Great Scott! Primal Scream, Glasvegas, and Twilight Sad

Primal Scream: More Light Read More Primal Scream Primal Scream is one of the bands in a special list in my head. This list is of bands that I know if I don’t see them now, I will never get a chance to see them. Bands that were at their height in the 90s, that went all quiet .…

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Primal Scream just announced their 2014 U.S. tour; headling Austin Psych Fest & Play NYC.

Primal Scream at La Zona Rosa, Austin (03/20/09) photo from Bob

I saw the band at SXSW in 2009 at the annual Scottish Arts Council showcase. Primal Scream were the headliner for that show (even though I had no idea they were Scottish!), and opening up for them were other Scottish favorites: Glasvegas, The Proclaimers, Camera Obscura, Dananananakroyd, and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Cameras were disallowed, so I didn't actually have photos from this show, however a fan sent in his phone photo of Primal Scream for me to use at W♥M.

Anyway, expect Primal Scream to play tracks from their new album More Light, released earlier this year.

Tour dates:

04.30.13 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
05.02.13 - Psych Fest - Austin, TX
05.03.13 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
05.04.13 - Beale Street Festival - Memphis, TN
05.06.13 - Atlanta, GA - Centre Stage Theater
05.08.13 - Sixth & I - Washington, DC
05.09.13 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
05.11.13 - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY
05.12.13 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
05.13.13 - Royale - Boston, MA
05.15.13 - Corona Theater - Montreal, QC
05.16.13 - Danforth - Toronto, ON

Glasvegas: Later...When The TV Turns To Static Read More Glasvegas Glasvegas are a Scottish rock band with a new self-titled debut album coming out in January in the US (the well-received album was already released in Europe). In the US, at some record store, if you pre-order the album .…

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Speaking of Glasvegas, I did also catch them at the same Scottish Showcase at SXSW in Austin.

Glasvegas Setlist at La Zona Rosa, Austin (03/20/09) photo from Bob

As you can see from their setlist, they only had a 30-minute set (as well as all the million of bands at SXSW). At that point in time, they only had a debut album and a Christmas album (A Snowflake Fell (and It Felt Like a Kiss)), so it made sense that they stuck mostly to their self-titled album, including "Geraldine", "Lonesome Swan", "Daddy's Gone".

Anyway, Glasvegas is back in the U.S. in 2014 (their eight U.S. tour!), starting on February 16, 2014 in Washington DC at the Rock n Roll Hotel. It's been nearly three years since their last appearance in the United States, so Glasvegas will be playing some older classic songs, as well as new songs from their new album, "We are really looking forward to returning once again to North America in 2014. We've picked some cool venues this time and we hope to see some old friends again and make some new ones. Rest assured we will be playing the classics from 'Glasvegas' & 'Euphoric Heartbreak' and also playing you tracks from our brand new album 'Later...When The TV Turns To Static'. See you soon. GV x"

Later...When The TV Turns To Static is Glasvegas' third studio album, released in September.

Glasvegas 2014 North American Tour Dates:

February 16 Washington, DC Rock n Roll Hotel
February 17 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
February 18 Boston, MA Great Scott
February 19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
February 20 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
February 22 Toronto, ON Mod Club
February 24 Chicago, IL Schubas
February 25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
February 28 Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
March 1 Vancouver, BC The Venue
March 2 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
March 4 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
March 6 San Francisco, CA Popscene / Rickshaw Stop

Tour Poster Read More Twilight Sad Instead of bringing their known ‘wall of sound’, The Twilight Sad was stripped down for this tour, into a more personal threesome of vocalist James Graham, guitarist Andy MacFarlane, and drummer .…

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The Twilight Sad are an indie rock band from Scotland, currently signed to Fat Cat Records.

Twilight Sad at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (03/21/13) photo from John

We've seen the band a few times live, including a recent appearance with fellow Scottish band Frightened Rabbits at the Varsity Theater. John described the show as more stripped down, compared to their usual "wall of sound", but their set was solid.

Anyway, on Record Store Day 2014 (April 19, 2014), Twilight Sad will be reissuing their debut album Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters in a deluxe package. Why the reissue? Apparently, the band agreed to play the entire album in Glasgow recently and realized that no one can buy it on vinyl in over three years. So they've gone back to their vault and decided to put out some demos and oddities from that time period on a deluxe edition.

Tomorrow (Dec 14), Twilight Sad will be playing at The Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh. This is the final gig for their third album campaign, as they have a proper send off for their five-piece band for No One Can Ever Know. Be on the lookout for new material in 2014 when they band head back into the studios to write and record new Twilight Sad songs.

Twilight Sad will be performing Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters at these upcoming 2014 dates:

04/29/14 Leeds - Brudenell Social Club
04/30/14 London - Hoxton Square
05/01/14 London - Hoxton Square
05/02/14 Manchester - Deaf Institute
05/03/14 Briston - Exchange

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