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January 15, 2014
Christine Hoberg Has Some Shows Coming Up in NYC!
In support of her upcoming album, World Within, will be playing a few shows in New York! Check out the dates below and let us know if you'd like to be added to the guest list for coverage:01.23.14 – New York, NY @ The Gutter
01.26.14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Muchmore’s
01.29.14 – New York, NY @ The Bowery
02.11.14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands ()
If you have yet to see Christine's video for the first single off the album, check out "All That Hate" .
January 14, 2014
THE ABIGAILS west coast tour
THE ABIGAILS WEST COAST TOUR 2014
1/16 San Francisco, CA - Brick + Mortar w/ Useless Eaters, Creeping Pink, DJ Al Lover
https://www.facebook.com/events/1434340496796196/
1/17 Berkeley, CA - Starry Plough w/ Extra Classic & The Spyrals
https://www.facebook.com/events/686778124686226/
1/18 Arcata, CA - The Alibi
https://www.facebook.com/events/331675826973133
1/19 Cottage Grove, OR - Axe & Fiddle
1/20 Portland, OR - The Know - Lonesome Billies, Jenny Don't & The Spurs (Sam from the Wipers & Kelly from Pierced Arrows)
https://www.facebook.com/events/438416916259762/
1/21 Tacoma, WA - New Frontier Lounge
1/22 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern w/ Country Lips, Lonsesome Shack, Bad Blood
https://www.facebook.com/events/189095061291458/
1/23 Olympia, WA - Northern w/ Generifus,
https://www.facebook.com/events/495707527201806/
1/24 Davis, CA - Third Space
https://www.facebook.com/events/334314890044425/
1/25 Santa Cruz - Crepe Place w/ Cool Ghouls, Froth
1/26 San Luis Obispo - DIY Warehouse w/ Sparrow's Gate
Marissa Nadler Debuts New Single and Announces National Tour
Marissa Nadler Debuts Second Single and Announces National Tour
New Album July Out February 4th on Sacred Bones/Bella Union
"...grander and more nuanced than her other records, July is Nadler at her most confident and striking." - PopMatters 'Anticipated Release of 2014 '
"...as haunting and delicate as any of her best tracks to date." - BrooklynVegan
"an airy and ethereal spine-tingler" - Stereogum
Stream New Track 'Was It A Dream' at Pitchfork or Soundcloud
Boston-based singer Marissa Nadler has shared new track, Was It A Dream, off her forthcoming sixth full-length album, July, coming out on February 4th on Sacred Bones (US) and February 10th on Bella Union (ROW). After performing at Rough Trade's new Brooklyn space this past November, Nadler has announced a national tour, kicking things off with an album release show on Saturday, February 8th in Brooklyn, NY at Glasslands.
Recorded at Seattle's Avast Studio, the album pairs Nadler for the first time with producer Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves in the Throne Room). Dunn matches Nadler's darkness by creating a multi-colored sonic palette that infuses new dimensions into her songs. Eyvand Kang's strings, Steve Moore's synths, and Phil Wandscher's guitar lines escalate the whole affair to a panoramic level of beautiful, eerie wonder.
July follows Nadler's critically acclaimed 2011 self-titled LP, which she released independently through a successful Kickstarter campaign, selling her own handmade albums (as well as a highly-circulated 'Covers' series) through Etsy. Following several albums on Kemado, her DIY venture earned her SPIN 'Best New Artist,' Vogue 'Artist To Watch,' KEXP, NPR 'World Cafe: Next,'and NPR 'First Listen' accolades, while Pitchfork gave it an "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention."
Recently collaborating with Angel Olsen and Xasthur, among others, July is the kind of release that reminds you why NPR counts Nadler's songwriting as so "revered among an assortment of tastemakers." This is a singular achievement for the artist, a record she couldn't have made earlier in her career because, as every songwriter knows, she didn't just write these songs: She lived them.
