Monday, August 31, 2009

A Hawk And A Hacksaw

A Hawk And A Hacksaw's latest album Delivrance reviewed on Baeble blog:

".....Named after a line from Hamlet, AHAAH does the bard proud by turning every song into a web of intrigue and storytelling. Sometimes, words are insufficient. Sometimes the most lyrical music is the kind that doesn't need to beat you over the head with witticisms. Almost all the songs are exclusively instrumental, and the galloping violin, whimsical accordion, and eclectic orchestra (which includes everything from the upright bass, cello, and clarinet, to the bouzouki and cimbalom) weave fireside tales of sharing soup with mustached villagers, galloping along the Danube in a horse-drawn buggy, dancing late into the night on the cobblestones in the main square....." Read full review HERE.


Upcoming US tour:
09/12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (The Wire present Adventures in Modern Music)
09/14 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
09/15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Your Inner Vagabond

09/16 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
09/17 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/18 Boston, MA @ YMCA Theatre (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/19 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/20 Washington, DC @ Rock N' Roll Hotel(w/ Damon & Naomi)

09/22 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight
09/23 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/24 Athens, GA @ The Melting Pot (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/25 Atlanta, GA E.A.R.L. (w/ Damon & Naomi)
09/26 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/03 Albuquerque, NM @ Outpost Performance Space
10/06 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
10/07 San Diego, CA @ Casbah
10/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland (w/ Damon & Naomi)

10/09 San Francisco, CA @ Independent (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/10 Eureka, CA @ Nocturnum (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/11 Eugene, OR @ Cozmic Pizza (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/12 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/13 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (w/ Damon & Naomi)
10/16 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive (w/ Damon & Naomi)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Nice Vladislav Delay Interview On Flavorwire.

An interview with Finnish composer Sasu Ripatti’s who works under the name Vladislav Delay was posted on Flavorwire last week. The feature includes a video and a stream-able edited version of the song "Melankolia" off the upcoming album Tummaa (street 09/06/09) on the Leaf Label.

FP: A lot of your recent work shows some dissatisfaction with making things you can’t really touch or experience except through electronics. Why the new emphasis on working with your hands?

SR:
Soundwise and rhythmically, of course, electronics and computers have beautiful aspects, but this one particular issue can make all the positive aspects troublesome. Sometimes I have been frustrated having to program a tone or rhythm with a mouse in my hand when I had an inspiring vision ten minutes before. I could have just played it out, but I end up writing software and forgetting what I was about in the first place. I try to bring the two approaches together somehow, looking for various ways to make it more the way I wish it was.


Read full feature HERE.

YACHT 7"

Upcoming Yacht 7" picture disc. Release date - TBA

Yacht - Best New Music.

It's old news but good news.... Yacht's latest album See Mystery Lights received a 8.5 Best New Music review by Pitchfork way way back on August 5th.

"....It's a collection of stone jams that finds the band finally as hellbent on experimenting and expanding the boundaries of its sonic scope as it is on having fun. Built on electronic foundations-- laser effects, skittering computerized beats, and spacey synth lines (or guitar riffs that have been tuned or distorted to sound like synths)-- these new songs are giddy with creative freedom while remaining tethered in service of their melodies...."

Read full review HERE.



Tuesday, August 25, 2009

White Mice.



White Mice melting minds at Death by Audio Brooklyn, NY. on August 10, 2009. Their new studio album Ganjahovahdose will be released on Oct. 20th on the 20 Buck Spin label.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Killer Gnarly Photos Of Gates Of Slumber!

Bass thunder - Jason McCash
O' Brooklyn Vegan posted some awesome live photos of Gates Of Slumber from their Webster Hall show on August 9th. View all photos HERE.

DOA Tour Journal Of China.

Joe "Shithead" Keithley chronicles DOA's experience in China in five lengthy segments for Magnet Magazine.

Christmas Island Teaser Track Posted On Pitchfork.

Christmas Island's track "Bed Island" from the upcoming Blackout Summer album (10/6) was posted on Pitchfork's August 12th Forkcast. Apparently it is one of the most read/streamed singles on the site (in their Top 15). Totally sick! Stream away HERE.

Box Elders Rack'em Up.

Box Elders new album Alice and Friends has racked up quite a bit of press since it's release on August 11th. Here are just a dainty few:

* "Necro" MP3 and release details posted on Catbirdseat

* ZME Music "New Music Monday" feature w MP3 of "Stay"

* New Album Release mention on Rollo & Grady (LA Music Blog)

* Lazy-i (Ohama area music blog) mini feature

* Dusted album review

* Live preview in Nebraska blog The Dark Stuff

* 3 1/2 stars review in SPIN

* New Release of Note & stream of "Hole In My Head" on MBV.com

* Video for "Jackie Wood" posted on MBV.com

* Time Out NYC "Hot New Releases" feature

* Feature w/"Jackie Wood" MP3 on Easy Street Records Blog

* Review and video for "Jackie Wood" in SF Examiner.com

* Review in Exclaim!

Biafra And The Guantanamo Boys In Cambodia.



Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine performing the DK classic "Holiday in Cambodia" at Center for the Arts , Grass Valley, CA. The new album Audacity of Hype will hit the shops towards the end of October 2009.