How’s this for a Friday afternoon treat: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists have been announced as the secret guest headliner of the “JellyNYC Block Party” summer event Sunday (August 1).. making this the secondfree TL/RX show in NY in a span of under a month (and probably his 23,356th over the past 5 years)
The show takes place at the Brooklyn Bowl (Wythe Ave & N. 11th St) with Darlings and Arpline, but Ted and crew will be kicking around the Williamsburg vicinity the entire day, participating in a DJ set and whatever else it is people do at block parties.
If you’re amongst those who missed the very-much-BACK-IN-ACTION PONYS on their recent run of dates with Disappears and Woven Bones, there’s a few more opportunities hear material old and new, just confirmed below.
Fri 8/20 – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI (Fucking Awesome Fest)
Thu 9.30 – Exit Inn, Nashville, TN (Next Big Nashville)
Fri 10/1 – Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
Fri 11/5 – Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL (with The Hollows)
Great news today, after over a year of hard work, envisioning, recording, and arranging her debut album, we are honored to announce Glasser‘s Ring will be released September 28, 2010 on True Panther Sounds. Sonically, lyrically and conceptually Ring is a tremendous leap for Glasser and honestly, a brave new world for us as a label. Just EPIC.
Pre-order the album and get an instant mp3 download of album-track “Home” available exclusively here. Hear a little snippet of the track below.
Glasser is the one-woman orchestra of Cameron Mesirow. Her debut album, Ring, is a singular work. It moves like the wake of a small boat in a still lake: each song its own, but leading to, and becoming, the next. In doing so it builds on the tradition of classic albums like Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, Joni Mitchell’s Blue, and R. Kelly’s Trapped In the Closet song-cycle: albums that as a whole create stories that are bigger than the sum of their individual songs.
Glasser entered our world in 2009 with her debut EP, Apply. Her intimate, luxurious music struck us as MASSIVE, despite being made by Cameron, alone and in airplanes and shoe stores, on Garage Band. It also drew the attention of Ariel Rechshaid (Cass Mccombs, Foreign Born, We Are Scientists) and Van Rivers and the Subliminal Kid (Fever Ray, Blonde Redhead) who worked together with Cameron to re-imagine her musical arrangements, incorporating organic instrumentation like strings, woodwinds, bass, and a wide array of percussion into her once-sparse recordings. Her simple, minimal melodies and rapturous vocals are perfectly complimented by the album’s maximalist arrangements. The voice becomes a focal instrument, delivers abstract stories and sounds that drench the music in emotion without resorting to narrative clichés. It is a wonderful and fully realized accomplishment, an introduction and immersion in Glasser’s world that we’re sure people will want to be a part of for a long time to come.
Pre-order the CD version and receive it in a limited edition fold-out gift box designed by Tauba Auerbach. (ltd to 500) Pre-order the LP version and get one of the 500 numbered clear-vinyl copies. (ltd to 500)
On August 27 & 28, New York will be graced with “The Public Hi-Fi Balloon,” an exhibit of more than 60 Robert Pollard collages at NYC’s The 45 Space (45 Bond Street, between Lafayette & Bowery), hosted by Vanity Fair’s Michael Hogan and visual artist Todd DiCiurcio.
You know Bob’s work from his album covers (or the 2008 Fantagraphics book of his art), but these are phenomenal pieces that need to be seen in person to fully appreciate.
Opening night is Friday, August 27, from 6-11 PM, and the exhibit will also be open to visitors on the 28th from 2-11 PM. Check Pollard’s website for more info.
You should also know that Bob Pollard shares a Halloween birthday with Vermeer, Johnny Marr, Ad-Rock, Larry Mullen Jr., and Vanilla Ice.
Interpol‘s fourth, self-titled album is available for preorder RIGHT NOW on iTunes! Click here to pre-order, and you will receive an instant download of a brand new track: “Barricade”. You’ll also get a free download of “Crimewaves”, an exclusive track, that will only be available to those who purchase the album before the album’s street date (9/7) via iTunes.
You’ll be able to catch Interpol playing “Barricade” live on The Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday July 29.
ALSO: Interpol will be back on the road this fall!
Mon 10/18 Oakland CA Fox Theater
Thu 10/21 San Diego CA Soma
Fri 10/22 Las Vegas NV The Joint
Sat 10/23 Los Angeles CA The Greek
Mon 10/25 Denver CO Ogden Theater
Wed 10/27 Dallas TX Palladium
Thu 10/28 Austin TX Stubb’s
Fri 10/29 Houston TX Verizon
Sun 10/31 New Orleans LA Voodoo Festival
Mon 11/01 Atlanta GA Tabernacle
Wes 11/03 Washington DC Constitution Hall
Thu 11/04 Philadelphia PA Tower Theatre
Fri 11/05 New York NY United Palace
EUROPEANS! Magic Kids are on tour right now with Ariel Pink, just announced a whole slew of new US Dates but guess what….your time has come!
Starting October 2nd in London, Magic Kids are setting off across your fine continent! Make sure to show them a good time.
Order MEMPHIS now on CD/LP and get an instant high-quality mp3 download of the album. Order HERE
OCTOBER Fri 10/1 London, UK @ Barfly Sat 10/2 London, UK @ Camden Proud Galleries Sun 10/3 Bruges, Belgium @ Botanique/Witloofbar Tue 10/5 Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso Wed 10/6 Tilburg, Holland @Tilburg 013/Batcave Thu 10/7 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow Fri 10/8 Helsingar, Denmark @ Musikhuset Elvaerket Sat 10/9 Oslom, Norway @ Café Mono Sun 10/10 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren Mon 10/11 Stockholm, Sweden @ Landet Tue 10/12 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lades Wed 10/13 Berlin, Germany @ Magnet Thu 10/14 Köln, Germany @ Werkstatt Fri 10/15 München, Germany @ Atomic Cafe Sat 10/16 Zurich, Switzerland @ Club Zukunft Sun 10/17 Milan, Italy Indierocket party @ Rocket (free entry) Mon 10/18 Paris, France @ Point Ephemere Tue 10/19 Oxford, UK @ Jercicho Tavern Thu 10/21 Bristolm UK @ Louisanna Fri 10/22 Bristol, UK @ The Social Sat 10/23 Cardiff, UK @ Swn Festival Sun 10/24 Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny Mon 10/25 Leeds, UK @ Nation of Shopkeepers Tue 10/26 Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds Wed 10/27 London, UK @ TBC Thu 10/28 London, UK @ Lexington
Yesterday’s admittedly incomplete round up of recent activity from Casual Victim Pile alumni glaringly omitted the Austin quartet Love Collector. Not because I wish them DEAD or anything, but rather, since Dave and Robin fucked off to San Francisco for the summer, things have gone a bit quiet on the Love Collector front. As it turns out, however, I was woefully uninformed. Not only are Love Collector returning to the stage August 28 at Beerland (with The Golden Boys and John Schooley’s One Man Band), but director Amedo DiNardo has completed a video for ‘Casual Victim Pile”s “First 48″. Bottle Service‘s tambourine-playing dynamo Joe Ryan makes a cameo appearance, while Shawn and Rob reveal themselves to be track & field’s greatest revelations since Rosie Ruiz.
Fucked Up are releasing the next 12″ in their Chinese Zodiac series on September 27th. Being released on Merge in North America and Matador everywhere else, ‘Year of the Ox’ continues in the trend of these releases and clocks in at 13 minutes long. It also features guest appearances from Nika Roza Danilova (Zola Jesus) and Torontian string quartet New Strings Old Puppets. You can hear the track in it’s entirety right now over on Pitchfork.
The band are in Europe now and play London tomorrow where they headline the 1234 Festival before moving on to play the Truck Festival in Oxford. There might also be a secret show inbetween. After playing Russia at the end of July, they’ll return to the UK on August 6th for three festival shows (Standon Calling, Hevy Festival and Rebellion), finishing up with a headline show at The Hoxton Bar & Grill on August 9th (support comes from Trash Talk).
Finally, the band have also been confirmed for supporting Against Me! this October in the UK.
July Shows
24th July – 1234 Festival, London, UK
24th July – The M**b*th, London, UK
25th July – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
26th July – Klubi, Tampere, Finland
27th July – Klubi, Turku, Finland
28th July – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
29th July – Tanci Venue, St Petersburg, Russia
30th July – Aktzal, Moscow, Russia
August Shows
6th August – Standon Calling, Hertfordshire, UK
7th August – Hevy Festival, Kent, UK
8th August – Rebellion Festival, Blackpool, UK
9th August – Hoxton Bar & Grill, London, UK
11th August – Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway
With Against Me !
22nd October – Southampton, Mo’ Live, UK
23rd October – Manchester, Academy, UK
24th October – Cardiff, Solus, UK
25th October – Bristol, O2 Academy, UK
26th October – Coventry, Kasbah, UK
27th October – Glasgow, QMU, UK
28th October – Nottingham, Rock City, UK
29th October – Leeds, Met Uni, UK
30th October – Reading, Sub 89, UK
31st October – Plymouth, University, UK
1st November – Cambridge, Junction, UK
2nd November – Oxford, O2 Academy, UK
3rd November – London, Electric Ballroom, UK
Not a day goes by during my travels around these great United States that someone fails to accost me and say, “hey mr. record company asshole, what the fuck happened with those las vegas tickets what’s going on with those amazing Austin/Denton bands featured on ‘Casual Victim Pile’?” Since I’m far too busy and successful to actually hang around and converse with these persons in public, I thought I’d write a lengthy blog post on the matter.
The Young – after a pair of singles and one song on CVP, The Young have finally released a debut album on Mexican Summer, Voyagers Of Legend. The entire thing is pretty sick, but “Bird In The Bush” is what us folks in the record business like to call “an undeniable hit”. At least until it turns out not to be a hit, in which case we start looking for someone else to blame. If you’re in Austin this Friday and looking FOR ACTION after The New Pornographers show, The Young’s rec release party is happening at 2906 Cole St., with additional sets from Dikes Of Holland (two 2010 7″‘s thus far that you oughta track down), Oakland’s Genesis Climber and the amazing trio Cruddy.
