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The Black Angels: U.S. Tour

February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

BLACK ANGELS ANNOUNCE SPRING HEADLINING TOUR

The Black Angels

The Black Angels will be
heading out on a headlining tour this spring in support of their latest release, Phosphene Dream. The tour
will kick off at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, LA, on March 31 and conclude with a home state stop in Dallas, TX, at
The Loft on May 21. In between these dates, they will also be performing at their third annual Austin Psych Fest,
which will take place April 29-May 1.

The Black Angels US Tour Dates:

3/31- New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *

4/01 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade*

4/02 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle *

4/03 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
4/05 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church *

4/06 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre *

4/08 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *

4/09 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *

4/10 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street *

4/11 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *

4/12 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa *

4/14 – Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace *

4/15 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop *

4/16 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *

4/17 – Newport, KY – Southgate House *

4/18 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *

4/20 – Madison, WI – The High Noon Saloon*

4/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom *

4/22 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House *

4/23 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck*

4/9-5/03 – Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest

5/05 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre #

5/06 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #

5/07 – Boise, ID – Neurolux #

5/09 – Vancouver, BC – Venue #

5/10 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market #

5/11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom#

5/13 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s #

5/14 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theater (Supporting The Kills)

5/15 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre #

5/16 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern #
5/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room #

5/20 – Oklahoma City, OK – ACM Performance Lab#

5/21 – Dallas, TX – The Loft #

*with Suuns

#with Sleepy Sun

The Black Angels
Tour Dates
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The Black Angels
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Black Joe Lewis: Spring Tour

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

TOUR STARTS MARCH 22 IN ATLANTA, GA;
SCANDALOUS OUT MARCH
15

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

Lost Highway recording artist Austin, TX ensemble has announced Scandalous, out March 15.

TOUR DATES

*Those Darlins’ supporting

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will be hitting the road with their high-voltage brand of garage soul. The
dates for their spring tour in support of their upcoming sophomore album
/> Atlanta, GA

Washington DC

New York, NY

New York, NY

Cambridge, MA

Montreal, QC

Toronto, ON

Columbus, OH

Chicago, IL

Minneapolis, MN

Omaha, NE

Denver, CO

Salt Lake City, UT

Boise, ID

Seattle, WA

San Francisco, CA

Santa Cruz, CA

Mountain Music Fest Phoenix, AZ

Black Joe Lewis &
The Honeybears
Tour Dates
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Black Joe Lewis
& The Honeybears News
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Black Joe Lewis &
The Honeybears
Concert
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Smith Westerns: New LP & Winter Dates

December 15th, 2010 | No Comments

SOPHOMORE ALBUM OUT JAN. 18 ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS

Smith Westerns

Chicago’s Smith Westerns
will release its sophomore LP, Dye It Blonde, on Fat Possum on Jan. 18. The first single from the
record is “Weekend” which fans can listen to here.

The record was produced by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, TVOTR, Beach House, etc.) in New York
City. The
band is currently in Europe on tour with MGMT, and today announced a slew of early 2011 dates, including two NYC
dates in Jan and later dates with the UK band and Fat Possum labelmates Yuck.

SMITH WESTERNS

Tue-Dec 14: Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur ^
Wed-Dec 15: Bordeaux, France – Saint EX
Thu-Dec 16: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz ^
Fri-Dec 17: Madrid, Spain – La Riviera ^

Sat-Dec 18: Lisbon, Portugal – Campo Pequeno ^

Tue-Jan 18: Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
Wed-Jan 19: New York, NY – Pianos
Fri-Jan 28: Nashville, TN – The End*
Sat-Jan 29: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light*
Sun-Jan 30: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506*

Mon-Jan 31: Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club*

Tue-Feb 1: Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn*
Thu-Feb 3: Orlando, FL – Backbooth*

Fri-Feb 4: Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder*
Sun-Feb 6: Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds*

Mon-Feb 7: Austin, TX – Emos*
Tue-Feb 8: Dallas, TX – The Loft*

Thu-Feb 10: Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room*
Fri-Feb 11: Los Angeles, CA – Echo*

Sat-Feb 12: Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar*
Sun-Feb 13: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill*

Tue-Feb 15: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Wed-Feb 16: Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Thu-Feb 17: Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
Fri-Feb 18: Boise, ID – Neurolux
Sat-Feb 19: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Mon-Feb 21: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge

Tue-Feb 22: Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Wed-Feb 23: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Thu-Feb 24: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
Fri-Feb 25: Madison, WI – The Frequency
Sat-Feb 26: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

Mon-Feb 28: Toronto, ON – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Tue-Mar 1: Montreal, PQ – La Sala Rossa
Wed-Mar 2: Boston, MA – Great Scott
Fri-Mar 4: Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel

^ = w/ MGMT
* = w/ Yuck

Smith Westerns
Tour Dates
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Smith Westerns News
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Smith Westerns
Concert
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Rangda: U.S. Tour

August 9th, 2010 | No Comments

FALSE FLAG OUT NOW; U.S. TOUR STARTS AUGUST 27 AT KNITTING FACTORY IN BROOKLYN

Rangda

Sir Richard Bishop of Sun City Girls, Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and Comets On Fire, and scene veteran Chris Corsano have pooled their collective talents together to form Rangda. Their debut album, False Flag, was released May 18 on Drag City Records. The band is embarking on a U.S. tour starting August 27 at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Major Stars will be opening some of the dates.

US TOUR 2010:

8/27- Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Major Stars
8/28 – New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Major Stars
8/29 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Major Stars
8/30 – Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar w/ Major Stars
8/31 – Albany, NY @ Cannonball Factory w/ Major Stars

9/1 – Providence @ As220

9/2 – Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel w/ Major Stars
9/3 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room w/ Major Stars
9/4 – Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge w/ Major Stars
9/5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks

9/6 – Columbus, OH @ The Summit
9/7 – Detroit, MI @ CAID
9/8 – Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt

9/9 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Arbor Vitae Loft
9/10 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
9/11 – Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording
9/12 – Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival
9/13 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
9/14 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight
9/15 – Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe

Rangda
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Rangda News ::
Rangda
Concert
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Dillinger Escape Plan: Tour Dates

February 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Dillinger Escape Plan Announces Upcoming Tour With Additional Dates

The recently announced Dillinger Escape Plan tour with supporting acts Darkest Hour, IwrestledABearOnce and Animals As Leaders has been augmented to include more dates.

The tour is in support of the band’s newest album, Option Paralysis which drops March 23 stateside and March 22 internationally.

Tour Dates

Dillinger Escape Plan

Mar 11 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Mar 12 The Palladium Worcester, MA
Mar 13 La Sala Rossa Cabaret Montreal, QUE
Mar 14 Opera House Toronto, ONT
Mar 15 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
Mar 16 Blue Note Columbia, MO
Mar 21 Wired Live Houston, TX
Mar 23 The Social Orlando, FL
Mar 24 Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Mar 25 Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
Mar 26 Greene Street Club Greensboro, NC
Mar 28 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Mar 29 Otto Bar Baltimore, MD
Mar 30 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
Mar 31 Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 1 The Eagle Theatre Pontiac, MI
Apr 2 Reggie’s Rock Club Chicago, IL
Apr 6 Republik Calgary, ALB
Apr 7 Starlite Room Edmonton, ALB
Apr 9 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC
Apr 13 Glass House Pomona, CA
Apr16 Coachella Indio, CA

More dates to be announced

Trans Am: New Album/Tour

February 4th, 2010 | No Comments

TRANS AM ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES, NEW ALBUM THING OUT APRIL 20

Trans Am

Hot off the heels of last year’s What Day Is It Tonight? double LP + DVD live album, Trans Am is returning with a new album entitled Thing.

Set for release on April 20, the new album will be available as a mini-LP style gate-fold CD and an RTI pressed old-style tip-on jacket LP with a download coupon.

The band is also hitting the road this Spring for their first shows in a year.

Thing Track Listing
1. Please Wait
2. Black Matter
3. Naked Singularity
4. Thing
5. Bad Vibes
6. Heaven’s Gate
7. The Silent Star
8. Arcadia
9. Apparent Horizon
10. Interstellar Drift
11. Maximum Yield
12. Space Dock

Trans Am Tour Dates

04/15/10 Thu Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC

04/16/10 Fri Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA

04/17/10 Sat Santos Party House New York, NY

04/18/10 Sun Market Hotel Brooklyn, NY

04/19/10 Mon Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA

04/20/10 Tue La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

04/21/10 Wed Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

04/22/10 Thu Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI

04/23/10 Fri Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

04/24/10 Sat Northside Tavern Cincinnati, OH
05/04/10 Tue Hafenklang Hamburg, GER

05/05/10 Wed Volksbuhne Berlin, GER

05/06/10 Thu Scheld’apen Antwerp, BEL

05/07/10 Fri Les Trinitaires Metz, FRA

05/08/10 Sat Les Nuits Botanique Brussels, BEL

05/09/10 Sun Tilburg 013 Tilburg, NL

05/10/10 Mon dB’s Utrecht, NL

05/11/10 Tue Corsica Studios London, GB

05/14/10 Fri Aeronef Lille, FRA

05/18/10 Tue La Maroquinerie Paris, FRA

05/24/10 Mon Le Grillen COLMAR, FRA

05/25/10 Tue Exil Zurich, SWI

05/26/10 Wed Le Kab Geneva, SWI

Efterklang: Magic Chairs

February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

EFTERKLANG TO MAKE 4AD LABEL DEBUT WITH MAGIC CHAIRS, OUT 2/23

Efterklang

Newly signed to 4AD, the Copenhagen-based quartet Efterklang make their label debut with Magic Chairs, their third full-length studio album, out February 23.

Efterklang are Mads Brauer (electronics and various instruments), Casper Clausen (vocals and various instruments), Thomas Husmer (drums and trumpet) and Rasmus Stolberg (bass and guitar).

Removing themselves from their home city and heading to Aarhus’ Feedback Recording Studio, the band recorded basic tracks as a band (drums, bass, guitars and piano), replicating the live set-up from where the songs had initially taken form. Later, back in Copenhagen, orchestral flourishes were added and guest musicians were called upon (including their touring band members – Peter Broderick, Heather W. Broderick, Frederik Teige and Daniel James).

For even greater clarity of sound, British engineer and producer Gareth Jones (Nick cave and The Bad Seeds, Depeche Mode, Interpol, Mogwai, Grizzly Bear, Wire and more) was drafted in for mixing duties to work alongside their in-house electronics wizard in Brauer.

Check out the MP3 for “Modern Drift” here.

Efterklang Tour Dates

02/19/10 Fri Sentrum Scene Oslo, NO

03/02/10 Tue First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

03/03/10 Wed Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY

03/04/10 Thu T.T. the Bear’s Place Cambridge, MA

03/05/10 Fri La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

03/06/10 Sat El Mocambo Toronto, ON

03/07/10 Sun The Pike Room Pontiac, MI

03/08/10 Mon The Lincoln Theater Decatur, IL

03/11/10 Thu The Triple Door Seattle, WA

03/12/10 Fri Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC

03/13/10 Sat Doug Fir Portland, OR

03/15/10 Mon Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA

03/16/10 Tue Spaceland Los Angeles, CA

04/20/10 Tue Concorde 2 Brighton, GB

04/21/10 Wed Shepherd’s Bush Empire London, GB

04/22/10 Thu Academy 2 Oxford, GB

04/23/10 Fri Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, GB

04/24/10 Sat Black Box Cafe Belfast, GB

04/25/10 Sun Whelans Dublin, IR

04/27/10 Tue Metropolis Bristol, GB

04/28/10 Wed Nouveau Casino Paris, FRA

04/29/10 Thu Le Grand Mix Tourcoing, FRA

04/30/10 Fri Le Vip Saint Nazaire, FRA

Beach House U.S. Tour

January 13th, 2010 | No Comments

BEACH HOUSE ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES

Beach House

After an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (January 22), a Sundance drop in, a New York record release show, and a quick spin around Europe, Baltimore’s Beach House will tour the U.S. in support of their third LP (first on Sub Pop) Teen Dream, out January 26.

You can download the track “Norway” from Teen Dream here.

Beach House Tour Dates

01/24/10 Sun Sundance Film Festival Park City, UT

01/26/10 Tue The Bell House Brooklyn, NY

02/10/10 Wed King Tuts Glasgow, GB

02/11/10 Thu Islington Mill Salford, GB

02/12/10 Fri Brudenell Social Club Leeds, GB

02/13/10 Sat Whelans Dublin, IR

02/14/10 Sun Speakeasy Bar Belfast, GB

02/16/10 Tue Cardiff Arts Centre Cardiff, GB

02/17/10 Wed Bush Hall London, GB

02/18/10 Thu La Route Du Rock Saint Malo, FRA

02/20/10 Sat La Maroquinerie Paris, FRA

02/21/10 Sun Vooruit Ghent, BEL

02/22/10 Mon Le Botanique Brussels, BEL

02/23/10 Tue The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

02/24/10 Wed Vera Groningen, NL

02/25/10 Thu Rotor Salon Berlin, GER
02/26/10 Fri Loppen Copenhagen, DK

02/27/10 Sat Debaser Stockholm, SE

02/28/10 Sun Parkteatret Oslo, NO

03/02/10 Tue Pusterviksbaren Gothenburg, SE

03/03/10 Wed Molotov Hamburg, GER

03/04/10 Thu UT Connewitz Leipzig, GER

03/05/10 Fri Feierwerk Munich, GER

03/06/10 Sat Abart Zurich, SWI

03/08/10 Mon The Sage Gateshead, GB

03/09/10 Tue Queens Hall Edinburgh, GB

03/11/10 Thu Corn Exchange Brighton, GB

03/12/10 Fri Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, GB

03/13/10 Sat Roundhouse London, GB

03/14/10 Sun Roundhouse London, GB

03/17/10 Wed Lux Fragil Lisbon, POR

03/18/10 Thu Centro Cultural Vila Flor GuimarÃ£es, POR

03/26/10 Fri Black Cat Washington, DC

03/27/10 Sat Wesleyan University Middletown, CT

03/28/10 Sun Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

03/29/10 Mon La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

03/30/10 Tue The Opera House Toronto, ON

04/01/10 Thu The Pike Room Pontiac, MI

04/02/10 Fri Metro Chicago, IL

04/03/10 Sat Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI

04/04/10 Sun Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN

04/05/10 Mon The Waiting Room Omaha, NE

04/06/10 Tue Jackpot Music Hall Lawrence, KS

04/07/10 Wed Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

04/09/10 Fri Neurolux Boise, ID

04/10/10 Sat Doug Fir Portland, OR

04/11/10 Sun Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC

04/12/10 Mon Neumos Seattle, WA

04/14/10 Wed Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, CA

04/15/10 Thu Downtown Brewing Co San Luis Obispo, CA

04/19/10 Mon Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ

04/21/10 Wed Granada Theater Dallas, TX

04/22/10 Thu Emo’s Alternative Lounge Austin, TX

04/23/10 Fri Walter’s On Washington Houston, TX

04/24/10 Sat Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA

04/25/10 Sun The Engine Room Tallahassee, FL

04/27/10 Tue BottleTree Birmingham, AL

04/28/10 Wed The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN

04/29/10 Thu The Earl Atlanta, GA

04/30/10 Fri Grey Eagle Asheville, NC

05/01/10 Sat Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

05/06/10 Thu Webster Hall New York, NY

05/07/10 Fri First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

05/08/10 Sat 2640 Space Baltimore, MD

Yeasayer: 2010 Tour Dates

January 5th, 2010 | No Comments

YEASAYER TO TOUR IN SUPPORT OF ODD BLOOD

Yeasayer

Yeasayer is pleased to announce a full U.S. tour beginning in April to support their fantastic upcoming full-length, Odd Blood. This follows three U.S. dates in February – a performance at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles and two already sold old shows in New York City, at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Odd Blood will be available February 9 via Secretly Canadian (Mute elsewhere). First brewed in the frosty hills of Woodstock, NY at the Marotta lair, then transferred to the steely sweeps of NYC, Odd Blood took many layers to finalize, but with all things Yeasayer the outcome is spectacular. Filled with the band’s own take on pop pleasures and experimentation, the band has once again carved its own path through that ice cold glacier that is modern pop/rock.

Yeasayer Tour Dates

02/05/10 Fri Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

02/08/10 Mon Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

02/09/10 Tue Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

02/16/10 Tue Academy 2 Birmingham, GB

02/17/10 Wed King Tuts Glasgow, GB

02/19/10 Fri The Academy Dublin, IR

02/20/10 Sat Speakeasy Bar Belfast, GB

02/21/10 Sun Academy 3 Manchester, GB

02/22/10 Mon The Faversham Leeds, GB

02/23/10 Tue Heaven London, GB

02/25/10 Thu Thekla Bristol, GB

02/26/10 Fri Audio Brighton, GB

02/28/10 Sun Luxor Koln, GER

03/01/10 Mon Trix Antwerpen, BEL

03/04/10 Thu KB Club Malmo, SE

03/05/10 Fri Debaser Stockholm, SE

03/06/10 Sat Rockerfeller Oslo, NO

03/08/10 Mon Lille Vega Copenhagen, DK

03/09/10 Tue Knust Hamburg, GER

03/10/10 Wed Postbahnhof Berlin, GER

03/11/10 Thu 59 To 1 Munich, GER

03/12/10 Fri Club Zukunft Zurich, SWI

03/13/10 Sat Circolo degli Artisti Rome, IT

03/14/10 Sun Tunnel Milan, IT

03/16/10 Tue Sala Apolo 2 Barcelona, ES

03/17/10 Wed Moby Dick Madrid, ES

03/19/10 Fri Point Ephemere Paris, FRA

03/20/10 Sat The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

04/03/10 Sat 9:30 Club Washington, DC

04/04/10 Sun Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

04/05/10 Mon Orange Peel Asheville, NC

04/06/10 Tue The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

04/07/10 Wed Hi Tone Memphis, TN

04/08/10 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

04/09/10 Fri House of Blues Houston, TX

04/10/10 Sat The Parish Austin, TX

04/11/10 Sun The Parish Austin, TX

04/14/10 Wed Club Congress Tucson, AZ

04/15/10 Thu Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ

04/17/10 Sat The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

04/19/10 Mon Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

04/20/10 Tue Neumos Seattle, WA

04/21/10 Wed Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

04/23/10 Fri In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT

04/24/10 Sat Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

04/25/10 Sun The Waiting Room Omaha, NE

04/26/10 Mon Gargoyle St. Louis, MO

04/27/10 Tue Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN

04/28/10 Wed Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

04/29/10 Thu Metro Chicago, IL

04/30/10 Fri Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

05/01/10 Sat Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

05/02/10 Sun La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

05/03/10 Mon Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

05/04/10 Tue Webster Hall New York, NY

05/05/10 Wed The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA

Elliott Brood: Album/DatesFor Fans of MMJ, DBTs…

October 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Elliott Brood Expose the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 on Stunning Album

Elliott Brood

Armed with a ukulele, acoustic guitar and banjo as well as percussion and bass pedals,
Elliott Brood combustible live performances feature a big, heavy sound that belies their instrumentation (they’ve been described as “Johnny Cash meets The Pixies”). In Canada, where Mountain Meadows topped the college charts for 21 weeks, Elliott Brood has won over fans not only with their songwriting but with their showmanship and tent revival-esque live appearances.

Kind Words:

“Loosely based around a 19th century massacre in Utah, their album Mountain Meadows is delivered with exuberance and skill, with Mark Sasso growling like Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood.” -UNCUT * * * *

“A breathtaking amalgam of The Band’s sense of history and My Morning Jacket’s metallic country.” -Q Magazine ****

“Elliott Brood do for pre-war folk music what bands like The White Stripes and Black Keys do for blues.” -Globe and Mail ****

“It’s bleak, it’s black, it’s brilliant.” -The Sun

“The band members are masters at creating compelling narratives with such eerie ambiance you can’t help but pick road grit from your teeth.” -The Coast

The album title would seem to evoke a pastoral, peaceful scene but it actually refers to the Mountain Meadows Massacre, an 1857 event that left 120 men, women and children dead at the hands of militant Mormons and Native American tribesmen. Songwriters Mark Sasso and Casey Laforet were fascinated not with the tragedy but its aftermath – the mystery of what happened to the children who witnessed the massacre but were young enough to be allowed to live and what might have happened to them and their ancestors. The album’s songs all grow out of this theme – a sort of “what if” musical novella that works as postcard to an era and time.

Released in Canada in 2008 on Six Shooter Records, Mountain Meadows topped the Canadian college charts for 21 weeks and was nominated for a Juno award (the band’s second nomination). The album was also shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize for best Canadian album of the year based solely on artistic merit.

Elliott Brood Tour Dates

10/21/09 Wed Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH

10/22/09 Thu The Living Room New York, NY

10/30/09 Fri The Opera House Toronto, ON

10/31/09 Sat The Roxy Windsor, ON

11/05/09 Thu Maverick’s Ottawa, ON

11/06/09 Fri La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

11/07/09 Sat Le Cercle Montreal, QC

11/10/09 Tue The Capital Fredericton, NB

11/12/09 Thu Baba’s Charlottetown, PE

11/13/09 Fri Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS

11/18/09 Wed T.T. the Bear’s Place Cambridge, MA

11/19/09 Thu The M Room Philadelphia, PA

11/20/09 Fri Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

11/22/09 Sun DC9 Washington, DC

11/24/09 Tue Union Hall Brooklyn, NY

11/27/09 Fri Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI

11/28/09 Sat Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, PA

Do Make Say Think: Other Truths

August 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Do Make Say Think
Announce New Album, Other Truths, Out October 20

Do Make Say Think

The sixth full-length from the ever-expanding and contracting Toronto quintet Do Make Say Think features four long-form tracks, three of which clock in at over 10 minutes and all of which trace inimitable musical arcs that have made this band justly celebrated. The five members’ unique sonic palette and vibrant distillation of compositional forms have made Do Make Say Think some of the past decade’s most consistently rich and rewarding instrumental rock.

Bucking the trend towards diminishing attention spans, immediate gratification and snappy digital singles, DMST admirably stick to their roots and allow the vines that spring from their fertile musical garden to wind, curl and climb for as long as required. More than ever, the players keep their heads down, creating wonderful multi-movement instrumental works (with the occasional wordless vocal passage, courtesy of guest singers Akron/Family and Lullabye Arkestra). The songs off Other Truth overflow with attention to tone and timbre and are animated by unfussy yet ornate harmony, melody and polyrhythmic soul. The album represents the first time since the band’s debut (recorded over a dozen years ago) that they’ve found themselves with an entire collection of songs that unfold organically over long duration.

Do Make Say Think has always managed to gather, balance and synthesize various poles simultaneously – ragged/precise, dirty/clean, atmospheric/stratospheric – forging sonic narratives that combine broad strokes and clusters of detail. Perhaps more than their overtly ‘post-modern’ commingling of various musical genres (psych, jazz, dub, folk) this less conspicuous, indefinable ability to maintain such a consistently enthralling fusion of instincts is the true mark of the band, yielding a music that sounds and feels natural and human. Certainly a key part of this unquantifiable equation is the band’s self-production, which has shaped their sound from the beginning. Led by Ohad Benchetrit and his home studio in Toronto, along with Charles Spearin and Justin Small, DMST has developed a canny and novel toolbox of recording and mixing techniques that contributes significantly to their sonic identity.

Other Truths is available on CD in a custom gate-fold cardstock jacket and in a first pressing on deluxe 180 gram vinyl that includes a limited edition poster (unique to the vinyl package), an artwork insert printed on heavyweight translucent paper and a CD copy of the album all packed in a thick 24pt. paperboard record jacket. The album is also available digitally.

Other Truths Track Listing
1. Do
2. Make
3. Say
4. Think

Do Make Say Think Tour Dates:
09/10/09 Thu Miller Theatre New York, NY

10/22/09 Thu The Scala London, GB

11/25/09 Wed La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

11/26/09 Thu La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

11/27/09 Fri Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA

11/28/09 Sat Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

11/29/09 Sun Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

11/30/09 Mon First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

12/01/09 Tue Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC

12/02/09 Wed Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA

12/03/09 Thu Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI

12/04/09 Fri Schubas Chicago, IL

12/05/09 Sat Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: EP, Single and Tour

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Announce

Higher Than The Stars EP Plus The Single Come Saturday

Not content to rest on the laurels of having one of the best and most talked-about albums of 2009, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are back with the Higher Than The Stars. The EP features four brand-new songs that do what the band does best – breathe fresh life into indie-pop with their exuberance, charm and of course quality tunes.

Higher Than The Stars races along on arpeggiated keyboards and quickly strummed guitars, a perfect pop
nugget that could be ripped from Robert Smith‘s songbook. Its unstoppable energy is pure Pains, though,
and the band hopes to see a lot of ear-to-ear grins when the band busts the EP out on tour.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Higher Than The Stars EP

Street date: Sept. 22, 2009

Formats: 7″, 12″, CD and digital
1. Falling Over

2. Twins

3. Higher Than The Stars

4. 103

Come Saturday Single
Street date: Sept. 8, 2009
Formats: 7″ and digital

1. Come Saturday
2. Side Ponytail

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Tour Dates:

09/05/09 Sat Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA

09/06/09 Sun La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC

09/07/09 Mon Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON

09/08/09 Tue Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, IL

09/09/09 Wed Orpheum Theater – Stage Door Madison, WI

09/10/09 Thu Slowdown Omaha, NE

09/12/09 Sat Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO

09/13/09 Sun Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT

09/14/09 Mon Neurolux Boise, ID

09/17/09 Thu Doug Fir Portland, OR

09/19/09 Sat The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA

09/21/09 Mon Casbah San Diego, CA

09/22/09 Tue Club Congress Tucson, AZ

09/24/09 Thu Lola’s Sixth Fort Worth, TX

09/25/09 Fri The Mohawk Austin, TX

09/26/09 Sat One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA

09/27/09 Sun Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL

09/28/09 Mon The Earl Atlanta, GA

09/29/09 Tue Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

09/30/09 Wed Black Cat Washington, DC

10/01/09 Thu Ottobar Baltimore, MD

10/03/09 Sat Webster Hall New York, NY

10/05/09 Mon First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA