Dark Meat

NIGHTTIME As I mentioned in that big post about Montreal bands at CMJ, The High Dials are among them and are just great live — sort of country-tinged jangly shoegaze — and they’re impressive live…

DOWNLOAD: TRAA – Don’t Haunt This Place (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Orenda Fink – Bloodline (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Orenda Fink – No Evolution (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Old Canes – Taxi On Vermont (MP3) DOWNLOAD: UUVVWWZ – Shark Suit (MP3) Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson @ Union Hall 10/1 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson‘s Summer of Fear, the follow-up to his 2008 self-titled debut, is set for an October 20th release on Saddle Creek…

DOWNLOAD: Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto) (MP3) “On what was expected to be a rainy Sunday, it turned out to be a hazy day at the Brooklyn Pool Party where Fiery Furnaces performed and Simian Mobile Disco spun some music…

DOWNLOAD: Viva Voce – Octavio (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Holiday Shores – Phones Don’t Feud (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jack Penate – Tonight’s Today (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dark Meat – Freedom Ritual (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Young Republic – The Alchemist (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Young Republic – The Wolf (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Princeton – The Waves (MP3) Art Brut @ Mercury Lounge (more by Tim Griffin) Tonight (6/4) is seriously overloaded with show choices…

Friday (10/3) morning they found out they received Best New Music from Pitchfork and Friday night they played on a boat around NYC with the VICE signees Dark Meat who have lots of members and paint faces and stuff…

DOWNLOAD: Vivian Girls – Blind Spot (Daisy Chain cover) (new MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vivian Girls – Where You Run to (MP3) Take a Friday night boat ride with Dark Meat & the Vivian Girls…

Dark Meat have announced a tour that includes a NYC show on a boat with Vivian Girls on October 3rd. Tickets are on sale. They’re also playing Market Hotel in Brooklyn one day later…

speaking of confetti…. Dark Meat @ SXSW 2008 (more) Ex-Models are opening for the flamboyant, makeup and confetti-loving VICE-signees Dark Meat tonight in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg (May 28, 2008)…

More photos of last night’s show (April 7, 2008) @ Flickr.

DOWNLOAD: Dark Meat – Well Fuck You Then (MP3) Musically they weren’t that memorable, but they definitely give you lots to look at. Be prepared to have your face painted if you check out Dark Meat at one of their many upcoming shows…