In the wake of last years critically revered debut album for Warp, "O Soundtrack My Heart", Australia's post-glitch-wave heroes PIVOT return to Europe for a short run of dates around the first big Warp 20th anniversary celebration in Paris in May. They hit London on the 14th of May (Hoxton Bar Kitchen), via Germany, Benelux and even Eastern Europe. You can refresh your memory of their heavy live show with this video of the albums title track performed at a French festival last summer:
The band have recently been back in Australia working on their next album, as well as touring with the likes of the Arctic Monkeys and Gary Numan.
Also last year the band supported Yellow Magic Orchestra at Massive Attack's Meltdown, and opened for Sigur Ros on their Australian tour.
Buy a ticket for the London show from Bleep and get a free 7" : http://beta.bleep.com/index.php?page=stock_details&releaseid=185
Last night marked the beginning of the first Nightmares on Wax USA tour. Starting with Boston and the northeast, E.A.S.E. and company will be working their way across the continuous 48, finishing up in sunny Seattle. Tonight and tomorrow be sure to catch them in NYC and Brooklyn respectively. Warm grooves begot of a Spanish roadtrip are the perfect cure for winter blues.
See you tonight! or tomorrow!
01/27 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
01/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
01/29 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
01/30 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
01/31 Chicago, IL @ The Abbey Pub
02/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
02/04 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
02/06 Portland, OR @ Holocene
02/07 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Tonight two bands that we’re pretty fond of—The New Year and Dirty On Purpose—will set out for a few New England shows together, hitting Philly, Boston, New York, and Providence over the weekend. If you like your indie rock subtle and fulfilling and live around the area, make sure to head out, full info after the links. After the Providence gig, The New Year will continue their tour around Midwest and Europe, full dates over at their MySpace.
10/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
10/10 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
10/11 – Boston, MA – Middle East
10/12 – Providence, RI – Living Room
Psych-jazz instrumentalists Artanker Convoy are playing some shows this week in New York City, beginning Saturday (September 13) at Cake Shop on Ludlow St. alongside San Francisco’s Tussle and again on Monday (September 15) at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg with A Place To Bury Strangers, Sian Alice Group and Amazing Baby. Expect lots of noodling, scorched ear drums, and maybe a rain dance or two. Our bros in the Convoy must have some similar tastes and friends that we do, as you can find tracks from every band they’re playing with this week alongside their own below. SYNERGY, dudes.
On October 16, two days after they release a self-titled album that's their first in two years, The Secret Machines will bring their skull-bombing psych circus to cities across the United States and Canada. A couple weeks ago we dropped an exclusive, non-album cut from the record's recording sessions, so nab that headtrip below and check if they're coming 'round your town after the click-through.
We rave enough about Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson here that you have probably already heard what his music sounds like (epic troubadourian rock 'n roll), but do you REALLY know the man behind the tunes? Cue journalism, as our bros at TheFADER.com present RCRD LBL Contributing Editor David Bevan's original four-part documentary of life on the road with MBAR. Culled from footage of five nights spent cooped up in the van with Miles and his band while they drove around the West devouring stages, fans, beers, smokes, jokes and Mexican food, the doc also includes rare acoustic and live performances you needn’t miss. Part 1 is up now (complete with epic cliffhanger line at the end) with the rest to follow each day. Happy viewing.
THE WILLOWZ are back and rollin with The Hives as well as Eagles of Death Metal quick tour stint. The Willowz released their 2007 album, "Chautauqua" with us and will begin a national tour starting from Texas. Their corky, ballsy, garage-band style, yet cohesive records, have distinguished them from other garage-punk groups. Their latest album titled got some props from highly-regarded critics like the Grammys. To say the least, fans should be anticipating some amazing performances this Fall. Read on for tour dates...
TOUR DATES
Sep 16 2008 - Stubbs BBQ Waller Creek, Austin, Texas
Sep 17 2008 - House Of Blues - Dallas, Texas
Sep 19 2008 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, Arizona
Sep 21 2008 - The Grove of Anaheim - Anaheim, California
Sep 22 2008 - Ventura Theatre - Ventura, California
Sep 23 2008 - The Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, California
Sep 24 2008 - Mayan Theatre - Los Angeles, California
Sep 25 2008 - Mayan Theatre - Los Angeles, California
Bobmo and Jean Nipon (joined by homeland hero Curses! on select dates) are coming for a quick rampage within the US borders. It will be, as you Americans in tight white jeans say, "rad".
Go say hello to our friends at The Fader to cop a brilliant teaser mix put together by Jean Nipon, featuring exclusives such as his new single '4WD', a remix by Bobmo of Surkin's 'Kid Gloves', a snippet of Teki's verse from Orgasmic's take on 'White Knight Two', a taste of Laidback Luke's remix, Feadz' track from the upcoming Eurogirls go to Baltimore part II comp, David Rubato's remix of 'Lights Out' by Santogold and some other goodies.
Check out this video teaser of Cold War Kids' soon-to-be-named second album courtesy of our friends at Downtown. The video features a track from the new album and lots of juicy footage from the recording process. And as if this wasn't great enough, the band also embarks on a national tour starting in August. This is one show that's not to be missed. We highly recommend you get your tickets now.
Be sure to catch Cold War Kids at Prospect Park's Celebrate Brooklyn series. It's free and it's this Friday.
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