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Kurt Vile to headline Bowery Ballroom & First Unitarian Church

By Robby on Thursday, March 24th, 2011


GOOD NEWS: Kurt Vile & the Violators will headline the Bowery Ballroom in NYC (June 11) First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia (June 12), headlining both venues with Philly-buds Pissed Jeans opening (EDIT: Meg Baird has been added as an opener to both shows!).

March
Thursday 24 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge w/J Mascis
Friday 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg w/J Mascis
Saturday 26 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall w/J Mascis
Monday 28 – Red Hook, NY – Bard College
Tuesday 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum
Wednesday 30 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop w/J Mascis
Thursday 31 – Ann Arbor, AL Blind Pig w/J Mascis

April
Friday 01 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean w/J Mascis
Saturday 02 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry w/J Mascis
Sunday 03 – Iowa City, IA – The Mill
Tuesday 05 – Gambier, OH – Kenyon College
Wednesday 06 – Nashville, TN – The End
Thursday 07 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl w/J Mascis
Friday 08 - Athens, GA – Melting Point w/J Mascis
Saturday 09 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle Music Hall w/J Mascis
Sunday 10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle w/J Mascis
Monday 11 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Thursday 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Friday 22 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
Saturday 23 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Sunday 24 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
Monday 25 – Vancouver, BC – The Waldorf Hotel

May
Sunday 08 – Koln, DE – King Georg
Monday 09 – Munich, FR – Feierwerk
Tuesday 10 – Vienna, AT – Chelsea Club
Wednesday 11 - Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuzberg
Thursday 12 – Copehagen, DK - Vega
Friday 13 – Aarhus, DK – Voxhaul
Saturday 14 – Minehead, UK – ATP Nightmare b4 Xmas
Sunday 15 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli
Monday 16 – Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
Tuesday 17 – Brussel, BE – Les Nuits de Botanique
Wednesday 18 – Gent, BE – Charlatan
Thursday 19 – London, UK – Corsica Studios
Friday 20 – Liverpool, UK – Sound City @ Kazimier
Saturday 21 – Glasgow, UK – Stagg & Dagger Festival
Monday 23 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
Wednesday 25 – Bordeaux, FR - Place Saint Michel
Thursday 26 – Rennes, FR – Top of the Folk @ L’antipode
Saturday 28 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Sunday 29 – Istanbul, TR – Ghetto

JUNE
Saturday 11 – New York, NY — Bowery Ballroom (on sale: April 1)
Saturday 12 – Philadelphia, PA — First Unitarian Church

[photo by Shawn Brackbill, check out more cool shots at Self-Titled Magazine]

Yo La Tengo’s Benefit For Japan Relief

By Gerard on Monday, March 21st, 2011

(there’s not really a good reason for the above jpeg, but if you happen to own one of these tapes and don’t want it anymore, DON’T KEEP THE MONEY)

Yo La Tengo are playing a benefit this coming Wednesday night, March 23, at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, with  all proceeds going to Peace Winds Japan.  The show starts at 9pm  — there may or may not be a support band (this is all coming together rather fast).  Tickets are $50 and go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am eastern, exclusively through Ticketfly, who’ve agreed to donate their fees to the cause in question.  If you can’t attend and would like to help out, Peace Winds Japan accepts donations here.

listen to Kurt Vile ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’ now

By Robby on Monday, February 28th, 2011

As we speak, our friends at NPR Music are sharing ‘Smoke Ring For The Halo’ with the world (it’s in stores next Tuesday). Head on over there to listen to the entire album, and don’t forget to pre-order the album now to receive a 15% discount.

And as we’ve mentioned, Kurt’s about to engage in some heavy touring this Spring with an in-store tour that commences tomorrow:

