Remember Bad Lieutenant? Bernard Sumner’s post New Order band? We did an album review for Never Cry Another Tear and were excited when the dates were announced. Unfortunately there was a visa bug going around canceling tours left and right (including Echo and the Bunnymen’s tour dates). Well, the band seems to be resilient and our hope to see the band are fulfilled. The band is set to make their American debut in April that includes a stop at Coachella and at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale this week, all dates below.
Bad Lieutenant Spring Tour Dates
04/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
04/17 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/19 - Chicago, IL @ Park West
04/21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Avi Buffalo have this knack for filling a void of throwback, no frills folksy pop-rock that I tend to not realize I’m hankering for until I hear a song like “What’s In It For?“. It’s a great jam, with plenty of honesty and no weird twists to derail your enjoyment. Their debut, Avi Buffalo is set to be released on April 27th. The band is hitting the road before that playing a ton of dates with Rogue Wave and Japandroids. All dates below as well as the MP3 for “What’s In It For?”.
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Track List
1. TVOFF - Your Car Is Burning (Taku Takahashi Remix)
2. Congorock - Babylon Dub
4. Kingdom - You
5. Unkwown - Unkown (Unkown Remix) *
6. Congorock feat. Crookers - Sbombers
7. Drop The Lime - Doomsday Device
8. Congorock - FXXXXXXXM
* This track #5 … that’s some electro goodness right there! We copied the track list right from the source, so do you think this one’s a typo, or is there a new artist named Unkwown? Anyway…
Congorock today released this short mix to promote his tour, which kicks off tonight in San Diego. Check out the flyer below for all the dates. After tonight, the tour makes stops in Denver, San Francisco, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Miami, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Mexico City, New York, Halifax, Toronto and London.
Remember that amazingly stacked and star-studded BAM show for Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band? With the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and Bette Midler to name a few? Sold out and fast. If you think you’re out of luck, don’t worry. The Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band announced a unique dress rehearsal that will feature the core band which includes Sean Lennon. It’s a unique opportunity to see a band test things out, make mistakes and get ready for the big show. Go here to get in on the action.
Since we last left off with Aloha, we had a glimpse of what to expect from Home Acres and March was still far in the future. Now, March is just a month away and now we have tour dates and a second sample of what to expect from the record. Check out “Waterwheel” below.
The song has plenty of punch and offers a chance to push the band to the forefront. The immediacy allows the intricate and complex compositions to shine.
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Dirty Projectors had already announced two special dates in NY and LA but now they are just a bit more special.
The NY date is sold out on February 19th at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook series. The band will play 2005’s The Getty Address in its entirety with 15-piece music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. It’s going to be one interesting night that is sure to showcase the band’s artistry and versatility.
The Los Angeles date is still on sale is set for February 27th. The band will be taking part on a bill that features the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing Philip Glass’ Prelude from Akhnaten and Maurice Ravel’s Suite from Mother Goose. The band will be playing The Getty Address with Alarm Will Sound on this date as well. You can get tickets here.
Above is a letter by David Longstreth to Don Henley about the album and its creation as well as music. It’s an interesting little tangent and nice breakdown of music and cultural influence.
Hot Chip’s album One Life Stand is coming out next week and the band has a previously announced show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, February sixth. Before that, the band is giving a treat to the fans by playing the very intimate and very free Highline Ballroom this Friday part of the Myspace Music Secret Show series. As always it is a first come first served basis. Doors at this all ages show starts at 7pm. DFA Records band Free Energy will be the opener. Sounds like a great bill for the price!
Girls are all set to ring in 2010 with plenty of tour dates. The True Panther band made a huge splash last year with Album and breakout hit “Lust for Life”. I loved it, you loved it, everyone loved it. This year they are content with touring for the time being, but the year is young. The band’s dates are with a bevy of people including recent True Panther signing Magic Kids and Sub Pop act Dum Dum Girls. The stops include an appearance at Coachella and a date at Webster Hall. All dates below.
Girls Spring Tour Dates
Tue 2/2 One Eyed Jacks. New Orleans, LA *^
Thu 2/4 Bottletree. Birmingham, AL *^
Fri 2/5 The Earl. Atlanta, GA *^
Sat 2/6 Exit/In. Nashville, TN *^
Sun 2/7 The Gargoyle. St. Louis, MO *^
Mon 2/8 The Blue Note. Columbia, MO *^
Wed 2/10 Bluebird Theater. Denver, CO *^
Fri 2/12 Urban Lounge. Salt Lake City, UT *^
Sun 2/14 Great American Music Hall. San Francisco, CA *^$
Tue 3/30 Recher Theatre Towson, MD #
Thu 4/1 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA #
Fri 4/2 Voyeur (Making Time), Philadelphia, PA #
Sat 4/3 Webster Hall, New York, NY #
Mon 4/5 Mr. Small’s Theater, Millvale, PA #
Tue 4/6 Wexner Center, Columbus, OH #
Wed 4/7 Dionysus Club (Oberlin College), Oberlin, OH #
Fri 4/9 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Canada #
Sat 4/10 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI #
Sun 4/11 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI #
Tue 4/13 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE #
Sat 4/17 Coachella, Indio, CA
Wed 5/26 881 Granville, Vancouver Canada
Thu 5/27 881 Granville, Vancouver, Canada
* w/ Magic Kids
$ w/ Hunx and His Punx
^ w/ Smith Westerns
# w/ Dum Dum Girls
That simmering soul tune is called “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’” from Mayer Hawthorne. His voice has a great emotional depth to it, recalling some other great soul artists. Enjoy his performance from Jimmy Kimmel Live above. Mayer Hawthorne announced a slew of dates including headlining dates and dates supporting Passion Pit. All dates below.
Mayer Hawthorne & The County
03/04 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
03/05 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar ^
03/06 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street ^
03/07 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club ^
03/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church ^
03/10 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel ^
03/12 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother ^
03/13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft ^
03/15 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at House of Blues ^
03/16 - Dallas, TX @ The Loft ^
03/17 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio ^
03/18-03/20 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/ 22 - Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s ^
03/ 23 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In ^
03/ 24 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar ^
03/ 26 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall ^
03/ 27 - Toronto, ONT @ Wrongbar Toronto ^
03/28 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
03/29 - York, PA @ The Pullo Center *
03/30 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
03/31 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
04/02 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre *
04/03 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *
04/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
04/05 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Theatre *
04/07 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
04/08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue *
04/10 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre *
04/11 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
04/12 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
04/14 - Davis, CA @ UC Davis (Freeborn Hall) *
04/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield *
04/18 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
Javelin finally announced some details about their anticipated debut LP. No Mas will be available to the masses on April 20th. So get ready to party hardy with these 15 tracks. The tracklist is below. The band has certainly grown on me and I’m eager to hear how their sound plays on a full-length.
No Mas Tracklist
1. Vibration
2. Mossy Woodland
3.Oh! Centra
4. On It On It
5. Intervales Theme
6. We Ah Wi
7. Tell Me, What Will it Be?
8. Moscow 1980
9. The Merkin Jerk
10. C Town
11. Off My Mind
12. Susie Cues
13. Shadow Heart
14. Dep
15. Goal/Wide
Also, for those in New York City and Brooklyn, Javelin is going to be playing at the House of Yes this Saturday, January 30th. It’s going to be quite a party, with free pizza, pole dancers, fire performers, aerial acrobats, video artists and other bands including The Shivers, Ava Luna, Dinowalrus, and Shark?. Check out the poster below and head over here for more details.
