Gary Numan is the MAN (machine)

Today post-punk hero Gary Numan adds Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) to his already impressive catalog he's been compiling since the late 1970s. Numan's sound has become heavier over the years, with much of that owed to Nine Inch Nails. Here is a nice fan-made video for a cut off his 20th (!!!) album. -Kenyon



dates with the nite:

10/17 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT)
10/18 - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT)
10/25 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
10/26 - Mountain Oasis Festival, Asheville, NC
10/27 - Black Cat, Washington D.C.
10/29 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (SOLD OUT)
10/30 - w/NIN @ BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
10/31 - w/NIN @ Amway Center, Orlando, FL

all boy/all girl + miracles of modern science at university cafe stony brook

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a professional combination of indie chamber, jazz, country and smiles from all boy/all girl.

 lively rocking strings and things from MMS.

Blitzen Trapper "Shine On" + tour dates

"Shine On" from Blitzen Trapper is the first single off VII, the seventh studio album. This slice of folk-rock-gospel-blues will appear on their upcoming debut via Vagrant records, who have helped out the likes of Dashboard Confessional, Active Child and even more recently Rogue Wave. -Kenyon

https://soundcloud.com/blitzen-trapper/shine-on/

Dates with the nite:

09/17 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
09/18 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
09/19 Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
09/21 - 09/22 Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
09/23 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
09/24 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
09/25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
09/26 Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom
09/27 Washington, DC - Black Cat
09/28 Hartford, CT - Arch Street Tavern
09/29 Boston, MA - Royale
09/30 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/01 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
10/03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/04 Buffalo,  NY - Tralf Music Hall
10/05 Toronto, ON -  Lee's Palace
10/07 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/08 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
10/09 Minneapolis, MN -  First Avenue
10/10 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
10/12 Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
10/13 Missoula, MT - Top Hat
11/05 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11/06 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
11/08 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's
11/09 La Jolla, CA - Porter's Pub
11/10 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
11/12 Austin, TX - The Parish
11/13 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
11/15 Denver, CO - Bluebird
11/16 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
11/20 Leavenworth, WA - The Leavenworth Festhalle
11/21 Bellingham, WA - The Wild Buffalo
11/22 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore
11/23 Seattle, WA - Neptune
11/30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir (2 shows)

Of Montreal New Album + Tour Dates 2013

The imaginative and prolific Of Montreal will release Lousy with Sylvianbriar via Polyvinyl on October 8, 2013.

"Fugitive Air" is the first cut from the album, and can be heard at:
https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/of-montreal-01-fugitive-air

Dates with the night
 
10/18/13 @ 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
10/22/13 @ Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/23/13 @ U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC
10/24/13 @ U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC
10/25/13 @ Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
10/26/13 @ Middle East - Cambridge, MA
10/27/13 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10/28/13 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY*
10/29/13 @ Beachland - Cleveland, OH*
10/30/13 @ Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL*
10/31/13 @ Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI*
11/01/13 @ Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN*
11/02/13 @ Waiting Room - Omaha, NE*
11/03/13 @ Marquis Theater - Denver, CO*
11/04/13 @ Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT*
11/05/13 @ Korah Shrine - Boise, ID*
11/06/13 @ Neomos - Seattle, WA*
11/07/13 @ Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR*
11/08/13 @ Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA*
11/09/13 @ Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA*
11/10/13 @ Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA*
11/11/13 @ Largo at The Coronet - Los Angeles, CA*
11/12/13 @ Club Congress - Tucson, AZ*
11/14/13 @ Trees - Dallas, TX*
11/15/13 @ Mohawk - Austin, TX*
11/16/13 @ Howlin' Wolf - New Orleans, LA*
11/17/13 @ Terminal West - Atlanta, GA*

* = w/ La Luz

Riot Fest 2013 in Chicago

wild line-up! doesn't seem real.

i would love to interview these people!

Passion Pit Tour Dates 2013

there is no stopping of the passion.

8/10       Somerset, WI                                    Summer Set Music Festival

8/24       Monterey, CA                                   First City Festival

8/30       Chicago, IL                                           North Coast Music Festival

8/31       Calgary, Canada                                X-Fest

9/1         Edmonton, Canada                          Sonic Boom Festival

9/3         Saskatoon, Canada                          The Odeon

9/4         Winnipeg, Canada                            Garrick Centre

9/6         New York, NY                                     Pier 26

9/7         New York, NY                                     Pier 26

9/8         Boston, MA                                        Boston Calling Festival

9/29       Charlottesville, VA                           nTelos Wireless Pavilion ^

10/1       Ashville, NC                                        Orange Peel ^

10/2       Winston-Salem, NC                         Ziggys ^

10/3       Birmingham, AL                                Iron City ^

10/5       Austin, TX                                            Austin City Limits

10/7       Wilmington, NC                                Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre ^

10/8       North Myrtle Beach, SC                 House of Blues ^

10/10     Atlanta, GA                                        Masquerade Music Park ^

10/11     New Orleans, LA                              The Civic Theatre ^

10/12       Austin, TX                                         Austin City Limits

10/15     Broomfield, CO                                 1st Bank Center ^

10/16     Salt Lake City, UT                             The Complex ^

10/18     Spokane, WA                                    Knitting Factory Concert House ^

10/19     Portland, OR                                      Theater of The Clouds

10/21     Sacramento, CA                               The Theatre at Sleep Train Arena ^

10/22     San Diego, CA                                    Open Air Theatre ^

10/25     Los Angeles, CA                                Greek Theatre ^

10/26     Santa Barbara, CA                            Santa Barbara Bowl ^

10/27     Las Vegas, NV                                   Life is Beautiful Festival 

10/29     Kansas City, MO                               The Midland by AMC ^

10/31     Fairfax, VA                                          Patriot Center ^

11/1       Atlantic City, NJ                                 Showboat ^

11/3       Norfolk, VA                                        The Norva ^

11/8       St. Augustine, FL                              St. Augustine Amphitheater *

11/9       Tampa, FL                                            Coastline Festival

11/10     West Palm Beach, FL                      Coastline Festival

 ^ With The Joy Formidable

 * With Two Door Cinema Club, The Joy Formidable and St. Lucia

Delorean "Spirit" + Tour Dates

Hot track from Delorean, from its upcoming album due September 10, 2013.
The Spanish group has North American tour dates:

Oct 7 - Independent - San Francisco CA 

Oct 9 - Neumos - Seattle, WA 

Oct 10 - Branx - Portland, OR 

Oct 11 - Fortune Sound Club - Vancouver, BC 

Oct 14 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN 

Oct 16 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI 

Oct 17 - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON 

Oct 18 - Il Motore - Montreal, QC 

Oct 19 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA 

Oct 22 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA 

Oct 23 - Webster Hall - New York, NY 

Oct 24 - Black Cat - Washington, DC 

Oct 26 - Mountain Oasis - Asheville, NC 

Oct 27 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA 

Oct 28 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN 

Oct 31 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL 

Nov 2 - The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO

Nov 4 - Opolis - Norman, OK 

Nov 5 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX 

Nov 6 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX 

Nov 8 - 10 Fun Fun Fun Fest- Austin TX 

Nov 12 - Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX 

Nov 13 - Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ

MGMT self-titled album officially out September 2013

The first track "Alien Days" is a tapestry of early Pink Floyd and of course Flaming Lips. They will probably be on tour for a while.

Sonny & the Sunsets "Green Blood" + tour dates

On Antenna to the Afterworld, the curious Sonny and the Sunsets wrap mid 1990s indie rock in 1960s rock n roll. which is wierd because the previous album was straight country. From the new one, out June 11 via Polyvinyl, is "Green Blood."

05/17 Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite
05/25 San Francisco, CA - The Roxie #
06/11 San Francisco, CA - The Eagle
06/13 Hamden, CT - The Outer Space *
06/14 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory / Northside Fest
06/15 New York, NY - Cake Shop #
06/16 Pittsburgh, PA - The Smiling Moose *
06/17 Lakewood, OH - Mahalls 20 Lanes *
06/19 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *
06/20 Detroit, MI - The Lager House *
06/21 Chicago, IL -  Beat Kitchen * 
06/22 Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theater
07/12 Oaktown, CA - New Parish
07/13 Sacramento, CA - 2nd Saturday Art Walk
07/24 Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons Pizza
07/25 San Diego, CA - Casbah
07/26 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar

# = performance of "Sees All Knows All"
* = w/ Little Wings

The National "Sea Of Love" Video

First video supporting Trouble Will Find Me, out May 21 on 4AD. And here's the vid from which it was modeled:

Morningbell "Yes Wonderful Things" + Tour Dates

After several albums and EPs through a decade, Morningbell (not the Radiohead song) presents the whimsical, inventive sixth album Boa Noite on May 21, 2013. I hear some Flaming Lips in there, alongside a myriad of influences. The fiercely indie band from Florida is adept at piecing together over a hundred tracks for one song. -Kenyon

LISTEN to "Yes Wonderful Things" off Boa Noite.

Dates with the nite:

06.06 • The Velvet Lounge (Washington, DC)

06.07 • Union Hall (Brooklyn, NY)

06.08 • Kung Fu Neckie (Philadelphia, PA)

06.09 • Howler's Coyote Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)

06.10 • The Tree Bar (Columbus, OH)

06.11 • Bear's Place (Bloomington, IN)

06.12 • Daytrotter session (Rock Island, IL)

06.13 • Sweetwater Brewery (Atlanta, GA)

06.14 • Looseys (Gainesville, FL)

Vampire Weekend "Ya Hey" Video Tour Dates

From the third studio album Modern Vampires of the City, out May 14 via XL.

Tour dates:

May 15th, 2013 - Agganis Arena, Boston
May 16th, 2013 - Sony Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto
May 17th, 2013 - The Fillmore, Detroit
May 20th, 2013 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison
May 21st, 2013 - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
May 23rd, 2013 - Keller Auditorium, Portland
May 24th, 2013 - Sasquatch Music Festival, George
May 29th, 2013 - Casino De Paris, Paris
June 23rd, 2013 - Firefly Festival, Dover
June 26th - 30th - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton
June 28th, 2013 - Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth
June 29th, 2013 - O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth
July 4th - 7th - Rock Werchter, Werchter
July 6th, 2013 - Olympic Park, London
July 7th, 2013 - De Werald Draait Buiten, Amsterdam
July 9th, 2013 - Poupet Festival, Cholet
July 12th, 2013 - Optimus Alive, Lisbon
July 13th, 2013 - BBK Live, Bilbao
July 14th, 2013 - Musalic Festival, Aix-les-Bains
July 19th, 2013 - Gentlemen of the Road Lewes Stopover, Lewes
July 20th, 2013 - Longitude Festival, Dublin
August 4th, 2013 - Lollapalooza, Chicago
August 9th, 2013 - Squamish Music Festival, Squamish
August 11th, 2013 -Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco
September 20th, 2013 - Barclays Center, Brooklyn
September 28th, 2013 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
October 8th, 2013 - Midland Theater, Kansas City

Dead Gaze "Fight Til It's Dead"

Dead Gaze (aka Mississippi's R. Cole Furlow) releases his debut full-length on May 21 through Palmist/FatCat. This includes the gentle lo-fi smartness of "Fight Til It's Dead," which can be heard HERE.

Crystal Castles "Affection" + Dates with Depeche Mode

From CC's latest piece of genius, the ethereal "Affection" washes cool vocals around warm synths. Heavenly and too hip as usual. Here's the tour dates. Asterisk means opening for Depeche Mode.

04/29 – Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
04/30 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
05/02 – Gothic Theater – Denver, CO
05/03 – Liberty Hall –Lawrence, KS
05/05 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
05/06 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
05/07 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
05/09 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
05/10 – NorVa – Norfolk, VA
05/11 – Ram’s Head – Baltimore, MD
05/13 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
06/07 – Governors Ball Music Festival - New York, NY
08/02,3,4 – Lollapallooza Festival – Chicago, IL
09/18 – CWM Pavilion  - Houston, TX*
09/20 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX*
09/22 – Sleep Train Amphitheater – San Diego, CA*
09/24 – Santa Barbara County Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA*
09/26 – Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountain View, CA*
09/28 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA*
09/29 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA*
10/02 – Staples/Honda – Los Angeles, CA*
10/08 – Desert Sky Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ*

MUSE at MSG New York City April 15, 2013

The 2nd Law, Isolated System / Supremacy / Map of the Problematique / Supermassive Black Hole / Resistance / Panic Station / Knights of Cydonia / Monty Jam / Explorers / Follow Me / United States of Eurasia / Liquid State / Madness / Time Is Running Out / Undisclosed Desires / Stockholm Syndrome / The 2nd Law, Unsustainable / Uprising. encore: Starlight / Survival. the bassist sang one of his two songs from the new album. bad idea. fortunately Muse has top-rated visuals.

Ólafur Arnalds "Old Skin" Magical Video

From the Icelandic artist's full-length album For I Am Winter (Mercury Classics, April 2) as well as The Winter EP.

Postal Service tour dates

holy cow! Barclays sold out? holy cow!

04/09/13 Tue - Reno NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre

04/10/13 Wed - Davis CA @ Mondavi Center

04/13/13 Sat - Indio CA @ Coachella

04/12/13 Fri - San Luis Obispo CA @ Madonna Expo Center (SOLD OUT)

04/18/13 Thu - Phoenix AZ @ Comerica Theatre

04/19/13 Fri - Las Vegas NV @ Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan

04/20/13 Sat - Indio CA @ Coachella

05/18/13 Sat - Manchester UK @ Academy 2 (SOLD OUT)

05/19/13 Sun - London UK @ Brixton Academy

05/20/13 Mon - London UK @ Brixton Academy (SOLD OUT)

05/21/13 Tues - Paris FR @ Trianon

05/23/13 Thu - Barcelona SP @ Primavera Soundwave

05/27/13 Mon - Sasquatch Music Festival, George, WA (SOLD OUT)

06/14/13 Fri - New York NY @ Barclays Center (SOLD OUT)