Will the Real Modern English please stand up.

I almost had a heart attack to learn one of the greatest bands in the world Modern English were playing in NYC unfortunately at Webster Hall but I would have went none the less. Lucky for me it turns out the whole thing was a hoax. I found below on on a site called www.flashbackalternatives.com. The show appears to have been cancelled. Can we hope that the dunderhead who tried to pull off this lame stunt will inspire the real Modern English to stand up and play some US shows or festivals that would be something else. This band reunion could do some serious schooling for younger bands.

NOT ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF MODERN ENGLISH PERFORMING
by MOD-ENG-UK » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:43 am

The following email has been sent from original members of the band MODERN ENGLISH regarding tomorrows show at Webster Hall. This show is NOT A MODERN ENGLISH SHOW AND DOES NOT FEATURE ANY ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE BAND AS INDICATED ON THE POSTERS AND TICKETS. THE PEOPLE PERFORMING WERE NEVER IN THE BAND WHEN "MELT WITH YOU" WAS WRITTEN AND LEGAL ACTION IS BEING SOUGHT AGAINST THEM. please see email below..

Hi Daniel, I'm writing from London on behalf of Robbie Grey and Mick
Conroy: both original members of Modern English. Its just to let you know that legel action is currently being taken out against Ted Mason for his unauthorised usage of the name Modern English. Ted never was an original member of the band and has absolutely no right to use the band name. To date his Modern English myspace has been closed down and a legal case prepared. The advertisments for tomorrows show at Webster Hall shows a picture of the original members on the Webster Hall website and an image of Robbie Grey on the ticket. NO ORIGINAL MEMBERS will be performing at the show. It is therefore misleading to fans of the band expecting to see original members perform Modern English songs as your tickets lead us to believe. fans attanding the show need to be informed my clearly displayed notices explaining that no original members are performing and that the band appearing are NOT MODERN ENGLISH. Failure to do this will lead to action being taken against Flashbackalternatives.com. A representative of the band in New York will be attending the show on our behalf to ensure this is done. Regards Modern English

Cass McCombs Live at Joe's Pub 7-27-09

The barefoot Cass McCombs took the stage with his good looking band at Joe's Pub this Monday, putting on an excellent show promoting his new record entitled Catacombs. The band ripped through a tight set of tunes off the new LP with sprinklings of stuff from Dropping The Writ and PREfection. I was hoping for an back ground singer appearance by actress Karen Black on his sexy new tune "Dreams Come True Girl." Midway through the show he shed his scorpion jean jacket and he and the band rocked on. For the final tune he brought on stage opener Mike Bones and he and the back rocked out a tune each member taking a few bars to solo on. I didn't get all the names of the band members but he did mention Andy Macleod was on drums and Melanie Moser on keyboards and background vocals, the bassist and second guitarist were really great too. He will return to Brooklyn this coming Saturday Aug 1 to play Union Hall and the band has some great opening slots with Band of Horses out west. Be sure to catch a show.

Set List Not in Order:
Harmonia
You Saved My Life
Jonesy Boy
That's That
Equinox
Lionkiller
Dreams Come True Girl
City of Brotherly Love
Crick in My Neck
My Sister My Spouse

Jul 28 T.T. the Bear’s w/ Jennifer O’Connor & Mike Bones Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jul 30 IOTA Club & Cafe w/ Jennifer O’Connor & Mike Bones Arlington, Virginia
Jul 31 Khyber w/ Jennifer O’Connor & Mike Bones Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 1 Union Hall w/ Jennifer O’Connor & Mike Wexler Brooklyn, New York
Aug 5 Headliners w/ Band of Horses Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 7 House of Blues w/ Band of Horses Chicago, Illinois
Aug 29 The Wiltern w/ The National Los Angeles, California
Sep 1 McDonald Theatre w/ Band of Horses Eugene, Oregon
Sep 2 Knitting Factory w/ Band of Horses Boise, Idaho
Sep 4 Commodore Ballroom w/ Band of Horses Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 5 Royal Theatre w/ Band of Horses Victoria, British Columbia
Sep 9 Great American Music Hall w/ Papercuts and Girls San Fransisco, California
Sep 10 Bootleg Theatre w/ Girls Los Angeles, California

Warpaint Rule the West! Tour, Video and . . .

We been pimping the Warpaint all this year and I finally got to see them perform live at a Free show in LA last night at The Hammer Museum. They took names and numbers and are about to embark on North West tour.


Jul 16 2009 8:00P THE HAMMER MUSEUM with FOREIGN BORN Westwood, California
Jul 17 2009 9:30P LA CAVE Costa Mesa, California
Jul 22 2009 6:00P AMOEBA IN-STORE SAN FRANCISCO
Jul 22 2009 10:00P THE KNOCKOUT WITH MOONRATS SAN FRANCISCO
Jul 25 2009 8:00P CHA CHA LOUNGE WITH MOONRATS SEATTLE, Washington
Jul 27 2009 6:00P MUSIC MILLENNIUM IN-STORE PORTLAND
Jul 27 2009 8:00P VALENTINES WITH MOONRATS AND MIKAH SYKES PORTLAND
Jul 28 2009 8:00P WOW HALL WITH QUINTRON AND MOONRATS EUGENE, Oregon
Jul 31 2009 8:00P HENRY MILLER LIBRARY WITH DEAD MEADOW, MOONRATS BIG SUR
Aug 22 2009 5:00P *SUNSET JUNCTION* Silver Lake

The Feelies Maxwell's Hoboken NJ 07-03-09

Natureboy

Check out our interview with Sara of Natureboy here. Listen to her songs on her myspace which you can purchase on iTunes or catch her and the band live in Boston or NYC at:

Jul 17 The Middle East with Magnolia Electric Co. Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 29 Cake Shop New York, New York
Aug 21 Zebulon Brooklyn, New York

Cass McCombs Tour

Cass McCombs - 2009 Tour Dates
7/20 - The Hide Out - Chicago, IL
7/21 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI
7/22 - The Mad Hatter - Covington, KY
7/23 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
7/24 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
7/25 - Mr. Small's Theater - Millvale, PA
7/27 - Joe's Pub - New York, NY
7/28 - T. T. The Bear's - Cambridge, MA
7/30 - IOTA Club & Cafe - Arlington, VA
8/01 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
8/05 - Headliners - Louisville, KY