Elephant 6 Announce Holiday Surprise Tour!

(photo via You Ain't No Picasso)

On the heels of finding out that Jeff Mangum was performing music for the luckiest 75 people ever, my jaw hit the floor today on discovering that the Elephant 6 Collective will be planning another Holiday Surprise tour next year! To take place in February and March, (apparently "Holiday" in Elephant 6 world is a year round thing), the tour will have slightly different cast this time, most noticeably missing Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo, members of Music Tapes, Nana Grizol, Olivia Tremor Control, The Gerbils, Elf Power, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't, Circulatory System, Major Organ and The Adding Machine, and yes, Neutral Milk Hotel will be showing up this time. No confirmation of Jeff Mangum, but it has been confirmed that Neutral Milk Hotel music will be played which is still a great sign. Their tour back in 2008 was legendary and were else can see "The Opera House", "Glue", and "Majesty" all in the same show?! Without a doubt something you will regret not seeing for the rest of your life. Can't wait!

Tour Dates:

Thu 02.24.11 Roswell, GA WhirlyBall Atlanta
Fri 02.25.11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder at Florida State University
Sat 02.26.11 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
Mon 02.28.11 Austin, TX Emo's - Inside
Tue 03.01.11 Dallas, TX The LOFT at the Palladium
Thu 03.03.11 Phoenix, AZ The Duce
Fri 03.04.11 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
Sat 03.05.11 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Tue 03.08.11 Portland, OR Backspace at the Someday Lounge
Wed 03.09.11 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Fri 03.11.11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Sat 03.12.11 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Mon 03.14.11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Tues 03.15.11 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Wed 03.16.11 Kalamazoo, MI The Strutt
Thu 03.17.11 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Fri 03.18.11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Sat 03.19.11 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit’s Soundlab
Sun 03.20.11 Easthampton, MA Flywheel
Tue 03.22.11 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
Wed 03.23.11 New York City, NY Le Poisson Rouge
Thu 03.24.11 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Fri 03.25.11 Charlottesville, VA The Southern Café and Music Hall
Sat 03.26.11 Raleigh, NC Kings Royal Barcade

So Cow Announces United States Tour Dates...Again

(picture and video provided by the white lodge and The Great Pumpkin respectively)

So Cow, oh So Cow. For so long I ignored you, thought you were a hyped garage band sounding like, but no where as good as, Nobunny. Then when I finally decided to give you the time of day and listen to your debut, oh how was my mind made happy with your fuzzed out and catchy garage tunes. And how I discovered your kick ass covers of other bands, and all the times you had played in the States, and I had missed you. Now you are back in the States and Canada too, touring with Ted Leo and The Thermals, barley missing Texas, but I'm OK with that because other people deserve to see you too. And I'm sure their nights will be made happy from your famously great performances. So go So Cow and entertain the masses. GO!

For examples of the wonder of So Cow, please check out the following media:



(mp3) So Cow-Casablanca
(mp3) So Cow-Random Girls

And in the awesome covers department:

(mp3) So Cow-This Angry Silence (Television Personalities)
(mp3) So Cow-Mess Me Up (Nobunny)

So Cow Tour Dates:

Sept
18th Chicago I.L- Crown Liquors
19th Dubuque I.A- The Lift
20th Kalamazoo M.I- The Strutt
21st Columbus O.H- Cafe Bourbon St
22nd Nashville T.N- The End
23rd Memphis T.N- Goner Fest
24th Newport K.Y- Southgate House (w/ Ted Leo)
26th Columbia M.O- Blue Note (w/ Ted Leo)
28th Lawrence K.S- Jack Pot Saloon (w/ Ted Leo)
29th Denver C.O- Marquis Theatre (w/ Ted Leo)

