Thom Yorke announces new Atoms for Peace LP + Radiohead tour in 2012

via CoS

Atoms for Peace have made an album together. The band, composed of Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel Godirch, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco originally toured with Thom for The Eraser. The record is being wrapped up by Godirch. A release date is forthcoming.

Radiohead will finally begin a proper tour for King of Limbs early next year. I'll post info as it comes

Andrew Bird tour documentary to be released this fall

Andrew Bird is a stunning live performer. He's also one of those musicians who powers through seemingly never-ending tours without complaining (the last time I saw him, it was his birthday. who works on their birthday?!)

Anyhow, this fall, a movie will be released chronicling Mr. Bird's musical triumphs on stage and how they affected him personally. It's called Fever Year and will debut at the Vancouver Film Festival sometime between the September 29th and October 14th. I'll post more info as I get it.

Telekinesis: new EP, video, tour!

this. is absolutely darling.

Telekinesis - Dirty Thing (Music Video) from Merge Records on Vimeo.

the new EP includes covers of GBV and Joy Division? colour me in love with Mr. Lerner. oh, wait, that's not a new development at all.

TOUR
with Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin unless noted

Sep 3 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sep 4 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
Sep 6 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo
Sep 7 Cambridge, MA TT The Bear’s
Sep 8 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sep 10 Washington, DC Black Cat
Sep 11 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary
Sep 12 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Sep 13 Columbus, OH The Basement
Oct 13 Vancouver, BC Venue Nightclub w/ Superchunk
Oct 14 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Superchunk, Teenage Fanclub
Oct 15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom w/ Superchunk, Teenage Fanclub
Oct 19 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box w/ Superchunk

damnit, no SF date as of yet. and I quite like SSLYBY as well.

Telekinesis on MYSPACE

the Music Induced Euphoria interview

Free Energy to play SJ's Blank Club in October

Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 (9:00 doors)
Blank Club, San Jose, CA
21 years and over

tickets are eight bucks, buy em HERE

Free Energy - Dark Trance (daytrotter) [mp3]

Pixies. Doolittle tour. September. Yes.

7 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA*
10 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
13 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA*
17 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO
18 Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK**
19 Verizon Theatre, Dallas, TX*
20 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
22 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
24 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ (tix sold through the venue)
25 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV*
26 RIMAC Arena, San Diego, CA*

road trip to San Diego, anyone?

Pixies - Wave of Mutilation [mp3]

The Virgins to headline GAMH!

I was super excited this morning when I opened up my email, because my GAMH newsletter told me that The Virgins are headlining on Wednesday May 20th. tix go on sale Sunday, buy them HERE

now, I've been meaning to scan and post this awesome photo shoot from Rolling Stone (the issue with Taylor Swift on the cover...ugh) but I just kept forgetting. and if I had read the article properly the first time, I would have known ages ago that they are on a headlining tour! anyhow, my scanner is on drugs and decided not to work. I took photos of the pictures instead, enjoy them below.

just for the record, Erik is not in these photos, because apparently he's not their drummer anymore. this greatly troubled me when I read it online, and I am curious to see if their new guy (they don't even have one listed, their MYSPACE only names Wade, Donald and Nick) can measure up to Erik's greatness. probably not.

here are the rest of the tour dates. go see the Virgins. that's an order. they are AMAZING. when I was browsing the world wide web for info on Erik's departure (which I couldn't find, sadly), I stumbled upon THIS REVIEW of the first time I saw them, and the author totally mentioned me without knowing it:

"The band got the crowd dancing and Cumming was strutting around on the stage, engaging at least the female portion of the audience. At one point an audience member was having so much fun that she felt the need to yell, "TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS!" But as you can see from the grainy cell phone picture I took, he stayed true to the name of the band and kept them on."

hahaha! I TOTALLY remember doing that. and, I spotted myself in the "grainy photo", I'm the figure to the right of the blonde ponytail. I can recognize my hair from a mile away.

The Virgins - Hey Hey Girl[mp3]








dates:
Mar 27 Club NME @ KOKO London, UK
Mar 28 Elysée Montmartre Paris, France
Mar 31 La Laiterie Strasbourg, France
Apr 1 Nikasi Kao Lyon, France
Apr 2 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Apr 3 London Loves @ Club Plastic Milan, Italy
Apr 5 Flex Vienna, Austria
Apr 6 Atomic Cafe Munich, Germany
Apr 7 Gebaude 9 Cologne, Germany
Apr 8 Molotow Hamburg, Germany
Apr 9 Festsaal Kreuberg Berlin, Germany
Apr 11 Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland
Apr 12 Rotown Rotterdam, Holland
Apr 14 Digital Brighton, UK
Apr 15 Thekla Bristol, UK
Apr 16 Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK
Apr 17 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, UK
Apr 18 King Tuts Glasgow, UK
Apr 20 The Cluny Newcastle, UK
Apr 21 Rainbow Birmingham, UK
Apr 22 Cockpit Leeds, UK
Apr 23 Heaven London, UK
Apr 25 Academy 2 Dublin, Ireland
Apr 26 Speakeasy Belfast, Ireland
May 11 Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado
May 12 Kilby Court Gallery Salt Lake City, Utah
May 14 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
May 15 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia
May 16 The Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
May 18 Beatnik Studios Sacramento, California
May 20 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
May 21 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, California
May 22 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, California
May 23 Beauty Bar Las Vegas, Nevada
May 26 The Loft Dallas, Texas
May 27 Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, Texas
May 28 Rudyards Houston, Texas
May 30 Alabama Music Box Mobile, Alabama
Jun 1 The Social Orlando, Florida

THE VIRGINS ON AMAZON

Flight of the Concords on tour!

I missed them last year, but they're having another full on North American tour. brace yourselves!

I HIGHLY recommend that you watch the below video (if you like to laugh, that is).


Bret's face at 1:06 onward. hahahahhahaha <3

Flight of the Concords - Ladies of the World [mp3]

4/6/09 Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center* Tampa, FL
4/7/09 University of Miami BankUnited Center* Coral Gables, FL
4/8/09 UCF Arena* Orlando, FL
4/10/09 Ryman Auditorium* Nashville, TN
4/11/09 Fox Theatre* Atlanta, GA
4/13/09 Constitution Hall* Washington, D.C.
4/14/09 Radio City Music Hall* New York, NY
4/17/09 Agganis Arena* Boston, MA
4/18/09 Tower Theatre (2 shows)* Philadelphia, PA
4/19/09 Kent State University* Kent, OH
4/21/09 Massey Hall** Toronto, ON
4/22/09 Massey Hall** Toronto, ON
4/24/09 Fox Theatre** Detroit, MI
4/25/09 IU Auditorium** Bloomington, IN
4/26/09 Overture Center for the Arts** Madison, WI
4/28/09 Aerie Crown** Chicago, IL
4/30/09 Fox Theatre** St. Louis, MO
5/2/09 Riverside Theatre (2 shows)** Milwaukee, WI
5/3/09 Northrop Auditorium** Minneapolis, MN
5/5/09 Nokia Theatre** Dallas, TX
5/6/09 Jones Hall** Houston, TX
5/7/09 Bass Concert Hall** Austin, TX
5/10/09 Center in Vancouver for the Performing Arts*** Vancouver, BC
5/11/09 Paramount Theatre*** Seattle, WA
5/12/09 Paramount Theatre*** Seattle, WA
5/14/09 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall*** Portland, OR
5/16/09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre**** Denver, CO
5/17/09 Abravanel Hall*** Salt Lake City, UT
5/19/09 Dodge Theatre*** Phoenix, AZ
5/20/09 RIMAC Arena*** San Diego, CA
5/22/09 County Bowl*** Santa Barbara, CA
5/23/09 The Joint*** Las Vegas, NV
5/24/09 Greek Theatre*** Los Angeles, CA
5/25/09 Berkeley Community Theatre (2 shows)*** Berkeley, CA

Supporting:
* = Kristen Schaal
** = Eugene Mirman
*** = Arj Barker
**** = 1st Support: Iron & Wine, 2nd Support: Arj Barker

I can't imagine seeing Iron & Wine open for these guys.

Modest Mouse on tour!

They're back! I know, I know, I am light years (a couple of days) late compared to the rest of the blogosphere, but I HAVE A VALID EXCUSE. That text has become an inextricable part of my identity. I should have stuck with something simpler to study, like math. Everyone else has their study time and their leisure time, but mine are interlinked. The result? No free time and a flooded inbox. *SIGH*

Modest Mouse Spring 2009 Tour:
02/22/2009 Oakland CA Fox Theater
02/23/2009 Visalia CA The Fox Theatre
02/24/2009 Hollywood CA HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM
02/25/2009 Tempe AZ The Marquee
02/26/2009 Albuquerque NM Albuquerque Convention Center, Hall
02/28/2009 Boulder CO Balch Fieldhouse/C.U. Boulder
03/02/2009 Kansas City MO
03/03/2009 Oklahoma City OK Diamond Ballroom
03/04/2009 AUSTIN TX STUBB'S BBQ
03/06/2009 OXFORD MS THE LYRIC OXFORD
03/07/2009 Atlanta GA THE TABERNACLE
03/08/2009 Miami FL Langerado Music Festival

Modest Mouse - Never Ending Math Equation [mp3]

Andrew Bird on tour

sexiest. violinist. ever.

I loove Armchair Apocrypha. I don't think it contains one bad song.

thanks to BrooklynVegan for the heads up!
I don't know how I overlooked this. I am signed up for his newsletter and everything...

anyhow, visit the very talented Mr. Bird on MYSPACE ;

buy your tickets HERE; and download a tune below:

Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes [mp3]

Nov 19 - Roter Salon Berlin
Nov 20 - St. Giles Church London
Nov 21 - St. Giles Church London
Nov 25 - Church 'De Duif' Amsterdam
Jan 28 - Carnegie Hall New York, New York
Jan 30 - Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 30 - Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 3 - Nightclub 9:30 Washington, District of Columbia
Feb 4 - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 6 - The Plaza Theatre Orlando, Florida
Feb 7 - House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 12 - The Paramount Theatre Austin, Texas
Feb 13 - The El Rey Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 14 - The Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18 - The Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California
Feb 19 - The Fillmore San Francisco, California
Feb 20 - The Fillmore San Francisco, California
Feb 21 - Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon
Feb 23 - The Moore Theatre Seattle, Washington
Feb 24 - Knitting Factory Boise, Idaho
Feb 25 - The Murray Theater Murray, Utah
Feb 26 - The Ogden Theater Denver, Colorado
Feb 27 - Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska

new Jimmy Eat World tour to celebrate 10th anniversary of "Clarity"

they plan to play the entire album in each of the following venues

New York, NY Terminal 5 (February 23)
Washington DC 930 Club (24)
Philadelphia PA Trocadero Theater (25)
Boston MA House of Blues (26)
Chicago IL Metro (28)
Denver CO Ogden Theatre (March 2)
San Francisco CA The Fillmore (4)
Los Angeles CA Club Nokia (5)
San Diego CA House of Blues (6)
Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre (7)

I will be at the Fillmore show. "Clarity", which was released in 1999, (was that really a decade ago? I had just started middle school...) is such a good album, I got it from the clearance rack at my local record shop for 2 bucks.

Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint [mp3]

I know this is kind of weird and random, but I always wished that Jimmy Eat World would cover "Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service. I feel like they'd do it justice (there are a few covers of SGH out there that I don't particularly enjoy)