Midlake tour starts really soon (today!), goes on for ages, and ends in distant future

By Deno on

Midlake tour starts really soon (today!), goes on for ages, and ends in distant future

The heavily bearded Texan rockers Midlake are kicking off their latest tour any minute now. Seriously, if you live in Arizona and you catch this article as soon as it goes live, there’ll be plenty of time to cancel all your plans and make it to the show tonight at Plush in Tucson. The rest of you don’t have to jump off the couch just yet, but Midlake will surely be in your area at some point. The almost four-month-long tour is set to cover most of the US, and the band will get a bit of northern exposure from a couple of Canadian dates.

The tour follows the release of their latest album on Bella Union, The Courage of Others (TMT Review), which our own Jason P. Woodbury declared “the first great record of 2010.” With such a ringing TMT endorsement, you’d better double-check the dates below.

Dates below:

03.01.10 - Tucon, AZ - Plush *
03.02.10 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
03.03.10 - Los Angeles CA - El Rey Theatre *
03.04.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
03.05.10 - Arcata, CA - The Depot at Humboldt State University *
03.06.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
03.07.10 - Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight *
03.08.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
03.10.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room *
03.11.10 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater *
03.13.10 - Denton, TX - NX35
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Buffalo Billiards
03.31.10 - Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
04.01.10 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
04.02.10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04.03.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
04.04.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
04.05.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club
04.07.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.08.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.09.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.10.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05.14.10 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
05.15.10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
05.16.10 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House
05.17.10 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
05.18.10 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
05.20.10 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.21.10 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
05.22.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05.23.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05.24.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
05.25.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
05.27.10 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
05.28.10 - Missoula, MT - The Badlander
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
06.01.10 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
06.02.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Co.
06.03.10 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation
06.04.10 - Austin, TX - Antone’s

* Matthew and the Arrogant Sea

• Midlake: http://midlake.net
• Bella Union: http://www.bellaunion.com

Fol Chen to Tour with Liars, Phantom-Tour with Radiohead

By Nobodaddy on 03-01-2010

L.A. robo-pop collective Fol Chen had a pretty serendipitous 2009 after releasing their debut album of ironic-or-is-it? Jackson family junkyard jams, Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, on Asthmatic Kitty. They made a few videos, covered Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” for Spin’s Purplish Rain compilation and Pink Floyd’s “In The Flesh” for Mojo’s tribute to The Wall, got the green-light for white adults to like them from NPR, and were promptly remixed by several of those white adult converts… including those old geezers in Liars, who were tuning in for Car Talk, but instead heard Fol Chen on accident.

Now, in some crazy George Costanza-esque upping of the ante, Liars are continuing to pretend like they were into Fol Chen (and not hot 1985 Toyota 4x4s) all along and are taking them on their US tour this spring. And yes, by proxy, this makes them phantom-touring partners with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Hmm… NPR? Radiohead? Yeah, NOW you’re on board, aren’t you, you old geezer?

Fol Chen with Liars:

04.10.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
04.14.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
04.15.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.16.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04.17.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.18.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.27.10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
04.29.10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
04.30.10 - Vancouver, BC - VenueCanada
05.01.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

• Fol Chen: http://www.myspace.com/folchen
• Liars: http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars
• Asthmatic Kitty: http://www.asthmatickitty.com

Glenn Branca releases sequel to The Ascension

By Brom on 03-01-2010

The Glenn Branca Ensemble has released a new album this month, entitled The Ascension: The Sequel. It is out via Branca’s own label, Systems Neutralizers, and as the title suggests, the 52-minute album will serve as the sequel to his 1981 “hit” The Ascension (TMT DeLorean Review). You can purchase it exclusively at Amazon for the time being.

The group, also known as Sonic Youth’s dad, will be performing in New York and, err, Austria as part of a short 2010 “tour.” But wait, I thought the end of music was here?

The Ascension: The Sequel tracklisting:

01. Lesson No. 3 (Tribute to Steve Reich)
02. The Tone Row That Ruled The World
03. Carbon Monoxide
04. Quadratonic
05. The Blood
06. Lost Chords

• Glenn Branca Ensemble: http://www.glennbranca.com

LCD Soundsystem confirms May release for new album ლ(`・◡・´ლ)

By Mr P on 02-26-2010

Earlier this week, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy tweeted about how a new album is now complete and will be sent to the one, the only, the often very sexy Mr. Bob Weston (Shellac, Vocano Suns) for mastering. Here’s the exact quote: “mixing last song right now to send to the amazing bob weston to master. meaning, record DONE. i hope people like it.”

So when’s it coming out? A bunch of webzines and blogs have speculated March, with a few outlets reporting April, BUT THEY HAVE SPECULATED INCORRECTLY, MY FRIENDS. According to the one, the only, the often very sexy MOG, Murphy has confirmed a May release for the album.

So, what does all of this mean? Well, isn’t it obvious? James Murphy needs to be more clear about his release dates or he’ll lose his fanbase entirely. Step up your game, S’Murphy: a release date needs to be set before you master an album. Oh, and you should probably title the album, too. FYI.

04.16.10 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.20.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Tripod #
04.21.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Tripod #
04.23.10 - London, England - Brixton Academy #
04.24.10 - London, England - Brixton Academy #
04.26.10 - Birmingham, England - Academy #
04.27.10 - Leeds, England - Academy #
04.28.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands #
04.29.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands #
05.01.10 - Manchester, England - Academy
05.02.10 - Bristol, England - Academy #
05.04.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso #
05.05.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique #
05.06.10 - Berlin, Germany - WMF #
05.08.10 - Paris, France - Bataclan #
05.09.10 - Paris, France - Bataclan #
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.11.10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
07.17.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
09.12.10 - Isle of Wight, England - Bestival

# YACHT

• LCD Soundsystem: http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com

Subscribe to Southern Lord! Get Vinyl In Your Mailbox! Black Metal!

By Kid Midnight on 02-26-2010

I worked at a record store for five years, and one of the most annoying things about the job was that whenever Southern Lord put out a new release on vinyl, I always ended up telling customers that we either didn’t get the vinyl or that it had already sold out, because, seriously, Southern Lord presses maybe ten copies of each record they put on wax.

Hey, maybe all those people I turned away should sign up for Southern Lord’s vinyl subscription series!

The record label, made famous by releasing music by the blackest of black-hearted metal men (who aren’t usually black), has offered 550 spots for 550 lucky Southern Lord fans. For a nominal, onetime fee, those lucky 550 people will receive seven (7!) vinyl records in the mail by such bands as Pelican, Black Cobra, and Ascend. The records will also contain bonus tracks unavailable on any other officially released version of each album, as well as a slip-mat by “a well-known artist.” Ooooo! Well-known artists!

Further information can be found at The first level of Hell.

• Southern Lord: http://www.southernlord.com

k-os tours with Drake; the worlds of Drake and Broken Social Scene inch ever-closer

By E. Nagurney on 02-26-2010

For my next trick, I will connect the seemingly disparate worlds of Canadian indie rock heroes Broken Social Scene and (also Canadian) hip-hop hitmaker Drake in a mere two moves.

1. Broken Social Scene’s self-titled album (TMT Review) contained the track “Windsurfing Nation” featuring a guest verse from rap veteran k-os.

2. k-os will be going on tour this April with hitmaker/Degrassi superstar Drake.

And there you are! Of course, there’s a lot more worth knowing about k-os than his association with Broken Social Scene. For one, the man’s released four full-length albums, the latest of which, Yes!, saw release this past Tuesday, which was preceded with an appearance the day before on BET co-hosting a “Black History Month” episode of The Deal. Of course, all of this leads up to his role opening for Drake on his “Away From Home Tour,” which hits up a number of college campuses in hopes of promoting eco-friendly technology. Drake and k-os: a couple of guys who care! Now, if only they could get through to that dastardly Broken Social Scene crew. Bunch of hearts of stone over there.

k-os solo dates:

03.02.10 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
03.04.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy

Dates with Drake:

04.06.10 - Charleston, IL - Eastern Illinois University
04.07.10 - State College, PA - Penn State University
04.11.10 - Lock Haven, PA - Private Location
04.14.10 - East Lansing, MI - Michigan State
04.15.10 - Rochester Hills, MI - Oakland University
04.16.10 - Morgantown, WV - West Virginia University
04.21.10 - Orlando, FL - University of Central Florida
04.22.10 - Greenville, SC - Furman University
04.26.10 - Kansas City, MO - University of Missouri
04.27.10 - Lexington, KY - University of Kentucky
04.29.10 - Lowell, MA - University Mass Lowell
04.30.10 - Syracuse, NY - Private Location
05.01.10 - Boston, MA - Private Location
05.04.10 - Worchester, MA - Holy Cross
05.05.10 - Towson, MD - Towson University
05.06.10 - Cheyney, PA - Cheyney University
05.07.10 - Ithaca, NY - Private Location
05.08.10 - Plymouth, NH - Private Location

• k-os: http://www.k-osmusic.com
• Drake: http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake

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