LIVE Streaming FREE Tributosaurus Becomes The Band & The Beatles

Hey Everybody,

Here at ChiIL Live Shows/ ChiIL Mama, we dig Tributosaurus.   They rock!   These wacky musicians play out as different, excellent bands all the time....constantly morphing and changing.   They also do one of our favorite things...play kids show by day and adult shows by night!    Check 'em out.

Tributosaurus is trying something brand new-- streaming the show tonight on the web, for free, as a little experiment.  There's no substitute for seeing a live band in a live venue, but for those of you who cannot make it out tonight but would like to see a little of the show, you can use the links below. 

The first is for tonight at 9PM-Tributosaurus Becomes The Band, the other is for the Kid's Beatles show tomorrow at noon.  

The Band Show : http://tributosaurus.com/l/3oc9nb/10111269;http://gigity.tv/event/935/

9PM tonight

Kids Show : http://tributosaurus.com/l/b0j79s/10111269;http://gigity.tv/event/936/

Noon tomorrow

Let us know how it goes!

UPON WINGS to Release Afterlife EP Featuring Brett Hestla (Ex-Creed, Dark New Day)

We dig it when classically trained musicians come over to the dark side and kick it up a notch with punk, metal & alternative bands.   Most of our favorite heavy bands feature mash ups of sax, or strings more often heard in other musical genres.   Sound intriguing?  Check out Upon Wings. UPON WINGS combines operatic, female-fronted goth-pop with rousing rock and metal in a unique, ethereal fashion. Frontwoman Anne Autumn Erickson is a classically-trained dramatic mezzo-soprano, and her lyrics take listeners down a path of heartfelt introspection, pain, joy and faith. New Song Available for Streaming!  The EP's debut single and title track is set to hit alternative and rock radio and digital outlets on Jan. 15, but you can hear it first today courtesy of Noisecreep. Head HERE to check out an exclusive stream of the title track "Afterlife". UPON WINGS is proud to announce the release of their new EP, Afterlife, featuring guest vocals and production from Brett Hestla (Ex-Creed, Dark New Day). Afterlife is scheduled for a March 5th release on Sword of the Spirit Records LLC. Rock and metal fans will recognize plenty of names on "Afterlife." Kid Rock recording engineer and Grammy-nominated mixing engineer Glenn Brown mastered the single, while Brett Hestla (ex-Creed, Dark New Day) provided guest vocals and production talents. More metal assistance for the upcoming EP came from producer and guitarist Kevin Jardine, best known as the guitarist of Canadian nu metal giants Slaves on Dope, formerly on Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Divine Recordings label. Drummer Peter Tzaferis also contributed to the EP. Recording sessions for "Afterlife" took place at Johnny K's legendary Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, where Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind and countless other heavy music-makers have laid down tracks. For More Info Visit: http://uponwings.com/  http://www.facebook.com/UponWings  https://twitter.com/UponWings  http://www.youtube.com/uponwingsofficial

Veronica Falls Premieres "Teenage" Track On Pitchfork #freestreaming

Sophomore LP Waiting For Something To Happen Out February 13th On Slumberland/Bella Union

