Kurt Vile’s Childish Prodigy celebrates 10 years this month. In commemoration, a limited blue edition of Vile’s Matador debut is available today at the Matador webstore and independent record stores. The reissue includes a limited purple edition of the “He’s Alright” 7″, back in print for the first time since it accompanied the original release in 2009.
In case you missed it, this past week Kurt Vile released a new film, (bottle back), documenting a week of rehearsals in the Catskill Mountains ahead of the release of his 2018 LP Bottle It In. The documentary, along with a link to stream “Baby’s Arms feat. The Sadies” from the filming is available HERE. Save 25% when purchasing Bottle It In through the end of today (Oct 11) at the Matador Webstore.
Kim Gordon’s debut solo album, No Home Record, is out a month from today. After releasing the first single and video from that album, “Sketch Artist” last month, Kim Gordon is back with the new track and visual “Air BnB.”
Ahead of the release of their original soundtrack Days of the Bagnold Summer, out next Friday September 13th, Belle and Sebastian have premiered a new song from the album today, “This Letter.” The second single from this album, the new track follows July’s release of “Sister Buddha.”
Earlier this summer, Belle and Sebastian performed their 1996 classic If You’re Feeling Sinister in full for the first time in North America at Pitchfork Festival in Chicago. Pitchfork has premiered two videos from that set today, “Me and the Major” and “Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying.”
Belle and Sebastian release their original soundtrack for the film Days of the Bagnold Summer in just two weeks. A link to pre-order the record and hear the lead single “Sister Buddha” is available HERE.
Two clips from Snail Mail’s recent performance at Pitchfork Music Festival have been posted on the publication’s YouTube channel, “Pristine” and “Speaking Terms,” both from the 2018 breakout Lush.
In case you missed it, Snail Mail’s debut EP Habit will be remastered and reissued with an additional track, the Lois Maffeo-penned “The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World.” The EP is available for PRE-ORDER now, and available online and at your local record store on August 30th.
Snail Mail continues her endless world tour in the western half of the U.S. this week. Tickets for all dates listed below are available now.
Making a stop on their current tour with Beck and Cage the Elephant, Spoon performed their newest single “No Bullets Spent” from the forthcoming Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The episode was preceded by a six-song set spanning Spoon’s catalog, both videos are now archived on YouTube and viewable below.
Beginning today and continuing through August 17th, Spoon invites you to create your own Greatest Hits playlist on Spotify (max 45 mins) and share on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #mybestofspoon. The entrant whose playlist gathers the most followers wins a Britt Daniel signature Fender guitar, and their playlist will be pressed to vinyl in a limited edition. The Runner-up will win every Spoon LP on vinyl and a tambourine signed by the band. US&UK only, rules HERE. The winner will be announced August 26th.
Ahead of The Violators’ forthcoming North American tour, including a night at Central Park Summerstage with Dinosaur Jr. and Cate Le Bon, Kurt Vile has announced three additional dates alongside Dinosaur Jr. slated for November of this year. A full list of Vile’s upcoming tour dates is below, new dates in bold are on sale at 10am local time this Friday July 12th.
Perfume Genius has announced a collaborative dance and music performance with Kate Wallich + The YC titled The Sun Still Burns Here. The evening-long piece, set to debut later this year, is co-directed by Perfume Genius and Wallich and stars Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas alongside the dance troupe the YC.
Ahead of the official premiere events in Seattle and NYC this Fall, Mass MoCA in North Adams MA and Mark Morris Dance Theater in New York City will host work-in-process showings and workshops with the ensemble. Info for all related events is below.
Work In Process Showing
Saturday, June 8th Mass MoCA, North Adams MA
Workshop with The YC
June 21st and 22nd Mark Morris Dance Center, New York NY
World Premiere
October 4th & 5th Moore Theatre, Seattle WA
East Coast Premiere
November 13th – 17th The Joyce Theater, New York NY
Earlier this month, Interpol announced they will join Morrissey on the road in North America surrounding the one-year anniversary of Marauder. Today, the band has extended their routing to include headlining dates in additional cities throughout The United States. General on sale for the newly announced shows is this Friday, April 26th at 10am local time.
This morning KEXP has released Kurt Vile’s new session live at the station’s Gathering Space in Seattle WA. Vile performs two cuts from his new LP Bottle It In, as well as “Ghost Town” from Smoke Ring For My Halo and “Slow Talkers” from his debut album ConstantHitmaker.
Kurt Vile continues on the endless world tour with The Violators in support of Bottle It In this Month in Australia and New Zealand. Tickets for all shows listed below are on sale now.
Lucy Dacus has announced new tour dates surrounding her festival performances in Europe this Spring and Summer. These dates follow next month’s headlining shows in the American South. All dates listed below are on sale now.
After releasing videos alongside the advance singles “Viktor Borgia,” “Rushing The Acid Frat,” and “Come Get Me,” Stephen Malkmus’s solo record Grooved Denied is out in the world today. Stream the new album/Purchase the clear vinyl edition or CD HERE.
Malkmus’s solo dates are selling out quickly, see a full list of his May ’19 Groove Denied performances as well as upcoming shows with The Jicks below.
Stephen Malkmus will partake in a Reddit A.M.A. today at 4pm Eastern– more information about that interview is available here.
Stephen Malkmus On Tour
Tuesday, April 30 92nd St Y New York NY (In Conversation with Vanity Fair’s Michael Hogan)
Wednesday, May 1 The Great Hall, Toronto ON * # (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, May 2 The Kitchen, New York NY (Early Show/Late Show) * (SOLD OUT)
Friday, May 3 Arts At The Armory, Somerville MA * # (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, May 4 Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore PA * #
Sunday, May 5 Union Stage, Washington DC * #
Tuesday, May 7 3TEN ACL Live, Austin TX *
Wednesday, May 8 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL * (SOLD OUT)
Friday, May 10 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR * (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, May 11 Columbia City Theater, Seattle WA * (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, May 14 Swedish American Hall, San Francisco CA * %
Wednesday, May 15 Lodge Room, Los Angeles CA * (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, May 16 Lodge Room, Los Angeles CA *
Thursday, May 30 Primavera Sound, Barcelona ES
Tuesday, June 4 De Casino St. Niklaas BE
Wednesday, June 5 Knust, Hamburg DE
Friday, June 7 Debaser, Stockholm SE
Tuesday, June 11 Parkteatret, Oslo NO
Wednesday, June 12 Bergenfest, Bergen NO
Friday, June 14 Lille Vega, Copenhagen DK
Saturday, June 15 Traumzeit Festival, Duisberg DE
Tuesday, June 18 De Kreun, Kortrijk BE
Wednesday, June 19 La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris FR +
* denotes Stephen Malkmus solo performance
# denotes support from Elenor Friedberger
% denotes support from Mary Lattimore
Marking the beginning of his European dates tonight in Amsterdam, Steve Gunn has released an acoustic rendition of The Unseen In Between single “Vagabond.” The video, filmed by The Mitcham Submarine, was shot late last year at a London bookstore. Gunn’s full-band performances begin tonight in Amsterdam, see a full list of his upcoming dates below.
Steve Gunn On Tour
Tuesday, March 12 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL
Wednesday, March 13 Paard, Den Haag NL
Thursday, March 14 Vera, Groningen NL
Friday, March 15 Nochtspeicher, Hamberg DE
Saturday, March 16 Radar, Aarhus DK
Monday, March 18 Folken, Stavanger NO
Wednesday, March 20 Revolver, Oslo NO
Thursday, March 21 Pustervik, Gothenburg SE
Friday, March 22 Loppen, Copenhagen DK
Saturday, March 23 Frannz Club, Berlin DE
Sunday, March 24 Archa Theatre, Prague CZ
Monday, March 25 UT Connewitz, Leipzig DE
Tuesday, March 26 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE
Wednesday, March 27 Arena, Vienna AT
Friday, March 29 Raindogs, Savona IT
Saturday, March 30 Südpol, Luzern CH
Sunday, March 31 Rotefabrik, Zurich CH
Monday, April 1 Sonic, Lyon FR
Tuesday, April 2 Le Petit Bain, Paris FR
Wednesday, April 3 De Kreun, Kortrijk BE
Friday, April 5 Oslo, London UK
Saturday, April 6 Hare & Hounds, Birmingham UK
Sunday, April 7 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Monday, April 8 Deaf Institute, Manchester UK
Thursday, April 18 Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI*
Friday, April 19 Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL *
Saturday, April 20 Storehouse, Galien MI (SOLD OUT)
Sunday, April 21 Off Broadway, St Louis MO*
Monday, April 22 89th Street, Oklahoma City OK*
Tuesday, April 23 Double Wide, Dallas TX *
Wednesday, April 24 Barracuda, Austin TX*
Friday, April 26 Saturn, Birmingham AL*
Saturday, April 27 40 Watt, Athens GA*
Sunday, April 28 The Earl, Atlanta GA*
Monday, April 29 The Basement, Nashville TN*
Tuesday, April 30 The Mothlight, Asheville NC*
Wednesday, May 1 Cat’s Cradle, Carborro, NC*
Thursday, May 2 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte,NC*
Friday, May 3 Richmond Music Hall, Richmond,VA*
Saturday, May 4 Songbyrd, Washington DC*
Saturday, July 6 Pointu Festival, Corniche des Iles FR
July 11-14 Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg MB (solo performance)
Late last year during their North American tour together, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus (boygenius) performed in-studio at KEXP. That session is available today, showcasing three tracks from their s/t EP as well as a cover of “Cowboy Take Me Away” by The Dixie Chicks.
Julien Baker has announced her participation in Record Store Day 2019: “Red Door” b/w “Conversation Piece” will be released as a 7″ in a red vinyl edition limited to 4,000, available at your local independent record store on Saturday, April 13th. Find the closest participating record store here.
Both tracks found on this 7″ are previously unreleased. “Red Door” has only been heard in live performances, and “Conversation Piece” began recording during the Turn Out the Lights sessions.
Steve Gunn’s performance at KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic has just been archived on the stations website, including performances of two tracks, “Stonehurst Cowboy” and “New Familiar,” from Gunn’s newly released The Unseen In Between.
Steve Gunn continues to tour in support of the new album this week, performing in Seattle, Novato CA and San Francisco before kicking off European dates next month.
Wednesday, February 13 Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA $ Friday, February 15 Hopmonk Tavern, Novato CA # Saturday, February 16 The Chapel, San Francisco CA # Tuesday, March 12 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL Wednesday, March 13 Paard, Den Haag NL Thursday, March 14 Vera, Groningen NL Friday, March 15 Nochtspeicher, Hamberg DE Saturday, March 16 Radar, Aarhus DK Monday, March 18 Folken, Stavanger NO Wednesday, March 20 Revolver, Oslo NO Thursday, March 21 Pustervik, Gothenburg SE Friday, March 22 Loppen, Copenhagen DK Saturday, March 23 Frannz Club, Berlin DE Sunday, March 24 Archa Theatre, Prague CZ Monday, March 25 UT Connewitz, Leipzig DE Tuesday, March 26 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE Wednesday, March 27 Arena, Vienna AT Friday, March 29 Raindogs, Savona IT Saturday, March 30 Südpol, Luzern CH Sunday, March 31 Rotefabrik, Zurich CH Monday, April 1 Sonic, Lyon FR Tuesday, April 2 Le Petit Bain, Paris FR Wednesday, April 3 De Kreun, Kortrijk BE Friday, April 5 Oslo, London UK Saturday, April 6 Hare & Hounds, Birmingham UK Sunday, April 7 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK Monday, April 8 Deaf Institute, Manchester UK Thursday, April 18 Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI* Friday, April 19 Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL * Saturday, April 20 Storehouse, Galien MI Sunday, April 21 Off Broadway, St Louis MO* Monday, April 22 89th Street, Oklahoma City OK* Tuesday, April 23 Double Wide, Dallas TX * Wednesday, April 24 Barracuda, Austin TX* Friday, April 26 Saturn, Birmingham AL* Saturday, April 27 40 Watt, Athens GA* Sunday, April 28 The Earl, Atlanta GA* Monday, April 29 The Basement, Nashville TN* Tuesday, April 30 The Mothlight, Asheville NC* Wednesday, May 1 Cat’s Cradle, Carborro, NC* Thursday, May 2 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte,NC* Friday, May 3 Richmond Music Hall, Richmond,VA* Saturday, May 4 Songbyrd, Washington DC*
^ w/ Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore $ w/ Meg Baird # w/ Sachiko Kanenobu * w/ Gun Outfit
Early today, NPR released Kurt Vile’s new Tiny Desk Concert, containing performances of two Bottle It In tracks “Bassackwards” and “Loading Zones,” as well as “Peeping Tomboy,” from Smoke Ring for My Halo and covered by Courtney Barnett on their 2017 collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice.
