April Pontiak Showers Bring May Pontiak Tours… By Showers I Mean They’re Putting Out a New Album. I’m Not Implying that Pontiak are Urinating on Anybody. Honest. Ain’t No Bands Urinating Here. Just a New Album and Tour, That’s All. Hey, Stop Looking at Me Like That. Oh You Damn Well Know What I’m Talking About, The “Is He Actually Gonna Pee on Me Right Now” Stare. For the Thousandth Time, TMT Readership, I’m Not Going to Pee on You! Also that First Line is an Off Rhyme So Yeah Deal with THAT or something.
By Mike McHugh on Apr 9 2009
Fraternal riff masons Pontiak get shit done quick. Hardly half a year has passed since their beefy sophomore effort Sun on Sun (TMT Review) dropped, but nevertheless Pontiak have just released a brand new record of well-contained chaos and backyard stoner drudge this past Tuesday. The recording of the new LP, dubbed Maker, nearly mimicked that of Sun on Sun, with Pontiak cutting almost every track live in their tiny rural studio. The major difference between Maker and its predecessor, though, lies in guitarist Van Carney’s amps, which blew out during recording but incidentally provided him with just the type of deteriorating monstrosity he was looking for all along. Aww, Pontiak should option a movie with this record and have Ryan Gosling play Van Carney and Rachel McAdams could play the dying amplifier. Think of the romance! Think of the heartbreak! Think of all the heavy riffs and beer!
Maker marks the Carney brothers’ third release in less than a year after collaborating with fellow Thrill Jockeyers Arbouretum on a record called Kale along with Sun on Sun. Pontiak will continue their streak of productivity with a big-ass two-month tour, preceded by a date in their native Baltimore. May your tour be full of joy and your amps always on the on the brink of death, fellas.
04.24.09 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
05.01.09 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
05.02.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio
05.03.09 - New Haven, CT - Bar w/Ocean
05.05.09 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery
05.08.09 - Toronto, ON - Drakes Hotel
05.09.09 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
05.11.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
05.13.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Sugar Maple
05.15.09 - Des Moines, IA - The House of Bricks
05.16.09 - Lawrence, KS - The Replay Lounge
05.18.09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
05.21.09 - Oakland, CA - The Stork Club
05.22.09 - Ashland, OR - The Stilwater
05.23.09 - Portland, OR - Rotture
05.27.09 - Olympia, WA - All Ages Project
05.28.09 - Chico, CA - Cafe Coda
05.29.09 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
06.01.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Blue Monkey
06.02.09 - San Diego, CA - Radio Room
06.03.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunkspace
06.06.09 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
06.09.09 - Tallahassee, FL - The Engine Room
06.11.09 - Tampa, FL - Crow Bar
06.12.09 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
06.13.09 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
06.16.09 - Asheville, NC - Emerald Lounge
06.18.09 - Richmond, VA - Nara Sushi
07.24.09 - Birmingham, UK - Supersonic Festival
By Mr P on Apr 8 2009
MoHa!, one of my absolute favorite bands in the history of the universe, are on tour in places where I am not. But I'm not going to complain. Sure, I'd love to see them perform tracks from last year's Rune Grammofon release One-Way Ticket to Candyland (TMT Review), an album I consider flawless (and I hate people who use that word!), but hell, life ain't fair. Plus, I suppose just knowing that the group is out there playing music is enough to keep me satisfied.
So, no, I am not going to whine, no siree. I'm perfectly happy formatting these FUCKING tourdates...
Talibam!, Scorch Trio, Ultralyd:
04.08.09 - Olomouc, Czeck Republic - Ponorka - Hospoda u Muzea
04.09.09 - Budapest, Hungary - Cöxpon Cafe Thater
04.10.09 - Timisoara, Romania - Simultan
04.12.09 - Bucharest, Romania - Rokolectiv
04.13.09 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - TBA
04.14.09 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Pistolet
04.16.09 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Attack
04.17.09 - Kavala, Greece - TEI - Accion Mutante
04.18.09 - Athens, Greece - Mixanourgeio
04.21.09 - Bari, Italy - Bohemian
04.23.09 - Ancona, Italy - La Cupa
04.24.09 - Perugia, Italy - Ex Mattatoio
04.25.09 - Rome, Italy - Sinister Noise
04.26.09 - Firenze, Italy - Ex Fila Connessione Metropolitane
04.28.09 - Mulhouse, Italy - Noumatrouff
05.04.09 - Lyon, France - Grrnd Zero
05.05.09 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Monasterio
05.06.09 - Zaragoza, Spain - Arrebato
05.07.09 - Alicante, Spain - Bar Coyote
05.08.09 - Madrid, Spain - El Perro club
05.09.09 - Bilbao, Spain - L'mono + Akauzazte
05.10.09 - Getaria, Spain - Gaztetxe de Getaria
05.11.09 - Poitiers, France - Clauricaume Café
05.12.09 - Nantes, France - BITCHE
05.13.09 - Le Mans, France - L´inventare
05.14.09 - Kortrijk, Belgium - The Strip
Rivers Cuomo Preps Live CD, Gives Rainn Wilson Yet Another Chance for Goofy Mugging
By Couscous on Apr 8 2009
Thirsty for a drink from the mighty River of Cuomo? Get yer canteen!