Click Here To Listen To "Teenage" On Pitchfork You may have had them tagged as goth-tinged pop fantasists, but with their much anticipated sophomore album Waiting For Something To Happen, Veronica Falls easily shrug off any notions of a difficult second album to create something that is easily more polished, more affecting, and more enduring than their peers would dream of making, and stake their claim as one of the most gloriously unpredictable and invaluable bands on the scene right now. Recorded with Rory Attwell (Male Bonding, The Vaccines),Waiting For Something To Happen is a bold and deliciously assured leap forward which sees the quartet of Roxanne Clifford, Patrick Doyle, James Hoare and Marion Herbain easily throw off the tongue in cheek references to ghostly romances and suicides to elegantly distill the essence of an aimless twenty-something existence – the collective anxieties, tensions and confusion of moving from adolescence into fully fledged adulthood – into a set of immaculately conceived and perfectly wrought pop songs. Indeed, the emotional throughline, from the title down, is one of slowly coming to terms with the process of growing up and eventually learning to face adult responsibility, of leaving behind the safe haven of “driving late at night, I'll let you listen to the music you like” (as they sing on the dreamy, dewy-eyed “Teenage”), and then searching for a “shooting star to point me in the right direction” (“Shooting Star”). Far from retreading the playful atmosphere of the debut, the band here mine a much more rich, emotionally resonant vein, be it weariness with dead end social scenes (“So Tired”), or the fear of your peers leaving you behind before you’re ready (“Everybody’s Changing”). Musically too, this album sees the band evolve into a more poised and confident pop entity, the melodies bolder and songs more muscular, as epitomized on spellbinding album opener (and first single) “Tell Me”. So there are deliciously askew pop belters in the form of “Buried Alive” and “Everybody’s Changing”, but there are also achingly tender moments present too, from the touching love song “Broken Toy” (“I am broken too, a broken toy like you”), to the gentle reverie “Daniel”, which strips the track to its barest essentials – shimmering guitar lines and perfectly harmonized vocals sighing, “nobody needs to know what we know, nobody needs to go where we go” to perfectly heart rending effect. With this superb second album it is clear Veronica Falls are only going from strength to strength – embrace them now. Waiting For Something To Happen Tracklisting 1. Tell Me 2. Teenage 3. Broken Toy 4. Shooting Star 5. Waiting For Something to Happen 6. If You Still Want Me 7. My Heart Beats 8. Everybody’s Changing 9. Buried Alive 10. Falling Out 11. So Tired 12. Daniel 13. Last Conversation Press Quotes "There's a clarity of texture-- a specificity even-- to every element of the band's sound. Which makes it something of an anomaly: shoegaze that looks you square in the eye." Pitchfork "Veronica Falls’ long-awaited, self-titled debut flaunts an array of both dark and bright indie rock sounds, a glossy exterior coating something a little more mysterious and spooky. It’s impressive."  Stereogum "With this amazing debut, Veronica Falls has created something timeless and eerily familiar, yet fresh and exciting at the same time. Don’t waste too much time drawing comparisons with the past; the music sounds best with a fresh set of ears."  KEXP "This is not the kind of band where the drummer learned how to play last week - underlining hooky melodies with jagged, angsty stabs. But mostly it's hard to say what puts Veronica Falls over the top in a genre where so many fall flat. Enthusiasm?  Personality?  Songs?  Probably all of that, as well as the indefinable quality that makes old genres come alive again."  Blurt "The London quartet’s harmony-laden, jangly guitar pop is the kind of sound proven time and time again to send the average blogger heart a-flutter. Veronica Falls are poised to become the Next Big Thing."  Consequence of Sound “You know, it’s really weird”, opines Veronica Falls’ honey-throated singer/ guitarist/ lynchpin Roxanne Clifford when asked about their media-conceived “goth pop” tag. “Because when you start a band, and you start writing songs together, you never think anybody else is going to hear them. You’re just kind of writing it for yourselves. Songs like “Found Love in a Graveyard” and “Beachy Head”, we thought they were playful and not serious at all...” Veronica Falls are used to wrongfooting easy assumptions. Initially grouped with the explosion of lo-fi bands associated with the Captured Tracks scene in Brooklyn, the quartet of Clifford, drummer Patrick Doyle, fellow guitarist James Hoare and bassist Marion Herbain quietly released a series of limited edition, quickly sold out singles which gradually accrued them underground buzz and a cache of hopelessly devoted fans. Then they signed to Bella Union – one of the UK’s leading lights when it comes to independent labels – and released a blinder of a debut LP in 2011, one which trumped all expectations and rocketed the band to the covers of The Fly and Loud and Quiet and sold out gigs at the Scala. Casual listeners  who just assumed that they just made pretty, pristine pop songs were forced to reevaluate their preconceptions when they examined the lyrics more closely – lurking beneath the glacial surfaces were lyrics about suicide and spectral love. Now, with their sophomore album, Veronica Falls look set to pull out the rug from under people’s feet yet again. “Waiting For Something to Happen” sees the band emerge as one of the most potent and affecting, fully-formed indie guitar pop acts we have around. Beautifully mature and poignant, this marvellously assured second record sees the band throw off the casually morbid references to elegantly distill the essence of an aimless twentysomething existence – the collective anxieties, tension and confusion of moving from adolescence into fully fledged adulthood – into a set of immaculately conceived, perfectly wrought pop songs. “I’d say the word “wistful” really describes the mood of the album”, Clifford muses. “We chose the album title because to me it captures what people our age are all going through”. Indeed, the emotional throughline, from the title down, is one of slowly coming to terms with the process of growing up and eventually learning to face adult responsibility, of leaving behind the safe haven of “driving late at night, I’ll let you listen to the music you like...everything’s alright” (as they sing on the dreamy, dewy-eyed “Teenage”), and then searching for a “shooting star to point me in the right direction” (“Shooting Star”). Far from retreading the playful atmosphere of the debut, the band here mine a much more rich, emotionally resonant vein, be it weariness with dead end social scenes (“So Tired”), or the fear of your peers moving on with their lives before you’re ready (“Everybody’s Changing”). Musically too, this album sees the band evolve into a more poised and confident pop entity, the melodies bolder and songs more muscular. Recorded with Rory Attwell (who has worked with everyone from The Vaccines to Male Bonding), these are tracks which spin gorgeous, sun-kissed melodies across their tales of growing pains and romantic dysfunction. So there are deliciously askew pop belters in the form of “Buried Alive” and “Everybody’s Changing”, but there are also achingly tender moments present too, from the touching love song “Broken Toy” (“I am broken too, a broken toy like you”), to the gentle reverie “Daniel”, which strips the track to its barest essentials – shimmering guitar lines and perfectly harmonised vocals sighing, “nobody needs to know what we know, nobody needs to go where we go” to perfectly heart rending effect. You may have had them tagged as goth-tinged pop fantasists, but with “Waiting For Something to Happen”, Veronica Falls easily shrug off any notions of a difficult second album to create something that is easily more polished, more affecting, and more enduring than their peers would dream of making, and stake their claim as one of the most gloriously unpredictable and invaluable bands the UK has right now. Clutch them close to your heart. Links Official Website Facebook Twitter Copyright © 2012 Tell All Your Friends.

Tusmørke New Song Streaming on The Obelisk #prog-psych #freestreaming

For everyone on the East coast stuck inside and bored, and for everyone else, Norway's Tusmørke are premiering a new track from their debut release. The Obelisk is hosting an exclusive stream of the track "Fimbul" HERE. Tusmørke (Norwegian for twilight) go straight to the heart of the psychedelic matter on their full-length debut album Underjordisk Tusmørke (Subterranean Twilight). Culling influences from such prog-psych luminaries as Gong and Caravan, krautrock giants like Can and Amon Düul 2, pagan folksters like The Incredible String Band as well as a healthy dose of Nordic folk music, Tusmørkepresent a dark cauldron of magical, musical potions. The band's history can be traced back to the mid-nineties and the budding, Scandinavian scene of new progressive bands. Back then, the Momrak twins who are the beating heart of Tusmørke called their band Les Fleurs de Mal. The band featured future Wobbler vocalist Andreas Prestmo, and they shared the stage with other up-and-coming bands like White Willow. Via intricate pathways, this evolved intoTusmørke, whose music is darker, more intense and dare we say primeval, than the more delicate Les Fleurs de Mal. The album you are holding in your hands will conjure up images of pagan rites, witches dancing in the firelight serenading the new moon, eldritch wizards conjuring dark spirits... And it's no gimmick: This band lives and breathes the same air that flows through the magical lands their music describes. The album has been expertly recorded and produced by that master of retro productions, Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler, White Willow, In Lingua Mortua), and sounds so authentically analog that you can practically smell the antique equipment that has been used for its making. Lars contributes mellotron, chamberlin, spinet, Hammond organ and a host of esoteric instruments on the album. Tusmørke is: Benediktator - bass and vocals (Momrakattakk, Lydia Laska)  Krizla - flute and vocals (Momrakattakk) HlewagastiR - drums (Wobbler, Angst Skvadron) Deadly Nightshade - keyboards (Årabrot, This is Music Inc.). Underjordisk Tusmørke Tracklisting: 1. Fimbul 2. Watching the Moon Sail out of the East 3. The Quintessence of Elements 4. A Young Man and His Woman 5. A Nightmare's just a Dream 6. Hostjevndogn 7. Salomonsens Hage (bonus) 8. Singers & Swallows (bonus) 9. Ode on Dawn (bonus) For More Info Visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tusm%C3%B8rke/100833236668197 http://www.myspace.com/tusmoerke  http://www.termorecords.com/

My Jerusalem Stream Full Preachers LP On Spinner Brooklyn Vegan Premieres "Born In The Belly" Track, Play Glasslands Gallery Tonight at 11PM Preachers LP Out Today On The End Records

Click here to order 'Preachers' (Digipak or White Vinyl)

'Preachers' Tracklisting

01  Preachers
02  Shatter Together
03  Born In The Belly
04  Mono
05  This Time
06  Death Valley
07  Devoe
08  Between Space
09  Oh Little Sister
10  Chameleon
11  I Left My Conscience In You

Tour Dates 10.09 - Glasslands - New York, NY 10.11 - Thursdays - Beaver, PA   10.12 - Slims - Raleigh, NC   10.13 - Tin Roof - Charleston, SC 10.14 - Conundrum - West Columbia, SC 10.15 - The EARL - Atlanta, GA   10.17 - Celtic Irish Pub - Pascagoula, MS 10.18 - The Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK   10.19 - Holy Mountain  - Austin, TX 10.25 - Fitzgerald’s - Houston, TX* 10.26 - Chelsea’s - Baton Rouge, LA* 10.31 - Vinyl Music Hall - Pensacola, FL^ 11.02 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA^ 11.04 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX^ 11.07 - DC9 - Washington, DC 11.08 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA% 11.09 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton MA% 11.10 - UC PAC - Rahway, NJ% 11.11 - The Paramount - Huntington, NY% 11.13 - Carnegie Music Hall - Pittsburgh, PA% 11.15 - Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO % 11.16 - Palladium - Dallas, TX% 11.17 - Nutty Jerry's - Winnie, TX% 11.18 - ACL Live/Moody Theater - Austin, TX% 12.21 - The Fonda Theater - Hollywood, CA# 12.22 - The Coach House  - San Juan Capistrano, CA# 12.27 - Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA# 12.28 - Slims - San Francisco, CA# 12.29 - Slims  - San Francisco, CA# * w/ Centro-Matic ^ w/ The Psychedlic Furs %w/ The Wallflowers # w/ X Click Here To Listen To Preachers On Spinner Click Here To Listen To "Born In The Belly" On Brooklyn Vegan “Nobody ever paid money to see Harry Houdini escape being buried alive” says My Jerusalem founder and singer Jeff Klein. “They wanted the small chance of seeing him killed by the weight of the earth on top of him.” Behold the concept behind Preachers, the second full-length release from Austin’s My Jerusalem. From the opening piano of the haunting title track, to the unexpected pummeling guitar and drums on closer “I Left My Conscience In You”, Preachers leads the listener on a cinematic journey through a reckless, jagged landscape of Raymond Carver-esque stories, fueled by Klein’s persuasive baritone, ominous guitars, dream-like keyboards and a deep rhythmic pulse. Recorded in under three weeks by Spoon drummer Jim Eno (Heartless Bastards, Polica, Black Joe Lewis) at his Public Hi-Fi studio, Preachers is the first My Jerusalem album genuinely made by a band, not just performed by a group of musicians. Pushing aside hard drives and laptops to make way for analog tape machines and vintage keyboards, what Klein describes as the “Post-Modern Southern Gothic Soul” sounds of Preachers were born from organic, live performances Eno carefully captured and tweaked. Preachers is the follow-up to 2010’s critically acclaimed debut, Gone For Good, an album that earned the band performances on BBC Radio 6 and Daytrotter, as well as notices from NPR’s All Songs Considered, AOL/Spinner’s Song of the Day, and the iTunes Weekly Rewind. Along with European festival appearances at the Frequency Festival, Musikfestwochen, and Rock Im Saal, the band toured and played shows with a eclectic set of bands including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Har Mar Superstar, Avett Brothers, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and White Arrows. Buoyed by the success of Gone For Good, Preachers showcases a band headed into the studio with a renewed focus and confidence.Preachers contains equal parts swagger (the swampy gospel of title track “Preachers”, the strutting intensity of “Born In The Belly”) and groove (the spooky beauty of “Shatter Together”, the crescendoing, feral drive of “Devoe”, the infectious crooner “Mono”); as much primal (“Death Valley”) as it is humane (“Chameleon”). “It’s a darker record,” says Klein, who, before forming My Jerusalem in 2010, made 3 records under his own name. “So much had changed since Gone For Good. We’d all kind of been through hell and back again in different ways, and this was the natural artistic result of all of that.  But I think it’s a beautiful, comforting darkness. It’s real, but not selfish.” “We finally have a shared collective vibe,” adds guitarist/keyboardist Jon Merz, “I believe it’s more representative of what our live shows sound like. This time around, Jeff would bring us song ideas and we would add our own perspectives to it.” The five-piece, which also features multi-instrumentalist Michael St. Clair, drummer Grant Van Amburgh, and bassist Geena Spigarelli, also had the opportunity to road-test much of the new material before recording, during their extensive touring behind Gone For Good. It was a luxury they didn’t have the first time around. “Working out the kinks live before recording them makes a big difference,” reflects Klein, “They get a chance to breathe and grow before committing them to the world permanently. Because of that process, some songs, like ‘Death Valley,’ sound nothing like their early version. We’re excited to take them on the road and see how they evolve even further.” Equal parts sweet, morbid, strange, and sincere,Preachers is an experience that could convert the most steadfast of non-believers. Media Click here to listen to "Mono" track on PopMatters Click here to listen to "Preachers" track on Spinner Links  My Jerusalem Website My Jerusalem Facebook My Jerusalem Twitter The End Records Website The End Records Facebook The End Records Twitter

