Matmos signs with Thrill Jockey, announces new EP - 07.19.2012


Bay area electronic duo Matmos has moved on from longtime label home Matador to Thrill Jockey, on which the pair will offer up a new EP titled Ganzfield Oct. 15. In 2013, Matmos will follow that up with a full-length called The Marriage of True Minds. These will be the group's first new releases since 2010's Treasure State, their collaboration with So Percussion.

Tracklist:

1. Very Large Green Triangles
2. You (Rrose Mix)
3. Just Waves

Pallbearer announce tour dates - 07.19.2012


Earlier this year, Little Rock's Pallbearer released a doom metal classic in the form of Sorrow & Extinction, and in September, the band plans to bring their thunderous sound to audiences around the country. All dates except Hopscotch and Fun Fun Fun Fest are with Royal Thunder and Samothrace.

Tour:

9/6 Nashville, TN - Exit/In 

9/7 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Fest

9/8 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie 

9/9 Boston, MA - TT The Bears 

9/11 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory 

9/12 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel

9/13 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups 

9/14 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen 

9/15 St. Louis, MO - Fubar 

9/16 Lawrence, KS - The Jackpot
11/2-4 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest

Braid to play Frame and Canvas on tour - 07.19.2012


Braid's Frame and Canvas is undisputably one of the classics of emo, and with the Champaign, Ill. band reunited and back on tour, they'll be playing it in its entirety at a series of shows. Check out where to catch the Frame and Canvas shows below.

tour:

8/7 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
8/9 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
8/10 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
8/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
8/12 - Boston, MA - Middle East
8/16 - San Diego, CA - The Irenic
8/17 - Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
8/18 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
8/19 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's

Bikini Kill launch label, plan reissues - 07.19.2012


Legendary riot grrrl punk band Bikini Kill has launched a new label, Bikini Kill Records, through which they'll reissue items from their catalog. The launch of the label also happens to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their formation in Olympia, Wash.

Starting this fall, the band will reissue their debut 1992 EP and demo cassette, and is in the process of sifting through rare and unreleased material to come later. Right now you can stream all of their albums via Bandcamp.

Sunn0))) announce tour dates - 07.19.2012


Cloaked drone doom-meisters Sunn0))) have lined up some tour dates to bring religious experiences to metalheads and noiseniks along the East Coast. Om.

Tour Dates:

8/11 Echo/Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA @ The Power Of The Riff West
9/2 Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY @ The Power Of The Riff East
9/5 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
9/6 Black Cat - Washington, DC
9/7 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
9/8 Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh, NC
9/9 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

Thrill Jockey plans 20th anniversary shows - 07.19.2012


Thrill Jockey Records turns 20 this year, which we commemorated recently in a 20-albums feature. To celebrate, the Chicago label is planning a series of shows with bands from its roster, two in New York, one in Portland and one in Maryland. Check out the itinerary below.

Sept 13 - Baltimore, MD at Ram's Head Live
Future Islands
Tortoise
Matmos
Dan Friel
Arbouretum
Pontiak
Special Guest Host: Ed Schrader

Sept 14 - Brooklyn, NY at Death by Audio

White Hills

Guardian Alien
Man Forever

Dan Friel

Rhyton

Sept 15 - New York, NY at Webster Hall
Tortoise
Future Islands
Matmos
Liturgy
D. Charles Speer
Special Guests: The Black Twig Pickers

Nov 9 - Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios
Trans Am
Liturgy
Eternal tapestry
Barn Owl
Golden Retreiver
Mike Scheidt
Jason Urick