Nice Boys In Post Exploding Hearts Story.

The Nice Boys were covered in a post Exploding Hearts story that was posted on Pitchfork today.
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Exploding Hearts' Bankston Cooks Up Memphis Treat

Though he left Exploding Hearts before the release of their first (and, sadly, only) album, Guitar Romantic, "King"http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif Louie Bankston has carried the rock torch for his former bandmates since the untimely deaths of the Hearts' Jeremy Gage, Adam Cox, and Matthew Fitzgerald in a 2003 automobile accident.

Bankston has recorded in several incarnations in recent years. His most recent full-length, Memphis Treat, is credited to King Louie & the Loose Diamonds, a group that includes members of Tearjerkers, Kajun SS, and Viva L'American Deathray Music. The record was mixed by the legendary Jim Dickinson, who has produced Big Star, the Replacements, and many, many others.

Empty Records will release Memphis Treat on June 5.

Thanks to reader Ben Glover for the tip.

The Nice Boys, the new band from surviving Heart Terry Six, released their self-titled debut album last year. They have a few shows scheduled for the end of May in the Pacific Northwest.

Tracklist:

01 Negative Contact
02 Memphis Treet
03 Gypsy Switch
04 Girl in the Holler
05 Heart
06 Wheelbarrow Whiz
07 Fire on the Sun
08 She's Losing Her Hair
09 Looking for a Heart
10 Montagne de l'Amour
11 Untitled Lament
12 The Burning Sands

Nice Boys dates:

05/22 Olympia, WA @ KAOS/Evergreen State College
05/30 Seattle, WA @ Rendevous Stiff Film Festival
05/31 Portland, OR @ Dante's

Incredible Michio Kurihara Review On Foxy Digitalis.

Michio Kurihara "Sunset Notes"

I’ve never officially awarded anything a “Ten” before, and for the first time, I’m tempted to do just that. Guitar-samurai Michio Kurihara’s first name-branded effort, “Sunset Notes,” probably deserves the first down, but I’m holding back purely on the premise of Murphy’s Law. Should I award this truly stunning record top honors, the next “Sgt. Peppers” will come out next week, change the world, and I’ll be forced to convince my editor we need an 11-star scale. So Mr. Kurihara, if you’re out there, and if someone’s translating, know these nine stars fall short of communicating the inspirational effect your album has had on at least one soul. Listening to “Sunset Notes,” I’m moved to sing, dance, become teary-eyed, call my mother, and make amends with sworn enemies. It’s honest, it’s majestic, it’s inspiring, and it rocks with unbridled conviction. It’s probably a perfect work of art. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to change the world, but if it did—if the world truly followed suit—we’d have achieved a state of keen, utopian bliss.

Lending his instrumental sorcery to such notables as Ghost, The Stars, White Heaven, and Marble Sheep, Kurihara has built a reputation as Japan’s prime minister of brain blistering guitar accompaniment. Now, at long last, he casts his own name onto the marquee, conjuring a mature and masterful statement with which to announce his role as a sonic director. It’s an album that accurately summarizes a signature sound, without ever straying near triteness. Present are the blinding lights he’s known to borrow from the cosmos, but equally registering is the humility of a servant to songcraft. Nothing here sounds forced, or as if its composer might have a point to prove (not even in the context of “I’m more than just a guitar player”). What’s here is the passion and dedication of a team member—this time, he just happens to be quarterback.

Part psychedelic journey, part compositional showcase, “Sunset Notes” pivots upon a handful of stylistic touchstones that range from abstract aural painting, anthemic hippie hymns, gently crafted jazz waltzes, and dizzying, damaged surf rock. Compositionally, much of the work herein might be likened to Spanish guitarist Ibon Errazkin’s invigorating themes of repetition, but shaded with Kurihara’s own profound grasp of color. One also can’t help but to note two tracks featuring the lovely vocal stylings of Ms. Aso Ais (also featured on Pedal records), during which “Sunset Notes” frolics within wistful psych-pop not unlike the delicately unfolding blossoms of Nagisa Ni Te.

The appropriately tagged opener, “Time to Go,” literally leaps from the gate, galloping through a series of slithering triplets seasoned with sprinkles of shimmering ambience. Seemingly a simple, good-time rocker, you’ll notice, leaning in closer, how the piece actually sounds like a battle cry or a sound of alarm. Following is the album’s most idiosyncratic piece, and winner of the ”Sunset Notes” What the Fuck Award. “Do Deep Sea Fish Dream of Electric Moles was accurately described by a friend as some kind of acid-fried, patriotic anthem--no, really! It actually sounds like a national anthem of some sort, but dripping with Kurihara’s masterful aural prose, rich, textural, and vivid. Two songs in, be assured, you’ve already gotten your money’s worth.

“Pendulum on a G-String-The Last Cicada,” however, towers the highest of all. Ringing a stylistic bell, Kurihara’s endlessly resonating, lovingly played notes hover over a repetitive one-chord stomp like bumblebees in a clover patch. Cleverly conceived quiet interludes within the track allow you to surface for air, but you really just don’t want to. Instead, the effect is like waking up from a dream to which you desperately want to return. It’s that good.

The album’s closer shows Kurihara doing the honorable thing and giving his vision a bona fide ending. Not only does it serve as a nice recap of the entire affair, but also individually testifies to Michio’s remarkable ability to construct a complete statement, rather than half-baking a cool guitar lick passed off as a song. Comprised of his levitating guitar harmonies, auditory fireflies, intricate chiming, and massive waves of ecstasy, “A Boat of Courage” is wrought with the intensity a little man with one seriously huge heart.

In the captivating interview conducted by the Ptolemaic Terrascope, Kurihara reveals his status as a working class musician, still laboring in a factory after nearly two decades of rocking. Some would call this a shame, evidence of the deterioration of the artist-consumer affiliation. Author J. D. Salinger famously noted that, "the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” I find Kurihara’s servitude to music to be nothing less than inspiring, confirmation that real artists still thrive, respectfully dedicating lifetimes to a pursuits greater than self. If “Sunset Notes” doesn’t inspire, check your pulse. If you have one, listen again; you’ll hear a man who knows exactly who he is and who he wants to be. 9/10 -- Travis Johnson

Revolver USA Podcast #3 Is Ready For Your Listening.

On the third installment of the Revolver USA Podcast you can hear up and coming tracks from such righteous artist as; Robert Pollard, Melt Banana, White/Lichens, Terry Riley, Thee More Shallows, Loden, Chris Connelly, DJ Elephant Power, Qua, and the Zodiacs.

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8.0 Jana Hunter Review On Pitchfork Today!

