Mope Off 2009: Frightened Rabbit Tours with Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks
By E. Nagurney on 07-13-2009
Frightened Rabbit are probably the greatest bunch of mopers Scotland has today. That is, except for maybe their similarly downtrodden buddies The Twilight Sad. Then again, upstarts We Were Promised Jetpacks seem to have this moping thing down pat. Who could pick just one band of Scottish sad-sacks?
Good news: you don’t have to. The three groups will be successfully bumming out the United States together this September. Then and only then shall we know who is the greatest moper of them all. Before then, however, Frightened Rabbit will hit up North America by themselves in mid-July. Tears will be shed, epic climaxes will be reached, catharsis will be found via shredding of vocal cords. It should be awesome.
If you can’t it out to any dates or just prefer moping in the comfort of your bedroom, don’t fret: Frightened Rabbit are currently writing and recording the follow-up to last year’s Midnight Organ Fight (TMT Review). They will be debuting some of the new record’s material during their North American jaunts. Lead singer Scott Hutchinson already premiered one of the group’s new songs, “Swim Until You Can’t See Land,” in solo form during a session for Off The Beaten Tracks, which can be viewed here.
Frightened Rabbit solo mope:
07.17.09 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s
07.18.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Siren Festival
07.19.09 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
07.21.09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
07.22.09 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
07.23.09 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
07.24.09 - Providence, RI - Jerky’s
07.25.09 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks triple mope:
09.12.09 - Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival
09.14.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
09.15.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
09.16.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
09.17.09 - Portland, OR - Dante’s (Musicfest NW)
09.18.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
09.20.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
09.22.09 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
09.24.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
09.26.09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
09.27.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
09.28.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09.29.09 - Orlando, FL - The Social
Akron/Family Hit the Road with Wooden Wand, Jeffrey Lewis, Slaraffenland; Department of Homeland Security Raises Freak Threat Level From Schwag to Dank
By Mike McHugh on 07-13-2009
To: President Barack Obama
From: NORAD
Date: July 13, 2009
Re: Bi-Quarterly Freak Report
Mr. President,
Below you will find a list of known freak cells with a brief rundown of threatening attributes included for each subject. We have reason to believe that SUBJECTS 2-4 will each rendezvous with SUBJECT 1 in various cities across the United States and Canada over the next three months. Each subject is presumed to be highly dangerous and exceedingly freaky. A catastrophe akin to Waco is virtually guaranteed should SUBJECTS 2-4 rendezvous with SUBJECT 1. We suggest immediate action in order to avoid calamity on any scale:
SUBJECT 1: AKRON/FAMILY
- Experimental folk outfit from New York City.
- Recently released fifth studio album Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free (DHS Report)
- Possible Russian spies
- FLAGGEDSUBJECT 2: WOODEN WAND
- Psychedelic pseudonym for James Jackson Toth.
- Appears on a benefit compilation for a subversive Minnesota-based music website.
- FLAGGED
SUBJECT 3: JEFFREY LEWIS
- Extremist member of a reactionary group know as the “anti-folk movement.
- Writes, draws and delivers lectures on comic books.
- FLAGGED
SUBJECT 4: SLARAFFENLAND
- Scandinavian
- FLAGGED
Known rendezvous points:
07.22.09 - Cleveland, OH - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
07.23.09 - Detroit Lakes, MN - 10,000 Lakes Festival
07.24.09 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge *
07.25.09 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Folk Festival
07.26.09 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Folk Festival
07.29.09 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Ghostranch Saloon
07.30.09 - Vail, CO - The Sandbar
07.31.09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
08.02.09 - Liberty Park, NJ - All Points West Festival
08.11.09 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel ^
08.12.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle ^
08.13.09 - Atlanta, GA - E.A.R.L. ^
08.14.09 - Birmingham, AL - BottleTree ^
08.15.09 - Asheville, NC - Harvest Festival at Grey Eagle Tavern
08.28.09 - San Francisco - Outside Lands Festival
08.29.09 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater !
09.07.09 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09.08.09 - Portland, OR - Baghdad Theatre
09.10.09 - Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club #
09.11.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
09.12.09 - Monticello, NY - ATP NY Festival
09.14.09 - Hudson, NY - Jason's Upstairs # %
09.15.09 - Williamsport, PA - Site B # %
09.16.09 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways # %
09.17.09 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place # %
09.18.09 - London, ON - LOLA Fest
09.19.09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick # %
09.20.09 - Louisville, KY - 21C Museum Atrium Gallery # %
* Icy Demons
^ Wooden Wand
# Jeffrey Lewis &The Junkyard
% Slaraffenland
! ! Howlin' Rain, Lucky Dragons
Boredoms’ Super Roots 10 Gets U.S. Release Date, Band Gets to Live Out “On a Boat” Fantasy First Realized by Andy Samberg and T-Pain
By Liz Louche on 07-13-2009
I like Boredoms. The legendary Japanese noise rock band has been going strong since the 1980s, touring with Sonic Youth, recording a serious number of releases, and basically becoming a byword for coolness for record geeks around the world. So it was with pleasant interest when I discovered the band’s Super Roots 10 EP was going to be released outside of Japan via Thrill Jockey. This most recent offering in the Super Roots series came out early this year in Japan and is slated for a September 8 non-Japan release on limited double vinyl, designed and produced by vocalist Eye.
