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My Brightest Diamond – 2011 news
My Brightest Diamond / Shara Worden has some new collaborations in the hopper…
- “I’m On Fire” is a duet that Shara recorded with Chris James of the band Stateless for their new album, Matilda, due out on February 21, 2011 in Europe on Ninja Tune.
- Colin Stetson’s forthcoming album, New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges, will be released February 22, 2011 on Constellation Records. Shara is featured on 2 tracks: “Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying Sometimes” and “Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun” (which also features Laurie Anderson)
- Murat Eyuboglu has produced a multimedia release entitled Letters to Distant Cities, which features poetry recitation and a song by Shara. New Amsterdam Records will be releasing it March 29, 2011.
She’s also has a few dates coming up, too…
My Brightest Diamond 2011 TOUR
- 01/27/11 New York City The Allen Room *
- 01/28/11 Milford, CT Daniel Street ~
- 01/30/11 Ithaca, NY Castaway’s %
- 01/31/11 Rochester, NY Bug Jar %
- 02/01/11 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern %
- 02/03/11 Holland, MI Knickerbocker ~
- 02/04/11 Chicago Lincoln Hall ~
- 02/05/11 Madison, WI Der Rathskeller ~
- 05/04/11 – 05/05/11 Minneapolis, MN Southern Theater +
* Shara, Drums, bass & yMusic
~ Rock Trio formation
% Shara performing solo
+ Shara & yMusic (co-bill with Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope)
I’m soooo tempted to hit the Minneapolis dates… closest they’re getting to me. I guess I’ll wait / hope they fill in a PacNW date or two in between February & May…
~Dan – np: No-Man – Housewives Hooked on Heroin EP 
REPTET ::West Coast CD Release Tour 2011::
Seattle jazz sextet REPTET is at it again, following up their 7″ vinyl single Agendacide from late 2009 with a new full-length album – entitled At the Cabin. It’s set for release on the Artists Recording Collective on January 11, 2011.
They’re hitting the road in support of the new CD, and Eugene is the first stop! Yippie! http://reptet.com/
Friday, January 14 10:00 pm
Luckey’s Club
Eugene, OR, United States
Monday, January 17
The Press Club
Sacramento, CA, United States
Tuesday, January 18 6:00 pm
Live Culture
Santa Barabara, CA, United States
Wednesday, January 19 10:00 pm
Taix 321 Lounge
Los Angeles, CA, United States
http://www.taixfrench.com/321lounge.html
Thursday, January 20 8:00 pm
ResBox – The Steve Allen Theater at The Center For Inquiry
Los Angeles, CA, United States
http://steveallentheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=318543
Friday, January 21 8:00 pm
CODA
San Francisco, CA, United States
http://www.codalive.com/
Saturday, January 22 9:00 pm
Cafe Van Kleef
Oakland, CA, United States
http://www.cafevankleef.com
For more info, check out http://reptet.com/
~Dan – np: John Zorn – Interzone
Jónsi 9:30 Club performance download (NPR)
Geez’l Petes… it’s a booster day over at NPR for music that I like… All Songs Considered podcast of Jónsi‘s Washington D.C. 9:30 Club performance now posted…
(photo from Portland 4/13/2010 show)
Listen / Download 9:30 Club show from NPR
You all should just go on and subscribe to the All Songs Considered / Live Concerts podcast while you’re at it.
~Dan – np: Ennio Morricone – Crime and Dissonance
The GOASTT Tour
Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl‘s band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger just put out their debut album Acoustic Sessions…
On their debut album, “Acoustic Sessions”, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger show their love of quirky and whimsical ’60s folk pop, reminiscent at times of Syd Barrett, Incredible String Band and Simon & Garfunkel. Though stripped-down to spotlight their idiom juggling and intriguing wordplay, the sparse arrangements are adventurous and playful, anchored by the beautiful blend of Sean and Charlotte’s voices, acoustic guitar and a smattering of other instruments – a vibraphone here, a banjo there. GOASTT weaves narratives around a metaphysical geography of their own devising, finding a surrealist beauty in the mundane.
They are doing a quick set of dates in France / Germany / Netherlands in December, but they’re making a swing around the US in early 2011. Check to their dates below…
GOASTT 2010/2011 Tour (backwards order)
- Saturday 1/29/11 – The Crocodile, Seattle WA
- Friday 1/28/11 – The Woods, Portland OR *got my tickets*
- Tuesday 1/25/11 – Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco CA
- Saturday 1/22/11 – Pappy & Harriets, Pioneertown (Joshua Tree) CA
- Friday 1/21/11 – Club Congress, Tucson AZ
- Wednesday 1/19/11 – Cactus Cafe, Austin TX
- Tuesday 1/18/11 – Dan’s Silver Leaf, Denton TX
- Saturday 1/15/11 – The Earl, Atlanta GA
- Friday 1/14/11 – Melting Point, Athens GA
- Thursday 1/13/11 – Evening Muse, Charlotte NC
- Wednesday 1/12/11 – Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
- Tuesday 1/11/11 – Ioata, Washington D.C.
- Saturday 1/8/11 – Rockwood Music Hall, New York NY
- Friday 1/7/11 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia PA
- Thursday 1/6/11 – Great Scott, Boston MA
- Friday 12/17/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/16/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 12/15/10 Bercy, Paris, France (with -M-)
- Tuesday 12/14/10 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Monday 12/13/10 Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany
- Saturday 12/11/10 MOD, Hasselt, Belgium
- Friday 12/10/10 Zenith, Saint Herblain, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/9/10 Zenith, Saint Herblain, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 12/8/10 Grand Hall, Tours, France (with -M-)
- Tuesday 12/7/10 Zenith d’Orleans, Orleans, France (with -M-)
- Friday 12/3/10 Arena de Montpellier, Montpellier, France (with -M-)
- Thursday 12/2/10 Nikaia, Nice, France (with -M-)
- Wednesday 11/17/10 Largo, Los Angeles, CA
I’m really stoked, as The Woods is an awesome, intimate venue in Portland. I imagine the rest of the venues are similar. For a feel for their sound, check out this in-studio video:
GOASTT play “Lavender Road” on WNYC
~Dan – np: Ikue Mori – Class Insecta
Over the Rhine swing through Oregon
Over the years, Over the Rhine has achieved indie cred, gained notability and had the opportunity to open up for Bob Dylan, Adrian Belew, The Cowboy Junkies and many more. They have been featured in Paste Magazine’s Top 100 Living Songwriters and Indie Rock A-to-Z lists. They span genres from folksy singer-songwriter pop to jazzy, sultry gospel to rustic, storytelling Americana. Whichever “sound” Over the Rhine produces, husband-wife duo Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist live their lives in their songs. They are a treasure for those who know their work: the gentle tinkling of the keys, melodic strumming on an old acoustic guitar, pontifications and allegories of their daily life on the farm outside Cincinnati and the ambrosial poetic words from Bergquist’s microphone oozing through the cracks amongst the notes. Detweiler makes being a musical beat poet a realistic modern possibility. Bergquist’s provocative voice is offset by her down-to-earth charm and humor. That charm makes what they do seem more tangible, real and relatable. They could very well be in your living room, singing for you alone.
Fresh off their “Across the West” train tour, Over the Rhine’s stop in Eugene & Portland will be a special, intimate duo show — featuring an array of songs from Detweiler & Bergquist’s 20 year history and their forthcoming album, The Long Surrender (due out 1/11/11).
Eugene (Mon 11/15): doors at 7pm, show at 7:30 pm at WOW Hall
For more info: http://wowhall.org/events.php
Portland (Wed 11/17): doors at 7pm, show at 8pm at Aladdin Theater
For more info: http://aladdin-theater.com/show_page.aspx?eventid=1901
I’ll be at both. If you see me shooting away near the stage, come and say “hi” during the break or afterwards.
~Dan – np: Mephista – Entomological Reflections
Jónsi – ‘Go Live’ CD/DVD
Jónsi‘s Go Live is the film / live cd double pack of his hugely-acclaimed solo show,and it’s now available to pre-order now direct from www.jonsi.com/go_live with a release date of the 29th of November. It was filmed exclusively at the final dress rehearsal in London in March 2010 in front of a specially invited audience, Go Live includes rampant live renditions of every song from Jónsi’s debut album Go, as well as never-before-heard versions of all the unreleased material he’s been playing on tour, plus a ton of candid behind-the-scenes footage from the road.
