by mcirigliano2

Darwin Deez Releases Free Willy Wonka-Sampled Rap Mixtape

Darwin Deez has been incredibly busy lately, having spent much of the last year releasing incredibly infectious and off-kilter pop songs, while winning acclaim for his eponymous freshman album, which is set to release in the U.S. on February 22, via Lucky Number. Deez has sold out numerous shows- winning over audiences across the world, and surely becoming one of the most offbeat and cherished pop stars in recent memory. So how does an artist go about following up such epic feats?

Well, when you’re Darwin Deez, you go back to the studio and create a full length rap mixtape called Wonky Beats– created entirely from samples from the 1971 surrealist children’s classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” of course.

For the new project, Deez recruited friends like Dev Hynes, KOOL AD from Das Racist, and Chiddy Bang. In addition to downloading the entire mixtape for free, five lucky winners will also find inside their zip folder a Golden Ticket- redeemable for the grand prize, a lifetime supply of Darwin Deez music, as well as tickets to local Darwin Deez headlining shows.

Take a listen to one of Wonky Beats‘ catchiest tracks, “Where’s The Chocolate” by clicking here.

On top of all of this excitement, Darwin Deez is also taking to the road this month- check out the full list of tour dates below:

2/1 – Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture (w/ Friends)
2/3 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounge (w/ Friends)
2/4 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs (w/ Friends)
2/5 – Denton, TX @ Hailey (w/ Friends)
2/7 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe (w/ Friends)
2/8 – Nashville, TN – The End (w/ Friends)
2/9 – Birmingham, AL – Spring Street Firehouse (w/ Friends)
2/10 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (w/ Friends)
2/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn (w/ Friends)
2/12 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor (w/ Friends)
2/14 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Friends)
2/16 – Charlottesville, VA – Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar (w/ Friends)
2/17 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage (w/ Friends)
2/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie (w/ Friends)
2/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Friends)

02.01.11

by wesleyambrecht

Jenny O Taking Up Residence At LA’s Bootleg Theater

Since the release of her debut EP, Home, in November 2010, Jenny O has been hard at work recording new music and performing live shows across the country. Recently, Spirit Animal gave her song “Won’t Let You Leave” their remix treatment, which we’ve included below.

This February, Jenny will be taking up residence at the Bootleg Theater in LA. She’ll be performing every Monday night throughout the month, and will be joined by the likes of Harper Simon, Jonathan Wilson, Henry Wolfe, J. Tillman, Everest & The Belle Brigade, Gregory Hawke, and more.
Wont Let You Leave (Spirit Animal Remix) – Jenny O by WesleyAmbrecht

Jenny O. February Residency Details
February 7 – Bootleg Theater – w/ Everest & The Belle Brigade
February 14 – Bootleg Theater – w/ Henry Wolfe, TBA
February 21 – Bootleg Theater – w/ Gregory & The Hawk, Harper Simon
February 28 – Bootleg Theater – w/ J. Tillman & Jonathan Wilson
(w/ string ensemble for all 3 acts)

02.01.11

by libbyh9190

A Classic Education Shares New Track and Tour Dates

Italian indie pop band A Classic Education is following up their 2010 CMJ appearance by releasing a few tracks. Here is one of them called “I Lost Time:”
A Classic Education – I Lost Time by A Classic Education

The band is also supporting British Sea Power after their SXSW appearance. Dates are listed below.

Mar-16-20    SXSW
Tue-Mar-22    Brooklyn, NY    Music Hall of Williamburg
Thu-Mar-24    Toronto, ONT    Lees Palace
Fri-Mar-25    Cleveland, OH    Grog Shop
Sun-Mar-27    Chicago, IL    Lincoln Hall
Tue-Mar-29    Minneapolis, MN    Cedar Cultural Center
Fri-Apr-01    Vancouver, BC    Biltmore
Sat-Apr-02    Seattle, WA    Neumo’s
Sun-Apr-03    Portland, OR    Doug Fir
Tue-Apr-05    San Francisco, CA    Independent
Wed-Apr-06    Brookdale, CA    Brookroom @ The Historic Brookdale Lodge
Thu-Apr-07    Los Angeles, CA    Troubadour
Fri-Apr-08    San Diego, CA    Casbah
Sat-Apr-09    Tempe, AZ    Clubhouse
Mon-Apr-11    Marfa, TX    Padres
Wed-Apr-13    Austin, TX    Mohawk
Thu-Apr-14    Dallas, TX    The Loft
Sun-Apr-17    Atlanta, GA    The Earl
Mon-Apr-18    Carrboro, NC    Cats Cradle
Tue-Apr-19    Washington, DC    Black Cat
Wed-Apr-20    Philadelphia, PA    Johnny Brendas

02.01.11

by jill ettinger

Deerhoof: Getting Their Hooves Into Everything

If you missed Henry Rollins KCRW broadcast last month where he played the new and much-anticipated Deerhoof release, Deerhoof vs. Evil in its entirety, the self-produced album is now available (for your ascension into awesomeness), as is their pretty picture on the cover of The Wire, with a full interview with the mysterious band on the glossy inside detailing dark secrets and the troubles of being 16 years old—as a band, that is. You can also set your crosshairs for these wild animals on tour in the U.S. and Europe beginning in Sacramento, CA on January 27^th.

Tour Dates

feb 01 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (w/ Fingaar Bangaar, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 02 – Dallas, TX – The Loft (w/ S. Carey, Ben Butler and Mousepad, Yann Teirsen)

feb 03 – Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 04 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 05 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt (w/ tunabunny, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 06 – Raleigh, NC – King’s (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 07 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad, Chain and the Gang)

feb 08 – Brooklyn, NY – Europa (w/ Buke And Gass, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 10 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts (w/ Prowler, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar (w/ Ennui, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 14 – Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom (w/ Marco Polio, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 15 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 16 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club (w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 18 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose (w/ The Tanks, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 19 – Omaha, NB – Waiting Room (w/ Conduits, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 21 – Denver, CO – The Marquis (w/ Lil’ Slugger, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 25 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s (w/ Special Explosion, Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 26 – Portland, OR – Holocene (21+ show w/ Ben Butler and Mousepad)

feb 26 – Portland, OR – Holocene (6pm ALL AGES show! w/ Neal Morgan)

mar 14 – New York, NY – JapanNYC Festival at Le Poisson Rouge (w/ Ichi)

apr 19 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie

apr 20 – Belfort, FR – Impetus Festival at Le Poudriere

apr 21 – Metz, FR – Les Trinitaires

apr 22 – Lyon, FR – L’Epicerie Moderne

apr 23 – Lausanne, CH – Impetus Festival @ La Romandie

apr 24 – Schorndorf, DE – Manufaktur

apr 26 – Kortrijk, BE – De Kreun

apr 27 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg

apr 28 – Groningen, NL – Vera

apr 30 – Aarhus, DK – Pop Revo Festival at Voxhall

may 01 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang

jul 01 – London, UK – Performing Milk Man at Alexandra Palace (w/ The Flaming Lips performing The Soft Bulletin and Dinosaur Jr performing Bug)

02.01.11

by jill ettinger

Balmorhea Remixes and West Coast Tour Dates

As if 2010 wasn’t good enough to Balmorhea, they’re back in the studio working on their third full-length for a 2012 release. They’re also stoked about remixes from their sold out 7″ by master of the mini-song, Prefuse 73, along with Benoit Pioulard and Botany now available on the iTunes. You can check out the track here. And if you’re lucky enough to find yourself on the west coast later this winter, you can also check out the band live at some of these shows.