I’m really excited to see these technicolor conjurers and super positive dudes on tour, since I always seem to miss them. Black Moth Super Rainbow will be super zipping through the lower 48 this spring to promote a new jam hive called Eating Us, out on May 26. And the tour kicks off here in Kentucky on May 19!
The aforementioned Lexington show is sponsored by my college radio alma mater WRFL, who have been booking some real kick-ass shows lately (going to see Ariel Pink tomorrow night, actually). Gotta step up your game, Louisville, unless you’re too depressed about last week’s loss to Michigan State or somethin’.
Tue. May 19 – Lexington, KY @ Red Mile
Wed. May 20 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Thu. May 21 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Fri. May 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Mon. May 25 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
Tue. May 26 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
Thu. May 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Fri. May 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Sat. May 30 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
Sun. May 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Tue. Jun. 2 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Wed. Jun. 3 – Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
Thu. Jun. 4 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
Fri. Jun. 5 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Sat. Jun. 6 – Columbus, OH @ Circus
Moody, blacker than black slowcore folk superstar Boduf Songs, fresh from dropping How Shadows Chase the Balance on the flawless Kranky label, will bring joy to all the girls and boys this fall in his first national tour. Since it’s his first one, be nice ya’ll! The tour includes two New York shows and a shit-ton of art galleries. The jaunt across the upper midwest and northeast also includes some on-air playin’ and spitballin’ on Pittsburgh’s low power but pretty darn good WPTS before his performance later that night on Nov. 19th. If his live show bears any of the intensity of this recent work, do not drink before these shows, lest you want to leap off a bridge later that night. Continue reading ‘Boduf Songs on His First Tour (They Grow Up So Fast)’
Alright, as promised, here’s the full set from My Bloody Valentine’s Aragon performance on Sept. 27. Continue reading ‘My Bloody Valentine in Chicago – Full Concert Recording’
No need for any commentary here – behold three choice tracks from last weekend’s My Bloody Valentine concert / religious sermon in Chicago. The audio quality is outstanding, so I assume this recording is directly from the soundboard. I plan to have the entire set up soon (probably Monday or Tuesday), so look out for that. That reminds me… yeah, why don’t you subscribe to the Decibel Tolls RSS feed, so you’re the first to know when I unload shipments of awesome on this blog? Continue reading ‘A Few Tracks From My Bloody Valentine in Chicago’
Sweet sassy molassey! I had no clue that Roky Erickson, 13th Floor Elevators‘ mastermind and D.A.R.E. role model by example, is performing with the Black Angels next week. And I found this out from, get this, a pay-per-click advert on FaCeBoO!klol. My lameness has reached critical mass.
Having just returned from a quick east coast jaunt, Roky got his permission slip signed again and is heading back out, starting October 4th in Dallas and moving westward like the Oregon Trail. The Black Angels will play an opening set for Roky, then serve as his backing band. The two Texas reverb purveyors are also in the studio to work on some old Erickson-penned songs, as well as to collaborate on new material (possibly the follow up to Directions to See a Ghost). I love Roky. I love the Black Angels. I feel total damage for not being able to attend these shows. But let me know how they go – vibes, set list, whatever. Dates after the jump. Continue reading ‘Roky Erickson and the Black Angels Buddy Up’
Awwww, holy fuck buttons. Martin Bulloch, Mogwai’s rhythmic force, was rushed to the hospital shortly after their ATP performance this weekend due to complications from a recent pacemaker surgery. As Mogwai tends to air on the cheeky side of life, the band recently auctioned off Bulloch’s old pacemaker (it has since been removed from eBay). Unfortunately, the new one isn’t working as planned, and was alluded to as the catalyst for Martin’s trip to the hospital. Read more after the jump, or head over to my story at Tiny Mix Tapes. Continue reading ‘Mogwai Cancels Tour, Martin Hospitalized’
