Perhaps the most exciting news in my inbox yesterday was the announcement by New York’s Battles (who play mostly instrumental experimental rock) that they would be releasing a series of four “very special release remixes in 2012″. The series, titled “Dross Glop”, will start off with remixes of Battles tracks from Gui Boratto and The Field.
The other three 12″ (yep, all vinyl) will be released in succession when they’re ready.
Who clicked that ‘buy’ button faster than the Oilers defense giving up the pick in their own end this year? Yep, me.
It’s true, I’ve never mentioned Porcelain Raft before. But I was waiting for my brother to show up last night so we could do some accounting work (exciting, right?), and so I was just clicking on links in my inbox, and POOF, up comes this beautiful and surreal video and song, along the lines of War On Drugs but a little more indie and a little less electronic. And they happen to be on one of my favorite labels, Secretly Canadian. So here you go, take a listen/watch yourself and see what you think.
Their new LP “Strange Weekend” is now available. Honest, I checked in iTunes myself.
Two weeks ago I posted the tour itinerary for an insanely popular band wherever they go in Canada, the Great Lake Swimmers. Today I’m posting their newest video, for the track “Easy Comes Easy Go”. Which of course is off the new album “New Wild Everywhere”, which will be released April 3rd. Check out the video, and check out the dates below, as the itinerary has been lengthened extensively, starting with South by Southwest in Austin, and flying through prairie Canada in early May.
Wed, Mar 14 – Sat, Mar 17 Austin, TX @ SXSW (showcase information tba)
*Thur, April 5 Montreal, QC @ L’Astral
Thur, April 12 London, UK @ Cargo
Fri, April 13 Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute
Sat, April 14 Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Insitute
Sun, April 15 Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
Mon, April 16 Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Tues, April 17 Diksmuide, BE @ 4AD
Wed, April 18 Ottersum, NL @ Roepaen
Thur, April 19 Groningen, NL @ Vera
Fri, April 20 Berlin, DE @ HBC
Sat, April 21 Hamburg, DE @ Prinzenbar
Mon, April 23 Basel, CH @ Sud
Wed, April 25 Brest, FR @ Le Vauban
Thur, April 26 Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
Fri, April 27 Turnhout, BE @ Warande
Tue, May 1 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (dates from here on out include Cold Specks)
Wed, May 2 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Thur, May 3 Minneapolis, MI @ Cedar Cultural Center
Fri, May 4 Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural CentreSun, May 6 Edmonton, AB @ McDougall United ChurchMon, May 7 Calgary, AB @ Central United ChurchFri, May 11 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore BallroomSat, May 12 Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
Sun, May 13 Seattle, WA @ The Tractor Tavern
Mon, May 14 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
Wed, May 16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Fri, May 18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
Sat, May 19 Phoenix, AZ @ The Compound Grill
Sun, May 20 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Tue, May 22 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar
Wed, May 23 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
Thur, May 24 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Fri, May 25 Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse
Sat, May 26 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
Sun, May 27 Washington, DC @ The Rock ‘N Roll Hotel
Mon, May 28 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Wed, May 30 New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
Thur, May 31 Boston, MA @ The Middle East
Sat, June 2 Toronto, ON @ The Music Hall (formerly Danforth Music Hall)
I was just doing my usual surfing around the internet the other night and came across this band called Nice Purse from Minneapolis. Their newest album “Slumber Girls” is available on bandcamp, which is where I was listening to it. The first couple tracks I found intriguing, but not blow your mind. But the third track – “Put It On Me” – that’s the one that caught my attention (you can stream it below for yourself). They’re sort of like a lo-fi/garage/alt-rock band with some really nice vocal melodies.
Yeh, okay, it doesn’t hurt that their CD release party for the album was January 12th, and DOM was headlining at a club I’m pretty familiar with in terms of live music listings – 7th Street Entry.
Couldn’t find much of a bio, other than the names of the band members -France Camp, Ian Nygaard, James Wolfeatens, Elise kaPow, and Jeff Lorentzen – but anyways, take a listen and see what you think.
PS – “Radical Roses” is another extraordinary track.
I’ll tell you, after a couple months where NOBODY was announcing tours, it’s awfully hard to keep up with all the recent announcements. Yesterday another B.C. band, Rococode, announced their own cross-Canada itinerary. The quartet also announced they will release their debut full-length (eleven tracks) album, titled “Guns Sex and Glory” on February 7, via [...]
Last November, I received an email from the press folk for Australia’s Jezabels, asking if I’d like to see them open for Hey Rosetta! at the Myer Horowitz Theatre here in Edmonton. I was already thinking about going to the show anyways, so sure, why not, right. Well, I must say, the alt-indie-dance-pop outfit impressed [...]
Another band I’ve talked about a lot over the past six months is Vancouver’s Yukon Blonde. The last time was to stream their video for “Water”, and to talk about a mention on How I Met Your Mother, back in December. The post also had an intense tour itinerary. Well, those tour dates are still [...]
I am soooo behind on my emails again. I don’t know how that happens. If you sent me something, odds are good it’s somewhere in my inbox, and I will get to it. Anyways, here’s this week’s new releases of note. Chairlift – Something (Columbia/Young Turk). Yes, you’re right, we did stream their track “Met [...]
Perhaps the most exciting news in my inbox yesterday was the announcement by New York’s Battles (who play mostly instrumental experimental rock) that they would be releasing a series of four “very special release remixes in 2012″. The series, titled “Dross Glop”, will start off with remixes of Battles tracks from Gui Boratto and The Field.
