Justin Tenuto, who plays bass in BAGeL Radio faves Birdmonster, is going to join me for the afternoon portion of today's "480 Minutes" program. Besides being a talented multi-instrumentalist, Justin is also a sweet guy, a brutally honest critic, a regular listener of BAGeL Radio, and funny as hell (read the Birdmonster blog, you will laugh). Hopefully he'll spill some beans about his band's recent tour and their upcoming show at The Independent here in San Francisco next Wednesday, the 26th. This is going to be fun.

Todays' new music includes Bright Eyes, Brakes, The Automatic, The Winston Jazz Routine (never fear, it's not actually jazz), Page France, All Smiles, Satellite Party (Perry Farrell), Tarwater, and Nine Inch Nails (best album since Pretty Hate Machine).

Please tune in for the weekly marathon that is "480 Minutes" today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. You can and should request songs and stuff via:

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Recent Gig Photos:

Photographic equipment is finally repaired, hopefully will be back in action next week at Coachella.

Upcoming Bay Area Gigs of Interest:

The Heavenly States @ The Hemlock 4/20
From Monument To Masses/ And a Few to Break / Silian Rail @ Bottom of the Hill 4/20
The English Beat/ Plimsouls @ Mezzanine 4/20

Trans Am/ Zombi/ Black Taj @ Bottom of the Hill 4/21
Avengers/ Pansy Division/ Southern Girls @ Cafe du Nord 4/21
The Stooges @ The Warfield 4/21
Xiu Xiu/ Sunset Rubdown/ Katie Eastburn @ Bottom of the Hill 4/22 & 23
Smoosh/ Lou Lou and the Guitarfish @ Cafe du Nord 4/22
The Books @ Great American 4/23
Blonde Redhead @ Bimbo's 4/23 & 4/24
Mute Math/ SSLY Boris Yeltsin/ Cinematics/ Club of the Sons @ Slim's 4/24
Adult./Erase Errata/ Parts& Labor @ Bottom of the Hill 4/25
Birdmonster/ The Cribs/ Illinois @ The Independent 4/26
Ex-Boyfriends/ Two Seconds/ Rademacher @ Cafe du Nord 4/26
Kaiser Chiefs @ Warfield 4/27
Jarvis Cocker @ Fillmore 4/28
The Good, The Bad, and The Queen @ Regency Grand Ballroom 4/29
LCD Soundsystem @ Mezzanine 4/30
The Kooks/ Illinois @ Slim's 4/30
*Mando Diao/ Pop Levi/ The Films @ Bottom of the Hill 5/1

CocoRosie @ Bimbo's 5/1

What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Cafe du Nord 5/1
Tapes 'n Tapes / Ladyhawk/ Harlem Shakes @ Great American 5/2

Morrissey @ Santa Rosa Center For The Arts 5/2

Apostle Of Hustle @ Amoeba Music Haight Street 5/2

*Cloud Cult/ The Amateurs @ Bottom of the Hill 5/3

more upcoming shows