Category Archives: News

03.15.11
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Rooney Adds Tour Dates

West Coast indie rock quintet Rooney has decided to extend their promotion of their latest album, Eureka, by adding more dates to their “Not In My House” tour.  The band will hit the road again in April and tour until the end of the month.  Here are the dates:

Apr 15        Minneapolis, MN        University of Minnesota- Morris; Edson
Apr 16        Iowa City, IA               Blue Moose Tap House
Apr 17         Bowling Green, OH   Howard’s Club           
Apr 19         New York, NY           The Gramercy Theatre   
Apr 20         Baltimore, MD           Bourbon Street                   
Apr 21         Charlotte, NC            Amos Southend               
Apr 22        Atlanta, GA                 Variety Playhouse                   
Apr 23        Little Rock, AR           Juanita’s               
Apr 24         Dallas, TX                 Trees               
Apr 25         Baton Rouge, LA       Varsity Theater                   
Apr 26         Houston, TX              Warehouse Live               
Apr 27         Austin, TX                  Emo’s

03.14.11
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The Dodos Stream New Album on NPR’s “First Listen”

San Francisco duo The Dodos currently have their latest album, No Color, streaming on NPR’s “First Listen” program.  The album can be heard in its entirety right here:  http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134273685/first-listen-the-dodos-no-color

03-14 Santa Fe, NM – Warehouse 21
 03-16 Tiger Mountain and Noise Pop Present – Brooklyn vs. the Bay Day Party at Red Eye- 5:10pm-6pm
 03-16 French Kiss Night Showcase at Parish – 1am-1:45am
 03-17  Under the Radar Day Party at Flamingo Cantina – 12:45pm-1:30pm
 03-17 Pitchfork Party at East Side Drive Inn – 3:30pm-4pm
 03-18  Food Panel at Convention Center – 11am – 12:30pm-
 03-18 Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Swan Dive & Barbarella – 5pm-5:45pm
  03-18  Orchard Night Showcase-at Cedar Street Courtyard – 10pm-10:45pm
  03-19  AOL Pop Up Show- secret location- 1pm – location announced 24 hours beforehand
 03-19 Mess With Texas Outside Festival at East Side Drive Inn – 4:15pm – 4:45pm
03-21 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
03-22 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
03-23 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
03-24 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
03-25 Winnipeg, MB – West End
03-26 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
03-28 Calgary, AB – Republik
03-29 Edmonton, AB – Starlite
03-31 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
04-01 Victoria, BC – Sugar
04-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
04-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
04-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
04-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore
04-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
04-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah

03.14.11
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Yuck Member Talks Solo Project

Yuck frontman, Daniel Blumberg, has announced a solo album under the name of Oupa.  Instead of Yuck’s usual indie pop gems, Oupa is focused on pared-down piano ballads.  Oupa’s debut LP, Forget, will be released in June, and contains 7 spellbinding songs.  Oupa will also be touring, including SXSW, at these locations:

03/17 Austin, TX Transparent / Gorilla Vs. Bear SXSW Party
03/25 London, UK St. Pancras Old Church *
04/03 London, UK Blue Flowers (Curated by Oupa)
04/07 New York, NY Glasslands *
04/09 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom #
04/11 Nashville, TN The Basement *

* = w/ Porcelain Raft
# = w/ Sebadoh

Check out Oupa’s first released song, called “Forget,” right here:
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11463222Forget by oupa

03.14.11
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Bridges and Powerlines Unveil New Remix

New Yorkers Bridges and Powerlines dabble in synth-heavy pop that leans towards psychedelic. The band’s successful formula  and skillful musicianship was demonstrated with the recently released Eve on Stunning Models on Display Records.

Now the group’s single from the album, “Mirabell”, has undergone the remix treatment courtesy of DJ Dallar. You can check out both the original and the remastered song right here.

“Mirabell” (Original)

“Mirabell” (DJ Dallar Remix)