NEWS ROUNDUP (02/06/09)
June 02, 2009,
Written by The 405
Today's roundup includes Los Campesinos, Dinosaur Jr, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Comic Noir and Benicassim.
Los Campesinos
Los Campesinos (pictured above) have announced the departure of Aleks Campesionos. Does this signal the end for the band? Of course not. They've got a bunch of American tour dates lines up so if you live there, check them out!
August
04 New York, NY Webster Hall
05 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
06 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
07 Indianapolis, IN Spin Nightclub
08 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
11 St. Louis, MO Firebird
12 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
14 Austin, TX Emos Outside
15 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
16 Houston, TX Warehouse (Studio)
19 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
20 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
22 Pomona, CA Glass House
23 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
25 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
28 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
29 San Diego, CA Street Scene
http://www.myspace.com/loscampesino
Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr's Farm is now available for pre-order through Jagjaguwar mailorder as a 2xLP, CD, or as a limited edition Deluxe Edition 2xCD.
Are these guys to old to rock out? Hell no!
The Phenomenal Handclap Band
The Phenomenal Handclap Band's self titled album will be released on the 23rd of June through Friendly Fire Records.
Can't wait.
MP3: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15-20
http://www.myspace.com/phenomenalhandclap
Benicassim
Now in the second stage of its coveted competition, creative community www.supajam.com have once again teamed up with promoter Vince Power to launch the ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ competition, which will offer one super group the chance to perform at this year’s Benicássim festival in Spain. Having already confirmed a epic line up including The Killers, Oasis, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen, Glasvegas, Paul Weller, Peter Doherty, Elbow, Maximo Park, The Horrors, 2 Many DJs, Foals and The Mystery Jets.
If you want to find out more about the competition go to http://www.supajam.com /
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1 response so far...
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All the bands in that news roundup have incredible names!
nisha - 16/03/10
Like the lead vocal and strings but not entirely sure about the odd scream-like noises in the background...! :) [view article]
Chris - 15/03/10
You have the wrong Jamie T song up, this is unfair on poor Jamie... However I think Delphic kick ass too. [view article]
duncan - 15/03/10
is this really a debate? [view article]
fokkawolfe - 15/03/10
love this band! Blogged about them as well: http://fokkawolfe.blogspot.com/2010/03/tanlines-settings-ep-and-real-life.html [view article]
Rich - 15/03/10
She and Him WTF? (did you see what i did there?) "Well all right, it's okay. We all get the slips sometimes, every day." Wow, clearly Deschanel is the next Morrissey. I really like the new Laura Marling though. [view article]