Jana Hunter
There's No Home
[Gnomonsong; 2007]
Rating: 8.0
Online Review

Many listeners first became aware of Jana Hunter through her appearance on 2004's catalystic folk compilation Golden Apples of the Sun, curated by her friend and sometime collaborator Devendra Banhart. Not out of place for a neo-folk comp, her song "Farm, CA"-- a dark country-ish tune with haunting strings and lackadaisical acoustic guitar-- didn't fully intimate the depth and diversity of Hunter's songcraft and wise-beyond-her-years croon. Then she hit us with the dusky, dreamy full-length Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom. Similar in feel to Banhart's early lo-fi bedroom album Oh Me Oh My, and to a degree, CocoRosie's early ramshackle naiveté (minus the corn and bloated self-importance), the dimly lit, introspective, and cathartic nature of that excellent debut felt almost hermitic. Appropriately, the record also marked the launch of Gnomonsong, the label started by Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic.

For her sophomore release, There's No Home, Hunter stands in the light, brings along a few friends, and seems ready to go emerge from her cave. The album opens with "Palms", a meditative invitation ("I open my hands to you/ I've showed you my palms/ I've showed you my soft skin for what it really was") wherein Hunter's breathy, long-held chorale-like voice reaches out to someone who she senses is nearby, but in fact, is "already long gone."

Hunter's tone quickly changes with the sassy second track "Babies", a tune evocative of Moon Pix-era Cat Power. One of Hunter's poppier numbers, its "bah bah bah" backing vocals are accompanied by bouncing drums while strings and guitars spiral around. It's also a great example of what makes Hunter's music so rich: Here, she tills a fertile bed of melancholy, only to yield colorful, joyful flowers. One contributing factor to the album's relative lightness-- like Blank Unstaring, it's pretty blue on the whole-- is the concise and fluid songwriting: Most of these songs are under three minutes.

The emotional complexity-- or rather, saddled contradictory feelings-- aren't all that set her apart from her peers: She also draws on influences from outside folk which, largely due to her finger-style treatment and accompaniment choices, wind up adhering to a folk template. For example, the excellent "Vultures" pairs a rhythmic, flamenco-like guitar part with syncopated drums, evoking a dusty desert highway. The country- and gospel-tinged "Bird", and the experimental "Pinnacle", add fusion drum flourishes, angular electric guitar bursts, and feedback drones that wouldn't sound out of place on a Ghost or Six Organs of Admittance record. "Recess" is a somber ballad akin to some of the Pretenders' saltier sad songs. And "Sirens", stylistically in line with numbers like "All the Best Wishes" and "The Earth Has No Skin" from her debut, is a ballad with minor-chord arpeggios and the waltz-like time-signature used in all those 60s girl-group breakup songs.

Hunter's winding melodies possess a mysterious déjà vu quality, like lost tribal folk hymns, and the captivating sense of mystery inherent in her voice, which is at once both husky and wispy, is enhanced by keeping the subject matter purposefully vague. She often employs the Björk-like lyrical conceit of using "it" to refer to some ambiguous source of discontent or exaltation. Once again, take the poetic "Vultures" ("I can feel my thoughts a circling like vultures do/ When it comes on/ Comes on so strong") or the reflective "Babies": "For many reasons I left my home/ Most of the reasons I still don't know." Which leaves us to guess, finding our own empathic reasons.

-D. Shawn Bosler, May 14, 2007

Revolver Bands On Tour May14th 2007

AKRON/FAMILY
05/16 London, UK @ Cargo
05/18 Somerset, UK @ All Tomorrow's Parties Festival
05/20 Sao Palo, BRA @ Resfest @Cinemateca Brasileira
06/06 Albany, NY @ Valentines
06/07 Burlington, VT @ Club Metronome
06/08 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
06/09 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
06/12 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/28 Guelph, ON @ 2007 Hillside Music Fest

ALIAS WITH SAGE FRANCIS AND BUCK 65
05/23 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
05/24 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
05/25 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/26 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/27 Long Island, NY @ Crazy Donkey
05/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
05/30 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/31 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel Theatre
06/01 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/02 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
06/04 Orlando, FL @ Firestone
06/06 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
06/07 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
06/08 Dallas, TX @ Granada
06/09 Austin, TX @ Emo's
06/11 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
06/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
06/13 Tuscan, AZ @ Congress Hotel
06/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
06/16 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
06/17 San Diego, CA @ Soma
06/19 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/20 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/22 Portland, OR @ Roseland
06/23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
06/24 Bellingham, WA @ Night Light Theatre
06/25 Bend, OR @ Pavilion
06/27 Boise, ID @ The Venue
06/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
06/29 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
06/30 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
07/02 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Hall
07/03 Iowa City, IA @ Picadero
07/05 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
07/06 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Theatre
07/07 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Theatre
07/09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
07/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
07/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
07/12 Providence, RI @ Lupos

KYLE ANDREWS
05/31 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
06/30 Chicago, IL @ Schubas

BLACK TWIGS PICKERS
06/01 Mount Airy, NC @ Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention
06/02 Mount Airy, NC @ Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention

BLUES CONTROL
05/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Don Pedro's
05/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
06/13 Ridgewood, NY @ Silent Barn
07/07 Acra, NY @ Free103.9 Wave Farm
07/13 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
07/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Cinders Gallery

BEIRUT
06/01 Barcelona, ESP @ Primavera Sound Festival
06/24 Glastonbury, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
06/26 London, UK @ Koko
06/30 Istanbul, TUR @ Radar
07/03 Paris, FR @ Cafe De La Danse
07/05 Berlin, DEU @ Postbahnhof

CHRIST ON PARADE
05/14 Amsterdam, NL @ OCCII
05/15 Groningen, NL @ Bar A Kade
05/17 Liege, BEL @ The Factory
05/19 Stuttgart, DEU @ JH Fasanenhof

COLLEEN
05/31 Montreal, QC @ Ex-Centris (Mutek Festival)

COLOSSAL YES
06/29 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Essie Jain)

DEMON'S CLAWS
05/14 Munchen, DEU @ Monofaktur
05/16 Toulouse, FR @ Chez Pierre
05/17 Costa del Valle, ESP @ El Moli
05/18 Madrid, ESP @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
05/23 Bretagne, FR @ Brest
05/25 Bordeaux, FR @ Café Pompier

DROP THE LIME
06/22 Dublin, IRE @ Underground @ Kennedys
07/13 Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival

THE FINCHES
05/15 Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur
05/17 Arcata, CA @ Das Gasthaus

GRAILS
05/14 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/15 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
05/16 Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church
05/17 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

THE INNOCENCE MISSION
06/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
07/07 Philly, PA @World Cafe Live

ESSIE JAIN
06/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Monkeytown
06/16 Fredericksburg, VA @ The Wounded Bookshop
06/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete's Candy Store
06/29 San Frahttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifncisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Colossal Yes)
07/01 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah

LAMPS
07/26 Vancouver, BC @ Pub 340
07/27 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
07/28 Portland, OR @ The Tonic Lounge
07/29 Davis, CA @ Delta Of Venus
07/30 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout
08/03 San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar
08/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Pehrspace (Record Release Show)

