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2011 Year End Lists: Missy Thangs, the Love Language

December 22, 2011 – 6:12 pm

This photo by Tim Lytvinenko.

“Ten Tour Highlights 2011” by Missy Thangs of The Love Language

1. Coachella VIP Coachella VIP Coachella VIP

2. Playing a show with Arcade Fire in Sante Fe, NM!! Meeting the band! Fan moment. Still one of the best live bands out there.

3. Homecoming show with Telekinesis! at Local 506: Stu slams guitar on amp, ending the “red guitar” era… nasty words, selfless dancing, crowd surfing, barfing, three encores. There’s no place like home.

4. Disney World. Yes, a whole epic day in Disneyland eating turkey legs, riding kids’ rides, stuff like that… definitely dropped tears on the “It’s A Small World Ride.” We skipped sound check that night to see the fireworks and listen to Jiminy Cricket tell us our dreams were coming true. More tears.

5. Better than a house show party was Delilah’s on Cayuga in Ithaca, NY. We played with rockers Tropical Punk and The Music Band. This is where kids drink straight gin out of bottles and nurse you with ‘em while you’re playing.

6. Stage diving and crowd surfing to “Brittney’s Back” at the Soapbox Laundr-o-Lounge in Wilmington, NC. Om mani padme om. We were such a sweaty mess after the show, everyone threw their clothes in the lounge dryers and hung out in our underwear.

7. Band fight, missed sound check over stopping at Grimaldi’s pizza in Brooklyn. After all the tension, we still went. Worth it.

8. Two days of straight up fried chicken for every meal. Think regular stops at random fried chicken joints as you’re crossing the heartland. The best hands down was Bolton’s spicy fried chicken in Memphis, TN.

9. Spotting Mme Plaster Caster at our show with Telekinesis! at Schuba’s in Chicago, IL! As far as I know, no plasters were made…

10. Still to this day wonder who farted during our show at the Noise Pop Festival Café Du Nord in San Francisco. Yes, it was that distracting.

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Missy Thangs of The Love Language to exhibit artwork

September 27, 2011 – 11:33 am

Minus Sound Research, an artist collective comprised of local North Carolina musicians/artists, will hold an art exhibition at Motorco Music Hall in Durham, NC, from October 7 through December 3. Among the featured artists is Missy Thangs of The Love Language. Past contributors to Minus Sound Research include Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, whose work can be seen in the MSR5 book.

The opening reception is free to the public and will take place at Motorco on Friday, October 7, from 6–9pm. Following the reception will be a show with local bands Organos, Free Electric State, and Merge favorites Pipe. Admission is $6.

See the poster below for full details or visit the Minus Sound Research website.

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A guide to Merge happenings at Raleigh’s Hopscotch Festival

September 1, 2011 – 9:36 am

The 2nd annual Hopscotch Music Festival will take place September 8-10, 2011, in Raleigh, NC. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on these performances (updated with an appearance by Merge’s newest band, Hospitality!) :

Thursday, Sep. 8 @ 11 pm:
The Love Language – The Lincoln Theatre

Friday, Sep. 9 @ 12:30 am (Saturday morning):
Hospitality – The Union

Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 6:45 pm:
Superchunk – City Plaza w/ The Flaming Lips and Dreamers of the Ghetto [tickets]

Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
Times New Viking – The Union

Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
KORT (Kurt Wagner of Lambchop and Cortney Tidwell) – Kings Barcade

In addition, there will be a few FREE Merge-related daytime activities:

Friday, Sep. 9, 2-4 pm: Foundation will host a Wild Flag listening party. Come by for great music, drink specials, and door prizes.

Friday, Sep. 9, 3-5 pm: Stuart McLamb of The Love Language will participate in an artist-and-author discussion panel called “Simple Words: The Power of Narrative Songs” at the Raleigh City Museum. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, Sep. 10, 11 am-5:30 pm: Hopscotch presents The Rosebuds & Friends, a block party outside the Lincoln Theatre. The seven-band lineup concludes with a performance by The Rosebuds at 4 pm. Food will be provided by Ashley Christensen and AC Restaurants, the proceeds from which will benefit the Frankie Lemmon Foundation.

