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Athens Popfest: Saturday Schedule

Deerhoof Setlist Milk Man Kafe Mania! Debut Plastic Thrills Last Fad Dummy Discards A Heart Buck and Judy Paradise Girls That Ain't No Life to Me Believe E.S.P. We Do Parties Polly Bee Nurse Me No One Asked to Dance Fresh Born Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Leppard cover) Bad Kids to the Front -- Encore -- There's That Grin Come See the Duck Read More Athens Popfest Coming up on its 12th year, Athens Popfest will take place August 10 – 13, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. Popfest was founded in 2004 by HHBTM (Happy Happy Birthday To Me) Records. This 4-day festival features … Deerhoof I caught Deerhoof in 2012 and noted how fun it was to see the band in person. I also wrote that it was unbelievable .…

The 12th Annual Athens Popfest is currently underway in Athens, Georgia! It’s not too late to join in on the fun with the festival’s final showcases taking place today (Saturday, August 13th):

Little Kings Shuffle Club
$5 / Free with wristband

2:00 PM International Friendly
2:40pm Big Quiet
3:20pm halfsour
4:00pm Expert Alterations
4:45pm Plimsouls

The World Famous
FREE

6:00pm Johnathan Coody
6:45pm Outersea

Georgia Theatre
Admission: $14.00 / Free with 4 Day wristband

7:45pm Outer Spaces
8:30pm Haybaby
9:15pm Elekibass
10:00pm Ruby the RabbitFoot
10:45pm Eureka California
11:30pm Love Tractor
12:30am Daniel Johnston

Tune in later when we recap and review Athens Popfest 2016, in the meantime, Dena sent in Deerhoof’s photo and setlist from their appearance at Georgia Theatre from Thursday, August 11th.

Deerhoof’s latest album The Magic is available now from Polyvinyl Records. They are currently finishing up their Summer tour:

08/13 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s ^^
08/14 - Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown **
08/16 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk **
08/17 - Dallas, TX @ Trees **
10.02.16 – New York, NY @ The Roots Picnic

^^ w/ Cowtown
** w/ Cowtown & Tele Novella

Deerhoof at Georgia Theatre, Athens (11 Aug 2016)

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Owls are the new Bears

What a hoot. Read more Birds of a Feather and When Animals Attack!.

Two Polyvinyl Records Read More Cap'n Jazz As a special bonus, here is "Little League" by Cap'n Jazz, from their retrospective Analphabetapolothology, released in 1998 from Jade Tree Records. You can grab that MP3 off their website...

OWLS
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Earlier this month, Owls announce their first new LP in 13 years, due out in March 25, 2014, on Polyvinyl Records.

Over 20 years ago, Tim Kinsella, Mike Kinsella, Victor Villarreal, and Sam Zurick formed Cap'n Jazz as teenagers, and they continued as Owls in 2001. Well, before you knew it, the band got back together and recorded their new Two album. And yes, that is Oasis' Noel Gallagher on their cover artwork, looking bloodied.

Why now, you ask? Well after their Cap'n Jazz reunion tour in 2010, everyone started talking about continuing on with the reunion-thing. As they talked about it, they realized what they really wanted to do was another Owls album, and it was finalized when Zurick moved back to Chicago in February of 2012.

Hear "I'm Surprised...":



No tour dates are announced, but with the album being released around SXSW time (March), I would not be 'surprise' to hear a tour coming up...

Look for Two on all popular formats, including CD, cassette, digital, and LP (Early Bird Edition 180-Gram Orange - limited to 800 and 180-Gram Light Blue).

France Jive Read More Owlle Look for the flaming red hair/turquoise eyes of French artist Owlle at Sticky Mikes Frog Bar in Brighton tomorrow, May 16th. Full details of her show is listed at ...

OWLLE
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We last mentioned Owlle at her appearance at the Great Escape 2013. The French electro-pop chanteuse has been busy, busy, buy.

Owlle's debut album France came out last week, January 20th, 2014, and you can exclusively stream it on NYLON Magazine.

Nylon writes, "Now that we've memorized the track, perfected our moves, and can name all of the remixes by heart (trust us, there are a lot of them!)...."

Tour dates:

02/07/14 Vega, Copenhagen (Denmark)
02/12/14 Point Ephemere, Paris (France)
02/18/14 106 Club, Rouen (France)
02/28/14 La Luciole, Alencon (France)
03/01/14 I.boat, Bordeaux (France)
03/13/14 Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (France)
03/14/14 EMB, Sannois (France)
03/15/14 La Citrouille, St Brieuc (France)

Turning Rocks Secret City Records Read More Thus:Owls Husband and wife, Simon and Erika Angell are the driving creative team behind Thus:Owls. The couple will be releasing Harbours on October 2nd, 2012, via Avalanche. ...

THUS OWLS
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Montreal/Stockholm band Thus Owls (husband and wife duo Erika and Simon Angell) recently announced that they have signed with Secret City Records. I don't know what the deal is, but they previously written their name as "Thus:Owls".

Expect the new album called Turning Rocks to come out on April 8, 2014.

You can preview the lead single, "As Long As We Try a Little" right now.



With SXSW coming up in March, expect the duo to finalize and announce their very first U.S. tour soon. In the meantime, these dates are secured:

Mar 13 St. David's Bethel Hall Austin, TX
Apr 05 Maison des Arts de Laval Laval, Canada
Apr 09 La Tulipe Montreal, Canada

Turning Rocks is the band's follow up to 2012's Harbours.

Howling Owl Howling Owl

HOWLING OWL
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Howling Owl is the new record label by Joe and Adrian. The two share their love of fanzines, silk-screening, art, photography, print, and mixtapes, and decided to launch a music label. The small company wants to follow the footsteps of other labels like Subpop and Rough Trade.

EP1 bulb

Howling Owl recently launched a small sister label within Howling Owl called 'bulb' (lowercase). Bulb is meant for music that doesn't exactly fit in the house style of Howling Owl.

The first official bulb/Howling Owl venture will be the debut release for Silver Waves; the new project from seventeen year old guitarist and noise maker Dylan Mallet. EP1 came out last week (January 20th, 2014) and contained two instrumental compositions of experimental and ambient noise - the first of three cassettes.

Kraków The Owls

THE OWLS
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They didn't send me a lot of information on this Australian band called The Owls. The band is fairly new, having only formed last year (2013), but they've already rubbed elbows with established acts like The Cribs, The Jezabels, DZ Deathrays, and Ball Park Music, just to name a few.

They've recently released "Kraków", the first song from forthcoming EP, Own the Streets.



If you live in Australia, the Newcastle rockers are out on tour:

Feb 21 FBi Social - Sydney
Feb 22 The Great Northern - Byron Bay
Feb 23 The Bearded Lady - Brisbane

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Double Double: Xiu Xiu and Joanne Joanne

Read More Xiu Xiu You remember Xiu Xiu. Their new album, Always, comes out March 6th, 2012 via Polyvinyl Records. As usual, with Polyvinyl, they are offering a variety of format, including 180gm .…

XIU XIU
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Shortly after the release of the all Nina Simone cover album, NINA, via Graveface Records, Xiu Xiu announced an all new original album called Angel Guts: Red Classroom, which is coming out February 4th, via Polyvinyl (Bella Union in Europe).

Like their previous naked Asian man cover, A Promise, or uncomfortable Women As Lovers, this upcoming album subject matter is along the same sexual deviant line, namely that the title was taken from a strange Japanese erotic noir film, Angel Guts: Red Classroom. The movie's subject deals with racialized sex, double suicide, double penetration, criminality, fear of physical harm, etc. Yep, this sounds just like a typical Xiu Xiu album!

Angel Guts: Red Classroom is coming out on CD, 180-Gram Clear Vinyl, Cassette, and Digital. Collectors will want to get their hands on the 180-Gram Clear Red, which is limited to 500 copies only through PolyvinylRecords.com.

Tour dates:

02/19: Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho 02/20: Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55 02/21: Felton, CA @ Don Quixote's 02/22: SF, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 02/24: Seattle, WA @ Barboza 02/25: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 02/26: Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club 02/28: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court 03/01: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 03/02: Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar 03/03: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 03/05: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry 03/06: Madison, WI @ Frequency 03/07: Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern 03/08: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick

03/09: Toronto, ON @ Garrison 03/10: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore 03/11: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 03/13: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory 03/14: Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll 03/15: Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle 03/16: Richmond, PA @ Gallery 5 03/17: Raleigh, NC @ Kings 03/18: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 03/20: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's 03/21: Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain 03/22: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 03/24: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room 03/25: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar 03/26: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Read More Duran Duran Duran Duran epic nine- minute video for "Girl Panic", from their latest album, All You Need is Now, was released last week via vevo.com..…

JOANNE JOANNE
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Joanne Joanne is an all-female Duran Duran cover band from London. Their name comes from the fact that two of the women are named Joannes: Joanne Bevan on vocals, Joanne Gate-Eastley on bass, Mel Woodson drums, Lolo Wood on keys, and Charley Stone on guitar.

The thing with Joanne Joanne is that they only cover Duran Duran from their 1981-1982 period, and they don't do the hit song, "Rio". Instead, they'll do oddities and the b-sides.

Joanne Joanne will be playing The Lexington on Friday the 13th, details at wegottickets.com.

Other dates:

02/01/14 Dublin Castle, Parkway, Camden, London
02/08/14 Duckie, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall, London

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The Return of the Return of the Rentals

Read More The Rentals Friends of V should know that I love "the Weezer". I recently found out that ex-Weezer bassist, Matt Sharp's band, The Rentals, is coming out with a new EP in August 2007 called The Last Little Life EP. .…

As you know, we are big fans of Weezer and The Rentals here, so I was pretty happy when I heard that The Rentals will be returning to music with a new 2014 full-length album to be released by Polyvinyl Record Co. Their first album in fifteen years!

As I've previously written about The Rentals, the band has a habit of breaking up: breaking up in 1996, then again breaking up in 2002. I also noted that The Rentals reformed once again in 2006 to "record that difficult third album". That third album, I guess is finally coming out in 2014.

The new record will feature Matt Sharp (of course) and Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig, Ryen Slegr, Lauren Chipman and Patrick Carney. The record is currently being mixed by D. Sardy (LCD Soundsystem, Jay-Z.)

The news broke when Matt Sharp, on his Twitter page, announced, "I am beyond thrilled to announce @therentals have just signed with my favorite record label @polyvinyl."

Stay tuned additional news and details in 2014. I am pretty sure they will get the band back together and go on tour next year.

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I Need You Bad

About I Need You Bad I Need You Bad is a compilation curated by Sonny Smith (of Sonny & the Sunsets) documenting the current garage rock scene in the Bay area and beyond (not every band included here is from the Bay area & it's not 100% garage rock!). Featuring artwork by Shannon Shaw (Shannon and the Clams), I Need You Bad is a perfect snapshot into one of the most influential and thriving music scenes in the country, if not the world. Formats Digital + Vinyl (Limited Edition of 1000 on Slime Green Vinyl via Polyvinyl) Cassette Released by Burger Records. Limited to 300 Copies. Read More Shannon and the Clams Shannon and the Clams, who I was previously impressed that they have a large fanbase at a live show. The 'Clams are also promoting their new record called Dreams in the Rat House, which came out May 21, 2013, on Hardly Art. …

I have been obsessed with the garage scene as of late, and what is great is that it's not just a musical style, but a lifestyle. These are working class hero bands with humor and a love for 60's rock and roll.

Minneapolis use to be a rock city, but I've noticed that a lot of these "garage" bands don't get much notice here. Which is great, because I get to see these bands in a more intimate setting ... but it sucks because some of these bands don't even play here. Which is fine, it gives me a reason to travel and see some of these bands in bigger cities like Chicago, Illinois, or Austin, Texas.

I Need You Bad is a great compilation. Musically, it hits all the right notes with its hippie, 60's surfy vibe. I wish this had included all types of garage from the likes of Tennessee and Detroit areas but this is also a great cohesive West Coast with some Portland dashed in. There are a few bands from the Cali area I wish were on here, but for those looking for a list of up and comers this is a great mix.

I love Shannon Shaw's cover artwork from Hunx and his Punx and Shannon and her Clams fame, and would just purchase this tape/vinyl (if available) just for her art alone.

I knew a few of these bands from my Burger Collection, but now I know there are some bands I can keep an eye out for. Too bad this is coming out this winter, because this would be a perfect cassette jam for my summer cruisin'.

Track listing:

1. Tell Me In a Whisper – Warm Soda
2. Higher - Memories
3. Hot Summer – Cool Ghouls
4. Thine Eyes – Pure Bliss
5. Those Drawings I told you about – Sonny & the Sunsets
6. Dreams – Jessica Pratt
7. Far Away Place – Earth Girl Helen Brown
8. Premonition – Burnt Ones
9. Miracle of Life – Magic Trick
10. Open Theme – Chris Cohen
11. Wash – Fronds
12. All Lone House – Little Wings
13. Honey Goes – Wet Illustrated
14. Why do you want to throw a Brick – Sunfoot
15. Sun in Rain – The Sandwitches

Shannon Shaw and Jimi at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/10/13)

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Ha Ha Tonka and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/22/13)

Ha Ha Tonka Setlist Tour Dates 06/24 Schubas Chicago, IL 06/25 RUMBA CAFÉ Columbus, OH 06/26 DC9 Washington, DC 06/27 MilkBoy Philly Philadelphia, PA 06/28 Middle East Cambridge, MA 06/29 Mercury Lounge New York, NY Read More SSLYBY Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is back and touring once again to promote their upcoming album. Fly By Wire, their fourth album, will be released September 17, 2013 on Polyvinyl. …

Ha Ha Tonka and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin shared a double headlining tour at 7th St Entry on Saturday.

EZRA FURMAN

Last night's show opened with Ezra Furman. The crowd was sparse to begin with but trickled in throughout the night. Ezra's performance had a raw, garage band feeling to it. His sound reminded me of early White Stripes releases. The clear standout in the set was "Queen of Hearts" off of 2012's The Year of No Returning. See setlist to read all the songs played, including merchandise reminders.

HA HA TONKA

Ha Ha Tonka closed with fantastic harmonies and an interesting mix of twangy country and rock. The band moved the audience to sing and dance along. The set was memorable and well-performed. The band riled the crowd and spoke of an endearing friendship with tourmates Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (who would later return on stage to help Ha Ha Tonka for their encore, squeezing in a jokey version of Backstreet Boys' "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)").

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin certainly had the largest crowd of the three bands. The band's performance was lively and high energy. The music tends to veer towards electronic surf-rock. Mid-set the lead vocalist welcomed their videographer to the stage to sing with him. This was fun and unexpected - and kind of charming. Their best song performance of the night was "Yellow Missing Signs" from the album Tape Club.

They also previewed a few news songs, such as "Nightwater Girlfriend" which they played early in their set, from their upcoming album Fly by Wire that will be out September 19, 2013, on PolyVinyl Records. The crowd favorite of the set was "Sink/Let it Sway" from the album Let it Sway. It was a great way to end the night with the crowd singing along and clapping to an upbeat fan-favorite.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/22/13)

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This is the One

Read More Saturday Looks Good To Me The lyrics "Hands in the Snow" also appears on their song, "Make a Plan" (the song is available for download on myspace.com). If you listen to it, you'll realize that these guys are pretty good. .…

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME
slgtm.com

Okay, I'll just get it out of the way, I like Saturday Looks Good To Me. Anyone that likes Belle & Sebastian and Saves the Day will probably like them by association.

Saturday Looks Good To Me is back. Their new album, One Kiss Ends It All, just came out last Tuesday on Polyvinyl Records. You can stream the entire thing over at Paste Magazine, although I believe this may be for a limited time (so hurry!).



Expect more tour dates to be announced, these are the ones I know of:

05/24/13 Toledo, OH Mainstreet Bar & Grill
05/25/13 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
09/25/13 Midwest Fest 2013 - Mount Pleasant, MI
09/26/13 Pygmalion Music Festival
09/27/13 Pygmalion Music Festival
09/28/13 Pygmalion Music Festival

Read More Tying Tiffany The song is by a Suicide Girl called Tying Tiffany, from Italy. I was doing "research" on the suicide girls website and I noticed that she posted on her blog on March 21, 2007. .…

TYING TIFFANY
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Italy's Tying Tiffany latest release is the One EP, which includes songs like:

1. One Second
2. One Girl
3. One Place
4. One End

I admire her for her themed EP, so obviously I had to include her here.

USA Today recently premiered the song on Pop Candy, but you can listen below:



Trivia: You may remember that we mentioned Tying Tiffany's other project T.T.L. here, that they had music featured in the Hunger Games trailer? They're doing it again with the upcoming Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Read More Xbox Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook. .…

XBOX ONE
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Microsoft has a big problem, in my opinion. As soon as they announced the terribly-named "Xbox One", people were calling it "Xbone". It got so bad, they had to issue a press release asking people to not call it "Xbone". They deserve it, I mean what a terrible name. This is the third Xbox, calling it Xbox One is just plain confusing.

