Amor de Dias
Merge 25 fest full lineup: Teenage Fanclub, David Kilgour, Mikal Cronin, Mount Moriah, Imperial Teen & more added
Teenage Fanclub @ Williamsburg Waterfront, 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As mentioned a couple times, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, culminating in the Merge 25 festival in Carrboro, NC from July 23 – 26…
The Clientele, Withered Hand, Lilys, Versus, Barbara Manning & more playing "chickfactor 22" in March
Nice to see that indie zine chickfactor is having a third birthday party — “chickfactor 22” — at Brooklyn’s The Bell House on March 20 & 21…
Hopscotch announces 2013 lineup (Big Boi, Sleep, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile, Wolf Eyes, John Cale, more)
One of the most eclectic lineups in the US, Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, will be back for 2013 on September 5 -7. Pulling from all genres, this year’s line-up includes names like Big Boi (who plays NYC tonight), Spiritualized, Sleep, Wolf Eyes (who have a new video), The Breeders (performing Last Splash), John Cale, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Gorguts, Inter Arma (who play NYC on Saturday), Double Negative (who played NYC this past weekend), Swearin’ (them too), Pissed Jeans, Dan Friel, Waxahatchee and many many others…
Amor de Dias cancel North American tour (but stream their LP)
Amor de Dias — the collaboration between Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele and vocalist Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas — were to have started their North American tour this week with shows at Maxwell’s on Thursday (3/21) and Knitting Factory on Friday (3/22)…
Amor de Dias releasing new LP, touring (dates, MP3, video)
DOWNLOAD: Amor de Dias – “Jean’s Waving” (MP3)
Amor de Dias, the duo of Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele and vocalist Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas, surfaced in 2011 with the Merge release, Street of the Love of Days, a charming album which married touches of bossa nova and flamenco with indie pop…
What's going on Friday?
today in Chicago
* Kaskade @ The Mid
* Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, Plan B @ Aragon Ballroom
* BLACKOUT Fest 2011 – Night One @ The Velvet Perineum
* Coliseum, Sweet Cobra, The Swan King, Hunters @ Beat Kitchen
* Damon & Naomi, Amor de Dias, Good Night & Good Morning @ Lincoln Hall
What else…
Weekend Show Roundup (5/27 - 5/29)
FRIDAY
Coliseum, Sweet Cobra, The Swan King, and Hunters can be found over at Beat Kitchen.
Damon & Naomi, Amor de Dias, and Good Night & Good Morning will play Lincoln Hall…
What's going on Saturday?
CSS @ La Zona Rosa in Austin (more by Tim Griffin)
today in Chicago
* Austra @ Beauty Bar
* Lucinda Williams @ Park West
* CSS, Princeton, DAAN @ Metro
* Ben Sollee, Sean Rowe @ Schubas
* Crystal Stilts @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store)
* The Sea and Cake, Plush, James Elkington @ Empty Bottle
Lucinda Williams will play Park West again tomorrow night…
Amor de Días, not Popfest, BNLX, Cymbals Eat Guitars, album & book tribute shows, Cheeseburger, Beige & more in This Week in Indie
DOWNLOAD: Amor de Días – Bunhill Fields (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Walking Backwards” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Shadow Boxing” (M4A)
DOWNLOAD: BNLX – Burn the Boats (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: BNLX – Garbage Strike (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beige – Folds (MP3)
This weekend is dominated, for me at least are here this weekend, playing Knitting Factory on Sunday (5/22) opening for Damon & Naomi. We’ve got…
Damon & Naomi have a new LP, playing Record Store Day show @ Sound Fix, touring w/ Merge power couple Amor de Dias
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Walking Backwards” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Shadow Boxing” (M4A)
DOWNLOAD: Amor de Dias – “Bunhill Fields” (MP3)
Damon & Naomi will add to the embarassment of Record Store Day riches by playing a free show at Sound Fix in Brooklyn on 4/16 at 7PM, AND releasing a limited 7″ featuring “Walking Backwards” with a cover of Scott Walker’s “The World’s Strongest Man” on the flip…