In all there are no fewer than five unreleased songs on Go Live – namely ‘icicle sleeves’, ‘stars in still water’, ‘saint naive’, ‘new piano song’ and ‘volume pedal song’ – as well as several exclusive musical interludes and a definitive live version of ‘sticks & stones’, which Jónsi wrote and performed for the closing credits of the movie How to Train Your Dragon.
The whole Go Live package comes beautifully wrapped in a hardcover cd-sized book, which includes both discs and a 16-page booklet featuring pictures taken by the band on a tour that’s taken in four continents throughout 2010. Intended as a finely crafted companion to Go and Go Quiet, Go Live is being pegged at a special low price:
cd + dvd: $20 / £15 (plus postage)
digital download: $15 / £10
pre-order now
Both film and cd run at around 75-minutes running time, with the cd taking in Jónsi’s complete live set in order of play, and the film playing more fast and loose for cinematic effect.
full tracklistings are as follows:
| ‘go live’ dvd contents: | ‘go live’ cd contents: | |
| 1. hengilás | 1. stars in still water * | |
| 2. icicle sleeves | 2. hengilás | |
| 3. kolniður | 3. icicle sleeves | |
| 4. tornado | 4. kolniður | |
| 5. sinking friendships | 5. tornado | |
| 6. go do | 6. sinking friendships | |
| 7 boy lilikoi | 7. saint naive | |
| 8. new piano song | 8. go do | |
| 9. around us | 9. boy lilikoi | |
| 10. volume pedal song | 10. animal arithmetic | |
| 11. grow till tall | 11. new piano song * | |
| 12. around us | ||
| 13. sticks & stones * | ||
| 14. grow till tall | ||
| filmed live at 3 mills studios, london, 26 march 2010. | all songs recorded live at ancienne belgique, belgium, 29 may 2010, except * recorded at the dome, brighton, 14 september 2010. |
Jónsi, you had me at “go”… but here’s a video snippet for those not sold on it yet…
~Dan – np: Moqita – Moqita
Zappa Plays Zappa’s Apostrophe
Dweezil Zappa is taking his Zappa Plays Zappa tour de Frank out again… this time, they’re going to tackle Apostrophe in its entirety. This one of my favorite records by Frank Zappa… featuring tale of Nanook wandering through the tundra, urged “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow.” Other absolute faves are “St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast,” “Cozmic Debris,” and the groove-tastic instrumental title track jam.
No PacNW dates yet… I’m hoping a few are added as things get rolling along…
Nov 06, ’10 London, UK London Roundhouse
Nov 07, ’10 Belgium, BE Leuven Het Depot
Nov 08, ’10 Paris, FR Olympia
Nov 09, ’10 Hengelo, NL Hengelo Metropool
Nov 11, ’10 Oslo, NO Sentrum Scene
Nov 12, ’10 Stockholm,SE Filadelpia Church
Nov 13, ’10 Gothenburg,SE The Concert House
Nov 14, ’10 Malmo, SE The Concert House
Dec 1, ’10 San Francisco, CA Warfield
Dec 2, ’10 Reno, NV The Knitting Factory
Dec 3, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 4, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 5, ’10 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Dec 6, ’10 Phoenix, AZ Comercia Theatre
Dec 8, ’10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Dec 9, ’10 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Dec 10, ’10 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Dec 11, ’10 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Dec 13, ’10 Quebec City, QC Grand Theatre
Dec 14, ’10 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Dec 15, ’10 Toronto, ON Queen E Theatre
Dec 16, ’10 Albany, NY The Egg
Dec 17, ’10 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Dec 18, ’10 Philadelphia, PA Keswick
Dec 19, ’10 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Find out more info at:
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/tourdates.html
In related Frank Zappa news, the Zappa Family Trust is releasing another legendary Halloween show from the Vault in memory of FZ’s 70th birthday. It’s the 1978 Hammersmith Odeon show (3 CDs), and it features some pretty cute FZ cover art…
~Dan – np: dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
California Guitar Trio this weekend (11/7)
The California Guitar Trio (CGT) celebrates its twentieth anniversary with the release of Andromeda in October 2010 on Innerknot Records. “Andromeda represents a culmination of all our work together in the past 20 years,” says guitarist Bert Lams. “We have released numerous CDs over the years, but there’s none like this one,” Lams continues. “Andromeda is the first album containing nothing but original material, combined with improvised pieces. The integration of structured, thought-out pieces with the loose and spontaneous improvisations is something we’ve never done before.”
CGT is Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah; Bert Lams of Affligem, Belgium; and Hideyo Moriya of Chiba, Japan. The trio first met in England in 1987 while studying with iconic King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. After touring together as part of Fripp’s League of Crafty Guitarists, the three guitarists convened in Los Angeles and founded The California Guitar Trio in 1991.
On Sunday, November 7th, They’re bringing their amazing guitar chops to the stage at Cozmic Pizza / The Strand in Eugene, OR. If you live nearby, it’s a show not to be missed!! Per Cozmic’s webpage, the show starts at 7pm. It’s only $12, and there’s great food and drink and fantastic music!
CGT Info: http://cgtrio.com/
Cozmic info: http://cozmicpizza.com/
Unrelated Sidenote… Beats Antique just put out a freebie 2-song Día de los Muertos remix EP. Check it out on bandcamp!
~Dan – np: Sarah Kirkland Snider & Shara Worden – Penelope
Let’s do the time warp again… (Jónsi)
So, another time-lapse video from Jónsi‘s Wiltern show in Los Angeles… this time longer…
Film by Henry Jun Wah Lee and Kim Reid
I don’t know if there was a special project to do time-lapse shots for this tour, but I’m digging it! Nice behind the scenes, soundcheck and in-concert shots included.
Nellie McKay 10/29 Eugene show at the Shedd photo blog coming tomorrow…(?)
~Dan – np: Mogwai – Travel is Dangerous EP
Mogwai 2011 Tour
Scottish post-rock force Mogwai announced their tour dates. U.S. & Canadian dates are below. If you are going, be forewarned, they are LOUD.
And I don’t mean it in the casual sense. I go to a lot of shows. I go to a lot of loud shows. Mogwai is the loudest I have ever seen – and not necessary in my opinion (they’re not a metal band). Prepare yourself to be raped in the eardrum.
I plan on hitting Portland. I need new earplugs, maybe rated for cannon blasts and machine gun.
Mogwai’s 2011 North American DATES
19 Apr: 9.30 Club, Washington DC
20 Apr: Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia
21 Apr: Webster Hall, New York
22 Apr: Webstar Hall, New York
23 Apr: Paradise Rock Club, Boston
25 Apr: Olympia Theater, Montreal
26 Apr: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto
27 Apr: Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh
28 Apr: St. Andrews Hall, Detroit
29 Apr: Metro, Chicago
30 Apr: Slowdown, Omaha
2 May: Bluebird Theater, Denver
3 May: In The Venue, Salt Lake City
5 May: Wonder Ballroom, Portland
6 May: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
7 May: Showbox at the Market, Seattle
9 May: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco
10 May: Mayan Theater, Los Angeles
11 May: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach
13 May: Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque
15 May: Granada Theatre, Dallas
16 May: Stubbs Waller Creek, Austin
17 May: Warehouse Live, Houston
19 May: Workplay Theater, Birmingham
20 May: Center Stage, Atlanta
For dates for the rest of the world, check out http://www.mogwai.co.uk/
~Dan – np: Damien Jurado & Richard Swift – Other People’s Songs Vol 1
The Indigo’s Le Serpent Rouge Tour
Le Serpent Rouge: An Evening of Beguiling Dance and Strangely Familiar Music featuring internationally renowned belly dance company The Indigo (Rachel Brice, Mardi Love and Zoe Jakes) is going on the road.
The Indigo have charmed the hearts of princes and tramps alike, while musically The Crow Quill Night Owls and The Gallus Brothers have seduced the tympanums of thousands with their arresting interpretations of old timey country blues, jazz and pop. Sometimes enchanting, sometimes macabre, often raucous, but always delightful, this outfit breathes new life into the movement and spectacle of a bygone era in their new knockdown revue.
For links and more info, go to http://www.theindigo.net/
For the Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155356034500388
Here are the dates (check The Indigo website for workshops):
- 11/5 – Seattle, WA – Market Theater
- 11/6 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
- 11/9 – Ashland, OR – CultureWorks
- 11/11 – Sabastopol, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
- 11/12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
- 11/14 – Reno, NV – The Great Escape
- 11/16 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
- 11/18 – Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
- 11/20 – Albuquerque, NM – Low Spirits
- 11/23 – Los Angeles, CA – King King
- 11/28 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
- 11/30 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
- 12/1 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
See ya at the Eugene show!
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
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Jónsi @ the Wiltern (time lapse)
Cool new time-lapse from Jónsi‘s show at the Wiltern (in Los Angeles) by Wes Johnson:
I’d be en route to Las Vegas today for the show tomorrow… alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Rassen frassen changes in work plans.
~Dan – np: Steven Wilson – Cover Versions
Iron and Warner
the death of an indie rocker.
Iron & Wine, aka Sam Beam, has been on indie Sub Pop since inception. I&W pulled a rat out of a hat and notified us all today that they just signed to Warner Bros. The new album, Kiss Each Other Clean, is due out in January 2011.
Why would they choose to join a major label at this point in their already successful career? Discuss.
Hopefully he signed on with good terms for I&W (and rights to their own masters). Other than that, I’ll buy their new one, but I won’t like supporting WB as I did Sub Pop.
Sidenote… fall tour dates…
- October 12, 2010 Iowa City, IA IMU Main Lounge
- October 13, 2010 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
- November 13, 2010 St Louis, MO The Pageant
- November 14, 2010 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
- November 15, 2010 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
- November 16, 2010 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
- November 17, 2010 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
- November 18, 2010 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach
- November 19, 2010 Tallahassee, FL The Moon
- November 20, 2010 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
Jónsi in-store appearances
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi plans to play acoustic sets at six record shops, part of his Go Closer series on his U.S. tour (previously announced here).
Jónsi hit Portland in April (review with photos), and I was going to go to the Las Vegas show (10/21), but am now not able to go.
For those who get to go to the tour or any of these in-stores – have fun!!!
October 2010 In-Store Dates
17 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Origami Vinyl
22 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Slowtrain
26 – Austin, Texas @ End Of An Ear
30 – Asheville, N.C. @ Harvest Records
31 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Criminal Records
November 2010
3 – Chicago, Ill. @ Reckless Records
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Be My Thrill
Erin McKeown Anniversary tour / Earshot Jazz 2010
Two unrelated PacNW tour updates…
Erin McKeown is hitting the West Coast on her upcoming Distillation Anniversary Tour and the annual Earshot Jazz Fest in Seattle just put out its 2010 program…
Erin McKeown Distillation Anniversary Tour 2010
- OCT 8* One Longfellow Square Portland, ME
- OCT 9* Iron Horse Northampton, MA
- OCT 17* Highline Ballroom New York, NY
- OCT 20* Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
- OCT 22* Rex Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
- OCT 23* IOTA Arlington, VA
- OCT 24* World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
*with Distillation producer Dave Chalfant - NOV 6 Someday Lounge, Portland, OR
- NOV 8 Triple Door Seattle, WA
- NOV 11 Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles, CA
- NOV 14 Cafe DuNord San Francisco, CA
The Earshot Jazz Festival’s official program is over at: http://earshot.org/Publication/pub/10october.pdf. Or you can check out just the schedule over at http://earshot.org/Festival/schedule.html. Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Vagabond Opera, Toshi Reagon, Dave Peck, Ornette Coleman (film), Brian Blade, Ziggurat Quartet (mulltiple shows), DJ Spooky, Eugene Chadbourne, and more… sounds like a great three week line-up.
I hope to hit Erin’s Portland (Oregon) show… I saw her this past spring, and she puts on a great show. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it to any of the Earshot shows this time. Damn the 5-6 hour drive. Now, if they can get John Zorn back in 2011… I’m there!
