Here We Go Magic = Animal Collective + Peter Gabriel + Yeasayer + Jefferson Airplane? Whatever the equation, we heart it! TMS Rating: 9/10.

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Chaotic. Ecstatic. Remarkable. Visit Matt & Kim on MySpace. Photos below.

MP3: Matt & Kim – Daylight

The bulk of Reality Check + one brand new tune = WIN! Yet another splendid gig. Visit The Teenagers on MySpace. Enjoy their clip for ‘Feeling Better’ here.

MP3: The Teenagers – Starlett Johansson

Ten minutes prior to last night’s stunning gig, each & every attendee was given a pair of 3D glasses. It’s not as if I didn’t know what I was in for, I just wasn’t expecting props. Thankfully, the effect of the amplifying shades was indeed magical (and not at all trite). Sauntering through a handful of tracks from each of their three full length releases, The Secret Machines performed a tremendously passionate & unfaltering set. While the entire 85 minute show was downright explosive from start to finish, it was the closing trio of ‘Alone Jealous & Stoned’, ‘Nowhere Again’ & ‘First Wave Intact’ which escalated the evening to ‘epic’ status. Read my interview with The Secret Machines here. Enjoy photos of frontman, Brandon Curtis, plus a TSM MP3 below.

MP3: The Secret Machines – Dreaming Of Dreaming

The last time I saw Spiritualized, back in November at The Apollo Theater, the collective showcased their ‘Acoustic Mainlines’ show as an exquisite stripped down affair. Saturday night’s ‘Electric Mainlines’ gig was a near opposite: thunderous, audacious & robust. The career spanning set focused on their latest masterpiece, Songs In A&E, but managed to touch upon early favorites as well, most notably a passionate take on ‘Lay Back In The Sun’ (from 1995′s Pure Phase). Accompanied by two gospel singers and four instrumentalists, J Spaceman was positively transfixing. Each & every track was downright triumphant. However, as predicted, the band’s final selection of the evening (‘Lord Can You Hear Me’) was the tune that brought the seated crowd to their feet in rapturous approval. Enjoy a playback of Friday night’s DC performance here. Visit Spiritualized on MySpace.

(Setlist) You Lie You Cheat. Shine A Light. Cheapster. Electricity. Soul On Fire. Sweet Talk. Sitting On Fire. Walking With Jesus. Oh Baby. Rated X. Lay Back In The Sun. Death Take Your Fiddle. She Kissed Me. Come Together. Take Me To The Other Side.

(Encore) Lord Can You Hear Me.

MP3: Spiritualized – Sweet Talk [alt link]

6/5 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg.

Acts include:

The Lisps
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Famous Amos
La Strada
Motel Motel

Visit The Lisps on MySpace.

Purchase tix here.

MP3: The Lisps – I’m Sorry

Part classic rock, part glam, part garage, part fabulously absurd – Cheeseburger put smiles on all attendees at Music Hall Of Williamsburg this past Saturday night. Ever since Jen’s glowing review of their Make Music NY gig (back in June of ’07), I’ve been itching to catch the band’s live shenanigans. Thankfully, the Brooklyn-based heroes did not disappoint, in the slightest. They dazzled. Cheeseburger successfully melds all of your past and current guilty pleasures into one giant pool of jollification. Visit CB at their MySpace page.

MP3: Cheeseburger – Easy Street

Here’s further proof that Oxford-based quintet, Foals, is the real deal. Check out the following clip of this Wednesday’s performance of ‘Hummer’, as recorded by Abbey B for ‘Sup Magazine. INCREDIBLE! Download an MP3 of another Foals fave, ‘Mathletics’, at bottom of post. My review and photos of the gig can be enjoyed via this link.

MP3: Foals – Mathletics

Here’s further proof that Oxford-based quintet, Foals, is the real deal. Check out the following clip of this Wednesday’s performance of ‘Hummer’, as recorded by Abbey B for ‘Sup Magazine. INCREDIBLE! Download an MP3 of another Foals fave, ‘Mathletics’, at bottom of post. My review and photos of the gig can be enjoyed via this link.

MP3: Foals – Mathletics

Here’s further proof that Oxford-based quintet, Foals, is the real deal. Check out the following clip of this Wednesday’s performance of ‘Hummer’, as recorded by Abbey B for ‘Sup Magazine. INCREDIBLE! Download an MP3 of another Foals fave, ‘Mathletics’, at bottom of post. My review and photos of the gig can be enjoyed via this link.

MP3: Foals – Mathletics