Savages | Silence Yourself | Album Stream | Rough Trade Instore
Savages, shot by Richard Dumas. L-R : Jehnny Beth (vocals), Ayse Hassan (bass), Fay Milton (drums) and Gemma Thompson (guitar).
In anticipation of the release of their debut album, Silence Yourself, we are excited to announce that Savages are streaming the album in full via www.savagesband.com right now. Silence Yourself will be released on 6th May 2013 and is available on LP, CD and download, the album was recorded in north-west London’s Fish Factory during a three week period in December 2012, and is produced by Johnny Hostile / Rodaidh McDonald.
Preorder Silence Yourself now - Direct | iTunes | Matador | Pop Noire | Rough Trade
The band will also mark album release day with an in-store performance at London’s Rough Trade East on Monday 6th May. The band will perform songs from Silence Yourself at 6pm. Wristbands will be allocated to anyone who purchases the album in store on the day of the event, with any additional wristbands given out an hour before the performance. For more information, fans should head to RoughTrade.com
Savages also recently announced a London headline show at The Ministry of Sound in London on Thursday 9th May. Continuing their search for different ways of performing music, Savages chose to curate the event at The Ministry of Sound, an intentionally unusual choice of venue for a guitar band - with one of the best QUADROPHONIC sound systems in the world. Happening the week of their album release, this intimate show will be placed all around the musicians to encourage total immersion and make this experience even more unusual and exciting. The whole evening will be curated by Savages, with films, DJ sets and special composed support slot from the band's producer Johnny Hostile. Watch this space for more details about the show coming soon.
Savages Live, 2013
May
1st Queen’s Social Club, Sheffield, UK
2nd SWG3, Glasgow, UK
5th Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
7th Bodega, Nottingham, UK
8th Old Fire Station, Bournemouth, UK
9th Ministry Of Sound, London, UK
13th Botanique-Orangie, Brussels, Belgium
15th Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16th Geb9, Cologne, Germany
17th Lido, Berlin, Germany
19th Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
20th Kinski, Zurich, Switzerland
21st Magnolia Club, Milan, Italy
22nd Nimes, France
23rd Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain
25th Field Day Festival, London, UK
29th Words To The Blind w/Bo Ningen, Red Gallery, London
June
1st Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal
6th Pop Noire Night, La Maroquinerie, Paris
8th Parklife Festival, Manchester, UK
18th Zitadelle, Berlin (with Portishead)
19th Tipsport, Prague (with Portishead)
20th Yoko Ono’s Meltdown, London (with Iggy Pop)
22nd Best Kept Secret Festival, Hilvarenbeek, Holland
28th/29th Glastonbury Festival, UK
July
4th Roskilde, Denmark
August
30th End Of The Road festival, UK
Cat Power adds MORE shows
Expanding upon the previously announced shows in South America, Europe and the US, Cat Power's just confirmed additional shows in Argentina, USA, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Finland and Sweden, meaning the current world-wide run of dates look something like this (new in bold):
May 18 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Circo Voador
May 19 Recife, Brazil / Espaço Catamarã
May 21 São Paulo, Brazil / Cine Joia
May 23 Buenos Aires, Argentina / Teatro Coliseo
May 25 Santiago, Chile / Teatro La Cúpula
May 27 Montevideo, Uruguay / La Trastienda
May 31 Nelsonville, OH / Nelsonville Music Festival
June 1 – 2 Houston, TX / Free Press Summer Festival
June 13 – 16 Manchester, TN / Bonnaroo
June 16 Jacksonville, FL / Florida Theatre
June 18 Atlanta, GA / The Buckhead Theatre
June 20 Vienna, VA / Wolf Trap Filene Center
June 22 Duisburg, Germany / Traumziet Festival
June 23 Berlin, Germany / Tempodrom
June 25 London, UK / Roundhouse
June 26 Brussels, BE / AB
June 27 Zurich, CH / Volkshaus
June 28 Munich, DE / Theater Fabrik
June 30 Somerset, UK / Glastonbury - SOLD OUT
July 2 Amsterdam, NL / Paradiso
July 3 Hamburg, DE / Grosse Freiheit
July 5 Barcelona, ES / Cruilla Festival
July 6 Montreux, SW / Montreux Jazz Lab
July 7 Milan, IT / Carroponte
July 8 Rome, IT / Parco della Musica
July 17 Paris, FR / Olympia
July 19 Suffolk, UK / Latitude
July 20 Ponznan, PL / Malta Festival
August 2-4 Chicago, IL / Lollapalooza
August 8 Oslo, NO / OYA festival
August 9 Helsinki, FI / Flow festival
August 10 Gothenburg, SE / Way Out West festival
And if you missed it before, you can re-watch Cat Power performing the new song Bully on Later... with Jools Holland below.
