Expressive Culture

Here are some tour updates for everyone.

THE SUCKERS

06-17 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church @
06-18 New York, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
06-29 New York, NY – Prospect Park Bandshell !
06-30 New York, NY – Governor’s Island !%
07-15 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
07-16 Montreal, Quebec – Le Divan Orange
07-18 Allston, MA – Great Scott
09-10 Seattle, WA – Showbox &
09-11 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom $
09-14-15 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall &
09-16 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey &
09-17 San Diego, CA – Casbah &
09-18 Tempe, AZ – Clubhouse &
09-21 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre &
09-22 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room &
09-23 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater &
09-24 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon &
09-25 Chicago, IL – Metro &
09-27 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom &
09-28 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club &
09-29 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa &
09-30 Boston, MA – Royale &
10-01 New York, NY – Webster Hall &
10-05 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church &
10-06 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club &
10-07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle &
10-08 Atlanta, GA – The Variety Playhouse &
10-09 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge &
10-12 Lawrence, KC – The Bottleneck &
10-14 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater &
10-15 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge &
10-16 Boise, ID – Neurolux &

@ with Mates of State, Todd Barry
! with Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club
% with We Were Promised Jetpacks
& with Menomena
$ with Dodos

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Here is some new albums for everyone to check out.  Really some great stuff.

Broken Bells – Self Titled

This band is produced by Danger Mouse (Gorillaz, The Black Keys, MF DOOM) and features the lead singer of the Shins.  So imagine a mash-up of the two and that is what you get.  Very beautiful vocals and melodic relaxing toons.

Jack Johnson – To The Sea

Exactly what you would expect from Jack Johnson – except updated.  Good stuff.

Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles II

What we have all been waiting for – the new Crystal Castles.  And it keeps the energy pumping just as much as the first. <3 Alice Glass.

MGMT – It’s Working

Gary Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010)

Inspired by the passing of U.S.O. perennial Bob Hope, Friars Club roast-master Jeffrey Ross takes Drew up on an invitation to join the U.S.O. in their ongoing mission – delivering punch-lines on the front lines. Having just bought a new camcorder, he travels to Iraq and captures his rare, intimate, and often times hilarious experience on camera. Armed with nothing but that camcorder and some jokes, Ross shoots his own life-changing experience as he travels alongside six other well known comics, entertaining battle weary G.I.’s stationed in some of the most remote parts of the Sunni Triangle

May 2010
01.05.10 – Eventwerk, Dresden (DE)
07.05.10 – Electronic Beats Festival, Prague (CZ)
12.05.10 – Les Nuits Sonares Festival, Lyon (FR)
13.05.10 – Koko, London (UK)
14.05.10 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (ND)
15.05.10 – Elysee Montmartre, Paris (FR)
25.05.10 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York (US)
27.05.10 – Henry Fonda, Los Angeles (US)
28.05.10 – Lightening in a Bottle Festival, Irvine (US)
29.05.10 – Red Rocks, Morrison (US)
30.05.10 – Sasquatch Festival, Seattle (US)
31.05.10 – DEMF, Hart Plaza, Detroit (US) June 2010

June 2010
04.06.10 – DJ SET @ Distortion Final Party, Copenhagen (DN)
05.06.10 – Selector Festival, Krakow (POL)
11.06.10 – Rockness, Lochness (SCO)
12.06.10 – Parklife Festival, Manchester (UK)
16.06.10 – DJ SET @ Space, Ibiza (ESP)
18.06.10 – Sonar by Night, (indoor stage), Barcelona (ESP)
19.06.10 – Sonar by Night, (main stage), La Caruna (ESP)
24.06.10 – c/o Pop Festival, Koln (DE)
26.06.10 – Extrema Outdoor Festival, Kalvoya-Sandvika/Baerum (NO)

July 2010
03.07.10 – Rock Werchter Festival, Belgium (BE)
09.07.10 – Alive Festival, Lisbon (PT)
16.07.10 – Melt Festival, Berlin (DE)
17.07.10 – Lovebox, London (UK)
23.07.10 – Beatpatrol Festival, St. Polten (AT)
24.07.10 – Arena Civica, Milan (IT)
26.07.10 – DJ SET @ Cavo Paradiso, Mykonos (GR)
31.07.10 – Global Gathering, Stratford Upon Avon (UK)

More! The fourth studio album from the Electro-House German Duo Booka Shade hit stores 05/12/10
I myself  just acquired  a copy of the album today.. and let me tell you folks… It’s Great!! They Kept their old sound like on previous albums such as “Movements” while also bringing a fresh new sound to the table. offering a little of this and a little of that.. the album is well rounded.. bringing a nice minimal vibe on some tracks while also having the more dancing house tracks we all love from Booka. With nice grooves and well layered synthesizers, I have no doubt these tracks are gonna hit clubs hard everywhere. I’d suggest you get a copy of this album as soon as possible!!

For more information on the album and Booka Shade check out their website!
Booka Shade is giving away a Free mp3 from the new album- Just visit the Site and Enter Your Email.
http://www.bookashade.com/bookashade/

It’s been more than three years since Menomena has released Friend and Foe, their last album. Their new LP is set to release this summer with an American date of July 27.  Their new album will be titled Mines and you can check the tracklist below.

You can stream one of the tracks “FIVE LITTLE ROOMS” from Menomena’s site. Or i’ve embedded their downloaded into this post below.

Mines Tracklist

01 QUEEN BLACK ACID
02 TAOS
03 KILLEMALL
04 DIRTY CARTOONS
05 TITHE
06 BOTE
07 LUNCHMEAT
08 OH PRETTY BOY, YOU’RE SUCH A BIG BOY
09 FIVE LITTLE ROOMS
10 SLEEPING BEAUTY
11 INTIL

06-21 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall !
06-22 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom !
06-23 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre !
06-25 Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe !
06-27 Minneapolis, MN – TCF Bank Stadium *
06-28 Des Moines, IA – People’s Court !
06-30 East Lansing, MI – Spartan Stadium *
07-01 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s !
07-02 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues !
07-03 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Centre *
07-05 Columbia, MO – Blue Note !
07-06 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field *
07-08 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club !
07-09 Miami, FL – Land Shark Stadium *
07-10 Charleston, SC – The Music Farm !
07-12 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field *
07-14 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live !
07-16-17 Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Hippodrome *
07-19 New York, NY – New Meadowlands Stadium *
07-20 Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel !
07-21 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place !
07-23 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights !
07-24 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon !
09-18 Paris, France – Stade De France *
09-22-23 Brussels, Belgium – Stade Roi Boudoin *
09-26 San Sebastian, Spain – Anoeta Stadium *
09-29 Seville, Spain – Olympic Stadium *
10-02-03 Coimbra, Portugal – Estadio Cidade Coimbra *
10-08 Rome, Italy – Olympic Stadium *

* with U2
! with Twin Tigers