Dancing About Architecture 05.15.07
Posted by Ian Wright on 05.15.2007
Cat Power live thoughts, tour cancellations, Smashing Pumpkins robbed, New Okkervil River.
The bit at the start
Oh man I was so disappointed coming home from Cat Power on Thursday night. I'm a big fan of Chan Marshall but I've never seen her play live throughout the unpredictable nutjob years and had been led to believe that since the release of The Greatest last year she'd been playing more consistently good gigs.
The people who had said that were fucking liars.
The best part of Cat Power's music is her voice and it really should be the centrepiece of any performance by her. That's pretty hard when her backing band consists of a keyboardist who plays his awfully hokey "Like A Rolling Stone is the only song I listen to" parts far too loud. The same goes for Judah Bauer from The Blues Explosion who's got all the chops any guitarist could want but who once again drowned out Chan's voice. Jim White(from the Dirty Three)'s drumming was pretty great though.
That being said she's oddly fidgety on stage and as a result is strangely compelling to watch.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
Elliott Smith – New Moon.
Brand new archival release, he's still so terribly missed.
The Dancing About Architecture MySpace band stand up comic who incorporates music into his act of the week.
Irish comedian who, like the song, says is the master of vlemwy.
Recommended song: Any of the YouTube clips on there.
You news, you lose
Well shit.
Bad news for anyone hoping to catch Austin post-rock supremeos Explosions In The Sky in the coming months because due to a family illness the band has cancelled all their summer dates. The band have said that they will reschedule as many of the dates as possible after the summer. The cancelled dates are below.
05-20 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (All Tomorrow's Parties)
05-22 Oslo, Norway - John Dee
05-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Kägelbanan
05-24 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
05-25 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
05-26 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
05-27 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
05-28 Bologna, Italy - Covo
05-29 Vienna, Austria - Flex
05-30 Heidelberg, Germany - Karlstorbahnhof
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Forum (Primavera Sound)
06-01 Neustrelitz, Germany - Immergut Festival
07-06 Evreux, France - Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats
07-07 Brugge, Belgium - Cactus Festival
07-09 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-10 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
07-11 Manchester, England - Academy 2
07-12 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
07-13 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
07-15 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07-29 Taipei, Taiwan - Formoz Festival
On the subject of cancelled gigs.
If family illness isn't a good enough excuse for you to cancel shows then how about getting busted by the fuzz? That's the reason that CocoRosie gave for cancelling a number of shows recently, although they didn't go into too many details about the whole affair simply posting the following on their MySpace...
"dear loves
we are so sorry to announce that we cannot play the rest of the US tour dates
the band got arrested, thats all i can say
we love you all
we are playing a free show in New York on may 19th
please come if you can
we are crying
say a prayer for our band
love
Sierra and Bianca
later..."
Wow, cryptic. Anyway here's the dates that were cancelled...
05-07 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05-08 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
05-09 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
05-10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
05-11 Louisville, KY - Headliners
05-12 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-14 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
05-15 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
05-16 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
And here's in the ones that haven't been ...
05-19 New York, NY - World Financial Center / Winter Garden
05-27 Saint-Brieuc, France - Art Rock Festival
05-28 Nantes, France - L'Olympic
05-29 Bordeaux, France - Le 4 Sans
05-30 Montpellier, France - Rockstore
05-31 Toulouse, France - Le Ramier
06-01 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
06-02 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
06-03 Liege, Belgium - Salles des Fetes Droixhe
06-04 Cologne, Germany - Kultur Kirche
06-05 Frankfurt, Germany - Mouson Turm
06-06 Mannheim, Germany - Alte Feuerwache
06-07 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
06-08 Zurich, Switzerland - Theater Moods
06-09 Dudingen, Switzerland - Kilbi Festival
06-10 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
06-12 Brighton, England - Komedia
06-13 Nottingham, England - Trent University
06-14 Bristol, England - The Anson Room
06-15 Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
06-16 Manchester, England - Academy 2
Robbing Pumpkins.
Last week some hooligans, (yes that's the term I'm using) broke into the Smashing Pumpkins' Chicago rehearsal space and stole a number of photograph's connected to the band's upcoming comeback album Zeitgeist. The photos were uploaded to the NetPhoria Pumpkins fansite. The pictures featured images of ...
