Just added to the expanding line-up for ATP curated by The National are Kurt Vile and Perfume Genius, who both return to the UK for the event this December.  In addition to this, Kurt Vile announces his largest UK headline show to date, playing  December 6th at The Forum, London.

December 6th – Kurt Vile, Lower Dens and Dark Dark Dark at The Forum, London – tickets

December 7th-9th – Kurt Vile and Perfume Genius at ATP festival curated by The National

Rewind back to now, and this weekend sees Chavez playing the I’ll Be Your Mirror weekender  in London, curated by Mogwai and ATP.  As a little refresher for those of you seeing Chavez on Saturday (4.15pm-5.00pm), here’s the 2006 compilation ‘Better Days Will Haunt You‘ on the Spotify player, below.

Photo by Toni Francois taken from Tono.tv

We’re very excited to announce that Kurt Vile And The Violators will be playing Central Park SummerStage  on Saturday, June 16 (with Dawes). This will be a FREE show (first come, first served) so mark your calendar and get yourself out to Central Park on June 16. Further show information here. We guarantee beautiful weather!

And don’t forget, Kurt Vile And The Violators are playing many more spring/summertime shows in the US and abroad. Here they are:

Thursday, May 17 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Friday, May 18 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival – Tickets
Saturday, May 19 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Sunday, May 20 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Monday, May 21 – Madison, WI – High Noon (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Tuesday, May 22 – Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Wednesday, May 23 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Friday, May 25 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore  – Tickets
Saturday, May 26 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival – Tickets
Sunday, May 27 – Portland, OR – Star Theater (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Wednesday, May 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (with Black Bananas) – Tickets

Sunday, June 10 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Tickets
Saturday, June 16 – New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage (with Dawes) – FREE SHOW

Friday, June 22 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
Saturday, June 23 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
Tuesday, June 26 – Stockholm, Sweden – WWDIS Summer Festival
Wednesday, June 27 – Borlange, Sweden – Peace And Love Festival

Sunday, July 08 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Thursday, July 12 – Benicàssim, Spain – Benicàssim Festival

Friday, August 03 – Katowice, Poland – OFF Festival

Pick up Smoke Ring For My Halo on the Matador Store

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Photo Credit: Jake Giles Netter

Kurt Vile And The Violators are hitting the US soil once again with some March shows kicking off today at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. And if you can’t catch them in March, the band’s back on the road in May/June including stops at Sasaquatch (May 26) and Bonnaroo (June 10).

Worldwide Vileation…

Thursday, March 22 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live (with Supreme Dicks and Sore Eros) – Tickets
Friday, March 23 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter (with Supreme Dicks and Sore Eros) – Tickets
Saturday, March 24 – Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse (with Supreme Dicks)
Sunday, March 25 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle (with Supreme Dicks and Sore Eros) – Tickets

Saturday, April 07 – Mexico City, Mexico – Indie O Fest 2012

Monday, April 09 – Buenos Aires, AR – Niceto Club (with Thurston Moore)
Tuesday, April 10 – Buenos Aires, AR – Niceto Club (with Thurston Moore)
Wednesday, April 11 – Porto, Alergre, BR – Opiniao Bar (with Thurston Moore)
Thursday, April 12 – Sao Paolo, BR – Cine Joia (with Thurston Moore)
Friday, April 13 – Rio de Janeiro, BR – Circo Voador  (with Thurston Moore)
Sunday, April 15 – Santiago, Chile – Teatro Oriente (with Thurston Moore)

Thursday, May 17 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Friday, May 18 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival – Tickets
Saturday, May 19 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Sunday, May 20 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Monday, May 21 – Madison, WI – High Noon (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Tuesday, May 22 – Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Wednesday, May 23 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Friday, May 25 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore  – Tickets
Saturday, May 26 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival – Tickets
Sunday, May 27 – Portland, OR – Star Theater (with Black Bananas) – Tickets
Wednesday, May 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (with Black Bananas) – Tickets

Sunday, June 10 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Tickets

Friday, June 22 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
Saturday, June 23 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
Tuesday, June 26 – Stockholm, Sweden – WWDIS Summer Festival
Wednesday, June 27 – Borlange, Sweden – Peace And Love Festival

Sunday, July 08 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Thursday, July 12 – Benicàssim, Spain – Benicàssim Festival

Friday, August 03 – Katowice, Poland – OFF Festival

Pick up Smoke Ring For My Halo on the Matador Store

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from the floor of Rough Trade East, snapshots courtesy Natalie Judge.