Yo La Tengo Free All Ages Instore
Austinites (Austinians? Austintonians?) get psyched because Yo La Tengo are coming for you with a free all ages instore and Austin's ever-awesome End Of An Ear. That's right... all of you who were oh so bummed when The Mohawk announced YLT's show on Friday May 3 was SOLD OUT can rejoice in your newfound chance to see this band in such a personal and intimate way.But if you don't live in the Live Music Capital you should still check out the band on their lengthy tour, on which the band is playing an absolutely stunning two-part set.
Kurt Vile live on WXPN tomorrow/in the future
It sure looks like Philadelphia's WXPN is sold on native son Kurt Vile. Tune in to their airwaves on any given day and you're quite likely to hear Kurt's new album, Wakin On A Pretty Daze, spilling forth from your speakers, and tomorrow you can hear the man himself spilling forth thusly, live on air from World Cafe Live as part of the Free At Noon series. I would tell you what time it starts, but it's called "Free At Noon." What do you want, a map? Listen at xpn.org or 88.5FM.
Kurt and the Violators will be returning to the XPN airwaves next month, as part of the Non-Commvention on May 15. More on that later.
Yo La Tengo tour starts tomorrow
(image courtesy Bowery Presents)
Yo La Tengo hit the road again starting this Friday in Baltimore with Beach House at the Lyric Opera. These will be the first proper shows in support of Fade in many parts of North America, and if you haven't seen the band's new two-part set yet, well, you need to. It's astoundingly great.
The tour encompasses the Solid Sound and Pitchfork Festivals as well.
July dates will be supporting Belle and Sebastian.
Keep your eyes peeled for some super-interesting new YLT news coming next month.
26 Apr 2013 Lyric Opera House Baltimore, MD with Beach House
27 Apr 2013 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
29 Apr 2013 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
01 May 2013 Tipitina's Uptown New Orleans, LA
02 May 2013 Fitzgerald's: Upstairs Houston, TX
03 May 2013 The Mohawk Austin, TX
04 May 2013 Granada Theatre Dallas, TX
06 May 2013 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
09 May 2013 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
10 May 2013 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
11 May 2013 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
12 May 2013 Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub Sacramento, CA
14 May 2013 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
16 May 2013 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
17 May 2013 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
18 May 2013 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver,
20 May 2013 The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
21 May 2013 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
22 May 2013 Crossroads @ KC Grinders Kansas City, MO
23 May 2013 Englert Theatre Iowa City, IA
21 Jun 2013 Solid Sound MASS MoCA North Adams, MA
22 Jun 2013 Solid Sound MASS MoCA North Adams, MA
07 Jul 2013 Toronto Urban Roots Fest Toronto
09 Jul 2013 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA with Belle and Sebastian
10 Jul 2013 Mann Center Philadelphia, PA with Belle and Sebastian
11 Jul 2013 Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park Bandshell Brooklyn, NY with Belle and Sebastian
12 Jul 2013 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD with Belle and Sebastian
13 Jul 2013 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA with Belle and Sebastian
14 Jul 2013 Bunbury Festival Cincinnati, OH with Belle and Sebastian
21 Jul 2013 Pitchfork Festival @ Union Park Chicago, IL
28 Jul 2013 Fuji Rock Festival Naeba, Japan
23 Aug 2013 El Plaza Condesa Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Hear the Savages album ahead of release, at select stores this weekend
Savages by Richard Dumas
Following Savages' two Pitchfork Best New Track rated singles for She Will and Shut Up (watch it on Youtube), we're giving 5 record stores in the UK the first public airing of the forthcoming album Silence Yourself tomorrow, for Record Store Day.
