Tune in today (1/11) at 11:15 AM (pst) at kcrw.com for the live studio performance.
More Ceci here.
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M.I.A.//Vicki Leekz
I’m a bit late on this, but after the big letdown Maya (/\/\/\Y/\) turned out to be, I was weary to once again jump on the opportunity to promote the latest from M.I.A. With that said though, i’m happy to say that the recently released mixtape, Vicki Leekx, is the M.I.A. we all know and love. I’m not sure if this is an apology or maybe an impostor was responsible for Maya (/\/\/\Y/\), and I don’t really care…the mixtape’s good.
Check out the track below if you don’t believe me, then download the rest of Vicki Leekx for free here.
ON THE ROAD: BRAIDS
Braids are not only readying their debut full-length album (Native Speaker, out Jan. 18th, pre-order here, stream it here), but they heading out on a pretty big NA tour with the likes of Baths, Star Slinger, and Asobi Seksu.
Check the dates below and adjust your calendar if need be, I have a feeling these shows will be really good. I’m gonna try to catch both the Los Angeles (Troubadour) show and Costa Mesa (Detroit Bar), that way I don’t miss out on any of the aforementioned bands.
01-20 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa (Record Release Party)
01-21 Ottawa – Mavericks
01-22 Quebec, QC – Le Cercle
01-28 Kingston, ON – The Grad Club
01-30 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
02-02 Norman, OK – Opolis
02-04 Dallas, TX – The Nightmare (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-07 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-08 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-09 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-10 Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse (Duke University) (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-11 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-12 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-13 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-16 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-17 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-18 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-21 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-22 Urbana, IL – The Canopy (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-23 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-25 Madison, WI – Der Rathskellar (University of Wisconsin) (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-26 Chicago, IL – Subterranean (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-01 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-02 Portland, OR – Holocene (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-04 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-05 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-10 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-11 San Diego, CA – Casbah (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-12 Las Vegas, NV – Neon Reverb Festival (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-13 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-14 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon (w/ Asobi Seksu)
02-05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-07 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-08 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-09 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-10 Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse (Duke University) (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-11 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-12 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-13 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-16 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-17 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-18 Montreal, Quebec – Il Motore (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-21 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-22 Urbana, IL – The Canopy (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-23 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-25 Madison, WI – Der Rathskellar (University of Wisconsin) (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
02-26 Chicago, IL – Subterranean (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-01 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-02 Portland, OR – Holocene (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-04 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-05 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (w/ Baths & Star Slinger)
03-10 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-11 San Diego, CA – Casbah (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-12 Las Vegas, NV – Neon Reverb Festival (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-13 Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room (w/ Asobi Seksu)
03-14 Santa Fe, NM – Corazon (w/ Asobi Seksu)
Iron and Wine Perform/Stream Entire New Album
Iron and Wine recently played a secret show in Manhattan in which the new album, Kiss Each Other Clean, was performed in it’s entirety.
ANTICIPATION
There are quite a few new releases set for 2011 that I’m really excited about. The Go! Team’s latest, Rolling Blackouts, is hands down the release i’m most excited to hear…and lucky for me it’s less than a month away. Here’s some more new releases i’m looking forward to most this year:
Set for release January 11th via Captured Tracks.
Set for release January 11th via Rough Trade.
Set for release January 18th via Fat Possum.
Set for release January 18th via Fat Possum.
Set for release January 18th via Geffen.
Set for release January 25th via Polyvinyl.
Set for release January 25th via Blacksmith.
Set for release on January 31st via Memphis Industries.
Set for release on February 8th via Modular.
Set for release on February 14th via Polyvinyl.
Set for release on February 15th via Merge.
Set for release on February 22nd via Dead Oceans.
Set for release on March 1st via Anti-.
Set for release on March 1st via LL Recordings.
Set for release on March 29th via Merge.
Set for release on March 29th via StarTime International.
Set for release on April 4th via Kanine.
