Posted in music | tour dates on June 10, 2009

by Bill Pearis

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Ty Segall
Ty Segall

There is no shortage of great garage rock coming out of San Francisco these days and two of the city's newer acts -- Ty Segall and Charlie & the Moonhearts -- are about to head out on a U.S. tour including stops at Cake Shop on June 27 and Death by Audio on June 28. Both Ty and Charlie were members of the Epsilons and now doing their own thing, albeit right after one another.

When I saw Sic Alps and Thee Oh Sees at Death by Audio last September, Ty was the surprise of the evening. With his blonde hair and striped t-shirt, he looked like he just came from a Beach Boys press photo circa 1965, but he banged out a garage racket to rival either of the other bands on the bill... and he did it by himself, playing drums, guitar and singing all at the same time. If his songs weren't as good as they were, it would've just been an impressive gimmick.

Ty's solo debut came out last year on Oh Sees frontman John Dwyer's Castle Face label (check out "The Drag" from it at the top of this post) and this year he's really amping up his output. His second album, Lemons, is out July 14 on Goner Records (check out "It #1" for a taste) but Ty says he'll have copies to sell for the tour. Additionally, he's also got a double LP, Horn the Unicorn, that compiles a couple cassette and 7" releases; a split LP with Black Time titled Swag, as well as two new singles, one on Goner and the other on True Panther Sounds. All those should also be available at the merch table.

Ty's also no longer a one-man band, expanding to a trio for this tour. And he's also joined Sic Alps full time as their drummer. This guy's no slacker.

Charlie & the Moonhearts, meanwhile, have a new 7" on Tic Tac Totally (who put out the So Cow album), and the label describes them thusly:

First time I heard their Goodbye Boozy 7" I was fucking floored. They immediately recalled 80's sounds of then-youthful Orange County punk experimenting, and then colored it in with the fuzzed-up guitars and scuzzy but melody-driven stylistic tendencies of 60's garage rock writing. All of this finding its way into songs that most importantly (and above all else) do not sound contrived, rehearsed, too thought out, or anything that's less than a straight kick to your head.

The Moonhearts come from a tight-knit group of local bands, sharing members and sleeping with each other on a regular basis, especially Mikal, who is a total whore to varied underground luminaries like Ty Segall, Okie Dokie, Party Fowl and more. All kidding aside, its a pure and homegrown sound that these guys have developed. Just based on pumping out dirty little anthems and putting em right through the ringer of the sleaze machine at maximum dB. For any fans of the KBD, no bullshit punk/rock type sounds out there, we have a new record for ya. It's just fun, loud, good shit. What can I say? I mean fuck. Enjoy.

In addition to that single, the Moonhearts have split 12" with Teen Anger which features a suprisingly great version of "Tequilla." You can hear their song "Cagemouth" from that EP at the top of this post. Full tour dates and some videos are after the jump...

Charlie & the Moonhearts
Ty Segall

Ty Segall - "Pretty Baby"

Ty Segall - "The Drag" live at SXSW 2009

Charlie & the Moonhearts - "I Think You're Swell"

Ty Segall - 2009 Tour Dates
Jun 15 Bar Pink W/ The Moonhearts San Diego, California
Jun 16 The Manner W/ Charlie and the Moonhearts Phoenix, Arizona
Jun 17 Bacon House w/ Charlie and the Moonhearts El Paso, Texas
Jun 18 Listening Room W/ Charlie and the Moonhearts Dallas, Texas
Jun 19 Maxine's W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jun 21 Vollrath W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Indianapolis, Indiana
Jun 22 Beat Kitchen W/ Mika Miko, Strange Boys Chicago, Illinois
Jun 23 Lager House W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Detroit, Michigan
Jun 24 Sneaky Dees W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Toronto, Ontario
Jun 27 Cake Shop W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Manhattan, New York
Jun 28 Death By Audio W/ Charlie and The Moonhearts Brooklyn, New York
Jun 29 Talking Head w/ The Moonhearts and the weekends Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 30 New French Bar Asheville, North Carolina
Jul 1 The Earl W/ The Moonhearts Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 2 Hi-Tone Cafe w/ Charlie and the Moonhearts and The Magic Kids Memphis, Tennessee
Jul 3 The Saint w/ Charlie and the moonhearts New Orleans, Louisiana
Jul 4 Mango's W/ Charlie and the moonhearts Houston, Texas
Jul 5 Beerland W/ Charlie and the Moonhearts Austin, Texas
Jul 6 Bash Riprocks w/ Charlie and the Moonhearts Lubbock, Texas
Jul 7 Trunk Space W/ Charlie and the moonhearts Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 8 The Smell w/ Mika Miko, Charlie and the Moonhearts Los Angeles, California
Jul 10 The Hemlock RECORD RELEASE PARTY!!! With The Nodzzz and Charlie and the Moonhearts San Francisco, California
Jul 18 OCD w/ The Fresh and Only's, Thee Oh sees, and Blowie. Castle Face Birthday Bash! San Francisco, California

Comments (19)


Sweet!!

