The DFA Records residency at the Hudson Hotel will be extended through the month of October due to its overwhelming success in September. Every Wednesday night from 9pm to 12am will feature a dj sets from one of the following DJss: Jonathan Galkin, Liv Spencer, Jacques Renault, and Charles Damga who will be sure to play the dance-punk sound the record label has grown to possess. This will all take place in the hotel’s library with drink specials running all night! Each show is free and open to the public.
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Belle And Sebastian Want To Write A Song About You. Yes, YOU.
If you’ve ever dreamt of having a song written about you or have ever foolishly convinced yourself that a song you love was written about you (it’s okay), then Belle and Sebastian are now offering to make your dreams come true.
In honor of their upcoming album Write About Love, due out on October 12th, the Scottish outfit is opening up the chance for its fans to win themselves a personalized song. The contest is based on an essay and may remind you of your high school years, but it should be nothing to deter the truly determined, especially since the winner will get to see their song released as a 7″ next year.
This is how it works:
Step 1: Purchase Write About Love from your local record store or your digital store of choice.
Step 2: Type in the code you received with your purchase onto the band’s website.
Step 3: Write about love in a 300-word essay.
Once this process is completed, the band will choose its favorite submission and Stuart Murdoch will head over to the winner’s home and spend a day with him or her to get inspired and write the coveted personalized song.
You can start to get your own creative juices flowing by watching this “Write about Love” video HERE.
Purling Hiss Touring Soon
Mike Polizze, of Philly jam-punks Birds of Maya, is taking another one-off vacation with Purling Hiss, a more song-oriented approach than previous releases. Hiss’ album, entitled Public Service Announcement, will see release on October 26th. But, a week before that Purling Hiss will hit the road for a nationwide tour. Dates are down below.
Upcoming Tour Dates
10/19 Charlottesville, VA Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar *
10/20 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
10/21 Atlanta, GA The Earl * ^
10/22 Birmingham, AL The Nickw * ^
10/23 Nashville, TN Mercy Loungew * ^
10/25 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn * ^ !
10/26 Covington, KY Mad Hatters * ^
10/27 Columbus, OH Skully’s * ^
10/28 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig * ^
10/29 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret * ^
10/30 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle * ^
10/31 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle * ^
11/01 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock * ^
11/04 Seattle, WA Neumos * ^
11/06 Portland, OR Berbatis Pan * ^
11/09 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop * ^
11/11 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex * ^
11/13 San Diego, CA Casbah * ^
11/14 Tempe, AZ The Trunk Space *
11/17 San Antonio, TX The Korova *
11/18 Austin, TX Emo’s (Inside) *
11/19 Dallas, TX Club Dada *
11/21 Memphis, TN Hi Tone *
11/24 Washington, DC Black Cat (Backstage) *
11/26 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s *
12/03 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory *
* = w/ Kurt Vile
^ = w/ The Soft Pack
! = w/ Jaill
Major Lazer’s New Video Is Amazing
Major Lazer is kind of different. Maybe the second or third most popular cartoon musician on the planet (Gorrilaz and Dethklok being the other two), he makes even other cartoon seem normal by comparison.
According to Mad Decent, Lazer’s record label, Lazer is a Jamaican commando who fought in the “secret Zombie War of 1984” and lost both arms in combat.
His newest video only gets cooler and way weirder. Born from the song “Perculator” by the artist Cajmere, the remixed version is called “Percumajor.”
Along with a thumping beat and awesome effects, the video shows you all sorts of awesome stuff animated in a very distinct way.
The video has…(in no particular order) dinosaurs getting shot with lasers, a dog in a suit, one of those furry things from Gremlins (and an actual Gremlin). If any (or all…probably all) of those things sound awesome, you can watch the video right here!
Turbo Fruits Announce Tour With Pujol
Nashville group Turbo Fruits play a very specific type of smokey, BBQ-brand rock and roll. Apparently it is striking the right chord with a few people.
The group, named one of the five best new acts in Nashville by Spin, has announced plans for a U.S. tour with fellow Nashville natives Pujol (incidentally also on Spin’s list).
Furthermore, the group will be putting out a 7-inch on October 12th, called Where The Stars Don’t Shine.
You can catch two of the quickest rising rock acts…
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*
10/20 – New Haven, CT – Cafe 9
10/22 – Washington DC – Comet Pizza*
10/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Panache CMJ Showcase at Knitting Factory*
10/25 – Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
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 Pujol
Gayngs Are Coming To Towns Near You
Gayngs are taking their 10-cc inspired tunes on the road! Since releasing their album Relayted, out on Jagjaguwar, they have been one of the top 40 new bands of 2010 by Stereogum, they will be performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on October 4th and now they are bringing their 69-BPM songs to the masses for a short US tour. The core of the band, Minneapolis producer Ryan Olson and Solid Gold’s Zack Coulter and Adam Hurlburt, will be joined by many of the twenty-plus collaborators they had during the recording of the album, including Justin Vernon and Mike Noyce of Bon Iver, Ivan Rosebud of The Rosebuds and Mike Lewis of Andrew Bird!
For a frame of reference, this is what Gayngs sounds like live. This rendition of “Faded High” was filmed for “City of Music,” the weekly live performance series by Gimme Noise for MPLS.TV, a Minneapolis online television network. Check for their tour dates after the jump!
Watch them perform “Faded High” below:
Here are their upcoming tour dates:
10/09/10 – Official ACL Afterparty At Emo’s With Bear In Heaven
10/10/10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
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