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Triple Rocks at the Triple Rock: The Dodos, Gold Panda, and The Limousines

Read More The Dodos The Dodos came on stage around 9pm to a healthy room of young people, mostly college students and high schoolers. The youngest I saw at the show was a ten year old boy, who told me he heard of the Dodos from a "longboard" skate video. .…

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THE DODOS
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The Dodos (duo Meric Long and Logan Kroeber) recently came up in an article with Bleeding Rainbow.

What's new with the Dodos? The San Francisco band just recently released Carrier, last week (August 27th) via Polyvinyl Records, which Paste Magazine said was like "the sound of starting over."

Carrier came out on CD, LP (180 gram blue vinyl), cassette (limited edition of 100 white cassettes) and all digital outlets. The band will tour in support of the new album - be sure to check out their television appearance with The Late Show with David Letterman tonight (September 3rd) to perform their single, "Confidence".

Check out the single on Soundcloud:




Tour dates kick off this September 5th.

09/05/13 Sacramento, CA @ Harlows@ 09/06/13 Eugene, OR @ Cosmic Pizza^ 09/07/13 Portland, OR @ MFNW Fest & 09/08/13 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's ^ 09/09/13 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret* 09/11/13 Calgary, AB @ Palomino * 09/12/13 Calgary, AB @ Palomino * 09/13/13 Edmonton, AB @ Kaledio Festival* 09/15/13 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre* 09/16/13 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock* 09/17/13 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall* 09/19/13 Chicago, IL@ Lincoln Hall* 09/20/13 Champaign, IL @ Highdive* 09/21/13 Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch* 09/22/13 Waterloo, ON @ Starlight* 09/24/13 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace* 09/25/13 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks*

09/26/13 Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Fest* 09/27/13 Boston, MA @ Paradise 09/28/13 Philadelphia,PA, @Johnny Brendas 09/29/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall 10/01/13 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/02/13 Raleigh, NC @ King's Barcade 10/03/13 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern 10/04/13 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 10/05/13 Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox 10/06/13 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree 10/08/13 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks 10/09/13 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Upstairs 10/10/13 Dallas , TX @ Three Links 10/11/13 Austin, TX @ Mohawk Outside Stage 10/13/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 10/14/13 San Diego, CA @ Casbah 10/15/13 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater 10/16/13 San Francisco CA Great American

Read More Gold Panda Gold Panda's new album Half of Where You Live is streaming right now on NPR. The album comes out tomorrow, June 11th, on Ghostly International/NOTOWN Recordings..…

GOLD PANDA
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We mentioned Gold Panda a few times already, but just a reminder that Gold Panda will be at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis this October 4th.

You may remember that this DJ/mixer/producer got the Guardian's approval when they named his debut the "2010 Guardian First Album award".

With the release of his new album Half of Where You Live, Gold Panda is on a massive North American tour this year.

Rolling Stone called Half of Where You Live, "The pace of [Gold Panda’s] second LP is quicker, but the style is happily the same ... The album was inspired by world travel, but it has a pleasantly isolated feel: a portable home, conjured between headphones."

Heavier sound? That's probably because it's not so poppy with women vocals, as Gold Panda explained, "I've tried to really focus on just a few elements. I tried to avoid chopped up female vocals this time around, as it’s become pretty well done, and anything that was too solid structurally. Ultimately, though, you just find your groove…"

Gold Panda Tour Dates:

09/06: Albuquerque, NM @ Sister 09/07: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amph 09/11: Atlanta, GA @ The Basement 09/12: New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge 09/13: Dallas, TX @ Loft @ Palladium Ballroom 09/14: Austin. TX @ The Mohawk 09/17: Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress 09/18: Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom 09/19: San Diego, CA, Casbah 09/20: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theater 09/21: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 09/22: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 09/24: Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State 09/25: Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall 09/26: Portland, OR @ Branx 09/27: Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl 09/28: Seattle, WA @ Decibel Festival 09/29: Boise, ID @ Reef 10/01: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 10/02: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 10/03: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre 10/04: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock 10/05: Chicago, IL @ Metro

