Cat Power (solo) Dates On Sale Now
(photograph by Tony Proudfoot)
You won't catch me talking shit about secondary markets. Not when there's tertiary markets to sneer at! The important thing we all need to focus on this glorious Friday morning is that in additional to a previously announced headlining set at Burger A-Go-Go 2 (also featuring Kim Gordon's Glitterbust), Chan Marshall will be making the following solo appearances on the West Coast with tickets on sale today at noon eastern :
Tuesday, September, 1 - Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel, Reno NV
Wednesday, September, 2 - Gundlach - Bundschu Winery - Sonoma CA
Friday, September, 4 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz CA
Saturday, September, 5 - Burger-A-Go-Go 2, Santa Ana CA
Sunday, September, 6 - Belly Up - Solana Beach CA
Upcoming Lee Ranaldo Tour Dates
This message comes in the form of a GIANT neon "FYI" sign:
August 5, Lincoln Center, NYC – Lee joins forces with Brooklyn’s electric guitar quartet Dither for a newly arranged performance of his “Hurricane Transcriptions”, a piece originally written for string orchestra based on wind sounds recorded during the height of the Hurricane Sandy storm in 2012. Lincoln Center Out of Doors Series. FREE.
August 8 North Adams, MA – Lee joins Oneida at Mass MoCA to perform live amidst an enveloping 12-screen video installation of twisting color and light by Clifford Ross that transforms Courtyard D into a twisting world of color and light, part of Ross’ multi-part exhibition, Landscape Seen & Imagined.
August 9 – Storm King Art Center, NY Lee performs as part of Storm King’s Outdoor Summer Series. solo acoustic show.
September 19 – Montreal Pop Festival, Montreal, Canada Lee acoustic show w Raul Refree on second guitar. support: Eleni Mandell. 6pm.
November 6 – San Francisco Lee solo acoustic show at Swedish American Hall.
November 7 – Getty Center, Los Angeles Lee performs solo electric guitar. more info to come!
November 8 – The Echo, Los Angeles Lee acoustic show.
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PAVEMENT 'THE SECRET HISTORY VOLUME 1' (2xLP) PRODUCT SHOTS, AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
Behold these glamorous photos of the upcoming release 'The Secret History Volume 1'. This 2xLP is available now for pre-order: http://smarturl.it/SecretHistory_Vol1 (out officially August 11th).
COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU: ALGIERS ANNOUNCE US / UK / EU LIVE DATES
It's been a busy year for Algiers so far after the release of their self-titled debut album in June and hitting the road for several US headline dates, as well as touring with Interpol.
They will be touring the UK and Europe this August including a string of festival dates, an intimate London show, as well as supporting Canadian post-punk outfit Viet Cong, before heading out to the US again in the fall for several headline shows. All dates and ticket links below.
UK / EU live dates:
Aug 9: OFF Festival, Katowice Poland
Aug 12: Sommerloft Festival, About Blank, Berlin Germany
Aug 14: La Route du Rock Festival, St Malo France
Aug 18: The Waiting Room, London UK
Aug 19: Scala, London UK***
Aug 21: Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt Belgium
Aug 22: Festival Cabaret Vert, Charleville Mezieres France
US live dates:
Sep 17: Brighton Music Hall, Boston MA
Sep 18: The Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Sep 19: Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia PA
Sep 20: Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC
Sep 22: Terminal West, Atlanta GA
Sep 24: Three Links, Dallas TX
Sep 25: Red 7, Austin TX
Sep 27: Valley Bar, Phoenix AZ
Sep 28: The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood CA
Sep 30: The Independent, San Francisco CA
Oct 2: Kilby Court, Salt Lake City UT
Oct 3: Larimer Lounge, Denver CO
Oct 5: Firebird, St. Louis MO
Oct 6: The Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
Oct 7: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland OH
Oct 8: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON
Oct 9: Bar Le Ritz PDB, Montreal QC
Oct 11: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
*** Supporting Viet Cong
Watch their recent KEXP performance in full HERE. Separate links below.
Black Eunuch / But She Was Not Flying / Games / Blood
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FROM THE ARCHIVES : MARKING THE 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MATABLOG
(Editor's note : roughly 9 years ago this weekend, internet history was made with the introduction of the Matablog. Since the blog medium was almost entirely played out by that time, this was sort of akin to trumpeting the invention of the CB Radio in 1995, but just the same, we've persevered and thoroughly enjoyed spreading misinformation and hastily correcting broken links. Here's to another 9 years --- at the very least --- of being scooped by Pitchfork on our own news stories! - GC)According to New York Magazine (our personal style bible), this blog thing is really taking off. As you know, the management of Matador Records cannot resist any scheme that might either a) make us money or b) result in our selling half of the company again, so voila, it's THE MATABLOG.
In the days and weeks ahead, you'll be graced with intense, personal observations, screeds and propositions from a star-studded cavalcade of innovative artists and music business veterans. Probably more of the latter. But we're not above composing something and putting Ricky Luanda's name on it, especially if things are slow.
We'll do our best to cover a range of cultural issues, but hopefully not sports. No one wants to read about that shit, trust me.
sincerely,
Gerard Cosloy
your editor
VIDEO : Kurt Vile - "Pretty Pimpin", From 'b’lieve i’m goin down... ' (Coming September 25)
(photo by Marina Chavez)
"Pretty Pimpin", directed by Daniel Henry
Having been the subject and willing conspirator of many intentional lies planted in Sonic Youth bios over the years, I know first hand the way album lore can bend reality to its truth. After the infamous Byron Coley originated the SY "Trilogy" myth in the Murray Street bio, we had no choice but to fulfill those expectations with Sonic Nurse. "Why did you decide to make a trilogy?" was always the first question asked in interviews around that time.
But this is Kurt Vile's bio, and I wont do that to him. Anyway, Kurt does his own myth making; a boy/man with an old soul voice in the age of digital everything becoming something else, which is why this focused, brilliantly clear and seemingly candid record is a breath of fresh air. Recorded and mixed in a number of locations, including Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, b'lieve i'm goin down... is a handshake across the country, east to west coast, thru the dustbowl history ("valley of ashes") of woody honest strait forward talk guthrie, and a cali canyon dead still nite floating in a nearly waterless landscape. The record is all air, weightless, bodyless, but grounded in convincing authenticity, in the best version of singer songwriter upcycling. In Kurt's words, "I wanted to get back into the habit of writing a sad song on my couch, with nobody waiting on me. I really wanted it to sound like it's on my couch -- not in a lo-fi way, just more unguarded and vulnerable."
For a record that plays like a cohesive acoustic experience, its musicality marks Kurt's departure from an electric guitar experience to include a range of instrumentation with a large group of players. From the banjo he plays on "I'm an Outlaw" to the piano and lapsteel on "Life Like This," and the myriad other instruments on other songs, including farfisa, resonator, arps, horns and synth, one never thinks about what exactly yr listening to as it all serves the song.??The heart of the record is "Stand Inside." The music is quiet and the melody, like a hymn, folds in on itself, and embraces full strength in a sexy, floating forcelessness that slowly gathers into a wave that doesn't go where you think it will or rather gives in to itself and celebrates a man willing to be defined by a woman and his love for her as witness to each other’s lives… Don't stand by my side, stand inside gives up roleplaying for true exposure and vulnerability.
It's a weird, accepting, mature record, acknowledging the inherent immaturity of being a person whether father, husband, partner, adult, musician, not perfect, but compelling for its understanding … that's life though so sad to say… I love this record,
b'lieve i'm goin down.
Kim Gordon
TRACK LISTING - b’lieve i’m goin down...
1.Pretty Pimpin
2.I’m an Outlaw
3.Dust Bunnies
4.That’s Life, tho (almost hate to say)
5.Wheelhouse
6.Life Like This
7.All in a Daze Work
8.Lost my Head there
9.Stand Inside
10.Bad Omens
11.Kidding Around
12.Wild Imagination
b’lieve i’m goin down… is available on standard CD and double LP. A limited-edition triple LP expanded version, b’lieve i’m goin (deep) down..., features 6 bonus tracks.
