Daedelus Make It So Video & More Tour Dates.

Daedelus' single Make It So draws from bits of Italian disco, twisted trance, French house and more than a smattering of early '80s English new romanticism it's the kind of glorious, uplifting, sad number for which sweet indiscretions were invented.

Upcoming tour dates:
09/02 Medford, MA @ Tufts University (w/ Eliot Lipp, Machinedrum)
09/03 New York, NY @ 205 Club (w/ Eliot Lipp, Rezound)
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ AppleStore (in-store appearance)
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room (w/ James Pants)
09/06 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre (w/ Bassnectar, Conspirator)
09/07 New York, NY @ Wordless Music Series (w/ Flying Lotus, So Percussion)
09/08 Baltimore, MD @ The Hexagon (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/09 New York, NY @ Crash Mansion (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/10 Charlotte, NC @ Hom (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/11 Charleston, SC @ Black Cart (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/12 Atlanta, GA @ Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge (w/ Noot D'Noot, Samadha)
09/13 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre (The Stranger's 5th Annual Genius Awards )
09/14 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (Modern Music Festival)
09/16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/18 Bloomington, IN @ Neal Marshall Grand Hall (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/19 Detroit, MI @ Old Miami (w/ Eliot Lipp)
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Jackson @ Lava (w/ DJ Slugo, Andrew Kevins, Meiotic Soundsystem DJz)
09/21 Montreal, QB @ Piknic Electronik

Revolver Bands On Tour August 28th 2008.

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival

A STORM OF LIGHT
08/30 Cammer, DEU @ South of Mainstream Festval
09/02 Aalst, BEL @ Negasonic
09/03 Tilburg, NL @ 0-13
09/04 Hamburg, DEU @ Markthalle
09/05 Copenhagen, DNK @ Loppen
09/06 Oslo, NOR @ Garage
09/10 Hannover, DEU @ Cafe Glocksee
09/11 Dresden, DEU @ Groovestation
09/12 Prague, CZE @ Klub 007
09/13 Innsbruck, AUT @ PMK
09/14 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
09/16 Düdingen, CHE @ Badd Bonn
09/17 Geneva, CHE @ Lusine
09/19 La Chaux De Fonds, CHE @ Bikini Test

AKIMBO
09/05 Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon (NW Music Festival)
09/27 Seattle, WA @ King Cobra
10/06 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/08 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10/09 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
10/10 Denton, TX @ The Lounge On Elm Street
10/11 Austin, TX @ Emo's inside (w/ When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth)
10/12 Houston, TX @ The Mink Backroom
10/13 Mountain Home, AR @ The Grave Pit
10/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/15 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
10/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
10/18 Washington, DC @ Red and Black
10/19 Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
10/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
10/22 Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan College
10/23 Boston, MA @ Middle East
10/24 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/26 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
10/27 Louisville, KY @ Cahoots
10/28 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/30 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
10/31 Minneapolis, CA @ The Uptown
11/02 Missoula, MT @ Badlander

AKRON/FAMILY
09/07 Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival Festival
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/14 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

ALIAS
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (w/ Themselves, Buck 65 )
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery (w/ Why?)

AMON TOBIN
9/20 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival

BLACK TIME
9/19 Boston, MA @ Abbey Lounge
9/20 Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU (on air performance)
9/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
9/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger Gallery
9/22 New York, NY @ Santos
9/23 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
9/24 Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records
9/25 Atlanta, GA @ Kirkwood Bowlers Club @ Highland Inn
9/26 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
9/29 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
9/30 Lawrence, KS @ Haunted Kitchen
10/2 Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
10/3 Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault (early show 5:00 PM)
10/3 Milwaukee, WI @ Frank’s Power Plant (late show 9:00 PM)
10/4 Chicago, IL @ Ronny’s Bar
10/5 Lafayette, IN @ Zooleggers
10/6 Columbus, OH @ Carabar
10/7 Detroit, MI @ Belmont Bar
10/10 Buffalo, NY @ Staples
10/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Passout Records
10/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Don Pedro’s

BLUES CONTROL
08/30 Long Island City, NY @ Texas Funhouse
08/31 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
09/11 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin University
09/12 Evanston, IL @ Northwestern University
09/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's
09/16 Ithaca, NY @ No Radio Records (in-store)
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit, Pink Reason, Sic Alps)
10/03 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Dead C, Pink Reason)

DAEDELUS
09/02 Medford, MA @ Tufts University
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
09/06 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Jackson @ Lava
09/21 Montreal, QC @ Piknic Electronik

DEAD C
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason)
10/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/15 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance)
10/16 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance )
10/19 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

DISASTER STRIKES
8/28 Clear Lake Oaks, CA @ Grange Hall
8/29 Santa Cruz, CA @ 418 Project
8/30 Oakland, CA @ Hazmat
8/31 Sacramento, CA @ Java Lounge
9/1 Santa Rosa, CA @ Moondog's Place
9/2 Chico, CA @ Monstro's Pizza
9/3 Modesto, CA @ Banana Joe's
9/4 San Diego, CA @ Radio Room (AKA Zombie Lounge)
9/5 Palmdale, CA @ Veterans Hall
9/6 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman
9/7 Los Angeles, CA @ Safari Sam's
9/14 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe
10/10 Providence, RI @ AS220
10/12 Dover, NH @ Brickhouse

DOSH
09/04 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop Iowa State University
09/07 St. Paul, MN @ Mears Park (Lowertown Music Festival)

DROP THE LIME
9/27 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace F. Club

EAT SKULL
09/05 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09/06 Omaha, NE @ The Palace
09/08 Omaha, IA @ O’leaver’s Pub
09/09 Iowa City, IA @ House Show
09/10 St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
09/11 Chicago, IL @ Hozac party @ Cobra Lounge
09/12 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s (w/ Blues Control)
09/16 Montreal, QC @ Zoo Bizarre
09/17 Northampton, MA @ Pearl street (w/ Thurston Moore)
09/18 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar college
09/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/27 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/28 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Light

ENDLESS BLOCKADE
09/6 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux

ESSIE JAIN
09/02 New York, NY @ Zebulon
09/14 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/16 Brighton, UK @ The Hope
09/18 London, UK @ Green Note
09/19 London, UK @ King's Head (downstairs)
09/20 Nottingham, UK @ Hand & Heart Gallery
09/21 Liverpool, UK @ View Two Gallery
09/22 Rochdale, UK @ Norden Bowling Club
09/23 Manchester, UK @ Matt & Phreds
09/24 Glasgow, UK @ Nice N' Sleazy's
09/25 Leeds, UK @ Milo Bar

GRADY
10/01 Columbia, MO @ Mojo's (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/02 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/04 Fargo, ND @ Aquarium (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/08 Victoria, BC @ Sugar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/09 Vancouver, BC @ The Plaza (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/10 Nelson, BC @ Spirit Bar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/11 Banff, AB @ Wild Bill's (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/12 Calgary, AB @ Snatch Rock Bar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/15 Edmonton, AB @ Urban Lounge (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/16 Saskatoon, SK @ The Roxy (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/17 Regina, SK @ The Districkt (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/18 Winnipeg, MB @ Osbourne Village Inn (w/ Nashville Pussy)

HANK IV Refuge In Genre LP upcoming on Slitbreeze
o9/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex (w/ Mission of Burma)
o9/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Mission of Burma)
o9/27 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Mission of Burma)
10/11 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill (w/ Killdozer)
10/25 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club (Budget Rock VII, w/ Human Eye, Lamps)
11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ The Charleston (w/ Blues Control)
11/13 Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU (live taping)
11/13 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
11/14 New York, NY @ Cake Shop

HOWLIN RAIN
08/29 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
08/30 Victoria, BC @ Mcpherson Playhouse (Rifflandia Festival)
08/31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival
09/10 Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/12 Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center (w/ Black Crows)
09/13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (w/ Black Crows)
09/16 Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center w/ Black Crows)
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/19 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara County Bowl (w/ Black Crows)
10/07 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/08 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/11 Albany, NY @ Palace Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/12 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/15 Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium (w/ Black Crows)
10/17 Boston, MA @ Boston Opera House (w/ Black Crows)
10/18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)
10/28 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)

HUMANFLY
08/29 Norwich, UK @ Queen Charlotte
08/30 London, UK @ Bedford Park
10/14 Leeds, UK @ Royal Park Cellars

JACK ROSE
09/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Bowerbird
10/9 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/10 Upper Jay, NY @ The Recovery Lounge, Upper Jay Art Center
10/11 Portland, ME @ The Time of Rivers Festival
10/12 New Haven, CT @ BAR
10/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Arts
10/17 Ithaca, NY @ Lost Dog Cafe
10/18 Montague, NY @ Montague Bookmill
10/19 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar

JANA HUNTER
08/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/31 Boise, ID @ Neurolux (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/02 Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Tangier (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/10 Marfa, TX @ Thunderbird Hotel (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/12 Austin, TX @ Emo's (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/13 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/17 Houston, TX @ Diverseworks (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/19 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/21 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/22 Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/23 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, Indian Jewelry)

KID KOALA
08/30 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
09/04 Guelph, ON @ Mitchell Hall

KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW
10/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
10/29 Oberlin, OH @ Dionysus Disco
10/30 Gambier, OH @ The Horn Gallery
10/31 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
11/01 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
11/02 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
11/03 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11/04 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/06 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
11/07 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
11/08 Portland, OR @ Dante's
11/09 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
11/11 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
11/14 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft
11/15 Austin, TX The Mohawk
11/17 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
11/18 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
11/20 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
11/19 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
11/21 Atlanta, GA @ Lennys
11/22 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
11/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern
11/26 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
11/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
11/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
11/30 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
12/01 Boston, MA @ Paradise

MARK SULTAN
09/04 Oslo, NOR @ Funhouse
09/06 Helsinki, FIN @ Semi Final
09/07 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
09/08 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotov
09/09 Colgone, DEU @ Tsunami Club
09/10 Zurich, CHE @ Mata Hari
09/11 Neuchatal, CHE @ Queen Kong Club
09/12 Stuttgart, DEU @ 1210 Club
09/17 Antwerp, BEL @ Trix
09/18 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/19 Lille, FR @ Cabaret Electric
09/20 Rennes, FR @ UBU
09/22 Bordeux, FR @ Barbey
09/24 Paris, FR @ Trabendo
09/25 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
09/26 Tilburg, NL @ Batcave
09/28 Lausanne, CHE @ La Romandie
10/01 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino
10/03 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139
10/04 Tolouse, FR @ Printemps de Septembre Festival
10/08 Madrid, ESP @ Moby Dick
10/09 Barcelona, ESP @ Sidecar
10/10 Valencia, ESP @ Valencia Festival