Harlem – By now, hopefully you’ve fallen in love, or at least very intense like with the songs and performances of Coomers, Curtis and Jose, currently making their way across the country in support of The Dead Weather and flogging their 2nd album, ‘Hippies’ with considerable style and poise.. Potentially Matador’s first candidates to be awarded a Grammy and a Pulitzer For Tweeting in the same calendar year, Harlem will follow last weekend’s appearance at Coney Island’s Siren Fest with an even larger challenge, playing Lollapalooza in Chicago August 7. Rumors they’re supposed to play at 7am and/or are prevented from playing anywhere in the Midwest for the next 3 years are mostly exaggerated.
Wild America – on the heels of a terrific 7″ released by Brooklyn’s Freedom School, Wild America are currently in the midst of a U.S tour. I’m not gonna say “grueling” because for all we know, they’re having a great time.
7/22 – Bassettt St. House, Madison, WI
7/23 – Lucky Gator Loft, Chicago, IL
7/24 – Loco Lemonade, Bloomington, IN
7/25 – Carabar, Columbus, OH
7/27 – Anarctica, Chattanooga, TN
7/28 – The Hanger, Athens, GA
7/29 – Couch Couch, Atlanta, GA
7/30 – Saturn Bar, New Orleans, LA
8/1 – Superhappyfunland, Houston, TX
8/6 – US Art Authority, Austin, TX (with Happy Birthday, Woven Bones)
There’s obviously more to talk about ; The Golden Boys are featured participants at this September’s Goner Fest 7, while the band’s John Wesley Coleman is in the middle of a week long residency at Beerland and recently returned from recording his upcoming Goner album w/ assistance from Orville Neely (Bad Sports), Jeremy Steen (The Flesh Lights, Gospel Truth) and longtime associate Greg Ashley. Bad Sports have hit both coasts this summer and recently completed recording of their second album with knobby help from Mark Ryan of The Marked Men. Woven Bones are drowning amidst a pile of accolades for their ‘In Out & Back Again’ HoZac LP, recently inked their lives away (JOKE) to Hardly Art and will be supporting Pavement at the oh-so-big-timey Stubbs on September 28. The Distant Seconds are prepping their 2nd album with engineering supplied by Tre Orsi‘s Matthew Barnhart, while Tre Orsi’s recent LP, ‘Devices & Emblems‘ has been reissued by Jon Solomon’s fantastic Comedy Minus One label, the same imprint that brings Bottomless Pit’s excellent recordings into your homes. Follow That Bird! completed their first trip to the East Coast recently, and The Stuffies are hitting the road this weekend for shows in Little Rock, AR and Memphis, TN (Hi Tone, Sunday, 7/25). Elvis are taking part in a bodywashing event (hey, I just report this stuff) at the US Art Authority on July 24 Finally, The Flesh Lights, fast becoming one of the planet’s best live bands, have a new 7″ coming soon from Twistworthy Records (helmed by Mark Twistworthy of CVP alumni The No No No Hopes), and they’ll be at Beerland on Thursday, July 29 with the OBN III’s and Dikes Of Holland. There’s more CVP related stuff to hassle you about, but trust me, I’m saving it for another post.
It’s been a hell of a month for Delorean, since their album Subiza came out June 8th. They just capped off an amazing trip around the US/Canada with an incredible performance at the Pitchfork festival. Guess what though? Things are just getting started. We present you Real Love, the new single from Subiza PLUS a whole new round of tour dates in November with label-mates Lemonade!
Real Love, shows off Delorean’s emotional and recorded textures: layers of synths and drums peppered with Ekhi’s emotional and immediate vocals. It’s at once exhilarating and heart-breaking. The single (available in limited hand-number 12″ and DS) assembles some tremendous remixes as well.
NEW TOUR DATES!!!!
Sun Aug 29 – Jelly NYC
Thu Sept 2 – Casbah – San Diego, CA — with Cold Cave & Abe Vigoda
Sat, Sept 4 – FYF Fest – Los Angeles, CA
Sun, Sept 5 – Bumbershoot – Seattle, WA
Fri Nov 5 – Hailey’s – Denton, TX *
Mon Nov 8 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ *
Wed Nov 10 – GAMH – San Francisco, CA *
Sat Nov 13 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC *
Tue Nov 16 – 7th St. Entry – Minneapolis, MN *
Wed Nov 17 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL *
Thu Nov 18 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON *
Fri Nov 19 – Le Belmont – Montreal, QC *
Sat Nov 20 – Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA *
Mon Nov 22 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA *
Tue Nov 23 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC *
* w/Lemonade
We’re getting closer and closer to Magic Kids’ Memphis August 23rd release. Magic Kids are currently on tour with Ariel Pink, and coming to NYC for a special couple of shows (including a Magic Kids CRUISE! Does that mean rest? Nope…it means more tour dates….a whole lot of them. New dates in bold. Most of the run is with Colorado’s excellent Candy Claws. Should be a good run!
