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2013, concerts, live music, music, on the road

[on the road] Christopher Owens

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Photo by Nick Ray McCann (via FADER)

Following stunning performances of Lysandre in San Francisco and New York City, Owens and his 7-piece band is taking the live show on the road. He will play Lisbon, Paris and London in December and stop in several US cities following the January release of his debut solo album, including two nights at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom.

December 7th – Vodafone Mexefest in Lisbon, Portugal Tickets here
December 8th – Gaite Lyrique, Paris, France Tickets here
December 10th – St Giles, London – SOLD OUT
December 11th – St Giles, London, UK Tickets here
January 15th – Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall Tickets here
January 16th – Ferndale, MI Magic Bag Tickets here
January 18th – Toronto, ON The Mod Club Tickets here
January 19th – Montreal, QC Cabaret Du Mile-End Tickets here
January 21st – New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Tickets here
January 22nd – New York, NY Bowery Ballroom Tickets here
January 25th – Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club Tickets here
January 26th – Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer Tickets here
January 27th – Washington, DC 9:30 Club Tickets here

Listen to ‘Here We Go’ taken from Lysandre here
Lysandre will be available Jan 15th on Fat Possum Records.

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2012, music, new music

[new music roundup] 11.27.12

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Not a whole lot of new music out this week, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth checking out.  A few of my favorites this week include releases from Atlas Genius, Sleeping Bag, and Teen Mom.  As always, make sure you head on over to Largehearted Boy for more new music.

What are your favorite new releases?

 

Atlas Genius//Through the Glass EP

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Sleeping Bag//Women of Your Life

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Teen Mom//Mean Tom

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A few more worth a listen:
Chaos Chaos//S EP
Joan of Arc//Joan of Arc
Mouse on Mars//Wow
Solange//True (collaboration between Solange Knowles and Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange)

2012, music, new music

[new music roundup] 11.20.12

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A few of my new releases this week, including the latest from Takka Takka and a remix album from The Twilight Sad.  As always, head on over to Largehearted Boy for the rest the week’s new releases.

What are your favorite new releases this week?

Kate Earl//Stronger

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Takka Takka//A.M. Landscapes

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The Twilight Sad//No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes

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A few more worth a listen:
Elbow//Dead in the Boot
The Evens//The Odds
The Faint//Dance Macabre (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]
Gate//Damned Revolutions
Jonathan Wilson//Pity Trials & Tomorrow’s Child EP

2012, concerts, live music, music, on the road

[on the road] The Faint

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The Faint are currently on tour to support the reissued deluxe edition of their influential album, Danse Macabre, for which they’ll be performing in its entirety for the first time ever.

Along with six bonus tracks, the reissue features an extensive booklet and will be available on CD in a triple-disc format with a DVD, and on double vinyl that also includes the CDs and DVD.  Additionally, the DVD will include archival video footage from the band, live projection videos from that era’s tour dates, the “Agenda Suicide” music video (directed by MK12), some live footage, and more.  Copies of the physical album will be limited to 5,000 for the 2xCD/DVD package and 3,000 for the 2xLP/2xCD/DVD package.

11/20: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/21: Permona, CA @ The Glass House *^
11/23: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *^
11/24: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *^
11/27: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *#
11/28: Austin, TX @ Emo’s East #
11/30: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom *#
12/01: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven Stage *#
12/02: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel #
12/05: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *#
12/06: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero *#
12/07: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *#
12/08: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *#
12/09: Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *#
12/11: Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy *#
12/12: Chicago, IL @ Metro *#
12/13: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *#
12/14: Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium *#
* = with Trust
^ = with The Casket Girls
# = with Icky Blossoms

Danse Macabre (Deluxe Edition) is available now on Saddle Creek.  To celebrate today’s release, The Faint are sharing the remastered version of “Agenda Suicide,” the first single off the 2001 album.

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2012, concerts, live music, music, on the road

[on the road] Patrick Watson

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photo: Honor Elliott Photography

Patrick Watson embarks on a US tour today, in support of one of this year’s best releases — Adventures in Your Own Backyard.  If you can’t catch a live show, at least check out the September performance at DC’s 9:30 Club that the good folks at NPR: All Songs Considered were nice enough to film and share [Patrick Watson in Concert: NPR].

11/16 Seattle WA @ The Crocodile
11/17 Portland OR @ Mission Theatre
11/19 San Francisco CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/21 Los Angeles CA @ First Unitarian Church
11/29 Grand Rapids MI @ Ladies Literary Club
11/30 Milwaukee WI @ Turner Hall
12/01 Minneapolis MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
12/02 Chicago IL @ Lincoln Hall
12/04 Columbus OH @ Wexner Center for the Arts
12/06 Toronto ON @ Massey Hall
12/08 Boston MA @ The Sinclair
12/09 Portland ME @ Space Gallery
12/11 Quebec QC @ Grand Théâtre de Québec
12/12 Laval QC @ Salle André-Mathieu
12/13 St-Jean QC @ Cabaret Théâtre du Vieux St-Jean
12/14 St-Hyacinthe QC @ Centre des arts Juliette-Lassonde

Adventures in Your Own Backyard is available now on Secret City Records/Domino.

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