While on tour earlier this month James Blackshaw stopped by NPR's performance studio 4A to record an All Things Considered session. Blackshaw plays 'Key', 'Bled' and 'Cross' along with a interview.
"Blackshaw is often likened to John Fahey for the experimental quality of his music, but the comparison only goes so far. Blackshaw cites a broad spectrum of influences, including American minimalism and liturgical music. It was his love for the latter that drew him to the 12-string."
Doug Mosurock reviews the Wooden Shjips' third full length (second proper album) on Holy Mountain for Dusted.
".... Especially when the center cut, called “Down By the Sea,” marks a milestone – over 10 minutes of rip-shit, stanky caveman beat, the second half of which is occupied by guitar solos so blistering it could be Japanese. It’s the consistency you remember, yet you’re still wondering how they got there at the end, even though so little has changed about the song. It’s a very strong encapsulation of all their strengths. And it could have been a single..."
07/21 Bethlehem, PA @ Burners 07/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie (w/Woe) 07/23 Washington, DC @ The Red And The Black (w/Salome) 07/24 Richmond, VA @ Nara Sushi (w/Dysrhythmia) 07/25 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox (w/Dark Castle) 07/27 Savannah, GA @ The Wormhole 07/28 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic 07 30 Miami, FL @ Goo (w/Dark Castle & Maruta) 08/01 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (w/Dark Castle & Withered) 08/02 New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge 08/03 Baton Rouge, LA @ Lacey‚s House (w/Thou) 08/05 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music (w/Zucura) 08/06 Nashville, TN @ The End 08/07 Indianapolis, IN @ Casa Del Kotex (w/Black Arrows Of Filth And Impurity) 08/08 Chicago, IL @ White Star Bar (w/Giant Squid, Grayceon, Lord Mantis) 08/09 Columbus, OH @ The Summit (w/Lord Mantis) 08/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's (w/Giant Squid, Grayceon) 08/12 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place 08/13 Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room 08/14 Montreal, QC @ Katacombes 08/15 Portland, ME @ New Systems Laundary (w/Ocean) 08/16 Boston, MA @ Church 08/20 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 08/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW 09/12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (The Wire present Adventures in Modern Music)
A STORM OF LIGHT ON TOUR WITH MINSK 10/24 Leeds, UK @ Damnation Festival 10/25 Glasgow, UK @ Ivory Blacks 10/26 Newcastle, UK @ Trillians 10/27 Sheffield, UK @ Corporation 10/28 London, UK @ Bar Academy 10/29 Brighton, UK @ Freebutt 10/30 Groningen, NL @ Simplon 11/01 Rotterdam, NL @ Baroeg 11/05 Geneva, CH @ L'Usine 11/06 Bulle, CH @ Ebullition 11/07 Den Bosch, NL @ W2 11/08 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof 11/09 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
AKIMBO 09/05 Seattle, WA @ The EMP Sky Church (Bumbershoot Festival)
AKRON/FAMILY 07/23 Detroit Lakes, MN @ 10KL Festival 07/24 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 07/25 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 07/26 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 08/02 Liberty State Park, NJ @ All Points West Festival 08/11 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 08/12 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle 08/13 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 08/15 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records Festival 08/28 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival) 08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/ Holwin Rain) 09/07 Seattle, WA @ Seattle Center (Bumbershoot Festival) 09/10 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 09/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York) 09/18 London, ON @ LOLA Festival AMEBIX 08/06 Blackpool, UK @ Winter Gardens (Rebellion Blackpool)
APACHE 06/26 Longiano, IT @ Hotel del Colline 07/02 Oberhausen, DE @ Druckluft 07/03 Den Haag, NL @ Morlock Gallery 07/04 Muenster, DE @ Gleis 22 07/05 Hoorn, NL @ Swaf AUFGEHOBEN 09/19 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (ZXZW Festival)
AWESOME COLOR 07/10 Detroit, MI @ Old Miami 07/11 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 07/12 Iowa City, IA @ Picador 07/14 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s 07/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/16 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/17 St. Louis, MO @ Live on the Levee (free show, w/ Sonic Youth) 07/18 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/21 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/23 Boise, ID @Knitting Factory (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/24 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/25 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/28 Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom (w/ Sonic Youth) 07/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series (free show, w/ Sonic Youth) 07/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Sonic Youth) 08/02 Oakland , CA @ Fox Theater (w/ Sonic Youth) BALDWIN, MATT 06/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Cinefamily (Festival in the Forest film screening) 06/26 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's 06/27 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown 07/09 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place AUFGEHOBEN 09/19 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (ZXZW Festival)
BEIRUT 07/09 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix 07/11 Montreal, QC @ The Metropolis 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 08/12 Koln, DE @ C-O-Pop Festival 08/14 Gothenburg, SW @ Way Out West Festival 08/15 Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival 08/18 Berlin, DE @ Astra Festival 08/21 Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
BIAFRA, JELLO 6/28 San Francisco, CA @ Red Devil Lounge BLACK DICE 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
BLACK LIPS 06/26 Athens, GA @ Athfest 07/19 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 07/23 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom JAMES BLACKSAW 07/24 Madrid, ES @ Circulo de Bellas Artes (w/ Simon Finn) 07/25 Vic, ES @ Jazz Cava 08/01 Manchester, UK @ Hedgefest BLANK DOGS 07/03 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Cause Co-Motion, Crystal Stilts) 07/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 07/24 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival 07/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island
BLUES CONTROL 07/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Fall (w/ Kurt Vile & The Violators) 07/18 Boston, MA @ Church (Homegrown Fest) 07/19 Montague, MA @ Montague Bookmill (w/ Kurt Vile & The Violators) 08/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Cinders Gallery 08/29 London, UK @ Cafe Oto 08/30 Manchester, UK @ Islington Mill (ROWF! ROWF! ROWF! 5 Festival) 09/03 Belfast, IR @ Oscillation Festival (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/05 Nottingham, UK @ Rammel Club (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/06 Den Haag, NL @ Helbaard (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/10 Berlin, DE @ West Germany (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/15 Milano, IT @ Secret Place (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/20 Tilburg, NL @ Incubate Festival (w/ Tropa Macaca) 09/27 Porto, PR @ Passos Manuel (w/ Tropa Macaca)
BOSS HOG 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
BOX ELDERS 06/24 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (w/Cursive) 06/26 Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk (w/Cursive) 06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/Cursive) 06/28 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/Cursive) 06/29 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House (w/Cursive) 06/30 Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar (w/Cursive) 07/01 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (w/Cursive) 08/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 08/16 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium 08/18 Billings, MT @ The Railyard 08/19 Spokane, WA @ Boulvevard 08/20 Olympia, WA @ Northern 08/21 Portland, OR @ Smmr Bmmr 08/22 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse 08/25 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 08/26 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club 08/27 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout 08/30 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant 09/02 Houston, TX @ Notsuoh 09/03 Austin, TX @ Beerland 09/15 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 09/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island 09/26 Memphis, TN @ Goner Fest BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS 07/31 Fresno, CA @ Audie's Olympic 08/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Cafe-Club Fais Do-Do (International Pop Overthrow Festival)
CANNABIS CORPSE 08/23 Richmond, VA @ The Bike Lot CAUSE CO-MOTION 07/03 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs)
COLOSSAL YES 07/11 Oakland, CA @ Rooz Café 07/15 San Francisco, CA @ El Rio 08/15 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place (Adam Payne) 09/03 Oakland, CA @ Smokey's Tangle Gallery (w/ Pumice)
CRYSTAL STILTS 07/03 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Cause Co-Motion, Blank Dogs) 07/24 New York, NY @ 92YTRIBECA 08/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Propect Park Bandshell DASH RIP ROCK 06/25 Lake Charles, LA @ Luna's Bar and Grill 06/27 Houston, TX @ Continental Club 07/02 Tupelo, MS @ Woody's 07/03 Memphis, TN @ Automatic Slim's 07/04 Charlotte, NC @ Puckett's Farm Equipment 07/05 Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center 07/07 Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbits 07/10 Key West, FL @ Green Parrot 07/11 Key West, FL @ Green Parrot 07/15 Pensacola Beach, FL @ Paradise Bar and Grill 07/18 Gretna, LA @ Gattuso's 07/24 Hammond, LA @ Mule's Cate Street Pub 07/25 Baton Rouge, LA @ Bogies 08/07 New Orleans, LA @ Mid City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl 08/14 Port Arthur, TX @ Dylan's 08/15 Crystal Beach, TX @ Coconut's 08/22 New Orleans, LA @ Rivershack Tavern 09/05 Doetinchem, NL @ De Engelenbak 09/09 Oslo, NO @ Mono 09/10 Trondheim, NO @ Blaest
DAVILA 666 07/10 Chicago, IL @ Metro (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/11 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/14 Montreal, QC @ Ii Motore (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/15 Cambridge, MA @ Church (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnnybrendas (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/18 New Haven, CO @ Cafe 9 (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/19 Hoboken, NY @ Maxwell's (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/21 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/23 Washington, DC @ Back Stage @ Black Cat (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/25 Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/26 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/27 Lafayette, IN @ Zooleger's 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 07/30 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 07/31 Nashville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club 08/01 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/02 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 08/04 Asheville, NC @ New French Cafe 08/05 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 08/06 Columbia, SC @ The Whig 08/07 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern 08/8 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/11 Miami, FL @ Churchill's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/12 Ybor City, FL @ New World Brewery (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/13 Tallahassee, FL @ Jake's Bar (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/18 San Antonio, TX @ The Mix 08/19 Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr. 08/22 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 08/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace DISASTER STRIKES 06/24 Kansas, City MO @ Bobby's Loft 06/25 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 06/26 St. Louis, MO @ Apop Records 06/27 Rutland, OH @ Skatopia Bowl Bash XIV 06/28 Blairsville, PA @ The Corner Pocket 08/02 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 08/07 Hartford, CT @ The Whitney House 08/08 Orono, ME @ Keith Anderson Community Center 08/09 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 09/04 Montreal, QC @ Barfly
DOA 07/29 Dusseldorf, DE @ Zakk (w/ Adolescents, The Dickies, Channel 3) 08/01 Rostock, DE @ Force Attack DROP THE LIME 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo ENDLESS BLOCKADE, THE 06/26 Toronto, ON @ The Rearview Mirror (The Endless Blockade Vs The Rita) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
THE FLAMING STARS 09/10 London, UK @ Flaxon Ptootch FLESHIES 07/17 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room GATES OF SLUMBER 08/01 Chicago, IL @ Now That's Class 08/02 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar 08/03 Toronto, ON @ The Wreckroom 08/04 Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro 08/05 Montreal, ON @ Katacombes 08/06 Danbury, CT @ Billy Baloney's 08/07 Boston, MA @ O'Brien's Pub 08/08 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 08/09 New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall 08/10 Doyelstown, PA @ Moose Lodge #1284 08/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's Café 08/12 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's 08/13 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room 08/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater HALF JAPANESE 07/24 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE ON TOUR WITH LUDICRA 08/04 St. Paul, NM @ Turf Club 08/05 Chicago, IL @ Alehorn of Powerfest IV 08/07 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's 08/09 Boston, MA @ Middle East 08/10 Providence, RI @ AS220 08/11 New York, NY @ Santos 08/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 08/13 Washington, DC @ DC9 08/14 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 08/15 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room
HANK IV 07/10 Sacramento, CA @ The Hub w/ AFCGT 07/11 San Francisco, CA@ El Rio w/ AFCGT, The Fresh & Onlys 07/22 San Francisco, CA@ El Rincon 08/22 Berkeley, CA@ KLAX live on air performance HELMS ALEE 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Isis) 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hil 06/26 Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theater 06/27 Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda HOWLIN RAIN 06/27 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown 07/09 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 07/12 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 07/18 Burg Herzberg, DE @ Festival Burg Herzberg Festival 07/20 Antwerp, BE @ Mondial 07/21 Nijmegen, NL @ Valkhof Affaire Festival 07/22 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 07/24 Gdynia, PO @ Globaltica Festival 08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/ Akron Family) 09/11 Wiltshire, UK @ End Of The Road Festival INDIAN JEWELRY 06/27 Houston, TX @ The Mink backroom 07/03 Austin, TX @ Mohawk 07/06 Tucson, AZ @ Hang Art Space 07/09 Long Beach, CA @ The Prospector (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/10 Oakland, CA @ 21 Grand (w/ Psychic Ills, Clipd Beaks) 07/11 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/12 Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/13 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/14 Vancouver, BC @ Little Mountain Studios 07/15 Springfield, OR @ Ditch Projects 07/17 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/18 Irvine, CA @ UC Irvine (w/ Psychic Ills) 07/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (Part Time Punks w/ Psychic Ills)
ISIS 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Helms Alee) 07/03 Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival 07/16 Dour, BE @ Dour Festival 7/18 Joensuu FI @ Ilosaarirock Festival
JACK-O & THE TENNESSEE TEARJERKERS - upcoming on Goner Records 07/24 Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strut 07/25 Chicago, IL @ Hideout JUCIFER 07/12 Richmond, VA Nara Sushi 07/13 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07/14 Philadelphia, PA M Room 07/15 New York, NY Cake Shop 07/18 Albany, NY Valentine's KID 606 07/18 Winchester @ UK Matterley Bowl- Overkill stage (Glade Festival)
KYLESA 06/27 Saarbrucken, DE @ Garage (w/ Torche) 06/28 Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez Dudefest (w/ Torche) 06/29 Koln, DE @ Workstatt (w/ Torche) 06/30 Athens, GR @ Terra Vibe Rockwave Fest w/ Torche, Mastodon) 07/01 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia (w/ Torche) 07/02 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang (w/ Torche) 07/03 Giessen, DE @ Muk (w/ Torche) 07/04 Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes(w/ Torche) 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival (w/ Torche)
LEFTOVER CRACK 06/24 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 06/25 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 06/26 Austin, TX @ Red 7 06/27 Dallas TX @ The Door 06/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 07/01 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stics 07/02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 07/03 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 07/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom (matinee show 3:00 PM)
LICHENS 06/27 Philadelphia, PA @ St. Mary's Hamilton Village @ UOP
MAGRUDERGRIND 07/18 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater (Dude Fest 2009) 08/20 Henrico, VA @ Hadad's Lake ( Best Friends Day)
MELVINS 07/24 Naeba Ski Resort, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
MOORE BROTHERS 06/26 Berkeley, CA @ Starry Plough MUMLERS 06/28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 07/31 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown 08/01 San Jose, CA @ Nickel City (All Ages)
NADJA 07/14 Furth, DE @ Kunstkeller 07/15 Vienna, AU @ The Arena 07/16 Budapest, HU @ Ciprus Music Club 07/18 Dresden, DE @ AZ Conni 08/21 Berlin, DE @ NK 08/26 Colchester, UK @ Colchester Arts Centre 08/28 Glasgow, UK @ The V Club NEUROSIS 06/26 Helsinki, FI Tuska Festival 06/29 Malmo, SW Debaser 07/01 Stockholm, SW Debaser Medis 07/03 Turku, FI Ruisrock Festival 07/05 Copenhagen, DK Roskilde (Arena Stage) 07/06 Berlin, DE Astra Kulturhaus 07/07 Prague, CZ Palac Akropolis 07/08 Haarlem, NL Patronaat OCTOPUS PROJECT 06/24 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 06/25 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree 06/26 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light 06/27 Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kipling 06/28 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone 06/29 Norman, OK @ Opolis 07/04 Austin, TX @ Stubb's (w/ Explosions in the Sky, The Wooden Birds)
OH SEES, THEE 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Vivian Girls, Woods, Tyvek) 07/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Eagle (w/ Ty Segall) 08/08 San Francisco, CA @ Potrero Del Sol Park 08/23 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts) 07/4 Roskilde, DK @ Roskide Festival 07/5 Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes Festival 07/10 New York , NY @ Seaport Music Festival 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 07/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (All Ages) 07/21 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop (All Ages) 07/23 Portland, CA @ Backspace (All Ages) 07/24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret 07/25 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block PartY 08/04 London, UK @ The Garage 09/05 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East - Downstairs 09/06 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa 09/07 Toronto, ON @ Horseshow Tavern 09/08 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium 09/09 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Stage Door 09/10 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown 09/12 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival: Red Rocks 09/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 09/14 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 09/17 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 09/21 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 09/22 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 09/24 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola’s 09/25 Austin, TX @ Mohawk 09/26 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s 09/27 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Down Under - Florida State 09/28 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 09/29 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 09/30 Washington, DC @ The Black Cat 10/01 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar PANSY DIVISION 06/24 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star 06/25 Washington, DC @ Velvet Lounge 06/26 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Insubordination Pop Punk Fest! 06/28 New York, NY @ Public Assembly
PAPERCUTS CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH PORT O' BRIEN 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent 06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo 06/27 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company
PAYNE, ADAM 08/15 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place (w/ Colossal Yes) PORT O' BRIEN 06/24 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent (w/ Papercuts) 06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (w/ Papercuts) 06/27 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company (w/ Papercuts) 08/14 Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival 08/16 Leicester, UK @ Summer Sundae Weekender 08/17 Manchester, UK @ Night and Day Cafe 08/18 London, UK @ Borderline 08/20 Kiewet, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival 08/21 Erfurt, DE @ Highfield Festival 08/22 St Polten, AU @ Frequency Festival 08/24 Groningen, NL @ Noorderzon Festival 08/25 Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli PRESENT, THE 06/24 Olympia, WA @ Northern 06/25 Missoula, MT @ The Basement 06/27 Sioux Falls, SD @ Club David 06/28 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 6/29 Detroit MI Garden Bowl 6/30 Pittsburgh PA The Nerve Art and Performance Space 7/1 Rochester NY Bug Jar
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT 07/03 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, Cause Co-Motion) 07/05 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island REATARD, JAY 06/26 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/29 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/30 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/01 New York, NY @ Stuyvesant Oval Free & All Ages) 07/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/03 Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/07 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/8 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/9 Nashville, TN @ The End (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/10 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/11 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) JACK ROSE 07/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 07/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Brickbat Books 07/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Penn Treaty Park 08/02 New Haven, CT @ Bar 09/04 Chapel Hill, NC @ Night Light 09/05 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records 09/06 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light 09/08 Atlanta, GA @ Eyedrum 09/11 Sarasota, FL @ New College 09/16 Pensacola, FL @ Strong Stead 09/17 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 09/18 Shreeveport, LA @ Minicini 09/19 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 09/22 Denver, CA @ The Oriental Theatre 09/23 Omaha, NE @ Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts 09/24 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout 09/25 St Louis, MO @ Open Lot 09/26 Lafayette, IN @ Black Sparrow 09/27 Bloomington, IN @ Bear's Place 09/30 Pittsburgh, PA @ Morning Glory Coffeehouse SAROS 06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (w/ Yob)
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS 10/02 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 10/04 San Diego, CA @ Casbah SEGALL, TY 06/17 El Paso, TX @ Bacon House 06/18 Dallas, TX @ Listening Room 06/19 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's 06/21 Indianapolis, IN @ Vollrath 06/22 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (w/ Strange Boys) 06/23 Detroit, MI @ Lager House 06/24 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's 06/27 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 06/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio 06/29 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 06/30 Asheville, NC @ New French Bar 07/01 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 07/02 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 07/03 New Orleans, LA @ The Saint 07/04 Houston, TX @ Mango's 07/05 Austin, TX @ Beerland 07/06 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks 07/07 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 07/08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell 07/10 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 08/28 San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba Music (In-store 6:00 PM)
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB 07/15 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge 07/18 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 07/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 07/22 Cambridge, MA TT & the Bear's 07/25 Pittsburgh, PA 31st St Pub SONIC YOUTH 06/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre 06/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater 06/29 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 06/30 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 07/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 07/03 New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre 07/06 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (w/ Endless Boogie) 07/07 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 07/08 Richmond, VA @ The National 07/10 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theater 07/11 Nashville, TN @ War Memorial 07/12 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces 07/13 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 07/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (w/ Awesome Color) 07/16 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's (w/ Awesome Color) 07/17 St. Louis, MO @ Live on the Levee (Free, w/ Awesome Color) 07/18 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater (w/ Awesome Color) 07/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall (w/ Awesome Color) 07/21 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (w/ Awesome Color) 07/23 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory (w/ Awesome Color) 07/25 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party 07/28 Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom (w/ Awesome Color) 07/30 Salt Lake City, UT & Twilight Concert Series (Free) 07/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Awesome Color) 08/02 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater(w/ Awesome Color) 08/07 Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival 08/09 Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival 10/04 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 10/21 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle 10/22 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique 10/25 Paris, FR @ Palais des Congrés
THE STRANGE BOYS 06/24 Iowa City, IA @ Public Space 1 (w/ Mika Miko) 06/25 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall (w/ Mika Miko) 06/26 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Mika Miko) 06/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Mika Miko) 06/29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell (w/ Mika Miko) 07/02 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ The Coathangers) 07/03 San Jose, CA @ Nickel City Arcade (w/ The Coathangers) 07/06 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (w/ The Coathangers) 07/07 Tuscon, AZ @ Plush (w/ The Coathangers) 07/09 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks (w/ The Coathangers) 07/10 Dallas, TX @ The Lounge (w/ The Coathangers) 07/11 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ (w/ Spoon, Atlas Sound)
SUBHUMANS 07/03 Toronto, ON @ The Reverb (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/04 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/05 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/06 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/08 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary (w/ Witch Hunt) TEAM B 06/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks 06/26 Boston, MA @ PA's Lounge 06/27 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge 06/28 Washington, DC @ DC Nine
THEMSELVES 07/23 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 07/24 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 07/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 07/28 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door 07/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 07/30 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick 08/01 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
TOBACCO 10/3 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi TORCHE 06/24 Vienna, IT @ Arena (w/ Kylesa) 06/25 Prague, CZ @ Futurum (w/ Kylesa) 06/26 Larz, DE @ Fusion Festival (w/ Kylesa) 06/27 Saarbrucken, DE @ Garage (w/ Kylesa) 06/28 Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez Dudefest (w/ Kylesa) 06/29 Koln, DE @ Workstatt (w/ Kylesa) 06/30 Athens, GR @ Terra Vibe Rockwave Fest w/ Kylesa, Mastodon) 07/01 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia (w/ Kylesa) 07/02 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang (w/ Kylesa) 07/03 Giessen, DE @ Muk (w/ Kylesa) 07/04 Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes (w/ Kylesa) 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festiva (w/ Kylesa) 07/11 Miami, FL @ Churchills (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/13 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/16 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/17 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/19 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/20 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/21 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/23 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/24 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/25 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg(w/ Harvey Milk) 07/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/29 Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/30 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/31 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Harvey Milk) 08/01 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Harvey Milk) 08/02 Tampa, FL @ Czar 08/22 Henrico, VA @ Hadad's Lake (Best Friends Day)
TRICLOPS! 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 07/19 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
TYVEK 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Vivian Girls) 07/13 Ferndale, MI @ Leroy Street 07/22 Baltimore, MD @ Golden West (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/24 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/25 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rickety House (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/27 Detroit, MI @ Lager House (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/28 Chicago, IL @ The COBRA (Pizzafest w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/29 Milwaukee, WI @ Y-NOT III (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas)
VETIVER 07/28 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 07/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 07/30 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 08/01 Portland, OR @ Pickathon Festival 08/02 Portland, OR @ Pickathon Festival VIVIAN GIRLS 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Tyvek) 07/19 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 08/14 Goteberg, SW @ Way Out West Festival 09/6 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
WHAT'S UP? ON TOUR WITH DIRTY PROJECTORS 07/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richard 07/03 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 07/04 Portland, OR @ Holocene 07/07 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 07/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
WITCH HUNT 06/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Baxter's Cafe 06/25 Denver, CO @ Blast-O-Mat 06/26 Lawrence, KS @ The Replay Lounge 06/30 Bloomington, IL @ 1009 N. Clinton St. 07/01 Chicago, IL @ Black Hole 07/2 Grand Rapids, MI @ Division Avenue Arts Cooperative 07/3 Toronto, ON @ The Reverb (w/ The Subhumans) 07/4 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ The Subhumans) 07/5 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ The Subhumans) 07/6 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (w/ The Subhumans) 07/8 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary (w/ The Subhumans) 07/11 New York, NY The Knitting Factory WOODS 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees) 07/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Wavves) 07/24 New York, NY @ Whitney Museum (Dan Graham Retrospective) 08/06 Boston, MA @ Great Scott 08/07 Montreal, QC @ Divan Orange 08/08 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's 08/10 Iowa City, IA @ Picador (w/ Dungen) 08/13 Buffalo, NY @ Big Orbit's Soundlab (w/ Dungen) 08/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (w/ Dungen) 08/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Dungen) 08/17 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar (w/ Dungen) 08/18 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle (w/ Dungen) 08/19 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Dungen) 08/21 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (w/ Dungen) 08/22 Dallas, TX @ The Loft (w/ Dungen) 08/24 Tempe, AZ @ Rhythm Room (w/ Dungen) 08/29 Big Sur, CA @ Folk Yeah / Kemado / Mexican Summer Festival (w/ Dungen, Kurt Vile) 08/30 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hil (w/ Dungen, Kurt Vile) 09/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards (w/ Dungen, Kurt Vile) 09/03 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's (w/ Dungen, Kurt Vile)
YOB 06/26 Ashland, OR @ Stillwater 06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (w/ Saros) 07/17 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 09/19 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
Gavin Russom of Black Meteoric Star assembled a wild mixtape for the UK site 20jazzfunkgreats. Just how wild is wild? Well, the 12 song mix starts off with a traditional hymn "I Will Fight and Never Slack" and ends with a Mahavishnu Orchestra slow burner. Yeah, it's awsomely esoteric.
Blastitude/Blogstitude - "...I suggest that instead of going out for dinner tonight, you give that $20 to Holy Mountain instead, it'll get both the 7" and the CD..."
Blog To Comm - "As for now this is a strong contender and proof once again that even here in 2009 one can make like it's 1976 or even 1962 if one tries hard enough."
Boomkat Music - " You can hear where bands like LSD March and Suishou No Fune might have taken some cues from Onna's flailing guitar sound - sprawling loosely and impressionistically across the studio recordings while those thudding machine rhythms instill some sort of orderliness."
Aquarius Records - "Tons of folks were sufficiently wowed by Onna's lone 1983 7", thankfully reissued from oblivion and drooled over a few lists back. There was just something about Onna, we couldn't quite put our finger on it, but that record was just so mysterious, a completely mesmerizing slice of lost history. Out of nowhere came this highly evocative work of melancholy psych rock with pulsing drum machines and floating Japanese vocals, sounding like nothing else you might hear from 1983, or 2009 for that matter. Adding to the confusion was almost zero information about Onna, leading listeners to make their conclusions free from any tangible facts. That changes with the arrival of this mindblowing 10 song retrospective, but just barely..... Accompanying the album are a few photos of the androgynous looking band members and some examples of Miyanishi's astounding, grotesquely erotic art. These images seem just as integral to Onna as their music, but unless you speak Japanese, you will probably be left scratching your head. There is no doubt that Onna created some challenging music, but what you get out of this album depends on how much you are willing to put into the listening experience. There may be no easy answers, but some things are better left as is, and in the end Onna's music is powerful enough to live on, in spite of its obscurity."
A 9 out of 10 genre-defying review of Altar Of Plagues'White Tomb was posted on Blabbermouth today.
"These days when I read "post-rock" in an album description, I often roll my eyes and chuck the CD to the side.... Ireland's ALTAR OF PLAGUES on an opus like "White Tomb", I quickly realize that I should stop my bitching and just listen. And what a mistake it would have been to chuck "White Tomb" to the side, as it is a magnificent work of melodic black metal and ISIS-esque shoe-gazing atmospherics that is in league with standard-bearers WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM...."Read full review HERE.
Liturgy's main man Hunter Hunt-Hendrix was recently interviewed for Pitchfork's Show No Mercy column. Get the details on Liturgy's transformation from a 4-track solo project to it's current full force band that fronts the upcoming Renihilation album to be released in late August on 20 Buck Spin.
