img src= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070914brotherKite.jpg title= The Brother Kite class= blogPhoto Though my body's in Texas for a href= http://aclfestival.com/default.aspx target= new title= ACL ACL /a , my mind is currently about two weeks from now in Montreal, at this year's a href= http://www.popmontreal.com target= neW title= Pop Montreal Pop Montreal /a festival, taking place October 3 through 7. I attended a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/popMontreal2006.php title= Chromewaves vs Pop Montreal last year /a and had a terrific time and expect the same this year, but this time I've got an extra stake - I'm curating a showcase. br / br / It's part of a series of shows in conjunction with the good people at a href= http://www.saidthegramophone.com target= new title= StG Said The Gramophone /a and a href= http://www.iheartmusic.net target= new title= I Heart Music I Heart Music /a we're calling a href= http://www.bleatingheartshows.com/ target= neW title= Bleating Heart Shows The Bleating Heart Shows /a and my installment is happening on October 4 at the Green Room and will feature a href= Http://www.thebrotherkite.com target= new title= Brother Kite The Brother Kite /a , up from Providence, Rhode Island, Toronto's a href= Http://www.theairfields.com target= new title= The Airfields Airfields /a , a href= http://www.mydadvsyours.ca target= new title= MDVY My Dad Vs Yours /a from Ottawa and hailing from Montreal by way of Toronto, a href= Http://www.myspace.com/danielleduval target= new title= Danielle Duval Danielle Duval /a . br / br / I'm very excited about every band on the bill but have to admit that it's The Brother Kite, whose a href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS32624 target= new title= Waiting For The Time To Be Right i Waiting For The Time To Be Right /i /a I fell in love with on first listen and have maintained a devoted if not wholly monogamous relationship with. I wrote it up a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2495 title= Chromewaves vs Brother Kite earlier this year /a and had been patiently waiting/hoping for a local show so that I had an excuse to write them up some more, but since that didn't seem to be happening anytime soon I decided to make it happen myself. But wait, you say, a Pop Montreal showcase hardly counts as local! You're right, which is why I'm happy to report that The Brother Kite will make their Toronto debut on October 5 at the Tiger Bar with A href= Http://www.fjordrowboat.com target= new title= Fjord Rowboat Fjord Rowboat /a . Of course, I won't be there - still in Montreal - but I am confident that all of you Hogtown peeps will be in attendance to welcome them. Just give their Beach Boys-meets-Ride power-gazey-pop a listen and I'm certain you'll be won over as well. Specifics on that show are still forthcoming, but rest assured - the next couple weeks will have me going on and on and on about these shows. br / br / As for the other acts on the bill, my affection for The Airfields a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=1822 title= Chromewaves vs Airfields is /a a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=1911 title= Chromewaves vs Airfields 2 very /a A href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2147 title= Chromewaves vs Airfields 3 very /a a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2593 title= Chromewaves vs Airifields 4 well /a a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2725 title= Chromewaves vs Airfields 5 documented /a so there's not much more that needs to be said there - but I will anyways, as the show draws near. I haven't seen My Dad Vs Yours a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2279 title= Chromewaves vs MDVY in a while /a but am eager to hear what they've been up to since last year's a href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from-90804 p=INS30049 target= new title= After Winter Must Come Spring i After Winter Must Come Spring /i /a in establishing the genre that some of us (me and another guy, I think) call post-pop. And Danielle Duval is a new discovery for me but I heard stellar things about her set at a href= Http://www.hillside.on.ca target= new title= Hillside Hillside /a earlier this year and she and her band will bring some much-welcome old school rock and soul to the bill. And Toronto show-mates Fjord Rowboat do a tremendous job of keeping the classic shoegazing flame alive without being trapped by the past. br / br / As I said, I'll be talking this show and these bands up more over the coming weeks but for now, keep the 4th open if you're in Montreal and the 5th if you're in Toronto. Regret it you shall not. br / br / strong MP3: /strong A href= http://thebrotherkite.com/audio/tbk_get_on_me.mp3 title= Get On Me The Brother Kite - Get On Me /a br / strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.indiepages.com/humblebee/airfields.mp3 title= Lonely Halls The Airfields - Lonely Halls /a br / Strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.chromewaves.net/mp3/MyDadVsYours-Bellicose.mp3 title= Bellicose My Dad Vs Yours - Bellicose /a br / Strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.chromewaves.net/mp3/FjordRowboat-CarriedAway.mp3 title= Carried Away Fjord Rowboat - Carried Away /a br / strong Video: /strong a href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCGhellXalg target= new title= I'm Not The Only One The Brother Kite - I'm Not The Only One (YouTube) /a br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO3MpQ68esg target= new title= Red Fox The Airfields - Red Fox (YouTube) /a br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4mIYimicg target= new title= No Farm No Food No Future My Dad Vs Yours - No Farm No Food No Future (YouTube) /a br / strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/thebrotherkite target= new title= The Brother Kite The Brother Kite /a br / Strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/mydadvsyours target= new title= My Dad Vs Yours My Dad Vs Yours /a br / strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/theairfields target= new title= The Airfields The Airfields /a br / Strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/fjordrowboat target= new title= Fjord Rowboat Fjord Rowboat /a br / br / And of course, I was mostly kidding when I said my mind was in Montreal - I'm in Austin for pete's sake, and it's ACL time. The i Austin Chronicle /i has been previewing the fest with interviews with some of the big names playing including a href= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A535729 target= new title= Bjork Bjork /a (who headlines tonight, is staying in our hotel and who the a href= http://www.blogotheque.com target= new title= Le Blogotheque Blogotheque /a guys apparently scared when they asked her to do a Takeaway Show at poolside), a href= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A535768 target= new title= STeve Earle Steve Earle /a , a href= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A535770 target= new title= Andrew Bird Andrew Bird /a (who are thankfully not playing against one another anymore) and A href= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A535781 target= new title= Bob Dylan Bob Dylan /a , who closes the whole thing out on Sunday night. Things kick off today and the first act I'm for sure going to catch is a href= http://www.blonde-redhead.com target= neW title= BR Blonde Redhead /a , who brought it so completely at V Fest last weekend. A href= http://www.athensexchange.com/articles/290 target= new title= Athens Exchange vs Blonde Redhead i Athens Exchange /i /a has an interview and they're also featured in a special NYC-to-Austin edition of a href= http://www.spinner.com/2007/09/13/3x3-new-york-invades-austin-edition-blonde-redhead-kevin-devin/ target= new title= Spinner 3x3 vs ACL Spinner 3x3 /a . a href= http://www.nicoleatkins.com target= new title= Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins /a discusses i Neptune City /i with a href= http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070914/ENT02/709140325/1005/ENT target= neW title= Shreveport Times vs Nicole Atkins i The Shreveport Times /i /a . It's finally out October 30 but I'm hoping she'll have some to sell when she's at Lee's on October 14. She'll also kick things off for me on Sunday here at ACL. 11:45AM! a href= http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_6875992 target= new title= Dener Post vs Arcade Fire i The Denver Post /i /a talks to Win Butler of Saturday night's headliners A href= http://ww.arcadefire.com target= neW title= Arcade Fire Arcade Fire /a and a href= http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2007/09/0914xlaclnational.html target= neW title= Austin360 Austin360 /a has words with Matt Berninger of a href= http://www.americanmary.com target= neW title= The National The National /a , on stage Sunday afternoon. br / br / a href= http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/okkervilriver.html?12633 target= new title= On Milwaukee vs OR i On Milwaukee /i /a has an interview with a href= http://www.okkervilriver.com target= new title= OR Okkervil River's /a Will Sheff, in town next Friday night at Lee's Palace and doing a DJ after party at Tiger Bar after the show. Logistical issues have meant that I won't be trekking to Hamilton to see them Saturday night at the Pepper Jack Cafe, but that means I can see A href= http://www.basiabulat.com target= neW title= Basia Bulat Basia Bulat's /a CD release shows at the Music Gallery instead ( a href= http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2754 title= Chromewaves vs Basia Bulat contest for passes still open /a ). a href= http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2007/09/1304.cfm target= new title= Chart vs Basia Bulat i Chart /i /a talks to Basia about the unexpected (but wholly deserved) success of A href= http://www.amazon.ca/Oh-My-Darling-Basia-Bulat/dp/B000UZ48DK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/701-3308447-0287506?ie=UTF8 s=music qid=1189551049 sr=8-2 target= new title= Oh My Darling i Oh My Darling /i /a , out Tuesday. br / br / Hey, a href= http://www.rachaelyamagata.com target= new title= Rachael Yamagata Rachael Yamagata /a is coming back to town! Hey she's opening for a href= Http://www.mandymoore.com target= new title= Mandy Moore Mandy Moore /a . See, this is what happens when your musical tastes drift too close to the mainstream. You get caught in the undertow. That's happening September 22 at the Danforth Music Hall. Still no word on her new record, I imagine she's along on this trek because she worked on Moore's latest record. br / br / a href= http://www.meligroveband.com/ target= new title= Meligrove Band The Meligrove Band /a play a super-intimate show at Sneaky Dee's on October 4. a href= http://www.thecure.com target= new title= The cure The Cure /a play a not-so-intimate show at the Air Canada Centre on May 15, a make up for their a href= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003639952 title= Billboard vs The Cure cancelled Fall tour /a . br / br / A href= http://www.dane101.com/music/2007/09/13/soundcheck_peter_hayes_of_black_rebel_motorcycle_club target= new title= Dane101 vs BRMC Dane101 /a talks to Peter Hayes of A href= Http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com target= new title= BRMC Black Rebel Motorcycle Club /a , in town at the Kool Haus on October 1. ...read full story