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White Fang April/May Tour (Mid East Up – 4/20!!!)

White Fang
White Fang – hardy fucking har.

Yo! Portland, OR’s perpetual stoners White Fang are touring across the USA this April/May and they are hitting up Boston on none other than 420! That’s right, White Fang at the Middle East Upstairs on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Nashville’s Denney and the Jets are opening. Check out all the dates below.

White Fang Tour Dates:
Wed 4/2 Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit
Fri 4/4 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Sat 4/5 Austin, TX @ Mohawk Inside
Sun 4/6 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
Mon 4/7 day off to party in New Orleans, LA
Tues 4/8 New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar
Wed 4/9 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe
Thurs 4/10 Atlanta, GA @ 529
Fri 4/11 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
Sat 4/12 Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar
Sun 4/13 Gainesville, FL @ Hi Dive
Mon 4/14 Wilmington, NC @ Orton’s Bar & Billiards
Tues 4/15 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Wed 4/16 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
Thurs 4/17 Baltimore, MD @ The Goldbar
Fri 4/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
Sat 4/19 Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
Sun 4/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
Tues 4/22 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Wed 4/23 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Thurs 4/24 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Fri 4/25 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
Sat 4/26 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
Sun 4/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Tues 4/29 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Wed 4/30 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
Fri 5/2 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
Sat 5/3 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Sun 5/4 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room

And if u r peeing, then the dudes are playing in Europe in March!

The Orwells On Tour (March – April)/Great Scott (3/4)!!!

Orwells Tour
We’ve been spoiled! Boston fans of Chicago’s The Orwells that is. These fellas have been in us, Boston that is, three times in 2013, and now at least two more times in 2014! On Thursday, February 6th, the dudes are opening for Arctic Monkeys and Deerhunter at Agganis Arena. In the following month, they are heading out on a month long tour all across these here United States sir; making a stop at Allston’s Great Scott on Tuesday, March 4th!. Check for your city at the tour dates below.

The Orwells Tour Dates:
March 4 Allston, MA Great Scott
March 6 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
March 7 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
March 8 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
March 10 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade – Hell Stage
March 11 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
March 19 Phoenix, AZ Rampage Fest
March 20 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
March 21 San Diego, CA Che Café
March 22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
March 23 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
March 25 Seattle, WA Neumos
March 26 Portland, OR Star Theater
April 1 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
April 2 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock

Check out this epic performance on Letterman!

RIP Jay…


RIP Jay Reatard (1980 – 2010). Four years to the day. Still seems crazy to think that we’ll never see this guy perform music ever again. Jay was an incendiary performer and I had the privilege of seeing him live three times within the last six months of his life. I would have killed to have seen more shows, especially in the more intimate settings such as a basement. Vicariously relive Jay with me through the above video of a classic Reatards set in Reno, Nevada in 1999, in a basement.

NOBUNNY 2014 Tour Part 1

Nobunny 2014 Tour
HEY HO! LET’S GO! NOBUNNY 2014 TOUR!!! Boston creeps note Tuesday, February 4th @ Middle East Upstairs, it’s less than a month away!

NOBUNNY Tour Dates:
Wed Jan 15th San Francisco, @ El Rio*
Thurs Jan 16th Santa Rosa, CA @ Skirt Chaser*
Fri Jan 17th Eureka, CA @ Ink Annex*
Sat Jan 18th Chico, CA @ Duffy’s*
Sun Jan 19 Sacramento, CA @ Press Club (Early Show)*
Tues January 18 Madison, WI @ TBA
Wed January 29 Chicago @ TBA
Thurs, January 30 Columbus @ Ace of Cups
Fri, January 31 Cleveland @ Now That’s Class
Sat, February 01 Detroit @ Lager House
Sun, February 02 Toronto @ Horseshoe Tavern
Tues, February 04 Boston @ The Middle East (Upstairs)
Wed, February 05 Brooklyn – Baby’s All Right
Thurs, February 06 Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan
Fri, February 07 Philadelphia @ Underground Arts
Sat, February 08 Baltimore @ Golden West
Sun, February 09 Richmond @ Strange Matter
Mon, February 10 Durham @ Duke Coffee House
Tues, February 11 Wilmington @ Calico Room
Wed, February 12 Atlanta @ Drunken Unicorn
Thurs, February 13 St. Augustine @ Nobby’s
Fri, February 14 Orlando @ Wills Pub
Sat, February 15 Miami @ Gramps w/ Blowfly
Sun, February 16 Gainesville @ Atlantic
Tues, February 18 New Orleans @ Siberia
Wed, February 19 Birmingham @ Bottletree
Thurs, February 20 Chattanooga @ JJs Bohemia
Fri, February 21 Knoxville @ Pilot Light
Sat, February 22 Nashville @ The End
Sun, February 23 Memphis, TN @ Goner 21st Bday
March 22/23 – Santa Ana @ Burgerama III*

All California shows w/ Pookie & The Poodlezz
All other shows w/ The Hussy
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Music Video: Dylan Ewen – “500 Days of Bummer”


This shit is so good. This is a sick song from the recent Dylan Ewen & The Southern Gospel Gangbusters cassette. Pick that shit up from BUFU Records. Dylan just went on tour with Free Pizza and some of it is documented here in this video. I’m far too drunk to go into any other descriptions right now. Enjoy.

Read Black Lips PAPERMAG Interview

black lips Mid
Photo shot by Hussein Atshan for Papermag.com
Check out PAPERMAG’s awesome interview with the Black Lips’ Jared Swilley in which he discusses the band’s experiences touring the Middle East and some misconceptions about Middle Eastern cultural as a whole.http://www.papermag.com/2014/01/egyptian_rock_the_black_lips.php

Can’t wait to see the band play at the Paradise on April 19th!

Band Recommendation: Kaviar Special

Kaviar
I’ve been having a blast listening to the latest self-titled album from Rennes, France’s Kaviar Special. The French band actually sings in English and they blend garage, pop, and surf all into one giant rock ‘n’ roll mix. This is an album surely for the slimy at heart. Fans of Black Lips, Atlantic Thrills, Hunx and His Punx, and Jacuzzi Boys will really dig this. My favorite cuts are “Dating A Slut,” “Paradise,” “#1,” and “Summer.” Shit, I wish I had heard this album in the summertime, because I know exactly how Kaviar Special feels when they repeatedly sing “I Wish that summer never ends!” Seriously, these dudes really don’t want summer to end haha. Well, at least we have the good tunes and each other.

I can’t recommend this band and this album enough. Kaviar Special’s debut LP is co-released by Azbin Records/Howlin Banana Records. You can order it here: http://azbinrecords.fr/

CMJ Premieres Atlantic Thrills – “Day at the Beach” Video

Photo From CMJ

Atlantic Thrills are making the CMJ headlines today with a new music video for “Day at the Beach,” a song that appeared on the band’s 7″ last Summer on Almost Ready Records, the same label that is releasing their debut self-titled LP (also featuring ‘Beach’) on February 4th. Ya y’all know the scoop. For now, sit back and watch this hilarious, bubblegummy, acid trippy video at the link below.

http://www.cmj.com/news/atlantic-thrills/

The article is written by a guy who knows his shit: Eric Davidson, front man for classic garage punk outfit New Bomb Turks and author of We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, a chronicle of 1980s/1990s underground garage punk and a personal favorite of mine. Glad to hear Eric is digging the Thrillz.

On Wednesday, January 22 the dudes are playing at The Middle East Upstairs for The Televibes’ Tape Release Show along with Vundabar and The Guru. FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/328141533995242/

Catch Atlantic Thrills on a huge ass tour in the coming months…
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