Tag Archives: Modern Mystery

03.16.11
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Free Download From Saint Motel!

Los Angeles four-piece Saint Motel, whom you New Yorkers may have seen with Ariel Pink at Rock & Roll Circus at the beginning of the year, are premiering a new song, “Puzzle Pieces.” And to make the announcement special, they’re giving it away for free on their website, www.saintmotel.com. Listen to the song below:

Saint Motel will be in Austin next week for South by South West, so catch them if you can!

Here are their SXSW dates:

March 16 – SXSW  @ Lustre Pearl (with The Silent Comedy, Leslie & the Badgers, Writer, Ume, American Royalty, & Little Hurricane)

March 16 – SXSW @  Lipstick 24 (with Neon Trees,The Stone Foxes, Baby Baby, & more)

March 18 – SXSW @ Annie’s West (with She Wants Revenge & more)

March 19 – SXSW Official Showcase @ Emo’s Main Stage (with Neon Trees, Limousines,American Fangs, and Greek Fire)

 

03.14.11
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Here’s “Interpol on Interpol” (The Album And The Band)

If you’ve been following Interpol news, you know they’ve gone through a lot lately; the Creators’ Project now brings us an intimate documentary about what makes this band work, no matter the line-up. In an insightful long-form interview, guitarist Daniel Kessler and singer Paul Banks reflect on their image, their history, their latest self-titled album and their approach to their art. Interpol will collaborate with The Creators’ Project again during this year’s Coachella festival; keep your eyes and ears open for that.

Meanwhile, you can view the 20-minutes documentary, “Interpol on Interpol” HERE.

 

03.10.11
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Vandaveer Announce New Album And SXSW Dates

Vandaveer will be releasing their third LP, Dig Down Deep, on April 26th via Supply & Demand music. The alt-folk duo enlisted long time collaborator Duane Lundy to produce. What’s more, you can listen to a first excerpt of the album right HERE.

Listen to “Concerning Past and Future Conquests” below:

And the good news doesn’t end here. Vandaveer will announce tour dates soon for May and June, but for the lucky ones who will be in Austin for SXSW this year, you can see them at the following venues during the festival!

Here are their upcoming dates:

03/16: Austin, TX @ SXSW Second Stage @ Wyndham Garden Hotel (3401 South I H 35, 6:00pm)

03/17: Austin, TX @ The Tap Room (117 W. 4th Street , 8:00pm – Official Showcase)

03/18: Austin, TX @ Astor Donovan Foundation, March Forth Party (TBA, 1:00pm)

03/19: Austin, TX @ The Silver Series / La Blogotheque Take Away Show @ Republic Square Park  (3:45pm, Guadalupe between 4th and 5th)

03/19: Austin, TX @ Noise/Racket Showcase @ Fado Irish Pub (214 W. 4th Street, 7:00pm)

 

03.02.11
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Guards Release Cover Songs 7″ For Free

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Guards are currently on tour in Europe but before they make their way back to the US for a few dates at Austin’s South by South West festival, the band is giving out new songs out for free on their bandcamp page. Well, they’re not technically new songs; they are covers, but they are not any less inventive.

Below is one of the tracks you can download: a cover of M.I.A’s “Born Free”. The others (covers of Vampire Weekend and Metallica, no less) can be found HERE.

02.28.11
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The Watson Twins Announce New EP And Tour

The Watson Twins are showing their admiration to artists like PJ Harvey, The Black Keys, Bill Withers, Sade and more by putting together their own take on their songs. The whole EP was recorded in only a week and encompasses moments from five decades of music, with a special Watson Twins touch. You can download their cover of Turtles’ “You Showed Me” on their website HERE.

The twins will also be taking the new tracks on the road over the next two months when they open for Amos Lee and Alexi Murdoch. Check out the dates below.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

3/3  –  Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar (with Alexi Murdoch)

3/5  –  Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater (with Alexi Murdoch) SOLD OUT

4/22 – Raleigh, NC  – Lincoln Theater (with Amos Lee)

4/23  – Charlotte, NC  –  Knight Center (with Amos Lee)

4/24 –  Asheville, NC – Forsythia HallHeadlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/25 – Knoxville, TN  – Tennessee Theater (with Amos Lee)

4/26 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar Headlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/27  – Athens, GA  –  Melting Pointkno Headlining show (with Amos Lee)

4/28 – Charleston, SC – NCPAC (with Amos Lee)

4/29  –  Birmingham, AL  – WorkPlay Soundstage (with Amos Lee)

 

02.25.11
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Allo Darlin’ Announce US Tour

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Allo Darlin’ has only been a proper band since 2009 when founder and frontwoman Elizabeth Morris enlisted Paul Rains, Bill Botting and Michael Collins. All of them are also part of different bands – Elizabeth is in Tender Trap, Paul and Michael in Hexicon, Bill in Moustache of Insanity and also in Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern – but they will be playing together as Allo Darlin’ to welcome the summer in the latter half of spring across the US to support their self-titled debut which came out last October on Fortuna POP and earned them a 7.9 on Pitchfork! Check below to see if they’re coming near you.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

24 May – Vera Project – Seattle, WA

25 May – Holocene – Portland, OR

27 May – SF Popfest – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA

28 May-  Echo – Los Angeles, CA

30 May – Casbah – San Diego, CA

31 May – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ

01 June – Centre for Contemporary Arts – Santa Fe, NM

03 June – Chaos in Tejas – Austin, TX

08 June – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

09 June – TT The Bears – Boston, MA

10 June – Il Motore – Montreal, QC

11 June – El Mocambo – Toronto, ON

13 June – Schubas – Chicago, IL

14 June – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN

16 June – Black Cat – Washington, DC

17 June – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA