Earlimart just released a new album called Mentor Tormentor, and they'll be on the road most of this fall. To celebrate, they're giving away some nice stuff:
• Exclusive Earlimart CD-EP * • Earlimart Poster - high quality print on heavy matte paper • Earlimart Stickers
* Only available through this contest or with purchase of Earlimart's new album Mentor Tormentor at select independent retailers!
If you want to be the winner, be the first person to e-mail me your favorite Back To The Future quote.
Here are the tour dates.
Sept. 29 Pit Pub, Vancouver Oct. 2 400 Bar, Minneapolis Oct. 3 Schuba's, Chicago Oct. 4 Grog Shop, Cleveland Oct. 5 El Mocambo, Toronto Oct. 6 Main Hall, Montreal Oct. 7 Harper's Ferry, Boston Oct. 10 Knitting Factory, New York Oct. 11 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia Oct. 12 Ottobar, Baltimore Oct. 13 Duke Coffeehouse, Durham/Chapel Hill Oct. 14 The Earl, Atlanta Oct. 15 Bottletree, Birmingham Oct. 16 Engine Room, Houston Oct. 17 The Mohawk, Austin Oct. 18 Palladium Loft, Dallas Oct. 20 Larimer Lounge, Denver Oct. 22 Paper Heart Venue, Phoenix Oct. 23 Casbah, San Diego Oct. 24 Troubadour, Los Angeles
This is part four in Division Day's ongoing series of covers/remixes and pieces of the Beartrap Island map. The band's debut LP will be in IRL stores on October 2nd through Eenie Meenie although it is currently available through iTunes.
For those of you new to the band, they've just put together this EPK.
The band starts a cross country jaunt next week that includes a few dates at CMJ.
October 02 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo [CD release show] 04 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill [CD release show] 05 Reno, NV - Satellite Lounge 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 07 Denver, CA - Larimer Lounge 09 Chicago, IL - Subterranean 10 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café 11 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall [residency] 13 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells 14 Boston Middle East 17 New York, NY - Canal Room [CMJ ASCAP showcase]18 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall [residency] 20 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 [w/ Eulogies & Film School] 25 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall [residency]
This is a West Coast deal, so if you're not along the Pacific, I guess you'll hae to deal. Eastern Conference Champions' debut LP Ameritown is out now.
Oct. 1 Portland, OR Doug Fir Oct. 2 Portland, OR Doug Fir Oct. 3 Vancouver, BC Richard’s Oct. 4 Vancouver, BC Richard’s Oct. 7 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Oct. 8 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Oct. 9 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord Oct. 10 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord Oct. 11 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord Oct. 13 Santa Barbara, CA Soho Music Club Oct. 14 San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew Oct. 15 Los Angeles, CA Safari Sam’s Oct. 16 Los Angeles, CA Safari Sam’s
A few weeks ago, I found myself in New York on a Thursday night with an evening to kill. As I was heading to my hotel, I got an e-mail about a Luke Temple gig at Joe's Pub, so I thought what the hell, I'll go. I'm glad I did -- I was pretty much blown away. His latest release Snowbeast had been sitting on my desk for weeks and I wasn't even planning on listening to it, but this was one of those shows that as a music fan that you can to love, but never expect.
Temple is a singer songwriter, but only because that's the genre he falls into hasn't been invented yet. His latest release is out now on Mill Pond Records, plus you'll be able to catch him on the road this October and November with Chuck Prophet and The Good Life, which includes three local dates.
10/01 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place* 10/02 Boston, MA Middle East (downstairs)* 10/04 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom* 10/05 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church* 10/06 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel* 10/07 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle* 10/25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon** 10/26 St. Paul, MN Turf Club** 10/27 Chicago, IL Schuba’s** 10/28 Lafayette, IN Lafayette Brewing Company** 10/30 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern** 11/01 Lexington, KY The Dame 11/02 Newport, KY Southgate House** 11/03 Nashville, TN Americana Music Conference** 11/04 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage Radio** 11/05 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café** 11/07 Northampton, MA Iron Horse** 11/08 New York, NY Joe’s Pub** 11/09 Philadelphia, PA Tin Angel** 11/10 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head** 11/13 Atlanta, GA The Earl** 11/15 Boston, MA Boston University * w/ The Good Life ** w/ Chuck Prophet
The Nightjars are a great little rock band from Manchester that I just can't seem to get out of my head. Their songs conjure up memories of The Fall and Sonic Youth with layers of buzzing guitars, syncopated drumming, and brooding vocals in the middle register. Their music is both ambitious and compelling, a combination that is bound to turn some heads.
