A quick update on some interesting upcoming shows in Montreal

Friday 29 May(Greenland & GEG Présentent)
DOG DAY + THE WINKS
GREEN ROOM
5386 ST-LAURENT
10.00$ (advance/door)
Tickets available at GREEN ROOM, and online at ADMISSION.

Thursday 9 July (Greenland & GEG Présentent)
STEVE EARLE
LE NATIONAL
1220 STE-CATHERINE E.
45.00$ (advance) 47.50$ (door)
Tickets available at LA TULIPE / LE NATIONAL, and online at ADMISSION.

Thursday 23 July (Greenland & GEG Présentent)
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
LES SAINTS
30 SAINTE-CATHERINE O.
15.00$ (advance/door)
Tickets available at SAINTS, CHEAP THRILLS, L’OBLIQUE, and online at ADMISSION.

Saturday 8 August (Greenland & GEG Présentent)
BLACK LIPS
LE STUDIO JUSTE POUR RIRE
2109 SAINT-LAURENT
16.50$ (advance) 18.00$ (door)
Tickets available at CABARET, CHEAP THRILLS, L’OBLIQUE, and online at ADMISSION.

Also, Fever Ray the solo project of Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife) will be coming to Montreal October the 1st. More info on the banner below.

Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart

Finally August 11th Tori Amos will be playing St. Denis Theatre. More info about her tour can be found here.

Have a great weekend everyone and if you are taking the metro remember: Keep your hand on the hand rail. Its shit like this that makes me hate dislike cops.

[05.22.09] Friday:

• THE NATIONAL + COLIN STETSON @ METROPOLIS [info]

[05.23.09] Saturday:

• THE FIGGS + DEAD MESSENGER + JIMMY RIGGERS @ GREEN ROOM [info]
• CITY AND COLOUR + ATTACK IN BLACK @ THÉÂTRE ST-DENIS [info]
• CLASSIFIED + CHAD HATCHER + MIC BOYD @ LE STUDIO [info]
•  SISTER NANCY + MOSSMAN SOUNDSYSTEM @ DECIBEL UNDERGROUND (formerly CODA) [info]

[05.24.09] Sunday:

• KATE RYAN @ LE NATIONAL [info]

Montreal non profit (and awesome clothing makers) the Yellow Bird Project have added a new shirt to their ever growing collection.

From YBP:

The Dears are an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Fronted by husband and wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak, this band has been around for over 10 years. Chartattack.com has appropriately likened their sound to being ‘the sonic equivalent of seeing the face of God’. As YBP contributors, The Dears fit in nice and snug among a group of likeminded friends and contemporaries, including Stars, Broken Social Scene, and K-Os. This design was drawn especially by Murray and Natalia’s three year old daughter, Neptune. They have chosen to designate the profits from the sale of this shirt to the Pablove Foundation, a charity which is dedicated to fighting childhood cancer.

Also, if you didn’t know YBP has an official theme song, want to hear it?

The Tallest Man On Earth - A Field Of Birds [YBP official theme]

So Trendwhore co-produced its first show with Mondays To The Max.  Those of you who were ambitious enough to make it out to the Green Room on a holiday Monday got a chance to see a packed set of four blog-worthy acts.  Let’s break the night down in order of appearance.

Ghetto Pony

This local threesome’s disjointed crunky funk involved the audience listening to vocalist Peter Jarecki stretch his voice past its limits.  It was entertaining and beat driven. With a debut album name like “Post Apocalyptic Bubblegum Music”, these guys are aiming high to the sky of obscurity, and hitting right at the heart of the hippest flannel-clad hipster around.  Help yourself to the slew of reviews already available on CD Baby.  If you scroll all the way down and read the last review, all your worries will disappear.   The following lyrics on Ghetto Pony’s song “Kaboom” offer an intriguing observation:”Witches don’t wear underwear, so they can have grip on their brooms.”

Rah Rah

This five piece from Regina, SK absolutely killed it.  The aroma of lovely field flowers filled the room as they took the stage - it was truly a breath of fresh air.  The crowd woke up, clapped along, danced around, and was duly impressed.  Rah Rah’s high energy numbers like “Betrayal”, “Fuck Nafta”, and “Tentacles” sounded polished and propelled forward with confidence and mastery.  Be sure to check out Rah Rah when they pass through the city once again on June 4th and take the stage at Il Motore with Parlovr and The Lovely Feathers.  It will be good.

Nut Brown

Now, when it comes to Nut Brown, some confusion lingered in the air.  Was his dance number choreographed?  Was there intention behind the seemingly farcical performance?  The visual aspect of the set was ambiguous, but Nut went all out and poured his heart into every jiving limb he had.  (I counted four.)  The juxtaposition of the booming dance hop with delicate love-themed lyrics was absorbing to say the least.  Really, listen carefully to the lyrics - the way they are filled with tender devotion for his loved one is endearing.    Go Nut!

Didn’t stick around for Superfossilpower.

And in other news… Michael Gira (SWANS, Angels of Light, Young God) is coming to Suoni Per Il Popolo, which starts June 3rd.  Check the festival schedule here.

CLICK HERE FOR DEETS

THE GREEN ROOM CAN BE FOUND HERE

It looks like one of my favorite blogs is in trouble!

From I (heart) music.net

As you can see if you move your eyes just a little to the right, there’s now a “Donate” button right at the top of the page. It’s not something I want to be putting up there, and I’m not even sure it’ll be much help, but unfortunately, due to recent events, I have little choice.

Here’s the problem: yesterday I was contacted by SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. It turns out that anytime a concert happens in which at least one member of any of the bands is also a member of SOCAN, the person promoting the show is legally required to pay fees to the Society to cover copyright royalties associated with the live performance of SOCAN-member songs. It doesn’t matter if the band in question has already been paid directly for their performance, under Canadian copyright law SOCAN is legally entitled to either 3% of the door or $35, whichever is greater.

This isn’t something I’d ever done, since I was once told, years ago, that if a show doesn’t make any profit, then it doesn’t matter. (Evidently the person who told me that didn’t know the difference between “gross” and “net”.) And, operating under that principle — coupled with a firm belief that since no one’s at a show to see me, I don’t really deserve a cut of the door — I’ve always made an effort to pay out any money received at the door to the bands who actually performed and got people out. In cases where there wasn’t enough from the door to cover those costs, I’ve dipped into my own pocket to pay — after all, as I said, concert-goers are there to see the band, not whoever organized it, so there’s really not much reason for me to benefit financially from the hard work of the musicians on stage.Because of this, of the approximately 70 shows I’ve promoted over the last three years, there’s only a handful from which I can say I actually made any kind of money.

Obviously, that’s no defence. Being ignorant of a law doesn’t make that law any less valid, and, as such, whatever the total comes to I’ll pay, whether I can afford it or not.

Unfortunately, given that the royalty fees are going to be somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2,000, this is something that falls a whole lot closer to “not afford”. It’s a lot amount of money, particularly when you factor in finances that are already stretched thin by a wedding that’s less than three months away.

As such, if anyone out there is willing to help cover the fees, you’ll earn my eternal gratitude, plus some kind of public i(heart)music recognition. It doesn’t matter if it’s $1 or $5 or $50 or $1,000 (though if it’s the latter, I’ll probably come to wherever you live and clean your house out of gratitude), every little bit will help. I’m hoping to have some sort of show to help raise a bit of the money (with non-SOCAN artists, of course), but in the meantime, if anyone reading this can spare anything, I’ll be incredibly grateful. I’ve generally avoided having ads on here, since I figure that a bit of hosting costs are a fair trade-off for getting so much great free music and having the opportunity to give exposure to so many wonderful artists, but this is a much larger expense than my bank account can withstand. I know that people generally aren’t too fond of paying for music, and they certainly aren’t inclined to give money to random strangers on the internet, but if you’ve at all liked what i(heart)music has done over the last few years, all I can ask for is your help.

