Mario Speedwagon’s Under The Radar News Round Up: Jay Reatard Tours, Pete Yorn Tours, Temporary Residence Signs Black Heart Procession And Pinback, Arbouretum Tours, Yo Mama Tours

Before I get into the news, I want to talk about this band photo that my friend Cody found:

Now, I see a lot of promotional photos -- some good, most terrible -- but this one really takes the cake. It’s the kind of band photo you’d see on Rock And Roll Confidential’ in the Hall Of Douche Bags section. One of the first things I noticed was that three of them have soul patches (if you don't know my thoughts on soul patches, my thoughts are "Ew.") Then I noticed that three of them have HIGHLIGHTS and two have the "Rachel" haircut. Finally, where the hell do you find jackets like that? (For your information, I didn’t really notice all this stuff in that order. My immediate reaction was “OH MY GOD” and then only after I cleaned up the brains that had leaked out of my ears after my brain exploded did I dissect the douche-baggery. Whoa.)

- Speaking of “Reatards,” Jay Reatard will release his new album Watch Me Fall in August 18, 2009 via Matador Records. He’ll be celebrating early by heading out on tour in June and July. The tour kicks off in San Diego, CA at the Casbah and ends in Oxford, MS at Proud Larry’s. Most of the dates are with TV Smith f the Adverts. You can check out a full list of dates at the Matador website.

- Yesterday I got this super sad letter from Performing Songwriter basically saying that its June 2009 issue was its last. RIP Print media. While flipping through its last issue, I found an article on Pete Yorn and felt bad, because I had no idea Pete Yorn still did stuff. That being said, today I thought I’d make myself feel better by writing about his tour and his new record that comes out June 23, 2009 via Columbia Records called Back and Forth. On July 9, he’ll kick off his tour in San Diego, CA at the House of Blues and continue on until August 28 in Los Angeles, CA at the Henry Fonda Theatre. Check out all the dates at his official site. I’m an elitist, snobby bitch. Sorry Pete.

- Temporary Residence Limited, home to Bellini, Explosions in the Sky, Maserati, Mono, and a few others, is now home to The Black Heart Procession (and thus, Three Mile Pilot) and Pinback. Black Heart Procession have tour plans in the fall and will release a new record in October. Pinback are working on a new record, slated for some time in 2010.

- Arbouretum kicked off their tour yesterday in their hometown of Baltimore in support of their latest release Songs of the Pearl (TMT Review). Today, they’ll play the Norva in Norfolk, VA and a few more dates in the U.S. before heading over to Europe for a few other shows and festivals. More details can be found on the Thrill Jockey website.

One more time.

PS: I’m pretty sure the “dude” second in from the left is a chick.

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