Spring break! In February! Ducktails and Woods announce week-long tour

By E. Nagurney on

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Spring break woooooooo! We all know spring break is a time to take a load off and get a little crazy, and who’s crazier than those nuts in Ducktails and Woods? Nobody, hence why they’re taking their spring break in the middle of winter — February to be exact. In what is sure to be the world’s haziest, most melodic beer bash, the two bands are playing a week-long string of dates in the Northeast. If partying with those crazy dudes wasn’t incentive enough, the two groups promise some collaborative moments, as well as an acoustic sampling of the follow-up LP to At Echo Lake (TMT Review). Also, tequila shots out of Jeremy Earl’s beard? Anything is possible!

Woods + Ducktails dates:

02.02.11 - Burlington, VT - Monkey House
02.03.11 - Portland, ME - Apohadion
02.04.11 - New York, NY - Monster Island Basement
02.07.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Chapel at First Unitarian Church
02.08.11 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West

Ducktails-only dates:

01.15.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Pi Lam
01.18.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Grasslands *

* Smith Westerns

• Ducktails: http://alexphelan.com/ducktails
• Woods: http://www.woodsist.com/woods.htm

Beasties Boys’ Adam Yauch says reports of him being cancer-free are “exaggerated”

By Kid Midnight on Jan 10 2011

In sadder news than we’re used to on Monday mornings, it appears as if the happy news we received on Friday about Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch being cancer free was a little premature. The MC had this to say through press-release: “While I’m grateful for all the positive energy people are sending my way, reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated. I’m continuing treatment, staying optimistic and hoping to be cancer free in the near future.”

The Beastie Boys’ previously announced new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, is still scheduled for a spring release.

• Beastie Boys: http://www.beastieboys.com

[Photo: Michael Morel]

RIP: Jesus "Jess" Porras of The Mixtures

By Shane Mack on Jan 8 2011

From the San Diego Union-Tribune:

Jesus “Jess” Porras, longtime resident of San Diego, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on December 26, 2010. Jess was born in Oxnard, to Felipe and Dolores on November 20, 1941 and with his sister Maria and brothers Phil and Art, were raised surrounded by a large, loving extended Mexican American family.

Jess came from a lineage of professional musicians and his first love was music which he took to early, learning the violin at nine, followed by tenor and alto sax, flute, horn, guitar, and piano.

He was a member of “The Mixtures,” an R&B band, and played all the major L.A. Clubs from 1957 to 1962. Their album “Stompin at the Rainbow” is being re-released April 5.

Sleeping in the Aviary wake up to head out on tour; okay, but yesterday was Mr. Bean’s birthday!!

By Mario Speedwagon on Jan 7 2011

(Happy belated birthday Mr. Bean!)

Sleeping in the Aviary, whose website looks like PerezHilton.com if it were designed by someone on acid and hosted on GeoCities (R.I.P.), are heading out on a super-long tour, which started in fact on Mr. Bean’s birthday. Formerly of Madison, the band now lives in Minneapolis and released their third LP Great Vacation in 2010 via Madison label Science of Sound. Sleeping in the Aviary also released a new music video for their song “Y.M.C.A. (No Not That One),” which you can watch via City Pages, along with their videos for “Maria’s Ghost” and “Last Kiss on a Sinking Ship.”

Tourdates:

01.06.11 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
01.07.11 - Madison, WI -  High Noon Saloon
01.09.11 - Milwaukee, WI - Borg Ward
01.10.11 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
01.11.11 - Indianapolis, IN -  Radio Radio
01.12.11 - Bloomington, IN - Rachael’s Cafe
01.13.11 - Nashville, TN - Little Hamilton Collective
01.14.11 - Atlanta, GA - The 529
01.16.11 - New Orleans, LA - The Saint
01.18.11 - Houston, TX -  Jet Lounge
01.19.11 - San Antonio, TX -  The Ten Eleven
01.20.11 - San Marcos, TX - Triple Crown
01.21.11 - Austin, TX - Hole In The Wall
01.22.11 - Dallas, TX - Double Wide
01.25.11 - Albuquerque, NM - Winning Coffee Co.
01.26.11 - Tucson, AZ - The Hangart
01.27.11 - Phoenix, AZ -  Trunkspace
01.28.11 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
01.29.11 - San Francisco, CA - The Pink House
01.30.11 - Oakland, CA - First Church Of The Buzzard
02.03.11 - Seattle, WA - Blue Moon
02.04.11 - Corvallis, OR - Corvallis DIY Co-op
02.05.11 - Portland, OR - Sea Shanty
02.11.11 - Grand Junction, CO - The Midnight Special
02.12.11 - Boulder, CO -  Astroland
02.13.11 - Denver, CO - Backforty
02.14.11 - Pueblo, CO - Red Raven
02.15.11 - Wichita, KS - Kirby’s
02.16.11 - Norman, OK - Red Room
02.17.11 - Little Rock, AR - Happy Fuckers Unite!
02.18.11 - Hot Springs, AR - The Exchange
02.20.11 - Lincoln, NE - Powerhouse
02.21.11 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews

• Sleeping in the Aviary: http://www.sleepingintheaviary.com
• Science of Sound: http://www.scienceofsound.com

RIP: Phil Kennemore, Y&T bassist

By Shane Mack on Jan 7 2011

From NME:

Y&T bassist Phil Kennemore has died.

The musician, who had been battling lung cancer, died this morning (January 7) aged 57.

He was a founding member of Y&T, who were formerly known as Yesterday And Today, and played with the hard rock band at every stage of their 36-year history, helping the band sell over four million albums in the process.

• Y&T: http://www.yandtrocks.com
• Y&T (MySpace): http://www.myspace.com/yandtrocks

Radiohead Haiti benefit show released as a multi-cam 2-disc DVD

By Mr P on Jan 7 2011

Last January, Radiohead setup a last-minute benefit show in L.A. to raise money in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake. Fourteen fans took their camcorders to the show and, after a concerted joint effort spearheaded by superfan Inez, produced a multi-cam 2-disc DVD set. With help from Radiohead, Inez and other fans are now making the 24-song set available for download here. And in the spirit of the original performance, they’ve even partnered with Oxfam to setup a special donation page. Kudos for making shit happen!

Read Colin Greenwood’s post about the DVD set here.

• Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com

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