03/01 Boston, MA – Newbury Comics (Newbury Street store)
03/02 Washington, DC – Red Onion Records and Books
03/02 Baltimore, MD – Sound Garden
03/04 Philadelphia, PA – AKA Music
03/08 Brooklyn, NY – Academy LPs (with Northampton Wools)
03/08 New York, NY – Generation Records
03/08 New York, NY – Other Music
03/10 Ithaca, NY – Castaways  (with J Mascis)
03/11 Toronto, Ontario – The Great Hall (Canadian Music Fest)  (with J Mascis)
03/12 Kingston, Ontario – The Mansion
03/13 Burlington, VT – Monkey House
03/14 Milford, CT – Daniel Street
03/19 Austin, TX – Ground Control Showcase at Auditorium Shores (SXSW)
03/22 Brattleboro, MA – Headroom Stages  (with J Mascis)
03/23 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live  (with J Mascis)
03/24 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge  (with J Mascis)
03/25 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg  (with J Mascis)
03/26 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall  (with J Mascis)
03/28 Red Hook, NY – Bard College
03/29 Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum
03/30 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop  (with J Mascis)
03/31 Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig  (with J Mascis)
04/01 Chicago, IL – Subterranean  (with J Mascis)
04/02 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry  (with J Mascis)
04/03 Iowa City, IA – The Mill
04/05 Gambier, OH – Kenyon College
04/06 Nashville, TN – The End
04/07 Atlanta, GA – The Earl  (with J Mascis)
04/08 Athens, GA – Melting Point  (with J Mascis)
04/09 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle  (with J Mascis)
04/10 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle  (with J Mascis)
04/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
04/22 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
04/23 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
04/24 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
04/25 Vancouver, British Columbia – Waldorf Hotel
05/11 Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzberg
05/15 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli
05/19 London, England – Corsica Studios
05/20 Liverpool, England – Sound City Festival
05/21 Glasgow, Scotland – Stag & Dagger Festival @ Captains Rest
05/25-29 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
06/30-7-3 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

photo borrowed from maryrehak‘s flickr

Fucked Up play Australia, starting this week

By Stuart on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Later this week Fucked Up will be needing to change up their winter wear for something a little cooler as they head down to the summery southern hemisphere as they join the Soundwave Festival around Australia. Seeing as they’re going to be around that neck of the woods they’ll also be heading over to Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore to sample to sites and play some shows.

February

26th – Soundwave Festival, Brisbane, AUZ

27th – Soundwave Festival, Sydney, AUZ

March

2nd – Manning Bar, Sydney, AUZ (w/ Terror)

3rd – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AUZ (w/ The Bronx)

4th – Soundwave Festival, Melbourne, AUZ

5th – Soundwave Festival, Adelaide, AUZ

7th – Soundwave Festival, Perth, AUZ

Kurt Vile touring Europe in May, named as Pitchfork’s ‘best new music’

By Stuart on Monday, February 21st, 2011

After completing a whole load of north american dates, Kurt Vile (and the Violators) will be heading over to Europe for 3 weeks worth of shows, starting early May and taking in headline shows and festivals, including Primavera Sound, Stag & Dagger and Liverpool Sound City festivals.

Ahead of the release of the new album ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’ Pitchfork have previewed the album track ‘Ghost Town’ naming it best new music – you can head there now to hear it for yourself.

A full list of the all important tour dates are below, you can also further familiarise yourself with the new album by listening to ‘Jesus Fever’ and then pre-ordering ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’ with a 15% discount.

May

8th – King Georg, Koln – Germany

9th – Feierwerk, Munich – Germany

10th – Chelsea Club, Vienna – Austria

11th – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin – Germany

12th – Vega, Copenhagen – Denmark

13th – Voxhall, Aarhus – Denmark

15th – Tivoli, Utrecht – Netherlands

16th – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam – Netherlands

17th – Les Nuits de Botanique, Brussel – Belgium

18th – Charlatan, Gent – Belgium

19th – Corsica Studios, London – UK (SEE TICKETSTICKETWEB)

20th – Sound City @ Kazimier, Liverpool – UK

21st – Stag & Dagger Festival @ Captain’s Rest, Glasgow – UK

23rd – La Maroquinerie, Paris – France

25th – Place Saint Michel, Bordeaux – France

26th – Top of the Folk @ L’antipode, Rennes – France

28th – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona – Spain

29th – Ghetto – Istanbul, Turkey

later in the year

June 30th – July 3rd – Roskilde Festival – Denmark

September 2nd-4th – End Of The Road Festival, Dorset – UK

Yo La Tengo’s Spinning Wheel Tour : Come For The Element Of Chance, Stay For The Delicious Cake

By Gerard on Friday, February 11th, 2011

Actually, we can’t guarantee there will be any cake left over.  But salutations to the persons responsible for the culinary masterpiece above, inspired of course, by Yo La Tengo’s highly risky/controversial current touring scheme.

Kurt Vile Takes It To The Moms And The Pops (or) Instores Are In.

By Michael on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

In anticipation of the release of his upcoming ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’ (out 3/8), Kurt Vile will be running around the northeast and stopping in some of our favorite independent record shops playing a series of solo acoustic (and one full-band) instores. Some very special guests are in the works, with Northampton Wools (Thurston Moore + Bill Nace) already confirmed for one of the three NYC engagements.

Get psyched, people. Get real psyched.

Ted Leo tours the US solo style!

By Todd Netter on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

We just wanted to remind everyone of some good news.  If you live on the West Coast then Ted Leo is coming to visit on a run of solo tour dates later this month.  Fear not though for all who live east of the Pacific Ocean, Ted loves you too and has just announced another series of solo US tour dates, slated for late April/early May.  Please visit Ted’s site for more details about his upcoming tour dates and hopefully we’ll see you at one of these shows!

Sat, 2/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Skybar at Mondrian Hotel –

Sun, 2/20 – Los Angeles, CA – Center for the Arts Eagle Rock

Wed, 2/23 – Riverside, CA – The Barn @ UC Riverside

Thu, 2/24 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (Noise Pop Festival)

Fri, 2/25 – Seattle, WA – U of Washington

Sat, 2/26 – Portland, OR – BackSpace Cafe

Wed, 4/27 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

Thu, 4/28 – Dover, NH – Dover Brickhouse

Fri, 4/29 – Hamden, CT – The Space

Sat, 4/30 – Scranton, PA – The Vintage Theater

Sun, 5/1 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie

Tue, 5/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum

Wed, 5/4 – Cleveland, OH – B-side Liquor Lounge

Thu, 5/5 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern

Fri, 5/6 – Madison, WI – The Terrace

Sat, 5/7 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s

Sun, 5/8 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway

Wed, 5/11 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn

Thu, 5/12 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506


Ted Leo’s Solo Show In LA (And An Early Contender For Flyer Of The Year)

By Gerard on Monday, January 31st, 2011

as if you needed any other reason to attend, keep in mind that whenever the Sklar Bros. make a public appearance, there’s always the smallest chance Mary J. Blige might turn up in support of her former collaborators.

Matador Crazily Represented at Coachella 2011

By Gerard on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Though the above poster is not entirely accurate, we can finally confirm (ie. after everyone else has already reported it) the following members of the Matador / True Panther Sounds family will be appearing at The 12th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this coming April 15-17

Interpol
The New Pornographers
Cold Cave
Delorean
Glasser

As for the rest of the bill, well, we all have our favorites, but I’d like to issue a deep personal thank-you to the organizers for NOT BOOKING THESE DUDES.

Cold Cave with The Kills this spring

By Patrick on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

photo by Austin Durant

Cold Cave will be touring this coming April and May, including many dates supporting the Kills on their upcoming spring tour.

To celebrate both bands’ forthcoming releases, Ticketmaster will be running a special bundle that will include options to purchase the upcoming spring releases from both Cold Cave and The Kills.

Keep an eye on the Matablog, this week for the on-sale details, along with our Cold Cave album announcement.

Wednesday, April 6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox (CC headline)
Thursday, April 7 – Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub (CC headline)
Friday, April 08 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop (CC headline)
Saturday, April 09 – St. Louis, MO – Luminary Center for the Arts (CC headline)
Sunday, April 10 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar (CC headline)
Monday, April 11 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge (CC headline)
Wednesday, April 13 – Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge (CC headline)
Thursday, April 14 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress (CC headline)
Tuesday, April 19 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater (supporting The Kills)
Wednesday, April 20 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa (supporting The Kills)
Friday, April 22 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom (supporting The Kills)
Saturday, April 23 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (supporting The Kills)
Sunday, April 24 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (supporting The Kills)
Tuesday, April 26 – Boston, MA – Royale (supporting The Kills)
Wednesday, April 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts (supporting The Kills)
Thursday, April 28 – Hartford, CT – The Mill (at Trinity College) (CC headline)
Friday, April 29 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 (supporting The Kills)
Saturday, April 30 – Montreal, QC – Olympia (supporting The Kills)