The below stores will all be playing the record at the following times, you can pre-order Silence Yourself from Savages, the Matador Store and iTunes, or in the store blasting to your ears, if you're in one of the following shops:
Jumbo, Leeds @ 8:30am
Piccadilly, Manchester @ 10am
Sister Ray, London @ 11am
Spillers, Cardiff @ 3pm
Resident, Brighton @ 7pm
Kurt Vile on Sound Opinions
Photo courtesy of Sound Opinions
Kurt Vile recently stopped by Sound Opinions (WBEZ91.5 Chicago) to perform some songs from Wakin On A Pretty Daze. While there Kurt chatted with hosts, Jim DeRogatis & Greg Kot, about the new album, shredding solos, rock mythology, Tusk, and so much more. It's a great (and informative) listen that you can check out right here.
And don't forget Kurt Vile & The Violators will be out at Coachella this Sunday bringing the heat.
And elsewhere across this land through the Spring and Summertime.
Sun-Apr-21 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Sun-May-05 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
Tue-May-07 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ***SOLD OUT
Wed-May-08 – San Francisco, CA – Independent ***SOLD OUT
Fri-May-10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir ***SOLD OUT
Sat-May-11 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore ***SOLD OUT
Sun-May-12 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Tue-May-14 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ***SOLD OUT
Thu-May-16 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ***SOLD OUT
Fri-May-17 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair ***SOLD OUT
Sat-May-18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Fri – May 24 – Barcelona ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Sat – May 25 – London GB – Field Day
Sun – May 26 – Brussels BE – AB
Mon – May 27 – Amsterdam NL – Paradiso
Tue - May 28 – Hamburg DE – Knust
Wed – May 29 – Copenhagen DK – Amager Bio
Sat-Jun-29 New York, NY 4 Knots Festival
Sun-Jul-07 Toronto, ON Toronto Urban Roots Festival
Tue-Jul-09 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Wed-Jul-10 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Thu-Jul-11 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri-Jul-12 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Sat-Jul-13 Louisville, KY Forcastle Music Festival
Sun-Jul-14 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Mon-Jul-15 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree
Wed-Jul-17 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Thu-Jul-18 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Fri-Jul-19 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
Sat-Jul-20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat-Jul-27 Edmonton, AB Interstellar Rodeo
Sun-Jul-28 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Music Festival
Fri-Aug-2 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Sat-Aug-3 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Sun-Aug-4 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Fri-Aug-9 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
Sat-Aug-10 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
Sun-Aug-11 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
# and * = Performing on one of these dates (exact dates TBC)
The Fresh & Onlys supporting 5/7-5/12
Angel Olsen supporting 5/16-5/18
Steve Gunn supporting 5/7-5/18
Pick up Wakin On A Pretty Daze on the Matador Store
kurtvile.com
New Savages Song, 'Shut Up', Video and Unique London Show Announced
Savages and acclaimed filmmaker Giorgio Testi have collaborated to created a film to accompany the brand new track Shut Up, taken from Savages forthcoming debut, Silence Yourself, out 6/7 May. The film, which is directed and edited by the Grammy-nominated Testi, captures the beauty and intensity of a Savages’ live performance to full effect.
Commencing with singer Jehnny Beth intoning the poem / statement-of-intent from the front cover of the band's forthcoming debut album and then moving into a full performance of the track Shut Up, the film has been premiered today by Dazed Digital.
Meanwhile, Savages today announce a unique London headline show. The show will take place at the Ministry Of Sound on Thursday 9th May, with tickets going on sale at 9.30am tomorrow, Friday 19th April from www.gigsandtours.com
This special, intimate show will see Savages taking over the world-famous club to create a unique one-off gig environment, with surround sound PA and the band performing in-the-round, surrounded on all sides by the audience. The whole evening will be curated by Savages, with films, DJ sets and special composed support slot from the band's producer Johnny Hostile. Anyone who attended the band’s recent headline show at London’s Electric Ballroom venue will have an idea of what to expect. More exciting details on the show to come.
Preorder Silence Yourself at any of the following retailers, or your local record store:
Savages | Matador Direct | Pop Noire | iTunes
Silence Yourself.