Oct
1st Tempe A.Z- Yucca Tap Room
2nd San Diego C.A- Soda Bar
3rd L.A C.A- The Smell
4th San Francisco C.A- Hemlock Tavern (early show)
6th Reno N.V- St James Infirmary
7th Portland O.R- Mississippi Studios
8th Seattle W.A- Funhouse (w/ Mark Sultan)
9th Brooklyn NYC- Knitting Factory (w/ WOMEN and DD/MM/YYY)
10th and 11th TBA
13th New York NYC- Irving Plaza (w/ The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars)
14th Boston M.A- Paradise Rock Club (w/ The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars)
15th Washington D.C- Black Cat (w/ The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars)
17th Jamaica Plains M.A- Homegrown 2 Festival (w/ Lightning Bolt, Ty Segal)
18th Ottawa O.N- TBA
19th Quebec City Q.C-Le Cercle (w/ Ty Segal, Teenager)
21st Moncton N.B- Paramount Lounge
22nd Halifax N.S- Halifax Pop Explosion
24th Montreal Q.C- Le Divian Orange
25th Toronto O.N- Parts and Labour
26th Cleveland O.H- Now That's Class (w/ The Intelligence)
27th Detroit M.I- TBA
28th Lansing M.I- Macs' Illustrious Bar
29th Milwaukee W.I- Cactus Club
30th TBA
31st Chicago I.L- Crown Liquors

Fucked Up Touring With Against Me, Cloud Nothings?

This blog has gone long enough without any tour news, so who better to bring it back than a the current kings of the live show, Fucked Up. Of course, the band is almost always touring, but that's not any less of a reason to care. The band will be coming to both Europe and the United States this Friday, and will be bringing along everyone's least favorite major label punk band Against Me on the majority of their European tour dates. The biggest surprise though is that lo-fi rockers Cloud Nothings will be opening for the band on four of their East coast tour dates. Congrats to Dylan and his friends for making it this far in a year. A date with The Coathangers and another with Public Enemy(!) will also be happening as well. Do I even need to explain why you should do whatever is in your power to get to a show?

Tour Dates:

08-06 Hertfordshire, England - Standon Calling
08-07 Kent, England - Hevy Festival
08-08 Blackpool, England - Rebellion Festival
08-09 London, England - Hoxton Bar & Grill
08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
09-05 Monticello, NY - ATP Festival
09-06 Providence, RI - Club Hell *
09-07 New Haven, CT - Lilly's Pad *
09-08 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *
09-09 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *
09-10 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
09-11 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn #
09-12 Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend ^
09-13 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09-14 Miami, FL - Churchill's
10-01-03 Las Vegas, NV - Matador Lost Weekend
10-22 Southampton, England - Mo' Live $
10-23 Manchester, England - Academy $
10-24 Cardiff, Wales - Solus $
10-25 Bristol, England - O2 Academy $
10-26 Coventry, England - Kasbah $
10-27 Glasgow, Scotland - QMU $
10-28 Nottingham, England - Rock City $
10-29 Leeds, England - Met University $
10-30 Reading, England - Sub 89 $
10-31 Plymouth, England - University $
11-01 Cambridge, England - Junction $
11-02 Oxford, England - O2 Academy $
11-03 London, England - Electric Ballroom $

* with Cloud Nothings
# with the Coathangers
^ with Public Enemy
$ with Against Me!
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In other Fucked Up news, the band will be releasing their next zodiac 12 inch single "Year Of The Ox" on September 28 with Merge Records. The 13 minute epic guest stars Zola Jesus leader Nika Roza Danilova as well as a Toronto string quartet. Its B-Side "Solomon's Song" is also inspired by and at tribute to Twilight. Yes, the vampire movie. The weirdness of it all can be heard here, at the ever wonderful/annoy Pitchfork.

Links:

Fucked Up "Looking For Gold" Blog
Merge Records

New Superchunk 7 Inch, Tour Dates

All though I didn't cover it like I wanted to, I am more than excited about Superchunk's Majesty Shredding when it comes out this year on September 14. In the mean time, Superchunk has released the first single off that album (if you don't count last year's "Crossed Wires" 7 inch), "Digging for Something" which emulates all the greatness of both their past albums and what was showcased on their last two releases as well. In normal words, it sounds like another really, really catchy Superchunk song. No download is up, but a nice stream of the song can be heard over at Stereogum. The limited addition, numbered, and colored 7 inch will be released on July 13 b/w "February Punk". Also in more good Superchunk news, the band has added a few more tour dates as well for this year. Fingers crossed this snowballs into a full on tour.

Tour Dates:
6/19 Denver, CO – Westword Music Festival
6/20 Chicago, IL – Taste of Randolph Street Festival
7/24 Omaha, NE – MAHA Music Festival
9/17 Washington, DC- 930 Club
9/18 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
9/19 Brooklyn, NY- Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/20 New York, NY – Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
9/21 Boston, MA- Royale
9/22 Philadelphia, PA- Trocadero
10/13 Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
10/14 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
10/15 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
10/19 Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box at Fonda

Links:

Superchunk Website

Pre-order the 7 inch here, at Merge Records

Nobunny Announces Live Album, Massive Tour With The Spits

After remaining in hibernation for so long, Nobunny has finally sprung to live with a few tidbits of what's to come from his bizarre, warped, and garage obsessed brain. First off was the news that Nobunny will be playing a set at the Third Man Records store on May 21. The reason this is big news is because not only will it be "semi-acoustic" (and anyone who was able to get a copy of Raw Romantic knows this isn't a bad thing), but it will be recorded and released on vinyl by Third Man Records too. His second full length LP Ono is rumored to becoming out later this year on Goner Records as well.

This will be on the heels of another gigantic two and half month long Nobunny tour across the US and Canada, sharing most of the tour dates with fellow lo-fi garage-punks The Spits. Nobunny's shows have become legendary in their own right, so you have absolutely no excuse to not see catch him.

(mp3) Nobunny-I Am A Girlfriend
(mp3) The Spits-Tonight

Tour Dates:

5.8 Calgary, AB @ Broken City Social Club
5.9 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
5.11 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's
5.12 Winnipeg, MB @ The Royal Albert
5.13 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
5.14 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
5.15 Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi
5.18 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
5.19 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/The Spits
5.20 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/The Spits
5.21 Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records *Early show to be recorded for live record
5.21 Nashville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club w/The Spits
5.22 Memphis, TN @Hi-Tone w/The Spits
5.23 Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse w/ The Spits
5.25 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory w/ The Spits
5.26 Dallas, TX @The Lounge on Elm Street w/The Spits
5.27 Austin, TX @ Beerland
5.28 Houston, TX @ TBA w/The Spits
5.29 New Orleans, LA @ Saturn Bar w/The Spits
5.30 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box w/ The Spits, Hibachi Stranglers
5.31 Huntsville, AL @ Voodoo Lounge w/ The Spits
6.1 Chatanooga, TN @ Discoteca w/ The Spits
6.2 Atlanta, GA @ The EARL w/The Spits
6.3 Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon w/The Spits
6.4 Tampa, FL @ TBA w/The Spits
6.5 Miami Beach, FL @ Churchill's w/The Spits
6.6 Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub w/The Spits
6.8 Asheville, NC @ Broadways w/ The Spits
6.9 Charlotte, NC @ Mileston w/ The Spits
6.10 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Club w/ The Spits
6.11 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ The Spits
6.12 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St. Pub w/The Spits
6.13 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/The Spits
6.14 Dayton, OH @ Club Vex
6.16 Kalamazoo, MI @ Louies Trophy Room
6.17 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bobo
6.18 Athens, OH @ The Union
6.20 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
6.22 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
6.23 Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar
6.24 Ottowa, ON @ IX
6.25 Montreal, QC @ Divian Orange
6.26 Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle
6.27 Burlington, VT @ Monkey House
6.29 Cambridge @ MAPA's Lounge
6.30 New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
7.1 Southapmton, PA @ Bordz Skate Park
7.2 Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
7.3 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
7.4 Durham, NC, @ TBA
7.5 Knoxville, TN @ TBA
7.6 Lawrence, KS @ TBA
7.7 Denver, CO @ TBA
7.9 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Woodshed
7.10 Reno, NV @ TBA

Links:

Nobunny On Myspace
Buy Nobunny's debut LP Love Visions from 1-2-3-4 Go Records

Teen Beat Anniversary Tour Announced with a Reunited Unrest!

Add this to the growing list of great band reunions. In honer of of Teen Beat Record's 26th anniversary, Mark Robinson has announced a six part series of concerts in honer of the event. Various and different Teen Beat bands will be playing each show, mostly ones that have been broken up for years, chief among them is Robinson's own Unrest who will be playing every show. For those who don't know (a truly need to catch up), Unrest were a premiere indie rock band from the '80s and early '90s, who released some of the best '90s style lo-fi pop albums ever like Imperial F.F.R.R. and Perfect Teeth. They broke up right before getting a big break from the rising lo-fi movement of the '90s and never gotten the attention they deserved. Thus the reason that even this reunion is still such low key. If you can at all, I would recommend to do what ever you can to make it to these shows, because the last time Unrest got back together was 5 years ago for a one off show.

(mp3) Unrest-Cherry Cherry







Unrest Anniversary Tour Dates:

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
July 6, at Johnny Brenda's
with,
THE ROPERS,
KEVIN BARKER (Currituck Co.)
MC: Jonny Cohen

HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
July 7, at Maxwell's
THE ROPERS,
BLOODY AMATEUR (Tel Aviv/Prosaics)

CAMBRIDGE, MA
July 8, at T.T. the Bear's Place
BOSSANOVA,
ROBERT SCHIPUL,
YASMIN KUHN (Flying Saucer)

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
July 9, at The Bell House
VERSUS,
THE RONDELLES (original trio),
BOSSANOVA,
COTTON CANDY
MC: Patrick Bryant (SOMERVILLE SPKOUT)

WASHINGTON, D.C.
July 10, at The Black Cat
UNREST ('83-'86, Tim Moran, short set),
UNREST ('88-'89, Dave Park, short set),
VERSUS,
THE RONDELLES (original trio),
BOSSANOVA
MCs: Jonny Cohen and Patrick Bryant

CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
July 11, at Cat's Cradle
TRUE LOVE ALWAYS,
BOSSANOVA
MC: Patrick Bryant (SOMERVILLE SPKOUT)

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Announces Tour With Peal Harbor, Magic Kids

Since the release of the incredibly gooey, dancy, '80s style, and just plane great "Round and Round", Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's movements have been at a constant surveillance, with people dying to know what he would do next. Beside the announcement of the cover art and date of the new album Before Today, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti has been relatively quiet. Until now. The band has announced a full scale United States tour with reverb and washed out as fuck girls Pearl Harbor and happiness and pop wunderkinds Magic Kids this July. Eclectic for sure, but what else would you expect from Ariel Pink?

(mp3) Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti-Round and Round

Tour Dates:

04-May New York, NY Mercury Lounge *
09-Jul Los Angeles, CA Echoplex#
10-Jul San Francisco, CA Bimbo's #
12-Jul Portland, OR Doug Fir #
13-Jul Seattle, WA Neumo's #
14-Jul Vancouver, BC Biltmore #
16-Jul Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge #
17-Jul Denver, CO Bluebird #
19-Jul Minneapolis, MN Entry #
20-Jul Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall #
21-Jul Detroit, MI Pike Room #
22-Jul Toronto, ONT Mod Club #
23-Jul Montreal, PQ La Sala Rosa #
24-Jul New York, NY The Fillmore / Irving Plaza #
25-Jul Boston, MA Middle East #
27-Jul Philadelphia, PA JB's #
28-Jul Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel #
29-Jul Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 #
30-Jul Atlanta, GA Earl #
31-Jul Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree #
02-Aug Denton, TX Hailey's #
03-Aug Austin, TX Mohawk #
05-Aug Tucson, AZ Plush #
06-Aug San Diego, CA Casbah #
07-Aug Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar #

* = w/ R. Stevie Moore
# = w/ Pearl Harbor & Magic Kids
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As an added reminder, the "Round and Round" b/w "Mistaken Wedding" 7 inch on 4AD is coming out on April 26th both physical and digital.

Links:

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Website
Pearl Harbor on Myspace
Magic Kids on Myspace

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart to Tour, Release New Single

I like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. They craft really sweet, really good nosiy indie-pop and they manage to do it right. Their show with Cymbals Eat Guitars and Depreciation Guild this past September was a pretty great one at that. So, it's nice after not hearing from them in a while to get news like this. The band will be going on a summer tour this June, with who else but Sufer Blood as well as Hooray for Earth. And while they are not coming anywhere near Texas, I am sure they will be definitly shows to catch in the hot summer. To go along with it, they are also release a brand- spanking new 7-inch titled "Say No to Love" b/w "Lost Saint" on Slumberland June 08. It will be on green vinyl (yea!) and apparently is slightly more hi-fi. Fingers crossed that is not a bad thing. That's the cover art above, with tour dates below:

(mp3) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart-Come Saturday

Tour Dates:

06/03 Milford, CT Daniel Street
06/04 Rochester, NY The German House
06/05 Buffalo, NY The Tralf
06/06 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
06/08 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Cafe
06/09 Birmingham, AL Bottletree Cafe
06/10 Tallahassee, FL The Engine Room
06/11 Orlando, FL Club at Firestone
06/12 Miami, FL Grand Central - Poplife 11
06/13 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
06/15 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
06/16 Washington, DC Black Cat

All shows with Sufer Blood and Hooray for Earth

Links:

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Website
Surfer Blood on Myspace
Hooray for Earth Website

Spoon to Tour with Deerhunter,Micachu and The Shapes, and The Strange Boys

Possible tour of the year alert! Spoon, who will be releasing their 7th album Transference on January 18 on Merge, of course decided to kick off their upcoming in where else but their home town of Austin. Specifically, for South By Southwest. And they're bring some really fucking great bands with them. Austin's own snotty punk kids The Strange Boys for the first half of the tour, pint-sized electro twichers Micachu and the Shapes for the second half (please come to Austin!), and the legendary shoegaze masters Deerhunter for the whole tour. Get those wallets ready for when you have to buy 100 dollar ticket from a guy outside the club due to the whole tour being sold out.

Spoon Tour Dates:

02-14 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's
02-15 Manchester, England - Academy 3
02-16 London, England - Electric Ballroom
02-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-19 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
02-20 Berlin, Germany - Frannz Club
03-17 Austin, TX - Stubbs (NPR SXSW showcase) %
03-18 New Orleans, LA - Republic %@
03-19 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Soundstage %@
03-20 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle %@
03-22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %@
03-23 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %@
03-24 Richmond, VA - The National %@
03-26 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall %@
03-27 Boston, MA - House of Blues %@
03-29 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy %@
03-30 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theater %@
04-01 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom %^
04-02 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %^
04-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %^
04-05 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater %^
04-06 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater %^
04-07 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue %^
04-09 Seattle, WA - Moore Theater %^
04-10 Seattle, WA - Moore Theater %^
04-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theater %^
04-13 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater %^

% with Deerhunter
@ with the Strange Boys
^ with Micachu and the Shapes

Links:

Spoon Website

Deerhunter Website

Micachu and the Shapes Website
The Strange Boys Myspace

Nana Grizol January Tour Dates

The always great and underappreciated Nana Grizol have yet another tour going on, this time hitting all the mideast, midwest, and west coast spots they missed on their November tour. Plus, the tour is to back thier brand new album Ruth, something I've been excited about since October. You know honstly have no excuse to not seem them no. So go, this blog can wait.

Tour Dates:

1/02 - Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club (Album release party) w/ The Awesomelies, New Socks, Black Mold Lightning
1/08 - New Orleans, La. @ Allways Lounge
1/09 - Austin, Texas @ Club 1808 w/ Geoff Reacher
1/10 - Las Cruces, N.M. @ Train Yard
1/11 - Tucson, Ariz. @ The Parasol Project
1/13 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Smell
1/14 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Biko Garage
1/15 - Berkeley, Calif. @ 924 Gilman w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/16 - Ashland, Ore. @ Diversions w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/17 - Portland, Ore. @ Satyricon w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/18 - Olympia, Wash. @ TBA w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/19 - Seattle, Wash. @ Vera w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/20 - Missoula, Mont. @ Zootown Arts Center w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/21 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Kilby Court w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/22 - Denver, Colo. @ TBA w/ The Max Levine Ensemble
1/23 - Omaha, Nebr. @ TBA
1/24 - Lawrence, Kans. @ Replay Lounge
1/25 - Saint Louis, Mo. @ Antarctica

Link:

Nana Grizol Myspace

Julian Koster Caroling Dates Confirmed, Going on Right Now

Sorry for the delay in this information, but the 2009 Music Tapes Caroling Tour is going on right now! The dates are confirmed and he is traveling from town to town as I type. To see this magical event in your town contact the " Music Caroling Ambassador" at musictapescaroling@gmail.com Please note that the "Music Caroling Ambassador" has been know to take a while to reply, so please be patient. Anyone who is attending this feel free to send photos and videos to me, for they will not be coming my way. *Tear*.

Remaining Caroling Dates:  

12/10 - Toledo, OH (early) / Cleveland, OH
12/11 - Buffalo, NY (early) / Geneseo, NY
12/12 - Ithaca, NY (early) / Monterrey, MA / Easthampton & Northampton, MA (late-night)
12/13 - Boston, MA (and area)
12/14 - Providence, RI (and area)
12/15 - Riverside, CT / Purchase, NY / Marlboro, NY
12/16 - New York City, NY
12/17 - New York City, NY (and area)
12/18 - Manalapan, NJ (early) / Philadelphia, PA
12/19 - Baltimore, MD (early) / Washington, DC
12/20 - Eagle Rock, VA (early) / Lynchburg, VA
12/21 - Chapel Hill, NC / Raleigh, NC
12/22 - Athens, GA

News: Julian Koster (the Music Tapes) to Do Another Caroling Tour

This year is ending on a some very sour notes, so who better to brighten the holiday times than the champion of singing saws, Julian Koster. After a great tour earlier this year and releasing the “Song for the Planet Pluto” video, Julian is giving us one last treat this year. Through out December, Julian Koster, along with his fellow carolers, will travel from city to city, preforming holiday and Music Tapes songs right at your houses. He will also be setting up group showings in the towns for anyone who can’t host the carolers themselves. All you need to do to have him come over to your house or see him at a group show will be to email him at musictapescaroling@gmail.com

Go to http://www.orbitinghumancircus.com/ for more information about the event. A letter as well can be sent to the "Caroling Ambassador" at 450 N. Harris St. Athens, GA 30601. Be sure to include a phone number or email address to receive the information about the about the event, whether you can host the carolers and let them sleep in your house, and be sure to send it ASAP so they can get it in time. The dates are not final, but likely the only places they visit. However, it is believed if enough people from a certain city/state ask and can host for the carolers, they might be able to come. Any changes in dates will of course be reported on.

(Proposed) Caroling Dates:

December 7th,8th,9th-Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Lower Half of Illinois
December 10th,11th,12th-Chicago, Illinois, Michigan
December 13th,14th,15th-Ohio, Pittsburgh, Western New York,
December 16th,17th,18th-Upstate New York, New England (Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, etc...)
December 19th,20th,21th-Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, D.C., Chapel Hill

And to get in the mood for Holiday cheer...

Nana Grizol News/Song/Tour!

Nana Grizol are the latest Elephant 6 members and a growing every day. After getting their debut Love It, Love It (and loving it) and seeing them open for the Music Tapes, I've patiently waited for new on their new album. Now news has been announced about it, albeit a bit unofficially. According to Impose, the band will release their second album titled Ruth in January 2010. In the mean time, they have posted a brand new song by Nana Grizol called "For Things That Haven't Come Yet", but a majority of Nana fans will know it as "Ginsburg". Still it is nice to have a studio version of this very horn-based and "Everything You Ever Hoped Or Worked for" style song. The band has also announced a November tour where I get they will play quite a few brand new songs.

(mp3) Nana Grizol-For Things that Haven't Come Yet (via the Great Pumpkin)

UDATE: Orange Twin has posted the all the details for the album, which is titled Ruth. It will be release January 12, 2010 and there are two more tour dates added. Here is the cover art and track list. Go to Orange Twin for all the info.

1. Cynicism
2. Galaxies
3. Blackbox
4. Atoms
5. Gave On
6. Grady and Dubose
7. From Here
8. Alice and Gertrude
9. Arthur Hall
10. For Things that Haven't Come Yet
11. Sands

Nana Grizol Tour Dates:
10/23/09 – Go Bar – Athens, GA
11/04/09 – NightLight – Chapel Hill, NC
11/05/09 – Saint Mary’s College – Saint Mary’s City, MD
11/06/09 – TBA – Washington, DC
11/07/09 – SUNY Purchase – Purchase, NY
11/08/09 – Cakeshop – New York, NY
11/09/09 – The Space – Hamden, CT
11/10/09 – Apohedion – Portland, ME
11/11/09 – TBA – Brattleboro, VT
11/13/09 – The Dakota – Toronto, ONTARIO
11/14/09 – Barn Show – Geneseo, NY – More Details Soon!
11/15/09 – Garfield Art Works – Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/09 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL

11/18/09 - House Show TBA - Madison, WI
11/19/09 - Hexagon Bar- Minneapolis, MN

12/03/09 – Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA w/Madeline, HAM1

Vivian Girls Announce "Nightmare of Sound" Tour

Attention everyone who hates the Vivian Girls, this post is for people who enjoy good garage pop. Attenion everyone who loves good garage pop, Vivian Girls are extending their constant tour even more. Now you have absolutly no reason not to see them. Plus they will be playing songs from their upcoming album Everything Goes Wrong. Which I got the promo of, listened to, and can say is just as good as their debut.

Tue-Aug-25 New York, NY Death By Audio +
Wed-Aug-26 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary +
Thu-Aug-27 Pittsburgh, PA Andy Warhol Museum +
Fri-Aug-28 Columbus, OH Summit +
Sat-Aug-29 Champaign, IL Cowboy Monkey +
Sun-Aug-30 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle +
Mon-Aug-31 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry +
Tue-Sep-01 Fargo, ND The Aquarium +
Fri-Sep-04 Missoula, MT Union Hall +
Sun-Sep-06 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival
Mon-Sep-07 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan +
Wed-Sep-09 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop - CD Release Show! +
Fri-Sep-11 Los Angeles, CA The Echo +
Fri-Oct-09 Honolulu, HI Loft Gallery and Lounge
Tue-Oct-13 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
Thu-Oct-15 Dallas, TX The Cavern
Fri-Oct-16 Austin, TX Red 7
Sat-Oct-17 Jackson, MS Hal and Mal's
Sun-Oct-18 Pensacola, FL Sluggo's
Mon-Oct-19 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
Tue-Oct-20 Tampa, FL Czar
Wed-Oct-21 Lake Worth, FL Propaganda
Tue-Oct-27 Asheville, NC The Milestone
Wed-Oct-28 Charlottesville, VA Outback Lodge
Thu-Oct-29 Washington, DC TBA
Fri-Oct-30 Storrs, CT University of Connecticut
Sat-Oct-31 Brooklyn, NY Ridgewood Masonic Temple

+=With the Beets

Vivian Girls' Myspace

The Beets' Myspace

Jay Reatard Adds More Dates, Offically Breaks My Heart

It’s things like this that can really ruin your day. There I was, going through my emails when this popped up. The all great Jay Reatard is once again extending his tour. And once again skiping my home base of Austin for who knows what reason. And to add the most insult to injury, he’s playing with Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, as well as the Box Elders on almost every stop! Anyone who gets to see any of these dates better appreciate how lucky they are, and had better send me some pictures!

9/28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle*?+!
9/29 Toronto, Canada -The Reverb*?+!
9/30 Montreal, Canada - La Sala Rossa*?+!
10/1 New York City, NY- Le Poisson Rouge*?+!
10/2 Boston, MA - Harpers Ferry*?+!
10/3 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar*?+!
10/15 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe+
1019 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*?+#
10/20 San Diego, CA - The Casbah*?+#
10/21 Los Angels, CA - El Ray Theater*?+#

*With Nobunny
?With Hunx & His Punx
+With Box Elders
!With Useless Eaters
#With Digital Leather

Jay Reatard's Website
Nobunny’s Myspace
Hunx & His Punx’s Myspace
Box Elders’ Myspace
Useless Eaters' Myspace
Digital Leather's Myspace

Circulatory System Announce Tour, Album News

The never-know-the-statice-of-it Elephant 6 band the Circulatory System are getting it together. Not only is their long awaited and 8 years in the making album Signal Morning finally going to be released on September 8th, but the band has launched the first news about their tour. It will take place in September and will be touring with other Olivia Tremor Control side project Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Circulatory System band member/solo artist Nesey Gallons. Although only hitting the east coast and upper midwest, expect more tour dates in the coming weeks. Also in Circulatory System news, the band has started pre-sales of the vinyl of Signal Morning with the first 300 getting a bonus vinyl with demos/alternative takes similar to the Inside View CD-R.

08/15 Asheville, NC-Transfigurations
09/07 Chapel Hill, NC-Nightlight *
09/08 Philadelphia, PA-Kung Fu Necktie*
09/09 New York, NY-Le Poisson Rouge*
09/10 Worcester, MA-The Grind at Clark University*
09/11 Purchase, NY-The Student Center-SUNY Purchase*
09/12 Monticello, NY-All Tomorrow’s Parties NY
09/14 Boston , MA-YMCA Theatre*
09/15 Geneseo, N -Union Plaza at SUNY Geneseo*
09/16 Cleveland, OH-Grog Shop*
09/17 Pontiac, MI-Pike Room*
09/18 Chicago, IL-Chopin Theatre*
09/19Lexington, KY-Al’s Bar*
09/20Knoxville, TN-The Pilot Light*

*=dates with Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't and Nesey Gallons

(mp3)Circulatory System-Overjoyed

Cloud Recordings (Where to Get Signal Morning)
Circulatory System Myspace
Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't Myspace
Nesey Gallons Myspace

Titus Andronicus to Tour with The So So Glows

Did you miss me? Of course you did. And with my mighty return comes good news; Titus Andronicus are coming to a town near you! The great New Jersey rockers are to travel the U.S. as four piece after Andrew Cedermark and Ian O’Neil left the band and Liam Beston joined. They will be touring with their pals The So So Glos. Prepare for nights of very loud guitars and lots of beer being drunk/spilt on the audience.

Tour Dates
09/02 Brooklyn, NY Monster-Island Basement *
09/03 Boston, MA - Harper's Ferry *
09/04 Montreal, QC- II Motore *
09/05 Toronto, ON- Horseshoe Tavern *
09/06 Detroit, MI- Magic Stick *
09/07 Chicago, IL-Bottom Lounge *
09/08 St. Louis, MO-The Firebird *
09/09 Iowa City, IA-The Mill *
09/10 Lincoln, NE- Bourbon Theatre *
09/11 Denver, CO-Larimer Lounge *
09/16 Vancouver, BC-Media Club *
09/17 Olympia, WA- The Northern *
09/18 Seattle, WA-The Funhouse *
09/19 Portland, OR The Doug Fir- Music Fest NW *
09/22 San Luis Obispo, CA- SLO Art Center *
09/24 Los Angeles, CA- Echo *
09/26 Phoenix, AZ- Modified Arts *
09/29 El Paso, TX-Black Market *
09/30 Austin, TX-Mohawk *
10/01 Houston, TX- Mangos *
10/04 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone *
10/05 - Knoxville, TN Pilot Light *
10/06Atlanta, GA- 529 *
10/07 Athens, GA- Caledonia Lounge *
10/08 Charlotte, NC- Milestone *
10/09 Chapel Hill, NC- Local 506 *
10/10 Charlottesville, VA- The Southern *
10/11 Washington, DC- Rock and Roll Hotel
10/12 Baltimore, MD- The Talking Head *
10/13 Philadelphia, PA- Barbary *
10/15 Brooklyn, NY- Knitting Factory *

Titus Andronicus Myspace

The So So Glos Myspace

Note: It has come to my attention that former band member Andrew Cedermark is making music. Very different from the Titus Andronicus stuff but still very good. It can be heard here.