Last night's show was a last-minute Ukraine benefit, and it included the live debuts of their first new songs in five years, one of which gets officially released this week...
The Victoria, BC club had been open for more than two decades. Japandroids' Dave Prowse said seeing Dan Boeckner's pre-Wolf Parade band there in 2002 was what made him want to start a band.
Jeremiah may be a fictional character from a weird, awesome movie but this album of acid-folk is really being released, with liner notes by the late Genesis P Orridge.
A new musicians' union, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, has formed, and its first objective is to seek aid for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
World Tour will also feature performances from Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Operators, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Chris Murphy from Sloan, Hatchie, Wild Pink, Into It. Over It., Say Sue Me, Bartees Strange, and more.