SINGER Sign On The Dotted Line For Drag City, Unveil Unhistories Tracklist
By Paulb on 02-07-2008
Chicago-based quartet SINGER have signed with Chicago-based heavyweight Drag City for their upcoming debut Unhistories, which doesn't quite have a solid release date as of yet besides a murky "forth. 2008" at the label's official site.
SINGER is a true Windy City amalgam boasting four young bucks, quite familiar to those who have kept up with the ever-evolving Chicago scene. They are Todd Rittmann (US Maple), Robert Lowe (90 Day Men, Lichens), and the brothers Vida, Adam, and Ben. The band has played several opening slots thus far and will play a show with Make Believe and De Triomphe February 22 at Chicago's Subterranean. (I bet you didn't think I could possibly throw another Chicago in, but you were wrong, sucka.)
You can listen to three tracks off Unhistories over at the band's MySpace and then wait impatiently for the disc to magically appear later this year.
Unhistories tracklist:
New Pornographers Attempt to Ford Okkervil River, Supplies Get Wet, Dan Bejar Drowns
By Nobodaddy on 02-07-2008
The New Pornographers have reached the Okkervil River crossing.
They must cross the River to continue.
Okkervil River is currently four albums wide and four members deep.
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Date:
04.09.08 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04.10.08 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
04.11.08 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
04.12.08 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead
04.13.08 - Ithaca, NY - The State Theater of Ithaca
04.14.08 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
04.16.08 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
04.17.08 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
04.18.08 - Nashville, TN - The Cannery
04.19.08 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04.20.08 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
04.21.08 - Madison, WI - Orpheum
04.22.08 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
Weather: warm
Health: fair
Food: 885 pounds
Next Landmark: 42 miles
Miles Traveled: 60 miles
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New Pornographers:
03.08.08 - Mississauga, ONT - Fairmount Royal Oak Hotel *
07.17-20.08 - Benicassim, Spain - Benicassim Festival
* Tokyo Police Club
Okkervil River:
02.02.08 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Empire
02.03.08 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
02.05.08 - London, England - Scala
02.07.08 - Leuven, Belgium - Stuk
02.08.08 - Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
02.09.08 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02.10.08 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
02.23.08 - Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
02.24.08 - Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
02.26.08 - Melbourne, Australia - Corner
02.27.08 - Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
02.29.08 - Perth, Australia - International Arts Festival
03.01.08 - Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
03.02.08 - Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival
03.04.08 - Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arms
03.05.08 - Wellington, New Zealand - SF Bath House
04.05.08 - Dallas, TX - Granada
04.06.08 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
04.07.08 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater *
05.29-31.08 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
08.05-09.08 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
* Howlin' Rain
Both bands' pace has been set to GRUELING.
The Super-Secretive Black Moth Super Rainbow Ready A Tour, Secretly
By C. Schell on 02-07-2008
2007 was a pretty good year for Pittsburgh, PA's Black Moth Super Rainbow. They released the excellent, Plug Awards-nominated (Avant Album of The Year) Dandelion Gum (TMT Review) and received belated praise for their ‘06 collaboration with The Octopus Project, House Of Apples & Eyeballs (Graveface Records). They also toured a lot, including opening slots for The Flaming Lips.
While 2008 may have gotten off to a slow start (hey, it's only February), things are about to heat up soon (not weather-wise, especially if you live in Midwest USA, where it may happen in mid-April, at best). The first project comes from BMSR member Ken Fec, whose solo album, Kongmanivong (Graveface), comes out February 23 under the name Power Pill First. Meanwhile, the winners of the Plug (which, by its name, sounds like a bad thing) will be announced March 6, with the double vinyl version (+bonus track) of Dandelion Gum available around then, probably in time for the band's two-and-a-half week trek through the middle and western parts of the United States. If you are on the fence about going, keep in mind that the band has stated on their website that this will be the only tour BMSR does this year, because they "gotta work on a new record." An informed reader is a better scheduler.
Tourdates:
RIP Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
By Judy Berman on 02-07-2008
On Tuesday, February 5, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi died at home in the
Netherlands. Born some time between 1911 and 1918, Maharishi was the
founder of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement and is most
famous for working with ‘60s luminaries like The Beatles and The Beach
Boys, along with ‘60s goobers like Donovan. He taught Andy Kaufman,
who is the real-life version of that guy whose wife Courtney Love
played in Man on the Moon. Even David Lynch became a
believer. In 1958, Maharishi introduced TM technique, which simply
involves devoting 20 minutes every day to closed-eye meditation while
reciting a mantra. The Indian-born guru established several schools
for teaching meditation, bringing in several million dollars. After
his hippie heyday, he became somewhat controversial when several of
his students accused him of fraud for claiming he could teach them how
to fly. Since the 1990s, Maharishi lived in relative seclusion in the Dutch village of Vlodrop due to poor health.
