When Animals Attack: Dodos, Jackals, and Tyga
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dodosmusic.net
The first time I heard of The Dodos in 2010, we called them band of the show. I eventually caught them in 2011, when they toured with Bleeding Rainbow (but back then they were called Reading Rainbow) and saw them again when they toured here in 2013 support of Carrier.
The San Francisco duo is back with Individ, the record is coming out January 27th, via Polyvinyl Records. As usual with these new album releases, the band will be heading out on tour to let people know all about it.
Set to open these 2015 tour dates will be Springtime Carnivore, who we missed last November due to early Winter Hibernation. March is still within my hibernation period, but hopefully it’ll be a little warmer than it has been this month (January).
Tour dates:
02/11 – San Francisco @ Great American Music^
02/13 – West Hollywood, CA @ Roxy Theatre^
02/14 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^
02/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
02/16 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress ^
02/18 – Austin, TX @ The Parish ^
02/19 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links ^
02/20 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa ^
02/21 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree ^
02/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl ^
02/23 – Durham, NC @ Pinhook ^
02/24 – Washington D.C. @ Black Cat ^
02/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s ^
02/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg^
02/28 – Hamden, CT @ The Space ^
03/01 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ^
03/02 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa ^
03/03 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern ^
03/05 – Ann Arbor, @ The Blind Pig ^
03/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ^
03/07 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
03/10 – Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett ^
03/11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^
03/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club ^
03/13 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge ^
03/14 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
03/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
03/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^
^ w/ Springtime Carnivore
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carlbaratandthejackals.com
Every year SXSW and Coachella (who just recently announced their worst lineup ever) draws in thousands of bands fly in from overseas to play in March and April. Count Carl Barât & The Jackals as one of the many bands to stop in Austin, Texas, for SXSW 2015.
Since they are already in the states, the London band will also be doing a small promotional tour in support of their highly anticipated debut album Let It Reign, which is coming out February 17th, via Grand Jury Music.
North American Tour
03/09 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile
03/10 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
03/11 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
03/13 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
03/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy
03/15 – Santa Ana, Constellation
03/18 – SXSW – Cedar Street
03/23 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
03/26 – Washington, DC – Rock n Roll
03/28 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
03/30 – New York, NY – Studio @ Webster Hall
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chrisbrownworld.com
Sony music just sent me the preview song “Ayo”, the new Chris Brown & Tyga song. The song is a preview from their forthcoming 2015 collaborative album Fan of a Fan 2 (the follow-up to their 2011 album Fan of a Fan).
Although both singers/performers are already established musicians, I can’t help but feel that their personal lives have overshadowed everything they’ve accomplished. For example, Brown’s assault of Rihanna and Tyga dating Kylie Jenner (of the Kardashian fame). She’s 18 now, right?
Obviously, I don’t follow these stories that closely. All I know that their focus is on music right now, and that’s a good thing.
Chris Brown & Tyga Tour
01/28/15 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
01/29/15 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
01/31/15 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena
02/03/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
02/05/15 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
02/06/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
02/07/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center
02/09/15 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
02/10/15 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
02/12/15 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
02/14/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
02/15/15 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
02/18/15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
02/19/15 Worcester, MA DCU Center
02/21/15 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
02/22/15 Washington, DC Verizon Center
02/24/15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
02/25/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
02/27/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
02/28/15 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
03/01/15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
03/03/15 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
03/06/15 San Jose, CA SAP Center At San Jose
03/07/15 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
03/08/15 Inglewood, CA Forum
BRIEFLY:
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TERROR PIGEON terrorpigeon.us Fierce Panda (who actually compiled one of my favorite rare S*M*A*S*H song on their Nings of Desire compilation) recently announced Terror Pigeon‘s Yucksongs! 2014:( album. |
ANIMAL DAYDREAM facebook.com Sweden’s Animal Daydream is releasing Easy Pleasures EP on Jigsaw Records this January 13th, 2015. |
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ANIMAL RECORDS animalrec.bandcamp.com Animal Records announced the release of Kanzi‘s debut Two Hearts EP. I believe they are from France, as they didn’t really send me any details about who/what Kanzi are. Fair enough, the only French words I know are ooh la la. |
ANIMALI animalitheband.com France’s Animali is offering their brand new song “Hysterical Star” song for free. The song is taken from their first EP The |
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GUSTAVE TIGER cargocollective.com Hungary’s Gustave Tiger is releasing their third single “Gourgandine Simaitha”, taken from their 2014 album At |
SPOOK THE HORSES spookthehorses.com New Zealand’s three-guitar sextet, Spook the Horses will be releasing their sophomore album Rainmaker in the upcoming month (February 2nd). |