Concerts News
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In response, the hacker collective Anonymous took down websites for the RIAA, Universal Music and the Justice Department. Wowzer!
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The nine track techno record Ssss from X Depeche Mode bandmates Martin L Gore and Vince Clarke will be released by Mute on March 13.
Everyone favorite art-damaged, avant popsters Xiu Xiu new album Always will be released on white 180 gram vinyl, and there will be 500 limited edition copies of translucent pink 180 gram vinyl available via polyvinyl mailorder. Ready? A 18"x24" collage poster of xiu xiu tattoos and scars comes with each LP. Polyvinyl also has a bunch of package deals available featuring a new t-shirt design and a new book of haikus, A Neo Tropical Companion Book.
The album will also be available on CD and digital formats too!
Always tracklist:
1. Hi
2. Joey's Song
3. Beauty Towne
4. Honey-Suckle
5. I Luv Abortion
6. The Oldness
7. Chimney's Afire (Mickansian Suicide)
8. Gul Mudin
9. Born to Suffer
10. Factory Girl
11. Smear the Queen
12. Black Drum Machine
Firehose, the band formed after the passing of their Minutemen bandmate D. Boon, will tour with guitarist Ed Crawford including the Jeff Mangum-curated All Tomorrow's Parties. And golly gee yes, they will perform Minutemen songs together.
fIREHOSE tour dates:
April 5: Harlow's, Sacramento, CA April 6: Doug Fir, Portland, OR April 7: Neumos, Seattle, WA April 9: Wild Buffalo House of Music, Bellingham, WA April 10: WOW Hall, Eugene, OR April 11: Slim's, San Francisco, CA April 12: Historic Coconut Grove Ballroom, Santa Cruz, CA * April 13: Fulton 55, Fresno, CA April 14: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA April 17: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ * April 18: Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ * April 19: Plush, Tucson, AZ April 20: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA
* with M. Ward
Shows: Friday January 20, 2012
- Dirty Projectors (DJ set), Skinny Friedman, Import/Export/American Musuem of Natural History
- Cavmen, Au Palais, Heaven/Bowery Ballroom (tickets)
- Gordon Voidwell, Work Drugs, Sunglasses/Glasslands
- Portlandia/Music Hall of Williamsburg (tickets)
- Ava Luna, Total Slacker, Cage Animals, Osekre and The Lucky Bastards, DJ Keili/Shea Stadium
- Ozomatli/Lincoln Center's Allen Room
Later...
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