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Daniel Higgs joins forces with Skull Defekts for an LP + tour, Empty Bottle show included

Much like they did in 2011 for Peer Amid, Daniel Higgs and Swedish experimental rockers Skull Defekts have joined forces for another LP. It’s called Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown and is due out on April 8 via Thrill Jockey…

Oozing Wound releasing an LP, touring (dates & streams)

We debuted a new song from Oozing Wound‘s killer debut album Retrash over at Invisible Oranges this morning. Since I just finished writing about it over there, I’ll let myself, um, speak for myself:”Like Noisem or Slutvomit (who also have a sweet record out this year), Oozing Wound juices up their thrash with ingredients from newer, scarier parts of the metal world…

Sidi Toure expands tour, adds Highline Ballroom date

As mentioned, legendary Malian blues artist Sidi Toure is going on a tour this fall, which already includes one NYC date happening on October 5 at BAM Cafe, but now he’s added a sooner NYC show to his schedule…

Sidi Toure releasing a new album, touring (dates & stream)

SIdi Toure is the legendary blues singer/guitarist from Mali who has been making music in his home country for decades and finally began gaining worldwide recognition in recent years…

Date Palms released a new song, touring, playing Union Pool w/ Mountains and Plankton Wat (dates & stream)

DOWNLOAD: Date Palms – “Sky Trails” (MP3) Oakland post-rock duo Date Palms released their droney new album, The Dusted Sessions, earlier this year via Thrill Jockey, and they’ve now got an unreleased track that didn’t appear on that album, “Sky Trails,” which makes its premiere in this post…

Double Dagger documentary 'If We Shout Loud Enough' making its Chicago premiere at Galerie F

If We Shout Loud Enough follows Baltimore DIY greats Double Dagger as they complete their farewell tour and final album. The film was released alongside that final album, 333, by longtime label Thrill Jockey Records…

Thalia Zedek releasing new LP, playing shows (dates, video)

We just mentioned that Matador were reissuing Come‘s debut album, and that Come vocalist/guitarist Thalia Zedek has a new solo album due out on March 19 via Thrill Jockey…

Freakwater and Abouretum played The Bell House (pics, video)

Freakwater @ The Bell House, 1/15/2012 Long-running alt-country duo Freakwater are currently on tour and made a stop in Brooklyn earlier this week (1/15) at The Bell House and pictures from that show are in this post…

Mountains releasing LP, going on tour (dates, video, MP3)

DOWNLOAD: DOWNLOAD: Mountains – “Living Lens” (MP3) Mountains in Chicago in 2012 (more by Grant MacAllister) Brooklyn drone duo Mountains are set to release their new album, Centralia, on January 22 via Thrill Joc…

Matmos announce North American tour, playing the Bottle

As seen on BrooklynVegan, Baltimore’s Matmos are set to release their first full-length album in five-years, titled The Marriage of True Minds, on February 19 via new home Thrill Jockey…
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