Phosphorescent announces summer tour to last until the end of time
By Annapocalypse on May 24 2010
Riding high on the release of their new album, Here’s To Taking It Easy (TMT Review), Phosphorescent have announced a summer tour that will pretty much last them, well, all summer. Fortunately, ringleader Matthew Houck has transitioned Phosphorescent from a one-man band to a full group, because otherwise it would get pretty boring driving across the country all alone.
Here’s To Taking It On The Road:
05.24.10 - Zwolle, Netherlands - Eureka
05.25.10 - Berlin, Germany - NBI
05.27.10 - Nürnberg, Germany - K4
05.28.10 - Vienna, Austria - Fluc
05.29.10 - Freiburg, Germany - E-werk
06.01.10 - Paris, France - L’Espace B
06.02.10 - London, UK - ICA
06.03.10 - Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute
06.04.10 - Glasgow, UK - Captain’s Rest
06.05.10 - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
06.06.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07.08.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Hudson River Park Pier 54
07.10.10 - Toronto, ON - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
07.12.10 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
07.13.10 - Columbus, OH - The Summit
07.14.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
07.15.10 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
07.17.10 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
07.21.10 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
07.22.10 - Austin, TX - The Independent
07.23.10 - Dallas, TX - Kessler Theatre
07.24.10 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation
07.26.10 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
07.27.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
07.28.10 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
07.30.10 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07.31.10 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
08.03.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
08.04.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
08.05.10 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
08.06.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
08.07.10 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
08.09.10 - Washington DC - Black Cat
08.10.10 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar Club Stage
08.11.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Rittenhouse Square Park
08.12.10 - Providence, RI - Jerky’s Live Music Hall
08.15.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East (Downstairs)
09.10.10 - Dorset, UK - End of the Road Festival
09.11.10 - Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
• Phosphorescent: http://myspace.com/phosphorescent
OMG! Gorillas to play UK arena tour!! Wait, what? It’s just some band called Gorillaz? With a ‘z’??
By Nobodaddy on May 24 2010
Sigh… well, here we are, reader. Thanks for clicking that headline out there (or scrolling down from another story). I appreciate you sticking this story out with me even though it’s not what I thought it was. Now, first things first. We both need to come to grips with the fact that a bunch of gorillas are, in point of fact, not touring around the United Kingdom at the end of the summer. Sure, that would have been awesome, and we all would have paid good money to see it. And maybe someday, on the back of today’s advancements in genetic science, that dream will be realized and throngs of humans will pack like so many sardines into giant futuristic arenas to hear a cutting-edge band of apes bash-out a completely off-the-wall-awesome cover of “All the Single Ladies.”
But for now, there is at least a silver lining: Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz are embarking on their first ever arena tour — dubbed the “Escape To Plastic Beach” Tour — with dates scheduled across the UK this September and November. Following their recent sell-out performances at Coachella and the Roundhouse in London, the tour will see Albarn and his crew stopping off at Birmingham, Newcastle, and Manchester, and two back-to-back closeout shows in London, with a couple more dates announced so far for November. The live show this time around will feature songs from all three Gorillaz records (Gorillaz, Demon Days and Plastic Beach) being performed by Albarn, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and, of course, the Gorillaz band (featuring animation, artwork, and film as designed by Jamie Hewlett).
Featured artists have yet to be announced, but if recent live Gorillaz shows that have included performances by De La Soul, Roses Gabor, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Mos Def, Kano, Bashy and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are any indication, then there probably isn’t much of a chance that we’ll see any actual gorillas playing flying-v guitars. Unless you want to meet me at Chuck E. Cheese’s?
