Fresh off the presses! Our friends Young Monster are in the middle of printing posters for the upcoming Harlem show @ JJ’s Bohemia on October 28th. . . And you get the first peek NOW:
Learn more about Harlem. Check out our post from last week. . . plus their video ‘Think I’m Thinkin Bout’ from their debut album Free Drugs
Pavement have announced today that they will be playing their first UK gig in over 10 years at the O2 Academy Brixton on May 11, 2010. This will be the bands return to the venue in which they played their ‘last show ever.’
Tickets go on general sale at 9am this Friday (October 23).
MGMT‘s record label has confirmed that their upcoming sophomore album will be called ‘Congratulations.’ The band is currently in the studio finishing-up the album and have played a few new tunes (including the title track below) at gigs over the summer:
Last night (10/18), Jack White gave a surprise lecture to Trinity College’s Philosophical Society in Dublin. He was awarded the honorary patronage from the society, which was founded in the 17th century.
White engaged in a highly philosophical discussion, where he talked candidly about his musical beliefs. And students asked him questions from his work with Dylan and Loretta Lynn, as well as his recent film ‘It Might Get Loud.’
He also revealed the existence of a hidden run of EPs, made with his former band The Upholsterers, back when White used to work in an upholstery shop in Detroit.
The records were recorded on clear vinyl, encased in a transparent covering and hidden in 100 pieces of furniture that he upholstered. “They could be records that will never be found, ever.”
Like we posted last week, this is one of the sexiest songs out there. . . now you can download it for FREE. And if you like what you hear, pick up The XX‘s new, self-titled album:
Departing from XL Records for Warner Bros earlier this year, Devendra Banhart‘s follow-up album to 2007’s fantastic Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (and side project Megapuss) is due October 28th and will be called ‘What Will We Be.’
Not much has been released about this album, but you can stream the first single ‘Baby‘ below:
And not yet posted, but come November, he will hit a few cities in the US around the Northeast and upper Midwest. These are the only confirmed shows:
11-16 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
11-17 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
11-19 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
11-20 Boston, MA – Berklee
11-22 New York, NY – Town Hall
11-24 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
11-25 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
11-27 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
This is a great live version of Deer Tick‘s ‘Ashamed’
Deer Tick will be at the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta TONIGHT and 40 Watt in Athens, GA tomorrow night! Come on out & say HI!