-- Paris Hilton posing in front of a backdrop of a bomb exploding
-- The Grim Reaper standing at a podium emblazoned with the Seal of the President of the United States, in front of a black and white Smashing Pumpkins flag
-- A person in a business suit wearing a devil mask and being crucified
-- Five blonde children saluting
-- Close-up of Billy Corgan in a hoodie
-- Billy Corgan in a hoodie, standing next to a woman with no shirt on
There's no getting away from Paris these days is there?
The thieves have since been apprehended and a statement from the band's management says, "Management for the Smashing Pumpkins confirms that the band's rehearsal studio in Chicago was burglarized last week.
"The two people who are now in jail illegally gained access to the band's private space and stole various items belonging to them over the course of several hours while the band had left for the evening.
"The band's management says the group feels their rights have been violated by this crime and will always pursue their rights and the law to protect their property and the safety of themselves, their families and their fans."
Regarding the pictures themselves the statement goes on to say, "the photos are stolen goods and anyone who posts them will have to take them down."
Netphoria removed the photos and issued their own statement which said, "What this person did amounts to theft and band takes this very seriously as does Netphoria. I know everyone here is hungry for more information on the new album but this is not the way to go about it. Nobody here should condone or be supportive of the actions this individual took...The band requested the stolen pictures be removed and I believe they are well within their right to do so..."
Best news in forever.
Get ready to adopt some Stage Names for that is the title of Okkervil River's forthcoming album and the follow up to the brilliant Black Sheep Boy due out on the Jagjaguwar label on August 7th.
The 9 track album was recorded in the band's home town of Austin with Brian Beattie who recorded the band's previous 2 albums. Jim Eno of Spoon mixed the album and the artwork (below) was done by long time collaborator William Schaff.
Tracklisting:
01 Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
02 Unless It's Kicks
03 A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene
04 Savannah Smiles
05 Plus Ones
06 A Girl in Port
07 You Can't Hold the Hand of a Rock and Roll Man
08 Title Track
09 John Allyn Smith Sails
COME ON.
Things have been pretty quiet on the Mirah front with only a remix album to show since she released 2004's C'Mon Miracle but August 7th (wow, that's gonna be a great day for releases) see her, along with Spectratone International and Kyle Hanson of Black Cat Orchestra will release Share This Place: Stories And Observations.
The album, which was inspired by the work of French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre, explores the unusual subject matter of the lives of insects and was produced by Nirvana, Low and Beat Happening knob twiddler Steve Fisk and Mount Eerie of Phil Elvrum.
The project is intended to be part of a multi-media experience as the album is a companion piece to 12 animated shorts by Britta Johnson. The film Credo Cigalia is included with the CD.
Tracklisting:
01 Community
02 Gestation of the Sacred Beetle
03 Following the Sun
04 My Prize
05 Supper
06 Song of Psyche
07 Luminescence
08 Emergence of the Primary Larva
09 My Lord Who Hums
10 Ecdysis
11 Love Song of the Fly
12 Credo Cigalia
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Wolf Parade
08-11 Kingston, Ontario - Wolf Island Festival
08-19 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
08-20 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
08-21 Washington, DC - Black Cat
08-22 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
08-24 Monteal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
08-25 Monteal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
08-26 Monteal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
Handsome Furs
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *
05-16 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *
05-22 Providence, RI - Club Hell #
05-23 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
05-24 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
05-25 Philadelphia, PA - Khyber!
05-26 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's #
05-27 Boston, MA - TT the Bear's !
05-28 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi
* with the Arcade Fire
# with TK Webb
! with Sam Jayne
Mirah
05-14-19 Seattle, WA - Nesholm Family Hall, Seattle Center %
05-18 Seattle, WA - Vera Project %!