Copyright © 2012 Tell All Your Friends.

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Sick Drummer Premieres Exclusive PIG DESTROYER Drum Video #contest #grindcore #metal

Launch "This is Beautiful, This is Art" Contest   ChiIL Live Shows will have our review up shortly.   In the meantime, here's some sweet videos, a contest, free streaming songs, and more.   Now go eat a Pig Destroyer BBQ at Kuma's Corner, if you're in my hood in Chi-Town, and crank up the tunes already. Described by MetalSucks as "the best metal album of the year", PIG DESTROYER's long awaited new album Book Burner will see the light of day October 22nd via Relapse Records.  The reigning grindcore champions razor-sharp fifth-full length was recorded at guitarist Scott Hull's Visceral Sound Studios. Sick Drummer Magazine has posted an exclusive video of PIG DESTROYER drummer Adam Jarvis from a recent Meinl showcase.  This video features Jarvis playing several tracks that appear on Book Burner.  Get a first look at the video HERE. In conjunction with the release of Book Burner, PIG DESTROYER and Relapse Records have launched the "This is Beautiful, This is Art" Contest.  The object of the contest is to post an original picture, drawing, handwritten note, sculpture, animation or anything else you can think of with your favorite PIG DESTROYER lyrics included on the piece.  The piece then needs to be posted via Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr tagging the band.  There will be one grand prize winner and three runners up.  For more information and a complete list of prizes visit the official contest page HERE.  All entries must be received by October 15th.    Pitchfork is currently hosting an exclusive stream of the song "The Diplomat".  The stream can be accessed HERE.  The track "Burning Palm" can also be streamed via Relapse Record's Sound Cloud Player HERE. Book Burner features 19 tracks with a return to the band's raw, misanthropic sound.  Book Burner will be available on multiple formats including CD, Deluxe 2xCD, LP, Deluxe 2xLP, Cassette and Digital.  Pre-Orders for all of the editions are available via Relapse Records here and iTunes here. The deluxe editions will each contain a bonus disc of punk covers and a short story, titled The Atheist, penned by frontman JR Hayes.  The Atheist is a post-apocalyptic tale about a decaying world taken over by the violence of religion that showcases the renowned lyricists' unsurpassed style for the first time as prose.  The deluxe 2xLP will also contain an etched b-side featuring artwork by Wormrot frontman Arif Rot.  In support of Book Burner, PIG DESTROYER will be making special appearances at various festivals and shows throughout the year, including the UK's Damnation Festival, The Metal Sucks/Metal Injection CMJ Showcase, Decibel Magazine's 100th Issue Anniversary Show and Maryland Deathfest 2013.  A full list of dates is included below. PIG DESTROYER TOUR DATES:  Oct. 18        Brooklyn, NY        MetalSucks/Metal Injection CMJ showcase @ Public Assembly Tickets Oct. 19       Baltimore, MD      Ottobar    (w/ Royal Thunder)    Tickets (CD Release Show) Nov. 1       Brighton, UK        The Haunt        Tickets Nov. 2       London, UK         The Garage       Tickets Nov. 3       Leeds, UK            Damnnation Festival             Jan. 19     Philadelphia, PA   Union Transfer w/ Municipal Waste, Repulsion, Tombs    Tickets May 23 - 26    Baltimore, MD        Maryland Deathfest XI4 "Pig Destroyer's Book Burner is the best metal album of the year"  - 5/5 Metal Sucks "skull-crushing"  - MTV.com "The kings of bludgeoning art grind...a fucking phenomenal extreme metal band"  - KERRANG! "They continue to create some of the most interesting, challenging, and indelible grind of the last decade."  -Decibel "a quantum leap for the whole goddamn genre."  - Pitchfork "their most manic album yet"  - CMJ     "A sound that is among the most extreme ever created."  - Allmusic

Safe To Say Streams New Song, Launches Preorders for Split with Seawa

The Seaway / Safe To Say split can now be preordered in various packages on 7" vinyl. Safe To Say's brand of melodic punk rock shines through in "Dead Birds," and contrasts the raw pop-punk stylings of Seaway marvelously on the split, due out October 23 via Mutant League Records. Safe To Say is recommended for fans of Balance and Composure, Citizen and Title Fight. Seaway also debuted a song recently on AbsolutePunk.net, which is now available on YouTube for streaming and embedding as well. Email Thomas Nassiff at exit384media@gmail.com to set up any interviews or other coverage or to request a review copy. Seaway / Safe To Say - Split Mutant League Records October 23, 2012 Side A: Seaway 1. Homewrecker 2. Middle Finger (STREAM) 3. Lifted Side B: Safe To Say 4. Wished You the Worst 5. Entirely 6. Dead Birds (STREAM)   More about Seaway: Seaway is a pop-punk group from Oakville, Ontario who recently signed with Mutant League Records.  The band offers memorable hooks and honest lyrics, coated with a thick exterior of angst as represented in their fan favorite "Sabrina The Teenage Bitch".  Seaway looks to stretch their music across North America with a full-length album in the works for 2013.  RIYL: The Wonder Years, New Found Glory, The Story So Far www.facebook.com/seawayoakville www.twitter.com/seawayband   More about Safe To Say: Safe to Say is a five piece melodic punk band hailing from Markham, Ontario.  The band admits that what sets them apart from most other pop-punk bands is that they all write songs about having fun with their friends.  "Too bad we don't have any friends," comments bassist Josh Hicke.  RIYL: Balance and Composure, Title Fight, Citizen   www.facebook.com/safetosayband www.safetosayband.bandcamp.com

The Mountain Goats FREE Streaming Transcendental Youth--Vic Theatre 10/27

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

Stream Transcendental Youth Now Via

Rolling Stone Out October 2^nd On Merge Records

Watch John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats perform on Pitchfork.tv and WNYC's Soundcheck

Announce 2^nd Leg of U.S. Tour

Photo credit: D.L. Anderson

The Mountain Goats are set to release their new album Transcendental Youth on October 2nd via Merge Records. The album can be streamed now exclusively via Rolling Stone. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats recently filmed performances of "Harlem Roulette"off Transcendental Youth along the New York City waterfront for Pitchfork.tv and WNYC's Souncheck where he performed: "In Memory of Satan", "White Cedar", "Counterfeit Florida Plates" off the new album, along with "Thank You Mario, But Our Princess Is In Another Castle".

In addition, the Mountain Goats announce the second leg of their U.S. tour that takes the band across the southern U.S. and along the west coast. Matthew E. White, who wrote the horn arrangements for the band’s forthcoming release, Transcendental Youth will continue on as the opener for this 2^nd leg of dates. Matthew E. White, described by Stereogum as "bring[ing] together the warm, haunted tones of Leonard Cohen, Terry Riley, and Dr. John," will be performing his debut album Big Inner with a 9-piece band; his horn section, in this special tour engagement, will join in the Mountain Goats’ set. John Darnielle writes of the collaboration: "One of my fondest memories of the Transcendental Youth recording sessions is listening in the control room as Matthew and his players brought his horn arrangements to life on the other side of the glass. Me and Peter and Jon just sat there with our jaws on the floor. We can't wait to hear it come together live."

Before the tour kicks off, the Mountain Goats will perform the program Transcendental Youth with the world-renowned vocal quartet,Anonymous 4, on October 6^th in Durham, NC. Five songs from Transcendental Youth, in special vocal arrangements by Owen Pallett,  serve as the hub of the program, which also spans the catalog of both the Mountain Goats and Anonymous 4. The program was performed earlier this year at the Ecstatic Music Festival in New York City and at The Barbican in London. Tour dates are as follows:

10/6 Durham, NC @ Reynolds Industries Theatre w/ Anonymous 4

10/9 Richmond, VA @ The National*

10/10 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar*

10/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts*

10/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg*

10/14 Brooklyn @ Music Hall of Williamsburg*

10/15 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*

10/16 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*

10/18 Boston @ House of Blues*

10/19 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt*

10/20 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre*

10/22 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Ladies Literary Club*

10/23 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre*

10/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre*

10/26 Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose TapHouse*

10/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater*

11/4   Huntington, WV @ Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center (Mountain Stage)

