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Films: David Bowie, Bjork, Santana, Red Snapper, and Shredder Orpheus

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DAVID BOWIE IS
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There is a new David Bowie documentary called David Bowie is, set for release on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014, in over 80 cinemas across the United States.

If it's anything as entertaining as the "David Bowie's Teeth" five minute segment, count me in.

Description of the film:

A documentary film of the groundbreaking David Bowie is exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (V&A). Described by The Times as “stylish & outrageous” and The Guardian as “a triumph”, the exhibition features a remarkable collection of photographs, stage costumes, and other rare possessions from the David Bowie Archive. The exhibition was the fastest selling in the V&A’s history and is now on a global tour that has already travelled to Toronto, Sao Paulo, and Berlin to international acclaim, opening next at the MCA in Chicago until January 4 2015.

The film takes the audience on an extraordinary journey through the David Bowie is exhibition with special guests including legendary Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, Pulp front-man Jarvis Cocker, and other collaborators, to explore the stories behind some of the key objects that document Bowie’s artistic career. The exhibition curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, provide fascinating insight into the most memorable music videos and original costumes, as well as more personal items such as never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, album cover artwork, set designs and diary entries, which reveal the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s ideas.

The documentary was filmed on the closing night of the V&A exhibition in London and directed by Hamish Hamilton., the BAFTA winning director of the Academy Awards and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

David Bowie is
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City/Town	Venue	Address
Albany, NY	Spectrum 8	290 Delaware Avenue, Albany, NY 12209
Atlanta, GA	Midtown Art Cinema	931 Monroe Dr NE C212, Atlanta, GA 30308
Baltimore, MD	Harbor East	645 S President St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Bellingham, WA	Pickford	1318 Bay St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Bloomington, IL	Galaxy 14 Cine	1111 Wylie Dr, Bloomington, IL 61705
Boston/Cambridge, MA	Kendall Square	1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston/Newton, MA	Showcase SuperLux	55 Boylston St, Newton, MA 02467
Boston/Revere, MA	Showcase Revere	565 Squire Rd, Revere, MA 02151
Buffalo, NY	Market Arcade Centre	639 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Cape Girardeau, MO	Cape West 14	247 Siemers Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cedar Rapids, IA	Galaxy 16  Cine	5340 Council St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Chicago, IL	Music Box	3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Chicago/Addison, IL	Addison	1555 West Lake Street, Addison, IL 60101
Chicago/Orland Park, IL	Orland Park	16350 S La Grange Rd, Orland Park, IL 60467
Cincinnati, OH	Showcase Springdale	12064 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45246
Claremont, CA	Claremont 5	450 W 2nd St, Claremont, CA 91711
Cleveland, OH	Capitol	1390 West 65th Street, Cleveland, OH 44102
Columbus, OH	Gateway	1550 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
Dallas, TX	Angelika Dallas	5321 E Mockingbird Ln #230, Dallas, TX 75206
Denver, CO	Sie Denver Film Centre	2510 East Colfax Ave Denver, CO  80206
Denver, CO	Mayan Theatre	110 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Detroit/Royal Oak, MI	Main Art 3	118 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
Edgewater, NJ	Showcase Edgewater	339 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020
Fairfax, VA	Angelika Mosaic	2911 District Ave, Fairfax, VA 22031
Fairfield, CT	Showcase Fairfield	41 Blackrock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06824
Foxborough, MA	Showcase Patriot Place	24 Patriot Pl, Foxborough, MA 02035
Grand Rapids, MI	Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts	2 West Fulton Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Gurnee, IL	Gurnee	6144 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
Honolulu, HI	Consolidated Theater Ward	1044 Auahi St, Honolulu, HI 96814
Houston, TX	River Oaks	2009 W Gray St, Houston, TX 77019
Indianapolis, IN	Keystone Art	8702 Keystone Xing #201A, Indianapolis, IN 46240
Jacksonville, FL	Sun-Ray Cinema	1028 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Kansas City, MO	Tivoli	4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111
Lake Ozark, MO	Eagles Landing 8	1300 Barred Owl Ln, Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Los Angeles, CA	Vintage Vista	4473 Sunset Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles, CA	Royal	11523 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Los Angeles, CA	Arclight Hollywood	6360 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Los Angeles/North Hollywood, CA	Noho7	5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Los Angeles/Pasadena, CA	Playhouse7	673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
Miami, FL	Tower	1508 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
Miami, FL	O Cinema	90 NW 29th St, Miami, FL 33127
Milwaukee, WI	Downer	2589 N Downer Ave Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN	Lagoon	1320 Lagoon Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
New York, NY	Angelika New York	18 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012
New York, NY	Paris, New York	4 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019
New York, NY	Village East	189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
New York/Farmingdale, NY	Showcase Farmingdale	1001 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735
New York/Holtsville, NY	Showcase Island 16	185 Morris Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
Palm Springs, CA	Camelot	2300 E Baristo Rd Palms Springs, CA 92262
Philadelphia, PA	Ritz 5	214 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia/Bethlehem, PA	ArtsQuest	101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phoenix, AZ	FilmBar	815 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Pittsburg, PA	Southside Works	425 Cinema Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Plano, TX	Angelika Plano	7205 Bishop Road, Ste E6, Plano, TX 75024
Portland, OR	Hollywood 3	4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
Providence, RI	Showcase Providence Place	10 Providence Pl, Providence, RI 02903
Rochester, MN	Galaxy 14	4340 Maine Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904
Rochester, NY	Little Theatre Film Society	240 East Ave #100, Rochester, NY 14604
Rosemont, IL	Muvico Rosemont 18	9701 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018
Sacramento, CA	Tower Theater	2508 Land Park Dr, Sacramento, CA 95818
San Antonio, TX	Bijou	4522 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78201
San Antonio, TX	Embassy	13707 Embassy Row, San Antonio, TX 78216
San Antonio, TX	Palladium 19	17703 IH-10 Frontage Rd, San Antonio, TX 78257
San Antonio/Richmond, TX	Palladium 22	7301 Grand Parkway Richmond,TX 77407
San Antonio/Tomball, TX	Silverado IMAX	24720 State Highway 249, Tomball, TX 77375
San Diego, CA	Hillcrest	3965 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
San Diego, CA	Gaslamp San Diego	701 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego, CA	Reading Carmel Mountain	11620 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92128
San Diego, CA	Reading Town Square	4665 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117
San Francisco, CA	Embarcadero	1 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111
San Francisco/Berkeley, CA	Shattuck	2230 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Santa Barbara, CA	Arlington	1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Seattle, WA	SIFF	511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Springfield, MO	Campbell 16 Cine	4005 South Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
St Louis, MO	Ronnies 20	5320 S Lindbergh Blvd, St Louis, MO 63126
St Louis/Chesterfield, MO	Galaxy 14	450 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63005
St Louis/O'Fallon, IL	O'Fallon	1320 Central Park Dr, O'Fallon, IL 62269
St Louis/St Charles, MO	St Charles 18	1830 1st Capitol Dr, St Charles, MO 63303
Thousand Oaks, CA	Muvico Thousand Oaks 14	166 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Tucson, AZ	Loft	3233 East Speedway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716
Washington, DC	E-Street	555 11th St NW #2, Washington, DC 20004
White Plains, NY	Showcase City Center	19 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10601

Read More Björk Björk's bastards, an all re-mixed album of Biophilia, is coming out this week, November 19th on One Little Indian. I do not believe this release is meant for North America ...

BJÖRK: BIOPHILIA LIVE
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If you've never experienced Björk live, the latest documentary film Björk: Biophilia Live hopes to capture the experience. The show is actually centered around her eight studio album Biophilia, and features her usual costume changes and multimedia show.

The film is doing a tour, mostly stopping at various film festivals around the country. The dates are too numerous to list, so I'll just include the U.S. dates:

09/26 New York IFC Center*
10/10 Brooklyn Nitehawk Cinema
10/10 Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center
10/10 Los Angeles Downtown Independent
10/10 San Francisco Roxie
10/17 Denver Sie Film Center
10/17 Miami O Cinema
10/17 New Orleans Zeitgeist*
10/17 Phoenix FilmBar*
10/17 Portland McMenamin Mission
11/01 Harrisburg Midtown Cinema
11/05 Atlanta Studio Movie Grill
11/05 Columbus Studio Movie Grill
11/05 Dallas Studio Movie Grill
11/05 Houston Studio Movie Grill
11/05 Indianapolis Studio Movie Grill
11/06 Boise Flicks Boise
11/06 Charlotte Studio Movie Grill
11/06 Portland Space Gallery
11/14 Columbia Nickelodeon

Additional details on biophiliathefilm.com.

Read More Skaters In addition, the Official Anthem of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM in Brazil, entitled "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way)," featuring a global superstar line-up including music legend Carlos Santana ...

