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Grizzly Bear Premier “Ready, Able” Video

Carlos Gutierrez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:20:06 +0000

Grizzly Bear have premiered yet another music video of a track off their latest album, ‘Veckatimest‘.

This time the band are releasing the video for “Ready, Able“.

The claymation video was created by artist Allison Schulnik.

‘Veckatimest‘ is out now.

Grizzly Bear

Sasquatch! Festival Lineup Coming, Special 3-Day Tickets Now On Sale

Carlos Gutierrez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:14:25 +0000

Organizers for the Sasquatch! Festival have announced plans to release the complete line-up for next years event on February 16.

The three-day festival, which runs from May 29-31 in Quincy, WA, has in the past seen performances by Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys, and many more.

Special discounted 3-day festival passes for next years event went on sale today (November 7) for only $170 at Sasquatchfestival.com.

There are a limited number of discount passes available so anyone hoping to attend better hurry.

The discounted tickets will be available through December 31, 2009.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring ‘Fever To Tell’ To All Tomorrow’s Parties

Carlos Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:32 +0000

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced plans to play Minehead, Englands’ All Tomorrow’s Parties fest next month.

Karen O‘ and co. will be playing their debut album, ‘Fever To Tell‘, in it’s entirety when they play the three-day fest.

ATP will run December 11-13 and will see performances by Devendra Banhart, Modest Mouse, Deerhoof, and The Mars Volta, among others.

You can see the entire line-up below.

Go to atpfestival.com for more info.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

ATP Fest Line-up:

* Explosions In The Sky
* Tortoise
* Shellac
* Dirty Three
* Melvins
* Mudhoney
* The For Carnation
* Papa M – Performing Live From A Shark Cage
* Deerhoof
* Fuck Buttons
* The Drones
* Sleepy Sun
* Bardo Pond
* Battles
* Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks
* Sunn O))) – Performing The GrimmRobe Demos
* Sunn O))) performing from Monoliths & Dimensions
* J Mascis And The Fog
* Apse
* Alexander Tucker & Decomposed Orchestra
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Performing Fever To Tell & more
* Modest Mouse
* The Breeders
* Lightning Bolt
* mum
* The Magic Band
* Edan
* Om
* Porn
* Tall Firs
* The Mars Volta
* BEAK>
* Afrirampo
* Devendra Banhart
* Polvo
* Growing
* youm
* Six Organs Of Admittance
* Josh T. Pearson
* Crispin Glover’s Big Slide Show
* Ricky Powell’s World Famous Slideshow

Liars Announce New Album Details

Carlos Gutierrez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:51 +0000

Liars have announced a few details about their forthcoming fifth studio album due out later next year.

The band will release the new album, entitled ‘Sisterworld‘, early in 2010, although no exact release date has been announced.

The new album is the follow-up to their 2007 self-titled album and was produced co-produced by the band and Tom Biller.

Liars

Devendra Bahhart Announces Additional U.S. Tour Dates

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:56:12 +0000

Devendra Banhart has announced additional dates for his forthcoming North American tour.

Banhart, who is currently supporting his latest album ‘What Will We Be‘, will kick off the jaunt on November 16 in Chicago.

Among the dates announced are shows in Boston, New York, and Toronto.

Devendra Banhart

Tour dates:

Chicago, IL Vic Theatre (November 16)
Ann Arbor, MI The Ark (17)
Burlington, VT Higher Ground (19)
Boston, MA Berklee (20)
New York, NY Town Hall (22)
Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg (23)
Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (24)
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (25)
Toronto, Ontario Queen Elizabeth Theatre (27)

Lightspeed Champion Reveals New Album Title, Tracklisting

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:51 +0000

Lightspeed Champion prepping for the release of his forthcoming album due out later next year.

The album, which will be entitled ‘Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You‘, will hit store shelves on February 1, 2010.

The first single off the new album, ‘Marlene‘, is set for release on January 25.

Lightspeed Champion

‘Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You‘ tracklisting:

‘Dead Head Blues’
‘Marlene’
‘There’s Nothing Underwater’
‘Intermission’
‘Faculty Of Fears’
‘The Big Guns Of Highsmith’
‘Romart’
‘I Don’t Want To Wake Up Alone’
‘Madame Van Damme’
‘Smooth Day (At The Library)’
‘Intermission 2′
‘Sweetheart’
‘Etude Op.3′
‘Goodnight Michalek”
‘Middle Of The Dark’
‘A Bridge And A Goodbye’

Sonic Youth Add Dates To North American Tour

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:11 +0000

Sonic Youth have announced additional dates for their forthcoming U.S. tour.

The band are set to kick off the jaunt on November 21 in New York before taking a short break and returning in January for a string of dates.

Among the shows announced are dates in Brooklyn, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

Sonic Youth

Tour dates:

New York, NY Terminal 5 (Nov 21)
Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre (22, 23)
Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg (24, 25)
Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre (January 4 2010)
Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre (5)
San Diego, CA House of Blues (7)
Pomona, CA Fox Theatre (8)
Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (9)
San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (10)

The Dandy Warhols Announce Handful Of U.S. Shows

Carlos Gutierrez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:05 +0000

The Dandy Warhols have announced a handful of U.S. dates.

The band have lined-up three shows for for December with the first gig kicking off December 11 in Seattle.

The forthcoming shows will have a Christmas theme, the band have revealed.

In a posting on their official site, TheDandyWarhols.com, the band wrote, “We are on a mission to convince Christendom that Italy does it best. We like to take a different approach to Christmas: a little more Old World and a lot more jaunty.”

Dandy Warhols

Shows:

Seattle, Washington Neumos (December 11)
Portland, Oregon Wonder Ballroom (12, 13)

Them Crooked Vultures Release Free Song On iTunes

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Them Crooked Vultures are giving fans a treat off their forthcoming self-titled debut album.

The band have released the track “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” for free on iTunes for fans to download.

The band, which features Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, are set to release their self-titled album on November 17.

Download the track here.

Them Crooked Vultures

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Announce Live CD/DVD

Carlos Gutierrez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:44:02 +0000

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have announced plans to release a live CD/DVD package later this month.

‘Live‘ is set for release on November 16 (UK) and will include two DVD and a 14 live-track CD.

The DVD features footage from the band’s 2007 shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow as well as behind-the-scenes tour footage.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

‘Live‘ DVD tracklisting:

‘Berlin’
‘Weapon Of Choice’
‘Rise Or Fall’
‘666 Conducer’
‘Ain’t No Easy Way’
‘Weight Of The World’
‘Stop’
‘All You Do Is Talk’
‘Red Eyes And Tears’
‘As Sure As the Sun’
‘America X’
‘Spread Your Love’
‘Love Burns’
‘Mercy’
‘Dirty Old Town’
‘Promise’
‘Six Barrel Shotgun’
‘Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll (Punk Song)’
‘Fault Line’
‘Took Out A Loan’
‘The Show Is About To Begin’
‘Heart And Soul’