July Tracklisting 1. Drive
2. 1923
3. Firecrackers
4. We Are Coming Back
5. Dead City Emily
6. Was It A Dream
7. I've Got Your Name
8. Desire
9. Anyone Else
10. Holiday In
11. Nothing In My Heart Marissa Nadler Upcoming Tour Dates
2/8 - Brooklyn, NY- Glasslands w/ Zachary Cale, Amen Dunes
2/15 - Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey w/ Shana Clevelend of La Luz
2/16 - Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl
2/17 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios w/Pure Bathing Culture
2/19 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel w/ Donovan Quinn of Skygreen Leopards
2/20- Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
2/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Church on York w/ Pink Mountaintops, Sophia Knapp
2/23 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar w/ Pink Mountaintops
3/6 - Kingston, NY- BSP Post w/ Alexander Turnquist3/7 - Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre
3/8- Montreal- Casa del Popolo w/ TBA
3/9- Portsmouth, NH- Book and Bar
3/15- Philadelphia- Johnny Brenda's with Mary Lattimore and Jeff Ziegler
New Album July Out February 4th on Sacred Bones/Bella Union
"...grander and more nuanced than her other records, July is Nadler at her most confident and striking." - PopMatters 'Anticipated Release of 2014 '
"...as haunting and delicate as any of her best tracks to date." - BrooklynVegan
"an airy and ethereal spine-tingler" - Stereogum
Stream New Track 'Was It A Dream' at Pitchfork or Soundcloud
Boston-based singer Marissa Nadler has shared new track, Was It A Dream, off her forthcoming sixth full-length album, July, coming out on February 4th on Sacred Bones (US) and February 10th on Bella Union (ROW). After performing at Rough Trade's new Brooklyn space this past November, Nadler has announced a national tour, kicking things off with an album release show on Saturday, February 8th in Brooklyn, NY at Glasslands.
Recorded at Seattle's Avast Studio, the album pairs Nadler for the first time with producer Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves in the Throne Room). Dunn matches Nadler's darkness by creating a multi-colored sonic palette that infuses new dimensions into her songs. Eyvand Kang's strings, Steve Moore's synths, and Phil Wandscher's guitar lines escalate the whole affair to a panoramic level of beautiful, eerie wonder.
July follows Nadler's critically acclaimed 2011 self-titled LP, which she released independently through a successful Kickstarter campaign, selling her own handmade albums (as well as a highly-circulated 'Covers' series) through Etsy. Following several albums on Kemado, her DIY venture earned her SPIN 'Best New Artist,' Vogue 'Artist To Watch,' KEXP, NPR 'World Cafe: Next,'and NPR 'First Listen' accolades, while Pitchfork gave it an "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention."
Recently collaborating with Angel Olsen and Xasthur, among others, July is the kind of release that reminds you why NPR counts Nadler's songwriting as so "revered among an assortment of tastemakers." This is a singular achievement for the artist, a record she couldn't have made earlier in her career because, as every songwriter knows, she didn't just write these songs: She lived them.
July Tracklisting 1. Drive
2. 1923
3. Firecrackers
4. We Are Coming Back
5. Dead City Emily
6. Was It A Dream
7. I've Got Your Name
8. Desire
9. Anyone Else
10. Holiday In
11. Nothing In My Heart Marissa Nadler Upcoming Tour Dates
2/8 - Brooklyn, NY- Glasslands w/ Zachary Cale, Amen Dunes
2/15 - Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey w/ Shana Clevelend of La Luz
2/16 - Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl
2/17 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios w/Pure Bathing Culture
2/19 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel w/ Donovan Quinn of Skygreen Leopards
2/20- Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
2/21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Church on York w/ Pink Mountaintops, Sophia Knapp
2/23 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar w/ Pink Mountaintops
3/6 - Kingston, NY- BSP Post w/ Alexander Turnquist3/7 - Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre
3/8- Montreal- Casa del Popolo w/ TBA
3/9- Portsmouth, NH- Book and Bar
3/15- Philadelphia- Johnny Brenda's with Mary Lattimore and Jeff Ziegler
STREAM MOGWAI’S NEW ALBUM RAVE TAPES
MOGWAI’S NEW ALBUM, RAVE TAPES, STREAMING NOW VIA SOUNDCLOUD
JAN. 21 RELEASE VIA SUB POP; BAND CONFIRMED FOR COACHELLA
Photo credit: Steve Gullick
Seattle, Jan.14, 2013 – Mogwai’s forthcoming album Rave Tapes, which is set for a Jan. 21 release via Sub Pop, is streaming now via SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/sets/mogwai-rave-tapes/s-Xg3A4).
