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From Aaron at Blackbird Presents (click the “read full” to get all descriptions, etc):

11•7•07 Someday Lounge
Jens Lekman
If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s.

11•8•07 Holocene
Dengue Fever
Are you ready to fall in love with the B-52s of Cambodian pop?

11•10•07 Someday Lounge
Black Dice
Black Dice is a noise rock/experimental band based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

11•7•07 Someday Lounge
Jens Lekman
Throw Me the Statue
hosted by Viktor Sjoberg
(doors open at 9pm). (All Ages)
$12.00 advance, $12.00 day of show
tickets available at jackpot records + brownpapertickets.com

Blackbird Presents…
If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of
the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s. His sound is glittering and
shiny bedroom pop built on gentle guitars, bold and often hilariously
obvious samples, subtle orchestration and arrangement topped with
lyrical turns that brings laughs, and heartfelt vocals that can bring
tears. Lots of people have done the same thing but few are as sweet
and sly, few have the musical skills, and few balance the smarts and
soul quite so gracefully as Lekman — maybe Stephin Merritt in his
prime, maybe Beck at his most intimate.

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11•8•07 Holocene
Dengue Fever
Rupa and the April Fishes
Puff Puff Give (a.k.a. Atole)
Anjali & The Incredible Kid
(21 & Over)
$8.00 advance, $10.00 day of show
tickets available at jackpot records + brownpapertickets.com

Blackbird Presents…
Are you ready to fall in love with the B-52s of Cambodian pop? If
that's not a question you thought you'd ever be asked, then you've
missed out on the infectious multicultural dance music of Dengue
Fever. So named for a disease that their organist contracted in
Cambodia, the Los Angeles-based band is composed of Americans with
the exception of Cambodian singer Ch'hom Nimol, who provides lovely
vocals (usually in her language of Khmer) and even lovelier mod dance
moves. Nimol was a successful pop star in her home country,
performing for the royal family on several occasions. Upon recruiting
her in 2002, Dengue Fever knew that she was the perfect person to
give them a Cambodian voice. Dengue Fever has captivated audiences
all along the coast with their unique sound, which sends “world
music” crashing straight into 60s psychedelic pop.

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11•10•07 Someday Lounge
Black Dice
Phantom Jams
Little Claw
(21 & Over)
tickets available at brownpapertickets.com

Blackbird Presents…
Black Dice is a noise rock/experimental band based in Brooklyn, New
York, USA. They formed in Spring 1997 at the Rhode Island School of
Design and are currently signed to Paw Tracks. The group began as a
harsh, noisy thrash outift, with a sound far different from the more
psychedelic leanings of the last few albums. The release of Broken
Ear Record in 2005 and Manoman in 2006 saw the band innovating once
again, incorporating elements of Afrobeat and breakbeat into their
releases.

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