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Toronto post-punks Fake Palms releasing debut album, share "Sparkles," touring this summer (dates, streams)
Toronto’s Fake Palms began as solo demos made by Michael le Riche but he soon turned it into a full band with help from members of Slim Twig and Hooded Fang…
U.S. Girls announce 'Half Free' LP, share "Woman's Work" video, touring with Peaches ++ other dates
Meg Remy has announced details of U.S. Girls‘ first album for 4AD, titled Half Free and out September 25. She made the album with frequent collaborator Onakabazien and it features contributions from Slim Twig, Ben Cook (Fucked Up, Young Guv), Amanda Crist (Ice Cream) and Tony Price…
US Girls signs to 4AD shares "Damn the Valley" (listen), playing shows in May
US Girls, aka Meg Remy, has signed with 4AD who will release her new album later this year. With the signing announcement comes “Damn the Valley,” US Girls’ first track for the label, an excellent, dubby collaboration with producer Onakabazien that gets its inspiration and title from Sebastien Junger’s War memoir…
Slim Twig signed to DFA, reissued 'A Hound at the Hem,' touring, playing 2 NYC shows w/ U.S. Girls (dates, streams)
If the DFA Winter Workout isn’t enough DFA for you in January, you can catch new signee Slim Twig as well, who will be playing two NYC shows this month as part of a short North American tour, playing Palisades on January 17 and Cake Shop on January 18…
Girl Band playing NOT playing 3 NYC shows in January
UPDATE: Girl Band have had to cancel their shows due to problems with U.S. immigration. Dublin Ireland quartet Girl Band (all-guys, for the record) have been making a racket since 2011 and have released a handful of 7″ singles so far, most recently “De Bom Bom” which came out back in September…
U.S. Girls releasing a new EP, playing shows including CMJ (dates, full EP stream)
Meg Remy is back with a new U.S. Girls EP titled Free Advice Column, which is out Tuesday (9/24). For this one, she collaborated with Canadian hip hop producer Onakabazien to gently twist her warped girl groups sounds into new territory…
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Jacco Gardner, Saint Rich, U.S. Girls, Arp & Slim Twig playing Panache CMJ showcase
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan in Austin in 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)
As you may know, the CMJ 2013 initial lineup was just released (check out pictures from the announcement party), and following that announcement, Panache Booking has revealed the lineup for its official showc…
CMJ 2013 initial line-up released
The 2013 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 15 – 19 at clubs all over New York City. As we’ve been tweeting about at @BVCMJ, tonight (8/27), the CMJ folks held an announcement party at Bowery Electric with live performances from Weekend and Magic Man…
U.S. Girls playing the Empty Bottle on tour with Slim Twig
Toronto-based pop artist U.S. Girls (aka Meghan Remy) welcomed her most recent album, Gem, in October of 2012 via Fat Cat Records. Gem is a collection of warped pop that is centered around the sounds of ’60s girl groups but is also quite theatrical…
U.S. Girls made an album and NSFW video, going on tour with Slim Twig (dates, stream)
Meghan Remy is U.S. Girls whose music is odd and dischordant in a David Lynch kind of way, but rooted in ’60s girl group sounds. A warped copy of The Ronettes played on a battery operated turntable…