iTunes and Amazon MP3 pre-orders both have an instant grat download of "Pretty Pimpin,” as well as two pre-order-only bonus tracks that disappear on release: "b’lieve i’m goin down" and "bad omens (no faders)”
Matador Store: http://smarturl.it/blieve_im_goin_down
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/blieve_im_goin_downi
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/blieve_im_goin_downa
Kurt’s Store: https://kurtvile.merchtable.com/
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/blieve_im_goin_dwng
Streaming: http://smarturl.it/blieve_im_goin_downs
Friday October 2 Boston, MA - The Paradise * #
Saturday October 3 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Sunday October 4 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
Wednesday October 7 New York, NY - Webster Hall * #
Thursday October 8 Washington DC - 9:30 Club * #
Friday October 9 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * #
Saturday October 10 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Sunday October 11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Wednesday October 14 Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theater %
Friday October 16 San Francisco, CA - Filmore %
Saturday October 17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom %
Sunday October 18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox %
Wednesday October 21 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights * #
Friday October 23 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall * #
Saturday October 24 Detroit, MI - St Andrew's Hall * #
Sunday October 25 Toronoto, ONT - Phoenix Theatre * #
Friday October 30 Paris, FR - Pitchfork Festival
Saturday October 31 Amsterdam, NL - London Calling @ Paradiso *
Sunday November 1 Brussel, Belgium - Autumn Falls @ AB-Box *
Tuesday November 3 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefahrlich *
Wednesday November 4 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
Thursday November 5 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
Friday November 6 Stockholm, Sweden - Munchenbryggeriet *
Saturday November 7 Copenhangen, Demark - Amerbio *
Monday November 9 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof *
Tuesday November 10 Koln, Germany - Gebaeude 9 *
Wednesday November 11 Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 *
Thursday November 12 London, UK - Electric Ballroom*
Friday November 13 Bristol, UK - Motion *
Sunday November 15 Dublin, EIR - Vicar Street *
Monday November 16 Glasgow, UK - ABC1 *
Tuesday November 17 Leeds, UK - Leeds Uni Stylus *
Wednesday November 18 Manchester, UK - The Ritz *
Friday November 20 Lucerne, CH - Sudpol *
Saturday November 21 Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne *
Sunday November 22 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo *
Monday November 23 Madrid, Spain - Penelope *
Tuesday November 24 Lisbon, Portugal - Armazem F *
* - with Waxahatchee
# - with Luke Roberts
% - with Cass McCombs and Heron Oblivion
WEBSITE - http://kurtvile.com/
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/kurtvileofphilly
TWITTER - https://twitter.com/therealkurtvile
INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/kurtvile/
TUMBLR (NEW) - http://therealkurtvile.tumblr.com/
CEREMONY 'Your Life In France' (Ninos Du Brasil Remix)
Production duo Ninos Du Brasil have deconstructed and transformed Ceremony's 'Your Life In France'. You can have a listen here.
All upcoming tour dates:
Wednesday, August, 5 – Pokalen, Oslo Norway
Thursday, August, 6 – Skjul Fyra Sex, Gothenburg Sweden (Door sales only)
Friday, August, 7 – Secret venue, London UK
Saturday, August, 8 – Visions Festival, London UK
Sunday, August, 9 – Bodega, Nottingham UK
Monday, August, 10 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Tuesday, August, 11 – Broadcast, Glasgow UK
Wednesday, August, 12 – Sound Control, Manchester UK
Thursday, August, 13 – Winston, Amsterdam
Friday, August, 14 – Leperfest, Leper, Belgium
Saturday, August, 15 – Underground, Cologne, Germany
Sunday, August, 16 – Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
Monday, August, 17 – Bator, Paris, France w/ Iceage
Thursday, September, 3 – Nomadx Fest, Hermosillo, Mexico
Friday, September, 4 – Foro Independencia – Guadalajara, Mexico
Saturday, September, 5 -Wird Fest, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Sunday, September, 6 – Foro Alicia, Mexico City, Mexico
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BELLE AND SEBASTIAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
WHERE DID THE TIME GO? In June 2016 we will be celebrating 20 years since Belle and Sebastian entered this godforsaken world with two very special shows at London's Royal Albert Hall where they will perform their 1996 debut Tigermilk on June 22nd, and If You're Feeling Sinister on the following night on June 23rd; both nights featuring songs from their entire catalogue.Tickets go on pre-sale this Wednesday (22nd July) and on general sale on Friday (24th July). You can purchase them here. Not one to be missed!
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MATADOR AT PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL (CHICAGO) 2015
A reminder for everyone lucky enough to be at Pitchfork this weekend that we have the following playing:Friday 17th July
Steve Gunn 5.15 (Blue)
Tobias Jesso Jr 6.15 (Blue)
Iceage 7.15 (Blue)
Saturday 18th July
Kurt Vile 4.15 (Green)
The New Pornographers 6.15 (Green)
Sunday 19th July
Perfume Genius 3.14 (Blue)
For those of you that can't make it, all performances will be live streamed here: http://pitchfork.com/news/60410-pitchfork-music-festival-streams-live-all-weekend/
Coming September 11 : Lower's 'I'm A Lazy Son...But I'm The Only Son'
Copenhagen quartet Lower, who released their widely praised debut 'Seek Lower Climes' last year on Matador, unveil a new digital EP titled' I’m A Lazy Son...But I’m The Only Son', scheduled for September 11 release. The first single, “At The Endless Party,” premieres today via The FADER. Adrian Toubro’s baritone drips with drama and melancholy, pleading “Come on sweetheart, take me as I am / Drag me to your chamber and toss me around,” atop the pounding, ritualistic drums of a funeral procession.
The Copenhagen quartet Lower is made up of members of other bands including Age Coin, Olymphia, Vår, Marching Church, Sexdrome and more. Their intense music sparkles with the harmonic dissonance and high-strung urgency of their underground music forebears. But Lower – Adrian Toubro (vocals), Simon Formann (guitar), Kristian Emdal (bass) and Anton Rothstein (drums) – also channel the romance and drama of great singer-songwriters, from late-period Scott Walker to Bryan Ferry, resulting in hugely ambitious and deeply personal sonic spaces.
Certainly, you don’t have to dig deep to hear how far Lower’s music sits from the traditional concerns of modern rock music. Adrian Toubro’s lyrics are finely wrought emotional dramas that, in their poetic construction and raw honesty of delivery, gesture to the music of Walker or Leonard Cohen.
The new songs on I’m A Lazy Son… But I’m The Only Son are still forceful and urgent, but they mark a step towards an almost fragile sensibility. Lyrically, Toubro allowed himself time for much self-reflection between the release of Seek Lower Climes and this new recording, utilizing his inner thoughts and experiences to craft beguiling tales of sex and death, truth and deceit, glamor and decay. Asger Hartvig, leadsinger of the band Synd Og Skam and member of the deeply inspiring Af Med Hovedet community in Copenhagen, helped mold the songs beyond what was originally intended, into something theatrical and powerful, but, says Toubro, “more like resting on a divan instead of running a riot.”
tracklisting :
1. At The Endless Party
2. Keep Me In Mind
3. Get Back On That Rack!
4. Hot And Bothered
5. Nasty Business
Preorder the EP here (Denmark orders via Escho)
upcoming dates :
Friday, August 28th- Saturday, August 29th - Modern Sky Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Saturday, September 12 - Sugarfactory - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lower - band site
Lower - Facebook
VIDEO : Yo La Tengo - "Friday I'm In Love"
Earlier today, NPR premiered the first video from Yo La Tengo's forthcoming 'Stuff Like That There', a cover of The Cure's "Friday I'm In Love". The clip, directed by Jason Woliner, may or may not prophecize a near apocalyptic event, though given all the bad news surrounding Seattle at the moment, we realize there's a risk of this important story being overshadowed. That small caveat aside, killer video for a fantastic interpretation of a Robert Smith composition we all know and love (or at least know), taken from one of this autumn's most anticipated new albums. Those in Germany can watch the video HERE.
Preorder 'Stuff Like That There' on LP or CD from The Matador Store, including bundle with tote + cassingle w/ 2 new unreleased tracks)
Preorder 'Stuff Like That There' from the following digital outlets, with "Automatic Doom" and "Deeper Into Movies" available instantly.
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TOUR DATES :
Friday, September 4 - Barcelona, Spain, Tibidabo Festival
Saturday, September 5 - San Sebastian, Spain - Kutxa Kultur
Wednesday, September 23 - Troy NY - Troy Savings Bank Music Hall*
Thursday, September 24 - Glenside PA - Keswick Theatre*
Friday, September 25 - Washington DC - Lincoln Theatre*
Saturday, September 26 - Durham NC - The Carolina Theatre of Durham*
Sunday, September 27 - Atlanta GA - Variety Playhouse*
Tuesday, September 29 - Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre*
Wednesday, September 30 - Toronto ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre*
Friday, October 2 - Montreal QC - Corona Theatre*
Saturday, October 3 - Boston MA - The Wilbur Theatre*
Saturday, October 10 - New York, NY - Kings Theatre* (w/ Special Guest Nick Lowe)
Thursday, October 15 - Dublin Ireland - National Concert Hall*
Friday, October 16 - Glasgow Scotland - The Garage*
Sunday, October 18 - Bristol UK - Colston Hall*
Monday, October 19 - Coventry UK - Warwick Arts Center*
Tuesday, October 20 - London UK - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire*
Friday, October 23 - Paris France - La Cigale*
Saturday, October 24 - Amsterdam Netherlands - Paradiso*
Sunday, October 25 - Leuven Belgium - Het Depot*
Tuesday, October 27 - Berlin Germany - Heimathafen*
Wednesday, October 28 - Koln Germany - Kulturkirche*
Friday, October 30 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Antoniano*
Saturday, October 31 - Rome, Italy - Parco Della Musica*
Thursday, November 5 - Chicago IL - The Vic Theatre*
Friday, November 6 - Madison WI - Barrymore Theatre*
Saturday, November 7 - Minneapolis MN - Pantages Theatre*
Monday, November 9 - Boulder CO - Boulder Theater*
Thursday, November 12 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Music Thing @ Observatory North Park*
Friday, November 13 - Los Angeles CA - The Theatre at Ace Hotel*
Saturday, November 14 - San Francisco CA - The Masonic*
Tuesday, November 17 - Eugene OR - WOW Hall*
Wednesday, November 18 - Portland OR - Revolution Hall*
Friday, November 20 - Seattle WA- Neptune Theatre*
Saturday, November 21 - Vancouver BC - Vogue Theatre*
*An Acoustic Evening With Yo La Tengo (Featuring Dave Schramm)
Yo La Tengo - official site
NYC: STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS HEADLINING 4KNOTS FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY
It's been a minute since The Jicks have played in NYC and that's about to change. 4Knots Festival has enlisted them to be a headliner this year. If you're interested in going, find all the necessary information below.
4 Knots Festival - 2015 Schedule
Super Furry Animals - 8:30pm
STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS - 6:45PM
Twin Peaks - 5:45pm
Mikal Cronin - 4:45pm
Screaming Females - 3:45pm
Happyness - 2:45pm
Meatbodies - 2:05pm
Heaters - 1:25pm
Heaven - 12:40pm
Surfbort - 12:00pm
TICKETS: available here
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TOMORROW, CELEBRATE BROOKLYN SATURDAY, CARL INTERVIEWED ON WDST TODAY
In the long line of things going on in The New Pornographers' world, first things first. Today, at 4pm EST on WDST (Woodstock) Carl Newman will be guest DJ'ing and chatting in advance of the band's show tomorrow at the Bearsville Theatre. WDST is 100.1FM in Woodstock and you can listen online at http://radiowoodstock.com/
That show begins a line of North American summer tour dates. Please note that the band will be playing a FREE show in the name of Celebrate Brooklyn THIS Saturday in Prospect Park.
Thursday, July, 9 - Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock NY*
Friday, July, 10 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC SOLD OUT*
Saturday, July, 11 - Celebrate Brooklyn, Brooklyn NY FREE*
Sunday, July, 12 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA*
Tuesday, July, 14 - The Vogue, Indianapolis IN*
Wednesday, July, 15 - Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids MI*
Thursday, July, 16 - The Castle Theatre, Bloomington IL*
Friday, July, 17 - Live on Martin Luther King, Madison WI FREE*
Saturday, July, 18 - Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago IL
Sunday, July, 19 - Sloss Music and Arts Festival, Birmingham AL
* w/ Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
website: http://www.thenewpornographers.com/
twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewPornos
instagram: http://instagram.com/thenewpornographers