Returning to North American in April, the band will play Coachella on Saturdays, April 12 and 19. Following the Southern California performances, Mogwai kick off a five-week trek across North America on April 21 at the Sunshine Theatre in Albuquerque.
The band’s eighth studio album, Rave Tapes was recorded over the summer in the band’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow and reunites the band with Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will Co-Producer Paul Savage.
“They sound leaner and more quietly aggressive than ever,” says Q Magazine in their four-star review of Rave Tapes. Mojo, who also awarded the 10-song release a four-star review said the new music plays “gloriously with perspective, swooping over twinkling lights, then down into the distorted black water.”
CD and vinyl pre-orders, including a limited edition deluxe box set, are available via Sub Pop (https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/mogwai/rave_tapes). A digital pre-order, which includes immediate downloads of “Remurdered” and “The Lord Is Out of Control,” is available via iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rave-tapes/id742963291).
North American tour dates:
Apr. 12 – Indio, CA – Coachella
Apr. 19 – Indio, CA – Coachella
Apr. 21 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Apr. 22 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
Apr. 23 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Apr. 24 - Austin, TX - Emo's
Apr. 25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
Apr. 26 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
Apr. 27 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre
Apr. 29 - Miami, FL - Grand Central
Apr. 30 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
May 1 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre
May 3 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 6 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
May 7 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
May 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
May 9 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
May 10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
May 11 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
May 13 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
May 14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
May 15. - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
May 16 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
May 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
May 18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
May 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
May 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
May 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
May 25 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
JAN. 21 RELEASE VIA SUB POP; BAND CONFIRMED FOR COACHELLA
Photo credit: Steve Gullick
Seattle, Jan.14, 2013 – Mogwai’s forthcoming album Rave Tapes, which is set for a Jan. 21 release via Sub Pop, is streaming now via SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/sets/mogwai-rave-tapes/s-Xg3A4).
Returning to North American in April, the band will play Coachella on Saturdays, April 12 and 19. Following the Southern California performances, Mogwai kick off a five-week trek across North America on April 21 at the Sunshine Theatre in Albuquerque.
The band’s eighth studio album, Rave Tapes was recorded over the summer in the band’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow and reunites the band with Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will Co-Producer Paul Savage.
“They sound leaner and more quietly aggressive than ever,” says Q Magazine in their four-star review of Rave Tapes. Mojo, who also awarded the 10-song release a four-star review said the new music plays “gloriously with perspective, swooping over twinkling lights, then down into the distorted black water.”
CD and vinyl pre-orders, including a limited edition deluxe box set, are available via Sub Pop (https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/mogwai/rave_tapes). A digital pre-order, which includes immediate downloads of “Remurdered” and “The Lord Is Out of Control,” is available via iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rave-tapes/id742963291).