(I really don’t see the resemblance)

Back in early January WE SHOCKED THE MUSIC WORLD with news of a $1.98 Matador/True Panther Sounds sampler LP including (mostly) new songs from The Young, Ceremony, Lee Ranaldo Tanlines, Perfume Genius, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Fucked Up, Girls, Cold Cave, Esben and The Witch and Kurt Vile. It’s come to our attention that a) there’s a few stragglers out there who’ve yet to order this limited edition LP, and b) some of you either trashed your record players or simply prefer music in digital form.

So here’s the deal — you can still order the vinyl version from The Matador Store or hound your local retailer who might’ve filed it in THE $2 BIN.  Failing that, here’s a free download of the entire compilation. You’re welcome!

V/A – Intended Play (zip)

Today we’re psyched to tell you that OLE-981 is the Matador Records & True Panther Sounds’ 2012 Intended Play Sampler hits shelves on January 14. This (insanely) budget-priced vinyl sampler showcases new tracks and now-classics from the Matador/True Panther syndicate circa 2011-2012, and much like the Cherry Red sampler from which this LP finds inspiration, is destined to rank at #1 on all music retail charts.

Oh, did we mention its costs $1.98!?!

The comp features unreleased tracks from: THE YOUNG (Austin, TX – Matador debut Spring 2012), CEREMONY (Rohnert Park, CA – Hysteria 7” coming February 2012), LEE RANALDO (from
Between the Times & The Tides, March 20), PERFUME GENIUS (sophomore album, Put Your
Back Into It, February ), STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS (unreleased track from Mirror Traffic
sessions) and True Panther bros, TANLINES.

The album also features 2011 favorites, GIRLS (from Father, Son, Holy Ghost on True Panther), KURT VILE (from So Outta Reach EP), ESBEN & THE WITCH (Hexagons EP, first time on vinyl), FUCKED UP (from the David Comes To Life companion 7″) & COLD CAVE (exclusive re-mix/remaster of the Cherish The Light Years favorite).

Revisit your favorites from 2011, and get a preview of 2012 from your friends at Matador Records and True
Panther Sounds for under two dollars!

1 THE YOUNG – Don’t Hustle For Love*
2 KURT VILE – Life’s A Beach
3 GIRLS – My Ma
4 CEREMONY – Hysteria*
5 TANLINES – TBA
6 LEE RANALDO – Off The Wall*
7 FUCKED UP – Into The Light
8 ESBEN & THE WITCH – Hexagons II
9 PERFUME GENIUS – All Waters*
10 COLD CAVE – Confetti (edit)
11 STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS – Polvo*
* unreleased

Pre-order it HERE or find it in your favorite vinyl retailer on 1/17)

Head over to Amazon MP3 to grab the following for a new low price of $6.99 from 11/21-29, as part of their Black Friday Hits promotion.

Thurston Moore  ‘Demolished Thoughts’
Kurt Vile  ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’
Girls  ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’ (on True Panther)

You can also find these titles on the popular CD & vinyl formats at the Matador webstore, or your favorite local indie retailer.

Posted yesterday on the La Blogothèque website was the ‘Take Away Show’ they filmed with Kurt and the Violators back in May.  They take to the streets of Paris to run through stripped-back version “Baby’s Arms” to a sparse crowd consisting of passing locals and business men. Watch more from the Take Away shows here.