05-26 George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre
06-08 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater *
07-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church ^
07-10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
07-11 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Underground ^
07-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa ^
07-13 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace ^
07-14 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ^
07-15 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center #
07-17 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium #
07-19 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
07-20 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel #
07-21 Washington, DC - Black Cat #
% with Spectratone International
! with Kimya Dawson
* with the Lovers, Mecca Normal
^ with Benjy Ferree
# with Laura Veirs
Wilco
05-12 Minneapolis, MN - State Theater (Prairie Home Companion)
05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP)
05-20 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
05-21 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
05-23 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall *
05-24 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus *
05-25 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36 *
05-26 Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof *
05-28 Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn *
05-29 Paris, France - Le Bataclan *
05-30 Gent, Belgium - De Vooruit *
05-31 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso *
06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-13 Davenport, IA - Adler Theater #
06-14 Cincinnati, OH - Aronoff Center #
06-15 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater #
06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-19 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre #
06-20 Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium #
06-21 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion #
06-22 Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater #
06-24 Northampton, MA - The Pines #
06-25 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
06-26 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw #
06-28 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion #
06-29 Shelburne, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum #
06-30 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall #
07-07 Kongsberg, Norway - Kongsberg Jazz Festival
07-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-13 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
07-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Indian Summer Festival
07-15 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07-17 Turin, Italy - Spaciale Festival
07-20 Benicassim, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicassim
* with Carla Bozulich
# with Low
Modest Mouse
05-08 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
05-09 Austin, TX - The Backyard *
05-10 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre *
05-12 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater *
05-13 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
05-14 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena at San Diego State University *
05-16 San Jose, CA - San Jose State University
05-20 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)
05-23 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
05-26 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
05-27 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
05-28 Nottingham, England - Rock City
05-29 Manchester, England - Ritz Ballroom
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-06 Munich, Germany – Georg Elser Halle
06-07 Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
06-09 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
06-10 Frankfurt, Germany – Batchkapp
06-11 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
06-13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
06-14 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
06-16 Interlaken/Schweiz, Switzerland – Greenfields Festival
06-20 Paris, France - Elysée Montmertre
06-23 Scheeßel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-24 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
06-26 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
06-28 Gothenburg, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06-30 Arendal, Norway – Hove Festival
08-04 Washington, DC - Virgin Festival
08-05 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-11 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
09-01 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-02 Argyll, Scotland, England - Connect Festival
* with Man Man, Love as Laughter
Fiery Furnaces
06-21 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
06-22 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
06-23 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
06-25 Toronto, Ontario - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
06-26 Ottawa, Ontario - Barrymore's Music Hall (Capital Idea!)
06-28 Philadelphia, PA - North Star
06-29 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
06-30 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
07-01 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
07-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat
07-06 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
07-07 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Battles
05-10 Berlin, Germany - Maria
05-11 Bielefeld, Germany - JZ Kamp
05-12 Cologne, Germany - Studio 672
05-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (Room 2)
05-15 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-16 London, England - Scala ^
05-17 Sheffield, England - The Corporation ^
05-18 Bristol, England - The Cooler
05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (All Tomorrow's Parties)
05-20 Leeds, England - Stylus Uni ^@
05-22 Manchester, England - Academy 2
05-23 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC2
05-24 Birmingham, England - The Barfly
05-25 Dublin, Ireland - Temple Bar Music Centre
05-26 Paris, France - Maroquinerie
05-27 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix
05-30 Oullins, France - MJC Oullins
06-01 Rome, Italy - Dissonanze Festival
06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-04 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
06-05 Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
06-13 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
06-14 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
06-15 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
06-16 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
06-17 Orlando, FL - The Social
06-18 Miami, FL - Studio A
06-19 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
06-20 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar
06-22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-23 Houston, TX - Numbers *
06-24 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr.
06-25 Denton, TX - Hailey's
06-27 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad #
06-28 Phoenix, AX - Rhythm Room
06-29 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
06-30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador
07-02 San Francisco, CA - Slims
07-03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
07-05 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café
07-06 Boise, ID - Neurolux
07-07 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07-08 Denver, CO - AEG Rocky Mountain
07-10 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
07-11 Minneapolis - Triple Rock Social Club
07-12 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
07-13 Milwaukee, WI - Stonefly Brewery
07-14 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) %
07-16 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
07-18 Boston, MA - Paradise
08-31 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival
^ with Clark
@ with Beans
* with Sharks and Sailors
# with Marnie Stern
% with Yoko Ono, Cat Power, Clipse, Iron and Wine, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Califone, the Twilight Sad, Fujiya & Miyagi, Oxford Collapse, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Professor Murder, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Au Revoir Simone – The Bird Of Music
The bit at the end
This coming week is pretty giggeriffic with Au Revoir Simone, Grizzly Bear, The Apples In Stereo and The Besnard Lakes all on my calendar.
