Apologies for the long (ish) break but after a good few days of thinking, I have decided to move damngoodshit over to Tumblr (we even have our own snazzy url) as it will reach a much larger audience, it’s been a great ride so far.
The blog will now be located here
Here’s to the future!
The new video for The Glorious Land’, directed by Seamus Murphy from PJ Harvey’s critically acclaimed 8th album, Let England Shake, will be released as digital download and on 7” vinyl by Island Records on April 18th.
In support of their upcoming album Codes and Keys, melancholic Washington based Indie-Rockers Death Cab For Cutie have announced a European tour and those of you who are lucky members of DCFC Union Local #1138 can buy exclusive pre-sale tickets to any of the shows.
Death Cab For Cutie will play the following dates:
26/06/11 – MUNICH, DE @ MUFFATHALLE
27/06/11 – BERLIN, DE @ ASTRA
29/06/11 – HAMBURG, DE @ THE DOCKS
30/06/11 – AMSTERDAM, NL @ MELKWEG
01/07/11 – PADDOCK WOOD, KENT, U.K. @ HOP FARM FESTIVAL
02/07/11 – MILTON KEYNES, U.K. @ THE NATIONAL BOWL (SOLD OUT)
04/07/11 – MANCHESTER, U.K. @ MANCHESTER ACADEMY
05/07/11 – NOTTINGHAM, U.K. @ ROCK CITY
07/07/11 – LONDON, U.K. @ BRIXTON ACADEMY
Pre-sale tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday March 9th) at 3pm local venue time
Lead man of mellow Americana band, Fleet Foxes has recorded three ‘jams’ in an LA studio, there’s even a duet with Grizzly Bear frontman, Edward Droste!
Download the zip here
With only a few months left until Animal Collective curate ATP, I bet you’re all buzzing to see who else has been lined up to play.
You’ll now get a chance to see:
TONY CONRAD
GROUPER
ACTRESS
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER
KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS
KHAIRA ARBY
SUPER KHOUMEISSA
MATT BAETZ
So, the line-up for the event looks a little like this…
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE / BIG BOI (Outkast) / BEACH HOUSE / TERRY RILEY / THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282 / GANG GANG DANCE / LEE SCRATCH PERRY / ATLAS SOUND / ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI / BLACK DICE / I.U.D. / MEAT PUPPETS perform Up On The Sun / THE FROGS perform It’s Only Right & Natural / OMAR-S / PRINCE RAMA / SPECTRUM / DENT MAY / GROUP DOUEH / THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED / DERADOORIAN / ZOMBY / VLADISLAV DELAY / MICACHU AND THE SHAPES / TEENGIRL FANTASY / DRAWLINGS / TICKLEY FEATHER / ORTHRELM / ERIC COPELAND (Black Dice) / KRIA BREKKAN / THE ENTRANCE BAND / HIGHLIFE / EAR PWR / FLOATING POINTS / MICK BARR / SUBLIME FREQUENCIES DJs + Films / TONY CONRAD / GROUPER / KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS / ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER / ACTRESS / KHAIRA ARBY / SUPER KHOUMEISSA / MATT BAETZ
Tickets are available via See Tickets
Country rock chicks Those Darlins have released the title track of their sophomore album, Screws Get Loose and it’s a sexy, rough garage delight.
Download the track for free off their facebook page
Also, if you’re lucky enough to live in the US, make you sure you catch them live:
3/12 @ The Basement – Nashville, TN – Grimeys Pre-Release Show
3/17 @ Swan Dive- Austin, TX
3/22 @ The Loft – Atlanta, GA +
3/24 @ Black Cat – Washington DC +
3/25 @ Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY +
3/26 @ Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY +
3/27 @ Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA +
3/29 @ Firehouse 13 – Providence, RI
3/30 @ Bar Nightclub – New Haven, CT
3/31 @ Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD
4/1 @ Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH +
4/2 @ Double Door – Chicago, IL +
4/3 @ Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN +
4/4 @ The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE +
4/6 @ Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO +
4/7 @ The Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, NV +
4/8 @ The Neurolux – Boise, ID +
4/9 @ The Crocodile – Seattle, WA +
4/10 @ Dante’s Portland, OR +
4/13 @ The Independent – San Francisco, CA +
4/14 @ Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA +
4/16 @ The Mercury Lounge – Goleta, CA
4/17 @ Alex’s Bar- Long Beach, CA
4/18 @ Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
4/19 @ The Satellite- Los Angeles, CA
4/20 @ The Congress Club- Tucson, AZ
4/23 @ The Mohawk – Austin, TX
5/5 @ JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN
5/6 @ JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN
6/2 @ Wakarusa – Ozark, AR
6/4 or 5 @ Free Press Fest – Houston, TX
+ w/Black Joe Lewis
Nashville country-folk sweetheart, Caitlin Rose will be returning to the UK for a 7 date tour next week then will head back to the US to support Johnny Flynn and Ron Sexsmith.
Don’t worry if you can’t catch her at any of these dates as she’ll be back to play Glasto, End of The Road and Bestival.
UK DATES W/ SUPPORT FROM TREETOP FLYERS:
7/3: London – Borderline (sold-out)
8/3: Oxford – Jericho Tavern
9/3: Exeter – Phoenix
10/3: London – Windmill
11/3: Glasgow – Stereo
12/3: Manchester – Academy 3
13/3 – Birmingham – Glee Club
US DATES:
SXSW:
16/3: Billy Reid/American Songwriter Party at Swan Dive 615 Red River St. 4 pm
17/3: Thirty Tigers Showcase at Swan Dive 615 Red River St. 9 pm
18/3: Nine Bullets party at Double Down 515 Pedernales St. 4 pm
19/3: Twangfest/KDHX Party at Jovita’s 1619 South 1st Street 1:30 pm
Supporting Ron Sexsmith:
21/3: Minneapolis, MN – Cedar St Cultural Center
22/3: Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
24/3: Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
25/3: Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
26/3: Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel
27/3: Cambridge, MA – TT the Bear’s
28/3: New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
04/4: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
05/4: Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
07/4: San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
08/4: Los Angeles, CA – Largo @ The Coronet
Supporting Johnny Flynn:
15/5: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
16/5: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
17/5: San Francisco, CA – Independent
18/5: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
19/5: Phoenix, AZ – Hard Rock Cafe
21/5: Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
23/5: St Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
24/5: Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
25/5: Chicago, IL – The Mayne Stage
26/5: Toronto, ONT – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
27/5: Montreal, QC – Il Motore
28/5: New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
30/5: Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
31/5: Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
1/6: Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
2/6: Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar
PS: it appears Caitlin has fans of all sizes, check out the unbelievably cute video of five-year-old Rowan from Ireland covering Own Side
Released on the ever so brilliant AMDISCS label, this 80′s inspired synth pop mini-album is one surely you get you in the groove, however, the vocals are a bit creepy, nevertheless we like!
You can download ‘SOFA CLUB’ by DANNY here
Mike Maramag aka Blackbird Blackbird gets his hands dirty over this remix of Cut Copy’s need you know, running it through dirty, echoey filters showing us the best that LA’s chillwave scene has to offer.
Well, it’s going to be an exciting year for ATP, with another festival announced in December! Taking place on 9th-11th December 2011 at Butlins, Minehead, UK, you’re in a for a real treat.
Each band will take it in turn to pick 14 other bands to play on a specific date, the timetable so far looks like this:
Les Savy Fav on 9th December
Battles on 10th December
Caribou on 11th December
In total, the line up will consist of 45 acts and other entertainment such as DJ’s and cinemas.
Tickets for Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Battles, Caribou & Les Savy Fav are priced at £170.00pp for room only and £180.00pp for self catering and go on sale this Thursday 3rd March at 5pm via www.atpfestival.com
