We’ve been watching the quiet uprising of
Lavender Diamond for the past year now thru shows
and some singles that sneak into our office from
time to time from the band. Finally, John and Jane Q
Public are going to know what we’ve been raving
about. May 8th will see the band’s debut release of
Imagine Our Love from Matador Records. Think part Carpenters
but with a nice shot of updated folk-pop based off
of punk roots and you get the feeling that Becky
Stark and company are going to be more than just a
one-trick pony.
You can also catch the band on the road in May and
June as they play in select venues coast-to-coast.
Bling-Bling Tour:
05-19 The Independent – San Francisco, CA
05-21 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
05-22 Triple Door - Seattle, WA
05-23 Richard's on Richard's – Vancouver, BC
05-28 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
05-30 Lee's Palace - Toronto, BC
05-31 La Sala Rossa - Montreal, CAN
06-01 Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
06-03 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
06-05 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
06-06 Sanctuary - Philadelphia, PA
06-08 Arts Center - Carrboro, NC
06-09 The Earl - Atlanta, GA
06-12 The Parish - Austin, TX
06-13 Haley's - Denton, TX
06-15 Casbah - San Diego, CA
06-16 Troubador - Los Angeles, CA
video:
Ruby Isle ‘Teenage Riot’
Last week we brought you the mp3 of Ruby Isle’s
electronica re-tooled Sonic Youth version of
‘Teenage Riot’. Now we have the video of the video
for you to see for yourself the beautiful oddity
that is Ruby Isle. Damn catchy. But the video is a
bit disturbing in that creepy kind-of-way.
Gearing up for their debut album, The Graduates have
announced a huge nationwide tour spanning three
months as the band slow-pokes across the States in
support of Anhedonia starting this Friday.
The album, due out April 10th on Icon Mes records.
If you spy on the college radio scene (and who
doesn’t when we have to listen to John Melloncamp
all day – damn you Clear Channel!) you may already
be familiar with the bands stellar 2005 EP The
Horror Show that garnered them a strong following.
But if you are stuck in Indiana radio, then I’ll
enlighten you. The Graduates are a Springfield, IL
quintet of amazingly mature power pop-rock that. And
in a welcome f-you to the music scene – the albums
title references a ‘lack of emotion’; something that
proves the band is happy with just existing and
playing in the moment. Expect this group to blow up
over the summer and into the fall. But proof is in
the pudding and we would leave you without some
Jello. Check out ‘Sit and Sink’ off the new album
below.
Choice Sounds:
The Graduates ‘Sit and Sink’
Cape and Gown Tour:
04-06 The Loft - Madison, WI *
04-07 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI *
04-09 House Of Bricks - Des Moines, IA *
04-10 Capitol City - Springfield, IL *
04-11 The Rock - Papillion, NE *
04-12 Creepy Crawl - St. Louis, MO *
04-13 The Basement - Columbus, OH *
04-14 The Hangout - Edinboro, PA *
04-15 The Icon - Buffalo, NY *
04-16 School Of Rock - South Hackensack, NJ *
04-17 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD *
04-18 Knitting Factory - New York, NY *
04-19 Middle East - Cambridge, MA *
04-20 The Station - Portland, ME *
04-21 Living Room - Providence, RI *
04-22 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT *
04-23 Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA *
04-24 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA *
04-27 Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH *
04-28 Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA *
05-13 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN #
05-14 Miramar Theatre - Milwaukee, WI #
05-15 House of Bricks - Des Moines, IA #
05-16 The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS #
05-17 Creepy Crawl - St. Louis, MO #
05-18 Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO #
05-19 Avalon Theatre - Salt Lake City, UT #
05-20 The Venue - Boise, ID #
05-22 El Corazon - Seattle, WA #
05-23 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR #
05-24 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA #
05-25 Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA #
05-26 Roxy - Los Angeles, CA #
05-27 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA #
05-28 Soma Sidestage - San Diego, CA #
05-29 The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ #
05-31 Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM #
06-01 The Door - Dallas, TX #
06-02 The Sanctuary - San Antonio, TX #
06-03 Javajazz Coffeehouse - Houston, TX #
06-04 House of Blues Parish - New Orleans, LA #
06-06 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL #
06-07 The Orpheum - Tampa, FL #
06-08 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL #
06-09 The Social - Orlando, FL #
06-11 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA #
06-12 Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC #
06-13 The Harmony Grange - Wilmington, DE #
06-19 El Mocambo - Toronto, ONT #
06-21 The Hangout - Edinboro, PA #
06-23 House of Blues - Chicago, IL #
* w/ Punchline, The Fold, Permanent Me
# w/ The Audition
It’s always funny how the music industry
sometimes takes so long to grab a hold of the
underground music scene – even when its blowing up
on the radar. Case in point: Latin music fusion with
classic Motown grooves have been fueling clubs for
the past half decade. But now Motown is taking note
and releasing Motown Remixed Volume 2 – a
compilation/remix of sorts that takes some of the
classic Motown hits and injects them with latin
influenced house beats with hotter results than one
may expect. Of course, the supporting cast to do so
is no slouch. Up and coming mix masters like DJ Afro
(who produces slick Venezuelan synth pop act Los
Amigos Invisibles) and Kid Kumbia (a.k.a. David
Elizondo) are taking the honors or forming a redux
of classics by The Temptations and Jackson 5 just to
name a few. Even the Smokey Robinson classic ‘Being
With You’ makes a rare appearance with the original
Spanish lyrics sung by Robinson himself.
Track Listing:
01 Jr. Walker and the Alls Stars / Los Amigos
Invisibles - ‘Shotgun’
02 The Temptations / Kid Kumbia – ‘Papa Was A
Rollin’ Stone’ / ‘(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave’
03 Jackson 5 / SPK Mix - ‘I Want You Back’
04 Diana Ross / Chosen Few Mix - ‘The Boss’
05 Jackson 5 / Miami Mix - ‘Dancing Machine’
06 The Temptations / Cantor Mix - ‘I Can't Get
Next To You’
07 Marvin Gaye / Levin Mix - ‘Heard It
Through The Grapevine’
08 Teena Marie / Sonidero Nacional Remix – ‘Square
Biz’
09 Edwards and Garrett / Uflow Mix
– ‘Don't Look Any Further’
10 Smokey Robinson / Rivera Mix – ‘Aqui
Con Tigo (Being With You)’
Hooky pop is as cliché these days for music as a
member of the presidential cabinet falling under
indictment. So, to classify Machines Go Boom as such
would result in insta-stoning in our books buts its
hard to deny the homebrew pop that frontman Mickey
Machine and company put together. Their newest
effort, Music For Parents may be misleading
in title but rest assured that the youthful indie
flavor is mixed in with every harmony the five-piece
act puts together. Check out two choice tracks off
their new album below.
Choice Sounds:
Machines Go Boom ‘Build Me A Ladder’
Machines Go Boom ‘All The Way To PA’
Out of the band Irvings ashes fired out Alex
Church’s new creation in Sea Wolf. The pop
brilliance that once was from the pop heat of Los
Angeles is now reinvented on the upcoming EP Get To
The River Before It Runs Too Low. The five song
effort hits the shelves on May 8th from Dangerbird
Records. Check out the track ‘You Are Wolf’ below.
To help confuse the masses who have too many recent
albums with the name Wolf in them, Sea Wolf will be
on the road with labelmates Silversun Pickups in
April.
