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Dylan Champagne:: New Equation

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Dylan Champagne’s New Equation is a largely acoustic affair done with subdued vocals rarely only a few degrees above a whisper, detailing nine episodes of contemplative solitary confinement. Certainly fans of low key acoustic and introspective confessional works will find some rest here. Though the subject matter varies through many a reference, New Equation comes across as a piece unraveling with exhaustive life, thirsting for decompression, and scouring other strange and venomous places the mind goes to after 4 A.M. Following that thought, “Junk Parts” has all the isolation and netherworld immediacy of Robin Proper-Sheppard’s Sophia, including the desolate vocal attack.

audio:
from here to there.mp3junk parts.mp3

tour:
09/13 Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough
10/02 Arcata, CA @ Das Gast Haus
10/08 Roseburg, OR @ BBG

http://www.brokeinoakland.com/dylan
http://www.myspace.com/dylanchampagne
http://www.brokeinoakland.com/

The Dark Romantics:: Heartbreaker

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Taking their name from the 19th century American literary school featuring names like Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Florida’s The Dark Romantics release their new album Heartbreaker today. Leader Eric Collins (ex-Denison Marrs, The Party People) commands these thirteen tracks with some stirring after-midnight-vocals swung over dynamic and efficient instrumentation. Heartbreaker’s main thread is the exploration of the embedded relationship between love and pain, and more so, how that which entices us with high degree, is just as capable of tearing us to shreds. Heartbreaker is a fine feast for lovers of the night who see the occasional beauty in sadness, and while it may lead to psychic drain, at least there is motion in its’ release, and never seen in better light than on the track “Never Been Loved.”

audio:
lets ride.mp3

http://www.thedarkromantics.com/

http://www.myspace.com/thedarkromantics
http://www.lujorecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lujorecords

Civet:: Hell Hath No Fury

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Civet’s Hell Hath No Fury is a hot cinder entanglement fueled by intense estrogen onslaught and laced with an old age punk spirit. Coming from Orange County, California, Civet bring off the rails guitar and often big catchy refrains and a track called “All I Want” co-written by Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong. Self-described as femme fatale punk rock on their site, the reference is well received. The barrage of aural attack commences with being wronged by a lover on “Alibis,” following on to standout “Son of a Bitch,” which opens with a surf riff, and talks of extreme mixed emotions. Things scream on the pounding “Pay Up,” before moving on to the anthem ”All I Want.” Bass vibrations break into a mean guitar screech up the neck on “Take Me Away,” making way for an action packed sequence to the end.

live:
Sep 13 LA Roller Derby Game @ The Dollhouse Los Angeles, California
Sep 20 House of Blues w/ Rancid Anaheim, California
Sep 27 The EDGEfest 103.9 @ Schnepf Farms Queen Creek (Phoenix), Arizona
video:
Pay Up (live)

http://www.myspace.com/Civet
http://www.hell-cat.com/

Noel Gallagher attacked in Toronto

Monday September 8, 2008

Noel Gallagher was attacked by a fan at the V Festival at Toronto Island Park last night (September 7). While the band were playing ‘Morning Glory’, midway through the band’s headline set at the festival, a spectator rushed the stage from the side viewing area and pushed the guitarist to the ground (NME).

You know they love to tell us stupid lies like we are all equal, but some of you are absolute morons.

video:

http://oasisinet.com/
http://www.myspace.com/noelgallagher

Great Lake Swimmers:: Tour; new record Spring 2009

Monday September 8, 2008

Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers have been touring since May, mostly north of the border, including one date when they opened for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss in GLS’s hometown of Toronto. Nettwerk has announced the release of the band’s fourth album, set for early Spring 2009. They’re also gearing up for the premiere of the Great Lake Swimmers HD Concert Special, which was filmed last September in Toronto. On Nov. 5, the hour-long episode will be screened at select Cineplex Odeon Theaters (all in Canada), alongside the Joel Plaskett Emergency Concert Special. Great Lake Swimmers will also stage four U.S. performances later this month, in New York and Massachussetts. The band will play Canada during the month leading up to their big-screen debut.”

video:
Song for the Angels (live)

Your Rocky Spine

tour:
September
25 – Northampton, Mass. @ The Iron Horse Music Hall *
26 – New York, N.Y. @ Mercury Lounge *
27 – Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. @ Common Ground Coffeehouse #
28 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Union Hall *
October
3 – Montreal @ Sala Rosa **
16 – Hamilton @ Pepper Jack Café +
17 – London @ Aeolin Hall +
23 – Peterborough @ Montreal House ^
24 – Wakefield @ Blacksheep Inn ^
25 – Toronto @ Lee’s Palace ~
w/ Jennifer O’Connor *
w/ Patrick Porter #
w/ Akron/Family & Herman Dune **
w/ Kate Maki & Timber Timbre +
w/ Timber Timbre & Don Brownrigg ^
w/ Kate Maki & Sandro Perri ~
http://www.myspace.com/greatlakeswimmers
http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/

Johnny Flynn & Laura Marling:: Travel Light in the U.S.

Monday September 8, 2008

Johnny Flynn will be in the US next week for his first domestic tour which he’ll be co-headlining with fellow Brit and Mercury Prize-nominated artist Laura Marling. To commemorate the tour, they got together for an intimate live duet, covering Jeffrey Lewis & Diane Cluck’s anti-folk tune, “Travel Light.”

video:
Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling:: Travel Light

The Box

tour:
September
13 – Allston , MA – ICC Church
15 – New York , NY – Bowery Ballroom
17 – Philadelphia , PA – Side Chapel @ First Unitarian Church
18 – Alexandria , VA – Birchmere
20 – Chicago , IL – The Bottom Lounge
21 – Minneapolis, MN – The 400 Bar
23 – Englewood , CO – The Falcon
26 – Los Angeles , CA – The Hotel Cafe
28 – San Francisco , CA – Cafe Du Nord
30 – Portland , OR – Lola’s
October
1 – Seattle , WA – Tractor Tavern
3 – Montreal , QC – Pop Montreal Festival
4 – Toronto , ON – Rivoli
w/ co-headliner Laura Marling
http://www.johnnyflynnmusic.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/johnnyflynn

The Replacements:: Answering Machine (live 1989)

Saturday September 6, 2008

How do you say goodnight to an answering machine?
http://www.paulwesterberg.net/

Steely Dan:: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number (live)

Saturday September 6, 2008

You tell yourself you’re not my kind. But you dont even know your mind. And you could have a change of heart
http://www.steelydan.com/

Pattern Is Movement:: All Together on the road & Shudder to Think

Friday September 5, 2008

Pattern Is Movement returns to the road this month and into October. The new vinyl LP version of their album All Together will be in tow (featuring unreleased content on a digital download of the album that comes with the LP), and ready for when they meet up with Shudder to Think, who personally invited the Philadelphia duo to open their highly-anticipated reunion shows.

audio:
Right AwayBird

The new vinyl LP version of All Together is available for pre-order at Hometapes.

tour:
09.10.08 – Quebec City, QC – Laval University *
09.11.08 – Montreal, QC – Le Divan Orange
09.12.08 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
09.13.08 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
09.14.08 – Oberlin, OH- Oberlin College/Dionysis Club
09.15.08 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
09.16.08 – Grand Rapids, MI – DAAC
09.17.08 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
09.18.08 – St. Louis, MO – Billiken Club ^
09.19.08 – Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Festival %
09.21.08 – Lincoln, NE – Box Awesome
09.22.08 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
09.23.08 – Boulder, CO – University of Colorado/Club 156
09.24.08 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
09.26.08 – Seattle, WA – Healthy Times Fun Club
09.27.08 – Portland, OR – Towne Lounge
09.28.08 – San Francisco, CA – Hemlock Tavern
09.29.08 – Sacramento, CA – Club Pow! The Press Club
09.30.08 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah $
10/01/08 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
10.03.08 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts #
10.04.08 – New York, NY – Webster Hall #
10.07.08 – Austin, TX – Mohawk – w/ Balmorhea
10.08.08 – Dallas, TX – House on Swiss
10.09.08 – Atlanta, GA – Georgia Tech
10.11.08 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club #
10.14.08 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 @
10.15.08 – Harrisonburg, VA – Clementine
10.16.08 – Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Mellon University
* with We Are Wolves & Julie Dorion
^ with PWRFL Power
& w/ Black Mountain, Titus Andronicus, etc.
$ with The Cave Singers
# with Shudder to Think
@ with Delta Spirit
with Okay
http://www.home-tapes.com/
http://www.myspace.com/patternismovement

The Emperor Machine:: What’s In The Box? 12 inch

Friday September 5, 2008

DC Recordings issued the What’s In The Box? 12 inch this week, – - a four song concoction featuring heavy rhythms, tweaks, sonic flickers, and enough fantastic alchemy to keep your hum in fine proportion. The title track rages on as as spacey spy thriller, before moving on to the percussive strike of “Box Dub” and all the resulting anticipation.

tracklisting:
1. What’s In The Box (5:26)
2. Box Dub (6:42)
3. Non-Functioning Apeman (5:31)
4. Functioning Apewoman (6:20)
Written & produced by Andrew Meecham.
Recorded and mixed at Lipstudio 2 UK.
Mastered by Mike at The Exchange.

video:
The Emperor Machine live in Paris

http://www.myspace.com/emperormachine
http://www.dcrecordings.com/

Fuck Buttons:: new single "Colours Move" & tour

Friday September 5, 2008

Fuck Buttons are back with a new single. Coming out September 8th, the Colours Move single will be available digitally as well as a 12″ disc. They are also about to embark on a tour in the US and UK supporting Mogwai, along with some headlining shows in Japan. The B-side, “Sweet Love for Planet Earth” is mixed by Andrew Weatherall, a highly respected DJ and producer, who first came to prominence through his remixes of The Happy Mondays, New Order, My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream in the early 1990s.

tour:
September 8 – Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA *
September 9 – Wiltern Theater – Los Angeles, CA *
September 10 – Rialto – Tucson, AZ *
September 12 – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – Austin, TX * (outdoor @ Waller Creek Amphitheater)
September 13 – Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX *
September 15 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA *
September 16 – The National – Richmond, VA *
September 17 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
September 18 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY *
September 19 – Starlight Ballroom – Philadelphia, PA *
September 20 – ATP NY @ Kutchers Country Club Monticello, NY
September 22 – Wilbur Theater – Boston, MA *
September 23 – Metropolis – Montreal, Quebec, Canada *
September 25 – The Crofoot – Pontiac, MI *
September 26 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL *
September 27 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN *
October 9 – Sunsui – Osaka, Japan
October 10 – Liquid Room – Tokyo, Japan
October 21 – Corn Exchange – Edinburgh *
October 23 – Academy – Manchester *
October 24 – Hammersmith Apollo – London *
October 25 – Unsound Festival – Krakow, Poland (w/ Xiu Xiu)
* w/ Mogwai

video:
Bright Tomorrow

http://www.fuckbuttons.co.uk/
http://www.atpfestival.com/atp-recordings/
http://www.myspace.com/fuckbuttons

Wallpaper return to the city by the bay; Txt Me Yr Love video

Friday September 5, 2008

Wallpaper are back with their newest work, a video for “Txt Me Yr Love,” shot entirely on a cell phone during a day out with playboy Ricky Reed. On September 25th, Wallpaper return to the bay as they headline Popscene.