Gayngs’ Tour Bus Drama

Gayngs had something of a dramatic close to their recent U.S. tour.

The band was supposed to finish their tour schedule with a triumphant stop at Austin City Limits, but it was not to be.

Instead, last Saturday the band learned that their tour bus (and all their instruments) had been stolen! The band reported it to the police and waited anxiously.

It was later discovered that the bus had not actually been stolen, but instead had been repossessed.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the bus was snatched by the company that rented them, CJ Star Buses. Reportedly Gayngs owed $6,000.

Gayngs had this to say, via Justin Vernon’s blog.

“While it is totally ‘Gayngs’ to not pay bills… we were given no warning of our gear being taken and it was absolutely our every intention to pay our bill. Matter of fact, me and Lewis just paid it. In person.”

The band gets their stuff back, but were “insanely bummed” to miss Austin City Limits. Let’s hope they make it out again next year.

Cymbals Eat Guitars CANCEL NYC Show Tonight @ Irving Plaza


Cymbals Eat Guitars just announced they will NOT be playing at Irving Plaza tonight as planned. They were going to be opening for The Thermals but had to cancel due to an emergency. Twin Shadow is filling in as the opener.

Read their official statement down below:

We regrettably have to cancel our performance at Irving Plaza tonight. Obviously this is a huge disappointment, but we’ve had a family medical emergency and family comes first. The Thermals show goes on as planned with Twin Shadow filling in for us. Thanks for understanding.

Love,

CEG

Tennis Sign To Fat Possum and Prepare Debut LP



The duo from Denver that make up Tennis have been getting a lot of internet love this past year, so it’s unbelievable to find that not only have they not released an album, but it won’t be out until January 2011.  Hoping to not get outpaced by their own hype, Tennis seem to be going down the appropriate indie rock checklist at the moment:
release a 7″, shows, another 7″, more shows, internet acclaim, tour, sign to an accredited label…. and album. 

 If you’re wondering “what tour?” and “what accredited label?”  The answers are dates with The Walkmen and Japandroids, and Fat Possum.   If you still feel the need to figure this band out a little more before committing to a $8-$15 ticket, here is a link to the always lovely Daytrotter session they were featured on. 

Tour dates are below:

Oct 16 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room *#
Oct 17 Boulder, CO Fox Theater *#
Nov 11 Los Angeles, CA The Echo %
Nov 12 Claremont, CA Pomona College
Nov 13 Visalia, CA Cellar Door
Nov 14 San Francisco, CA Hotel Utah
Nov 16 Portland, OR Holocene
Nov 17 Seattle, WA Crocodile
Nov 24 Denver, CO Bluebird &
Dec 02 New York, NY Terminal 5 *
Dec 03 Washington DC 9:30 Club *

* = w/ The Walkmen
# = w/ Japandroids
% = w/ Sonny and the Sunsets

& = w/ Gauntlet Hair

Pujol Releases New EP, Announces Tour With Turbo Fruits


Pujol, friend of Turbo Fruits and one of Spin’s 5 Hot Nashville Bands (although no relation to Albert), has released a new EP and announced a co-headline tour with Turbo Fruits.

Alive At The Same Time came out yesterday, October 12th on Turbo Time Records, and is pressed on a special clear vinyl..

The two rising Nashville bands will be venturing out of the south to bring their sound to you. Isn’t that nice of them? You can check out Pujols (and Turbo Fruits) here…

10/13 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern*
10/14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Ox*
10/15 – New Brunswick, NJ – Meat Town USA*
10/16 – Brooklyn – Death By Audio*
10/17 – Jamaica Plain, MA – Homegrown Festival**
10/18 – Easthampton, MA – Flywheel*
10/19 – Scranton, PA – Vintage Theater*
10/22 – Washington DC – Comet Pizza*
10/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory*
11/10 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Public Library
11/11 – Louisville, KY – Rudyard Kipling*
11/12 – Carbondale, IL – Gatsbys*
11/13 – Chicago, IL – Crown Liquors*
11/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club*
11/15 – Kalamazoo, MI – The Strutt*
11/16 – Detroit, MI – Lager House*
11/17 – Muncie, IN – Be Here Now*
11/18 – Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio*
11/19 – Bloomington, IN – Video Saloon*

*with Turbo Fruits
**with Turbo Fruits, JEFF the Brotherhood, Ty Segall, So Cow & Lightning Bolt

Tape The Radio Plan New Single

Tape The Radio have impressed several big names in music with their hard work and shining musicianship, and now their hard work is starting to pay off.

The band jumped into the music biz by releasing their first single “Save A Life” the old fashion way…by themselves. The band hand-made the packaging, numbered the discs and shipped them off.

Next the band enlisted the help of famed producer Alan Moulder (The Killers, Depeche Mode, My Bloody Valentine) after the producer met frontman Malcolm Carson hand-delivering demos to his studio in London.

Now the group is ready to release another single (this time, preferably with some help from label Hi Tone Music). “Our Love Is A Broken Heart” will be out as a 7-inch and a digital download on November 1st. Luckily for you, you can hear these fast-rising rockers right here first.

Tape The Radio – Our Love Is A Broken Heart by Sainted PR