(And if you want to get in touch about this, feel free to e-mail me.)

Matt does great work for musicians and music lovers a like, we should always protect our own. Please donate or help spread the word.

Trendwhore.ca in association with Mondays To The Max are bringing Regina’s #1 band Rah Rah and locals Ghetto Pony and Nut Brown together for an night pure greatness at the The Green Room. And if you can’t tell from the most excellent poster above here are the details (again):

Ghetto Pony
Rah Rah
Nut Brown
Fossil Power (DJ Set)
@ The Green Room, $6 (cheap as shit)

Hope to see you there, you can RSVP via Facebook here (I’d love it if you did).

MP3:
Rah Rah - Winter Sun

Pretty solid lineup of shows over this long weekend. Get on one them nifty Bixi bikes and hit up a show!

[05.15.09] Friday:

• ANIMAL COLLECTIVE + GROUPER @ METROPOLIS [info]
• BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY + LIGHTING DUST @ UKRAINIAN FEDERATION [info]
• SNFU @ KATACOMBS [info]

[05.16.09] Saturday:

• CLUES + ELFIN SADDLE @ UKRAINIAN FEDERATION [info]
• ATTACK IN BLACK + SHOTGUN JIMMIE + ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS @ IL MOTORE [info]
• ALEXANDRE DESILETS @ DIVAN ORANGE [info]
• FRANCIS & THE LIGHTS + TONY EZZY @ GREEN ROOM [info]

[05.17.09] Sunday:

• G-D P-P w/ L’IL ANDY & KWEKU’S UPLIFT GOSPEL CCHOIR + SOCALLED @ UKRAINIAN FEDERATION [info]

Free Show @ La Sala Rossa

Music starts at 9:45pm - ending after midnight. If you are headed to Pop Bingo at UK Fed, come on over to Sala post!!!

Seven (3-4 song) sets from:

Little Scream

Cotton Mouth (Martin Horn’s new project)
http://www.myspace.com/cottonmouthmontreal

Nut Brown (Josh from They Shoot Horses Don’t They?)
http://www.myspace.com/nutbrownsinger

Archivist
http://www.myspace.com/archivestmusic

Kinetic Stereokids (Flint)
http://www.myspace.com/kineticstereokids

James Irwin and Friends
http://www.myspace.com/mypeoplesleeping

Superfossilpower (Tyler Rauman)
http://www.myspace.com/superfossilpower

Free Show @ L’Olympia

Pay what you want! K-OS
K-OS + Lioness + DJ Psychology
DJ Psychology:8PM // Lioness:9PM // K-OS:10:15
Host:Greenland Productions
Time:8:45PM Thursday, May 14th
Venue:OLYMPIA

The best weekend of the entire summer returns to Ottawa - the official GaGa Weekend 2 has been announced!

Straight from PunkOttawa:

paint your pants brown today
or fill them with shit in June…
the GAGA WEEKEND is back!!!!!

last year was such a good time, that we just had to do it again. Pretty much the same as last year, we kept all the things that were awesome like:
the PIZZA PARTY show on THURSDAY
a HOUSE PARTY on the FRIDAY
a matinee show in the daytime on SATURDAY
and a blowout night show at BABYLON on SATURDAY

this year there are 30 bands playing!!!!!!!

this is how it’s all gonna go———————————–

THURSDAY JUNE 11th 2009 @ the RRPP

citizens of the greasy triangle unite every Thursday for the ROCK N ROLL PIZZA PARTY!
this is the special GAGA WEEKEND edition!!!!

featuring

SEDATIVES - www.myspace.com/sedativesedatives
the MOTHER’S CHILDREN - www.myspace.com/motherschildren
the VISITORS - www.myspace.com/thevisitorsarecool

plus DJ’s LUKE, BRAD, & MANNY

the show is FREE
it’s at the DIRTY OAK on BANK STREET, right across from BABYLON
doors at 9pm
bands will start at 10pm
get there early if you wanna get in

rock’n'roll all night long
and party down with FREE pizza!!!!!!