North American tour dates:
Apr. 12 – Indio, CA – Coachella
Apr. 19 – Indio, CA – Coachella
Apr. 21 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Apr. 22 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
Apr. 23 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Apr. 24 - Austin, TX - Emo's
Apr. 25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
Apr. 26 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
Apr. 27 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre
Apr. 29 - Miami, FL - Grand Central
Apr. 30 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
May 1 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre
May 3 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 6 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
May 7 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
May 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
May 9 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
May 10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
May 11 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
May 13 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
May 14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
May 15. - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
May 16 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
May 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
May 18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
May 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
May 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
May 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
May 25 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
The Warlocks: SAT FEB 8 @ Bootleg Theatre
THE WARLOCKS BEGINS 2014 WITH TOUR DATES FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM
“I love this record. One of the most exciting albums of 2013” - Jim DeRogatis / Sound Opinions“Amid the flash of new bands keen to drive a sonic expressway through your skull, The Warlocks remain a superior alloy of Velvets cool and narcotic Spaceman 3/MBV tropes, as their first LP in five years ably demonstrates.” - MOJO"Some bands play chords, but the so-far-unstoppable Warlocks play clouds -- songs that swirl around you like smoke and probably leave a little haze in your head, too." - LA WEEKLY "Dead Generation" featured on Blurtonline.com
TOUR DATES SAT FEB 8 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg TheatreFRI FEB 14 San Francisco, CA @ DNA LoungeSAT FEB 15 Oakland, CA @ Eli’s Mile High Club
THU FEB 20 Évreux, France @ L’AbordageFRI FEB 21 St. Malo, France @ La Nouvelle VagueSAT FEB 22 Lorient, France @ Le ManegeTUE FEB 25 Le Rochelle, France @ La SireneFRI FEB 28 Paris, France @ La MaroquinerieSAT MAR 15 Manchester, England @ Cosmosis-Alternative Fest of Psychedelic Music & Arts* more European and UK dates will be announced shortly
photo by Eric Curtis
After releasing the long-awaited Skull Worship in November 2013 through Zap Banana (Cargo Distribution), The Warlocks will launch into 2014 with live dates including the West Coast and Europe.
Stream and share “Dead Generation” at https://soundcloud.com/the-warlocks/dead-generation. View the zombie inspired video for the song at: http://youtu.be/reFUFpDGdGU.Recorded over a two year period, Skull Worship is the Los Angeles-based band’s eighth album and the first new album in five years. The Warlocks construct a dense, more elaborate web of sound, layers of distortion and the occasional synth a la Silver Apples and Red Crayola. “Silver & Plastic” expands the band’s oeuvre into acoustic territory recalling T Rex. Other songs like “Endless Drops” turn to Hawkwind, Neu! and experimental rock for inspiration.
“Not everything fits perfectly on this record,” describes singer Bobby Hecksher. “There are loose parts, fragmented sections and then it rocks all together. It's not perfectly polished like a lot of records out there. More like an expression of moments in time that drip together like a strange dream.”
Bobby continues, “I consider Skull Worship the final musical piece of the trilogy which started with Heavy Deavy Skull Lover , then The Mirror Explodes and now Skull Worship. They are all suppose to be connected with similar cord changes and fragmented weirdness.”
“I love this record. One of the most exciting albums of 2013” - Jim DeRogatis / Sound Opinions“Amid the flash of new bands keen to drive a sonic expressway through your skull, The Warlocks remain a superior alloy of Velvets cool and narcotic Spaceman 3/MBV tropes, as their first LP in five years ably demonstrates.” - MOJO"Some bands play chords, but the so-far-unstoppable Warlocks play clouds -- songs that swirl around you like smoke and probably leave a little haze in your head, too." - LA WEEKLY "Dead Generation" featured on Blurtonline.com
TOUR DATES SAT FEB 8 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg TheatreFRI FEB 14 San Francisco, CA @ DNA LoungeSAT FEB 15 Oakland, CA @ Eli’s Mile High Club
THU FEB 20 Évreux, France @ L’AbordageFRI FEB 21 St. Malo, France @ La Nouvelle VagueSAT FEB 22 Lorient, France @ Le ManegeTUE FEB 25 Le Rochelle, France @ La SireneFRI FEB 28 Paris, France @ La MaroquinerieSAT MAR 15 Manchester, England @ Cosmosis-Alternative Fest of Psychedelic Music & Arts* more European and UK dates will be announced shortly
photo by Eric Curtis
After releasing the long-awaited Skull Worship in November 2013 through Zap Banana (Cargo Distribution), The Warlocks will launch into 2014 with live dates including the West Coast and Europe.
