Arizona, Dr. Dog, The Format music for the masses

It's been an exciting week for music. First off The Format are celebrating the one year anniversary of their album Dog Problems by giving the whole damn album away for free. I think it's great when artists take the high road and give music away. Free music recruits more fans and more fans means more record sales for the next album.


The band Arizona has been making the rounds this week pimping out their new EP Fameseeker and the Mono. I have been biting my nails counting down the days until I could hear this album. Their last release, Welcome Back Dear Children, was by far the best musical purchase I made in the past year. They have this ability to make albums that flow and blend song to song, yet every song is just dandy on it's own. Their songs are like roasted marshmallows. Yes marshmallows! You have this light fluffy gooey goodness that is so sweet and there is no other texture like it in the world. Arizona's music is in no way just sweet fluff. There's this brown crunchy stuff on the outside that adds a whole new flavor to the marshmallow that is Arizona, and without the brown crunchy layer around the sweet gooey center, the music would not be complete. They throw out these floor shaking riffs in the middle of songs that take you back to your first kiss or a summer picnic... and it works. Fameseeker is absolute perfection from begining to end. I've never heard another band like Arizona. I hate to throw out a Beatles comparison but I have to. Just know that it's not something I do often. If WBDC was their Abbey Road then Fameseeker and the Mono is their Let It Be. Take my word, a couple of years from now and all the cool kids will be trying to make music like Arizona. They will fail miserably but they will try. You can stream the whole Fameseeker EP for a limited time thanks to the boys over at i guess i'm floating.


Dr. Dog, a headliner at this year's Lebowski Fest in Louisville Kentucky, are also getting their music out to their fans. Every week for the next couple months they'll be releasing a new track at Weallbelong.net. Some are old, some are new, but all are previously unreleased.

Arizona - Splintering

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Dr. Dog - My Old Ways

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New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Video - Down Boy

Oh Karen, love the bodysuit. If you were one of the lucky few to make it into their secret show last month, you may be able to pause this video and find....you! Though I don't understand why they were telling people what colors to wear when it seems they tinted the video green. The single Down Boy is from their upcoming EP Is Is, due out July 23rd.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

Harry and the Potters and The Tour of the Libraries

If you are like me, you are anxiously awaiting the release of the new Harry Potter book, the new Harry Potter movie, sexy Hermione Halloween costumes, etc. Thankfully, I found Harry and the Potters music gives some much needed relief to the long wait. I found out about this band that writes songs about books from The Zambonis, a band that writes songs about hockey. Though it may sound like a corny bandwagon to jump on, it was only a few years ago that we were all enraptured by a guy who wrote songs about states. Harry and the Potters have announced a lengthy summer tour, taking them across the country playing where else? Libraries! Bring the kids, your library card, and a broom and don't miss this band when they come to the library near you. For a sampling of their tunes visit their myspace page or listen below.

Harry and the Potters - Pheonix Tears

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June 21 - Tucson, AZ - Pima County Public Library - Joel D. Valdez Main Library
June 22 - Phoenix, AZ - the Trunk Space
June 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas-Clarke County Library - Sunrise Branch
June 24 - Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Public Library - East Anaheim Library
June 25 - San Diego, CA - El Cajon Library
June 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Public Library - Central Library
June 27 - Mission Viejo, CA - Mission Viejo Library
Juen 28 - So. Cal - TBA
June 29 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
June 30 - Oakland, CA - Chabot Space and Science Center
July 1 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Public Library - Central Library
July 2 - Palo Alto, CA - Palo Alto Main Library
July 3 - Fremont, CA - Fremont Main Library
July 4 - Eugene, OR - Maitreya Ecovillage
July 6 - Anacortes, WA - Department of Safety
July 7 - Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Public Library
July 8 - Kirkland, WA - Kirkland Teen Center
July 9 - Spokane, WA - Caterina All Ages
July 10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
July 11 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Armory
July 12 - Olympia WA - Olympia Timeberland Library
July 13 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Public Library
July 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Pershing Park
July 17 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center
July 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
July 19 - Astoria, NY - Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden
July 20 - Cambridge, MA - Harvard Square!
All shows below with Draco and the Malfoys
July 24 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Public Library - Central Library
July 25 - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Public Library - Lakeshore Facility
July 26 - Charleston, WV - Kanawah County Main Library
July 27 - Columbus, OH - TBA
July 28 - Louisville, KY - Clifton Center
July 29 - Indianapolis, IN - Big Car Gallery
July 30 - St. Louis, MO - St. Louis Public Library - Main Library
July 31 - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Library
August 1 - London, ON - London Public Library
August 2 - Toronto, ON - Prophecy 2007
August 4 - Toronto, ON - Whippersnapper Gallery
August 5 - Grand Rapids, MI - the DAAC
August 6 - TBA
August 7 - Johnston, IA - Johnston Public Library
August 8 - Sioux Falls, SD, Sertoma Park Shelter
August 9 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Public Library - W. Dale Clark Library
August 10 - Denver, CO - Denver Public Library - Central Library
August 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City Public Library
August 12 - Boise, ID - TBA
August 13 - Cheyenne, WY - Laramie County Library in Cheyenne
August 14 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Banshell
August 15 - Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Public Library
August 17 - Springfield, MO - Springfield Public Library
August 18 - Bensenville, IL - Bensenville Community Public Library
August 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh