Dancing About Architecture 02.05.08
Posted by Ian Wright on 02.05.2008
Jim O’Rourke, Feist, Islands, Thurston Moore, Colin Meloy, Eliot Lipp, My Bloody Valentine.
The bit at the start
Hello, so tired. So sore, so sick.
Hang on a sec while I slap on a fake smile and tear through this shit one more time.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Minimal techno par excellence.
You news, you lose
Good news for people who love Jim O'Rourke.
Arguably single American musician of the past 2 decades most blessed by genius Jim O'Rourke will see a number of his previous releases be reissued via Drag City on May 20th. 1991's Tamper and 2006's Osorezan will be reissued in their original formats sans remastering, extra tracks or bonus DVD.
Interesting idea.
Additionally Drag City's Streamline imprint will also be releasing Long Nights, "a double-disc release of pure drone that dates way, way back but is only now seeing the light of day." Oh man, I hope it's as good as that hour long hurdy gurdy drone piece that he previously released.
No serious, it's awesome.
Tracklistings:
Tamper:
01 Spirits Never Forgive
02 He Felt the Patient Memory of a Reluctant Sea
03 Ascend Through Unspoken Shadow
Osorezan:
01 Form of the Collapse If a Collapse Should Occur
02 All We Know So Far
03 In Addition
Long Nights:
01 Long Nights
Aww Thurston, no.
Yeah, yeah, Ian hates iTunes, you've heard it all before. The latest artist to disappoint me by putting out an exclusive EP on Satan's record store is one of my great musical heroes Thurston Moore.
So …
Terribly …
Disillusioned.
I may never love again.
The 9 track Live from SoHo went on line last week and takes songs from Moore's appearance at Apples SoHo store in New York last October when he along with Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, Chris Brokaw, Samara Lubelski, and Matt Heyner performed material from last year's Trees Outside The Academy as well as from Psychic Hearts, Moore first album.
Tracklisting:
01 Silver>Blue
02 Off Work
03 Fri/End
04 Never Day
05 Honest James
06 Trees Outside the Academy
07 Queen Bee and Her Pals
08 Feathers
09 Staring Statues
Forever.
That's what Islands are.
Apparently they've written at least 2 albums worth of material since they rather great Return To The Sea hit record shop shelves but there's been little sight nor sound of any follow up until late last week when a new song, "The Arm", appeared on the band's MySpace. It's from the forthcoming (at some point) Arms Way.
That's not much info I know. Here's some tour dates to pad things out …
02-18 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
02-19 Belfast, Ireland - Speakeasy
02-20 Manchester, England - Night & Day
02-21 Bristol, England - Thekla
02-23 Nottingham, England - Liar's Club @ Stealth
02-24 Brighton, England - Brighton Barfly
02-25 Cambridge, England - Cambridge Barfly
02-26 London, England - Hoxton Bar & Grill
02-27 Paris, France - Point FMR
02-28 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
02-29 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn
03-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
03-02 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
03-03 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
03-09 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theater
03-11 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
03-12 Denton, TX - Hailey's
03-17 Norman, OK - Opolis
03-18 Columbia, MO - Blue Note *
03-19 Lawrence, KS - Off Broadway
04-16 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
04-26 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
* with Man Man
Your still singing through your goddamn nose OR Another tour EP.
Colin Meloy is hitting the road on a solo tour throughout April and at the start of May and as seems to be his habit he's taking a tour only EP with him to sell. He's previously tackled a number of Morrissey songs for a tour only release but this time it's Sam Cooke that gets the treatment.
Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke:
01 Cupid
02 That's Where It's At
03 Summertime
04 Good Times
05 Bring It on Home to Me
Giving Lipp.
It's been a couple of years since Eliot Lipp released Tacoma Mockngbird into the wild. He's been busy though and has a brand new record ready to go. It's called The Outside and it'll be out on Mush on April 8th.
Tracklisting:
01 The Outside
02 Opening Ceremony
03 The Area
04 Best Friends
05 Baby Tank
06 Beyond the City
07 See What It's About
08 The Meaning
09 The Interlude
10 7 Mile Tunnel
11 The Machine and the Wind
12 It's Time to Leave
Still no US shows.
Don't worry guys, I'm sure they'll come.
My Bloody Valentine have added a number of gigs to their reformation itinerary, and by the looks of it Kevin Shields and co. have a grá for Scandinavia in the summer as they'll be playing Roskilde in Denmark as well as the I have to copy and paste the name of it Øya Festival in Norway in early August. In addition to those festival appearances there's a one night stand in Paris and a 5th London gig in June.
As it happens I booked my flights for the first night back in London last week and I've been thinking, it might take them a few shows to find their feet again and by seeing them on their first night back I could be seeing a substandard show. Fingers crossed.
The YouTube video of the week
Well done Leslie.
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Iron & Wine
02-15 Wheaton, IL - Edman Memorial Chapel (Sam Beam solo)
03-07 Melbourne, Australia - Athenaeum Theatre
03-08 Meredith, Australia - Golden Plains Festival
03-09 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
03-11 Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
03-12 Melbourne, Australia - Corner Hotel
03-14 Auckland, New Zealand - Kings Arm Tavern
03-15 Wellington, New Zealand - San Francisco Bath House
04-09 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
04-10 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
04-11 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre *
04-12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live *
04-13 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live *
04-14 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
04-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall *
04-16 Richmond, VA - The National *
04-18 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater *
04-19 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Fine Arts Center *
04-20 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlin's Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
* with Califone
Goldfrapp
03-04 London, England - Union Chapel
04-18 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
06-21 Bexhill-on-Sea, England - De La Warr Pavilion
06-22 Birmingham, England - Symphony Hall
06-23 Manchester, England - Bridgewater Hall
06-25 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
06-30 Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
07-01 Gateshead, England – Sage
American Music Club
02-06 Manchester, England - Academy 3
02-07 Newcastle, England - The Cluny
02-08 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
02-09 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
02-10 Birmingham, England - Glee Club
02-12 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
02-13 London, England - Dingwalls
02-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-15 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
02-16 Den Bosch, Netherlands - W2
02-17 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
02-18 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
02-20 Gijón, Spain - Acapulco (Casino)
02-21 Madrid, Spain - Caracol
02-22 Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia
02-23 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
02-24 Bielefeld, Germany - Forum
02-26 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
02-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
02-28 Malmö, Sweden - KB
02-29 Oslo, Norway - John Dee
03-01 Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
03-02 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
03-04 Berlin, Germany - ColumbiaClub
03-05 Leipzig, Germany - Nato
03-06 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik
03-07 Weinheim, Germany - Cafe Central
03-08 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
03-09 Zurich, Switzerland - El Lokal
03-11 Turin, Italy - Spazio 211
03-12 Munich, Germany - Registratur
03-13 Wien, Austria - WUK
03-14 Ebensee, Austria - Kino
03-15 Geislingen, Germany - Ratschenmuhle
03-16 Diksmuide, Belgium - 4 AD
03-18 Paris, France - Divan du Monde
03-20 Norwich, England - Arts Centre
04-02 San Francisco, CA - Independent
04-03 Sacramento, CA - Harlows
04-04 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04-05 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
04-09 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
04-10 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
04-11 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
04-12 Chicago, IL - Schubas
04-13 Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
04-14 Columbus, OH - Cafe Bourbon Street
04-15 Pittsburgh, PA - The Andy Warhol Museum
04-16 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
04-17 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-18 Montreal, Quebec - Divan Orange
04-21 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery
04-22 Allston, MA - Harper's Ferry
04-23 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Muisic Hall
04-24 New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
04-25 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04-26 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04-27 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-29 Arlington, VA - Iota Club & Café
04-30 Carrboro, NC - The Arts Center
05-01 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
05-02 Nashville, TN - The End
05-03 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
05-04 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Gallery
05-05 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
05-06 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
05-07 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
05-09 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
05-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05-12 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
05-13 Tucson, AZ – Plush
New Pornographers and Okkervil River
04-09 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
04-10 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
04-11 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
04-12 Munhall, PA - Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead
04-13 Ithaca, NY - The State Theater of Ithaca
04-14 Washington, DC - 930 Club
04-16 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
04-17 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
04-18 Nashville, TN - The Cannery
04-19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-20 Chicago, IL - Riviera
04-21 Madison, WI - Orpheum
04-22 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
My Bloody Valentine
06-20 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-21 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-22 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-23 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-24 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-28 Manchester, England - Apollo
06-29 Manchester, England - Apollo
07-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
07-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
07-03-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-09 Paris, France - Zenith
07-17-20 Benicassim, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicassim
08-08 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
04-21 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
04-22 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
04-24 San Sebastian, Spain - Polideportivo Anoeta
04-25 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
04-26 Marseilles, France - Docks du Suds
04-28 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Music Hall
04-29 Paris, France - Casino du Paris
05-01 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National
05-03 Dublin, Ireland - Castle
05-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
05-06 Birmingham, England - Academy
05-07 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
05-16 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
05-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexe
05-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Halle
05-21 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
05-24 Prague, Czech Republic - Sazka Arena
05-25 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
06-03 Zagreb, Croatia - IN Music Festival
06-04 Belgrade, Serbia - Arena
06-06 Salonika, Greece - Moni Lazariston
06-07 Athens, Greece - Lycabetus Theatre
Eels
02-14 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
02-18 Paris, France - Bataclan
02-19 Cologne, Germany - Theater am Tanzbrunnen
02-20 Berlin, Germany - Volksbuhne
02-21 Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel
02-23 Copenhagen, Denmark - The Royal Theatre
02-25 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
02-26 Birmingham, England - Town Hall
02-27 Manchester, England - Bridgewater Hall
02-28 Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
03-01 Gateshead, England - Sage
03-02 Brighton, England - Dome
03-03 Groningen, Netherlands - Oosterpoort
03-04 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
03-06 Zurich, Switzerland - Spirgarten
03-07 Milan, Italy - Conservatorie Sala Verdi
03-08 Rome, Italy - Auditorium
03-09 Vicenza, Italy - Max Live
03-10 Vienna, Austria - Wuk
03-11 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
03-13 Utrecht, Netherlands - Muziek Centrum Vredenburg (Cross-linx Festival)
03-14 Enschede, Netherlands - Muziek Centrum (Cross-linx Festival)
03-15 Eindhoven, Netherlands - Muziek Centrum Frits Philips (Cross-linx Festival)
03-17 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
03-18 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
03-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Belfast Mandela Hall
03-21 York, England - Opera House
03-22 Sheffield, England - City Hall
03-23 Oxford, England - New Theatre
03-24 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
03-25 Paris, France - Cigale
03-28 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
03-29 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
03-31 Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
04-01 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
04-02 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
04-04 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod
04-05 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
04-06 Chicago, IL - Park West
04-07 Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
04-09 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox Theatre
04-13 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
04-14 San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
04-16 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Talk Radio
The bit at the end
So I watched the Superbowl last night. I've zero time for Tom Petty. Anyway, I was merely an interested neutral until Belichick challenged that punt play. I'm glad the Giants rammed it up his arse.
