Sometimes I wonder what could’ve been if Pharmakon hadn’t been forced to play an abbreviated set ahead of Zola Jesus at the show that I attended last fall. As it happened, the show took place at a combo restaurant/music venue, so as Pharmakon began, I couldn’t help but search with my eyes for the casual diners who were undoubtedly caught off guard by her abrupt screaming of sweet nothings. Still, it would’ve been all the more enjoyable had she been afforded the time to take some liberties, such as descending even further into the pit of consumed Asian fusion and single-handedly disrupting digestive processes. That’s not sweat seeping out of our pores; that’s… *sniff*… Cambodian dipping sauce!
Aspire for audience interaction, so says Margaret Chardiet herself, and since she had such a great time on her last European tour, why not do it again, with Swans, again!? The dates below reveal that she’s just beginning a (more or less) solo tour, but skip past August, which is pretty much a filler month for us humans anyway, and you’ll see the numerous shows scheduled for those super-lucky people across the Atlantic. I’m not even sure why I’m bothering to detail this; it’s not like I’m otherwise masochistic.
Stateside however, don’t forget that Swans’ll be embarking on their own tour tomorrow, with varying support from Jenny Hval, Xiu Xiu, and Carla Bozulich, and in support of their apparently astounding new album To Be Kind (TMT Review). Like a fine wine indeed. Check Pharmakon covering Nancy Sinatra below.
Pharmakon dates:
05.13.14 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
05.14.14 - San Francisco, CA - The Knockout
05.15.14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Church on York *
05.24.14 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who?
05.25.14 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
05.26.14 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
05.27.14 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain Kantine
05.28.14 - Cologne, Germany - Baustelle
05.30.14 - Birmingham, UK - Supersonic Mini Festival
05.31.14 - Liverpool, UK - 24 Kitchen Street
06.01.14 - London, UK - BadVibrations #
06.04.14 - Paris, France - Villette Sonique Festival
06.05.14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - OCCIII
06.14.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar $
06.14.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right %
07.10.14 - Keflavik, Iceland - ATP Iceland
Pharmakon + Swans dates:
09.25.14 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
09.26.14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Music Hall
09.28.14 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
09.30.14 - La Rochelle, France - La Sirene
10.01.14 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
10.02.14 - Madrid, Spain - Shoko
10.03.14 - Durango, Spain - Plateruena
10.04.14 - Porto, Portugal - AmpliFest
10.07.14 - Fribourg, Switzerland - FRI-Son
10.08.14 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Grabenhalle
10.09.14 - Torino, Italy - Hiroshima Club
10.10.14 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
10.11.14 - Roma, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
10.12.14 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Milano
10.14.14 - Zagreb, Croatia - Pogon Jedinstvo
10.15.14 - Budapest, Hungary - A38 Ship
10.16.14 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Kiska Centre for Urban Culture
10.17.14 - Vienna, Austria - Arena Big Hall
10.18.14 - Krakow, Poland - Unsound Festival
10.20.14 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucenra Music Bar
10.23.14 - Leipzig, Germany - Schauspiel Leipzig
10.24.14 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude 9
10.25.14 - Hannover, Germany - MusikZentrum
10.27.14 - Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel
10.29.14 - Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
10.30.14 - Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
10.31.14 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Jubez
11.01.14 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
* The Haxan Cloak
# Föllakzoid
$ Marissa Nadler
% Lust for Youth, Container, Croatian Amor
• Pharmakon: https://www.facebook.com/pharmakonnn
• Swans: https://www.facebook.com/SwansOfficial
[Photo: Jane Chardiet]
