RIP: Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
From Blabbermouth:
Dickie Peterson, the bassist/vocalist and founding member of BLUE CHEER, passed away this morning (Monday, October 12) at 5 a.m. in Germany. He was [63] years old.Although the cause of Peterson's death has not been released, he had reportedly been battling cancer for the past several months.
BLUE CHEER was an American blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and has been sporadically active since. Based in San Francisco, BLUE CHEER played in a psychedelic blues-rock style, and was also credited for pioneering heavy metal (their cover of "Summertime Blues" is sometimes cited as the first in the genre), punk rock, stoner rock, doom metal and grunge.
Throughout his life, Peterson's relationship to music has been all-consuming. He was quoted as saying, "I've been married twice, I've had numerous girlfriends, and they'll all tell you that if I'm not playing music I am an animal to live with. . . Music is a place where I get to deal with a lot of my emotion and displaced energy. I always only wanted to play music, and that's all I still want to do."
Blues Control Begin Mission To Become World's Greatest Stadium Rock Band, Tour USA
A lot of people have dreams -- dreams of becoming something they aren't. Who's to say one's dreams won't come true? Who has the power to tell someone their dreams won't come true? Who says that Blues Control can't become the world's greatest stadium rock band?
Yes, people may be wary of that fact that they don't have a drummer. And yes, people might say that duos do not make for a good stadium-rockin' band. But this does not mean one's dreams can't come true. Just wait and see -- Blues Control will be selling out stadiums in no time. Soon, every high school freshman will be sporting Blues Control t-shirts, spouting legendary stories of backstage antics that probably never happened, a.k.a. the dream of every band ever! They will be legends!
Or maybe they will breakup in a year and fall back into obscurity. Either way, they have a dream, and no will keep them from that.
10.12.09 - Princeton, NJ - WPRB - in-studio 3pm EST
10.16.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Pilam
10.18.09 - New Haven, CT - Bar
10.19.09 - Ithaca, NY - The Shop
10.20.09 - Scranton, PA - The Bog
10.21.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks *
10.22.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Art Damage Lodge *
10.23.09 - Louisville, KY - Lisa's Oak Street Lounge %
10.24.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle - early show @
10.25.09 - Madison, WI - Good Style Shop
10.26.09 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club ~
10.27.09 - Kansas, City MO - Record Bar
10.29.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court - early show
10.29.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge - late show
10.30.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
10.31.09 - Olympia, WA - The Northern - Halloween &!
11.01.09 - Seattle, WA - Funhouse &
11.02.09 - Vancouver, BC - Little Mountain Studios
11.03.09 - Portland, OR - Someday Lounge
11.05.09 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern =
11.06.09 - Oakland, CA - Continental Club +
11.07.09 - Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Slice <
11.08.09 - Santa Cruz, CA - CREPE PLACE >
11.09.09 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Crossroads
11.10.09 - Irvine, CA - UC Irvine ^
11.11.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Synchrocity ^
11.12.09 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
11.13.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
11.16.09 - Denton, TX - J&J's Pizza
11.17.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
11.18.09 - Houston, TX - Mango's
11.19.09 - New Orleans, LA - Allways Lounge
11.21.09 - Nashville, TN - Dino's
11.22.09 - Asheville, NC - Harvest Records
11.23.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
* Puffy Areolas
# Kurt Vile
! Tyvek
% Sapat
@ Ga'an
~ Chinese Stars
& Little Claw
+ Sic Alps
= Hank IV
^ Pocahaunted
< The Duchess and the Duke
> Lucky Dragons
RIP: Stephen Gately of Boyzone
From The New York Times:
Though the event has had little impact on the American pop-cultural consciousness, the death of the pop star Stephen Gately, a singer in the Irish band Boyzone, was regarded in Britain and Ireland as a national tragedy.Mr. Gately, 33, died Saturday while visiting the Spanish island of Mallorca, The Associated Press reported. The band announced the news on its Web site, boyzone.net, on Sunday, and few details of the singer’s death have been made available. A spokesman for Mr. Gately’s family told BBC News: “There’s no foul play involved and it’s not suicide. It’s just a tragic accident is what we’ve been told.”
Upcoming Raincoats Documentary Projected to Kick as Much Ass as Their Music
The "godmothers of grunge," post-punk rockers The Raincoats blew minds and won hearts with their raw vocals, animal energy, and jangly guitars shortly after forming as an all-female group back in the late 70s. Brits Anna DeSilva, Gina Birch, and Palmolive (of The Slits, who later left the band) were true iconoclasts, from the music they made all the way down to their refusal to shave their legs. But, curiously, the story about how The Raincoats unwittingly instigated the riot grrrrl movement and defined the post-punk sound has never been told on the big screen.
UNTIL NOW! Instead of waiting around for somebody else to come along, bassist Gina Birch kept true to punk’s DIY ethos and made her own damn movie about her band. The documentary, called Fairytales: A Work in Progress, showcases live footage -- most of it unseen -- and interviews with the many musicians and artists who have cited the band as a major influence. As the story goes, Kurt Cobain was an adoring fan of the band. In the liner notes of Insecticide, he wrote about meeting Anna DeSilva in her cousin’s antique shop while on a search for a duplicate copy of their debut album (TMT Review). He went on to constantly praise the group, encouraged them to reunite, and played a major role in getting their albums reissued so their music could reach younger ears.
The documentary will feature new interviews with Anna DeSilva, Gina Birchvocalist, journalist Vivian Goldman, Goeff Travis from Rough Trade Records, Beth Ditto of The Gossip, Peaches, No Bra, Chicks on Speed, Sonic Youth, Andy Gill from Gang of Four, and former bandmembers Viv Albertine and Palmolive (of The Slits), and Jane Woodgate (of The Modettes).
Dates of its stateside release have yet to be announced, but it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch to guess that anyone with a decent amount of respect for post-punk will be eagerly awaiting. Watch the trailer for the film here.
Comebacks Galore! Themselves to Tour with Eyedea & Abilities
Fresh off their newly minted “comeback” mix tape theFREEhoudini and teetering on the eve of their “comeback” album CrownsDown -- set for release on October 10, 2009 via anticon. -- Themselves have announced a fall tour with recently reactivated hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities.
CrownsDown, the group's first proper full-length album in seven years, is described by the band as “a careful and vicious exhibition of mastered rap tactics and sampling ethics.” Themselves created and structured the album as a means of exploring “the essential ten commandments” of hip-hop. Not quite sure what that means? Let me explain: Jel and Doseone, in preparation for writing and recording, dug through their crates of “favorite hip-hop albums ever” and created a list of the common, most effective forms of hip-hop songs and then tailored their own sound to meet these self-described patterns. The album has 10 tracks that span crowd favorites, ranging from the ”guess who’s back,” the “don’t bite,” the “don’t fuck with my DJ,” and the “dropping science,” as well as six other archetypal hip-hop jamz.
Meanwhile, Eyedea & Abilities will also be touring in support of a new album, By The Throat, their first new material in five years, released earlier this year. Check them out with Themselves on the majority of these tourdates:
11.19.09 - Austin, TX - Highball #
11.20.09 - Denton, TX - Hailey's #
11.21.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon #
11.22.09 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish Room - HOB #
11.23.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529 #
11.24.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 #
11.25.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel #
11.27.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory #
11.28.09 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs #
11.29.09 - Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Hall #
12.01.09 - Toronto, ONT - El Mocambo #
12.02.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig #
12.03.09 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's #
12.04.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity #
12.05.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club #
12.11.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
12.12.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
* Busdriver
# Eyedea & Abilities
CrownsDown tracklist:
1. Back II Burn
2. Oversleeping
3. The Mark
4. Gangster Of Disbelief
5. Daxstrong
6. You Ain't It
7. Roman Is As Roman Does
8. Skinning The Drum
9. Deadcatclear II
10. Gold Teeth Will Roll
Deer Tick Open for Neko Case, Offer Free Tickets to the Lucky Fan That Can Guess How Many Bottles of Whiskey Will Be Consumed Backstage
Two "alt-country" artists on the road together is a guaranteed recipe for some late-night whiskey drinking. And since Deer Tick’s John McCauley has been doing the alt-country thing since he was 18, I'm assuming he's a pro at finishing off a bottle of Maker's Mark. But can Neko Case keep up? We shall see, as Deer Tick joins Neko on the road for five shows, but not before they play with pals Jonny Corndawg and at a CMJ showcase.
Maybe after your next hangover you might want to pick up their new album, Born on Flag Day, which is out now on Partisan Records
10.13.09 - Paris, TX - Buffalo Joe's #
10.14.09 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric #
10.15.09 - Nashville, TN - The Basement #
10.16.09 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
10.17.09 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt #
10.18.09 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre #
10.19.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 ^
10.20.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage ^
10.21.09 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar ^
10.22.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^ (Partisan Records CMJ Showcase)
10.23.09 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel ^
10.24.09 - Boston, MA - Harper's Ferry ^
11.04.09 - Troy, NY - Revolution Hall
11.05.09 - Wallingford, CT - The Space
11.06.09 - Newport, RI - Newport Blues Cafe
11.07.09 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
11.08.09 - Boston, MA - Church
11.18.09 - Charlotte, NC - Knight Theatre *
11.19.09 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre *
11.20.09 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
11.21.09 - New Orleans, LA - The Republic *
11.22.09 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *
* Neko Case
# Jonny Corndawg
^ Partisan Records Tour w/ Chris Denny and the Natives, Holy Sons, and Dolorean
Animal Collective Confirm New EP Fall Be Kind, "Brothersport" Single
A couple days ago, rumors abounded about a potential new release from Animal Collective called Fall Be Kind, mostly stemming from this Amazon order page (TMT News). Was it an EP? An LP? A mini-film starring Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser reprising their roles from hit movie Bedazzled?
Unfortunately, it's not the latter. Speaking to Pitchfork, Animal Collective confirmed that Fall Be Kind is indeed an EP, set for release December 8 via Domino. Described by Avey Tare as "a little bit darker," the EP features five brand new tracks, some of which were recorded during the Merriweather Post Pavilion (TMT Review) sessions. (Sit back and watch all the news sources reporting about AC's new "dark" EP!)
Meanwhile, the band is releasing a "Brothersport" single November 9, with a live version of new track "Bleed" as a B-side. You can read more about the EP, single, and the film they're working on (with no Hurley or Fraser -- boo!) at Pitchfork.
Fall Be Kind tracklist:
1. Graze
2. What Would I Want? Sky
3. Bleed
4. On a Highway
5. I Think I Can
Retribution Gospel Choir Sign to Sub Pop
Every up-and-coming indie band wants to sign to a label as influential as Sub Pop, but only a few will actually get the chance to do so. Unsurprisingly, Retribution Gospel Choir have announced that they’re hopping on the Sub Pop roster. As you may know, Alan Sparhawk of Low happens to play guitar and sing in Retribution Gospel Choir. And Low is on Sub Pop. Make sense, right?
Sub Pop will release Retribution Gospel Choir’s second album on January 26 of next year. The band is also planning an extensive North American tour to begin in late January. They currently have one show scheduled for December 15 at the Mercury Lounge in New York City, but don't forget about Low!
Devendra Banhart Announces November Tour, Needs Us to Come to Prove Himself to Warner Bros.
Whoa, don’t freak out, but I think I might be psychic. All of a sudden I am seeing the future, like, crystal clear. I mean, for one thing, I am pretty sure that I can see where Devendra Banhart’s career is is going! I’m getting something here... it looks like... the dependably Devendra Banhart-esque Devendra Banhart is all set to release his sixth Devendra Banhart album of Banhartedly Devendric songs about little kids, dead Beatles, things that are vaguely Hispanic/Latin American, and beards or the lack of them. Specifically, the new record — which I can somehow assure you without even having heard it that it will sound as Devendrastic as each of his past five Banharted efforts have — is called What Will We Be, and it drops on October 27 (at which point I’ll hear all of it... in the Starbucks I go to every day).
Hmm, lets see, I’m getting some other gut feelings too. I am imagining that it was recorded in some sleepy Northern California town or another, and that it was probably co-produced by some buddy of Devendra’s. Maybe Paul Butler from U.K. outfit Band of Bees? The only real curveball that I see here? It’s that this is his first for the major Warner Brothers label (oooo, ahhhh, etc.).
Now, wait, there’s more. Ah, it looks like just as TMT and all of the other sites out there are getting their hands on the record and giving it the “3 out of 5” or “6.0” or whatever it is that all post-Rejoicing in the Hands Devendra records obligatorily receive, my guess is that Banhart will probably be hitting the road in support of the new album’s forthcoming release, embarking on... oh, say, a two-week North American tour to prime the pump. I see antics and goofiness a-plenty for him and his crew. The shows’ll probably be a Devendra Banhartish mix of awesome, annoying, intriguing, and frustrating. My guess is that a lot of his fan-fans will be there. And the rest of us who already know what he sounds like because we heard him play once four or five years ago somewhere? Well, we’ll probably just stay home and listen to Rejoicing in the Hands (TMT Review)... or maybe Nino Rojo (TMT Review). I forget which is which sometimes.
Tourdates:
11.16.09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
11.17.09 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
11.19.09 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
11.20.09 - Boston, MA – Berklee College of Music
11.22.09 - New York, NY - Town Hall
11.24.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
11.25.09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11.27.09 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Low Write Music for Upcoming Dance Piece, Switch Up Their Usual M.O. of Writing Songs for People Who Smoke a Lot of Pot and Sit Around a Lot or Are Really Depressed and Sit Around a Lot
First Nick Cave and Warren Ellis composed scores for a stage version of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis.” Then The Knife wrote that opera about Darwin. And now Low have created the original music and vocal orchestration for an upcoming dance piece by choreographer Morgan Thorson. Where would we be without indie musician/highbrow art collabos to make us feel classy? Thank God we have Low to add to this ever-expanding list of performance pieces!
The husband-and-wife team of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker are taking the show on the road for a few select, very spread-out dates this fall/winter/spring. (“Spread out” like across three seasons. Why no summer dates, friends?) The project, entitled “Heaven,” concerns “the trinity of dance, music, and light while exploring the various manifestations of ecstasy in religious practices and the ritualistic nature of dance.” Choreographer Thorson has garnered rave reviews in The New York Times, and my mom gives Low the thumbs up. A surefire hit, if you ask me.
10.15.09 - Houston, TX - Diverseworks Art Space
10.16.09 - Houston, TX - Diverseworks Art Space
10.17.09 - Houston, TX - Diverseworks Art Space
10.25.09 - New York, NY - PS 122
10.28.09 - New York, NY - PS 122
10.29.09 - New York, NY - PS 122
10.30.09 - New York, NY - PS 122 (early show and late show)
11.19.09 - Menomonie, WI - University of Wisconsin - Stout
01.29.10 - Middletown, CT - Wesleyan University
01.30.10 - Middletown, CT - Wesleyan University
03.04.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center
03.05.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center
03.06.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center
RIP: Shelby Singleton, record producer, Sun Records
From The Tennessean (via The Daily Swarm):
Shelby Singleton died just before 1 p.m. Wednesday in Alive Hospice Care at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, at age 77.Mr. Singleton was a renegade producer, record executive, song-hunter and promoter who helped fuse country and R&B music in the 1960s and who perpetuated the Sun Records label since 1969. He had been battling brain cancer.
“A lot of people in this town owe a lot to Shelby,” said friend and protégé Jerry Kennedy, himself a famed producer. “He created a place here for a lot of us. Shelby did things in a different way. He was a maverick.”
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