Nina Nastasia

FatCat Records are presenting their official CMJ showcase at Mercury Lounge on October 19. The showcase includes NYC singer/songwriter Nina Nastasia, recent FatCat signees Forest Fire, an acoustic set by Mice Parade (who Wolf Parade are sort of named after), and "special guests" (TBA?). Tickets go on sale Thursday (9/1) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (8/31) at noon.

Mercury Lounge also announced their 10/21 CMJ showcase which has Purity Ring and others on the bill.

You can also catch Forest Fire in NYC this week at Shea Stadium on Thursday (9/1) with Caged Animals and Dive.

Not on the Mercury Lounge bill, but signed to FatCat is LA band Foot Village who can be found on the bill of the upcoming ATP I'll BE Your Mirror in Asbury Park (on 10/1), and who will stay on the east coast for a nine day tour that ends at Death By Audio in Brooklyn on October 9th. All dates are listed below..

Some videos and song streams below too...

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Phosphorescent @ Emo's Annex, Austin, TX (March 13, 2008) (Ryan Muir)

Ryan Muir took the above shot when Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent) jumped into the crowd at the BrooklynVegan day party at Emo's Annex on March 13th. His band stayed on stage - the same stage that Holy Fuck played on right after they were finished.

Phosphorescent is playing a solo show with Nina Nastasia & Jim White and Gary Higgins at Bowery Ballroom in NYC on April 7th. Tickets are on sale. Check out the new 'Phos' video, and all tour dates, below.....

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DOWNLOAD: Nina Nastasia & Jim White - I Write Down Lists (MP3)

"Nina Nastasia & Jim White will be touring in October in support of their new album, You Follow Me, out now on FatCat. This is Nina Nastasia & Jim White's first tour as a duo."

Stripped of finery, You Follow Me is Nastasia's purest, most assured work yet, a raw acoustic set that sweeps sentiment out of dusty corners and slips into sudden whispers as White frisks around and across her stark chords. And when Nastasia's voice rises from a delicate mumble to a piercing cry, it's enough to make hearts follow suit. [The Onion]

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