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10.04.10
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Rewards Going On Tour

pfenningBreaking out on his own and showing off his musical solo prowess is Aaron Pfenning.

Known for co-founding Chairlift, Aaron Pfenning is performing under the moniker Rewards and will be going on tour, opening for Brandon Flowers this fall.

Pfenning’s new music takes a dark tone for listeners as he experiments with different inspiratins and plays every instrument. Pfenning will be debuting some of his new material for his upcoming album during his fall tour.

He will be teaming up with Flowers in Europe and We Are Scientists back in the States for a full tour.

Tour Dates:

Sep 28 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands   *
Sep 29 – Cabaret Sauvage – Paris, France    *
Oct 1 – Huxley’s – Berlin, Germany    *
Oct 3 – Kaufleuten – Zurich, Switzerland    *
Oct 4 – Alcatraz – Milano, Italy    *
Oct 5 – Circolo degli Artisti – Rome, Italy    *
Oct 8 – SALA APOLO – Barcelona, Spain  *
Oct 9 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain   *
Oct 11 – Metronome – Burlington, VT  #
Oct 12 – Jerky’s – Providence, RI    #
Oct 13 – Valentine’s – Albany, NY   #
Oct 15 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD  #
Oct 17 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC    #
Oct 18 – 40 Watt – Athens, GA    #
Oct 19 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA   #
Oct 26 – The Loft – Dallas, TX    #
Oct 28 – Emo’s – Austin, TX    #
Oct 29 – Korova – San Antonio, TX   #
Nov 15 – Pyramids – Portsmouth, UK    #
Nov 16 – HMV Institute – Birmingham, UK  #
Nov 19 – UEA – Norwich, UK    #
Nov 20 – Academy – Manchester, UK    #
Nov 21 – Shepherds Bush Empire – London, UK  #
Nov 22 – O2 Academy – Liverpool, UK     #
Nov 24 – Metropolitan University – Leeds, UK      #
Nov 25 – ABC – Glasgow, UK   #
Nov 26 – O2 Academy – Newcastle, UK    #
Nov 27 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK   #

* w/  Brandon Flowers
# w/  We Are Scientists

10.01.10
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The Dandy Warhols To Tour This Fall

t.d.wThe Dandy Warhols have just spent the summer supporting their latest album, the compilation called The Capitol Years: 1995-2007 and they have no plans to stop just yet.

The band will be heading to the land down under for a tour before coming back to the States. The tour will take the band all over the country, even taking them back to Portland’s Satyricon, the club where the band got their start back in 1994.

The compilation album was released back in July and features the best 14-tracks from when the band was on Capitol Records and even features a brand new exclusive song.

Make sure that you catch this awesome performance as they come through your town.

Tour Dates:
Australian Dates

10/02 – Melbourne – Parklife Festival
10/03 – Sydney – Parklife Festival
10/04 – Adelaide – Parklife Festival

US Dates

10/16 – Portland, OR – Satyricon
10/28 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Cafe
10/29 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/30 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
11/01 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/02 – Montreal, QB – Le National
11/03 – Boston, MA – Royale Nightclub
11/05 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
11/06 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/09 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
11/10 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
11/11 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
11/13 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
11/14 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
12/01 – Victoria, BC – Sugar
12/02 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
12/03 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
12/07 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
12/08 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Cafe
12/10 – Los Angeles, CA – CLub Nokia
12/11 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
12/12 – Portand, OR – Crsytal Ballroom

10.01.10
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Black Francis’ ‘Bluefinger’ to be Adapted as a Rock Opera

After releasing Bluefinger back in 2007 to mild acclaim, the former Pixies frontman, Black Francis, has taken to the idea of adapting the concept album for the stage.  The album centered around the life and early death of Herman Brood, a Dutch rocker who died, tragically, at 54 after jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton in 2001.  The Catastrophic Theater in Houston is set to premeire the rock opera that was originally conceived by Pixies biographer Josh Frank.  After seeing the Daniel Johnston spectacle, Speeding Motorcycle, Frank was compelled to pitch the opera idea to Black Francis for Bluefinger.  Frank introduced Francis to Jason Nodler, who eventually adapted the album for the stage. 

Opening November 12 in the 100-capacity DiverseWorks Artspace in Houston, the opera promises to be an intimate experience and a conceptual look into artists continuing the work of others through the inspiration they give to them.  In doing so, artists take that inspiration and discover themselves by first discovering – and even becoming – their predecessors.

