Gwen Stefani, you have met your match resemblance to a re-stitched tablecloth, but that won t stop the British singer its stores worldwide. Lily Loves will include six dresses, two pairs of shoes, and various accessories, according to an NME.com report.
tour dates on February 27 in Brussels. She will then return to the U.S.
for South by Southwest and a whole new batch of North American dates.
Oh yeah, they're also touring with..
.the Ataris?!
NYC dreampoppers are partnering with labels left and right. They will release a 7 on in April featuring a new song, Stay Awake and a studio version of their cover of the Crystals Then He Kissed Me . That single will kick off a series of limited edition vinyl on Gigantic, and it will feature a gatefold sleeve with artwork by Sean McCabe (also responsible for designing both of Asobi Seksu s albums).
Speaking of those albums, will release 2004 s and 2006 s in Europe this summer, both boasting bonus material. The band will support the releases with a European summer tour.
Tonight in Philadelphia, Asobi Seksu kick off a tour supporting, why not, every middle-schooler s favorite boys of summer, the Ataris.
Hey, if they can discography, their work here is done.
and will bond over their similarities on a tour of the U.S.
next month. The Ponys are hitting the road the road in support of their forthcoming Turn the Lights Out (March 20, ), and the Black Lips in support of the live record Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo (out today on ). time apart as well.
Tonight, the Ponys launch a short UK/Euro stint with a gig in London. They ll return to in March for a series of springtime shows, several of which are with Deerhunter, including a stop at the at The Black Lips play their hometown of Atlanta tonight, and London a whopping six times in the coming weeks. In other Ponys news, Turn the Lights Out marks the third entry into Matador s pre-order promotion.
of the new LP, an exclusive B-side (the intriguingly titled Festival 12 of this year. ( ) An exclusive poster designed by Melissa Elias is also up for grabs while supplies last.
The Young Knives Bring Voices to U.
S. will release in the U.S.
via today, February 20. It was originally released in the UK on last year.)
The U.
S. version comes as a two-disc deluxe edition, the second disc of which is a DVD consisting of live versions, videos, and documentary footage. And we all thought Bruce Springsteen only influenced dude-rock bands like the Hold Steady and the Killers.
But no, His Bossness magic even infiltrates the enchanted forest where pixies like hang out! Newsom is preparing an EP to be released on in April titled..
. Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band. Ba dum dum!
The three-song set, performed by Newsom and, yes, her touring band, will include one new track and new versions of songs from both and . No word yet on a concrete release date or an exact tracklist, unfortunately. Newsom has also added a few dates to her world tour in support of Ys.
She ll head to Europe in April, leading up to a performance at All Tomorrow s Parties at the end of the month.
Motivational speaking, scavenger hunting, pep rallying, playing bass with Current 93, putting out an LP on Load Records..
.what doesn't this guy do? partying hard, living in the red, and savoring the moment to New York City s 12, 19, and 26.
website as free-form soulsearching, and participants are encouraged...
to come with their minds wide and high. Emphasis on the high. Andrew W.
K. has a few other non-musical engagements as well. On March 6, he will get his nerd on as a guest at the PIT s Comic Book The first is at a seminar he will give, titled Andrew W.
K.: Party for as the host of the Mess With Texas scavenger hunt. Then, on May 5, he will kick off the festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey with a pep Fans of Andrew W.
K. s music will have to content Allston, Massachusetts (read: Boston) as part of the Throwed dance party. In addition to a live performance, he will also DJ, along with Chris Devlin of the performance he has scheduled.
He will also play bass with in Europe this spring, including dates at the in April and at in May. limited U.S.
edition of last year s Close Calls With Brick Walls on double colored vinyl. Load will release the record on June 19, and it comes with an eight-page, full-color, 11 x 11 booklet as well as five previously unreleased bonus tracks. Since Brick Walls has yet to see a U.
S. release on CD, this is especially good news.
Obviously, U.
S. Immigration has no respect for extreme metal legends Though s was released via today, the band will not appear on the first part of their tour with Isis due to work visa issues. and co.
have just secured the visas and will make their U.S. debut on Diarmuid Dalton will not play with the band on any dates, but Broadrick Cochrane has worked with Broadrick previously in Ice, Head of David, Sweet Tooth, God, and Grey Machine (their newest collaboration).
Intronaut drummer Danny Walker will replace Ted Parsons at the kit. Parsons is unable to make the tour due to family commitments. schedule is below.
to s , the follow-up to is well underway, The band will take a break from recording to hit the road this Spring. And when Man Man tour, they tour hard. The dates they have scheduled start March 15 and don t let up until April 15.
There s also a one-off show this weekend in St. Louis. Thanks to reader for the tip.
Sonic Youth, Slint to Play ATP's Don't Look Back series, in which artists perform seminal albums live in their entirety, has announced the first shows of its 2007 season. On August 22, a reunited (for now) will play 1991 s Spiderland at the Koko in London, . Then on August 31, will play 1988 s Daydream Nation at London s Roundhouse.
Finally, the slightly more obscure will play their 1988 self-titled debut at Koko on self-titled, self-released , and those who purchased Oh No! Oh My! for cheap on CD-R way back when may have scored it for free already, lucky ducks.
Matthew Cooper releases Copia, his fourth full-length, via today, February 20. The record eschews the guitars he has used on previous records for a more symphonic sound, and it makes the morning commute quite a bit more pleasant as well.
Eluvium will for the majority of the year, starting March 5 at Emo s in Austin, Texas.
Also: Manu Chao, Neko Case, Hold Steady, Grizzly Bear, the Blow, the Thermals announced the preliminary lineup of its sixth annual festival, which will be held over Memorial Day Weekend on May 26 and 27 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, The lineup includes Bj o rk, the Arcade Fire, the Beastie Boys, Interpol, M.I.A.
, Spoon, the Hold Steady, Grizzly Bear, Neko Case, the Thermals, the Blow, Loney, Dear, the Black Angels, Electrelane, Manu Chao, Mirah, and Bad Brains. There are still more acts yet to be announced, but the As an eco-bonus, Sasquatch! is teaming with Esurance and carbon neutral.
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