The other problem is that it's still tied to Xbox Gold, which is a $80 a year requirement if you want to use your Xbox online (we're talking watching YouTube or browse the internet).

Their biggest problem right now is the online requirement. I know the console is not even out yet, but there are all these unanswered or conflicting answers. From my understanding: your Xbox needs to be online. The hardware checks online once a day to verify your account. Playing games requires registration of the game (which is tied to your Xbox account). So what that means is you can't really sell your game after you purchase it (unless you de-authorize the game in your account). If none of that is true, then let me know, because I can't understand what Microsoft is trying to tell me.

At the moment, Xbone is nowhere on my wishlist.

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Blackbird + Blackbird

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD
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We've previously mentioned Blackbird Blackbird a few times, but just to recap, this is the project by San Francisco's Mikey Maramag. His latest EP is called Boracay Planet, and it was released last October.

Check out his new video called "It's a War" (single taken from Boracay Planet) at YouTube. The video stars Australian pro surfer Thom Pringle and model Shenay Carey (wow at skinny little legs!).

Anyway, there's some exciting news involving Blackbird Blackbird - he's just kicked off a brand new tour with STRFKR (Starf****r) last night (Tuesday, February 26th). The tour will take him all over the place, including some dates in the UK in April.

So far, all North American dates listed below are with Polyvinyl's STRFKR:

02.27 Roseland Theater Portland, OR 03.01 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA 03.02 Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA 03.03 Porter's Pub San Diego, CA 03.07 Mohawk Austin, TX 03.08 Warehouse Live Houston, TX 03.09 Buku Project New Orleans, LA 03.10 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL 03.11 Terminal West Atlanta, GA 03.12 Orange Peel Asheville, NC

03.13 9:30 Club Washington DC 03.14 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA 03.15 Webster Hall New York, NY 03.16 Paradise Boston, MA 03.18 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH 03.19 Metro Chicago, IL 03.20 Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI 03.21 Majestic Theater Madison, WI 03.22 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN 03.23 Boonies Sioux Falls, SD 03.24 Waiting Room Omaha, NE

BLACKBIRD & THE STORM
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Introducing... Blackbird & the Storm. This is the stagename for Marie-Juliette Bird. No location details, I think she is either in London or "American West".

Her debut single, "Broken Wings", can be heard at soundcloud.com. The single is taken from her album, Songs For A Drowning World, to be out April 8th, 2013, via Ed Records.

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Strange Names: Sufjan Stevens, Japandroids, and Camper Van Beethoven

Read More Sufjan Stevens Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10. Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he'll be doing at least one or two xmas songs? .....

SUFJAN STEVENS
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I'm hoping that things will work out tonight for Audrey. I have sent her out to see Sufjan Stevens' sold out show at the Mill City Nights tonight (12/12/12). Stevens is currently on tour this winter to promote the massive Christmas five-disc album Silver & Gold.

If you want a free xmas gift from Stevens, Pitchfork just offered a free download of remixes of Silver & Gold, courtesy of his record label, Asthmatic Kitty. You can download it at pitchfork.com, or directly on Soundcloud.



The rapper-delight Christmas mixtape is called Chopped and Scrooged and features talents from Heems, Kitty Pryde, Busdriver, & more…

Here's the rest of Stevens' tour itinerary:

12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/22/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

JAPANDROIDS
japandroids.com

Remember how we were going to cover DIIV with Japandroids at the Triple Rock in Minneapolis? I got a last-minute cancellation from DIIV.

Japandroids are still set to play. This Canadian band is incredibly popular in Minneapolis, apparently, selling out both their shows (why not do a 'triple' Triple Rock show?)

Anyway, Emily is still covering their show, special thanks to PolyVinyl. Japandroids are currently on tour in support of their Celebration Rock album.

12/13/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/14/12 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
12/15/12 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
12/17/12 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret
12/18/12 Saskatoon, SK Louis'
12/19/12 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
12/20/12 Calgary, AB Republik Nightclub
12/22/12 Vancouver, BC The Rickshaw Theatre
01/26/13 Singapore, Singapore Gardens By The Bay
01/28/13 Auckland, New Zealand Silo Park
02/01/13 Brisbane, Australia Alexandria Street
02/02/13 Sydney, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival
02/03/13 Melbourne, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival
02/08/13 Adelaide, Australia St. Jerome's Laneway Festival
02/09/13 Perth, Australia Cultural Centre
02/18/13 Tokyo, Japan Shibuya WWW
02/19/13 Osaka, Japan Conpass

PS, if you want to hear about St. Jerome's Laneway Festival - go here.

CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
campervanbeethoven.com

Camper Van Beethoven is celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2013 with a new album called La Costa Perdida. Set for release in January 2013. The only thing I have is a "Lyric Video" to Northern California Girls.

If you're a CVB fan, check it out - they are heading out on tour! Personally, all I really want is to hear them play "Take the Skinheads Bowling."

12/27 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
12/28 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
12/29 Petaluma, CA - Mystic Theatre
01/18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
01/19 New York, NY - Stage 48
01/20 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
01/23 Augusta, GA - Sky City
01/24 Athens, GA - 40-Watt Club
01/25 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
01/26 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
01/27 Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage *
02/23 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios

* = w/ Calexico & Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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Free Music (December 2011)

More free stuff in our freebies section.

POLYVINYL TURNS 15
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It's hard to believe that Polyvinyl Records is 15 years old. To celebrate their birthday, they're offering a 30-song sampler as a FREE DOWNLOAD. Artists contains the staple of Polyvinyl artists, including Matt Pond PA, Owen, Xiu Xiu, Loney Dear, Deerhoof, Vivian Girls, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, of Montreal, and Asobi Seksu.

Excerpt of Matt Lunsford's letter:

We [Darcie and Matt] never wrote a business plan or decided that we'd "become a record label." We dropped out of college. We scraped together whatever resources we could to put out records. We worked hard and we learned a lot. We kept our DIY mentality and we always tried to match the level of work and commitment that our bands had. We put out over 200 records. And somehow, 15 years passed.

Polyvinyl is still Darcie and me and now a staff of eight. Six of us here at HQ in our cozy downtown Champaign office, three at our satellite office in San Francisco, and one in New York. We still work hard every day to tell the world about bands we love -- and we are proud that we still maintain the same 50/50 profit sharing model with them. Oh, and the internet happened.

Don't forget that there is still that Holiday sale going on, plus A Brief History in Moving Pictures a DVD compilation of 60 music videos, AND be sure to check out their limited edition colored vinyls. They are awesome and would look great in any record collection.

SPIN'S BEST OF 2011
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Wow, 24 free tracks, plus an additional 8 free tracks. As usual, I think these free tracks are a fantastic deal. I'm a happy magazine subscriber (print and digital, however I will drop the digital version since I can't read it "offline" since they updated their app). This Christmas, I gave out a few Spin Target CDs and subscriptions, just so you know that I stand behind this music magazine.

Playlist:

1. Cass McCombs "The Same Thing"
2. Deer Tick "Miss K"
3. EMA "Breakfast"
4. F***ed Up "The Other Shoe"
5. Iceage "Broken Bone"
6. Kurt Vile "Jesus Fever"
7. Liturgy "Generation"
8. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks "Tigers"
9. Telekinesis "Country Lane"
10. The Men "( )"
11. Wild Flag "Romance"
12. Youth Lagoon "July"
13. Yuck "Shoot Down"
14. Zola Jesus "Vessel"
15. Cubic Zirconia "Take Me High"
16. Future Islands "Balance"
17. Peaking Lights "Amazing and Wonderful"
18. Phantogram "16 Years"
19. Pterodactyl "School Glue"
20. Zambri "Heather"
21. Caveman "Thankful"
22. Summer Camp "Down"
23. The Juan Maclean "Everybody Get Close"
24. The Soft Moon "Total Decay"

THE SAINT PAUL CULTURAL ORCHESTRA
www.thespco.org

Ever wanted to be completely bored? Just kidding. This free concert is financed in part by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program ... so you're actually paying for it. So you might as well head out to see them in January 2012. You can order up to four free tickets.

Free Concert at the Ordway

On Thursday, January 5, you can experience the SPCO completely FREE and ring in the New Year with Joana Carneiro and a high-spirited program combining the Classical period with modern fare. The sunny Pastoral Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven will be performed alongside the orchestra’s presentation of Paul Dresher's Cornucopia, a work commissioned and premiered by the SPCO in 1990.

Concert Details
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Thursday, January 5 at 7:30pm
Ordway, Downtown Saint Paul

Program to include:
Paul Dresher: Cornucopia
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

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