Here’s what we had for you over the Thanksgiving holiday. For an MP3 of the show, right click

Did you miss us?
Yes, 17 Dots has been down again for the last few days but we’re back and, as Gene once put it, fighting fit.
First things first: last Thursday was the eighth (!) installment of our East Village Radio Show and, to complement our Afrobeat hub we decided to focus exclusively on African music. [...]

This week on our East Village Radio show, I busted out a ton of new songs from great up and coming artists, most of whom are already available on eMusic. Pay particularly close attention to Rainbow Arabia — my newest obsession — as well as Stricken City, which is also awesome. We touch on Halloween [...]

This week on 17 Dots on East Village Radio, I pulled out some of the big hits, doing my best to define the edges of the indie canon, by request. But we also hear from a lot of new artists as well. Pay attention, in particular, to Julianna Barwick and Fan Death. Both of those [...]

It’s unbecoming for me to say it, but our fifth East Village Radio show is far and away our best. It’s two hours of straight music uninterrupted, every song transitioned and/or beat-matched, my meager skills becoming slightly less awful, and there a few parts in particular I am very proud of as a result. Specifically, [...]

I first saw Bishi perform one very hot night in the summer of 2006 at east London’s Bistroteque. The audience had started to blow out the candles on their tables – even the tiny amount of heat produced by a tea light was too much. The room was nearly dark when Bishi appeared, using her [...]

Here’s the setlist from this morning’s 17 Dots on EVR episode. Stream the show here, or download it by right clicking this link [LINK FIXED].
Let’s Wrestle, “Let’s Wrestle”
Let’s Wrestle, “Song for Abba Tribute Record”
Pavement, “Easily Fooled”
The Amps, “Bragging Party”
FM Knives, “Down the Street”
Bombay Bicycle Club, “Pedastal”
Gun Outfit, “Your Will” (You can hear a better version [...]

So tomorrow marks the occasion of 17 Dots episode #2 on East Village Radio, and I have to say, it is a much-improved edition. There is at least one instance of beat matching, one attempt at a pretentious sound collage and a whole lotta good music! Okay, one of those things sounds attractive at least.
Anyway, [...]