by jill ettinger

Toro Y Moi and Cloud Nothings Share 7″ and Tour

Columbia South Carolina’s Toro Y Moi and Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings are teaming up for a 7″ and tour dates this Spring. Toro Y Moi’s Underneath the Pine hits streets on February 22nd and Cloud Nothings self titled debut full length release becomes available on January 25th.

Familiarize yourself with free track downloads available for Toro Y Moi’s “Still Sound” and Cloud Nothings “Should Have.”

TORO Y MOI & CLOUD NOTHINGS

01/19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (Sold Out!)
03/11 Athens, GA 40 Watt
03/12 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
03/13 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar
03/14 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds
03/15 McAllen, TX M.P.M. Fest @ Ambiente
03/16 – 03/18 Austin, TX SXSW
03/19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
03/21 Tempe, AZ Sail Inn *
03/22 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
03/23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
03/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
03/25 Portland, OR Doug Fir
03/26 Kennewick, WA The Red Room *
03/27 Seattle, WA Crocodile

* = w/ Braids

TORO Y MOI ONLY

03/28 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
03/30 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge #
03/31 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge #
04/01 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
04/02 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr. #
04/03 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry #
04/05 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
04/06 Bloomington, IN The Bishop #*
04/07 Toronto, ONT Wrongbar #
04/08 Montreal, PQ La Sala Rossa #
04/09 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall #
04/10 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg #
04/11 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom #
04/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church #
04/13 Baltimore, MD Talking Head *
04/14 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel #
04/15 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
04/16 Columbia, SC Indie Grits Film Festival

* = w/ Braids
# = w/ Adventure

CLOUD NOTHINGS ONLY

01/12 Grantham, PA – Messiah College @
01/13 Pittsburgh, PA – Brillobox @
01/14 Columbus, OH – The Basement @
01/15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall $@
01/16 Muncie, IL – The Silo
01/17 Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel @
01/18 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo @
01/20 Albany, NY – Valentines

@ = w/ Oberhofer
$ = w/ Handsome Furs

01.18.11

by summer826

Pump Up The Volume In Style

Following up on the success of their first joint venture, Seinhauser and adidas Originals have teamed up once again to bring not just one, but two sound blasting options for your listening pleasure.

The two new headphones, the Sennheiser HD 220 headphones and the Sennheiser CX 310 by adidas Originals were certainly made with the music lover in mind. The HD 220 headphones are perfect for every day use and provide bass-driven sound along with superior comfort with individually adjustable ear cups to create a secure fit. The Sennheiser CX 310 headphones offer high-quality dynamic speaker systems to provide optimal sound with different-sized ear adapters included to create a personalized fit and reduction of ambient noise.

Co-branded by adidas Originals and Sennheiser, both models are the perfect headphones for the music lover that also knows great style. Both models run for $99.95 and can be found at Adidas stores, their website and various electronic retail outlets.

01.18.11

by John Grimley

Antony and the Johnsons to Perform At TED

Antony and the Johnsons have announced they will be performing at the prestigious TED Conference in Long Beach on March 1^st.

TED is a non-profit that is dedicated to the spread of ideas and the conference aims to bring people from the fields of technology, entertainment and design together to discuss new ideas.

Antony and the Johnsons have a new EP (and video) due out sometime this spring for Secretly Canadian. The record company released Antony and the Johnsons’ latest album Swanlights last October, including a special edition that came inside a 144-page hardcover book that featured a collection of Antony’s paintings, photography and writing.

Like many of his earlier works, Swanlights and the accompanying book were focused on exploring Antony’s connection with the natural world.

01.18.11

by wesleyambrecht

Crystal Stilts Fall In Love With Oblivion

In 2008, Brooklyn based Crystal Stilts burst onto the scene with the release of their debut album, Alight of Night. On April 12th, they will continue their foray into spooky 60s psych and 80s dream pop, when they drop their sophomore album In Love with Oblivion. Check out the album’s freshly released first single, “Shake the Shackles,” down below.

Crystal Stilts “Shake the Shackles” by Slumberland Records

01.18.11

by Sedera Ranaivoarinosy

Hooray For Earth Announce Album Release Date and Tour

To follow up on their debut LP, Momo, Hooray For Earth will officially be releasing their full-length album, True Loves, on May 3rd, 2011 on Dovecote Records. The album is mainly the result of band leader Noel Heroux’s work, who wrote, recorded and produced 90% of the material it contains, with the other members of the band coming in to perfect their parts during a few sessions.

But before you can own True Loves, you can catch Hooray For Earth on tour this month with The Concretes. They’ll also be on the road later, in March, where they will be appearing at Austin’s South By South West Festival in between their shows with A Place To Bury Strangers. Check below for the exact dates.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

01-14 Minneapolis, MN – The Triple Rock Social Club (with The Concretes)

01-15 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle

01-16 Detroit, MI – Magik Stick (with The Concretes)

01-17 Toronto, Ontario – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (with The Concretes)

01-18 Ottawa, Ontario – Mavericks (with The Concretes)

01-19 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rosa (with The Concretes)

01-20 Boston, MA – Great Scott (with The Concretes)

01-22 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (with The Concretes)

01-24 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s (with The Concretes)

01-25 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel (with The Concretes)

03-10 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (with A Place To Bury Strangers)