Terry Malts are playing SF and LA this weekend. No doubt they’ll be playing a bunch of songs from their upcoming new album, which incidentally rules. Hard.

SF: at Knockout, April 27 w/Grave Babies and Kids On A Crime Spree. Will feature a screening of Kids On A Crime Spree’s new video for “Creep The Creeps.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/121506798041738

LA: at Ham & Eggs, April 28 w/Grave Babies and Legs.

https://www.facebook.com/events/494654877257845

Wax Idols are taking their blazing, dominant live show on the road again, starting on April 20 in Chicago and heading throughout the mid-west and north-east. They’ll be joined by the equally incendiary TV Ghost. Brace yourselves.

4.20 - Chicago, IL at The Empty Bottle w/TV Ghost & Radar Eyes
4.21 - Detroit, MI at PJ’s Lager House w/TV Ghost
4.22 - Indianapolis, IN at White Rabbit w/TV Ghost & Crys
4.24 - St. Louis, MO at The Heavy Anchor w/TV Ghost, Autonomy & Trauma Harness
4.25 - Nashville, TN at The Stone Fox w/TV Ghost & Cry Baby
4.26 - Atlanta, GA at The Earl, Atlanta MessAround w/TV Ghost, The Zeros and more
4.27 - Durham, NC at The Pinhook w/TV Ghost & Fleshwounds
4.28 - Richmond, VA at Strange Matter w/ TV Ghost & Big No
4.29 - Washington, DC at Beats w/TV Ghost & Lorelei
4.30 - Baltimore, MD at Metro Gallery w/TV Ghost & Crimson Wave
5.01 - Philadelphia, PA at Kung-Fu Neck Tie w/ TV GHOST
5.03 - NYC, NYC at Cake Shop w/TV Ghost (presented by RITUALS)
5.04 - Brooklyn, NYC at Shea Stadium w/TV Ghost & Bambara

Veronica Falls’ excellent new album “Waiting For Something To Happen” is out now, and they’re embarking on a slew of shows in the US and Canada next to bring the music to YOU, lucky folks.

CD and digital are on sale NOW at Amazon.

The tour starts next Wednesday, when they’ll be joined by Cold Showers and SLR labelmates Brilliant Colors and Golden Grrrls. Good times!

03/6 — Black Cat, Washington DC + (tix: http://goo.gl/1OI0d)
03/7 — Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA + (tix: http://goo.gl/Wz7Ev)
03/8 — Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY + (tix: http://goo.gl/beysP)
03/9 — Great Scott, Boston, MA + (tix: http://goo.gl/i961t)
03/10 — Divan Orange, Montreal + (tix: http://goo.gl/8bPfZ)
03/12 — The Garrison, Toronto, ON + (tix at Rotate This and Soundscapes)
03/13 — Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH + (tix: http://goo.gl/1aEVM)
03/14 — Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL + (tix: http://goo.gl/k8xdE)
03/15 — High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI + (tix: http://goo.gl/rHQJB)
03/16 — 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN + (tix: http://goo.gl/ak83S)
03/18 — Hi-Dive, Denver, CO + (tix: http://goo.gl/x7taU)
03/21 — Tractor, Seattle, WA ^ (tix: http://goo.gl/720a8)
03/22 — Media Club, Vancouver, BC # (tix: http://tktwb.tw/VjCfmO)
03/23 — Doug Fir, Portland, OR ^ (tix: http://goo.gl/hQN4v)
03/26 — Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA^ (tix: http://goo.gl/0TrAx)
03/29 — Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA ^ (tix: http://goo.gl/pq00E)
03/30 — Casbah, San Diego, CA ^ (tix: http://goo.gl/n3ZNp)

+ w/Cold Showers
^ w/Brilliant Colors & Golden Grrrls
# w/Brilliant Colors

The English Singles, Manatee and Surf Club are teaming up for a couple of fun shows this weekend:

October 26

House party w/special guests The Golden Awesome

1604 Pole Line Rd, Davis CA

7:30, $3-5 Donation , all ages 

October 27

space next to Baskin-Robbins, w/special guests Kids On A Crime Spree and Loftons

all ages, $3 
7908 West Lane #217 
Stockton, CA 95210

And don’t forget to grab Manatee’s new Part Time Punks Session too.

fyeahthepainsofbeing:

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Jeremy (Magnetic Fields cover)

New single! Euro tour! Excitement! 

(A-side of 7” to be released in Oct) 

From Peggy on Magnetic Fields - “Jeremy” cover :

“The Magnetic Fields, for me, were part of an immature phase.  I know that has negative connotations, but in hindsight, I don’t think I could have fallen harder for any other band at any other time in my life.  I had the kind of naive scrawl-their-name-on-my-notebook fixation that any young teenybopper would have had, except back then, I didn’t have the luxury of the internet to find out much about my favorite band, and I didn’t live in a big city where I might hope to catch a glimpse of my teen idols as they rolled through town.  There wasn’t even a fan club for me to join.  The Magnetic Fields were a band without context.

It was a hot boring summer, 1995 to be specific, I didn’t know how to drive, and my best friend had gone away to Jewish summer camp.  All I had were a few Magnetic Fields CDs (my mom was kind enough to drive me all the way to the now defunct Tower Records in downtown New Orleans to find them) and the liner notes I had pinned to the wall.  I didn’t have a face to put with Stephin Merritt’s name or voice, but I did have all the time in the world to romanticize the man who wrote the sort of lyrics he did, the tales of young love that were so much more specific and painterly than the songs playing on the radio. I was never the sort of teenager that wanted to run away, but the Magnetic Fields were my singular escape from the ennui of suburban life, amplifying my obsessions and daydreams. This all sounds very nostalgic, but at the time, the Magnetic Fields were exactly the opposite.  They gave me hope that someday I would grow up and experience the kind of love that Stephin Merritt wrote about, even if it ended in the most hyperbolic of tragedies.  They weren’t even songs I could relate to just yet…I just wanted to be able to relate to them one day.

Now that I’m older, I can look back at the time and see how the Magnetic Fields were a band that could exist outside of a context and still make me fall in love with them.  I didn’t need to know if they were anyone else’s favorite band, I didn’t need to know what they looked like or where they were from or any frivolous details a hypothetical Tigerbeat interview might have divulged to me. I was struck recently while watching “Strange Powers” (the Magnetic Fields documentary) how completely clueless I was to the details of a band I claimed to love so much.  I had no idea how Claudia and Stephin met, or what kind of Wurlitzer piano Stephin used. My current adult pragmatic self considers many factors, both superficial and visceral, to determine whether I “like” something, and perhaps that’s just the burden of growing up.  The Magnetic Fields might have been the last band I ever unconditionally loved without ever stopping to try to understand why — just the kind of love story I hoped to one day live through.”

The Pains are also going on an EURO TOUR! Hooray! Here are the dates below to see if you’re lucky enough.

Oct 14 Oran Mor Glasgow, United Kingdom Tickets
Oct 15 Ruby Lounge Manchester, United Kingdom Tickets
Oct 16 Dingwalls London, United Kingdom Tickets
Oct 18 Stereolux Nantes, France Tickets
Oct 19 Le Trabendo Paris, France Tickets
Oct 20 LA CHAPELLE DES TRINITAIRES Metz, France Tickets
Oct 21 L’Épicerie Moderne Lyon, France Tickets
Oct 23 Astoria City Turin, Italy Tickets
Oct 24 Circolo degli Artisti Rome, Italy Tickets
Oct 26 Covo Club Bologna Bo, Italy Tickets
Oct 27 Looop Padova, Italy Tickets
Oct 29 Mascotte Club Zurich, Switzerland Tickets
Oct 30 Kino Siska Ljubljana, Slovenia Tickets
Oct 31 Szene Vienna, Austria Tickets
Nov 01 Ahoi! pop 2012 Linz, Austria Tickets
Nov 03 Musikkantine Augsburg, Germany Tickets
Nov 04 Meet Factory Prague, Czech Republic Tickets
Nov 05 Conne Island Leipzig, Germany Tickets
Nov 06 Bi Nuu Berlin, Germany Tickets
Nov 07 Aarhaus Atlas Tann, Germany Tickets
Nov 08 Debaser Malmo, Sweden Tickets
Nov 09 Sticky Fingers Gothenburg, Sweden Tickets
Nov 10 Debaser Medis Stockholm, Sweden Tickets
Nov 12 Kojaamo Helsinki, Finland Tickets

Frankie Rose floated free from her musical history when her second album Interstellar was released in February to universal acclaim. On it, Frankie took the lessons learned with her debut album – like reverb as the holy route to pop-grandeur, scaling a wall of teenage tears – and transferred those skills into a brave new world mapped out by ten new songs. Within these gorgeous songs, we hear the confident swagger of a singer and auteur fully aware of how to build the simplest of pop moves into aching, full-blown melodramas, and grab hold of an emotion to ride its darker waves. Interstellar’s epic, widescreen pop never sacrifices feeling for polish, but instead uses big sound, savvy arrangements, and spacious production to bring us even closer to the emotions in the songs.

The response was immediate and appropriately positive. Great reviews came from all outlets, including the much-respected “Best New Music” tag from Pitchfork. Frankie and her band toured extensively in the US, UK, and Europe, and impressed greatly with their ability to bring the amazing new songs and intricate arrangements to life in a live setting. As we roll into the autumn, Frankie is taking to the road in the US again for a series of shows in select cities, including stops at the MidPoint and Pygmalion festivals (dates below). Frankie will also be releasing a new single for album highlight “Night Swim” that includes two album demos, along with a limited bonus CD featuring a pair of excellent remixes from The Go! Team and Fort Romeau (listen above).

Wed-Sep-26 — Washington, DC — Rock and Roll Hotel (tickets)
Fri-Sep-28 — Cincinnati, OH — MidPoint Music Festival (info)
Sat-Sep-29 — Champaign, IL — Pygmalion Festival (info)
Sun-Sep-30 — Chicago, IL — Empty Bottle (tickets)
Mon-Oct-01 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom (tickets)
Tue-Oct-02 — Buffalo, NY — Soundlab 
Wed-Oct-03 — Albany, NY — Valentine’s 
Thu-Oct-04 — Boston, MA — Brighton Music Hall (tickets)

Get the album here.

im-dead-already-this-is-a-ghost:

Thursday 5 July
Nottingham: The Chameleon
Orca Team + Joanna Gruesome + Sea Lions + September Girls
http://www.anorakforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=5608


Friday July 6th
Cardiff: Buffalo Bar
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrls
http://www.buffalocardiff.com/

Sunday July 8th
Derbyshire : Indietracks
Sea Lionss + The Vaselines + Allo Darlin’ + June Brides + 14 Iced Bears
http://www.indietracks.co.uk/

Monday July 9th
Manchester: The Castle Hotel
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrls + Sex Hands + Former Bullies
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/173927

Tuesday July 10
Newcastle: Head of Steam
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrls + Girl Afraid
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/173943

Wednesday July 11th
Glasgow: Mono
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrls + Aggi Doom
http://www.facebook.com/pages/monorail-music/103373653035306

Thursday July 12th
Leeds: Wharf Chambers
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrls
http://www.wharfchambers.org/?p=238

Saturday July 14th
London: Power Lunches Arts Cafe
Sea Lions + Golden Grrrrls
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/13264184

Californian sad-fi punks Sea Lions (Slumberland Records) team up with Golden Grrrls (Night School) for a UK tour in July 2012.  The 10 day tour will be commemorated with a limited edition split 7” featuring an original song from each band and a cover version. All songs will be exclusive to this release.

5th JULY -  NOTTINGHAM INDIETRACKS EVE WARM UP SHOW:
SEA LIONS / ORCA TEAM / JOANNA GRUESOME / SEPTEMBER GIRLS (GOLDEN GRRRLS are NOT playing this show.) The Chameleon, 8pm.

6th JULY – CARDIFF
BUFFALO BAR, 11 Windsor Place, CF10 3BY
Doors 7pm.

8th JULY - INDIETRACKS FESTIVAL.
Swanick Junction, Midland Railway Butterfly, Derbyshire DE5 3QZ.

9th JULY – MANCHESTER, COMFORTABLE ON A TIGHTROPE PROMOTION.
THE CASTLE HOTEL 66 Oldham Street M4 1LE
Doors 8pm with FORMER BULLIES + SEX HANDS (TBC)

10th JULY – NEWCASTLE, POPKLUBB PROMOTION
HEAD OF STEAM, The Cluny, Tilley’s Bar.
Doors 7:30 with GIRLS AFRAID

11th JULY – GLASGOW.
MONO, 12 Kings Court, G1 5RB
Doors: 8pm with SACRED PAWS

12th JULY – LEEDS
WHARF CHAMBERS, 23 Wharf Street, LS2 7EQ
With IDEA SHOWER

13th JULY – LEAMINGTON SPA
Venue TBC

14th JULY – LONDON
POWER LUNCHES, 446 Kingsland Road, E8 4AE
Doors: 8pm Support TBC


TOUR 7” TRACKLIST»>

SEA LIONS:
ON AND OFF / NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (originally by BLACK FLAG)

GOLDEN GRRRLS:
BILLY / I DON’T WANT YOU ANYWAY (originally by LOOK BLUE GO PURPLE)

Girls Names are headed out on tour in Europe for a few weeks, culminating in an appearance at Primavera. Scroll down and check out their new tune “A Troubled See,” coming out soon on a split single with Weird Dreams that we’re co-releasing with Tough Love.

22nd May 2012
Night and Day, Manchester (UK) w/ Former Bullies/Waiters

23rd May 2012
The Waiting Room, London (UK) w/ French Kissing/Drop Out Venus

24th May 2012
The Green Door Store, Brighton (UK) w/ Splashh/Heliopause

26th May 2012
Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht (Netherlands)

27th May 2012
Effenaar, Eindhoven (Netherlands)

28th May 2012
Cafe Video, Gent (Belgium)

29th May 2012
Point Ephemere, Paris (France) w/ Beach Fossils

2nd/3rd June 2012
PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL, Barcelona (Spain)

Spectrals are going to be doing an *extensive* tour of the US and Canada, supporting Cults. They’ll also be making a stop in Austin for a bunch of SxSW spots. Don’t miss these great shows!

03.06 - Atlanta GA – The Earl * (tix: http://goo.gl/eQWbJ)
03.07 - Birmingham AL – Bottletree * (tix: http://goo.gl/9H3TQ)
03.09 – Orlando FL- The Plaza * (tix: http://goo.gl/KFGIc)
03.10 – Baton Rouge LA - Spanish Moon * (tix: http://goo.gl/WgsSv)

03.11-03.16 - Austin TX - SXSW

03.17 – El Paso TX - Lowbrow Palace *
03.18 – Tucson AZ - Club Congress * (tix: http://goo.gl/PYjAC)
03.19 – Phoenix AZ - Rhythm Room * (tix: http://goo.gl/XCmd8)
03.21 – Solana Beach CA - Belly Up Tavern * (tix: http://goo.gl/1BMFG)
03.22 – Los Angeles CA - The Music Box * (tix: http://goo.gl/o0x5N)
03.23 – Pomona CA - The Glass House * (tix: http://goo.gl/Tv6PT)
03.24 – Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones *

04.03 – Santa Ana CA - Constellation Room * (tix: http://goo.gl/6ORFt)
04.04 – San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall * (tix: http://goo.gl/qCQaH)
04.05 – San Francisco CA - Slims * (tix: http://goo.gl/gQZso)
04.06 – Portland OR - Wonder Ballroom * (tix: http://goo.gl/M1Crz)
04.07 – Seattle WA - Neptune * (tix: http://goo.gl/nG6VR)
04.09 – Vancouver CA - Venue *
04.11 – Salt Lake City UT - Urban Lounge * (tix: http://goo.gl/uoGNt)
04.12 – Denver CO - Bluebird Theater * (tix: http://goo.gl/sb4wd)
04.13 – Boulder CO - Fox Theatre * (tix: http://goo.gl/4zCIJ)
04.14 – Lawrence KS - Granada Theatre * (tix: http://goo.gl/L8Qym)
04.16 – Minneapolis MN - First Avenue * (tix: http://goo.gl/GFl16)
04.17 – Madison WI - Majestic Theatre * (tix: http://goo.gl/othzs)
04.18 – Milwaukee WI - Turner Hall Ballroom * (tix: http://goo.gl/SOGjN)
04.20 – Chicago IL - Metro * (tix: http://goo.gl/05jr0)
04.21 – Bloomington IN - Rhino’s Youth Center * (tix: http://goo.gl/4FMQ9)
04.22 – Ferndale MI - The Magic Bag * (tix: http://goo.gl/8Wu6S)
04.23 – Buffalo NY - Mohawk Place * (tix: http://goo.gl/ge6zU)
04.25 – Toronto ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre * (tix: http://goo.gl/Bk41F)
04.26 – Montreal QC - Corona Theatre * (tix: http://goo.gl/EFGtD)
04.27 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground * (tix: http://goo.gl/H91GG)
04.28 – Boston MA - Boston University *
04.29 – Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub * (tix: http://goo.gl/l4XYC)

05.04 - Brooklyn NY - Glasslands (tix: http://goo.gl/450NY)

* with Cults