As 2011 comes to a close we’re starting to see the barrage emergence of  end of year lists.  One of the more respected of these (at least for us in the UK) is Rough Trade Shop’s top ten and Smoke Ring For My Halo comes in at number 3!  Needless to say we’re all stoked for Kurt, ordering from Rough Trade also gets you an exclusive recording of his in-store performance at Rough Trade East from May 2011 as a bonus disc.  Of course, you can still buy it from us too.

Whilst the east coast had all the Violators live action recently, I’m happy to share the news Kurt has more shows lined up, starting 2012 by joining Thurston Moore for some dates, followed by another full-band European tour, including an NME awards show in London.  Kurt and the Violators also play the previously mentioned Australia and New Zealand shows, starting in a few weeks time. All dates below.

Lastly, Pitchfork yesterday ran a feature on the artwork for the newly released So Outta Reach EP as they quizzed Kurt on the series of photos that adorn the EP’s cover.  Questions such as ‘were the photos staged?’, ‘how much tequila does it take to knock Kurt Vile out?’ and ‘how many times did you really get fired from your last job?’ are all answered here.

Upcoming shows:

DECEMBER:

1st: Kings Arms Tavern, Aukland, NZ

3rd: The Bakery, Perth, AUS tickets – tickets

4th: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AUS

5th: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, AUS — newly added

6th: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, AUS – tickets

8th: Woodland, Brisbane, AUS

9th: Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, AUS

2012

Kurt Vile with Thurston Moore:

Tue-Jan-31 – Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre

Sun-Feb-05 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat

Kurt Vile and The Violators in Europe:

Feb 19th – Whelan’s – Dublin, Ireland   (newly added)

Feb 20th – The Haunt – Brighton, UK

Feb 21st -  NME awards @ Koko – London, UK

Feb 22nd -  Le Nouveau Casino – Paris, France

Feb 23rd -  Botanique – Brussels, Belgium

Direct from Matador’s Friendly-Reminder Department: don’t forget that if you’re going to see Kurt Vile & The Violators this weekend in New York City and Philadelphia — we’ll be there celebrating the release of Kurt’s ‘So Outta Reach EP‘ & the awesome repackage of ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo‘….

But really, I’m writing is to IMPLORE YOU TO GET THERE EARLY. The first reason being: as we mentioned last night, the newest inductees into the Matador cult, The Young will be opening the show in NYC (they go on at 7pm sharp!)  Second: on a first-come-first-served basis, we’ll be giving away exclusive 7″‘s, limited to the Webster Hall (tomorrow, 11/11) and Union Transfer (11/12) shows for FREE. There’s some pretty cool stuff on these records, but only those of you who get to the shows will be know whats on it, and later be able to brag to your friends who missed out.

Saving the most immediate news for last: TONIGHT’s Benefit Braddock Show in Pensylvania with Andrew Bird will be broadcast LIVE… so TUNE IN to catch the KV + Violator set later this evening, at around 8PM EST

KV & The Violators On Tour::

NOVEMBER:

10th: Braddock Carnegie Library, (Levi’s Presents Benefit Braddock) – WITH ANDREW BIRD – WATCH IT LIVE at around 8pm EST

11th: Webster Hall, New York, NY (headline) tickets – WITH WIDOWSPEAK AND THE YOUNG – tickets **

12th: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (headline) tickets – WITH BLUES CONTROL AND FAR-OUT FANGTOOTH – tickets **

DECEMBER:

1st: Kings Arms Tavern, Aukland, NZ
3rd: The Bakery, Perth, AUS tickets – tickets
4th: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AUS
5th:    Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, AUS — newly added
6th: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, AUS – tickets
8th: Woodland, Brisbane, AUS
9th: Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, AUS

**: free 7” with show entry (only while supplies last / first come first served)

Listen to “The Creature” and “Life’s A Beach”

Order the So Outta Reach 12” or digital EP here
Order Smoke Ring For My Halo deluxe 2-CD set here

photo grabbed from Andre Eggens flickr

Photo: Carl Pocket’s twitter

As previously reported, Kurt Vile and The Violators are playing a couple headline November dates in NYC and Philly in support of the November 8 So Outta Reach EP & deluxe Smoke Ring For My Halo releases.

To those attending the NYC (Webster Hall) and Philly (Union Transfer) shows…a brand new, very limited and very FREE Kurt Vile 7” will be given away at the door, upon entrance.

side a: RUNNER UPS (sweet mix)
side b: GHOST SYNTH (HARP CHIMER)

The 7” giveaway is a while supplies last deal for both shows so if you want to get your hands on a copy be sure to arrive early to claim. This 7” will only be made available at these shows and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

In other Kurt Vile And The Violators touring news, the band will also be playing the Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, PA on November 10; supporting Andrew Bird. Tickets can be purchased here.

KV & The Violators On Tour::

OCTOBER:

22nd: Hamilton College, Clinton NY  (Free for Hamilton College students / Open to public with admission at the door / All Ages)

24th: State Theatre, Portland, ME (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

25th:  Main Street Armory, Rochester, NY (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

27th: The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

NOVEMBER:

10th: Braddock Carnegie Library, (Levi’s Presents Benefit Braddock) – WITH ANDREW BIRD – tickets

11th: Webster Hall, New York, NY (headline) tickets – WITH WIDOWSPEAK AND THE YOUNG – tickets **

12th: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (headline) tickets – WITH BLUES CONTROL AND FAR-OUT FANGTOOTH – tickets **

DECEMBER:

1st: Kings Arms Tavern, Aukland, NZ

3rd: The Bakery, Perth, AUS tickets – tickets

4th: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AUS – tickets

6th: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, AUS – tickets

8th: Woodland, Brisbane, AUS

9th: Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, AUS

**: free 7” with show entry (only while supplies last / first come first serve)

Listen to “The Creature” and “Life’s A Beach”

Pre-order the So Outta Reach 12” or digital EP here

Pre-order Smoke Ring For My Halo deluxe 2-CD set here

Always partying the hardest and touring the furthest, Fucked Up and Kurt Vile (along with the Violators) both head for warmer climates with tours south of the equator this winter.  It’ll be Kurt’s first time ever to Australia and New Zealand, whilst Fucked Up aren’t strangers to the land down under – though they may be strangers to some of the 50,000 capacity stadiums they’ll be playing whilst supporting the Foo Fighters.

Tenacious D also support on the FF tour, meaning Matador’s favourite frenemy of 2011 (friend/enemy) will be sharing the stage too. We can only assume that hilarity will ensue.

Those all important dates:

Kurt Vile and The Violators

Thu-Dec-01 – Auckland, NZ Kings Arms Tavern

Sat-Dec-03 -Perth, AUS The Bakery

Sun-Dec-04 -Melbourne, AUS Corner Hotel

Tue-Dec-06 – Sydney, AUS Oxford Art Factory

Thu-Dec-08 – Brisbane, AUS Woodland

Fri-Dec-09 – Meredith, AUS Meredith Music Festival

Fucked Up (all dates supporting Foo Fighters)

Nov 28 – Perth NIB Stadium

Dec 2 – Melbourne AAMI Park

Dec 3 –  Melbourne AAMI Park

Dec 5 – Adelaide Cricket Groud

Dec 8 –  Sydney Football Stadium

Dec 10 –  Gold Cost Metricon Stadium

Dec 13 –  Auckland Western Springs

Both acst still have US tour dates left, check Kurt’s here and Fucked Up’s here.

Check out “Life’s A Beach” from the forthcoming Kurt Vile So Outta Reach EP.

The So Outta Reach 6-song EP will be available on 12″ and digital formats on November 8. This is the same day that the deluxe 2-CD version of Smoke Ring For My Halo (with new color cover) also releases. This deluxe CD will include the So Outta Reach EP on a second disc. (Same price as a regular CD / pre-order here).

And don’t forget, Kurt Vile and the Violators still have MORE DATES in 2011 in the States plus Australia & New Zealand. This includes a few dates supporting the Flaming Lips and some very exciting headline shows at NYC’s Webster Hall and Philly’s Union Transfer. Get yer tix below.