".... Liturgy originally had a lot to do with loneliness and alienation, but once it started being about cosmic unity, it just naturally turned into a group project. I made a demo of Renihilation on my own, and knew I wanted to pull together a band at least for live performances.... It all fell into place easily. The live sound and the group dynamic really exceeded my expectations, and it was obvious soon that we should record as a group, too..... "
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW 09/12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (The Wire present Adventures in Modern Music) AKIMBO 09/05 Seattle, WA @ The EMP Sky Church (Bumbershoot Festival)
AKRON/FAMILY 07/23 Detroit Lakes, MN @ 10KL Festival 07/24 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 07/25 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 07/26 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 08/02 Liberty State Park, NJ @ All Points West Festival 08/11 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 08/12 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle 08/13 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 08/15 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records Festival 08/28 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival) 08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/ Holwin Rain) 09/07 Seattle, WA @ Seattle Center (Bumbershoot Festival) 09/10 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 09/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York) 09/18 London, ON @ LOLA Festival AMEBIX 06/19 Clisson, FR @ Val de Moine (Hellfest 2009) 08/06 Blackpool, UK @ Winter Gardens (Rebellion Blackpool)
APACHE 06/17 Badalona, ES @ Estraperlo Club del Ritmo 06/18 Valencia, ES @ Magazine 06/20 Madrid, ES @ Wurlitzer Ballroom 06/21 Donostia, ES @ Bukowsky 06/23 Nice, FR @ La Tapas 06/26 Longiano, IT @ Hotel del Colline 07/02 Oberhausen, DE @ Druckluft 07/03 Den Haag, NL @ Morlock Gallery 07/04 Muenster, DE @ Gleis 22 07/05 Hoorn, NL @ Swaf AUFGEHOBEN 09/19 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (ZXZW Festival)
BEIRUT 07/09 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix 07/11 Montreal, QC @ The Metropolis 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 08/12 Koln, DE @ C-O-Pop Festival 08/14 Gothenburg, SW @ Way Out West Festival 08/15 Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival 08/18 Berlin, DE @ Astra Festival 08/21 Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
BIAFRA, JELLO 6/28 San Francisco, CA @ Red Devil Lounge BLACK DICE 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
BLACK LIPS 06/18 Toronto, ON @ NxNE Music Festival 06/19 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 06/26 Athens, GA @ Athfest 07/19 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 07/23 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom JAMES BLACKSAW 06/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks 07/24 Madrid, ES @ Circulo de Bellas Artes (w/ Simon Finn) 07/25 Vic, ES @ Jazz Cava 08/01 Manchester, UK @ Hedgefest
BLANK DOGS 07/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 07/24 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival
BLUES CONTROL 06/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday (Make Music NY Fest) 06/23 Richmond, VA @ NARA 07/18 Boston, MA @ Church (Homegrown Fest) 07/19 Montague, MA @ Montague Bookmill (w/ Kurt Vile & The Violators) 08/29 London, UK @ Cafe Oto 08/30 Manchester, UK @ Islington Mill (ROWF! ROWF! ROWF! 5 Festival) 09/20 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
BOSS HOG 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
BOX ELDERS - Upcoming on Goner Records 06/17 Lincoln, NE @ Box Awesome 06/18 Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty’s North 06/19 Rapid City, SD @ Dahl Arts Center 06/20 Billings, MT @ Yellowstone Valley Brewing 06/21 Missoula, MT @ The Palace (w/Cursive) 06/23 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s (w/Cursive) 06/24 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom (w/Cursive) 06/26 Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk (w/Cursive) 06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/Cursive) 06/28 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/Cursive) 06/29 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House (w/Cursive) 06/30 Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar (w/Cursive) 07/01 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue (w/Cursive) 08/13 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 08/16 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium 08/18 Billings, MT @ The Railyard 08/19 Spokane, WA @ Boulvevard 08/20 Olympia, WA @ Northern 08/21 Portland, OR @ Smmr Bmmr 08/22 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse 08/25 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 08/26 Oakland, CA @ Stork Club 08/27 San Francisco, CA @ The Knockout 08/30 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant 09/02 Houston, TX @ Notsuoh 09/03 Austin, TX @ Beerland 09/15 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 09/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Monster Island 09/26 Memphis, TN @ Goner Fest CANNABIS CORPSE 08/23 Richmond, VA @ The Bike Lot CAUSE CO-MOTION 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart) COLOSSAL YES 06/21 San Francisco, CA Rite Spot (w/ Adam Lipman)
CRYSTAL STILTS 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Cause Co-Motion)
DASH RIP ROCK 07/05 Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center 09/09 Oslo, NO @ Mono 09/10 Trondheim, NO @ Blaest
DAVILA 666 07/10 Chicago, IL @ Metro (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/11 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/14 Montreal, QC @ Ii Motore (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/15 Cambridge, MA @ Church (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnnybrendas (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/18 New Haven, CO @ Cafe 9 (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/19 Hoboken, NY @ Maxwell's (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/21 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/23 Washington, DC @ Back Stage @ Black Cat (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/25 Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/26 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/27 Lafayette, IN @ Zooleger's 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 07/30 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 07/31 Nashville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club 08/01 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/02 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 08/04 Asheville, NC @ New French Cafe 08/05 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 08/06 Columbia, SC @ The Whig 08/07 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern 08/8 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/11 Miami, FL @ Churchill's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/12 Ybor City, FL @ New World Brewery (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/13 Tallahassee, FL @ Jake's Bar (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/18 San Antonio, TX @ The Mix 08/19 Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr. 08/22 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 08/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace DISASTER STRIKES 06/19 Chicago, IL @ Rancho Huevos 06/20 Madison, WI @ Bent Press 06/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Drunk Tank 06/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Memory Lanes 06/23 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 06/24 Kansas, City MO @ Bobby's Loft 06/25 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 06/26 St. Louis, MO @ Apop Records 06/27 Rutland, OH @ Skatopia Bowl Bash XIV 06/28 Blairsville, PA @ The Corner Pocket 08/02 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 08/07 Hartford, CT @ The Whitney House 08/08 Orono, ME @ Keith Anderson Community Center 08/09 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 09/04 Montreal, QC @ Barfly
DOA 07/29 Dusseldorf, DE @ Zakk (w/ Adolescents, The Dickies, Channel 3) 08/01 Rostock, DE @ Force Attack DROP THE LIME 06/17 New York, NY @ Bacardi B-Live New York 06/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Bacardi B-Live Philadelphia 06/21 Miami Beach, FL @ Bella Rose 06/23 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo ENDLESS BLOCKADE, THE 06/26 Toronto, ON @ The Rearview Mirror (The Endless Blockade Vs The Rita) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
THE FLAMING STARS 09/10 London, UK @ Flaxon Ptootch FLESHIES 07/17 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room GATES OF SLUMBER 08/01 Chicago, IL @ Now That's Class 08/02 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar 08/03 Toronto, ON @ The Wreckroom 08/04 Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro 08/05 Montreal, ON @ Katacombes 08/06 Danbury, CT @ Billy Baloney's 08/07 Boston, MA @ O'Brien's Pub 08/08 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club 08/09 New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall 08/10 Doyelstown, PA @ Moose Lodge #1284 08/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler's Café 08/12 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's 08/13 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room 08/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater HALF JAPANESE 07/24 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE ON TOUR WITH LUDICRA 08/04 St. Paul, NM @ Turf Club 08/05 Chicago, IL @ Alehorn of Powerfest IV 08/07 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's 08/09 Boston, MA @ Middle East 08/10 Providence, RI @ AS220 08/11 New York, NY @ Santos 08/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 08/13 Washington, DC @ DC9 08/14 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 08/15 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room
HANK IV 07/10 Sacramento, CA @ The Hub w/ AFCGT 07/11 San Francisco, CA@ El Rio w/ AFCGT, The Fresh & Onlys 07/22 San Francisco, CA@ El Rincon 08/22 Berkeley, CA@ KLAX live on air performance HELMS ALEE 06/18 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater (w/ Isis) 06/19 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom (w/ Isis) 06/22 San Jose, CA @ Blank Club (w/ Isis) 06/23 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Isis) 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Isis) 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hil 06/26 Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theater 06/27 Chico, CA @ Cafe Coda
HOWLIN RAIN 06/27 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown 07/09 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place 07/12 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord 07/18 Burg Herzberg, DE @ Festival Burg Herzberg Festival 07/20 Antwerp, BE @ Mondial 07/21 Nijmegen, NL @ Valkhof Affaire Festival 07/22 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 07/24 Gdynia, PO @ Globaltica Festival 08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (w/ Akron Family) 09/11 Wiltshire, UK @ End Of The Road Festival ISIS 06/18 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater (w/ Helms Alee) 06/19 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom (w/ Helms Alee) 06/20 Seattle, WA @ Neumos (w/ Thrones) 06/22 San Jose, CA @ Blank Club (w/ Helms Alee) 06/23 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Helms Alee) 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater (w/ Helms Alee) 07/03 Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival 07/16 Dour, BE @ Dour Festival 7/18 Joensuu FI @ Ilosaarirock Festival
JACK-O & THE TENNESSEE TEARJERKERS - upcoming on Goner Records 07/24 Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strut 07/25 Chicago, IL @ Hideout
JUCIFER 07/12 Richmond, VA Nara Sushi 07/13 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07/14 Philadelphia, PA M Room 07/15 New York, NY Cake Shop 07/18 Albany, NY Valentine's KID 606 06/20 Aalborg @ DK 1000FRYD 07/18 Winchester @ UK Matterley Bowl- Overkill stage (Glade Festival)
KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW 06/18 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern 07/12 Ottawa, ON @ LeBreton Flats Cisco (Ottawa Bluesfet 2009)
KYLESA 06/27 Saarbrucken, DE @ Garage (w/ Torche) 06/28 Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez Dudefest (w/ Torche) 06/29 Koln, DE @ Workstatt (w/ Torche) 06/30 Athens, GR @ Terra Vibe Rockwave Fest w/ Torche, Mastodon) 07/01 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia (w/ Torche) 07/02 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang (w/ Torche) 07/03 Giessen, DE @ Muk (w/ Torche) 07/04 Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes(w/ Torche) 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festival (w/ Torche)
LEFTOVER CRACK 06/17 Jacksonville, FL @ Plush 06/18 Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth 06/20 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggos 06/21 New Orleans, LA @ Dragons Den 06/23 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz 06/24 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 06/25 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 06/26 Austin, TX @ Red 7 06/27 Dallas TX @ The Door 06/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 07/01 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stics 07/02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 07/03 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 070/4 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom (matinee show 3:00 PM)
LICHENS 06/27 Philadelphia, PA @ St. Mary's Hamilton Village @ UOP
LIPMAN, ADAM 06/21 San Francisco, CA @ Rite Spot (w/ Colossal Yes)
JUAN MACLEAN 06/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ The Field) 06/18 Toronto, ON @ Tattoo (w/ The Field) 06/19 Montreal, QC @ Les Saints (w/ The Field) 06/20 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ The Fied)
MAGRUDERGRIND 06/17 Denver, CO @ Blast-O-Mat 06/18 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Info Shop 06/19 Dallas, TX @ The Alamo 06/20 Austin, TX @ Emo's 06/21 El Paso, TX @ No Mans Land 06/22 Tucson, AZ @ Dry River Collective 06/23 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Womans Club 06/18 Indianapolis, IN Dude Fest 08/20 Henrico, VA @ Hadad's Lake ( Best Friends Day)
MELVINS 07/24 Naeba Ski Resort, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
MUMLERS 06/28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 07/31 Oakland, CA @ The Uptown 08/01 San Jose, CA @ Nickel City (All Ages)
NADJA 06/17 Krakow, PO @ Klub Re 06/19 Posnan, PO @ Meskal 06/20 Gdynia, PO @ Club Ucho 06/21 Szczecin, PO @ Alter Ego 07/14 Furth, DE @ Kunstkeller 07/15 Vienna, AU @ The Arena 07/16 Budapest, HU @ Ciprus Music Club 07/18 Dresden, DE @ AZ Conni 08/21 Berlin, DE @ NK 08/26 Colchester, UK @ Colchester Arts Centre 08/28 Glasgow, UK @ The V Club NEUROSIS 06/26 Helsinki, FI Tuska Festival 06/29 Malmo, SW Debaser 07/01 Stockholm, SW Debaser Medis 07/03 Turku, FI Ruisrock Festival 07/05 Copenhagen, DK Roskilde (Arena Stage) 07/06 Berlin, DE Astra Kulturhaus 07/07 Prague, CZ Palac Akropolis 07/08 Haarlem, NL Patronaat
OH SEES, THEE 06/17 Portland, OR @ Dante's (w/ Jay Reatard) 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Vivian Girls, Woods, Tyvek) 07/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Eagle 07/18 San Francisco, CA @ OCD
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts) 07/4 Roskilde, DK @ Roskide Festival 07/5 Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes Festival 07/10 New York , NY @ Seaport Music Festival 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 07/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo (All Ages) 07/21 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop (All Ages) 07/23 Portland, CA @ Backspace (All Ages) 07/24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret 07/25 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
PANSY DIVISION 06/17 Boston, MA @ TT The Bear's 06/18 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 06/19 Detroit, MI @ Small's 06/20 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean 06/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Pegasus Lounge 06/24 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star 06/25 Washington, DC @ Velvet Lounge 06/26 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Insubordination Pop Punk Fest! 06/28 New York, NY @ Public Assembly
PAPERCUTS CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH PORT O' BRIEN 06/19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 06/20 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent 06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo 06/27 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company
PIG DESTROYER 06/19 Clisson, FR @ Val de Moine - Terrorizer tent (Hellfest 2009 8:50 PM)
PRESENT, THE 06/17 Stockton CA @ Plea For Peace Center 06/18 San Francisco, CA @ The KnockOut 06/19 San Francisco, CA @ The Parkside 06/22 Portland, OR @ East End 06/23 Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern 06/24 Olympia, WA @ Northern 06/25 Missoula, MT @ The Basement 06/27 Sioux Falls, SD @ Club David 06/28 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 6/29 Detroit MI Garden Bowl 6/30 Pittsburgh PA The Nerve Art and Performance Space 7/1 Rochester NY Bug Jar REATARD, JAY 06/17 Portland, OR @ Dante's (w/ Thee Oh Sees) 06/19 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar 06/26 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/27 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/29 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 06/30 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/01 New York, NY @ Stuyvesant Oval Free & All Ages) 07/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/03 Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/07 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/8 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/9 Nashville, TN @ The End (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/10 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts) 07/11 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s (w/ TV Smith of the Adverts)
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS 10/02 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 10/04 San Diego, CA @ Casbah SEGALL, TY 06/17 El Paso, TX @ Bacon House 06/18 Dallas, TX @ Listening Room 06/19 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's 06/21 Indianapolis, IN @ Vollrath 06/22 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (w/ Strange Boys) 06/23 Detroit, MI @ Lager House 06/24 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's 06/27 New York, NY @ Cake Shop 06/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio 06/29 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 06/30 Asheville, NC @ New French Bar 07/01 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 07/02 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 07/03 New Orleans, LA @ The Saint 07/04 Houston, TX @ Mango's 07/05 Austin, TX @ Beerland 07/06 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks 07/07 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space 07/08 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell 07/10 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern 08/28 San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba Music (In-store 6:00 PM)
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB 07/15 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge 07/18 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle 07/19 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 07/22 Cambridge, MA TT & the Bear's 07/25 Pittsburgh, PA 31st St Pub SONIC YOUTH 06/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre 06/28 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater 06/29 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 06/30 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 07/02 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 07/03 New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre 07/06 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (w/ Endless Boogie) 07/07 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 07/08 Richmond, VA @ The National 07/10 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theater 07/11 Nashville, TN @ War Memorial 07/12 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnaces 07/13 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 07/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues (w/ Awesome Color) 07/16 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's (w/ Awesome Color) 07/17 St. Louis, MO @ Live on the Levee (Free, w/ Awesome Color) 07/18 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater (w/ Awesome Color) 07/20 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall (w/ Awesome Color) 07/21 Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (w/ Awesome Color) 07/23 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory (w/ Awesome Color) 07/25 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party 07/28 Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom (w/ Awesome Color) 07/30 Salt Lake City, UT & Twilight Concert Series (Free) 07/31 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater (w/ Awesome Color) 08/02 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater(w/ Awesome Color) 08/07 Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival 08/09 Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival 10/04 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits 10/21 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle 10/25 Paris, FR @ Palais des Congrés
THE STRANGE BOYS 06/19 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Brass Rail 06/20 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon St. (w/ Mika Miko) 06/22 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (w/ Mika Miko) 06/23 Minneapolis, MN @ First-Avenue (w/ Mika Miko) 06/24 Iowa City, IA @ Public Space 1 (w/ Mika Miko) 06/25 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall (w/ Mika Miko) 06/26 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Mika Miko) 06/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Mika Miko) 06/29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell (w/ Mika Miko) 07/02 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ The Coathangers) 07/03 San Jose, CA @ Nickel City Arcade (w/ The Coathangers) 07/06 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (w/ The Coathangers) 07/07 Tuscon, AZ @ Plush (w/ The Coathangers) 07/09 Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprocks (w/ The Coathangers) 07/10 Dallas, TX @ The Lounge (w/ The Coathangers) 07/11 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ (w/ Spoon, Atlas Sound)
SUBHUMANS 07/03 Toronto, ON @ The Reverb (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/04 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/05 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/06 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (w/ Witch Hunt) 07/08 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary (w/ Witch Hunt)
TEAM B 06/22 Toronto, ON @ The Horseshoe 06/23 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 06/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks 06/26 Boston, MA @ PA's Lounge 06/27 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge 06/28 Washington, DC @ DC Nine
THEMSELVES 07/23 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 07/24 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 07/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 07/28 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door 07/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland 07/30 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick 08/01 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill TORCHE 06/19 Clisson, FR @ Val de Moine - Terrorizer tent (Hellfest 2009 5:25 PM) 06/20 Antwerp, BE @ Trix (w/ Kylesa) 06/21 Steenwijk, NL @ Trashfest (w/ Kylesa) 06/22 Munich, DE @ Feierwerk (w/ Kylesa) 06/23 Bologna, IT @ Sottotetto (w/ Kylesa) 06/24 Vienna, IT @ Arena (w/ Kylesa) 06/25 Prague, CZ @ Futurum (w/ Kylesa) 06/26 Larz, DE @ Fusion Festival (w/ Kylesa) 06/27 Saarbrucken, DE @ Garage (w/ Kylesa) 06/28 Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez Dudefest (w/ Kylesa) 06/29 Koln, DE @ Workstatt (w/ Kylesa) 06/30 Athens, GR @ Terra Vibe Rockwave Fest w/ Kylesa, Mastodon) 07/01 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia (w/ Kylesa) 07/02 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang (w/ Kylesa) 07/03 Giessen, DE @ Muk (w/ Kylesa) 07/04 Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes (w/ Kylesa) 07/05 Cergy-Pontoise, FR @ Furia Sound Festiva (w/ Kylesa) 07/11 Miami, FL @ Churchills (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/13 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/16 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/17 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/19 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/20 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/21 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/23 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/24 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/25 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg(w/ Harvey Milk) 07/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/29 Washington, DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/30 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone (w/ Harvey Milk) 07/31 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. (w/ Harvey Milk) 08/01 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (w/ Harvey Milk) 08/02 Tampa, FL @ Czar 08/22 Henrico, VA @ Hadad's Lake (Best Friends Day)
TRICLOPS! 06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
TYVEK 06/18 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club (NXNE Festival) 06/19 Buffalo, NY @ The Mohawk 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Vivian Girls) 07/13 Ferndale, MI @ Leroy Street 07/22 Baltimore, MD @ Golden West (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/24 Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/25 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rickety House (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/27 Detroit, MI @ Lager House (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/28 Chicago, IL @ The COBRA (Pizzafest w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) 07/29 Milwaukee, WI @ Y-NOT III (w/ Coconut Coolouts, Personal And The Pizzas) VETIVER 07/28 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 07/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 07/30 Boise, ID @ Neurolux 08/01 Portland, OR @ Pickathon Festival 08/02 Portland, OR @ Pickathon Festival
VIVIAN GIRLS 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Tyvek) 07/19 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 08/14 Goteberg, SW @ Way Out West Festival 08/15 Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
WHAT'S UP? ON TOUR WITH DIRTY PROJECTORS 07/02 Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richard 07/03 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey 07/04 Portland, OR @ Holocene 07/07 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 07/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
WITCH HUNT 06/17 Portland, OR @ 8th and Mill House 06/18 Olympia, WA @ The Northern 06/19 Seattle, WA @ The Retirement Home 06/21 Vancouver, BC @ The Secret Location 06/22 Spokane, WA @ The Cretin Hop 06/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Baxter's Cafe 06/25 Denver, CO @ Blast-O-Mat 06/26 Lawrence, KS @ The Replay Lounge 06/30 Bloomington, IL @ 1009 N. Clinton St. 07/01 Chicago, IL @ Black Hole 07/2 Grand Rapids, MI @ Division Avenue Arts Cooperative 07/3 Toronto, ON @ The Reverb (w/ The Subhumans) 07/4 London, ON @ Call the Office (w/ The Subhumans) 07/5 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (w/ The Subhumans) 07/6 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (w/ The Subhumans) 07/8 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary (w/ The Subhumans) 07/11 New York, NY The Knitting Factory
WOODS 07/04 Brooklyn, NY @ 979 Broadway (Woodsist / Captured Tracks Festival w/ Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees) 07/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Wavves)
YOB 06/26 Ashland, OR @ Stillwater 06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (w/ Saros) 07/17 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 09/19 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
Jeremy Barns of A Hawk And A Hacksaw compiled a righeous top 20 list of Romanian records for Factmagazine.com. Included in the feature are photos, album artwork and even a downloadable mini-mix of some of the artists covered. It's a fascinating lightning speed introduction to the genre. Rock the cimbalom!
So apparently awhile back Scott Kelly from Neurosis started an online radio station blog thing called Combat Music Radio. Various folks contribute shows, including thundering bass-lord Joe Preston. His latest post is an amazing Melvins live show at the Covered Wagon from 1989.
Preson's words:
"... my friends in Nirvana who are amused at my obsessive fascination with the Melvins invite me to meet up with them in San Francisco where they will be playing a show with my heroes. I managed to catch a ride down there with Kurt’s girlfriend.... I ran across this board tape of the show while rummaging through some old boxes of stuff, and I’m glad to know it brings me as much joy to listen to now as it did when I got home from that trip....."
"....Russom uses analog equipment as a test – of its capabilities and his own. The handiwork of building his instruments, the orchestration of their interrelated parts, the seizing of new sounds and possibilities from well-used sources – this all requires expertise, honed day after day. More strongly, it requires a commitment to technique, despite that technique’s obstacles and shortcomings. This is unusual for dance musicians and producers, a cadre whose jobs are seemingly made easier with each new MacBook iteration...."
Happen to be hanging out in Los Angeles tomorrow (6/11/09)? A documentary "Vashti Bunyan: From Here To Before" will be playing at Silent Movie Theater (611 N Fairfax Ave) as part of their "F is For Folk" series. The film retraces Vashti’s musical past and features interviews with Andrew Loog Oldham, Devendra Banhart, Max Richter and others. More info can be found HERE.
The Pitchfork camp recognizes Kevin Blechdom as a refined songwriter.
"....Though Gentlemania cycles through a few (musical theater pomp, bluegrass, torch song), it feels closest to the light pop of 1970s and 80s confessional singer-songwriters, their mix of vulnerability and wry self-awareness. "Lazy", swings back and forth with its pretty piano chorus and whistled melody. It sways somewhere between the lovelorn soul-lite of Tapestry-era Carole King, and the breezy quirk of, say, Captain and Tenille. The profane, jokey nature of her past albums gives way to a sweetly innocent lyrical sense, delivered in Blechdom's boyish voice. On "It's All Been Done Before", she calls her lover the "best thing since sliced bread" and the one curse word in "Lazy", is blocked out by a slide whistle...."