OCTOPUS PROJECT
08/28 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's Saloon @ The Burning Hotels
08/29 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/28 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

PORT O' BRIEN
09/13 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

PRISONSHAKE
09/19 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
09/20 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
09/26 St. Louis, MO @ Bluebird
10/10 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

RED SPAROWES
09/16 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)

SCREENINGS OF THE GITS MOVIE
09/03 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/04 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/05 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/05 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW

SIC ALPS
09/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
09/17 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant
09/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
09/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland
09/22 Austin, TX @ Club 1808
09/23 Dallas, TX @ The Lounge
09/25 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/27 New York, NY @ Awesome Vistas Festival
09/28 New York, NY @ Vassar College (early show)
09/28 New York, NY @ Death By Audio
09/30 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ Bard College
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason, Psychedelic Horseshit)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
08/28 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
08/29 Portland, OR @ Dante's
08/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
08/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Safari Sam's
09/01 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

SONIC YOUTH
08/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Times New Viking, Vivian Girls)

THE BUG
09/20 Vancouver, BC @ Open Studios
09/21 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
09/27 San Francisco, CA @ Club Six
09/28 Seattle, WA @ Neumos Decibal Festival
09/30 Portland, OR @ Rotture Variousbbasspdx presents
10/01 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Subterranean
10/02 Montreal, QC @ Academy Club Academy Club
10/03 New York, NY @ Sub Swara @ Love Sat
10/04 Boston, MA @ Basstown @ Great Scott Basstown @ Great Scott

THE DEATH SET
08/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Historic State Park (Fuck Yeah Festival)
09/13 Bellevue, PA @ The Key Room
09/19 Boston, MA @ Boston University
10/03 Boston, MA @ Mass College of Art & Design (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Eglise Saint Enfant Jesus ( Pop Montreal, Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/09 Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/11 Chicago, IL @ Epiphany (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/14 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/17 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
10/18 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
10/20 Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street
10/21 Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/23 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
10/24 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar
10/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Auditorium (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/01 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/05 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club / Club Void (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/06 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/07 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/08 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/11 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/14 Foxborough, MA @ Showcase Live (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/15 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)

THEMSELVES
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (w/ Alias)

TIMES NEW VIKING
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Sonic Youth, Vivian Girls)
09/17 Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/19 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
10/31 Atlanta, GA @ Variety playhouse (w/ Pylon)
11/01 Asheville, NC @ Orange peel
11/02 Carrboro, NC @ Cats cradle
11/03 Baltimore, MD @ Otto bar
11/04 Washington, DC @ Black cat
11/05 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/06 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
11/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/11 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Plaza
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
11/13 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
11/14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/15 Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/16 Madison, WI @ High Noon
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/20 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards
11/21 Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
11/22 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/24 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/25 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
11/28 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/29 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
12/01 Dallas, TX @ TheLoft
12/02 Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside
12/03 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
12/04 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
12/05 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
12/06 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

TRICLOPS!
08/30 Denver, CO @ Lion's Lair

VETIVER
10/01 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal)
10/02 Quebec City, QC @ Casbah de l'Imperial (Antenne-A Festival)

VIVIAN GIRLS - S/t LP/CD - upcoming on In The Red
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Pool (w/ Sonic Youth, Times New Viking)
09/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
09/06 New York, NY @ East Village Radio Festival
09/12 Swarthmore, PA @ Swarthmore College
09/19 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
09/20 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
09/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger Gallery
09/24 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
09/26 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest at High Tone
09/29 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
10/01 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/03 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
10/12 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
10/13 Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
10/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Harket Motel
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
10/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Rock And Roll Hotel
11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/Deerhunter, Times New Viking)
11/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise (w/Deerhunter, Times New Viking)

WHITE WILLIAMS
08/29 Alfred, NY @ Alfred University Knight Club
08/30 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
08/31 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
09/9 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
09/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
09/11 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
09/13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival
09/15 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/19 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/22 New York, NY @ LPR

WHY?
08/29 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
09/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
09/05 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
09/06 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Cultural Gallery
09/08 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
09/09 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/11 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
09/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
09/13 Miami, FL @ White Room
09/14 Orlando, FL @ Social
09/16 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
09/17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/18 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/19 Boston, MA @ Museum of Fine Arts
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery (w/ Alias)
09/21 Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/22 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Blaclbox Theatre Midpoint Music Festival
09/26 Carbondale, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ Tobacco)
09/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (w/ Tobacco)
09/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Restiform Bodies
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richard (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/03 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/04 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/22 Moderne-Poitiers, FR @ Confort (w/ Son Lux)
10/23 Saint Etienne, FR @ Le Fil (w/ Son Lux)
10/24 Dijon, FR @ La Vapeur (w/ Son Lux)
10/25 Paris, FR @ BB Mix Festival (w/ Son Lux)
10/27 Amiens, FR @ Pirates Cabaret (w/ Son Lux)
10/28 La Havre, FR @ Electrique (w/ Son Lux)
10/29 Rennes, FR @ L'Antipode (w/ Son Lux)
10/30 Nantes, FR @ Festival Yamoy (w/ Son Lux)
10/31 Vendome, FR @ Rockomotives (w/ Son Lux)
11/01 Dublin, IRE @ Andrews Lane Theatre (w/ Son Lux)

WIRE
09/08 London, UK @ Scala
09/09 Leeds, UK @ Met University
09/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
09/11 Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
09/19 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/20 Gent, BEL @ Minnemeers
09/21 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
09/22 Brussels, BEL @ Botanique
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Le National
10/06 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's
10/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
10/08 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
10/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/11 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro

WOODBOX GANG
08/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Bocktown Beer and Grill

WOODEN SHJIPS
09/20 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club
10/11 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
10/31 London, UK @ The Forum

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Jarrod Zlatic and Nisa Venerosa make up the Australian duo Fabulous Diamonds. Venerosa drums and sings, her voice a bleached out, post-punk siren wail. Zlatic plays guitar and sports unreal amounts of back hair, if the cover to their debut EP is to be believed. Siltbreeze's Tom Lax found it to his liking and released it on wax stateside, after Nervous Jerk handled the domestic CD release down under. True to Fabulous Diamonds' sound, Zlatic stuck to second-hand vinyl for this week's Listed.

Top Nine Used Records Found on Fabulous Diamonds / Psychedelic Horseshit Tour

1. & 2. – Velvet Underground – Sweet Sister Ray and 1966 The whole tour I was hoping to find these two Velvet Underground bootlegs and I happened upon both of them on the wall at Long in the Tooth in Philadelphia. Both are amazing examples of the band’s Cale-influenced trance rock tendencies. While Sweet Sister Ray has two amazing versions of “Sister Ray,” I’m mainly into the 40-minute title track that’s split over both sides of the first LP – lots of repetitive guitar twang and viola drone. The 1966 LP has early side-long jams “Melody Laughter” and “The Nothing Song,” each a throbbing, rhythmic wall of sound.

3. Kebekelektrik – Kebekelektrik Initially, I noticed this because it boasted “A Tom Moulton Mix” and had an enigmatic cover of a woman seemingly turning into pure yellow electricity. The actual music is amazing, spaced-out electronic disco. The a-side begins with a 14-minute version of Ravel’s Bolero and ends with a cover of Space’s “Magic Fly.” Though the crowning track is the album’s final song, “War Dance,” which is co-written with disco-notable Gino Soccio – congas and Roman circus synths intermixing with weird treated horn sounds and a pulsing disco rhythm section. Found in Philadelphia at the amazing Beautiful World record store

4. Centipede – Septober Energy This is listed mainly for the huge jam that takes up most of Side D. The album, to my ears, sounds like the assorted British jazz-rock scene attempting to meld Coltrane’s Ascension with Hair Septober Energy is the brainchild of Keith and Julie Tippets, who gathered about 40 musicians (Robert Wyatt, Jan Steel, Zoot Money, Ian MacDonald, Dudu Pukwana, Gary Windo, Robert Fripp, Karl Jenkins etc.) to make a giant free-jazz rock-chant orchestra that sounds like an unhinged hippy-drippy Utopian rock-opera.

5. Craig Leon – Nommos I was hipped onto this record by Michael K, who released the CD of our album in Australia. Going from the tribal-statute front cover and the song titles, I guess that Craig Leon was attempting to make ritualistic electronic music – and he succeeded pretty well. Relentless drum machine beats plum away over layered synthesizer drones – songs oscillate between calming and the frenzy-esque. Strangely, this was released on Takoma, though maybe that’s an illustration of Fahey’s breadth more than anything. Apparently the master tapes to this record no longer exist so it may, sadly, never see a reissue.

6. Judy Henske / Jerry Yester – Rosebud While I was already a fan of Judy Henske from her High Flying Bird album, the Fred Neil-esque blues-folk isn’t present on this album. Instead, her and husband Jerry Yester, he of The Loving Spoonful, concoct a slightly left-of-centre West Coast record. Denigrated by some, I think this record is an enjoyable afternoon affair.

7. Lou Reed – “Nowhere At All” 7” As far as I can tell, this is the last hurrah of boogie-rock Reed, weirdly recorded, I assume, during the Coney Island Baby sessions by Gregg Diamond, which means after Lou Reed had already (wrongly) dismissed Sally Can’t Dance and made Metal Machine Music. I just imagine Lou Reed wearing metallic shades, riding down the road in a huge jeep, slumped behind its giant, oversize steering wheel while looking out the window at babes and dudes… Just tough, funky rock. Sort of.

8. Little Howlin’ Wolf – Cool Truth Not technically second-hand, but old enough to be. I bought this off the man when we played on the same gig in this tiny, very dusty, cluttered house in Washington, D.C. The music is cluttered, strange bluesy music that obviously will draw Trout Mask Replica comparisons, but I think it inhabits its own strange world removed from that.

9. Frolk Haven – At The Apex of High Strange, home-made jazzy-spacey-prog record that may be more well known for the fact that Stuart (a.k.a. Stewart) Copeland from the Police was drumming on this years before he bunked down with Sting & Co. Not an original copy, but a convincing looking mid-’90s reissue found for $5 in Amoeba. Jazzy guitar noodles, proto-punk prog rock outs, droning electronic drones etc. Like most private pressings. it is compelling for the homely, no-budget vibes, especially given the high-minded outer-space pretensions.

Resurgam Commercial.

Alias' new album on Anticon, Resurgam, streets next Tuesday August 26th. Until then check out this witchy, somewhat scary, somewhat psychedelic commercial posted on Youtube.

Jello Apprearences In Denver.

Jello Biafra will be making two appearances in Denver next week:

At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27th, during the Democratic National Convention, the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign will be holding a Super Rally for 5,000-7,000 people at the University of Denver Magness Arena.

Featured guests include Val Kilmer and Sean Penn, Cindy Sheehan, Jello Biafra, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Nellie McKay and Ike Reilly.

Wednesday, August 27th at 7 PM Magness Arena, University of Denver 2199 South University Blvd, Denver CO 80208 Donation: $10 Advance $12 At the Door.

Also on Thursday August 28th Jello will be the emcee of the evening at Slim Cessna's Auto Club show at the Bluebird Theater.

Vivian Girls: NY Times

Latest In The Red singing the Vivian Girls get a nice show review (which includes thorough details on what the band was wearing) in the New York Times.

Music Review | Vivian Girls
Punks, but Really Romantics at Heart
By JON CARAMANICA
Published: August 21, 2008
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During the 20 minutes it took Vivian Girls to set up their gear at the boxlike performance space Death by Audio in Brooklyn on Wednesday night — fiddling with guitar strings, asking for more volume in the monitor — a melodic mix was playing over the sound system: Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop,” Elvis Presley’s “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise,” Heatwave’s “Boogie Nights” and Rupert Holmes’s “Him,” a spectacularly schlocky yet effective soft-rock number. To this last song, particularly, Vivian Girls’ bass player, Kickball Katy, was bopping her head.

In May Vivian Girls released their self-titled debut album on vinyl on the Mauled by Tigers label, generating a minor blog-hype storm; it will be reissued on CD in October by In the Red.

When Cassie Ramone (in a weathered Graceland T-shirt) and Katy (in a paint-splattered T-shirt bearing the name of the Portland punk band Wipers, given to her by a fan) sang together, they were strong, and the effect could be spaghetti-western soundtrack. But the two were even more effective when Katy sang
forged ahead with the main melody.

Throughout, Ali (in a Closet Fairies T-shirt) was precise and tart in her playing, adding a needed anchoring heft, especially on “Damaged.” Though this band’s songs are short, they are also dense; no matter how quickly it moved from song to song here, the music never felt rushed.

“I Can’t Stay,” a recent seven-inch single, was aggressive and sharp, with lyrics about, of all things, being faithful: “You are a perfect match, but he’s my other half/He always treats me right, and that’s why I can’t stay/Tonight.” And midshow, Vivian Girls performed a cover of the Beach Boys’ “Girl Don’t Tell Me,” roughing up its clean melody just enough to sound as if they might not be paying tribute, even though they were.

Not much later, exactly 24 minutes after the band began, the show was over, a hot, sticky blast. It left the impression of having gone on for far longer, and not just because it took almost that long for the members of the band to pack up again.

*A version of this article appeared in print on August 22, 2008, on page E17 of the New York edition.


Playing live a few weeks back.


There are plenty of opportunities to catch the band live this year:
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Pool w/ Sonic Youth, Times New Viking
09/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
09/06 New York, NY @ East Village Radio Festival
09/12 Swarthmore, PA @ Swarthmore College
09/19 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
09/20 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
09/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger Gallery
09/24 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
09/26 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest at High Tone
09/29 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
10/01 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/03 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
10/12 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
10/13 Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
10/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Harket Motel
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
10/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Rock And Roll Hotel
11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/Deerhunter, Times New Viking
11/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise w/Deerhunter, Times New Viking

The Week That Was Press Quotes.

Peter Brewis' (Field Music) high concept pop album The Week That Was has been receiving high marks from the UK press-types. Streetdate is next Tuesday August 26th, until then check out these raves and whistles!

"Brewis has built his thumpy, string'n'piano-laden compositions from the soil upwards, painting layers of 'Ashes To Ashes'-dusted synth creeps, Kate Bush ivory-punch dramatics and Sufjan Stevens-esque string-dives ......TWTW's beauty is obvious when it first hits your ear - one of the curveball LPs of the summer". 8/10 NME

"omniverous visionary pop" **** Mojo Album of the Month

"charaterstically intricate yet marvellously accessable" **** Observer
Music Monthly

"Songs with architectural scale and precission..dazzling" **** Uncut

"there are echoes of the early albums by that eighties egghead, Brian Eno. Brewis has synthesised a similarly brave music that is both progressive and humane, that takes melodic and sonic risks - those drums! - but still ends up as vibrant modern pop"
**** The Times Album of the Week

Revolver Bands On Tour August 20th 2008.

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival

A STORM OF LIGHT
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis (w/ Neurosis)
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival (w/ Neurosis)
08/23 Ancona , IT @ Mamamia (w/ Neurosis)
08/30 Cammer, DEU @ South of Mainstream Festval
09/02 Aalst, BEL @ Negasonic
09/03 Tilburg, NL @ 0-13
09/04 Hamburg, DEU @ Markthalle
09/05 Copenhagen, DNK @ Loppen
09/06 Oslo, NOR @ Garage
09/10 Hannover, DEU @ Cafe Glocksee
09/11 Dresden, DEU @ Groovestation
09/12 Prague, CZE @ Klub 007
09/13 Innsbruck, AUT @ PMK
09/14 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
09/16 Düdingen, CHE @ Badd Bonn
09/17 Geneva, CHE @ Lusine
09/19 La Chaux De Fonds, CHE @ Bikini Test

AKIMBO
09/05 Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon (NW Music Festival)
09/27 Seattle, WA @ King Cobra
10/06 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/08 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10/09 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
10/10 Denton, TX @ The Lounge On Elm Street
10/11 Austin, TX @ Emo's inside (w/ When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth)
10/12 Houston, TX @ The Mink Backroom
10/13 Mountain Home, AR @ The Grave Pit
10/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/15 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
10/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
10/18 Washington, DC @ Red and Black
10/19 Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
10/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
10/22 Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan College
10/23 Boston, MA @ Middle East
10/24 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/26 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
10/27 Louisville, KY @ Cahoots
10/28 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/30 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
10/31 Minneapolis, CA @ The Uptown
11/02 Missoula, MT @ Badlander

AKRON/FAMILY
09/07 Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival Festival
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/14 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

ALIAS
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (w/ Themselves, Buck 65 )
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery (w/ Why?)

AMON TOBIN
09/20 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival

APACHE
08/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Manhatten Room
08/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Passout Records in-store
08/23 Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU (on air performance)
08/23 New York, NY @ Cake Shop

BLUES CONTROL
08/30 Long Island City, NY @ Texas Funhouse
08/31 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
09/11 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin University
09/12 Evanston, IL @ Northwestern University
09/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's
09/16 Ithaca, NY @ No Radio Records (in-store)
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit, Pink Reason, Sic Alps)
10/03 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Dead C, Pink Reason)

DAEDELUS
09/02 Medford, MA @ Tufts University
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
09/06 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Jackson @ Lava
09/21 Montreal, QC @ Piknic Electronik

DEAD C
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason)
10/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/15 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance)
10/16 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance )
10/19 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

DEVENDRA BANHART
08/21 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre
08/23 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival

DOSH
08/23 Oakland, CA @ ABCO Artspace (Daytime Show & Barbecue w/ Odd Nosdam)
08/27 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09/04 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop Iowa State University
09/07 St. Paul, MN @ Mears Park (Lowertown Music Festival)

DROP THE LIME
09/27 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace F. Club

EAT SKULL
09/05 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09/06 Omaha, NE @ The Palace
09/08 Omaha, IA @ O’leaver’s Pub
09/09 Iowa City, IA @ House Show
09/10 St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
09/11 Chicago, IL @ Hozac party @ Cobra Lounge
09/12 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s (w/ Blues Control)
09/16 Montreal, QC @ Zoo Bizarre
09/17 Northampton, MA @ Pearl street (w/ Thurston Moore)
09/18 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar college
09/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/27 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/28 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Light

ENDLESS BLOCKADE
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
08/23 Petersborough, ON @ The Underdog
09/06 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux

ESSIE JAIN
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/16 Brighton, UK @ The Hope
09/18 London, UK @ Green Note
10/27 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139

GRADY
10/01 Columbia, MO @ Mojo's (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/02 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/04 Fargo, ND @ Aquarium (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/08 Victoria, BC @ Sugar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/09 Vancouver, BC @ The Plaza (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/10 Nelson, BC @ Spirit Bar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/11 Banff, AB @ Wild Bill's (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/12 Calgary, AB @ Snatch Rock Bar (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/15 Edmonton, AB @ Urban Lounge (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/16 Saskatoon, SK @ The Roxy (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/17 Regina, SK @ The Districkt (w/ Nashville Pussy)
10/18 Winnipeg, MB @ Osbourne Village Inn (w/ Nashville Pussy)

HOWLIN RAIN
08/22 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival
08/29 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
08/30 Victoria, BC @ Mcpherson Playhouse (Rifflandia Festival)
08/31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival
09/10 Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/12 Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center (w/ Black Crows)
09/13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (w/ Black Crows)
09/16 Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center w/ Black Crows)
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/19 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara County Bowl (w/ Black Crows)
10/07 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/08 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/11 Albany, NY @ Palace Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/12 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/15 Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium (w/ Black Crows)
10/17 Boston, MA @ Boston Opera House (w/ Black Crows)
10/18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)
10/28 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)

