The Besnard Lakes have announced their spring tour dates, which includes shows in Canada, Europe, and the United States. I’m hoping to catch them in Champaign, Illinois.
Keep your mind open.
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The lovely Brazilian singer Ceu‘s new album Tropix will be out March 25, 2016. You can see the video for the first excellent single, “Perfume Do Invisivel,” below. It’s a beautiful single combining bossa nova with electro as Ceu does better than most.
You can pre-order Tropix on Ceu’s Bandcamp page.
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As I reported on February 20th, the Raveonettes are creating a new “anti-album” in which they’re releasing a new track every month this year. They’ve been asked if an album of the tracks will be released and they’ve announced a new PledgeMusic campaign to help fund a CD and vinyl cut of the as yet unnamed album.
The album will be $15 on CD through the campaign, but a singed copy of the CD is available for only ten dollars more. Only 300 of those are being made available and 75 of them are already claimed at press time. Get them while they’re hot.
In the meantime, enjoy the official lyric video for the newest track – “Run Mascara Run.”
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Blues / Americana roots rockers Heartless Bastards are now tour promoting their upcoming album Restless Ones (which comes out in June). They’re a great band with one of the best lead vocalists around nowadays. They have a large number of dates across the country this spring, so don’t miss a chance to see them (full list of dates on their website).
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Director and composer John Carpenter will be performing music from his many excellent film scores and his great album Lost Themes throughout the United States beginning June 14th in Seattle, Washington. This is a rare opportunity to see Mr. Carpenter perform his music, as he only has eleven tour dates scheduled over the summer. Tickets start at $45 at some venues, and most are offering good (albeit pricey) VIP packages that include meet-and-greet events and special merchandise.
This is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime event, so don’t miss it. I have my tickets for his Detroit show in July. I didn’t opt for a VIP package since I’ve met Mr. Carpenter before, but I do hope to score one of the limited tour posters there.
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The line-up for Levitation Vancouver has been revealed, and it’s another good one.
Thee Oh Sees, Allah-Las, Com Truise, and Night Beats would all be high on my list there. I need to research a lot of these bands. One of my favorite things about the Levitation festivals is that they get bands from around the globe. I love discovering bands from Australia, South America, and Europe that I might never hear otherwise.
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Knoxville, Tennessee’s Big Ears Festival has announced its line-up for 2016. The festival is one of the best world music festivals around and brings in a great variety of acts.
Where else are you going to find Laurie Anderson headlining on Sunday, Yo La Tengo playing two sets, Tuareg guitarist Bombino, German psych-rockers Faust, and doom rockers Sunn O))) playing in the same festival (apart from a Levitation show)?
They also have independent films from all over the world scheduled the whole weekend, and tickets for the festival are cheap – $135 (plus fees) for the whole weekend. That’s a steal for this much musical talent from around the globe.
Keep your mind open.
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The Raveonettes, ever the innovators, have decided to create an “anti-album” by creating and releasing a different single every month of 2016. The first, “The World Is Empty (Without You),” is now available and it’s a neat electro cut they describe on their e-mailing list as “our take on an 80’s Freestyle beat.” Go to their site, subscribe to their e-mailing list, and you can partake of each track as it becomes available.
Keep your mind open.
Austin, Texas’ White Denim, highly regarded as one of the best live acts out there, has started their spring tour to promote their upcoming album Stiff (due out March 25th). They just rocked the BBC 6 Music Festival, and now they’re back in the United States. You can find all the official tour dates here.
Here’s the new single, “Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)” from Stiff. I look forward to hearing the whole record.
Psych rockers (and a favorite band of my wife) Elephant Stone have released a new single, “Where I’m Going,” from their upcoming album Ship of Fools. As my wife put it, “I was hooked in the first five seconds.” The band has mixed a bit of electro into their raga-influenced psych-rock, and it works very well.
They’ve also announced March tour dates. Catch them if you can.
03/10 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees w/ Champion Lover and Bad Girls TICKETS
03/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Joyful Noise w/ Vaadat Charigim TICKETS
03/12 – Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s Brew Pub TICKETS
03/14 to 03/17 – Austin, TX for SXSW TICKETS
03/18 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone w/ R. Ring TICKETS
03/19 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub TICKETS
03/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right w/ Las Rosas and Fascinator TICKETS
04/14 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ The Mad Alcemy Liquid Light Show TICKETS
Keep your mind open.