Sunday, May 1 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy (supporting The Kills)
Tuesday, May 3 – Detroit, MI – Majestic (supporting The Kills)
Wednesday, May 4 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theater (supporting The Kills)
Thursday, May 5 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave (supporting The Kills)
Sunday, May 8 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (supporting The Kills)
Monday, May 9 – Seattle, WA – Showbox (supporting The Kills)
Tuesday, May 10 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom (supporting The Kills)
Wednesday, May 11 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore Auditorium (supporting The Kills)

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Magic Kids going on US tour with Cults

By truepanthersounds on Friday, January 14th, 2011

Those of you who need some more Magic Kids in your life are in luck. Those of you who know you do, prepare to find out. Magic Kids are going for another spin around the country with New York’s Cults. If you’re in Australia, see below for some dates for you too!

Buy Memphis HERE

Wed. 3/30 Brooklyn, NY @Knitting Factory*
Thu 3/31  New York, NY @Mercury Lounge*
Fri 4/1 Boston, MA @Brighton Music Hall*
Sat 4/2 Montreal, QC @Il Motore*
Mon 4/4 Toronto, ONT @The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern*
Tue 4/5 Buffalo, NY @Soundland*
Wed 4/6 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop*
Thur 4/7 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
Fri 4/8 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry*
Mon 4/11 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile*
Tue 4/12 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios*
Thu 4/14 San Francisco, CA @The Independent*

Wed 3/9 Sydney, Australia @ Manning Bar $
Fri 3/11 Melbourne, Australia @Northcote Social Club
Sat 3/12 Meredith, Victoria @ Golden Plains Festival
*= w/Cults
$= w/Wavves

Perfume Genius “Lookout, Lookout” video directed by Patrick Sher, NYC show

By Patrick on Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Click above to watch the first proper video for Perfume Genius, for the song “Lookout, Lookout” (via Pitchfork). Directed by Patrick Sher and shot in Portland.

Perfume Genius has also just announced one more NYC show before the end of the year, supporting Light Asylum at a secret space in Bushwick next Wednesday, December 15. The $28 tickets include free hors d’oeuvres and three free drinks. Go to envelopefamily to buy tickets; location information will be included with purchase confirmation.

For those of you who missed it, yesterday we re-released the Learning album in a special slipcase edition with new artwork and three new tracks. You can buy it from us:

ORDER HERE

or from your favorite local record store or online retailer. Check out an MP3 of Dreeem, one of the new tracks, HERE

Shearwater – ‘The Island Arc’ at Austin’s Central Presbyterian Church, Jan. 15

By Gerard on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

“On January 15th, 2011, Shearwater will present The Island Arc, the trilogy of albums that includes 2006′s Palo Santo, 2008′s Rook, and 2010′s The Golden Archipelago, in a single, complete performance at the beautiful Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.

This will be a one-time-only event – we’ve never performed these thematically-linked albums in order, and probably never will again.  We’ve also never played some of the songs live at all.   We’ll be joined by old and new friends for this show, and we promise a really special evening for everyone.

The Island Arc isn’t a farewell show, not by a long shot, but it does feel like a bookend.  It’s a way for us to look back and to clear the way for what’s next – which, whatever it is, is going to be quite different from these records.

We begin recording a new album in early 2011. “ -  Jonathan Meiburg

Tickets are now on sale.

1. Red Sea, Black Sea b/w Sing , Little Birdie single (from Palo Santo):

A. Red Sea, Black Sea (192k mp3)
B. Sing, Little Birdie (192k mp3)

2. The Snow Leopard b/w South Col (from Rook):

A. The Snow Leopard (192k mp3)
B. South Col (192k mp3)

3. Castaways b/w God Made Me (from The Golden Archipelago):

A. Castaways (192k mp3)
B. God Made Me (192k mp3)

Ted Leo – 2011 US Solo Dates

By Gerard on Monday, December 6th, 2010

(photo taken from Linda Wildemann‘s Flickr page)

As mentioned earlier today by Jeremy, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists are playing NYC’s Terminal 5 tonight in support of pals and labelmates The New Pornographers. In a little more than a month’s time, however, Ted will be hitting the road all by his lonesome, playing songs from 2010′s ‘The Brutalist Bricks’ as well as previous albums, probably some covers and….hey, wait a minute. Where, precisely do we get off, projecting what Ted’s repertoire is likely to be?  Sure, it’s an educated guess, but if my years in this racket have taught me anything, there’s no sure things in the entertainment business. Except Susan Boyle.