HUMANFLY
08/23 Nottingham, UK @ Chameleon
08/24 Lincoln, UK @ Turks Head
08/26 Liverpool, UK @ Korova
08/27 Stoke, UK @ The Glebe
08/29 Norwich, UK @ Queen Charlotte
08/30 London, UK @ Bedford Park
10/14 Leeds, UK @ Royal Park Cellars

JACK ROSE
09/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Bowerbird
10/9 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/10 Upper Jay, NY @ The Recovery Lounge, Upper Jay Art Center
10/11 Portland, ME @ The Time of Rivers Festival
10/12 New Haven, CT @ BAR
10/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Arts
10/17 Ithaca, NY @ Lost Dog Cafe
10/18 Montague, NY @ Montague Bookmill
10/19 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar

JANA HUNTER
08/20 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/22 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Morning Glory (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/24 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/26 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/27 Chicago, IL @ Schubas (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/31 Boise, ID @ Neurolux (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/02 Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Tangier (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/10 Marfa, TX @ Thunderbird Hotel (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/12 Austin, TX @ Emo's (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/13 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/17 Houston, TX @ Diverseworks (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/19 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/21 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/22 Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/23 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, Indian Jewelry)

KID KOALA
08/30 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
09/04 Guelph, ON @ Mitchell Hall

MARK SULTAN
09/04 Oslo, NOR @ Funhouse
09/06 Helsinki, FIN @ Semi Final
09/07 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
09/08 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotov
09/09 Colgone, DEU @ Tsunami Club
09/10 Zurich, CHE @ Mata Hari
09/11 Neuchatal, CHE @ Queen Kong Club
09/12 Stuttgart, DEU @ 1210 Club
09/17 Antwerp, BEL @ Trix
09/18 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/19 Lille, FR @ Cabaret Electric
09/20 Rennes, FR @ UBU
09/22 Bordeux, FR @ Barbey
09/24 Paris, FR @ Trabendo
09/25 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
09/26 Tilburg, NL @ Batcave
09/28 Lausanne, CHE @ La Romandie
10/01 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino
10/03 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139
10/04 Tolouse, FR @ Printemps de Septembre Festival
10/08 Madrid, ESP @ Moby Dick
10/09 Barcelona, ESP @ Sidecar
10/10 Valencia, ESP @ Valencia Festival

NEUROSIS
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/23 Ancona, IT @ Mamamia (w/ A Storm Of Light)

OCTOPUS PROJECT
08/22 Edmonton, ON @ Velvet Underground
08/23 Calgary, AB @ The HiFi Club
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/26 Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
08/28 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's Saloon @ The Burning Hotels
08/29 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/28 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

PORT O' BRIEN
09/13 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

PRISONSHAKE
09/19 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
09/20 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
09/26 St. Louis, MO @ Bluebird
10/10 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

RED SPAROWES
09/16 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)

SCREENINGS OF THE GITS MOVIE
09/03 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/04 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/05 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/05 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW

SIC ALPS
09/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
09/17 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant
09/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
09/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland
09/22 Austin, TX @ Club 1808
09/23 Dallas, TX @ The Lounge
09/25 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/27 New York, NY @ Awesome Vistas Festival
09/28 New York, NY @ Vassar College (early show)
09/28 New York, NY @ Death By Audio
09/30 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ Bard College
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason, Psychedelic Horseshit)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
08/22 Durango, CO @ The Summit
08/23 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
08/24 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
08/27 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
08/28 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
08/29 Portland, OR @ Dante's
08/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
08/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Safari Sam's
09/01 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

SONIC YOUTH
08/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Times New Viking, Vivian Girls)

THE BUG
09/20 Vancouver, BC @ Open Studios
09/21 Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
09/27 San Francisco, CA @ Club Six
09/28 Seattle, WA @ Neumos Decibal Festival
09/30 Portland, OR @ Rotture Variousbbasspdx presents
10/01 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Subterranean
10/02 Montreal, QC @ Academy Club Academy Club
10/03 New York, NY @ Sub Swara @ Love Sat
10/04 Boston, MA @ Basstown @ Great Scott Basstown @ Great Scott

THE DEATH SET
08/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Historic State Park (Fuck Yeah Festival)
09/13 Bellevue, PA @ The Key Room
09/19 Boston, MA @ Boston University
10/03 Boston, MA @ Mass College of Art & Design (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Eglise Saint Enfant Jesus ( Pop Montreal, Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/09 Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/11 Chicago, IL @ Epiphany (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/14 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College (Baltimore Round Robin w/ Dan Deacon, Videohippos, Future Islands, Double Dagger. Bloody Baby, Height, Lizz King, Nuclear Power Plants, Smart Growth, DJ Dog Dick)
10/17 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
10/18 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
10/20 Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street
10/21 Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/23 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
10/24 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar
10/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Auditorium (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/01 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/05 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club / Club Void (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/06 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/07 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/08 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/11 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/14 Foxborough, MA @ Showcase Live (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/15 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)

THEMSELVES
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (w/ Alias)

TIMES NEW VIKING
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Sonic Youth, Vivian Girls)
09/17 Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/19 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
10/31 Atlanta, GA @ Variety playhouse (w/ Pylon)
11/01 Asheville, NC @ Orange peel
11/02 Carrboro, NC @ Cats cradle
11/03 Baltimore, MD @ Otto bar
11/04 Washington, DC @ Black cat
11/05 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/06 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
11/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/11 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Plaza
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
11/13 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
11/14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/15 Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/16 Madison, WI @ High Noon
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/20 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards
11/21 Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
11/22 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/24 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/25 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
11/28 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/29 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
12/01 Dallas, TX @ TheLoft
12/02 Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside
12/03 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
12/04 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
12/05 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
12/06 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

TRICLOPS!
08/20 Duluth, MN @ The Merritt (early show)
08/20 Duluth, MN @ Thirsty Pagan Brewery (late show)
08/22 Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault
08/23 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
08/24 Elgin, IL @ The Gasthaus
08/25 Bloomington, IN @ Uncle Fester's

VETIVER
10/01 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal)
10/02 Quebec City, QC @ Casbah de l'Imperial (Antenne-A Festival)

WHITE WILLIAMS
08/29 Alfred, NY @ Alfred University Knight Club
08/30 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
08/31 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
09/9 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
09/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
09/11 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
09/13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival
09/15 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/19 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/22 New York, NY @ LPR

WHY?
08/29 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
09/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
09/05 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
09/06 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Cultural Gallery
09/08 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
09/09 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/11 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
09/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
09/13 Miami, FL @ White Room
09/14 Orlando, FL @ Social
09/16 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
09/17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/18 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/19 Boston, MA @ Museum of Fine Arts
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery (w/ Alias)
09/21 Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/22 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Blaclbox Theatre Midpoint Music Festival
09/26 Carbondale, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ Tobacco)
09/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (w/ Tobacco)
09/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Restiform Bodies
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richard (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/03 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/04 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/22 Moderne-Poitiers, FR @ Confort (w/ Son Lux)
10/23 Saint Etienne, FR @ Le Fil (w/ Son Lux)
10/24 Dijon, FR @ La Vapeur (w/ Son Lux)
10/25 Paris, FR @ BB Mix Festival (w/ Son Lux)
10/27 Amiens, FR @ Pirates Cabaret (w/ Son Lux)
10/28 La Havre, FR @ Electrique (w/ Son Lux)
10/29 Rennes, FR @ L'Antipode (w/ Son Lux)
10/30 Nantes, FR @ Festival Yamoy (w/ Son Lux)
10/31 Vendome, FR @ Rockomotives (w/ Son Lux)
11/01 Dublin, IRE @ Andrews Lane Theatre (w/ Son Lux)

WIRE
09/08 London, UK @ Scala
09/09 Leeds, UK @ Met University
09/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
09/11 Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
09/19 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/20 Gent, BEL @ Minnemeers
09/21 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
09/22 Brussels, BEL @ Botanique
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Le National
10/06 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's
10/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
10/08 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
10/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/11 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro

WOODBOX GANG
08/21 Springfield, IL @ Marley's
08/23 Davenport, IA @ River Roots Live Festival
08/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Bocktown Beer and Grill

WOODEN SHJIPS
09/20 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club
10/11 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
10/31 London, UK @ The Forum

Devon Williams Review On Pitchfork

Devon Williams
Carefree
[Ba Da Bing; 2008]
Rating: 6.6
Original review

Devon Williams' timing sort of sucks. As a teenager in the late-1990s/early-00s fronting SoCal punk outfit Osker, he was a good 15 years late for hardcore's salad days and a tad tardy to enjoy the post-Offspring spotlight that lit up the L.A./O.C. scenes. Notable mostly for the youth of its players, Osker was a decent-enough band in the sing-songy, suburban angsty vein-- decent enough, anyway, to get signed by Epitaph. Fast forward 10 years and the hipsters are sample-splicing, tribal-beating, and tapping out ironic 80s tributes on analog synths. Devon Williams? He's just released a solo record of heavily orchestrated pop crooners cobwebbed with Harry Nilsson's wistful romanticism, the Everly Brothers' rhythmic urgency, and the mighty sonic wall of Phil Spector. Dude might want to recalibrate his zeitgeist meter.

Even if it isn't trendy, Carefree, whose emotional centerpiece "Elevator" turns on a corn-syrupy pun (el-le-va-tor = "I love her") and moonstruck vocals, is a long way from beer-drenched basements and might, therefore, come off dilettantish. Not really. Williams has composed pop ditties in his bedroom for years and spent the past one sponging up sweetness and light as guitarist for Lavender Diamond (does it get any less punk than Becky Stark's fairyland fantasia?). Then there's the fact that Williams is no longer a child, and has, to some extent, put away childish things. Carefree's closer, "A Day in the Night" mulls the difficulty of navigating the surprisingly rocky chasm between guy with a band and professional adult: "Once was a musician, but now I just say artist/ 12 years must stand for something."

Not that he totally rejects the direct stage-to-audience channels of punk: "Stephanie City" is an enjoyable couple of minutes of pop pogosticking. Album opener, "Please Be Patient", however, is more typical of Carefree's mid-tempo fare. With a string section arranged by Lavender Diamond's Steve Gregoropoulos and torn from "Then He Kissed Me", cooing girls, and bomping-bomping guys, "Patient" could score a pink tulle, white jacketed prom circa 1963. "Honey"'s rippling 12-string guitar and echo-chambered vocals, is even retro-dreamier, its melody-- like many of Williams' tunes-- recalling those of the new wave era's 60s-pop revivalist, Marshall Crenshaw. But "A Truce" trounces both tracks for sheer stylistic conviction. Conflating god-devotion with girl-devotion and boasting an awesome game of drum and tambourine tag, the song recovers the lost white boy R&B-pop tradition of Dion.

Unfortunately, Williams doesn't sing as well as Dion or those Everly boys. His tenor is slightly nasal and his delivery can be flat and, well, a little callow sounding, distracting from the lush sophistication of Carefree's music. But you've gotta give the guy credit for his superb pen. Like Nilsson and Crenshaw and other men just slightly out of step with their times, Williams ultimately could build a reputation as a fine songwriter.

- Amy Granzin, August 15, 2008

The Bug North American Tour Dates & Oya Festival Review.

Pitchfork gives props to the Bug's set at this year's Oya Festival.

"... The Bug doesn't know shit about boredom. He started with a continuous mix of London Zoo tracks before bringing out Flowdan and Warrior Queen to lace rude patois through his soupy bass, shotgun drums, and strident sirens; even earplugged patrons were left clutching their heads. Flowdan seemed intent on getting the crowd to wild out more, throwing all his drink tickets into the audience. The Bug himself scowled at his gear continuously, breaking into a reluctant but genuine smile only at one of Warrior Queen's impenetrable, crotch-grabbing bons mot. I danced my tits off at what had to be Øya's highest-energy set, no kidding."

Here's how tour schedule is shaping up so far:

THE BUG TOUR DATES FALL 2008
Fri Sept 19th – Nelson, BC - venue TBC
Sat Sept 20th – Vancouver, BC @ Open Studios
Sun Sept 21st – Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop
Fri Sept 26th – Los Angeles, CA - venue TBC
Sat Sept 27th – San Francisco, CA @ Club Six
Sun Sept 28th – Seattle, WA at Decibal Festival @ Neumos
Tues Sept 30th – Portland, OR @ Rotture - Variousbbasspdx presents
Wed Oct 1st - Chiago IL @ Subterranean
Thurs Oct 2nd – Montreal, QC at Pop Montreal @ Academy Club
Fri Oct 3rd – New York, NY at Sub Swara @ Love Sat
Oct 4th – Boston, MA at Basstown @ Great Scott

Revolver Bands On Tour August 13th 2008.

924 GILMAN Let's talk About Tact & Timing - A film documentary by Jack Curran
08/14 Berkeley, CA @ Gilman Street Project (release party / screening)

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)

A STORM OF LIGHT
08/14 Warsaw, POL @ Club Stodola (w/ Neurosis)
08/15 Prague, CZE @ Brutal Assault Festival (w/ Neurosis)
08/18 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz (w/ Neurosis)
08/19 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz (w/ Neurosis)
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis (w/ Neurosis)
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival (w/ Neurosis)
08/23 Ancona , IT @ Mamamia (w/ Neurosis)
08/30 Cammer, DEU @ South of Mainstream Festval
09/02 Aalst, BEL @ Negasonic
09/03 Tilburg, NL @ 0-13
09/04 Hamburg, DEU @ Markthalle
09/05 Copenhagen, DNK @ Loppen
09/06 Oslo, NOR @ Garage
09/10 Hannover, DEU @ Cafe Glocksee
09/11 Dresden, DEU @ Groovestation
09/12 Prague, CZE @ Klub 007
09/13 Innsbruck, AUT @ PMK
09/14 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
09/16 Düdingen, CHE @ Badd Bonn
09/17 Geneva, CHE @ Lusine
09/19 La Chaux De Fonds, CHE @ Bikini Test

AKIMBO
08/16 Missoula, MT @ Badlander (Total Fest)
09/05 Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon (NW Music Festival)
09/27 Seattle, WA @ King Cobra
10/06 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/08 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10/09 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
10/10 Denton, TX @ The Lounge On Elm Street
10/11 Austin, TX @ Emo's inside (w/ When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth)
10/12 Houston, TX @ The Mink Backroom
10/13 Mountain Home, AR @ The Grave Pit
10/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/15 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
10/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
10/18 Washington, DC @ Red and Black
10/19 Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
10/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
10/22 Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan College
10/23 Boston, MA @ Middle East
10/24 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/26 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
10/27 Louisville, KY @ Cahoots
10/28 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/30 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
10/31 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown
11/02 Missoula, MT @ Badlander

AKRON/FAMILY
09/07 Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival Festival
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/14 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

ALIAS
09/13 New York, NY Knitting Factory (w/ Themselves, Buck 65 )
09/20 Portland, ME SPACE Gallery (w/ Why?)

AMON TOBIN
09/20 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival

APACHE
08/13 Bloomington, IN @ Paulies
08/14 Memphis, TN @ Murphy's (early show)
08/16 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L.
08/18 Charlottesville, VA @ House Show
08/19 Washington, DC @ The Red & Black
08/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Manhatten Room
08/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Passout Records in-store
08/23 Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU (on air performance)
08/23 New York, NY @ Cake Shop

BLUES CONTROL
08/30 Long Island City, NY @ Texas Funhouse
08/31 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
09/11 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin University
09/12 Evanston, IL @ Northwestern University
09/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's
09/16 Ithaca, NY @ No Radio Records (in-store)
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit, Pink Reason, Sic Alps)
10/03 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Dead C, Pink Reason)

CHEAP TIME
08/18 Nashville, TN @ The End

DAEDELUS
09/02 Medford, MA @ Tufts University
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
09/06 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Jackson @ Lava
09/21 Montreal, QC @ Piknic Electronik

DEAD C
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason)
10/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/15 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance)
10/16 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance ) 10/19 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

DEVENDRA BANHART
08/21 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre
08/23 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival

DOSH
08/23 Oakland, CA @ ABCO Artspace (Daytime Show & Barbecue w/ Odd Nosdam) 08/27 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09/04 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop Iowa State University
09/07 St. Paul, MN @ Mears Park (Lowertown Music Festival)

DROP THE LIME
09/27 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace F. Club

EAT SKULL
09/05 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09/06 Omaha, NE @ The Palace
09/08 Omaha, IA @ O’leaver’s Pub
09/09 Iowa City, IA @ House Show
09/10 St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
09/11 Chicago, IL @ Hozac party @ Cobra Lounge
09/12 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s (w/ Blues Control)
09/16 Montreal, QC @ Zoo Bizarre
09/17 Northampton, MA @ Pearl street (w/ Thurston Moore)
09/18 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar college
09/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio (w/ Psychedelic Horseshit)
09/27 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/28 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Light

ENDLESS BLOCKADE
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
08/23 Petersborough, ON @ The Underdog
09/06 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux

ESSIE JAIN
08/13 Brighton, UK @ Freebutt
08/16 Glanusk Park, U @ Brecon Beacons Park (Green Man Festival)
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End of the Road Festival)
09/16 Brighton, UK @ The Hope
09/18 London, UK @ Green Note
10/27 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139

HOWLIN RAIN
08/13 Glasgow, UK @ Nice and Sleazy’s
08/14 Leeds, UK @ The Brudenell Social Club
08/15 London, UK @ Corsica Studios
08/16 Glanusk Park, UK @ Brecon Beacons Park (Green Man Festival)
08/22 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival
08/29 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
08/30 Victoria, BC @ Mcpherson Playhouse (Rifflandia Festival)
08/31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival
09/10 Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/12 Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center (w/ Black Crows)
09/13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint (w/ Black Crows)
09/16 Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center w/ Black Crows)
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater (w/ Black Crows)
09/19 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara County Bowl (w/ Black Crows)
10/07 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/08 Richmond, VA @ The National (w/ Black Crows)
10/11 Albany, NY @ Palace Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/12 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater (w/ Black Crows)
10/17 Boston, MA @ Boston Opera House (w/ Black Crows)
10/18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)
10/28 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom (w/ Black Crows)

JANA HUNTER
08/14 Washington, DC @ Black Cat (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/15 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/16 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/17 Providence, RI @ AS220 (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/19 Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/20 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/22 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Morning Glory (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/24 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/26 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/27 Chicago, IL @ Schubas (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
08/31 Boise, ID @ Neurolux (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/02 Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Tangier (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/10 Marfa, TX @ Thunderbird Hotel (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/12 Austin, TX @ Emo's (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/13 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/17 Houston, TX @ Diverseworks (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/19 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/21 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)
09/22 Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern (w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez)

KID KOALA
08/30 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
09/04 Guelph, ON @ Mitchell Hall

MARK SULTAN
09/04 Oslo, NOR @ Funhouse
09/06 Helsinki, FIN @ Semi Final
09/07 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
09/08 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotov
09/09 Colgone, DEU @ Tsunami Club
09/10 Zurich, CHE @ Mata Hari
09/11 Neuchatal, CHE @ Queen Kong Club
09/12 Stuttgart, DEU @ 1210 Club
09/17 Antwerp, BEL @ Trix
09/18 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/19 Lille, FR @ Cabaret Electric
09/20 Rennes, FR @ UBU
09/22 Bordeux, FR @ Barbey
09/24 Paris, FR @ Trabendo
09/25 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
09/26 Tilburg, NL @ Batcave
09/28 Lausanne, CHE @ La Romandie
10/01 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino
10/03 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139
10/04 Tolouse, FR @ Printemps de Septembre Festival
10/08 Madrid, ESP @ Moby Dick
10/09 Barcelona, ESP @ Sidecar
10/10 Valencia, ESP @ Valencia Festival

NEUROSIS
08/14 Warsaw, POL @ Club Stodola (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/15 Prague, CZE @ Brutal Assault Festival (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/16 Hasselt, BEL Pukkelpop Festival
08/18 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/19 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival (w/ A Storm Of Light)
08/23 Ancona, IT @ Mamamia (w/ A Storm Of Light)

OCTOPUS PROJECT
08/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
08/15 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
08/16 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
08/18 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
08/19 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
08/22 Edmonton, ON @ Velvet Underground
08/23 Calgary, AB @ The HiFi Club
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/26 Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
08/28 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's Saloon @ The Burning Hotels
08/29 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/28 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

PORT O' BRIEN
08/13 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
08/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
08/16 Philadelphia, P @ Johnny Brenda’s
08/17 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
08/18 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St Annex
08/19 Indianapolis, IN @ Locals Only
09/13 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

PRISONSHAKE
09/19 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
09/20 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
09/26 St. Louis, MO @ Bluebird

RED SPAROWES
09/16 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre (w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds)

SCREENINGS OF THE GITS MOVIE
09/3 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/4 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/5 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/5 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW

SIC ALPS
09/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
09/17 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant
09/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
09/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland
09/22 Austin, TX @ Club 1808
09/23 Dallas, TX @ The Lounge
09/25 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/27 New York, NY @ Awesome Vistas Festival
09/28 New York, NY @ Vassar College (early show)
09/28 New York, NY @ Death By Audio
09/30 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY @ Bard College
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival (w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason, Psychedelic Horseshit)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
08/22 Durango, CO @ The Summit
08/23 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
08/24 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
08/27 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
08/28 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
08/29 Portland, OR @ Dante's
08/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
08/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Safari Sam's
09/01 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

SONIC YOUTH
08/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Times New Viking, Vivian Girls)

THE DEATH SET
08/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Historic State Park (Fuck Yeah Festival)
09/13 Bellevue, PA @ The Key Room
09/20 Boston, MA @ Boston University
10/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Auditorium (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
10/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/01 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/05 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club / Club Void (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/06 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/07 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/08 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/11 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/14 Foxborough, MA @ Showcase Live (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)
11/15 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK)

THEMSELVES
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (w/ Alias)

TIMES NEW VIKING
08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool (w/ Sonic Youth, Vivian Girls)
09/17 Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/19 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
10/31 Atlanta, GA @ Variety playhouse (w/ Pylon)
11/01 Asheville, NC @ Orange peel
11/02 Carrboro, NC @ Cats cradle
11/03 Baltimore, MD @ Otto bar
11/04 Washington, DC @ Black cat
11/05 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/06 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
11/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/08 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/11 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Plaza
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
11/13 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
11/14 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/15 Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/16 Madison, WI @ High Noon
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/20 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards
11/21 Seattle, WA @ Nuemos
11/22 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/24 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/25 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
11/28 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/29 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
12/01 Dallas, TX @ TheLoft
12/02 Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside
12/03 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
12/04 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
12/05 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
12/06 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

TRICLOPS!
08/13 Seattle, WA @ Kenton Club
08/14 Tacoma, WA @ Hell's Kitchen
08/15 Spokane, WA @ Blvd
08/16 Missoula, MT @ Badlander Total Fest
08/18 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
08/20 Duluth, MN @ The Merritt (early show)
08/20 Duluth, MN @ Thirsty Pagan Brewery (late show)
08/22 Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault
08/23 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
08/24 Elgin, IL @ The Gasthaus
08/25 Bloomington, IN @ Uncle Fester's

WHITE WILLIAMS
08/15 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival
08/29 Alfred, NY @ Alfred University Knight Club
08/30 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
08/31 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
09/9 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
09/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
09/11 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
09/13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival
09/15 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/19 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/22 New York, NY @ LPR

WHY?
08/16 St. Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
08/29 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
09/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
09/05 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
09/06 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Cultural Gallery
09/08 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
09/09 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/11 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
09/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
09/13 Miami, FL @ White Room
09/14 Orlando, FL @ Social
09/16 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
09/17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/18 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/19 Boston, MA @ Museum of Fine Arts
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery (w/ Alias)
09/21 Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/22 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Blaclbox Theatre Midpoint Music Festival
09/26 Carbondale, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ Tobacco)
09/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock (w/ Tobacco)
09/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Restiform Bodies
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richard (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/03 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/04 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (w/ Restiform Bodies)
10/22 Moderne-Poitiers, FR @ Confort (w/ Son Lux)
10/23 Saint Etienne, FR @ Le Fil (w/ Son Lux)
10/24 Dijon, FR @ La Vapeur (w/ Son Lux)
10/25 Paris, FR @ BB Mix Festival (w/ Son Lux)
10/27 Amiens, FR @ Pirates Cabaret (w/ Son Lux)
10/28 La Havre, FR @ Electrique (w/ Son Lux)
10/29 Rennes, FR @ L'Antipode (w/ Son Lux)
10/30 Nantes, FR @ Festival Yamoy (w/ Son Lux)
10/31 Vendome, FR @ Rockomotives (w/ Son Lux)
11/01 Dublin, IRE @ Andrews Lane Theatre (w/ Son Lux)

WIRE
09/08 London, UK @ Scala
09/09 Leeds, UK @ Met University
09/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
09/11 Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
09/19 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/20 Gent, BEL @ Minnemeers
09/21 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
09/22 Brussels, BEL @ Botanique
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Le National
10/06 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's
10/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
10/08 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
10/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/11 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro

WOODBOX GANG
08/16 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
08/21 Springfield, IL @ Marley's
08/23 Davenport, IA @ River Roots Live Festival
08/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Bocktown Beer and Grill

WOODEN SHJIPS
09/20 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club
10/31 London, UK @ The Forum

Nice NME TWTW Write Up.

Bye Bye Blackbirds Free Download EP

The kind folks at American Dust are offering a free downloadable EP by recent signing The Bye Bye Blackbirds. The Apology Accepted EP is a little sneak preview of the band's full length album due out in September. It can be downloaded here. The lead track is a cover of a Go-Betweens song.

Neurosis Announce Roadburn 2009 Plans.

Neurosis announced big plans for Roadburn 2009 on Sceneponitlblank yesterday. Mark your calendars, it's only eight months away.

Neurosis To Perform At Roadburn 2009
Wednesday 6th August, 2008

Neurosis will be making an appearance at Roadburn Festival next year as part of their "Beyond the Pale" series. The event takes place April 23rd through the 25th Tilburg, Holland. Neurosis will have complete freedom to invite all the bands and set the lineups for each of the stages for their day of the festival.

Steve Von Till had this to say of the event:

It is a great honor and privilege to have asked to host our own Beyond the Pale event at Roadburn 2009. Since playing Roadburn 2007, we could think of no better people to work with on this event than the organizers and promoters of Roadburn and the wonderful staff at the013. Roadburn is a completely different experience than the traditional music festival. It is a small, intimate, extremely well organized festival, put together by people who love the bands, and thrive on creating a unique social vibe where the lines between artist, audience, and staff are often completely blurred.

Neurosis live schedule summer 2008.
08/12 Oslo, NOR @ Kanonhallen
08/14 Warsaw, POL @ Club Stodola w/ A Storm Of Light
08/15 Prague, CZE @ Brutal Assault Festival w/ A Storm Of Light
08/16 Hasselt, BEL @ Pukkelpop Festival
08/18 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ A Storm Of Light
08/19 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ A Storm Of Light
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis w/ A Storm Of Light
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival w/ A Storm Of Light
08/23 Ancona, IT @ Mamamia w/ A Storm Of Light

Revolver Bands On Tour August 6th 2008.

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival

A STORM OF LIGHT
08/14 Warsaw, POL @ Club Stodola w/ Neurosis
08/15 Prague, CZE @ Brutal Assault Festival w/ Neurosis
08/18 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ Neurosis
08/19 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ Neurosis
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis w/ Neurosis
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival w/ Neurosis
08/23 Ancona, IT @ Mamamia w/ Neurosis
08/30 Cammer, DEU @ South of Mainstream Festval
09/02 Aalst, BEL @ Negasonic
09/03 Tilburg, NL @ 0-13
09/04 Hamburg, DEU @ Markthalle
09/05 Copenhagen, DNK @ Loppen
09/06 Oslo, NOR @ Garage
09/10 Hannover, DEU @ Cafe Glocksee
09/11 Dresden, DEU @ Groovestation
09/12 Prague, CZE @ Klub 007
09/13 Innsbruck, AUT @ PMK
09/14 Vienna, AUT @ Szene
09/16 Düdingen, CHE @ Badd Bonn
09/17 Geneva, CHE @ Lusine
09/19 La Chaux De Fonds, CHE @ Bikini Test

AKIMBO
08/16 Missoula, MT @ Badlander Total Fest
09/05 Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon NW Music Festival
09/27 Seattle, WA @ King Cobra
10/06 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/08 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10/09 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
10/10 Denton, TX @ The Lounge On Elm Street
10/11 Austin, TX @ Emo's inside w/ When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth
10/12 Houston, TX @ The Mink Backroom
10/13 Mountain Home, AR @ The Grave Pit
10/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/15 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
10/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
10/17 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
10/18 Washington, DC @ Red and Black
10/19 Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
10/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
10/22 Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan College
10/23 Boston, MA @ Middle East
10/24 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/26 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
10/27 Louisville, KY @ Cahoots
10/28 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/29 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/30 Milwaukee, WI @ Borg Ward
10/31 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown
11/02 Missoula, MT @ Badlander

AKRON/FAMILY
09/07 Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival Festival
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival
09/14 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

ALIAS
09/13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Themselves, Buck 65
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery w/ Why?

AMON TOBIN
09/20 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival

APACHE
08/06 New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory
08/07 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rock Room
08/08 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
08/09 Athens, OH @ The Union
08/11 Detroit, MI @ The Lager House
08/12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
08/13 Bloomington, IN @ Paulies
08/14 Memphis, TN @ Murphy's early show
08/16 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L.
08/18 Charlottesville, VA @ House Show
08/19 Washington, DC @ The Red & Black
08/20 Philadelphia, PA @ Manhatten Room
08/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Passout Records in-store
08/23 Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU on air performance
08/23 New York, NY @ Cake Shop

BLUES CONTROL
08/30 Long Island City, NY @ Texas Funhouse
08/31 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Milky Way Lounge & Lanes
09/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Dead C

CHEAP TIME
08/06 Memphis, TN @ Murphy's
08/18 Nashville, TN @ The End

DAEDELUS
08/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Low End Theory
09/02 Medford, MA @ Tufts University
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
09/06 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Jackson @ Lava
09/21 Montreal, QC @ Piknic Electronik

DEAD C
10/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Blues Control, Pink Reason
10/13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/15 Seatte, WA @ Nectar Lounge w/ Six Organs Of Admittance
10/16 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Six Organs Of Admittance 10/19 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

DEVENDRA BANHART
08/21 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre
08/23 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival

DOSH
08/27 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09/04 Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop Iowa State University
09/07 St. Paul, MN @ Mears Park Lowertown Music Festival

DROP THE LIME
08/10 Salmo, BC @ Shambhala Music Festival
09/27 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace F. Club

EAT SKULL
08/09 Portland, OR @ Rotture
09/05 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09/06 Omaha, NE @ The Palace
09/08 Omaha, IA @ O’leaver’s Pub
09/09 Iowa City, IA @ House Show
09/10 St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
09/11 Chicago, IL @ Hozac party @ Cobra Lounge
09/12 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s w/ Blues Control
09/16 Montreal, QC @ Zoo Bizarre
09/17 Northampton, MA @ Pearl street w/ Thurston Moore
09/18 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar college
09/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/27 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/28 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
09/30 Salt Lake City, @ UT Red Light

ENDLESS BLOCKADE
08/06 Edmonton, ON @ Avonmore Hall
08/07 Saskatoon, SK @ Walker's
08/08 Regina, SK @ The Club
08/09 Winnipeg, MB @ Rudolph Rocker Cultural Centre Arson Fest
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
08/23 Petersborough, ON @ The Underdog
09/06 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux

ESSIE JAIN
08/09 Leicester, UK @ Summer Sundae Weekender Festival
08/13 Brighton, UK @ Freebutt
08/16 Glanusk Park, UK @ Brecon Beacons Park Green Man Festival
09/12 Dorset, UK @ Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival
09/16 Brighton, UK @ The Hope
09/18 London, UK @ Green Note
10/27 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139

HOWLIN RAIN
08/13 Glasgow, UK @ Nice and Sleazy’s
08/14 Leeds, UK @ The Brudenell Social Club
08/15 London, UK @ Corsica Studios
08/16 Glanusk Park, UK @ Brecon Beacons Park Green Man Festival
08/22 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music&Arts Festival
08/29 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
08/30 Victoria, BC @ Mcpherson Playhouse Rifflandia Festival
08/31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival
09/10 Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theater w/ Black Crows
09/12 Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Center w/ Black Crows
09/13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint w/ Black Crows
09/16 Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center) w/ Black Crows
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater w/ Black Crows
09/19 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara County Bowl w/ Black Crows
10/o7 Richmond, VA @ The National w/ Black Crows
10/o8 Richmond, VA @ The National w/ Black Crows
10/11 Albany, NY @ Palace Theater w/ Black Crows
10/12 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater w/ Black Crows
10/17 Boston, MA @ Boston Opera House w/ Black Crows
10/18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom w/ Black Crows
10/28 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom w/ Black Crows

JANA HUNTER
08/14 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/15 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/16 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/17 Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/19 Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bears w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/20 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/21 Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/22 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Morning Glory w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/24 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/26 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon early show w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/27 Chicago, IL @ Schubas w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
08/31 Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/02 Portland, OR @ Holocene w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/05 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Tangier w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/10 Marfa, TX @ Thunderbird Hotel w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/12 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/13 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/17 Houston, TX @ Diverseworks w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/19 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/21 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
09/22 Mount Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern w/ Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez

KID KOALA
08/30 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
09/04 Guelph, ON @ Mitchell Hall

LEFTOVER CRACK
08/o7 Boston, MA @ Club Lido

LUDICRA
08/12 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's

MARK SULTAN
09/04 Oslo, NOR @ Funhouse
09/06 Helsinki, FIN @ Semi Final
09/07 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
09/08 Hamburg, DEU @ Molotov
09/09 Colgone, DEU @ Tsunami Club
09/10 Zurich, CHE @ Mata Hari
09/11 Neuchatal, CHE @ Queen Kong Club
09/12 Stuttgart, DEU @ 1210 Club
09/17 Antwerp, BEL @ Trix
09/18 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/19 Lille, FR @ Cabaret Electric
09/20 Rennes, FR @ UBU
09/22 Bordeux, FR @ Barbey
09/24 Paris, FR @ Trabendo
09/25 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
09/26 Tilburg, NL @ Batcave
09/28 Lausanne, CHE @ La Romandie
10/01 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino
10/03 Milan, IT @ La Casa 139
10/04 Tolouse, FR @ Printemps de Septembre Festival
10/08 Madrid, ESP @ Moby Dick
10/09 Barcelona, ESP @ Sidecar
10/10 Valencia, ESP @ Valencia Festival

NEUROSIS
08/12 Oslo, NOR @ Kanonhallen
08/14 Warsaw, POL @ Club Stodola w/ A Storm Of Light
08/15 Prague, CZE @ Brutal Assault Festival w/ A Storm Of Light
08/16 Hasselt, BEL @ Pukkelpop Festival
08/18 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ A Storm Of Light
08/19 Leipzipg, DEU @ UT Connewitz w/ A Storm Of Light
08/21 Munich, DEU @ Metropolis w/ A Storm Of Light
08/22 Le Locle, CHE @ VNV Festival w/ A Storm Of Light
08/23 Ancona, IT @ Mamamia w/ A Storm Of Light

OCTOPUS PROJECT
08/06 Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Station
08/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
08/12 Tucson, AZ @ Congress Theater
08/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
08/15 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
08/16 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
08/18 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
08/19 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
08/22 Edmonton, ON @ Velvet Underground
08/23 Calgary, AB @ The HiFi Club
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
08/26 Denver, CO @ The Hi-Dive
08/28 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's Saloon @ The Burning Hotels
08/29 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/28 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

PORT O' BRIEN
08/06 Madison, WI @ Cafe Montmartre
08/07 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
08/09 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
08/10 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
08/12 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
08/13 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
08/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
08/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
08/17 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage
08/18 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St Annex
08/19 Indianapolis, IN @ Locals Only
09/13 Red Rocks, CO @ Monolith Festival

PRISONSHAKE
09/19 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street
09/20 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
09/26 St. Louis, MO @ Bluebird

RED SPAROWES
09/16 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre w/ Nick Cave & The Badseeds

SCREENINGS OF THE GITS MOVIE
o9/o3 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
o9/o4 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
o9/o5 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
o9/o6 Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
08/22 Durango, CO @ The Summit
08/23 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
08/24 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
08/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
08/27 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
08/28 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
08/29 Portland, OR @ Dante's
08/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
08/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Safari Sam's
09/01 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

SONIC YOUTH
08/07 Oslo, NOR @ Oya Festival
08/08 Goteborg, SWE @ Way Out West Festival
08/09 St. Nazaire, FR @ Les Escales Festival

THE DEATH SET
08/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Historic State Park Fuck Yeah Festival
09/13 Bellevue, PA @ The Key Room
09/20 Boston, MA @ Boston University
10/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
10/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Auditorium w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
10/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/01 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/03 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/04 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/05 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club / Club Void w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/06 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/07 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/08 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/11 Pontiac, MI @ Eagle Theatre w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/12 Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/14 Foxborough, MA @ Showcase Live w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK
11/15 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 w/ Girl Talk, CX KiDRONiK

TRICLOPS!
08/13 Seattle, WA @ Kenton Club
08/14 Tacoma, WA @ Hell's Kitchen
08/15 Spokane, WA @ Blvd
08/16 Missoula, MT @ Badlander Total Fest
08/18 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
08/20 Duluth, MN @ The Merritt early show
08/20 Duluth, MN @ Thirsty Pagan Brewery late show
08/22 Milwaukee, WI @ The Vault
08/23 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
08/24 Elgin, IL @ The Gasthaus
08/25 Bloomington, IN @ Uncle Fester's

WHITE WILLIAMS
08/15 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival
08/29 Alfred, NY @ Alfred University Knight Club
08/30 Cleveland Height, OH @ Grog Shop
08/31 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
09/09 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
09/10 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
09/11 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
09/13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival
09/15 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
09/19 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/22 New York, NY @ LPR

WHY?
08/16 St. Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
08/29 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
09/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
09/05 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
09/06 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Cultural Gallery
09/08 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
09/09 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/11 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
09/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
09/13 Miami, FL @ White Room
09/14 Orlando, FL @ Social
09/16 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
09/17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/18 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/19 Boston, MA @ Museum of Fine Arts
09/20 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery w/ Alias
09/21 Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/22 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/25 Cincinnati, OH @ Blaclbox Theatre Midpoint Music Festival
09/26 Carbondale, IL @ Bottom Lounge w/ Tobacco
09/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Tobacco
09/29 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/ Restiform Bodies
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Restiform Bodies
10/o2 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richard w/ Restiform Bodies
10/o3 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ Restiform Bodies
10/o4 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom w/ Restiform Bodies

WIRE
09/09 Leeds, UK @ Met University
09/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
09/11 Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/12 Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
09/19 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
09/20 Gent, BEL @ Minnemeers
09/21 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
09/22 Brussels, BEL @ Botanique
10/05 Montreal, QC @ Le National
10/06 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's
10/07 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
10/08 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
10/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/11 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/18 Chicago, IL @ Metro

WOODBOX GANG
08/08 Columbus, OH @ House of Crave
08/16 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
08/21 Springfield, IL @ Marley's
08/23 Davenport, IA @ River Roots Live Festival

WOODEN SHJIPS
09/20 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club
10/31 London, UK @ The Forum

Crystal Stilts In Today's Pitchfork Forkcast.

New Music: Crystal Stilts: "Crystal Stilts"
Original post

Going from demo-quality production to indie-pop album-quality production serves Crystal Stilts just fine on this new version of the track that shares their name. When "Crystal Stilts" appeared on the Brooklyn band's self-titled eMusic Select/Woodsist full-length release, Pitchfork contributor Mike McGonigal neatly summed up, "They pile a rockabilly riff and nursery school melodies onto a revved-up bass line and sweet surfy 60s organ riff on top of minimalist percussion on the song." There aren't too many big changes on the recording of "Crystal Stilts" that will appear on the group's Slumberland debut LP, Alight of Night, this fall.

Sure, those sproingy guitar chords are brighter, the girl-group beat clearer, but the main thing you'll notice are Brad Hargett's vocals-- you can understand them! Mostly. Turns out he's singing something like, "Recording dreams/ Snorting dreams/ Distorting dreams," the sort of low-key, none-too-serious surrealism that suits the band's lo-fi take on the Crystals' own dream worlds. Now that they don't sound like they've been piped in from New Zealand, Crystal Stilts don't sound that far off from the fuzzy-but-approachable likes of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Which, if you're talking debut albums, isn't a bad thing. (And uh, if you're talking geography...)

[Alight of Night; due in October on Slumberland]
Posted by Marc Hogan on Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:20am

U.S. Christmas Mention In New York Times.

From the New York Times August 3rd music section.

U.S. Christmas
A band from North Carolina, U.S. Christmas plays slow, loud, echoey and powerful psychedelic rock, reducing things to the essence of power chords and groove: even the guitar solos, such as they are, become sublimated within the fuzz and the unruly yelling of the singer, Nate Hall. But the music is really distinguished by the sounds of old synthesizers — bubbly, oscillating noises pushed up to the surface of the mix. These sounds worm their way through “Eat the Low Dogs” (Neurot), the band’s fourth album; it’s deeply interior music, stretched out to the length it deserves.

Eat Skull Interview On Population Doug Blog.

Now that it has hit the archives over at Agitreader I thought I would post the Eat Skull interview. Many thanks to the band and especially Rob for putting up with all the emails and such. Great people! Here it is:

It's rare for a band less than two years young to surprise with their debut album, but that's just what Eat Skull have done with Sick to Death, released this month on Siltbreeze Records. After a pair of exuberant, limited-run singles and a slathering of praise (guilty!), the gang in Portland raised the bar for the lo-fi pop set with an album full of bizarre, touching and often hilarious anthems. Eat Skull pick at the corpse of '80s hardcore, the scruffier wing of the Flying Nun discography and British DIY, laughing all the way. Sick to Death is immediately jarring and a tough cookie to crack, but after a week it will be that friend you've needed in these tough times. I caught up with singer/guitarist Rob Enbom as he gears up for their first nationwide tour later this Summer.

Lets begin with pre-Eats Skull. Which members were in bands previously, and what did they sound like?

Rob Enbom: Rod (Meyer) and I were in the Hospitals. He started the band with (Adam) Stonehouse and left broke and destroyed, later to rejoin for the four-person line-up and leave again broke and destroyed. I was in the band for awhile on second guitar with the excellent Ned Meiners (the third person to play guitar). I remember we played Columbus once in a basement with Sword Heaven. I was wearing flip-flops. I quit after that tour, and then Ned quit and I rejoined and we started recording Hairdryer Peace. Later Rod and Chris Gunn joined, and that's how I met Rod. Rod was in some '80s hardcore bands in the Dixon/Sacramento area like Necromancy and Puppet Show and also some '90s bands. Most of the numerous weird bands I played in don't have much to do with Eat Skull. But I spent years playing in different projects with a couple of dudes who always deserve mention: Randy Lee Sutherland in San Francisco and John Benson in Oakland. Both are completely wonderful and insane and very active and inspirational. For a while Beren was playing drums in practically every band in Portland, but eventually she settled down with us. Scott (bass player Scott Simmons) was a deejay at this place called Tube.

Eat Skull seemed to take form not long after you left Columbus. How quickly did it all happen?

RE: While in Europe with the Hospitals, Rod and Chris told me I should move to Portland because I was totally broke and didn't know where I wanted to go when we got back. We talked about playing music there, and Rod said he would let me stay at his house. So we got back and all that happened and was really cool, except that it was cold and rainy as shit and I had holes in my shoes. It can be a depressing atmosphere and that comes through in the music. It's bittersweet, I think. We started the week after we got back and the first batch of songs came very fast. The name Eat Skull came fast too. Once we got Beren and then Scott we practiced once or twice and recorded the first 7-inch and the song "Dead Families." Then we started playing shows in town.

Did you have a specific idea of what you wanted the band to sound like or was it a more of a progression?

RE: We wanted to start two bands and write tons of songs and record ourselves. One would be a sick California-style hardcore band and the other was going to be a sick California pop band. We knew the hardcore band was going to be called Eat Skull, but we couldn't figure out what the other was called so it turned into one band. More than anything we're trying to make a classic California band while exiled from California in a green hell.

Did what was going on in Columbus at the time affect your approach to songwriting or the band's sound? Was forming Eat Skull in any way reactionary to the scene in the Midwest?

RE: I do enjoy the Midwest's whiskey-and-wings vibe, but it doesn't specifically have much to do with what we're doing. A couple of songs we play were written when I lived there, but I think they were looking forward to this time here more than being of that time and place. What we do is more about the sun being missing from our lives right now. The songs and sound come about naturally and very quickly from drinking a lot of beer and walking around here in Portland. Rod and I grew up on punk and acid in California. That's where the roots are.

Was it the band's intention to introduce a more hardcore approach (or at least a hardcore influence) into the lo-fi pop sound?

RE: Hardcore factored in because it makes sense when you are going crazy. It's also probably my and Rod's first real musical love. A good hardcore song is just as infectious as anything else. A good hardcore song is an undeniable assault. That kind of energy makes sense to us.

After the first (self-released) single came out it didn't take long for the collective slobbering to happen. How quickly did Mr. Lax (Siltbreeze Records mastermind) lock Eat Skull into a long-term deal. Did he make any of his infamous threats, or was the signing with Siltbreeze amicable?

RE: He got in touch some time after the first 7-inch came and went and during the six-month wait for "Dead Families" to come out. He came out and barbecued some octopus and acted like a dick. He's not a first impression kind of dude. He drunkenly made fun of us all while eating food I can't pronounce. Pretty much a class act.

I hear the song "No Intelligence" has an interesting back-story to it, something about a disastrous trip up to Seattle. Care to discuss the relationship between Portland and Seattle, or your opinion of Seattle?

RE: Seattle is a stupid place full of idiots. Every time I've ever played there there has been some kind of psycho drama. It's a place full of rich brats who think they are activists and are obsessed with the WTO riots and nitpicking. Either that or drug addicts. We drove up there last summer to play a show and immediately the shit began to fly. It was absolutely ridiculous and all sorts of these Seattle people should be ashamed of themselves. "No Intelligence" is actually about Scott. We did recently decide to give Seattle one more chance and it was really fun, so maybe all that hatred is paying off. Scott is a real sweetheart, by the way, that's why I get to make fun of him so much.

With the new album, I think it was Scott who told me it was intended to have two distinct sides, the first half more "difficult" and the second more "pop." Was this just an easy way to break up the different types of songs you guys have? It seems like the singles are split up that way as well.

RE: The idea was to have a "sick" side and a "death" side, like the tape 94 Mobstas by C.I.N. (a gangster rap group from Richmond, California). I used to listen to them back in Cali around that time with my dumb friends. C.I.N. loved MGD, but I'm more of a High Life kind of guy. That's where the name of the album came from. But really it was more about making the songs flow in a way that made sense. We picked 14 out of about 25 songs and figured out where they went. We didn't really argue about it much, they just sort of popped into place. I think it's the sort of album where side one doesn't really hit you right until you flip it back after side two. I like records like that.

What do you plan on doing with all the other stuff you have recorded?

RE: We put a song on the Worlds Lousy with Ideas, Vol. 6 7-inch, which should be out any day now. There's a split 7-inch coming out this summer probably with the Ganglians, who are a bunch of delinquents from Sacramento. They rule, and we're going to be touring with them in July. Other than that, I think we're just holding off on stuff. Maybe we'll use some of those extra songs on something. I don't know. New material is piling up and we've recorded some of it, but we're getting better at recording and want to spend a little more time on the new stuff to achieve different results.

One of the greatest things about Sick To Death is the lyrical content. You seem to tap into a very youthful dialect: confusion, "Punk Trips," licking spiders. Where does it all come from? Do the lyrics come before or after the music?

RE: Thanks Doug. Usually the song title comes first. There is no separation between the lyrics and day-to-day life here in Portland. The lyrics describe or predict what is already happening. Sometimes they come before and sometimes they come after the music. They always eventually feel predetermined and make more sense than I think they do at first. My uncle told me that Willie Nelson said that when he needed a song he pulled one out of the air above his head. It's kind of like that, but less evolved probably.

Does Eat Skull as a band have a favorite food to eat on tour?

RE: Tacos Sinaloa on International Boulevard in Oakland.

Do you all agree on the music in the van? What are some albums and songs Eat Skull love that most wouldn't expect?

RE: Scott puts on shit like Sun City Girls or Blue Cheer. He's a record collector and has an iPod. I prefer Rupert Holmes' "Pina Colada Song" for roadtrips. I think we all fucking love Buckingham era Fleetwood Mac (except maybe Scott). I love all his solo albums too. None of that Peter Green shit though. The blues suck. The stereo is broken actually, so I guess we can agree on conversation. I don't know what music people wouldn't expect. I guess people might find it weird that for most of the winter, when we were writing the tunes that ended up being on the LP, all I really listened to in my room was DRI's first stuff and TSOL's Dance With Me. People might expect that another big one is GBV's Same Place The Fly Got Smashed. I have, however, never listened to the Axemen.

I am also a huge fan of Lindsay Buckingham. If Eat Skull were to cover a Fleetwood Mac or Buckingham song, which would it be?

RE: "That's How We Do It In L.A."-definitely.

So, a big tour coming up later in the summer. Any fun tourist spots the band plan on hitting or ir is this tour one hundred percent business?

RE: One hundred percent business. Except the beach down in San Diego. Probably Encinitas. Should be cool to hang out at Carabar (in Columbus), maybe have a drink before the show at Bourbon Street.

Summer Skull Shows:
08/09 Portland, OR @ Rotture
09/05 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
09/06 Missoula, MT @ The Palace
09/08 Omaha, NE @ O’leaver’s Pub
09/09 Iowa City, IA @ House Show
09/10 St. Paul, MN @ Big V’s
09/11 Chicago, IL @ Hozac party @ Cobra Lounge
09/12 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
09/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/15 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s w/ Blues Control
09/16 Montreal, QC @ Zoo Bizarre
09/17 Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street w/Thurston Moore
09/18 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar college
09/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Dead Herring
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio w/ Psychedelic Horseshit
09/27 Memphis, TN @ Gonerfest
09/28 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
09/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Light