Dancing About Architecture 05.13.08
Posted by Ian Wright on 05.13.2008
My Bloody Valentine, Jarvis Cocker, Summer Festivals, Common and more.
The bit at the start
Hi, first off I want to thank Adam Tool for stepping into the breach for me last week. Much appreciated and he did a great job.
It's been a busy week for me gig wise. I saw Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip play their entire spiffy new album on Wednesday night and then the following night Deerhunter took another route completely by showcasing material almost exclusively from their soon to be released third album. It's a lot more song oriented then the last record they put out and some people may not like the departure they've taken but there were a couple of tunes which utterly blown my mind. They've still not got a song to top "Strange Lights" though.
Man Man last night was intense.
But pride of place goes to Jonathan Richman. I'm a big Modern Lovers fan but I'm not that familiar with his work since then. I have to concede that he was utterly magical, possibly the best gig I've seen in a year. It was just himself playing a classical guitar and a drummer but he was so incredibly charming, with a constant twinkle in his eye and unendlessly charismatic. People were giggling like kids at seemingly random points in the set and it was only midway through it did I realise that it was because he'd caught their eye and was giving them a funny luck.
Anyway, enough with my past. It's time for the news (after an album recommendation).
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
Man Man - The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face.
Their debut, better than their latest.
You news, you lose
Big stories always break when I take a week off.
Last time it was the Radiohead record being released in super double quick time story. This time it's the announcement of My Bloody Valentines first US tour in a loooonnnnngg time.
Here are the dates if you've missed them …
09-19-21 Monticello, NY - Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York)
09-22 New York, NY - Roseland
09-23 New York, NY - Roseland
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh
09-27 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
09-30 San Francisco, CA - The Concourse
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic
Tickets are, I believe on sale now and the CA dates as of Monday still had tickets available. Boy oh boy oh boy I'm seeing them next month, I can't wait.
In other MBV news the band are planning on remastering Loveless and Isn't Anything and putting them out in some sort of deluxe package deally. The earlier album will come in a single disc format while Loveless gets the double disc treatment, the first disc has the album remastered from both DAT and analogue tape and the second just from tape. There's also talk of a vinyl pressing coming out later in the year. But both remasters will be out in the UK on June 16th to coincide with their first set of dates in London that week.
I'm actually unsure if this is all that good an idea to be honest, the magic of Loveless in particular is the way that it already sounds and fucking with it just for the sake of having an excuse to charge full price for the CD for the first time in a decade and as a result losing the magic of it would be a shame. Just so long as they don't compress the fuck out of it. There'll be hell to pay if they compress the fuck out of it.
Venn is this festival?
June 5-8.
Vere is it?
In and around Bristol in England.
Vat's vit all vese "v"'s?
Well it's called the Venn Festival, I'm punning.
Vo is playing at it, actually that one doesn't work. Who is playing at it?
Fuck Buttons, Why?, Matmos, Pole, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Philip Jeck, Black Devil Disco Club, Infinite Livez vs. Stade, Afrikan Boy, the Heliocentrics, Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Flying Lotus, Anni Rossi, Hauschka.
Aside from the lineup (Fuck Button and Why? especially, who have put on 2 of the best gigs I've seen all year) the interesting thing is the places where they'll be playing. Eschewing traditional venues the gigs will instead take place in "Planetariums, scout huts, skate parks, and other mischievously appropriated spots around the city," which sound ridiculously awesome. Fuck Buttons in a scout hut would be insane.
Still won't be as good as Different Class.
Jarvis Cocker is working on the follow up to his debut solo album from 2006 but according to the NME he's taking his sweet time doing it. The magazine/comic book for indie teenagers is reporting that he's got "vague ideas" for songs that he'd like to do "before the end of the year".
These idea's being vague he barely has song titles sorted but "The Usual" and "Girls Like It Too" (a song about the male idea of the female libido) are possibilities.
So vague in fact are his ideas that there's little else in the way of stuff to write about.
And the little there is hardly merits coverage.
