Here’s video proof why you need to see Handsome Furs live. MFR (Minneapolis Fucking Rocks!) filmed the duo perform Legal Tender (take from their new album Face Control which is out today) a couple nights ago. They are freakin’ amazing live, I can’t wait till their back in Toronto.
Handsome Furs have confirmed a world tour in support of their latest album Face Control. I’m actually quite surprised how great their new disc was, I am a huge fan of their debut and was surprised/relieved that they were able to finally capture the feel of their live show on disc. There is a pre-sale on now for select dates here. (dates via Pitchfork).
03-27 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop,
03-28 Iowa City, IA - The Mill,
03-30 Newport, KY - Southgate House
03-31 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
04-01 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
04-02 Syracuse, NY - Spark Art Space
04-03 Montreal, QC - Il Motore
04-08 London, United Kingdom - 93 Feet
04-09 Canterbury, United Kingdom - The Farmhouse,
04-10 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique
04-11 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
04-12 1000 Brussels, Belgium - Domino Festival
04-14 Koln, Germany - Gebaude 9
04-15 Hamburg, Germany - Molotov,
04-16 Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
04-17 Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
04-18 Munich, Germany - 59:1 Munich
04-19 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café,
04-20 Žilina, Slovakia - Stanica
04-21 Zagreb, Croatia - KSET Club
04-22 Belgrade, Serbia - Rex Club
04-23 Kraków, Poland - Klub Re
04-24 Warszawa, Poland - Hydrozagadka
04-25 Klaipda, Lithuania - Roxy Club
04-26 Liepja, Latvia - Fontaine Palace
04-27 Riga, Latvia - Club Depo
04-28 Tallinn, Estonia - Juuksur
04-29 Helsinki, Finland - Kudes Linja
05-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
05-02 Bergen, Norway - Garage
05-06 Oslo, Norway - Garage
05-07 Linkoping, Sweden - Herrgarn
05-08 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser Malmo
05-09 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
06-04 Vancouver, Canada - Richards on Richards
06-05 Seattle, WA - Neumos
06-06 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06-08 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06-09 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door
06-10 San Luis Obispo, CA - Mother’s Tavern
06-11 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
06-12 Scottsdale, AZ - Chyno Arts Center
06-14 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
06-17 Fargo, ND - Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
Patrick Wolf has released a video for his new single Vulture, taken from soon to be released album Battle (edit: apparently the album titled has been changed to The Bachelor according to his wiki page). Vulture will be released on vinyl and as a digital download on April 20th and will include a new b-side titled The Tinderbox. The Bachelor is slated for release on June 1st.
All Point West, which is in his second year has announced it’s line-up. The festival is held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey from Friday July 31st to Sunday August 2nd. Line-up is as follows:
Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, The Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, College Humor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman and Bo Burnham.
Saturday, August 1: Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, The Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, The Postelles, Black Gold, College Humor Live, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander and Jim Jeffries.
Sunday, August 2: Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, The Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, The Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/Family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, College Humor Live, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter and Todd Barry.
Tickets for the festival go on sale this Friday via Ticketmaster. Single day passes are $89.50, three-day passes are $199. There is also a lay away plan available (sign of the economic times??) where buyers can pay 50% now and the remaining later. (all information via BrooklynVegan.)
Los Angeles’ Isis are scheduled to play Toronto on June 17th. Tickets, $17.50 will be on sale soon, venue still TBO.
Camera Obscura play Lee’s Palace on June 27th. Tickets $23.50 on sale now here. (via For The Records)
Doves are at Kool Haus June 1st. Tickets, $28.00 are on sale now at Rotate.
Santigold (aka. Santogold) plays The Phoenix on June 3rd. Amanda Blank and Trouble Andrew support. Ticket details TBO.
Peaches also plays The Phoenix on May 20th. Tickets $24.50 on sale at Rotate. Her new album I Feel Cream is out May 4th. Check the Drums of Death mixtape which features a bunch of tracks from her new album. I must say, I love her new direction, it’s not as abrasive (which was something that I liked), but still super fun.
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s have released two remixes of their most recent single Zero taken from their forthcoming third album It’s Blitz. One by MSTRKRFT (who play Decadence Easter weekend in Toronto), the second by N.A.S.A. It’s Blitz is out next Tuesday.
Zero (MSTRKRFT Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Zero (N.A.S.A. Bloody Lobo Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Passion Pit have cancelled their short Canadian tour, which was to happen in early April. Cancelled dates as follows:
April 2nd: Ottawa - Zaphod Beeblebrox
April 3rd: Toronto - Lee’s Palace
April 4th: Waterloo - Starlight Room
For the Toronto date, refunds are available at point of purchase (via Rootmeansquare),
Check out Thunderheist’s new video for Nothing 2 Step 2, taken from their booty shaking self titled debut (out March 31st). They headline Exclaim Magazine’s cross Canada tour this year. The tour hits the Phoenix in Toronto on April 30th.
The first three months of 2009 has seen the release and leak (drip.drip.) of tons of really great albums. Here’s what has been on heavy rotation the last two months:
Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself - Released in January, Immolate Yourself is Telefon Tel Aviv’s third and final album. Final because founding member Charles Cooper died on January 27th, only 7 days after the release of the album. Terribly heartbreaking, the band shows such great promise with this album. It has a distinct romantic pop 80s sound, modernized using clean production. Album opener, The Birds is near perfect, a perfect blend of bedroom electro house and the sadness of the new romantic pop movement (I hear moments of Depeche Mode’s lyrical greatness here). This is the album that Junior Boys have been trying to make their entire career but haven’t. It’s near perfect.
CFCF - Panesian Nights - Montreal, Quebec’s CFCF (named after CTV’s sister station in Montreal) is Canada’s answer to new disco. Sometimes more chilled out, other times big, bouncy and dance ready Panesian Nights is pretty wicked from start to finish. Full of lush acoustic instruments and cheerful synths, this album should be part of any dance music fans collection. Standout tracks: The Explorers, Crystal Mines (reminiscent of Crystal Castles) Goodbye. CFCF play Night Of The Living Disco at Wrongbar on March 27th.
TMDP - S/T: TDMP are Toronto boys Gavin Rough and Jeffrey Addison, long time friends that started to record together as TDMP just over a year ago. They hooked up Craig Hill of YYZ Records to release their debut. TDMP marry disco, electro and dirty French bass in a perfect way. Their music spans multiple different genres and is pretty difficult to classify. From start to finish, their debut is simply amazing. Standout tracks: Fixed Wing, Montage and TMDP.
Decadence Six has been confirmed for April 9, 2009 and features sets by Crookers, MSTRKRFT, Steve Aoki, and Sharam (Deep Dish). Tickets are on sale now.
