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Brooklyn Vegan contrasts and compares Intonation to Siren, despite the fact that Siren still hasn't announced anything remotely resembling a lineup.
the hypothetical lineup BV suggests includes Spoon, The Dears, and Q and Not U, which would make it an absolutely essential event for me to attend. if those three bands were there and i did not go, i would need to be seriously injured, either in advance to prevent me from going, or after the fact via self-inflicted wounds of punishment.
they also unfortunately say that Intonation may have hooked Thunderbirds Are Now! and The Hold Steady. i personally think this is unlikely considering Intonation already announced their lineup as finalized without those two bands on it, and The Hold Steady were recently named "Brooklyn's Best Band" by the Village Voice, who sponsor and operate Siren. i find it hard to believe that after an uncharacteristic rave review like that, they wouldn't have gotten the band to play Coney Island.

also, Stars are opening for the New Pornographers at their free show in Prospect Park on June 25th, which i would very much like to go to (sometimes i forget how much i enjoy the new pornographers' Electric Version until i listen to it again) except that's the day of my cousin elliot's bar mitzvah.
alas and alack, i'll not be going back.

MoCCA's really friggin' soon
i'm totally going to be having a nervous breakdown the whole weekend.


EDIT: ok, Frenchkiss Records' page on myspace.com (i know, tacky, whatever) says that The Hold Steady and Thunderbirds Are Now! are, in fact, joining label leaders Les Savy Fav at Intonation, which makes me mad as they're all fantastic bands I want to see, and i know The Hold Steady and Les Savy Fav are both FROM Brooklyn.
however, I'm now reading other reports from other websites that agree that The Dears, Q and Not U, and now Brendon Benson are playing Siren, with Spoon still very likely. with the Dears and Q and Not U, i'm sold (or would be it it weren't free)