Allo Darlin’ Announce US Tour

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Allo Darlin’ has only been a proper band since 2009 when founder and frontwoman Elizabeth Morris enlisted Paul Rains, Bill Botting and Michael Collins. All of them are also part of different bands – Elizabeth is in Tender Trap, Paul and Michael in Hexicon, Bill in Moustache of Insanity and also in Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern – but they will be playing together as Allo Darlin’ to welcome the summer in the latter half of spring across the US to support their self-titled debut which came out last October on Fortuna POP and earned them a 7.9 on Pitchfork! Check below to see if they’re coming near you.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

24 May – Vera Project – Seattle, WA

25 May – Holocene – Portland, OR

27 May – SF Popfest – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA

28 May- Echo – Los Angeles, CA

30 May – Casbah – San Diego, CA

31 May – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ

01 June – Centre for Contemporary Arts – Santa Fe, NM

03 June – Chaos in Tejas – Austin, TX

08 June – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

09 June – TT The Bears – Boston, MA

10 June – Il Motore – Montreal, QC

11 June – El Mocambo – Toronto, ON

13 June – Schubas – Chicago, IL

14 June – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN

16 June – Black Cat – Washington, DC

17 June – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA

02.25.11

by tunmer

Tim Cohen Turns Out Yet Another Album (and EP)

While Tim Cohen’s band The Few and Onlys took a much needed breather from producing albums and tours, Cohen used that time to bust out a solo LP, Magic Trick coupled with a nine song EP, Bad Blood.

“Don’t Give Up” off Magic Trick was chosen as one of Pitchfork’s best new tracks and can be heard on their web site. While still maintaining a bummed out sluggish tone, the message of the track is upbeat and encouraging: “trying to make a bad thing better/Bad things happen all the time/You have to lay it on the line/Sooner or later you’ll be fine/Don’t give up,” with minimal yet hopeful xylophone acting as kind of a bridge and soft doo wop female back up vocals. He has kind of a Magnetic Fields thing going on in that the content of the music and lyrics can be strangely positive while defeat can be found in the vocals, but in each case that quality is why the artists have all the fans they do.

One of many intriguing components of Cohen is his artwork that always accompanies his band’s or his solo work, all of which are semi gothic and haunting folk drawings that on their own are separate and distinct achievements from the music.
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15391-dont-give-up/

02.24.11

by Jane Lambert

Song of the Day: The Morning Benders – “Promises”

02.24.11

by John Grimley

Infantree’s Freaky New Video

Infantree definitely seems older than their ages would suggest (besides the mis-spelling of their name). Although three-forths of the band is under 21, they are already making a name for themselves musically.

The band has been booked to play in the SXSW ASCAP showcase, taking place March 18^th at the Victorian Room in the Driskill Hotel. The band was also invited by Neil Young to perform at his Bridge School Benefit alongside Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris and Modest Mouse.

The group will be re-releasing their first album, Would Work later this spring. Until then, enjoy this creepy video for the song “Feet of Clay”.

Feet of Clay from Infantree on Vimeo.

02.24.11

by John Grimley

Acrylics Release New Single

The duo Acrylics have just released a new single from their upcoming debut, Lives and Treasure. The song “Sparrow Song” can be heard below.

Acrylics’ first album was produced with the help of Matt Boynton (MGMT) and Britt Myers (Yeasayer) among others. Critics compare the duo favorably to other electronic-pop bands like Stars or Headlights.