11/29 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West*

12/1   Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge*

12/3   Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom*

12/4   Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre*

12/5   Austin, TX @ Emo’s East*

12/7   Sante Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co.*

12/8   Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom*

12/9   Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress*

12/10 San Diego, CA @ Irenic*

12/13 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour*

12/14 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore*

12/16 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre*

12/17 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox*

*w/ Matthew E. White 

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As John Hodgman writes in the bio for the new record: "John Darnielle has written almost 600 songs now, and some of them are very sad, dealing with hard drugs and tragic ends, hurting yourself and others, sicknesses of both body and brain, off-brand alcohols. They are told in beautiful, unnerving, specific detail because he is a very good writer, and also some of them are just true stories about his own life. These are the consolations; and if some of his songs suggest that there are real hells on earth, other songs remind that the heavens are equally close at hand. (Sometimes they are even the same songs.) It is my impression that this is the ecstasy John Darnielle is feeling: that thrill of having survived, escaped for even a second to enjoy those small transcendent delights, and to sing of them.  Transcendental Youth is full of songs about people who madly, stupidly, blessedly won’t stop surviving, no matter who gives up on them." John Darnielle has been called "America's best non-hip-hop lyricist” by the New Yorker and last year was tagged on the cover as SPIN Magazine as, "Indie Rock's Greatest Lyricist". 

the Mountain Goats:
John Darnielle- singer/songwriter
Peter Hughes- bass
Jon Wurster- drums

Transcendental Youth Tracklist:
1. Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1
2. Lakeside View Apartments Suite
3. Cry for Judas
4. Harlem Roulette
5. White Cedar
6. Until I Am Whole
7. Night Light
8. The Diaz Brothers
9. Counterfeit Florida Plates
10. In Memory of Satan
11. Spent Gladiator 2
12. Transcendental Youth

the Mountain Goats links: 
Official Website
Twitter
Facebook 
Label  

ChiIL Live Shows Streaming California Wives Art History HERE In Entirety #tour dates #album release Lincoln Hall 9/12

Check out Chicago's own new-wave quartet California Wives, upcoming debut full length Art History, arriving on September 4 via Vagrant.  Working with producer Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Neon Indian, Wild Nothing), Art History is eleven tracks presenting a cohesive gallery of modern-day pop portraits framed with a retro '80s fit.



Art History tracklisting: 
1. Blood Red Youth 
2. Tokyo 
3. Marianne 
4. The Fisher King 
5. Los Angeles 
6. Photolights 
7. Purple 
8. Better Home 
9. Twenty Three 
10. The New Process 
11. Light Year 

Their album release party is 9/12 at Lincoln Hall, the guys will support the LP on a nationwide tour with STARS and Diamond Rings this September and October.

California Wives on tour:
9/20 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
9/21 - Boston, MA - Paradise
9/22 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
9/23 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/25 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
9/26 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
9/27 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
9/28 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
9/29 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
10/2 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
10/3 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre
10/4 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe @ Old National Centre
10/5 - St. Louis, MO - Plush
10/6 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
10/9 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
10/10 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
10/11 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
10/12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Upstairs
10/13 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
10/17 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
10/18 - Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theater
10/19 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
10/20 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore


*All dates with Stars and Diamond Rings 

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Wed.SEP122012

California Wives (Record Release)

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Wednesday, September 12 2012 8:00 PM
18+ $10.00

“I felt like I was asleep for years,” says California Wives’ lead vocalist / keyboardist Jayson Kramer of his decision in 2009 to leave behind a promising career in medicine for a professional go at music. Jayson's first experience with music began at age 6, playing classical piano up until he was 16. Along the way he started writing songs as hobby, taking influence from bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and Oasis, and later electronic music such as Autechre and Aphex Twin. The hobby continued through his undergrad years at Boston University as a pre-med student until, "a weird thing happened when I finished my MCAT and all the studying stopped. I was completely honest with myself for the first time in my life and recognized that I had no desire to go on to medical school. This is when I took a more serious turn toward music, which is something I realized I should have been doing all along." Around this time he moved back to his hometown of Chicago where he was introduced to drummer Joe O'Connor and bassist Dan Zima, who had be playing together since high school. 

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