LA OTRACINA
06/10 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
06/11 Baltimore, MD @ Floristree
06/13 New York, NY @ Cakeshop
06/15 Greenville, NC Spazzatorium Galleria
06/16 Athens, GA @ Secret Squirrel
06/17 Columbia, SC @ The Whig
06/18 Murfreesboro, TN @ Tutu House [222 Bilbro St]
06/20 St Louis, MO @ Spooky Action Palace
06/22 Chicago, IL @ Hideout
06/24 Bloomington, IN @ Basement Show [216 E Hillside Drive]
06/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Skull Lab
06/26 Columbus, OH @ Skylab
06/27 Cleveland, OH @ Pat's In The Flats
06/28 Edinboro, PA @ House Show [114 1/2 Erie St]
06/29 Pittsburg, PA @ Garfield Artworks
06/30 Scranton, PA @ Test Pattern Gallery
07/01 Albany, NY @ Helderberg Palace
07/03 Providence, RI @ Growroom

LESBIAN
05/18 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
05/25 Seattle, WA @ The High Dive
06/09 Seattle, WA @ The Greenhouse
06/23 Seattle, WA @ Jules Maes Saloon

LICHENS
05/21 Chicago, IL @ Hideout
06/16 Lawrence, KS @ Granada theatre (w/Tortoise)
06/17 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room (w/Tortoise)
06/18 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre (w/Tortoise)
06/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (w/Tortoise)
06/20 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room (w/Tortoise)

LYMBYC SYSTEM
05/20 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
05/21 Iowa City, IA @ Picadro
05/22 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
05/23 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
05/24 Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theater
05/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Golden West
05/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Brickhouse
07/26 Tokyo, JPN @ O-Nest
07/27 Nagoya, JPN @ Club Up Set
07/28 Kyoto, JPN @ Metro
07/29 Osaka, JPN @ Sunsui
07/01 Tokyo, JPN @ O-Nest (early show)

MARK MALLMAN
05/15 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
05/16 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
05/17 Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge
05/18 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
05/19 Eugene, OR @ Diablo's Downtown Lounge
05/22 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
05/23 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
05/25 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
05/26 St. Cloud, MN @ Rox Tavern

MELT BANANA
05/16 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
05/17 Visalia, CA @ Howie's
05/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/19 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
05/20 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/22 Phoenix, AZ @ Hollywood Alley
05/23 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
05/24 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
05/25 Dallas, TX @ Rubber Gloves
05/26 Austin, TX @ Emo's
05/27 Houston, TX @ Numbers'
05/29 Tampa, FL @ Sundome (supporting Tool)
05/30 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Lounge
05/31 Orlando, FL @ Amway arena (supporting Tool)
06/01 Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center (supporting Tool)
06/02 Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum (supporting Tool)
06/03 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
06/04 Duluth, GA @ Gwinnette Center (supporting Tool)
06/05 Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center (supporting Tool)
06/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/07 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum (supporting Tool)
06/08 Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena (supporting Tool)
06/09 Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hotel (supporting Tool)
06/10 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
06/11 Boston, MA @ Middle East
06/12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
06/13 Winston-Salem, NC @ Lawrence Joel Veteran's Coliseum (supporting Tool)
06/14 Columbus, OH @ Little Bros
06/15 Cincinnati, OH @ Mad Hatter
06/16 Cape Girardeau, MO @ Show Me Center (supporting Tool)
06/17 Evansville , IN @ Roberts Stadium (supporting Tool)
06/19 Cedar Rapids, IA @ US Cellular Center (supporting Tool)
06/20 Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center - supporting Tool
06/21 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub
06/22 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Arena (supporting Tool)
06/23 Fort WAyne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum (supporting Tool)
06/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Entry
06/26 Des Moines, IA @ Picadur
06/27 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
06/28 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
06/29 Denver, CO @ Bluebird
06/30 Salt Lake City, UT / Urban Lounge
07/01 Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge
07/03 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
07/04 Portland, OR @ Dante's
07/06 San Francisco, CA @ Independent

NEUROSIS
06/24 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, FR @ HELLFEST
06/26 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Club
06/28 Arendal, NOR @ HOVEFEST

NURSE WITH WOUND
08/06 Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique
09/06 Ghent, BEL @ Vooruit

OM
07/12 Dour, BEL @ Dour Festival
07/13 London, UK @ Underworld
07/14 Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival

PEEL
05/01 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (Mohawk Residency)
05/11 Austin, TX @ Emo's Lounge
05/15 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (Mohawk Residency)
06/02 Austin, TX @ Emo's (w/ The Octopus Project & Palaxy Tracks)
06/08 Denton, TX @ Haily's
06/09 Shreveport, LA @ The Jackrabbit Lounge
06/10 Mobile, AL @ Cell Block
06/11 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
06/12 Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Olde Bar
06/13 Wilmington, NC @ Bella Festa
06/14 Washington, DC @ The Red and The Black
06/15 Brooklyn, NY @ The Battering Room
06/16 New York, NY @ Piano's
06/17 New York, NY @ Piano's
06/20 North Manchester, IN @ The Firehouse
06/21 Chicago, IL @ The Darkroom
07/20 Austin, TX @ The Parish

PINK REASON
05/18 Chicago, IL @ WHPK 88.5 FM
05/19 Chicago, IL @ Ekhart Quad @ University of Chicago
05/21 Green Bay, WI @ Main Stage
05/27 Orlando, FL @ Wet T-Shirt Wild Weekend (day show)
07/14 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
07/16 Portland, OR @ Rotture
07/17 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club (w/ Wooden Shjips)
07/18 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
07/19 Sacramento, CA @ Fools Foundation
07/22 Omaha, NE @ Cleavers

JAY REATARD
05/16 Amsterdam, NL @ VPRO
05/17 Hellendoorn, NL @ Dauwpop (afternoon)
05/17 Hoorn, NL @ Manifesto (evening)
05/18 Kortrijk, NL @ The Pit's
05/19 Rotterdam, NL @ Waterfront
05/20 Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
05/21 Munster, NL @ Gleis 22
05/22 Esslingen, DEU @ Komma
05/23 München, DEU @ Monofaktur
05/24 Graz, AUT @ Postgarage
05/31 Perpignan, FR @ El Mediator
06/01 Barcelona, ESP @ Primavera Sound Festival
06/03 Gijon, ESP @ Savoy Club
06/05 Tours, FR @ Donald's Pub
06/06 Orleans, FR @ Le Marais
06/07 Köln, DEU @ Sonic Ballroom
06/08 Eindhoven, NL @ Altstadt
06/09 Speyer, DEU @ Flaming Star
06/11 Konstanz, DEU @ Contrast
06/12 Darmstadt, DEU @ Oetinger Villa
06/13 Utrecht, NL @ Ekko
06/14 Groningen, NL @ Vera
06/15 Kontich, BEL @ Lintfabriek
06/16 Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
06/17 Venlo, NL @ Perron 55
06/18 Klazienaveen, NL @ Sparrow
06/20 Oslo, NOR @ Kosher Music @ Last Train
06/22 Stockholm, SWE @ Vieille Montagne
06/24 Hamburg, DEU @ Beat Club

