Category Archives: 2012

[on the road] St. Vincent + tUnE-yArDs

St. Vincent 2012 Tour Dates:
02/21 – Istanbul, TR @ Salon IKSV
02/22 – Rome, IT @ Lanificio 159
02/23 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
02/24 – Milan, IT @ Tunnel
02/26 – Paris, FR @ Alhambra
02/27 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
02/28 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
03/02 – Porto, PT @ Vodafone Mexe Festival
03/08 – Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel
03/10 – Brisbane, AU @ The Hi-Fi
03/12 – Sydney, AU @ Factory Theatre
03/14 – Melbourne, AU @ The Hi-Fi
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/24 –  Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *

[* = w/ tUnE-yArDs]

St. Vincent – Surgeon (from Strange Mercy)

 

tUnE-yArDs 2012 Tour Dates:
01/12 – Auckland, NZ @ Kings Arm Tavern
01/14 – Melbourne, AU @ Sugar Mountain Festival
01/15 – Richmond, AU @ Corner Hotel
01/18 – Sydney, AU @ The Famous Spiegeltent
01/19 – Sydney, AU @ Hunting Lodge
01/20 – Sydney, AU @ Keystone Bar
01/21 – Holbart, AU @ Theatre Royal
01/22 – Brisbane, AU @ Powerhouse
02/09 – New York, NY @ The Allen Room at Lincoln Center
02/12 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
02/13 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
02/15 – London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
02/16 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
02/17 – Rennes, FR @ Ubu Club
02/18 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
02/19 – Grenoble, FR @ Le Ciel
02/20 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
02/22 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
02/25 – Oslo, NO @ BLA
02/26 – Malmo, SE @ Debaser
02/28 – Berlin, DE @ Festaal Kreuzberg
02/29 – Munich, DE @ Rote Sonne
03/01 – St. Gallen, FR @ Palace
03/02 – Turin, IT @ Hiroshima
03/03 – Rome, IT @ Lanificio
03/04 – Milan, IT @ Tunnel
03/06 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Club
03/07 – Zagreb, HR @ Tvornica Kulture
03/08 – Ljubljana, SL @ Menza Pri Koritu
03/10 – Istanbul, TR @ Salon
03/11 – Tel Aviv, IR @ Barby Theatre
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater *
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/24 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
07/05-08 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival 

[* = w/ St. Vincent]

tUnE-yArDs – Bizzness (from w h o k i l l)

[on the road] Sleigh Bells

“if your city is not included don’t fret, this is just the beginning!!!” via

02-03 Gainesville, FL – Florida Theater *#
02-04 Tampa, FL – The Ritz *#
02-06 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall *#
02-07 Tallahassee, FL – The Moon *#
02-09 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live *#
02-10 Orlando, FL – Firestone *#
02-11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution *#
02-14 Miami, FL – Grand Central *#
02-16 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02-17 New York, NY – Terminal 5
02-18 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix
02-21 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box
02-23 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
02-24 Seattle, WA – Showbox at Market

[* w/ Diplo    # w/ Liturgy]

♪ Sleigh Bells – Born To Lose (from Reign of Terror)

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[hot off the press] The Jealous Sound

The Jealous Sound announces the release of long-awaited sophomore album — A Gentle Reminder.

Nine years since their debut LP, The Jealous Sound has emerged with their sophomore full-length A Gentle Reminder, to be released January 31 via Music is Subjective and Fontana Distribution. Their previous and debut album Kill Them With Kindness was embraced by critics worldwide, named one of Spin‘s best albums of ’03 and described by Spin writer Andy Greenwald as “heartfelt guitar rock capable of punching you in the gut and patting you on the back.”

After taking time away from the band, frontman Blair Shehan reconnected with founding guitarist Pedro Benito, whose friendship with Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) helped The Jealous Sound land an opening spot on the 2009 tour for the bassist’s previous band, emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate. The old juices started flowing.

Made in the Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 with John Lousteau producing, A Gentle Reminder features founding members Shehan and guitarist Benito working alongside Mendel (filling in on bass for the departed John McGinnis) and new drummer Bob Penn. Josh Staples (the Velvet Teen) contributes backing vocals and bass on two tracks.

How the quartet coalesced to recapture the magic is a labyrinthine tale that covers three states and includes a lot of emotional baggage. The life lessons are revealed in the grandeur of the new album, a poignant and emotional triumph that not only proves a worthy successor to Kill Them With Kindness, but reveals the foursome at the top of its craft. Open-hearted, yes, but not really gentle at all, A Gentle Reminder represents a 44-minute epiphany set to cascading guitars, thundering rhythms and Shehan’s evocative vocals.

A preview to the album, “Your Eyes Were Shining” is available to stream online from the band’s Soundcloud & Facebook. More tracks will be available soon as well as a preorder for CDs and LPs. [source: planetary group]

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Tour Dates:
2.3 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
2.4 Tempe, AZ @ The Sail Inn
2.6 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
2.8 Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken
2.9 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
2.11 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
2.12 Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
2.14 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
2.15 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
2.16 Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
2.17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
2.18 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
2.19 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
2.21 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
2.22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
2.24 Portland @ Hawthorne Theatre
2.25 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
2.27 San Francisco @ Bottom of the Hill
2.28 Los Angeles @ The Satellite

[anticipation] Yellow Ostrich//Strange Land

Totally forgot to include this with my anticipated albums of 2012, but better late than never.

STRANGE LAND

March 6, 2012

Elephant King
Daughter
Marathon Runner
I Got No Time for You
Stay at Home
I Want Yr Love
The Shakedown
Wear Suits
Up in the Mountains
When All is Dead

Yellow Ostrich – Libraries (from The Mistress)

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