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[News] Damon Albarn, Amadou & Mariam, Charli XCX, and More to Tour by Train as Africa Express
As Damon Albarn nears the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where he and the rest of Blur will perform at the closing ceremony, he's already planned what he will do afterwards. One month after the closing ceremony performance, Albarn will be joined by numerous artists to form the Africa Express collective, who will tour around the UK by train (it seems everyone is doing this nowadays). According to Pitchfork, Africa Express comprises of Albarn, Amadou & Miriam, Charli XCX, Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club, Kano, Baloji, and more. The collective has six scheduled stops throughout their UK rail tour, but they will have "pop-up performances at railway stations, schools, factories, offices, shopping centers, and homes" and will even be writing new material together along the way.
Check out all of the scheduled stops of the Africa Express tour after the jump.
As Damon Albarn nears the 2012 London Summer Olympics, where he and the rest of Blur will perform at the closing ceremony, he's already planned what he will do afterwards. One month after the closing ceremony performance, Albarn will be joined by numerous artists to form the Africa Express collective, who will tour around the UK by train (it seems everyone is doing this nowadays). According to Pitchfork, Africa Express comprises of Albarn, Amadou & Miriam, Charli XCX, Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club, Kano, Baloji, and more. The collective has six scheduled stops throughout their UK rail tour, but they will have "pop-up performances at railway stations, schools, factories, offices, shopping centers, and homes" and will even be writing new material together along the way.
Check out all of the scheduled stops of the Africa Express tour after the jump.
The Africa Express Tour:
09/03 – Middlesbrough, UK @ Town Hall
09/04 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
09/05 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz
09/06 – Cardiff, UK @ Solus
09/07 – Bristol, UK @ The Big Top
09/08 – London, UK @ Granary Square
[News] Warehouse Project Releases Full 2012 Line Up
And it is quite simply jaw-dropping! Excitement has been building for the past few weeks in the build up to today and the announcement of the line-up for Warehouse Project. The organisers had promised us some special treats this year since moving to a new location for the events earlier in 2012 and from the legendary Store Street location. Starting in September and running through to January 2013 Warehouse project have delivered a heavy weight bill for each and every weekend that it will take place. Skream, Diplo, Chemical Brothers, SBTRKT, Four Tet, TNGHT, Jamie xx, Flying Lotus, Doom, Magnetic Man, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, James Murphy, Bloc Party, Animal Collective... Seriously the list is huge and Manchester will be the place to be come September 28th-January 1st.
To see the full lineup and to purchase tickets which are on sale NOW jump on over here to the official site. Be quick though as the opening night has already sold out!
[News] SBTRKT Announces Fall Tour
After an extensive festival circuit in August and September, SBTRKT will be back Stateside in October to perform at San Francisco's Treasure Island Festival as well as a number of live shows and DJ sets on both the East and West coast. Check out his full tour schedule after the jump, and who knows, maybe you'll get to hear his new single "Gloss" live.
After an extensive festival circuit in August and September, SBTRKT will be back Stateside in October to perform at San Francisco's Treasure Island Festival as well as a number of live shows and DJ sets on both the East and West coast. Check out his full tour schedule after the jump, and who knows, maybe you'll get to hear his new single "Gloss" live.
SBTRKT 2012 Tour Dates:
08/03 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/06 – London, UK @ 100 Club
08/12 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/18 – Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/19 – Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/24 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/25 – Leeds, UK @ Open Air Festival
08/26 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/31 – Stradbally, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/07 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
09/08 – Berlin, DE @ Berlin Festival
10/03 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
10/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/12 – Mexico City, MX @ El Plaza
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ Voyeur *
10/19 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central *
10/20 – Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar *
10/21 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall *
* = DJ Set
[News] Caribou's Dan Snaith Announces Full-Length Daphni Release
Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, has been making music under the Daphni alter-ego for over a year and a half now, but that has been limited to remixes and solo tracks. Now, though, Snaith will be putting out a full-length release under the Daphni moniker this fall. Titled JIAOLONG (the same name of Snaith's label), the album was inspired by Snaith's time DJing in clubs while touring as Caribou, and here's what he had to say about how the album came to be:
I'd fallen back in love with moments in small, dark clubs when a DJ puts on a piece of music that not only can you not identify but that until you heard it, you could not have conceived of it existing. In contrast to live concerts where bands predictably string together the songs from their most recent album, DJs have the potential to blindside you, be genuinely surprising. As a music producer, the parameters of dance music seem wider. The rhythmic underpinnings are liberating rather than constraining, allowing the rest of the elements to coalesce from a broad palette.
