The Cool Kids recently released their new video “Bundle Up,” featuring a mockumentary-style music video poking fun at the sometimes unoriginal rap industry as well as themselves for trying to be out of the box. It’s a hilarious commentary on this genre, which The Cool Kids are known for. Their beats are reminiscent of late ‘80’s rap with a modern twist. In fact, their very stance can be summed up in the opening lines of their track “A Little Bit Cooler:” “Eating a bowl of them fruity pebbles / How gangsta’ is that? / Not Gangsta’ at all / Oh, you judging me dog? / Please you shop at the mall.” The “Bundle Up” video, spearheaded by Maxim Bohchik and Alex Bergman, features mermaids, lost Rolling Stone wannabes, Polar Bears and a hell of a lot of fake snow. The sense of humor and solid beats will take this up and coming Chicago rap duo far.
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White Denim Premier New Video, Add Tour Dates
Austin-based White Denim have been a staple on the city’s rock scene for a couple years, and now the band is looking to reach ears in other states. The band will be embarking on the second leg of their North American tour starting in May.
The group also recently debuted a new video on Pitchfork. The video accompanies the song “Drugs” and is confusing, to say the least. It involves the band and a lot of toilet paper. Check it out.
White Denim’s new CD D will be hitting stores around the same time their tour kicks off (May 24th). Check and see if they’re headed to your home town right here:
5/23 – Tempe, AZ at Sail Inn
5/24 – San Diego, CA at Casbah
5/25 – Los Angeles, CA at The Echo
5/26 – San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
5/27 – Visalia, CA at Cellar Door
5/29 – Portland, OR at Bunk Bar
5/30 – Quincy, WA at Sasquatch Festival
6/01 – Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge
6/02 – Denver, CO at Larimer Lounge
6/03 – Lawrence, KS at Jackpot Music Hall
6/16 – Memphis, TN at Hi Tone*
6/17 – Atlanta, GA at Drunken Unicorn*
6/18 – Nashville, TN at The Basement*
6/19 – Louisville, KY at Uncle Slayton’s*
6/21 – Washington D.C. at Rock N Roll Hotel*
6/22 – Philadelphia, PA at Johnny Brendas*
6/23 – Northampton, MA at Pearl ST*
6/24 – Boston, MA at Brighton Music Hall*
6/25 – New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom*
6/27 – Montreal, QC at Il Motore*
6/28 – Toronto, ON at El Mocambo*
6/29 – Indianapolis, IN at Rock Lobster*
6/30 – Chicago, IL at Schubas*
7/1 – Columbia, MO at Mojo’s*
7/2 – Norman, OK at Opolis*
(asterisk = new date added)
Tom Vek Announces His Return!
Listening to Tom Vek’s first album We Have Sound was one of the first instances in my life when I thought, “I want to write about this. This is so good.” For some reason, I never did get to write my awesome review, but now that after five long years, Tom Vek is returning with a new album, if it’s as good (or better) than his first, I might get the opportunity. Leisure Seizure will be released on June 7th on Downtown/Coop USA/Island Records. It was put together during a 3 year set-up period that was followed by a 2 year stretch of musical output. To record it, Vek found a suitable studio space in east London, and set up PALLET Recording Studios.
All this effort seems to have paid off. I don’t want to get ahead of myself here but the first excerpt we have from the new album, a song called “A Chore,” sounds pretty good to me. The video for it, directed by Ollie Evans, is also fun: its retro feel recalls Glenn O’Brien’s show TV Party and BBC’s Desert Island Discs and shows Vek in great form. Figure out what you think about it by watching below!
Kathryn Calder Announces Solo Tour
Canadian singer Kathryn Calder has just announced her first ever solo tour! Upon joining The New Pornographers, her fan base grew and actually crashed her own website when she released the single “Slip Away” from her 2010 album Are You My Mother? You can see her video for “Arrow” right here: http://vimeo.com/15677447 and you can catch her on these dates:
May 06th @ Mt. Baker Theater, Bellingham, WA *
May 07th @ Boon’s Treasury, Salem, OR #
May 10th @ Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA #
May 12th @ Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA # (Early Show – 8pm)
May 13th @ Tin Can Alehouse, San Diego, CA #
May 16th @ New Parish,Oakland, CA #
May 18th @ Mission Theatre, Portland, OR #
May 19th @ Rendezvous, Seattle, WA #%
May 20th @ Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC #
* = w/ New Pornographers, Thao & Mirah
# = w/ Himalayan Bear
% = w/ Karl Blau
Noah and The Whale Debut New Video
Noah and the Whale have already released one video from the group’s acclaimed new album Last Night on Earth. The video for “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” is already out on the webs, but the band is wasting no time.
Noah and The Whale released a new video, directed and edited by lead singer Charlie Fink, for the song “Tonight’s the Kind of Night.” The video features a boy ditching his home town for the open road. Check it out right here.
Besides a new music video, the band has also announced plans for a May/June U.S. tour! You can see Noah and the Whale when they come through on these dates:
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May 24 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Woman’s Club
May 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater May 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent May 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent May 29 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge May 30 – George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival June 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound June 3 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre ** June 4 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater June 6 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co. June 8 – Austin, TX @ The Parish June 9 – Austin, TX @ The Parish June 10 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada June 11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Upstairs June 13 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks June 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse June 16 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater June 17 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club June 18 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ** newly announced date |
The Postelles Launches ‘Hold On’ Video Via New York Magazine’s “Vulture” And Announce Record Release Tour
New York Magazine’s “Vulture” recently premiered The Postelles’ latest acoustic, roadside video “Hold On.” It features front man Daniel Balk, chilling in a deli parking lot in Tennessee, serenading a free way. It is a raw, emotional release from this boppy, swing-dancing band, something a little different from them. The Postelles will be releasing their self-titled debut album, co-produced by The Strokes very own Albert Hammond Jr., and kicking off their own tour on June 7th. The band will start with a two-night stay at New York’s Mercury Lounge. The Ambassadors will be supporting the June 7th Mercury Lounge show as well as the Philadelphia and Washington, DC shows. PanAm will be opening for The Postelles’ Los Angeles show June 28th.
The Postelles – Record Release Tour
6/7 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
6/8 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
6/10 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
6/11 Washington, DC Red Palace
6/15 Toronto, ON, Canada NXNE
6/16 Toronto, ON, Canada NXNE
6/17 Chicago, IL Schubas
6/18 Milwaukee, WI Summer Soulstice Music Festival
6/20 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
6/23 San Francisco, CA Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
6/28 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
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