Recent Posts in tour dates
November 6, 2009
Julian Casablancas kicks off LA residency tonight ------- 2009 Tour Dates & new album info
Strokes frontman gone solo Julian Casablancas, not to be confused with Interpol frontman gone solo Julian Plenti, kicks off a five-show residency at Los Angeles' Downtown Palace Theatre tonight (11/6). He also has shows scheduled in San Francisco, Seattle and some other places, though still no NY...
These confirmed tour dates support Casablancas' solo debut, Phrazes for the Young, which [was] released November 3 on Cult Records/RCA (Rough Trade in the U.K.). As part of the release, Casablancas is offering a Luxury Edition Deluxe Set of the record. A full description and pre-order are now available at www.juliancasablancas.com.Julian performed on Conan O'Brien on October 27th. The video of that performance with the new album track listing, and all dates and stuff, below...Casablancas wrote and orchestrated every musical detail on the album from poly-rhythmic drum beats to harmonizing guitar solos. Highlights include the first single, "11th Dimension" (available now on iTunes)...
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(((microwaves))) - MP3s & 2009 Tour Dates
by BBG
DOWNLOAD: Microwaves - "Thumbs Down, Lambpit" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Microwaves - "Song X" (MP3)
(((microwaves)))
Pittsburgh's purveyors of skronky noise rock, (((microwaves))), are heading out for a short set of US dates including a NYC show at Cake Shop on 11/20 with Manikin, Imaginary Icons, and Ill Ease. More details to come.
Microwaves's last LP Contagion Heuristic was released on Crucial Blast, and is recommended for fans of everything from Am Rep to Sightings, Lightning Bolt, and even Parts & Labor's noisier side. Pick up that LP here.
All dates below...
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Tiger Flowers playing Union Pool & other shows
by BBG
Tiger Flowers @ Lit Lounge (more by Justina Villanueva)
I am proud to announce the final addition to the Dark Castle / The Atlas Moth / Wetnurse show at Union Pool on 11/17, the vastly underrated and incendiary Tiger Flowers. Fans of Botch, Gaza, A Life Once Lost, Ed Gein, and anything dissonant, chaotic, brutal, and tangentially hardcore should rejoice. By the way, for those of you who are Facebook inclined, a page for the show is here. (While you're at it, become a fan of the new BrooklynVegan page - still under construction)
Tiger Flowers are currently booking dates with The March of Echoes in the new year. Get in touch with the band if interested in booking.
When we last saw Tiger Flowers, it was when they opened for the great (and very different) Karma To Burn, who are currently working on new material.
Show flyer and some videos are below.
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Cave touring (dates) - NYC shows w/ Times New Viking & White Hills +++ 2010 Roadburn lineup expands
by BBG
Cave
Chicago's Cave and NYC's White Hills will team up for a night of rip-roarin' psychedeli-madness at Brooklyn's Death By Audio on 11/16. The show is one of two lined up for the Cave. The second is an opening slot for Times New Viking at Mercury Lounge on 11/18, the first of three NYC area dates for TNV this month. Tickets are still available.
Cave are touring behind their album Psychic Psummer which was released earlier this year on Important Records. The first pressing sold out, but you can pick up a second press copy here. Important also has a few one minute snippets from the LP here.
White Hills recently dropped a new 12" on Thrill Jockey, Dead, their second release for the label, as Heads On Fire was reissued earlier this year. You can view a video for Dead below. White Hills played Roadburn 2009.
Speaking of Roadburn, the festival added some more high-profile bands to their already outstanding 2010 lineup including Yob, Kylesa, Church of Misery, The Gates of Slumber, Nachtmystium, and many more. The current lineup is below. Tickets go on sale 11/28.
The current Roadburn lineup, Cave tour dates and the White Hills video are below.
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Lee Scratch Perry, DOOM, Devendra Banhart, Levon Helm, Adam Franklin, Joe Pernice & other tickets
Lee Scratch Perry is playing Highline Ballroom on December 13th. Tickets are on sale.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the show Devendra Banhart just added at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
DOOM and Mos Def are playing Nokia Theatre on January 30th. Tickets are on sale.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for a January 8th Dutchess and The Duke show at Mercury Lounge. They'll play Union Pool on the same tour.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for a January 15th Joe Pernice show at Mercury Lounge. This is a new date. He was supposed to play the venue tonight (11/6), but that show was canceled.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the January 22nd Serena Maneesh show at Mercury Lounge.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for a January 5th Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver) & The Bolts of Melody show at Mercury Lounge.
Tickets are now on U2.com presale for the U2 show at "New Meadowlands Stadium" in July. General sale starts Monday at 10am.
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Levon Helm / Okkervil River show coming up at Terminal 5.
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Mae's van stolen in Philly, but still touring - they play Irving Plaza in NYC tonight
Van and Trailer Stolen, But The Show Must Go On!Mae's next show is tonight (11/6) at Irving Plaza in NYC. Bright Eyes plays NYC tonight too, sort of. All Mae dates below...Hey everyone,
We awoke [Thursday] morning in Philadelphia to discover that both our van and our trailer had been stolen from the parking lot of the hotel we were staying in. Needless to say, this was an absolutely devastating discovery! All of our instruments, equipment, merchandise, and many personal items are gone. This misfortune has fallen among many of our friends in the past and we suppose that after touring for 8 years this sort of thing is bound to happen. However, we will be finishing the remainder of the (a)fternoon Tour to the best of our ability! We have four dates left on our tour and will play the shows with the help of our friends in Deas Vail and Jenny Owen Youngs.
It's in these moments that our fans lift us up and remind us why we do what we do. We thank you for the immediate outpouring of love and support. If you would like to help us out, you can make a donation using the button below or by clicking here.
We love you!
*mae
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Split Lip / Chamberlain playing NYC reunion show
by BBG
Split Lip LIVE 5/2/09
Split Lip is responsible for the Midwestern emo-core sound, together with bands like Endpoint, and a group they inspired, The Get Up Kids. After gaining acclaim in the small international hardcore community for their debut album, the band switched gears to more country-leaning pop rock... and changed the name of their band to Chamberlain, re-releasing their second album (Fate's Got A Driver) under the new moniker.It's not the first show they've played this year, but now Split Lip / Chamberlain have scheduled an NYC show at Bowery on 12/7, their only current US date. Tickets are on sale. Show flyer and some videos are below...In late 1995, the band again returned to Detroit to record "Fate's Got A Driver" It was this record that set the gold-standard for emo-core. The intricate guitar work and soulful emotive lyrics laid the foundation for bands to come, such as The Get Up Kids. The summer of 95 saw the band hit the road again, this time with Ohio's Colossus of the Fall, and DC's Samuel. It was during this month-long outing that the decision came to change the name, and direction of the band. Moore and Rubenstein returned to the studio in late 1995 and re-recorded the vocals and re-mixed the album, and Chamberlain was born. -[Wiki]
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November 5, 2009
Echo & the Bunnymen cancel US tour (Hammerstein Ballroom) - Hatcham Social screwed again!!
Echo and the Bunnymen @ Mercury Lounge (more by Bao Nguyen)
If you caught Echo and the Bunnymen at Mercury Lounge last month, well, you aren't just lucky for getting to see the UK band in such a small venue, you're lucky for getting to see them at all! They say that the IRS has some rule that bands needed to pay a lot of the money if they already toured here within 30 days. Due to this unforeseen restriction, Echo can no longer make their upcoming tour work and so they say they were forced to cancel all dates including Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.
One tragically funny outcome of this is that UK band Hatcham Social was supposed to be opening the whole tour. They landed the gig after losing their slot on the Charlatans UK tour that was also cancelled before it ever happened! Maybe they should team up with Free Energy who just suffered a similar setback after The Rakes decided to break up after booking an entire US tour too.
Affected dates below...
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Vivian Girls label Wild World Records releasing Yellow Fever, Babies & Bossy -- VG & YF playing DBA & other dates
by Bill Pearis
Austin's understated, lovely Yellow Fever launched a short West Coast / South West tour last night in San Diego, and are also set -- any day now -- to release their debut album on Wild World Records, the label run by Vivian Girls. The album appears to be a compilation of Yellow Fever's three EPs to date. For those who haven't been following along, it'll be a nice one-stop way to play catch-up. Hopefully we'll get a new record sometime soon -- it's been at least a year since we've gotten fresh music from them. Yellow Fever will also be playing Death By Audio on December 12 with Vivian Girls, which probably means they'll be doing a few more NYC dates around then as well. Stay tuned.
Until now, Wild World has just released Vivian Girls singles ("Surf's Up" and "Wild Eye") but will release a posthumous LP of Cassie Ramone's other, now-defunct band, Bossy, as well as the debut single from Babies, which is Cassie and Justin from Bossy, plus Kevin from Woods. The Yellow Fever and Bossy LPs will be out mid-November, the Babies single "coming soon."
Vivian Girls are busy this weekend, beginning tonight (11/5), where they'll back up (with help from Andrew WK) Fucked Up at Brooklyn Masonic Temple. And then they play Market Hotel Friday night with Grass Widow, The Bitters and Stupid Party.
All dates for Yellow Fever and Vivian Girls are below....
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an interview w/ Conrad Doucette of Takka Takka (who have a new lineup & a free show in DUMBO tonight)
DOWNLOAD: Takka Takka - Silence (MP3)
(the new) Takka Takka @ Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn - CMJ 2009
photo by Erin Molitor
Brooklyn band Takka Takka are playing a show in DUMBO tonight (11/5). This gig follows a few shows that the band played in town during CMJ. You can see them playing at one of the showcases in the picture above. If you're familiar with the band, you may notice some changes including one less member, and no it's not front-man Gabe Levine aka Samuel Izdat. Gabe/Samuel has started playing solo, but that's in addition to being in the band.
In light of all this, I asked Takka drummer Conrad Doucette if he would answer a few questions...
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BV: Name and position?
Conrad: Conrad Doucette, second base
BV: Did you watch the last game of the World Series last night?
Conrad: I did.
BV: Were you jumping up and down and screaming really loudly when the Yankees won?
Conrad: I was jumping up and down and screaming loudly in the alternate universe where the Cincinnati Reds have a chance to win a World Series.
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