Last weekend, after weeks and months of ignoring some band I kept getting emails about from Lafayette, LA named GIVERS, I came face to face with them at the Hi-Tone in Memphis for the Grammy GPS showcase & panels. I had planned to hang out for Cities Aviv and then go home, but once they took to the stage, I became completely engaged with what was happening in front of me.

The five piece band of young musicians — Taylor, Tiffany, Kirby, Josh and Nick — who cobble together Afro beat, folk, jazz, indie rock, funk & experimental sounds and do so with a complete sensibility of pop music, commanded the stage from the first note. I learned very quickly, standing next to Jody Stephens of Big Star (who marveled with me at their skill), GIVERS is not just a band, they are a phenomenon that only comes along once in a great while, steeped in the traditions of their Louisiana upbringing but so comfortable with those traditions that it makes them fearless to attempt new twists on those sounds. They create an environment of family at every show because of the tightly-knit family vibration within the band. It’s exhilarating and breathtaking, like a scene from a movie that you want to freeze frame and carry with you in your wallet to show to all your friends.

Seeing GIVERS live is the concert experience I’ve been waiting to have again for years, where I walk in to hear a band having never heard a single note of one of their songs & walk out an instant fan. I can’t wait to see them again and again and again.

AND HEY LOOK! Givers just got their track “Meantime” remixed by Greg Saunier of Deerhoof. Enjoy.

::: GIVERS – TOUR 2011 :::

Oct 13, 2011 (Thurs) @ Buckhead Theatre (Atlanta, GA)
Oct 15, 2011 (Sat) @ The Lyric Oxford (Oxford, MS)
Oct 17, 2011 (Mon) @ Kings Barcade (Raleigh, NC)
Oct 18, 2011 (Tues) @ Black Cat (D.C.)
Oct 20, 2011 (Thurs) @ Terminal 5 (New York, NY)
Oct 23, 2011 (Sun) @ Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA)
Oct 24, 2011 (Mon) @ The Met Cafe (Pawtucket, RI)
Oct 26, 2011 (Wed) @ Wrong Bar (Toronto, ON)
Oct 28, 2011 (Fri) @ Exit In (Nashville, TN)
Oct 29, 2011 (Sat) @ Bottletree (Birmingham, AL)
Oct 30, 2011 (Sun) @ Voodoo Experience Music Festival (New Orleans, LA)
Nov 05, 2011 (Sat) @ Inrocks Festival/La Cigale (Paris, France)
Nov 06, 2011 (Sun) @ Concorde 2 (Brighton, UK)
Nov 08, 2011 (Tues) @ XOYO (London, UK)
Nov 09, 2011 (Wed) @ Academy 3 (Manchester, UK)
Nov 10, 2011 (Thurs) @ King Tuts (Glasgow, UK)
Nov 11, 2011 (Fri) @ Sage (Gateshead, UK)
Nov 12, 2011 (Sat) @ Constellations Festival (Leeds, UK)
Nov 15, 2011 (Tues) @ Revolver (Oslo, Norway)
Nov 16, 2011 (Wed) @ Debaser (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nov 18, 2011 (Fri) @ Magnet (Berlin, Germany)
Nov 19, 2011 (Sat) @ Motorbooty/Rock ‘N Roll Circus (Hamburg, Germany)
Nov 21, 2011 (Mon) @ Blue Shell (Cologne, Germany)
Nov 23, 2011 (Wed) @ Rotonde (Brussels, Belgium)
Nov 24, 2011 (Thurs) @ Primavera Club Festival (Madrid, Spain)
Nov 25, 2011 (Fri) @ Primavera Club Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
Nov 27, 2011 (Sun) @ Guess Who (Utrecht, Netherlands)

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Sometimes I need to connect with my inner BAMF. Go HAM. Or (insert assorted acronyms here). And lately when that happens, I listen to Childish Gambino.

