Since 2006 eager fans have been waiting for the release of the long awaited Sufjan Stevens documentry directed by Kaleo La Belle. The 52 minute film titled Crooked River is a tale of Sufjan and his brother Marzuki visiting their father in Michigan after a few years of not seeing him. There is no word if this documentry will EVER be released. Why? Well no one has really said. There is a new trailer for the film though which you can watch below. It’s a curious tale.
Liverpool’s Hot Club De Paris will be making their North American debut this January 18th, with the release of Free The Pterodactyl 3 via Moshi Moshi Records. Self recorded and produced in the trio’s Liverpool rehearsal space, Free The Pterodactyl 3 features tracks taken from their two previous EPs, With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?, and The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band.
Listen to the anthemic title track “Free The Pterodactyl 3” below:
Sydney dance-duo Bag Raiders have released a video for their second single from their upcoming self-titled debut, due January 25, 2011. Dan Black is featured on the tracked called “Sunlight” and video can be seen below:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has announced they will be touring with Toyko Police Club in 2011. Two Door Cinema Club will also be along for part of the tour. Dates are listed as follows:
1/17/11 – The Met Cafe, Pawtucket, RI*^
1/19/11 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA*^
1/20/11 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC*^
1/21/11 – Terminal 5, New York, NY*^
1/22/11 – The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA*^
1/23/11 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH*^
1/25/11 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA*^
1/26/11 – Crowbar, Tampa, FL*^
1/27/11 – The Social, Orlando, FL*^
1/28/11 – Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
1/29/11 – Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL*
1/31/11 – Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA*
2/1/11 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX*
2//2/11 – La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX*
2/3/11 – Warehouse, Houston, TX*
2/5/11 – Exit/In, Nashville, TN*
2/7/11 – The Blue Note, Columbia, MO*
2/8/11 – Firebird, St. Louis, MO*
The band has also made a video for “Everlyn” using footage from their European tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY72o1GMArc
Lastly, the band’s good friend Daniel Zander has made a tour book featuring illustrations and stories from their European tour. The book can be found here for purchase: http://www.danielzender.com/index.php?%2Fillustration%2Fsslyby-european-tour-book
On the heels of their well-received EP, Through the Mojo Wire, Brooklynites Midnight Spin do what quirky musically inclined Brooklnyers oft do…make music videos about “cereal killers” who jeopardize the breakfast pleasures of residents in Mojo City.
Directed by Kevin Miller at Comedy Central Studios, “Trigger Finger Itch” is the bands first video with Miller and offers a healthy dose of humor and hooks as fans wait for their forthcoming full-length debut album on the way.
And watch out for cereal killers:
“No Place to Fall” was originally recorded by legendary singer/songwriter, the late Towns Van Zandt in 1978. In a gorgeous rendition alongside Willy Mason, Isobel Campbell delivers a stunning homage to the beloved Van Zandt on Pitchfork. And of course, do yourself a favor and watch the original version linked below as well.
http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/player/DelveMoviePlayer.swf
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