Choice Sounds
Sea Wolf ‘You Are Wolf’
A Parade to Stop Crying Wolves, Peter Tour:
04-12 Richards On Richards - Vancouver, BC *
04-13 Neumos - Seattle, WA *
04-14 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR *
04-16 The Independent - San Francisco, CA *
04-26 ExPlx - Los Angeles, CA +
05-01 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA #
05-08 Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY *
05-09 Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON *
05-10 Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY *
05-13 Recher Theatre - Baltimore, MD *
05-14 Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA *
05-15 Webster Hall - New York, NY *
Rumors have surfaced that spring has come about
and the boys of summer that force us into the
Cracker Jack stands to hear the crack of the bats is
upon us. But since we are usually chained to our
desks, we hadn’t noticed. So, to take part in the
festivities, we will be visiting the world outside
our offices and possibly get some color to our
winter paste. We’ll be back on Tuesday April 10th
rejuvenated and exercised from nagging memories of
the Kaiser Chiefs newest effort of feudal rock.
Cheers!
Is it a sign that music is just so good these
days from under-the-radar acts that the recent
resurgence of festivals is becoming increasingly
claustrophobic to music-philes like us? Or is it
just a testament of money grubbing organizations
hell bent on selling you worthless Zunes in
sponsored tents? Either way, you win (except
for owning a Zune - sorry for ya.) On the growing
list of festivals for 2007 with the likes of
Sasquatch!, Coachella, and Lollapalooza crowding the
spotlight, now you can add another round of
Bumbershoot. The self proclaimed music and arts
festival will be held in Washington once again.
The long-running fest will have another take at the
three day music marathon when they host the likes of
The Shins, Lupe Fiasco, and more on September
1-3. Not to be outdone by other summer events,
Bumbershoot also adds a cultural aspect to expand
your mind including comedy, movies, and literature
events.
Early bird three day passes have already sold out
but there are still second round 3 day discounted
passes for sale at the event website [www.bumbershoot.org]
for $75. Both Gold 3-Day ($195 air conditioned
lounge, posters, beer coupons) and Platinum 3-Day
($395 - just more of the Gold love) passes are also
on sale. Expect the list of performers to grow
as the dates near.
Just Announced:
The Shins
Wu-Tang Clan
Panic! At The Disco
Crowded House
Lupe Fiasco
Steve Earle
DeVotchKa
Devendra Banhart
Gogol Bordello
Kill Hannah
Norma Jean
Plain White T's
The Gourds
Lyrics Born
Roky Erickson & The Explosives
The Holmes Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Yungchen Lhamo
Allison Moorer
Magnolia Electric Company
The Aggrolites
In the spirit of the Kevin Bacon game – we dare
you to go from Norwegian death metal to French club
anthems in six degrees. The long way would be from
Block Party to Paul Epworth to Maralyn Manson to
Alan Moulder. Or for the abridged version: Black
Strobe. Producer and re-mixer extraordinaire Paul
Epworth (who guided such influential UK sounds like
The Futureheads and Bloc Party) and British rock
visionary Alan Moulder (U2, My Bloody Valentine,
NIN) have teamed up behind the glass to bring you
the dark electronica guitar fused effort Burn
Your Own Church from the four piece outfit Black
Strobe. The album, due out June 5th from Playlouder
Records, is a grand example of the duos combined
influences on the music scene for the past two
decades. Mood fueled songs like ‘Shining Bright
Star’ is the best reverb notes and bass heavy effort
Trent Reznor never wrote. Vocalist Arnaud Rebotini
explained it to the letter when he said:
“I think we’re quite close to Klaxons in terms of
production, although maybe we are a little bit
darker because of the low voice and the different
influences. But we have the same mood, the same mix
of synths and guitars.”
And dare we predict the riotous 'Blood Shot Eyes'
is easily one of the best club fueled efforts in
years and one you may hear throughout the summer
while twirling your glow sticks?
Track Listing:
01 Brenn Di Ega Kjerke
02 Shining Bright Star
03 Girl Next Door
04 Blood Shot Eyes
05 Not What I Need
06 I’m A Man
07 Lady
08 You Should Be
09 Buzz Buzz Buzz
10 Last Club On Earth
11 Crave For Speed
Videos cost too damn much apparently for most
indie acts these days. Either they go crazy cheap
(read: Beck) or throw down like an intoxicated
Donald Trump producing a Beyonce video. Bloc Party
believes in letting the fans do the work for them.
Case-in-point: the band is running a contest for you
to create a video for their next single ‘I Still
Remember’ which is scheduled to hit the airwaves on
April 9th. If you can stomach the song, you have a
chance to win two tickets to the UK show of your
choice. Visit
www.blocparty.com/youtube
for more details and rules.
For those who don’t see themselves as the next
Martin Scor-ceez, the band feels for your lack of
artistic talent. What better way to become creative
than to visit the city that put art on the map? The
folks at
www.recordstore.co.uk
are giving one person the chance to win a trip to
Paris for the weekend (ahh the never ending tie-in
to album titles) to see Bloc Party at The Paris
Olympic on April 27th. Hit the site to enter for the
free drawing.
Block Party Tour:
04-14 Academy - Glasgow, Scotland #
04-15 Civic - Wolverhampton, England #
04-16 Pavilions - Plymouth, England #
04-18 Empress Ballroom - Blackpool, England #
04-19 Brixton Academy - London, England #
04-20 Brixton Academy - London, England #
04-21 Bourges Festival - Bourges, France
04-23 Le Carriere - Nantes, France
04-24 Aeronef - Lille, France
04-25 AB - Brussels, Belgium
04-27 Olympic - Paris, France
04-28 Music Centre - Utrecht, Netherlands
04-30 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
05-01 Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
05-02 Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway
05-04 Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany
05-05 Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
05-06 Schlachthof - Dresden, Germany
05-08 E-Werk - Cologne, Germany
05-09 Tonhalle - Munich, Germany
05-10 Metropolis - Lausanne, Switzerland
05-12 Estragon - Bologna, Italy
05-13 Alcatraz - Milan, Italy
05-14 Transbordeur - Lyon, France
05-15 Razzmatazz - Barcelona, Spain
05-17 Riviera - Madrid, Spain
05-18 Coliseum - Lisbon, Portugal
05-27 Pompano Beach Amphitheatre - Pompano Beach, FL
$
05-28 USF Sun Dome - Tampa, FL $
05-29 UCF Arena - Orlando, FL $
05-31 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA $
06-01 House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC $
06-03 DAR Constitution Hall - Washington, DC $
06-05 Tower Theatre - Philadelphia, PA $
06-06 WFNX Radio Show - Boston, MA $
06-07 Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ $
06-09 Live 105 Radio Show - San Francisco, CA $
06-11 Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO $
06-12 Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO $
06-13 Palms Casino Hotel - Las Vegas, NV $
06-16 Concerts in the Park - San Diego, CA $
07-01 Open'er Festival - Gdynia, Poland
08-03 Festival Hall - Melbourne, Australia
08-04 Hordern Pavilion - Sydney, Australia
08-25 Reading Festival - Reading, England
08-26 Leeds Festival - Leeds, England
^ with Albert Hammond Jr., Sebastien Grainger
# with Mahogany
$ with the Maccabees, the Noisettes
Feist somehow finds time to sleep, we're just not
sure when or how. The workhorse vixen has just
released three new webisode/videos for her upcoming
album The Reminder. Even though the new long
player doesn't hit stores until May 1st, you can get
a taste of the new material via her three part webisode.
The dance driven 'Sealion', Imogen Heap sounding 'My
Moon My Man' and the hauntingly beautiful 'The Park'
are all part of the segmented series from Patrick
Daughters who also worked on Feists previous video 'Mushaboom'.
Even the videos give a shout out to her Broken
Social Scene budies including Gonzales who just this
week, saw the US release of his solo piano effort
apty titled Solo Piano [review].
Feist will also be on tour in the Summer across
the US but for now you'll have to get your fingers
sticky in the Maple Leaf land known as Canada if you
want to see her live.
The Remember When Hockey Was Interesting Tour:
05-15 Royal Theatre - Victoria, BC
05-16 Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC
05-18 Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
05-19 Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB
05-22 Conexus Arts Centre - Regina, SK
05-23 Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
05-26 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
05-31 Bronson Centre - Ottawa, ON
06-01 Olympia Theatre - Montreal, QC
06-02 Imperial Theatre - Quebec City, QC
Punk laced indie guitar act Tokyo Police Club are
making a push for the spotlight on April 19th when
the band makes its television debut on Late Night
With David Letterman. If we're lucky enough, maybe
they can arrest Paul for his lack of side-kick
abilities and blinding forehead. Where's Andy
when you need him?
But if you are a socialite and don't have TiVo
(for shame) then you can take your
social-butterfly-self to one of these shows on the
road as the band tours across the US including some
shows with Cold War Kids and both the Sasquatch and
Coachella festivals.
Club Arrest Tour:
04-06 Bowery Ballroom -
New York, NY *
04-07 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *
04-09 Mercury Lounge - New York, NY ^
04-27 Coachella - Indio, CA
05-27 Sasquatch! Festival - George, WA
07-16 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
07-18 Birdy's - Indianapolis, IN
07-21 Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
07-23 Independent - San Francisco, CA
07-25 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
07-26 Beauty Bar - San Diego, CA
07-27 Anderson's Fifth Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
07-29 Emo's - Austin, TX
07-30 Meridian Red Room - Houston, TX
08-03 - House Of Blues - Dallas, TX
08-01 The Republic - New Orleans, LA
08-02 Vinyl - Atlanta, GA
08-07 Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
08-08 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
08-09 Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
08-10 Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
08-11 Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
08-12 Middle East - Cambridge, MA
Even if David Bazan has
left his cubs behind after leaving Pedro The Lion
for a solo stint, you can’t deny the man his due
credit of folky goodness. And what better way to
show it than on the road. David Bazan will be
touring from coast to coast in April and May
supported by Over The Rhine, Will Johnson and Death
Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard.
Bazan also just released
some new digs for you to wear at his concert, fanboy.
You can grab your Jennifer James Wright designed
love at
www.undertowstore.com/david-bazan.php.
Year of the Lion Tour:
04-11 Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI *
04-12 University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI *
04-13 The Picador - Iowa City, IA *
04-14 Saddle Creek Bar – Omaha, NE *
04-15 Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS *
04-16 The Opolis – Norman, OK *
04-17 Dickson Theater – Fayetteville, AR *
04-18 Randy Bacon Gallery – Springfield, MO *
04-19 The Billiken Club - St. Louis, MO *
04-20 Bear's Place Bar – Bloomington, IN *
04-21 High Dive – Champaign, IL *
04-24 Geneva College - Beaver Falls, PA #
05-03 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN ^
05-04 Metro - Chicago IL ^
05-05 Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI ^
05-07 Somerville Theatre – Sommerville, MA ^
05-08 Town Hall - New York, NY ^
05-09 Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA ^
05-10 9:30 Club – Washington, DC ^
05-11 Cat's Cradle – Carrboro, NC ^
05-12 Center Stage - Atlanta, GA ^
05-13 City Hall – Nashville, TN ^
05-14 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX ^
05-15 Emo's – Austin, TX ^
05-17 Royce Hall - Los Angeles, CAA
05-18 The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA ^
05-19 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
05-20 Showbox – Seattle, WA ^
05-21 Showbox – Seattle, WA ^
* with Will Johnsonn
# with Over The Rhine
^ with Ben Gibbard
Remember the 80’s show Rock Yacht that followed
these Barry Manilow and Kenny Loggins-like duo as
they fell into numerous off-beat music competitions?
Well if you did, send us any VHS copies you may
have! But we aren’t talking about the cult classic
show now, we’re talking about Jona Bechtolt and his
new brainchild YACHT. Laced with slick beats and
dance, you can see the influence of his past works
with Panther and The Blow on each track of his new
album I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real.
available for import on April 19th. Check out the
infectious ‘See A Penny’ mp3 download below and catch
the act on tour in select cities in April and May
which includes an actual yacht party. This time,
without The Doobie Brothers.
Track Listing::
01 So Post All ‘Em
02 See A Penny (Pick It Up)
03 We’re Always Waiting
04 Platinum (feat. Bobby Birdman)
05 It’s All The Same Price
06 The Magic Beat
07 Drawing in the Dark
08 It’s Coming To Get You
09 If Music Could Cure All That Ails You
10 I Believe In You
11 Your Magic Is Real
12 Women of the World
No Parlor Tricks Tour:
04-14 Cinders Gallery - Brooklyn, NY #
04-15 Bard College - Annadale-On-Hudson ^
04-16 Hiro Ballroom - New York, NY *
04-17 Schubas - Chicago, IL
04-19 Version Fest 2007 - Chicago, ILL
04-21 Spring Festival 2007 - Big Sur, CA
04-26 Chop Suey - Seattle, WA
05-05 Yacht Party [CD Release on actual yacht] -
Portland, OR
05-11 The Mission Creek Music Festival - San
Francisco, CA
* with Gang Gang Dance
^ with Pash, & High Places
# with Telepathe
The limited edition bag series are available in the
US only at Beck.com. For more info head on over to
www.beck.com/sketchell.
For designer info, check out
www.jeremyville.com.
Video on the radio? It would appear so with State
Radio’s new video for ‘Camilo’ off their debut
Us
Against The Crown. The band isn’t just sitting
around though. Not only are they on the road thru
May but are already in the studio working on the
follow album slated for release still later this
year. For those who are impatient – and I do mean
you – you can expect a little half-way love when the
band releases The Barn Sessions on April 17th. The
album will consist of alternate (read: B-sides) to
Us Against the Crown
Us Against The Video Tour::
04-18 Toad’s Place - New Haven, CT
04-21 Green Apple Festival - New York, NY
04-21 Trackside Teen Center - Wilton, CT
04-26 Pearl Street - Northampton, MA
04-28 Avalon - Boston, MA
05-01 Milestones - Rochester, NY
05-02 8x10 Club - Baltimore, MD
05-04 TLA - Philadelphia, PA
05-06 Bamboozle - East Rutherford, NJJ
05-08 The Cabaret - Montreal, QC
05-09 El Mocambo - Toronto, ON
05-11 Metro - Chicago, IL
05-12 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
05-13 Buffalo Icon - Buffalo, NY
Canadian rock is becoming more common than a
celeb panty-less citing. One result of the prior
(you don’t need the later, do you?) is the rock
outfit The Weakerthans and their power pop. The band
has been quiet since their 2003 release
Reconstruction Site but it looks like they are
back in the studio to hash out five years worth of
new material. The as of yet untitled album is
penciled in for a Fall release. Those who are
unfamiliar with the Winnipeg group should do
themselves a favor and pick up their punk alt rock
manifest Reconstruction Site. Ian Blurton (of Saigon
Hookers and Tricky Woo fame) is reportedly behind
the project once again. When Asked, lead guitarist
Stephen Carroll of the band had this to say of the
new recordings:
"This record is looking a little less
conceptual and more like a collection of songs
and stories. Having brought Ian in to help
complete the record has been great. As we had
been staring at most of the songs for so long
that it was hard for us to see their potential.
Since we decided to record the album we have
gained a lot of momentum and the fragmented
parts are really coming together well. And we
are all very excited about the record.";
We’ll keep you posted on track info and the first
hints of a new song when we get it.
All this babbling and your wonder what our point is;
the band has new material. That’s right. The
do-gooders of rock ‘n roll are at it again.
According to You Ain’t No Picasso, the band
previewed new material at their Seattle show. The
three songs ‘Bed’s Exploding, ‘Cathedral Bells’, and
‘Things I Don’t Know’ were all shown off. Of course,
our same beaker of scientists have no explanation of
whether a new album is in the works or if they guys
are just simply farting around. Our guess? New stuff
in your hands by Fall. We’ll keep you posted.
Peter and the Wolf are giving back to their rabid
following. Their tour only based CD Fireflies
Tour you say? Well, the band is also packing up gear
to sell said tour only album Fireflies in April and
March.
Track Listing:
01 Timeflies
02 Firefliess
03 A Race Around the Earth
04 Images
05 Balloon Voyage
06 Island Rose
07 Henry D.
08 Palace in the Sun
09 Spanish Absinthe
10 The Wind
Don’t Catch Fireflies With Lies Tour:
04-06 Hi-Dive - Denver, CO $
04-07 Slowtrain Records - Salt Lake City, UT
04-08 Hillview House - Boise, ID
04-09 Triple Door - Seattle, WA @@
04-10 Doug Fir - Portland, OR @
04-12 Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA @
04-14 House of Blues - San Diego, CA @
04-17 Mojo's - Columbia, MO ^
04-18 Bear's Place - Bloomington, INN
04-20 Earlham College - Richmond, IN
04-21 University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
#
04-22 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL %
04-23 Cloak and Dagger House - Detroit, MI
04-24 First Capital Dispensing Company - York, PA &
04-26 Wesleyan University - Middletown, CT
04-30 Rodrigue’s Coffee House - Bronx, NY
05-01 Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY ++
05-02 TBA - Rochester, NY
05-03 The Spill - Peterborough, ONN
05-04 Over The Top Festival at The Music Gallery *
05-05 Casa Burrito - Murfreesboro, TN
* with Michael Gira
+ with Atanker Convoy
& with Ponyheart
% with Will Johnson and Jana Hunterr
# with McCarthy Trenching
^ with Elf Power
@ with Amiina
$ with Maria Taylorr
I only stress the foundation of this great act
because of long awaited new material from Memphis is
upon is. It's been since 2003's I Dreamed
We Fell Apart graced our ears and then left us
out to dry for the past four years. Their upcoming
second album together called A Little Place In
The Wilderness is due out on
June 19th care of Good Fences records. In support of
the new album, Memphis will also be touring the
coastlines in April and May.
Track Listing:
01 I Dreamed We Fell Apart
02 In the Cinema Alone
03 Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey
04 Time Away
05 Ghost Story
06 Little Place in the Wilderness
07 I'll Do Whatever You Want
08 Swallows and Amazons [Instrumental]
09 In the Highest Room
10 Night Watchman
King Is Dead Tour:
04-29 Chop Suey - Seattle, WA *
04-30 Doug Fir - Portland, OR **
05-02 Café du Nord - San Francisco, CA *
05-03 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA *
05-30 Joe’s Pub - New York, NY
05-31 Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY
SoHo is the place to be apparently for all live
things-gone-itunes-ep-exclusive. The Good The Band
and The Queen are following the footsteps of artists
like The Decemberists in releasing an exclusive EP
to iTunes of their Apple Store show in SoHo, New
York. The show, originally recorded March 12th of
this year, was the first US appearance by the band.
The five track EP is available now exclusively on
iTunes.
Track Listing::
01 Intro/History Song
02 Herculean
03 Behind the Sun
04 Nature Springs
05 Three Changes
You can also see the real deal if you are out west
this month or overseas for the summer (lucky you).
So The Queen Is Kosher Tour:
04-28 Coachella Valley Music Festival - Indio, CA
04-29 The Regency Center - San Francisco, CA
06-02 Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound) - Barcelona,
Spain
06-22 Hurricane Festival - Scheeßel, Germany
06-30 Rock Werchter Festival - Werchter, Belgium
07-01 Les Eurockéennes Festival - Belfort, France
07-05 Quart Festival - Kristiansand, Norway
07-07 Montreux Festival - Montreux, Switzerland
07-09 Tower of London - London, Englandd
07-14 Latitude Festival - Southwold, England
08-16 Frequency Festival - Salzburg, Austria
Armand Van Helden is ready to take you back to a
time before dance became a commercialized self
deprecating house buzz word. I just keep thinking of
that line from Singles. “You’re the only guy I ever
knew to mix Public Enemy with Elvis Costello.” But
that’s just want Helden is doing for his upcoming
release Ghettoblaster. Part throwback part
reinvention, Ghettoblaster will be a call to the old
days of Prince and Expose drum kits, a place where
you can’t even tell where it comes from but it
sounds damn good, and a sound that could drop kick
underground dance to the forefront again. The album
will hit stores on April 24th via Ultra Records.
