Datarock, in Australia for the Future Music Festival, have announced a handful of sideshows in New South Wales only - some country shows for the folks out there.
WB writer Matthew Bahr-Wright recently chatted with the disco popster, check out what they had to say here.
Dates:
Wed 5 March - ANU Bar, Canberra ACT
Thurs 6 March - Waves, Wollongong, NSW
Fri 7 March - Panthers, Newcastle NSW
Evangelicals have shared with the world the first video from The Evening Descends, their 2008 album. 'Midnight Vignette' is a playful scary and strange video and well worth a look. Check the video out at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ydrfGYaO8Q.
The band has also recently kicked off a massive US tour with Headlights. Check out the dates at their Myspace: www.myspace.com/evangelicals.
The Evening Descends is out now through Dead Oceans, see our review here as well as Mark Simms interview with Josh Jones here.
The Australian leg of the V Festival has just announced the second crop of bands to add to a bag of bands that haven't really done much lately. The list of bands already announced are: The Smashing Pumpkins, Duran Duran, Queens of the Stone Age, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Presets, Air, CSS, The Tough Alliance, Plug In City.
And the second announcement is:
Modest Mouse
Roisin Murphy
Cut Copy
Hot Hot Heat
The Rakes
Glass Candy
The dates are:
Sat 29 March - Centennial Park, Sydney NSW
Sun 30 March - Avica Resort, Gold Coast NSW
Saturday 5 April - Showgrounds, Melbourne VIC
Sun 6 April - The Esplanade (City), Perth WA
In the lead up to the release of The Epoch's self-titled debut album brothers Ryan & Hays Holladay have decided to put out a remix EP for free. The four tracks include The Epochs remix of The Death Set's 'Collision'.
Tracklisting:
1. 'Opposite Sides' (Hays Holladay Remix)
2. 'Head in the Fire' (Hays Holladay Remix)
3. 'Giving Tree' (Kotchy Remix)
4. 'Collision' - The Death Set - (The Epochs Remix)
Melbourne trio My Disco launch the release of their second album Paradise with a national tour over March and April 2008.
Paradise is set for release through Stomp on the 25th of February 2008. Recorded in Chicago at Electrical Audio Studio, sound engineer extraordinaire Steve Albini (Pixies, Mono, PJ Harvey, The Stooges) has captured My Disco’s minimal yet intricate sound perfectly.
My Disco will be playing around Australia to support the launch of Paradise, tickets on sale Friday 8th February.
Dates:
Sat 22 March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Fri 4 April - Rocket Bar, Adelaide SA
Fri 11 April – Bakery, Perth WA
Sat 12 April - Mojo's, Fremantle WA
Fri 18 April – Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Sat 19 April – The National, Geelong VIC
Thurs 24 April – Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Fri 25 April – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney NSW
Sat 26 April – Transit Bar, Canberra ACT
Fri 2nd May –The New Market, Bendigo VIC
Sat 17 May – The Republic Bar, Hobart
A couple of items of news on the Festival front in Australia-land: the superb and award winning festival the Laneway Fetival has just announced that the Brisbane leg of the show has sold out. This will be the first time that the festival has taken place in Bris-vegas and it's an amazing effort to sell the thing out. That leaves only the Adelaide date with tickets remaining and none of us are going to make any comments about that - John Brumby has already done it for us.
Sell outs are as popular as bread at the moment as the impressive Golden Plains festival has sold out in only it's second year which should be congratulated, but there will be some disappointed people out there who will miss out on the likes of Iron & Wine, Ween and Beirut all in the wonder of the Supernatural Amphitheatre -- too bad so sad we say.
On the back of the highly acclaimed (read our review here) fifth album Heretic Pride, The Mountain Goats are returning to Australia this April for a heap of shows. Not only will long-time bassist Peter Hughes be accompanying front man John Darnielle, but Jon Wurster (drummer) will be joining the ride. It what are always fabulous shows, be sure to catch the Mountain Goats in a town near you. Tickets on sale Friday February 15.
Dates:
Sat 5 April - The Rosemount, Perth WA
Sun 6 April - Fowlers Live, Adelaide
Tues 8 April - Billboard, Melbourne VIC
Wed 9 April - The Republic Bar, Hobart TAS
Fri 11 April - The Cambridge, Newcastle NSW
Sat 12 April - Manning Bar, Sydney NSW
Tues 15 April - The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
Thurs 17 April - Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sunshine Coast QLD
Toronto songwriter, Jason Collett, will see the release of his fifth full-length, Here’s To Being Here, on February, his 3rd release via Arts&Crafts. The album, produced again by Howie Beck, was largely recorded live off the floor with Collett’s backing band Paso Mino.
In support, along with his already announced Canadian dates, Jason Collett has just revealed a month of U.S. shows, kicking off at SXSW.
