Dungen Storms the U.S. with Flute Solos in Tow

By Kenny Bloggins on

If you're like me, you're probably bumming hard on the fact that you never got to see Jethro Tull in their prime. Well, never fear, as Gustav Ejstes plays a psychotically mean flute, looks like he just dropped by to say hi on his way to 1974, and is bringing his band Dungen to our shores this fall.

Dungen, probably the most technically proficient psychedelic rock group currently functioning, will storm the U.S. with brain-melting visuals, a slew of new material, and courtroom evidence that you actually can jam out without ever having to resort to the dreaded "white blues" (I'm looking at you, half of Bonnaroo). No word yet on opening acts, but I had the privilege of seeing cock-rock champs Cheeseburger open for them in 2005. Hopefully this year's tour will be up to those standards.

This fall's tour is in support of their forthcoming Kemado Records release, 4, expected September 30. The new joint is, um, actually not their fourth record. Technically, it's their sixth, which is too bad considering the aforementioned "forthcoming" would've been a killer, monumentally creative pun. Well, Ian Anderson would've chortled on one leg, anyway.

Band from Brooklyn Plans Fall Tour! This Time It’s Yeasayer!

By Liz Louche on Sep 15 2008

For many people, this band was the sound of summer. For others, the sound of Urban Outfitters. And for still more people, they were simply the band that released that album with the kinda nu-ravey, kinda creepy cover where the person's head is all a bunch of wires or cables or something, and the chest is made out of blonde gleaming hair. Hair! They are, as I'm sure you were able to tell instantly from that intro, Brooklyn's Yeasayer. Now that we've gotten through the whole intro thing and are rapidly coming to the mid-section and dramatic conclusion of this story -- because let's face it, there's not much of one! -- you'd be right to assume that Yeasayer are preparing to embark on a fall tour.

That's right! They are! They are going to so many places too -- maybe they are going somewhere near you? Why not take a look at the following dates, slip into a cozy Urban Outfitters novelty tee, and get ready to contemplate the meaning of that album cover! It's a person with cables for brain! Cables! What could that even MEAN?

*Chairlift

SHRIMP SCAMPI: Fuck Buttons (2-Minute Interview)

By David Harris on Sep 15 2008

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All The Saints Sign To Touch And Go; British Pop Group All Saints Sue For Custody Of Their Name

By Annapocalypse on Sep 15 2008

When I first read about Touch and Go signing Atlanta-by-way-of-Alabama trio, All The Saints, I did a double-take, as a hazy mental image of the British all-female pop group All Saints immediately popped into my head. I think my sister bought a CD single of theirs from Sam Goody sometime in the late ’90s... but I digress.

All The Saints’ debut album, Fire On Corridor X, will be released on Touch and Go digitally September 9 and on vinyl November 4. The CD version is currently available from Killer Pimp Records. And in case you’re wondering what this new trio sounds like, their press release claims that the debut album “May be steeped in a heavy psych/drone tradition, but under the din lay songs that contradict the cacophony.” I can get on board with that.

Check out their upcoming mini-tour with former Killer Pimp labelmates:

& A Place To Bury Strangers

Danielson and Cryptacize Embark on U.S. Tour

By Tiffani Harcrow on Sep 15 2008

Who knows why certain musicians decide to team-up together for collaborations or for tours. Maybe it’s a deep and intangible musical kinship, or maybe it’s merely an advantageous pairing birthed in the minds of record execs. But it’s probably just the shared love of cute
costumes! I’m sure that this is the ultimate motivation behind the upcoming Cryptacize and Danielson tour. The costumed cohorts kick off their U.S. tour on Halloween, and rumor is that certain Cryptacize members will be pulling double duty as Danielson family band members.

The Natural Good Time Family Band Solution known as Danielson will be touring in support of the upcoming anthology Trying Hartz, a two-disc compilation gathering a decade’s worth of previous material, live jams, unreleased tracks, and track commentary from the trunk of the Tree of Knowledge himself, Daniel Smith.

Trying Hartz tracklist:

Weasel Walter, Peter Evans, And 30 of Their Closest Friends Hit the Road in Support of Two Jazztacular New Releases!

By Liz Louche on Sep 12 2008

There are many timeless combinations that are so culturally ingrained, so perfectly complementary that we modern-world citizens automatically imagine them as inextricable: macaroni ‘n’ cheese, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Minneapolis and St. Paul. And, now, you can add to that list No Wave aficionado Weasel Walter -- he of The Flying Luttenbachers, XBXRX, Lake of Dracula, To Live and Shave in L.A. (and tons and tons of other bands) fame -- and, well, the many gifted and talented musicians accompanying him on his upcoming fall tour. Mr. Walter and crew will be tearing up the East Coast (plus Chicago!) in what one can only assume will be an explosion of avant-garde jazz awesomeness. All this to-do is in support of two new releases: one, the combined effort of the Peter Evans and Weasel Walter group entitled Oculus Ex Abyssum; the other, a live CD-R by the Evans/Fei/Smith/Walter outfit. Both are available from ugEXPLODE Records. There's a lot to list here, so let's get to it.

* Weasel Walter (drums), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Mike Forbes (tenor saxophone), Andrew Scott Young (contrabass)

** Weasel Walter (drums), Forbes Graham (trumpet), Greg Kelley (trumpet), Paul Flaherty (saxophones). Also appearing: Ba Na Nas, White Mice and Big Disappointments.

*** Guests TBA. Also appearing: Zs A.O.

**** Weasel Walter (drums), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Peter Evans (trumpet)

***** Weasel Walter (drums), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Lisle Ellis (contrabass), Nate Wooley (trumpet)

****** Weasel Walter (drums), Marc Edwards (drums), Peter Evans (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Paul Flaherty (saxophones), Tom Blancarte (contrabass). Also appearing: Weasel Walter/Peter Evans Duo and Jeff Gretz Ensemble.

Photo: [Digital_Freak]

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