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As mentioned , Lil Wayne and T.I. are going on a tour which hits the NYC-area on July 19 at Jones Beach, July 24 at PNC Bank Arts Center, and July 31 at Comcast Theatre . Inititally, Future was said to be opening those shows, but it will actually be 2 Chainz on the Jones Beach and PNC Bank Arts Center shows, and Tyga on the Comcast Theatre show. Ticket info for the shows has also been posted. General and VIP package on-sale [...]
John Wright The last time that Pet Shop Boys were in town, it was for V Fest 2009 and while I was excited for their performance, it was more because I wanted to see their audience intersect with the Nine Inch Nails fans who were there to see Trent and company, who were playing immediately afterwards, than out of any real sort of fandom. Their show, however, blew me away with its technicolour visuals, elaborate choreography, and top-notch pop songcraft that they were easily the highlight of the weekend and, having since gotten to [...]
Pere Ubu are going out on tour and play the North Star Bar on Wednesday, September 11th. The band released Lady From Shanghai on Fire Records in January. The experimental art newavey-punkrockers are celebrating its 35th anniversary, with lead singer David Thomas as the one constant member since the band released its 1978 critically acclaimed debut album, The Modern Dance . Below, download "414 Seconds" from the band's recent album.
by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Pere Ubu - "414 Seconds" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pere Ubu - "Free White" (MP3) Pere Ubu at Le Poisson Rouge in 2010 ( more by Ryan Muir ) After David Thomas teamed back up with Rocket from the Tombs for a new album in 2011, he returned to his position as leader of art punk [...]
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Photo: Michael Gallacher In keeping with their long-established abstruse persona, tonight’s Pere Ubu show in Glasgow is unsettling and hilarious in equal measure. Bandleader and founding member David Thomas is one of rock music’s great eccentrics and as a stage presence, he is always compelling. Whether it’s prowling the stage while berating his band for any mis-steps or sitting back in a hard backed chair glowering at the crowd he is the prime focal point. At times tonight's gig resembles a stand up comedy set as Thomas, clad in a [...]
"Bad luck streak in dancing school, down on my knees in pain..." Presenting a Monday morning six pack for all you worn-out dancers out there. Bunker Hill - The Girl Can't Dance Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School DM Stith - Pity Dance Gedo - Dance Dance Dance Pere Ubu - Ubu Dance Party McCoy Tyner - Passion Dance
The very talented David Baker, ex-of Mercury Rev , unleashed his new project Variety Lights last year via the eclectic album Central Flow . UK audiences will finally get a chance to enjoy the live show this spring as the band are travelling here supporting Pere Ubu . The dates are 13 April: The Haunt, Brighton, UK 14 April: Arts Centre, Colchester, UK 15 April: The Sage, Gateshead, UK 16 April: Fibbers, York, UK 17 April: Mono, Glasgow, UK 18 April: Band On The Wall, Manchester, UK [...]
Pere Ubu - "Thanks" It was so quiet you could hear the plants growing. Stretching their stalks, shuffling their leaves, and sipping their dirt. I would walk past that room, and he'd be watching the tv on mute. That high-pitched electric zeeee the only thing competing with the plants. I would walk past that room, the tv on mute, and I would try not to look in but I could never help it. Like a magnet I couldn't help it. And he was always looking at me. Always. That look that was part animal, part [...]
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On the outskirts of nowhere . Ao 14º album, pouca coisa mudou no mundo de David Thomas e da sua banda de sempre. O que significa que, evidentemente, mais ninguém soa como os Pere Ubu. Tal como vem acontecendo desde que os singles 30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (melhor riff de sempre) e "Final Solution" foram editados em 1975-6. Acompanhado por uma banda de 6 elementos, Thomas concretiza mais uma obra onde, mais do que cantar, a sua voz sussurra-nos ao ouvido, criando uma ambiência de mistério, adequada aos grandes espaços, urbanos e não só, dos EUA. [...]
Hopes that 2013 will be a great year for independent and alternative rock music, with a wide variety of amazing albums and singles by well known, DIY and breakout bands were bolstered significantly by what turned out to be a strong January for music releases, offering music lovers plenty to listen to in the past [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
I'll be playing tunes this Friday at Hawthorne Theatre with my good pal, DJ Bob Ham . It's always a fun time-I mean, it is Happy Hour on a Friday. I suppose the goal will be to get things warmed up/getting people hot and bothered for the Hot Water Music show later that evening. I think we can do it. But despite what the photo to the left implies, we won't be spinning records. Instead we will be gazing into the glow of our laptops, which will likely resemble two grown men playing Battleship. Less sexy than [...]
Following on from our Round Up Part 1 post yesterday, comes 16 more tracks from the in-box, our favourite blogs and the web in general for your aural delight. Kicking us off are Summer Hours and their single Close and Closer from forthcoming album Closer Still . Although they may initially sound simple, closer listening reveals complex song structures with intricate bass and guitar melodies. a Cobalt Cranes blend elements of desert, psychedelic and shoegaze sounds, taking a modern approach [...]
Podcast version of the live Viva Indie Rock radio show. Thursdays 9PM. Stream it at PMCRadio.org . This week's podcast is a doozy! Track list: 1) Total Warr Loisy EP Bambastard (ft. the Death Set) 2) Youth Lagoon Wondrous Bughouse Dropola 3) Guards In Guards We Trust I Know It's You 4) The History of Apple Pie Out of View [...]
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... Final post for this week. We wish you all an excellent week-end, and we'll be back with more full album streams Monday morning. Cheers ;) Childrens Hour - Kindness Of Strangers The Garbage & the Flowers - Carousel The Gossip - Move in the Right Direction (Classixx Remix) Monster Rally - Color Sky Wais P (ft. Mistah F.A.B.) - Bitch I Don't Play Camper Van Beethoven - Someday Our Love Will Sell [...]
Pere Ubu's Lady of Shanghai creates music by destroying it. 02_free_white.mp3 [...]
The first new releases of 2013 are slowly starting to trickle in, as they often do at the beginning of a new year. To fill the void of well-known artists and bands with new releases, we have a number of new and recent releases from DIY bands and artists from across the country, and around [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Lady from Shanghai finds Pere Ubu bopping to the beat of their own drum, while making inroads and concessions to the world of pop culture, without ever "selling out" or sounding something unlike they are. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1978 Pere Ubu debut album, The Modern Dance. Chances are, unless you're a scholar of weird, atonal rock (avant-garage as the band, or maybe their journalists, would dub it) or a rock critic, you've probably never heard it. Pere Ubu was, and has always been, a band that has eschewed the limelight: they rarely [...]
As one of the finest bands to emerge from the initial wave of post punk, Pere Ubu were at the forefront of figuring out what should emerge from the ashes of one of rock's most influential subgenres. But having been around for four decades since its inception, Pere Ubu were at some point faced with another challenge - what, if anything, comes post post-punk? If their fifteenth album Lady From Shanghai is their definitive answer to that question, it's as curious a reply as their initial efforts ever [...]
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