So, sorry about the lack of “Round Up” last week. It was my birthday, and I didn’t give a FUCK. I’m pretty excited, because it’s like, 70°F outside today, and there are plans for it to be warmer. That being said, Sunday it snowed eigh inches in Athens, Georgia. That shit NEVER happens. Now, I’m from Baltimore so, like, I know what snow looks like, but people here freaked the fuck out. It was hilarious. Weather is so weird. Anyway, on to the news...
- Pitchfork Music Festival announced a few bands slated to play the mid-July festival, held in Chicago’s Union Park. Bands planned for Friday include Built To Spill, The Jesus Lizard (fuck yeah), Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise -- and instead of doing “Don’t Look Back,” fans will get the chance to vote on which songs the bands get to play. Saturday’s lineup includes The National, Pharoahe Monch, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, while Sunday’s lineup includes Grizzly Bear, The Walkmen, and Vivian Girls. The festival runs July 17-19, and tickets go on sale March 13. You can find more information at the event’s official website. Solid.
- London pop quartet The Chap are hitting the road for the first time in the U.S. They kick off their tour March 12 in Lexington, KY at The University of Kentucky, hitting a few other cities before ending up at SXSW in Austin, and then end their U.S. tour in New York at Cake Shop March 28. You can view all of The Chap’s tourdates on their website.
- Don’t worry, everyone: Eminem is releasing another album. I know ya’ll were worried that his “hiatus” would be permanent, but like most rappers who “retire,” he didn’t... so yeah, expect not just one Eminem record, but TWO records this year. Ugh. Relapse, the first of the two records, releases on May 19, while Relapse 2 is slated to come out by the end of the year. Shit comes out on Interscope.
- On a more pleasant note, Baltimore hoodlums Wye Oak are hitting the road! They kick off their tour April 14 in Brooklyn, NY at Bell House (with Crooked Fingers) and finish up in Baltimore, MD at the Metro Gallery. They are just so cute; I just want to put them in my pocket.
- Boston dudes Passion Pit are set to release their debut LP Manners on Frenchkiss Records May 26. I dug the Chunk Of Change EP and went to see them at CMJ. Lemme tell ya, falsetto IN THE HOUSE. Dude is LOUD. It was fun though. They’ll announce tourdates soon, and they are playing SXSW.
Aight, have a good weekend, suckers.
