Monthly Archives: March 2011

03.03.11
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The Strokes Drop New Video for “Undercover of Darkness,” Release Second Song on NME


If The Strokes didn’t get you all pysched with announcing a new album and following tour, they are certainly trying to entertain you now. The boys just released a video for the first single, “Undercover of Darkness.” This video is a little different for the band as it shows a more mature Strokes. Albert (sans Fro), Niko, Nick and Fab are all dressed up in suits as Julian is sporting the hipster-cool leather jacket look. Nice. The Strokes drop their long awaited record, Angles (BMG), on March 22nd and we have a feeling the fun isn’t going to stop anytime soon.

Oh wait! There’s more!

They just released a second song from the record titled “You’re So Right,” that you can stream exclusively on NME (where else?). Check out the new song HERE.

If this doesn’t get you excited, we don’t know what will.

03.02.11
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CREEP Anounces Tour with Klaxons

Brooklyn duo CREEP has announced that not only are they doing SXSW, they are also embarking on a US tour supporting the Klaxons.  They have also released a single called “Days” which can be heard right here:
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8175391Days by CREEP

Tour dates are as follows:

3/17: Austin, TX @ FADER Fort, DJ set 3-5pm
3/19: Austin, TX @ Barcelona, Young Turks SXSW Party
3/25: Orlando FL @ The Social
3/28: Boston MA @ Paradise Rock Club
3/29: New York NY @ Webster Hall
3/30: Baltimore MD @ Ottobar
4/01: Columbus OH @ The Basement
4/02: Chicago IL @ Metro
4/03: Madison WI @ High Noon Saloon
4/05: Denver CO @ Larimer Lounge
4/06: Salt Lake City UT @ Urban Lounge
4/08: Vancouver BC @ Venue
4/09: Seattle WA @ Chop Suey
4/10: Portland OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
4/12: San Francisco CA @ The Fillmore

03.02.11
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Guards Release Cover Songs 7″ For Free

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Guards are currently on tour in Europe but before they make their way back to the US for a few dates at Austin’s South by South West festival, the band is giving out new songs out for free on their bandcamp page. Well, they’re not technically new songs; they are covers, but they are not any less inventive.

Below is one of the tracks you can download: a cover of M.I.A’s “Born Free”. The others (covers of Vampire Weekend and Metallica, no less) can be found HERE.

03.02.11
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Gobble Gobble To Tour This March

Earlier this week Gobble Gobble announced that they’re heading out on the road this March. Check out a full list of tour dates down below.

Tour Dates

1-Mar Seattle, WA Chop Suey*^
2-Mar Portland, OR Holocene*^
3-Mar Arcata, CA The Jambalaya*^
4-Mar San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop*^
5-Mar Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*^
10-Mar Houston, TX Jet Lounge^
11-Mar Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon^
12-Mar Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack^
13-Mar Memphis, TN Hi Tone Café^
15-Mar McAllen, TX Ambiente^

*with BRAIDS
^with BATHS

03.02.11
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Empress Hotel Release A Colorful New Video

The premise for Empress Hotel’s new music video (for the song “Mach Bach”) started with left-over New Year’s balloons. The video features the band buried in over 1,500 glittery balloons, or enough to completely engulf their practice space.

The song is from the band’s upcoming self-titled EP, which will be out March 8th on Park The Van Records (home of Dr. Dog and the Spinto Band). To back their first EP, Empress Hotel will be touring the East Coast. This includes a couple days at SXSW (which isn’t really the East Coast, but whatever).

Check out the video for “Mach Bach” and if you want to see Empress Hotel, their tour schedule is after the video.

“Mach Bach” by Empress Hotel from drew stubbs on Vimeo.

Sat 2/19 – New Orleans, LA – Blue Nile (Krewe du Vieux)
Tue 2/22 – Nashville, TN – 5 Spot
Wed 2/23 – Charlottesville, VA – Tea Bazaar
Thu 2/24 – New York, NY – Pianos in NY
Fri 2/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Rock Shop
Sat 2/26 – Portland, ME – Empire Dine & Dance
Mon 2/28 – Newark, DE – Mojo Main
Tue 3/1 – Arlington, VA – Iota Club and Cafe
Wed 3/2 – Raleigh, NC – Slim’s Downtown
Thu 3/3- Boone, NC – Black Cat
Fri 3/4 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
Sat 3/5 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
Fri 3/11-13 – New Orleans, LA – Foburg
Thu 3/17-20 – Austin, TX – SXSW