If you’ve seen Perfume Genius live as of late you may have heard the beautiful (non-album) track, “Rusty Chains” mixed into the set. We’re happy to bring you this track today. Mike Hadreas explains “Rusty Chains” is “a song for a man whose lover has died. He remembers a time, before his partner took sick, where everything felt safe and endless. He asks to be taken next, so they can be together again.”
Perfume Genius will be playing the following European dates this summer. And stay tuned for more exciting Perfume Genius announcements to follow soon.
June 29 Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
Jun 30 Open Source Festival, Dusseldorf, Germany
July 02 Blaa Oslo, Norway
July 03 Strand Club, Stockholm, Sweden
July o4 Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg, Sweden
July 05 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
July 07 Super Bock, Super Rock, Lisbon, Portugal
July 09 Spaziale Festival, Turin, Italy
July 10 Piazza Castello, Pordenone, Italy
July 11 Exil, Zurich, Switzerland
July 15 Latitude Festival, Southwold, United Kingdom
Lemonade are just now getting back from their nationwide tour with Neon Indian
We’re happy to share Lemonade’s new video for “Neptune” directed by House Plants + Weird Days.
Also, the release of Diver is just about two weeks away. Although they’ve just come back from a nationwide tour with Neon Indian, they’ll be traveling around the states and UK/Europe again. The show has gotten wild….truly special. To add to it, they’re bringing their friend Le1f on the road with them.
Enjoy the vid! Buy tix to see the band play! Buy the record wahoo!!!!!!! If you’re in New York come and see them at their biggest headlining show to date, at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Teengirl Fantasy and Elite Gymnastics!! VOLTRON SHOW!!! ALBUM RELEASE!!!!
Much more awesome news to come very very shortly!!!
TOUR DATES
Mon 6.2 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg w/Teengirl Fantasy + Elite Gymnastics. Buy Tickets HERE
Fri 6.8 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
Sun 6.10 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
Tue 6.12 Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
Wed 6.13 Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl *
Sat 6.17 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *
Sun 6.18 Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho *
Mon 6.19 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
Thu 6.21 – Brooklyn NY @ Brooklyn Museum w/Small Black
Tue 7.3 – London UK @ White Heat
Wed 7.4 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
Fri 7.12 – Barcelona, SP @ Razzmatazz
*= Le1f
In the midst of a US tour, Lee Ranaldo is going to the WNYC studios in New York to perform songs from his new album, Between The Times And The Tides, for their popular WNYC Soundcheck show. Prior to performing, Lee and bandmate Steve Shelley will be talking to host John Schaefer about their experiences recording with legendary BBC DJ John Peel as part of little-known noise-rock ensemble Sonic Youth.
There is a multidude of ways to listen to WNYC Soundcheck, detailed below:
NEW YORK: live at 2:00PM on 93.9 FM WNYC. Show repeats at 10 pm.
DETROIT: live at 2:00PM EDT on 101.9 FM WDET. Show repeats at 10 pm.
U.S.: live at 2:00PM EDT on Sirius XM channel 121.
Worldwide: live at 2:00PM EDT on wnyc.org and wdet.org
There are myriad ways to catch Lee on tour on the following days in the following cities (all US dates supporting M. Ward except those marked*):
11 New York, NY – Webster Hall
12 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer – on sale now
13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club – on sale now
15 Durham, NC – Duke Performances
16 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre – on sale now
17 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre – on sale now
18 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge*
19 Louisville KY – Zanzabar*
20 Nelsonville OH – Nelsonville Music Festival*
22 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
31 Barcelona – Primavera – http://www.primaverasound.com/
Following up on their smash hit debut Mixed Emotions, Tanlines head to Europe for the first time since the album’s release for a string of shows around the continent that helped inspire the writing process for Mixed Emotions. Let’s hope that Eric and Jesse have a better trip this time around. Check out the great video for “All Of Me” below and hit a link for tickets to the shows, which start on Thursday.
A few notes on Wallingford, Connecticut. Roughly 43,000 people live there, making it Connecticut’s 23rd most populous community. Both Morton Downey and his namesake, Morton Downey, Jr were Wallingfordians. That really great movie Riding In Cars With Boyspartly takes place in Wallingford. And that was pretty much all I could find. Well, that and the fact that it’s home to Redscroll Records, one of the raddest stores around. I spoke with store owner Rick about running a his store in a pretty awesome community. I especially like the part where he says “There are lots of great stores around these days.” Because that shit is truth.
1. Tell us briefly about your store.
Redscroll opened it’s doors as a physical store (more on that later) on April 12, 2007. We focus on “Underground Music & Culture” with a heavy slant towards the vinyl record format. We do carry a lot of things that might not be (and many that definitely wouldn’t be) considered “underground” and we also carry compact discs and assorted ephemera (DVDs, t-shirts, books, posters, turntables, record care accessories…). Used and new. Y’ know, a record store.
2. What got you into the independent record store business?
Redscroll Records started as a label to put out a few friends’ releases. That turned into a small distro that went show to show (punk and hardcore around CT mostly). About 6 years ago that distro got to be too much to handle so Josh Carlson (the guy who started the label) asked his friend Rick Sinkiewicz (that’s me; I’m talking in third person here) to open a store with him. We’ve now been open as a physical shop since April 12th of 2007 and we’ve been doing nothing but growing (to the point of being a bit over full).
3. Who are some of your favorite contemporary stores?
Once a year we make a pilgrimage to Baltimore for the Maryland Death Fest. We actually spend maybe 1/3 of our time at the actual fest (which is great by the by). We’ve developed a good relationship with a few of the stores down there. Own Guru (a CT ex-pat) was great when we first discovered that by following a sign that led you down a narrow alley to a little hobble full of records beyond an unkempt garden. He eventually grew into a second shop and I believe he only has the second shop now. I have to admit I miss that first one and the amount of moving and actual digging you had to do to find the treasures. It was satisfying. Celebrated Summer is a great spot in the back of a comic book shop specifically for punk, hardcore and what used to be called alternative (indie?). True Vine is great for left of center more esoteric record shopping. I’ve personally found the most treasures for myself in True Vine. We have a small love affair with the Baltimore area record stores. Atomic Books is great too and I end up browsing books just as much as records. Double Decker in Allentown, PA is another favorite. We’ve done more trades with Double Decker than with anyone else and Jaime
(the owner) is seriously one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever encountered. Armageddon Shop in Providence and now with a second shop in Boston also rules. We could go on and on with this one. There are lots of great stores around these days.
4. How have things been going from a business perspective?
Being a young store and having opened when physical music formats were already in decline we’ve really experienced nothing but growth. We’re able to cut weekly checks, have no debt and are constantly expanding.
5. What do you think spells the survival for an independent record store today?
Play on your strengths. We love music. We listen to it a lot and to a lot of it. We don’t listen to everything. Nobody does no matter how many people espouse to. I hold only surface knowledge of calliope music for instance. We carry a ton of more modern (60s and up – but generally even more modern than that) 7″s, but I’m not going to risk
spending money on a collection of doo-wop that could theoretically hold a golden ticket because I just don’t know much about it. On the other side of that coin I grew up listening to tons of college radio (mostly the Wesleyan University station WESU) which opened me up to lots of weird avenues that aren’t all related. Josh and I met in the
punk/hardcore community and he has a wealth of knowledge within that. There’s crossover between our two tastes of course and we don’t confine the store to just what we like, but it is reflected. We know some stuff, but not nearly everything of course. We play to our strengths.
6. What are some of the coolest thing labels have done with you? Instores? Promotions? Sales?
We’ve done some contests and whatnot, but really the coolest thing labels can do is put out great music for us to turn people on to. It’s really cool when labels discover us rather than the other way around. I’m constantly on the hunt for new music in diverse corners of the music world so when other people are doing that and discover us
it’s pretty flattering. I don’t want to mention any particular label because I’ll likely leave another equally deserving one out. As far as in-stores, we’ve had a bunch of bands play and it’s always fun, but it’s not yet been because of a label reaching out to us.
7. Why do we need record stores?
We don’t need them like water or shelter, but they’re fun so try to keep your local one around.
8. What kind of taco is your favorite?
Black beans, seitan, rice, olives, lettuce, guacamole. Fun fact: we’re both vegan.
9. Who are your top 3 favorite bands right now?
Josh: Nightbitch, Living Laser, & Snake Oil (keeping it local!)
Rick: Cowards, Trust, Legowelt (this will change by the time I hit return)
10. What is your favorite thing about your store? And you can’t say the customers. That’s like saying Einstein or Ghandi when asked “If you could meet one person, living or dead…”
When I was a kid I collected baseball cards and loved drawing. I drew my fair share of what I considered to be my dream baseball card shop – mostly designed to look like a baseball diamond. I still like baseball, but not nearly as much as music. This shop is entirely the fulfillment of the further truth of my childhood dream (deep, right). Now I just have to get it to look like a baseball diamond with a stage in the center.
11. What are your goals for the future of your store? Long term and short.
Expansion. Further expansion.
So it should come as no surprise that in the coming weeks, Lee will be stopping in two of our favorite record stores to play some songs for the locals. First, he’ll be playing at Durham, NC mainstay Bull City on Monday May 14 (in advance of his May 15 show at the Duke Coffeehouse). The following Monday May 21 finds Lee at Bloomington, IN’s Landlocked Music for a short performance and a reading of his poem ‘Bloomington, Indiana: Autumn.’ That’s pretty fitting.
Far be it for me to suggest that Hall of Famer (well, Long Island Music Hall Of Famer) Dee Snider’s new career turn is the worst idea in the entire history of civilization. For instance, it’s not nearly as bad an idea as Ft. Worth’s Complete playing a tiny club instead of the hockey arenas they were destined to headline. And there’s New Coke. Or the soundtrack to ‘Brain Candy’ the Bay Of Pigs Invasion. I could probably go on for at least another two or three minutes, but I think you have the idea. Some people are gonna give Dee Snider a lot of grief over this, but I bet it’s not even in the top 20 worst ideas of all time.
Pasta e fagioli, or pasta bazoo as Chris’s father called it when he was growing up.
The beans are borlottis from Rancho Gordo. Recipe was a combination of this austere New York Times rendition with a baroque version from the Dean & Deluca cookbook. The latter differs mainly in starting with a mirepoix and using a rind of Reggiano (which fortunately I’d had sitting in my fridge for over two years) in the sauce.
The dish is a strange combination of a pasta, a soup and a stew, and is deeply rich and satisfying.
We’re very excited to report that The Young will soon be hitting the road around the release of June 12′s Dub Egg. This includes a run of Texas dates leading up to release (including Chaos In Tejas), an ATX release show at 29th Street Ballroom and a full on tour beginning June 21. See below for the full run including co-headline dates with Purling Hiss.
The Young. On Tour…
Friday, May 25 – Denton, TX – the Lion’s Den
Saturday, May 26 – Houston,TX – Walter’s on Washington with Balaclavas and slngs
Sunday, May 27 – Beaumont,TX – the Victoria House (2110 Victoria 77701) with Coma in Algiers and Cussins
Friday, June 1 – Austin, TX – Beauty Ballroom with No Age, Ceremony, Screaming Females, Gun Outfit and Joyce Manor – Tickets
Well, actually – I got this from Metal Sucks, but still – I have my fingers crossed that this is their real rider and that they manage to get “Hand satanizer”, “50,000 live bees for Dave” and a “Whetstone for battle axes” as they’ve supposedly requested…
Giving the incomparable ‘Hood’ video a run for its money (which I guess makes it comparable?), we’re really proud to present the second video from Perfume Genius’ Put Your Back N 2 It (buy the album here), ‘Dark Parts’. Winston H. Case returns to direct the video, which co-stars Carmen Hadreas-Boggs, mother of Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas (video credits below):
Perfume Genius hits the road in the UK and Europe this summer:
07/05/12 Sheffield, UK – The Lantern Theatre – SOLD OUT
08/05/12 Glasgow, UK – Captains Rest – SOLD OUT
09/05/12 Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
10/05/12 London, UK – St Pancras Old Church – SOLD OUT
12/05/12 Brighton, UK – Uterian Church
13/05/12 Bath, UK – Chapel Arts
14/05/12 London, UK – St Pancras Old Church – SOLD OUT
16/05/12 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – SOLD OUT
17/05/12 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Amstelkerk
19/05/12 Rotterdam, Netherlands – Paradijskerk
20/05/12 Cologne,Germany -Gebaude 9
21/05/12 Hamburg, Germany – Prinzebar
22/05/12 Berlin, Germany – PrivatClub
24/05/12 Paris, France – Divan Du Monde
Video credits:
Featuring Carmen Hadreas-Boggs
Director / Editor – Winston H. Case
Directory of Photography – Sam Heesen
Producer – Greg Finch
Post FX – Stephen McNally
Those of you with some sort of long-term memory will hopefully remember the previously announced Lee Ranaldo dates, but now we can reveal The Men will join to support at the London show happening this June. The Men of course have a 7″ single out on the Singles Going Home Alone series, whilst Lee is out in support of his latest album. He recently played a stripped back set for The New Yorker, performing “Off The Wall” and “Hammer Blows” (which follow the dizzying over zealous multi-camera angle interview edit).
Lee Ranaldo tour dates
(all US dates below supporting M. Ward except those marked*)
5/5 Portland, ME – State Theatre – on sale now
5/6 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground – on sale now
5/7 New Haven, CT – Toads Place – on sale now
5/8 Boston, MA – House Of Blues – on sale
5/11 New York, NY – Webster Hall
5/12 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer – on sale now
5/13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club – on sale now
5/15 Durham, NC – Duke Performances
5/16 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre – on sale now
5/17 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre – on sale now
5/18 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge*
5/19 Louisville KY – Zanzabar*
5/20 Nelsonville OH – Nelsonville Music Festival*
5/22 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
UPDATE: Tanlines will now be playing live TOMORROW, April 25, at 3:00PM EDT/noon PDT.
Dear faithful radio listener,
Today on Seattle’s KEXP, available on the radio dial at 90.3FM or online at KEXP.org, we have a dynamic duo of artists performing for your edification and enlightenment.
In just under half an hour, Rohnert Park, CA’s Ceremony, fresh off opening for Refused and playing an UNPRECEDENTED 16+ show at Mercury Lounge last night, will be rocking and rolling the airwaves with soothing sounds from their latest opus, Zoo (available for purchase here). Tune in at 12:30PM EDT/9:30AM PDT.
Later today, at 4:30PM EDT/1:30PM PDT, Tanlines, who did not open for Refused last night but surely would have killed it if they had, will be performing live in the KEXP studios. Due to border issues (thanks a lot, Canada), Tanlines must needs reschedule their KEXP session. They will now take to the live airwaves tomorrow, April 25, at 3:00PM EDT/noon PDT. Their new album is called Mixed Emotions, the video for the song “All Of Me” is above, and you should make a point of purchasing the former and enjoying the latter.
There are a few more chances to catch Tanlines on tour, don’t sleep:
4/24/12 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
4/25/12 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
4/27/12 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
4/29/12 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
4/30/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