Savages Live, May 2013
1st Queen’s Social Club, Sheffield, UK
2nd SWG3, Glasgow, UK
5th Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
7th Bodega, Nottingham, UK
8th Old Fire Station, Bournemouth, UK
9th Ministry Of Sound, London, UK
13th Botanique-Orangie, Brussels, Belgium
15th Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16th Geb9, Cologne, Germany
17th Lido, Berlin, Germany
19th Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
20th Kinski, Zurich, Switzerland
23rd Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain
25th Field Day Festival, London, UK
Alumni Corner : Help Marcellus Hall Complete His New Album
There's few reading this who didn't have their adolescence or adulthood dramatically improved by the songs of Railroad Jerk / White Hassle founder Marcellus Hall. Following a fantastic solo LP in 2011, 'The First Line',, he'd like to put the finishing touches on another masterpiece, but (see above) your assistance would be appreciated..
In addition, here's a trailer for Hall's new children's book, 'Everyone Sleeps'.
Kurt Vile Headlines 4Knots + More Touring
If you weren't able to score tickets for Kurt Vile And The Violators Sold Out Bowery Ballroom show on May 16, fear not, as KV & The Violators will be back in NYC this summer headlining the 4Knots Festival at South Street Seaport on Saturday, June 29! This festival is free & open to the public. More info here.
Kurt and the band were just recently in NYC for the release of Wakin On A Pretty Daze, where they played a killer set at the Apple Store SoHo and chatted about the new record. You can watch highlights from this evening by subscribing to the Meet The Musician podcast right here!
And there's a whole lot of touring coming up this Spring and Summer including NEW dates throughout July. Check 'em out below. And if for some reason you've not done so yet, pick up Wakin On A Pretty Daze here.
Kurt Vile And The Violators On Tour (new in bold):
Sun-Apr-21 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Sun-May-05 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
Tue-May-07 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex ***SOLD OUT
Wed-May-08 - San Francisco, CA - Independent ***SOLD OUT
Fri-May-10 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ***SOLD OUT
Sat-May-11 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore ***SOLD OUT
Sun-May-12 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Tue-May-14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ***SOLD OUT
Thu-May-16 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ***SOLD OUT
Fri-May-17 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair ***SOLD OUT
Sat-May-18 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Fri - May 24 – Barcelona ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Sat - May 25 – London GB – Field Day
Sun - May 26 – Brussels BE – AB
Mon - May 27 – Amsterdam NL – Paradiso
Tue - May 28 – Hamburg DE – Knust
Wed - May 29 – Copenhagen DK – Amager Bio
Sat-Jun-29 New York, NY 4 Knots Festival
Sun-Jul-07 Toronto, ON Toronto Urban Roots Festival
Tue-Jul-09 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Wed-Jul-10 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Thu-Jul-11 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri-Jul-12 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Sat-Jul-13 Louisville, KY Forcastle Music Festival
Sun-Jul-14 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Mon-Jul-15 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree
Wed-Jul-17 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Thu-Jul-18 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
Fri-Jul-19 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
Sat-Jul-20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat-Jul-27 Edmonton, AB Interstellar Rodeo
Sun-Jul-28 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Music Festival
Fri-Aug-2 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Sat-Aug-3 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Sun-Aug-4 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon#
Fri-Aug-9 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
Sat-Aug-10 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
Sun-Aug-11 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands*
# and * = Performing on one of these dates (exact dates TBC)
The Fresh & Onlys supporting 5/7-5/12
Angel Olsen supporting 5/16-5/18
Steve Gunn supporting 5/7-5/18
kurtvile.com
Yo La Tengo's winter vacation
Ira Kaplan shot by Gaelle Beri for The Line Of Best Fit
Though Europe's cold and long Winter has barely left us, we can already look forward to its return with some newly announced Yo La Tengo tour dates for November and December, including a re-scheduled Dublin show at Vicar Street (previously cancelled in March).
Tickets go on sale for the following dates this Friday at 9am, make sure to watch their brilliant NPR 'Tiny Desk Concert' session Gerard posted the other day and to check their upcoming US and Canadian tour dates for April/May and July.
Sun 03 Nov - France, Nantes - Le Frand Atelier - Tickets
Tue 05 Nov - Germany, Munich - Muffathalle - Tickets
Wed 06 Nov - Czech Republic, Prague - Akrpopolis - Tickets
Thu 07 Nov - Austria, Vienna - Wuk - Tickets
Fri 08 Nov - Croatia, Zagreb - Culture Factory - Tickets
Sun 10 Nov - Germany, Heidelberg - Enjoy Jazz - Tickets
Mon 11 Nov - Germany, Dresden - Hellerau - Tickets
Tue 12 Nov - Germany, Hamburg - Gruenspan - Tickets
Thu 14 Nov - Sweden, Stockholm - Debaser - Tickets
Sat 16 Nov - Finland, Helsinki - Korjammo - Tickets (change of venue)
Mon 18 Nov - Norway, Oslo - Rockefeller - Tickets
Tue 19 Nov - Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega - Tickets
Mon 02 Dec - Belgium, Leuven - Het Depot - Tickets
Thu 05 Dec - Ireland, Dublin - Vicar Street - Tickets
Savages live on KEXP today
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[/caption]If you heard a low, persistent rumbling coming from the West Coast last weekend, chances are it had something to do with Savages' performance at Coachella, which may not have had R. Kelly but more than made up for it in fist-pumping intensity according to at least one well-known source. Understandably many of you were unable to make it out to the desert to check them out, so I humbly suggest you listen to KEXP this afternoon at 4:00PM EDT/1:00PM PDT for the band's first ever U.S. radio performance. Listen online at KEXP.org or on the radio in Seattle at 90.3FM.
And hey, since you're already here, why not pre-order the debut Savages album, Silence Yourself, at our webstore?
VIDEO : Yo La Tengo's Tiny Desk Concert For NPR
Not to get hung up on the details, but Bob Boilen's desk really isn't that tiny. I mean, compared to the working conditions for anyone visiting Patrick & Robby's office, it seems positively spacious (HINT, HINT). And yes, I do know where the reference comes from, but there's a little thing called TRUTH IN ADVERTISING that you might not be familiar with.
These minor gripes aside, thanks so much to Mr. Boilen and National Public Radio for hosting Ira, Georgia and James for the above acoustic performances of "Fade"'s "Is That Enough" and "Ohm", and "Tears Are In Your Eyes", from 2000's 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out'.
Chelsea Light Moving venture to Europe
Chelsea Light Moving make their first tip over to Europe for an extensive tour this summer, taking in all corners of northern and western Europe throughout June and July. Along with these dates Thurston Moore plays a couple of select improv dates (no CLM) where he's joined on stage by guest musicians, including a set at the Yoko Ono curated Meltdown Festival in London.
June
7th – Bergen, Norway – Hulen - Tickets
8th – Oslo, Norway – Blaa - Tickets
9th – Oslo, Norway - Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (NO CLM, Thurston improv with Mats Gustafsson) - Tickets
10th – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser - Tickets
11th – Gotenburg, Sweden – Nefertiti - Tickets
13th – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Club - Tickets
14th – London, Village Underground – Tickets
16th – Dublin, Whelans - Tickets
17th – Bristol, The Fleece – Tickets
18th – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club – Tickets
19th – London, Meltdown Festival (Purcell Room - NO CLM, Thurston improv) - Tickets
21st – Dudigen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn - Tickets
22nd – Paris, France – Trabendo - Tickets
23rd – Duisberg, Germany - Traumzeit Festival - Tickets
25th – Groningen, Netherlands – Vera - Tickets
26th – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje - Tickets
27th – Utrecht, Netherlands – De Helling - Tickets
July
1st – München, Germany – Ampere - Tickets
2nd – Schorndorf, Germany – Manufaktur - Tickets
3rd – Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom - Tickets
4th – Berlin, Germany – Festaal - Tickets
5th – Hamburg, Germany – Westwerk - Tickets
6th – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival - Tickets
7th – Helsinki, Finland – Kuudes Aisti Festival - Tickets
12th – Bruges, Belgium – Cactus Festival - Tickets
There's Only 8 More Days Until Record Store Day 2013...
...or, if you prefer, 8 more days to find great records in real record stores before you risk being trampled to death in a Furby-esque frenzy. Naturally, we think the above LP is worth the hassle.
Iceage - "Morals" from Copenhagen
Sorry to do this but you simply HAVE to watch this. It's not your father's Iceage. I have goosebumps:You can download "Morals", from the recent album You're Nothing, here.