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FRIDAY JUNE 12th 2009 @ COZZIE’S HOUSE
if Ottawa knows one thing…it’s how to throw a real basement punk party!!!

featuring

NERVOUS SYSTEM - www.myspace.com/nervoussystemmm
the HOLY COBRAS – www.myspace.com/holycobras
the SAVAGE CRIMES – www.myspace.com/savagecrimes
URANIUM COMEBACK
the BEACH BLANKETS – www.myspace.com/thebeachblankets

plus DJ SCOTT & DJ STEPHANE

$5
bands start at 8pm
AA
BYOB
don’t be an idiot

email me for the address

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SATURDAY JUNE 13th 2009 MATINEE SHOW @ YOGI’S
2 stages of back to back bands all day!!!

featuring

the FUCKING MACHINES www.myspace.com/thefuckingmachines
the BALCONIES – www.myspace.com/thebalconies
the ROOKERS – www.myspace.com/therookers
FUCKED CORPSE – www.myspace.com/xfuckedcorpsex
the GIRLFRIENDS – www.myspace.com/theknifeisthelaw
YEAR ZERO
the ZEBRASSIERES – www.myspace.com/zebrassieres
the BOTCHED SUICIDES – www.myspace.com/thebotchedsuicides
the CENTRETOWN CRIPPLERS – www.myspace.com/centretowncripplers
the FELINES – www.myspace.com/thefelinesrule
the JOLIETTES – www.myspace.com/thejoliettes
the FORTUNATE SONS – www.myspace.com/thefortunatesons
the WHITE WIRES – www.myspace.com/theewhitewires
the BAND WHO’S NAME IS A SYMBOL
SUPPOSITORIES – www.myspace.com/suppositories
the SCHOOL JERKS – www.myspace.com/schooljerks

$5
starts at noon, goes until 8pm
AA
no advance tickets
tickets at the door only
it’s a BYOB party
plus there’s gonna be a BBQ
MAIN STREET & GREENFIELD near the CANAL

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SATURDAY JUNE 13TH 2009 NIGHT SHOW @ BABYLON
go GAGA at the big blowout!!!!!!!

featuring

the CREEPS – www.myspace.com/capitalcitycreeps
TOKYO SEX WHALE – www.myspace.com/tokyosexwhale1
the SONIC AVENUES – www.myspace.com/sonicavenues
the STATUES – www.myspace.com/statues
the MILLION DOLLAR MARXISTS – www.myspace.com/milliondollarmarxists

plus DJ NATHANIEL

at BABYLON on BANK STREET
$6
9PM
19+
no advance tickets
tickets at the door only
get there early

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY

GOING GAGA RECORDS - www.myspace.com/goinggagarecords
the RRPP - www.myspace.com/rockrollpizzaparty
BIRDMAN SOUND - www.birdmansound.com
STANDARD ISSUE - www.myspace.com/standardissuemag
CHUO FM 89.1 - www.chuo.fm
CKCU FM 93.1 - www.ckcu.fm

www.myspace.com/thegagaweekend

DON’T MISS IT!

Jack White’s new band The Dead Weather are hitting the road with a stop at The Olympia. Besides White, The Dead Weather are made of up of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes).

 ”The band’s debut album Horehound, the first record to be recorded and released via Jack White’s new Third Man studios and record label in Nashville, TN, will be made available through Third Man/Warner Bros Records on July 14th 2009. To date, The Dead Weather have released two tracks via iTunes and on limited edition 7″ vinyl: “Hang You From The Heavens” and “Are Friends Electric?”"

Tickets go on sale May 15th @ Admission.com (here).

The Dead Weather Tour Dates:
06.11 - Coyote at City Block, Louisville, KY
06.24 - The Forum, London, UK
06.29 - La Cigale, Paris, FR
07.13 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
07.14 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
07.16 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
07.18 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
07.19 - Ottawa Blues Festival (Rogers Stage), Ottawa, Canada
07.21 - Olympia De Montreal, Montreal, Canada
07.22 - Kool Haus, Toronto, Canada
07.24 - The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
07.25 - The LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH
07.27 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
07.28 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
07.29 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
07.30 - War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN
08.17 - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
08.18 - The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
08.20 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
08.22 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
08.23 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
08.25 - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
08.27 - Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
08.29 - Street Scene, San Diego, CATickets
08.30 - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
10.04 - Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX

[05.08.09] Friday:

• C’MON +  PRIDE TIGER + MANTLE OF ATLAS @ IL MOTORE [info]
• ATMOSPHERE + ATTRACTED TO GODS + SHAUN BOOTHE @ THEATRE PLAZA [info]
• THE MOHAWK LODGE + TUSKS + OCTOBERMAN @ LAMBI [info]
• MEGAN HAMILTON + FALL HORSIE + LEIF VOLLEBEKK @ CAGIBI [info]
• SEDATIVES + THE O VOIDS + ENDANGERED APE + HOT BLOOD BOMBERS @ SQUALOR HOUSE [info]

[05.09.09] Saturday:

• KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES + VIVIAN GIRLS + CHOCOLAT @ LA SALA ROSSA [info]
• JUNIOR BOYS + MAX TUNDRA @ LE NATIONAL [info]
• DOODY LE TIGRE + JAHNICE [single launch] @ LAMBI [info]

[05.10.09] Sunday (MOTHERS DAY!):

• ELEPHANT STONE + KEVIN KANE + THE SUNDAY SINNERS @ IL MOTORE [info]

Don’t forget to send words to your mother this Sunday!

“Contrary to popular belief, the Visitors do NOT care for pirates, nor are we associated with them in any way. While we respect their love for the sea and think their eye-patches and peg-legs are timeless accessories, quite frankly, we find their tendency to “plunder first and ask questions later” attitude to be quite childish.

So, to conclude: The Visitors - virtuous explorers, not filthy pirates.”

The Visitors are another one of the great wave of punk bands out of Ottawa. They play loud, fast Ramones style pop-punk about visiting places - really, what more does a person need?

Last years “LOST ON THE GLOBE” was one of the best albums to come out of Ottawa in 2008 and next week they are releasing their new 7″ TROPIC OF CANCER (House Party Records) at the Rock and Roll Pizza Party on Thursday May 21st. If free cover, punk music, and cheap tallboys weren’t a good enough reason to make your way to the Oak for the RRPP on a Thursday night, The Visitors just sweetened the deal. They have a new song posted to their myspace player, it rules, check it out.

The Crystal Method are playing Metropolis tonight and if you want a free pair of tickets there is a contest going on right now.

From Greenland Facebook Page:

You could win a free pair of tickets to the “THE CRYSTAL METHOD”!

To enter, simply answer the following question:

CONTEST CLOSED

What is the name of the new THE CRYSTAL METHOD album out Mai 12th 2009?

Send your answer to xxxxx [at] xxxxx [dot] ca today before 3PM and
we will confirm if you’re a winner.

Good luck!

This should be the last update on the upcoming Japandroids tour. Looks like Brian King will need to rest after ulcer surgery, in the meantime get you hands on Post-Nothing its the album of the summer.

Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire

From Japandroids Facebook Page

hey gang // brian here // for those who don’t know, we are going on tour forever // i know it doesn’t look like that right now, but that is because we’re still booking the baby off // i don’t like facebook, so there was no fucking way i was creating a ‘facebook event’ for every single show we are playing // sorry facebookies // as a consolation, i have created this never ending event called 2009 TOURettes // i will post all of our live dates for 2009 here, and update it as required // if you live in one of these cities (that is not vancouver), any advice on where to eat/drink/sleep/etc. would be invaluable // we have never been to many of these cities before, so dave and i are going to need to seriously party the baby off // there are no words to describe how excited we are to play this much // i hope everyone is staying crazy forever // see you soon // x

MAY

05-01 Montreal, QC — Club Lambi (CANCELLED)
05-02 Ottawa, ON — Babylon (CANCELLED)
05-03 Boston, MA — Great Scott (CANCELLED)
05-04 Washington, DC — DC 9 (CANCELLED)
05-06 New York, NY — Piano’s (CANCELLED)
05-07 Brooklyn, NY — Public Assembly (CANCELLED)
05-09 Toronto, ON — El Mocambo (CANCELLED)
05-10 Pittsburgh, PA — Garfield Artworks (CANCELLED)
05-12 Chicago, IL — Beat Kitchen (CANCELLED)
05-13 Minneapolis, MN — 7th Street Entry (CANCELLED)
05-14 Fargo, ND — Aquarium (CANCELLED)
05-15 Regina, SK — Exchange (CANCELLED)
05-16 Edmonton, AB — Brixx Bar (CANCELLED)
05-20 Victoria, BC — Lucky Bar (CANCELLED)
05-22 Vancouver, BC — Biltmore Cabaret (CANCELLED)
05-24 George, WA — The Gorge (Sasquatch Festival) (CANCELLED)
05-27 Portland, OR — Holocene (CANCELLED)
05-28 San Francisco, CA — Hemlock Tavern (CANCELLED)
05-29 Los Angeles, CA — Silverlake Lounge (CANCELLED)
05-31 San Diego, CA — Soda Bar (CANCELLED)

JUNE

06-02 San Antonio, TX — Warhol (CANCELLED)
06-03 Austin, TX — Emo’s (CANCELLED)
06-04 Lawrence, KS — Replay Lounge (CANCELLED)

RECOVERY COMPLETE = TOUR ON

06-13 Vancouver, BC — Biltmore Cabaret (Music Waste Festival)
06-25 Calgary, AB — The Legion (Sled Island Festival)
06-26 Calgary, AB — Broken City (Sled Island Festival)
06-30 Omaha, NE — Slowdown

JULY

07-01 Kansas City, MO — Record Bar
07-02 Nashville, TN — The End
07-03 Oxford, MS — Blind Pig
07-04 Atlanta, GA — Drunken Unicorn
07-06 Chapel Hill, NC — Local 506
07-07 Philadelphia, PA — First Unitarian Church
07-08 Washington, DC — DC9
07-10 Brooklyn, NY — Cameo Gallery
07-11 New York, NY — Piano’s
07-12 Boston, MA — Great Scott
07-14 Montreal, QC — Club Lambi
07-15 Ottawa, ON — Lebreton Flats (Ottawa Blues Festival)
07-16 Toronto, ON — El Mocambo
07-19 Chicago, IL — Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07-20 Des Moines, IA — Vaudeville Mews
07-21 Denver, CO — Hi-Dive
07-23 Boise, ID — Neurolux
07-25 Seattle, WA — Capital Hill Block Party

RESCHEDULED WEST COAST DATES TBA SOON!

Blue Skies Turn Black presents:

FLEET FOXES (Subpop Recording Artists)
http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

+

DUNGEN
http://www.myspace.com/dungen

August 3 @ Metropolis - 59 Ste-Catherine E., Montreal QC
doors: 7:00pm / show: 8:30pm

Tickets: $25.00 (taxes included) on sale Friday May 8 through http://www.ticketpro.ca!
Pre-sale through Fleet Foxes fan club starts May 6!

Facebook event here.

UPDATE:

Some people have been wondering how to join the “Fleet Foxes” fan club. I couldn’t find either. But this is what Brooklyn Vegan said about the tour:

Fleet Foxes - 2009 Tour Dates
5/25/09 George, WA Sasquatch Festival - Gorge Amphitheatre
7/29/09 Washington DC 9:30 Club**
7/30/09 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory**
7/31/09 Jersey City, NJ All Points West - Liberty State Park
8/1/09 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival - Fort Adams State Park
8/03/09 Montreal, QC Metropolis Theatre**
8/04/09 Toronto, ON Massey Hall**
8/05/09 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theatre **
8/07/09 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza - Grant Park
8/09/09 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue ** (on-sale May 9th)

**Pre-sale for these dates begins Wednesday, May 6th at 10am local time. For show specific presale info including pre-sale links, visit http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes.

Hope that helps.

TEXT FROM GARAGE PUNK

MUCK & THE MIRES are a fab four-piece combo from Bosstown, whose latest EP release “Doreen” is now available on Dirty Water Records (London) and wreaks of radio friendly magical monster hits. Produced by none other than the legendary KIM FOWLEY! Muck and the Mires’ songs sound like long lost classics…all two-minutes long and ALL POTENTIAL HITS! Elements of the Ramones, the Romantics, the Beatles, the Monkees and the Sonics leap out of the speakers like a hit parade of the last forty years pushed forward in a time machine to the 22nd century.

http://www.myspace.com/muckandthemires
http://www.muckandthemires.com

THE PRIMORDIALS are a tight-trousered foursome from the caverns of Canada whose British, Continental, Colonial and Antipodal big-beat shouters tear a new one out of songs by the RATTLES, the SORROWS, the ATTRACTIONS, Tony Barber, the ECCENTRICS, and even the KRAVIN’ A’s. In glorious Living Mono, Ryan, Dave, Shawn and Robbie pound out a tribute to some of the finest unsung heroes of the mid-sixties, giving you an excuse to dust off your winklepickers and give your mojo a workout! With crunchy guitars, seventh chords in the wrong place, two-fingered solos, and helium huffin’ harmonies guaranteed to satisfy the most discerning Beatkeller-dweller! Swingin’ 60’s mod-beat hasn’t sounded this soulful since those glory days of bands like the ACTION, the ARTWOODS or the V.I.P.’s. Start your next wild dance craze NOW with these instant floorfillers by the fabulous PRIMORDIALS!

http://www.myspace.com/theprimordials

KIDSENTIMENT, whose names pays homage to the 1967 Jacques Godbout NFB film and accompanying soundtrack by garage/pop royalty LES SINNERS (featured on their ‘68 concept album Vox Populi), were born of the ashes of infamous Quebec garage combos Les Séquelles and Les Macchabées. With ringing guitars, a crude punk energy and spoonful of sugary pop… Their quick and catchy melodic ’70s style power-pop anthems explode with an urgency and impulse the way good rock’n'roll was meant to be played!

http://www.myspace.com/kidsentiment

THE SUPERSTITIONS are a young Toronto-based foursome whose powerful blend of garage rock, girl group sounds, 50’s rock & roll and soul channel the collective energy of the voo doo god Ogun, the spirit of Pat O’Day and Phil Spector’s blowdryer into creating the best music this side of Ike Turner’s fist!

http://www.myspace.com/werethesuperstitions

photo cred: Bryan Bruchman

Two years ago I got hooked on Deer Tick’s debut album War Elephant. Since then Deer Tick has been touring and working on a new record Born On Flag Day which will be released June 23rd on on Partisan Records. Now have a chance to see Deer Tick on his North American tour which includes a stop at Divan Orange July 20th with The Dawes.

