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Crocodiles are a noise pop band from San Diego. I’ve read that they’re influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain, so I can see why Amy would love this band (hopefully if things work out, she’ll be covering the band at 7th Street in Minneapolis this June 22nd*).

Crocodiles’ third album, Endless Flowers, came out June 5th via Frenchkiss Records. The album was recorded in Berlin, and features the band’s full five-piece lineup (I mean who wouldn’t want to be part of a fun travel to Germany for recording music!)

The band is currently in the middle of their Summer tour to promote Endless Flowers, expect to see all five band members: singer/guitarist Brandon Welchez, guitarist Charles Rowell, keyboardist Robin Eisenberg, bassist Marco Gonzalez, and drummer Anna Schulte.

Tour dates below:

06/13 San Diego, CA House Of Blues* 06/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium* 06/16 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre* 06/17 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre* 06/18 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market* 06/19 Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl @Stanley Park* 06/22 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry# 06/23 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club# 06/24 Detroit, MI Magic Bag# 06/25 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn’s# 06/26 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox# 06/27 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s#

07/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s 07/14 New York, NY Village Voice 4knots Festival 07/15 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 07/16 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle 07/18 Orlando, FL The Social 07/19 Palm Beach, FL Respectable Street 07/20 Miami, FL The Vagabond 07/21 Tampa, FL New World Brewery 07/22 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Purgatory Stage) 07/24 Morgantown, WV 123 Pleasant Street * supporting The Temper Trap # Devin supports

* Incidentally, the Minneapolis show marks the band’s shift to headliner.

FANG ISLAND

Brooklyn’s Fang Island got their name from a fictitious island, briefly mentioned in an Onion headline about Donald Rumsfeld’s secret lair.

Recently, Fang Island premiere another song, “Sisterly”, from their forthcoming new album, Major, at Pitchfork.

Singer/guitarist Jason Bartell had this to say about their music:

One of our core ideas has always been that our songs would be all of your favorite parts of the song that other bands make you wait 8 minutes to get to. We wanted to be the band that’s nothing but your favorite hooks back to back.

Look for Major to be available on various music formats on July 24th, via Sargent House Records. Or you can pick up a copy at one of their live show:

07/20 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 07/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan’s Pier 07/22 Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall 07/23 Columbus, OH @ The Basement 07/25 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 07/26 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot – Pike Room 07/27 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen 07/28 Chicago, IL @ Wicker Park Music Festival 07/29 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 07/30 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar * 08/01 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge * 08/03 Boise, ID @ Neurolux * 08/04 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre * 08/05 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile * 08/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American * 08/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour * 08/11 San Diego, CA @ TBA *

08/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room * 08/13 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress * 08/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad * 08/16 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 08/17 – 08/18 Texas @ TBA 08/19 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Studio 08/20 New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues 08/21 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree 08/22 Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live 08/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662 08/24 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 08/25 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 08/26 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall 08/28 Raleigh, NC @ Kings 08/29 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter 08/30 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * w/ Zechs Marquise

DINOSAUR JR
www.dinosaurjr.com

Yes, I know, Dinosaur Jr broke up in the late 90’s. Then about five years ago, the band got back together and produced their album, Beyond. Since then, J Mascis did some solo stuff, created another band called Sweet Apple, but last year, I noticed he came back to his Dinosaur Jr project with a constant touring schedule.

The band announced that they have a new album, I Bet On Sky, coming out in September on [PIAS] Records. The album marks the band’s 10th LP since their original debut, Dinosaur, in 1985.

Tour Dates:

06/22/12 Chicago, IL: Subterranean 06/23/12 Chicago, IL: Green Music Festival 07/06/12 Des Moines, IA: 80/35 Music Festival 08/25/12 St. Louis, MO: LouFest 2012 09/24/12 Toronto, ON: Lee’s Palace 09/25/12 Toronto, ON: Lee’s Palace 09/26/12 Toronto, ON: Lee’s Palace 09/27/12 Detroit, MI: St. Andrew’s Hall 09/28/12 Cincinnati, OH: MidPoint Music Festival 09/29/12 Champaign, IL: Pygmalion Festival 10/01/12 Nashville, TN: Mercy Lounge 10/02/12 Atlanta, GA: Variety Playhouse 10/03/12 New Orleans, LA: Tipitina’s 10/04/12 Austin, TX: Mohawk 10/05/12 Houston, TX: Fitzgerald’s 10/06/12 Dallas, TX: The Prophet Bar

10/08/12 Flagstaff, AZ: Orpheum Theater 10/09/12 Santa Ana, CA: The Observatory 10/10/12 San Francisco, CA: The Fillmore 10/11/12 Eugene, OR, WOW Hall 10/12/12 Seattle, WA: Neptune Theatre 10/14/12 Salt Lake City, UT: Urban Lounge 10/15/12 Denver, CO: Bluebird Theater 10/17/12 Omaha, NE: The Waiting Room 10/18/12 Minneapolis, MN: Cabooze 10/19/12 Madison, WI: Majestic Theatre 10/20/12 Grand Rapids, MI: The Orbit Room 10/22/12 Bloomington, IN: The Bluebird 10/23/12 Cleveland, OH: Beachland Ballroom 10/24/12 Millvale, PA: Mr. Smalls Theatre 10/25/12 Washington, DC: Black Cat 10/26/12 Charlottesville, VA: Jefferson Theater 10/27/12 Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer