Save The Silent Barn!

-Bradford Cox & Karen O at Silent Barn

It was reported by Brooklyn Vegan today that The Silent Barn could be on the verge of shutting down as a result of a Con Edison bill. The Silent Barn is a house that serves as a DIY venue in Ridgewood, Queens, closely bordering my neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. Many great shows have occured there in the past year or so, including Black Lips, Deerhunter (the one where Karen O got onstage), Dan Deacon, and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

If you live in Brooklyn (or Queens) it is crucial that you read the article over at Brooklyn Vegan.

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Here's a taste of what some of my favorite blogs have been writing about:

As Restless As We Are has one of the new BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB tracks for download. I am totally excited about this one...definitely check it out.

Good Weather For Airstrikes needs your help.

Skatterbrain reports on the 2007 NYC Popfest which will feature CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, among others.

And as usual, BIG STEREO and MISSING TOOF are always loaded with super fun stuff.

CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE

I've recently fallen in love with CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (or Owen Ashworth, actually). His latest album 'Etiquette' was released a while back in 2006 and spawned a couple singles - 'Bobby Malone Moves Home' and my favorite 'Young Shields'. Sure, the moody synths and driving beats hooked me at first, but beyond that there's something sad and nostalgic about Ashworth's voice. A voice that has the power to encapsulate you in his haunted world - imagine Leonard Cohen in a sweet synth-pop landscape. Dynamite.

Hear the tracks mentioned above on CFTPA'S myspace page.