Magic Kids- Summer (mp3)
Pre-order Memphis HERE (and get a free poster and 10% off)
07-19 Minneapolis, MN – Entry #
07-20 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #
07-21 Detroit, MI – Pike Room #
07-22 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club #
07-23 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rosa #
07-24 New York, NY – The Fillmore at Irving Plaza #
07-25 Boston, MA – Middle East #
7-26 New York, NY Rocks Off BOAT RIDE buy tickets HERE
07-27 Philadelphia, PA – JB’s #
07-28 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel #
07-29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
07-30 Atlanta, GA – Earl #
07-31 Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree #
08-02 Denton, TX – Hailey’s #
08-03 Austin, TX – Mohawk # 09-01 Lubbock, TX – The Foundation *
09-03 Phoenix, AZ – The Trunk Space *
09-04 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
09-05 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill*
09-08 Vancouver, BC – The Media Club*
09-09 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project *
09-10 Portland, OR – Backspace- Music Fest NW *
09-11 Garden City, ID – Visual Arts Collective *
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court *
09-14 Denver, CO – Hi Dive *
09-16 Lawrence, KS – Replay Lounge *
09-17 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe *
# with Ariel Pink and Puro Instinct
* with Candy Claws
In just under half an hour, The New Pornographers will be going live on the KCRW airwaves as today’s guests on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Tune in at 89.9FM, or online at kcrw.org to hear songs from their new album, Together.
Don’t forget that Carl and the gang have more tour dates coming up. Catch them if you can:
July
Monday 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box w/Imaad Wasif, The Dodos
Tuesday 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box w/Imaad Wasif, The Dodos
Wednesday 21 - Tuscon, AZ – Rialto Theatre w/Imaad Wasif, The Dodos
Friday 23 - Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ
Saturday 24 – Dallas, TX – The Showroom at Palladium
Sunday 25 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Monday 26 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
Wednesday 28 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Thursday 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Twilight Concert Series
Friday 30 - Boise, ID – Egyptian Theatre
August
Wednesday 04 - Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
Finally, if you have yet to pick up your very own copy of Together, there’s no time like the present.
Well, as far as rumours for the Lost Weekend go that might be a little far fetched, but Savage Pencil took the opportunity to imagine how Thurston Moore might enjoy the Matador birthday celebrations in Vegas a little too much later this year.
You can see the comic strip for yourself in the latest edition of The Wire magazine and you can find more of Edwin Pouncey’s excellent Savage Pencil work here.
Magic Kids are taking a one-day break from their nationwide tour with Ariel Pink to take us all out on a boat ride around the East River.
On Monday July 26th, we invite you to come sail around the East River with us and the band. We’ll be sailing on the SS Half Moon, which can fit a fraction of the number of people that Irving Plaza can (where they’ll play the weekend before). It’ll be intimate, joyous, sun-drenched fun. We’ll be kicking off at 8pm, but boat starts boarding at 7. There’s beer and BBQ, and we honestly can’t think of anything better than hearing Magic Kids’ “Sailin’” played full blast while circling around the Statue of Liberty. USA!
Buy Tickets HERE
Pre-Order Magic Kids Memphis HERE
If you’re not in NY, you can still catch Magic Kids on tour with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Puro Instinct at the below dates….
07-16 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #
07-17 Denver, CO – Bluebird #
07-19 Minneapolis, MN – Entry #
07-20 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall #
07-21 Detroit, MI – Pike Room #
07-22 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club #
07-23 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rosa #
07-24 New York, NY – The Fillmore at Irving Plaza #
07-25 Boston, MA – Middle East #
7-26 New York, NY Rocks Off BOAT RIDE buy tickets HERE
07-27 Philadelphia, PA – JB’s #
07-28 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel #
07-29 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
07-30 Atlanta, GA – Earl #
07-31 Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree #
08-02 Denton, TX – Hailey’s #
08-03 Austin, TX – Mohawk # # with Ariel Pink and Puro Instinct
Whether we’re stalling on purpose or just building anticipation (and make no mistake, stalling on purpose = building anticipation) for the video for “Bottled In Cork”, we’re in the midst of a fairly frenetic period for Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. After Saturday’s headlining performance at Coney Island’s Siren Festival (also appearing : HARLEM), the quartet will be hitting the road for the following stretch of shows starting in September. There’s a smatter of festivals tossed into the mix (LA’s Fuck Yeah Fest, Austin’s ACL, etc.) but no shortage of club dates as well. It’s ok to admit you’re suddenly very curious about the “Bottled In Cork” video, by the way.
Thu, 9/2 – La Jolla CA – Che Cafe Collective (UC San Diego)
Fri, 9/3 – San Diego CA – Casbah
Sat, 9/4 – Los Angeles CA – FYF Fest (with Cold Cave, Delorean Magic Kids, lots more)
Mon, 9/6 – Vancouver BC – Rickshaw Theater
Tue, 9/7 – Victoria BC – Element Nightclub
Wed, 9/8 – Seattle WA – The Vera Project
Thu, 9/9 – Portland OR – Crystal Ballroom
Thu, 9/23 – Pittsburgh PA – Diesel
Fri, 9/24 – Newport KY – Midpoint Music Festival
Sat, 9/25 – Urbana IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
Sun, 9/26 – Columbia MO – Blue Note
Tue, 9/28 – Lawrence KS – Jackpot Saloon
Wed, 9/29 – Denver CO – Marquis Theater
Fri, 10/1,2 or 3 – Las Vegas NV – Matador 21; The Lost Weekend @ The Palms
Mon, 10/4 – Phoenix AZ – Rhythm Room
Tue, 10/5 – Santa Fe NM – Corazon
Wed, 10/6 – Norman OK – The Opolis
Thu, 10/7 – Little Rock AR – Vinos
Sun, 10/10 – Austin TX – Austin City Limits, Zilker Park
Tue, 10/12 – Gainesville FL – Common Grounds
Wed, 10/13 – Orlando FL – The Social
Thu, 10/14 – St Augustine FL – Cafe Eleven
Fri, 10/15 – Greenville SC – The Handlebar
Sat, 10/16 – Charlottesville VA – The Southern
By Jeremy P. Goldstein on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Photo by Shawn Brackbill
Ted Leo and his band of merry New Jerseyites (taking liberties, yes…) will take over radioland today at 2:30PM EDT when they bring their own brand of punk genius to WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. If you like to rock it old school, tune in on 93.9FM (or REALLY old school on 820AM) in the New York City area. If you fancy yourself more of a Web 2.0 type of person, then feel free to click on over to WNYC’s website in order to hear what is sure to be an amazing session.
In addition to previously confirmed dates on the East Coast, Mexico and of course, Matador’s sold-out 21st anniversary celebrations in Las Vegas, Belle & Sebastian have announced the following Western dates :
Wed Oct 20, Seattle, WA, City Arts Music Festival – Benaroya Hall
On Sale 8/07
here’s the rest of the trip ;
Thu Sept 30 Brooklyn, NY, Williamsburg Waterfront w/ Teenage Fanclub
Friday Oct 01 or Saturday Oct 2 (date TBD), Las Vegas, NV, The Pearl at The Palms (Matador at 21 : The Lost Weekend)
Sun Oct 03 Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium w/ Jenny and Johnny
Fri Oct 08 Mexico City, Mexico – Vive Cuervo Salon (w/ The Vaselines)
Sat Oct 09 Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Estudio Cavaret (w/ The Vaselines)
Mon Oct 11 Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre
Tue Oct 12 Toronto, ON, Massey Hall
Thu Oct 14 Washington, DC, DAR Constitution Hall
Fri Oct 15 Boston, MA, Wang Theatre
(some very weird stuff comes up on Google image seach when you enter “Matador 21″)
Earlier today, we sold out of our initial quantities of tickets and hotel packages for Matador At 21 : The Lost Weekend, taking place October 1, 2, 3 at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. Said sales took somewhere between 2 and 15 minutes to complete, and we sincerely apologize to anyone who was stymied in their attempts to purchase tickets.
We’re pretty certain these tickets will sell out very quickly. At present, we cannot guarantee any additional tickets beyond this batch will be offered for public sale, but if that change, we’ll certainly let you know.
(ADDENDUM For those that were able to get tickets but not reserve a room at the Palms please look into the Gold Coast which is located across the street from the Palms Resort. The rooms are very affordable and you will be close to the action. THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. THANKS TO EVERYONE.
Today, with our friends at Pitchfork, we’re happy to bring you a series of live Perfume Genius video clips, shot last month in Seattle by Jason Reid, Darren Lund and Ian Connors. The session will live in its entirety here, forever. Below, please enjoy arresting takes on album tracks “Mr. Peterson”, “Learning”, “Lookout, Lookout” and “Never Did”:
Perfume Genius will perform two live dates in New York City this month, with more shows to follow shortly:
July
Tuesday 20 – New York, NY – 92Y Tribeca
Friday 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
At 2pm EST Delorean will be performing live on WNYC’s Soundcheck which you can hear in your National Public Radio or on the internets HERE
This is just another leg of them traveling around the world promoting and touring behind their incredible record Subiza which came out in June and is still reaching more and more people. Look out for the album’s second single, “Real Love”, and some remixes in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime, Delorean’s tour carries them through a sold out show in NYC, up the East Coast and finally onto the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago where we’re all going to eat a bunch hot-dogs wear cubs hats and get WILD. Igor is READY
Fri 07/09/10 Voyeur PhiladelphiaPA *
Sat 07/10/10 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY *$
Mon 07/12/10 Great Scott Allston, MA
Tue 07/13/10 Le Belmont Montreal, QC *
Wed 07/14/10 Wrongbar Toronto, ON *
Thu 07/15/10 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH *
Fri 07/16/10 Empty Bottle ChicagoIL *
Sat 07/17/10 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago, IL &
* w/Glasser
$ w/Tanlines
& w/Every band ever
The gentlemen of Harlem return to the airwaves today with a live KXLU session airing today at 1:00PM EDT / 10:00AM PDT on the Mike & Jon Show. If you’re in the City of Angels you can tune in at 88.9FM on your radio dial; otherwise, tune to kxlu.com on your Internet dial.
Don’t forget that Harlem have a slew of upcoming tour dates, as seen below.