The band is set to release a limited edition "mini album" on Reveal Records on November 5th. The Nightjars currently have tour dates scattered throughout the United Kingdom through the end of the month--make sure to catch them if you can!
"It is with deep regret that Shitdisco are having to cancel their up coming tour of the United States of America and Canada. Band member Joel Stone was today rushed into hospital. He is being kept there for the next couple of days where specialists will decide what action to take. He has been told he is too unwell to travel for the foreseeable future. The band would like to thank everyone who has booked them to play on this tour, and hope that they will get the chance to play the country soon."
"This hodgepodge of old and new friends began messing around, making noise in the guesthouse of a little ranch, and soon played their first “show” on the porch for some pals. Within months, they were appearing on bills with Silver Lake’s biggest bands (including Cold War Kids and Monsters Are Waiting) and had earned a reputation for explosively energetic live shows..." – LA Weekly
LA's The Deadly Syndrome understand dynamics and the importance of a great script. Their theatrics are combined with an austere innocence, a feeling which is ever present on the band's debut long player on Dim Mak, The Ortolan. Although they've only played a handful of shows, some of the luminaries they've shared the stage with include Cold War Kids, Klaxons and Monsters Are Waiting. No national excursions are planned as of yet, but if you're in LA, make sure you check them out.
This is the third clip off of Send Away The Tigers, and it's pure Manics, quotes and all. For those of you overseas, the single will be available on October 1st.
Apparently cool things do happen in Kentucky -- just ask VHS or Beta. Bring on the Comets, their third full length, is out now on Astralwerks.
The band performs on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on October 1st.
VHS OR BETA Tour Dates 10/5 Covington, KY Mad Hatter Club 10/6 Athens, OH U. Of Ohio 10/7 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Mellon U. 10/18 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 10/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 10/20 Bloomington, IN Buskirk Chumley Theatre 10/26 Mexico City, MEX Foro Scotiabank With Moving Units 11/12 Washington, DC Black Cat 11/13 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 11/14 Grantham, PA Messiah College 11/15 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church 11/16 New York, NY Blender Theater 11/17 Atlantic City, NJ HOB Harlem Club 11/19 Boston, MA Paradise 11/20 Montreal, PQ Club Soda 11/21 Toronto, ON Lee's 11/23 Chicago, IL Abbey 11/24 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry 11/27 Seattle, WA Chop Suey 11/28 Vancouver, BC Richard's 11/30 Sacramento,CA Harlow's With Foreign Born 12/1 San Francisco, CA Slim's 12/2 Los Angeles, CA El Rey 12/3 San Diego, CA Casbah 12/4 Tucson, AZ Plush Solo 12/6 Denver, CO Bluebird 12/7 Kansas City, MO Record Bar 12/8 St. Louis, MO Gargoyle, Wash Univ.
Maybe I'm too "old school," but does it bother anyone else that Paris Hilton is associated with the Smashing Pumpkins in any way, shape or form? Wouldn't the Billy Corgan of 1996 ridicule her and all the other vacuous reality television stars for whoring themselves out for money and fame? I don't care if she's pictured in front of a nuclear explosion to demonstrate some sad truth about celebrity worship in America, seeing her plastic mug on a Pumpkins' release really, really irks me. End rant. Anyway... the video posted above is the Pumpkins' second single "That's The Way [My Love Is]." The video takes the band into a futuristic world equipped with rocket cars, flying cameras, and crazy translucent video screens--think "Rocket" meets "The End Is The Beginning Is The End." It's definitely visually impressive in a monochromatic video game sort of way, but it's not what I was expecting for the most gorgeous song on Zeitgeist. With lush instruments and lyrics like "of course I love you baby, cuz I'm alive," I was definitely envisioning something a bit softer and romantic. Maybe Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were too busy/expensive to do it up?
The Pumpkins are currently making their way across North America, check out their almost entirely user-generated website for dates, concert videos, etc.
09.24: Bat For Lashes @ Great Scott 09.24: Turbonegro @ The Paradise 09.25: Cinematic Orchestra @ The Paradise 09.25: Okkervil River/Damien Jurado @ Middle East Down 09.25: Devandra Banhart @ The Roxy 09.26: Yo Majesty @ Middle East Up 09.26: Rocky Votolato/Portugal The Man @ Middle East Down 09.26: Blonde Redhead @ The Roxy 09.27: Matt Pond PA @ The Paradise 09.27: John Vanderslice/Bishop Allen @ Middle East Up 09.27: Freezepop @ Middle East Down 09.27: The Lucksmiths/The Ladybug Transistor @ TT The Bears 09.27: Thurston Moore @ MFA 09.28: The Pill @ Great Scott 09.28: John Vanderslice/Bishop Allen @ Middle East Up 09.28: Kings of Leon/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club/Manchester Orchestra @ The Orpheum09.29: +/- @ Middle East Up 09.29: Fujiya & Miyagi @ Middle East Down 09.29: Tigercity @ Hennessey's 09.30: Jose Gonzalez/Savath & Savalas @ The Paradise 09.30: Sister Suvi [members of Islands] @ Middle East Up 09.30: Mountain Goats/Bowerbirds @ Middle East Down 09.30: The Sea & The Cake @ MFA
Although Sloan put out Never Hear The End Of It earlier this year on Yep Roc, they just got around to making a video. You can watch the clip for "I've Gotta Try" above.
This track is with Benny Blanco off of the upcoming Bangers & Cash, which is out on 10/09. To celebrate, they will be hosting a new track on their Myspace page ach week up to the release. Here are the first two tracks.
Magnet, aka Even Johansen, will be taking off from Norway soon for an autumn tour with Stars, as well as a couple headlining shows. Despite being a solo effort in the past, Magnet is now a five-piece band, although the group's latest was recorded entirely by Johansen.
The Simple Life, the group's third album, is available now on Filter US Recordings. Ther will be a full US tour, but there's no Boston date. I don't blame them, I wouldn't want to come here either.
* with Stars 10/19 – New York, NY @ Joe's Pub 10/20 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub 10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live 10/25 – Washington, DC @ DC9 10/26 - Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle * 10/27 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Variety Playhouse * 10/28 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ Club Downunder * 10/30 - Austin, Texas @ Stubb's * 10/31 - Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues * 11/2 - Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre * 11/3 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Pantages Theatre * 11/4 - Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown * 11/6 - Denver, Colo. @ Gothic Theatre * 11/8 - Tucson, Ariz. @ Rialto Theatre * 11/11 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 11/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 11/14 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Roxy
"Wow, thank God the Fav are back. Thank Godder this is their best work yet." – VICE
So Les Savy Fav had a video contest and a five year old named "Bunnygirl" won -- color me impressed. I always knew indie rockers were a childish bunch!
The band's first new album in six years is anything but a let down -- it may even be their finest piece yet. Let's Stay Friends came out on French Kiss Records yesterday.
Upcoming Tour Dates: 09-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg * 09-22 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom # 10-06 New York, NY - Randall's Island $ 10-20 London, England - "Secret Show" 10-21 Manchester, England - Academy 10-22 London, England - Scala 10-23 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg 10-24 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gafährlich 10-25 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown 10-26 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 10-27 Dublin, Ireland - Clawdaddy 11-16 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse 11-30 Seattle, WA - Neumos 12-01 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards * with Cheeseburger, Fatal Flying Guilloteens # with Parts & Labor, S Prcss $ with the Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Wild Light
Enclosed is this week's installment of the Division Day cover song/remix series, plus the third piece of the map of Beartrap Island. I totally love this song, and it's great what they've done with it. Here is what they have to say about Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence":
“this song became a regular band-van jam in the last year, due mostly to kevin's long-lived love affair therewith- he claims an intense affinity with "silence" since early childhood. when the covers project idea started getting bounced around, this was sort of a shoe-in- a perfect pop song with an elegant melody, tantalizingly simple, but iconic enough to make the undertaking not a little foolishly hubristic. kevin wanted to playfully undermine the original's electro leanings by building the song on a foundation of tube-overdriven acoustic guitar, and this became a great spring-board for increasingly organic textures. i wanted to make the song a kind of conversation between raveled anti-fidelity and unlikely grandeur.”
