The Onion AV Club just wrapped up “Undercover,” their fantastic series of covers of songs they love by bands they love. The Clientele, Wye Oak & Superchunk all did covers for them, and Superchunk’s “Detroit Has a Skyline” was covered by Cymbals Eat Guitars.
Vote for The Clientele’s cover of MIA’s “Paper Planes,” Wye Oak’s cover of The Kinks’ “Strangers,” & Superchunk’s cover of The Cure’s “In Between Days to make the “Top 5″ and watch a wrap up of all 25 covers at the AV Club.
You can now watch the trailer version of the newly-released interactive video featuring “We Used to Wait.”
The Love Language played an in-store for their # 1 biggest fans at Gravity Records in Wilmington last weekend. Also, they just announced an in-store in Winston Salem at Earshot Records on September 9. Check the tour section of our website for updates as they are still adding dates to their fall tour!
On Saturday, August 28th, the Mountain Goats will join The Countdown Quartet & Birds and Arrows to play Music for Fences, a show at Durham Central Park in downtown Durham, NC.The show will benefit the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, a non-profit, volunteer effort committed to improving the welfare of chained dogs in the Triangle area by building fences and promoting community awareness of animal welfare.
Tickets are $12 in advance via the Music for Fences website and $15 at the door. In addition to the concert there will be booths, children’s activities, and activities for your dog. Doors open at 4:00 pm. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for comfy seating.
Also, if you need a furry friend of your own, visit the Independent Animal Rescue website for a great selection of adorable cats and dogs in need of a home.
Check out Shout Out Louds in the Merge Store.
The Love Language played an in-store performance last weekend at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. See them in Wilmington, NC at Gravity Records (125-1 Kerr Ave.) on Sunday, Aug 28 at 3 pm and at Earshot Records (3254 Silas Creek Pkwy) in Winston Salem, NC on Sep 9 at 4:30 pm.
The Love Language will also begin their fall tour on Aug 28 at the Soapbox in Wilmington, NC and will play the inaugural Raleigh Hopscotch Festival on Sep 11 at City Plaza Stage with Public Enemy & No Age.
Libraries is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
The Love Language on tour:
Aug 28 Wilmington, NC Gravity Records Free in-store performance 3PM
Aug 28 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox
Sep 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Sep 4 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre w/ Soft Company
Sep 9 Winston Salem, NC Earshot Records Free in-store performance 4:30 PM
Sep 11 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival w/ No Age & Public Enemy
Sep 12 Nashville, TN Exit / In
Sep 13 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
Sep 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Inside
Sep 17 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda w/ Local Natives
Sep 18 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda w/ Local Natives
Sep 19 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern w/ Local Natives
Sep 20 Santa Barbara, CA SOHO Music Club w/ Local Natives
Sep 22 San Francisco, CA Fillmore w/ Local Natives
Sep 24 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Local Natives
Sep 25 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom w/ Local Natives
Sep 28 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre w/ Local Natives
Sep 30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room w/ Local Natives
Oct 1 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue w/ Local Natives
Oct 3 Columbia, MO The Blue Note w/ Local Natives
Oct 5 Oklahoma City, OK Academy of Contemporary Music w/ Local Natives
Oct 6 Dallas, TX House of Blues w/ Local Natives
Oct 7 Houston, TX House of Blues w/ Local Natives
Oct 8 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar
This weekend, The Love Language celebrates the release of Libraries at a few Triangle area stores. This is your last chance to see the band locally before their US tour with Local Natives in September! Stuart talked to Aquarium Drunkard this week about the album, the influences, and their recent gigs.
Saturday 8/21 – 4PM @ Schoolkids in Raleigh, NC
Sunday 8/22 – 2PM @ Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC
The Love Language on tour:
08-21 Raleigh, NC Schoolkids Records
08-22 Chapel Hill, NC Flyleaf Books
08-28 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox
09-03 Atlanta, GA The Earl
09-04 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
09-11 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival
09-12 Nashville, TN Exit / In
09-13 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
09-14 Austin, TX Emo’s Inside
09-17 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda
09-18 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda
09-19 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
09-20 Santa Barbara, CA SOHO Music Club
09-22 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
09-24 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
09-25 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
09-28 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
09-30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
10-01 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10-03 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
10-05 Oklahoma City, OK Academy of Contemporary Music
10-06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10-07 Houston, TX House of Blues
Wye Oak & Lou Barlow + the missingmen start their tour together today in Milford, CT at Daniel Street Club. The tour will wind its way to the midwest and then back to the east coast to finish up at Maxwell’s in Hoboken on Sept 4. Don’t miss them!
Wye Oak recently released My Neighbor / My Creator which is available via digital download and on limited-edition CD from the band and in select record stores only. Lou Barlow + the missingmen have a new digital EP, = Sentridoh III available now in the Merge store.
Wye Oak & Lou Barlow + the missingmen on tour:
Aug 17 Milford, CT – Daniel Street Club
Aug 18 Washington, DC – Rock N Roll Hotel
Aug 19 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Aug 20 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
Aug 21 Nashville, TN – The Basement
Aug 22 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Aug 23 Madison, WI – The Frequency
Aug 25 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar
Aug 26 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
Aug 27 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Aug 28 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Aug 29 Montreal, QC – Il Motore
Aug 31 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
Sep 01 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Sep 02 Cambridge, MA – Middle East
Sep 03 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Sep 04 Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
More Wye Oak dates:
% = w/ The Mountain Goats
# = w/ David Bazan
Oct 02 Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
Oct 04 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck %
Oct 05 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note %
Oct 06 Oklahoma City, OK – ACM @ UCO Performance Lab %
Oct 08 San Antonio, TX – The Korova #
Oct 11 Lubbock, TX – The Foundation #
Oct 12 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad #
Oct 13 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress #
Oct 15 Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland #
Oct 16 San Diego, CA – The Casbah #
Oct 17 San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brewing Co. #
Oct 18 San Francisco, CA – The Independent #
Oct 21 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios w/ Fruit Bats
Oct 22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox w/ Blitzen Trapper
Tracey Thorn performed live from London and chatted with World Cafe host David Dye for a session that will re-air Saturday, Aug 14 and Monday, Aug 16 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 digital EP, Why Does the Wind? are available now, and the new digital EP, Opposites will be available August 31 in the Merge store. Download “Kentish Town (Walls remix)” from the Opposites EP now!
Arcade Fire appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night and played “Ready to Start” from The Suburbs. They also played “Month of May” and illustrated how tiny Jon Stewart is compared to Win!
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