Annuals Contest: Tickets for Boston + ICA

I guess it's only fair that if we talk about one great NC band, we discuss another.

Also hailing from Raleigh, Annuals hit the road last night in support of their new album, Such Fun. To celebrate that and the fact the album art for is so cool (yes, it is still very cool and very happy little tree guy all the way), and that they are on the road, the band wants to send you and a friend not only to their show on January 27th at the Paradise here in Boston, but also send you to the ICA as well!

If you aren't in Boston, fear not as the band is doing it for every show of their tour, sending you out to see them and to the coolest museum in your town!

Click here to enter to win!

The Kooks Cover PB&J, in Boston Tonight

Is it too soon to be covering recent hits? Should there be an amount of time between when a band releases a song and another high profile band gives their treatment of said song?

Either way, The Kooks don't think they should wait around. The band recently covered Peter, Bjorn & John's whistling anthem "Young Folks" and .. it's rather good, no? If you haven't heard it yet, your friends here at SIS want you to listen to it. Right this very second. Go. Now.

In other relevant Kooks and Boston news, the band is playing at the Paradise tonight with the Morning Benders. You may not know it, but the Morning Benders were the first band featured in our Stranded In The Kitchen column over on the main site. Make sure you check that out as well.

Download: "Young Folks" [mp3]

Saul Williams Giveaway

Do you live in Boston? Do you have nothing going on tomorrow night? How would you like to go see Saul Williams live at the Paradise? E-mail me right now and I'll pick someone randomly here in a bit to get a pair of tickets to tomorrow night's gig.