The Clean

The Clean announce tour with Times New Viking (dates)

The Clean are returning this year for Chaos in Tejas, and following their performance at that festival with a tour with Merge labelmates Times New Viking…

Chaos in Tejas 2012 expands again; tickets on sale today

Saint Vitus @ Irving Plaza in 2011 (more by BBG) Chaos in Tejas (May 31-June 3 in Austin) have announced ANOTHER batch of bands to add to their ridiculous lineup including Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, No Statik, Toys That Kill, Pegasus, Martial Canterel, Anasazi, Bloodwing (mems of The Spits, who are on tour soon), Harm’s Way, Hatred Surge, the Hex Dispensers, John Wesley Coleman, Joyce Manor, and many many others…

Chaos in Tejas lineup expands again

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists at Bell House (more by Erik Erikson) The Chaos in Tejas lineup expands more with another round of additions including the first Breakdown show in 25 years with the 87 demo lineup, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (one of two upcoming Austin shows for Ted), the Clean (first Texas show ever), Deviated Instinct, Death Evocation (1st show), Mass Grave, Pierced Arrows, Australian garage rockers Royal Headache, No Fucker, New Orleans Bounce artist Katey Red, the Impalers, Cold World, Creem, Avon Ladies, Backtrack, Bi-Marks, Phobia and many others…

Chaos in Tejas adds more bands (The Clean, Ted Leo, Katey Red, Breakdown, Royal Headache & many more!)

Chaos in Tejas has added another round of bands to the lineup of the June Austin fest including Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (one of two upcoming Austin shows for Ted), the Clean (first Texas show ever…

Richard Buckner & David Kilgour going on tour, have new albums on Merge (MP3 & dates)

DOWNLOAD: RIchard Buckner – “Traitor” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Kilgour – “Chord” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Kilgour – “Son of God” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Kilgour – “Sept 98” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: David Kilgour – “BBC World” (MP3) RIchard Buckner is releasing his new LP Our Blood on August 2 via Merge…

Matador celebrated 21 years in Vegas

Guided By Voices at Matador 21 (via)”Anyone who walked into the popular casino during the three-day venture witnessed a culture shock like no other as hundreds of well-established, middle-aged rockers filled the building to see label legends Sonic Youth, Pavement, Belle and Sebastian, Guided by Voices and more…

The Clean added to Teenage Fanclub show, playing WFMU show @ Maxwell's & other tour dates

The Clean at Cake Shop in 2007 (more here) The Clean will hop on the bill of the recently added Teenage Fanclub show (their third in NYC overall) with Radar Brothers at Bowery Ballroom on 9/28 (tickets)…

Jeff Mangum, The Clean, Yo La Tengo, Portastatic & friends played for Chris Knox @ LPR - review, setlist, video & pic

I snuck this picture of the t-shirt…“Chris Knox (born September 2, 1952) is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love…

Dimmer are here from New Zealand too (dates)

Most people (well, ones reading this blog) know that New Zealand indie rock icons The Clean are in town this weekend, playing tonight at Le Poisson Rougue as part of the enormous Chris Knox benefit, and then tomorrow at the Bell House (both sold out)…

Chris Knox benefit (aka the Jeff Mangum show) going on sale at noon, The Clean also playing Brooklyn (on sale now)

DOWNLOAD: The Clean – In Dreamlife You Definitely Need Rubber Soul (MP3) “We went back and forth to the edge of insanity on ticket price, but we decided this was the fairest price to make it, er, affordable, as well as getting Chris a worthwhile amount of money…
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