Thurston Moore and Mats Gustafsson bring in da noise, bring in da funk on East Coast tour

By Liz Louche on

Within the past week, America's first black president was inaugurated, Oscar nominations were announced, and Microsoft laid off a ton of friggin' employees. January is truly shaping up to be a historic month, a month all of us will remember as a mixture of elation and depression, a time of great steps forward and daunting steps back. At times, it seems almost overwhelming, all the things that are happening. And now there's another incredible event to add to the mix, an event that brings two giants of their era together to make history and totally rock out.

The two legends I speak of are none other than Thurston Moore and the man Matador Records deemed a "Scandinavian saxophone demon," Mats Gustafsson. Starting this Thursday, the man behind Sonic Youth (Moore -- you know this) and the man behind Christian Munthe and Gush (Gustafsson -- you might not know this) will be joining forces to play a string of crazy noise free jazz tourdates on the East Coast. They'll be joined along the way by pals Samara Lubelski, Magik Markers, Sickness, and so much more

01.29.09 - Florence, MA - Florence VFW*
01.30.09 - New York, NY - Club Rehab**
01.31.09 - Philadelphia, PA - International House
02.01.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands***
02.02.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East****

* Magik Markers, Nace/Pak/Noise Nomads

** Gene Moore, White Out-Samara Lubelski

***John Olson/Okkyung Lee/C. Spencer Yeh trio, Sunburned Hand of the Gene, Tovah D-day

**** Sickness, Ashley Paul, Perespirit

F Yeah Fest Plans Benefit Show with Two Gallants and Trash Talk for the Family of Oscar Grant; You Should Really Go To This

By Mike McHugh on Jan 26 2009

At 2:15 AM on January 1, 2009, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Police officer Johannes Mehserle murdered 22-year-old Oscar Grant on a train platform in Oakland, CA. Grant and others had been detained on the platform for fighting on the train. Although officers had Grant subdued and on his knees, Mehserle inexplicably drew his firearm and shot Grant in the back in full view of the passengers on the halted train. The shooting shocked the crowd, one of whom captured the incident on a cell phone camera. Be warned – the following video is ire-inducing to the furthest degree.

Needless to say, this is one of the most egregious and puzzling acts of police brutality in California (and, therefore, American) history. The Grant family obviously has suffered a tremendous loss and must prepare for a lengthy and painful civil trial against BART.

In an admirable attempt to lighten the financial load, the always awesome folks at Los Angeles’ F Yeah Fest and Trash Talk Collective have announced a benefit concert for Grant’s family on February 8 at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA. Trash Talk, Two Gallants, and two yet-to-be announced bands will perform, along with a “very special guest” who will be named on the day of the show.

$12 is all this fantastic package will cost you, so if you happen to be in the area, lend a hand to some people who’d really appreciate it just by doing what you do best: listening to good music.

By Nobodaddy on Jan 26 2009

Gosh. Apparently Grandaddy singer, songwriter, and non-ironic trucker hat-wearer Jason Lytle wasn't finally killed off by one of the many robots that he talked shit about during his band's shaky tenure as one of indie rock's last major label hope! In fact, you may recall that, after poor ol' Grandaddy went the way of the ol’ fambly cat back in 2005, little Lytle toured in support of final album Just Like the Fambly Cat (TMT Review) all by himself.

Nope. Darned if Lytle (the very same man responsible for asking us to imagine forest glens littered with ovens and refrigerators and mentally-challenged pilots refusing to land their air planes because they feel unloved by society, mind you) isn’t still out there, apparently huddled-up in the mountains of Montana skateboarding, licensing music for the only the trippiest of car commercials, and recording his every blip-psych whim at his own mellow, West Coast pace.

I know, he’s not exactly Thoreau, but still... sounds romantic, doesn’t it? Well, we’ll find out together come May 19, oh ye Grandaddy faithful, when ANTI- sees fit to release Lytle’s solo debut, Yours Truly, the Commuter. And if you’re tickled by how “Grandaddy” the title of the thing sounds, just wait until you see this tracklist. I’ll bet my vintage synths that “This Song is the Mute Button” will play-out just like it sounds it will. Any takers?