RED SPAROWES
05/14 Poznan, POL @ Eskulap
05/15 Berlin, DEU @ Lido
05/16 Munich, DEU @ Feierwerk
05/17 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
05/18 Leipzig, DEU @ UT Connewitz
05/20 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotow
05/21 Malmo, SWE @ Inkonst
05/22 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
05/23 Oslo, NOR @ John Dee
05/24 Gothenburg, SWE @ Pusterviksbaren
05/25 Aarhus, DNK @ Voxhall
05/27 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/28 Koln, DEU @ Gebaude 9
05/29 Bielefeld, DEU @ Forum
05/30 Brugge, BEL @ Cactus Club
05/31 Athens, GR @ An Club

RIO EN MEDEO OPENING FOR GRIZZLY BEAR
05/14 Paris, FR @ La Boule Noire
05/16 Leicester, UK @ Sumo
05/17 Glasgow, UK @ Nice 'n' Sleazy
05/18 Dublin, IRE @ Whelan's

RIO EN MEDEO OPENING FOR COCOROSIE
05/27 St. Brieux, FR @ Art Rock Festival
05/28 Nantes, FR @ L'Olympic
05/29 Bordeaux, FR @ Le 4 Sans
05/30 Montpellier, FR @ Rockstore
05/31 Toulouse, FR @ Le Ramier
06/01 Lyon, FR @ Transbordeur
06/02 Reims, FR @ La Cartonnerie
06/03 Liege, BEL @ Salles des Fetes Droixhe
06/04 Cologne, DEU @ Kultur Kirche
06/05 Frankfurt, DEU @ Mouson Turm
06/06 Mannheim, DEU @ Alte Feuerwache
06/07 Schorndorf @ Manufaktur
06/08 Zurich @ Theater Moods
06/09 Dudingen, CHE @ Kilbi Festiva
06/10 Munich, DEU @ Muffathalle

JACK ROSE
05/15 Cardiff, UK @ Buffalo Bar
05/16 Falmouth, UK @ Leaf Tea House
05/24 Turku, FIN @ Kortteliravintola Kerttu
05/27 Tampere, FIN @ Telakka
05/29 Cork, IRL @ Triskel
05/30 Limerick, IRL @ Baker Place
05/31 Belfast, UK @ Pavilion Bar
06/01 Dublin, IRL @ Boom Boom Room, Conway's
06/02 Bristol, UK @ Venn Festival
06/03 London, UK @ The Luminaire
06/04 Lisbon, PRT @ Galleria ZDB
06/05 Lisbon, PRT @ Galleria ZDB
06/06 Castellon, ESP @ Centre Municipal de Cultura

SECRET CHIEFS 3
05/16 Sydney, AUS @ The Factory
05/17 Newcastle, AUS @ Cambridge Tavern
05/18 Bangalow, AUS @ A & I Hall
05/19 Gold Coast, AUS @ Coolangatta Hotel
05/20 Brisbane, AUS @ The Zoo
05/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/28 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
05/29 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
05/30 Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight
05/31 Vancouver, BC @ The Plaza
06/01 Eugene, OR @ W.O.W. Hall
06/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

SONIC YOUTH
06/02 Barcelona, ESP @ Primavera Festival (performing Daydream Nation)
06/15 Interlaken, CHE @ Greenfield Festival
06/16 Wiesbaden, DEU @ Schlachthof
06/18 St. Petersburg, RUS @ Manezh Kadetskogo Korpusa
06/19 Moscow, RUS @ B1 Club
06/21 Munich, DEU @ Tollwood Festival (performing Daydream Nation)
06/23 Neuhausen, DEU @ Southside Festival
06/24 Scheessel, DEU @ Hurricane Festival
06/29 Gdynia, POL @ Open'er Festival
06/26 Koln, DEU @ E Werk
06/27 Berlin, DEU @ Columbia Halle (performing Daydream Nation)
06/29 Gdynia, POL @ Open'er Festival
07/01 Cergy Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival
07/03 Istres, FR @ La Palio
07/05 Torino, IT @ Spaziale Performing (Daydream Nation)
07/06 Ferrara, IT @ Piazza Castello Performing (Daydream Nation)
07/07 Roma, IT @ Romano di Ostia Antica Performing (Daydream Nation)
07/13 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival (Performing Daydream Nation)
07/19 Berkeley CA @ Berkeley Community Theater (Performing Daydream Nation)
07/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre (Performing Daydream Nation)
07/28 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool Performing (Daydream Nation)
08/15 Near Porto, PRT @ Paredes de Coura Festival
08/22 Glasgow, UK @ ABC1 performing (Daydream Nation)
08/26 Vienna, AUT @ Openair at ARENA
08/29 Paris, FR @ La Vilette Jazz Festival
08/30 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation
08/31 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation)
09/01 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation)

THEE MORE SHALLOWS
05/14 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Lounge
05/15 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
05/16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry (with Fog)
05/17 Madison, WI @ Café Montmarte
05/18 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
05/19 Columbus, OH @ Skully's
05/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
05/21 Lansing, MI @ Mac's
05/23 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
05/24 Washington DC @ Back Stage @ Black Cat
05/25 West Chester, PA @ Rex's
05/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge
05/27 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
05/29 New York, NY @ Piano's
05/30 Providence, RI @ AS 220
05/31 New Haven, CT @ Café Nine
06/01 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
06/02 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
06/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Khyber Pass
06/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
06/07 Charleston, SC @ The Map Room
06/09 Savannah, NC @ The Sentient Bean
06/11 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

VETIVER
06/13 Buenos Aires, ARG @ Teatro ND Ateneo
07/03 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
07/05 Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival Plumas Fairgrounds
07/06 Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival Plumas Fairgrounds
07/08 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Attic
08/10 Reykjavik, ISL @ The National Theatre Basement
08/11 London, UK @ Victoria Park Festival
08/12 Leicester, UK @ Summer Sundae Festival
08/13 Leeds, UK @ The Faversham
08/14 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse
08/15 Brighton, UK @ Komedia
08/16 Cardiff, UK @ The Point
08/18 Wales, UK @ Green Man Festival

MISS ALEX WHITE
06/12 Munster, DEU @ Gleis 22
06/13 Amsterdam, NL @ VPRO radio 3voor12
06/22 Kontich, BEL @ Lintfabriek
06/23 Stuttgart, DEU @ Kiste
06/27 La Roca de Valles, ESP @ El Moli
06/30 Madrid. ESP @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
07/03 Kortrijk, BEL @ The Pit's
07/04 Köln. DEU @ Sonic Ballroom
07/06 Munchen, DEU @ Monofaktur

WOODEN SHJIPS
07/17 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club (w/ Pink Reason)

Innocence Mission 7.5 Review On Pitchfork Today

The Innocence Mission
We Walked in Song
[Badman; 2007]
Rating: 7.5
Online article

Over the course of two decades, the Innocence Mission's name has come to feel less like the mere moniker of another earnest late-80s college-rock act and more like an evangelical pursuit for simplicity and propriety, the result of which has been increasingly tranquil records that are practically defiant in their quietude. But it speaks volumes about their direct, affecting songcraft that principals Karen and hubby Don Peris can boast of a past collaborating with Natalie Merchant, soundtracking "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Party of Five" episodes, and writing songs for Amy Grant's Christian catalog, and yet, 18 years after their band's formation, find themselves right at home releasing a string of quality records for an indie label that counts My Morning Jacket and Mark Kozelek as alumnus.

Even by the Innocence Mission's modest standards, We Walked in Song is especially spare in presentation-- we don't hear drums till the final chorus of the fourth track-- but draw from a deep tradition of solitary music: from Appalachian folk and gospel hymns to breezy bossa nova and the third Velvet Underground album. The myriad of regional and historical influences are appropriate analogs for a record that's often consumed by thoughts of travel-- not from a romanticized, escapist point of view, but from the perspective of those left behind.

Beyond giving Karen's peculiar Joni/Newsom all the room it needs to soar and sigh, the stark arrangements-- built around Don's dew-drop guitar lines-- make the introduction of each new detail seem all the more purposeful, like the way the Hammond organ gives the third verse of "Brotherhood of Man" an extra nudge toward the finish line, or how the subliminal string arrangements and piano chords lurking in the shadows of "Love That Boy" seem to push Karen's object of affection further out of her reach. When the drums finally appear for the finale of "Into Brooklyn, Early in the Morning", in this album's calming context, the effect is as almost momentous as the opening kick-drum crash of "Be My Baby". But this careful craftsmanship would feel overly precious if these songs didn't possess a pleasing, lived-in familiarity that makes you think you've already internalized them through of a lifetime of AM oldies-radio osmosis.

In their less captivating moments-- which emerge in the album's third quarter-- the Innocence Mission can succumb to a certain folk-circle innocuousness ("A Wave Is Rolling"), but even these more typical turns are adorned with intriguing touches-- like the orchestro-flamenco flourishes on "Over the Moon"-- that enhance We Walked in Song's air of muted majesty. "You'll never lose that light," Karen sings on "Song for Tom", though it could easily be a song for them: a testament to the durable, slow-burn beauty of their work, and their softness of touch-- a light that rarely feels lite.

-Stuart Berman, May 11, 2007

Melt Banana On Tour With Tool.

Japanese avant-spazz veterans Melt Banana launch a massive six week US tour starting in Sac-town next week. By a strange twist of fate MxBx will be supporting Tool for various dates throughout the Southeast and Mid West. Noise-Punk & Nu-Metal - why not?

MELT-BANANA Bambi's Dilemma US Tour
05/16 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
05/17 Visalia, CA @ Howie's
05/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/19 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
05/20 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/22 Phoenix, AZ @ Hollywood Alley
05/23 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
05/24 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
05/25 Dallas, TX @ Rubber Gloves
05/26 Austin, TX @ Emo's
05/27 Houston, TX @ Numbers'
05/29 Tampa, FL @ Sundome - supporting Tool
05/30 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Lounge
05/31 Orlando, FL @ Amway arena - supporting Tool
06/01 Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center - supporting Tool
06/02 Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum - supporting Tool
06/03 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
06/04 Duluth, GA @ Gwinnette Center - supporting Tool
06/05 Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center - supporting Tool
06/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/07 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum - supporting Tool
06/08 Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena - supporting Tool
06/09 Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hotel - supporting Tool
06/10 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
06/11 Boston, MA @ Middle East
06/12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
06/13 Winston-Salem, NC @ Lawrence Joel Veteran's Coliseum - supporting Tool
06/14 Columbus, OH @ Little Bros
06/15 Cincinnati, OH @ Mad Hatter
06/16 Cape Girardeau, MO @ Show Me Center - supporting Tool
06/17 Evansville , IN @ Roberts Stadium - supporting Tool
06/19 Cedar Rapids, IA @ US Cellular Center - supporting Tool
06/20 Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center - supporting Tool
06/21 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub
06/22 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Arena - supporting Tool
06/23 Fort WAyne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum - supporting Tool
06/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Entry
06/26 Des Moines, IA @ Picadur
06/27 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
06/28 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
06/29 Denver, CO @ Bluebird
06/30 Salt Lake City, UT / Urban Lounge
07/01 Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge
07/03 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
07/04 Portland, OR @ Dante's
07/06 San Francisco, CA @ Independent

XLR8R Previews New Colleen.

XLR8R gives an early review of Colleen's new album Les Ondes Silencieuses, which streets on June 12th. Colleen will be playing select European dates and the Mutek Festival this Spring.
Online Article

Colleen Preps Album

Cécile Schott (a.k.a. Colleen) is no stranger to the eerie side of ambient music. Since 2001, the Parisian producer has been crafting a unique collage of moody music, integrating dark and heavily effected samples from her record collection into her work, as seen on her 2003 debut Everyone Alive Wants Answers. Four years later, Colleen has stayed in touch with the darkness, but her newest darling, Les Ondes
Silencieuses (Leaf), is no treated sound collage–it's all about 17th century acoustic instrumentation.

Obsessed with the viol (a rare 17th-century instrument bowed like a cello, but fretted like a guitar with seven strings), Colleen found someone to custom-make the instrument, inspiring her to step out of her Acid Pro box.

Les Ondes Silencieuses is an unadorned piece of classical bliss–functioning on the tone of the instrument rather than layers of complicated melody. While tracks like "This Place In Time" levitate between open space and the thick resonance of the viol, layered pieces like "Blue Sands" use the same sampling techniques of her past, but with sole emphasis on the viol itself (hitting it with mallets, finger-picking, etc). The result is nothing short of creepy bliss.

Fred Miketa

Les Ondes Silencieuses is out June 12, 2007 on Leaf.

Tracklisting
1. This Place In Time
2. Le Labyrinthe
3. Sun Against My Eyes
4. Les Ones Silencieuses
5. Blue Sands
6. Echoes and Coral
7. Sea of Tranquility
8. Past the Long Black land
9. Le Bateau

Beirut Online Blitzkrieg!

Beirut's sold out Bowery Ballroom shows from last weekend stirred up a shitstorm amongst the online community. Check out the posts from today alone. Judging from the reviews and photos it was quite the million dollar bash.

pitchforkmedia.com
brooklynvegan.com
idolator.com
imposemagazine.com
catbirdseat
brooklynheathen.com
freshbread.blogs.com
thepunkguy.com

New Dead C Reviewed By Dusted.

DustedMagazine.com contemplates the future of the Dead C's Future Artists album scheduled to be released later on this month.

Artist: The Dead C
Album: Future Artists
Label: Ba Da Bing!
Review date: May. 3, 2007
Online Review

It's been four long years since New Zealand's merchants of grimy noise-rock released The Damned. In that time we've seen bands like Wolf Eyes and Sightings (to name just a couple) rise to, if not fame, certainly some reasonable recognition for plying similar waters. The title of this album's first track may contain some indication that The Dead C know their place: "The AMM of Punk Rock," while self-referentially winking, isn't far off. The Dead C have, for the past 20 years, been toiling on the sidelines showing how to improv your way through territory that isn't quite rock, isn't quite punk, isn't quite noise, isn't quite anything but what it is. Whether it's something you will enjoy is quite another question, of course, and it's certainly unclear how The Dead C feel about your answer.

That first track is 13 minutes of desultory drum hits, mildly buzzing static and squeaky scrapes. That buzzing static may be the one constant throughout the album's five songs, all of which flaunt a distinct layer of audio crud. For 10 minutes, "The AMM of Punk Rock" remains a formless, meandering sound field, with occasional irritating high-pitched bleeps, before it coheres into a vague chug, powered by feedbackish noises. It's followed by "The Magicians," unique here both for its brevity (just under four minutes) and its song-like form, complete with laid-back vocals (it's the only one here that's got 'em). Despite the singing and strumming guitar, the drums remain simple thumps hidden behind a curtain of clanging guitar scree, and the whole contraption rattles along like an old truck, threatening at any moment to fall to pieces.

That feeling of impending collapse lingers over the whole album. The glitchiness of "Macoute" often resembles a motor in need of a tuneup. Its stereo field of whooshes and buzzes is interrupted by stop-start noises, odd breaks in the flow of time. "Eternity" is thick with atmosphere, a dark, dank guitar strum with ringing drums that over time becomes filled with jagged guitar textures until a crude, driving riff begins to poke through the rough, Skullflower'd noise. "Garage" closes things with angular, awkward guitar plucks and strums over muttering static and occasional interjections of electronic bleep. It eventually breaks down into vaporous waves of hiss and crunch, with sporadic guitar strums, until it comes to an end with a lethargically wavering buzz which abruptly cuts off.

Future Artists raises many questions, from its title - are they themselves the artists of the future, or are they waiting for some future in which to become artists? - to its intent. For every moment of intrigue, there are moments of aggravation; for each recognizable string pluck, there are abstract fields of sound to be plumbed. On first listen, the seemingly purposeful and self-conscious lack of focus was more annoying than interesting, but subsequent airings began to reveal rewarding details. It's an album that doesn't allow for early conclusions. Only time will tell whether Future Artists receives further listens or is relegated to the status of not-fully-baked. The jury is still out.
By Mason Jones

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Thee More Shallows In The SF Weekly

Awesome TMS review/preview for their May 4th record release show in this week's edition of the SF Weekly.

Thee More Shallows
Book of Bad Breaks (Anticon)
Ed Masley
Published: May 2, 2007
Online Article

Where: Café du Nord
Details: Thee More Shallows performs on Friday, May 4, at 9 p.m. Admission is $12; call 861-5016 or visit www.cafedunord.com for more info.
Subject(s): Thee More Shallows by Ed Masley

Thee More Shallows' offbeat indie rock finds a cozy home in Anticon Records. The San Francisco-based label is known for embracing tweaked hip hop and ambient soundscapes. Here its roster expands to include Book of Bad Breaks — pop dressed in disorienting textures. The opening track, "D. Shallow," is a 40-second fragment of a folk song. It could almost pass for a Mountain Goats or Smog number, were it not for all the chaos. From distorted clatter to wayward bits of conversation and coughing, TMS kick off with claustrophobia, driving home the creepy noir quality in bandleader Dee Kesler's lyrics. In the album's most hypnotic highlight, "Eagle Rock," Kesler warns, "If you survive to be a daddy, this'll be a lullaby, too." The drums add a hip-hop swagger to the haunting psychedelia before the singer switches to a creepy whistling solo. "Dutch Fist" is even eerier, its verses recalling the nightmarish laptop of Add (N) to X as Kesler compares modern finance to torture techniques of a bygone era. "Fast forward 200 years," he sighs. "The Dutch fist has adjusted its grip/ The bank branch fat managers bosses are using credit like they used to use a whip." As the beats kick in like ?uestlove crashing a Grandaddy session, TMS offer just one of many unexpected detours on a ride that rarely moves in the expected direction. — Ed Masley

Neurosis Given To The Rising Doc.

Now in its third decade of innovative noisy psychedelic-metallic thunder, Neurosis is more than a just a powerful band—it’s a religious experience. As such, personal epiphanies are repeatedly told both by those who’ve been converted by Neurosis’ sensory overloading live show and by those who’ve felt transformed while listening to the legendary quintet’s recordings. In preparation of their new album Given To The Rising the band has filmed a short-form documentary detailing the making of the album along with giving first-hand insight into the legacy of the mighty band. Given To the Rising hits the streets on June 5th.


Regional US dates are in the works for 2008. Unfortunately only a handful of Euro dates are confirmed so far.

06/24 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, FR @ HELLFEST
06/26 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Club
06/28 Arendal, NOR @ HOVEFEST

Revolver Bands On Tour May 1st 2007

AKRON/FAMILY
05/16 London, UK @ Cargo
05/18 Somerset, UK @ All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival
05/20 Sao Palo, BRA @ Resfest @Cinemateca Brasileira
06/06 Albany, NY @ Valentines
06/07 Burlington, VT @ Club Metronome
06/08 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Roosa
06/09 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Roosa
06/12 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/28 Guelph, ON @ 2007 Hillside Music Fest

ALIAS WITH SAGE FRANCIS AND BUCK 65
05/23 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
05/24 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
05/25 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/26 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/27 Long Island, NY @ Crazy Donkey
05/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
05/30 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/31 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel Theatre
06/01 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/02 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
06/04 Orlando, FL @ Firestone
06/06 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
06/07 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
06/08 Dallas, TX @ Granada
06/09 Austin, TX @ Emo's
06/11 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
06/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
06/13 Tuscan, AZ @ Congress Hotel
06/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
06/16 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
06/17 San Diego, CA @ Soma
06/19 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/20 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/22 Portland, OR @ Roseland
06/23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
06/24 Bellingham, WA @ Night Light Theatre
06/25 Bend, OR @ Pavilion
06/27 Boise, ID @ The Venue
06/28 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
06/29 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
06/30 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
07/02 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Hall
07/03 Iowa City, IA @ Picadero
07/05 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
07/06 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Theatre
07/07 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Theatre
07/09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
07/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
07/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
07/12 Providence, RI @ Lupos

