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09.29.10
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Woodpigeon Returns To The Skies

Calgary based Woodpigeon is set to emerge with the coming of autumn. The band recently released a new LP, entitled BALLADEER / to all the guys i’ve loved before on vinyl and digitally online, along with a new digital EP, Our Love is as Tall as the Calgary Tower.

Originally envisioned as a bonus CD, and  included with Woodpigeon’s critically acclaimed third album, Die Stadt Muzikanten, BALLADEER is comprised of twelve beautifully crafted and intimate songs features collaborations with England’s Beth Jeans Houghton, Montreal’s Witchies and Scotland’s Eagleowl.

Likewise, Our Love is as Tall As the Calgary Tower features a cover of Withered Hand’s “No Cigarettes”, remixes of “Empty-Hall Sing-Along” by Dead Edits and the title-track, “Our Love is as Tall as the Calgary Tower” by Montag, plus a brand new track, “Hove Beach”.

Currently on tour in Europe, Woodpigeon will return to their homeland of Canada for two shows next month. Find more info on those dates down below.

Canadian Tour Dates

10/6/10 – Toronto, ON @ Yonge-Dundas Sq.
11/18/10 – Calgary, AB @ The Gateway


09.29.10
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Miami Horror Release New Video


After touring both coasts and making stops in Chicago, Miami and Texas, Melbourne-based group Miami Horror have released a new video for their song “Echoplex.”

Shot on location in Syndey and directed by Cara Stricker, “Echoplex” comes from the band’s recently-released debut album, Illumination, which features contributions from Swedish singer MAI, Melbourne-based chanteuse Kimbra, Dappled Cities’ Tim Derricourt, and Neon Indian/Vega’s Alan Palomo.

Watch the video down below and let us know what you think.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/14537454

Echoplex from Miami Horror on Vimeo.

09.15.10
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Tame Impala Hit The Road


Spaced-out psych wanderers Tame Impala will be returning to American soil this Fall, heading out on a month-long headlining tour across the US and Canada to support their debut record. Released in June, Innerspeaker received mostly positive reviews and landed the band on Stereogum’s 40 Best New Bands of 2010 list.

Stardeath and White Dwarfs and Kuroma will join Tame Impala on their upcoming tour, the dates of which can be found below.

FALL US TOUR DATES
Tuesday Nov 16th || Black Cat || Washington, DC*#
Thursday Nov 17th || Bowery Ballroom || New York, NY*#
Sunday Nov 21st || First Unitarian Church || Philadelphia, PA*#
Monday Nov 22nd || Paradise Rock Club || Boston, MA*#
Tuesday Nov 23rd || La Sala Rossa || Montreal, QC*#
Wednesday Nov 24th || The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern || Toronto, ONT*#
Friday Nov 26th || Double Door || Chicago, IL*#
Saturday Nov 27th || 7th Street Entry || Minneapolis, MN*#
Monday Nov 29th || Jackpot Music Hall || Lawrence, KS*#
Wednesday Dec 1st || Emo’s Alternative Lounge || Austin, TX*#
Thursday Dec 2nd || The Loft || Dallas, TX*#
Saturday Dec 4th || Bluebird Theater || Denver, CO*
Monday Dec 6th || Urban Lounge || Salt Lake City, UT*
Tuesday Dec 7th || Neurolux || Boise, ID*
Thursday Dec 9th || The Biltmore Cabaret || Vancouver, BC*
Friday Dec 10th || Neumos || Seattle, WA*
Saturday Dec 11th || Doug Fir Lounge || Portland, OR*
Monday Dec 13th || The Independent || San Francisco, CA*
Tuesday Dec 14th || Echoplex || Los Angeles, CA*

* = with Stardeath and White Dwarfs
# = with Kuroma

09.15.10
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Jukebox the Ghost Gets A Little Schitzo


It was only one week ago that Jukebox the Ghost released their sophomore album, Everything Under the Sun. But, the video for their second single “Schizophrenic” has already made its way online. Like Everything Under the Sun‘s first single, “Empire,” “Schizophrenic” features a distinct piano melody. In fact, it has two!

Says lead singer Ben Thronewill of the track, “Years ago I learned that often schizophrenics become schizophrenics in their early twenties after a traumatic experience. So the song is from the point of a schizophrenic who still has the wherewithal to talk coherently about his illness. Secondly, the song was born of the two piano melodies of the verses that were both technically very difficult to play and which, after I learned them, screamed ‘schizophrenic.'”

The video plays with the song’s theme in a clever manner, but also employs the use of TVs in an extremely cliche way. All the same, it’s definitely worth checking out down below.