Theme: strange names for bands.

ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO’S MALAIKAT DAN SINGA

When I wrote the review for Arrington de Dionyso, I called it the most interesting record on my playlist, and it’s true, I didn’t know any “white” guy (he looks white, at least) singing songs in Indonesian. While most people might dismiss this as a joke/novelty, I feel this isn’t the case with Arrington de Dionyso. I believe he’s serious about his music, as much as he’s serious about his paintings (of often strange beasts and nude women).

If you signed up for the K Zip Pak, you were treated to four songs (plus new artwork) from his upcoming album, Suara Naga. What I instantly liked about the preview track, “Aku di Penjara” is the girl singing in the background, while a devish-sounding Arrington sing in the foreground.

Besides from Suara Naga, Arrington de Dionyso is also reported to be working with documentary filmmaker Elisa Da Prato on two projects. Plus on top of that, he’s on tour. Busy, busy guy. Sorry, I missed him when he came through town, but you know how it is having so little time… Since I don’t want you to miss him, I’m including the rest of his tour dates here:

9/30/10 Montreal, Quebec @ Cabaret du Mile End w/ Shonen Knife
10/2/10 Toronto @ Silver Dollar
10/3/10 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab/Big Orbit Gallery
10/4/10 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon St
10/5/10 Cincinnati, OH @ Mayday
10/6/10 Chattanooga, TN @ Discoteca
10/7/10 Tallahassee, FL at The Farside
10/8/10 Lafayette, LA @ Frankie Burger

10/9/10 TBA
10/10/10 Austin, TX @ Beerland
10/13/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
10/14/10 San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant
10/15/10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
10/16/10 Sacramento, CA @ The Hub
10/17 San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
10/22/10 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios with Scout Niblett

LOS CAMPESINOS!

Let me get this straight: this is a Welsh band with a Spanish name. What’s even stranger is that the name translate to The Farmers.

Los Campesinos! have a new four-track EP called All’s Well That Ends and features reworked version of songs from their Romance is Boring album.

I am happy to report that we’ll be covering them for their New York appearance. Their October tour dates as follows:

10/08/10 – Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar’
10/09/10 – Laval, PQ @ Maison des Arts de Laval
10/10/10 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/12/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/13/10 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
10/15/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/16/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/17/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
10/18/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/20/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/22/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
10/23/10 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
10/24/10 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/26/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird

LAZERBEAK and DOOMTREE

I believe Lazerbeak may have stolen his name from Transformers. You know, Laserbeak, the robot bird that turns into a cassette. You know what cassettes are, don’t you?

It doesn’t matter, what you should know is that he and Doomtree are from Minneapolis. The city’s really blowing up with indie hip-hip music, leading the way are Atmosphere and Doomtree. While this type of music isn’t my cup of tea, I can tell you that I’ve attended a few Rhymesayers shows and they are astounding because their fans really get into it.

It doesn’t look like Doomtree are playing Minneapolis with their “Wings & Teeth Tour”, but I suspect we’ll see them play here soon enough.

Doomtree Wings & Teeth Tour Dates (featuring the entire Doomtree Crew!):

11/01: Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
11/02: Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
11/04: Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
11/05: Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
11/06: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
11/06: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/07: Missoula, MT @ The Palace
11/08: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
11/09: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
11/10: Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan
11/11: Reno, NV @ Tonic Lounge
11/12: San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
11/13: Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy Theatre
11/16: Austin, TX @ Red 7
11/17: Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
11/18: Shreveport, LA @ The Collective

11/19: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
11/20: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11/21: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/22: Virginia Beach, VA @ Shakas
11/23: Washington, DC @ DC9
11/24: Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
11/27: Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
11/28: Portland, ME @ Space
11/30: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
12/01: Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
12/02: Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom
12/03: Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
12/04: Grinnell, IA @ Gardner Lounge – Grinnell College
12/05: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

(Check out video after the break)