July
Friday 09 - Los Angeles, CA – Echo (Part Time Punks)
Saturday 10 – San Diego, CA – Bar Pink
Tuesday 13 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club w/The Dead Weather
Wednesday 14 - Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston w/The Dead Weather
Saturday 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Siren Fest
Monday 19 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego w/The Dead Weather
Wednesday 21 - Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium w/The Dead Weather
Thursday 22 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre w/The Dead Weather
Saturday 24 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom w/The Dead Weather
Sunday 25 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party Festival w/The Dead Weather
Monday 26 – Billings, MT – Babcock Theatre w/The Dead Weather
Wednesday 28 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue w/The Dead Weather
Thursday 29 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave w/The Dead Weather
Friday 30 - Chicago, IL – The Congress Theater w/The Dead Weather
Saturday 31 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore – Detroit w/The Dead Weather
August
Monday 02 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live! w/The Dead Weather
Tuesday 03 – Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Park Bandshell – Celebrate Brooklyn w/The Dead Weather
Saturday 07 – Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza & Empty Bottle w/Wavves
September
Thursday 09-11 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Fest
Lots of you have raised questions about our 21st anniversary event happening in Las Vegas from October 1st-3rd, both via the comments thread to Monday’s info post, and via email.
We’ve done our best to answer these questions in the following FAQ.
Remember, tickets go on sale this Friday at 9 AM Pacific via ticketfly.com, and at the two Zia Records locations in Las Vegas at 10 AM Pacific.
UPDATE: for information on how to get tickets at Zia, click here.
NEW UPDATE: The Ticketfly links are live for the three packages (tickets+hotel rooms, tickets a la carte, and tickets installment/layaway plan: HERE.
NEW NEW UPDATE: THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT ALMOST SOLD OUT (SEE DIRECTLY BELOW). For those who were able to get tickets but not reserve a room at the Palms, please look into the Gold Coast which is located across the street from the Palms Resort. The rooms are very affordable and you will be close to the event.
NEW NEW NEW UPDATE: VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF REMAINING TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, JULY 10 at 9 AM PDT. More details at this link.
1.) What is the cost and how do the tickets / hotel rooms work?
The cost of the show starts at $SOLD for a three-night pass plus an additional $SOLD per night to stay at the Palms. You can have up to 4 people in one room and the option to purchase up to 4 tickets. After the initial swathe of tickets is sold out, the cost of the show goes up to $SOLD for a three night pass. You must buy hotel rooms with these tickets – sorry if that seems extreme, but it’s how we were able to make this work economically with this lineup of bands in an intimate venue. We negotiated this rate for you and it’s a good one. There will be all-night events going on at Palms, and the concept is for a familial event with label staff, artists and fans all mingling and staying at the same site.
VIP tickets are available for $SOLD. These tickets (21+ only) will get you:
- Reserved Seating at the Pearl (AT THE FRONT)
- Access to Opening Party on Friday with open bar with staff and bands
- More TBA
For Las Vegas residents, there will be 100 tickets available for $SOLD at the two Zia Records locations in Las Vegas, for locals. These do not require purchase of hotel rooms. Tickets will be awarded via lottery at both locations, so please, don’t attempt to camp out at either store early that morning or the night before.
In response to demand, we are also offering a limited number of a la carte passes for $SOLD for those who choose not to stay at the Palms. These will be available Friday, July 9th with a 2 ticket limit via the Ticketfly site only.
Once the a la carte passes and the local tickets at Zia are sold out, ALL TICKETS WILL REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF A HOTEL ROOM.
2.) Will there be an installment plan to buy tickets?
Yes. Details will be available on the Ticketfly site. (The installment plan does not apply to the Zia tickets.)
3.) Can I purchase multiple hotel rooms at the time I purchase the tickets?
Yes.
4.) Can I purchase a ticket without a hotel room if I’m staying in someone else’s room?
No. The only tickets without rooms are the Zia tickets and the limited $250 a la carte passes. Sorry, but that was the only way we could make this work.
5.) Does the VIP package include a room upgrade?
No. You’ll have to purchase the room upgrade separately. When you get the rooms/tickets this Friday, it will tell you that you will have the opportunity to upgrade your room (as well as your ticket package, should you so desire) subsequently.
6.) Is the event all-ages?
The Pearl Theater is all-ages, however access to the Palm’s casino floor, as with all other bars and lounges, is restricted to those 21 and over. 95% of the performances are at the Pearl.
7.) What time are the shows starting / ending? What’s the running order?
We’ll be posting full schedules shortly before that weekend, but we intend to start the music early Friday evening, and concluding late Sunday evening.
8.) Will more bands be added to the bill?
A few more, yes. We’ll be making periodic announcements on the Matablog.
9.) Given the interest in this event, why wasn’t a larger venue chosen?
We were pretty keen on maintaining some level of intimacy; we’d discussed a number of different locations around the country, but sound and sightline considerations trumped our thoughts of how-to-sell-the-most-tickets-possible.
10.) Can I bring my cat?
Matador Records and Palms Casino and Resort respect all State of Nevada laws concerning service animals.
11.) What sort of additional events — parties, performances — etc. are planned for the weekend?
That’s still being determined, but rest assured that we are taking full advantage of our host venue.