10/06: Ann Arbor MI @ Blind Pig 10/08: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace 10/09: Montreal, QC @ S.A.T. 10/10: Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 10/11: New York, NY @ Webster Hall 10/12: Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer 11/01: Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves 11/07: Brussels, BE @ Botanique 11/08: Copenhagen, DK @ Rust 11/10: Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory 11/12: Berlin, DE @ Postbahnhof 11/13: Frankfurt, DE @ Zoom 11/14: Munich, DE @ Kong 11/15: Zurich, SW @ Mascotte 11/16: Milan, IT @ Tunnel 11/18: Paris, FR @ La Fleche d’Or 11/19: Amsterdam, NE @ Trouw 11/22: Leeds, UK @ Stylus 11/23: Liverpool, UK @ East Village Arts Club 11/25: Glasgow, UK @ Arches 11/26: Manchester, UK @ Gorilla 11/27: Brighton, UK @ Coalition

Read More The Limousines Trying to define the popular music genres of San Francisco is difficult, if not impossible. Some terms used to describe local bands playing in the Bay Area are psychedelic cave techno, cloud-rap, melodic hardcore .…

THE LIMOUSINES
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The Limousines is back with a new 2013 called Hush via Orchard City Books & Noise Records. The album is a result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising $75k, way ahead of their goal of $30k.

In support of the new record, the San Francisco band will be heading out on tour:

10/20/13 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/21/13 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
10/23/13 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/24/13 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe
10/25/13 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
10/27/13 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
10/29/13 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/31/13 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
11/01/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/02/13 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
11/04/13 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
11/05/13 Columbus, OH The Basement
11/07/13 New York, NY The Studio @ Webster Hall
11/08/13 Albany, NY The Hollow
11/09/13 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
11/10/13 Boston, MA Church
11/13/13 Raleigh, NC King's Barcade
11/14/13 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
11/15/13 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music Park
11/16/13 Nashville, TN The Mercy Lounge
11/18/13 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar
11/19/13 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's - Downstairs
11/20/13 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph.
11/22/13 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock
11/23/13 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
11/25/13 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
11/26/13 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
11/27/13 San Francisco, CA The Independent

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The Limousines

Worth Checking Out - Indie ElectroPop Band The Limousines

Trying to define the popular music genres of San Francisco is difficult, if not impossible. Some terms used to describe local bands playing in the Bay Area are psychedelic cave techno, cloud-rap, melodic hardcore, deathgrind and zenith snowflake pop. Now, if you can imagine, add everything else that is in-between.

As one musician put it, the masses of unknown sub-genres of music bands in the Bay Area are too poor to tour the states so they have to remain playing in San Francisco. The sheer quantity of music festivals, concerts and underground band events attests to this California city being one of the top music capitals of the world.

One popular band, The Limousines, consists of only two band members and is considered an Electropop band, or of the genre called American indietronica. Eric Victorino writes lyrics and sings, while Giovanni Giusti plays multiple instruments and produces their work. Typical of today's generation, the two musicians met, by chance, online. First, they exchanged lyrics online. Soon after that, they were sending each other recorded vocals over the Internet.

After meeting in person, Eric and Giovanni became a duo-act in 2007. Several music festivals later, they gained international acclaim with their single, Very Busy People. Additionally, they performed as the opening act for Duran Duran at Mountain Winery. The Limousines' first complete album, Get Sharp, went on sale in 2010 on a lesser-known indie label. However, only five months later, Dangerbird Records signed them on.

The indie music wave seems to coincide with the mainstream use of the Internet for musicians. Everything new is within their reach, including every guitar sale online, as well as video and audio snippets of each other's sound. The musical focus is on diversity, from visual style to the use of a wide variety of instruments. Gone are the 1960s when the younger generation had a narrow vision for its music: garage-rock and Woodstock hippie bands.

Recently, The Limousines went overseas to play in London and do a bit of sightseeing. Their London performance paired them with a dynamic rock group from Sweden, The Sounds. Eric and Giovanni performed songs from their first album, Get Sharp, as well as a few covers.

Noteworthy, was Eric's vocal cover of the Paul Simon song, You Can Call Me Al. Eric and Giovanni were not alone in London because several of their biggest fans from the U.S. followed them on their tour. These American fans sat in the front row to cheer the duo on for a rowdy set.

In conclusion, San Francisco continues to be fertile ground for aspiring music artists, both innovative and homespun. With the beautiful tree-covered hills surrounding the Bay, there is no better backdrop for enjoying an outdoor music festival. Currently, the Limousines have one upcoming concert date in San Francisco: September 23, 2012, they will play at the Folsom Street Fair 2012, along with Little Boots and Ladyhawke. The Limousines T-shirts are available online, as well as over a dozen of their music videos.

rebecca ♥ thelimousines.com