The Young are here, signed to Matador, playing four shows (with Kurt Vile, The Sonics, Endless Boogie)

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DOWNLOAD: The Young - Bird in the Bush (MP3)
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Austin reverb-drenched, garage punk four-piece The Young are in town this weekend and have managed to get themselves opening slots on some notable bills: Tonight (11/11) they open for Kurt Vile and Widowspeak at Webster Hall (tickets still on sale); then tomorrow afternoon (11/12, 3PM) they play with Pacific Northwest punk legends The Sonics at Maxwells (sold out); and then again Saturday night they're at Union Pool with Endless Boogie AND Call of The Wild (ex-Awesome Color). They also play Philadelphia on Sunday (10/13). All dates are at the bottom of this post.

The band has a single and an album on Mexican Summer under their belt and have recently signed with Matador Records. You can check out a couple MP3s above from their Mexican Summer output which have more than a whiff of sneery, late '70s power pop/new wave/punk to them. Their Matador debut is due out early 2012.

All tour dates, the tour flyer, a live video and another song too, below...

The Young

The Young - Bird in the Bush

The Young - Voyagers Of Legend - Smiling God

The Young @ Beerland, 2/5/2010

THE YOUNG - 2011 TOUR DATES
Friday, Nov. 11 - Webster Hall, New York, NY (with Kurt Vile and Widowspeak)
Saturday, Nov. 12 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, 3pm matinee (with The Sonics)
Saturday, Nov. 12 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY, 10pm (with Endless Boogie)
Sunday, Nov. 13 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA (with Office Of Future Plans, Bells)

Tags: Endless Boogie, Kurt Vile, Matador, Mexican Summer, The Sonics, The Young, Widowspeak

posted at 12:45 PM on November 11, 2011 in MP3 | music | tour dates | Comments (11)

Comments (11)

So wait, about three years ago I saw a band called The Young from Austin at the Lucky Gator Loft in Chicago and they had a single released by Criminal IQ.

Is this the same band?

Posted by Callie | November 11, 2011 12:59 PM

YES

Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2011 1:01 PM

Fuck I like widospeak enough i guess but hope these doods are on second so I can catch them.

Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2011 1:05 PM

Anyone know the set times?

Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2011 1:13 PM

KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS - 9PM
WIDOWSPEAK - 7:45PM
THE YOUNG - 7PM

Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2011 1:29 PM

KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS - 9PM
WIDOWSPEAK - 7:45PM
THE YOUNG ONES - 7PM

Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2011 1:31 PM