Tonight (My Birthday!) at Spaceland: Henry Clay People, Local Natives, Fun., Aushua

True, it's purely a coincidence that my birthday is the same day as this spectacular show, but when you can see both Local Natives and The Henry Clay People at Spaceland on your birthday (and for free) the stars have truly aligned.

And that doesn't even include Fun., which features Nate Ruess of The Format and Jack from Steel Train. They've sold out the Mercury Lounge (NYC) and Schuba's (Chicago) dates on their current tour. And Aushua is supposed to be great also. I am very excited.

Local Natives on at 11, Henry Clay at 10. Fun and Aushua keep the candle burning on both ends (9pm and Midnight, not necessarily respectively). You best get there early.

Steel Train, Fun @ Space 15 Twenty (7/12/2009)

Bringing the number of last minute shows I've only learned about via Twitter to two, Steel Train played a set as an acoustic duo (just Jack and Evan) at Space 15 Twenty on a Sunday afternoon. Hot day, but there was plenty of shade. Fun, a side project of Jack's, played after Steel Train, with Evan filling in on bass.

I've been following Steel Train for a while, and it's always great to see them and catch up with Evan, who I went to high school with. Be on the lookout for their new album in the coming months, their first since 2007's Trampoline -- the band just finished mastering it in LA over the past few weeks.

Here's a video of their performance on Conan a little over a year ago: