The Concretes Announce US Tour Dates


The deep, dark, sexy sounds of Sweden’s Concrete are making their way across the U.S. and Canada for the first time in over four years in support of their latest full-length album, WYWH (Friendly Fire Recordings).

Download A Remix Of “My Ways” HERE

And Check Out A Stripped Down

Performance Of The Song HERE

 

Upcoming North American Tour Dates

January 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock

January 15 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

January 16 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

January 17 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern

January 18 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks

January 19 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa

January 20 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott

January 22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

January 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas

January 25 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

February 26 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

February 28 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos

March 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret

March 3 – Sacamento, CA @ Blue Note

March 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

March 5 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah

The Dears to Tour in Support of Forthcoming Album ‘Degeneration Street’


Though it sure seems that way, probably not everyone in Montreal is a member of an indie rock band,  but it’s kind of fun to imagine an entire city of talented musicians, eh? Beloved residents, the Dears, have a new release due out February 15th, called Degeneration Street (Dangerbird Records) and a tour in support of the album.

The new album features the track, “Omega Dog,” which you can the brand new video for  here.

TOUR DATES:

With Eulogies

March 4th            Sugar                                             Victoria, BC

March 5th            The Venue                                    Vancouver, BC

March 7th            Crocodile Café                             Seattle, WA

March 9th            Slim’s                                             San Francisco, CA

March 10th          The Troubadour                          Los Angeles, CA

March 17th          SXSW                                             Austin, TX

March 18th          Dangerbird Records Showcase            Austin, TX

March 19th          SXSW                                             Austin, TX

March 20th          SXSW                                             Austin, TX

Fergus & Geronimo Release Video From Forthcoming ‘Unlearn’


In anticipation of Unlearn (Hardly Art), the first full-length release from Denton, Texas’s Fergus & Geronimo, the outfit released a video for “Where the Walls Are Made of Grass” (director, Alice Cohen).

Fergus & Geronimo are Jason Kelly and Andrew Savage, two guys with an inclination for weird music a la Frank Zappa’s drive and creative determination. Taking their band name from child gang leaders featured in the 1994 movie, “War of the Buttons” they build their sound on an array of influences.

Watch the video here and download the singer “Powerful Lovin'” here.

Panda Bear Announces Release Date for ‘Tomboy’


The highly anticipated fourth studio release from Panda Bear (Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox)  will release in the U.S. on April 19th, 2011 on Lennox’s own label, Paw Tracks.

Several of the tracks have already been released over the last few months on other labels, and Tomboy will compile those tracks along with a slew of others.  So grab yourself a fresh stack of bamboo, sit back and listen to this NPR story on Panda Bear.


Matthew Dear Announces US, UK and Europe Tour Dates

Matthew Dear and his live band are gearing up for tour dates in support of his recent full-length critically praised album, Black City. The tour begins with dates opening for Tom Tom Club in New York, and heading off to Europe and the UK in March alongside Interpol and headlining several shows in London and Birmingham.

If you can’t make any of the shows, you might be happy checking out Sascha Dive’s spin on Dear’s “Little People (Black City),” which can be streamed HERE in it’s entirety.

TOUR DATES

01.23 Philadelphia, PA @ KUNG FU NECKTIE

01.25 Washington , DC @ U STREET MUSIC HALL

01.26 Ann Arbor, MI @ THE BLIND PIG

01.28 Chicago, IL @ THE MID

01.29 St. Louis, MO @ KOKEN ART FACTORY

01.30 Indianapolis, IN @ TALBOTT STREET

03.02 Amsterdam , NL @ 5 DAYS OFF FESTIVAL

03.03 Hamburg, DE @ DOCKS (W/ INTERPOL)

03.06 Oslo, NO @ SENTRUM SCENE (W/ INTERPOL)

03.07 Stockholm, SE @ CIRKUS (W/ INTERPOL)

03.08 Copenhagen, DK @ KB HALL (W/ INTERPOL)

03.10 Leipzeg, DE @ AUENSEE (W/ INTERPOL)

03.11 Luxenbourg, LU @ ROCKHAL (W/ INTERPOL)

03.12 Munich, DE @ KESSELHAUS (W/ INTERPOL)

03.14 Zurich, CH @ KOMPLEX (W/ INTERPOL)

03.15 Paris, FR @ ZENITH (W/ INTERPOL)

03.16 Antwerp, NL @ LOTTO ARENA (W/ INTERPOL)

03.17 Birmingham, UK @ HARE AND HOUNDS

03.18 Bournemouth, UK @ O2 ACADEMY (W/ INTERPOL)

03.19 Bristol, UK @ COLSTON HALL (W/ INTERPOL)

03.20 Cambridge, UK @ CORN EXCHANGE (W/ INTERPOL)

03.22 Leeds, UK @ O2 ACADEMY (W/ INTERPOL)
03.23 London, UK @ SCALA

*All dates with live band unless indicated otherwise

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