Miss out on your LWMB reading this week? Below is a quick cheat sheet of all the good stuff. Have a great weeekend!

• I found out that Opera and Sushi go well together.
• Rachael wasn’t satisfied by the new Birdmonster set.
• Darren hit the high seas for a nautical dance party.
• Ben caught White Williams at the Knitting Factory.
• Frank endured the crowd at the Blacklist show.

If you haven’t heard Jukebox the Ghost yet, turn off whatever you’re listening to and click here where you can stream and download their super catchy single “Good Day.” Over the past few months, the DC pop trio has charmed the pants off a growing horde of listeners, thanks to their glowing new album Let Live & Let Ghosts. To satisfy the popular demand they are heading on tour with local rockers Via Audio. The tour kicks off on Thursday, but Manhattanites can catch them this Tuesday, when they open for pop punks The Wombats at Gramercy Theatre. A full list of tour dates are under the cut.

 

6/3 – New York, NY – Blender Theater *
6/5 – Mt. Pleasant, SC – Village Tavern **
6/6 – Athens, GA – Tasty World **
6/7 – Tampa, FL – New World Brewery **
6/8 – West Palm Beach, FL – Dada **
6/9 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth **
6/10 – Melbourne, FL – Melbourne Jaycees **
6/12 – Houston, TX – Rocbar **
6/13 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk **
6/14 – Dallas, TX – House On Swiss **
6/15 – Springfield, MO – Randy Bacon Gallery (w/ SSLYBY) **
6/16 – Cape Girardeau, MO – Port Cape **
6/18 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland **
6/19 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar **
6/20 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall **
6/21 – Westport, CT – Toquet Hall Teen Center
* w/ The Wombats
* w/ Via Audio

Soul music legend Isaac Hayes, who many of you will know as
the voice of Jerome “Chef” McElroy on South Park,
will headline the first summer concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell on June
12. The concerts are part of Celebrate Brooklyn!, a series of music, film (the
screening of Enter the Dragon on July
19 with Karsh Kale is a must-see) and dance events that’s entering its 30^th
season.

The 2008 concert line-up at the famous Bandshell looks impressive
and as diverse as Brooklyn. Highlights
include: Salif Keita (June 22); Cold War Kids and Sam Champion (June 27);
Crooklyn Dodgers reunion with O.C., Jeru the Damaja and Chubb “Treat ‘Em Right”
Rock featuring DJ Premier Ali Shaheed Muhammed, and others; Brazilian Girls
(July 11); Beth Orton (July 12); and Deerhoof (July 18). The series wraps up
with a Hal Willner tribute to Bill Withers on August 9

Those of us who can’t afford a Hamptons getaway can take heart: Aside from
two benefit shows featuring Feist (July 9) and Spoon (July 15), all
performances are free, with a suggested donation of $3 at the gate. You can
view the full line-up here.

Here’s a cheerful lil’ number to start your weekend off with a smile. Check out this live rendition of “Hey Momma” from Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground. Kind of reminds me of the Mos Eisley Cantina Band from Star Wars, with hipsters instead of aliens. Gotta love those hats.

Today: The Raconteurs @ Terminal 5: Jack White and his rock troupe perform their first of three consecutive sold out nights at the massive venue. Retro-punks The Black Lips open.

Apes and Androids @ Bowery Ballroom: This is one of those shows where you can know 0 about the band, yet still be fully entertained by the performance. Theatric rock at its finest.

Wire @ South Street Sea Port: The legendary punks (these guys have been around since 1976!) rock the downtown seaport with a free show.

Tomorrow: Fiasco @ Jamaica Bay Park: Fiasco joins some of the best hipster experimental bands for this free outdoor festival. Also performing: Aa, Knyf Hyts, USAisMonster and a handful of others.

Duran Duran @ Rumsey Playfield: One of the seminal groups in synth-based dance pop take over Central Park. They’ll be playing tunes from their 2007 album, while their crowd chants “Hungry Like a Wolf.”

Stereo Total @ Gowanus Canal: It doesn’t matter if you can’t understand what these German pop punks are saying — their tunes will get you dancing.