SANTANA
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Rock icon Carlos Santana and his band Santana is releasing a special concert event package called Corazon, Live From Mexico: Live It To Believe It. The concert film was shot in Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, and Guadalajara, entitled "Live It To Believe It," which is packaged with the live CD, all set for release on September 9th.

If you don't want to buy the package, the film is available as a standalone DVD or Blu-Ray release. All the details are available on his website.

Here's how they described it:

Guadalajara, Mexico was selected by Carlos Santana and Sony Music as the location for the concert and DVD to celebrate Santana's Mexican roots and for Carlos to honor Mexico's people, its culture and its history. The concert was a homecoming for Carlos and a festive kickoff event to mark his critically- album CORAZÓN, a project close to his heart. CORAZÓN, the concert and album project brought Carlos back to his birthplace and celebrates Carlos' love of his musical heritage, as well as showcases Carlos' own personal influence on Latin music and on today's generation of Latin superstars.

The concert documentary entitled "CORAZÓN, LIVE FROM MEXICO: LIVE IT TO BELIEVE IT," originally aired in the U.S. on HBO Latino on May 3rd, and was simulcast in Latin America and the Caribbean. This was the first time ever that HBO Latino and HBO Latin America have joined forces to premiere a concert event in the US and Latin American regions.

Superstar guest performers who joined Santana at the concert event captured on this DVD/CDinclude Elan Atias, Chocquibtown, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Miguel, Fher Olvera (of Maña),Niña Pastori, Samuel Rosa (of Skank), Cindy Blackman Santana, Salvador Santana, Romeo Santos, Soledad, and Diego Torres.

Read More Martin Scorsese The daunting task of editing all the footage ended up on Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker's laps (who was nominated for Academy Award for Film Editing, but lost ...

RED SNAPPER
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British instrumental band Red Snapper's latest album Hyena was inspired by their recent soundtrack work for the cult 70s movie Touki Bouki, the first independent African film recently restored by Martin Scorsese.

Since the band went on tour, playing the soundtrack live to their audience across Europe, they developed and extended their soundtrack songs to form their latest album Hyena.

The record will be out September 15, 2014, via Lo Recordings.

Description of the album:

From the opening cut - 'Card Trick' - there's a strong evocation of electric Miles Davis. Ali Friend's succulent bass leaves all the space intact for David Ayers' driving wah-wah chops and Tom Challenger's ring-mod keyboards. Rich Thair's drums blend the rhythms of blaxploitation and afro-beat effortlessly. But still the sound is as contemporary and innovative as you would expect from the band.

Ali Friend's vocals are quite a feature in several tracks and he's someone who knows how to use the timbre of his voice well, always poignant, never overdone. And on the track ‘Traffic’, Ali whips out the electric bass for a change. The results are blisteringly funky. 'Hyena' is a reflection of Red Snapper’s work over the last two decades. They don’t just pull it off, they make it sound easy, and that must be the result of touring hard before putting the tracks to tape.

This is more than a soundtrack... 'Hyena' is a timeless, African-influenced album which has as much to do with the future as it has the past.

Read More Skaters Skaters and Team Spirit are currently touring together. The two bands are friends (and not to mention sort of label mates, being involved with Warner Bros. Records), so naturally ...

SHREDDER ORPHEUS
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Like other skateboarding classics like Thrashin' (1986) and Gleaming the Cube (1989), Shredder Orpheus (1990) looks like an instant classic for any fans of this movie genre from the 80s to the 90s.

To commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Shredder Orpheus, there will be a screening and record release party at On the Boards in Seattle, Washington, on Halloween, October 31st. The soundtrack is that it is being release by Traction.TV on 12" limited vinyl.

Additional details:

TRACTION.TV is pleased to announce that music composed by Roland Barker from the SHREDDER ORPHEUS soundtrack will be released on 12” vinyl on Halloween, 2014 at On the Boards, Seattle, WA.

Roland Barker (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Blackouts) composed the music for the SHREDDERS, a band put together for the film. Mr. Barker collaborated with drummer Bill Rieflin (REM, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Blackouts and currently touring with King Crimson), guitarist Dennis Rea (Earthstar, Jeff Grienke) and bassist Amy Denio (Tone Dogs, Spoot Music, Entropics). The 17 music cues weave together a blend of Barker’s hypnotic synthesizer compositions with blistering skate rock tunes featuring virtuosic guitar work by Rea and precision percussion and bass by Rieflin and Denio. Rea, Denio and Rieflin appear in several sequences in the film including the SHREDDERS’ band performances of the WORM SONG and FLYING GUITARS.