If you’ve turned on a television any time in the past year, you probably recognize Donald Glover as “Troy” from NBC’s Community. And if you and I were really meant to be friends forever, then you’ll remember him from the internet sketch comedy phenomenon known as Derrick Comedy. Either way, reintroduce yourself to Childish Gambino: prolific, witty, masterful.

After releasing an untitled EP earlier this year, the first single from his debut album dropped a couple of days ago. But the bigger news? He’s about to hit the road for the “Sign Up” tour in support of his forthcoming album CAMP, and it all kicks off two weeks from today right here in Memphis. CAMP is due out November 15. Check out all the dates below, and enjoy the aforementioned single “Bonfire.

Bonfire by Childish Gambino

::: TOUR DATES — Childish Gambino :::
10/5 – Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
10/6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
10/7 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
10/8- Orlando, FL - The Plaza ‘LIVE’
10/30 - Asheville, NC – “Moogfest”
11/1 - Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore
11/2 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
11/3 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
11/4 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
11/5 - Austin, TX - “Fun Fun Fun Festival”
11/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia

::: MP3 ::: Childish Gambino, “Bonfire”

The rise of bands like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings sort of renews my faith in the general ear of humanity. Makes me think that in the past 50 years or so since the birth of soul, that part of us that’s seduced by a knock-out voice over the perfect combination of bass and horns never went away. Maybe it just needed to be waked up. Well wake up baby, because the alarm is going off, and it’s the smoky voice of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.

This week they released a new video for “Livin’ In The Jungle,” and after the audible buzz floating around SXSW about these guys (though shamefully I never caught them myself, though I knew someone who thought them good enough to see twice), I’m just hoping I’m still a “late-comer” and not yet to “band-wagoner” status. They’ve announced some tour dates, as well, (some with that very Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings) and I’ll be front and center to see them at Bonnaroo on June 11th and again at the Hi-Tone June 23. It’s on the calendar. In pen.

Now: swish your booty.

::: TOUR DATES — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears :::
5/16 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theater*
5/17 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theater*
5/18 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Theater*
5/29 – Quincy, WA – The Gorge (Sasquatch! Music Festival)
6/4 – Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Fest
6/11 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/12 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
6/12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Park (Big Apple Barbecue Block Party)
6/16 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
6/17 – Columbia, MO – Mojo’s
6/23 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Café
6/24 – Louisville, KY – Iriquois Ampphitheater
6/25 – Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn at White River State
6/26 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
7/2 – Portland, OR – McCall Waterfront Park
7/3 – Portland, OR – McCall Waterfront Park
7/16 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival
8/6 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
9/10 – Bowling Green, OH – Black Swamp Arts Festival

_{*with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings}

::: AUDIO: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Livin’ In The Jungle :::

Undoubtedly one of the hottest new records in my regular rotation comes from New York City electronic dance pop masters Holy Ghost! whose self-titled full-length is out now on DFA Records. This tasty remix, courtesy of Eli Escobar, is a fetching piece of down-and-dirty disco. Having recently completed a series of dates with Cut/Copy, they’re playing select dates in Europe (including an appearance at the Primavera Sound Festival in Madrid) before returning to the U.S. to appear at Camp Bisco, Hard Summer Music Festival in LA and the Identity Fetival’s stop in San Francisco.

Holy Ghost! – Say My Name (Eli Escobar Remix) by EliEscobar

::: Holy Ghost! May 2011 Tour Dates :::

MONDAY 09 MAY 2011
Friendly Fires and
Heaven
London, UK

SATURDAY 14 MAY 2011
with Adam Kesher
La Flèche d’or
Paris, France

MONDAY 16 MAY 2011
Mascotte
Zürich, Switzerland

TUESDAY 17 MAY 2011
Pratersauna
Vienna, Austria

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2011
Rote Sonne
Munich, Germany

SATURDAY 21 MAY 2011
The Pink Floyd Sound and Holy Ghost!
with Shadow Danc, Shadow Dancer, and 1 more…
Paard Van Troje
The Hague, Netherlands

SUNDAY 22 MAY 2011
Twin Shadow and Holy Ghost!
with Esben and the Witch and Fastlane Candies
Botanique
Brussels, Belgium

TUESDAY 24 MAY 2011
The Ruby Lounge
Manchester, UK

WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2011
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
London, UK

Tonight at Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis will be treated to a visit from Santa Ana, CA’s genre-bending glitch-hop collective Free The Robots. Chris Alfaro, the mastermind behind Free The Robots, combines his original works with samples, unique progressive melodies and crunching beats with elements of traditional jazz, psych, electronic and hip-hop. Add in some guest MC’s and you have a formula that has garnered him worldwide attention, sharing bills with everyone from Glitch Mob to Prefuse 73, Afrika Bambaataa and Flying Lotus and producing/remixing for a bevvy of up-and-coming artists.

Joined by the newly-licensed Glitch Dr. (a nom-de-guerre of legendary Memphix co-founder DJ Redeye Jedi) and DJ’s Witnesse & Handsome Mark, the show has been reported to me by people who have seen FTR as “spectacular” and “not to be missed”.

[ 18+ / $10 Advance / $12 Door / Hi-Tone Cafe - 1912 Poplar Avenue, Memphis / RSVP ]

Sister Crayon – I’m still the same Person (Free The Robots Remix) by Free the Robots

Impulse (Free the Robots Remix) by Free the Robots

Hailed as “America’s first king of Dubstep”, 12th Planet has been scorching the Earth from one end to the other with his prescient dubstep production and DJ skills. The nom de guerre of John Dadzie (he formerly of the drum-and-bass moniker Infiltrata), 12th’s mixes are in the hands of deejays everywhere, he’s worked with all the best, and he’s in Memphis for one night only, 9 April 2011. Performing with the Electrocity DJ’s (Hype Taylor / B. Thornburg / Matthew Ess / Youre_Strooly / Yo!Santos) at Newby’s on Highland, you can expect a swaying, sweating crowd to be out riding the riddim tonight while, in his words, 12th is “melting faces”.

[ Electrocity featuring 12th Planet | Newby's Memphis 539 South Highland | $10 adv/$15 day of show | 18+ ]

12th Planet & Antiserum – Snack Attack (Original Mix) by 12TH PLANET

Check out this 12th Planet DJ mix from Mishka from a couple months back.

12th Planet – Mishka DJ Mix by 12TH PLANET

Sleigh Bells. Derek Miller. Alexis Krauss. Good band. On tour. Go see them. Don’t ask questions, just go! Full tour dates after thee jump.

[ Sleigh Bells Official Website | Buy Treats on Vinyl from Insound ]

SLEIGH BELLS :: Spring Tour 2011 :: April – May

APRIL
4/13/11 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
4/14/11 San Diego, CA @ 4th&B
4/15/11 Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/18/11 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
4/21/11 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
4/22/11 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
4/23/11 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
4/24/11 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
4/26/11 Baton Rouge, LA @ Varsity
4/28/11 Orlando, FL @ Firestone
4/29/11 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
4/30/11 Miami, FL @ Grand Central

MAY
5/2/11 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/3/11 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
5/4/11 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
5/6/11 Richmond, VA @ The National
5/7/11 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
5/8/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
5/11/11 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
5/12/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/17/11 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
5/18/11 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
5/19/11 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

[ PHOTO: Above & Beyond Mag ]

I don’t have the patience or time to regulate overused cliches explaining why this is my favorite album of the moment. Words don’t fairly express the sentiment revealed to me via Destroyer’s masterwork of musical sensuality, Kaputt.

WHY I CARE: When I listen to this album, it makes me feel l like I’m walking through the East Village on a cool spring night in 1982, cigarette in hand on my way home from the club. The album’s love affair with minimalist latent disco and the early 80′s has given it a permanent place on my listening agenda. Hopefully this note and the accompanying songs will encourage you to invite Dan Bejar (who is also a member of The New Pornographers) and his songs a place to hang in your own galaxy.

FOR THE RECORD: There is unlikely to be a better lyric penned this year than “Wasting your days chasing some girls alright, chasing cocaine through the backrooms of the world all night.”