And finally, SHOPscotch, a temporary pop-up store, will be open in Raleigh’s historic City Market every day during Hopscotch and on Sunday the 11th. This is the place to get Merge releases as well as records, t-shirts, and other merchandise from some of the festival’s participating bands. Business hours and more details can be found here.

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The Love Language on the road, again!

August 15, 2011 – 2:03 pm

Watch a clip of The Love Language on the road, and see them this weekend in DC and New York!

Aug 19 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
Aug 20 Brooklyn, NY The Rock Shop
Sep 08 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival

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The Love Language play for Sleepover Shows

August 9, 2011 – 2:12 pm

Jordan & Stu McLamb played a few songs on the street for Boston’s Sleepover Shows. Watch Heart to Tell above, and Sparxxx & Summer Dust on the Sleepover Shows website.

Libraries is in stores now.

The Love Language on tour:
Aug 19 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
Aug 20 Brooklyn, NY The Rock Shop
Sep 08 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival

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The Love Language video interview from Coachella

May 6, 2011 – 4:04 pm

Stuart spoke with Mark from Under the Radar live from backstage at Coachella. Part 2 is here!

The Love Language are finishing up their week-long residency at Slim’s in Raleigh tonight and will continue their tour in support of Libraries throughout May!

The Love Language on tour:

May 6 Raleigh, NC Slim’s Downtown
May 10 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
May 11 Atlanta, GA The Earl
May 13 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages Festival
May 14 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge
May 17 Tampa, FL New World Brewery
May 18 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub
May 19 St. Augustine, FL Cafe Eleven
May 20 Charleston, SC Tin Roof
May 21 Columbia, SC Art Bar
May 27 Haw River, NC The Haw River Ballroom
May 29 Wilmington, NC Soapbox Laundrolounge

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Tickets on sale now for The Love Language’s “residency” at Slim’s in Raleigh

April 5, 2011 – 2:56 pm

The Love Language are headed west beginning this weekend on the road to the Coachella festival. They’ll join Arcade Fire for a show in Santa Fe on the way home, and have just announced a week-long residency at Slim’s in Raleigh beginning Tuesday, May 3. The band have lots of surprises planned and a different opening band each night, so get your tickets & your glow sticks now, and stay tuned for more details!

Libraries is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

The Love Language on tour:

Apr 9 Augusta, GA Sky City
Apr 10 New Orleans, LA Hi Ho Lounge
Apr 11 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
Apr 12 Austin, TX Stubb’s Jr.
Apr 14 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture Gallery
Apr 16 Indio, CA Coachella
Apr 18 Sante Fe, NM Sante Fe Convention Center with Arcade Fire
Apr 19 Norman, OK The Opolis
Apr 20 Little Rock, AR Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack
Apr 21 Nashville, TN The End
Apr 22 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light
Apr 23 Greensboro, NC Blind Tiger
May 3 Raleigh, NC Slim’s
May 4 Raleigh, NC Slim’s
May 5 Raleigh, NC Slim’s
May 6 Raleigh, NC Slim’s
May 13 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages Fest

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The Love Language announce spring tour dates including Coachella & a show with Arcade Fire

March 24, 2011 – 10:42 am

The Love Language are heading out west for Coachella starting April 9 in Augusta, GA and their trip home will include a show in Santa Fe opening for Arcade Fire!

Libraries is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store. And watch this video of Telekinesis joining The Love Language on stage for “Brittany’s Back” at the last show of their co-headlining tour!

The Love Language on tour:

Apr 9 Augusta, GA Sky City
Apr 10 New Orleans, LA Hi Ho Lounge
Apr 11 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s Downstairs
Apr 12 Austin, TX Stubb’s Jr.
Apr 14 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture Gallery
Apr 16 Indio, CA Coachella
Apr 18 Sante Fe, NM Sante Fe Convention Center with Arcade Fire
Apr 19 Norman, OK The Opolis
Apr 20 Little Rock, AR Stickyz Rock-n-Roll Chicken Shack
Apr 21 Nashville, TN The End
Apr 22 Knoxville, TN The Pilot Light
Apr 23 Greensboro, NC Blind Tiger
May 13 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages Fest

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Merge Madness Poster!

February 17, 2011 – 3:50 pm

Click to view the Merge Madness poster in full!

To celebrate “Merge Madness,” local record stores (listed below) will be giving away these collectible 12″ x 18″ screenprinted posters designed by our very own Maggie Fost, with the purchase of any full-length release from Merge.

Visit the Merge store for new albums from Superchunk, Wye Oak, Telekinesis & The Love Language!

Get your limited-edition Merge Madness poster at the following stores beginning Tuesday, Feb 22:
Schoolkids in Raleigh
Offbeat Records in Durham
Bull City Records in Durham
CD Alley in Chapel Hill
All Day Records in Carrboro

Merge Madness shows!
Mar 4 Superchunk @ Cat’s Cradle
Mar 11 WILD FLAG @ Local 506
Mar 12 Wye Oak @ Local 506
Mar 13 Telekinesis & The Love Language @ Local 506 *SOLD OUT*

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Celebrate ‘Merge Madness’ shows in the triangle with a limited-edition poster!

February 17, 2011 – 11:47 am

When it comes to basketball, Merge HQ is a divided house (Duke / Carolina in case you have never heard of The Game of Basketball before), but this March we are all backing five of our favorite bands as they take to the local stage from March 4 through March 13.

Superchunk kicks off the madness on March 4 with their first show at the Cat’s Cradle since before the release of Majesty Shredding. Next, WILD FLAG will play Local 506 on March 11. WILD FLAG is the new “supergroup” featuring Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Janet Weiss and Rebecca Cole. On March 12, Wye Oak will celebrate the release of their third album Civilian at Local 506. Telekinesis and The Love Language will wrap up Merge Madness on March 13 with an already sold out show at Local 506.

To celebrate, local record stores (listed below) will be giving away these collectible 12″ x 18″ screenprinted posters designed by our very own Maggie Fost, with the purchase of any full-length release from Merge.

Tickets are already gone for the Telekinesis / Love Language show and are going fast for the other three, so don’t waste any time getting your tickets to Superchunk, WILD FLAG & Wye Oak!

Visit the Merge store for new albums from Superchunk, Wye Oak, Telekinesis & The Love Language!

Merge Madness shows!
Mar 4 Superchunk @ Cat’s Cradle
Mar 11 WILD FLAG @ Local 506
Mar 12 Wye Oak @ Local 506
Mar 13 Telekinesis & The Love Language @ Local 506 *SOLD OUT*

Get your limited-edition Merge Madness poster at the following stores beginning Tuesday, Feb 22:
Schoolkids in Raleigh
Offbeat Records in Durham
Bull City Records in Durham
CD Alley in Chapel Hill
All Day Records in Carrboro

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Saturday Night at the Cat’s Cradle: The Love Language – “Brittany’s Back”

January 17, 2011 – 12:16 pm

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The Love Language perform live under a bridge at Wrightsville Beach!

January 13, 2011 – 10:48 am

The Love Language are on tour starting tomorrow night in Wilmington! Their Merge debut, Libraries, is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

The Love Language on tour:
* = w/ Telekinesis
Jan 14 Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox Laundro-Lounge w/ Onward Soldiers
Jan 15 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Jan 22 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
Feb 09 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Feb 10 Ithaca, NY – Delilah’s on Cayuga
Feb 12 Madison, WI – Der Rathskeller
Feb 14 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
Feb 16 Denver, CO – Hi Dive
Feb 19 Seattle, WA – High Dive
Feb 20 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge*
Feb 23 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord w/ Versus & Telekinesis (Noise Pop Festival)
Feb 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo*
Feb 25 San Diego, CA – The Casbah*
Feb 26 Tempe, AZ – The Sail Inn*
Feb 28 Norman, OK – The Opolis*
Mar 01 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr*
Mar 02 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry*
Mar 03 Milwaukee, WI – Linnemans
Mar 04 Chicago, IL – Schubas*
Mar 05 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick*
Mar 08 Cambridge, MA – TT the Bear’s Place*
Mar 09 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge*
Mar 10 Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop*
Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*
Mar 12 Washington, DC – The Red Palace*
Mar 14 Atlanta, GA – The Earl*

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