Kurt Vile’s 2019 dates kick off on Monday, February 11 in Harrisburg PA before performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on February 12th.
After completing sold-out dates on the West Coast last month, Snail Mail has announced today additional Spring and Summer touring plans in support of her debut LP, Lush. New European dates are on sale today, new American dates are on sale this Friday at 10am local time. Snail Mail performs for their first time at Madison Square Garden next weekend, February 16th, with Interpol and Car Seat Headrest.
Steve Gunn’s new album The Unseen In Between is available worldwide today. Stream the album, order the LP/CD via the Matador Webstore or find it at your local independent record store via the link HERE.
Gunn begins his extensive full-band tour in the Northeast beginning on January 30th, continuing through North America and Europe into May 2019. Tickets for all dates are on sale now.
Steve Gunn On Tour
Wednesday, January 30 The State House, New Haven CT ^
Thursday, January 31 Great Scott, Boston MA ^
Friday, February 1 Bowery Ballroom, New York NY ^
Saturday, February 2 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA ^
Thursday, February 7 The Hangout, Long Beach, CA (Steve solo)
Friday, February 8 The Casbah, San Diego CA ^
Saturday, February 9 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA ^
Sunday, February 10 Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz CA $
Tuesday, February 12 Aladdin Theater, Portland OR $
Wednesday, February 13 Tractor Tavern, Seattle WA $
Friday, February 15 Hopmonk Tavern, Novato CA #
Saturday, February 16 The Chapel, San Francisco CA #
Tuesday, March 12 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam NL
Wednesday, March 13 Paard, Den Haag NL
Thursday, March 14 Vera, Groningen NL
Friday, March 15 Nochtspeicher, Hamberg DE
Saturday, March 16 Radar, Aarhus DK
Monday, March 18 Folken, Stavanger NO
Wednesday, March 20 Revolver, Oslo NO
Thursday, March 21 Pustervik, Gothenburg SE
Friday, March 22 Loppen, Copenhagen DK
Saturday, March 23 Frannz Club, Berlin DE
Sunday, March 24 Archa Theatre, Prague CZ
Monday, March 25 UT Connewitz, Leipzig DE
Tuesday, March 26 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE
Wednesday, March 27 Arena, Vienna AT
Saturday, March 30 Südpol, Luzern CH
Sunday, March 31 Rotefabrik, Zurich CH
Monday, April 1 Sonic, Lyon FR
Tuesday, April 2 Le Petit Bain, Paris FR
Wednesday, April 3 De Kreun, Kortrijk BE
Friday, April 5 Oslo, London UK
Saturday, April 6 Hare & Hounds, Birmingham UK
Sunday, April 7 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds UK
Monday, April 8 Deaf Institute, Manchester UK
Thursday, April 18 Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI*
Friday, April 19 Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL *
Saturday, April 20 Storehouse, Galien MI
Sunday, April 21 Off Broadway, St Louis MO*
Monday, April 22 89th Street, Oklahoma City OK*
Tuesday, April 23 Double Wide, Dallas TX *
Wednesday, April 24 Barracuda, Austin TX*
Friday, April 26 Saturn, Birmingham AL*
Saturday, April 27 40 Watt, Athens GA*
Sunday, April 28 The Earl, Atlanta GA*
Monday, April 29 The Basement, Nashville TN*
Tuesday, April 30 The Mothlight, Asheville NC*
Wednesday, May 1 Cat’s Cradle, Carborro, NC*
Thursday, May 2 Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte,NC*
Friday, May 3 Richmond Music Hall, Richmond,VA*
Saturday, May 4 Songbyrd, Washington DC*
^ w/ Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore
$ w/ Meg Baird
# w/ Sachiko Kanenobu
* w/ Gun Outfit
After releasing “Alan (Rework)” via W Records last week, Perfume Genius premiered “Not For Me” today, a cover of Bobby Darin’s track, along with a new music video directed by Perfume Genius’s Mike Hadreas himself. As with last week’s release, profits from the streaming of this track will be donated in full to Immigration Equality, an LGBTQ immigrant rights organization.
Perfume Genius has announced his first date of 2019, joining the bill at Pitchfork’s Midwinter Festival on the weekend of February 15th. Tickets are on sale now.
