My Brightest Diamond - "Pressure" Video

My Brightest Diamond is back.

My Brightest Diamond and Clare and the Reasons do "Moon River" and "Ice Ice Baby" for Paste Magazine

"Moon River" really showcases Shara Worden from My Brightest Diamond's vocals.  And yes the second tune is a Vanilla Ice cover in which Clare Muldaur Manchon from Clare and the Reasons seems very uncomfortable.  Click here to view the treat.  

Clare and the Reasons - Tour Dates (New York - Le Poisson Rouge)

Obama supporter's Clare & the Reasons are back in the states with My Brightest Diamond. Dates below:

10/27- HAMDEN, CT- The Space

10/28- NORTHAMPTON, MA- Iron Horse Music Hall

10/30- PORTLAND, ME- Space

10/31- FALL RIVER, MA- Narrows Center for the arts

11/02- BUFFALO, NY- Big Orbit’s Soundlab

11/03- OBERLIN, OH- Oberlin College

11/05- GRAND RAPIDS, MI- The Ladies Literary Club

11/06- DANVILLE, IN- Royal Theater

11/07- CHICAGO, IL- Schubas

11/08- MADISON, WI- Orpheum Theatre- Stage Door

11/11- ST. LOUIS, MO- Cicero’s

11/13- DENVER, CO- Larimer Lounge

11/14- PAONIA, CO- Paradise Theater

11/15- SALT LAKE CITY, UT- Urban Lounge

11/16- BOISE, ID- Neurolux

11/17- KENNEWICK, WA- The Red Room

11/19- SEATTLE, WA- Triple Door

11/20- PORTLAND, OR- Doug Fir Lounge

11/21- EUGENE, OR- WOW Hall

11/22- SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Swedish American Hall

11/24- SANTA CRUZ, CA- Rio Theatre

11/25- SAN DIEGO, CA- Casbah

11/26- LOS ANGELES, CA- Hotel Café

11/30- ALBEQUERQUE, NM- The Cooperage

12/03- DALLAS, TX- Granada Theater

12/05- BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Bottletree

12/09- ASHEVILLE, NC- Orange Peel

12/10- CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- Gravity Lounge

12/11- WASHINGTON, DC- Rock and Roll Hotel

12/12- PHILADELPHIA, PA- First Unitarian Church

12/13- NEW YORK, NY- Le Poisson Rouge

Kicking and Streaming: This Weeks Free Music at Spinner

Ahhh, if Spinner were not around my music knowledge would be lesser than it is. This week listen to the great new album by Fleet Foxes, a new one by My Brightest Diamond and the Cool Kids. Additionally, there is a Radiohead best of album that the band doesn't support. Listen here.

My Brightest Diamond - "Inside a Boy" free download

Miss Shara Worden or My Brightest Diamond has some crazy cool vocal cords. Remember when we saw her at BAM? We do. New album drops June 17, 2008. But for now we get to hear a new song. Don't know for sure, but she may have played this song at that BAM show. Via Stereogum.

My Brightest Diamond - "Inside a Boy" MP3

Tha National at BAM - 02/22/08

Last night Brooklyn's The National performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, "Brooklyn Next" series. Seeing a band like them at seated venue was quite unusual for the fans as well as the band. You could sense them feeling a bit uncomfortable and it took a few songs before they actually settled into a groove. Even singer Matt Berringer mentioned something about it. Musically the band sounded great despite guitarist's Bryce Dessner's back injury. He remained seated for the majority of the performance. The stage seemed rather small because of his lack of mobility. This, however, took nothing away from the music as the band played tighter than ever. The horn section and orchestration filled in the set beautifully. A highlight of the evening was seeing Sufjan Stevens step onto stage to join the band on the track "Ada", which he co-wrote with the band. And of course, "Mr. November" rocked.

Opener My Brightest Diamond surely gathered some new fans as singer Shara Worden's strong vocals and goofy stage antics set the stage for the National.

Set list (and photo) via TMS (one complaint, we are at a rock show and notes nor pictures are allowed because the ushers say my phone is bothering other spectators - and how did you pull it off TMS?):

Start A War. Brainy. Baby We'll Be Fine. Slow Show. Secret Meeting. Mistaken For Strangers. Squalor Victoria. Abel. Wasp Nest. Racing Like A Pro. Ada. Apartment Story. Untitled New Song. Karen. Fake Empire... City Middle. Mr November. About Today. Gospel.