Thursday, July 9, 2009

Generationals

One of my favorite new bands of 2009 are the Generationals. Hailing from one of the most magical cities, New Orleans this duo is a little bit of Simon and Garfunkel-talented-lyric-wise, a little bit of Dr. Dog-groove wise and a lot of youthful sunshine mixed all into one. You can stream half of their album, Con Law via their website. "The album was recorded and produced by Daniel Black at Bent Black in Washington, DC." I recommend watching the video detailing how the band met, how they met Chris from Park the Van and the fine dining of Red Lobster while on the road. Their album will see wide release in August.

*(Am fixing my music host-site so for now please visit websites and check out the videos! THANK YOU!)

This video is also very choice:


************Generationals Tour Dates:***************

Jul 16 Allways Lounge w Giant Cloud and Songbird - New Orleans, Louisiana
Jul 17 Vollrath w/ Bowerbirds & Megafaun - Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 18 Schubas w/ Plants and Animals - Chicago, Illinois
Jul 19 Daytrotter + a show @ Huckleberry’s Pizza. - Rock Island, Illinois
Jul 20 Hi-Dive - Denver, Colorado
Jul 21 Record Exchange in store @ 7pm + Hijinx House of Music - Boise, Idaho
Jul 22 The Badlander w/ Floating Action - Missoula, Montana
Jul 23 The Blvd - Spokane, Washington
Jul 24 Someday Lounge w/ Floating Action - Portland, Oregon
Jul 25 ToST w/ Floating Action - Seattle, Washington
Jul 27 Cafe Du Nord w/ Floating Action and Golden Boots - San Francisco, California
Jul 28 TBA - Santa Cruz, California
Jul 29 TBA - Sacramento, California
Jul 30 the Detroit Bar w/ Floating Action, Golden Boots, and Eagle Winged Palace - Costa Mesa, California
Jul 31 Hotel Cafe w/ Floating Action and Golden Boots - Los Angeles, California
Aug 1 The Partisan - Merced, California
Aug 2 Bar Pink w/Floating Action, Golden Boots (free show!) - San Diego, California
Aug 3 Trunk Space w/ Golden Boots and Floating Action - Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 4 Club Congress w/ Golden Boots and Floating Action - Tucson
Aug 6 Stubbs Jr. w/ Floating Action - Austin, TX
Aug 7 Super Happy Fun Land w/ Floating Action - Houston, TX
Aug 8 OFFICIAL RECORD RELEASE PARTY AT HI HO LOUNGE w/ Floating Action - New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 22 Spanish Moon w/ Brass Bed - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sep 12 Monolith Festival-WOXY stage - Morrison, Colorado
Sep 30 Howlin Wolf w/ Dr. Dog - New Orleans, Louisiana (***REALLY WISH I COULD BE THERE FOR THIS ONE!***)

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nothing like a Llama and a little bit of fresh Vermont Air~*

To get you in the mood for some fourth of July happenings. So I am late to loving the Dirty Projectors but better late than never. These three lovely chanteuses are as talented as they are enchanting. This video is for their most recent hit single, "Stillness Is The Move" off of their record Bitte Orca and was directed by Matthew Lessner. Filmed on location on Mount Equinox in Vermont there is nothing better to brighten up your day than three hipster ladies in one-piece sky blue jumpsuits with coordinated dance moves and siberian huskies to put a smile on your face. Worked for me!


*****TOUR DATES*****
July:
2~Richard on Richards~Vancouver, British Columbia
3~Chop Suey~Seattle, Washington
4~Holocene~Portland, Oregon
7~The Independent~San Fransisco, California
8~Troubadour~Los Angeles, California
9~Casbah~San Diego, California
19~Williamsburg Waterfront~Brooklyn, New York
August:
15~Oyafestivalen~Oslo, Norway
SepTember:
9~Maroquinerie~Paris, France
11~End Of The Road Festival~Dorset, United Kingdom
12~Bestival~Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
13~Scala~London, United Kingdom
16~Whelans~Dublin, Ireland
19~Botanique~Brussels, Belgium
20~Melkweg~Amsterdam, Netherlands
21~Festsaal Kreuzberg~Berlin, Germany
25~Le Printemps de Septembre Festival~Toulouse, France
Now THAT'S HOT