Stream and share “Dead Generation” at https://soundcloud.com/the-warlocks/dead-generation. View the zombie inspired video for the song at: http://youtu.be/reFUFpDGdGU.Recorded over a two year period, Skull Worship is the Los Angeles-based band’s eighth album and the first new album in five years. The Warlocks construct a dense, more elaborate web of sound, layers of distortion and the occasional synth a la Silver Apples and Red Crayola. “Silver & Plastic” expands the band’s oeuvre into acoustic territory recalling T Rex. Other songs like “Endless Drops” turn to Hawkwind, Neu! and experimental rock for inspiration.
“Not everything fits perfectly on this record,” describes singer Bobby Hecksher. “There are loose parts, fragmented sections and then it rocks all together. It's not perfectly polished like a lot of records out there. More like an expression of moments in time that drip together like a strange dream.”
Bobby continues, “I consider Skull Worship the final musical piece of the trilogy which started with Heavy Deavy Skull Lover , then The Mirror Explodes and now Skull Worship. They are all suppose to be connected with similar cord changes and fragmented weirdness.”
January 6, 2014
BLACK LIPS ANNOUNCE TOUR
DATES WITH THE COATHANGERS AND NATURAL CHILD BEGIN IN MARCH AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM UNDERNEATH THE RAINBOW
On the heels of the announcement of their upcoming full length Underneath the Rainbow (out March 18 on Vice), flower punk progenitors Black Lips have booked a full US tour stretching from early March into May (full dates below). In addition to appearances at Burgerama, and SXSW the band will mount a headlining tour joined at various points byThe Coathangers and Natural Child. Black Lips' emphasis on impassioned performances has rendered their live shows a cornerstone of their international appeal, leading to appearances at coveted festivals such as Coachella,Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Primavera, and more in addition to tours in such far flung locales as Thailand, Turkey,Australia, and a highly ambitious, ground-breaking tour of the Middle East (recently the focus of a feature length documentary Kids Like You & Me ).
In addition to the tour announcement, the band have unveiled the cover art for Underneath the Rainbow, featuring a photo by legendary music photographer Mick Rock (David Bowie, Queen). Comprised of songs recorded over the last year at sessions with Charles Bradley's music director Tommy Brenneck (Cee Lo, Dap Kings), Patrick Carney ofThe Black Keys, and lifetime Lips recording collaborator, Ed Rawls, Underneath The Rainbow stands testament to the quartet's growth and maturation over the course of their 15 year career via a honed and perfected take on their patenthook-laden psychedelic garage-pop.
LISTEN TO ALBUM SINGLE "BOYS IN THE WOOD"https://soundcloud.com/vicemusic/black-lips-boys-in-the-wood
BLACK LIPS 2014 Tour Dates:
3/7 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse (w/ Deerhunter)3/11-3/16 Austin, TX SXSW3/20 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet's *3/21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre *3/22 Santa Ana, CA Burgerama @ The Observatory3/23 Felton, CA Don Quixote's *3/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall *3/25 Sacramento, CA Assembly *3/27 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre *3/28 Seattle, WA Neumo's *3/29 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater *3/30 Boise, ID Neurolux *3/31 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge *4/2 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater *4/3 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar *4/4 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom *4/5 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern *4/14 Richmond, VA The National ^4/15 Washington, DC Black Cat ^4/17 New York, NY Webster Hall ^4/18 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer ^4/19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club ^4/21 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre ^4/22 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre ^4/24 Detroit, MI Magic Stick ^4/25 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom ^4/26 Chicago, IL TBA ^4/27 St, Paul, MN Turf Club ^4/28 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room ^4/29 St Louis, MO The Firebird ^4/30 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room ^5/2-5/4 Austin, TX Austin Psych Fest
* w/ The Coathangers^ w/ Natural Child
Watch Cass McCombs' "Big Wheel" Video
CASS MCCOMBS PREMIERES VIDEO FOR "BIG WHEEL"WATCH THE VIDEO
HERE
Cass McCombs today premieres the video for "Big Wheel," the (almost) titular track from Big Wheel and Others , his most recent album. Shot by Cass's long-term friend and collaborator Albert Herter in New York, California and China, its chaotic, clashing imagery and oblique sloganeering are the perfect accompaniment to a song that see McCombs subtlety, yet powerfully dismantle generally agreed notions of Western masculinity and identity with his uniquely irreverent wit and insight.
Well versed in the practice of visually representing the Cass way, Herter's previous collaborations with the artist have come in the form of the beautiful illustrations that adorn the cover of Big Wheel and Others as well as the cover art of 2011's astounding albums Humor Risk and WIT'S END.
The twenty-two song long Big Wheel and Others is a marauding marvel of great beauty, insight, humor and mystery that truly sees McCombs at the peak of his mercurial powers - his restless muse making stops at all the strangest, most singular roadsides of rock and roll, blues, jazz, country and more on its nomadic quest for human truth and understanding. In equal parts bucolically gorgeous and thrillingly roughshod, mischievously obtuse and devastatingly direct, painfully personal and cosmically universal,Big Wheel... is the perfect distillation of over a decade's worth of creation and chaos in the life of a true pillar of the American underground. You can buy Big Wheel And Othersvia all good record stores, iTunes and via Dom Mart.
WATCH CASS MCCOMBS' "BIG WHEEL" VIDEO - http://youtu.be/m_jA8-Gf1M0
Listen to Cass McCombs' "There Can Be Only One" - http://snd.sc/19zCvlpListen to Cass McCombs' "Brighter! feat. Karen Black" - http://snd.sc/16ET3rX
Cass McCombs' Tour dates: Jan. 8 - Bristol, UK @ Colston HallJan. 9 - Glasgow, UK @ CCA Jan. 10 - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute Jan. 11 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Club Jan. 13 - London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall Jan. 16 - Lisbon, PT @ Teatro Maria MatosJan. 17 - Aveiro City, PT @ Teatro AveirenseJan. 18 - VN Famalicao, PT @ Casa de ArtesJan. 19 - Santiago, ES @ Salon Teatro de SantiagoJan. 20 - Madrid, ES @ El SolJan. 21 - Cadiz, ES @ EdificioJan. 23 - Barcelona, ES @ La Sala (2) ApoloJan. 24 - Bordeaux, FR @ Bordeaux Rocks Jan. 25 - Rouen, FR @ Le 106 Jan. 26 - Paris, FR @ MoFo Festival @ Mains D'OuevresJan. 30 - Melbourne, AU @ Northcote Social ClubJan. 31 - Brisbane RNA, AU @ LanewayFeb. 1 - Melbourne, AU @ LanewayFeb. 2 - Sydney, AU @ LanewayFeb. 6 - Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art FactoryFeb. 7 - Adelaide, AU @ LanewayFeb. 8 - Fremantle, AU @ LanewayFeb. 17-20 - Southwold, Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
Cass McCombs today premieres the video for "Big Wheel," the (almost) titular track from Big Wheel and Others , his most recent album. Shot by Cass's long-term friend and collaborator Albert Herter in New York, California and China, its chaotic, clashing imagery and oblique sloganeering are the perfect accompaniment to a song that see McCombs subtlety, yet powerfully dismantle generally agreed notions of Western masculinity and identity with his uniquely irreverent wit and insight.
Well versed in the practice of visually representing the Cass way, Herter's previous collaborations with the artist have come in the form of the beautiful illustrations that adorn the cover of Big Wheel and Others as well as the cover art of 2011's astounding albums Humor Risk and WIT'S END.
The twenty-two song long Big Wheel and Others is a marauding marvel of great beauty, insight, humor and mystery that truly sees McCombs at the peak of his mercurial powers - his restless muse making stops at all the strangest, most singular roadsides of rock and roll, blues, jazz, country and more on its nomadic quest for human truth and understanding. In equal parts bucolically gorgeous and thrillingly roughshod, mischievously obtuse and devastatingly direct, painfully personal and cosmically universal,Big Wheel... is the perfect distillation of over a decade's worth of creation and chaos in the life of a true pillar of the American underground. You can buy Big Wheel And Othersvia all good record stores, iTunes and via Dom Mart.
WATCH CASS MCCOMBS' "BIG WHEEL" VIDEO - http://youtu.be/m_jA8-Gf1M0
Listen to Cass McCombs' "There Can Be Only One" - http://snd.sc/19zCvlpListen to Cass McCombs' "Brighter! feat. Karen Black" - http://snd.sc/16ET3rX
Cass McCombs' Tour dates: Jan. 8 - Bristol, UK @ Colston HallJan. 9 - Glasgow, UK @ CCA Jan. 10 - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute Jan. 11 - Dublin, IE @ Workmans Club Jan. 13 - London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall Jan. 16 - Lisbon, PT @ Teatro Maria MatosJan. 17 - Aveiro City, PT @ Teatro AveirenseJan. 18 - VN Famalicao, PT @ Casa de ArtesJan. 19 - Santiago, ES @ Salon Teatro de SantiagoJan. 20 - Madrid, ES @ El SolJan. 21 - Cadiz, ES @ EdificioJan. 23 - Barcelona, ES @ La Sala (2) ApoloJan. 24 - Bordeaux, FR @ Bordeaux Rocks Jan. 25 - Rouen, FR @ Le 106 Jan. 26 - Paris, FR @ MoFo Festival @ Mains D'OuevresJan. 30 - Melbourne, AU @ Northcote Social ClubJan. 31 - Brisbane RNA, AU @ LanewayFeb. 1 - Melbourne, AU @ LanewayFeb. 2 - Sydney, AU @ LanewayFeb. 6 - Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art FactoryFeb. 7 - Adelaide, AU @ LanewayFeb. 8 - Fremantle, AU @ LanewayFeb. 17-20 - Southwold, Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
The Luyas start North American Tour with Califone TODAY
THE LUYAS
Montreal's The Luyas have today kicked off their North American winter tour with Califone (full list of dates below). The band will be playing songs from their critically acclaimed album Animator which is out now on Dead Oceans.To celebrate the start of the tour, The Luyas are releasing a live video they made for the track "Montuno," you can watch via the link below.
Watch The Luyas Perform "Montuno" For Paper Bag Sessions
The Luyas are known for their riveting live show, they've toured the world with the likes of The Antlers, The Dodos, and Blonde Redhead.The Luyas Assets /Watch The Video For "Montuno" On Refinery 2901/07 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA *
01/09 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR *
01/10 - Crocodile - Seattle, WA *
01/11 - Electric Owl - Vancouver, BC *
01/13 - Local 510 - Calgary, AB
01/14 - Local 510 - Calgary, AB
01/15 - Amigos - Saskatoon, SK
01/16 - Union Hall Sound - Winnipeg, MB
01/23 - Le Divan Orange - Montreal, QC
* w/ Califone
Animator | Tracklisting /01. Montuno
02. Fifty Fifty
03. The Quiet Way
04. Face
05. Your Name's Mostly Water
06. Earth Turner
07. Talking Mountains
08. Traces
09. Crimes Machine
10. Channeling
January 3, 2014
Chain and The Gang @ The Smell
photo: Angel Ceballos
Chain and the Gang play @ The Smell tomorrow January 4th 2014
Read previous interview with IAN SVENONIUS: here
