Let’s Wrestle bring fightin’ words, songs, and tour to US
By Deno on 03-02-2010
Let’s Wrestle is a rambunctious bunch of lo-fi rockin’ Brits who have oft been compared to (and reportedly made fans out of) Art Brut. After earning a solid following in the UK with 2009’s In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s (to be released in America on March 23 via Merge), they’ve decided to cross the ocean to stake their claim to an American audience. Their tour kicks off March 15, just a few days before their numerous SXSW appearances.
Let’s Wrestle will be joined on dates by Portland’s longtime indie-pop pals Quasi and Titus Andronicus. Head over to the Chocolate Grinder to hear a track from the album. Maybe you’ll see what Art Brut and the rest have been so worked up about.
In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s tracklisting:
01. My Arms Don’t Bend that Way, Damn It!
02. I’m in Love With Destruction
03. Tanks
04. My Eyes Are Bleeding (Interlude)
05. My Schedule
06. We Are the Men You’ll Grow to Love Soon
07. In Dreams
08. Atlantis (Interlude)
09. Song for Old People
10. I Won’t Lie to You
11. Diana’s Hair
12. I’m in Fighting Mode
13. Insects
14. It’s Not Going to Happen
15. Waltz (Interlude)
16. In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s
Tourdates:
03.15.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory *Brooklyn Vegan pre-SXSW show!
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Cedar St. Courtyard *Merge Records SXSW showcase [more SXSW parties below]
03.21.10 - El Paso, TX Black Market %
03.22.10 - Scottsdale, AZ - Chyro Arts %
03.23.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater %
03.25.10 - San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Art Center %
03.26.10 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door %
03.27.10 - Sacramento, CA - Fungarden %
03.28.10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s %
03.30.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %
03.31.10 - Portland, OR Mississippi Studios %
04.15.10 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club^
04.16.10 - Madison, WI - Annex^
04.17.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick^
04.18.10 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern^
04.19.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore^
04.20.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs^
04.22.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom^
04.23.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s^
04.24.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat^
04.26.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle^
04.27.10 - Atlanta, GA - 529^
04.28.10 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree^
04.29.10 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge^
04.30.10 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House^
05.01.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall^
% Titus Andronicus
^ Quasi
SXSW day parties:
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Knuckle Rumbler/Austin Town Hall party @ Ghost Room (1:45 PM; 304 W. 4th St.)
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - PopMontreal party @ Lovejoy’s (4:20 PM; 604 Neches St)
03.19.10 - Austin, TX - Urban Outfitters party (4 PM: 2406 Guadalupe St.)
03.19.10 - Austin, TX - Homeslice Pizza Party (12 PM; 1415 S. Congress St)
• Let’s Wrestle: http://www.myspace.com/letsfuckingwrestle
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com
Nautical Almanac and Weyes Blood (ex-Jackie-O Motherfucker) tour
By Jon Lorenz on 03-01-2010
Baltimore’s Nautical Almanac has been warping minds with their insane bleeps and bloops, odd projections, and all-out weirdness for 15 years now. They have toured the world over a million times, and lucky for us, they are at it again. This time around, they’ll be taking along Weyes Blood, the solo project of ex-Jackie-O Motherfucker bass player Natalie Mering, who will spreading some dark, lo-fi ballads throughout these dates. Check it out:
03.04.10 - Oberlin, Ohio - SCO~
03.05.10 - Cincinnati, Oh - Art Damage Lodge*
03.06.10 - Chicago, Illinois
03.07.10 - Ypsilanti, Michigan - Dreamland Theater
03.08.10 - Toledo, Ohio - the Robinwood Concert House
03.09.10 - Columbus, Ohio - Skylab
03.10.10 - Cleveland, OH
03.11.10 - Western Mass
03.12.10 - Northampton, Ma
03.13.10 - Worchester, MA
03.14.10 - Providence,RI - Hillarious Attic^
03.15.10 - Portland, Maine$
03.16.10 - Boston, Mass^
03.17.10 - New Haven, CT
03.18.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Coco66
03.19.10 - Philadelphia, Penn - The Rotunda
~ Wolf Eyes, Aaron Dilloway
* Andrew Coltrane, Ara
^ Black Pus
$ Id M Theft Able
• Nautical Almanac: http://www.heresee.com
• Weyes Blood: http://www.myspace.com/nataliewiseblood
We Are Wolves are probably already sick of jokes about “Wolf Bands,” but will just have to put up with a few more if they want me to list their tourdates
By Nat Towsen on 03-01-2010
We Are Wolves (not to be confused with Le Loup, who are only one wolf) have announced an upcoming North American tour in support of their new, triangle-free LP, Invisible Violence (TMT Review). The album was digitally released February 2 via Dare to Care and didn’t see a physical release until February 23, which gave everyone a glorious window of time in which you could’ve illegally downloaded it and still convinced yourself that you’d pay for the vinyl. And speaking of digital/physical releases, maybe you should get off the internet. Go to a concert. Meet some people. You know?
