Category Archives: live music

[hot off the press] Y LUV Residency

The young Los Angeles quintet Y LUV has been invited to perform the March residency at The Central S.A.P.C. in Santa Monica. The band has already secured an outstanding lineup for each Tuesday of the month, featuring fantastic Southern California bands bands like The Colourist, Capital Cities, and Tic Tic Boom!

Like their lineup of bands for the residency, Y LUV is an eclectic mix of genres, incorporating psychedelic rock, spine-chilling harmonies, explosive beats and aggressive guitar riffs. They draw comparisons to bands from Bloc Party to The Killers and White Arrows, blending in winding guitars one minute and heavy bass the next.

Y LUV’s sophomore EP, How Chill Can You Let Go, was followed by two stand-out singles premiered by BlahBlahBlahScience.com (“Earthquakes,” November 10th) and Earmilk.com (“Keep It Rollin,” November 29th). How Chill received praise from a variety of Los Angeles tastemakers like The Deli Magazine, Buzzbands.la and Beat Crave. The Deli LA wrote of the band, “Being fans of local favs Foster the People and Superhumaniods gives an inkling of their tastes, but Y LUV kicks out more rootsy grooves that hook you front to back.”

This residency sets the tone for Y LUV’s Spring 2012. They will spend much it playing shows and touring, finally leading up to the release of their third LP later this year.
[source: planetary group]

Residency Dates
3.6 Santa Monica, CA The Central S.A.P.C.
w/ Capital Cities, Polaris at Noon, DJ Sets by Izzi Willow

3.13 Santa Monica, CA The Central S.A.P.C.
w/ Maniac, DJ Sets by Izzi Willow

3.20 Santa Monica, CA The Central S.A.P.C.
w/ PK, Hello Vegas, DJ Sets by Izzi Willow

3.27 Santa Monica, CA The Central S.A.P.C.
w/ The Colourist, Tic Tic Boom!, DJ Sets by Izzi Willow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep It Rollin
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[on the road] Alabama Shakes

The Alabama Shakes will be the road this Spring in support of their upcoming LP — Boys & Girls (out April 9th, pre-order).

After generating quite the buzz with their live performances and the fantastic EP they put out in 2011, the band is set for a big 2012.  The tour kicks off this March in Chicago and wraps at Bonnaroo this June.  They’ve got quite the tour schedule, with plenty of North American stops, a handful of European shows, plus some some festival stops along the way, including SXSW and Sasquatch.

I highly recommend catching a show if you can.  As I said earlier, I expect them to have a huge year and it’s only going to get harder (and more expensive) to catch ’em live in the future.  So don’t miss out if you have the chance, I guarantee you’ll regret it.

Alabama Shakes 2012 Tour Dates
03/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
03/10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
03/13 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits TV (SXSW)
03/14 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s (SXSW)
03/23 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Alabama Theatre
03/29 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
03/30 – Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads
03/31 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
04/05 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
04/06 – Carrboro, CN @ Cat’s Cradle *
04/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live *
04/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live *
04/11 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
04/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/14 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
04/15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise *
04/17 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
04/25 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
04/26 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
04/27 – Berlin, DE @ Comet
04/29 – Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
04/30 – Brussels, BE @ AB
05/02 – Paris, FR @ La Fleche D’Or
05/03 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric
05/05 – Dublin, IE @ Academy 2
05/06 – Kikenny, IE @ Kikenny Festival
05/09 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tut’s
05/10 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
05/11 – Birmingham, UK @ Rainbow
05/12 – Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape
05/18-20 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Fest
05/25-27 – George, WA @ Sasquatch!
06/07-10 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

You Ain’t Alone (from Alabama Shakes EP)
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[on the road] SPORTS

Rochester five-piece SPORTS are heading out on a nearly three-week long tour that will take them to Austin for this year’s SxSW. The band released their full-length, self-titled debut last year to sold out shows in their hometown and opening for the likes of Stars and Ra Ra Riot.

If you haven’t heard of them, SPORTS is adept at catchy, pre-New Wave rock that would have sounded just as at home on the radio in the late 1970’s as it does today. The band’s songs are quick and addictive, and the band retains that energy in the live setting as well.

The band’s debut LP is available now: iTunes or Bandcamp.

SPORTS//Started So Tall

March 6: Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
March 7: Philadelphia, PA @ Comly Haus
March 8: Pittsburgh, PA @ Beach House
March 9: Athens, OH @ TBA
March 10: Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
March 11: Cincinnati, OH @ Baba Budan’s
March 15: Austin, TX @ Instant Classic Records Showcase @ Weirdo’s
March 16-18: SXSW
March 19: Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land (SXSW Overflow Fest)
March 20: New Orleans, LA @ TBA
March 21: Atlanta, GA @ The Cottage
March 22: Carrboro, NC @ The Ladybird Basement
March 23: Brooklyn, NY @ TBA
March 24: New Brunswick, NJ @ The Wormhole

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[source: Flour City PR]

Sasquatch 2012

The folks behind the Sasquatch Music Festival released the 2012 lineup a few days back, and I must say, this might be the most impressive festival lineup so far this season.

This year’s lineup includes: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, Feist, Metric, The Head & The Heart, M. Ward, Childish Gambino, The Civil War, The Joy Formidable, The Roots, Explosions In The Sky, St. Vincent, Little Dragon, tUnE-yArDs, Spiritualized, fun., Dum Dum Girls, Alabama Shakes, Beats Antique, SBTRKT, Star Slinger, Com Truise, Purity Ring, Star Fucker, Zola Jesus, Shearwater, Active Child, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Yellow Ostrich, We Are Augustines, Said The Whale, and many more.

The 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival is set for May 25-28 at The Gorge, WA.  For more festival information, including tickets and full lineup, be sure to check out sasquatchfestival.com.

[hot off the press] SXSW 2012

SXSW is right around the corner (March 9 – 18) and the music schedule is is now live.

Other than CMJ, this is by far the best music festival in the US.  I don’t have the time and/or patience to list the hundreds of bands announced to play, but some of my favorites include: Alabama Shakes, Built to Spill, The Magnetic Fields, Talib Kweli, The Drums, Bear In Heaven, Deerhoof, The War on Drugs, Miniature Tigers, SBTRKT, Best Coast, M. Ward, Youth Lagoon, Tennis, Dan Deacon, Lana Del Rey, The Ting Tings, YACHT, Band of Skulls, White Rabbits, Freelance Whales, and Sharon Van Etten.

You can view the music schedule here and more general festival info here.