Best Coast prep full-length debut, tour lesser areas
By Erika H on 03-01-2010
You don’t have to love California to like Best Coast. Bethany Cosentino (formerly of Pocahaunted) and Bobb Bruno do the sunshine/Beach Boys thing with the fuzzy veneer of garage pop, but Best Coast is for everyone, no matter your thoughts about the superlative. After coming out with an impressive number of 7-inches and cassettes from Black Iris, Art Fag, Group Tightener, PPM, and Blackest Rainbow since last summer, Best Coast are preparing a full-length debut slated to see light of day “sometime this year.” Mark your calendars!
Even better: they’re coming to a coast/landlocked mass near you!
03.05.10 - Portland, OR - Reed College
03.13.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Bloomingdales Beverly Center (in-store)
03.17.10-03.20.10 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.25.10 - Claremont, CA - Pomona College ^
03.27.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex ^
03.29.10 - Goleta, CA - The Biko House ^
04.01.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
04.03.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Barbary
04.05.10 - Montclair, NJ - The Meat Locker
04.06.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
04.07.10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04.12.10 - Montreal, Quebec - The Cove
04.13.10 - Toronto, Ontario - The Garrison
04.14.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
04.16.10 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
* Japandroids
^ Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits
• Best Coast: http://www.myspace.com/bestycoasty
Midlake tour starts really soon (today!), goes on for ages, and ends in distant future
By Deno on 03-01-2010
The heavily bearded Texan rockers Midlake are kicking off their latest tour any minute now. Seriously, if you live in Arizona and you catch this article as soon as it goes live, there’ll be plenty of time to cancel all your plans and make it to the show tonight at Plush in Tucson. The rest of you don’t have to jump off the couch just yet, but Midlake will surely be in your area at some point. The almost four-month-long tour is set to cover most of the US, and the band will get a bit of northern exposure from a couple of Canadian dates.
The tour follows the release of their latest album on Bella Union, The Courage of Others (TMT Review), which our own Jason P. Woodbury declared “the first great record of 2010.” With such a ringing TMT endorsement, you’d better double-check the dates below.
Dates below:
03.01.10 - Tucon, AZ - Plush *
03.02.10 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
03.03.10 - Los Angeles CA - El Rey Theatre *
03.04.10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
03.05.10 - Arcata, CA - The Depot at Humboldt State University *
03.06.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
03.07.10 - Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight *
03.08.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
03.10.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room *
03.11.10 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater *
03.13.10 - Denton, TX - NX35
03.18.10 - Austin, TX - Buffalo Billiards
03.31.10 - Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
04.01.10 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
04.02.10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04.03.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
04.04.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
04.05.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club
04.07.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.08.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.09.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.10.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05.14.10 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
05.15.10 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
05.16.10 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House
05.17.10 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
05.18.10 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
05.20.10 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.21.10 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
05.22.10 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
05.23.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05.24.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
05.25.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
05.27.10 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
05.28.10 - Missoula, MT - The Badlander
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
06.01.10 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
06.02.10 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Co.
06.03.10 - Lubbock, TX - The Foundation
06.04.10 - Austin, TX - Antone’s
* Matthew and the Arrogant Sea
• Midlake: http://midlake.net
• Bella Union: http://www.bellaunion.com
Fol Chen to Tour with Liars, Phantom-Tour with Radiohead
By Nobodaddy on 03-01-2010
L.A. robo-pop collective Fol Chen had a pretty serendipitous 2009 after releasing their debut album of ironic-or-is-it? Jackson family junkyard jams, Part One: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, on Asthmatic Kitty. They made a few videos, covered Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” for Spin’s Purplish Rain compilation and Pink Floyd’s “In The Flesh” for Mojo’s tribute to The Wall, got the green-light for white adults to like them from NPR, and were promptly remixed by several of those white adult converts… including those old geezers in Liars, who were tuning in for Car Talk, but instead heard Fol Chen on accident.
Now, in some crazy George Costanza-esque upping of the ante, Liars are continuing to pretend like they were into Fol Chen (and not hot 1985 Toyota 4x4s) all along and are taking them on their US tour this spring. And yes, by proxy, this makes them phantom-touring partners with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Hmm… NPR? Radiohead? Yeah, NOW you’re on board, aren’t you, you old geezer?
Fol Chen with Liars:
04.10.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
04.14.10 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
04.15.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.16.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04.17.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge
04.18.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.27.10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
04.29.10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
04.30.10 - Vancouver, BC - VenueCanada
05.01.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
• Fol Chen: http://www.myspace.com/folchen
• Liars: http://www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars
• Asthmatic Kitty: http://www.asthmatickitty.com
Glenn Branca releases sequel to The Ascension
By Brom on 03-01-2010
The Glenn Branca Ensemble has released a new album this month, entitled The Ascension: The Sequel. It is out via Branca’s own label, Systems Neutralizers, and as the title suggests, the 52-minute album will serve as the sequel to his 1981 “hit” The Ascension (TMT DeLorean Review). You can purchase it exclusively at Amazon for the time being.
The group, also known as Sonic Youth’s dad, will be performing in New York and, err, Austria as part of a short 2010 “tour.” But wait, I thought the end of music was here?
The Ascension: The Sequel tracklisting:
01. Lesson No. 3 (Tribute to Steve Reich)
02. The Tone Row That Ruled The World
03. Carbon Monoxide
04. Quadratonic
05. The Blood
06. Lost Chords
• Glenn Branca Ensemble: http://www.glennbranca.com
LCD Soundsystem confirms May release for new album ლ(`・◡・´ლ)
By Mr P on 02-26-2010
Earlier this week, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy tweeted about how a new album is now complete and will be sent to the one, the only, the often very sexy Mr. Bob Weston (Shellac, Vocano Suns) for mastering. Here’s the exact quote: “mixing last song right now to send to the amazing bob weston to master. meaning, record DONE. i hope people like it.”
So when’s it coming out? A bunch of webzines and blogs have speculated March, with a few outlets reporting April, BUT THEY HAVE SPECULATED INCORRECTLY, MY FRIENDS. According to the one, the only, the often very sexy MOG, Murphy has confirmed a May release for the album.
So, what does all of this mean? Well, isn’t it obvious? James Murphy needs to be more clear about his release dates or he’ll lose his fanbase entirely. Step up your game, S’Murphy: a release date needs to be set before you master an album. Oh, and you should probably title the album, too. FYI.
04.16.10 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04.20.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Tripod #
04.21.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Tripod #
04.23.10 - London, England - Brixton Academy #
04.24.10 - London, England - Brixton Academy #
04.26.10 - Birmingham, England - Academy #
04.27.10 - Leeds, England - Academy #
04.28.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands #
04.29.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands #
05.01.10 - Manchester, England - Academy
05.02.10 - Bristol, England - Academy #
05.04.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso #
05.05.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique #
05.06.10 - Berlin, Germany - WMF #
05.08.10 - Paris, France - Bataclan #
05.09.10 - Paris, France - Bataclan #
05.30.10 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.11.10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
07.17.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
09.12.10 - Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
# YACHT
• LCD Soundsystem: http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com
