Late Afternoon Quickie

Rushing to get stuff done before the Bob Pollard show tonight at Irving, but wanted to be sure to throw out a post with a few interesting things for you...

Not sure if you managed to find the link to the new Dirty Pretty Things album that I posted last week or not. If you haven't heard it, it's excellent, and comes out in the UK on May 8th. [PRE-ORDER] The band has been doing some shows around the UK recently, and, lucky for us, Special Things, Special Songs links to one of those shows here.

In other buzz-band news, Rock Insider confirms that Tapes n' Tapes will be joined on its June tour by Cold War Kids and the Figurines. So, those of you who are too cool for school to see TNT (you know who you are), you may want to rethink that -- Cold War Kids are legit. (Although I don't love the Figurines song, "The Wonder," that everyone's playing now.)

Cold War Kids, "Hospital Beds" [re-post]
Figurines, "The Wonder"

The Knitting Factory (NYC) will play host to a blogger's wet dream -- Irving, Group Sounds and Beirut -- on May 10th. I just bought a ticket.

Then, on June 30th, you can see TV On The Radio, Matt Pond PA (yech) and the good but inexplicably huge Voxtrot in Prospect Park. (Via Brooklyn Vegan)

And to help you get ready for tomorrow night's Wilco show in lovely Sayreville, New Jersey, Sam Subjective links to the band covering the Byrds' "One Hundred Years From Now".