The Video Omelette

A while back, as you might remember, we posted eight videos from My Morning Jacket's stop at the Verizon Wireless Theater here in Houston. Those eight videos, which were the first documentation of any of MMJ's new material, found their way all over the web including different posts on Stereogum and Live Music Blog. We were very excited about the chance to let other people see what we Houstonians were lucky enough to experience that night, and knew just by hearing those tunes that their new album, Evil Urges, would be one of the best of the year. We were right. June 10th found MMJ's album released to rave reviews, and also found them with a huge late night slot at this year's Bonnaroo that gave them the opportunity to share their new songs with a much wider audience. Now, after the true fans have fallen in love with the album, MMJ has started their major publicity blitz which includes a full tour and a brand new video for "Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. II." Take the time to watch their Where The Wild Things Are-inspired video.

Good, huh? Now go check them out on the road! See their full list of dates after the jump.

In what seemed like an endless weekend of music on the east coast with All Points West in New York and the Baltimore edition of Virgin Mobile Festival, people made their decisions and ended up in one city or the other. Those that made their way to Baltimore found themselves surrounded by a headliner assault on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday found both Jack Johnson and the Foo Fighters filling the headlining spots with Wilco, Chuck Berry & The Silver Beats, The Offspring, The Swell Season, Bloc Party, Lupe Fiasco, and many more performing on the two main stages. Sunday's headlining spots were taken by Nine Inch Nails and Kanye West, with big names like Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy & The Stooges, Lil' Wayne, The Black Keys, She & Him, and more on the main stages. Virgin Mobile Festival also featured a dance stage, highlighted by sets from Underworld, Moby, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren, Chromeo, and a ton of other make-yo-ass-shake DJ's. A bunch of kind festival-goers were generous enough to tape some of their experiences to share with the world, and we've rounded up some footage for your viewing pleasure.

Bob Dylan - "Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35"

Check out videos from both Saturday and Sunday after the jump

The final day of the first annual(?) All Points West festival featured a much different vibe than the more indie-tastic Friday and Saturday. The big name on the bill was Jack Johnson, whose set featured sit-ins from both Trey Anastasio and Matt Costa, who had both performed with their own bands earlier in the day. Other performers during the jam-friendly Sunday included Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power and Amadou and Mariam on the main stage, and The Secret Machines, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, and Rogue Wave holding down the other two. We wish we could have made it up to NYC for this event, but thankfully a whole bunch of other folks did.

Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB- "Drifting"

For a bunch of Sunday (and full weekend) coverage follow the jump

Saturday, August 9th brought about another batch of bands to see how well they could hold the attention of the crowd who was mostly there to see Radiohead headline their second night of the All Points West festival. Kings Of Leon, Animal Collective, Metric and Chromeo held down the "Blue Comet" stage, while The Roots, Sia, The Black Angels, and Nicole Atkins spotlighted both the "Bullet" and "Queen Of The Valley" stages. Once again, take the time to enjoy the videos and coverage of the people who were actually there.

Animal Collective - "Fireworks"



Check out more videos and links to coverage after the jump

Yesterday - Friday, August 8th - finally brought a true-blue music festival to the New York area. After years of trying by many different groups to host a festival near NYC (we all remember the ill-fated Bonnaroo NE), the folks at Goldenvoice (Coachella) and AEG Live (Rothbury, Mile High) finally found the right spot, and, by the looks of it, haven't created a complete disaster. Radiohead was friday's big ticket at the All Points West festival, bringing out a host of NY's finest hipsters to gather at the massive Liberty State Park in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. While waiting for Radiohead, they were treated to a bunch of other great bands and musicians including Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear, Girl Tak, Underworld and CSS. We're not in NYC for this event, but plenty of people are, so we'll let you read their coverage. Also, people have been posting some brilliant videos from the event, including pretty much every Radiohead song performed.

Radiohead - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"



Check out the coverage and a couple more videos after the jump

The Austin City Limits Festival is still a good month and a half away, but my excitement level is already starting to grow more and more by the day. There are so many incredible acts playing ACL that I haven't seen yet, including one of the more recent additions to my favorites list, England's Spiritualized. Jason Pierce aka J. Spaceman's vocal approach is not comparable to any other artist making music today. After seeing their name on the ACL line-up, I started to build my collection of their material including their latest album Songs in A&E (which has not left my car's CD player in quite some time).

Last night, Mr. Spaceman and Spiritualized stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to play through "You Lie You Cheat", one of the many gems off of Songs in A&E. Give it a listen:

Oh, I can't wait until September!

We already know what all of the hipsters and folkies were up to this past weekend, but since most of you are undoubtedly asking yourselves: "What were all the hip-hop heads up to?", I thought that I would fill you in. Both Miami and New York City hosted a who's who of hip-hop allstars for the third edition of Rock The Bells. While both cities already featured stellar line-ups that included Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Method Man and Redman, and a re-united A Tribe Called Quest, along with whole host of others, New York brought a little something extra to the table by serving a few choice guest spots that no one was expecting.

Check them out after the jump

My biggest musical regret of this year so far is skipping the opportunity to see the Fleet Foxes in March when they came through with Blitzen Trapper. Due to Toast's early evening arrival in Houston the same night, and plans to see Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Yo La Tengo that weekend, we opted to lay low that night instead. If they come to your town, do not make the same mistake.

Last night they stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to play through "Blue Ridge Mountains" off of their eponymous debut LP. Check it out:

MMJ meets CSNY; can you dig?

It is quite obvious that Weezer has embraced the Internet's expansive grasp on today's music world, especially on YouTube. Recently they released a video for their newest single, "Pork and Beans", which highlights a host of characters that all received their fifteen minutes of fame due to the viral video site. Today they uploaded another clip to YouTube that finds them announcing their tour in quite a fun way. Give it a watch and see if you can figure it out.

If the video lists the cities in order, "The Weezers" tour will start in Boston on September 23rd, and then make stops in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas, Houston and Atlanta as well as some others that I can't figure out. Any guesses as to what other cities they will be stopping in?

Thanks to Cold Pizza for the tip!

Now updated with full dates after the jump

We did not make it up north this weekend to catch Lollapalooza, but I at least had the chance to see a bit of Wilco's streaming set at the AT&T Blueroom. Their energy alone showed just how much fun Chicago was having. Now that it is all said and done, after hometown MC Kanye West and industrial rock giants Nine Inch Nails closed down both of the main stages, I pulled together a host of videos that would make any music lover jealous of those in attendance.

Wilco - "Can't Stand It"

See more after the jump