In particular, I love this video for the title track –

Destroyer – Kaputt
Destroyer – Chinatown

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DESTROYER, THE WAR ON DRUGS – 2011 TOUR DATES
Mar 17 Vancouver BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Mar 18 Seattle WA – The Crocodile
Mar 19 Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Mar 21 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall
Mar 22 Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
Mar 23 Tucson AZ – Club Congress
Mar 25 Austin TX – The Mohawk
Mar 26 Dallas TX – The Loft
Mar 27 Little Rock AR – Sticky Fingers Chicken Shack
Mar 28 St Louis MO – The Luminary Center for the Arts
Mar 29 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall
Mar 30 Pontiac MI – The Pike Room at the Crofoot
Mar 31 Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace
Apr 01 Montreal QC – La Cabaret du Mile End
Apr 02 Cambridge MA – Middle East Downstairs
Apr 03 New York NY – Webster Hall
Apr 04 Philadelphia PA – First Unitarian Church
Apr 05 Washington DC – Black Cat
Apr 06 Asheville NC – Grey Eagle
Apr 07 Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
Apr 08 Atlanta GA – The Earl
Apr 09 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge
Apr 11 Madison WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 12 Minneapolis MN – Cedar Cultural Centre
Apr 13 Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Center
Apr 15 Edmonton AB – Starlite Room
Apr 16 Calgary AB – #1 Royal Canadian Legion

Readying their much-anticipated Mark Ronson-produced album Arabia Mountain for a June 2011 release, those swell ATLien garage punk boys from The Black Lips have cooked up a video for the track “Go Out and Get It”. Wheeeee. Tour dates after the jump.

Tyler the Creator of OFWGKTA drops a video for the single “Yonkers” from his forthcoming album Goblin. You can cop this single on 2/15 from iTunes.

If you don’t know about OFWGKTA, they’ve got next, like it or not — so get familiar. Prepare to be outraged and amazed at the same time.

FREE EARL

ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL ON TOUR

02/14 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
02/15 – New York, NY @ Santos Partyhouse
02/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
02/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

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But from what everyone tells me, the only thing I’m really missing out on is their live show. Lucky for me (and all of Memphis) that they will be appearing at Minglewood Hall on 26 August 2010. Considering that Pretty Lights just sold out Red Rocks Ampitheatre, it’s realistic to expect a huge turnout for their other tour stops.

Pretty Lights (aka Derek Vincent Smith) is a studied musical collage artist, coordinating found samples with bits and pieces from everywhere, meshing those with original beats and added parts to create electronic dance music that crosses sub-genres of the artform. One track is downtempo, another is funky, another meshes elements of hip-hop. In his live show, he incorporates live instrumentation with his MPC noodlings to elevate things to an entirely other level. To that end, drummer Adam Deitch, an accomplished and well-respected session drummer, has just been added to the lineup of Pretty Lights, beginning with this weekend’s Wonderlust Festival in California.

Pretty Lights has just dropped their second free EP of the year, Spilling Over Every Side, made freely available from their website. All told, three free EP’s will be delivered to fans this year, a generous gift if ever one could be made. The free download is well-worth the price of an email address, as I hope you can tell from this track, “Hot Like Dimes”. Download the album direct from Pretty Lights website by clicking here.

Pretty Lights – Hot Like Dimes

Upcoming Pretty Lights Tour Dates

07/3 SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Wanderlust Festival
08/07 MORRISON, COLORADO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Outside Lands
08/14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent (night show)
08/25 KNOXVILLE, TN The Valarium
08/26 MEMPHIS, TN Minglewood Hall
08/28 NEW ORLEANS, LA CAC Warehouse
09/03 CHICAGO, IL North Coast Music Festival
09/04 NEW YORK, NY Electric Zoo Festival
09/05 AUSTIN, TX Nocturnal Festival
09/25 SANTA BARBARA, CA West Beach Festival

Publisher’s note: this is the unedited press release. It’s quite clear.

The Dears will be donating proceeds from every merch sale at these residencies to Montreal City Mission and War Child. “Some of the items are rare, might be the wrong size, while some things are out of print and may be sold at ridiculous prices. But this is not just about raising money. People hurt everywhere, all the time, and in so many ways. Essentially, this is what we sing about and sometimes singing just ain’t enough. By taking some of this stuff off our hands, hopefully folks will remember who they’re helping and why,” says the band of the endeavor.

The Dears’ upcoming album, slated for an early 2011 release, is a welcome return to form for the band that won the adoration of countless critics and fans. Praised for their “themes of love, isolation and racism while delivering instantly accessible melodies” by Rolling Stone, Filter Magazine applauded their “astoundingly complex, deeply evocative pop.” Pitchfork congratulated the band for their “earnestness decidedly lacking in today’s indie landscape” while Complex raved “The Dears split the difference between morose and uplifting melodic rock better than anyone since the Smiths.” Penthouse simply said The Dears are “a must-listen for fans of introspective British rock.”

The new record and touring lineup also marks the return of guitarists Patrick Krief and Rob Benvie, early-era bassist Roberto Arquilla as well as newcomer Jeff Luciani on drums. In addition, of course, to singer Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak. The band mentions that “we’ve seen many line-up changes, but this one is quite special. Some of our relationships, and friendships, go back over 10 years. The result has been powerful and chilling, like some cosmic design intent on blowing you away.”

To Purchase Tickets:

Toronto: http://www.ticketweb.ca (on sale Friday, July 23rd)
Montreal: www.etix.com (on sale Friday, July 23rd)
New York: www.ticketfly.com (on sale Saturday, July 24th)

Residency Tour Dates:

September 29        Montreal, QB        Pop Montreal @ Santa Cruz Church
September 30        Montreal, QB        Pop Montreal @ Santa Cruz Church
October 1               Montreal, QB        Pop Montreal @ Santa Cruz Church

October 13        Toronto, ON        The Garrison
October 14        Toronto, ON        The Garrison
October 15        Toronto, ON        The Garrison

November 3        Brooklyn, NY        Knitting Factory
November 4        Brooklyn, NY        Knitting Factory

About Montreal City Mission:

For over 100 years, the Montreal City Mission (MCM) has embraced a social
justice model of community action while responding to the challenges of
poverty and social exclusion.  From refugee assistance programs to youth and
green programs, MCM’s programs seek to support and empower Montrealers in
need as they make the journey from exclusion to community.
www.montrealcitymission.org

About War Child:

War Child works with children all over the world to reduce the effects of
poverty, provide an education and to defend and promote child rights.  War
Child works to help children whose lives have been torn apart by conflict,
and provide them with the means to build a brighter future.  War Child works
with local people and organizations in Afghanistan, Darfur (Sudan), Uganda,
Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Georgia and
Haiti. www.warchild.ca

To kick things off in advance of the new album, a brand new song called “Where I’m Going” is now available for free download on their website. You say you want it on vinyl? Good to know that “Where I’m Going” will be released as a very limited edition, one-sided etched 7″ in August.

[Official Website | MySpace Music Page | Modular Records]

CUT COPY TOUR DATES
7/16 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Super Bock Super Rock
7/17 – Valencia, Spain @ Benicassim Festival
7/18 – London, England @ Lovebox Festival
7/20 – Dublin, Ireland @ Tripod (Moved from Button Factory)
7/22 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso w/ French Horn Rebellion
7/24 – Mamaia, Romania @ Orange Pre Pay Party/H20 Beach
7/25- Warsaw, Poland @ Palladium w/ French Horn Rebellion
7/27 – Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia- SOLD OUT w/ French Horn Rebellion
7/29 – Emmaboda, Sweden @ Emmadoba Festival
7/30 – Arrhus, Denmark @ Train
7/31 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockafeller
8/6 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
8/7 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Jelly Pool Party at East River State Park
9/25 – Gold Coast, QLD @ Parklife at Gold Coast Parklands
9/26 – Perth, WA @ Parklife in Wellington Square
10/2 – Melbourne, VIC @ Parklife in The Sidney Myer Music Bowl & Surrounds
10/3 – Sydney, NSW @ Parklife in Kippax Lake/Moore Park
10/4 – Adelaide, SA @ Parklife in Botanic Park

