Pelican celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a new vinyl box set and a romantic dinner at Golden Corral
By Kid Midnight on Aug 20 2010
A lot of people think that Golden Corral is a terrible place to celebrate an anniversary. They think that an endless (and affordable!) buffet is just a little too low-class a place to celebrate endless love. I, however, think that assumption is way off base, and if you ask my wife of one year, she’ll tell you that an anniversary with shrimp, steak, questionable potato salad, and two plates of dessert foods is an absolutely panty-wetting proposition.
Instru-metal kingpins Pelican totally agree with me, because they’ve just announced that all four members of the band will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary at Bolingbrook, Illinois’ local Golden Corral*. In addition to the tasty (and affordable!) meal, the band will also be marking the anniversary by releasing an extremely limited (and not affordable!) vinyl box set, as well as playing two shows, one in its hometown of Chicago and one in its new hometown of Los Angeles.
The box set, available October 19 through Viva Hate Records, will be a 10-record celebration of the band’s entire catalog and is set to feature music from all four full-length records and three EPs. The records will come lovingly (and instrumentally) packaged in an “elegant” wood box made by a Chicago carpenter who refuses to make more than 500 of anything.
As mentioned above, the band has scheduled celebratory shows in its hometowns to mark the momentous event. On October 23, the band will play Chicago’s Bottom Lounge and will be joined by The Life & Times. To help make the night even more special, Munster, IN’s Three Floyds Brewery [Ed: YUM] has concocted an as-yet-unnamed but Pelican-dedicated doppelbock beer; the brew will only be available at the show and select Chicago bars and liquor stores for a limited time, so make sure you drink plenty of it while you can!
After they’ve recovered from their hangover, Pelican will head to Los Angeles where they’ll be playing an October 30 show at the Troubadour. Joining the band, and making an incredibly rare live appearance, will be “doom-metal overlords” Goatsnake. No celebratory beverage has been announced, but if the band is interested, I can call my cousin Larry in L.A. who makes a great Jack-and-Coke!
* To be confirmed
Pelican 10-year anniversary dates:
10.23.10 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge
10.30.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubador
• Pelican: http://www.myspace.com/pelican
• Viva Hate Records: http://www.vivahaterecords.com
[Photo: Ryan Russell]
AIDS Wolf announce new LP March to the Sea, spread across US
By Erika H on Aug 20 2010
You may have noticed in the years since their inception that AIDS Wolf is not your typical Montreal band. There’s no namby-pamby ambient build-up, no Constellation flourishing of strings, and there are certainly no members of Arcade Fire involved. AIDS Wolf aim to be as jarring as their moniker, and usually succeed (in the best way possible, if you’re into your ears bleeding nu No Wave-style). These guys have released no small amount of material over the last four years: two LPs, plus splits and 7-inches aplenty. This September, AIDS Wolf are continuing their wave of destruction (deconstruction?) by releasing their third LP March to the Sea on Skin Graft, in addition to a remix album through Lovepump United (consisting of reworkings of their Throbbing Gristle cover “Very Friendly”).
Ready your earplugs and stock up on protection (you know), because AIDS Wolf are leaving next month for an exhaustive tour of North America to promote March to the Sea. You can hear a new track from the album, “Teaching to Suffer,” at the Chocolate Grinder — just make sure your parents are out of the room.