The release of last year's Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers
Cuomo has sparked the upcoming release of the Weezer frontman's live
CD and accompanying DVD. It was recorded in December 2008 at Fingerprintz Records in Long Beach, CA, during a promotional in-store solo
performance of Weezer and Cuomo solo songs that included plenty of
participation from the 150-member audience. The DVD will feature an
interview between Cuomo and actor/musician Jason Schwartzman.
Hopefully all you fans of nerdy, sensitive geek boys are sitting down,
because it doesn't end there. Cuomo and Schwartzman have also been
recording new material together, which they will debut April 11
on Sirius Radio's Alternative Radio Countdown. Not only that, but
apparently Rainn Wilson, best known as The Office's Dwight Schrute,
makes an appearance on the new material. Just what he's doing there is
the million-dollar question.
In other Weezer news, the band will be playing its first tour date of
2009 at Tokyo's Fujirock Festival on July 26. Other U.S. and
international dates are in the works, possibly in support of the
band's seventh album, which is rumored to be dropping later this year. They are also rumored to go on tour with the newly reunited Blink-182.
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band Announce Free Documentary & Comparably Expensive Summer Tour Dates
By Nobodaddy on Apr 8 2009
When last we caught up with the lonesome crowded Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band (TMT News), they were prepping their oddly cheesily-titled sophomore album Outer South for a May 5 release on Merge.
Well, now it seems as though that’s just not enough. Conor Oberst wants to show gratitude to his fans for sticking by him in his latest period of Neil Young Envy, so on April 15, he and his Mystic Valley bros are releasing a free documentary that chronicles the past year or so in the life of the band. Titled One of My Kind, the documentary will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s journey over the last year and a half. Made by the band’s guitar-tech Phil Schaffart and presented by the internet’s premiere “good cause taste-maker” Causecast, the 60-minute film basically chronicles the hanging-out-and-makin’-bank of Conor and Co., from the recording of their first album in Tepoztlan, Mexico to their worldwide tour in 2008 and the making of Outer South in El Paso, Texas.
This thing will be available as a free stream or HD download exclusively on Causecast IFC.com, conoroberst.com, mergerecords.com, and wichita-recordings.com. Additionally, Causecast.org partner sites IFC.com, The Huffington Post, and MySpace IMPACT will each feature exclusive outtakes, trailers, and live acoustic performances from the film. Meanwhile, you can watch a trailer of the film here.
Outer South is currently available for pre-order at Merge, some U.S. shows are happening in the coming days, and the documentary will be up next week. But in the meantime, you should be plenty busy clicking on all of these links that we threw in here for you...
Well? What are you waiting for? Click on them. ALL of them. We’ll know if you don’t. We’ve got technology over here. You really don't want to make the Wichita Recordings people angry.
Tourdates:
04.09.09 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
04.10.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
04.11.09 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
04.12.09 - El Paso, TX - Barnett Harley Davidson
04.13.09 - Albuquerque, NM - The Sunshine Theater
04.14.09 - Tempe. AZ - The Marquee
04.15.09 - Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
04.17.09 - Indio, CA - Coachella
06.17.09 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
06.18.09 - Telluride, CO - Telluride BlueGrass Festival
06.19.09 - Moab, UT - Star Hall
06.20.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Library Square
06.21.09 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
06.22.09 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
06.24.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
06.25.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Summer Fest
06.26.09 - Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
06.28.09 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont
06.29.09 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
06.30.09 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
07.01.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
07.02.09 - Bearsville, NY - Bearsville Theater
07.03.09 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
La Otracina to Embark on Tour Today; Southeastern United States in Immediate Danger of Psychic Flooding; Experts Fear Many Minds Will be Blown
By Mangoon on Apr 8 2009
Brooklyn psych connoisseurs La Otracina are about to leave the rainy, slightly chilly weather of New York for warmer skies, boiled peanuts, and southern kicks. The band, fresh off the release of Blood Moon Riders on Holy Mountain, will bring their blazing form of overt mind-bending hard rock theatrics to several spots in the Carolinas and Florida, including a tour finale in Richmond, Virginia. They will come armed with plenty of Pentagram bootlegs for the long drive and will more than likely be looking to cop a bag once they get to your town.
Here’s their itinerary.
04.08.09 - Greensboro, NC - 1701 West Friendly (house show) #
04.09.09 - Charleston, SC - 89 Columbus St (house show) $
04.10.09 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub ^
04.11.09 - Lakeland, FL - Melvin Gallery (Florida Southern College) @
04.12.09 - Tampa, FL - The Roosevelt @
04.13.09 - Gainesville, FL - The Kickstand *
04.14.09 - Greenville, SC - X-Records &
04.15.09 - Richmond, VA - Dude Manch 618 E. Franklin (house show) %
04.24.09 - NAAM Record Release Show (venue TBA)
05.20.09 - New York, NY - The Stone
# The Three Brained Robot, Iron Bitchface
$ The Dead Hippies, Appolyon
^ Bleeding Rainbow, Happy Valley
@ Evening People
* Nomenclature, The Future Now, Tanks in Series
& Orchard
% Yardwork, Caves/Caverns