I am pretty sure I wrote about My Sad Captains awhile ago, but I can't remember and I really don't feel like looking. They had a tune called "All Hat and No Plans" that I couldn't [and still can't] get enough. While I had a few demos, I ran through them and put the band on the backburner, but the other day I was sort of curious, so I looked them up and I saw that they had some new tunes.
Fortuna Pop! put out the band's "Bad Decisions" single earlier this year, a track that splits the difference between Pavement and Belle & Sebastian. According to the group's Myspace page, they have recorded a further set of songs, but concrete release details are pending. Hopefully the next few months will see an album from these chaps.
Is it pretentious that Lil Mama titled her album The Voice of the Young People? The first two singles off the album have been pretty awesome, but we'll have to wait until Nov. 27th to hear the rest.
Brooklyn freak folk collective Akron/Family has a new album coming out today on Young God Records. Showcasing the band's continued experimentation with different song forms and instrumentation, Love Is Simple finds Akron/Family tackling genres as varied as psychedelic rock on "Phenomena" and field hollers, Appalachian folk, and even electronica on "Ed Is A Portal." The songs are obtuse and difficult at times, but they are definitely enjoyable if you give them a chance. If you want to expand your musical palate, then make sure to try this group out for size. Sep 17 :: Pour Haus, Raleigh, NC Sep 18 :: Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, DC Sep 19 :: First Unitarian Church,, Philadelphia, PA Sep 21 :: Wexner Center for Arts at OSU, Columbus, OH Sep 22 :: LOLA Festival, London, ON Sep 23 :: Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON Sep 25 :: Vinyl, Guelph, ON Sep 26 :: Barrymore’s Music Hall, Ottawa, ON Sep 27 :: Club Metronome, Burlington, VT Sep 28 :: Harper’s Ferry, Boston, MA Sep 30 ::Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY Oct 10 :: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Oct 11 :: Independent, San Francisco, CA Oct 12 :: The Troubadour, Hollywood, CA Oct 13 :: Fernwood Resort, Big Sur, CA Oct 18 :: Richards on Richards, Vancouver, BC Oct 19 :: Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA Oct 20 :: Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
On October 28th, 14th Floor Records/Warners will release The Wombats' proper debut album, A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. Girls, Boys & Marsupials was merely a [very good] collection of demos. Once I have a tracklisting, I'll let you guys know.
The band will release a new single, "Let's Dance to Joy Division," on Oct. 15th.
"Let's Dance to Joy Division"
Since the album will be in your hands soon, here's a recap of the band has been up to over the past couple of years.
At first I wasn't going to post this because I didn't think it was Exitfare material, plus you could probably turn on MTV Hits and see this video like 25 times per day. But then I said fuck that because this is a really catchy pop song and it's totally a great way to begin your Monday. Rooney may not be hip, but they can write some damn catchy tunes. They'll have a new album soon, but I am not sure when it comes out -- it's probably not as fun and catchy as this song.
For those of looking for this list last week, sorry I didn't put it up. I've been on the road so much that I dropped the ball. Here is the list early this week, and it looks like there are going to be a lot of tough choices.
09.17: The Apples in Stereo/Aqueduct @ Middle East Down 09.17: Campaign For Real Time/Ketman @ Great Scott 09.19: Y-Love @ Middle East Up 09.20: The Aliens/Augie March @ Great Scott 09.20: Stevie Wonder @ Bank of America Pavilion 09.21: The Pill @ Great Scott 09.21: Verona Downs @ Middle East Up 09.21: The Black Lips/The Selmanaires/Coffin Lids @ Middle East Down 09.21: Jonathan Rice/Rilo Kiley @ Avalon 09.21: Earl Greyhound @ Boston University 09.22: The Information/Barnicle @ Great Scott 09.22: Black Helicopter/The Beatings @ Middle East Up 09.22: Michael McDonald @ Bank of America Pavilion 09.23: The Handsome Family/Frank Smith @ Great Scott 09.23: Klaxons/Mystery Jets @ The Paradise 09.23: 27/Matters & Dunaway @ Middle East Up 09.23: Aesop Rock/The Octopus Project @ Middle East Down
Brooklyn band Longwave may be established crowd favorites, but they are without a label -- it's bad, but in this day and age, who needs one anyway? The guys are on the road right now testing new material, including a few dates with Robbers On High Street. They play the T.T. The Bear's tomorrow night.
09/14 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (w/Dead Trees, Eagle Seagull, The Shackeltons) 09/15 Boston, MA @ TT the Bear's (w/Emergency Music, Auto Interiors) 09/19 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey **Following dates with Robbers on High Street** 09/21 Philly, World Café Live Downstairs 09/22 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 09/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theatre (festival show! w/Metric, Crystal Castles) 09/24 Toronto, CA @ Horseshoe Tavern 09/25 Montreal, CA @ Lambi 09/27 Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
LA-based Earlimart just released their fifth album, Mentor Tormentor, on August 21st on Majordomo Records, which is a partnership between the band and Shout! Factory. The band has been heralded in Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Interview Magazine and will spending most of October on the road.
Sept. 16 Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco Sept. 27 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland Sept. 29 Media Club, Vancouver Oct. 5 El Mocambo, Toronto Oct. 6 Main Hall, Montreal Oct. 7 Harper's Ferry, Boston Oct. 11 First Unitarian, Philadelphia Oct. 12 Ottobar, Baltimore Oct. 13 Duke Coffeehouse, Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill Oct. 14 The Earl, Atlanta GA Oct. 15 Bottletree, Birmingham Oct. 16 Mink, Houston Oct. 17 The Mohawk, Austin Oct. 18 Palladium Loft, Dallas Oct. 20 Larimer Lounge, Denver Oct. 22 Paper Heart Venue, Phoenix Oct. 23 Casbah, San Diego
I am not too keen on this whole "new rave" tag that has been attched to certain bands like Klaxons and Shitdisco, but eventhough I don't like the name, the music is pretty awesome.
I'm glad these guys are finally making their way over here, as I've been reading about their legendary shows for a minute now in NME. Dim Mak is handling the release of Kingdom of Fear, which will be out this fall, while the boys will be rocking a bunch of dates, which includes a Boston gig on October 11th.
Sept. 28 - Los Angeles, CA Dimmak Party Sept. 29 - Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Festival Sept. 30 - Los Angeles, CA LAX DJ Set Oct. 2 - Calgary, AB Hi Fi Club Oct. 4 - Vancouver, BC The Plaza Club Oct. 5 - San Francisco Rickshaw Stop Oct. 6 - Chicago, IL Vic Theater w.KLAXONS Oct. 8 - Washington, DC 9:30 Club w.KLAXONS Oct. 9 - Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore @ TLA w.KLAXONS Oct. 10 - Toronto, ON Opera House w.KLAXONS Oct. 11 - Boston, MA Great Scott Oct. 12 - New York, NY Webster Hall w.KLAXONS
Well for the most part. They are still doing their NYC and ACL shows.
From drummer Nick Hodgson: “We’d like to apologize to fans in America and Canada, especially those who have already bought tickets, but something had to give. We’ve been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus on the future, we plan to have new material out as soon as possible and we’ve wanted to record all summer. This needs to happen before our European & UK shows at the end of the year so we can play a few of our new songs live, we’re keen to explore new ground, beyond the sound of our first two records, so we’re headed back into the studio to begin that process.”