12.) What sort of merchandise will be available?
A series of items commemorating the weekend will be for sale on site, as well as merch from the respective bands. In addition, we’re making arrangements with an independent record retailer to sell various vinyl and CD titles.
13.) “If I reserve a room can it be transfered to someone else?. Can I sell the room on eBay or another site to someone that wants it?”
No. You can share your room with whoever you want, but reservations cannot be resold or transferred.
14.) Will tickets be shipped or available via will call?
All tickets will be available for pickup at the Palms starting Friday, October 1. We’re trying to prevent the sort of scalper/eBay action alluded to above.
15.) “Can I record, photography or videotape the performances?”
What we’ll loosely dub “professional recording / photography / video equipment” cannot be brought into the Pearl. Point and shoot cameras are permissible, but flash photography will not be allowed.
If you require a photo pass or work for a newsgathering organization, please take that up with our publicity department. 16.) Are the seats reserved, or is the event general admission?
Regular tickets are general admission. You may watch from the standing area in front of the stage (limited capacity, first-come first-served each day), or sit in any available, non-reserved seat.
VIP tickets are reserved seats in the front.
17.) Is the Pearl accessible to persons with disabilities?
There are handicapped-accessible seats in the Pearl. Please refer any more specific questions on this topic to Palms Casino and Resort.
18.) What is the address of Palms Casino and Resort?
It is 2 blocks west of the Strip, on West Flamingo:
4321 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103-3903
(702) 942-7777 palms.com
19.) What are the rules of 5-card stud?
5 Card Stud Poker – How to Play Five Card Stud Poker, Rules, Strategy Tips
The objectives and basic strategies for playing 5 Card Stud Poker that are shown here are those generally agreed to and recommended by the experts on bet limit poker games. Understanding the rules and basics is needed to know how to play at all competetive levels. Solid intermediate and expert level poker normally requires lots of at-the-table, or online game playing experience.
Limit 5 Card Stud Poker – 2 to 8 Players, Rules
Highest hand wins || Ace plays both high and low for straights || Three raise limit per round || Cards speak
Card Distribution and Betting Procedure
Example: $2/$4 Five Card Stud games.
After all players have anted $.25 or so, (1.) Each player is dealt one card face down and one face up. The player with the lowest upcard makes an forced bet of either $1 half minimum bet or $2 full bet (player’s choice) to start the game*. The rest of the players, in clockwise order, either call the opening bet, raise it, or not call and “fold” their hands back to the dealer. (2.) All get a third card face up followed by a round of $2 betting. From this round on, the player with the highest upcard(s) is always first to check or bet. (3.) After the fourth card is dealt face up, the minimum bet goes to $4. (4.) Then the fifth card is dealt face up and followed by the final round of $4 betting. The dealer then determines the highest hand and awards the pot.
*(Note). Only for the purpose of determining the lowest upcard to bring in the betting, the card denominations are sub-divided by these suit values in decending order: Spades the highest, through Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs the lowest.
How to Play Five Card Stud
General Strategy:
Five Card Stud is mostly a game of HIGH CARDS and PAIRS. Don’t play for straights and flushes unless you have three cards to a straight flush on third street, or it looks like you might luck into a straight or flush on fourth. With only one down card, it is easier than most games to put your opponents on hands. Pay close attention to how they each play. Usually don’t start without either a pair or at least one live card that beats the board. Usually fold if you do not have at least a pair in the first three cards. Almost always fold when you are beaten on the board and do not have a good draw to the best hand.
Definitions:
HIGH CARDS – 10 thru A .
LOW CARDS – 2 thru 9
DOOR CARD – The exposed upcard of a starting hand.
LIVE DARDS – Cards that have not been revealed on the board and are possible to get.
DEAD CARDS – Cards that have been revealed and no longer in the deck.
FAST PLAY – Bet, raise and re-raise to get as many other players out as possible.
SLOW PLAY – Just check and call along to keep other players in the game and increase the pot odds.
CHECK-FOLD – Check when you can and fold if you are bet into. Gladly accept all free cards offered.
Playable Starting Hands:
ANY PAIR – Fast play low pairs to try to get heads up. Consider folding if you don’t get trips or a live upcard on third street. Bet/Call high pairs.
BOTH CARDS HIGHER Than the BOARD – ie: You hold 9 8 and there is no opponent upcard that is higher than 7.
HIGH HOLE CARD that BEATS the BOARD with ANY UPCARD – ie: You have Q down/ 6 up and there is no opponent upcard that is higher than Jack.
HIGH HOLE CARD with a HIGH UPCARD that BEATS the BOARD – An Ace up is a good hand that you can sometimes take past third street unpaired, if you have a good kicker. The high card in the hole does not have to beat the board.
Strategy Tips:
DON’T PLAY for STRAIGHTS and FLUSHES, except for three cards to a straight flush.
USUALLY FOLD if you don’t have a PAIR or better in the FIRST THREE CARDS.
Remember the folded cards so that you know which cards are “live”.
Play only live cards from the start and at least semi-live cards from the middle to the end.
Study your opponents. When he or she plays a low upcard, it is likely that the card is paired or just a loose starting hand of some sort. Does the player bluff?
Can he or she be bluffed, etc.
Unless you are playing a strong draw hand, usually fold if your complete hand is beaten on the board by an opponent’s upcards.
Usually don’t play low hole cards.
Don’t fall in love with your Ace in the hole. If that’s all you have, against apparent strong hands, usually fold early.
Beware of the paired door card. This often means trips, especially if it is a low pair.
Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don’t deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn’t work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you are strong and need the action.
Look for reasons to fold early. When someone else gets the card you wanted or you suspect that you are unprofitably chasing a better hand – fold it up. Trust your instincts and you will usually be right.
Make’em pay to try to draw out on you when you have a good hand.
Have fun and GOOD LUCK!
“Bullet Bob” Maxwell
20.) Why is it called The Lost Weekend?
Any questions on any of the above, please comment below, or email 21@matadorrecords.com.
(FRIDAY, JULY 9 ADDENDUM : Earlier today, we sold out of our initial quantities of tickets and hotel packages for Matador At 21 : The Lost Weekend, taking place October 1, 2, 3 at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. Said sales took somewhere between 2 and 15 minutes to complete, and we sincerely apologize to anyone who was stymied in their attempts to purchase tickets.
We’re pretty certain these tickets will sell out very quickly. At present, we cannot guarantee any additional tickets beyond this batch will be offered for public sale, but if that change, we’ll certainly let you know.
Tickets for “The Lost Weekend” aka Matador’s 21st birthday celebrations at The Palms will go on sale this Friday morning at 9am, PST. Here’s the details you’ve been hassling all of us about over the last week (and don’t think we don’t appreciate it)
a) Tickets/Pricing : An initial quantity will be on sale Friday for $SOLD. .After the $SOLD tickets sell out, the price increases to $SOLD. A Ticketfly.com link will be posted on this site on Thursday, July 8th. Starting Friday, you’ll have the opportunity to reserve standard rooms at the Palms for the discounted rate of $SOLD per night (the full 3 nights of the festival, only). The rooms feature two double bed and occupancy of up to 4 persons is allowed. The above rate is only available when purchasing tickets thru us. If you are interested in upgrading to a larger room or a suite you will be able to do so after purchasing the standard room. TICKETS FOR THE 3 NIGHTS + ROOMS are being sold jointly — we’re not selling tickets to the shows separately at this time, nor are we selling tickets for individual nights.
(ADDENDUM -i) A limited number of 3-day tickets priced at $SOLD—with no Palms reservation required — will be available Friday morning at 9am PST via Ticketfly.com
ii) if, for example, you’re buying 4 tickets to the shows, the $SOLD per night hotel fee can cover up to 4 people. $SOLD over 3 nights divided by 4 is hopefully not an crazy amount to charge for rooms in a world class resort).
B) VIP tickets. A limited number of VIP packages will be available at $SOLD — details about what you’ll get for the $SOLD are forthcoming. You’ll have the ability to upgrade from the regular tickets, assuming the VIP tickets aren’t sold out.
D) MORE BANDS. OK, we’re working on it. But in addition to the 19 artists confirmed on the above poster, we can confirm the original lineup of COME — Thalia Zedek, Chris Brokaw, Sean O’Brien and Arthur Johnson — will be participating. Actually, we already know who some of the other bands are, we’re just trying to drag this out. MORE MATABLOG CONTENT between now and October!
E) Set times - we’ll post these the week before the event.
F) These shows are open to all ages. However, access to the casino floor is limited to those 21 and over.
F) WHAT ABOUT LAS VEGAS HUMANS? Las Vegas’ Zia Records is selling 50 tickets to “The Lost Weekend” starting Friday, July 9. You’ll need a Nevada I.D. Reservations at the Palms are not required to purchase these tickets.
(ADDENDUM II :
INFORMATION FOR TICKETS AVAILABLE IN LAS VEGAS
Zia Records
4225 South Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89119-5485
702-735-4942
Zia Records
4503 W. SAHARA
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102
702-233-4942
Tickets will go onsale at both stores at 10:00am on Friday, July 9th via lottery. By overwhelming demand by Nevada Residents we will be increasing the amount of tickets available (50 X 2 = 100) . There is a two ticket limit. Nevada state ID required for purchase. Any questions please email 21@matadorecords.com
01 Success
02 Memory Serves
03 Summer Well
04 Lights
05 Barricade
06 Always Malaise (The Man I Am)
07 Safe Without
08 Try It On
09 All of the Ways
10 The Undoing
‘Interpol’ is available for preorders from the Matador Store . In additional to the venerable compact disc format (deluxe version available from us or from participating independent retailers across North America includes a poster), the album will be available in two different LP versions ; an economy-priced single LP at $13.00, and an 120 gram double vinyl edition (two 45 RPM 12″”s with large holes) at $19.00 (much like the deluxe CD, the double 12″ version will only be available from the Matador Store or from our friends at independent record shops). Matador Store preorders will receive a specially designed Interpol 45rpm adapter. A limited number (ie. one per day) of signed Shepard Fairey screenprinted portraits of Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler and Sam Fogarino are being given away as part of the preorder.
(photo by Greg Giannukos)
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