Dancing About Architecture Indie Music News 08.10.10
Posted by Ian Wright on 08.10.2010
Spaceman 3 reunion footage, new music from Perfume Genius and Antony, Toni Braxton to join Battles as a replacement for her namesake? AND MORE!!!
The bit at the start
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dum diddity dum.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
The Wrens – The Meadowlands
It's been > year since I plugged my favourite album.
You news, you lose
Losing a Battle, continuing the war.
Tyondai Broxton has left Battles.
According to a statement issued by the band on the Warp Records website last week the split was an amicable one caused by Braxton's desire to pursue his own solo work and he felt that he couldn't do that and commit to work and touring for the band's follow up to 2007's Mirrored.
John Stanier's ludicrously high above the kit cymbal could not be reached for comment.
An incomplete Spaceman 3 reunion.
Spaceman 3 played together for the first time since 1991 a few weeks ago at a benefit but without 1 key member. As he has steadfastly insisted over the years that he has no interest in getting the band back together Spiritualized's Jason Pierce was not present at the gig so of the original band only Peter "Sonic Boom" Kember, Will Caruthers, Jonny Mattock and Mark Refoy were present. They band were however bolstered by My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields helping out as did Jason Holt of Spectrum and Pat Fish of the Jazz Butchers.
Slicing Up Eyeballs were there and shot footage of a few of the songs played.
New music from Perfume Genius.
If you haven't heard Perfume Genius' debut album Learning then you're still in for something of a harrowing treat. I highly recommend it if you're in the mood for some of the saddest sounding shit imaginable. Get on it.
However if you're already familiar with that then you might be interested in the new song that he posted up on his YouTube channel on Monday. It's called "Your Drum" and it goes a little something like this.
More new music. This time from Antony.
Do the required usual e-mail addy swap below and get a new song from Antony and the Johnsons called "Thank You For Your Love."
The song is from two forthcoming Antony releases, the first being an EP of the same name which is out on August 24th in North America and the 30th in Europe. Antony's new album Swanlights is out on October 11/12.
The YouTube video of the week
This is the earliest known live footage of Arcade Fire. It was shot just after their debut EP came out.
While on the subject here's the band covering a Jay Reatard song in Philly last week …
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Sufjan Stevens
10-12 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis Theater
10-13 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
10-14 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10-15 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater
10-16 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater
10-17 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
10-19 Austin, TX - The Long Center for the Performing Arts
10-20 Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
10-22 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center (Ikeda Theater)
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10-26 Oakland, CA - The Paramount Theater
10-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theater
10-29 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10-30 Seattle, WA - The Paramount Theatre
11-01 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
11-02 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
11-04 Indianapolis, IN - Hilbert Circle Theatre
11-05 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
11-06 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
11-07 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
11-10 Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center
11-11 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
11-14 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
11-15 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
09-10 London, England - Barbican
09-11 Paris, France - Cafe De La Danse
09-15 Brussels, Belgium - Anciennce Belgique
09-16 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
09-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
09-18 Groningen, Netherlands - Take Root Festival
09-19 Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
10-13 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
10-14 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
10-15 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10-16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-17 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10-19 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret
10-20 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
10-21 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
10-22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10-23 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
10-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos
10-27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
10-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
10-29 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
08-13 Cleveland, OH – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
09-04 Snowmass Village, CO – Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival
09-14 Puyallup, WA – Northwest Concert Center
09-17 Lexington, KY – Busters
09-18 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
09-19 St Louis, MO – The Pageant
09-20 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
09-21 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theater
09-23 Dallas, TX – The Showroom at Palladium
09-24 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
09-26 Phoenix, AZ – Orpheum Theatre
09-27 Santa Fe, NM – The Lensic Performing Arts Center
09-28 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11-03 London, England - Roundhouse Studio
11-04 Manchester, England - The Ritz
11-05 Edinburgh, Scotland - Queens Hall
11-06 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
Fucked Up
08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
09-05 Monticello, NY - ATP Festival
09-06 Providence, RI - Club Hell *
09-07 New Haven, CT - Lilly's Pad *
09-08 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *
09-09 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *
09-10 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
09-11 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn #
09-12 Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend ^
09-13 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09-14 Miami, FL - Churchill's
10-01-03 Las Vegas, NV - Matador Lost Weekend
10-22 Southampton, England - Mo' Live $
10-23 Manchester, England - Academy $
10-24 Cardiff, Wales - Solus $
10-25 Bristol, England - O2 Academy $
10-26 Coventry, England - Kasbah $
10-27 Glasgow, Scotland - QMU $
10-28 Nottingham, England - Rock City $
10-29 Leeds, England - Met University $
10-30 Reading, England - Sub 89 $
10-31 Plymouth, England - University $
11-01 Cambridge, England - Junction $
11-02 Oxford, England - O2 Academy $
11-03 London, England - Electric Ballroom $
* with Cloud Nothings
# with the Coathangers
^ with Public Enemy
$ with Against Me!
Perfume Genius
09-22 Seattle, WA - Crocodile
09-23 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
09-27 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
10-05 Chicago, IL - Schubas
10-07 Toronto, Ontario - Drake Hotel
10-10 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-18 Manchester, England - St. Phillips Church
10-19 London, England - Cecil Sharp House
10-21 Bristol, England - The Cube
10-22 Brighton, England - The Hope
10-23 Cardiff, Wales - SWN Festival
10-25 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
10-26 Paris, France - Le Point Ephemere
10-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10-28 Hamburg, Germany - Prinzenbar
Deerhunter
08-12 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands Gallery (DJ Set)
08-12 New York, NY - Pier 54
08-13 Boston, MA - Royale Nightclub
08-14 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
08-15 Medford, NJ - Flying W Airport and Pool
10-01 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10-09 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle *^
10-12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *^
10-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall !^
10-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe !^
10-19 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House !^
10-20 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick !^
10-21 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom !^
10-22 Chicago, IL - Metro !^
10-23 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line !^
10-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore !^
10-27 Seattle, WA - Showbox !^
10-28 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom !^
10-29 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall!^
10-30 San Francisco, CA - Slim's !^
11-01 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater ^
11-03 Phoenix, AZ - Clubhouse ^
11-05 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater ^&
11-07 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-08 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues ^%
11-09 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree ^%
11-10 Nashville, TN - Exit In ^%
* with Ducktails
^ with Casino Versus Japan
! with Real Estate
& with Best Coast and Sonny & the Sunsets
% with Deakin
Wolf Parade
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands - Into the Great Wide Open
09-05 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-06 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Spring and Airbrake
09-08 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
09-09 Leeds, England - The Brudenell Social Club
09-10 North Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-11 Bristol, England - Thekla
09-12 Birmingham, England - Glee Club
09-15 Hatfield, England - The Forum
09-17 Leffinge, Belgium - Leffingeleuren Festival
09-18 Paris, France - Point Ephémère
09-19 Basel, Switzerland - Kaserne
09-21 Munich, Germany - 59:1
09-22 Vienna, Austria - Flex
09-24 Hamburg, Germany - Reeperbahn Festival
09-25 Berlin, Germany - Uncle Sally's Clubnacht
09-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega
09-28 Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
09-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
10-01 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
10-03 Moscow, Russia - Ikra Club
11-03 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
11-04 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
11-05 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
11-06 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
11-08 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
11-09 Orlando, FL - Social
11-10 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach
11-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11-13 Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford
11-15 Austin, TX - Stubb's
11-16 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11-18 Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theater
11-19 Lawrence, KS - Granada
11-20 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
11-22 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
11-23 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11-24 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
11-26 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Talk Radio
The Electronic Anthology Project - Electronic Anthology Project EP
The Walkmen – Lisbon
Various MP3's by Hired Hand, Frankie Rose, Corin Tucker and Boston Spaceships.
The bit at the end
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