Yet I've done it.
And it keeps his profile up.
I've been had.
Fuck you Cocker.
More Festival news.
This time it's Accelerator in Sweden. Which I guess if of no use to you if unless you're from Swedan. Or planning your itinerary for a trip around Europe. Or just really want to see Stockholm and need a music related excuse to go. But anyway it's taking place in the city's München-Bryggeriet from June 24-25 with Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Hercules and Love Affair, Battles, Stars, Deerhunter, El Perro del Mar, St. Vincent, Fuck Buttons, Black Kids, MGMT, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Those Dancing Days, Foals, the Teenagers, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, and Duffy already announced to play.
Much like most festivals there's some good band's playing at this and some not so good ones.
Common News.
Or … "The latest in an infrequent series of Hip Hop news items".
Common has a new album ready to go. It's called Invincible Summer and according to his MySpace page it'll be out on June 24th.
According to Billboard the album is electro tinged and one of the songs samples a riff from Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield". Which is kinda frightening.
Common told Billboard, "I created this music for the summer time. It's about feeling good. This is the type of music I felt was missing from my body of work. Unlike on his recent efforts Kanye West will not be producing this record and he's instead turned to the Neptunes and Outkast producer Mr. DJ. Cee-Lo, Santogold, and Neptunes associates Chester French will feature as guests.
"Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)" should be the lead single and will be out at the end of the month.
Preliminary tracklist:
Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)
Make My Day [ft. Cee-Lo]
Punch Love
What a World [ft. Chester French]
Changes
Party Shit
Dreaming
Runaway [ft. Santogold]
The YouTube video of the week
A fascinating clip about one of the most influential 6 seconds in music history.
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Jarvis Cocker
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) *
07-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
07-22 New York, NY - Terminal 5
* with Animal Collective, the Hold Steady, !!!, Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Fleet Foxes, Caribou, No Age, Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus, Atlas Sound, the Ruby Suns, Extra Golden, Elf Power, Icy Demons, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar
Deerhunter
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-01 Clermont-Ferrand, France - Raymond Bar +
06-02 Lyon, France - Grrrnd Zero +
06-03 Paris, France - Villette Sonique
06-04 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie +
06-05 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk +
06-06 Ebensee, Austria - Kino +
06-07 Milan, Italy - Music Drome +
06-09 Kortrijk, Belgium - Theatre Antigone +
06-10 The Hague, Netherlands - Paard Van Troje +
06-11 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera +
06-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-14 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar +
06-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo +
06-16 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club +
06-17 London, England - Koko ^
06-20 Brighton, England - Barfly +
06-23-27 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-24 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06-25-28 Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival
08-05 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre !
08-07 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena !
08-08 Worcester, MA - DCU Center !
08-09-10 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
08-12 Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum !
08-13 Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena !
09-02 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater !
09-03 Salt Lake, City UT - The E Center of West Valley !
09-05 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena !
09-06 Inglewood, CA - The Forum !
# with Bon Iver, the Hold Steady, Jens Lekman, Caribou, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Black Lips, Of Montreal, Man Man, Vampire Weekend, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Times New Viking, Meat Puppets, Jay Reatard, the Black Angels, Marissa Nadler, Wooden Shjips, Girls Against Boys, Shit and Shine, Sebadoh, Ween, Redd Kross, Pissed Jeans, Yeasayer, Fuck Buttons, Apse, A Place to Bury Strangers, the Clientele, Black Mountain, Harmonia, Born Ruffians, Howlin Rain, Car Sick Cars, Even, Hot Chip DJs, Various Production
+ with High Places
^ with Liars
! with Nine Inch Nails
Atlas Sound
05-13 Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Linja
05-15 London, England - Stag and Dagger Festival
05-16 Manchester, England - Salford Mill
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
05-19 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod *
05-20 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor *
05-21 Leeds, England - Brudenell Room *
05-22 London, England - Koko *
05-23 Starbourg, France - Laiterie *
05-24 Paris, France - Alhambra Theatre *
05-25 Lille, France - Grand Mix *
05-26 Bordeaux, France - Grand Mix *
05-27 Porto, Portugal - Teatro Batalha *
05-28 Lisbon, Portugal - Lux Fragil *
05-29 Malaga, Spain - AV Cervantes *
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) *^
* with Animal Collective
^ with Jarvis Cocker, The Hold Steady, Dizzee Rascal, Vampire Weekend, No Age, Fleet Foxes, Caribou, !!!, Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus, Elf Power, Extra Golden, the Ruby Suns, Icy Demons, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
Why?
05-13 Lund, Sweden - Merjerit
05-14 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
05-15 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan
05-16 Bergen, Norway - Hulien
05-18 Oslo, Norway - Mono
05-20 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
05-21 Hamburg, Germany - Uubel und Gefaehrlich
05-22 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
05-23 Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
05-24 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
05-25 Zagreb, Croatia - SC
05-27 Milan, Italy - La Casa
05-28 Bologna, Italy - Lokomotiv
05-29 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
05-30 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Festival)
05-31 Düdingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn Cafe (Kilbi Festival)
06-01 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
06-02 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
06-04 London, England - Madame JoJo's
06-05 Leeds, England - Faversham *
06-06 Manchester, England - Roadhouse *
06-07 Bristol, England - Thekla (Venn Festival)
06-08 Nottingham, England - Bodega *
06-26 Cergy, France - Furia Festival
06-28 Evreux, France - Rock Dans Tout Ses Etat
06-30 London, England - Cargo
07-01 Brighton, England - Barfly
07-03 Moscow, Russia - B2
07-20 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
* with SJ Esau
Andrew Bird
06-07 Tepoztlan, Mexica - La Colmena Festival
06-14 Birmingham, AL - City Stages Music and Arts Festival
06-21 Minneapolis, MN - The Walker Art Center (Rock the Garden) *
07-04 Des Moines, IA - 80-35 Festival
07-16 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theatre (Artown Festival)
07-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Gallivan Center ^
07-18 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07-19 Commerce City, CO - Mile High Music Festival
07-21 Boise, ID - The Big Easy ^
07-22 Spokane, WA - Bing Crosby Theatre ^
07-23 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater ^
07-25 Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Folk Music Festival
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
08-10 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
08-12 Lenox, MA - Tanglewood !
08-24 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
09-03 Chicago, IL - Pritzker Pavillion
* with New Pornographers, Cloud Cult, Bon Iver
^ with Josh Ritter
! with Wilco
My Morning Jacket
05-22 London, England - St. James Church (Jim James solo acoustic)
06-12-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-16 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
06-17 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
06-20 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
06-25 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
06-26 Bristol, England - Academy
06-27 Manchester, England - Academy
06-29 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-01 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
07-02 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
07-04 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-06 Kent, England - The Hop Farm
07-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-09 Paris, France - Le Trabendo
07-11 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
07-13 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-15 London, England - The Forum
07-19 Benicàssim, Spain - Benicàssim Festival
07-26 Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival
08-01-03 Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival (Jim James solo acoustic)
08-16 Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-18 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-19 Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-21 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater *
08-23 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-24 Austin, TX - Stubbs ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-27 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-29 Miami, FL - Jackie Gleason Theater ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-30 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues Orlando ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
08-31 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-02 Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-03 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-05 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-06 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-19 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-21 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-23 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-24 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-25 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-27 Portland, OR - McMenamins Edgefield ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
09-28 Seattle, WA - McCaw Hall ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
10-02 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
10-03 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
10-04 Detroit, MI - Fillmore ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
10-09 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
10-10 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ("An Evening With My Morning Jacket")
* with the Black Keys
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Talk Radio
Silver Jews – American Water
The bit at the end
May is fucking crazy for gigs in Dublin. Throw in the festival I'm going to in England next week and I'm going to be sick of live music by the time June comes around. Anyway, god speed and I shall type at you again soon.
