Category Archives: Indie

03.23.11
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The Drums Announce Exciting Tour Schedule

The Drums are taking over this summer’s music festivals! From Lollapalooza Chile to the Groove In the Moo Festival in Australia, Coachella and Bonnaroo in the US, they will be everywhere. So check the schedule below to see when you can catch them, or even plan out a nice vacation around the dates they have planned in fancy places like London or Singapore!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

3/25: New York, NY @ Tribeca Grand w/Big Trouble & DJ Patrik Cleandenim
3/31: Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Estúdio Emme
4/3: Santiago Chile @ Lollapalooza
4/7: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ iO Echo SOLD OUT!
4/11: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/Matthew Dear
4/15: Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/28: Richmond, VIC, Australia @ The Corner Hotel
4/29: Richmond, VIC, Australia @ The Corner Hotel
4/30: Bendigo, VIC @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/1: Townsville, QLD @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/4: Brisbane, QLD @ The High Fi
5/7: Maitland, NSW @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/8: Canberra, ACT @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/9: Sydney, NSW, Australia @ The Metro
5/10: Adelaide, Australia @ Uni Bar
5/12: Perth, WA, Australia @ Astor Theatre
5/14: Bunbury, WA, Australia @ (GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST)
5/16: Singapore, SG @ TAB
5/18: Tokyo, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/19: Tokyo, Japan @ Duo
5/20: Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/21: Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/24: Bangkok, TH @ Ratchaprasong Urban Space
5/25: Jakarta, Indonesia @ Blowfish Club
5/26: Hong Kong, China @ KITEC
5/29: George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
6/9: Nashville, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
7/16: London, UK @ LOVEBOX

03.23.11
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Of Montreal Announces EP and Art Book


Glam rockers Of Montreal are set to release a special five song EP and art book on the same day – April 26th.  Both EP and book are limited editions and you can currently pre-order them as a package deal (AND a shirt!?) by clicking on these links: 

http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?listID=162

http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?listID=162

Now, for the details.  The EP, thecontrollersphere, is being described as Kevin Barnes’ “folk album” (or, at least, the only way of Montreal could interpret one).  The art book, What’s Weird?, is the debut from of Montreal cover artist David Barnes – Kevin’s own brother!  The book spans David’s entire career and features his own captions that are being deemed humerous, yet introspective.  Be sure to grab both fast as both Facebook and Pitchfork pre-sales have been through the roof!

03.23.11
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Toro Y Moi Sets Spring Tour


Toro Y Moi has a busy March and April planned. The singer-songwriter, whose sophomore album was released last month, has announced a nationwide tour that will saw him making stops at SXSW and appearing at the SC Indie Grits Film Festival. A full list can be found below.

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*

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 #

04/04 Northfield, MN The Cave ^

04/05 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #

04/06 Bloomington, IN The Bishop #^

04/07 Toronto, ON Wrongbar #

04/08 Montreal, QC 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

04/23 Honolulu, HI Next Door

 

* = w/ Cloud Nothings

^ = w/ Braids

# = w/ Adventure

$ = w/ Nite Jewel

03.23.11
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Arctic Monkeys Plot Return To The US


It’s been over a year since they’ve set foot on US soil but this spring English quartet Arctic Monkeys will embark on a nationwide tour. Kicking off in our nation’s capitol on May 17th and wrapping up at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on June 3rd, the tour includes a return to New York City’s renowned Summer Stage in Central Park on May 24th. Ticket info can be found on the band’s website, but we have a full list of dates down below.

 

Spring Tour Dates

5/17 Washington, DC 930 Club

5/18 Philadelphia, PA Knitting Factory

5/19 Boston, MA House Of Blues

5/21 Toronto, ON Kool Haus

5/22 Montreal, QC L’Olympia

5/24 New York, NY Summer Stage

5/26 Detroit, MI Clutch Cargoes

5/27 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

5/28 Minneapolis, MN First Ave

5/30 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre

5/31 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

6/3 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium

03.23.11
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A New How-To from Make Out


Make Out is a new exciting pop collaboration consisting of former Junior Senior member Jesper Mortensen and step daughter of New York Dolls’ David Johansen: Leah Hennessey along with Portland, Oregon native/music veteran Olivia Alminiana on drums and Anders Christiansen on bass.

Make Out is a refreshing diversion from today and recent years’ music trends. Instead of experimental soundscapes or conceptual lyrics it’s just fast, sexy punk and pop rants. The new video for their first single “I Don’t Want Anybody That Wants Me” is nothing but four young, hot, colorfully clad guys and gals rocking out behind vibrant floral images, harkening an early 90’s MTV aesthetic.

Make Out just played the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan on March 16th and 17th with The New York Dolls, sure to be a raunchy, high energy rock show. Their debut EP, How To, was just released February 22.