Tours
Having just completed several shows with fellow LA residents She Wants Revenge (interesting pairing, eh?), Great Northern are heading across the pond to headline several shows in July. And since they just had a song featured in Grey’s Anatomy, I’d imagine they’ll see a resurgence in interest in Remind Me Where The Light Is. That seems to be the big break for most any band these days, with radio on the slow decline and MTV having given up on music (except to soundtrack its various teen dramas).
TOUR DATES:
7/07 @ Barfly, London, England
7/08 @ Water Rats, London, England
7/09 @ Korova (Club Evol), Liverpool, England
7/10 @ Koko (Club NME), London, England
The super kooky but always amazing Karin Dreijer Andersson a.k.a. Fever Ray will be embarking on a brief (very brief) US tour starting in September. She’s also releasing her 3rd single from her self-titled debut, ‘Triangle Walks’, on June 23rd. The video for the trippy outing was debuted on Stereogum yesterday, and the Stereogum boys were nice enough to make it embeddable.
For some reason, this song reminds me of something that might have been on the soundtrack to an 80s movie where a rookie detective has to travel to Japan to investigate a murder but learns all about Japanese culture along the way and somehow learns a valuable lesson about the world. Yeah, I’ve overthought that, but it’s the way my brain works (or doesn’t work, take your pick).
Triangle Walks Track List:
1 Triangle Walks
2 Triangle Walks (Ben Hoo’s Still Frame)
3 Triangle Walks (Spektre Vocal Mix)
4 Triangle Walks (Tora Vinter remix)
5 Triangle Walks (Allez – Allez remix)
6 Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 remix)
7 Triangle Walks (James Rutledge remix)
8 Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 remix instrumental)
12″
A. Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 remix)
B1. Triangle Walks (James Rutledge remix)
B2. Triangle Walks (Tora Vinter remix)
TOUR DATES:
Sept 28 – NYC, NY @ Webster Hall
Sept 29 – NYC, NY @ Webster Hall
Oct 1 – Montreal @ Metropolis (Pop Montreal)
Oct 2 – Toronto @ Kool Haus
Oct 3 – Chicago @ Metro
Oct 5 – San Francisco @ Grand Ballroom
Oct 7 – Los Angeles @ Henry Fonda Theater
The spectacular Maccabees are back with a new album, Wall of Arms, and will be making 2 exclusive dates in New York before heading back to the UK to play 5 massive festival dates. Haven’t heard anything off this one yet, but if it’s half as good as their first I think we’ll be right as rain.
TOUR DATES:
US
June 20th – Williamsburg Music Hall, BKNY
June 22nd – Mercury Lounge, NYC
UK
June 13th – ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
June 26th – GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
July 10th – T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
August 28th – LEEDS FESTIVAL, RADIO 1/NME STAGE
August 29th – READING FESTIVAL, RADIO 1/NME STAGE
The Village Voice’s Siren Music Festival has just announced several last minute additions to Saturday’s festivities, including BIYL-recommended bands A Place To Bury Strangers & Tiny Masters of Today. Previously announced headliners include Built to Spill, Spank Rock, The Raveonettes & Frightened Rabbit. I know you New Yorkers get pretty indifferent to this kind of thing, given every band stops over in your city, but it sounds worth checking out. At least go for the sake of those of us who can’t!
One of my favorite discoveries from last year, The Joy Formidable, have announced several summer tour dates including festival appearances at Reading & Leeds, while in October they’ll be sharing a tour slot with the Editors & Passion Pit. Their debut, A Balloon Called Moaning is still available here.
TOUR DATES:
July.
4th Hops Farm, Kent.
10th Oxegen, Dublin.
11th Wakestock, Abersoch.
17th Pohoda, Slovakia.
25th The Square, Wales.
26th Truck, Oxford.
August.
1st Nozstock, Hereford.
29th Leeds Festival.
30th Reading Festival.
September.
29th Southsea Festival, Southsea
I’ve yet to meet anyone who doesn’t love The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Maybe such a person exists, but they aren’t invited to my summer BBQ. Plus, they’re actually coming to Arizona! Tucson, admittedly, but it’s better than nothin’.
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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction
TOUR DATES:
Jun 18 2009 Cake Shop New York, New York #
July 10 2009 South Street Seaport New York, New York % (FREE)
July 18 2009 Pitchfork Fest Chicago, Illinois
July 20 2009 The Echo Los Angeles, California *
July 21 2009 The Rickshaw Stop San Fransisco, California *
July 23 2009 Backspace Portland, Oregon *
July 24 2009 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC *
July 25 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, Washington
Sep 05 2009 Middle East Downstairs, Boston, Massachusetts &+
Sep 06 2009 La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec &+
Sep 07 2009 Horeshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario &+
Sep 08 2009 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois &+
Sep 09 2009 Stage Door at the Orpheum Madison, Wisconsin &+
Sep 10 2009 The Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska &+
Sep 12 2009 Monolith Festival Morrison, Colorado
Sep 13 2009 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah &+
Sep 14 2009 Neurolux Boise, Idaho &+
Sep 17 2009 MFNW / Doug Fir Portland, Oregon &+
Sep 21 2009 Casbah San Diego, California &+
Sep 22 2009 Club Congress Tucson, Arizona &+
Sep 24 2009 Lola’s Fort Worth, Texas &+
Sep 25 2009 The Mohawk Austin, Texas &+
Sep 26 2009 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana &+
Sep 27 2009 Club Downunder Tallahassee, Florida &+
Sep 28 2009 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia &+
Sep 29 2009 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina &+
Sep 30 2009 Black Cat, Washington DC &+
Oct 01 2009 Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland &+
Oct 05 2009 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &+
% = w/ Zaza
# = w/ Crystal Stilts
* = w/ Girls
& = w/ The Depreciation Guild
+ = w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars
Yet another one of Sweden’s gifts to the world, Loney Dear will be coming back our way come September. He’ll be joined by Asobi Seksu, a band I always mean to check out but never seem to get around to. Need to correct that! But it’s easy to get a bit overwhelmed at the amount of music out there. Who could ever hope to listen to all of it? Guess that’s what us blog folk are for, yeah?
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Loney Dear – Airport Surroundings
TOUR DATES:
Sep 30 San Diego, CA @ Casbah*
Oct 01 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador*
Oct 02 San Francisco, CA @ Slims*
Oct 03 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
Oct 04 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey*
Oct 06 Vancouver BC @ Biltmore Cabaret*
Oct 09 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
Oct 10 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge*
Oct 11 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop*
Oct 12 Toronto ON @ Horseshoe Tavern*
Oct 13 Montreal QC @ Il Motore*
Oct 14 Boston, MA @ Great Scott*
Oct 15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
Oct 16 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells*
Oct 17 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas*
* = w/ Asobi Seksu
Tags: fever ray, great northern, loney dear, siren music festival, the joy formidable, the maccabees, the pains of being pure at heart, tiny masters of today
