METZ ANNOUNCE FALL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

 

 

METZ ANNOUNCE FALL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

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RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR "GET OFF" DIRECTED BY CHAD VANGAALEN

 

 

Since the Oct. 2102 release of their critically acclaimed debut album, the Toronto-based trio METZ have been touring very nearly non-stop, playing shows across North America and Europe. METZ, have announced that they will return to Europe in the fall for a headline tour starting in Luxembourg on November 1st and ending in Manchester, UK on Nov 22. See below for a full list of confirmed shows, including performances at Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee on July 13th in Seattle’s Georgetown Neighborhood (click here for a full lineup) as well as Festival performances at Sled Island (Calgary),  Pitchfork (Chicago), Roskilde Festival (Denmark),

OFF festival (Poland), Iceland Airwaves and many more. See below for a full list of Festival performances and your dates.

 

In other METZ related news, today stereogum premiered a new video for album track “Get Off” which was directed by fellow Canadian and labelmate, Chad VanGaalen. Click here to transport to the surrealistic world of  “Get Off”.

 

What people are saying about METZ:
 

“In the past ten years, independent bands have inched back toward the musical aggression that was something of a default for the community in the late eighties and early nineties. METZ, a trio from Toronto, have fully revived this confrontational, skilled and energetic approach. The guitarist-vocalist Alex Edkins, the drummer Hayden Menzies, and the bassist Christ Slorach have made one of the year's best albums…” ­– The New Yorker

 

"METZ songs tend to start with an isolated element­–Hayden Menzies' thundering, hammer-of-the-gods drum salvos, Alex Edkins' solitary guitar screech­–that immediately triggers a ticking time-bomb countdown for the moment when the band erupts in unison. You can see the storm coming from a mile away, and yet, when Menzies, Edkins, and bassist Chris Slorach launch into the merciless, firestorm battering of "Negative Space" or the wrecking-ball swing of "Knife in the Water,” it still startles like a sneak attack." - [8.5 / Best New Music] - Pitchfork

 

"The Toronto noise-punk trio METZ, on the other hand, were wild-eyed and brutally focused. Playing maelstroms more than songs, they’re like a less unhinged Jesus Lizard, full of coiled ferocity that engulfs you, releases you briefly, then swallows you up again. This year’s Sub Pop debut only hints at their live intensity." ["CMJ's Most Talented 10"] - SPIN.com

 

"They're pretty much a burst of musical brutality. And seeing them last night at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was more than an affirmation of that. A trio from Toronto, they'll sit nicely next to your Melvins and Nirvana and maybe even Wire. In other words, their edge is more than attitude and volume and speed." ["CMJ Discoveries: Day 3"] - NPR's All Songs Considered

 