Yours Truly, the Commuter tracklist:

1. Yours Truly, the Commuter
2. Brand New Sun
3. Ghost of My Old Dog
4. I Am Lost (And the Moment Cannot Last)
5. Birds Encouraged Him
6. It's the Weekend
7. Fürget It
8. This Song Is the Mute Button
9. Rollin' Home Alone
10. You're Too Gone
11. Flying Thru Canyons
12. Here for Good

Ready to Swoon? Death Cab for Cutie Announce Spring Tour

By Mango Starr on Jan 26 2009

Mosaic Tiles:

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Original, mint condition:


03.07.09 - Miami, FL - Langerado Festival
04.07.09 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre #!
04.08.09 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall #!
04.09.09 - Davidson, NC - John Belk Arena/Davidson College #!
04.10.09 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace #!
04.11.09 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre #!
04.12.09 - Tulsa, OK - The Brady Theater #!
04.13.09 - Omaha, NE - Holland Theatre #!
04.15.09 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkings Auditorium #
04.17.09 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom #!
04.18.09 - East Lansing, MI - Breslin Events Center/Michigan State University #
04.19.09 - Waukesha, WI - Van Male Fieldhouse/Carroll College #!
04.24.09 - Spokane, WA - McCarthey Athletic Center/Gonzaga University #!
04.25.09 - Boise, ID - The Morrison Center #!
04.27.09 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium #!
04.29.09 - San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego #!
05.01.09 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall #$
05.02.09 - New Orleans, LA - Contemporary Arts Center #$
05.04.09 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium #$
05.05.09 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall #$
05.06.09 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre #$

# Ra Ra Riot

! Cold War Kids

$ Matt Costa

Black Dice New Album, REPO, Due In April; Repo Humor Sort Of Touchy Right Now, So Enjoy This Tame Headline

By Scott Lauer on Jan 26 2009

The wonderful creatures and critters of Paw Tracks have awaken from their Winter Hibernation to bring us news that the boys of Black Dice will shed their winter coats April 7 with REPO, their fifth full-length album. When we last heard from them, they were blowing our loads on Load Blown (TMT Review), their unique style of noise gibber jabbering into hearts everywhere. Well, on REPO, it seems the crew has picked up a “blues-band philosophy,” which has allowed the band to “loosen up.” Can't wait to see what this all means.

As for what Black Dice are repossessing, it seems that these jokesters are out to get the “landscape popular culture would have us believe we cannot afford.” How exactly will this be done? By mulching sounds and images of radio, TV, and the internet into a compost heap of new life (and new songs), we will have what is ours. Ahhh, the smell of new life -- isn’t it great? A bit confusing, but that’s good, right? Right?

REPO tracklist:

1. Night Cream
2. Glazin
3. Earnings Plus Interest
4. Whirligig
5. La Cucaracha
6. Idiots Pasture
7. Lazy
8. Buddy
9. Inches
10. Vegetable
11. Urban Super Mist
12. Ultra Vomit
13. Gag Shack

Animal Collective Cancel Tonight’s LA Show Due to Illness

By Mr P on Jan 23 2009

Animal Collective's show tonight at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theatre has been cancelled due to illness. The band aims to reschedule the show for Sunday, but nothing's set in stone yet. According to the band's MySpace:

LOS ANGELES SHOW 1/23/09 CANCELLED

Hello, very sorry to announce that we have had to cancel the Henry Fonda.. theater show in LA this evening due to illness. We had hoped to make it through, but after sound check it's apparent it just cannot happen. We have a hold for a possible show on Sunday in LA, that will honor the Fonda tickets so please stay tuned, and sincere apologies to all, the band is very upset to have to cancel but they have no other choice.
be well

Check out the rest of Animal Collective's tour itinerary in Mango's weird-ass story.

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