Track Listing:
01 Go Crazy! (feat. Majida)
02 Touch Your Toes (feat. Fat Joe)
03 I Want Your Soul
04 NYC Beat
05 Playing House (feat. Kudu)
06 This Ain't Hollywood (feat. Will 'Tha Wiz' Lemay)
07 Still In Love (feat. Karmen)
08 Playmate (feat. Roxy Cottontail + Lacole 'Tigga'
Campbell)
09 Je T'aime (feat. Nicole Roux)
10 To Be A Freak (feat. George Llanes)
11 All Nite (feat. La Roka)
12 A Track Called Jackk
Come on feel the apples. Apples in Stereo have
released their cardboard cutout festival ‘Can You
Feel It’ of robot oddity. But hey, the song is as
pop happy as a slice of – apple pie.
Apparently you can leave and eat your cake as well.
At least that’s what the boys of The Sea and Cake
are on to as they hit the road in May with The Zincs
to drum up support for their upcoming release
Everybody – due May 8th care of Thrill Jockey. The
trek includes a two show stint in Chicago.
You can stream the first song off their upcoming
album below titled ‘Crossing Line’
Choice Sounds:
The Sea and Cake ‘Crossing Line’
Everybody Eats Cake Tour:
05-14 Richard's on Richards - Vancouver, BC *
05-15 Neumo's - Seattle, WA *
05-16 Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR **
05-18 Bimbo's - San Francisco, CA *
05-19 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA *
05-20 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA *
05-21 Belly Up - Solana Beach, CA *
05-31 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL (2 shows)
06-02 Mod Club - Toronto, ON *
06-03 La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC *
06-05 Paradise - Boston, MA %%
06-07 Webster Hall - New York, NY %
06-08 Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA %
06-09 Black Cat - Washington, DC %
The Sun. Tracks are reportedly
very Radiohead-ish with influences being pulled in
from Miami’s sound and Detroit’s rock licked with
double bass. The album will hit shelves from
Temporary Residence Ltd.
Track Listing::
01 The Sun
02 Clocks
03 Our Place in This
04 Drums of Life
05 Eyelids
06 Oram
07 Cometss
08 Insects
09 Lost Time
10 Years and Years and Years...
Ongiara – due in May. But to keep
our appetite more whet than a body of water, the
band has released a video for their first gorgeous
single ‘Backstage With The Modern Dancers’. The one
track Wes Anderson like shooting of the video is
equally complimentary to the string laden track.
Sure the bands name is eye-catchy but it’s really
a nuisance to hit the shift key that many times in
one word. UK based and adored iLiKETRAiNS are
forgoing cult status and starting to gain speed to
the general public as they travel their sound
overseas. Of course their fanbase, who has the
nickname RAiLCARD Holders, has done their part in
making the band a one-to-watch. But it’s truly the
unique and infectious sound that caught our ears at
this year’s SXSW Festival. Now the band is ready to
release a mini-album of sorts on April 24th called
Progress Reform. Think if Interpol made some heated
sex with the likes of The Smiths and got it all
video-taped thru the eyes of Syd Barrett and you
pretty much get the gist.
Track Listing::
01 Terra Nova
02 No Military Parade
03 A Rook House For Bobby
04 Citizen
05 The Accident
06 Stainless Steel
07 The Beeching Report
08 Before The Curtains Close Part 22
Check out the mp3’s for sway influenced ‘Sliding
Door’ and grinder ‘Workers Wake Up’ below..
Track Listing:
01 Oxford
02 Bells
03 In The City
04 Sliding Doors
05 Workers, Wake Up!
06 1949
07 Moxy Blues
08 Love Soaked In Blood
09 Someone's Cousin
10 Tejax
11 Navy Wavess
