Guys! Oh my god! Do you know about these things called “quotation marks”? This is a little embarrassing I guess, but I am JUST NOW getting into them! They totally rule. I had no idea! Dude, it’s like, just so fun to use them to stress things or imply sarcasm or attribute some words to another person other than myself or whatever. It’s like:
Toro Y Moi is a “thing.” A “musical” thing that some people are “into.” “Legend” has it that if enough people are “into something,” it tends to sooner-or-later get labeled “pop.” And once something gets to be “pop,” the idea of its own popularity kinda tends to becomes “popular,” and it just becomes easier to keep it “going,” even if certain “web zines” claim that the thing’s most recent thing shouldn’t be as popular as its last thing. It’s sorta like what Shakespeare said, though: “If music be the food of love, play on.” Or how about Plato, who said “music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”? That totally “backs-up” my argument about Toro Y Moi! When you make “popular music,” you just keep touring on it. Don’t believe me? Ask Billy Joel (this one’s a nice, pullquote-y long one, too!):
I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
See? “Everyone loves music.” Iron clad! And even moreso when I put it in quotes, right? Oh, and speaking of everyone loving music; as far as I can tell, that’s the reason why all this shit is happening:
05.27.13 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
05.30.13 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
05.31.13 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Loftas Festival
06.02.13 - Dublin, Ireland - Forbidden Fruit Festival
06.03.13 - Paris, France - Cabaret Sauvage
06.04.13 - London, UK - KOKO *
06.05.13 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
06.06.13 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
06.07.13 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
06.08.13 - Glasgow, UK - The Arches
06.09.13 - Manchester, UK - Parklife Weekender
07.11-13.13 - Mariaville, NY - Camp Bisco
07.12-14.13 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07.15.13 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre †
07.16.13 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop †
07.17.13 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick †
07.19-21.13 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07.23.13 - Honolulu, HI - The Republik
08.03.13 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ‡
09.07-08.13 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest
10.08.13 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom §
10.15.13 - Nashville, TN - Exit In §
10.16.13 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre §
10.17.13 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club §
10.18.13 - Columbia, SC - Columbia Museum of Art §
10.19.13 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm §
10. 25.13 - Boston, MA - House of Blues **
10.26.13 - Montreal, QC - SAT **
10.27.13 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre **
11.01.13 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom §
11.02.13 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11.04.13 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room §
11.07.13 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up §
11.10.13 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre §
* Ryan Hemsworth
† Toxie
‡ Thievery Corporation
§ Classixx (live)
** The Sea and Cake
• Toro Y Moi: http://www.toroymoi.com
• Carpark: http://www.carparkrecords.com
[Photo: Candice Eley]
More about: Toro Y Moi
