TV Smackdown - Pacey vs. Michael JJ Grey, So I am not ashamed to admit.hat I was an avid fan of Dawson's Creek and Roswell back in the day. Okay ?avid fan? may be putting it lightly. I may or may not have been ridiculously obsessed with both shows. But with great soundtracks and all kinds of awesome teen angst, I don't know how any girl in high school/college at that time could not heart those shows and the oh-so-cute cast members. I was not alone so go ahead and mock?cause you know you were one of those fans. And since you were. Verve, Slipknot nab top spots on Twist & Shout's top-sellers list The Verve's Forth outsold the rest. If you're looking to load up on new music.but aren't sure where to allocate your hard-earned coin, try polling your peers with Twist .&.Shout's most-recent top-sellers' list, for the week ending 8/31/08. 1. Verve ? Forth 2. Slipknot ? All Hope Is Gone 3. JJ Grey/Mofro ? Orange Blossoms 4. Coldplay ? Viva La Vida 5. Beck ? Modern Guilt 6. Flobots? Fight With Tools (local) 7. Conor Oberst ? Conor Oberst 8. Game ? LAX 9. Walkmen ? You .&.Me . concert. Blue Friday with JJ Grey & Mofro (Alligator Records, Aug. 26) There was a moment a couple of days ago when I thought I'd change the subtitle of this blog to ?Songs:Illinois: The music blog.&. JJ Grey tickets. MUSIC & CLUBS live, MUSIC .&.CLUBS Thursday, Sept. 4 Bayou: Night Bluez Bordino?s: Claudia Burson Brewski?s: DJ Showcase Deja Vu: DJ Hurt ?Em Drifters: Karaoke Foghorn's #1: Wes Hart Foghorn's #2: Mo Brothers Froggy?s: David Wiser George?s: Charlie Robinson, Paula Nelson, Willie Straddlin Green Door: Jazz Jam Jammin Java: Open Jazz Jam Jose's Streetside: Little Hoojin Pesto Cafe: Kevin Bennoch Speakeasy: DJ Greg Sound Warehouse: Shane Morris Tangerine: DJ Michael, Drag Show Friday, Sept. Highlights Music Wow! There's a lot going on his week. George's is hosting a fine cast of Texas musicians. Tonight there's Charlie Robison and Friday night is Rodney Parker and the Fifty Peso Reward (who?ll be sharing the night with the Cate Brothers, Eli Young Band and Zach Walther). George's will also be hosting some top-shelf blues acts this week ? the hot, funky swamp roots rock outfit JJ Grey and Mofro who will be introducing songs from their new Alligator Records album ?Orange Blossoms? on Saturda. JJ Grey concert tickets. It?s That Season Again? The new season of Bones premieres tonight, marking the beginning of this year's TV season for me. Yay! My DVR is bigger than the one I had last year, which is a good thing. Here's a little preview of everything I'm going to try to watch. Until I inevitably can't keep up and have to drop some. Let me know what all you're excited about! There may be spoilers for previous seasons throughout this post. Must-Watches The Office How long has it been since a half-hour comedy topped my must-watch. music. 2008 Fall Season How Much TiVo Could a Woodchuck TiVo if a Woodchuck Could TiVo TV - Fall 2008 Edition The 2008 Fall Season / The TV Whore Sept. 3, 2008 It's that time of year again when we take a look at the new fall TV schedule so we can figure out what to watch and what to skip. As always, I'm not going to give you a fancy-schmancy grid - there are plenty of places you can find that (here's a handy one from The Futon Critic that even covers a bunch of cable channels for you, and includes lots. Tickets. COMPS, PODCASTS AND A QUESTION'OH MY! JJ Grey tour tickets, This week, typically, is very busy/difficult for me. I've just come.5 day college football bender and over the next 3 days I have to do 2 fantasy football drafts and submit three lineups prior to Thursday night. Good times are ahead though. Good times indeed. NFL kicks off this week and my Seminoles will take the field on Saturday in one of the few ?sure things? on their schedule. Last week the monthly Lucero Message Board compilation was released. Of all the comps we've done this. Drake?s Take: New Releases 08.26.08 JJ Grey ticket broker, This week Drake laps up the latest releases from Cold War Kids BFF?s, The Delta Spirit, (an album that might also make my top ten list), and Peter Brewis? The Week That Was. While in the same breath, he expresses some bitter disappointment with the latest from pop tunesmith Matthew Sweet (hey, let's just say what we're all thinking, it started and ended with Girlfriend). -ed Drake's Take: New Releases 08.26.08 It's indie pop lovers? delight this week, with new releases from power pop legend. What's on TV? Tickets for JJ Grey, The Olympics are over and now it's time for the new television season to begin. Meredith O'Brien returns to run it all down for us ? the good (Mad Men), the bad (Knight Rider) and the beautiful (90210 or Gossip Girl). We also discuss the Olympics (how does Michael Phelps keep his pants up) and the National Conventions. This episode of Manic Mommies is sponsored by FruitaBu, organic smoooshed fruit. Shows mentioned: Burn Notice Generation Kill Mad Men John Slattery Psych Eureka Lost . |