For a band of middle-aged Cleveland art-punk misfits born of record-collector rock tradition, Cobra Verde have adapted rather well to the new-school indie economy, turning themselves into a TV-licensing machine and landing plum placements on "Entourage" and "The O.C." But if Cobra Verde's eternally youthful swagger belies their almost two-decade pedigree, the story of the band's sixth album provided a sad reminder that you can't be a kid forever-- upon its initial completion in summer of 2007, frontman John Petkovic was forced to care for his cancer-stricken mother, who passed away that December. The album, and the band, were put on ice for over a year-- during which Petkovic through suffered severe, prolonged bouts of insomnia.
So that album title is no exaggeration. But if the songs contained within predate Petkovic's breakdown, they suggest that, even before his familial trauma, the singer was well-accustomed to an after-hours regimen of strip clubs and booze. Cobra Verde's music has always simmered with nocturnal menace and seedy suggestion, but on Haven't Slept All Year, there's a greater awareness of the price for staying up all night: Having to make amends in the morning. The result is an album plays out in a binary sequence of comically over-the-top drunk-rock benders and sincere, open-hearted pleas for forgiveness.
But until the morning comes, Cobra Verde are happy to appeal to the most base-ic of instincts: "Entourage"-approved opener "World Can't Have Her" is essentially a rewrite of AC/DC's "Girls Got Rhythm". But as certified students of rock'n'roll mythology (Petkovic is a journalist by trade; guitarist Frank Vazzano teaches pop-music history at Cleveland State University), Cobra Verde project a keen self-awareness: the Clash-city rocker "Riot in the Food Court" climaxes with a deadpan declaration of "I'm in love with strippers on drugs," while the Replacements-styled nightclub jitters of "Wasted Again" carry the admission that "drinking songs are so typical." The implication is that Cobra Verde aren't playing around with hard-rock conventions merely for populist appeal and easy soundtrack money, but because it's precisely the sort of music that you'd hear blaring in the peeler bars and neon-lit corner dives that Petkovic's protagonists inhabit.
Cobra Verde also realize their "drunken sex addict" anti-heroes are not the sort of people you want to spend an entire album hanging out with-- particularly when they start leaning too heavily on the bar-band swing ("I Could Go to Hell for You"). So for every time Petkovic is called on to play the sleazeball, there's a chance to redeem himself as the sweetheart, and for the band to apply the more expansive approach that marked 2005's Copycat Killers all-covers collection: "Home in the Highrise" colors in its sketch of skyscraper-living sterility with rich Byrdsian harmonies; the turn-a-new-leaf anthems "Something About the Bedroom" and "Run Away" outfit Pavement with skinny ties and keytars. By penultimate acoustic ballad "Can't Believe", Petkovic is seeking forgiveness for all his sins-- á la Lou Reed on the Velvets' "Jesus"-- from a god he doesn't believe in, at which point he's sentenced to an afterlife in the "Haunted Heavens," where he's surrounded by devils and dead lovers, but where-- judging by the pristine jangle-pop presentation-- they're spinning the Flamin' Groovies for all eternity. In light of Petkovic's annus miserablis, that's the kind of hell he can certainly deal with.
A fun Larkin Grimm interview regurgitated from the PopMatters site:
Larkin Grimm 20 Questions original post [23 February 2009] The eclectic and restless Larkin Grimm, a folk singer with a burgeoning career, talks to PopMatters 20 Questions about her inspiration, chainsaw art, and sex outdoors. by PopMatters Staff
In reviewing Larkin Grimm’s latest release, Parplar, last year, Matthew Fiander wrote that “it’s probably easiest to call Larkin Grimm a folk singer, but doing that fails to capture just how difficult she is to pin down. She can play the solitary, sad ballad like any good folk singer. But once she lets out that sadness, she seems to cut free of it, and the rest of Parplar is a fiery and energetic challenge to the listener.”
1. The latest book or movie that made you cry? I’ve only cried for two movies: Winnie the Pooh and Dancer in the Dark. The last book that made me cry was written by my record producer, Michael Gira. It’s called The Consumer and is about apocalyptic sexual fantasy.
2. The fictional character most like you? Probably Grushenka from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky or maybe The Cat in the Hat from Dr. Seuss. When I was a kid, I wanted to be Huckleberry Finn.
3. The greatest album, ever? Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger.
4. Star Trek or Star Wars? Star Wars was more about Zen, while Star Trek was based on a cheesier New Age spirituality. I was completely in love with Princess Leia as a child. She’s still my ideal woman. And my father looks like Luke Skywalker. But he watches Star Trek. I prefer real life. It’s much weirder than the movies.
5. Your ideal brain food? When I’m on the road I eat nothing but organic beef jerky, nuts, and berries.
6. You’re proud of this accomplishment, but why? A camp-out noise festival I organized in the forest during the summer of 2004. It was called Future Friends. I invited all of the musicians I admired most, and they remain some of my best friends today. So I gave it the right title, and it was my first magic spell that totally worked.
7. You want to be remembered for...? Helping the music community to be a healthier and more magical place.
8. Of those who’ve come before, the most inspirational are? Martin Luther King Jr., Hildegard Von Bingen, Madonna, Geronimo. 9. The creative masterpiece you wish bore your signature? Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece, or the Velvet Underground’s Loaded.
10. Your hidden talents...? I can make woodcarvings with a chainsaw, I practice Thai massage, and I am a Reiki Master. I am also very good at origami, and can paint with both hands at once and write with a pen held between my toes. I am also a pretty good matchmaker, and can find a needle in a haystack.
11. The best piece of advice you actually followed? Do what you love.
12. The best thing you ever bought, stole, or borrowed? My 12” Mac laptop, which has enabled me to record songs while camping in the mountains, riding in canoes, and sleeping on friends’ couches. It is the only material possession I have ever been truly attached to, and I’ve had the same one for six years. I bought it used. I am writing on it right now. It’s a beautiful silver color that reminds me of moonlight and allows me to communicate in countless ways with beings all around the universe. Not all technology is bad.
13. You feel best in Armani or Levis or...? My favorite clothes are the ones I’ve sewn, silkscreened, or dyed myself. But I have a thing for Austrian lingerie.
14. Your dinner guest at the Ritz would be? The homeless guy from the street outside the building.
15. Time travel: where, when and why? I’d go back and find Joan of Arc, slap her in the face, and tell her it’s not worth it. I’d teach her how to use her psychic abilities to change things from the inside out, invisibly, and tell her to enjoy her life. I’d nip the whole sexy martyr victim thing in the bud, right there.
16. Stress management: hit man, spa vacation or Prozac? Sex outdoors, under a tree, can work wonders. But I am trying to eliminate all stress, not manage it. Maybe… realizing that nothing is real. That might work. This is slightly embarrassing, but I actually use crystals. I keep them in my pockets all the time, with a stone that contains natural lithium salts. I talk to rocks.
17. Essential to life: coffee, vodka, cigarettes, chocolate, or...? Clean water from the spring, never bottled. Clean air. Clean food. Love, and shelter.
18. Environ of choice: city or country, and where on the map? Wherever I am right now, that’s the best possible place.
19. What do you want to say to the leader of your country? Don’t let it go to your head.
20. Last but certainly not least, what are you working on, now? I am trying to be good to my friends, and to be generous especially during hard times. I am focusing a lot on laughter and gentleness.
UPCOMING GRIMM SHOWS: 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 02/28 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 03/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Michael Gira) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Wall Of Sound (In-store 6:00 PM) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/ Michael Gira) 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (w/ Michael Gira) 03/07 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 03/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/ Michael Gira) 03/11 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink 03/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified 03/13 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 03/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside (SXSW Leafy Green showcase 9:00 PM) 03/22 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth (w/ Vetiver) 03/23 St Augustine Beach, FL @ Cafe Eleven (w/ Vetiver) 03/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Vetiver) 03/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (w/ Vetiver) 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Akron Family)
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW 03/19 Austin, TX @ Habana Bar (SXSW Hometapes/Leaf showcase 8:00 PM) 04/02 Cleveland, OH @ Allen Theatre 04/03 Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 04/04 Montreal, QC @ Le National 04/05 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 04/07 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall 04/08 Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theatre 04/10 Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House 04/12 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center 04/14 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater 04/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater 04/16 Bloomington, IN @ University Auditorium @ University Of Indiana 04/17 Athens, OH @ Memorial Auditorium @ University of Ohio 04/18 Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 04/20 Athens, GA @ Classic Center Grand Hall 04/21 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 04/22 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces 04/23 Oxford, MS @ The Lyric
A STORM OF LIGHT 02/28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ Neurosis, Kylesa, U.S. Christmas, Mastodon) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKIMBO 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKRON/FAMILY 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/07 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/08 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Club Aruba Neon Reverb Fest 03/17 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 03/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk Patio (SXSW Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans showcase 11:35 PM) 03/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Larkin Grimm)
ANATHALLO 02/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 02/28 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/01 Montreal, QC @ La Divan Orange (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/03 Boston, MA @ Middle East (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/04 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/06 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/07 Carrborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/08 West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/11 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/12 Nashville, TN @ Exit In (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/13 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/14 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (w/ Sam Amidon)
MATT BALDWIN 03/03 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
BEIRUT 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival) 05/03 Hamburg, DEU @ Fabrik 05/05 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 05/06 Brussels, BEL @ Cirque Royal 05/08 London, UK @ Forum 05/09 Minehead, UK @ Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties The Fans Strike Back) 05/12 Paris, FR @ Bataclan
BLACK LIPS 02/26 Birmingham, UK @ Bottletree 02/27 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 03/04 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 03/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 03/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/07 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 03/09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 03/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/12 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 03/13 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 03/14 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium 03/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom 03/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 03/17 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 03/19 Austin, TX @ Cedar Street Courtyard (SXSW show 11:30 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo's Main Room (SXSW show) 03/18 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 03/23 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 03/25 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder 03/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 03/27 Miami, FL @ Churchill's 03/28 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds 03/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 03/30 Orlando, FL @ The Social BLACK TWIG PICKERS 02/28 Columbia, MO @ True/False film festival (w/ Pelt, Spiral Joy Band) 03/07 Blacksburg, VA @ Cellar 03/14 Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (w/Jack Rose) 03/21 Newport, VA @ Newport Recreation Center 03/27 Floyd, VA @ Floyd Country Store dance 04/04 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight 04/24 Floyd, VA @ Floyd Country Store dance 05/09 Catawba VA @ Catawba Bash 05/22 Floyd, VA @ Floyd Country Store dance
BLOWFLY 03/06 Miami, FL @ PS14 (Blowfly's 70th Birthday Show) 03/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 04/09 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf 04/10 Austin, TX @ Emo's 04/11 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom 04/12 Houston, TX @ Continental Club 05/01 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Art Theater 05/02 San Diego, CA @ Radio Room BLUES CONTROL 04/03 Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong 04/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger 04/05 Brooklyn , NY @ Death By Audio
THE BUG 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
BUTTHOLE SURFERS 04/20 Berlin, DE @ Kesselhaus Kulturbraurei 04/22 Prague, CZ @ Divadla Archa 04/23 Krems, AU @ Donau Festival 04/25 Bologna, IT @ Estragon Club 04/27 Zagreb, HRV @ Zedno Uho Series
THE BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS 02/26 Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough 02/28 Citrus Heights, CA @ Ugly's Tequila Bar
CAUSE CO-MOTION 03/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island (ALL AGES) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase) 04/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn
CHAP 03/12 Lexington, KY @ University of Kentucky 03/13 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig (w/ Nomo) 03/14 Hamtramck, MI @ THC 03/15 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's (w/ Nomo) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 12:00 AM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Ghostly/Full Time Hobby/Mojo showcase) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 2:00 PM) 03/24 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum 03/26 Poughkeepsie , NY @ Vassar College 03/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo 03/28 New York, NY @ Cake Shop CLIPD BEAKS 03/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell 03/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 03/18 El Paso, TX @ Black Market 03/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Panache showcase)
COLOSSAL YES 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ Thao Nyguen, David Dondero, Sean Smith)
CROSS STITCHED EYES - upcoming on Alternative Tentacles 03/26 Mülheim, DE @ AZ 03/27 Utrecht, NL @ ACU 03/28 Liege, BE @ Carlo Levi 03/29 Bristol, UK @ The Croft 03/31 Bradford, UK @ 1 In 12 Club 04/02 London, UK @ The Grosvenor 04/04 Dijon, FR @ Les Tanneries 04/07 Chemnitz, DE @ Crasspub 04/08 Berlin, DE @ KÖPI 04/09 Leipzig, DE @ Zoro 04/10 Hamburg, DE @ Stortebeker 04/11 Bremen, DE @ Bob Festival (w/ Restarts, Citizen Fish)
CRYSTAL STILTS 02/25 Nottingham, UK @ Chameleon 02/26 London, UK @ Bardens Boudoir (w/ Wavves) 02/27 Utrecht, NL @ Db’s Studio 02/28 Hamburg, DE @ Molotow 03/01 Munster, DE @ Gleis 22 03/02 Heidelburg, DE @ Karlstorbahnhof 03/04 Malmo, SW @ Debaser 03/05 Linkoping, SW @ Herrgarn 03/06 Oslo, NO @ Revolver 03/07 Stockholm, SW @ Strand 03/08 Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen 03/10 Berlin, DE @ Bang Bang Club 03/14 New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Women) 03/15 Washington, DC @ DC9 (w/ Women) 03/16 Lexington, KY @ Al's Bar (w/ Women) 03/17 Jackson, MS @ 121 Milsaps (w/ Women) 03/18 Houston, TX @ Rudyard's (w/ Women) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 1:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Red 7 Patio (SXSW Heeb Magazine/Other Music showcase 10:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ End Of Ear (SXSW in-store 2:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase 1:00 AM)
DASH RIP ROCK 02/27 Shreveport, LA @ The Warehouse 02/28 Monroe, LA @ Sixth Street Bar 03/06 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick Rocks 03/13 New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall 04/10 Fairhope, AL @ The Ravenite 04/11 Ocean Springs, MS @ The Shed 04/17 Abita Springs, LA @ Abita Springs Fireman's Benefit 04/24 New Orleans, LA @ Carrollton Station 04/25 Metairie, LA @ Our Lady of Divine Providence Fair 05/03 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 05/07 Augusta, GA @ Sky City 05/08 Charleston, SC @ Home Team BBQ 05/09 Sullivan Island, SC @ Home Team BBQ 05/10 Raleigh, NC @ Pourhouse Music Hall 05/14 Albany, NY @ Valentines 05/15 New York, NY @ The National Underground 05/16 Brooklyn, NY @ The Trash Bar 05/28 Lake Charles, LA @ L'Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort 06/12 Plainview, KS @ Tina's Bar and Grill 07/05 Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center
DAVILA 666 03/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/05 Boston, MA @ Church 03/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (w/ Reigning Sound) 03/07 New Haven, CT @ Cafe 9 03/08 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's (w/ Reigning Sound)
THE DEATH SET 02/27 Cholula, MEX @ Anonimo 02/28 Monterrey, MEX @ Garage 03/13 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/14 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/15 Asheville, NC @ Emerald Lounge (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/16 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/17 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/18 New Orleans, LA @ Saturn Bar (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 9:30 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Ballet Austin (SXSW KVRX after show 12:00 AM) 03/21 Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/22 Little Rock, AR @ Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/23 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/24 Chicago, IL @ AV-aerie (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/24 Chicago, IL @ Sonotheque (DJ Set) 03/25 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/26 Madison, WI @ The Rathskeller (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/27 Columbus, OH @ The Summit (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/28 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger House (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik)
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES 03/18 Austin, TX @ Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW 4AD showcase 10:00 PM)
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD 03/06 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Pentagram) 03/07 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar (w/ Pentagram) DIPLO 03/04 Miami, FL @ LIV Nightclub 03/05 Orlando, FL @ Icon 03/06 Tampa, FL @ Czar 03/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine Expo Center 03/30 Eureka, CA @ Red Fox Tavern 04/09 Denver, CO @ The Church 04/10 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club 04/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel 04/17 Columbus, OH @ Skullys Music Diner 04/18 Cleveland Heights, OH @ B Side Liquor Lounge 04/23 Reno, NV @ 210 North 04/24 San Diego, CA @ Canes 04/25 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre 05/07 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab 05/08 Toronto, ON @ Circa Nightclub 05/09 Chicago, IL @ Smart Bar
DIRTBOMBS 03/06 Hamtramck, MI @ Knights of Columbus 05/01 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
DISASTER STRIKES 03/11 Flagstaff, AZ @ Stab Mountain 03/14 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman Street Project 03/18 Chico, CA @ Monstro's 03/19 Medford, OR @ Musichead Records 03/19 Medford, OR @ Johnny B's 03/22 Bremerton, WA @ AFU (7:00 PM, all ages) 03/27 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe (6:00 PM, all ages) 03/28 Hartford, CT @ The Whitney House 04/04 New York, NY @ ABC No Rio
DROP THE LIME 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 1:00 AM) 04/18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
EAT SKULL 02/27 Portland, OR @ The Know 03/11 Portland, OR @ Kenton club (w/ kurt vile) 03/13 Sacramento, CA @ Luigis Fun Garden 03/14 San Francisco, CA @ Li Po Lounge (w/ Hospitals) 03/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Curio 03/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace (w/ Naked on the Vague, Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, Wavves) 03/19 Austin TX Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase 8:45 PM) 03/21 Austin TX Ms. Beas (SXSW Woodsist showcase) 03/23 El Paso, TX @ Blackmarket (w/ Naked on the Vague, Nobunny) 03/25 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (w/ Naked on the Vague) 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Eagle Tavern (w/ Naked on the Vague, Oh Sees) 03/27 Sacramento, CA @ 300 room(w/ Naked on the Vague) 03/31 Portland, OR @ East End (w/ Naked on the Vague)
EFTERKLANG ON TOUR WITH PETER BRODERICK 03/05 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge 03/06 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club 03/07 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 03/08 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill 03/09 Visalia, CA @ Brewery 03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 03/11 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 03/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 03/14 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 03/16 Norman, OK @ Opolis 03/17 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s 03/19 Austin, TX @ Habana Bar (SXSW Hometapes/Leaf showcase 11:00 PM) 03/23 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room (w/ Canon Blue) 03/24 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Canon Blue) 03/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Canon Blue) 03/26 Washington, DC @ DC9 03/27 Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church 03/28 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 03/30 Boston, MA @ TT the Bears 04/01 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo 04/02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artwork 04/03 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 04/04 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
FINK 03/11 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall 03/12 New York, NY @ City Winery
THE FLAMING STARS 09/10 London, UK @ Flaxon Ptootch JON GINOLI OF PANSY DIVISION BOOK TOUR 03/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Booksmith 03/21 West Hollywood, CA @ Book Soup 03/22 San Diego, CA @ Obelisk Bookstore 03/23 Whittier, CA @ Whittier College (reading, film clips, acoustic set) 03/24 Bakersfield, CA @ Barnes And Noble 03/25 Santa Cruz, CA @ Bookstore Santa Cruz 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Books, Inc. 03/27 San Francisco, CA @ A.T.A. (film screening only) 03/29 Corte Madera, CA @ Book Passage 03/30 Portland, OR @ Powell's Books 03/31 Vancouver, BC @ Little Sister's Bookstore 04/01 Seattle, WA @ Elliott Bay Books 04/02 Missoula, MT @ The Zacc Gallery 04/05 Minneapolis, MN @ The Bryant Lake Bowl Theater (reading, film screening, acoustic set) 04/06 Northfield, MN @ Carleton College 04/07 Chicago, IL @ Homolatte 04/08 Chicago, IL @ Quimby's 04/09 Chicago, IL @ Borders Books (Halsted) 04/10 Cleveland Heights, OH The B-Side (reading, film screening, acoustic set)
MICHAEL GIRA 03/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/06 San, Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/08 Los, Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/Larkin Grimm)
LARKIN GRIMM 02/25 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 02/28 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 03/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Michael Gira) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Wall Of Sound (In-store 6:00 PM) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/ Michael Gira) 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (w/ Michael Gira) 03/07 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 03/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/ Michael Gira) 03/11 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink 03/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified 03/13 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 03/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside (SXSW Leafy Green showcase 9:00 PM) 03/22 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth (w/ Vetiver) 03/23 St Augustine Beach, FL @ Cafe Eleven (w/ Vetiver) 03/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Vetiver) 03/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (w/ Vetiver) 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Akron Family)
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR 04/18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
PEGGYHONEYWELL 02/25 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ Steve Malkmus, Kelley Stoltz)
HUMAN EYE 03/19 Austin, TX @ Headhunters (SXSW Blackout Booking showcase 1:00 AM) JANA HUNTER 03/17 Houston, TX @ Orange Show Center For Visionary Art (w/ Beach House) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Domy Books (SXSW KVRX day show) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW show 8:10 PM)
ICY DEMONS 02/25 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 02/26 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East (downstairs) 02/27 Bennington, VY @ Bennington College 02/28 Buffalo, NY @ Big Orbit’s Sound Lab 04/30 Marseille, FR @ L’Embobineuse Festival B-Side 05/2 Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv 05/4 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino 05/10 London, UK @ Utrophia 05/11 Brighton, UK @ The Freebutt 05/12 London, UK @ Lexington 05/13 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club 05/14 Liverpool, UK @ The Kazimier 05/16 Barrow-in-Furness, UK @ The Canteen 05/17 Nottingham, UK @ Bodega 05/19 Roubaix, FR @ La Cave aux Poètes 05/20 Venlo, NL @ Perron 55 05/21 Tilburg, NL @ Cul de Sac 05/23 Krakow, PO @ Club Re 05/24 Prague, CZ @ Klub 007 05/27 Paris, (St Ouen) FR @ Mains d’Oeuvres 05/29 Cherbourg, FR @ Festival Terra Trema
INDIAN JEWELRY 03/21 Austin, TX @ The Independent (SXSW Load/Dull Knife showcase 12:00 AM)
INTELLIGENCE 03/19 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Panache showcase 10:15 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase)
ESSIE JAIN 02/27 Duisburg, DE @ Steinbruch 02/28 Hamburg, DE @ Hassenschaukel 03/01 Berlin, DE @ NBI 03/02 Aalborg, DE @ Skraen 03/03 Copenhagen, DK @ Trinitatis Kirken 03/04 Arhus, DK @ Musikcafeen 03/05 Koln, DE @ Kuen 03/06 Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun 03/07 Brussels, BE @ Maison Des Musiques 03/08 Gent, BE @ Video 03/09 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 03/10 Tilburg, NL @ Cul De Sac
JUCIFER 02/27 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar 02/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo's Annex (SXSW show 8:00 PM)
KID CONGO POWERS 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Leafy Green showcase 1:00 AM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red showcase)
KYLESA 02/28 Masquerade @ Atlanta, GA 03/13 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 03/14 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway 03/15 Nashville, TN @ The Muse 03/16 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music 03/17 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 03/18 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 03/19 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar 03/20 Austin, TX @ Red 7 (SXSW Tone Deaf Touring Showcase) 03/21 Houston, TX @ Numbers 03/22 New Orleans, LA @ Candle Factory 03/24 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 03/25 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx 03/26 Wilmington, NC @ Lucky’s Pub 03/27 Asheville, NC @ Rocket Club 03/28 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick 04/02 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse 04/04 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s 04/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s 04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 04/08 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Ballroom 04/09 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse 04/11 Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert 04/12 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 04/13 Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room 04/14 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre 04/15 Toronto, ON @ Opera House 04/16 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda 04/17 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 04/19 New York, NY @ BB King’s Blues Club 04/21 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s 04/22 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx04/23 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 04/24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
JUAN MACLEAN DJ SETS 02/27 Hamtramck, MI @ THC 02/28 Houston, TX @ Numbers 03/14 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
MUMLERS 02/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 02/27 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s (Noise Pop Festival) 02/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour 03/01 Fullerton, CA @ The Continental Room
MV & EE 02/27 Brooklyn, NY @ The Story 03/28 Plainfield, VT @ Goddard College NAKED ON THE VAGUE 03/19 Austin TX Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase 11:00 PM) 03/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace (w/ Eat Skull, Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, Wavves) 03/23 El Paso, TX @ Blackmarket (w/ Eat Skull, Nobunny) 03/25 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (w/ Eat Skull) 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Eagle Tavern (w/ Eat Skull, Oh Sees) 03/27 Sacramento, CA @ 300 room(w/ Eat Skull) 03/31 Portland, OR @ East End (w/ Eat Skull)
NEUROSIS 02/28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ A Storm Of Light, Kylesa, U.S. Christmas, Mastodon) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
NURSE WITH WOUND 03/14 Mexico City, MEX @ Por Confirmar 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
OM 02/13 Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART 02/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/18 Austin, TX @ Red 7 (SXSW Terrorbird/Force Field party 12:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase 11:00 PM) 04/24 Wallingford, CT @ American Legion All Ages 05/3 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 05/4 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 05/5 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts)
PAPERCUTS 02/25 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ The Mountain Goats) 04/24 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Record Release w/Finches & Cryptacize) 05/02 Arlington, VA @ IOTA (w/ Vetiver) 05/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Vetiver) 05/04 Peterborough, NH @ The Glass Musuem (w/ Vetiver) 05/05 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House (w/ Vetiver) 05/06 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry (w/ Vetiver) 05/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Vetiver) 05/10 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vetiver) 05/11 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grille (w/ Vetiver) 05/12 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie (w/ Vetiver) 05/13 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Vetiver) 05/14 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Vetiver) 05/15 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Vetiver) 05/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Vetiver) 05/17 Pittsfield, MA @ Copperworks (w/ Vetiver)
GHISLAINPOIRIER 04/3 Ottawa, ON @ Disorganised 04/9 Toronto, ON @ Circa 04/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Tormenta Tropical @ Guatelinda 04/11 San Francisco, CA @ Tormenta Tropical @ Elbo Room 04/15 Calgary, AB @ Hi-fi Club 04/16 Vancouver, BC @ Ting Party @ The Astoria 04/17 Seattle, WA @ Broken Disco @ Chop Suey 04/18 Portland, OR The Crown Room 04/24 Montreal QC @ Big City Nights @ Foufounes Electriques
POP LEVI 02/25 San Diego, CA @ The Loft 03/03 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi) 03/05 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi) 03/06 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi)
PORT O' BRIEN 02/27 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Noise Pop Festival) 03/06 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 03/07 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 03/08 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 03/18 Austin, TX @ Buffalo Billiards (SXSW KCRW showcase 10:00 PM)
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT 03/06 Detroit, MI @ MOCAD 03/07 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street 03/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar 03/14 Knoxville, TN @ Birdhouse 03/15 Memphis, TN @ Buccaneer 03/16 Ft. Worth, TX @ The Chat Room 03/17 Denton, TX @ House Party 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase 10:15 PM)
PYGMY LUSH 03/19 Austin, TX @ The Music Gym (SXSW Exotic Fever showcase) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Club 1808 (SXSW party w/ no age, mika miko, abe vigota) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Lovitt Records showcase)
REIGNING SOUND 03/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (w/ Davila 666) 03/08 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's (w/ Davila 666) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase)
RESTIFORM BODIESON TOUR WITH EGADZ 02/25 Santa Fe, NM @ Warehouse 21 02/27 Winterhaven, CA @ Open Aired 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Access Music (In-store 3:00 PM) 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Kava Lounge 03/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Low End Theory @ The Airliner 03/05 San Francisco, CA @ Underground SF 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 9:50 PM)
RIO EN MEDIO 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock 03/06 Joshua Tree, CA @ Pappy and Harriets
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS ON TOUR WITH BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW 05/20 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 05/21 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon 05/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club 05/25 Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch Festival (no BMSR) 5/26 Portland, OR @ Holocene 05/28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 05/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour 05/30 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar 05/31 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 06/02 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk 06/03 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s 06/04 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz 06/05 Nashville, TN @ Exit 06/06 Columbus, OH @ Skullys Music Diner 06/12 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
SECRET CHIEFS 03/10 Oakland, CA @ Yoshi's (playing Masada) 03/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool and Saul Williams) 03/14 Denver, CO @ Fillmore (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Yard Dogs, Saul Williams) 03/16 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/17 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Myth (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/21 Chicago, IL @ Riviera (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/22 Cleveland, OH @ Agora (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/24 Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams) 03/26 Boston, MA @ House of Blues (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death) 03/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory(The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death) 03/28 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death)
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB 04/11 Hannover, DE Glocksee 04/12 Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg 04/14 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang 04/15 Nljmegen, NL @ Merleyn 04/16 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 04/17 Diksmuide, BE @ 4AD 04/18 Middelburg, NL @ De Spot 04/19 Köln, DE @ MTC 04/21 Brussels, BE @ AB Club 04/22 Paris, FR @ L'International 04/23 St Gallen, CH @ Grabenhalle 04/24 Winterhur, CH @ Kraftfeld 04/25 Innsbruck, AU @ Treibhaus 04/26 Vienna, AU @ Arena 04/28 Marburg, DE @ Trauma 04/29 Bielefeld, DE @ Forum 04/30 Deventer, NL @ Burgerweeshuis (Queens Birthday Garden Party) 05/01 Tilburg, NL @ 013 05/02 Groningen, NL @ Oosterpoort/RnB Night
SONIC YOUTH 04/22 Krems, AUT @ Austria Donau Festival 04/23 Munich, DEU @ Haus der Kunst 04/24 Dusseldorf, DEU @ 3001 05/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (No Fun Festival)
STARKEY 03/6 Sydney, AUS @ Phoenix Bar 03/7 Brisbane, AUS @ Bar Soma 03/11 Auckland, NZ @ Double Happy 03/12 Perth, AUS @ Ambar Nightclub 03/13 Adelaide, AUS @ Higher Ground 03/14 Melbourne, AUS @ Heavy Innit! @ The Laundry 04/03 London, UK @ Corsica Studios (Planet Mu Party w/ VSnares, Joker, Gemmy, Raffertie, Muziq, Ikonika) 04/04 Bristol, UK @ Ruffnek Diskotek 04/11 Portland, OR @ Branx (CD Release Party) 04/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Dubology @ Liquid Charm 05/04 Philadelphia, PA @ L.A.C.E (UArts Electronic Music Ensemble) Spring Concert @ The Terra Bldg 05/09 Denver, CO @ Beta 05/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Inciting Broketronica 3 Year Anniversary party THE STRANGE BOYS 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW show 11:00 PM)
MARK SULTANON TOUR WITH KING KHAN & THE SHRINES 03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 03/12 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel 03/13 Nashville, TN @ Exit In 03/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 03/15 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 03/16 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft 03/17 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol 03/19 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Sub Pop showcase 12:30 AM)
THEMSELVES 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Apple Store (Noise Pop Festival w/ Yoni Wolf 3:00 - 6:00 PM) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 1:00 AM) 04/19 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THUNDERHEIST upcoming release on Big Dada 02/27 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar College 02/28 Vancouver, BC @ Cultural Olympiad 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 11:45 PM)
TRICLOPS! 03/14 San Francisco, CA @ El Rio 03/27 Bakersfield, CA @ Sandrini's 03/28 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room (w/ Monotonix, Lumerians) 04/03 Berlin, DE @ Supamoli 04/04 Hamburg, DE @ Blackfleck 04/05 Weikersheim, DE @ W71 04/08 Ljubljana, SVN @ Menza Pri Koritu 04/09 Bologna, IT @ Atlantide 04/14 Lyon, FR @ Le Sonic 04/15 Marseille, FR @ L'embobineuse 04/16 Barcelona, ESP @ Club del Ritme 04/17 Toulouse, FR @ Pavillon Savage 04/18 Castrop-Rauxel, DE @ Bahina de Cochinos 04/20 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang 04/21 Marburg, DE @ Cafe Trauma
TYVEK - upcoming on Slitbreeze 02/25 Davis, CA UC @ Davis 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Noise Pop Festival) 02/27 Sacramento, CA Luigi's @ Fun Garden 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant 03/01 Los Angeles, CA @ Part Time Punk @ The Echo 03/02 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 03/04 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern 03/05 Norman, OK @ Opolis 03/19 Austin, TX @ Emo's (SXSW Panache showcase 11:10 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge SXSW Slitbreeze showcase 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland SXSW X! Records/Sweet Rot Records Showcase 03/22 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves 03/23 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/24 Memphis, TN @ Young Ave. Deli (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/25 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/27 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/28 Washington, DC @ Rock And Roll Hotel (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/30 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs (w/Asobi Seksu) 04/02 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/Asobi Seksu)
U.S. CHRISTMAS 02/28 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, Kylesa, Mastodon) 03/6 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway 03/13 Marion, NC @ MACA 04/25 Tilburg NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
U.S. GIRLS ON TOUR WITH AIDS WOLF 03/08 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab 03/09 Providence, RI @ NY @ Bard College 03/13 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 03/14 Chicago, IL @ Co-Prosperity Sphere 03/15 Iowa City, IA @ Public Space 1 03/16 Lafayette, IN @ Scagnoli's Cajun and BBQ 03/17 Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of Vapors Festival (Panache Showcase w/ Monotonix, Fiasco) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase 11:45 PM)
VETIVER 02/25 Manchester, UK @ Dulcimer 02/26 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo 02/28 London, UK @ Cecil Sharp House 03/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/11 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 03/12 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle 03/13 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox 03/14 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor 03/15 Birmingham, AL @ BottleTree 03/16 Knoxville, TN @ The Square Room 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside (SXSW Leafy Green Showcase10:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Radio Room Patio (SXSW Sub Pop showcase 11:00 PM) 03/22 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/23 St Augustine Beach, FL @ Cafe Eleven (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (w/ Larkin Grimm) 04/07 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place Outside Patio 04/8 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 04/9 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 04/10 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 04/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified 04/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center for Arts 04/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center for Arts 04/14 Visalia, CA The @ Cellar Door 04/15 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts (w/ Fleet Foxes) 04/16 Arcata, CA The Depot @ HSU 04/17 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 04/18 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe 04/19 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore 05/01 Winston-Salem, NC @ The Werehouse 05/02 Arlington, VA @ IOTA (w/ Vetiver) 05/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Vetiver) 05/04 Peterborough, NH @ The Glass Musuem (w/ Vetiver) 05/05 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House (w/ Vetiver) 05/06 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry (w/ Vetiver) 05/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Vetiver) 05/08 Richmond, VA @ Camel Club 05/10 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vetiver) 05/11 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grille (w/ Vetiver) 05/12 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie (w/ Vetiver) 05/13 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Vetiver) 05/14 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Vetiver) 05/15 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Vetiver) 05/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Vetiver) 05/17 Pittsfield, MA @ Copperworks (w/ Vetiver)
VIVIAN GIRLS 03/19 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 3:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Aces Lounge (SXSW Rob da Bank Showcase 9:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red showcase) 04/02 New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/03 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/04 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/05 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/06 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/07 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/08 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/09 Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/10 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/11 Dallas, TX @ Hailey’s (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/14 Tucson, AZ Plush (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/15 San Diego, CA Casbah (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/19 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THE WEEK THAT WAS 03/07 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 03/09 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 03/12 Toronto, ON @ The Gladstone Hotel (Canadian Music Week) 03/14 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club (Canadian Music Week) 03/15 Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop 03/18 Austin, TX @ Friends (SXSW show 8:00 PM)
TONY JOE WHITE 03/18 Austin, TX @ The Parish (SXSW show 12:00 AM) 04/7 Belgrave, AUS @ Ruby's 04/8 Melbourne, AUS @ Toff In Town 04/9 Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel 04/10 Tallarook, AUS @ Boogie 04/12 Byron Bay, AUS @ East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 04/13 Byron Bay, AUS @ East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 04/15 Sydney, AUS @ The Basement 04/17 Sydney, AUS @ Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL 04/18 Perth, AUS @ West Coast Blues & Roots Festival 04/19 Adelaide, AUS @ The Gov 04/22 Auckland, NZ @ The Powerstation 04/23 Hamilton, NZ @ Clarence Street Theatre 04/24 Napier, NZ @ Municipal Theatre 04/25 Wellington, NZ @ The Front Room
WHY? 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Apple Store (Noise Pop Festival Yoni Wolf solo w/ Themselves 3:00 - 6:00 PM) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 11:30 PM)
DEVON WILLIAMS 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ Independent (Noise Pop Festival w/ AC Newman)
WOODBOX GANG 02/27 Charleston, IL @ The Uptowner 02/28 Springfield, IL @ Marley's 03/06 Creve Coeur, IL @ B's 03/13 Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge 03/27 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9 03/28 Bloomington, IL @ Coconut Louie's 04/03 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Music Joint 04/04 Charleston, IL @ The Uptowner 04/24 Springfield, IL @ Marley's 05/09 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
ZENI GEVA 04/08 Vienna, AU @ Fluc Wanne 04/09 Ljubljana, SVN @ Menza Pri Koritu 04/10 Zagreb, HRV @ Teater & TD 04/11 Graz, AU @ Forum Stadtpark 04/14 Torino, IT @ United Club 04/16 Bern, CH @ Reitschule 04/18 Paris, FR @ Instants Chavires 04/21 Rotterdam, NL @ Worm 04/24 St. Petersburg, RU @ Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Roadburn Festival)
ZOMES 02/28 Bristol, UK @ Cube Microplex Cinema 03/02 Dalston, UK @ London Cafe Oto 03/03 Leeds, UK @ The Pack Horse 03/04 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ Bridge Hotel 03/05 Glasgow, UK @ The 13th Note 03/06 Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK @ Alexandra Vaults 03/07 Nottingham, UK @ The Art Organisation
One might think that after twenty-one studio albums and XXXX amount of years in music biz the Sparks' engine of creativity would've long since petered out. Nope, the Mael bros are chugging ever so forward in 2009. Case-in-point this new video for 'Lighten Up, Morrissey' from the Exotic Creatures of the Deep album released last year.
Themselves return after a six year hiatus with new mixtape, album, festival stops and more.
Themselves: Themselves, the Bay area duo of DoseOne and Jel (both also key members of the group Subtle), have returned from a six year hiatus with a flurry of activities and releases planned for 2009. It's no mistake that this resurrection comes hot on the heels of the Anticon label's tenth anniversary Themselves have long been one of the label's flagship groups.
First up for Themselves is a trio of festival appearances, starting with Noise Pop in San Francisco next week, then SXSW in March, and Coachella in April. In early March, theFREEhoudini mixtape will drop in various places around the internets, featuring a dizzying array of guests, including Slug, Aesop Rock, Busdriver, Why?, Buck 65, Passage, DJ Baku, Alias, Pedestrian, Sole, Serengeti, D Styles and The Lionesque. As DoseOne put it, "TheFREEhoudini is an inspired Themselves rendition of the classic mixtape medium, housing a medley of original music, it features every rapper we have ever shared a cause with in the past decade. It is also a gift, for these curious times in the consumption of music."
In August 2009 Themselves will drop its third official full-length album, CrownsDown which Dose refers to as such - "CrownsDown is our statue - to rap as it reered us - and the arch and arrow, of what it is to be us, in a decade of music made and the temperature of these two thousands."
It's also worth pointing out that theFREEhoudini mixtape and CrownsDown will be the 19th and 20th releases of DoseOne's career, respectively.
THEMSELVES Live: 02/28 San Francisco, CA The Apple Store - (Terrorbird / XLR8R Noise Pop Day Party) 03/18 - 03/21 Austin, TX SXSW 04/19 Indio, CA CoachellaThemselves
theFREEhoudini (Anticon) Dropping March, 2009 Featuring: Aesop Rock, WHY?, BUSDRIVER, DJ Baku, BUCK 65, ALIAS, D STYLES, SOLE, Serengeti, Pedestrian, SLUG, PASSAGE, The Lionesque
After the remarkable efforts of Gulag Orkestar and The Flying Club Cup, Zach Condon's offbeat hybridization of traditional Eastern European motifs and Western indie pop reached a glorious pinnacle. But where take things from there? Rather than resting on his laurels, the 23-year-old Santa Fe native packed his bags, hopped on a plane to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, and began recording a selection of new material with local 19-piece collective the Jimenez Band. Aided by a translator to help communicate their compositional ideas, Condon and his cohorts worked tirelessly on March of the Zapotec, a slew of songs in the small weaver village of Teotitlan del Valle during the spring of 2008.
Condon's self-confessed Francophile leanings still run strong, particularly in his Jacques Brel-meets-Serge Gainsbourg vocal delivery, and Balkan folk patterns continue to remain at the core of his musical references. Yet his flourishing interest in Mexican wedding and funeral music, highlighted by the animated huffs and puffs of a "barely rehearsed" brass band, inevitably takes these recordings somewhere different. March of the Zapotec is the sound of a musician continuing to evolve and, most importantly, allowing himself to be persuaded by his inspirations without losing sight of his own creative personality. Like many young, culture-hungry travelers, Condon seems to be embracing as much as possible, re-shaping his interior musical landscape as he continues to learn the tricks of the trade from masters and street performers in various parts of the world.
Just as Mexican funerals are known not only for reflection and mourning but also for the celebration of life, the six songs that comprise March of the Zapotec sound as joyous as they do melancholy. The jolly three-step-waltz of "La Llorona" and "The Shrew" wouldn't sound out of place on a soundtrack to Emir Kusturica's dark and memorably shambolic wedding scene in the film Black Cat, White Cat. "The Akara" is similarly expressive, introduced by a bold but despondent trumpet fanfare that slips into a lively melody as Condon sings through his malaise, "so long, my fate has changed, it's hindering."
But March of the Zapotec is just one half of this intriguing and disparate 2xEP. The second is very different, and closer in sound to Condon's pre-Beirut bedroom recordings, when he went under the alias Realpeople. Having spent years making electronic music as a teenager before focusing on the elaborate acoustic inventions he is now known for as Beirut, it seems only natural for Condon's older methods to finally see the light of day. Although he has more than proved his mettle as a masterful, highly visionary musician, it will perhaps be a relief to fans of Beirut that Holland does not feel out of place beside the material that initially drew Condon to popular attention. It is after all, an extension of an already strong musical direction or, in his words, "different aspects of my personality."
These five songs, mostly recorded alone, begin with the lyrically superb "My Night With the Prostitute From Marseille" and take more than a few notes from the Magnetic Fields and, perhaps a little surprisingly, Boards of Canada. "Venice", with its dreamily atmospheric intro, which gracefully crackles in the background like old letters burning on a fire, is a fine example of Condon's apparent knack for constructing a home-- whether permanent or temporary-- on a wide range of melodic turf.
As a concept, this EP could be seen as rather puzzling with its marrying of such stylistically different material. However, listening to the two discs back to back allows insight into the development of Condon's burgeoning ideas. Rather than re-tracing the path that made him popular, he has hacked into the wilderness of his new inspirations, no matter how divergent, and emerged triumphant. As another of his favorite French luminaries, Jean-Luc Godard, once famously said: "It's not where you take things from, it's where you take them to."
- Mia Clarke, February 20, 2009
Favorable review by Dusted: Artist: Beirut Album: March of The Zapotec and Realpeople Holland Label: Pompeii Records Review date: Feb. 16, 2009
Zach Condon is one of those people who draw a lot of inspiration from the places they visit. His much-adored debut Gulag Orkestar was ostensibly an homage to Balkan folk music (although it also reflected other European orchestral and big band influences). His second full-length, The Flying Club Cup, was his western Europe album, a gloss on the catalogs of Jacques Brel or Charles Aznavour.
After he released The Flying Club Cup, Condon announced that he was taking a break from Beirut, citing difficulties from his constant touring schedule. Now, just a year later, Beirut is back and apparently refreshed. Condon’s released a new EP of Beirut material and an EP of songs from Realpeople, the synthpop band that, before Beirut, was Condon’s primary outlet.
March of the Zapotec bills itself as “new recordings from the state of Oaxaca,” and the album was inspired by a trip that Condon and some friends took to the town of Teotitlan del Valle, just outside of Oaxaca. The EP contains one field recording of a band playing in El Zocolo Plaza, and a local ground called Band Jimenez makes a contribution on several tracks. Condon wrote the songs, inspired by what he heard in Oaxaca, and recorded them either in Teotitlan del Valle or back home in Brooklyn.
Going back to his first album, Condon has often had more success as an individual songwriter than he has putting together a full album’s worth of material. In part, this is because his work claims inspiration from a specific place but almost necessarily romanticizes it and elides the more unpleasant aspects. The Flying Club Cup, for instance, evoked an imagined France of 75 years ago, in which all the people are roguish sophisticates who listen to only the best music. This idea inspired very good individual pop songs but it’s difficult for a contemporary songwriter to work in this style without a lot of it sounding the same, or without the conceit wearing thin.
It’s an easier thing to pull off during the course of a 15-minute EP, however, and the songs on March of the Zapotec have a looser, more experimental feel. Some, like “La Llorana” and “The Akara” are divided into several movements, such that part of the song may be the work of Band Jimenez while another part may be Condon recording at home in Brooklyn. Other songs are entirely instrumental. None of them are likely to go into heavy rotation, but they do show Condon expanding his band’s creative reach.
The second EP, Holland could not be more different, at least in terms of its backstory. Realpeople was a bedroom recording project that Condon worked on before starting Beirut. He has already released some of this material; “My Night With the Prostitute From Marseilles,” a song not as risqué as that title would lead you to believe, was part of a charitable compilation last year, and “Venice” was on a compilation given to subscribers to The Believer. Those are probably the two strongest songs, each reminiscent of early Magnetic Fields albums. The rest of the songs are enjoyable, although perhaps because this is a side project, they have an unfinished quality to them that sounds like it was purposeful: the last song, “No Dice” is just a repetition of a few simple hooks. “The Concubine,” with its accordion and trumpet, seems like a draft of a Beirut song left unfinished.
The two EPs here may be just a palette cleanser, or a chance for Condon to try out some new material after a hiatus. March of the Zapotec and Holland won’t get people as stirred up as Gulag Orkestar but they do suggest some interesting new directions.
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW 03/19 Austin, TX @ Habana Bar (SXSW Hometapes/Leaf showcase 8:00 PM)
A STORM OF LIGHT 02/28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ Neurosis, Kylesa, U.S. Christmas, Mastodon) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKIMBO 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKRON/FAMILY 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/07 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/08 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Club Aruba Neon Reverb Fest 03/17 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 03/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk Patio (SXSW Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans showcase 11:35 PM) 03/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Larkin Grimm)
ANATHALLO 02/20 Naperville, IL @ The Union @ North Central College 02/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 02/28 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/01 Montreal, QC @ La Divan Orange (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/03 Boston, MA @ Middle East (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/04 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/06 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/07 Carrborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/08 West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/11 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/12 Nashville, TN @ Exit In (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/13 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/14 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (w/ Sam Amidon)
ASVA 04/24 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Roadburn Festival) BEIRUT 02/19 Mexico City, MEX @ Lunaria Auditoria 02/20 Mexico City, MEX @ Lunaria Auditoria 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival) 05/03 Hamburg, DEU @ Fabrik 05/05 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 05/06 Brussels, BEL @ Cirque Royal 05/08 London, UK @ Forum 05/09 Minehead, UK @ Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties The Fans Strike Back) 05/12 Paris, FR @ Bataclan
BLACK LIPS 02/19 Brighton, UK @ Audio 02/26 Birmingham, UK @ Bottletree 02/27 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 03/04 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 03/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 03/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/07 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 03/09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 03/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/12 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 03/13 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 03/14 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium 03/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom 03/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 03/17 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 03/19 Austin, TX @ Cedar Street Courtyard (SXSW show 11:30 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo's Main Room (SXSW show) 03/18 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 03/23 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 03/25 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder 03/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 03/27 Miami, FL @ Churchill's 03/28 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds 03/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 03/30 Orlando, FL @ The Social
BLOWFLY 03/06 Miami, FL @ PS14 (Blowfly's 70th Birthday Show) 03/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 04/09 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf 04/10 Austin, TX @ Emo's 04/11 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom 04/12 Houston, TX @ Continental Club 05/01 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Art Theater 05/02 San Diego, CA @ Radio Room
THE BUG 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THE BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS 02/26 Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough 02/28 Citrus Heights, CA @ Ugly's Tequila Bar
CAUSE CO-MOTION 03/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island (ALL AGES) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase) 04/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn
CHAP 03/12 Lexington, KY @ University of Kentucky 03/13 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig (w/ Nomo) 03/14 Hamtramck, MI @ THC 03/15 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's (w/ Nomo) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 12:00 AM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Ghostly/Full Time Hobby/Mojo showcase) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 2:00 PM) 03/24 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum 03/26 Poughkeepsie , NY @ Vassar College 03/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo 03/28 New York, NY @ Cake Shop CLIPD BEAKS 03/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell 03/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 03/18 El Paso, TX @ Black Market 03/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Panache showcase)
COLOSSAL YES 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ Thao Nyguen, David Dondero, Sean Smith)
CROSS STITCHED EYES - upcoming on Alternative Tentacles 03/26 Mülheim, DE @ AZ 03/27 Utrecht, NL @ ACU 03/28 Liege, BE @ Carlo Levi 03/29 Bristol, UK @ The Croft 03/31 Bradford, UK @ 1 In 12 Club 04/02 London, UK @ The Grosvenor 04/04 Dijon, FR @ Les Tanneries 04/07 Chemnitz, DE @ Crasspub 04/08 Berlin, DE @ KÖPI 04/09 Leipzig, DE @ Zoro 04/10 Hamburg, DE @ Stortebeker 04/11 Bremen, DE @ Bob Festival (w/ Restarts, Citizen Fish)
CRYSTAL STILTS 02/20 Belfast, UK @ Laverys Bunker 02/21 Glasgow, UK @ Captains Rest 02/22 Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s 02/24 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social 02/25 Nottingham, UK @ Chameleon 02/26 London, UK @ Bardens Boudoir (w/ Wavves) 02/27 Utrecht, NL @ Db’s Studio 02/28 Hamburg, DE @ Molotow 03/01 Munster, DE @ Gleis 22 03/02 Heidelburg, DE @ Karlstorbahnhof 03/04 Malmo, SW @ Debaser 03/05 Linkoping, SW @ Herrgarn 03/06 Oslo, NO @ Revolver 03/07 Stockholm, SW @ Strand 03/08 Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen 03/10 Berlin, DE @ Bang Bang Club 03/14 New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Women) 03/15 Washington, DC @ DC9 (w/ Women) 03/16 Lexington, KY @ Al's Bar (w/ Women) 03/17 Jackson, MS @ 121 Milsaps (w/ Women) 03/18 Houston, TX @ Rudyard's (w/ Women) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 1:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Red 7 Patio (SXSW Heeb Magazine/Other Music showcase 10:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ End Of Ear (SXSW in-store 2:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase 1:00 AM)
DASH RIP ROCK 02/19 Tupelo, MS @ Boney's 02/20 Nashville, TN @ The End 02/21 St Louis, MO @ The Broadway Oyster Bar 02/22 New Orleans, LA @ Carrollton Station 02/27 Shreveport, LA @ The Warehouse 02/28 Monroe, LA @ Sixth Street Bar 03/06 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick Rocks 03/13 New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall 04/10 Fairhope, AL @ The Ravenite 04/11 Ocean Springs, MS @ The Shed 04/17 Abita Springs, LA @ Abita Springs Fireman's Benefit 04/24 New Orleans, LA @ Carrollton Station 04/25 Metairie, LA @ Our Lady of Divine Providence Fair 05/03 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 05/07 Augusta, GA @ Sky City 05/08 Charleston, SC @ Home Team BBQ 05/09 Sullivan Island, SC @ Home Team BBQ 05/10 Raleigh, NC @ Pourhouse Music Hall 05/14 Albany, NY @ Valentines 05/15 New York, NY @ The National Underground 05/16 Brooklyn, NY @ The Trash Bar 05/28 Lake Charles, LA @ L'Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort 06/12 Plainview, KS @ Tina's Bar and Grill 07/05 Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center
THE DEATH SET 02/27 Cholula, MEX @ Anonimo 02/28 Monterrey, MEX @ Garage 03/13 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/14 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/15 Asheville, NC @ Emerald Lounge (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/16 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/17 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/18 New Orleans, LA @ Saturn Bar (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 9:30 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Ballet Austin (SXSW KVRX after show 12:00 AM) 03/21 Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/22 Little Rock, AR @ Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/23 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/24 Chicago, IL @ AV-aerie (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/24 Chicago, IL @ Sonotheque (DJ Set) 03/25 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/26 Madison, WI @ The Rathskeller (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/27 Columbus, OH @ The Summit (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/28 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik) 03/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger House (w/ Team Robespierre, Ninjasonik)