Tour Dates:
Jun. 21 - Calgary, Canada - Royal Canadian Legion #1

Jun. 22 - Calgary, Canada - Broken City

Jun. 23 - San Francisco, CA - Slims

Jun. 28 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival

Jun. 29 - Helsinki, Finland - Rock the Beach Festival

Jul. 4 - Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival

Jul. 6 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival

Jul. 12 - Toronto, Canada - Downsview Park

Jul. 20 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival

Jul. 26 - Guelph, Canada -  Hillside Festival of Guelph

Aug. 1 - Venlo, Netherlands - Julianapark

Aug. 2 - Liege, Belgium - Micro Festival

Aug. 3 - Katowice, Poland - Off Festival

Aug. 8 - Oslo, Norway -  Oya Natt Festival

Aug. 9 - Rees-Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival

Aug. 11 - Castelbuono (Palermo- Sicily), Italy -  Ypsigrock Festival

Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - F Yeah Fest

Sep. 26 - Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Festival

Sep. 27 - Cincinnati, OH -  Midpoint Music Festival

Oct. 30 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival

Oct. 31 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival

Nov. 1 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier

Nov. 2 - Brussels, Belgium - Witloofbar

Nov. 3 - Eindhoven, Holland - Hit The City Festival

Nov. 4 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang

Nov. 6 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Beta

Nov. 7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand

Nov. 8 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee

Nov. 9 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pustervik

Nov. 11 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu

Nov. 12 - Warsaw, Poland - Hydrozagadka

Nov. 13 - Wroclaw, Poland - Bezsennosc

Nov. 14 - Prague, Czech Republic - 007 Club

Nov. 15 - Wurzburg, Germany - Café Cairo

Nov. 16 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie Club

Nov. 17 - Milan, Italy - Lo Fi Club

Nov. 19 - Lyon, France - Marche Gare

Nov. 20 - Paris, France - La Gaite Lyrique

Nov. 22 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Deaf Institute

Nov. 23 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Broadcast

Nov. 25 - Leeds, United Kingdom - Brudenell Social Club

Nov. 26 - Bristol, United Kingdom - Start the Bus

Nov. 27 - Brighton, United Kingdom - The Haunt

Nov. 28 - London, United Kingdom - Village Underground

WAMPIRE ANNOUNCES TOUR WITH SMITH WESTERNS

WAMPIRE ANNOUNCES TOUR WITH SMITH WESTERNS SHARES STRFKR'S REMIX OF "ORCHARDS" CURIOSITY OUT NOW ON POLYVINYL

Wampire photographed by Andy DeSantis

Following the recently release of their debut LP Curiosity and the close of their tour dates with fellow Portland residents and Polyvinyl label-mates STRFKR, Wampire with new music and a new summer tour. In July, the band will head out on a full US tour with Smith Westerns. To celebrate, they're sharing the remix that STRFKR have done for Curiosity cut "Orchards." They've stripped away the original's haze and replaced it with throbbing synths and an insistent hi-hat that retains the essence of the source material while making their take decidedly more upbeat. STREAM: "Orchards" - https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/wampire-orchards-strfkr-remix  VIDEO: "Orchards" -  http://youtu.be/7wd9W91FEyA  TOUR DATES  07/03 Portland, OR - Holocene 07/20 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall * 07/21 Nashville, TN - Exit/In * 07/23 Washington, DC - Black Cat * 07/24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg * 07/26 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 07/27 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair * 07/28 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End * 07/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace * 07/31 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall * 08/05 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room * 08/06 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre * 08/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge * 08/10 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre * 08/11 Pomona, CA - The Glass House * 08/12 San Diego, CA - The Casbah * 08/16 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Cafe * 08/17 Vancouver, BC - Electric Owl * * = w/ Smith Westerns After forming Wampire, Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps steadily began to make a name for themselves in the same Portland, OR, scene that has produced labelmates STRFKR as well as Unknown Mortal Orchestra. It makes sense, then, that Wampire came to Polyvinyl's attention when the duo opened for STRFKR at a hometown Portland show and that UMO's bassist Jacob Portrait produced Wampire's debut full-length, Curiosity. The choice of Portrait was a natural one, with both Tinder and Phipps believing he'd be able to contribute almost as much to the record as they would. And so, in mid-August Tinder and Phipps each brought fragments of song ideas into the studio, before deconstructing, re-arranging, and fitting them back together piece by piece -- at times lyrics and melodies were thrown out, brought back from the dead, or improvised on the spot. This loosely structured approach made the process truly collaborative, with producer Portrait occasionally chipping in ideas for lyrics, arrangements, and instrumentation. The resulting nine tracks are instantly memorable, while defying easy categorization. Says Phipps, "We realized the record began to stray away from having a 'sound' and gradually became a platter with an assortment of sounds. The record showcases a flavor we haven't quite dug into before." The album's diverse combination of sounds ultimately helped give birth to its title, Curiosity -- a word that invokes the listener's wonder at what will greet their ears next, while also describing the overall curious tone the record possesses. First single, "The Hearse" serves as the perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with the band -- its opening notes swelling instantly with electronic organs over a driving drum beat. By the time bass and vocals kick in, you're already hooked. Elsewhere, "Orchards" weaves an infectiously breezy melody on the strength of vocal harmonizing, tuneful whistling, and undulating guitar lines. In some cases, Wampire's unique rhythms are best described by the band members, as with "Trains," a Motown-meets-Strokes track that Tinder perfectly summarizes like so: "It's sexy, sounds huge, and by all means should be blamed for future babies." The album concludes with the equally sensual "Magic Light," a song centered around a dark seductive bass groove that sets the tone for Tinder's come-hither lyrics. It's the kind of track that draws you ever further into the record's beguiling clutches, leaving a lasting impression that remains well after its final notes have faded out.

