Monthly Archives: October 2010

Upcoming Show: Mimosa

Earlier this month, Mimosa came out with another album, Silver Lining. If you are a fan of The Glitch Mob or electronic dub and breaks, you’ll love Mimosa.

Personally, I’m a big fan of last years, Flux For Life.

Anyways, Wednesday, November 3rd Mimosa is playing in Pittsburgh at Mr. Smalls Theatre with The New Deal and Two Fresh.

I’m more of a new fan when it comes to The New Deal and Two Fresh. And I enjoy The New Deal more than Two Fresh. But, that’s just me. And I haven’t even listened to THAT much of either, so maybe that’s not even accurate…who knows?

Check out this live video of The New Deal performing “Home” in Brooklyn. If you refrain from dancing, (I mean, c’mon, even if it’s just a little bit in your seat) you must not have a soul.

Click here to listen to Two Fresh’s “Where She Go”

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Pretty Lights Keeps Promise with THIRD EP

Pretty Lights has stayed true to his promise of releasing three EP’s in 2010…and deliver, he has! Glowing In The Darkest Night, the third installment of his trilogy of 2010’s EPs is available now (for free) at his website.

2010 has been quite an exciting year for Pretty Lights. Besides releasing his trilogy of EP’s, Derek Vincent Smith (accompanied by live drummer Adam Deitch) has been busy touring the U.S. and Europe, including many festival appearances on both sides of the Atlantic. He recently surpassed one million album downloads through his website- not bad for an artist who has only been releasing music since 2008. He even surprised his one millionth downloader with a VIP trip to catch him later this month in Las Vegas!
 
Pretty Lights is touring extensively to support Glowing In The Darkest Night, with the North American tour kicking off Wednesday in Tulsa, and continuing through early December. There’s a New Year’s Eve run of shows taking place at The Congress Theater in Chicago on December 30th and 31st! Supporting the shows will be Major Lazer on the 30th, and Holy Fuck on the 31st.

Check out the last 2 EPS:

Making Up A Changing Mind
Spilling Over Every Side

Upcoming Pretty Lights Tour Dates
 
October 27 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 28 – Lyric Theatre – Oxford, MS
October 29 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
October 30 – Patriot’s Point – Charleston, SC
October 31 – MoogFest 2010 – Asheville, NC
November 2 – Bourbon Street Ballroom – Baltimore, MD
November 3 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
November 4 – The National – Richmond, VA
November 5 – House of Blues – Boston, MA – SOLD OUT
November 6 – Washington Avenue Armory – Albany, NY
November 7 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT – SOLD OUT
November 8 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT – SOLD OUT
November 10 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
November 11 – Boma – Columbus, OH
November 12 – Fillmore – Detroit, MI
November 13 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
November 14 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
November 15 – Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE
November 17 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
November 19 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
November 20 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, OR
November 21 – Arcata Community Center – Arcata, CA
November 23 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
November 26 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
November 27 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
November 28 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
November 30 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
December 1 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
December 2 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
December 3 – Telluride Conference Center – Telluride, CO – SOLD OUT
December 4 – Telluride Conference Center – Telluride, CO – SOLD OUT
December 5 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO – SOLD OUT
December 30 – The Congress Theater – Chicago, IL (w/ Major Lazer)
December 31 – The Congress Theater – Chicago, IL (w/ Holy Fuck)

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Swedish House Mafia

Swedish House Mafia

Until One is the new album by Swedish House Mafia, which will be released Tuesday, Oct 26th. This album is quickly gaining HUGE momentum.  Their single ‘One (Your Name)’ feat. Pharrell is a top 3 iTunes & Billboard dance track with a video that has garnered over 20 million views on Youtube (adding over a million every week). Having recently graced the covers of DJ Times, Future Music and Mixmag, Swedish House Mafia have developed one of the most exhilirating live shows around, wowing thousands of fans at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival and LA’s Electric Daisy Carnival, where they were proclaimed one of the highlights of the weekend. This album is also a soundtrack to their forthcoming DVD “Take One,” a film by Christian Larson which is a documentary about Swedish House Mafia. Check out the trailer streaming exclusively on MTV.com by clicking here.

Spinner has the video up for Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah “Miami 2 Ibiza,” which you can check out here.

Look out for the new album next week, it includes some awesome stuff old and new. And if you’re in Miami or Vegas next weekend, definitely check out the Mafia live!

LIVE DATES:

10/30 Miami FL, Masquerade Motel

10/31 Las Vegas NV, The Joint (Halloween)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING DATES:

10/27 LA William Morris Building – 5pm

10/29 NYC Tribeca Grand – 6pm

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Check ‘Em Out: Cloud Nothings

Check out these guys from Cleveland, OH. The name is Cloud Nothings and the song is “Hey Cool Kid”.

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New Single From The Go! Team

The last album from The Go! Team was Proof of Youth in 2007. In January next year, we’ll get a new album, Rolling Blackouts. This album will have spots featuring  Satomi Matsuzaki from Deerhoof and Bethany Cosentino from Best Coast.

