by jill ettinger

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.

01.19.11

by cristobalsaez

STRFKR to Embark on a Coast to Coast tour

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Starfucker, also known as STRFKR, are about to embark on a nationwide tour to promote their latest record, Reptilia. Their explosive new album is fronted by Bury Us Alive, which you can download for free here. STRFKR are set to play a show in San Francisco the day their sophomore record debuts, later passing SXSW, and touring all over the US of A. The quartet will be playing alongside Casiokids, Brahms and We Have Hooks for Hands. Check out the full tour date list below.

03/08 – San Francisco, CA – Independent *
03/09 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop *
03/11 – W. Hollywood, CA – The Troubadour *
03/12 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar *$
03/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Trunk Space *
03/14 – Santa Fe, NM – VFW *
03/15-03/19 – SXSW
03/20 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs #
03/22 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree Cafe #
03/23 – Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn #
03/25 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar #
03/26 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth #
03/27 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits #
03/29 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
03/30 – Washington DC – Rock and Roll Hotel #
03/31 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s #
04/01 – Plains, PA – River Street Jazz Cafe #
04/02 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #
04/05 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04/06 – Portland, ME – Space Gallery
04/07 – Ithaca, NY – Delilah’s @ Ithaca College
04/08 – S. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
04/09 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
04/10 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
04/11 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s
04/12 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
04/14 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
04/15 – Sioux Falls, SD – Orpheum ^
04/16 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
04/17 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
04/19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court – Early Show
04/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge – Late Show
04/21 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
04/22 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
04/23 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
04/26 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
04/28 – Portland, OR – Holocene
4/29 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
4/30 Portland, OR – MS Studios

* w/ Unknown Mortal
$ – w/ Brahms
# w/ Casiokids
^ w/ We All Have Hooks For Hands

01.19.11

by jill ettinger

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 19^th, 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.

01.18.11

by jill ettinger

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

01.18.11

by jill ettinger

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

01.18.11

by summer826

Pump Up The Volume In Style

Following up on the success of their first joint venture, Seinhauser and adidas Originals have teamed up once again to bring not just one, but two sound blasting options for your listening pleasure.

The two new headphones, the Sennheiser HD 220 headphones and the Sennheiser CX 310 by adidas Originals were certainly made with the music lover in mind. The HD 220 headphones are perfect for every day use and provide bass-driven sound along with superior comfort with individually adjustable ear cups to create a secure fit. The Sennheiser CX 310 headphones offer high-quality dynamic speaker systems to provide optimal sound with different-sized ear adapters included to create a personalized fit and reduction of ambient noise.

Co-branded by adidas Originals and Sennheiser, both models are the perfect headphones for the music lover that also knows great style. Both models run for $99.95 and can be found at Adidas stores, their website and various electronic retail outlets.