What’s that? A concert sounds like a good place to rub up against (if not even speak to and mate with) people? Then you’re in luck! Joined on a few dates by Parlovr, Lesbians on Ecstacy, and Wolf Parade (who have to be, like, six thousand wolves), We Are Wolves are coming to a town (relatively) near you! Catch them before they fly out to Lyon (Lyon… lions… wolves… you get the idea).
We Are Wolves tourdates:
03.05.10 - Montréal, QC - Contemporary Art Museum of Montréal
03.06.10 - Shawinigan, QC - Trou Du Diable
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Paradise Cafe
04.01.10 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec *
04.06.10 - Kingston, ON - The Ale House *
04.07.10 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
04.08.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
04.09.10 - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door
04.10.10 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
04.12.10 - Portland, OR - Rotture
04.13.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
04.15.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret **
04.16.10 - Kamloops, BC - Heroes Pub **
04.17.10 - Calgary, AB - The Republik **
04.18.10 - Edmonton, AB - Pawn Shop **
04.19.10 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s **
04.20.10 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Hotel **
04.21.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
04.22.10 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04.23.10 - London, ON - Call the Office **
04.24.10 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison **
05.15.10 - Lyon, France - Place de la Bourse (Nuits Sonores) ***
* Wolf Parade
** Parlovr
*** Lesbians on Ecstasy
• We Are Wolves: http://wearewolves.net
• Dare to Care: http://www.daretocarerecords.com
Headlights to join rest of indie rock on tour this spring
By Brendan Sudol on 03-01-2010
2010 may have only recently started, but Champaign, IL band Headlights are already busy. The band recorded a Daytrotter session last month and have recently announced a spring tour with David Bazan. Headlights and the former Pedro the Lion frontman will take the stage across the US. If they don’t happen to be stopping in your town or if their newest album, Wildlife (TMT Review), wasn’t your thing, you can catch any number of other bands on tour this spring.
03.04.10 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage #
03.05.10 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp #
03.06.10 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door #
03.07.10 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho #
03.08.10 - Long Beach, CA - Alex’s Bar #
03.09.10 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar #
03.10.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Sail Inn #
03.12.10 - Norman, OK - The Opolis #
03.13.10 - Springfield, MO - Gallery Sounds #
03.14.10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House #
03.15.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House #
03.17.10 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In #
03.18.10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle #
03.19.10 - West Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern #
03.20.10 - Richmond, VA - Alley Katz #
03.21.10 - Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar #
03.22.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
03.23.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
03.27.10 - Grantham, PA - Messiah College
03.28.10 - Columbus, OH - The Summit #
03.29.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop #
03.30.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College #
04.03.10 - Dekalb, IL - House Cafe #
04.04.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst #
04.05.10 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club #
# David Bazan
• Headlights: http://www.headlightsmusic.com
• David Bazan: http://www.davidbazan.com
• Polyvinyl: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com
Tyvek and Awesome Color set to leave a trail of scum all over the US; open wide!
By Jon Lorenz on 03-01-2010
Tyvek and Awesome Color are two of Michigan’s scummiest rock ‘n’ roll bands, so it makes sense that they would join up for a month-long tour. Together, they will hit Festival NRMAL, the Panache Showcase at SXSW, and a whole shitload of cities on the East Coast, Midwest, and the South. Check the dates and see if they’re hittin’ your town. And if they’re not? Well, why don’t you just end it now.
03.03.10 - Rochester, New York - Bug Jar
03.04.10 - Poughkeepsie, New York - Vassar College
03.05.10 - New Haven, Connecticut - Cafe 9
03.06.10 - Purchase, New York - Suny Purchase
03.07.10 - Brooklyn, New York - Market Hotel
03.08.10 - Baltimore, Maryland - Otto Bar
03.09.10 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Local 506
03.10.10 - Atlanta, Georgia - 529
03.11.10 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Circle Bar
03.12.10 - San Antonio, Texas - Ten Eleven
03.13.10 - Monterey - Festival NRMAL*
03.16.10 - McAllen, Texas - Simon Sez
03.18.10 - Austin, Texas - Baby Blue Studio [NIGHT OF RAGE II]~
03.19.10 - Austin, Texas - Beauty Bar (Austin) Panache Showcase*
03.21.10 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sauced
03.22.10 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Vinos
03.23.10 - Nashville, Tennessee - Little Hamilton
03.24.10 - Lexington, Kentucky - Al’s Bar
03.25.10 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Art Damaged Lodge
03.26.10 - Toledo, Ohio - Woodchucks
03.27.10 - Detroit, Michigan - CAID
* Golden Triangle
~ Grass Widow, The Carrots
• Tyvek: http://www.myspace.com/tyvekmusic
• Awesome Color: http://www.myspace.com/awesomecolor
