(thanks to Sarah for the pic)
I just read about this over at stereogum.com:
New Mohawk Lodge (Feat. Dan Boeckner)-”Everybody’s On Fire”
The promo pile pulled a pleasant surprise last week with Wildfires, the forthcoming sophomore release from Vancouver-based outfit the Mohawk Lodge. The band’s calling this their “blue collar indie soul” record, and “Everybody’s On Fire” fits the bill, setting loose, group choruses/hollerbacks to a slow ‘n’ grooved-up swing, set for your local indie blues joint. “Indie” for a couple of reasons: the wah-wah’d arty guitar toward the end, and the guest vocalist’s credentials — one Dan Boeckner, hero of Handsome Furs/Wolf Parade fame. Noting Dan’s cameo was an afterthought (on first listen the mildly apathetic/cool swaggering vox sorta sounded like Julian Casabalancas. Still sorta does.), but it’s another reason to love Spencer Krug’s other lupine half.
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There are 2 mp3’s up for download, both tracks feature a cameo by Dan.
We apologize for the technical problems and hope that all is well now. Unfortunately my last news post is gone for good, so here is my attempt at re-posting.
-Handsome Furs have a new video for their song ‘Can’t get Started’ which was directed by the super talented Matt Moroz. You can see the video at Matt’s website: http://www.mattmoroz.com/videos.html.
The furs also announced a string of west coast US and Canadian dates in September. Tickets can be purchased through the ducat king ticket service:
SEP 16: Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
SEP 17: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
SEP 19: Portland, OR @ Lola’s
SEP 20: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
SEP 21: Victoria, BC - Canada @ Lucky Bar
SEP 22: Vancouver, BC - Canada @ Richards on Richards
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There is a bunch of news about the new Sunset Rubdown album ‘Random Spirit Lover’ due out on October 9th on Jagjaguwar. A track from the album is now streaming at pitchforkmedia.com. “Up On Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days” can be heard here. Also, it seems this will be the actual front cover of the album:
thanks to pitchforkmedia.com
Here are two great articles about the new album
(thanks to Tim for the links):
Krug Dishes On New Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade(Billboard)
First Impressions: Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover(Filter Blog)
Also, here is a great quote from the Jagjaguwar site about the album:
In short, listening to “Random Spirit Lover” is like watching schoolchildren in a dress rehearsal for the annual Easter play. And though they aren’t old enough to know the occasion is anything more than pastel-painted eggs and edible bunnies, they wear the fake beards with confidence and style.
I can’t wait!
sorry for the lack of updates here, i was away on vacation…but now i’m back and there is a bunch of news to post here:
-Wolf Parade have a whole bunch of tour dates coming up this summer and the fall. There is still no real news about the new album and when it will be released.
You can find all ticket info on the Wolf Parade tour dates page:
08-11 Kingston, Ontario - Wolf Island Festival
08-18 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center (Download Festival)
08-19 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
08-20 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
08-21 Washington, DC - Black Cat
08-22 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
08-24 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa-sold out
08-25 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa-sold out
08-26 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa-sold out
08-27 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa-sold out
09-02 Milwaukee, WI - Alpine Valley (Download Festival)
09-06 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
09-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard’s on Richards
09-08 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09-09 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-10 Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall
09-12 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
09-13 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
09-14 San Diego, CA - Cane’s
09-15 Pomona, CA - Glass House
Some of these shows are on sale now through http://wolfparade.ducatking.com/
-Congratulations to the Handsome Furs for winning the $3,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the CBC at the 2007 North by Northeast festival. To read more about the award and see pictures of the event go to the North by Northeast website.
-Handsome Furs also have a bunch of shows coming up this summer, as well as a fall tour of europe. Ticket info can be found on the Handsome Furs tour dates page:
07-21 Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod’s
07-23 Chicago, IL - Schubas
07-24 Chicago, IL - Schubas
07-25 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07-27 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
07-28 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
07-31 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace
08-01 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
08-06 Boston, MA- TT the Bears
08-07 New York City- Mercury Lounge
10-05 Dublin, Ireland - Whealan’s
10-06 London, England - Fly
10-07 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus Club
10-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10-09 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
10-10 Cologne, Germany - Blue Shell
10-11 Paris, France - La Fleche
10-12 Paris, France - La Fleche
10-13 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
10-16 Toulouse, France - Le Cri de la Mouette
10-19 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
10-21 Prague, Czech Republic - 007
10-22 Berlin, Germany - Cafe Zapata
10-23 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
10-28 Helsinki, Finland - Semifinal
-Sunset Rubdown have listed some tour dates in October, all ticket info can be found on the Sunset Rubdown tour dates page:
10-07 - Boston, MA - Middle East
10-08 - Brooklyn, NY - Musichall of Williamsburg
10-09 - New York, NY - Bowery
10-10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10-12 - Raleigh, NC - Local 506
10-13 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10-15 - New Orleans, LA - Spanish Moon
10-16 - Austin, TX - Emo‘s
