Beginning next month in Boston, Crocodiles will link up with the Horrors for a mini tour that isn’t going anywhere near the west coast for some reason (bad for pale skin). If you have any interest in meeting dudes that like to wear boots and leather jackets you will be able to find plenty there. You’ll also be going to a show featuring bands that are named after things you don’t ever want to see in real life. It’ll be jam city though! Scroll down for tour dates.
Bishop Allen, (sort of) fresh from their cameo in ultra-twee film Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist are back in the film game. The band’s Justin Rice will be starring in Harmony and Me, playing “a depressed lyricist clinging to the memory of an ex-girlfriend.” Oookay…not the most original idea, but we’ll hold judgment until we can actually check the entire movie out. Oh yeah, the band has a new video for “Shanghaied” starring a bunny and is also touring Europe in July, if you live there or are around there check them out.
The Latin Alternative Music conference is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary across New York July 7-11, featuring performances and panels from Juana Molina, electro-cumbia DJ EL G, Los Amigos Invisibles and Latin rock icons Los Fabulosos Cadillacs among others. More information on the event, including a full lineup and schedule is available here. We’ve also got a handful of tickets to give away, hit us at contests@thetripwire.com with your full name and LAMC as the subject for your chance to win.
Coming soon to a television near you, nonstop positivity warrior Andrew W.K. hanging out with a bunch of kids and destroying stuff. But wait! It’s actually not that delinquent because post-destruction the kids will compete to make super gnarly, hopefully indestructible machines out of the wreckage and it will be called Destroy Build Destroy. For whatever reason, it’s an oft-forgotten fact that W.K. actually held down his own show on MTV2 in 2004 called Your Friend, Andrew W.K., in which he hung out with fans in need and gave them positive re-enforcement. Apparently nobody liked to see people being helped and the show only lasted one season. Hopefully the concept of children demolishing and rebuilding stuff is a more exciting viewing prospect.
The B-52s are scheduled to play Highline Ballroom’s second annual series of summer shows at Governors Island August 18th. To celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch your parents sing along to “Rock Lobster” and dance in funny ways that will transcend the entire concept of embarrassment, The Highline is also awarding 52 girls who attend the show in the most creative beach or nautical attire free tickets to a future show. CAN’T DUDES GET A BREAK? Whatever. Check this out if you want to bond with your family by getting wholesomely weird on an island in New York.
