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[on the road] Sleigh Bells

Live @ Showbox at the Market 2/24 – photo by Suzi Pratt

Hot off the release of Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells have extended their current tour.  The noise-pop duo are currently across the pond with Charli XCX, but they’ll soon return to North America for a ton of dates in the weeks leading up to their shows with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

02-28 Glasgow, Scotland – Òran Mór *
03-01 London, England – Electric Ballroom *
03-02 Manchester, England – Sound Control *
03-03 Brighton, England – Concorde 2 *
03-05 Paris, France – La Machine du Moulin Rouge *
03-07 Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg *
03-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg *
03-26 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
03-27 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club #
04-03 San Diego, CA – 4th & B
04-04 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
04-05 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
04-07 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
04-08 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
04-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
04-12 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04-13 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
04-14 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
04-16 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
04-17 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
04-18 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
04-20 Georgetown, TX – Southwestern University’s Corbin J Roberston Center
04-21 Nashville, TN – Vanderbilt University’s Alumni Lawn
04-23 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
04-24 Iowa City, IA – University of Iowa’s IMU Main Lounge
04-25 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
04-27-28 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre **
04-30 Ottawa, Ontario – ScotiaBank Place **
05-02 Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre **
05-04-05 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center **
05-07 Boston, MA – TD Garden **
05-10 Washington, DC – Verizon Center **
05-11 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center **

* with Charli XCX
** with Red Hot Chili Peppers

Born To Lose
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[new music roundup] 2/28/12

 

A few of my favorite new releases this week, including the latest from Fanfarlo, the Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius side-project/experiment WZRD, and The Cranberries’ first studio album in 10 (long) years .  As always, you’ll definitely want to check out the much more comprehensive list of this week’s releases over at Largehearted Boy.  Enjoy.

 

Chiddy Bang//Breakfast
♩ Handclaps & Guitars
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The Cranberries//Roses
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Erin Passmore//Downtown EP
♩ Downtown
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Fanfarlo//Rooms Filled With Light
♩ Replicate
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Memoryhouse//The Slideshow Effect
Walk With Me
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Plants and Animals//The End of That
Lightshow
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School of Seven Bells//GHOSTORY
The Night
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WZRD//WZRD
♩ Teleport 2 Me, Jamie (feat. Desire)
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[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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