Jackson Heights, Queens, New York’s finest Juan Wauters performing “Let Me Hip You To Something” for Out Of Town Films. Also be sure to check out this 3 QUESTIONS interview with Juan and Matthew Volz from The Chocolate Peanut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEd4_Wm9rzI[
Ty Segall “Manipulator” Album Teaser/ TOUR
Let’s have a big applause for the global ambassador for rock ‘n’ roll himself Mr. Ty Segall. Clap clap clap clap clap for days. As you can see by the teaser above, teasing away, Ty’s got a DOUBLE ALBUM entitled Manipulator coming out on August 26th via Drag City. Guess what else??? He apparently has a TON of tour dates to announce. NO WAY. WAY. We’ll be keeping an eye on these dates and everything else Ty like a flesh eating hound that makes Cujo look like Alf.
HERE ARE THE DATES, including FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 @ GREAT SCOTT W/ LA LUZ:
June 12 Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
August 23 FYF Fest, Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
August 28 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
August 29 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
August 30 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
August 31 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
September 3 Club Congress, Tucson, AZ
September 4 Lowbrow Palace, El Paso, TX
September 5 Mohawk Outside, Austin, TX
September 6 One Eyed Jack’s, New Orleans, LA
September 7 Hi Tone, Memphis, TN
September 8 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
September 9 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
September 10 Club Downunder (FSU), Tallahassee, FL
September 11 The Stage, Miami, FL
September 12 Epic Problem (Skatepark of Tampa), Tampa, FL
September 13 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
September 14 Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
September 15 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
September 17 Webster Hall, New York, NY
September 19 Great Scott, Allston, MA
September 20 Pop Montreal at Club Soda, Montreal, QC
September 21 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
September 22 Trinosopes, Detroit, MI
September 23 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
September 24 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
September 25 The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
September 26 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
September 27 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
September 28 Beauty Bar, Las Vegas, NV
October 9 La Siréne, La Rochelle, FR
October 21 La Cigale, Paris, FR
October 22 Bikini, Toulouse, FR
October 23 Apolo, Barcelona, ES
October 24 BUT, Madrid, ES
October 28 La Cooperative De Mai, Clermont Ferrand, FR
October 29 L’usine, Geneve, CH
October 30 Locomotive Club, Bologna, IT
October 31 Artisti Atlantide, Roma, IT
November 1 Interzone Art Center, Venice, IT
November 3 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
November 4 Knust, Hamburg, DE
November 5 Beat Pol, Dresden, DE
November 6 Astra, Berlin, DE
November 7 Pumpehuest, Copenhagen, DK
November 8 Kagelbana, Stockholm, SE
November 10 Gorilla, Manchester, UK
November 11 Brudennel Social Club, Leeds, UK
November 12 Electric Ballroom, London, UK
Introducing Ben Katzman’s Degreaser
Ben Katzman’s Degreaser is cummin’ 7/4/14 but I think we all know BK’s Degreaser is already here. BUFU Records royalty’s solo album drops on that date and yeah yeah what a fine Fourth is in store. I didn’t really know what to expect from Ben – the dude has some deep-rooted metallic tendencies, although anything is seemingly possible with him. “Dance With A Hopeless Romantic” is a possible preview of what’s to come here and it sure is slick. Like THE LOCOMOTION subverted, powered into a spunky anthem. True fun and that’s what Degreaser is all about.
Band of the Week/Recommendation: NOTS (Memphis)
Look at what we have here – a new Band of the Week (but by all indications it will be months upon months and beyond) and that is Memphis trio NOTS. These three women play ain’t no messing around PUNK rock. A noisy, shouty force of goodness. Their debut 7″ came through on Goner (streaming below), their next 7″ is also coming on Goner later this month, and yes yes yes in November there seems to be an LP heading our way. Courtesy of Goner Goner Goner. Clearly that venerable label knows what’s good in their backyard! Can’t wait to post more NOTS here on KLYAM!
They’ve got a 7″ Release Show with Buck Biloxi and the Fucks and Nervs on June 21 at The Buccaneer Lounge.
White Fence Tour Dates & Show w/ Juan Wauters @ Great Scott (10/14/14)
Photo from Consequence Of Sound
We had the pleasure of catching White Fence live a couple of years back at the SPACE Gallery opening for Ty Segall. GOOD TIMES. Now, White Fence is back and with a new record, To The Recently Found Innocent (produced by the man man Ty Segall himself). Catch White Fence at Great Scott (Juan Wauters opening!) on Tuesday, October 14. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard supporting a number of the dates including the GS show.
White Fence 2014 Tour Dates:
07/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Phono Del Sol
07/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo *
07/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo #
08/05 – Big Sur, CA @ Woodsist Fest
10/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
10/14 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott ^ %
10/15 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore %
10/16 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison %
10/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog %
10/18 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean %
10/19 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall %
10/20 – Baltimore, MD @ The Metro Gallery %
10/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts %
10/23 – Kingston, NY @ BSP Lounge !
* = w/ Dream Boys, Abigails
# = w/ Tomorrows Tulips, Cold Beat
% = King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
^ = Juan Wauters
Music Vid: Soupcans – “Crimes Of The Future, Part II”
Watch the latest video from Toronto’s finest Soupcans. As always, it’s a bloody, noisy affair. A little less noisy than usual it seems, but still sinister.
Tour Dates:
June 06 – Toronto @ Cinecycle
June 20 – Calgary, Seld Island @ CJSW 90.0 FM, 12pm
June 20 – Calgary, Sled Island @ National Music Ctr., 11pm
June 21 – Calgary, Sled Island @ Tubby Dog, 4pm
June 22 – Kelowna @ Fernando’s
June 23 – Abbotsford @ O’Neil’s
June 24 – Portland @ East End
June 25 – Olympia @ TBAJune 26 – Seattle @ Black Lodge
June 27 – Victoria, Shake/Arama Festival @ Logan’s Pub
June 28 – Vancouver @ Red Gate
The Okmoniks Live @ The Witch Room (Sacramento, CA)
YESSS! Shot by Andrew Hooper on 5/10/14.
STARLAB FEST! (7/19/14)
SICK! KLYAM Records dudes Nice Guys are playing and slaying among several other local noise makers. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again pick up the Nice Guys/Miami Doritos Splifft 7″ before they sell out and you’re crying yourself to sleep every night wondering what could have been. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU. http://klyam.bigcartel.com/product/nice-guys-miami-doritos-splifft-7
Review: Free Pizza, Acidosis, Animal Lover @ JP Drive-In (5/23/14)
Bands: Free Pizza, Acidosis, Animal Lover, Palberta (Missed), Designer (Missed)
Date: Friday, May 23, 2014
Venue: JP Drive-In
It was a pleasure as always to come through the Drive-In to see some bands. This particular spot is a bit more out of the way for KLYAM so unfortunately there’s the usual leaving early and missing out on some groups we would really love to stay and watch. But I got to make the most of a live rock ‘n roll experience and I loved every second.
Free Pizza is an institution around here. They were up first. The threesome powered through a pretty new set – I think they only played one tune from BOSTON, MA. I witnessed these newbies fitting nicely alongside what they’ve done in the past. Jesus has a particular pop inclination present on particularly every FP song, but hell I feel this inclination broadening and really opening things up. I’d probably be scared if anyone other than FP was venturing here; it’s just that the Pizza does things right. Nice and snug.
Next on the agenda was Acidosis. I should not neglect to mention that Free Pizza and Acidosis spent some significant time on the road together in the month of May, which included a couple more stops after this show. So Acidosis is BUFU Records honcho Ben on bass and vocals, Diego on guitar, and Will on drums. They’ve got that metal, that hard rock – stuff not all too often bandied about and extolled on this very site. That said, I greatly respect the punk attitude, the shred, the fun that is these guys live. I’m sure there are bands out there doing something like this around here, but it seems to me like they just don’t matter when you’ve got Acidosis. I was frankly worried about my right ear as I was positioned smack dab in front of Diego’s amp. Lucky for right ear, he turned up just right. So everyone’s wailing, everyone’s pounding, Ben is shouting God knows what while making faces and stances that spew intimidation. These are friendly guys. Birthday man Rory from Designer joins the crew on the mic for the first song.
The last band that my right and left ear and eye could percept was Animal Lover. Now in my younger years I would go see shows and frankly a lot of the openers at these above ground spots were not my cup of tea. At a house show, though, I find a lot more exciting bands on the bill. This makes sense, pal. Alrighty so Animal Lover – a noisy racket from Minnesota. They’ve got the speed and tenacity a la Guerilla Toss, a la Designer. Indulge if you dig on those groups. The packed Boston basement crew was real receptive to these folks and yeah of course I wish I was up front for the action. I saw it go down from the boiler section. I still had loads of fun.
Review: Liars @ Brighton Music Hall (5/10/14)
By Joanna Trachtenberg
I recently saw Liars at Brighton Music Hall. I hadn’t seen them since 2008 and this was worth the wait. As I was waiting I saw a guy up on the stage setting some equipment up. I soon found out that was not a guy after all and that actually was Jana Hunter. I knew of Jana Hunter being the frontwoman of Lower Dens. As a solo artist she sounded more stripped down. It was just her with a guitar and a drum machine. She started her set with a cover of Hall & Oates’s Maneater. The rest of her songs were new songs that she wrote for Lower Dens. Right before Liars went on, the lights dimmed and projections started up on the screen behind the stage. Each band member came out and last to emerge was Angus Andrew wearing a maskhat made of colorful yarn like what is on the cover of their new album Mess and all the promo pics leading up to the album’s release. They started with some songs from Mess. This album as well as their last one are more electronically based. I think the new one is a bit more aggressive than its predecessor. The songs got the crowd bouncing. They just went through song after song until their set ended after about an hour. Personally I think they should have played longer. I was hoping to hear some of their really old songs from their first couple albums.
Liars’s Setlist
Perpetual Village
Pro Anti Anti
Mask Maker
Let’s Not Wrestle Mt. Heart Attack
I’m No Gold
No 1 Against the Rush
Vox Turned D.E.D.
WIXIW
Mess On A Mission
Brats
Plaster Casts of Everything
Freak Out
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