Click here to check out Pitchfork’s interview with Ian Parton AND listen to the new single “T.O.R.N.A.D.O.”

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Miniature Tigers “Bullfighter Jacket” Video

Click image to watch the video for "Bullfighter Jacket"

 
“A zeitgeisty comination of vocal-indie-world-pop (a la Grizzly Bear and Local Natives), old-school indie pop, casual experimentation, and the druggy-haze of dream-pop.” – Metromix
 
Named one of SPIN Magazine‘s 5 Best New Artists for October, Miniature Tigers have a new “Where’s Waldo” themed video for their single “Bullfighter Jacket”. It’s honestly one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen!

After wrapping up a month with Neon Indian, The Tigers are hitting the road again for a string of dates with The Walkmen and Japandroids followed by a full US tour with Freelance Whales.

Miniature Tigers Tour Dates:

w/ THE WALKMEN & JAPANDROIDS
Oct 13 – Metro – Chicago, IL
Oct 14 – Barrymore Theater – Madison, WI
Oct 15 – Cabooze on the West Bank – Minneapolis, MN
CMJ
Oct 19 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY   
CMJ Show w/ Kevin Devine, the Goddamn Band
w/ FREELANCE WHALES
Nov 5 – Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
Nov 6 – Black Cat – Washington, DC   
Nov 7 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC   
Nov 8 – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA   
Nov 10 – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX 
Nov 11 – The ND at 501 Studios – Austin, TX
Nov 12 – Loft – Dallas, TX
Nov 14 – Clubhouse Music Venue – Tempe, AZ   
Nov 16 – Detroit Bar – Costa Mesa, CA 
Nov 18 – Troubadour – LA, CA
Nov 19 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
Nov 21 – Doug Fir – Portland, OR
Nov 23 – Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, WA
Nov 26 – Neurolux Lounge – Boise, ID   
Nov 27 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT   
Nov 29 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO   
Dec 3 – The Basement – Columbus, OH   
Dec 4 – Brillobox, – Pittsburgh, PA   
Dec 5 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY   
Dec 7 – The Monkey House – Burlington, VT   
Dec 8 – Castaways – Ithaca, NY   
Dec 9 – Middle East – Boston, MA   
Dec 10 – Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA   
Dec 14 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

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Pete Yorn “Sans Fear” video

Click to watch the video for “Sans Fear”

This video is pretty cool…one word: pirates. Also, watch for a surprising guest cameo! Pete Yorn’s new self-titled album is now available! Click here to check it out on Amazon.

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Highly Anticipated: New Digitalism

Out November 9, 2010 (US) on Kitsune

Digitalism has debuted a teaser for their first new track in THREE years! Click here for a taste of “Blitz” which SPIN calls “…fresh Daft Punk-like beats and moody rhythms similar to Interpol.”

Discovering a galaxy of new sounds and rhythmic activity, all reports indicate that the duo are almost ready to bring their collective movements back to earth when they release their long awaited second album next year. Their 2007 debut LP Idealism stood out among a sea of similar-minded acts, attributed to their ability to so deftly walk the line of rock and electronic, and prompting Pitchfork to iterate that among their peers “Digitalism turn out to be the artists probably most dedicated of all to the idea of merging rock and electronic dance music.”

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Upcoming Shows

Tuesday, October 19th

The New Pornographers  and Tokyo Police Club – 8:00 @ Diesel

Friday, October 22nd

An Evening with Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers) with special guest Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think)  – 9:30 @ Brillobox

Tuesday, October 26th

Phantogram w/ special guest Josiah Wolf – 8:00 @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
Bear In Heaven w/ special guests Lower Dens and Sun Airway – 9:00 @ Brillobox

Wednesday, October 27th

Bettie Serveert w/ Atlas and Aaron Jentzen – 9:00 @ Brillobox

Tuesday, November 2nd

Frightened Rabbit w/ Plants and Animals and The Phantom Band – 8:00 @ Diesel

Thursday, November 11th

Brendan Benson and The Posies with special guests Aqueduct – 8:00 @ Mr. Smalls

Saturday, November 13th

Wakey! Wakey! w/ Jenny Owen Youngs – 9:30 @ Brillobox

Saturday, November 27th

Donavon Frankenreiter w/ special guest Ximena Sarinana – 9:00 @ Mr. Smalls

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New Donavon Frankenreiter Album Out Today

 

Singer/songwriter/pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter is set to release his fourth album, Glow, today on his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records (through Warner Music Group‘s Independent Label Group). Frankenreiter’s Glow capitalizes on his playful rhythmic foundations and surfer-acoustic style. The eleven-track album showcases Donavon’s growth as a songwriter with upbeat, soothing songs and contagious hooks. 

Watch the video for “Glow” HERE and set your DVR for Frankenreiter’s performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live October 26th. Frankenreiter’s headlining tour will find him here in Pittsburgh on Saturday, November 27th at Mr. Smalls Theatre. Also, there’s a new Donavon application for Android that pulls together his twitter feed, tour dates, photos and lyrics and song clips from Glow. Search “Donavon Frankenreiter” in the application marketplace to find it.

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