MATTEAH BAIM
05/03 New York, NY @ Tonic

BLACK TIME
05/04 Gothenburg, SWE @ Boogiefest
05/05 Stockholm, SWE @ Klubb Sheriff Savage Weekender

BLACK TWIGS PICKERS
06/01 Mount Airy, NC @ Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention
06/02 Mount Airy, NC @ Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention

BLUES CONTROL
05/04 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
05/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Don Pedro's
05/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
06/13 Ridgewood, NY @ Silent Barn
07/07 Acra, NY @ Free103.9 Wave Farm
07/13 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
07/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Cinders Gallery

BRACKEN
05/04 Leeds, UK @ Holy Trinity Church

BEIRUT
05/06 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/01 Barcelona, ESP @ Primavera Sound Festival
06/24 Glastonbury, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
06/26 London, UK @ Koko
06/30 Istanbul, TUR @ Radar
07/03 Paris, FR @ Cafe De La Danse
07/05 Berlin, DEU @ Postbahnhof

CADENCE WEAPON ON TOUR WITH ISLANDS & WHY?
05/03 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
05/04 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
05/05 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
05/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's

CHRIST ON PARADE
05/03 Bremen, DEU @ Freise
05/04 Hamburg, DEU @ Lobusch
05/06 Berlin, DEU @ Kopi
05/07 Leipzig, DEU @ Zoro Squat
05/08 Prague, CZE @ 007 Club
05/09 Roznov, CZE @ Vrah
05/10 Vienna, AUT @ E.K.H.
05/11 Frankfurt, DEU @ Cafe Excess
05/12 Antwerp, BEL @ Hof Ter Lo
05/13 Kortrijk, BEL @ The Pits
05/14 Amsterdam, NL @ OCCII
05/15 Groningen, NL @ Bar A Kade
05/17 Liege, BEL @ The Factory
05/19 Stuttgart, DEU @ JH Fasanenhof

CLIPD BEAKS
05/04 Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo
05/05 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees (Over the Top Festival)
05/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Memory Lanes

COLLEEN
05/31 Montreal, QC @ Ex-Centris (Mutek Festival)

COLOSSAL YES
05/12 Oakland, CA @ Mama Buzz
06/29 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Essie Jain)

DEERHOOF
05/02 London, UK @ Koko

DOSH
05/11 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

DROP THE LIME
05/05 Brooklyn, NY @ Studio B (w/ Knifehandchop)
06/22 Dublin, IRE @ Underground @ Kennedys
07/13 Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival

EATS TAPES
05/03 Nottingham, UK @ Moog
05/06 London, UK @ Buffalo Bar

THE FINCHES
05/03 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Attic
05/04 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Steynberg Gallery
05/05 Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
05/07 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
05/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
05/09 Sacramento, CA @ Fools Foundation
05/11 Portland, OR @ The Towne Lounge (Blackbird Presents)
05/12 Seattle, WA @ Dearborn House
05/15 Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur
05/17 Arcata, CA @ Das Gasthaus

LISA GERMANO
05/02 Rome, IT @ Circolo degli Artisti
05/03 Catania, IT @ Capella Bonajuto
05/04 Ravenna, IT @ Bronson

MICHAEL GIRA
05/03 Buffalo, NY @ Sound Lab
05/04 Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery at St. George the Martyr Church
05/05 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa

GRAILS
05/03 Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr.
05/04 Houston, TX @ Mink
05/05 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
05/07 Orlando, FL @ The Social
05/08 Jacksonville, FL @ TSI
05/09 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
05/10 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L.
05/11 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern
05/12 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
05/13 Charlottesville, VA @ Satellite Ballroom
05/14 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/15 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
05/16 Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church
05/17 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

DANIEL HIGGS ON TOUR WITH BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT
05/02 Middletown, CT @ Eclectic House
05/03 Ithaca, NY @ Apple Commons
05/04 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY @ SMOG
05/05 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
05/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw

THE INNOCENCE MISSION
05/26 Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java
06/07 Cambridge, MA @ Club Passim
06/08 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
06/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw

ESSIE JAIN
06/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Monkeytown
06/16 Fredericksburg, VA @ The Wounded Bookshop
06/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store
06/29 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Colossal Yes)
07/01 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah

KNIFEHANDCHOP
05/05 Brooklyn, NY @ Studio B (w/ Drop The Lime)
05/10 Vancouver, BC @ Wanted!
05/11 Seattle, WA @ Broken Disco

LESBIAN
05/11 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
05/18 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse
05/25 Seattle, WA @ The High Dive
06/09 Seattle, WA @ The Greenhouse
06/23 Seattle, WA @ Jules Maes Saloon

LICHENS
05/02 Detroit, MI @ Bohemian National Home
05/03 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/Mammatus)
05/04 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
05/05 Rochester, NY @ A/V Space
05/06 New Haven, CT @ Bar
05/07 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
05/08 New York, NY @ Tonic
05/09 Providence, RI @ AS220

MARK MALLMAN
05/03 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Lounge
05/04 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
05/05 Ft. Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note
05/07 Albuquerque, CO @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
05/09 Phoenix, AZ @ Paper Heart
05/10 Flagstaff, AZ @ Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge
05/12 Tucson, AZ @ Plush
05/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Tangiers
05/15 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
05/16 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
05/17 Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge
05/18 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
05/19 Eugene, OR @ Diablo's Downtown Lounge
05/22 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
05/23 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
05/25 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
05/26 St. Cloud, MN @ Rox Tavern

MAMMATUS ON TOUR WITH ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
05/02 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
05/03 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
05/04 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
05/05 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
05/06 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Club
05/09 Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards
05/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey Presents
05/11 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
05/12 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
05/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ Attic

MELT BANANA
05/16 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
05/17 Visalia, CA @ Howie's Pizza
05/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/19 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
05/20 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
05/22 Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley
05/23 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
05/24 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
05/25 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
05/26 Austin, TX @ Emo's
05/27 Houston, TX @ Numbers'
05/29 New Orleans, LA @ Parish @ House Of Blues
05/30 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree Cafe
05/31 Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Lounge
06/02 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
06/03 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
06/05 Atlanta, GA @ Lenny's
06/06 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
06/12 Boston, MA @ Middle East
06/13 Providence, RI @ Living Room
06/14 Buffalo, NY @ Icon
06/15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Lawrenceville Moose
06/16 Columbus, OH @ Little Brother‘s
06/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
06/19 Covington, KY @ Madd Hatter Club
06/21 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
06/22 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Lounge
06/23 Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet
06/24 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
07/06 San Francisco, CA @ Independant
07/07 Seattle, WA @ Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room

NEUROSIS
06/24 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, FR @ HELLFEST
06/26 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Club
06/28 Arendal, NOR @ HOVEFEST

NURSE WITH WOUND
05/05 Porto, PRT @ Auditorio Serralves
08/06 Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique
09/06 Ghent, BEL @ Vooruit

OM
04/21 Tilburg, NL @ 12th Roadburn Festival
07/14 Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival

THE PETS
05/04 Oakland, CA @ WC Warehouse

PINK REASON
05/18 Chicago, IL @ WHPK 88.5 FM
05/19 Chicago, IL @ Ekhart Quad @ University of Chicago
05/21 Green Bay, WI @ Main Stage
05/27 Orlando, FL @ Wet T-Shirt Wild Weekend (day show)
07/14 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
07/16 Portland, OR @ Rotture
07/17 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club (w/ Wooden Shjips)
07/18 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
07/19 Sacramento, CA @ Fools Foundation
07/22 Omaha, NE @ Cleavers

RED SPAROWES
05/02 Poitiers, FR @ Le Confort Moderne
05/03 Bern, CH @ Dachstock
05/04 La Chaux de Fonds, CH @ Bikini Test
05/05 Mezzago, IT @ Bloom
05/06 Rome, IT @ Circolo Degli Artisti
05/08 Ljubljana, SL @ Orto Bar
05/09 Zagreb, HR @ Galerija SC
05/10 Linz, AUT @ Kapu
05/11 Prague, CZ @ Palace Akropolis
05/12 Wroclaw, POL @ Firlej
05/13 Warsaw, POL @ Progresja
05/14 Poznan, POL @ Eskulap
05/15 Berlin, DEU @ Lido
05/16 Munich, DEU @ Feierwerk
05/17 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
05/18 Leipzig, DEU @ UT Connewitz
05/20 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotow
05/21 Malmo, SWE @ Inkonst
05/22 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
05/23 Oslo, NOR @ John Dee
05/24 Gothenburg, SWE @ Pusterviksbaren
05/25 Aarhus, DNK @ Voxhall
05/27 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/28 Koln, DEU @ Gebaude 9
05/29 Bielefeld, DEU @ Forum
05/30 Brugge, BEL @ Cactus Club
05/31 Athens, GR @ An Club

JACK ROSE
05/05 Colchester, CT @ Colchester Arts Center
05/07 Leeds, UK @ Holy Trinity Church
05/08 Glasgow, SCT @ The Arches
05/09 Newcastle, UK @ University of North Umbria
05/10 Coventry, UK @ Taylor Johns House
05/11 London, UK @ Bush Hall
05/12 Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms
05/13 Brighton, UK @ The Albert
05/15 Cardiff, UK @ Buffalo Bar
05/16 Falmouth, UK @ Leaf Tea House
05/24 Turku, FIN @ Kortteliravintola Kerttu
05/27 Tampere, FIN @ Telakka
05/29 Cork, IRL @ Triskel
05/30 Limerick, IRL @ Baker Place
05/31 Belfast, UK @ Pavilion Bar
06/01 Dublin, IRL @ Boom Boom Room, Conway’s
06/02 Bristol, UK @ Venn Festival
06/03 London, UK @ The Luminaire
06/04 Lisbon, PRT @ Galleria ZDB
06/05 Lisbon, PRT @ Galleria ZDB
06/06 Castellon, ESP @ Centre Municipal de Cultura

SECRET CHIEFS 3
05/11 Adelaide, AUS @ Fowlers Live
05/12 Melbourne, AUS @ East Brunswick Club
05/13 Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel
05/16 Sydney, AUS @ The Factory
05/17 Newcastle, AUS @ Cambridge Tavern
05/18 Bangalow, AUS @ A & I Hall
05/19 Gold Coast, AUS @ Coolangatta Hotel
05/20 Brisbane, AUS @ The Zoo
05/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
05/28 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
05/29 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
05/30 Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight
05/31 Vancouver, BC @ The Plaza
06/01 Eugene, OR @ W.O.W. Hall
06/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Sole & Skyrider at these upcoming shows:

SOLE
05/03 owa City, IA @ Yacht Club
05/04 Minneapolis, MN @ The Dinkytowner
05/05 Chicago, IL @ Kinetic Playground

SONIC YOUTH
06/02 Barcelona, ESP @ Primavera Festival (performing Daydream Nation)
06/15 Interlaken, CHE @ Greenfield Festival
06/16 Wiesbaden, DEU @ Schlachthof
06/21 Munich, DEU @ Tollwood Festival (performing Daydream Nation)
06/23 Neuhausen, DEU @ Southside Festival
06/24 Scheessel, DEU @ Hurricane Festival
06/29 Gdynia, POL @ Open'er Festival
06/26 Koln, DEU @ E Werk
06/27 Berlin, DEU @ Columbia Halle (performing Daydream Nation)
06/29 Gdynia, POL @ Open'er Festival
07/01 Cergy Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival
07/03 stres, FR @ La Palio
07/13 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival (Performing Daydream Nation)
07/19 Berkeley CA @ Berkeley Community Theater (Performing Daydream Nation)
07/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre (Performing Daydream Nation)
08/30 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation
08/31 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation)
09/01 London, UK @ Roundhouse (performing Daydream Nation)

THEE MORE SHALLOWS
05/03 San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba Music (in-store 7 PM)
05/04 San Francisco, CA @ Café DuNord (Record Release Show)
05/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
05/11 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
05/12 Kansas City, MO @ The Recordbar
05/13 Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
05/14 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Lounge
05/15 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
05/16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry (with Fog)
05/17 Madison, WI @ Café Montmarte
05/18 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
05/19 Columbus, OH @ Skully’s
05/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
05/21 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s
05/23 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
05/24 Washington DC @ Back Stage @ Black Cat
05/25 West Chester, PA @ Rex's
05/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge
05/27 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
05/29 New York, NY @ Piano’s
05/30 Providence, RI @ AS 220
05/31 New Haven, CT @ Café Nine
06/01 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
06/02 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
06/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Khyber Pass
06/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
06/07 Charleston, SC @ The Map Room
06/09 Savannah, NC @ The Sentient Bean
06/11 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

VETIVER
07/03 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
07/05 Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival Plumas Fairgrounds
07/06 Quincy, CA @ High Sierra Festival Plumas Fairgrounds
07/08 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Attic

MISS ALEX WHITE
06/12 Munster, DEU @ Gleis 22
06/13 Amsterdam, NL @ VPRO radio 3voor12
06/22 Kontich, BEL @ Lintfabriek
06/23 Stuttgart, DEU @ Kiste
06/27 La Roca de Valles, ESP @ El Moli
06/30 Madrid. ESP @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
07/03 Kortrijk, BEL @ The Pit's
07/04 Köln. DEU @ Sonic Ballroom
07/06 Munchen, DEU @ Monofaktur

WOODEN SHJIPS
07/17 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club (w/ Pink Reason)

THE YOUNGS
05/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge