KLYAM has mentioned The Orwells once or twice in the past few months. Maybe more. That is primarily because they are AROUND. And being AROUND often, of course, works to the advantage of both up-and-comers and established bands. New song one day, new video a week later, new album shortly thereafter, new tour dates. You get the picture. The Orwells do.
The date: OCTOBER 23 @ The Sinclair opening for FIDLAR – whom I’ve never checked out for no reason at all. There, I’m being honest. The time will come.
Check out the rest of the tour dates and new information about The Orwells new EP Other Voices on their new website: http://theorwells.com/. See what I mean?
Smith Westerns, everyone’s favorite former Nobunny backing band (though Bad Sports and Rock ‘n Roll Adventure Kids might just take the cake), have gone from doing just that to playing large festivals and receiving pretty widespread ‘indie’ acclaim. They’ve always been well-versed in pop hooks and judging from the Chris DeCarlo obsession “Varsity,” their next album Soft Will (Mom + Pop, June 25) will feature that kind of good stuff.
There is a video out there now for “Varsity” and while I’d normally post it, I’ll link to it: HERE. Maybe I’m just jealous of the Cameron Omori look-a-like or maybe it is simply a ridiculously cheesy music video. I’ll stick to the MP3 version, thanks.
The Smiffs are playing at The Sinclair on Saturday July 27 as part of a tour in the wake of the album’s release.
Here are the other dates:
7/21 Nashville, TN – Exit In
7/23 Washington, DC – Black Cat
7/24 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/26 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer 7/27 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
7/28 Montreal, QC – Cabaret Mile End
7/29 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
8/2 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
8/5 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
8/6 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
8/7 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
8/9 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
8/10 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
8/11 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
8/12 San Diego, CA – Casbah
8/15 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
8/16 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
8/17 Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl
8/20 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
10/4-6 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
10/11-13 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Here is a video of them playing “My Heart” in New York City back in 2009:
04.09.13 – Brooklyn, NY – Silent Barn ^
04.17.13 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Crimson Lion
04.18.13 – Oberlin, OH – Oberlin College
04.19.13 – Columbus, OH – Double Happiness
04.20.13 – Chicago, IL – Animal Kingdom
04.21.13 – Ypsilanti, MI – Woodruff’s
05.04.13 – Brooklyn, NY – Death By Audio ~
05.17.13 – Eugene, OR – KWVA Fest
05.18.13 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
05.19.13 – Portland, OR – Record Room
05.22.13 – Oakland, CA – The Night Light
05.23.13 – San Francisco, CA – The Hemlock
05.25.13 – San Diego, CA – The Void
05.25.13 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Festival
Excited to see one of my favorite bands, Shannon and the Clams, is playing with our boy Mikal Cronin. Hitting up the Great Scott on Monday, June 17. To top it all off, local KLYAM fave, The Migs are opening! I have been waiting to see Shannon and the Clams for a couple of years now, so I’m really psyched! And it’s been way too long since I have seen The Migs, hopefully I see them before this show too! So many exclamation points, so little time!
Tour Dates:
06.06.13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
06.07.13 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern *
06.08.13 – Missoula, MT – Old Beck VFW Post 209 *
06.10.13 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *
06.11.13 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle *
06.16.13 – Montreal, Quebec – La Divan Orange * 06.17.13 – Boston, MA – Great Scott * w/ The Migs!
06.18.13 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie *
06.20.13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
06.21.13 – Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong *
06.22.13 – Asheville, NC – Emerald Lounge *
06.23.13 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
06.24.13 – Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox *
06.26.13 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada *
06.27.13 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (inside stage) *
Fagettes are playing a Freak Flag show at Radio upstairs (Somerville) on Wednesday, March 27 with one of our favorite bands, Ottawa bubblegum poppers, Peach Kelli Pop as well as local solids, The Scamps and Great Valley. Here’s a link to the Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/568494936512234/?fref=ts
February 28- Allston, MA @ DISCOVERY ZONE w/ Earthquake Party! + Miami Doritos
March 1- Brooklyn, NY @ DON PEDRO
March 2- Baltimore, MD @ FLORIS TREE w/ Family Tang and Yoko Cover Band
March 5- Chapel Hill, NC @ NIGHTLIGHT
March 6- Atlanta, GA @ 529 EAV w/ Lantern
March 7- Charlotte, NC @ HOUSE SHOW w/ Dave & the Strange
March 8- Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Slutever
March 9- Philadelphia, PA @ DAD’S HOUSE w/ The Eeries and Tight Spot
Aussie clangers The UV RACE are coming to America in May. In fact, they are hitting up O’Briens Pub here in Allston on May 20. They’ve got an album Racism that came out in January on one of the finest labels around – In The Red.
There is a video out there for “Raw Balls,” a cool track on that record I just mentioned. Check out the video:
The tour dates, as plagiarized from TermBo:
Sat-May-4 Los Angeles,CA – Los Globos
Sun-May-5 San Francisco,CA – Rickshaw Stop
Mon-May-6 Oakland,CA – 1234GO Records
Tue-May-7 Portland,OR – Doug Fir
Wed-May-8 Seattle,WA – Barboza
Fri-May-10 Fargo,ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey?s Upstairs)
Sat-May-11 Madison,WI – University of Wisconsin (FREE SHOW)
Sun-May-12 Milwaukee,WI – Mad Planet
Mon-May-13 Chicago,IL – the Empty Bottle
Tue-May-14 Detroit,MI – the Majestic
Wed-May-15 Columbus,OH – Ace of Cups
Thu-May-16 Cleveland,OH – Now That’s Class (Horrible Fest)
Fri-May-17 Cleveland,OH – Now That’s Class (Horrible Fest)
Sat-May-18 Cleveland,OH – Now That’s Class (Horrible Fest)
Sun-May-19 Rochester,NY – the Bug Jar
Mon-May-20 Boston,MA – O’Brien’s
Tue-May-21 Brooklyn,NY – Death By Audio
Fri-May-24 Philadelphia,PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Sat-May-25 Washington,DC – the Black Cat
Sun-May-26 Richmond,VA – Strange Matter
Mon-May-27 Atlanta,GA – 529
Tue-May-28 Memphis,TN – Murphy’s
Wed-May-29 Denton,TX – Rubber Gloves
Thu-May-30 Austin,TX – Chaos in Tejas
Fri-May-31 Austin,TX – Chaos in Tejas
Sat-June-1 Austin,TX – Chaos in Tejas
Sun-June-2 Austin,TX – Chaos in Tejas
KLYAM fave, Colleen Green is heading on tour again and naturally I’m giddy like a school girl. Last time, I caught two back to back Colleen shows! This time around, I’m even giddier because my favorite local band, Fat Creeps are on the bill along with some kewl cats, Fedavees and Ronnie Nordac. All of this craziness is going down on Thursday, April 25 @ Radio (upstairs) in Somerville. Here’s the FB page: http://www.facebook.com/events/599794756703838/?ref=3 For Those of you that don’t come from these parts, check below to see when Colleen Green hits your town:
April 4: San Diego CA
@ The Void w/ WIDOWSPEAK
April 5: Tucson AZ
@ Topaz w/ WIDOWSPEAK
April 6: El Paso, TX
@ The Lovesprout
April 8: McAllen, TX
@ Thirsty Monkey
April 9: Austin, TX
@ Hotel Vegas w/ CHEAP CURLS
April 10: Little Rock, AR
@ The Crown & Harp
April 11: Oxford MS
@ Lamar Lounge
April 12: Murray KY
@ Tater-Tot Mansion
April 13: Nashville TN
@ The Stone Fox w/ NIGHTMARE BOYZZZ, NATURAL CHILD
April 15: Atlanta GA
@ 529
April 16: Columbia SC
@ Jessica Oliver’s House
April 17: Bristol TN
@ Machiavelli’s
April 18: Harrisonburg VA
@ My Mansion
April 19: Washington DC
@ Judy’s
April 20: Philadelphia PA
@ Dad’s House
April 21: Brooklyn NY
@ Death by Audio
April 25: Boston MA @ Radio w/ Fat Creeps, Fedavees, and Ronnie Nordac
April 26: Montreal QB
@ Drone Club
April 27: Ottawa ON
@ Pressed
April 28: Toronto ON
@ The Shop at Parts and Labour
Exciting news today, everyone’s favorite Boston duo, Fat History Month have announced a new album, Bad History Month (which you would have known if you had been paying attention), being released on April Fool’s Day (4/1/13) on Sophomore Lounge and Exploding In Sound Records!
Bad History Month Tracklist: 1. (bad history)
2. Bad History Month
3. The Future
4. Everyday Is Christmas
5. Couch Killed The Cowboy
6. Bald History Month
7. Cat in a Box
8. Blackholes Suck
9. It Is What It Isn’t
10. (bad future)
11. There Goes The Sun
12. I Ate Myself And I Want To Die
But, hold your horses, there’s more news. Fat History Month are also hitting the road for a massive tour with fellow, local
kings, Pile (http://pile.bandcamp.com/). Check the dates below to see if they’re coming to your town:
2/16 ALLSTON MA – GREAT SCOTT w/ Big Mess, Pile, Sneeze 3/22 CAMBRIDGE MA- MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS w/ Kal Marks and Big Mess* 3/23 BUFFALO NY- DBGB’S 3/24 DETROIT MI- JUMBO’S 3/25 CHICAGO IL – ABBEY PUB w/ Geronimo! and My Dad* 3/26 MILWAUKEE WI – QUARTER’S w/ Absolutely* 3/27 MINNEAPOLIS MN – MEDUSA w/ Buildings and Ex-nuns* 3/28 OMAHA NE – O’LEAVER’S PUB* 3/29 DENVER CO- TBA* 3/30 SALT LAKE CITY UT* BAR DELUXE 3/31 MISSOULA MT – OLE BECK VFW POST 209 w/ Boys and St. Elias* 4/1 BELLINGHAM WA – CABIN TAVERN w/ St. Elias* 4/2 SEATTLE WA – THE BLACK LODGE w/ Devotion and St. Elias* 4/3 PORTLAND OR – EAST END w/ Gladness and St. Elias* 4/4 ARCATA CA – CRESCENT HOUSE* 4/5 YUBA CITY CA – THE CAVE* 4/6 SAN FRANCISCO CA – HEMLOCK TAVERN* W/ CUMSTAIN 4/7 OAKLAND CA - THE TREES 4/8 SAN LUIS OBISPO CA- CROSSROADS* 4/9 SANTA BARBARA CA- BIKO GARAGE * 4/10 LOS ANGELES CA – ORIGAMI VINYL (EARLY SHOW)* 4/11 SAN DIEGO CA – TIN CAN ALE HOUSE* 4/12 TEMPE AZ* 4/13 FLAGSTAFF AZ – A LIVING ROOM* 4/14 ALBUQUERQUE NM- THE IRON HOUSE* 4/15 AMARILLO TX – THE 806* 4/16 DALLAS/DENTON TX- TBA* 4/17 AUSTIN TX- HOTEL VEGAS 4/18 HOUSTON TX – NOTSUOH* 4/19 NEW ORLEANS LA – ONE EYED JACKS* 4/20 PENSACOLA FL – THE HANDLEBAR* 4/21 BIRMINGHAM AL – THE FORGE 4/22 NASHVILLE TN – THE OWL FARM 4/23 LOUISVIKLLE KY - HAYMARKET WHISKEY BAR 4/24 BLOOMINGTON IN – SOUND WORKSHOP 4/25 ATHENS OH- LOBSTER FEST 4/26 PHILADELPHIA PA- THE GREAT INDOORS 4/27 NEW BRUNWICK NJ- COOLER RANCH 4/28 BROOKLYN NY – DEATH BY AUDIO 4/29 ALLSTON MA*- Great Scott * – w/ Pile
