Wye Oak play 'Tiny Desk Concert'

Wye Oak recently stopped by the folks at NPR to take part in their 'Tiny Desk Concert' series. In other Wye Oak news, the pair have a new EP on the way, My Neighbor / My Creator, which comes out April 20th digitally, with a physical release due on June 8th via Merge.
The set featured two new songs from the EP, "My Neighbor" and "I Hope You Die", as well as "Regret" from If Children, and an as-yet-unreleased song called "Civilian."

new video: Phantogram-"Mouthful of Diamonds"

Upstate NY duo, Phantogram just came out with a new video for the lead track, "Mouthful Of Diamonds," off their latest release, Eyelid Movies, which has been garnering the band a whole lot of buzz these days. The slick, beat heavy disc is out now via Barsuk.
check out the video, as well as the bands upcoming tour dates below.



Phantogram tour schedule:
04.15 Big Orbit’s Soundlab (Buffalo, NY)
04.16 The Basement (Columbus, OH) *
04.17 Canopy Club (Urbana, IL) *
04.18 High Noon Saloon (Madison, WI) *
04.20 Varsity Theatre (Minneapolis, MN) *
04.21 The Blue Moose (Iowa City, IA) *
04.22 Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
04.23 Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) *
04.24 Rock Island Brewery (Rock Island, IL) *
04.26 Fox Theatre (Boulder, CO) *
04.28 Casbah (San Diego, CA) *
04.29 Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) *
04.30 The Troubador (Los Angeles, CA) *
05.01 Independent (San Francisco, CA) *
05.03 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) *
05.04 The Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, BC) *
05.05 Neumos’s (Seattle, WA) *
05.18 Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ)
05.19 The Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
05.31 Sasquatch! (George, WA)
* w/ The Antlers

more Phantogram on myspace.

Alcoholic Faith Mission releasing new album next month

Denmark band, Alcoholic Faith Mission are set to release their newest album, Let This Be The Last Night We Care, this April 27 on Paper Garden records. The disc is the third album from the band and follows up 2009's, 421 Wythe Avenue, which was named after their recording space in Williamsburg.
The new disc is described as showcasing the bands soaring harmonies, walls of electric guitars, and the groups trademark infinite textures.

Let This Be The Last Night We Care track listing:
1. Put The Virus In You
2. My Eyes To See
3. Closer To Dallas
4. Got Love? Got Shellfish!
5. Sobriety Up And Left
6. Season Me Right
7. Education
8. Snuck In To Ride It
9. The You, That You Could Use
10. Should've Left Before She Woke
11. Honeydrip
12. [Untitled]

'Song of the Week': The Tallest Man on Earth- "Burden of Tomorrow"

Another one of the many albums this year that I'm really looking forward to, is the new forthcoming disc from, The Tallest Man on Earth. His new album drops this April 13 on Dead Oceans, and the label recently released a second free song from the upcoming disc called,“Burden Of Tomorrow” which you can grab below.

The Tallest Man on Earth-"Burden of Tomorrow" mp3

Tallest Man upcoming tour dates:
04/11 Morgantown, WV - WVU Creative Arts Center - Mountain Stage Radio
04/14 Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward*
04/15 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House*
04/16 Montreal, QC - Petit Campus*
04/17 Toronto, ON - El Mocambo*
04/20 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom*
04/21 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs*
04/22 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Upstairs*
04/23 Washington, DC - Black Cat*
04/24 Greensboro, NC - Guilford College *
04/26 Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall - University of North Carolina*
04/27 Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall*
04/27 Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall *5:30 early show*
04/28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
04/29 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree*
05/01 Denton, TX - Hailey's
05/02 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ (Indoor)*
05/04 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room*
05/05 La Jolla, CA - UCSD - The Loft*
05/07 Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum of LA w/ Gamble House
05/08 Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lodge*
05/09 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05/11 Portland, OR - The Mission Theater*
05/12 Vancouver, BC - St. James Hall*
05/14 Edmonton, AB - Brixx*
05/15 Calgary, AB - Local 522*
05/17 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05/18 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
05/19 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
05/21 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
05/23 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
05/25 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
05/26 Bloomington, IN - The Dome House
05/27 Fort Wayne, IN - The Brass Rail
05/28 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05/30 George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
06/09 London, UK - Tabernacle
06/10 Dublin, IRE - Whelan's
08/12 Haldern, DE - Haldern Pop Festival

The Tallest Man on myspace.

Wilco do 'Take Away Show'

While at a stop in Montreal, Wilco found some time to take part in one of La Blogotheque's 'Take Away Shows' playing "Country Disappeared."

Wilco - Country Disappeared - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

The XX at SXSW- "Crystalized" and more

One of the most anticipated acts of the recent SXSW festival this year was, The XX. The young London band who appeared on everyone's 2009 best of lists with their self titled debut, brought their live act to Morning Becomes Eclectic where they played, a great version of "Crystalized."



You can also take a look at them playing "Intro" and "Shelter" from the Mohawk Patio below.

Handsome Furs: CNN Documentary series pt 5

For the past several weeks Handsome Furs have been collaborating on a documentary series for CNN that chronicled the band and real life husband and wife pair on tour across Asia. The 5th and latest episode of “Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs” published this week and shows Dan and Alexei in Shanghai where they reflect on meeting the locals, and travel to Hong Kong to gear up for their next concert.

You can check it all out at www.cnn.com/indieasia

The Handsome Furs on myspace.

stream new music from The Gaslight Anthem- "American Slang"

This year is loaded with hotly anticipated releases, including the new forthcoming disc from Jersey boys, The Gaslight Anthem. The new disc titled, American Slang is tentatively due to be released this June 15 on SideOneDummy records, which saw the band team up with producer Ted Hutt.

Right now you can give a listen to the title track from the new disc, which is streaming over on their Myspace page.

American Slang tracklisting:
American Slang
Stay Lucky
Bring It On
The Diamond Church Street Choir
The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Orphans
Boxer
Old Haunts
The Spirit of Jazz
We Did It When We Were Young

new song: The National- "Bloodbuzz Ohio", download 4 free

Getting more and more psyched for this one with each bit of news. If you head over to http://www.highviolet.com you can grab yourself a free download of “Bloodbuzz Ohio” the first single from The National’s new album ‘High Violet,’ out May 11 on 4AD.


The National-"Blood Buzz Ohio"

High Violet tracklist
'Terrible Love'
'Sorrow'
'Anyone's Ghost'
'Little Faith'
'Afraid of Everyone'
'Bloodbuzz Ohio'
'Lemonworld'
'Runaway'
'Conversation 16'
'England'
'Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks'

'Song of the Week': 'Frightened Rabbit-"Not Miserable"

When I last spoke to Frightened Rabbit fromtman, Scott Hutchinson about what was next for the band and the pressure of their next record, he stated ...."Does anyone want to hear me sing a break-up song again? I think I've covered it." Indeed following up 08's brilliant The Midnight Organ Fight was no easy task for the band, with critics and fans falling in love with the brutally honest and personal take of Hutchinson's dissolved relationship on that disc. It's definitely one of my favorite albums of the last several years and with the new disc hitting stores, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, I was anxious to hear the bands latest direction. So often in life high expectations just fall short, but I honestly have to say that the disc sucked me in on it's first listen and has been growing on me more and more with each additional spin. Granted it's not another break-up record, but what did you expect 'The Midnight Organ Fight pt2'? The disc shows a writer moving forward after the chaos of his relationship, maturing in front of us, and dealing with the pieces that are left. Hutchinson to me, cements himself as one of the best songwriters around right now, the guy just flat out knows how to capture the uneasyness of love.
In "Footshooter" he sings...."And if I shoot at you, you should shoot at me too. And we can drown in pools of the thick dark words we threw" and there's this from "Swim Until You Can't See Land" ..."Let’s call me a baptist, call this the drowning of the past, She’s there on the shoreline, throwing stones at my back."
There's still the same charm in the music that 'TMOF' had and the band expanded their line-up, and streched the depth of their sound, but if I had to some up 'The Winter of Mixed Drinks' I would have you listen to one of my favorites off the disc,"Not Miserable" to show just how Hutchinson is moving forward, and so should fans expecting another 'Midnight Organ Fight'. Check it out below.



"Not Miserable"

Well this is easier now
I found all the pieces I lost in the flood
And it wasn't that much
And though it's easier now
I will always remember the night that I almost drowned
All alone in a house

And the love that I lost
With all of the shit that came out in the wash
Just a pocket of fluff
I'm not put upon
I am free of from disease no greys, no liver-spots
Most of the misery's gone... gone, gone to the bone

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows
I'm not miserable

So the hymns that I sung
Prayers for the fucked, from a bitter, forked tongue
Sing of history now
Though the corners are lit
The dark can return with the flick of a switch
It hasn't turned on me yet, yet

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows

I'm not miserable now
No one knows
No one knows
I'm not miserable

Well this is easier now
I found all the pieces I lost in the flood
And it wasn't that much

and here's our previously mentioned interview with Scott from 2008.


more Frightened Rabbit on myspace.

new video: Lykke Li- "Possibility"

Currently hard at work on the follow up to her breakthrough album Youth Novels, Swedish songstress Lykke Li took some time to contribute a new track to Twilight’s latest film & soundtrack ‘New Moon’. This is the first new song to follow her debut, and she just came out with a new video for the track which was shot at Decibel Studios in Stockholm, Sweden.



more at Lykke Li.com

The Wooden Sky release latest installment of Documentary series

One of our favorite bands here on the blog, The Wooden Sky, who nabbed our album of the year honors for 2009, with their sophomore effort, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone, just released the latest installment of their ongoing documentary series. The 10 part documentary series titled, “A Documentary in Pieces” directed by Scott Cudmore, captured the group during their 'Bedrooms and Backstreets' tour last Summer prior to their albums release.
To see all the rest of the installments you can go here.

The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces - PART EIGHT (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.

The Wooden Sky on myspace.

Stars releasing 'The Five Ghosts'

Montreal Canada's, Stars, will be releasing their fifth studio album, The Five Ghosts, this coming June 22nd. The new disc follows up their critically acclaimed and deservedly so, LP In Our Bedroom After the War, which featured the tracks,"Take Me to the Riot" and "The Night Starts Here." The new disc will be the bands first release on their very own label Soft Revolution, which will be distributed outside Canada via Vagrant.
Stars co-leader Amy Millan had this to say on the forthcoming disc, "We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity. It is the first time we've had the luxury of being together in a huge room writing songs off the floor."

'The Five Ghosts' tracklisting:
01 Dead Hearts
02 Wasted Daylight
03 I Died So I Could Haunt You
04 Fixed
05 We Don't Want Your Body
06 He Dreams He's Awake
07 Never Been Good With Change
08 The Passenger
09 The Last Song Ever Written
10 How Much More
11 Winter Bones



Stars on myspace.

new Hear We Go Magic coming this June

Brooklyn 5 piece, Here We Go Magic, led by frontman Luke Temple made a splash last year with their self-titled debut,earning slots opening for bands like Grizzly Bear, and the Walkmen. The band is now readying their sophomore release, after signing with Secretly Canadian (Yeasayer, Damien Jurado) titled, Pigeons, which is scheduled to come out this June.
The disc was produced and recorded by Here We Go Magic over four months in the late Summer and Fall of 2009 in a house in East Branch, NY. You can download the new album track, "Collector" if you go here.

'Pigeons' tracklist:
Hibernation
Collector
Casual
Surprise
Bottom Feeder
Moon
Old World United
Father Figure
Land of Feeling
Vegetable or Native
Herbie I Love You, Now I Know

Herewegomagic on myspace.

Handsome Furs documentary series continues on CNN

A few weeks back we were talking about Handsome Furs collaborating on a documentary series for CNN while on tour across Asia. The 4th and latest installment of the series “Indie Asia: On Tour with Handsome Furs” published yesterday and shows the couples behind-the-scenes look at the Chinese music scene.

You can check out all of the episodes here.

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new video: Hurricane Bells-"This Is A Test"

Last week Altpress premiered
the new video for Hurricane Bells track, "This Is A Test." The former Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz released his band's debut album late last year titled, Tonight Is The Ghost, which Schiltz wrote, played, recorded, and mixed entirely himself.



Hurricane Bells on the road:
Mar 18 SXSW Acoustic Show @ Aloft Hotel Austin, Texas
Mar 19 Consequence Of Sound SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 Official Muse Box SXSW Showcase Austin, Texas
Apr 7 Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 8 Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia
Apr 9 TLA Philadelphia, Penn.
Apr 10 Webster Hall New York, New York
Apr 11 9:30 Club Washington DC
Apr 16 Water Street Rochester, New York
Apr 17 LC Pavillion Columbus, Ohio
Apr 18 House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 20 House Of Blues Chicago, Illinois
Apr 21 Pageant St Louis, Missouri
Apr 23 Sokol Hall Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 24 Gothic Denver, Colorado
Apr 27 Lonestar EC Pavillion Lubbock, Texas
Apr 28 Dos Amigos Odessa, Texas
Apr 29 Cain’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
Apr 30 House Of Blues Dallas, Texas

more Hurricane Bells on myspace.

The National debut new track,"Terrible Love" on Fallon show

Josh Ritter album teaser

Josh Ritter recently posted a new album teaser video, featuring a new song, "Another New World" off his forthcoming release, So Runs The World Away. The disc hits stores this May 4th on Pytheas Recordings, and you can grab a free download of the track, "Change of Time" from the album here.



more at JoshRitter.com

Song of the Week': Damien Jurado-"Arkansas"

In my opinion one of the most under looked songwriters out there, Damien Jurado, will soon be releasing his new album, Saint Bartlett, on Secretly Canadian this May 25th. For the new disc Jurado teamed up with fellow label mate Richard Swift who helped produce the LP. Saint Bartlett was recorded entirely at Swift’s National Freedom studio in Oregon, in just under a week with only Jurado and Swift as the performers.
You can get familiar with the new song, "Arkansas" below.
And if your like us and your into all things Jurado, don't miss his latest side project with his brother Drake called, Hoquiam. They just released a new album last month on St. Ives records. Check them out here.

Damien Jurado-"Arkansas"

Tracklist
01. Cloudy Shoes
02. Arkansas
03. Rachel & Cali
04. Throwing Your Voice
05. Wallingford
06. Pear
07. Kansas City
08. Harborview
09. Kalama
10. The Falling Snow
11. Beacon Hill
12. With Lightning In Your Hands

more at DamienJurado.com

new video:Matthew Ryan- "The World Is"

Ever since hearing the first chord on his first album back in 1997, I've been a huge fan of Matthew Ryan's music. As honest and inspiring a songwriter as there is out there, Ryan just released his latest CD, Dear Lover in stores last month, and also just put out a new video for the album track, "The World Is" directed by fine-art photographer Jack Spencer.
Check him out on tour now (dates below).



Matthew Ryan on tour:
3/9 BOSTON, MA Club Passim
3/10 NEW YORK, NY The Living Room
3/11 PHILADELPHIA, PA The Tin Angel
3/12 ARLINGTON, VA The Iota Club & Café
3/13 RINGWOOD, NJ Drew's House Concerts
3/14 ASBURY PARK, NJ The Saint
3/16 ATLANTA, GA Eddie's Attic
4/12 ST LOUIS, MO Cicero's
4/14 DES MOINES, IA Vaudeville Mews
4/15 ROCHESTER, MN Rochester Civic Center
4/16 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Sauce
4/17 MADISON, WI The Project Lodge
4/18 CHICAGO, IL Schuba's
5/4 MEMPHIS, TN Memphis House Concerts

visit matthewryanonline.com/

Listen to 3 new songs from The Whigs

Georgia rockers, The Whigs have a new disc coming out next week March 16th via ATO records. The new record titled, In The Dark, features the new tune, "Kill Me Carolyne," which you can grab a free download of here.

The National: title new album, set release date

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time. The National have confirmed a release date for their new album titled, High Violet this May 11th on 4AD. The bands 5th LP, is said to be edgier than it's predecessor, 2007's brilliant, The Boxer.
As soon as we get a confirmed tracklist, we'll let you know.
In the meantime check out the bands announced tour schedule so far.

MARCH
28 KNOXVILLE, TN - BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010
APRIL
22 RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
23 RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
MAY
05 LONDON, UK - ELECTRIC BALLROOM
06 LONDON, UK - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
07 PARIS, FRANCE - LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT
08 BERLIN, GERMANY - HUXLEY'S NEUE WELT
09 BERLIN, GERMANY - ASTRA
21 LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
22 LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
23 SAN DIEGO, CA - SPRECKELS THEATRE
26 OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
27 OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
29 QUINCY, WA - SASQUATCH FESTIVAL
JUNE
02 BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
03 BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
04 PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
05 PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
06 WASHINGTON, DC - DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
08 TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
09 TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
11-13 MANCHESTER, TN - BONNAROO
16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY - RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
JULY
14 DACHAU (MUNICH), GERMANY
16-18 LISBON, PORTUGAL - SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK
27 BROOKLYN, NY - CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!

wonder if this one made the cut??


visit the band's official site Americanmary.com

Band of Horses announce new album plans

After nearly three years since the release of their last album, 'Cease to Begin', Band of Horses have announced plans for their new forthcoming disc, Infinite Arms. The album comes out this May 18, and is the groups first disc with members Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds who toured with the band for Cease to Begin.

The band kicks off some tour dates later this month in Colorado, with shows in Europe and back in the States later this Spring. More dates are soon to follow after the albums release. Stay tuned.

Band of Horses tour dates:
3/15 Boulder, Colo. @ Fox Theater
3/16 Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
3/18 Austin, Texas @ Stubbs BBQ
3/19 Austin, Texas @ Central Presbyterian Church
4/8 Paris, France @ La Fleche D’or
4/9 Brussels, Belgium @ Orangerie
4/10 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mozaique
4/12 London, England @ Koko
4/14 Cologne, Germany @ Kulturkirche
4/16 Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
4/17 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn
4/18 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
4/23 Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater
4/24 Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater
4/27 Gainesville, Fla. @ UF Rion Ballroom
4/28 Miami, Fla. @ The Fillmore
4/29 Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues
5/1 New Orleans, La. @ Jazzfest
5/30 Bend, Ore. @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
5/31 George, Wash. @ Sasquatch
6/5 Bangor, Ireland @ Ward Park
6/9 London, England @ Roundhouse
6/12 Glasgow, Scotland @ Bellahouston Park
6/19 Toronto, Ontario @ Olympic Island
9/25 Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre

More on Bandofhorses.com

'Wednesday in Words': 'Mumford & Sons- "The Cave"

Completely fell in love with this UK groups music when I first heard their song, "The Cave." The band jsut recently saw the release of their debut album, Sigh No More in the U.S. last month, after earning rave reviews overseas.
The band also just announced a new round of North American tour dates this May and June which you can check out at their website www.mumfordandsons.com


Mumford & Sons- "The Cave":
It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Stream the new Peasant album, 'Shady Retreat'

Today Damien DeRose, aka Peasant, comes out with his brand new disc, Shady Retreat, on Paper Garden records.
If you want to hear the album in it's entirety you have a few choices, as you can head over to AOL/Spinner or iLike/Facebook, who are both featuring the album stream this week.
Also be sure to check out the new tour dates in North America and Europe listed below.

Upcoming Peasant Tour Dates
3/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live (CD Release Show w/ Emanuel and the Fear)
3/12 – Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter w/ Seedy Seeds
3/13 – Columbus, OH @ Scarlet & Gray Café
3/14 – Louisville, KY @ The Rudyard Kipling w/ Seedy Seeds
3/15 – St. Louis, MO @ Cicero’s
3/18 – Austin, TX @ Tap Room (Blackbird SXSW showcase)
3/20 – Austin, TX @ TBA (Paper Garden Records SXSW day party)
3/20 – Austin, TX @ Grime’s Photography Studio
3/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar w/ Seedy Seeds
3/25 – Savanna, GA @ Sentient Bean
3/26 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox
3/31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
4/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
4/28 – Chicago, IL @ Martyrs w/ Chris Pureka
4/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall w/ Chris Purkea
5/1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl w/ Chris Pureka
5/2 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon w/ Chris Pureka
5/3 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews w/ Chris Pureka
5/5 - Basel (CH) @ TBC
5/6 - Zürich (CH) @ Papiersaal
5/7 - Stuttgart (D) – Wagenhallen
5/12 - London (UK) - The Tamesis Dock
5/15 - Lille (F) - Le Drugstore

Peasant on myspace.

The Twilight Sad announce new North Amercian tour

Another one of our favorite Scottish bands, The Twilight Sad are ready to bring their brooding noise-rock back to the US & Canada this Spring as they will be supporting the Japanese orchestral metal outfit, MONO.
In other band news, the boys just released a new video for their latest single, "The Room" which premiered over at the UK site, The Line Of Best Fit. The video is directed by Nicola Collins and stars David Lynch's granddaughter in the lead role.

The Twilight Sad - The Room from TLOBF.COM on Vimeo.

The Twilight Sad, North America tour dates:
07 May - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA
08 May - Slim's, San Francisco CA
10 May - Berbati's Pan, Portland OR
11 May - Neumo's, Seattle WA
12 May - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver British Columbia
14 May - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT
15 May - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
17 May - The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
18 May - Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA
19 May - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN
20 May - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
21 May - Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI
22 May - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL
23 May - Magic Stick, Detroit MI
24 May - Grog Shop, Cleveland OH
25 May - Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA
26 May - Lee's Palace, Toronto Ontario
27 May - La Sala Rossa, Montreal Quebec
28 May - The Middle East, Cambridge MA
29 May - Daniel Street Club, Milford CT
30 May - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
01 Jun - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
02 Jun - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04 Jun - North State Sound, Durham NC
05 Jun - The Masquerade, Atlanta GA
07 Jun - Exit/In, Nashville TN
09 Jun - Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge LA
all shows with MONO

more Twilight Sad on myspace.

'Song of the Week': Phantogram- "Mouthful of Diamonds"

Generating a huge amount of buzz of their 2009 5 song EP, this Upstate NY duo just released their debut full length titled, Eyelid Movies last month on Barsuk. Having formed in just 2007, guitarist Joshua Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel have rose quick, with their brand of layered electronica & addictive funky beats, which have helped the band open up for acts like, Zero 7, Ra Ra Riot and Yeasayer within the last few years.
Take a listen to the album track " Mouthful of Diamonds" and see why this band has been tabbed as a band to watch in 2010.

"Mouthful of Diamonds"

Upcoming Phantogram tour schedule:
Mar 4 Bordello Los Angeles, California
Mar 5 M-THEORY RECORDS San Diego, California
Mar 6 Mercury Lounge Goleta, California
Mar 9 RED DOG Peterborough
Mar 10 ALE HOUSE Kingston
Mar 11 L3 NIGHTCLUB St. Catharines
Mar 12 SUPERMARKET Toronto
Mar 13 CALL THE OFFICE London, Ontario
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 18 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 21 SXSW Austin, Texas
Apr 16 THE BASEMENT Columbus, Ohio
Apr 17 CANOPY CLUB Urbana, Illinois
Apr 18 HIGH NOON SALOON Madison, Wisc
Apr 20 VARSITY THEATRE Minneapolis, Minn.
Apr 21 THE BLUE MOOSE Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 22 LINCOLN HALL Chicago, Illinois
Apr 23 BLIND PIG Ann Arbor, Michigan
Apr 28 CASBAH San Diego, California
May 3 DOUG FIR LOUNGE Portland, Oregon
May 4 THE BILTMORE CABARET Vancouver, BC
May 5 NEUMO’S Seattle, Washington
May 31 SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL George, Wa.

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new video: Bowerbirds-"Northern Lights"

The North Carolina band, Bowerbirds just released a new video for the song, "Northern Lights" from their '09 Dead Oceans release Upper Air. The clip is directed by Matt Amato.



visit http://www.bowerbirds.org/