1/21, Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall  (tickets)
1/22, Hamden, CT – The Space (tickets)
1/23, Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie (tickets)
1/25, Scranton, PA – The Vintage Theater (tickets)
1/26, Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum (tickets)
1/27, Cleveland, OH – B-Side Liquor Lounge (tickets)
1/29, Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller @ Univ of Wisc
1/30, Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s  (tickets)
2/1, Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern (tickets)
2/2, St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway (tickets)
2/3, Nashville, TN – The End (tickets)
2/4, Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn (tickets)
2/5, Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 (tickets)
2/23, Riverside, CA – The Barn @ UC Riverside (tickets)
2/24, San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill (Noise Pop Festival)
2/25, Seattle, WA – U of Washington (tickets)
2/26, Portland, OR – BackSpace Cafe (tickets)

Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah 2010 At Maxwell’s – One Down, 7 To Go

By Gerard on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Yo La Tengo’s (usually) annual 8 night Hanukkah stand to benefit various charities kicked off at Maxwell’s last night ; while Ira recaps the evening with considerable aplomb, I can tell you my cellular telephone device was BLOWING UP (as the hip people like to say) with news of various star turns from M. Ward, Todd Barry, Nash Kato and most surprisingly, Elvis Aaron Presley, whom I though was banned from the venue.  We’re only a few hours away from Night Two and I’ve been asked to remind you there’s special t-shirts for these events on sale at the club (leftovers via Kung Fu or yolatengo.com?  that depends if there’s any leftover).  I’ve not seen ‘em yet, but a tee from the past is shown above.  All of the shows are totally sold out so please don’t ask us to weasel you in because refusal often offends.  You have no idea how many years I’ve waited to use the phrase “refusal often offends”.

New Pornographers in the UK next week

By Stuart on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

The New Pornographers Live @ Matador 21 in Vegas

Photo taken from Philip Cosores’ photo stream

Next week sees The New Pornographers jetting over for their last shows of 2010 with a headline show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on Thursday, 9th December, before heading down to play The ATP Bowlie weekender on the 10th. Tickets are still available for the London show and can be bought from here.

Glasser – Pitchfork POV video, new European tour dates

By Stuart on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Earlier this year Pitchfork filmed Glasser playing at CMJ as part of their #Offline festival, resulting in the above video. What you might notice is the option of choosing your camera angle, as there were 6 in the room you can select to watch each one individually, or all of them together (as seen above), allowing you to play director of the performance.

They run through the songs ‘Tremel’, ‘Home’ and ‘Mirrorage’, all taken from this years debut album Ring. You can head over to Pitchfork to see the videos now.

After taking a well-deserved break from touring over the new year, Glasser will head back to Europe for their most extensive tour there yet.

January 2011
27th – Botanique/Witloofbar, Brussels, Belgium
28th – Merleyn, Nijmegen, Netherlands
29th – Upstairs @ The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Nertherlands
30th – Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands

February 2011
1st – Prizenbar, Hamburg, Germany
2nd – Babel, Malmo, Sweden
4th – Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
5th – Bla, Oslo, Norway
6th – Vega, Copenhagen, Vega
8th – Comet, Berlin, Germany
10th – Blue Shell, Köln, Germany
12th – The Palace, St Gallen, Switzerland
13th – Bad Bonn, Dudingen, Switzerland
14th – Plaza Club, Zurich, Switzerland
15th – La Vapeur Club, Dijon, France
17th – La Route Du Rock, Rennes, France
19th – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK (tickets)
20th – Captains Rest, Glasgow, UK (tickets)
21st – Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK (tickets)
22nd – XOYO, London, UK (tickets)
23rd – The Hope, Brighton, UK (tickets)
24th – Crawdaddy, Dublin, Ireland (tickets)

Mission Of Burma – Hoboken & Brooklyn Dates In January

By Gerard on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
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(“Devotion”, live at ATP, Minehead, May 14, 2010)

It’s been nearly a full calendar year since Mission Of Burma provided the Empire or Garden States with what the social crusaders like to call “teaching moments”. Thankfully, the drought is nearly over, with new shows confirmed at Maxwell’s on January 28 and Brooklyn’s Bell House on January 29.  Tickets are on sale now.