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Eisley Tour Dates – Fall 2010
Well, as luck would have it (and it has for me since 2005), I will have to miss the Eisley touring machine due to anti-serendipity (I’ll be in Seattle for A Perfect Circle’s 3-day run). Anyway, here are Eisley’s upcoming “Over the River and Through the Wood” tourdates with Ives the Band and Christie DuPree…
October 2010
9 Lake Charles, LA AJs Bar and Grill
10 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s Uptown
12 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
14 Gainesville, FL 1982 Bar
15 Tampa, FL Crowbar
16 Orlando, FL The Social
17 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
19 Atlanta, GA The Loft
20 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
21 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
22 Farmingdale, NY The Crazy Donkey
23 Asbury Park, NJ The Wonder Bar
24 Washington, DC R Rock N Roll Hotel
25 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
27 Boston, MA The Red Room @ Cafe 939
29 East Lansing, MI Union Ballroom @ Michigan State Univ.
31 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
November 2010
1 Akron, OH Musica
2 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
3 Indianapolis, IN Earth House
4 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
5 Des Moines, IA The Vaudeville Mews
7 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
8 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
9 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
12 Boise, ID (venue tba)
13 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
14 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
15 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
17 San Francisco, CA (venue tba)
19 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
20 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
24 Austin, TX The Parish
26 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
27 Dallas, TX The Loft
There’s no upcoming album, yet (long story), but there will likely be a lot of new tunes played out on this tour. Have fun!
~Dan – np: Medeski Martin & Wood – Friday Night in the Universe
Godspeed You! Black Emperor tours again…
Post-rock giants Godspeed You! Black Emperor is doing a short tour after their All Tomorrow’s Parties reunion gig (December 2010)… I’m hoping to catch the Portland show in February…
February 2011
16 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Vogue Theatre
17 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox at the Market
18 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
20 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
21 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
23 – Los Angeles, Calif @ Music Box at the Henry Fonda
March 2011
16 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Masonic Temple
17 – New York City, N.Y. @ Church of St. Paul the Apostle
19 – Philadelphia, Penn. @ Trocadero
20 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
22 – Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club
24 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Cannery Ballroom
26 – Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
27 – Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
29 – Detroit, Mich. @ Majestic Theatre
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Get Away From Me
A Perfect Circle tour
A handful of multi-date city appearances… A Perfect Circle (led by Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan) are bringing out their old albums and playing them in their entirety:
A Perfect Circle tour dates:
- 11/4, Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre) *
- 11/5, Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre) $
- 11/6, Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre) #
- 11/8, Los Angeles, CA (Avalon) *
- 11/9, Los Angeles, CA (Avalon) $
- 11/10, Los Angeles, CA (Avalon) #
- 11/12, Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market) *
- 11/13, Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market) $
- 11/14, Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market) #
- 11/16, San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore) *
- 11/17, San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore) $
- 11/18, San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore) #
- 11/20, Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl) *
- 11/21, Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl) $
Playing…
* = Mer de Noms
$ = Thirteenth Step
# = eMOTIVe
Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, James Iha, Matt McJunkins are the line-up. Tickets on-sale… soon… keep your eyes peeled to http://aperfectcircle.com/ for more info.
I hope to make the string of Seattle dates, if I can work it out with… er… work. *crossing fingers*
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Obligatory Villagers
Beats Antique – Blind Threshold
This just in from Beats Antique…
(click for uber-hi-res cover art)
We are very proud to announce the release of our 3rd full length album called “BLIND THRESHOLD“. With 14 tracks the new self-release includes vaporous violins and Danny Elfman-esque dementia; glitchy, laser-guided harmonica provided by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper; and two very different vocal tracks that range between restless pop hooks provided by singer songwriter LYNX to the vibrant Eastern European folk melodies of New York vocalist Eva Salina. All wrapped up into an intricate collection of orchestral textures, heavy beats and sub bass. The new album was mastered by the great producer TIPPER with art and design by Andrew Jones and photography by Sequoia Emmanuelle.
I know we were talking about calling the next album Contraption Vol 2, but we decided to give this one its own name. Contraption Vol 2 will come when its time is ready. We have been waiting to share the art and release date until we had all our ducks in a row We have finally gotten word on the official release date. Blind Threshold will be available online in all major download stores and in physical form from CD baby on Tuesday September 14th !!!
They’re also going out on tour this summer/fall… I’ll be catching them at Eugene Celebration!
- 8/18 – Las Vegas, NV – Wasted Space
- 8/20 – Sheldon, VT – Liberate Music And Arts Festival
- 8/21 – Stephentown, NY – Bella Terra Music Festival
- 8/28 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre – Eugene Celebration
- 9/10 – Clarks Grove, MN – Harvestfest – Harmony Park
- 9/11 – Minot, ME – 1st Annual Dankfest
- 9/17 – Laytonville, CA – Earthdance
- 9/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 9/24 – Seattle, WA – Decibel Festival @ Motor
- 9/25 – Arcata, CA – Aracata Theatre
- 9/28 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
- 9/30 – Madison, WI – Majestic Live
- 10/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miramar Theatre
- 10/2 – Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub
- 10/3 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
- 10/6 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
- 10/9 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
- 10/11 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
- 10/12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
- 10/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
- 10/14 – Asheville, NC – TBD
- 10/15 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House
- 10/16 – Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
- 10/17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Hell Room
- 10/22 – Allston, MA – Harpers Ferry
- 11/11 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
- 11/12 – Edmonton, AB – The Pawn Shop
- 11/13 – Calgary, AB – Royal Canadian Legion
- 11/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Wood United Church
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~Dan – np: Electric Masada – At the Mountain of Madness
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Holy Fuck’s Sept/Oct 2010 Tour
They’re at it again… never letting up, the live-groove-electronic foursome of Holy Fuck is most likely coming to your town (unless you unfortunately live in somewhere in Nowheresville). You should do whatever you can to make it there! You won’t be dissappointed…
http://holyfuckmusic.com/tour/
Holy Fuck’s 2010 Fall Tour
- 8 Sep Zanzabar Louisville, KY
- 9 Sep Bottletree Birmingham, AL
- 10 Sep BOMB Festival at Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA
- 11 Sep Mohawk Austin, TX
- 12 Sep Walter’s Houston, TX
- 13 Sep Alabama Music Box Mobile, AL
- 14 Sep New Earth Music Hall Athens, GA
- 15 Sep Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
- 17 Sep Black Cat Washington, DC
- 18 Sep (Le) Poisson Rouge New York, NY
- 19 Sep Paradise Boston, MA
- 20 Sep Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
- 21 Sep Soundlab Buffalo, NY
- 22 Sep Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA
- 23 Sep Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
- 24 Sep Pygmalion Music Festival Champaign, IL
- 25 Sep Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
- 26 Sep The Magic Stick Detroit, MI
- 27 Sep London Music Hall London, ON
- 28 Sep The Studio at Hamilton Place Hamilton, ON
- 29 Sep The Phoenix Toronto, ON
- 30 Sep POP Montreal at Espace Dell’Arte Montreal, QC
- 1 Oct Red Dog Tavern Peterborough, ON
- 2 Oct Capital Music Hall Ottawa, ON
- 3 Oct Little Montreal Sudbury, ON
- 5 Oct The Pyramid Winnipeg, MB
- 6 Oct Louis’ Pub Saskatoon, SK
- 7 Oct Republik Calgary, AB
- 8 Oct Pawn Shop Edmonton, AB
- 9 Oct Pawn Shop Edmonton, AB
- 11 Oct Element Victoria, BC
- 12 Oct Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC
- 13 Oct Neumo’s Seattle, WA
- 14 Oct Holocene Portland, OR
- 16 Oct Teasure Island Music Festival San Francisco, CA
- 17 Oct Echoplex Los Angeles, CA
- 18 Oct Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
- 20 Oct Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
- 21 Oct Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
- 22 Oct Firebird St. Louis, MO
- 23 Oct Radio Radio Indianapolis, IN
I’ll be at the Portland gig, fo’ sho’…
~Dan – np: Portland Cello Project – Daytrotter Session 2010
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