XL RecordingsTitus Andronicus with Ceremony and Buildings 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis Thursday, November 22, 2012 There's "bringing it" and then there's "Bringing it." On paper, the only difference
Spin Seeing as how I'm presently some combination of underslept, overtired, and probably hung over, I'm keeping this brief. Which is good because this week's selection doesn't really need a lot of description beyond, "it's Titus Andronicus covering Nirvana's 'Breed'" - it sounds exactly as you would think it would, all punk, snot, and snarl. It was the New Jersey outfit's contribution to last year's Newermind , a tribute album assembled by Spin to mark the twentieth anniversary of Nevermind [...]
"In A Big City" is the latest video from Titus Andronicus. The clip was directed by Isaac Ravishankara and was filmed in (pre-Sandy) New Jersey over the course of 28 hours. Watch "In A Big City," off Local Business (XL), below, and read our Titus Andronicus feature in the current issue of MAGNET.
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I'm thoroughly convinced that Thanksgiving is, far and away, the superior holiday. It's the only time of year I can gorge myself on every food group in mind-and-body-numbing excess, and be considered perfectly normal. I can yell at the TV with the rest of my family while watching football, all of us well aware that no one has any idea what's happening in the game. And I can see the friends I grew up with. November is far enough into the semester that we all have exciting stories from our respective colleges, but still close enough to the sunnier days [...]
Fox Sunday night's television lineup got a healthy injection of The National this week, both directly and indirectly. In the Thanksgiving episode of Bob's Burgers , viewers were treated to a holiday-themed song by Linda in abbreviated form and in full over the closing credits, and shortly thereafter The Vulture surfaced with a version of the song rendered in Matt Berninger's distinctive baritone over appropriately tasteful backing. They had to take it down, unfortunately, but this is the internet - nothing ever dies. [...]
Are you hip to the overwhelming amount of cool shows happening in Minneapolis this weekend? After you catch up with friends and family, stuff your face with piles of turkey/tofurkey, annihilate your mashed potatoes, and enjoy your second slice of triple-berry pie, there is plenty of live music for you to hit around town. Over here at MFR Headquarters we tried our best to narrow down our favorites to share with you. If we missed something you're stoked about by all means leave the info in the comments! Happy Holidays friends, be safe. [...]
Photo by Kyle Dean ReinfordThe new lineup from left to right: Adam Reich, Liam Betson, Julian Veronesi, Eric Harm, Patrick SticklesWith their 2010 record The Monitor raising critical eyebrows as
by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Spider Bags - "Friday Night" (MP3) Spider Bags at Hopscotch Fest 2011 ( more by Alex Broadwell ) North Carolina rockers Spider Bags are probably best known for having made a huge fan out of Titus Andronicus ' Patrick Stickles and for appearing on their 2010 album, The Monitor , along with a slew of other guests. They've got three of [...]
Titus Andronicus "In A Big City" I never connected with Titus Andronicus before I heard Local Business , or more specifically, this song. Their older stuff was far too Oberst-y for my taste, and I found myself in the vaguely uncomfortable position of greatly admiring them as people but feeling a little confused about what people were getting out of their music. I haven't really changed my mind about those early records, but now I totally get the appeal of what Patrick Stickles has been doing all along. "In A Big City" is earnest and [...]
TITUS ANDRONICUS, CEREMONY ( Branx , 320 SE 2nd) Read our article on Titus Andronicus . MINUS THE BEAR, CURSIVE, GIRL IN A COMA ( Wonder Ballroom , 128 NE Russell) I was skeptical when Seattle mainstays Minus the Bear released "Lonely Gun," the first single from their new album Infinity Overhead . It wasn't that I thought the song was bad , it was just... okay, no, the song is bad. While the lyrics [...]
Faces were melted and stage divers dominated for Titus Andronicus at the Constellation Room.
Twitter Yo La Tengo haven't quite spilled the beans on their thirteenth studio album, besides to acknowledge it exists, that recent single "Stupid Things" will appear on it albeit in a different version, that it was produced by Tortoise's John McEntire, that it'll be out in late January - the smart money is on the 29th, since the last week of the month is typically when the year's first big releases are slated - and that a North American tour - of which only a few dates have been revealed - [...]
Hilly Eye is the collaborative duo of former Titus Andronicus member Amy Klein (guitars, vocals) and Catherine Tung (drums, vocals). Inspired by Osaka noise band Afrirampo, Klein and Tung have crafted a band focused on experimenting with noise and melody. Their music drifts between quiet [...]
Benjamin Gibbard plays two sold out shows in Seattle this week photo by Dave Lichterman The cold has snapped back here in Seattle but we've got a great week of shows ahead. The bar gets set high early with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Quasi at the Crocodile on Tuesday night. On Wednesday night, Titus Andronicus and Ceremony are at Neumos, and Milo Greene and Bahamas are at the Crocodile. A great night out on Thursday with Northwest favorites Japandroids with [...]
Titus Andronicus - Local Business XL: 2012 Patrick Stickles has always struck me a deeply rooted, hometown hero kind of guy. And despite the fact that Titus Andronicus might be the biggest (or at least the best) American punk band, one gets the sense they’d be just as happy thrashing away in a VFW hall or your old man’s garage. Which is not to say the group doesn’t have lofty aspirations or grand ideas. Look no further than 2010’s The Monitor . But given that album’s Civil War setting and its [...]
Photos and words by Scott Sheff If you had any pent up energy that needed to be unleashed in a “safe” environment this past Thursday, The El Rey was the place to be for a night of punk rock music and mosh pit thrashing. Headlining the night was New Jersey’s indie/hardcore punk band Titus Andronicus, named after what is often described as William Shakespeare’s most bloody and violent piece of work. Quite fitting considering the same might be said if you were caught in the middle of the mosh pit when this band hit the stage. [...]
Kyle Dean Reinford Food fight! Titus Andronicus have long been favorites of End Hits, back from the early days of their first 7-inch, which was released on Portland's own Shake Appeal label. The New Jersey band has since gone on to play hundreds of hoarse-throated rock shows and make epic concept albums, but their latest, the splendid Local Business , sees them honing in the ranks and the big conceptual ideas for a (relatively) mean and lean rock 'n' roll album. It's a killer. Titus [...]
All this in one night? Wonder who's in charge here ... ► Seems like about 90% of the punk bands we currently care about are playing tonight in Los Angeles, although at different places. Let's start with Titus Andronicus , whose new album "Local Business," is just out. They headline the El Rey, with local heroes the Henry Clay People kicking off the night and Ceremony also supporting. ► Japandroids and Bleached continue their tour at the Fonda Theatre. ► Cat Power , who has postponed [...]
Here is a whole slew of shows... Because there is absolutely nothing else to do. So, please, everybody enjoy some rock in the Bay this week! Thursday, November 8th Tilly & The Wall, Icky Blossoms, Il Gato at Great American Music Hall It's been a really long time since Tilly & The Wall last came [...]
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