‘I, Manface’

Man Man official site/Man Man Myspace page

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Opening act Mixel Pixel did a great job at bringing psych-electro back on the musical radar, or maybe they brought it to the musical radar, in the first place.

Either way, I hadn’t seen the band in quite some time and was quite impressed with their new tunes, mostly selections from Music For Plants and Contact Girl with one or two tracks from my personal favorite, Rainbow Panda, including opener ‘My Animal’.

Glad to see the kitschy factor was still in full effect, as were the fabulous accompanying outfits. I strongly suggest you take a listen to the tracks below. Mixel Pixel is completely original and highly entertaining.

MP3s: ‘You’re The Kind Of Girl’ + ‘I Am The Contact Kid’ + ‘Cyclone Took My Baby’

Mixel Pixel MySpace page/Mixel Pixel official site

i sorta get a kick outta bands that feel the need to duplicate the same word/sound/phrase more than once in their name.

PRIME EXAMPLES:

yeah yeah yeahs
chin up chin up
!!!
man man
hot hot heat

(you can put any others in the comments, my memory escapes me)

but my question, is it pretentious?

comment away.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hyperballad (Bjork cover)