Friday, January 28, 2011

New Shows, This Weekend In Shows (TWIS)

Black Lips, Vivian Girls, Yacht, Tobacco, and many more added to the SHOWcal. Here's what's on tap this week:


 Friday, January 28, 8:00pm Matthew Dear @ The Mid
 Friday, January 28, 8:00pm Jayhawks @ Vic
 Saturday, January 29, 7:30pm Guster @ Riviera
 Saturday, January 29, 10:00pm Tapes 'n Tapes @ Lincoln Hall

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Record Releases - January 25, 2011

Here's what comes out today. It's a big week. Stuff marked * should be good:


Jan-25-11Apex Manor - Year of Magical DrinkingMerge
Jan-25-11Brown Recluse - Evening TapestrySlumberland
Jan-25-11Caroline - Verdugo HillsTemporary Residence, Ltd.
Jan-25-11Cleared - ClearedImmune
Jan-25-11Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings*Carpark
Jan-25-11Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours*Downtown / DGC / Interscope
Jan-25-11Death - Spiritual, Mental, PhysicalDrag City
Jan-25-11Deerhoof - Deerhoof Vs. Evil*Polyvinyl
Jan-25-11Demdike Stare - TryptychModern Love
Jan-25-11Destroyer - Kaputt*Merge
Jan-25-11Ensemble - ExcerptsFatCat Records
Jan-25-11Föllakzoid - Föllakzoid EPSacred Bones Records
Jan-25-11Fujiya & Miyagi - Ventriloquizzing*Yep Roc
Jan-25-11Games - Don't Look for Her 7"Rob's House Records
Jan-25-11Gang of Four - ContentYep Roc
Jan-25-11Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean*Sub Pop
Jan-25-11John Vanderslice - White Wilderness*Dead Oceans
Jan-25-11Lia Ices - Grown UnkownJagjaguwar
Jan-25-11Matthew Friedberger - NapoleonetteThrill Jockey
Jan-25-11Metabolismus - Mauser O.K. 7"Amish
Jan-25-11Metal Mountains - Golden TreesAmish
Jan-25-11Monotonix - Not Yet*Drag City
Jan-25-11My Disco - Little JoyTemporary Residence, Ltd.
Jan-25-11Panic - 13 LPSing Sing Records
Jan-25-11Phil Manley - Life CoachThrill Jockey
Jan-25-11Real Numbers - Tear It In TwoFloridas Dying
Jan-25-11Sic Alps - Napa AsylumDrag City
Jan-25-11Sidi Touré - Sahel FolkThrill Jockey
Jan-25-11Sophia Knapp - What's New With 7"Drag City
Jan-25-11Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows*Talibra
Jan-25-11Thank You - Golden WorryThrill Jockey
Jan-25-11The Blitzz - Go Now 7"Sing Sing Records
Jan-25-11The Books - Thought For Food (reissue)*Temporary Residence LTD.
Jan-25-11The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules*Quality Hill Records
Jan-25-11The Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land EPSacred Bones Records
Jan-25-11Wanda Jackson - The Party Ain't OverThird Man / Nonesuch
Jan-25-11Woodsman - Rare FormsLefse/Fire Talk
Jan-25-11Young Prisms - Friends For NowKanine

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Record Releases - January 18, 2011

Here's what comes out today. Stuff marked * should be good:

Jan-18-11 16 Horsepower - Yours Truly Alternative Virus
Jan-18-11 Boris - Live In Japan DVD Southern Lord
Jan-18-11 Braids - Native Speaker Kanine
Jan-18-11 Catwalk - One By Words 7" Captured Tracks
Jan-18-11 Daniel Martin Moore - The Cool of the Day Sub Pop
Jan-18-11 Disappears - Guider Kranky
Jan-18-11 Distractions - Dark Green Sea Infinite Best Recordings
Jan-18-11 Eulogies - Tear The Fences Down Dangerbird
Jan-18-11 Fergus & Geronimo - Unlearn Hardly Art
Jan-18-11 Robert Pollard - Space City Kicks Guided By Voices, Inc.
Jan-18-11 Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde* Fat Possum
Jan-18-11 Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider (vinyl reissue)* Plain
Jan-18-11 Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (vinyl reissue)* Plain
Jan-18-11 Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies (vinyl reissue) Plain
Jan-18-11 Spiritualized - Pure Phase (vinyl reissue) Plain
Jan-18-11 Tennis - Cape Dory* Fat Possum
Jan-18-11 The Decemberists - The King is Dead* Capitol
Jan-18-11 White Fence - Is Growing Faith Woodsist
Jan-18-11 White Lies - Rituals Fiction / Interscope

Friday, January 14, 2011

This Weekend In Shows (TWIS) CORRECTION

Looks like my macro missed several shows this weekend. Stupid MobileMe. Here's the better list:



 Friday, January 14, 8:00pm Mister Heavenly/Screaming Females @ Lincoln Hall
 Friday, January 14, 8:00pm Fol Chen @ Lincoln Hall
 Friday, January 14, 9:00pm Twin Shadow/Fol Chen @ Schubas
 Saturday, January 15, 8:00pm Handsome Furs @ Lincoln Hall
 Saturday, January 15, 9:00pm How to Dress Well @ Hideout
 Sunday, January 16, 9:00pm Little Dragon @ Lincoln Hall

This Weekend In Shows (TWIS) & New Shows

Besnard Lakes put on an amazing show last night. Frankie Rose and the Outs was a pleasant (if not quite up to the hype) opener, but both sets made me realize I haven't been to nearly enough live shows in this new year. We're in the middle of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival in these parts, and I'm kicking myself for not seeing more of it. But, that all changes now. New shows have been added to the SHOWcal, including Crystal Castles, Smoking Popes, Of Montreal, and Simian Mobile Disco. Here's what's on tap for the coming week:



 Friday, January 14, 8:00pm Fol Chen @ Lincoln Hall
 Friday, January 14, 9:00pm Fol Chen @ Schubas
 Saturday, January 15, 8:00pm Handsome Furs @ Lincoln Hall
 Saturday, January 15, 9:00pm How to Dress Well @ Hideout

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Record Releases - January 11, 2011

And now for some decent new releases in 2011!


Jan-11-11British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall*Rough Trade
Jan-11-11Broken Records - Let Me Come Home4AD
Jan-11-11Cake - Sick of You*Upbeat Records
Jan-11-11Cheveu - 1000Kill Shaman
Jan-11-11Clive Tanaka y Su Orquesta - Jet Set Siempre #1 (vinyl edition)Tall Corn Music
Jan-11-11Ducktails - Ducktails III: Arcade DynamicsWoodsist
Jan-11-11Dungen - Oga Nasa Mum b/w Highway WolfThird Man
Jan-11-11Love and Rockets - Sorted! The Best of Love and RocketsBeggars Banquet
Jan-11-11MINKS - By The HedgeCaptured Tracks
Jan-11-11N.E.R.D. - The Best of N.E.R.D.*Virgin/EMI
Jan-11-11Shenda K - The Most WantedFanatic Records
Jan-11-11Starflyer 59 - The Changing of the GuardBurnt Toast Vinyl
Jan-11-11Tape Deck Mountain - Secret Serf EPLefse
Jan-11-11The Cult - Pure Cult Singles CompilationBeggars Banquet
Jan-11-11The Fall - The Nation's Saving Grace (Omnibus Edition)Beggars Banquet
Jan-11-11The Pixies - Wave of Mutilation: The Best of the Pixies*4AD
Jan-11-11Widowspeak - Brainfreeze 7"Captured Tracks
Jan-11-11Wire - Red Barked TreePink Flag

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