Kaiser Chiefs Tour Dates: September 14 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival 29 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Canceled shows: September 18 Dallas, TX - House Of Blues 19 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 21 Nashville, TN - City Hall 22 Atlanta, GA - The Roxy 24 Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro 25 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre 26 Toronto, ONT - Carlu Theatre
I know, I know... I wrote about Mobius Bandlast week. But I literally just got my hands on another new song from their forthcoming sophomore album Heaven and felt the overwhelming urge to share it. "Friends Like These" is a weird little song, comprised solely of detached vocals, a bizarre tone-shifting synth riff, and simple electronic drum blips. The song is decidely less lush than the album opener ("Hallie," the track featured last week), but somehow "Friends Like These" seems to be the catchier of the two. I can't stop playing it, which is annoying my boyfriend to no end. I'm going out on a limb here, but I think Heaven is definitely going to be a contender for my favorite album of the year.
Fierce Panda To Release 13th Anniversary Compilation
“As his anniversary compilation, Decade: Ten Years Of Fierce Panda, proves, the ex-NME journalist is to the British music industry what Beckham is to England’s midfield. [Simon] Williams, you see, is golden ears.” - BBC
If the number 13 is unlucky, then why is Fierce Panda releasing this anniversary compilation on Oct. 2nd?
By the way, this is our 700th post. Yay!
The Bakers Arms Dozen – A Fierce Panda Collection Tracklist: 01. SHITDISCO - OK 02. YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! - Monster 03. DEAD DISCO - Automatic 04. ART BRUT - Moving To L.A. 05. THE MACCABEES - Bicycles 06. THE HOT PUPPIES - The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful 07. COLDPLAY - Brothers & Sisters 08. MY ARCHITECTS - Lists 09. APARTMENT - Everyone Says I’m Paranoid 10. iLiKETRAiNS - Terra Nova 11. MAKE GOOD YOUR ESCAPE - Out Of My Skin 12. THE BLACKOUT - Hard Slammin’ 13. CAPDOWN - Keeping Up Appearances
As fall rapidly approaches, my mind is preoccupied in anticipation for the week of October 14th. Why? I'll be hitting four Smashing Pumpkins shows, as well as a little festival called the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. It will be the best week of my life (and probably the most tiring). I thought I'd rub it in a little... IN YOUR FACE!
Anyway, a gazillion more bands have been added to the CMJ 2007 line-up, including Illinois, Georgie James, Mohawk Lodge, Robbers on High Street, M.I.A., Air Traffic, Professor Murder, Anathallo, De Novo Dahl, The Whip, Eagle*Seagull, Band of Horses, The Little Ones, Forget Cassettes, Division Day, Lifetime, The Big Sleep, Japanther, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Matt & Kim, The Giraffes, Adam Green, Holy Fuck, Shout Out Out Out Out, The Teeth, and We Are Wolves. CMJ is the single best way to find out about new bands, plus it's a great time. Make sure to buy your badge before the price increase goes into effect on September 25th!
Tonight in Boston at Great Scott is sort of hip hop, sort of dub/reggae singer-songwriter, but still not really Jamie T. His debut Panic Prevention just dropped here in the States and he's on the round for a handful of dates, hitting some of the larger markets. We've been all over him for awhile, so we're glad that the rest of the world is catching up, as he puts a unique twist on the sinister gypsy-pop of Mystery Jets.
To celebrate Jamie coming to the States, we're giving away a pair of tickets to the show -- the first person to e-mail me gets them.
Other dates: Wednesday, September 12 – Boston, MA – Great Scott Thursday, September 13 – New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom Saturday, September 15 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Tuesday, September 18 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Wednesday, September 19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry Saturday, September 22 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café Sunday, September 23 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge Tuesday, September 25 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s Wednesday, September 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Sometime over the last couple of weeks, The Alones released their debut single Silver onAnother Music = Another Kitchen Records. The last year has brought about a lot of changes for the band, who doubled their ranks to four members to fill out their already explosive sound. The change clearly helped bring The Alones to another level with the band playing higher profile shows to larger audiences and increasingly acclaim over the last few months. Check out their energetic, infectious single below--I can't get it out of my head!
LA's The Gray Kid continues to make music that falls somewhere between hip hop and everything else, perfectly evidenced by his second disc Vultures. He's doing a run over the entire country and Boston is lucky enough to be a stop tonight at the Middle East with Oliver Future. I know it's a Monday night, but this is worth pulling your ass off the couch for.