Pitchfork.tv coverage of Matador at 21 continues!

By Robby on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

photo by Reuben Cox

Pitchfork’s been chronicling a sneak peek into the experience that was Matador at 21: The Lost Weekend. Check out some behind-the-scenes action by heading over to Pitchfork TV where they’re rolling out documentary footage from “The Lost Weekend” as we speak. Right now you can watch Chris Lombardi and Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham take you on a tour of the concert grounds (from the Pearl Ballroom to the Hardwood Suite) , Girls’ Christopher Owens performing new tracks in a bathtub, Fucked Up and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists engaging in a legendary battle of the bands, and most recently:

Damian on The Old Strip:

Bob Nastanovich – The Gambler:

Kurt Vile – “Hunchback” (at the Palms Ballroom):

Times New Viking – “Natural Resources, I Love Mine” (at the Palms Ballroom):

The Clean – “Anything Could Happen” (at the Palms Ballroom):

Keep up with Pitchfork for Matador at 21 videos.

Myspace Music also covered the event with live concert highlights from Pavement, Come, Chavez, Fucked Up, The New Pornographers, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Shearwater, Guided By Voices, Liz Phair, Sonic Youth and more.

Esben and the Witch tour the UK and Europe in 2011, announce album tracklisting

By Stuart on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Following on from last week’s short stint of dates around the UK, Esben and the Witch will return next year with live shows starting the same day as the release of their debut album, Violet Cries, on January 31st.  The band’s most recent UK shows were hailed as “strangely beautiful… a masterclass in sustaining an audiences attention” (Spoonfed) and at least one writer’s “gig of the year” (High Voltage).

You can see the band playing at the following UK dates:

January

31st – The Louisiana, Bristol (tickets)

February

1st – Pavilion Theatre, Brighton (tickets)

3rd – Other Rooms, Newcastle (tickets)

4th – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh (tickets)

5th – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (tickets)

7th – The Harley, Sheffield (tickets)

8th – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (tickets)

9th – XOYO, London (tickets)

before they head overseas the take in several other European countries:

11th – Botanique/Rotonde, Brussels, Belgium (tickets)

12th – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (tickets)

13th – Gebäude, Cologne, Germany (tickets)

14th – Molotow, Hamburg, Germany (tickets)

16th – Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark (tickets)

17th – Comet, Berlin, Germany (tickets)

19th – Route Du Rock Festival, Saint Malo, France (details)

21st – Point Ephemere, Paris, France (tickets)

The band have also now shared the track-listing for Violet Cries, the previously released EP track ‘Marching Song’ and free download ‘Warpath’ feature, along with a re-working of ‘Eumenidies’, an early track taken from their very first ’33′ EP.

1. Argyria

2. Marching Song

3. Marine Fields Glow

4. Light Streams

5. Hexagons IV

6. Chorea

7. Warpath

8. Battlecry/Mimicry

9. Eumenides

10. Swans

Catch Delorean in Europe this December

By Stuart on Friday, November 12th, 2010

Ekhi of Delorean @ Standon Calling Festival - Photo shot by James Kendall (Flickr)

Delorean will be rounding up their US dates with Lemonade shortly and will be heading back over to tour Europe in December. They haven’t played live here since their festival sets in the summer, so make the most of it and get yourself along to a show if they’re playing nearby!

December 6th – Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, London, UK (tickets)
December 7th – Ruby Lounge, Manchetser, UK (tickets)
December 8th – Jam, Brighton, UK (tickets)
December 9th – Ponteverda, Karma, Spain
December 10th – Santana 27, Bilbao, Spain
December 11th – El Hanger, Burgos, Spain
December 13th – Point Emphere, Paris, France
December 14th – Rotonde @ Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
December 15th – Upstairs @ Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
December 16th – Mondial Club, Hamburg, Germany
December 17th – Magnet (Intro Night), Berlin, Germany

Order Subiza HERE

Order Real Love single HERE

View the video for Real love below

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Kurt Vile Free Solo Austin Instore

By Michael on Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Aside from this coming Saturday’s solo acoustic instore, Mr. Vile only has one left on his calendar (at least for this tour).
Next Thursday November 18 @ 7:30pm Kurt is stopping in Waterloo records for a very cool, very free solo acoustic set. Check it out if you’re in Austin.

