Hey kids. I’m so excited it’s the weekend. It’s only the afternoon, but so far the highlights of my day have been seeing an extremely tiny puppy that was about the size of a Koosh Ball and finding out that Oprah has a Twitter. Here’s the news.
- Deerhunter are releasing a new five-song EP on May 18 (digital)/June 8 (CD/LP) called Rainwater Cassette Exchange via Kranky (4AD elsewhere). It was recorded with producer Nicolas Verhes (Microcastle). They also have some European tourdates listed on their MySpace.
- Wye Oak are hitting the road TODAY! Their tour kicks off in Chicago at the Hideout and ends mid-May in their home-hood of Bodymore, Murderland at the Metro Gallery. Check out more dates over at the Merge site. PS: It was Jenn from Wye Oak’s birthday yesterday. Happy belated birthday, girl!
- The Juan MacLean are hitting the road this sprin, in support of their new record The Future Will Come (TMT Review), out on DFA. The Field, who will be pimping their own new release, Yesterday & Today (out May 19 via ANTI-) will be joining them on tour as well. The tour kicks off mid-May in Cambridge at the Middle East Downstairs and ends mid-June in Montreal at Les Saints. For more dates and information, check out The Juan MacLean’s MySpace page.
- Blur has scheduled two “warm-up” shows this summer in advance of headlining slots at Glastonbury, Oxegen, and T in the Park. The first show will take place on June 13 at the East Anglian Railway Museum in Colchester, where they played their first show. All proceeds go to the museum charity. The second show will take place June 22 at Goldsmith’s College in London. The proceeds from that show will benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. Way to give, guys.
K bye.
