Every mention of Grass Widow in the music press is like, “did you know that the definition of Grass Widow is ……….?”  Not here at Tripwire.  No way.  We feel we’re doing more than enough by sharing “Lulu’s Lips” off Grass Widow’s new 12″ on Captured Tracks.  You want an English lesson in addition to musical epiphanies?  Then give us $40,000 instead of handing it over to your fancy private college’s admissions office.  And until we receive that check in the mail, you’re just going to have to look up info on Grass Widow’s upcoming New York City shows yourself.  Consider yourself lucky.

Grass Widow, Lulu’s Lips

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Upset the Rhythm is all the rage in the UK. Not only do they put out records, they organize awesome parties and represent lots of cool bands. But now, thanks to Foot Village (aka lots of sometimes naked drummers) those snooty Brits are sharing their fun with us over here in the states. To celebrate the release of Anti-Magic, Foot Village and Upset the Rhythm will be hosting three showcases in the states, details of which are below. Jump on this opportunity while you can, Yanks! It’s much cheaper than a plane ticket to Heathrow. (via Tiny Mix Tapes)

- PARTY NUMBER ONE: NEW YORK
Friday, July 3 @ Monster Island Basement
Ambergris / Lucky Dragons / Silk Flowers / Bird Names / Soft Circle / John Maus / Future Islands / Wet Hair (Shawn from Racoo-oo-oon)

- PARTY NUMBER TWO: LOS ANGELES
Saturday, July 11 @ The Smell
Foot Village / Lucky Dragons / Gowns / Death Sentence: PANDA! / KIT / Softboiled Eggies / Former Ghosts / The Urxed (Rob from High Places) / BARR / No Age (DJ set)

- PARTY NUMBER THREE: SAN FRANCISCO
Sunday, July 12 @ The LAB
Foot Village / Gowns / Lucky Dragons / Death Sentence: PANDA! / T.I.T.S. / KIT / The Urxed / Former Ghosts

For the past month, we’ve been hearing too much news about new supergroup collaborations that are only half decent, and are formed on a whim of mid-life-rock-star existential crises, so when we heard news of Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart forming a new trio, we were pleasantly surprised.
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