Dancing About Architecture Indie Music News: 5.25.10
Posted by Ian Wright on 05.25.2010
Lots of live band thoughts, oh wow new Arcade Fire music, new songs from the late Jay Bennett, news on the Mogwai film and the most absurd box set ever.
The bit at the start
Hey dudarinos, sorry for skipping last week but last Monday was utterly hectic for me and I only finally made it home at 1AM so any notion that I might actually deliver a column was met with a quick "fuck that" in my internal monologue.
Anyway in the last couple of weeks I've seen a whole bunch of bands including Built To Spill, Dinosaur Jr., Mission Of Burma, Wolf Parade and Dum Dum Girls. The only one I really didn't enjoy was Dinosaur, mostly because BTS had opened and I like them a whole lot more. They're a really hard act to follow. Wolf Parade's new record Expo 86 is better than their last but not a patch on the debut however live the material sounds really good, particularly "Yulia", plus I got to hear a bunch of my favourite songs of the last decade in "Shine A Light", "This Hearts On Fire" and "I'll believe in anything."
All of those bands I'd seen before bar Dum Dum Girls and I should make special mention of how impressive they were last Tuesday. I've only discovered the charms of their debut album I will be in the last couple of months but their take on classic girl-pop mixed with garage rock and Ramones style punk has really captured my imagination recently. Live they're a little more varied in their sound and while not the most engaging band on stage their act matches the overall vibe of what they do pretty well.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
Dum Dum Girls – I will be
I've already said plenty of nice things about it above.
You news, you lose
New Arcade Fire Music? Yes please.
Things have sort of been quiet on the Arcade Fire front lately, or at least quieter than you would think considering that the band have a number of summer festival dates booked and it's widely assumed a new album due for release this year.
Things finally started to happen with regard to new music on Thursday when snippits of two new songs "The Suburbs" and "Month Of May" were put up on their website. The songs will be released in full in a couple of weeks on a double a-side 12" vinyl. Exact details (even the release date, some sources are saying next week, others are saying it'll be at least 2) are a bit sketchy but early indications are that it's going to be a VERY limited edition white label run.
You can listen to the excerpts of the songs below …
Hear Jay Bennett's final album.
A little over a year after ex Wilco member Jay Bennett died at the age of 45 his final solo album Kicking At The Perfumed Air will be released online as a free download on July 10. Though free donations will be accepted on behalf of the Jay Bennett Foundation, an organisation set up by his mother and brother to raise funds for "music and education."
There will also be a physical CD release with proceeds from that also going to the Foundation.
In a press release Bennett's brother Jeff said, "Those of us who loved Jay lost a son, a brother, a collaborator and a loyal friend. The world lost a gifted musician, thoughtful song-writer and uniquely creative force in the studio who was always working to make music better. This album is part of a larger effort to honor Jay's memory and enhance his legacy by exposing more people to his music and by supporting charitable efforts to make the world a better place."
There's also a couple of songs available to download from the record, M Plates in particular is pretty great.
The release date for the long promised Vincent Moon directed Mogwai live DVD Burning was announced last week. August 24th is the happy day that the band's own Rock Action Records will put out the film, which will also include a copy of Special Moves, the band's first ever live album.`
If you go here and enter your e-mail address you can receive the Special Moves version of "New Paths to Helicon Pt. 1," or you could just watch the trailer for the flick …
This just blows my tiny fucking mind. In September Columbia/Legacy will release The Genius Of Miles Davis, a 43 disc collection that, get this, is a box set comprised of box sets.
I KNOW!
The collection will feature 8 already released collection in one trumpet case shaped lot, namely:
Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
The Complete On the Corner Sessions
I think this is the sort of thing that the phrase "for completests only"
The YouTube video of the week
Awwwwww
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Interpol
06-21 Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall !
06-22 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom !
06-23 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre !
06-25 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe !
06-27 Minneapolis, MN - TCF Bank Stadium *
06-28 Des Moines, IA - People's Court !
06-30 East Lansing, MI - Spartan Stadium *
07-01 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's !
07-02 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues !
07-03 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre *
07-05 Columbia, MO - Blue Note !
07-06 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field *
07-08 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club !
07-09 Miami, FL - Land Shark Stadium *
07-10 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm !
07-12 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field *
07-14 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live !
07-16-17 Montreal, Quebec - Montreal Hippodrome *
07-19 New York, NY - New Meadowlands Stadium *
07-20 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel !
07-21 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place !
07-23 Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights !
07-24 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon !
09-18 Paris, France - Stade De France *
09-22-23 Brussels, Belgium - Stade Roi Boudoin *
09-26 San Sebastian, Spain - Anoeta Stadium *
09-29 Seville, Spain - Olympic Stadium *
10-02-03 Coimbra, Portugal - Estadio Cidade Coimbra *
10-08 Rome, Italy - Olympic Stadium *
* with U2
! with Twin Tigers
Pantha du Prince
05-28 The Hague, Netherlands - Berlin Ruft An (Paard Van Troje)
06-04 Sevilla, Spain - Territorios Festival
06-12 Aix-en-Provence, France - Second Nature Festival
06-15 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
06-16 Philadelphia, PA - TBA
06-17 New York, NY - Santos Party House
06-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
06-19 San Francisco, CA - TBA
06-24 Toulouse, France - Theatre Garonne (Les Siestes Electronique)
06-25 Cologne, Germany - Zoo
07-09 Liege, Belgium - Les Ardentes Festival
07-10 Helsinki, Finland - YK
07-15 Oslo, Norway - Oslo Live Festival
07-16 Gräfenhainichen, Denmark - Melt Festival
07-17 Görlitz, Germany - MOXXOM
07-19 Nijmegen, Netherlands - De Affaire Festival
07-29 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
07-30 Brighton, England - Audio
07-31 London, England - Field Day Festival
08-01 Cork, Ireland - Pavilion Theatre
08-06 Standon, England - Standon Calling Festival
08-13 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
08-14 Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Festival
08-16 Ibiza, Spain - Coccoon (Amnesia)
08-20 Feldkirch, Austria - Altes Hallenbad (Poolbar)
08-21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Strom Festival
08-27 Katowice, Poland - Festival Nowa Muzyka (KWK)
The Hold Steady
05-25 Savannah, GA - Live Wire Music Hall ^
05-26 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club ^
05-27 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
05-29 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06-12 Newport, England - Isle of Wight Festival
06-14 Paris, France - Fleche D'Or
06-15 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
06-16 Berlin, Germany - Frannz Club
06-17 Munich, Germany - 59.1
06-19 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-20 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg #
06-22 London, England - HMV Forum #
06-24 Vitoria, Spain - Azkena Rock Festival
06-26 Manchester, England - Academy 2
06-27 Pilton, England - Glastonbury
07-01 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07-02 Hayward, WI - Lac Courte Oreilles Casino $
07-03 Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze Outdoor Stage $
07-04 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
07-06 Omaha, NE - Slowdown $
07-07 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre $
07-08 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company $
07-09 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom $
07-10 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater $
07-11 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe $
07-12 Knoxville, TN - The Square Room $
07-14 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall $
07-15 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit $
07-16 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus $
07-17 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
08-18 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
08-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
08-20 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
08-21 Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall
08-23 Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
08-24 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
08-25 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
08-26 Pomona, CA - Glass House
08-27 Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
10-07 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
^ with Twin Tigers
# with Cymbals Eat Guitars
$ with the Whigs
Phosphorescent
05-23 Den Haag, Netherlands - Paard
05-24 Zwolle, Netherlands - Eureka
05-25 Berlin, Germany - NBI
05-27 Nuremberg, Germany - K4
05-28 Vienna, Austria - Fluc
05-29 Freiburg, Germany - E-Werk
06-01 Paris, France - L'Espace B
06-02 London, England - ICA
06-03 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute
06-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Captain's Rest
06-05 Birmingham, England - Hare & Hounds
06-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
07-08 New York, NY - Hudson River Park Pier 54
07-10 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
07-12 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
07-13 Columbus, OH - The Summit
07-14 Newport, KY - Southgate House
07-15 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
07-17 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
07-21 Houston, TX - House of Blues
07-22 Austin, TX - The Independent
07-23 Dallas, TX - Kessler Theatre
07-24 Lubbock, TX - The Foundation
07-26 Tuscon, AZ - Plush
07-27 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
07-28 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
07-30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07-31 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
08-03 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
08-04 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
08-05 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
08-06 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
08-07 Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
08-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
08-10 Baltimore, MD - Sonar Club Stage
08-11 Philadelphia, PA - Rittenhouse Square Park
08-12 Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Hall
08-15 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
09-10 Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-11 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival
Superchunk
05-21 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05-27 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-19 Denver, CO - Westword Music Festival
06-20 Chicago, IL - Taste of Randolph Street Festival
07-24 Omaha, NE - MAHA Music Festival
09-17 Washington, DC - 930 Club
09-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-19 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-21 Boston, MA - Royale
09-22 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
Boris
05-28 Sydney, Australia - Vivid Live Festival
07-24 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
07-25 Tucson, AZ - Plush
07-27 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom *
07-28 Austin, TX - The Mohawk *
07-30 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
07-31 Tallahassee, FL - The Engine Room *
08-01 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
08-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
08-03 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
08-04 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *
08-07 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *^
08-08 Montreal, Quebec - Le Tulipe *
08-09 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
08-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
08-11 Newport, KY - Southgate House *
08-13 Chicago, IL - Metro *
08-14 St. Louis, MO - Firebird *
08-15 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre *
08-16 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater #
08-17 Salt Lake City, UT - TBA #
08-19 Calgary, Alberta - Republik #
08-20 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlight #
08-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rickshaw Theater #
08-23 Seattle, WA - Neumo's #
08-24 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
08-26 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
08-27 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey #
08-28 Pomona, CA - The Glass House #
09-05 Monticello, NY - ATP Festival (Altar set with Sunn 0))))
* with Russian Circles
^ with Cave In
# with Red Sparowes
Joanna Newsom
05-24 Stockholm, Sweden - Royal Dramatic Theatre *
05-25 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene *
05-27 Helsinki, Finland - House of Culture *
05-29 Eindhoven, Netherlands - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips
05-30 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg ^
05-31 Paris, France - Grand Halle de la Villette ^
07-29 San Diego, CA - San Diego Women's Club
07-30 Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
07-31 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
08-02 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
08-04 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
08-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Vogue Theatre
08-06 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
08-07 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
08-22 Glanusk, Wales - Green Man Festival
* with Alasdair Roberts
^ with Roy Harper
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Talk Radio
The bit at the end
Not going to be here next week, I'm going to the Primavera Sound fest in Barcelona, see you in a fortnight.
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