Tourdates:
09.15.10 - Pawtucket, RI - Machines With Magnets *
09.16.10 - New York City, NY - Cake Shop
09.17.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Death by Audio
09.18.10 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West
09.19.10 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
09.20.10 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor
09.21.10 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
09.22.10 - Atlanta, GA - 529
09.23.10 - Little Rock, AZ - RADRADRAD House
09.24.10 - Dallas, TX - The Nightmare ^
09.25.10 - Austin ,TX - Mohawk
09.26.10 - San Antonio, TX - Korova Basement
09.28.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
09.30.10 - San Diego, CA - Bar Pink
10.01.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell @
10.02.10 - Sacramento, CA - Operation Restore Maximum Freedom X Fest ~
10.03.10 - San Francisco, CA - El Rio
10.08.10 - Portland, OR - Backspace
10.09.10 - Seattle, WA - Black Lodge
10.10.10 - Vancouver, BC - Honey
10.11.10 - Mon Missoula, MO - Zootown Arts Community Center
10.13.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #%
10.15.10 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt %
10.16.10 - Chicago, IL - Hideout %
10.17.10 - Columbus, OH - Bat Chapters %
10.19.10 - Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class %
10.20.10 - Fredonia, NY - BJ’s Fredonia %
10.24.10 - Easthampton, MA - Flywheel
* An Albatros, Gila Monster, Holy Sheet, Red Mass
^ Gang Starr Museum, Orange Coax
@ XBXRX, LA DIES
~ The Fresh and Onlys, Wounded Lion, Ganglians
# Gay Beast
% D Rider
• AIDS Wolf: http://deathbombarc.com/aidswolf
• Skin Graft Records: http://www.skingraftrecords.com
• Lovepump United: http://www.lpurecords.com
Boi stop! Big Boi plots fall tour
By E. Nagurney on Aug 20 2010
Surely, I don’t need to tell you by now that Big Boi’s solo record Sir Lucious Left Foot the Son of Chico Dusty (TMT Review) is something real special. Does anybody not like that record? Probably, but I have yet to meet them. Anyway, when you release a record that good, you deserve to hit up some big venues on a, well, fairly big tour. Of course, Big Boi would probably be able to play these venues regardless, solo record or not. The man was in a little group called Outkast, who happened to put out some really popular songs. But since the man is touring the US on basically a victory lap for his new record, we’re left with the possibility of hearing “Shutterbug” and “General Patton” and “Rosa Parks” and “Ms. Jackson” all in one set. A more glorious possibility, I may never see.
Break! Big Boi dates:
08.19.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series
08.26.10 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
09.02.10 - Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa
09.04.10 - Atlanta, GA - Heineken Red Star Soul
09.05.10 - Atlantic City, NJ - Casbah
09.06.10 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
09.17.10 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
09.18.10 - Providence, RI - Brown University
09.22.10 - Arcata, CA - Arcata Community Center
09.23.10 - San Francisco, CA - Regency at Grand Ballroom
09.24.10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Palms Casino
09.25.10 - Fontana, CA - Epicenter
09.28.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
10.01.10 - Bloomington, IN - Indiana University
10.08.10 - Columbia, SC - University of South Carolina
10.15.10 - San Diego, CA - UC of San Diego
10.23.10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
10.28.10 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Visitors Center
10.29.10 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Civic Center (Moogfest)
10.30.10 - Houston, TX - Tom Bass Park Amphitheater
11.12.10 - Chattanooga, TN - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
11.18.10 - Sydney, Australia - Fox Studios
• Big Boi: http://www.myspace.com/bigboi
• Def Jam: http://www.islanddefjam.com
New Orleans benefit album features Bonnie “Prince” Billy, My Morning Jacket, The Wrens, and more
By Liz Louche on Aug 20 2010
Five years ago this summer, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Today, the city is dealing with the consequences of the BP oil spill, as well as ongoing rebuilding from Katrina’s destruction. On the occasion of this unfortunate anniversary, the nonprofit musicians’ resource group Air Traffic Control is putting together a little something special. It’s a digital download album called Dear New Orleans, named after a letter Times-Picayune writer Chris Rose published shortly after Katrina to thank people for their support of New Orleans.
Dear New Orleans features an enormous 31 tracks, including covers and original songs from the likes of Steve Earle, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Laura Veirs, Jon Langford, Wayne Kramer, The Wrens, Mirah, Thao Nguyen, and My Morning Jacket, plus many more. Jon Langford and McSweeney’s Publishing head Barbara Bersche provided the album art. The compilation will be available for download on August 24 from dearneworleansmusic.org, iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody, and eMusic.com. Proceeds benefit arts and culture organization Sweet Home New Orleans and the environmental group Gulf Restoration Network.
Dear New Orleans tracklisting:
01. OK Go, “Louisiana Land”
02. The Mendoza Line, “Catch a Collapsing Star”
03. Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, “Midnight in the City of Destruction”
04. Janet Bean and the Concertina Wire, “My Little Brigadoon”
05. Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Love in the Hot Afternoon”
06. Paul Sanchez (feat. Shamarr Allen), “Don’t Be Sure”
07. Alec Ounsworth (feat. Al “Carnival Time” Johnson and John Boutte), “Dr. So and So”
08. Steve Earle, “Dixieland”
09. Luke Reynolds, “Flood”
10. Jon Langford, “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”
11. Laura Veirs, “I Can See Your Tracks”
12. Vijay Iyer, “Threnody”
13. Jill Sobule, “Where is Bobbie Gentry?”
14. Flobots, “Stand Up”
15. Rebecca Gates, “Doos”
16. The Wrens, “Crescent”
17. Indigo Girls (feat. Brandi Carlile), “Kid Fears”
18. Timothy Bracy’s Collection Agency, “Matching Scars”
19. Nellie McKay, “Late Again”
20. Blind Pilot, “Buried a Bone”
21. Mirah (feat. Thao Nguyen), “NOLA”
22. Allison Moorer, “A Change Is Gonna Come”
23. 2nd Chief David Montana, “The Change of Heart Man”
24. Wonderlick, “The American Way”
25. Bonerama, “Mr. Go”
26. Thao Nguyen and Bonerama, “Body”
27. Erin McKeown and Bonerama, “Blackbirds”
28. Nicole Atkins and Bonerama, “When the Levee Breaks”
29. Mike Mills and Bonerama (with Wayne Kramer and Dave Herlihy), “Ohio”
30. Wayne Kramer and Bonerama (with Mike Mills, Erin McKeown, Nicole Atkins and Martín Perna), “Kick Out the Jams”
31. My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Carnival Time”
• Air Traffic Control: http://www.atctower.net
Es verdad?? of Montreal to release False Priest on cassette! No me digas!!
By Nobodaddy on Aug 20 2010
I don’t know about you, but when I think of producer Jon Brion (Grammy-nominated co-producer of of Montreal’s forthcoming full-length False Priest and former collaborator with the likes of Kanye West, Fiona Apple, and Rufus Wainwright), I think of shitty fidelity. To that end, someone somewhere in Kevin Barnes’ camp has decided to release the aforementioned record on limited-edition cassette via Indianapolis label Joyful Noise Records, in conjunction with Polyvinyl. The cassette edition is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies (of shitty, plastic cassettes), and the (annoyingly small-sized) artwork (again, of the shitty, plastic cassette) will feature a 12-panel booklet containing (sized-down) paintings and reinterpretations of paintings by David Barnes, Nina Barnes, and Kevin Barnes. The cassette itself will be red, matching much of the artwork. Needless to say, because it’s borderline-unplayable in most of today’s listening scenarios, high-quality MP3s and FLAC audio are included with your (shitty, plastic) cassette. But hey! The 80s, man! And noise cassettes, dude!
However, lest you feel the need to scour your local thrift store for their last ghetto-blaster, rest assured that Polyvinyl is also releasing False Priest in that good-old confusing 2010 way on September 13 in Europe and September 14 in North America on CD, LP (ahem, 2xLP/180 gram vinyl with exclusive 180-gram red vinyl edition limited to 2,000 copies, that is) and all those good digital ways.
In other oM news, the lead single from False Priest, “Coquet Coquette,” is now available for purchase at all of the finer, high-class online retailers and includes remixes of the track by Starfucker and Yip Deceiver. The band also just dropped a video for that single, directed by Jason Miller of Eikon Productions, which you can check out at the Chocolate Grinder whenever you feel like you’re ready to see a mess of cannibalistic, necrophiliac barbarians! Which, you know, hey, maybe just isn’t today. That’s okay.
• of Montreal: http://www.ofmontreal.net
• Polyvinyl: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com
• Joyful Noise: http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com
• Eikon Productions: http://www.eikonic.com