Dates:
Wed 27 February - The Casbah, Hamilton ON
Thurs 28 February - Starlight, Waterloo ON
Fri 29 February - Red Dog Tavern, Peterborough ON
Sat 1 March - Grad Club, Kingston ON
Thurs 6 March - Lee’s Palace (CMW), Toronto ON
Sat 8 March - Call The Office, London, ON
Thurs 13 March - American Songwriter Day Party, Austin TX
Sat 15 March - The Parish/Arts&Crafts Showcase, Austin TX
Mon 17 March - Troubadour, Los Angeles CA
Tues 18 March - The Independent, San Francisco CA
Thurs 20 March - Fez Ballroom, Portland OR
Fri 21 March - Sunset Tavern, Seattle WA
Sat 22 March - The Plaza Club, Vancouver BC
Mon 24 March - Broken City, Calgary AB
Tues 25 March - The Starlite Room, Edmonton AB
Wed 26 March - Amigo’s, Saskatoon SK
Thurs 27 March - Park Theatre, Winnipeg MB
Fri 28 March - Turf Club, Minneapolis MN
Sat 29 March - Schuba’s, Chicago IL
Sun 30 March - Schuba’s, Chicago IL
Tues 1 April - Pike Room, Pontiac MI
Wed 9 April - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Thurs 10 April - Mercury Lounge, New York NY
Fri 11 April - IOTA, Arlington VA
Sat 12 April - Carborro Art Center, Carroboro NC
Tues 15 April - World Café, Philadelphia PA
Wed 16 April - Luna Lounge, Brooklyn NY
Thurs 17 April - Great Scott, Allston MA
Fri 18 April - Le Petit Campus, Montreal PQ
Sat 19 April - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa ON
Decemberist front man Colin Meloy will embark on an extended U.S. tour this April. The 20-odd run (apparently there is a chance of one or two more dates) coincides with the release of Colin's debut solo album, Colin Meloy Sings Live!, out April on the Kill Rock Stars label. Singer-songwriter Laura Gibson will be the supporting act for the full tour.
Following in the tradition of previous EPs Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins and Colin Meloy Sings Morrisey, Colin will be selling an EP only available on this run: Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke, a collection of five Cooke songs, intimately arranged and performed by Coliln, with Laura Gibson singing harmonies throughout.
Dates:
Mon 7 April - La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
Tues 8 April - Granada Theater, Dallas TX
Thurs 10 April - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA
Fri 11 April - Orange Peel, Asheville NC
Sat 12 April - The Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville VA
Sun 13 April - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Tues 15 April - , Somerville MA Somerville Theatre
Wed 16 April - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Thurs 17 April - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Mon 21 April - Park West, Chicago IL
Tues 22 April - The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee WI
Wed 23 April - Barrymore Theater, Madison WI
Fri 25 April - Liberty Hall, Lawrence KS
Sat 26 April - Fox Theatre, Boulder CO
Mon 28 April - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles CA
Tues 29 April - The Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz CA
Wed 30 April - The Fillmore, San Francisco CA
Fri 2 May - Showbox, Seattle WA
Sat 3 May - Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR
My Morning Jacket has sold out their show at the legendary Radio City Music Hall on June 20th, 2008 in just 22 minutes. And the band has also announced that their fifth album will be titled Evil Urges. The album will be released on June 10th via ATO Records, and was co-produced with Jo Chiccarelli (Brian Wilsonm The Shins and The White Stripes).
The band will also be playing a Coachella and South By Southwest along with a show with Yo La Tengo at Houston's Verizon Wireless Centre on March 10th.
2007 was a big year for LA's Foreign Born. After signing to Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label, the band released their debut On The Wing Now to critical aclaim. After a handful of live dates the band have announced that they will be hitting the road with St. Vincent (after Annie gets back from touring with Sufjan throughout Australia and Sourth-East Asia).
With comparisons being drawn as high and wide as The Velvet Underground, The Jesus and Marychain and Bob Dylan, the shows promise to get tongues wagging across the US.
Dates:
Fri 15 February - The Echo, Los Angeles CA
Sat 16 February - Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara CA
Sun 17 February - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
Mon 18 February - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR
Tues 19 February - Neumo’s, Seattle WA
Fri 22 February - Cedar Cultural Club, Minneapolis MN
Sat 23 February - Schuba’s, Chicago IL
Sun 24 February – Ohio State U Wexner Ctr., Columbus OH
Mon 25 February - Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh PA
Tues 26 February - The Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC, Washington DC
Wed 27 February - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
Thurs 28 February - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Fri 29 February – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Sat 1 March - Middle East, Cambridge MA
Band of Horses and Dirty on Purpose have announced that they will play a special Valentines Day show at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple presented by JellyNYC.
Housing 1,000 people, the Brooklyn Masonic Temple is being touted as the new destination for music in New York.
, their 2008 album. 'Midnight Vignette' is a playful scary and strange video and well worth a look. Check the video out at: