Chromatics launch U.S. tour, reveal short film - 07.13.2012


Chromatics have lined up some U.S. tour dates in support of new album Kill For Love, which find them mostly on the Eastern half of the country. Additionally, the group has just unveiled a tour montage short film titled "Eclipse," directed by Alberto Rossini, which you can watch below.

Tour:

7/13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (H)
7/14 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
7/14 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall (Pitchfork afterparty)
7/17 Boston, MA - House of Blues (H)
7/19 Washington, DC - Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
7/20 New York City - Terminal 5 (H)
7/21 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (H)
7/22 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
7/26 McAllen, TX - Cine El Rey (G)
7/27 Austin, TX - Mohawk (G)
7/28 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater (G)

(H) - with Hot Chip
(G) - with Glass Candy

The Weeknd working on new material - 07.13.2012


The Weeknd released three stellar mixtapes in 2011 -- House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence -- and it appears Abel Tesfaye is preparing some new work.

Today, The Weeknd tweeted, "The path to complete insanity has begun once again, another body of work..." Admittedly, it's a little cryptic, but it means he's working on something, which is enough for us!

Pitchfork Music Fest sets streaming live - 07.13.2012


Not going to Pitchfork Fest this weekend? Neither are we. But you can stream a big chunk of the sets on Youtube. It's like you're actually there! Check out the schedule of streamable sets below (listed in Central time) and watch them here.

Friday, July 13:

3:30-4:20 Lower Dens
4:35-5:25 The Olivia Tremor Control
5:30-6:20 A$AP Rocky
6:25-7:15 Big K.R.I.T.
7:20-8:20 Dirty Projectors

Saturday, July 14:

1:00-1:40 The Psychic Paramount
1:45-2:25 Cloud Nothings
2:30-3:15 Atlas Sound
3:20-4:10 Cults
5:15-6:10 Wild Flag
7:25-8:25 Hot Chip

Sunday, July 15:

1:00-1:40 Dirty Beaches
1:45-2:25 Unknown Mortal Orchestra
3:20-4:10 Ty Segall
4:15-5:10 Real Estate
5:15-6:10 Chavez
6:15-7:15 AraabMUZIK
8:30-9:50 Vampire Weekend

Video: PS I Love You - "Toronto" - 07.13.2012
PS I Love You pay tribute to their home city of Toronto with the new clip for "Toronto," from new album Death Dreams. It features a lot of pixilated shots of various Toronto landmarks, like the CN Tower, and is low budget in the best of ways. Watch the clip, courtesy of Spin, below.

ATP I'll Be Your Mirror moves to NYC - 07.13.2012


The All Tomorrows Parties I'll Be Your Mirror festival curated by the Afghan Whigs will be held in New York City at Pier 36 in Manhattan, instead of Asbury Park, New Jersey. According to a release, the cause is "unavoidable logistical concerns," and those unable to attend due to the changes will receive a full refund.

Sharon Van Etten, Louis CK, Factory Floor and Reigning Sound are no longer scheduled to perform.

However, there is a new batch of artists that have been added to the already stellar lineup, including Philip Glass and Tyondai Braxton, Janeane Garofalo, Lightning Bolt, Lee Ranaldo, Chavez, Kurt Braunohler, Afterhours, Joseph Arthur, the Album Leaf, the Psychic Paramount, Braids, Tall Firs, Blanck Mass, Endless Boogie, Demdike Stare and DJ Jonathan Toubin.

This group of artists rounds out the list of previously announced acts including The Roots, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Antlers, Dirty Three, Hot Snakes, Mark Lanegan and Emeralds.

Additionally, ATP released a statement about its finances. Festival director Barry Hogan has voluntary liquidated the company and transferred its assets to a new company called Willwall Ltd. This change of ownership will not affect any events scheduled to take place, including the Shellac-curated Nightmare Before Christmas.

Read Hogan's full statement here.