Archive for January, 2008
Destroyer Tour & Album
My affinity for the Destroyer albums grows more and more everyday. A bad Destroyer album doesn’t exist. Go ahead, I dare you and find one. By the by, he released his tour itinerary, and he’s making a pit stop here in Denver at the intimate Walnut Room. Write that down. On a separate note, his forthcoming album Trouble in Dreams will be released March 18th via Merge and you need to write that down too. Buy here.
Dark Leaves from a Thread[mp3]
03-14 Austin, TX – The Parish (SXSW)
04-16 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar *
04-17 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium *
04-18 Detroit, MI – Pike Room *
04-19 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace *
04-20 Montreal, Quebec – Club Lambi *
04-22 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
04-23 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ^
04-24 Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar ^
04-25 Washington, DC – The Black Cat ^
04-26 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle ^
04-27 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle ^
04-28 Atlanta, GA – The Earl ^
04-29 Nashville, TN – The Mercy Lounge ^
04-30 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill Duck Room ^
05-01 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar ^
05-02 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
05-03 Denver, CO – The Walnut Room ^
05-13 Edmonton, Alberta – Starlight $
05-14 Calgary, Alberta – #1 Royal Canadian Legion Hall $
05-16 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge $
05-18 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room $
05-19 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour $
05-20 San Diego, CA – Casbah $
05-21 San Francisco, CA – Independent $
05-23 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater $
05-31 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Commodore $
* with Colossal Yes
^ with Andre Ethier
$ with Devon Williams
Fuck Buttons
My love for the Buttons is not hidden.
However, their album Street Horrrsing has a street date (March17th), a UK one, but a street date, nonetheless. Their beautiful yet terrifying landscapes that they paint are sometimes harrowing. I had written that they were going to tour with that other Fuck band, but somehow fell of the face of the tour. Hmmm…. You can buy the new album here.
The Raveonettes
Mark your calendars. Feb. 19th is the date when the Raveonettes release the debut on Vice. To commemorate the release, seems as though The Dandy Warhol’s Peter Holmstrom, and The Village Green’s Jeremey Sherrer take a hand at remixing the duo’s latest single. One more thing, the Raveonettes will be doing the SXSW thing and most recently played some live tracks at Live Daily.
The Raveonettes-Dead Sound (Remix by Peter Homstrom and Jeremy Sherrer)[mp3]
Times New Viking
Everybody has probably written about these guys. I just got hipped to Matador’s newest wonder kids. Their sound is as raw as the meat at the butcher shop. I’m hoping they make the rounds at SXSW, although I don’t see Austin or any dates available for March. Buy the album here.
Times New Viking Vs. Yo La Tengo [mp3]
End of All Things [mp3]
WOW
As in the name of the group from Sydney, Australia. The picture isn’t a mugshot, but I thought it was. Metal PostCard is releasing their fierce debut 7″ , half of which, will get you over the hump.
MP10
Common Species
When You’re Dead [mp3]
Orb
Orb is a group that is easily taken for granted . They constantly churn out consistent music without changing much over the span of several years, possibly two decades, bust still, they are consistent. Their latest album released yesterday is their 8th album recorded in London with producers Youth and Tim Bran. It’s available as in import and can be purchased here.
The Orb-Dirty Disco Dub (DDD) [mp3]
Vampire Weekend
Stereogum is already taking bets on when the backlash will begin. Even Pitchfork gave them an 8.8. That’s pretty solid first outing. I still have much love for them and only hope that their popularity only catches on like a herpes outbreak. On the upside, they added us as the last date on their tour! They were solid the last two times and I doubt that they’ll disappoint. By the by, their self titled album was released today!
Vampire Weekend-Mansard Roof [mp3]
04/01 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
The Mars Volta
Fox Theatre
01.27.08
My review and Laurie‘s photos can be seen in the Reverb Section of the Denver Post.
Unbelievable
Thanks to BV for the heads up.
REM
The National
Modest Mouse
Red Rocks
June 3rd
REM – 7 Chinese Brothers [mp3]
REM – Harborcoat[mp3]
REM-Radio Free Europe [mp3]
The National-Cold Girl Fever [mp3]
Modest Mouse – Interstate 8[mp3]
Justice Remix
Here’s something that Ryan Justin just cooked up.
Justice-Hope (Ryan Justin Remix) [mp3]