He continues, saying:
I've been surprised by the number of transcendent moments that I, sober and in my mid-30s, have had in clubs in the last few years, both as a punter and as a DJ. Against my expectations, there's some magic in it still. The clichés about the collective consciousness of clubs still seems to hold water in some special cases. Set against the backdrop of bland and functional dance music and the mind-numbing predictability of the EDM barfsplosion currently gripping the corporate ravesters, there is a small world where dance music lives up to its potential to liberate, surprise, and innovate. It's there that I hope Daphni has a place.
JIAOLONG is out on October 16th in North America via Merge/Jiaolong, and on October 9th digitally. After the jump, you can check out the album tracklisting as well as the video for his 2011 single "Ye Ye", which was directed by Jane/Eastlight.
Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, has been making music under the Daphni alter-ego for over a year and a half now, but that has been limited to remixes and solo tracks. Now, though, Snaith will be putting out a full-length release under the Daphni moniker this fall. Titled JIAOLONG (the same name of Snaith's label), the album was inspired by Snaith's time DJing in clubs while touring as Caribou, and here's what he had to say about how the album came to be:
I'd fallen back in love with moments in small, dark clubs when a DJ puts on a piece of music that not only can you not identify but that until you heard it, you could not have conceived of it existing. In contrast to live concerts where bands predictably string together the songs from their most recent album, DJs have the potential to blindside you, be genuinely surprising. As a music producer, the parameters of dance music seem wider. The rhythmic underpinnings are liberating rather than constraining, allowing the rest of the elements to coalesce from a broad palette.
He continues, saying:
I've been surprised by the number of transcendent moments that I, sober and in my mid-30s, have had in clubs in the last few years, both as a punter and as a DJ. Against my expectations, there's some magic in it still. The clichés about the collective consciousness of clubs still seems to hold water in some special cases. Set against the backdrop of bland and functional dance music and the mind-numbing predictability of the EDM barfsplosion currently gripping the corporate ravesters, there is a small world where dance music lives up to its potential to liberate, surprise, and innovate. It's there that I hope Daphni has a place.
JIAOLONG is out on October 16th in North America via Merge/Jiaolong, and on October 9th digitally. After the jump, you can check out the album tracklisting as well as the video for his 2011 single "Ye Ye", which was directed by Jane/Eastlight.
JIAOLONG Tracklist:
01 Yes, I Know
02 Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)
03 Ye Ye
04 Light
05 Pairs
06 Ahora
07 Jiao
08 Springs
09 Long
[News] Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music Album Due Out in September
Kanye West albums are no strangers to delays, hell, both My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Watch the Throne were both delayed numerous times. It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, that the G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer has been pushed back from its previous August 7th release to September 4th (via Def Jam). Mark your calendars, but be wary, chances are it could get delayed again, but at that point they would need to change the name of the album to Cruel Fall or even Cruel Winter.
Stream both of the Cruel Summer singles, "Mercy" and "New God Flow", below.
[News] Wild Nothing Announces Fall Tour with DIIV, Six Alternate Covers for 'Nocturne'
Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing, will hit the road this fall in support of his forthcoming sophomore LP Nocturne, which is set for release at the end of August. Following Wild Nothing's summer tour opening for both The Walkmen and Beach House, the fall leg will see Tatum opening for Brooklyn indie band DIIV, with proceedings kicking off on September 3rd in Santa Barbara, CA. Check out his full tour itinerary after the jump.
Nocturne is out on August 28th via Captured Tracks, and above you can see the six alternate versions of the album's cover. For those who purchase the album on vinyl, they will have the option to choose one of these six variations.
Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing, will hit the road this fall in support of his forthcoming sophomore LP Nocturne, which is set for release at the end of August. Following Wild Nothing's summer tour opening for both The Walkmen and Beach House, the fall leg will see Tatum opening for Brooklyn indie band DIIV, with proceedings kicking off on September 3rd in Santa Barbara, CA. Check out his full tour itinerary after the jump.
Nocturne is out on August 28th via Captured Tracks, and above you can see the six alternate versions of the album's cover. For those who purchase the album on vinyl, they will have the option to choose one of these six variations.
Wild Nothing 2012 Tour Dates:
07/20 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall #
07/21 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre #
08/04 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
08/05 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
08/06 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/09 – New York, NY @ Pier 84 (River Rocks) $ *
08-27 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe
08/28 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
08/29 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
09/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
09/03 – Santa Barbara, CA @ SohO Restaurant and Music *
09/04 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium *
09/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
09/07 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Venue *
09/08 – Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW *
09/09 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *
09/12 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
09/13 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall *
09/14 – Omaha, NE @ The Sandbox *
09/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
09/17 – Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick *
09/18 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall *
09/19 – Montreal, QC @ II Motore *
09/20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
09/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
09/25 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel *
09/26 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern *
09/27 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle *
09/28 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
09/29 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 *
10/29 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street %
10/30 – Manchester, UK @ The Ritz %
11/01 – London, UK @ HMV Forum %
11/02 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
11/07 – Malmö, SE @ Debaser Malmö
11/09 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
11/11 – Helsinki, FI @ Juudes Linja
11/13 – Hamburg, DE @ Mondial Club
11/14 – Bremen, DE @ Kulturzentrum Lagerhaus
11/15 – Berlin, DE @ Death By Pop Club
11/16 – Dresden, DE @ Puschkin Club
11/17 – Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett
11/18 – Darmstadt, DE @ Bedroomdisco
11/19 – Stuttgart, DE @ Keller Klub
11/20 – Munich, DE @ 59:1
11/22 – Rome, IT @ Circolo degli Artisti
11/23 – Bolonga, IT @ Covo Club
11/24 – Luzern, CH @ Südpol
11/25 – Colonge, DE @ Gebäude 9
# with Beach House
$ with Grimes
* with DIIV
% with The Walkmen
[News] Kendrick Lamar Announces Fall Tour Dates
Kendrick Lamar will headline this fall's installment of BET's Music Matters tour series, with the 23-city tour kicking off in Norfolk, VA on September 7th. In the middle of the tour, Lamar's studio debut good kid, m.A.A.d. city will see release, specifically on October 2nd via Aftermath/Interscope, so the tour will likely see the Compton rapper premiering a large amount of new material live. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump, with multiple venues still to be announced, and below you can stream his newest single "Swimming Pools (Drank)".
Kendrick Lamar will headline this fall's installment of BET's Music Matters tour series, with the 23-city tour kicking off in Norfolk, VA on September 7th. In the middle of the tour, Lamar's studio debut good kid, m.A.A.d. city will see release, specifically on October 2nd via Aftermath/Interscope, so the tour will likely see the Compton rapper premiering a large amount of new material live. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump, with multiple venues still to be announced, and below you can stream his newest single "Swimming Pools (Drank)".
Kendrick Lamar 2012 Tour Dates:
07/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheater *
07/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *
07/27 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center *
07/29 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
07/31 – Scarborough, ME @ Scarborough Downs *
08/01 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center *
08/02 – New York, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater *
08/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center *
08/04 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion *
08/05 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre *
08/18 – San Bernardino, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
08/25 – Mountain View, CA @ Rock the Bells Festival
09/07 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva $
09/08 – Richmond, VA @The National $
09/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore $
09/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live $
09/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
09/14 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
09/15 – New York, NY @ TBA
09/20 – Detroit, MI @ TBA
09/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Epic Event Center $
09/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ TBA
09/23 – Chicago, IL @ TBA
09/26 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor $
09/27 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater $
09/30 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues $
10/08 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre $
10/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
10/13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater $
10/14 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune $
10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
10/18 – Pomona, CA @ TBA
* = w/ Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Schoolboy Q, Chiddy Bang, Chevy Woods
$ = w/ Ab-Soul, Jay Rock
[News] Indians Announces North American Tour
Copenhagen solo musician Indians has made quite the impression on me, despite having only released two songs, both "Magic Kids" and "I Am Haunted". Either way, Indians has been making immense progress so far this year, and that has turned into a great opportunity supporting indie rock outfit Other Lives during their North American tour this fall. The massive tour will kick off on October 19th in Boulder, CO, and will take both bands all across the continent for a total of 36 shows in 50 days. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump.
Copenhagen solo musician Indians has made quite the impression on me, despite having only released two songs, both "Magic Kids" and "I Am Haunted". Either way, Indians has been making immense progress so far this year, and that has turned into a great opportunity supporting indie rock outfit Other Lives during their North American tour this fall. The massive tour will kick off on October 19th in Boulder, CO, and will take both bands all across the continent for a total of 36 shows in 50 days. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump.
Indians 2012 North American Tour Dates: