Joan Of Arc Releases Limited Edition Instrumental LP Featuring Zach Hill

Veteran indie rockers, Joan Of Arc, have compiled four incomplete albums into their latest LP Oh Brother. Each of the four albums are fragmented, broken up and spliced together into long, noisy, meditative, instrumental movements.

Oh Brother is a vinyl & digital-only release. Every copy of the vinyl edition includes high-quality MP3 and FLAC downloads. The hand-numbered double LP is limited to just 500 copies.

Oh Brother can be ordered & downloaded here

Download a 9 minute sample of the song “Oh Brother #2”

The Thermals Perform On Lopez Tonight

February 1st the Thermals had a gig on Lopez Tonight. You saw them play “I Don’t Believe You” off of their upcoming fifth album Personal Life.

What you didn’t see was their second performance, where they played the song “Not Like Any Other Feeling”. Luckily, now a video has been released that lets you do just that.

Check out “Not Like Any Other Feeling” below and look for Personal Life out on February 15th on Kill Rock Stars.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/tegwebapps/tbs/tbs-www/cvp/tbs_432x243_embed.swf?context=lopez_embed_offsite&videoId=243155

Ponytail Reveals Tracklisting for New Album

Baltimore foursome Ponytail has announced the tracklisting for their third album, Do Whatever You Want All the Time.  After some personal hibernation time, the art-punkers went back into the studio to work on what they’re calling their “most sophisticated album to date.”  Tracks are as follows:

1) Easy Peasy
2) Flabbermouse
3) Honey Touches
4) Beyondersville//Flight of Fancy
5) AwayWay
6) Tush
7) Music Tunes

Now Now Go On Tour!


MN trio Now, Now are set to tour all over North America to end in SXSW, all in support of their new “Neighbours” EP. Check out their new stronger, more confident sound when they tour near you.

FEBRUARY
16 – Pontiac, MI – Eagle Theatre #
17 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge #
18 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose #
19 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck #
20 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre #
22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex #
23 – Boise, ID – The Venue #
25 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon #
26 – Portland, OR – Hawhtorne Theatre #
27 – Sacramento, CA – Luigi’s (Headline)
28 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s #

MARCH
01 – Upland, CA – The Wire (Headline)
02 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reacion # (Sold Out)
08 – Dekalb, IL – The House Café +
09 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s +
10 – Champaign, IL – Mike ‘n Molly’s +
11 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broaday +
12 – Tulsa, OK – Soundpony +
13 – Denton, TX -Nx35 Conferette  Festival
14 – Houston, TX – The Mink +

SXSW
21 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room w/ Santah
22 – Omaha, NE – The Slowdown w/ Santah
23 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose w/ Santah
25 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry w/ Santah

* w/ Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, You Me And Everyone We know
# w/ Hellogoodbye, Gold Motel, Jukebox The Ghost
+ w/ Santah, Jookabox

The Soft Moon Announces West Coast Tour Dates

You should never stare directly into the sun, but get your ears as close as you can to the Soft Moon. After the release of two sensually dark 7 inches, Luis Vasquez of The Soft Moon, released his self-titled debut full-length on Captured Tracks, on November 16th, 2010. Vasquez channels his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics. In otherwords, hell-freaking-yes. It’s a record set somewhere in the near post-apocalypse where technology enchants as much as it destroys. And you can hear some of it live if you’re at any of these spots in the next few weeks.
Tour Dates
02/25 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord (Noise Pop Festival) *
03/03 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones ^
03/04 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ^
03/05 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar ^
03/06 San Diego, CA – Casbah ^
03/16 – 03/19 Austin, TX – SXSW
04/30 Austin, TX – The East Side Drive-In (Austin Psych Fest)

* = w/ Black Ryder, Tamaryn
^ = w/ Autolux
# = w/ Violet Tremors, Anika DJ Set