ÆTHENOR 06/13 Birmingham, UK @ The Hare and Hound 06/14 London, UK @ Conway Hall (Equinox Festival) 06/15 Bristol, UK The Croft
AKIMBO 09/05 Seattle, WA @ The EMP Sky Church (Bumbershoot Festival) AKRON/FAMILY 06/8 Tokyo, JP @ O-West (w/ Deerhunter) 06/9 Osaka, JP @ Fandango (w/ Deerhunter) 06/10 Nagoya, JP @ Apollo Theater 06/11 Kyoto, JP @ Metro, Kyoto 06/12 Tokyo, JP @ Fever 07/23 Detroit Lakes, MN @ 10KL Festival 07/24 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 07/25 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 07/26 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival 08/02 Liberty State Park, NJ @ All Points West Festival 08/11 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel 08/12 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle 08/13 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/14 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 08/15 Asheville, NC @ Harvest Records Festival 08/28 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival) 08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey 09/07 Seattle, WA @ Seattle Center (Bumbershoot Festival) 09/10 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head 09/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York) 09/18 London, ON @ LOLA Festival
AMEBIX 06/18 London, UK @ The Underworld 06/19 Clisson, FR @ Val de Moine (Hellfest 2009) 08/06 Blackpool, UK @ Winter Gardens (Rebellion Blackpool)
AMON TOBIN 06/30 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 07/17 Drayton Valley, AB @ The 10th annual Motion Notion Music Festival 08/07 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's 08/30 Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
APACHE 06/08 Chemnitz, DE @ Subway to Peter 06/09 Kassel, DE @ Das Haus 06/10 Berlin, DE @ Cortina Bob 06/11 Hamburg, DE @ Beat Club 06/12 Utrecht, NL @ DB's 06/13 Rouen, FR @ Rive Gauche 06/17 Badalona, ES @ Estraperlo Club del Ritmo 06/18 Valencia, ES @ Magazine 06/20 Madrid, ES @ Wurlitzer Ballroom 06/21 Donostia, ES @ Bukowsky 06/23 Nice, FR @ La Tapas 06/26 Longiano, IT @ Hotel del Colline 07/02 Oberhausen, DE @ Druckluft 07/03 Den Haag, NL @ Morlock Gallery 07/04 Muenster, DE @ Gleis 22 07/05 Hoorn, NL @ Swaf AUFGEHOBEN 09/19 Tilburg, NL @ 013 (ZXZW Festival)
BEIRUT 07/09 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix 07/11 Montreal, QC @ The Metropolis 07/18 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 08/12 Koln, DE @ C-O-Pop Festival 08/14 Gothenburg, SW @ Way Out West Festival 08/15 Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival 08/18 Berlin, DE @ Astra Festival 08/21 Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
BIAFRA, JELLO 6/28 San Francisco, CA @ Red Devil Lounge BLACK DICE 06/08 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre 06/09 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture RooM 06/10 Orlando, FL @ Club Firestone 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
BLACK LIPS 06/09 Oslo, NO @ John Dee 06/10 Aarhus, DK @ Musikcafeen 06/18 Toronto, ON @ NxNE Music Festival 06/19 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 06/26 Athens, GA @ Athfest 07/19 Chicago, IL @ Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) 07/23 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
JAMES BLACKSAW 06/08 Brooklyn, NY @ Issue Project Room 06/11 Montreal, NY @ Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival 06/12 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel (w/ Michael Gira) 06/15 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout (w/ Michael Gira) 06/16 Columbus OH @ Wexner Center 06/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks 07/24 Madrid, ES @ Circulo de Bellas Artes (w/ Simon Finn) 07/25 Vic, ES @ Jazz Cava 08/01 Manchester, UK @ Hedgefest BLANK DOGS 07/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 07/24 New York, NY @ Seaport Music Festival
BLUES CONTROL 06/13 Brooklyn, NY @ The Shank (Northside Fest w/ Kurt Vile, Grooms) 06/21 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday (Make Music NY Fest) 06/23 Richmond, VA @ NARA 07/18 Boston, MA @ Church (Homegrown Fest) 07/19 Montague, MA @ Montague Bookmill (w/ Kurt Vile & The Violators) 08/29 London, UK @ Cafe Oto 08/30 Manchester, UK @ Islington Mill (ROWF! ROWF! ROWF! 5 Festival) 09/20 Tilburg, NL @ ZXZW Festival
BONOBO 07/11 Atlanta, GA @ 595North 07/12 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium 07/12 Chicago, IL @ Sonotheque (DJ set) 07/18 San Francisco, CA @ Mighty 07/20 Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards 07/21 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 07/23 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater 07/24 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen 07/25 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
BOSS HOG 09/12 Monticello, NY @ Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
THE BUG 07/4 Toronto ON The Social CANNABIS CORPSE 08/23 Richmond, VA @ The Bike Lot CAUSE CO-MOTION 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ Crystal Stilts, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart) COLOSSAL YES 06/21 San Francisco, CA Rite Spot (w/ Adam Lipman)
CRYSTAL STILTS 06/18 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (w/ The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Cause Co-Motion) DAEDELUS WITH GHISLAIN POIRIER CO-HEADLINE TOUR 06/10 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 06/13 New York, NY @ Studio B 06/16 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah (no Ghislain Poirier) 06/17 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 06/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Mighty 06/19 Vancouver, BC @ The Modern 06/21 Austin, TX @ Emo's
DASH RIP ROCK 06/12 Plainview, KS @ Tina's Bar and Grill 07/05 Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center 09/09 Oslo, NO @ Mono 09/10 Trondheim, NO @ Blaest
DAVILA 666 07/10 Chicago, IL @ Metro (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/11 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/12 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/14 Montreal, QC @ Ii Motore (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/15 Cambridge, MA @ Church (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnnybrendas (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/18 New Haven, CO @ Cafe 9 (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/19 Hoboken, NY @ Maxwell's (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/21 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/23 Washington, DC @ Back Stage @ Black Cat (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/25 Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/26 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room (w/ Mannequin Men) 07/27 Lafayette, IN @ Zooleger's 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 07/30 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe 07/31 Nashville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club 08/01 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L. 08/02 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 08/04 Asheville, NC @ New French Cafe 08/05 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 08/06 Columbia, SC @ The Whig 08/07 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern 08/8 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/11 Miami, FL @ Churchill's (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/12 Ybor City, FL @ New World Brewery (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/13 Tallahassee, FL @ Jake's Bar (w/ Jacuzzi Boys) 08/18 San Antonio, TX @ The Mix 08/19 Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr. 08/22 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory 08/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunkspace DEATH SET, THE 06/12 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar (w/ Mika Miko)
DIPLO 07/24 Niigata, JP @ Red Marquee - Dance Tent (Fuji Rock Festival) 07/25 Niigata, JP @ Palace of Wonder Stage (Fuji Rock Festival) 08/08 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza 2009)
DISASTER STRIKES 06/19 Chicago, IL @ Rancho Huevos 06/20 Madison, WI @ Bent Press 06/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Drunk Tank 06/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Memory Lanes 06/23 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews 06/24 Kansas, City MO @ Bobby's Loft 06/25 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 06/26 St. Louis, MO @ Apop Records 06/27 Rutland, OH @ Skatopia Bowl Bash XIV 06/28 Blairsville, PA @ The Corner Pocket 08/02 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 08/07 Hartford, CT @ The Whitney House 08/08 Orono, ME @ Keith Anderson Community Center 08/09 Jamaica Plain, MA @ Midway Cafe 09/04 Montreal, QC @ Barfly
DOA 07/29 Dusseldorf, DE @ Zakk (w/ Adolescents, The Dickies, Channel 3) 08/01 Rostock, DE @ Force Attack
DOSH 06/07 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge DROP THE LIME 06/17 New York, NY @ Bacardi B-Live New York 06/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Bacardi B-Live Philadelphia 06/21 Miami Beach, FL @ Bella Rose 06/23 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 06/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo ENDLESS BLOCKADE, THE 06/26 Toronto, ON @ The Rearview Mirror (The Endless Blockade Vs The Rita) 07/13 Toronto, ON @ Siesta Nouveaux
While on tour earlier this month James Blackshaw stopped by NPR's performance studio 4A to record an All Things Considered session. Blackshaw plays 'Key', 'Bled' and 'Cross' along with a interview.