The music has had an interesting history beyond the film including the use of “RAMP OUT” (Side A Track 1), which was played by Ministry and/or Revolting Cocks on their tours in the early ‘90s.

The SHREDDER ORPHEUS sound track project was initiated when the original 24 track recordings were found last year in the basement of the On the Boards theater. Robert McGinley, On the Boards founding artistic director and writer/director of the film took a gamble and had the tapes baked and transferred with the help of the soundtrack’s original engineer, Peter Barnes. What they heard after 25 years blew them away. “The analog sound quality was so dynamic and the music was still fresh after 2 1/2 decades in the basement!,” McGinley said. The result is the manufacture of a vinyl LP accompanied by the first time ever release of the rare cult film on DVD that will be packaged inside the jacket.

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Iceland: Björk, Sigur Rós, Ólöf Arnalds, Dikta

Read More Björk Sure, everyone knows that Björk was previously in The Sugarcubes, but did you know she was previously in many other bands? I will be spotlighting some of her early bands, I won't go into a lot of details ....

BJÖRK
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Björk's bastards, an all re-mixed album of Biophilia, is coming out this week, November 19th on One Little Indian. I do not believe this release is meant for North America, so you may have to import it if you're a hardcore Björk fan.

For this bastards project, Björk specifically requested certain artists and producers to remix her songs. Artists includes Current Value, Death Grips, Hudson Mohawke, Alva Noto, Matthew Herbert, Omar Souleyman, 16-bit, These New Puritans, and The Slips.

Björk commented on the album, "I felt it important to gather together the essence of the remixes, so I picked a quarter of them for one CD for people who are perhaps not too sassy downloaders or don't have the time or energy to partake in the hunter-gathering rituals of the internet. I was incredibly impressed by how the core of the mixes took Biophilia somewhere else while still keeping its character, and like they so often do when at their best: the remixes gave the songs more beats; legs to dance on! I spent some time editing together not necessarily the best ones but the ones that made the strongest whole."

Both the Biophilia and bastards will be available on 12" vinyl as well as CD and digital download.

In brief Björk-remix news:

Matthew Herbert's remix of "Mutual Core" can be heard on Soundcloud.



"Mutual Core" video will be premiering tomorrow (November 13th) on The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles' YouTube Channel.

SIGUR RÓS
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Sigur Rós just announced their biggest North American tour yet. Pre-sale for fans will begin on November 14th at 10 am EST and general public tickets will be available November 16th and November 17th at 10 am EST (check local venues for exact date/time).

The band recently debut a new song, "Brennisteinn," at this year’s Iceland Airwaves Festival, which you can see on youtube.

The tour dates are:

03/24/13 Washington, DC @ Patriot Center
03/25/13 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
03/26/13 Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
03/27/13 Montreal, QUE @ Bell Centre
03/29/13 Ottawa, ON @ Scotia Bank Place
03/30/13 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Theatre Bowl
04/01/13 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
04/02/13 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
04/03/13 Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
04/06/13 Denver, CO @ 1st Bank
04/08/13 Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre
04/09/13 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
04/10/13 Austin, TX @ Cedar Park Center
04/12/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica
04/17/13 San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic

ÓLÖF ARNALDS
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Ólöf Arnalds, cousin to Ólafur Arnalds, is a woman singer/songwriter who doubles as a touring band member of múm.

Arnalds' third album, Sudden Elevation, is due out February 2013, with a preceding single, "A Little Grim," to come out January 28th. Why you should be excited about the new album is that it will be written and sung entirely in English. We will find out more details about the new album closer in 2013, but you can get exclusive updates and unique album releases on Pledge Music.

Arnalds was classically educated on the violin and self-taught on viola, guitar and charango, and her voice, as described by Björk as "somewhere between a child and an old woman."

DIKTA
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Dikta (pronounced "dic-tah") is an Icelandic verb meaning "to compose or make something up," and it's also the name of a band inspired by Radiohead, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins

Frontsman Haukur explained why the band gets along so well, "Dikta has been our creative outlet for 12 years, we've been a band since high school, friends since kindergarten… music is a shared passion for all of us so it just made sense to do it together."

Dikta is currently on tour:

11.23.12 Wil, Switzerland @ Gare de Lion
11.24.12 Leipzig, Germany @ Neues Schauspiel
11.27.12 Hamburg, Germany @ Prinzenbar
11.29.12 Hamburg, Germany @ Club Stereo
11.30.12 Munchen, Germany @ Backstage Club
12.1.12 Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol
12.2.12 Berlin, Germany @ Comet Club
12.3.12 Cologne, Germany @ Studio 672

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Björk's Early Bands

 

 

Tappi Tikarras - Hrollur

Sure, everyone knows that Björk was previously in The Sugarcubes, but did you know she was previously in many other bands? I will be spotlighting some of her early bands, I won't go into a lot of details, only the more famous ones (since many of her early bands did not have official recordings).

The first major band that featured Björk is Tappi Tíkarrass (which rudely translates to "Cork the Bitch's Ass"). They're a funk/disco/jazz band in the early 80s. They did not stay together too long, only lasting three years and managed to released one album, Miranda (1983).

Their one major claim to fame was appearing on a TV documentary called "Rokk í Reykjavík" (1982). The documentary features 19 Icelandic band and a 2-disc soundtrack was also released the same year.

 

 

KUKL - Dismembered

After Tappi Tíkarrass broke up, many of the members, including Björk, went on to join KUKL ("Witchcraft").

KUKL went on to release (I think) one album and two live album: The Eye (1984), KUKL à Paris 14.9.84 (1985), and Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) (1986).

 

 

The Elgar Sisters - Sídasta Ég

Existing alongside KUKL, was The Elgar Sisters was a side-project between Björk and Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (guitarist). Although they recorded 11 songs, I don't believe "The Elgar Sessions" were ever officially released. Some of the songs later appeared on Bjork's Family Tree boxset. This boxset is not to be confused with her greatest hits CD which was released on the same day with very similar artwork.

When KUKL disbanded, the Elgar Sisters also dissolved.

Eventually the members of KUKL became what we know as The Sugarcubes.

 

 

Björk & Trió Guðmundar Ingólfssonar - Gling Gló

An interesting side note, during The Sugarcubes days, Björk released a jazzy album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar called Gling-Gló (Ding-Dong) in 1990. As far as I know, this is the only album that her side project ever released. It wasn't even released domestically in the US until years later.

You probably didn't know, but Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar was already an established bebop/jazz/piano band. The trio broke up in 1992 at the death of their pianist Guðmundur Ingólfsson.

Incidentally, the Gling-Glo album remains Iceland's best selling jazz album of all time.

 

Much more on the Sugarcubes and Bjork later.

 11/08/2007 22:40:36  vu my♥posts [email protected] www.bjork.com

The Decemberists cancel the remainder of their European tour :(

 

Bridges And Balloons

The Decemberists

There are some bands this boy is fated never to see. It saddens me to add The Decemberists to that list. Another tour, another missed opportunity.

Having discovered that The Decemberist concert I was supposed to attend in Newcastle clashed with a vegan wedding in Germany, I clambered to get tickets for the Liverpool concert on 10th October 2007. Oh joy, oh joy! The tickets were available! Unfortunately, the band is not!

According to their website:

With much regret The Decemberists have cancelled the remainder of our European tour.  One of our band members is ill and needs to return immediately home to mend.

Our deepest apologies to all of our fans whom have purchased tickets to our forthcoming European shows. Unfortunately our calendar doesn't allow us to return to Europe at any point soon so please refund tickets at point of purchase.

It saddens us to disappoint our fans.  We hope everybody understands that it is because of an extreme situation that we had to make such an abrupt change in plans.

Human Behavior

The Decemberists

Obviously, the We♥Music team hopes the sickly band member gets well soon...and I am not bitter in the slightest. Never one to let the bad news win, I thought I'd use this as an excuse to post two covers by The Decemberists.

The first track appeared in The Believer (June 2005 Music Issue) magazine. It is a cover of Joanna Newsom's Bridges And Balloons. The rest of the cover CD contains similar covers by a variety of artists.

If anybody has a copy of that The Believer CD, please feel free to contact me on the email address below.

The second track is taken from an album entitled 'Interpreting Bjork' and is exactly that, an interpretation of Bjork's Human Behaviour from her album Debut.

Anyway, to the best of my knowledge the Decemberists will honour their US tour with Laura Veirs. If you check out their tour page, you'll notice an option by each date to add it to your gcal or ical. I may not be getting to see The Decemberists but the geek in me loves calendar options so I am happy now.

 

 October 8, 2007 03:55  Ryan my♥posts www.decemberists.com