Perfume Genius haunts the late-night airwaves twice in the next two days, first on Jersey City’s WFMU, and tomorrow night on Minneapolis’s The Current.
Tune in to WFMU at midnight EDT tonight on 91.1FM (or listen online at wfmu.org) to hear Perfume Genius’s session for the country’s oldest freeform station. Tomorrow night at 10:00PM CDT, you can check out his session for The Current by pointing your radio to 89.3FM, or listen online here.
There are still a few chances to catch Perfume Genius live in the coming days, as seen below:
Tue, 4/17 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR – Tickets
Wed, 4/18 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC – Tickets
In support of the recently released gem, Put Your Back N 2 It, today marks the start of a 4 week long Perfume Genius tour kicking off at the Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco and winding all across the States and Canada. Dates and ticket info below. Get Em While U Can.
And to those of you in Austin and Durham you can get a double-shot of PG at the upcoming End Of An Ear + Bull City Records in-stores. Both in-stores begin at 6PM and are free/all ages.
Wed 3/21 – Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, CA – Tickets
Thu 3/22 – Bootleg Theater – Los Angeles, CA – Tickets
Hey hi we’re pleased to show you the stunning La Blogtheque Take Away Show from Perfume Genius (whose album Put Your Back N 2 It is available now):
Also, this morning at 11AM EST, Perfume Genius will appear on The Alternate Side on WNYE 91.5 FM in NYC. You can listen to the session online at The Alternate Side.
Perfume Genius hits the road soon:
March
Monday 12 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
Wednesday 21 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
Thursday 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater
Friday 23 - San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Saturday 24 – Tuscon, AZ – Solar Culture
Monday 26 – Denton, TX – Dan’s Silverleaf
Tuesday 27 – Austin, TX – Lambert’s
Thursday 29 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Friday 30 – Durham, NC – The Garage at Motorco
Saturday 31 – Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Cafe
April
Monday 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Tuesday 03 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Thursday 05 – Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
Friday 06 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
Saturday 07 – Montreal, QC – Le Divan Orange
Sunday 08 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel
Monday 09 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Tuesday 10 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
Wednesday 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
Friday 13 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive
Saturday 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Tuesday 17 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Wednesday 18 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
Thursday 19 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
May
Tuesday 08 – Glasgow, UK – Captain’s Rest
Wednesday 09 - Manchester, GB – The Deaf Institute
Thursday 10 – London, UK – St Pancras Old Church
Saturday 12 – Brighton, UK – Unitarian Churh @ The Great Escape
Sunday 13 – Bath, UK – Chapel Arts
Monday 14 – London, UK - St Pancras Old Church
Wednesday 16 - Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Botanique
Thursday 17 – Amsterdam, NL - Amstekkek
Saturday 19 – Rotterdam, NL – Paradijs Church
Sunday 20 – Cologne, DE – Gebaude 9
Monday 21 – Hamburg, DE – Prinzebar
Tuesday 22 – Berlin, DE – Privat Club
Thursday 24 – Paris, FR – Divan Du Monde
Mike also talks about how people see him as more fragile than he is, the way being gay affects and does not affect his music, the Hood video, and more.
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!
It’s a Tuesday, which means it’s new release day in the US, and this Tuesday sees the first Matador full-length release of the year: the new album from Seattle’s Perfume Genius, entitled “Put Your Back N 2 It.” It’s been called “One of of the best records in recent memory” and “achingly soft and bruisingly powerful” by The Line of Best Fit, “simply exquisite” by Chromewaves, and “deeply personal, accessible and quietly anthemic” by Interview.
Perfume Genius will be touring the US starting in three weeks, followed by a month in Europe.
March
Wed 21 San Francisco CA Cafe du Nord
Thu 22 Los Angeles CA Bootleg Theater
Fri 23 San Diego CA Casbah
Sat 24 Tucson AZ Solar Culture
Mon 26 Denton TX Dan’s Silverleaf
Tue 27 Austin TX Lambert’s
Thu 29 Atlanta GA The Earl
Fri 30 Durham NC The Garage at Motorco
Sat 31 Arlington VA IOTA Club & Cafe
April
Mon 02 Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda’s
Tue 03 New York NY Mercury Lounge
Thu 05 Brooklyn NY Glasslands Gallery
Fri 06 Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Sat 07 Montreal QC Le Divan Orange
Sun 08 Toronto ON The Drake Hotel
Tue 10 Chicago IL Schubas
Wed 11 Minneapolis MN Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 13 Denver CO Hi Dive
Sat 14 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court
Tue 17 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
Wed 18 Vancouver BC The Biltmore Cabaret
Thu 19 Seattle WA The Crocodile
May
Tuesday 08 Glasgow, UK Captain’s Rest
Wednesday 09 Manchester, GB The Deaf Institute
Thursday 10 London, UK St Pancras Old Church
Saturday 12 Brighton, UK Unitarian Churh @ The Great Escape
Sunday 13 Bath, UK Chapel Arts
Monday 14 London, UK St Pancras Old Church
Wednesday 16 Brussels, BE Les Nuits Botanique
Thursday 17 Amsterdam, NL Amstekkek
Saturday 19 Rotterdam, NL Paradijs Church
Sunday 20 Cologne, DE Gebaude 9
Monday 21 Hamburg, DE Prinzebar
Tuesday 22 Berlin, DE Privat Club
Thursday 24 Paris, FR Divan Du Monde
Some background on the album, and song-by-song descriptions from Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius) can be found HERE. It’s gorgeous, intimate, at times disturbing, but ultimately uplifting.
On today’s installment of WNYU’s New Afternoon Show, Perfume Genius stops by to play a few songs from the upcoming sophomore album Put Your Back N 2 It. The show starts at 4:00PM EST, which conveniently enough is also when the set starts. Tune in from NYC at 89.1FM, or listen online at wnyu.org. If you like what you hear, might I suggest you pre-order the album?
With the release of Put Your Back N 2 It just around the corner, Perfume Genius has confirmed a string of rare live dates across the UK and Europe in May. Support may or may not come from Arpad Miklos.
May
7 – Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
8 – Captain’s Rest, Glasgow
9 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
10 – St Pancras Old Church, London
12 – Unitarian Church @ The Great Escape, Brighton
13 – Chapel Arts, Bath
14 – St Pancras Old Church, London
16 – Botanique, Brussels
17 – Amstekkerk, Amsterdam
19 – Paradijs Chrich, Rotterdam
20 – Gebaude 9, Cologne
21 – Prinzenbar, Hamburg
22 – Privat Club, Berlin
24 – Divan Du Monde, Paris
And if you haven’t taken the time to watch the outstanding video for “Hood”, make sure you know what all the fuss is about.