OCTOBER

24th: State Theatre, Portland, ME (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

25th: Main Street Armory, Rochester, NY (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

27th: The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ The Flaming Lips) tickets

NOVEMBER

11th: Webster Hall, New York, NY (headline) tickets on-sale Friday, August 19

12th: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (headline) tickets

DECEMBER

01: Kings Arms Tavern, Aukland, NZ

03: The Bakery, Perth, AUS tickets

04: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AUS tickets

06: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, AUS tickets

08: Woodland, Brisbane, AUS

09: Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, AUS

With just a few dates left in his current touring schedule, Kurt Vile has taken time out of his schedule to perform a live session with our friends at KEXP this afternoon. Join Kurt and the Violators at 4:30PM EDT/1:30PM PDT, either by tuning your Seattle-area radio to 90.3FM or by listening online at KEXP.org.

Still a few more chances to catch some live Vile:

Wed – 9/28 – Seattle WA – Paramount Theatre – Bright Eyes
Fri – 9/30 – San Francisco CA – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Mon – 10/24 – Portland ME – State Theater – The Flaming Lips
Tue – 10/25 – Rochester NY – Main Street Armory – The Flaming Lips
Thu – 10/27 – Norfolk VA – The NorVa – The Flaming Lips
Fri – 11/11 – New York NY – Webster Hall
Sat – 11/12 – Philadelphia PA – Union Transfer

On November 8, Kurt Vile will be releasing a brand-new 6-song EP on the 12″ vinyl and digital formats, entitled So Outta Reach. The EP contains 5 original songs initially recorded during the sessions for Smoke Ring For My Halo but not used for the album, which were reworked with producer John Agnello this summer. In addition, the EP contains a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Downbound Train.”

On the same day there will be a deluxe 2-CD version of Smoke Ring For My Halo with a new color cover. The deluxe CD will include the So Outta Reach EP on a second disc, all at the same price as a regular CD.

Download new track “The Creature” here:

The Creature (192k mp3)

So Outta Reach EP track listing:

1. The Creature
2. It’s Alright
3. Life’s A Beach
4. Laughing Stock
5. Downbound Train
6. (so outta reach)

We have three preorder options, all of which come with a free poster:

Preorder the 12″ or digital EP
Preorder a special vinyl bundle of the 12″ EP plus the original vinyl LP of Smoke Ring For My Halo for only $20
Preorder the deluxe 2-CD set

Kurt Vile hits the road again with his full band starting at Austin City Limits on Friday, September, and then continuing through to the West Coast with Bright Eyes. He then plays Northeast dates with the Flaming Lips in October, followed by blowout year-end shows in New York and Philadelphia to celebrate the EP and deluxe edition release in November:

Fri – 9/16 – Austin TX – Austin City Limits
Sat – 9/17 – Austin TX – Stubb’s – Bright Eyes (ACL aftershow)
Sun – 9/18 – El Paso TX – Tricky Falls
Mon – 9/19 – Albuquerque NM – Sunshine Theatre – Bright Eyes
Wed – 9/21 – San Diego CA – SOMA – Bright Eyes
Fri – 9/23 – Los Angeles CA – Hollywood Forever – Bright Eyes
Sat – 9/24 – Las Vegas NV – Boulevard Pool at Cosmopolitan – Bright Eyes
Sun – 9/25 – Santa Barbara CA – Santa Barbara Bowl – Bright Eyes
Mon – 9/26 – Reno NV – Knitting Factory – Bright Eyes
Wed – 9/28 – Seattle WA – Paramount Theatre – Bright Eyes
Fri – 9/30 – San Francisco CA – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Mon – 10/24 – Portland ME – State Theater – The Flaming Lips
Tue – 10/25 – Rochester NY – Main Street Armory – The Flaming Lips
Thu – 10/27 – Norfolk VA – The NorVa – The Flaming Lips
Fri – 11/11 – New York NY – Webster Hall
Sat – 11/12 – Philadelphia PA – Union Transfer

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