Flaming Lips break record for most shows in 24 hours - 06.28.2012


Paste reports that the Flaming Lips have broken Jay-Z's record for performing the most live shows in 24 hours. As of 6 p.m. Eastern time, the band began performing in New Orleans, which marked their eighth show since last night, which found them playing in Memphis, Clarksdale, Oxford, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Baton Rouge. Unlike Jay-Z's record-setting 24-hour "Hangar Tour," the Flaming Lips did not fly to any venues.

Dum Dum Girls announce new EP - 06.28.2012


Dum Dum Girls are preparing a new EP to follow last year's Only In Dreams. The five-track release is called End of Daze and will drop via Sub Pop on Sept. 25.

Tracklist:

1 Mine Tonight
2 I Got Nothing
3 Trees and Flowers (Strawberry Switchblade cover)
4 Lord Knows
5 Season in Hell

Andrew Bird touring with Here We Go Magic - 06.28.2012


Andrew Bird continues to tour in support of his new album Break It Yourself, and this fall he'll be playing shows with Here We Go Magic, whose A Different Ship was released earlier this year. Check out their dates below.

Tour:

7/8 Geneva, IL - Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
7/10 Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art
7/11 Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
7/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
7/14 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
7/15 Grand Rapids, MI - Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
7/16 Lewiston, NY - Artpark
7/18 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre De Verdure at Parc LaFontaine
7/19 Toronto, Ontario - Echo Beach
7/20 Shelburne, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum
7/21 Pawtucket, RI - Hope Artiste Village Courtyard
7/27 Somerset, WI - Soundtown Festival
8/10 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
8/11 San Diego, CA - The Spreckels Theatre
8/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre
8/14 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
8/15 Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium
8/17 Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
8/18 Jackson, WY - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
8/20 Omaha, NE - Peter Kiewit Concert Hall
8/21 Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Amphitheatre
9/26 Madison, WI - Overture Hall (H)
9/27 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival (H)
9/29 Lexington, KY - Singletary Center (H)
9/30 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre (H)
10/1 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel (H)
10/2 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre (H)
10/4 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater (H)
10/5 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre (H)
10/6 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall (H)
10/8 Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theater (H)
10/9 Tampa, FL - Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts (H)
10/10 Orlando, FL - House of Blues (H)
10/12 Houston, TX - House of Blues (H)
10/13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
11/6 Paris, France - Les Inrocks
11/8 London, England - Roundhouse
11/10 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna
11/11 Cartagena, Spain - Cartagena Jazz Festival
11/12 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo
11/14 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
11/16 Enschede, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival - Wilmink Theatre
11/17 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival – The Royal
11/19 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio

(H) = with Here We Go Magic

M83 to score sci-fi film - 06.28.2012


The Playlist reports that M83's Anthony Gonzalez will write the score for Oblivion, a science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and directed by Joseph Kosinski, who also directed Tron: Legacy.

Gonzalez told The Playlist, "I'm not afraid to do my first soundtrack on a big Hollywood movie, with a big budget and a lot of pressure... I like challenges and it excites me more than frightens me."

Calexico announce tour dates - 06.28.2012


Tuscon's Southwest noir rock band Calexico is releasing a new album, titled Algiers, Sept. 11 via Anti-, and have some tour dates lined up in support of the album. Check them out below.

Tour:

7/12 Chicago, IL - Taste of Chicago
8/4 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music Festival
10/10 Boston, MA - Royale
10/11 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/12 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/13 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/14 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theatre
10/16 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
10/19 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
10/20 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
10/21 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
10/23 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/24 Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
10/25 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
10/26 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
10/27 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
10/28 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom

How to Dress Well announces new album - 06.28.2012


Lo-fi R&B dude How to Dress Well has announced he will release his second album, Total Loss, Sept. 18 via Acephale. Check out the tracklist below and stream new album "Ocean Floor For Everything."



Tracklist:

1 When I Was in Trouble
2 Cold Nites
3 So Say My Name or Say Whatever
4 Running Back
5 & It Was U
6 World I Need You, Won’t Be Without You (Proem)
7 Struggle
8 How Many?
9 Talking to You
10 Set It Right
11 Ocean Floor for Everything