10.01.10
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Hear Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz

Sufjan Steven

It’s been almost five years since Sufjan Stevens released his state-themed album Illinois.

Fortunately (or not) Stevens has abandoned his effort to release an album featuring all fifty states (I’m sorry, but a North Dakota album?) and has instead decided that he really likes playing with electric effects. Of all kinds.

On display in Age of Adz are everything from drum machines to electro-funk samples, and Stevens seems to master them all. You can hear it right now on NPR’s First Listen (link at the end of this post).

Despite all the technical aspects of the album, Stevens has decided to deliver it in a low-tech way, but yes he will be offering it on Amazon.

Stevens’ label, Asthmatic Kitty, said in a statement that while they appreciate getting good music into people’s hands “we also feel like the work that our artists produce is worth more than a cost of a latte.”

They do make a good point, lattes really should be cheaper than $5.00 anyway.

http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=130049247&m=130076387&t=audio

10.01.10
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K-OS Brings Anchorman Mixtape On The Road

Canadian hip-hop artist K-OS has just announced a fall North American tour, and it stars Ron Burgundy.

The tour comes fresh off of the release of K-OS’s newest album Anchorman Mixtape, which is exactly as awesome as it sounds. Besides featuring fellow Canadian Drake, Anchorman Mixtape injects clips from the Will Farrell movie into the songs. As if you needed another reason to hear Anchorman quotes.

As of yet, Will Farrell is not announced as joining the 19-stop tour, but be satisfied in knowing that the Anchorman Mixtape will definitely be there.

You can see K-OS…

10/07 – Vancouver, BC – The Venue
10/08 – Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge
10/09 – Boise, ID – Promenade Music Festival
10/11 – Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
10/13 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – El Ray Theater
10/15 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
10/16 – Scottsdale, AZ – Chasers
10/18 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
10/19 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater
10/21 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
10/22 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
10/23 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/24 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
10/25 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
10/26 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar Club Stage
10/28 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
10/31 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs

10.01.10
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Watch Magic Kids’ “Candy” Performed Live In Oakland

Magic Kids’ debut album Memphis, named after their hometown, out on True Panther Sounds came out in August and has led them to be compared to E.L.O, Belle and Sebastian, all with a Beach Boys influence. The video they have just premiered for the artsy music bloggers at Yours Truly is a record of their first venture out in the Bay area, where they performed at the Oakland’s Ghost Gallery on February 15th, 2010. During this rendition of “Candy,” the band was joined by Christopher and Garrett from Girls, Max from Smith Westerns, members of a weekend flute club, a string section and more friends for a touching and laid back performance.
Watch the video below:

If this intimate live performance caught your attention, you may want to catch Magic Kids on their tour, which currently has them running around Europe but will see them back in the US of A in November!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:
10/1 – London, UK @ Barfly
10/2 – London, UK @ Camden Proud Galleries
10/3 – Bruges, Belgium @ Botanique/Witloofbar
10/5 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
10/6 – Tilburg, Holland @Tilburg 013/Batcave
10/7 – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
10/8 – Helsingar, Denmark @ Musikhuset Elvaerket
10/9 – Oslom, Norway @ Café Mono
10/10 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren
10/11 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Landet
10/12 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lades
10/13 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
10/14 – Köln, Germany @ Werkstatt
10/15 – München, Germany @ Atomic Cafe
10/16 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Club Zukunft
10/17 – Milan, Italy Indierocket party @ Rocket (free entry)
10/18 – Paris, France @ Point Ephemere
10/19 – Oxford, UK @ Jercicho Tavern
10/21 – Bristolm UK @ Louisanna
10/22 – Bristol, UK @ The Social
10/23 – Cardiff, UK @ Swn Festival
10/24 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny
10/25 – Leeds, UK @ Nation of Shopkeepers
10/26 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
10/27 – London, UK @ TBC
10/28 – London, UK @ Lexington
11/05 – Dallas, TX @ The Cavern (with Bosco Delrey)
11/07 – Houston, TX @ Numbers (with Bosco Delrey)
11/08 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon (with Bosco Delrey)
11/10 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (with Bosco Delrey)
11/12 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (with Bosco Delrey)
11/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Silent Barn (with Bosco Delrey)
11/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (with Bosco Delrey)
11/16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (with Bosco Delrey)
11/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird (with Bosco Delrey)
11/18 – Nashville, TN @ The End (with Bosco Delrey)