will return to the American road in full force tonight, as they kick off their tour tonight in Baltimore. On March 10, they ll pair up with in a match made in guitar rock heaven. Finally, they will play Sasquatch in May and Bonnaroo in June.
In other assorted Hold Steady news, the band is featured on the soundtracks to two upcoming films. The first is Bob Dylan biopic , as previously reported. The second is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force feature, , where their Girls Like Status will join previously unreleased tracks by Andrew W.
K., Mastodon, and Killer Mike. THS other film forays are on the music video front.
First, a video for Stuck Between Stations is currently in the works with longtime Hold Steady video director Moh Azima at the helm. Stills from the shoot are available at the band s . The band are also holding a contest in which fans can create their own music video for any song from , submit it by March 31, and find out on April 15 whether or not they won one of three prizes, which include a total of $1750 in cash and 10 months in eMusic subscriptions.
Aspiring directors can submit their videos .
Plus: Against Me!, These Arms Are Snakes, Planes Mistaken for Stars The mastodon has never been less extinct.
Fresh off a Grammy nomination and currently in the throes of , the men of have announced plans to continue destroying their vocal chords so that you, indie-geek-turned- metal-fan, can bang serious head to their glorious riffs and howls.
That s right, Mastodon have tacked a veritable of dates onto their already sizable North American tour, the one that also takes them to SXSW and even detours into Oceania for a spell. Joining our myth-makers: spastic Saddle Creek stalwarts , Floridian folk-punkers , and-- dividing opening duties-- post-hardcore gents and .
Score pre-sale tickets before it s too late.
In other news, folks pummeled by Mastodon during that UK tour can-- after they peel themselves off the venue floor-- scoop up a single for Colony of Birchmen on March 12. That s the tune that got the Grammy nod, and it comes backed with a no doubt blistering live version of Iron Tusk .
Shit yes. have added dates to their , not to be confused with Bruce Springsteen s Thunder Road show. Now the band will fully cover the state of Missouri and the city of Indianapolis, and they will also play a handful of May dates in Australia and one in Japan at the Fuji Rock Festival in July.
On April 4, the band will hit Late Night with Conan O Brien .
Today marks the release of the first single from s , . The three-track My Moon My Man EP comes in both 10 vinyl and digital versions.
The single s two B-sides are the Boys Noize Classic Remix of My Moon My Man and album track The Water .
The Reminder comes out April 23 in Europe and May 1 in the U.S.
and Canada, and Feist s previously reported tour of and begins April 16 in London.
Daft Punk, Hot Chip, CSS on Spank Rock Fabric Mix
Plus: Bonde do Role, Simian Mobile Disco, Tangerine Dream, Mylo, Kano, Miss Kittin..
.and Yes or , them boys sure know how to get the party started, so it comes as no surprise that London s legendary nightclub and imprint has tapped the Baltimore crew for its latest FABRICLIVE mix.
The potty-mouthed sweet-talkers join the ranks of like-minded partystarter Diplo, as well as John Peel, Cut Copy, Death in Vegas, Jacques Lu Cont, and more when they deliver FABRICLIVE.
33 on April 16 in the UK and April 24 in the U.S. Lucky members of the VIP club can get the pre-party started on April 3.
Spank Rock s FABRICLIVE.33 collects 27 eclectic, fairly well-known, and-- most of all-- fun tunes, from club bangers like Daft Punk s Technologic , Mylo s Drop the Pressure , and Simian Mobile Disco s Hustler , to ironic favorites like Yes s Owner of a Lonely Heart and Rick Ross Hustlin . Repping their own, the boys also include a Spank Rock remix of CSS and a pair of Armani XXXChange edits.
Indeed, Spank Rock even specially designed their mix to run into Diplo s FABRICLIVE.24 set-- although by the time that starts up, you ll already be passed out in the broom closet. \m/
As previously reported, Spank Rock play on April 29 and in late May/early June.
Chan Marshall, aka , will take a brief respite from the and worlds this spring by touring Europe. Her newly minted May dates join a few festival appearances with her new band, Dirty Delta Blues, which includes members of Dirty Three, the Delta 72, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and Lizard Music. All of her dates are with DDB except for one solo show in Glasgow as part of the Triptych Festival.
Amy Millan Covers Death Cab, Stars for KCRW EP While a bunch of other folks were by her band , vocalist was trying her hand at a Stars cover of her own. Millan-- whose solo debut landed last summer via -- sat down with s Nic Harcourt on December 7, 2006 to record a version of Look Up (from Stars 2003 LP Heart), as well as a Death Cab for Cutie cover and a few Honey jams for .
You can stream and even watch the session , but if you re still rocking the 56k or just hate sitting in front of the computer all day long (we sympathize), good news!
Amy Millan s KCRW.com Presents Morning Becomes Eclectic session hits digital retailers and A C s on March 27. It includes Millan s take on Look Up and Death Cab s I Will Follow You Into the Dark , as well as her own Skinny Boy , Baby I , and Losin You .
So download that action, put it on your iPod, and...
eh, surf Wikipedia for a few hours.
If you can pull yourself away from the machine long enough, Millan has a few gigs lined up, including a trio of SXSW appearances. is kind of busy with right now, but all signs point to a new album coming our way verrry soon.
, Britt Daniel and the guys headed into the studio in the fall, aiming for an April or May release. And now, they ve lined up a string of late April dates on the East Coast. So be on the lookout.
A bunch of lucky drunks in Bloomington, Indiana get to see Spoon tonight for free, . Tickets are all gone for that show, but they re playing in Nashville on April 12.
have announced the dates of their summer North American tour, which follows a brief European trek and four shows at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City in May.
The tour is in support of the band s forthcoming album , which comes out May 22 on . The newly announced dates run until June 30, and the band plans to be on the road for most of this year.
Seems the four winds have really picked up, and they re about to blow Conor Oberst and his merry warble all over the continent this spring.
Following up their current in support of the (out today on ), are ready to put out for fans across North America.
The enormous trek-- which culminates with an insane seven nights at NYC s Town Hall-- has Conor and new core bandmates Mike Mogis and Nate Wolcott visiting larger venues and numerous cities skipped over on the present jaunt, all to preach the good word of , out April 10 on Def Jam. Just kidding.
In case you ve been living under a rock and/or don t care, Conor s . Get there early and maybe you can run your fingers through his hair when he stoops down to pick up his beer. Um, I mean, give him a hearty, manly high-five.
Right. Before folks across the Pacific get their angst on to the scowl of forever-unhappy frontman Trent Reznor, they ll drift in the reverbed haze of pretty shoegaze machines .
The Norwegian pedal-pushers have signed on to take the reigns from Ladytron, opening a string of dates in Australia and Japan for NIN s previously reported world tour (in support of Year Zero, out April 17).
These gigs will draw Serena-Maneesh out of their magical den of musical creation, in which they re presently working on the follow-up to 2005 s gatecrashing debut, .
These gigs will also bring main Maneesher Emil Nikolaisen back in the vicinity of his beloved India, from which the guitarist/vocalist just returned. Seems he readily soaked up the culture while there.
The band s manager speaks of Tibetan chants and classical Indian string instruments, so we might just be in for a difficult sophomore album.
Brian Eno, Warren Ellis appear on record Former Roxy Music frontman has featured Bob Dylan covers on his albums before, but his 12th solo album, Dylanesque, is dedicated entirely to them. The album is out now in the UK, and Capitol will release it in the U.
S. on June 19.
Most of Dylanesque was recorded in one week in the studio with Ferry s touring band.
According to a press release, Brian Eno, Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower, and Dirty Three/Grinderman/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis provide sonic enhancements, guitar, and string arrangements, respectively.
Ferry is currently on tour in the UK and Europe in support of Dylanesque. He will continue to play live through mid-April, and he has one date at a Princess Diana tribute in July.
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