by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: The Warlocks - "The Midnight Sun" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Warlocks - "Red Camera" (MP3)

The Warlocks

With a decade of recording and touring about to be in their rearview mirror, The Warlocks are set to embark on a UK tour before hopping the pond back to their native California for the start of a US tour on July 30th with The Morning After Girls. Along the way, look for the band to hit up the NYC area twice Bowery Ballroom on Aug 14th and Maxwell's on Aug 15th. Tickets for Maxwell's are already on sale, while Bowery's tix are currently on AMEX Presale with regular sale going down at noon on 6/19.

The Warlocks' new drug-hazy and shoegazey pantheon to psychedelia, The Mirror Explodes, is out NOW on Tee Pee. Check out a pair of MP3s from that record above and the uber-trippy video for "Red Camera" below. The band was recently interviewed by The Skinny.

The Morning After Girls last played NYC over Memorial Day Weekend with A Place To Bury Strangers and Holy Fuck (as well as a private, intimate show at the Living Room on May 31st). They also played an EP release show at Santos in April. Their debut LP, "Alone", is out July 7th.

All tour dates and a video below...

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The Black Angels are going on tour with The Warlocks. Tickets are still on sale for their Southpaw show. Tickets for Mercury Lounge.....

UPDATE: The Black Angels are NOT playing the Mercury Lounge show.....

.....go on sale at noon.

The Warlocks

The Warlocks will begin with some intimate local shows in their hometown of LA. After that The Warlocks and The Black Angels will join forces for a massive North American tour this summer. The psychedelic troubadours of the West and the drone minstrels of the South are preparing to seduce listeners with their turn on, tune in, and drop out aesthetic.

Rounding out the Warlock's busy schedule will be a seven date headlining tour in Australia.

And finally... The Warlocks in conjunction with Tee Pee & Birdman Records plan to release a limited edition 12" this Summer titled " The Warlocks Experimental Vol. 1:
Burn Out Music". The album comprises the experimental home recordings of Bobby Hecksher's. A psychedelic noise/drone out concept with no vocals.

Continue reading "The Warlocks & The Black Angels - 2008 Tour Dates"

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD The Warlocks - Baby Blue (MP3)

I'm always surprised by which bands are able to make a name for themselves and which others toil away under the shadows. A lot of it, of course, is due to the political machinations of the music industry, but even in the ultra-hyper blog celebrity (of which I am contributing to this very moment), some bands still fail to get their due notice. I believe The Warlocks are one of those bands.

They came out of the late 90s neo-psychedelic scene, along with awesome bands Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the sometimes good (but not lately) Dandy Warhols. Each of their albums are different in sound and approach (due to their lineup, which fluctuates from as few as four to as many as ten), while at the same time maintaining a singular sound that is uniquely their own. Their new album Heavy Deavy Skull Lover is practically an instrumental album, with long, repetitive drones, swirling guitar symphonies, and the slow, steady release of a morphine drip. It's possibly their best album, though Phoenix definitely has its moments.

They'll be playing three shows in NYC this week - including the Tee Pee records showcase at Luna Lounge. All tour dates, and some videos, below....

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