Other Dates: 9/11 - NEW YORK, NY - Mercury Lounge 9/12 - WASHINGTON, DC - DC9 9/13 - BALTIMORE, MD - Sonar 9/26 - DALLAS, TX - The Cavern 9/28 - FORT WORTH, TX - The Moon 9/29 - AUSTIN, TX - The Parish
Hope you have enjoyed the summer so far (actually, what summer?). Sadly we have some pretty bad news for you. We'll be pulling out of all future gigs and will be taking a big break. Serious personal problems have arisen in camp vulpine and they need to be resolved before things take a plunge into the bottom of a lake. It's a decision none of us are taking lightly as we all feel very strongly about our music, career, fans, gigs, etc, but we really do need a well deserved kip for now.
We just want to thank all the people who came to our gigs , bought are debut record from the amazing 'On The Bone Records' folk, everyone who supported us from the beginning and everyone who helped us in anyway possible.
It's been amazing.
Thanks to everyone!!
MV.xThis is just too bad as they were one of this year's most promising young bands. Let's hope things get better, but in the meantime, at least we have Kubichek!
To build up some excitement for the release of their debut album on Eenie Meenie, Division Day will post a cover or remix over the next eight weeks. Here's the first in the series.
October 02 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo [CD release show] 04 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill [CD release show] 05 Reno, NV - Satellite Lounge 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 07 Denver, CA - Larimer Lounge 09 Chicago, IL - Subterranean 10 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café 11 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall 13 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells 17 New York, NY - Canal Room [CMJ ASCAP showcase] 18 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall 20 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 [w/ Eulogies & Film School] 25 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
José Gonzalez's highly anticipated sophomore release In Our Nature will hit stores September 25th through Mute Records, and it includes the tracks "Down the Line," "Killing for Love" and "Teardrops."
"Down the Line" is accompanied by a video directed by Andreas Nilsson - the director behind The Knife's "Silent Shout" - and is the first in a multi-part video series that also includes "Killing for Love.
The Apples in Stereo On Tour: 09/13 Lexington, KY - The Dame 09/14 Athens, OH - The Union 09/15 Cranford, NJ - Music Fest 09/16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 09/17 Boston, MA - Middle East 09/19 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 09/20 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's 09/21 Philadelphia, PA - World Café 09/22 Raleigh, NC - Spark Con Music Fest -Lincoln Theater 09/23 Atlanta, GA - Unplugged in the Park 09/25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt 09/26 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds 09/27 Orlando, FL - AKA Lounge 09/28 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room 09/29 Tampa, FL - Crowbar 09/30 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar
Art Brut is on the road now, spending most of their fall here in the US. You can also check them out on The Interface where there is a live set and mp3 posted.
Art Brut September 2007 Tour Dates Sep 06 - Thu - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB Sep 07 - Fri - Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB Sep 08 - Sat - The Hideout Block Party - Chicago, IL Sep 11 - Tue - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA Sep 13 - Thu - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV Sep 14 - Fri - The Mohawk - Austin, TX Sep 15 - Sat - Monolith Festival at Red Rocks - Morrison, CO
Art Brut & The Hold Steady Tour Dates - Oct & Nov 2007 Oct 21 - Sun - Lupo's - Providence, RI Oct 22 - Mon - Roxy - Boston, MA Oct 23 - Tue - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA Oct 24 - Wed - Disco Rodeo - Raleigh, NC Oct 25 - Thu - 40 Watt - Athens, GA Oct 26 - Fri - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN Oct 27 - Sat - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH Oct 29 - Mon - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI Oct 30 - Tue - Metro - Chicago, IL Oct 31 - Wed - Metro - Chicago, IL Nov 11 - Thu - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN Nov 04 - Sun - HUB Ballroom - Seattle, WA Nov 05 - Mon - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Nov 06 - Tue - Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA Nov 07 - Wed - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA Nov 08 - Thu - Cane's - San Diego, CA Nov 09 - Fri - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ Nov 11 - Sun - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO Nov 12 - Mon - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO Nov 13 - Tue - Granada - Lawrence, KS Nov 14 - Wed - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX Nov 15 - Thu - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX Nov 17 - Sat - BottleTree Annex - Birmingham, AL Nov 18 - Sun - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA Nov 19 - Mon - Toad's Place - Richmond, VA Nov 20 - Tue - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC Nov 21 - Wed - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
Peter Walker's new band, Eulogies, will be touring this fall with San Francisco shoegaze group Film School in support of their self-titled debut album. You can pick it up on Sept. 11th through Dangerbird Records.
October 10 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café 11 Portland, OR - Dantes 12 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp 13 San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill 16 Austin, TX - Emos 17 Dallas, TX - Cavern Club 19 Atlanta, GA - The Earl 20 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 21 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel 22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas 24 Boston, MA - TT The Bears 25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 26 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells 28 Cleveland, OH - Beachland 29 Toronto, ON - El Mocambo 30 Pontiac, MI - Pike Room 31 Chicago, IL - Schubas
November 01 Chicago, IL - Schubas 03 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar 05 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge 08 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar 15 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Brooklyn trio Mobius Band are gearing up for a tour of North America in support of their second full length album Heaven, which is set to hit the shelves on October 2nd via Misra Records. Much like their enchanting debut The Loving Sounds of Static,the new album shows the band experimenting in the blurry realm between electronica and indie rock. With canned beats and monochromatic unemotional singing fused together with poppy arrangements, Mobius Band plays a brand of music that's hard to describe and equally hard to put down. The first track on Heaven is available for download below, make sure to check it out! Tour Dates:
09/14 Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival 10/01 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge * 10/02 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's * 10/03 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite * 10/04 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel * 10/05 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 * 10/06 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn * 10/08 Austin, TX - Emo's * 10/09 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater * 10/11 Albuquerque, NM - Burt¹s Tiki Lounge 10/12 Denver, CO - Hi Dive * 10/14 San Diego, CA - Casbah 10/16 Los Angeles, CA - Echo * 10/17 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland ^ 10/18 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine * 10/19 Portland, OR - Holocene * 10/20 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café * 10/21 Vancouver, BC - Media Club * 10/24 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock * 10/25 Madison, WI - Café Montemarte * 10/27 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop * 10/28 East Lansing, MI - MSU Union Ballroom # 10/30 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle # 11/01 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop @ ISU # 11/02 Columbia, MO - Mojo's # 11/04 Columbus, OH - The Basement # 11/06 Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room # 11/07 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe # 11/08 Montreal, QC - Petit Campus # 11/30 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse # 12/02 Boston, MA - Middle East (Downstairs) #
* = co-bill with Matthew Dear ^ = Club NME with The Subways # = Tigercity supports [Myspace]Mobius Band [mp3]"Hallie"
09.04: The Almost/Meg & Dia @ Middle East Down 09.04: Mute Math @ The Paradise 09.05: The One AM Radio @ Middle East Up 09.05: The Cinematics/Carina Round @ TT The Bears 09.06: Cloud Cult/Land of Talk @ Middle East Up 09.06: Meat Puppets/The Sterns @ Middle East Down 09.06: Editors/Biffy Clyro @ The Paradise 09.07: The Pill @ Great Scott 09.07: Taxpayer/Harris @ Middle East Up 09.08: Taxpayer/The Everyday Visuals @ Middle East Up 09.09: Midlake @ The Paradise
A year and a half after their debut album began to circulate, Division Day's Beartrap Island will see an official release on October 2nd through Eenie Meenie. This official release features new artwork and two new songs -- "Ricky" and "Reversible," which ranks among the band's best. The band will also be on the road, playing a handful of east coast dates that will have them at CMJ once again thyis year.
October 02 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo [CD release show] 04 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill [CD release show] 05 Reno, NV - Satellite Lounge 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 07 Denver, CA - Larimer Lounge 09 Chicago, IL - Subterranean 10 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café 11 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall 13 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells 17 New York, NY - Canal Room [CMJ ASCAP showcase] 18 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall 20 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 [w/ Eulogies & Film School] 25 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
the mp3s provided are for preview purposes only. if you like what you hear, go to the show or follow the
link to buy the album or single. also, i will be glad to remove an mp3 if you are the owner of the file and are unhappy with
its appearance here. thanks!
