Josiah Wolf doesn’t ask WHY?; he releases tourdates and an MP3 instead
By Kid Midnight on Feb 26 2010
Last time we checked in on Josiah Wolf, he was prepping his solo debut album, Jet Lag. Now, the multi-instrumentalist from WHY? has announced a tour in support of the new disc. I won’t say much about the new record (you probably read the news story linked above anyway, right?), but I will remind you that it “offers up a rare solo work with true legs of its own” and that “Wolf’s lean poems are set to an autumnal mix of warm folk and easy psychedelia played out (by Wolf alone) on guitar, vibes, kalimba, Hammond organ, bells, bass and drums to name a few. The end result is a sort of chamber pop minus the showy sweeps…” So, yeah.
Check out “Master Cleanse (California)” over at the Chocolate Grinder. We even use the same promotional pic!
Jet Lag tracklist:
01. The Trailer And The Truck
02. Master Cleanse (California)
03. The Opposite Of Breathing
04. The New Car
05. Skull In The Ice
06. The Apart Meant
07. That Kind Of Man
08. Ohioho
09. Is The Body Hung
10. In The Seam
11. Gravity Defied
12. The One Sign
Jet Lag is scheduled for release on March 2, 2010
Tourdates:
02.27.10 - Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
03.05.10 - Cincinnati, OH - The Monestary (record release show)
05.21.10 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s
05.22.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
05.25.10 - Missoula, MT - The Palace
05.26.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %#
05.27.10 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret *#
05.28.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *#
05.30.10 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall *#
05.31.10 - Eureka, CA - Nocturnum #$
06.01.10 - Reno, NV - Biggest Little City Club #
06.02.10 - Oakland, CA - New Parish of Oakland *#
06.03.10 - Pomona, CA - Glass House *#
06.04.10 - La Jolla, CA - Che Cafe
06.05.10 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Cultural Gallery
06.08.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
06.09.10 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
06.11.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
06.12.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
* WHY?
# The Donkeys
% AU
$ Citay
• Josiah Wolf: http://www.myspace.com/josiahwolfjetlag
• Anticon: http://anticon.com
Child Abuse announce Cut and Run on Lovepump United; something about that sentence sounds so wrong
By Annapocalypse on Feb 25 2010
I don’t know what’s more troubling: naming your band Child Abuse, or playing in a band called Child Abuse and deciding to release your new album on a label called Lovepump United. Like it or not, Child Abuse’s second album, Cut and Run, is due out on April 13 through, yes, Lovepump United. If you’re curious as to what the album will sound like, all you need to know is that Child Abuse have toured with The Locust, Pig Destroyer, and Genghis Tron, and that ALARM Magazine said they have “a gift for conveying the giddy, volcanic rush of jazz losing its patience.” So if you like twee and own a cardigan, you may want to skip over this one, kids. Child Abuse will be touring in support of Cut and Run in late Spring.
Tracklisting:
01. Hold This
02. Bebe
03. Cut and Run
04. Opportunity Zone
05. Financial Burden
06. Froze Toes
• Child Abuse: http://www.myspace.com/childabuse
• Lovepump United: http://www.lpurecords.com
PJ Harvey Pal John Parish Embarks on a “Rock ’n’ Roll Odyssey” to the Mystical Isle of Soundtracks
By Liz Louche on Feb 25 2010
You may know him best for A Woman a Man Walked By, his 2009 collaboration with PJ Harvey, but producer/musician/friend-to-the-stars John Parish is a well-regarded solo artist in his own right. Not only has he worked with heavy hitters like Eels, Tracy Chapman, and Giant Sand (among many others), but he’s also known for his soundtracks. Now, with the release of the She, a Chinese soundtrack, Parish’s film work is finally getting wide distribution. The “rock ‘n’ roll odyssey” (as the press materials are calling it) is slated for a US release April 6 and a worldwide digital release March 16 via Dreamboat Records. Not only do you get some stone cold Parish jams on that soundtrack, you also get an early track from Feist, plus Chinese punk rock from Mumma. Now that’s an odyssey I’m willing to embark upon… just keep me away from the ensorcelled swine. I don’t wanna be eating my bacon at breakfast, all worried that it was once human.
She, a Chinese soundtracklisting:
01. Li Mei
02. Fei Fei Run (Mumma)
03. Banjo X
04. Li Mei Makes a Break
05. Drone X
06. Li Mei & Brother Qiang
07. Wildflowers (Tian Zhen)
08. There Is a City (Hang on the Box)
09. Snake at the Docks
10. Spikey’s Place
11. Spikey’s Death
12. What Is Now? (Hang on the Box)
13. Rachid
14. Unseen/Mr Hunt
15. Li Mei & Rachid
16. Link X
17. November
18. Lonely Lonely (Feist)
• John Parish: http://www.johnparish.com
• Dreamboat: http://www.dreamboatrecords.co.uk
Little Dragon tour Machine Dreams, appear on Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach, raise question: Is nothing real anymore?
By Erika H on Feb 25 2010
Gothenburg, Sweden’s Little Dragon have been getting less little year by year since their 2007 self-titled debut on Peacefrog. Their second full-length, Machine Dreams, came out last fall, an upbeat mixture of electronics and soul. According to their website, a third album is in the works, but first comes Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach, out March 9.
Yes, the newest album from Gorillaz features an impressive line-up of guest artists: Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, and The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonen, to name a few. Little Dragon have one up on all these hot shots, though: unlike the other guests, they appear on two tracks (Bobby Womack and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are also featured twice, though not in the same pairings). Take that, Mos Def! Now the question remains: what does Little Dragon look like animated?
Animated or not, Little Dragon will be touring North America for the next couple months to continue promoting Machine Dreams.
Dates:
03.11.10 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Place (Windish Agency CMW Showcase)
03.13.10 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
03.15.10 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Jr.
03.16.10 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
03.17.10 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
03.18.10 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
03.19.10 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
03.20.10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage)
03.21.10 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone *
03.22.10 - Charlottesville, VA - Rapture (R2) *
03.23.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
03.24.10 - Washington, DC - Liv Nightclub *
03.25.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
03.28.10 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
03.29.10 - Montreal, QC - Lamb *
03.31.10 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04.01.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
04.02.10 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House (Mission Creek Midwest Festival)
04.03.10 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
04.05.10 - Denver, CO - Walnut Room *
04.06.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
04.09.10 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge *
04.10.10 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
04.11.10 - Bellingham, WA - The Wild Buffalo *
04.12.10 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
04.13.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
04.14.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
04.16.10 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04.21.10 - Mexico City, Mexico - Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
04.22.10 - Aguascalientes, Mexico - International Festival of San Marcos
04.23.10 - Bogotá, Columbia - Teatro Metro *
* VV Brown
• Little Dragon: http://www.little-dragon.se
• Gorillaz: http://gorillaz.com