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES 03/18 Austin, TX @ Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW 4AD showcase 10:00 PM) THE DEVIL'S BLOOD 03/06 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Pentagram) 03/07 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar (w/ Pentagram)
DIPLO 03/04 Miami, FL @ LIV Nightclub 03/05 Orlando, FL @ Icon 03/06 Tampa, FL @ Czar 03/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine Expo Center 03/30 Eureka, CA @ Red Fox Tavern 04/09 Denver, CO @ The Church 04/10 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club 04/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel 04/17 Columbus, OH @ Skullys Music Diner 04/18 Cleveland Heights, OH @ B Side Liquor Lounge 04/23 Reno, NV @ 210 North 04/24 San Diego, CA @ Canes 04/25 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre 05/07 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab 05/08 Toronto, ON @ Circa Nightclub 05/09 Chicago, IL @ Smart Bar
DIRTBOMBS 03/06 Hamtramck, MI @ Knights of Columbus 05/01 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
DISASTER STRIKES 03/11 Flagstaff, AZ @ Stab Mountain 03/14 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman Street Project 03/18 Chico, CA @ Monstro's 03/19 Medford, OR @ Musichead Records 03/19 Medford, OR @ Johnny B's 03/22 Bremerton, WA @ AFU (7:00 PM, all ages) 03/27 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe (6:00 PM, all ages) 03/28 Hartford, CT @ The Whitney House 04/04 New York, NY @ ABC No Rio
DROP THE LIME 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 1:00 AM) 04/18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
EAT SKULL 02/27 Portland, OR @ The Know 03/11 Portland, OR @ Kenton club (w/ kurt vile) 03/13 Sacramento, CA @ Luigis Fun Garden 03/14 San Francisco, CA @ Li Po Lounge (w/ Hospitals) 03/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Curio 03/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace (w/ Naked on the Vague, Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, Wavves) 03/19 Austin TX Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase) 03/21 Austin TX Ms. Beas (SXSW Woodsist showcase) 03/23 El Paso, TX @ Blackmarket (w/ Naked on the Vague, Nobunny) 03/25 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (w/ Naked on the Vague) 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Eagle Tavern (w/ Naked on the Vague, Oh Sees) 03/27 Sacramento, CA @ 300 room(w/ Naked on the Vague) 03/31 Portland, OR @ East End (w/ Naked on the Vague)
EFTERKLANG ON TOUR WITH PETER BRODERICK 03/05 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge 03/06 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club 03/07 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 03/08 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill 03/09 Visalia, CA @ Brewery 03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 03/11 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 03/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 03/14 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 03/16 Norman, OK @ Opolis 03/17 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s 03/19 Austin, TX @ Habana Bar (SXSW Hometapes/Leaf showcase 11:00 PM) 03/23 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room (w/ Canon Blue) 03/24 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Canon Blue) 03/25 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Canon Blue) 03/26 Washington, DC @ DC9 03/27 Philadelphia, PA @ The First Unitarian Church 03/28 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 03/30 Boston, MA @ TT the Bears 04/01 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo 04/02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artwork 04/03 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 04/04 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
FINK 03/11 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall 03/12 New York, NY @ City Winery
THE FLAMING STARS 09/10 London, UK @ Flaxon Ptootch JON GINOLI OF PANSY DIVISION BOOK TOUR 03/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Booksmith 03/21 West Hollywood, CA @ Book Soup 03/22 San Diego, CA @ Obelisk Bookstore 03/23 Whittier, CA @ Whittier College (reading, film clips, acoustic set) 03/24 Bakersfield, CA @ Barnes And Noble 03/25 Santa Cruz, CA @ Bookstore Santa Cruz 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Books, Inc. 03/27 San Francisco, CA @ A.T.A. (film screening only) 03/29 Corte Madera, CA @ Book Passage 03/30 Portland, OR @ Powell's Books 03/31 Vancouver, BC @ Little Sister's Bookstore 04/01 Seattle, WA @ Elliott Bay Books 04/02 Missoula, MT @ The Zacc Gallery 04/05 Minneapolis, MN @ The Bryant Lake Bowl Theater (reading, film screening, acoustic set) 04/06 Northfield, MN @ Carleton College 04/07 Chicago, IL @ Homolatte 04/08 Chicago, IL @ Quimby's 04/09 Chicago, IL @ Borders Books (Halsted) 04/10 Cleveland Heights, OH The B-Side (reading, film screening, acoustic set)
MICHAEL GIRA 03/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/06 San, Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (w/Larkin Grimm) 03/08 Los, Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/Larkin Grimm)
GRAILS 02/19 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 02/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 02/22 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
LARKIN GRIMM 02/19 Milwaukee, WI @ Stonefly Brewery 02/20 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 02/22 Fargo, ND @ Aquarium 02/24 Spearfish, SD @ The Hyve 02/25 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 02/28 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 03/03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Michael Gira) 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/ Michael Gira) 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (w/ Michael Gira) 03/07 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 03/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/ Michael Gira) 03/11 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink 03/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified 03/13 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 03/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside (SXSW Leafy Green showcase 9:00 PM) 03/22 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth (w/ Vetiver) 03/23 St Augustine Beach, FL @ Cafe Eleven (w/ Vetiver) 03/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Vetiver) 03/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (w/ Vetiver) 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Akron Family)
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR 04/18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
PEGGYHONEYWELL 02/25 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ Steve Malkmus, Kelley Stoltz)
HUMAN EYE 03/19 Austin, TX @ Headhunters (SXSW Blackout Booking showcase 1:00 AM) JANA HUNTER 03/17 Houston, TX @ Orange Show Center For Visionary Art (w/ Beach House) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Domy Books (SXSW KVRX day show) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW show 8:10 PM)
INDIAN JEWELRY 03/21 Austin, TX @ The Independent (SXSW Load/Dull Knife showcase 12:00 AM)
INTELLIGENCE 03/19 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Panache showcase 10:15 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase)
ESSIE JAIN 02/19 Basel, CH @ Kaserne/Rosstall 02/20 Milan, IT @ Bloom 02/21 Faenza, IT @ Clandestino 02/22 Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv 02/24 Rome, IT @ Init 02/27 Duisburg, DE @ Steinbruch 02/28 Hamburg, DE @ Hassenschaukel 03/01 Berlin, DE @ NBI 03/02 Aalborg, DE @ Skraen 03/03 Copenhagen, DK @ Trinitatis Kirken 03/04 Arhus, DK @ Musikcafeen 03/05 Koln, DE @ Kuen 03/06 Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun 03/07 Brussels, BE @ Maison Des Musiques 03/08 Gent, BE @ Video 03/09 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 03/10 Tilburg, NL @ Cul De Sac JEL 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 8:30 PM)
JUCIFER 02/20 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar 02/21 Austin, TX @ Room 710 02/27 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar 02/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo's Annex (SXSW show 8:00 PM)
KID CONGO POWERS 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Leafy Green showcase 1:00 AM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red showcase)
KYLESA 02/28 Masquerade @ Atlanta, GA 03/13 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 03/14 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway 03/15 Nashville, TN @ The Muse 03/16 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music 03/17 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 03/18 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 03/19 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar 03/20 Austin, TX @ Red 7 (SXSW Tone Deaf Touring Showcase) 03/21 Houston, TX @ Numbers 03/22 New Orleans, LA @ Candle Factory 03/24 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 03/25 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx 03/26 Wilmington, NC @ Lucky’s Pub 03/27 Asheville, NC @ Rocket Club 03/28 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick 04/02 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse 04/04 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s 04/05 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s 04/07 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 04/08 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Ballroom 04/09 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse 04/11 Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert 04/12 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 04/13 Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room 04/14 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre 04/15 Toronto, ON @ Opera House 04/16 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda 04/17 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 04/19 New York, NY @ BB King’s Blues Club 04/21 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s 04/22 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx04/23 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 04/24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
JUAN MACLEAN DJ SETS 02/20 El Paso, TX @ Studio 69 02/27 Hamtramck, MI @ THC 02/28 Houston, TX @ Numbers 03/14 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
MUMLERS 02/20 Sacramento, CA @ Old Ironsides 02/21 Stockton, CA @ Plea For Peace 02/23 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret 02/24 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 02/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 02/27 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s (Noise Pop Festival) 02/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour 03/01 Fullerton, CA @ The Continental Room
MV & EE 02/27 Brooklyn, NY @ The Story 03/28 Plainfield, VT @ Goddard College NAKED ON THE VAGUE 03/19 Austin TX Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase) 03/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace (w/ Eat Skull, Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, Wavves) 03/23 El Paso, TX @ Blackmarket (w/ Eat Skull, Nobunny) 03/25 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar (w/ Eat Skull) 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Eagle Tavern (w/ Eat Skull, Oh Sees) 03/27 Sacramento, CA @ 300 room(w/ Eat Skull) 03/31 Portland, OR @ East End (w/ Eat Skull)
NEUROSIS 02/28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ A Storm Of Light, Kylesa, U.S. Christmas, Mastodon) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
NURSE WITH WOUND 03/14 Mexico City, MEX @ Por Confirmar 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
OM 02/13 Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan (w/ Six Organs Of Admittance) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART 02/11 Chicago, IL @ Schubas 02/12 Toronto, ON @ Neutral 02/13 Montreal, QC @ l Motore 02/14 Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House 02/15 Boston, MA @ Middle East 02/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House 03/14 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 03/15 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 03/16 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 03/18 Austin, TX @ Red 7 (SXSW Terrorbird/Force Field party 12:00 PM) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase 11:00 PM) 04/24 Wallingford, CT @ American Legion All Ages 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts)
PAPERCUTS 02/25 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Cultural Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ The Mountain Goats) 04/24 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Record Release w/Finches & Cryptacize) 05/02 Arlington, VA @ IOTA (w/ Vetiver) 05/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Vetiver) 05/04 Peterborough, NH @ The Glass Musuem (w/ Vetiver) 05/05 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House (w/ Vetiver) 05/06 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry (w/ Vetiver) 05/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Vetiver) 05/10 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vetiver) 05/11 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grille (w/ Vetiver) 05/12 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie (w/ Vetiver) 05/13 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Vetiver) 05/14 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Vetiver) 05/15 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Vetiver) 05/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Vetiver) 05/17 Pittsfield, MA @ Copperworks (w/ Vetiver)
POP LEVI 02/25 San Diego, CA @ The Loft 03/03 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi) 03/05 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi) 03/06 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi)
PORT O' BRIEN 02/27 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Noise Pop Festival) 03/06 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 03/07 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 03/08 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 03/18 Austin, TX @ Buffalo Billiards (SXSW KCRW showcase 10:00 PM)
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT 02/12 Columbus, OH @ Oldfield’s on high 02/14 Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center For The Arts 03/06 Detroit, MI @ MOCAD 03/07 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street 03/13 Columbus, OH @ Carabar 03/14 Knoxville, TN @ Birdhouse 03/15 Memphis, TN @ Buccaneer 03/16 Ft. Worth, TX @ The Chat Room 03/17 Denton, TX @ House Party 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase) PYGMY LUSH 03/19 Austin, TX @ The Music Gym (SXSW Exotic Fever showcase) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Club 1808 (SXSW party w/ no age, mika miko, abe vigota) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Lovitt Records showcase)
REIGNING SOUND 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase)
RESTIFORM BODIESON TOUR WITH EGADZ 02/19 Portland, OR @ Backspace 02/20 Seattle, WA @ Lo-Fi Lounge 02/21 Boise, ID @ The Bouquet 02/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Uprock Records (6:00 PM) 02/23 Fort Collins, CO @ Re-Evolution House Party 02/24 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive 02/25 Santa Fe, NM @ Warehouse 21 02/27 Winterhaven, CA @ Open Aired 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Access Music (In-store 3:00 PM) 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Kava Lounge 03/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Low End Theory @ The Airliner 03/05 San Francisco, CA @ Underground SF 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 9:50 PM)
RIO EN MEDIO 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock 03/06 Joshua Tree, CA @ Pappy and Harriets
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS 02/11 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/12 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/13 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/14 Alfred, NY @ Alfred University Knight Club (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/15 Boston, MA @ The Paradise (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/18 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero (w/Fujiya & Miyagi) 02/19 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (w/Fujiya & Miyagi)
SECRET CHIEFS 03/10 Oakland, CA @ Yoshi's (playing Masada) 03/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool and Saul Williams) 03/14 Denver, CO @ Fillmore (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Yard Dogs, Saul Williams) 03/16 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/17 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Myth (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/21 Chicago, IL @ Riviera (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/22 Cleveland, OH @ Agora (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Devotchka, Saul Williams) 03/24 Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams) 03/26 Boston, MA @ House of Blues (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death) 03/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory(The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death) 03/28 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 (The Oddity Faire w/ Les Claypool, Saul Williams, O'Death)
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB 04/11 Hannover, DE Glocksee 04/12 Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg 04/14 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang 04/15 Nljmegen, NL @ Merleyn 04/16 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 04/17 Diksmuide, BE @ 4AD 04/18 Middelburg, NL @ De Spot 04/19 Köln, DE @ MTC 04/21 Brussels, BE @ AB Club 04/22 Paris, FR @ L'International 04/23 St Gallen, CH @ Grabenhalle 04/24 Winterhur, CH @ Kraftfeld 04/25 Innsbruck, AU @ Treibhaus 04/26 Vienna, AU @ Arena 04/28 Marburg, DE @ Trauma 04/29 Bielefeld, DE @ Forum 04/30 Deventer, NL @ Burgerweeshuis (Queens Birthday Garden Party) 05/01 Tilburg, NL @ 013 05/02 Groningen, NL @ Oosterpoort/RnB Night
SONIC YOUTH 04/22 Krems, AUT @ Austria Donau Festival 04/23 Munich, DEU @ Haus der Kunst 04/24 Dusseldorf, DEU @ 3001 05/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (No Fun Festival)
STARKEY 02/20 New York, NY @ DubWar @ Love 03/6 Sydney, AUS @ Phoenix Bar 03/7 Brisbane, AUS @ Bar Soma 03/11 Auckland, NZ @ Double Happy 03/12 Perth, AUS @ Ambar Nightclub 03/13 Adelaide, AUS @ Higher Ground 03/14 Melbourne, AUS @ Heavy Innit! @ The Laundry 04/03 London, UK @ Corsica Studios (Planet Mu Party w/ VSnares, Joker, Gemmy, Raffertie, Muziq, Ikonika) 04/04 Bristol, UK @ Ruffnek Diskotek 04/11 Portland, OR @ Branx (CD Release Party) 04/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Dubology @ Liquid Charm 05/04 Philadelphia, PA @ L.A.C.E (UArts Electronic Music Ensemble) Spring Concert @ The Terra Bldg 05/09 Denver, CO @ Beta 05/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Inciting Broketronica 3 Year Anniversary party
THE STRANGE BOYS 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red Showcase) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar Backyard (SXSW show 11:00 PM)
MARK SULTANON TOUR WITH KING KHAN & THE SHRINES 03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 03/12 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel 03/13 Nashville, TN @ Exit In 03/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 03/15 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 03/16 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft 03/17 San Antonio, TX @ The Warhol 03/19 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Sub Pop showcase)
THEMSELVES 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Apple Store (Noise Pop Festival w/ Yoni Wolf 3:00 - 6:00 PM) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 1:00 AM) 04/19 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THUNDERHEIST upcoming release on Big Dada 02/27 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar College 02/28 Vancouver, BC @ Cultural Olympiad 03/19 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar (SXSW IHEARTCOMIX showcase 11:45 PM)
TRICLOPS! 03/28 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room (w/ Monotonix, Lumerians)
TYVEK - upcoming on Slitbreeze 02/21 Vancouver, BC @ Peanut Gallery 02/22 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse 02/24 Portland, OR @ Slabtown 02/25 Davis, CA UC @ Davis 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (Noise Pop Festival) 02/27 Sacramento, CA Luigi's @ Fun Garden 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant 03/01 Los Angeles, CA @ Part Time Punk @ The Echo 03/02 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 03/04 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern 03/05 Norman, OK @ Opolis 03/19 Austin, TX @ Emo's (SXSW Panache showcase 11:10 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge SXSW Slitbreeze showcase 03/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland SXSW X! Records/Sweet Rot Records Showcase 03/22 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves 03/23 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/24 Memphis, TN @ Young Ave. Deli (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/25 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/27 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/28 Washington, DC @ Rock And Roll Hotel (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/Asobi Seksu) 03/30 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs (w/Asobi Seksu) 04/02 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/Asobi Seksu)
U.S. CHRISTMAS 02/28 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, Kylesa, Mastodon) 03/6 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway 03/13 Marion, NC @ MACA 04/25 Tilburg NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
U.S. GIRLS ON TOUR WITH AIDS WOLF 03/08 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab 03/09 Providence, RI @ NY @ Bard College 03/13 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 03/14 Chicago, IL @ Co-Prosperity Sphere 03/15 Iowa City, IA @ Public Space 1 03/16 Lafayette, IN @ Scagnoli's Cajun and BBQ 03/17 Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of Vapors Festival (Panache Showcase w/ Monotonix, Fiasco) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Soho Lounge (SXSW Siltbreeze showcase)
VETIVER 02/19 Paris, FR @ La Maronquinerie Le Nuit Alligators Festival 02/21 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix 02/22 Brussels, BEL @ Botanique 02/23 Gent, BEL @ Vorruit 02/24 London, UK @ Roundhouse (w/ Fleet Foxes) 02/25 Manchester, UK @ Dulcimer 02/26 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo 02/28 London, UK @ Cecil Sharp House 03/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/11 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 03/12 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle 03/13 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox 03/14 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor 03/15 Birmingham, AL @ BottleTree 03/16 Knoxville, TN @ The Square Room 03/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside (SXSW Leafy Green Showcase10:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Radio Room Patio (SXSW Sub Pop showcase) 03/22 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/23 St Augustine Beach, FL @ Cafe Eleven (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/24 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Larkin Grimm) 03/25 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall (w/ Larkin Grimm) 04/07 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place Outside Patio 04/8 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 04/9 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 04/10 Tucson, AZ @ Plush 04/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified 04/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center for Arts 04/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Eagle Rock Center for Arts 04/14 Visalia, CA The @ Cellar Door 04/15 San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts (w/ Fleet Foxes) 04/16 Arcata, CA The Depot @ HSU 04/17 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 04/18 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe 04/19 Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore 05/01 Winston-Salem, NC @ The Werehouse 05/02 Arlington, VA @ IOTA (w/ Vetiver) 05/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Vetiver) 05/04 Peterborough, NH @ The Glass Musuem (w/ Vetiver) 05/05 Winooski, VT @ Monkey House (w/ Vetiver) 05/06 Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry (w/ Vetiver) 05/07 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Vetiver) 05/08 Richmond, VA @ Camel Club 05/10 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Vetiver) 05/11 Athens, OH @ Union Bar & Grille (w/ Vetiver) 05/12 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie (w/ Vetiver) 05/13 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room (w/ Vetiver) 05/14 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Vetiver) 05/15 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Vetiver) 05/16 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (w/ Vetiver) 05/17 Pittsfield, MA @ Copperworks (w/ Vetiver)
VIVIAN GIRLS 02/19 New York, NY @ The Apollo Theater (w/ M. Ward) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store 3:00 PM) 03/19 Austin, TX @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop (SXSW Great Escape Festival) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Beerland (SXSW In The Red showcase) 04/02 New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/03 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/04 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/05 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/06 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/07 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/08 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/09 Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/10 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/11 Dallas, TX @ Hailey’s (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/14 Tucson, AZ Plush (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/15 San Diego, CA Casbah (w/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) 04/19 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THE WEEK THAT WAS 03/07 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 03/09 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 03/15 Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop 03/18 Austin, TX @ Friends (SXSW show 8:00 PM) WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH 03/18 Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn (SXSW show 11:00 PM)
TONY JOE WHITE 3/18 Austin, TX @ The Parish (SXSW show 12:00 AM)
WHY? 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ The Apple Store (Noise Pop Festival Yoni Wolf solo w/ Themselves 3:00 - 6:00 PM) 03/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Anticon showcase 11:30 PM)
DEVON WILLIAMS 02/28 San Francisco, CA @ Independent (Noise Pop Festival w/ AC Newman)
WOODBOX GANG 02/20 Murfreesboro, TN @ Wall Street 02/21 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9 02/27 Charleston, IL @ The Uptowner 02/28 Springfield, IL @ Marley's 03/06 Creve Coeur, IL @ B's 03/13 Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge 03/27 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9 03/28 Bloomington, IL @ Coconut Louie's 04/03 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Music Joint 04/04 Charleston, IL @ The Uptowner 04/24 Springfield, IL @ Marley's 05/09 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
ZENI GEVA 04/08 Vienna, AU @ Fluc Wanne 04/09 Ljubljana, SVN @ Menza Pri Koritu 04/10 Zagreb, HRV @ Teater & TD 04/11 Graz, AU @ Forum Stadtpark 04/14 Torino, IT @ United Club 04/16 Bern, CH @ Reitschule 04/18 Paris, FR @ Instants Chavires 04/21 Rotterdam, NL @ Worm 04/24 St. Petersburg, RU @ Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Roadburn Festival)
ZOMES 02/28 Bristol, UK @ Cube Microplex Cinema 03/02 Dalston, UK @ London Cafe Oto 03/03 Leeds, UK @ The Pack Horse 03/04 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ Bridge Hotel 03/05 Glasgow, UK @ The 13th Note 03/06 Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK @ Alexandra Vaults 03/07 Nottingham, UK @ The Art Organisation
The DVD release of the documentary Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band will be released on Alternative Tentacles at the end of Marc. Undeniably one of the most gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered queercore before others had the confidence to come out of the closet. This humorous and fast-paced yet intimate portrait of the band features newly shot footage and archival footage spanning 15 years.
In conjunction with the movie founding member Jon Ginoli has written a book entitled Deflowered which highlights his experiences in the band. Ginoli will embark on a national book tour this Spring.
03/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Booksmith 03/21 West Hollywood, CA @ Book Soup 03/22 San Diego, CA @ Obelisk Bookstore 03/23 Whittier, CA @ Whittier College (reading, film clips, acoustic set) 03/24 Bakersfield, CA @ Barnes And Noble 03/25 Santa Cruz, CA @ Bookstore Santa Cruz 03/26 San Francisco, CA @ Books, Inc. 03/27 San Francisco, CA @ A.T.A. (film screening only) 03/29 Corte Madera, CA @ Book Passage 03/30 Portland, OR @ Powell's Books 03/31 Vancouver, BC @ Little Sister's Bookstore 04/01 Seattle, WA @ Elliott Bay Books 04/02 Missoula, MT @ The Zacc Gallery 04/05 Minneapolis, MN @ The Bryant Lake Bowl Theater (reading, film screening, acoustic set) 04/06 Northfield, MN @ Carleton College 04/07 Chicago, IL @ Homolatte 04/08 Chicago, IL @ Quimby's 04/09 Chicago, IL @ Borders Books (Halsted) 04/10 Cleveland Heights, OH The B-Side (reading, film screening, acoustic set)
The LP opens with a punch drunk rock epic that feels as fresh and ageless as the greatest Flower Travellin’ Band sides. A schizophrenic Mise-en-scène keeps you in swathed surprise for all of a rolling quarter hour. A primary set up of guitar, drums and bass play through and off each other with blissful psych surf-rock shapes. This is exciting instrumental rock that quakes the feeble ‘lounge’ musak of so many post-rock protagonists. Glorious arcs of guitar that wouldn’t feel out of place on an LSD March or Bardo Pond (circa Lapsed) jam abound with tireless creativity. Some of the sickest bass formations are driven by the fingers of Evan Sobel, without feeling trite or glam. The sun-drenched energy and unabashed bravado of this group’s sound has me on my knees, praying for summer evenings and crates of ice-pearled beer.
The pace dissolves to an ambient tremble as you feel a sense of relief after the chaotic primary chunk of sound. Eventually flange guitar sounds echo and search your psyche with drifting moments in a fade-out - always hoped for but never quite realized in some of the greatest psych outings of the late 60’s. This is continued into the third movement, and then tranced upwards with a classic pounding drumbeat under bird-like guitar and liquid bass. Some incredibly contorted squeals are heaped upon a relentless percussion. Then all explodes into a head swaying bliss-out that tumbles with a damn groovy bass line and heart wrenching lead that will have you punching the fuck out of the air!
The final track is drenched in slides of experiment feeling like a lost Ghost classic. Reverb drenched hypnotica is jumpstarted after a few minutes with another killer riff that demands body spasms. The ability to shift so comfortably through various styles and tempos, gives this band the right to embrace and deliver post-rock as a term to be proud of. 8/10 -- Peter Taylor (12 February, 2009)
The Qemists give some insight into their drum’n’bass/rock/Grime hybrid sound in this four minute documentary. Their eagerly anticipated debut albumJoin The Q (CD and quadruple vinyl) will be released domestically in April on Ninja Tune. The 12" single "Dem Nah Like Me" featuring the vocal talents of the one and only Wiley can currently be found at all finer record stores.
A STORM OF LIGHT 02/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Europa 02/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 02/17 Boston, MA The @ Church 02/28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest w/ Neurosis, Kylesa, U.S. Christmas, Mastodon) 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKIMBO 04/25 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Beyond The Pale @ Roadburn Festival)
AKRON/FAMILY 03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/07 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/08 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 03/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater 03/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Club Aruba Neon Reverb Fest 03/17 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 03/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool 03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ Larkin Grimm)
ANATHALLO 02/20 Naperville, IL @ The Union @ North Central College 02/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 02/28 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/01 Montreal, QC @ La Divan Orange (w/ Ribbons Of Song) 03/03 Boston, MA @ Middle East (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/04 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/06 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/07 Carrborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/08 West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/11 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/12 Nashville, TN @ Exit In (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/13 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's (w/ Sam Amidon) 03/14 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (w/ Sam Amidon)
MATTEAH BAIM ON TOUR WITH ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS 02/12 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre 02/13 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre 02/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre
BEIRUT 02/19 Mexico City, MEX @ Lunaria Auditoria 02/20 Mexico City, MEX @ Lunaria Auditoria 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival) 05/03 Hamburg, DEU @ Fabrik 05/05 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 05/06 Brussels, BEL @ Cirque Royal 05/08 London, UK @ Forum 05/09 Minehead, UK @ Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties The Fans Strike Back) 05/12 Paris, FR @ Bataclan
BLACK LIPS 02/15 London, UK @ Islinton Academy (NME Awards w/ Vivian Girls) 02/16 Bristol, UK @ Fleece N Firkin 02/17 Glasgow, UK @ ABC 2 02/18 Manchester, UK @ Institute 02/19 Brighton, UK @ Audio 02/26 Birmingham, UK @ Bottletree 02/27 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 03/04 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle 03/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 03/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 03/07 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 03/09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 03/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 03/12 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 03/13 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 03/14 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium 03/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom 03/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 03/17 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room 03/18 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 03/23 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 03/25 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder 03/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 03/27 Miami, FL @ Churchill's 03/28 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds 03/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 03/30 Orlando, FL @ The Social
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH 02/11 Farmington, NM @ Gator’s 02/12 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 02/13 San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
BLOWFLY 03/06 Miami, FL @ PS14 (Blowfly's 70th Birthday Show) 03/14 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class 04/09 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silver Leaf 04/10 Austin, TX @ Emo's 04/11 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom 04/12 Houston, TX @ Continental Club 05/01 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Art Theater 05/02 San Diego, CA @ Radio Room
THE BUG 04/17 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Club (Coachella Music & Arts Festival)
THE BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS 02/17 Fairfax, CA @ Peri's Silver Dollar 02/26 Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough 02/28 Citrus Heights, CA @ Ugly's Tequila Bar
CAUSE CO-MOTION 02/12 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 03/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island (ALL AGES) 03/20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr. (SXSW Slumberland/Cake Shop showcase) 04/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn CHAP 03/12 Lexington, KY @ University of Kentucky 03/13 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig (w/ Nomo) 03/14 Hamtramck, MI @ THC 03/15 Chicago, IL @ Schuba's w/ Nomo 03/20 Austin, TX @ Radio Room (SXSW Ghostly/Full Time Hobby/Mojo showcase) 03/21 Austin, TX @ Urban Outfitters (SXSW in-store) 03/24 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum 03/26 Poughkeepsie , NY @ Vassar College 03/27 Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo 03/28 New York, NY @ Cake Shop
CLIPD BEAKS 03/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell 03/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 03/18 El Paso, TX @ Black Market 03/19 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (SXSW Panache showcase)
COLOSSAL YES 02/26 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall (Noise Pop Festival w/ Thao Nyguen)
CROSS STITCHED EYES - upcoming on Alternative Tentacles 03/26 Mülheim, DE @ AZ 03/27 Utrecht, NL @ ACU 03/28 Liege, BE @ Carlo Levi 03/29 Bristol, UK @ The Croft 03/31 Bradford, UK @ 1 In 12 Club 04/02 London, UK @ The Grosvenor 04/04 Dijon, FR @ Les Tanneries 04/07 Chemnitz, DE @ Crasspub 04/08 Berlin, DE @ KÖPI 04/09 Leipzig, DE @ Zoro 04/10
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