This is great on its own, right? But wait, there's more! How about the news that Boredoms will finally be putting out a new full-length next year? Or what about the sure-to-be MIND-BLOWING show on a Russian ferry off the coast of Japan (TMT News)? Oh, and don't forget that Boredoms are also performing Boadrum 9 at New York City's Terminal 5, and again at the American version of All Tomorrow’s Parties. No boat at those dates, though, alas.
Tracklisting:
1. Super Rooy
2. Ant 10
3. Ant 10 / Estereo 10 (Remix by Altz)
4. Ant 10 (Remix by DJ Finger Hat)
5. Ant 10 (Remix by DJ Lindstrom)
6. Ant 10 / Mineral Dub Break (Remix by Altz)
Tourdates:
07.22.09 – Ocean, Japan – Russian Ferry (The Sun & Moon Festival)
09.09.09 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
09.13.09 – Monticello, NY – Kutscher’s Resort (All Tomorrow’s Parties)
Ticketmaster Forced to Shut Down Misleading Scalping Sites; Or, Why I Hate the Illinois Attorney General
By Elzee on 07-10-2009
We all know that Ticketmaster’s monopoly on the ticketing business is a force for good. Let’s count the ways we love them:
1. Order processing charges
2. Involuntary parking fees
3. Nonexistent customer service
4. Impossible-to-read Captcha filters
5. TicketsNow, Ticketmaster’s in-house ticket scalping service
6. Merger with Live Nation...
Ugh, let me just skip to #33
33. TicketsNow sites that pretend to be venue websites
Unfortunately for those of us in the Ticketmaster Official Fan Club, the Attorney General of Illinois (TicketsNow's hometown) has forcibly removed Reason #33 from the list in a $50,000 lawsuit against Ticketmaster. According to The Consumerist, Ticketmaster must close Ticketsnow sites that use domain names that include the names of venues and bands, where ticket buyers beleived they were buying their tickets at face value from the source rather than at inflated prices from TicketsNow. But let’s be honest: it’s hardly our beloved Ticketmaster’s job to coddle the ignorant public!
The settlement also requires that TicketsNow wait to sell marked-up tickets until after Ticketmaster puts the tickets on sale at regular price. This sounds like a case of big bad government meddling in private industry, something we here at Tiny Mix Tapes staunchly oppose on the basis that it’s mean. Ticketmaster needs all the money it can get, especially because it no longer has real competition in the ticketing market.
Throw Me The Statue Throw Us a New LP and Tour; Catch Them or You Are a Loser
By Annapocalypse on 07-10-2009
I had this great idea to write a whole news story making fun of Throw Me The Statue’s band name -- something about how they maybe picked it after one of the guys was, uh, throwing a statue or something like that. But then I looked up their Wikipedia entry and found out that the Wiki gods state the band likely took its name from the 1984 movie, Romancing The Stone. Um, what the fuck, Wikipedia?! Thanks for ruining my story idea! I still don't know exactly how Throw Me The Statue relates to the film -- I was born a year after it was released and don’t spend my free time watching Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner movies from the 80s -- but feel free to email and enlighten me.
In more relevant news, Throw Me The Statue have a new album coming out August 4 on Secretly Canadian. Creaturesque is its name, and the tracklisting is as follows:
1. Waving At The Shore
2. Pistols
3. Tag
4. Ancestors
5. Noises
6. Snowshoes
7. Dizzy From The Fall
8. Cannibal Rays
9. Hi-Fi Goon
10. Baby, You're Bored
11. Shade For A Shadow
12. The Outer Folds
Romancing The Tour Dates:
07.11.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumos #
07.31.09 - Seattle, WA - Mural Ampitheatre %
08.23.09 - Spokane, WA - Empyrean Coffee $
08.26.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry $
08.27.09 - Urbana, IL - Courtyard Café $
08.28.09 - Madison, WI - The Annex $
08.29.09 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean $
08.30.09 - Toronto, ON - TBA $
08.31.09 - Montreal, QE - Il Motore $
09.01.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs $
09.02.09 - NYC, NY - Mercury Lounge $
09.03.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
09.04.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel $
09.05.09 - Durham, NC - Duke Coffee House at Duke University $
09.07.09 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn $
09.08.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under $
09.09.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon $
09.10.09 - Houston, TX - Rudyards $
09.11.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk $
09.12.09 - Dallas, TX - Cavern $
09.14.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts $
09.15.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo $
09.16.09 - San Diego, CA - The Loft $
09.17.09 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw $
09.18.09 - Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Fun Garden $
# Robin Pecknold
% Blitzen Trapper
$ The Brunettes
