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Jack White and one-half of The Kills make some 'Dead Weather'
First mix a 1/2 of spoon The White Stripes with 1/2 tablespoon The Kills in a large bowl. Add 3/4 cup of Raconteurs and a sprinkle of Queen of the Stone Age. Following these simple ingredients and you will have yourself some freshly squeezed The Dead Weather.
That's right kiddies, the new creation of The White Stripes' Jack White (who plays drums and vocals) entitled The Dead Weather also features The Kill's Alison Mosshart on vox, along with Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence and Dean Fertita (who also plays in Queens of the Stone Age) on bass and guitar respectively.
Their debut record, Horehound, will be released in June on White's own Third Man Records. A limited 7" of the band's debut single "Hang You From The Heavens" was given out at the opening of the Third Man Records studio in Nashville to 150 lucky friends, family and fans of The Dead Weather, who also played their first live public performance.
If you were not among those to score the hand painted 7" featuring a different photo booth strip of the band members on each copy, you can either download the 2 tracks from iTunes or enjoy alittle streaming action now at the band's website.
Russian Circles to venture out in April
Those math rock metal gods of Russian Circles are once again bound for the road come next month. The Chicago native rockers will make their way around the east coast in April with Sweet Cobra and Lichens in tow. You should be there too.
April 22, 2009 Grand Rapids, MI - Mix Tape Cafe
April 23, 2009 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
April 24, 2009 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
April 25, 2009 Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
April 26, 2009 Baltimore, MD -Ottobar
April 27, 2009 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
April 28, 2009 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
April 29, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose
April 30, 2009 Louisville, KY - Skull Alley
May 1, 2009 Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge
May 2, 2009 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
May 3, 2009 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
Loney, Dear announces May US tour
Sweden's own folk indie sensation Loney, Dear has announced a small and intimate US tour. Please do your best to join him on the road and while your add it don't forget to pick up his latest record, Dear John, available now from Polyvinyl Records.
05-04 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
05-05 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
05-06 Boston, MA - Great Scott
05-07 Montreal, QC - Il Motore
05-08 Toronto, ON - Rivoli
05-09 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
05-10 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
05-13 Seattle, WA - Crocodile
05-14 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
05-15 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill
05-16 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
05-17 San Diego, CA - UC San Diego
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah unveil 'Statues' on Late Night
And the band is even offering a demo version of the song, and all you need to hand over is your e-mail address.
Review: City of Ships - Live Free or Don't Tour
I was unfamiliar with City of Ships until my boy Chuck Daley of Beartrap PR hooked me up with their latest release, Live Free or Don't Tour, a compilation which combines both their Live Free or Don't EP and their latest Tour EP on one lovely vinyl. The band's obviously influence can be determined from the very start of the record - Planes Mistaken For Stars. Normally I would be crying foul for anyone who even remotely attempts to unseat Gared and the rest of those abrasive motherfuckers from Denver, but that is not at all what City of Ships is trying to unsettle. These guys keep far enough away from blanantly ripping them off and instead rely on expanding on their unique sound.
A year in-between these two recordings really show immense about of growth and maturity music wise. A more layered and complex sound can be heard comparing early tracks such as 'Evidence-Based Medicine' and 'Hold Tight' of Side B (taken from the 2007 release Live Free or Don't) with later recordings found on Side A (songs from the Tour EP released in 2008) like 'Critical Vulture' wihich delves more into a experimental hardcore sound remenscent of the days of Killsadie. No matter which way you look at it, these guys are a band that is truly one to be reckoned with.
City of Ships' Live Free of Don't Tour is currently available on a beautiful yellow and black splashed vinyl from the fine folks at Forcefield Records. I recommend you seek this beast out now.
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