07.09 Mexico City, MX @ El Almacen w/King Khan & BBQ Show
07.16 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theater w/ F****D Up, Women
07.19 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07.31 New York, NY @ Whitney Museum w/ These Are Powers
“The Nightmare Of Sound Tour” with The Beets
08.25 New York, NY @ Death By Audio
08.26 Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
08.27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum
08.28 Columbus, OH @ Summit
08.30 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
08.31 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
09.01 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
09.04 Missoula, MT @ Union Hall
09.06 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
09.07 Portland, OR @ TBA
09.09 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop (CD Release Show)
09.11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
San Francisco stoner pop duo Girls rumbled through New York over the weekend, playing a handful of shows and gathering some more buzz as the wait to their forthcoming self-titled debut LP gets increasingly wee. A couple weeks ago we found a great clip of them covering Cass McCombs’s new classic “Dreams Come True Girl” and today, it’s Vivian Girls’ “Wild Eyes.”
The only thing hotter than girls who play music are girls who ride mopeds. So while we try to figure out if the Vivian Girls single is referring to the mini-motorcycles or about girls that are mopey, you watch their new high-res, lo-concept video. You can also read our On The Cover feature with them from last September. Read the full story
Featuring music from: The Radio Dept., Badly Drawn Boy, Love Raid, Broken Social Scene, Portugal. The Man, Neon Indian, The Constellations, Everything Everything, The Drums, Crystal Fighters, Setting Sun, My Gold Mask, Overnight Lows, Me + Z, Cloud Nothings, Static Jacks, The Answering Machine, Bear Ceuse, Emma Pollock, Ash, The Seabellies, Here We Go Magic, Trances Arc, The New Pornographers, and Dr. Dog
We’re not sure Fela Kuti’s epic story should be told in any other format besides the musical, and we don’t even like musicals! That said, it just so happens we’re giving away two tickets to see the show for zero dollars. All you need to do is leave us a haiku in the comments before [...]