Gorillaz “Escape To Plastic Beach” Tour
09.08.10 - Glasgow, UK - SECC
09.10.10 - Birmingham, UK - NIA
09.11.10 - Newcastle, UK - Metro Arena
09.12.10 - Manchester, UK - Evening News Arena
09.14.10 - London, UK - O2 Arena
09.15.10 - London, UK - O2 Arena
09.22.10 - Dublin, Ireland - O2 Arena
11.08.10 - Paris, France - Zenith
11.14.10 - Milan, Italy - Forum
• Gorillaz: http://gorillaz.com
• Gorillas: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vYuCyV3a5sc/0.jpg
Major Lazer wants to party with you (on tour), dagger you all night long (to their new EP).
By Nat Towsen on May 24 2010
Major Lazer is a guy who isn’t really a guy. The flying, laser-gun-handed, future-space Jamaican is actually made up of Diplo and Switch, whom I assume have shrunk themselves to minuscule proportions in order to puppet the cartoon commando with a series of levers like some kind of giant automaton. It’s an interesting approach to music production, though it comes with the risk of being murdered by a single mouse.
Major Lazer promises one thing on their tour: lasers. So many god damn lasers. Also, a lot of airhorn. I even have it in good confidence from a reputable source (my brother) that Diplo, at a recent Major Lazer show, spoke the words “Major Lazer” in a robotic voice at least once during and after every song.
Major Lazer will also be burning a new EP, Lazers Never Die. Fully charged with remixes and guest jamz, it’s set to start blasting on July 20. In the mean time, you can download the first track here and check out Daggering 101 (NSFW), starring Skerrit Bwoy (another guy who is not a guy). To see the quirky new dance craze in action, you can watch the Eric Wareheim-directed video for “Pon de Floor” (NSFW, NSFH, maybe even NSFSAIYR).
Lazers Never Die tracklist:
1. Sound of Siren [feat. M.I.A. and Busy Signal]
2. Good Enough [feat. Collie Buddz and Lindi Ortega]
3. Bruk Out (Buraka Som Sistema Mix)
4. Can’t Stop Now (K.L.A.M. Remix feat. Miss Banks)
5. Jump Up (Thom Yorke Remix)
Major Lazer tourdates:
05.26.10 - London, GB - Village Underground
05.27.10 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
05.28.10 - Primavera Sound - Barcelona, ES
06.18.10 - Seoul, South Korea - MILK
06.19.10 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Dance Republic
06.20.10 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Lush Bar
06.23.10 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Pontoon
06.24.10 - Bangkok, Thailand - Bed Supperclub
06.25.10 - Kuala Lampor, Malaysia - Zouk KL
06.26.10 - Singapore - Zouk
06.30.10 - Taiwan, China - Luxy
07.01.10 - Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong - Volar
07.02.10 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Unit
07.03.10 - Osaka, Japan - Osaka Creative Center
07.16.10 - Mariaville, NY - Camp Bisco 9
07.18.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
08.07.10 - Los Angeles, CA - HARD Summer
08.13.10 - Oslo, NO - Oya Festival
08.14.10 - Helsinki, FI - Flow Festival
08.15.10 - Budapest, HU - Sziget Festival
08.19.10 - St. Polten, AT - Frequency Festival
08.20.10 - Hasselt, BE - Pukkelpop
08.29.10 - London, UK - Creamfields
08.30.10 - Notting Hill, UK - Carnival
09.05.10 - New York, NY - Electric Zoo
• Major Lazer: http://www.myspace.com/majorlazer
• Mad Decent: http://www.maddecent.com
The Roots find hipper friends than Jimmy Fallon and record with Dirty Projectors
By Kid Midnight on May 24 2010
The Roots, who saw their credibility rating decline in a sharp slope once they signed on as the studio band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and became the world’s first lounge-hop band, have been hard at work on their 11th studio album, with the hopes of taking their credibility right back on top!
The album already includes hip cameos by The Monsters of Folk (Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis), who help out on a cover of the Monsters’ “Dear God”; and Joanna Newsom, who provides original vocals (according to Entertainment Weekly) and will also have one of her songs sampled for the track “Right On.” But The Roots are taking it one step further, with drummer ?uestlove taking to Twitter (via P4k) to deliver a revealing picture, provide a video, and make a statement that all allude (okay, they pretty much say outright) to help from Dirty Projectors: “Workin on 2 interludes at the same time w/ the ladies of the Dirty Projectors,” says ?uestlove, who teases us with one of the coolest collaborations of the last couple years (beaten only by this one).
The Roots have also supplied us with a tracklist, and I really want you to see it, so, look below and have faith that one day The Roots won’t be the house-band for a lousy late night show!
How I Got Over:
01. Walk Alone [ft. Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez]
02. Dear God 2.0 [ft. Jim James, Monsters of Folk]
03. Radio Daze [ft. Blu, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez]
04. Now Or Never [ft. Phonte Coleman, Dice Raw]
05. How I Got Over [ft. Dice Raw]
06. The Day [ft. Blu, Phonte Coleman, Patty Crash]
07. Right On [ft. Joanna Newsom, Sugar Tongue Slim]
08. Doin’ It Again [ft. John Legend]
09. The Fire [ft. John Legend, Rick Friedrich]
How I Got Over is set for release June 22 via Def Jam
• The Roots: http://www.theroots.com
• Def Jam: http://www.defjam.com
Josiah Wolf plays in WHY?, then plays with WHY?, then tours alone, then goes back to being in WHY? — any questions?
By Erika H on May 24 2010
Solo endeavors are a funny thing. Lou Barlow spent the first several years of his work as Sebadoh bitching about how he got screwed over by Dinosaur Jr; Ringo Starr just really wished he still had a band for which he could write roughly one song per album; and then there’s the kind of solo magic that made Destiny Child’s Beyoncé Knowles into the Beyoncé we know and love today.
So what’s the deal with Josiah Wolf? His debut — admittedly break-up — solo album, Jet Lag isn’t about WHY? or Yoni Wolf calling their mom on Mother’s Day before Josiah got a chance to be the better son. No, he explains it all pretty succinctly: it’s both the end of an 11-year relationship and leaving California that get him down. But despondent or not, when you have an album out, you gotta tour.
We announced a few tourdates (TMT News) shortly before the release of Jet Lag (TMT Review), but Josiah’s scored a few new dates since then. And because you can’t talk about Josiah Wolf without mentioning WHY? (especially since they’re playing some shows together, listed separately for your convenience), we’re throwing in WHY?’s tourdates too. If you haven’t already listened to Eskimo Snow (TMT Review), do it and choose once and for all between Josiah and Yoni!
WHY? and Josiah Wolf tourdates:
05.27.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
05.28.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
05.30.10 - Eugene, CA - WOW Hall *
06.02.10 - Oakland, CA - New Parish of Oakland *
06.03.10 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse *
* The Donkeys
Josiah Wolf tourdates:
05.24.10 - Billings, MT - The Railyard
05.25.10 - Missoula, MT - The Palace
05.26.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %*
05.31.10 - Eureka, CA - Nocturnum *$
06.01.10 - Reno, NV - The Underground (Treehouse Club) *
06.04.10 - La Jolla, CA - Che Cafe !
06.05.10 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Cultural Gallery !
06.06.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space !
06.08.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge !
06.09.10 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive !
06.10.10 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall!
06.11.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird !
06.12.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop !
06.15.10 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
06.16.10 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
06.17.10 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
06.18.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
06.19.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
06.21.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Morning Glory Coffeehouse
* The Donkeys
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$ Citay
@ Serengeti
! Cars & Trains
~ Dark Dark Dark
WHY? tourdates:
05.29.10 - Gorge, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.26.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave ^
07.01.10 - Calgary, AB - Dickens for Sled Island Festival
07.02.10 - Calgary, AB - Olympic Plaza for Sled Island Festival
07.09.10 - Cincinnati, OH - Mid Point Indie Summer Series (Fountain Square)
07.17.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
^ Deerhoof and Southeast Engine
• Josiah Wolf: http://www.myspace.com/josiahwolfjetlag
• WHY?: http://www.myspace.com/whyanticon
