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June 2010

Shout Out Louds on NPR’s World Cafe

photo by Carl von Arbin

Shout Out Louds performed live from WXPN in Philadelphia during their North American tour in May and chatted with World Cafe host David Dye for a session that is available online now at NPR.org.

Shout Out Louds’ new album, Work, is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store. They also just posted new photos from their North American tour on their website, and don’t miss their great new video for “Show Me Something New.”

Lou Barlow visits KXT Dallas

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Lou Barlow + the missingmen are currently on tour in support of Lou’s Goodnight Unknown, and Lou Barlow + the missingmen = Sentridoh III.

06-21 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
06-22 Vancouver, BC Media Club
06-23 Portland, OR Doug Fir
06-25 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
06-26 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
08-17 Milford, CT Daniel Street
08-18 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
08-19 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
08-20 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
08-21 Nashville, TN The Basement
08-22 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
08-24 Madison, WI The Frequency
08-26 Chicago, IL Schuba’s Tavern
08-27 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
08-28 Toronto, ON The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
08-29 Montreal, QC Il Motore
08-31 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
09-01 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
09-02 Cambridge, MA Middle East
09-03 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

08/17 through 09/03 with Wye Oak

Let’s Wrestle “I’m So Lazy” video

This song is from a limited-edition split 7-inch with The Love Language available now in the Merge store!

Arcade Fire reveal track listing of “The Suburbs”

Arcade Fire presents The Suburbs:

01 The Suburbs
02 Ready to Start
03 Modern Man
04 Rococo
05 Empty Room
06 City With No Children
07 Half Light I
08 Half Light II (No Celebration)
09 Suburban War
10 Month of May
11 Wasted Hours
12 Deep Blue
13 We Used to Wait
14 Sprawl I (Flatland)
15 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
16 The Suburbs (continued)

Pre-order The Suburbs now on CD and double-LP in the Merge store now and receive “Month of May” and “The Suburbs” for download immediately.

“Face time” with Let’s Wrestle on Noisevox!

Let’s Wrestle met up with John Norris at a beer garden in New York City on their recent tour with Quasi to talk about the challenges of touring in the US and how they are never ever “goofy.”

Watch the full interview at noisevox.org and visit the Merge store to get your copy of In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s and the limited-edition split 7-inch with The Love Language now.

She & Him visits KCMP the Current

She & Him visited KCMP’s The Current while in Minneapolis and the session is now online! Matt & Zooey talk the Beach Boys & Bieber’s Baby.

She & Him on tour:
07-01 Boston, MA           House of Blues
07-02 Philadelphia, PA Great Plaza @ Penn’s Landing
07-03 Oxford, ME          Nateva Music Festival
07-04 New York, NY     The Beach @ Governor’s Island
07-06 New York, NY     Terminal 5
07-07 Washington, DC  9:30 Club
07-09 Atlanta, GA          Atlanta Botanical Gardens
07-10 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnaces
07-11 Louisville, KY       Forecastle Festival
07-18 Los Angeles, CA  Hollywood Bowl
08-26 Salt Lake City, UT Twilight Music Series
08-29 St. Louis, MO      LouFest

Tracy Thorn on NPR’s World Cafe today!

Tracey Thorn performed live from London and chatted with World Cafe host David Dye for a session that will air today on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Listen online now at NPR.org.

Tracey Thorn’s critically acclaimed new album, Love and Its Opposite as well as the new digital Why Does the Wind? EP are available now in the Merge store.

Classic Teenage Fanclub @ Reading Festival, 1992

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Shadows is now in stores!

Teenage Fanclub are “Guest Editors” of Magnet Magazine this week

Norman Blake and Gerry Love are taking over MagnetMagazine.com this week to share a few of their favorite things. Read a Q&A with Norman and bookmark the guest editor page so you don’t miss an entry!

Teenage Fanclub’s new album, Shadows is in stores now and available on CD and digital download in the Merge store.

“Proof that youth is a state of mind you need never outgrow.” ~ Spin Magazine

New Shout Out Louds’ video for “Show Me Something New”

directed by Ted Malmros

Also, visit Shout Out Louds’ myspace for a great US tour wrap up from Bebban!

Shout Out Louds’ Work is available at your local record store, in the Merge store, and your favorite digital outlet.

New Lou Barlow + the missingmen video!

directed by Adam Harding

“On the Face” from the new Lou Barlow + the missingmen digital ep = Sentridoh III available now in the Merge store!

Mini-video of Superchunk in the studio recording “Majesty Shredding”

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