Alessi's Ark east coast tour

Photo: Angel Ceballos

Alessi's Ark returns to the east coast this week. She has a new album THE STILL LIFE
which came out in April. After a UK tour and some festivals Alessi graces the US
stages for the first time since Fall 2011. The reviews have been great and this year we
should be seeing the ARK more often. East Coast dates are below.

Alessi's Ark US Tour 2013


June 15th: Alessi’s Ark @ Rockwood Music Hall 
June 16th: Alessi’s Ark @ Johnny Brendas w/ sam amidon
June 18th: Alessi’s Ark @ Next Stage Putney VT w/ sam amidon
June 19th: Alessi’s Ark @ TT and the Bears Cambridge w/ sam amidon
June 20th: Alessi’s Ark @ One Longfellow Square ME w/ sam amidon

Listen to No Age’s “C’mon Stimmung”

Listen to No Age’s “C’mon Stimmung”

the first single from An Object
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGacOmfBvQ

Plus, No Age US & European Tour Dates:

June 19th - October 24th

“C’mon Stimmung,” is the first single from the new No Age album An Object, and it is an stunner. Available worldwide this August via Sub Pop, An Object is No Age’s 4th album, and the striking follow-up to 2010’s Everything in Between. The band created an atmospheric, “not-the-video” component for “C’mon Stimmung,”  which you can watch & listen to now via YouTube.

 

No Age have scheduled an extensive tour for 2013 in support of An Object, both as preview for the LP and after release date. The band’s touring schedule begins June 19th in Antwerp, BE at Trix and currently ends on October 24th in Vienna, AT at Flex. Highlights include: June 21 in Camber Sands, UK for All Tomorrow’s Parties; July 25th in Santa Monica, CA at the Santa Monica Pier; and a U.S. tour taking place in performance art and alternative show spaces, that runs August 18th - September 25th. Please find a full list of tour dates below.

We at Sub Pop are exceedingly proud to help No Age present An Object to the world. The band, in addition to performing, recording and producing the album, is in the process of preparing and assembling the entirety of the physical packaging for the album, including jackets, inserts and labels, taking on the roll of manufacturer, artist and musician. Check out recent No Age features with Pitchfork (see April 9 Update feature) and SPIN (see June 10 “The Making Of” interview), where they discuss their motivations behind the album and the making of An Object.

Sub Pop will release No Age’s An Object August 20th on CD and LP and through various digital services. The album, led by highlights “I Won’t Be Your Generator,” “C’mon, Stimmung,” “An Impression,” and “Lock Box”, was recorded by F. Bermudez and No Age at Gaucho's Electronics in Los Angeles.

More on No Age's An Object:

With An Object, their fourth full-length album, No Age has forgone the straight and narrow route, landing in a strange and unexpected place, feet planted in fresh, fertile soil. This new LP finds drummer/vocalist Dean Spunt exploding from behind his kit, landing percussive blows with amplified contact mics, 4-string bass guitars, and prepared speakers, as well as traditional forms of lumber and metal. Meanwhile, guitarist Randy Randall corrals his previously lush, spastic, sprawling arrangements into taught, refined, rats’ nests. Lyrically Spunt challenges space, fracturing ideological forms and complacency, creating a striking new perspective that reveals thematic preoccupations with structural ruptures and temporal limits... (read more at Sub Pop).

Tour Dates

Jun. 19 - Antwerp, BE - Trix

Jun. 20 - London , UK - Corsica Studios

Jun. 21 - Camber, UK - All Tomorrow's Parties (Camber)

Jun. 23 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival

Jun. 24 - Paris, FR - Espace B

Jun. 27 - Copenhagen, DK -  Bakken

Jun. 28 - Oslo, NO - Gut Feeling Festival

Jun. 29 - Bergen, NO - Perfect Sound Festival

Jul. 25 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Pier

Aug. 18 - Arcata, CA - MexNwoW*

Aug. 19 - Eugene, OR - Cozmic Pizza*

Aug. 20 - Seattle,WA - Washington Hall*

Aug. 21 - Portland, OR - Backspace*

Aug. 22 - Chico, CA - Cafe Coda*

Aug. 23 - Berkeley, CA - Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive*

Aug. 24 - Bolinas, CA - TBA*

Aug. 26 - Reno, NV - The Holland Project

Aug. 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

Aug. 28 - Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis

Aug. 29 - Kansas City, MO - Folk Center

Aug. 30 - Dallas, TX - Texas Theater

Aug. 31 - Austin, TX - The Museum of Human Achievement

Sep. 01 - New Orleans, LA - The Big Top Three Ring Circus

Sep. 02 - Atlanta, GA - Arts Exchange

Sep. 03 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook

Sep. 04 - Baltimore, MD - Floristree

Sep. 05 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sep. 07 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA

Sep. 09 - Cincinnati, OH - Contemporary Arts Center

Sep. 15 - Bloomington, IN - Waldron Arts Center

Sep. 18 - Norman, OK - Mainsite Contemporary Arts Center

Sep. 19 - Marfa, TX - Padre’s

Sep. 21 - Albuquerque, NM - Small Engine Gallery

Sep. 25 - Ojai, CA - Ojai Ranch Inn

Oct. 02 - London, UK - Koko

Oct. 03 - Birmingham, UK - The Hare and Hounds

Oct. 05 - Dublin, IE - The Grand Social

Oct. 06 - Limerick, IE - Bourkes

Oct. 08 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo

Oct. 09 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club

Oct. 10 - Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute   

Oct. 12 - Bristol, UK - Simple Things Festival

Oct. 14 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt

Oct. 15 - Amsterdam, NL - Secret Location

Oct. 19 - Bologna, IT - Covo

Oct. 20 - Padova, IT - Movement Padova

Oct. 21 - Rome, IT - Circolo degli Artisti

Oct. 22 - Torino, IT - Astoria

Oct. 24 - Vienna, AT - Flex

* w/ Sun Foot, Devin Gary & Ross

Washed Out Shares Lyric Video For “It All Feels Right”

Washed Out Shares Lyric Video For “It All Feels Right” The Lead Single From Paracosm North American Tour August 24th-September 23rd Shares Paracosm Album Art, Tracklisting Preorder via Sub Pop www.washedout.net Washed Out is thrilled to share the “It All Feels Right” lyric video, the lead single from his forthcoming album Paracosm. The animated video, directed by Ferry Gouw (Major Lazer, MAD DECENT), is comprised entirely of the art from the album cover, and sets the lyrics of the song against a backdrop of psychedelic floral imagery in a kaleidoscopic swirl. Watch it now at www.washedout.net. In further exciting news, fans who pre-order Paracosm via iTunes beginning Tuesday, June 11th will receive “It All Feels Right” immediately. The album will also be available for pre-order at Sub Pop's Washed Out page and at the Washed Out Store. People who pre-order Paracosm on LP at subpop.com will receive the limited “Loser Edition” of the album on colored vinyl, and all subpop.com pre-orders will receive a free, limited edition 7” single of “Pull You Down” b/w “Exit” (neither of which appear on Paracosm). Additionally, we can now share album art and tracklisting details:   Tracklisting: 1. Entrance 2. It All Feels Right 3. Don’t Give Up 4. Weightless 5. All I Know 6. Great Escape 7. Paracosm 8. Falling Back 9. All Over Now