Want to get tickets to see a bunch of bands we love? We’re not giving tickets away — but our friends at Pretty Much Amazing are — details:

PMA is giving away a pair of tickets to this year’s HARDNYC featuring headliner M.I.A. Other artists performing include Sleigh Bells, Rye Rye and Die Antwoord. Date, location and time can be found on the poster above. We will also hook up the winner of the pair of tickets with M.I.A.’s /\/\/\Y/\ on vinyl.

To enter, leave a comment on this post with your thoughts on M.I.A.’s new album. Also share the post on FaceBook or Retweet on Twitter. A winner will be picked at random next Wednesday, July 14th.

Head to this post for links and such: http://prettymuchamazing.com/giveaways/contest-2-tickets-to-hardnyc-with-m-i-a-sleigh-bells-rye-rye-more

Ichiban (Number one) in the world (Candidly, it is however Kakkoii (Cool) without affectation.)

The new Shonen Knife album, “Free Time” is a product of Japan’s invincibility, with nearly three decades of releases and thousands of shows to their credits, the girls of SK offer an English version of their 2010 Japanese release “Free Time” to the fans in North America. Shonen Knife’s latest CD “Free Time” is hard and is also pop, and it is mellow and kitsch as well. You can listen to those kinds of sounds only on the new “Free Time” album being released on Good Charamel Records in North America on August 31st 2010 with 2 US bonus tracks. This is an exposition of the Rock. Shonen Knife is also joined by Osaka comedians 50 Kaitenz on the album as guest vocalists.

Very very active Shonen Knife!!!

In 2007, they released an album “fun! fun! fun!” in Japan (an English language version will be released on vinyl in the US for the upcoming “Free Time” tour in September of 2010). Over the past few years they’ve been very busy playing lots of shows, performing on a kids album for “Powerpuff Girls” with a video aired daily on Cartoon Network, they enjoyed a successful 2009 North American tour, recorded a cover song for an AC/DC tribute album and played at many, many rock festivals including “Matt Groening’s “All Tomorrow’s Festival” in the UK and Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. Their 2009 “Supergroup” tour titled “Shonen Knife – Live at the Mohawk” is to be released on Good Charamel DVD in July of 2010 in the USA.

Free Time will be out in the U.S. August 31st on Good Charamel records.

Shonen Knife 2010 North American Tour Dates
09.08.10 Wed   Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
09.09.10 Thu   Vancouver, B.C. @ Biltmore Cabaret w/ Jeff The Brotherhood
09.10.10 Fri   Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09.11.10 Sat   Oakland, CA @ Uptown Night Club
09.12.10 Sun   San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
09.13.10 Mon   San Diego, CA @ Casbah
09.14.10 Tue   Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
09.17.10 Fri   Austin, TX @ Red 7
09.18.10 Sat   Dallas, TX @ The Loft w/ Lovies
09.19.10 Sun   Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar w/ Grass Widow
09.20.10 Mon   Northfield, MN @ The Cave
09.21.10 Tue   Chicago, IL @ Schubas
09.22.10 Wed   Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt w/ Grass Widow
09.23.10 Thu   Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
09.24.10 Fri   Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St. Pub
09.25.10 Sat   New York, NY @ Asia Society Museum
09.26.10 Sun   Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel  w/ Grass Widow
09.28.10 Tue   Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
09.30.10 Thu   Montreal, QB @ Cabaret du Mile End
10.01.10 Fri   Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
10.02.10 Sat   Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place

GOOD CHARAMEL SITES
www.goodcharamel.com
myspace.com/goodcharamelrecords
twitter.com/goodcharamel

SHONEN KNIFE SITES
www.shonenknife.net
www.myspace.com/shonenknife
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