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Car Seat Headrest "Snapshot" Interview on Last Call with Carson Daly


MUST WATCH. Here's a new interview with Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest which aired on TV last night. The wait for Teens Of Denial is not that much longer. It will be released May 20th.

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MORE Car Seat Headrest Tour Dates Announced



Teens Of Denial is out in less than a month (May 20th to be specific) and the upcoming Spring/Summer tour continues to fill out. A handful of dates around Pitchfork Festival have been announced. Full list of dates below, with the new additions in BOLD.

Saturday, May 21 – Rough Trade, Brooklyn NY (SOLD OUT)
Monday, May 23 – Black Cat, Washington DC
Thursday, May 28 - London Calling, Amsterdam (NL)
Friday, May 29 – Big Next, Gent (B)
Monday, May 30 – L’Espace B, Paris
Tuesday, May 31 – Le Sonic, Lyon
Thursday, June 2 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona (ES)
Friday, June 3 – This Is Not A Love Song, Nimes (F)
Saturday, June 4 – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Düdingen (CH)
Monday, June 6 – Beaches Brew, Ravenna (IT)
Friday, June 10 – Paraque de Cidade, Porto, PT
Wednesday, June 8 – Le Saint des Seins, Toulouse
Thursday, June 9 – Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux
Saturday, June 11 – Primavera Sound, Porto (PT)
Tuesday, June 14 – Privatclub, Berlin (D)
Friday, June 17 - Beanpole, Dresden (D)
Saturday, June 18 – Molotow, Hamburg (D)
Monday, June 20 – The Hope, Brighton (UK)
Tuesday, June 21 – 100 Club, London (UK)
Wednesday, June 22 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK)
Thursday, June 23 – Broadcast, Glasgow (UK)
Sunday, June 26 – Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen (NL)
Tuesday, June 28 – Mejeriet, Lund (SE)
Wednesday, June 29 – Debaser Strand, Stockholm (SE)
Thursday, June 30 – Pustervik , Göteborg (SE)
Saturday, July 16 – Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago IL
Saturday, July 16 – Empty Bottle, Chicago IL (on sale now)
Sunday, July 17  – Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI (on sale 4-29)
Monday, July 18 – Triple Rock Social Club,  Minneapolis, MN (on sale now)
Friday, July 22 – Capital Hill Block Party, Seattle WA
Thursday, July 28 – Eventide Victoria, Victoria BC

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New Steve Gunn Tour Dates Announced



Steve Gunn and his band are going to be very busy with touring the next several months. There are a handful of NEW dates that were announced earlier today. You can see them below in BOLD.

Don't tell anyone I told you, but there is new music from Eyes On The Lines on the way... The album is out June 3rd.

US TOUR DATES

Friday, April 8 – Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair, NJ
Thursday, June 9 – Northside Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, June 11 – Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
Monday, June 13 – Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, June 14 – Rudyard’s, Houston, TX
Wednesday, June 15 – The Sidewinder, Austin, TX
Thursday, June 16 – Three Links Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
Friday, June 17 – Stickyz Rock'n'Roll Chicken Shack, Little Rock, AR
Saturday, June 18 – Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
Sunday, June 19 – The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
Monday, June 20 – 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday, June 21 – Cactus Club, Milwaukee, WI
Thursday, June 23 – Schubas, Chicago, IL
Friday, June 24 – Marble Bar, Detroit, MI
Saturday, June 25 – The Great Hall, Toronto, ON
Sunday, June 26 – La Vitrola, Montreal, Canada
Tuesday, June 28 – 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH
Wednesday, June 29 – Great Scott, Boston, MA
Thursday, June 30 – Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
Saturday, July 9 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
Sunday, July 10 – Black Cat, Washington, DC
Monday, July 11 – The Southern, Charlottesville, VA
Tuesday, July 12 – Kings, Raleigh, NC
Wednesday, July 13 – The Mothlight, Asheville, NC
Thursday, July 14 – Exit/In, Nashville, TN
Friday, July 15 – Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA
Saturday, July 16 – Sloss Music & Arts Festival, Birmingham, AL
Sunday, July 17 – Forecastle, Louisville, KY

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Thursday, April 21 – The Lexington, London, UK
Wednesday, May 18 – Le Batofar, Paris, FR
Thursday, May 19 – Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels, BE
Friday, May 20 – Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam, NL
Saturday, May 21 – Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, DE
Sunday, May 22 – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
Monday, May 23 – Molotow, Hamburg, DE
Tuesday, May 24 – UT Connewitz, Leipzig, DE
Wednesday, May 25 – Manufaktur, Schorndorf, DE
Thursday, May 26 – Sudpol, Kriens, CH
Friday, May 27 – Le Sonic, Lyon, FR
Saturdat, May 28 – Le Phare, Limoges, FR
Sunday, May 29 – Psilocybenea, Hondarribia, ES
Monday, May 30 – gnration, Braga, PT
Tuesday, May 31 – ZDB, Lisboa, PT
Wednesday, June 1 – Berlin Cafe, Madrid, ES
Thursday, June 2 – Loco Club, Valencia, ES
Friday, June 3 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, ES
Sunday, June 5 – This Is Not A Love Song, Nimes, FR
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This Afternoon : SAVAGES on "Ellen"



(photo by Tim)

Those of us who are long in the tooth can remember when a young Ellen DeGeneres was entrusted with propping up the career of contemporary art's 2nd most prominent mercury poisoning victim (Graham Parker being the first), Jeremy Piven. Of course, Ellen's come an incredibly long way since then, fighting off a strong challenge from Matador office favorite, "Hot Bench", to become the modern day ruler of daytime television. Tuesday marks yet another highlight in Ellen's afternoon tenure when she welcomes Savages to her syndicated chat show, along with crowd-pleasing star of "Joe Dirt" and "Joe Dirt 2", David Spade. The program airs at 4pm eastern, but please check your local listings because we cannot be expected to learn the names of every regional broadcaster. In New York, that's Channel 4 (WNBC), in Los Angeles Channel 4 (KNBC). Hey, if you live in flyover country, at least the gas is cheaper.

ADDENDUM : local listings / airtimes for "Ellen"

Savages on tour :

April 19 - The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
April 20 - Fox Theater, Pomona, CA (with Death Grips)
April 22 - Coachella, Indio, CA
April 24 - Vive Latino Festival, Mexico City, MX
May, 14 – Exit In, Nashville, TN
May, 15 - Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH
May, 17 - Mr Small’s Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
May, 18 - Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
May, 20 - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
May, 21 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
May, 22 - WECC, Winnipeg, Canada
May, 24 - Commonwealth Bar & Stage, Calgary Canada
May, 25 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, Canada
May, 27 - Imperial Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
May, 28 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
June 1-5 – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona ESP SOLD OUT
June 24-26 - Down The Rabbit Hole Festival, Ewijk, The Netherlands
June 29-July 2, Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark

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TONIGHT - Algiers at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Burn To Shine Screening

 



(photo: Immersive Atlanta)

Tickets are still available for tonight's screening of the film Burn To Shine, which will be accompanied by a performance from Algiers and Savak (members of Obits, Edsel, The Make-Up, NOU). Immersive Atlanta interviewed Lee Tesche if you'd like to read up more on the making of film. The trailer can be watched here.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

Saturday, April 16 - Coachella (Empire Polo Field), Indio CA
Monday, April 18 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA*
Saturday, April 23 - Coachella (Empire Polo Field), Indio CA
Friday, May 27 - Headrow House, Leeds, United Kingdom
Sunday, May 29 - The Haunt, Brighton, United Kingdom
Monday, May 30 - 100 Club, London, United Kingdom
Thursday, June 2 - Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
Saturday, June 4 - This Is Not  A Love Song Festival, Nimes, France
Sunday, June 5 - Maifeld Derby Festival, Mannheim, Germany
Tuesday, June 7 - Bogen F, Zurich, Swizerland
Wednesday, June 8 - Le Romandie, Lausanna, Switzerland
Saturday June 11 - Primavera Porto, Porto, Portugal
July 22 - Panorama Festival, New York NY
*w/ Savages

JUST ANNOUNCED - KURT VILE SOLO AT DALLAS' GOOD RECORDS ON RSD, DYLAN FEST

If you're in the Dallas area and tried to get tickets to this Saturday's show at Granada and were bummed to see that it's sold out, I have some good news...

Kurt will be performing solo on Record Store at at Dallas' Good Records. If you don't know when Record Store Day is, it's this Saturday, April 16th. Flyer with more details below. Kurt's on at 3pm, local.

That's not all the Kurt Vile news we have for you today. Dylan Fest in Nashville was just announced and Kurt will be among a pretty incredible list of other performers that will be helping celebrate Bob Dylan's 75th birthday. Proceeds go to Thistle Farms. Tickets are on sale April 16th.

START MAKING SENSE on Beats 1 with Jehnny Beth



ATTENTION WORLD. Jehnny Beth of Savages will be taking over the airwaves on Beats 1 commencing today at 7pm Pacific time / 10pm Eastern time. European listeners can catch a repeat of the show on Wednesday at 2pm (GMT). The show will be aired weekly at the same time over the next 3 months. Not to be missed.

Listen here.

Lucky You - Here's A New Car Seat Headrest Song



(photo: Anna Webber)

Teens Of Denial was officially announced after "Vincent" and acoustic versions of "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" had been floating around. This fine Monday morning, we are pleased to share another new song of the the album. "Fill In The Blank" can be listened to below and is found on all streaming services. The album is out next month, May 20th if you want to mark it in your calendar.


(video made by: Marisa Gesualdi)

Monday, May 23 – Black Cat, Washington DC
Thursday, May 28 - London Calling, Amsterdam (NL)
Friday, May 29 – Big Next, Gent (B)
Monday, May 30 – L’Espace B, Paris
Tuesday, May 31 – Le Sonic, Lyon
Thursday, June 2 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona (ES)
Friday, June 3 – This Is Not A Love Song, Nimes (F)
Saturday, June 4 – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Düdingen (CH)
Monday, June 6 – Beaches Brew, Ravenna (IT)
Friday, June 10 – Paraque de Cidade, Porto, PT
Wednesday, June 8 – Le Saint des Seins, Toulouse
Thursday, June 9 – Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux
Saturday, June 11 – Primavera Sound, Porto (PT)
Tuesday, June 14 – Privatclub, Berlin (D)
Friday, June 17 - Beanpole, Dresden (D)
Saturday, June 18 – Molotow, Hamburg (D)
Monday, June 20 – The Hope, Brighton (UK)
Tuesday, June 21 – 100 Club, London (UK)
Wednesday, June 22 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK)
Thursday, June 23 – Broadcast, Glasgow (UK)
Sunday, June 26 – Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen (NL)
Tuesday, June 28 – Mejeriet, Lund (SE)
Wednesday, June 29 – Debaser Strand, Stockholm (SE)
Thursday, June 30 – Pustervik , Göteborg (SE)
Saturday, July 16 – Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago IL
Friday, July 22 – Capital Hill Block Party, Seattle WA
Thursday, July 28 – Eventide Victoria, Victoria BC

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Tomorrow Night : Yo La Tengo In Jersey City



(above : prior to Saturday's show, Journal Square's previous high-water mark of culture, if not independent recording)

Hey, just a reminder that Yo La Tengo's exhaustive run of North American touring on behalf of 'Stuff Like That There' takes them to Jersey City's historic Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater tomorrow night (Saturday, April 9). Good seats still remain and by good we mean they are probably very comfortable. The promoter's event listing promises "2 sets: one rock and the other more acoustic", which could also be characterized as "2 sets : one rock and one less rock,", or perhaps "2 sets : one loud and one soft," or maybe even "2 sets : one exhibiting fearsome power, the other, showcasing the band's more nuanced, some might say BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL side." But hey, I'm no promoter and I fully get there's not a ton of room on the marquee for this kind of thing.

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Kurt Vile Announces More Summer Tour Dates



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DON'T WORRY EVERYONE. Kurt's hair is intact. It was just a little April foolery and trying to show off some budding Photoshop skills.

Earlier this morning there was another new batch of tour dates announced. They are listed below in BOLD. These tickets go on sale 1pm EST this Friday.
Tuesday, April 5 - Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Wednesday, April 6 - The Accord, Champaign, IL
Friday, April 8 - The Granada, Lawrence, KS
Saturday, April 9 - The Waiting Room, Omaha , NE
Sunday, April 10 - Mission Creek Festival, Iowa City, IA
Monday, April 11 - The Blue Note, Columbia, MO
Tuesday, April 12 - Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa OK
Thursday, April 14 - House of Blues, Houston TX
Friday, April 15 - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Austin  TX
Saturday, April 16 – Granada Theater, Dallas TX
Sunday, April 17 - Republic New Orleans, New Orleans
Friday, May 20 – Sunday May 22 – Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores
Saturday, May 28 - Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park, Burnaby BC &
May 27-30 - Sasquatch Music Festival, George, WA
Saturday, May 28 – Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park, Burnaby BC &
June 9-11 - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester TN
July 22-24 Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Toronto, ONT
Monday, July 25 – The NorVA, Norfolk VA
Wednesday, July 27 – Deluxe @ Old National Theatre, Indianapolis IN
Thursday, July 28 – Lollapalooza, Chicago IL
Saturday, August 6 – Rialto Theatre, Tucson AZ
Sunday, August 7 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA
Tuesday, August 9 – House of Blues, San Diego CA
Wednesday, August 10 – Strummers, Fresno CA
Thursday, August 11 – The Catalyst, Santa Cruz CA
Friday, August 12 – Greek Theatre, Berkeley CA
Saturday, August 13 – Greek Theatre, Berkeley CA
Monday, August 15 – Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas NV
Wednesday, August 17 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison CO ^
Sunday, August 21 – Codfish Hollow Barn, Maquoketa IA
Tuesday, August 23 – The Pageant, St. Louis MO
Wednesday, August 24 – Manchester Music Hall, Lexington KY
Friday, August 26 – Madison Theatre, Covington KY
Saturday, August 27 – Chameleon Club, Lancaster PA
^ supporting Ryan Adams
& supporting Alabama Shakes

"New Haircut, Still Pimpin" - Kurt Vile Covers GQ



We are incredibly proud to share the news that Kurt is on the cover of the new issue of GQ.

Full interview soon.

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