[Watch] Beach House - "Wild" x "Wishes" Live on Fallon

So we've already enjoyed The xx making their first TV performance in a while earlier in the shape of "Angels". Now you can enjoy what happened elsewhere on the late night circuit. On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to be more precise. Beach House performed not one but two tracks from their recent album, Bloom. Up at the top of the page you can watch "Wild" while after the jump you can enjoy "Wishes". 

[Watch] The xx - "Angels" Live on Conan

Last night The xx were the musical guest on Conan to perform their first piece of new music for quite some time, "Angels". The three piece put in a spine tingling performance of the first single from their forthcoming album, Coexist, which is set for release on September the 10th. Check out the performance at the top of the page and start your Wednesday right.

[Contest] [NYC-Only] Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Animal Kingdom Tomorrow Night (7/25) @ Mercury Lounge!

Animal Kingdom was one of those bands that totally caught us off guard but in the best possible way on our first listen. You may remember a few months back when we loved on their video for their single, "Strange Attractor" so much that we included them on our April Mixtape. Since then we have added their new album, The Looking Away to our summer rotation and have yet to regret that decision. 

We are happy to report that the band has ventured to the US of A for a string of dates, which kicks off tonight in Philadelphia, PA and runs through mid-August. Even better: if you happen to be living in the greater NYC area we have a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's (7/25) show at Mercury Lounge.

Want to come dance along side us tomorrow night at Merc? Leave us a comment before 11:30am EDT tomorrow (7/25) telling us something that you're strangely attracted to. A winner will be chosen at random and notified shortly afterwards. Show is 21+ so make sure you're old enough before you enter.

Don't live in NYC? Make sure you catch these guys [hopefully] in a neighborhood near you. They'll also be making appearances at Lollapalooza and Outside Lands so make sure you keep an eye out for them if you're headed that way as well.

Animal Kingdom - Tour Dates

JULY
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
25 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
26 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
30 - Albany, NY - Jullian's
31 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
 
AUGUST
03 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
04 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
07 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
08 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
11 - San Francisco, CA - Outsidelands Music and Arts Festival
12 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
16 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
17 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Room

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[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.

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

[Listen] Dirty Projectors - "Buckle Up"

For those who get the chance to catch Dirty Projectors during their current North American tour, which is in support of their latest LP Swing Lo Magellan, the band is offering up a tour-only 7" single for fans to purchase. The single contains two non-album tracks, and today you can stream one of those, the a-side "Buckle Up". Stream it below (via Pitchfork).

Swing Lo Magellan is out now via Domino, and after the jump you can take a look at the band's full tour schedule.

Dirty Projectors 2012 Tour Dates:
07/23 – Seattle WA @ Showbox ^
07/24 – Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom ^
07/25 – Portland OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
07/27 – Oakland CA @ Fox Theater ^
07/28 – Los Angeles CA @ The Wiltern ^
07/29 – San Diego CA @ House of Blues ^
07/31 – Marfa TX @ The Crowley Theatre ^
08/02 – Austin TX @ Emo’s East ^
08/03 – Dallas TX @ Kessler Theater ^
08/04 – New Orleans LA @ House of Blues ^
08/06 – Orlando FL @ The Beacham Theatre
08/07 – Ft. Lauderdale FL @ Culture Room
08/09 – Atlanta GA @ Variety Playhouse
08/10 – Asheville NC @ Orange Peel
08/11 – Knoxville TN @ Bijou Theatre
08/13 – Nashville TN @ Cannery Ballroom
08/14 – Louisville KY @ Headliners Music Hall
08/15 – Pontiac MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
08/17 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club ^
08/18 – Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer ^
08/19 – Boston MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/01 – Philadelphia PA @ Made in America Festival 
09/27 – Cincinnati OH @ Midpoint Music Festival 
09/28 – Urbana IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival 
09/29 – Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre
09/30 – Milwaukee WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/09 – Tokyo, JP @ O-East
10/10 – Nagoya, JP @ Club Quattro
10/11 – Osaka, JP @ Club Quattro
10/14 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
10/15 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
10/17 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
10/18 – Paris, FR @ La Gaite Lyrique
10/20 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/21 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
10/23 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
10/24 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
10/25 – Aarhus, DK @ VOXHALL
10/27 – Göteborg, SE @ Pustervik
10/28 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
10/30 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
10/31 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11/01 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
11/03 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves

* = w/ Purity Ring
^ = w/ Wye Oak

[Listen] The Strokes Perform an Alternate Take on "Someday" Live on WFMU

Back in 2000, before The Strokes had even released their breakthrough debut LP Is This It, they stopped by WFMU’s The Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T in December of that year to perform early cuts from the famed debut. Fake Walls points us in the direction of one of these early cuts, the alternate take on "Someday". This early rendition features slightly altered lyrics and a more distorted, less clean sound, but it's worth the listen. Stream it below.

The rest of The Strokes' set at WFMU includes "Alone Together", "NYC Cops", "Soma", "Barely Legal", "Modern Age", "Last Night", and "Take it or Leave it", all of which is available to stream at WFMU's archive.

The Strokes - "Someday" (alternate - live on WFMU) by yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoy

[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.

 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 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