And check out Kurt’s show with his band The Violators at Emo’s later that night.

Yo La Tengo – 2011 US Dates, Tickets On Sale Friday

By Gerard on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

(dear Merv Griffin’s lawyers : this wasn’t our idea!  It’s not even the right wheel!)

After wrapping up 2010 with a return to their sold-out Hanukkah series at Mawell’s, Yo La Tengo will once again, in the words of their close friend Hank Garfield, Get In The Van. As has been recent Yo La Tengo practice, the band have endeavored to make tickets available at face value at a number of independent record stores, with details below.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 5.

At the risking of brutally thieving from the band’s website, Yo La Tengo are touting the creation of a giant spinning wheel (“of fortune…fate?”) that will help determine the repertoire of the first 45 minutes of that night’s performance.  Options include but are not limited to, “Songs That Begin With The Letter S” and “Sitcom Theatre” (surely I am not the only person in the band’s fanbase who hopes “The Ropers” has made the cut).

William Tyler will be opening all shows.

Thursday, 1/20 – Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero (tickets available at the venue or Repo Records, AKA Records)
Friday, 1/21 – Washington DC, 9:30 Club (tickets available at Red Onion Records)
Sat, 1/22 – Carrborro NC – Cat’s Cradle (tickets available at the venue and Schoolkids Records)
Sun, 1/23 – Carrborro NC – Cat’s Cradle
Tue, 1/25 – Orlando FL – The Social (tickets available at the venue and Park Avenue Records)
Wed, 1/26 – Jacksonville FL – Freebird Live
Friday, 1/28 – Atlanta GA – Variety Playhouse
Sat, 1/29 – New Orleans LA – Tipitina’s (tickets available at the venue and Euclid Records)
Mon, 1/31 – Birmingham AL – Workplay (tickets available at the venue and Charlemagne Records)
Tue, 2/1 – Nashville TN – Exit In (tickets available at the venue and Grimey’s Records)
Thu, 2/3 – Indianapolis IN – Vogue (tickets available at the venue as well as both Luna locations and Indy CD & Vinyl)
Fri, 2/4 – Chicago IL – Metro (tickets available at the Metro and Reckless Records)
Sat, 2/5 – Pittsburgh PA – Mr Smalls (tickets available at the venue and Mind Cure Records)

Free Kurt Vile San Diego Instore

By Michael on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

The train keeps on rolling but don’t fret… this isn’t the last of the Kurt Vile instores that we’re announcing along KV’s current tour. We’ve got at least one more to announce. When? Where? You’ll have to wait and see…
Until then check out Kurt at M-Theory in San Diego next Saturday and then check him out again that night at Casbah.

Coming January 31 : Esben and the Witch – ‘Violet Cries’ full-length debut, First MP3 available today

By Gerard on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

(from left to right, Thomas Fisher, Daniel Copeman, Rachel Davies. Photography by Adam Kola)

On the heels of their recent “Marching Song” 12″ EP and first US tour (culminating in tonight’s show at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory), Esben and the Witch will be releasing their debut full-length LP/CD/digital album on January 31, 2011 (February 8 in North America ). The Brighton trio, recently nominated for a Q Award, found themselves nearly drowning in plaudits following “Marching Song”‘s release “teetering on the edge of explosive emotion”, raved one observer, while the assessment, “thoroughly mesmerizing” came to mind for another.

And while the currently available “Marching Song” 12″ is as impressive as advertised, ‘Violet Cries’, recorded by produced by the band’s Daniel Copeman, easily ranks amongst the more audacious and ambitious debut albums, whether in recent memory or in this label’s very long run. While we’re occupied petitioning retailers to add an “Uneasy Listening” bin card to their sales floor, here’s just a hint of what you’re in for next February ;

“Warpath” [192kbps mp3] (from ‘Violet Cries’, OLE 939)

Esben and the Witch will be touring Europe and North America in early 2011 ; though if you’re based in one of the relevant cities below,  you’ll not want to miss out.

Remaing 2010 Tour dates
26th October – The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
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4th November – Paris, La Boule Noir
10th November – London, Electrowerkz
11th November – Manchester, Deaf Institute
12th November – Glasgow – Captains Rest
14th November – Leeds - Constellations Festival
27th November – Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht – Netherlands

Sonic Youth play London NYE show

By Stuart on Friday, October 22nd, 2010

As previously reported by our buddies over at ATP you’re in for a treat if you happen to be in London this new years eve as there’s an amazing gig with Sonic Youth headlining a 4-band bill. Make sure to get down there early to see Factory Floor opening the party, followed by The Pop Group and the ‘ATP house band’ Shellac, with Mr Stuart Braithwaite spinning records between sets.

Not a bad start to 2011!

Perfume Genius in Europe

By Stuart on Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Photo of Perfume Genius @ Matador at 21

taken from TooSunnyOutHere’s Flickr

Perfume Genius are currently showcasing tracks from this years debut album Learning alongside some new material at dates around Europe, which you should try and attend if they head your way.  The upcoming dates are as follows:

21st October – The Cube, Bristol, UK
22nd October – The Hope, Brighton, UK
23rd October – Swn Festival, Cardiff, UK
25th October – Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
26th October – Le Point Emphere, Paris, France
27th October – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
28th October – Prizenbar, Hamburg, Germany

If they’re not playing near you this time then you can always treat yourself to watching the Pitchfork session they did earlier this year.

Kurt Vile & The Violators – Autumn Dates

By Gerard on Sunday, October 17th, 2010
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The above clip (7 months old) is mostly being employed in this instance to accompany the following Kurt Vile & The Violators tour dates. Also, I was trying to put something else up at the top of this page. Thanks for understanding .

Tue-Oct-19 Charlottesville, VA Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
Wed-Oct-20 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Thu-Oct-21 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Fri-Oct-22 Birmingham, AL The Nick
Sat-Oct-23 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Mon-Oct-25 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn
Tue-Oct-26 Covington, OH Mad Hatters
Wed-Oct-27 Columbus, OH Skully’s
Thu-Oct-28 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Fri-Oct-29 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret
Sat-Oct-30 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sun-Oct-31 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Mon-Nov-01 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Thu-Nov-04 Seattle, WA Neumos
Fri-Nov-05 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Sat-Nov-06 Portland, OR Berbatis Pan
Tue-Nov-09 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
Thu-Nov-11 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
Sat-Nov-13 San Diego, CA Casbah
Sun-Nov-14 Tempe, AZ Trunk Space
Wed-Nov-17 San Antonio, TX The Korova
Thu-Nov-18 Austin, TX Emo’s (w/ Purling Hiss, The Young, Air Traffic Controllers)
Fri-Nov-19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
Sat-Nov-20 Little Rock, AR Whitewater Tavern
Sun-Nov-21 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
Wed-Nov-24 Washington, DC Black Cat (backstage)
Fri-Nov-26 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas
Fri-Dec-03 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory

10/21-11/13, co-headlining with The Soft Pack
10/19-12/3, support from Purling Hiss

Magic Kids in Europe, new date added

By Stuart on Thursday, October 14th, 2010

The wheels on the Magic Kids tour bus keep on turning during their super busy European tour and just to keep them a little more on their toes we can announce they’ll be playing an extra London show. They now headline the NME Radar show at Upstairs at The Garage on the 27th of October, with support coming from the much-hyped new band Islet. A full list of all their upcoming European shows are below, they’ll also be recording a BBC radio session at Madia Vale while we have them here too!

14th October – Werkstaff, Koln, Germany
15th October – Atomic Cafe, Munich, Germany
16th October – Club Zukunft, Zurich, Switzerland
17th October – Rocket, Milan, Italy
18th October – Point Emphere, Paris, France
19th October - Jercicho Tavern
, Oxford, UK
21st October - Louisanna
, Bristol, UK
22nd October - The Social, Nottingham, UK
23rd October - Swn Festival, Cardiff, UK
24th October - The Cluny
, Newcastle, UK
25th October - Nation of Shopkeepers
, Leeds, UK
26th October - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
27th October – Upstairs at the Garage, London, UK
28th October - Lexington, London, UK

 
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