VISA issues

We’ve got some news on the Django Django front. As you may remember, BrooklynVegan is presenting the band’s Stateside debut at Glasslands on March 10…

DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick – “The Great Smoke Off” (MP3) The Raveonettes @ Emo’s earlier this month (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Kino @ Zebulon * Ikue Mori @ The Stone * Kyle Clyde @ The Stone * PJ Harvey @ Terminal 5 * The Bad Plus @ Blue Note * Vinnie Sperrazza @ Barbes * Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard * Elton John @ Tribeca Film Festival * Bambi Kino @ Bowery Electric * Knyfe Hyts @ Secret Project Robot * The Breithaupt Brothers @ Joe’s Pub * Dez Cadena, The Slants, Lunic @ Union Hall * Kid Cudi, Chip Tha Rippa @ Roseland Ballroom * Toshi Reagon (presents Good Folk) @ Joe’s Pub * Rubix Kube (’80s tribute band) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Mobb Deep’s Prodigy” @ Powerhouse Arena Bookstore * Local H, The Dig, The Yes Way @ Knitting Factory * Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Ryan Bingham @ City Winery * Mandingo Ambassadors, Mamady Kouyate @ Barbes * The Raveonettes, Tamaryn @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Rubblebucket, MillionYoung, Com Truise @ Le Poisson Rouge * Endless Boogie, The Ne’re Do Wells, Mike Bones @ The Delancey * Dom, MINKS, Fergus & Geronimo, Total Slacker @ Bowery Ballroom * Easy Star All-Stars, John Brown’s Body, Cas Haley @ Highline Ballroom * The Wellington Papers, The Paper Planets @ The Studio at Webster Hall * Woodsman, Tjutjuna, Ancient Sky, Wet Dream, DJ Non Format @ Glasslands * Grasshopper, J Mannion, Creeplings, High School Confidential @ Silent Barn * The Pioneers of Seduction, Cinema Cinema, Karaoke Killed The Cat @ Fontana’s * Fletcher C…

First Mogwai, and now the Pipettes…Unfortunately, we have no choice but to push back our North American dates due to our visa paperwork being delayed…

Then Stu turned to the Visa Agent, “What did you say?” (more by Tim Griffin)It is with great regret that we must inform you that due to an unforeseen delay in their visa processing, Mogwai must postpone the following shows: April 19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club April 20 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom April 21 New York, NY Webster Hall April 22 New York, NY Webster Hall April 23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club All shows will be rescheduled to TBA dates in October…

DOWNLOAD: Grimes – “Vanessa” (MP3) Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) will accompany power-couple/canucks Handsome Furs on a handful of dates along the east coast this week…

“Hate to comfirm that most of our international acts did not have their visas processed in time for sxsw despite having applied correctly.” – Wichita Records “We’re truly sorry to everyone who”s worked so hard on these bands’ trips and to everyone who planned to see them…

Despite visa troubles that caused the cancellation of Saturday’s Littlefield show, Withered Hand has in fact made it to NYC in time for his shows at Cake Shop and Rockwood Music Hall, and will be attending/playing SXSW as well…

“Landed to confirmation of awful news re all of our efforts for sxsw and beyond.there are a lot of people who should be very ashamed $$$$$” – wichitarecs Those Dancing Dayswe are so sad – we have to cancel our US trip…

“Withered Hand should be heading for SXSW. Instead, moronic US immigration officials in Vermont froze his visa and challenged the Edinburgh musician to prove that their qualified assertion he is “not of extraordinary ability” was an inaccurate one…

I guess I won’t be rushing from Beacon Theater down to Mercury Lounge tonight anymore. “Yuck has canceled due to visa issues. Refunds available at point of purchase…