Dancing About Architecture 08.19.08
Posted by Ian Wright on 08.19.2008
Canadian purse strings get tightened, Man Man, Times New Viking, Weezer videos, Tortoise reissues and more.
The bit at the start
Happy Tuesday to you. I'm a bit busy building an ark to deal with all the fucking rain we've been having over the course of the last 10 days so lets get right to it.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
Is on holiday this week, go for a nice long walk.
You news, you lose
Damn those filthy commie Canucks.
One of the great things about being Canadian and in the arts is that there's all sorts of groovy grants which the government hand out that you can apply for, this includes monies to support you performing abroad if the tour (be it ballet, theatre or indie rock) can't actually support itself.
At least, that used to be one of the groovy things about it. The well is about to dry up and apparently it's Holy Fuck's fault. From March of next year PromArt (who are the touring subsidy people) will have it's funding cut. According to CBC news, the body receives "about CDN$4.7 million a year and supports hundreds of different arts groups, from ballet and theatre companies performing overseas to author readings out of country."
CBC also quotes the Canadian PM's Press Secretary Kory Teneycke as saying, The [funding] choices made were inappropriate...because they were ideological in some cases, or the money was going to fringe arts groups that, in many cases, would be at best, unrepresentative, and at worst, offensive." Holy Fuck in particular were singled out as one of those groups by a spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs minister.
Speaking on CBC's cultural affairs radio show "Q" Holy Fuck's bassist Matt McQuaid opened his flappy little mouth and said "I guess more than anything it's a little bit annoying that we've been made the scapegoat when you consider how much money we receive relative to the budget for the entire program. I think our funding comes in at something less than 0.1 per cent of the whole program. So all of these other larger groups who need money more than we do to travel abroad-- like ballet and symphonies-- we become the scapegoat for the cutting in their funding."
PromArt isn't the only arts programme the government beancounters have set their beady little eyes on as Trade Routes, a $9 fund "which helps promote cultural exports abroad," also faces the axe.
Quick Man Man news.
Philly's finest are set to release a new 7" single via Obey Your Brain. It'll have "Little Torments" on the A-Side and "Snakehandling the Moon Sault Kick Comeback" on the flip side.
No idea what the release date is.
Times New EP.
Columbus, Ohio's scuzziest sounding 3-piece, Times New Viking are set to release a brand new EP on October 21st via Matador.
Stay Awake will be available via download and 7" will feature 5 new songs and artwork by the band's keyboardist/vocalist/indie pinup Beth Murphy.
Tracklisting:
A:
01 Call & Respond
02 Pagan Eyes
03 Hate Hate Hate
B:
01 No Sympathy
02 Sick & Tyred
Weezer are terrible these days.
But if you want to be in their next video then if you're in or around LA on Thursday then you might be in luck. The band are shooting a promo for "Troublemaker" and are looking for volunteers. If you're interested then email weezervideo@gmail.com and see what happens.
Setting Standards
Tortoise's 4th album Standards, unavailable in the format for the past 3 or so years is set to be reissued on vinyl on September 9th. Thrill Jockey will issue a special 1,000 copy only pressing on red vinyl that will come with a heavy-duty silkscreened PVC sleeve and an "artworked" inner sleeve, and includes a download for an MP3 copy of the record. It's available now on the label's site.
The YouTube video of the week
There's a new Star Wars film out.
A short time ago in a galaxy pretty damn close ...
I'd have been impossibly excited about all this
but such is the giantness of the ass raping that Lucas
has given my childhood over the past decade
I now couldn't give a fuck.
That being said this piece of music still gets me every time.
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Dodos
08-14 Saint Malo, France - Route du Rock Festival
08-15 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-16 Stafford, England - V Festival
08-17 Chelmsford, England - V Festival
08-29 Groningen, Netherlands - Noorderzon
08-30 Utrecht, Netherlands - De Beschaving
08-31 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-01 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Black Box !
09-02 Dundee, Scotland - Doghouse
09-03 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts
09-04 Newcastle, England - The Cluny
09-05 York, England - The Duchess
09-06 Leeds, England - Faversham
09-07 Manchester, England - Roadhouse
09-08 Sheffield, England - Fusion
09-10 Birmingham, England - Bar Academy
09-11 Bath, England - Moles
09-12 Brighton, England - Coalition
09-13 Oxford, England - Academy 2
09-14 Nottingham, England - Bodega
09-15 Bristol, England - Thekla
09-16 London, England - ULU
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-28 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #
09-29 New York, NY - Spiegeltent #
10-02 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts #
10-03 Hanover, NH - Fuel #
10-04 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa (Pop Montréal) #
10-06 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern #
10-07 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-08 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge #
10-09 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's
10-10 Richmond, IN - Earlham College #
10-11 Columbus, OH - Milo #
10-17 Carlisle, PA - Dickinson College
11-08 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
11-12 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix *
11-13 Belfort, France - Poudriere
11-14 Paris, France - Point Ephemere *
11-15 Le Havre, France - Cabaret Electric *
11-17 Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben *
11-18 Hamburg, Germany - Headcrash *
11-19 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall *
11-20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen *
11-21 Berlin, Germany - Knaack *
11-22 Prague, Czech Republic - Akropolis *
11-23 Munich, Germany - 59-1 *
11-24 Vienna, Austria - Chelsea *
11-25 Padova, Italy - Stalker *
11-26 Milan, Italy - Casa 139 *
11-27 Bern, Switzerland - ISC
11-28 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
11-29 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
11-30 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
12-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
12-03 Brussels, Belgium - Belle Vue
12-29-01-01 Tasmania and Victoria, Australia - Falls Festival
! with School of Language
# with Au
* with the Ruby Suns
Fleet Foxes
08-18 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden *
08-20 Eagle, ID - The Winery at Eagle Knoll *
08-21 Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center *
08-23 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater *
09-06 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (MusicFest NW)
09-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
09-17 Victoria, British Columbia - Element
09-19 San Francisco, CA - Independent
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-22 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
09-28 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf
09-29 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
09-30 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
10-02 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
10-03 Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-06 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theater
10-08 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
10-09 Grand Rapids, MI - Ladies Literary Club
10-10 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10-11 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre
10-12 Chicago, IL - Metro
10-13 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater $
10-15 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
10-19 Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
10-28 Norwich, England - The Waterfront #
10-29 Sheffield, England - Union #
10-30 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms #
10-31 Birmingham, England - Space Two #
11-02 Nottingham, England - Trent University #
11-05 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire #
11-07 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street #
11-08 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC #
11-09 Manchester, England - Academy #
11-10 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire #
11-11 Cambridge, England - Junction #
11-12 Paris, France - Festival Les Inrocks
11-16 Vienna, Austria - Arena #
11-17 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart #
11-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere #
11-20 Brussels, Belgium - AB Box #
11-21 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Borders #
11-24 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club #
* with Wilco
$ with Death Cab for Cutie
# with J. Tillman
Okkervil River
09-12 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
09-13 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
09-14 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater ^
09-15 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
09-17 Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
09-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
09-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
09-20 Seattle, WA - McDonald Theater *
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-23 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *
09-24 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
09-25 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse *
09-26 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
09-28 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
09-30 New Orleans, LA - The Republic !#
10-01 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater !#
10-02 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club !#
10-03 Athens, GA - Soapbox Laundro Lounge !#
10-04 Richmond, VA - The National !#
10-06 New York, NY - Webster Hall !#
10-07 New York, NY - Webster Hall !#
10-08 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street !
10-09 Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre !
10-10 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall !
10-11 Montreal, Quebec - Les Saints !
10-12 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix !
10-14 Chicago, IL - Metro !#
10-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
10-28 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
10-29 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
10-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
10-31 Oslo, Norway - Storsalen
11-01 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
11-03 Paris, France - L'Alhambra
11-04 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus
11-05 Norwich, England - Waterfront
11-06 Manchester, England - Academy
11-07 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
11-09 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
11-10 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun
11-11 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
11-12 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
11-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11-17 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
11-18 Munich, Germany - Registratur
11-19 Milan, Italy - Musicdrome
11-20 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artist
11-21 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
11-22 Vienna, Austria - Porgy & Bess (Blue Bird Festival)
% with the Octopus Project
^ with the Walkmen
* with Sea Wolf, Zykos
! with Crooked Fingers
# with Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears
Los Campesinos!, No Age & Times New Viking
10-14 Brighton, England - Komedia
10-15 Liverpool, England - Academy 2
10-16 Leeds, England - Irish Centre
10-17 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
10-18 Glasgow, Scotland - School of Arts
10-20 London, England - Electric Ballroom
10-21 Bristol, England - Fleece
10-22 Manchester, England - Academy 3
My Morning Jacket
08-15 Nashville, TN - Riverfront Park
08-16 Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park
08-18 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
08-19 Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove
08-21 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater *
08-23 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
08-24 Austin, TX - Stubb's
08-27 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater
08-29 Miami, FL - The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
08-30 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues Orlando
08-31 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
09-03 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
09-04 Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
09-05 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
09-06 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
09-19 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
09-21 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
09-23 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
09-24 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
09-25 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
09-27 Portland, OR - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
09-28 Seattle, WA - McCaw Hall
10-02 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
10-03 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
10-04 Detroit, MI - Fillmore
10-06 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
10-07 Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa Rec Building
10-09 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10-10 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10-29 Kilmainham, Ireland - Royal Hospital !
11-01 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
11-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11-04 Copenhagen, Denmark - Small Vega
11-05 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
11-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns
11-07 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
11-09 Berlin, Germany - Lido
11-10 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
11-13 Manchester, England - Manchester University
12-31 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
* with the Black Keys
! with Seasick Steve
Mogwai
08-30 Utrecht, Netherlands - De Beschaving Festival
08-31 Antwerp, Belgium - Rivierenhof
09-03 Portland, OR - Music Fest NW
09-04 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo #
09-05 Victoria, British Columbia - Element #
09-06 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore #
09-08 San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom #
09-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern #
09-10 Tucson, AZ - Rialto #
09-12 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q #
09-13 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre #
09-15 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
09-16 Richmond, VA - The National #
09-17 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
09-18 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
09-19 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #
09-21 Monticello, NY - Kutshers Country Club (ATP New York) #
09-22 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre #
09-23 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis #
09-25 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot #
09-26 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre #
09-27 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
10-21 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange #!
10-23 Manchester, England - Academy #!
10-24 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo #!
10-27 Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Rockhal ^
10-28 Paris, France – Casino de Paris ^
10-29 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall ^
11-02 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega ^
11-03 Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet ^
11-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus ^
11-06 Berlin, Germany – Huxleys ^
11-08 Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit ^
11-10 Frankfurt, Germany – Mousonturm ^
11-11 Dresden, Germany – Alter Schlachthof ^
11-12 Munich, Germany – Backstage-Werk ^
11-13 Vienna, Austria – Wuk ^
11-17 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri Son ^
11-18 Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik ^
* performing Young Team
# with Fuck Buttons
! with Errors
^ with the Twilight Sad
Holy Fuck
08-14 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-15 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-16 Brighton, England - Loop Festival
08-22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-23 London, England - Push Club at Astoria 2
08-24 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-05 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
09-10 Quebec City, Quebec - Pavillon Desjardins-Maurice Pollack
09-12 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
09-13 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater (Monolith Festival)
09-17 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
09-19 Hamilton, Ontario - Pepper Jack's
09-20 London, Ontario - Victoria Park (LOLA Festival)
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - The Phoenix
09-26 Kingston, Ontario - The Grad Club
09-27 Peterborough, Ontario - The Montreal House
10-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
10-06 Newcastle, England - Digital
10-07 Leeds, England - The Faversham
10-08 Manchester, England - NOW Wave Club
10-09 Stoke, England - Sugarmill
10-10 London, England - Islington Academy
10-11 Brighton, England - Audio
10-12 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
10-13 Bristol, England - Carling Academy
10-14 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
10-15 Nottingham, England - The Social
10-16 Brixton, England - Brixton Academy
10-17 Oxford, England - Zodiac
10-18 London, England - King's College
10-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy
10-20 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
10-23 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Pop Explosion
* with Bloc Party
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
