M. Ward Raves On for a Cross-Country Tour
By Kasia Galaxy on 04-20-2009
I really enjoy painfully referential headlines like that. Anyway, you may have heard M. Ward’s sweetened version of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” or seen the accompanying animated video (which quite prominently features Zooey “I Can Write About Fabric and You’ll Love the Crap Out of It” Deschanel, which I find odd considering her backup singing isn't that noticeable or prominent) -- or maybe you've heard of Hold Time (TMT Review)? Hopefully you have. It's an album I would file under “Sweet Album Covers of the Year.”
M. Ward, on the other hand, would be filed under “People Whose Concerts are Over $20.” He's on tour now, with a firm date for XX Merge to be announced.
Tourdates:
04.20.09 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
04.22.09 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
04.23.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
04.24.09 - Milwaukee, WIK - Pabst Theater
04.25.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04.26.09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
04.27.09 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Theatre
04.28.09 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.18.09 - Visalia, CA - Fox Theatre
05.19.09 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
05.22.09 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
05.23.09 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06.25.09 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
06.28.09 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
06.29.09 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
06.30.09 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
07.03.09 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07.04.09 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Tivoli
07.23.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series*
07.27.09 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
07.28.09 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
07.30.09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
08.01.09 - New York, NY - Summerstage*
* Free to the public
Judge Denies College Student Defendant Live Webcast of Trial in RIAA Lawsuit
By Couscous on 04-20-2009
Filesharers have yet another defendant for whom to rally. Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum is one of the latest people faced with a filesharing lawsuit filed by the RIAA (oddly enough after the organization claimed it was ceasing its lawsuits). He's pursuing his case pro se, which basically means sans professional legal counsel -- his advising team essentially consists of a group of students under the guidance of Harvard professor Charles Nesson and the backing of a whole heaping of Internet awareness campaigning via Twitter, Facebook, and the group's own website, Joel Fights Back.
Tenenbaum was handed a bit of a setback in the online awareness area when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit sided with the RIAA and unanimously rejected U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner's decision to allow the trial to be narrowcast on the internet. Presumably, the RIAA wants to keep such a trial under wraps, as it has previously received mostly negative coverage for its efforts to sue music fans, but what is little known is that the RIAA also seriously objects to the broadcasting of any of its lawsuits because of its lawyers' uncanny resemblance to the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal.
The First Circuit's decision has wider-ranging repercussions than just this trial -- had it decided the opposite, the panel would have given Massachusetts District Court Judges the discretion to webcast court proceedings. Tenenbaum and his supporters say they will continue to explore every legal option that is available for his defense.
Mario Speedwagon’s Under The Radar News Round Up: Deerhunter Readies EP, Wye Oak Hit The Road, The Juan MacLean Tour With The Field, Blur Schedules “Warm Up” Shows
By Mario Speedwagon on 04-17-2009
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.
National Lampoon Presents: Deerhoof’s Chinese Vacation! Will Greg Saunier Play Clark W. Griswold? Will Rob Fisk Star as Russ, Only to Be Replaced by John Dietrich Once Fisk Hits Puberty and Joins SNL? Decide For Yourself When Deerhoof Releases a Mad Lib Script and Lets You Create Your Own Movie!
By Mike McHugh on 04-17-2009
If anybody can Photoshop a quality picture of Chevy Chase giving the Deerhoof Milk Man a passionate HJ, I will literally PayPal you an honest three American dollars if you send it to me.
Oh yeah, I should probably tell ya’ll some actual Deerhoof news. After all, what sort of contemptible beast would I be without my esteemed reputation for providing only the most informative, courteous music journalism possible?
When last we left Deerhoof (TMT News), they were seeking more audience participation for songs from last year’s Offend Maggie (TMT Review). (BTW, if you missed out on our own Keith Kawaii’s entry of "Fresh Born," you are missing the fuck out on some serious squiggle business.) Along with Deerhoof’s Web Twopointoh-erey, those snazzy bastards had a couple of April shows lined up in Finland, Russia, and California. But guess what-the-sack they all went up and done now: They added more dates, motherfucker.
After the group’s California jaunt, Deerhoof will return to the continent for a stretch through France and its Flemish neighbors as well as a performance in London’s Hyde Park with Blur. But before all that nonsense comes Deerhoof’s real adventure -- the Strawberry Festival in Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing. Along with Kill Rock Stars labelmates Xiu Xiu and Panther, Deerhoof will rock the Great Wall off its foundation and finish the job the pre-Khan Mongols never could. With more than 60 bands slated to play and various art exhibitions throughout, the Strawberry Festival’s theme is “music + sustainable and eco-friendly living in China.” A lofty goal indeed, but if any band is up to the task of turning Red China green, it’s Deerhoof.
And I’m serious about that Chevy Chase/Milk Man/HJ thing.
04.18.09 - Williamstown, MA - Williams College
04.22.09 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
04.24.09 - Moscow, Russia - Avant Fest
04.25.09 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Skif Festival
05.03.09 - Beijing, China - Strawberry Festival
05.05.09 - Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club
05.07.09 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
05.12.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
05.13.09 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theater *
05.14.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theater *
05.16.09 - Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse *
05.17.09 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho
05.29.09 - Duedingen, Switzerland - Kilbi Festival
05.30.09 - Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal
05.31.09 - Paris, France - Villette Sonique
06.01.09 - Bordeaux, France - BT59
06.02.09 - Montpellier, France - Rockstore
06.04.09 - St. Nazaire, France - Le VIP
06.05.09 - Orleans, France - L'Astrolabe
06.06.09 - Cherbourg, France - Terra Trema Festival
06.26.09 - Evreux, France - Le Rock dans Tous Ses Etats Festival
07.03.09 - London, UK - Hyde Park $
07.05.09 - Cergy, France - Furia Festival
07.17.09 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07.18.09 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Valkhofaffaire
07.19.09 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli/Helling
* Cornelius
$ Blur
Rhymesayers’ Soundset ’09 to Return for the First Time, Promises A Heavy Dose of Battle Raps, Atmosphere, And DOOM’s Return to Minnesota
By Kid Midnight on 04-17-2009
Rhymesayers Entertainment is proud to announce to you, through me, the date, location, and lineup for Soundset ’09. The self-described “Official Mid-West Summer Kick-Off” is set to go down Sunday, May 24 with gates opening at 11 AM, featuring eight hours of b-boy battles, battle rapping, battle-axes, live DJs, a low-rider car show, skateboard demos, and plenty of awesome performances by a bevy of artists.
The festival, hosted by Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN, culminates with headlining sets by Atmosphere, Pharcyde (with the full original lineup), and DOOM, who hasn’t played a show in the Minneapolis area since Rhymesayers released his 2004 album MM...Food.
The show will also have sets by Roc-A-Fella signee Freeway, who will be performing with hotshot Seattle-based producer Jake One, Sage Francis with B. Dolan (who co-created Knowmore), Doomtree and Rhymesayers member P.O.S., a politically intense Immortal Technique, and Def Jux’s own El-P who will be performing with Mr. Dibbs and TMQ.
Besides the Main Stage performances, the festival also includes a Fifth Element stage, a DJ tent with a national b-boy/b-girl battle, horse racing, and tickets that are on sale now!
Here, take a look at the full lineup:
Atmosphere, The Pharcyde, MF Doom, Brother Ali, Freeway & Jake One, Sage Francis with B. Dolan, Immortal Technique, P.O.S, El P with Mr. Dibbs & TMQ, Eyedea & Abilities, Abstract Rude + Aceyalone & Myka 9 = Haiku D'Etat with DJ Drez, Prince Paul, Buck 65, Blueprint with DJ Rare Groove, DJ Numark, Heiruspecs, Cunninlynguists, Blue Scholars, Sims of Doomtree, One Be Lo, I Self Devine, Awol One, Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak = Hand Over Fist of Doomtree, Toki Wright, Grieves, Unknown Prophets, Lil Buddy Mclain, Just.Live, Kristoff Krane, El Guante, Plain Ole Bill, BK One, King Otto, and DJ Nikoless.
WOW!