Deer Tick - Easy (from Born On Flag Day)

Deer Tick - Christ Jesus (from War Elephat)

Deer Tick Tour Dates:
Fri-May 8 - [John McCauley solo show] Golden West w/ Caleb Stine Baltimore, Maryland
Sat-May-30 Baltimore, MD Talking Head
Mon-Jun-08 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero %
Tue-Jun-09 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg %
Wed-Jun-10 Boston, MA House of Blues %
Thu-Jun-11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club %
Fri-Jun-12 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle %
Sat-Jun-13 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
Sun-Jun-14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant % (John’s Birthday)
Mon-Jun-15 Lawrence, KS Granada %
Tue-Jun-16 Iowa City, IA The Mill
Wed-Jun-17 Omaha, NE Slowdown %
Thu-Jun-18 Lincoln, NE Box Awesome
Sat-Jun-20 Boise, ID Neurolux
Tue-Jun-23 Vancouver, BC Media Club
Wed-Jun-24 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo *
Thu-Jun-25 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
Fri-Jun-26 Portland, OR Mission Theatre
Sat-Jun-27 Napa, CA Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Tue-Jun-30 Sacramento, CA Marilyn’s on K *
Wed-Jul-01 San Francisco, CA The Independent *
Thu-Jul-02 Santa Cruz, CA The Crepe Place *
Fri-Jul-03 Visalia, CA The Cellar Door *
Sat-Jul-04 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland *
Sun-Jul-05 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar *
Mon-Jul-06 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts *
Wed-Jul-08 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprocks *
Thu-Jul-09 Austin, TX The Mohawk *
Fri-Jul-10 Denton, TX Hailey’s *
Sat-Jul-11 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz *
Sun-Jul-12 Nashville, TN The Basement *
Mon-Jul-13 Lexington, KY Al’s Bar *
Tue-Jul-14 Indianapolis, IN Locals Only *
Wed-Jul-15 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle *
Thu-Jul-16 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern *
Fri-Jul-17 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern *
Sat-Jul-18 Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
Sun-Jul-19 Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
Mon-Jul-20 Montreal, QC Divan Orange *
Tue-Jul-21 Portland, ME Space Gallery *
Wed-Jul-22 Northampton, MA Iron Horse *
Thu-Jul-23 Wallingford, CT Wallingford American Legion *
Fri-Jul-24 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri-Aug-07 - Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY
Fri-Oct-02 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
Sat-Oct-03 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
Sun-Oct-04 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
Sat-Oct-10 Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival
Sun-Oct-11 Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival

% = w/ Jenny Lewis
* = w/ Dawes

[05.01.09] Friday:

• BOWERBIRDS + LA STRADA @ Il Motore [info]
• THE IMMACULATE MACHINE @ Lambi [info]
• MICE PARADE + GREGORY & THE HAWK [info] cancelled due to illness
• JAMES MORRISON + DIANE BIRCH [info]
• TARJA + URN + THE ETERNAL @ Le Medley [info]
• THE TRAGICALLY HIP @ Metropolis [info]
• MUSEUM PIECES + MIXYLODIAN + more @ The Outdoors Club (wtf?) [info]
• COURTNEY WING + THE LIEDERWOLFE COLLECTIVE @ Sala Rossa [info]

[05.02.09] Saturday:

• THE SADIES with JOHN DOE (of X) + LAKE OF STEW [info]
• THE TRAGICALLY HIP @ Metropolis [info]
• LADY SOVEREIGN + HOLLYWOOD HOLT [info]
• TORNGAT @ Sala Rossa [info]
• FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! [info]

[05.03.09] Sunday:

• MOGWAI + THE TWILIGHT SAD @ Metropolis [info]
• PHILIPPE B @ Sala Rossa [info]

Really though what the hell is The Outdoors Club? Look here

Harvey Milk are venturing on a North American tour with friends Torche. They’ve got a Montreal stop at La Sala Rossa July 24th.

Harvey Milk Tour Dates:
7/11 Miami, FL @ Churchills
7/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
7/13 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
7/14 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
7/16 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
7/17 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
7/18 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
7/19 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room
7/20 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
7/21 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
7/23 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
7/24 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
7/25 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
7/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
7/29 Washington DC @ Rock n Roll Hotel
7/30 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone
7/31 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
8/1 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club