Serena-Maneesh Sign to 4AD
4AD has confirmed that it will be releasing Serena-Maneesh's follow-up to their self-titled debut. It's been five years since they've released new material, so hooray for Serena-Maneesh fans! Okay, the Oslo group did release SM Backwards last year, a two-disc compilation of early material from 1999-2003, and the majority of you probably hadn't heard the tracks before -- but you know what? THAT'S JUST NOT THE SAME.
The 4AD album is slated for release March 2010. More news coming soon. For now, check out these scattered dates, which parallel quite nicely with this choppy news story:
11.28.09 - Bergen, Norway - Hulen
12.02.09 - Oslo, Norway - Garage
12.06.09 - Minehead, UK - All Tomorrow’s Parties
01.15.10 - Groningen, Netherlands - Eurosonic
01.22.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
01.23.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield
02.19.10 - Oslo, Norway - by:Larm
EU Proposal Protects File-Sharers, ACTA May Be Blunted Yet
Fellow readers, you may have been horrified by recent news concerning the leaking of ACTA treaty proposals (TMT News), primarily led by the Obama/Biden administration's industry-fueled intentions for a "graduated response" (a.k.a. three-strikes) policy and for ISPs to actively monitor user activity for signs of piracy and force disconnects. But there is some hope: Last week, after an all-night session to reach a compromise, the European Parliament and Council of Ministers reached a unanimous agreement on the EU Telecoms Reform Package, a set of laws to be imposed on the EU for the sake of increasing competition for ISPs and telecoms. The compromise in question, importantly, added protections to internet users, in particular file-sharers.
In legislation crafted by none other than the Swedish Pirate Party's Christian Engström, the compromise did not prohibit the addition of the troubling three-strikes policy, an issue likely held firm due to the ACTA negotiations. However, the agreement did not demand the policy, either. More importantly, the agreement added grounds that would, in the event of such a policy's implementation, protect users from unjust disconnection and forced compensation. Users would be availed the right to privacy, as well as the right to "a fair and impartial judicial review."
This addition of due process and judicial protection was a surprising yet positive victory for the Party, who will have member Amelia Andersdotter joining the European Parliament when the Treaty of Lisbon goes into effect December 1. Most importantly, it marks the first significant strike against the impending ACTA treaty. When the world's nations return to the negotiating table in January, these new laws will be put at stake and may force the Obama/Biden administration to compromise or back down on many of its proposals. The likelihood of compromise is high: The next round of negotiations is taking place in Stockholm, home territory of the Pirate Party.
There is hope for us yet.
RIP: Jerry Fuchs of Maserati, !!!, The Juan Maclean
From Chunklet (via onethirtybpm):
Getting phone calls at three in the morning on a Saturday night are never a good sign, and the one I got last night is no exception. Fred Weaver called and left a message on my voice mail which I immediately returned to get some of the most grim news of my life.Jerry Fuchs, drummer extraordinaire, illustrator par excellence, Chunklet contributor and rock solid friend, died last night. I'm still awaiting to get more news, but here's what I know: Jerry was at a party in Brooklyn and fell down an elevator shaft. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. Shortly after, he died in the early hours of Sunday, November 8 while an entire waiting room of friends were there for him.
Calexico Celebrate Dia de los Muertos on Website, Plan to Pelt Fans with Sugar Skulls on Upcoming Tour
Fun fact about Calexico: you can buy really awesome Dia de los Muertos paper flags on their website! Fact #2: John (of the band) recently composed a film score for Taiwanese filmmaker Peter Chang’s Man with a Movie Camera-esque video portrait of Tokyo, Toyko Is Dreaming, which premiered about a month ago at a film festival in England. Whoa, what’s this? Another fact? YES. Here goes: Calexico is touring very, very soon. For the majority of the dates, the group is being billed simply as founding members Joey and John of Calexico. Life on the road wraps up with a performance as part of seminal LA punk band X’s 2nd Annual Merry X-mas show.
Dates:
11.08.09 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
11.10.09 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre *
11.11.09 - Tarrytown, NY - The Tarrytown Music Hall *
11.12.09 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall *
11.13.09 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre *
11.14.09 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s *
11.15.09 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre *
11.16.09 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre *
12.19.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern **
* performing as Joey and John of Calexico
** X
Grooms Embark On Fall Tour In Celebration Of Positive Tiny Mix Tapes Review
Here at Tiny Mix Tapes, we got a little thing called influence. You know, that special clout. We’re tastemakers, that’s what we are. Not to brag or nothing, but the world of independent music spins on our collective little finger. Deerhunter would be nothing without us. Evangelista wouldn’t be on their rocket ship ride to the top. And doesn't Magik Markers have a record on the Billboard Top 40? Pretty sure they do. That’s what they call the TMT bump.
The newest recipient of the TMT bump? Brooklyn’s Grooms, that’s who. Ever since the big Mix Tapes gave their debut record Rejoicer (TMT Review) four orbs filled with dreams and magic, they’ve been on the top of the world. And they’re psyched about it, too! So psyched, in fact, that they’re going on a month-and-a-half-long tour to celebrate. A bit of advice, by the way: get your tickets now. Considering the power of the TMT bump, these shows will all almost certainly sell out
11.05.09 - Danbury, CT - Larry's
11.08.09 - Providence, RI - AS220
11.15.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Contemporary Space 13
11.16.09 - Bloomington, IN - Bishop Bar
11.17.09 - Kansas City, KS - Record Bar
11.24.09 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
11.25.09 - Chicago, IL - Ronny's
11.28.09 - Madison, WI - Project Lodge
11.29.09 - Cleveland, OH - Tower 2012
12.03.09 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
12.04.09 - Witchita, KS - Blue Lounge
12.05.09 - Dallas, TX - Handsome Kitten
12.06.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
12.09.09 - Tucson, AZ - TBA
12.10.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Silverlake Lounge
12.11.09 - San Diego, CA - Che Cafe
12.15.09 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock
[Photo: Julian Gilbert]
Legendary Free Jazz Label ESP-Disk' Turns 45, Throws Party, Buys a Motorcycle
ESP-Disk', the label responsible for shedding light on such monumental free jazz players as Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Milford Graves, and Pharoah Sanders -- not to mention weirdo folk bands like The Fugs, The Godz, Holy Modal Rounders, and Pearls Before Swine -- is turning 45 years old. Since 1964, the label has released over 100 records, and its back catalogue is still highly sought after by collectors.
On November 8, ESP-Disk' will be throwing itself a big ol' b-day party at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York. In addition to performances by many of the artists included in its catalogue over the years, ESP will be helping out a great cause by giving 100% of the door money to the Jazz Foundation of America. They'll be using a sliding scale for tickets, from $20 to $100, but of course donations will be accepted for higher than the suggested amount. The event will start at 2 PM with 11 groups playing, including Talibam!, Alan Sondheim, Sonny Simmons Trio, and many more. Check out the full lineup here:
- 2 PM - Mercy
Joe Morris - bass
Charles Downs - drums
Ras Moshe - tenor, alto
Matt LaVelle - trumpet, bass clarinet
- 2:40 PM - Alan Sondheim
Myk Freedman - guitar
Azure Carter - voice
Alan Sondheim - string instruments
- 3:20 PM - Paul Thornton solo
- 4:00 PM - Flow Trio
Louie Belogenis - tenor sax
Joe Morris - bass
Charles Downs - drums
- 4:40 PM - Kali. Z. Fasteau
Nioka Workman - cello
Kali. Z. Fasteau - soprano sax, viola, drums, nai flute, voice, mizmar
- 5:20 PM - Randy Burns solo
- 5:50 PM - Totem>
Bruce Eisenbeil - guitar
Tom Blancarte - bass
Andrew Drury - drums
- 6:30 PM - Juini Booth solo bass
- 7:00 PM - Giuseppi Logan Quartet
Matt LaVelle - trumpet, bass clarinet
François Grillot - bass
Warren Smith - drums
Giuseppi Logan - saxophone
- 7:50 PM - Talibam!
Matthew Mottel - piano, fender rhodes, mini moog
Kevin Shea - drums
- 8:30 PM - Sonny Simmons Trio
Warren Smith - drums
Tom Abbs - bass
Sonny Simmons - saxophone
Help Save Free Music in Good Ol’ Chi-Town
One of the best things about Chicago, in addition to the endless hot dog joints, is that you can find so many entertaining and free ways to listen to music. There's a ton of $0.00 block parties during the summer that ALWAYS have bands worth watching. Then, of course, there are the free concerts at Millennium Park, and let's not forget Jazz Fest, Blues Fest, Downtown Sound, Music Without Borders, SummerDance, etc.
But Chicago is in a little financial crisis, just like everyplace in this great, empty-pocketed country of ours. And how does America usually solve its financial problems? By cutting arts and music. However, there is something you can do besides just heading to City Hall and yelling at the endless stream of business-suited government officials. Friends of Chicago Music have set up an online petition that you can sign, with a message to all those government fat cats. Please ensure that my (and, to a lesser extent, your) free-music summer will be entertaining and sign the petition.
DOOM EP to Feature Production by Thom Yorke, Dave Sitek, and J Dilla
If you haven't already noticed, DOOM has made a big-time return this year. He dropped BORN LIKE THIS. (TMT Review) earlier this year and is set to release a compilation LP Unexpected Guests on November 10. Meanwhile, Madvillain (his collabo with Madlib) is scheduled to drop its long-awaited follow-up LP soonish and are even performing at the We The People festival (TMT News).
Now word is out that DOOM has a new EP set for release in December, titled Gazillion Ear (named after a track off BORN LIKE THIS.). Not only that, but the EP, according to a press release, features production by J Dilla, Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio), and Thom Edward Yorke! Read for yourself:
Masked maverick DOOM (previously known as MF Doom) is set to release his new GAZZILLION EAR EP this December. The record includes production by Radiohead frontman and longtime DOOM fan Thom Yorke, the much-missed J Dilla, psychedelic hip-hop artist Jneiro Jarel and TV On The Radio lynchpin Dave Sitek. The EP follows DOOM’s earlier BORN LIKE THIS album opus - one of the hip-hop highlights of 2009.
The Dutchess and The Duke to Go on Tour For, Like, Ever; Wait, Which One’s The Dutchess and Which One’s the Duke, Again?
If royal folk-like Duchesses and Dukes need to work hard at one thing, it’s drilling home the fact that they are better than you} in every conceivable way. As we reported earlier, Jesse Lortz, Kimberly Morrison, and their crew of noblemen have already released a new record called Sunset/Sunrise on Hardly Art earlier this fall and are currently playing the requisite amount of West Coast supporting dates. And sure, they were GONNA stop there... but then they realized that that’s just plain quitter-populist-talk!
Thus, in a deliberately shock-and-awe-style display of their wealth, superiority, fortitude, and dispassionate nonchalance, The Dutchess and The Duke have stopped clucking their tongues and stroking their beards long enough to issue the following edict:
Citizens:Whereas we have no reason to toil endlessly in day jobs as the likes of thee; and whereas our seal is recougnized, validated, respected, and feared throughout all fifty kingdoums of these United States, allowing us to pass through bourders as effortlessly as the honeyed mead which we drink through our porous royal tongues; and whereas our teeth are straighter, smiles brighter, faces gentler and more kind of continence, legs more agile, buttocks more slender, breasts fuller and higher, penises larger and longer, and so on and so forth than any mere common mourtal’s; thus also is our fall/winter tour fuller, brighter, larger, and longer than any other band’s in the land. We will, therefore, hencefourth, fourthwith commence touring these United States INDEFINTELY, so that our afourementioned kind and gentle continences may be duly and dutifully beheld by as many myriads of your humble cities’ wretched denizens as possible (women, children, and minourities exluded, of course).
Your Superiors,
The Dutchess and the Duke
(dictated but not read)}
Man... what a bunch of assholes.
11.07.09 - Sacramento, CA - Luigi's Fun Garden %
11.08.09 - Oakland, CA - 1-2-3-4 Go! in-store, 3pm #
11.08.09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
11.10.09 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place *
11.11.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland *
11.13.09 - Irvine, CA - UC Irvine / Acrobatics Everyday *
11.14.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah *
11.15.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
11.17.09 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad *
11.18.09 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
11.19.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court (early - all ages) *
11.19.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge (late)
11.20.09 - Jackson, WY - Lyndsay McCandless *
11.21.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux *
11.22.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
11.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern *
12.04.09 - Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge @ Grinnell College *
12.05.09 - Chicago, IL - Reckless Records Wicker Park in-store#
12.05.09 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle *
12.06.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry *
12.07.09 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
12.08.09 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge *
12.09.09 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's *
12.10.09 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack *
12.11.09 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *
12.12.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk *
12.13.09 - Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *
12.14.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
12.15.09 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree *
12.16.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
12.17.09 - Indianapolis, IN - Locals Only *
12.19.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Club Garibaldi *
01.06.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's ^
01.07.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall ^
01.08.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ^
01.09.10 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall ^
01.10.10 - Cambridge, MA - TT the Bear's ^
01.11.10 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore ^
01.12.10 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee's ^
01.13.10 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Cafe ^
01.14.10 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Ladies Literary Club ^
01.15.10 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop ^
01.16.10 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center ^
01.17.09 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery ^
# all-ages and free!
% Blues Control
* Greg Ashley
^ Medication
Secret Copyright Treaty Leaks: Obama’s Reign of Terror Knows No Bounds
Negotiations are currently underway in Seoul, South Korea on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and apparently the internet chapter of this copyright treaty has leaked. And what do you know: its details are enough to make any freedom-lovin’ American apoplectic with rage. Amongst the proposals are international provisions to ensure that ISPs follow “notice and takedown regimes,” that policies are put in place to “deter unauthorized storage and transmission of allegedly copyright infringing content” (according to EFF), and that ACTA signatories enable legal action to be taken against those who break technological protection measures (such as DRM).
In other words, this is about extending government control over the internet all within a global framework.
ACTA began in October 2007 and aims to introduce international standards to tackle counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works. As summarised by Boing Boing, ISPs would “have to proactively police copyright on user-contributed material” and “cut off the internet access of accused copyright infringers or face liability.” What's key here is that internet access could be denied and content blocked simply because an allegation is made. No evidence has to be produced to justify the claims. Is there anything more un-American?
The Obama administration purportedly refused to disclose the text of the treaty “due to ‘national security’ concerns.” HMPH!
Evangelista Cancels Chunk of U.S. Tour, Keeps Dates with Thrones
Evangelista (a.k.a. Carla Bozulich) has canceled a significant batch of U.S. dates due to "complications home and abroad." That's the bad news. The good news is that her latest album, Prince of Truth (TMT Review), has no such complications home or abroad, and you can look forward to hearing some of its tracks on her December dates with Thrones, which are not expected to be cancelled
11.06.09 - Brussels, BE - AB #
11.08.09 - Nuernberg, DE - K4
11.09.09 - Colmar, FR - Festival Supersounds
11.10.09 - Geneva, CH - L'Usine %
12.09.09 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon @
12.10.09 - Portland, OR - Dante's @
12.11.09 - Eureka, CA - Jambalaya @
12.12.09 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock @
12.13.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo @
11.20.09 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
11.21.09 - Santa Fe, NM - The Process
11.23.09 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11.24.09 - New Orleans, LA - the ALLways Lounge
11.25.09 - Atlanta, GA - 529
11.27.09 - Philadelphia, PA - 941 Theater
11.28.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
11.29.09 - New Haven, CT - BAR
12.03.09 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
# Wilco
% Hair Police
@ Thrones