Posted by Anonymous | June 10, 2009 9:50 PM

i loooove ty segall. he's like a better (better looking, hah!) No Bunny.

Posted by Anonymous | June 10, 2009 10:18 PM

Charlie and the Moonhearts are from Orange County bro

Posted by Rikki Rackmann | June 11, 2009 11:58 AM

its funny how these so-called "garagey rocky" bands are so hip in 2009. NOT ONE of these bands (yes, all of them) have done thier homework. when Estrus and Sympathy for the Record Industry closed their doors, they closed them and locked them tight for a reason. both of those labels hold the keys to the real Garage bands that no one cared about 10 years ago. i mean Fuck - why wasnt Jack Oblivian or Greg Cartwright catapulted to Garage Rock royalty? i just dont get it - nor am i going to support this "New Wavve" of Young Punk Hacks. All of these new bands are sub-par bullshit. done.

Posted by Charlie Tuna | June 11, 2009 12:05 PM


hacks?

fuckin hater.

Posted by Anonymous | June 11, 2009 2:07 PM

umm, hater? dont think so. more like a realist to the garbage that's being regurgitated to our ears.

"hater" is another example of a manufactured word created by the generation of internet trollers. something you probably picked up while reading perez hilton

that word didnt exist when real garage rock was being played. nuff said.

Posted by Charlie Tuna | June 11, 2009 2:28 PM

c'mon charlie, all garage rock sounds the same. a baby could do it! the internet only makes these bands seem a little bit famous but they aren't any more famous than the one from "ten years ago" nor are they less authentic or whatever.

and labels don't own genres of music. don't put all yr eggs in one basket, old man.

Posted by Anonymous | June 11, 2009 6:02 PM

"nuff said"

thats a rap term. you hater.

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009 1:56 PM

eh, i grew up with estrus and the mono men and teengenerate and new bomb turks and the insomniacs...

sure, these guys arent as good but theyre also loads better to watch than the fucking animal collective.

im going to this show...

Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009 5:44 PM

these kids put on a good show and that should be enough. who cares if they don't subscribe to some bull shit garage rock dogma?

Posted by Luca | June 19, 2009 5:23 PM

charlie and the moonhearts. so solid.

Posted by Anonymous | June 22, 2009 2:15 AM

Ty Segall is also playing Aug. 7th at the Great American Music Hall for The Gris Gris reunion show you can get tickets from www.gamh.com
can't wait!

Posted by Mary G | July 6, 2009 2:25 PM

people are reacting if you really hate them so much good..... at least you have listened and have an opinion and you know who they are good,bad or ugly you know them and that's saying something. Ever heard even bad press is good press it is recognition.

Posted by mojomomma | July 16, 2009 3:16 PM

i can't believe i feel compelled to respond to this thread four months after it started but the fact is i'm older than the guy who knows whatever the hell Estrus is, and i'm younger than the nuggets compilations, and way younger than the shit that's actually dyed in the wool garage. if it's truly cool then it's real, no matter how young or old. both ty and the moonhearts are real. they dig it because they get it. long live garage and whoever gets it. whoever doesn't is just a twat.

Posted by Keith | November 10, 2009 11:29 PM

to Charlie Tuna:
These guys don't need to do "homework". They DO worship the Oblivians and probably every other garage band you've expected them to overlook. They love the music they're doing and may be insprired by others, but they're just making the music that naturally comes out of them. I've known all of them since they were about 16 and I can say that they've been developing their very own sound since then. They're good dudes and deserve all the records and shows they can get.

Posted by lagunamusic | February 13, 2010 1:50 PM

Awesome indeed, thank you for sharing what I like the best!

Posted by Medele symphony | February 17, 2010 6:47 AM

Wow, great combination of multi-talented personalities! Their concert tour would surely make a big hit! Audiences would really shout their hearts off as they would see these stars perform on stage.

Posted by blocked drain | May 22, 2010 12:09 PM

Islam is a religion of peace

Posted by منتديات | February 24, 2011 5:55 AM

these kids put on a good show and that should be enough. who cares if they don't subscribe to some bull shit garage rock dogma?

Posted by Jones | January 22, 2013 3:25 PM

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