Iceage is on tour:
Wed. April 10 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Final Grin
Thu. April 11 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Fri. April 12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ 6119
Sat. April 13 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase Culture Shock Festival
Tue. April 16 – Burlington, VT @ Monkey House w/ White Lung
Wed. April 17 – Boston, MA @ TT the Bear’s w/ White Lung
Thu. April 18 – New Haven, CT @ Lilly’s Pad (Toad’s Place Upstairs)
Fri. April 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ White Lung
Sat. April 20 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ White Lung – SOLD OUT
Thu. May 30 – Sun. June 2 – Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas w/ Lower
Mon. June 3 – Houston, TX @ Mango’s w/ Lower
Tue. June 4 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Lower
Wed. June 5 – Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic w/ Lower
Fri. June 7 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s w/ Lower
Sat. June 8 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar w/ Lower
Sun. June 9 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Lower
Mon. June 10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Lower
Tue. June 11 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Lower
Wed. June 12 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Lower
Thu. June 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Mall of Williamsburg [Northside Music Festival] w/ Lower
Sat. June 15 – Sun. June 16 – Toronto, ON @ NXNE Music Festival w/ Lower
Mon. June 17 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon w/ Lower
Tue. June 18 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ Lower
Wed. June 19 – Calgary, AB @ The Legion [Sled Island Music Festival]
Credits:
Recorded in Copenhagen January 19, 2013
Recorded and mixed by Michael Fischerson & Nis Bysted
Mastered by Peter Peter
Filmed by Kristian Emdal and Søren Rye
Edit by Søren Rye
Guest guitar: Bo Høyer Hansen
Cat Power - "Bully" on Jools Holland
Versions of "Bully" have been a part of live shows for some time, but it's now given an official release and available as a single from iTunes where's it's also added to the iTunes version of the album with bonus tracks. Sun is also available on physical formats from the Matador store (excluding "Bully").
Chelsea Light Moving on KEXP today
It's only been a month since Chelsea Light Moving released their debut album, but, as savvy NPR aficionados are aware, Thurston and the gang are already coming up with new material. Today at 5:00PM EDT/2:00PM PDT, Seattle's KEXP will air a set that Chelsea Light Moving recorded there a few weeks ago, wherein they wrote two new songs on the spot. The above video is of "The Ecstasy," featuring lyrics by the poet John Donne. Tune in to hear the whole session at kexp.org and at 90.3FM.
Kurt Vile's Wakin On A Pretty Daze is out now
... and you can buy it at the Matador store, iTunes, Amazon, and perhaps most importantly, at your local indie retailler. And we say this cuz that's where you're gonna get the limited ultra deluxe 2xLP DIY GRAFFITI edition.
Watch Kurt Vile and the Violators play live today at 3pm, hosted by our friends at Pitchfork. And later on today in NYC, Kurt Vile stops at Apple's apple store in Soho for a meet the musician interview with Matt Pinfield followed by a live performance -- that's at 6:30
This is one of those albums that both Q & Mojo both call "wonderful", and how often does that happen? NPR deems the album "arguably his best yet", and while we're in no way dissing Kurt's impressive oeuvre, we're inclined to agree.
KV on tour:
Tue, April 7 – New York, NY – The Apple Store Soho, “Meet the Musician” Q&A / live performance FREE
Sun, Apr 14 – Indio CA – Coachella Festival
Sun, Apr 21 – Indio CA – Coachella Festival
Sun, May 4 – Atlanta GA – Shaky Knees Festival
Mon, May 5 – Atlanta GA – Shaky Knees Festival
Tue, May 7 – Los Angeles CA – Echoplex # *
Wed, May 8 – San Francisco CA – Independent *
Fri, May 10 – Portland OR – Doug Fir # *
Sat, May 11 – Vancouver BC – Biltmore # *
Sun, May 12 – Seattle WA – Neumos # *
Tue, May 14 – Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall *
Thu, May 16 – New York NY – Bowery Ballroom * !
Fri, May 17 – Boston MA – The Sinclair * !
Sat, May 18 – Philadelphia PA – Union Transfer * !
Fri, May 24 – Barcelona ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Sat, May 25 – London GB – Field Day
Sun, May 26 – Brussels BE – AB
Mon, May 27 – Amsterdam NL – Paradiso
Tue, May 28 – Hamburg DE – Knust
Wed, May 29 – Copenhagen DK – Amager Bio
# The Fresh & Onlys
* Steve Gunn
! Angel Olsen