Category: Festivals - Mapanare.us Constantly.Consuming.Culture.

Broncho Release Second Single, "What," Off Upcoming LP, "Just Enough Hip To Be Woman," Touring Too

8/14/2014

Broncho, out of Oklahoma, have just released their second single, What, off their upcoming LP, Just Enough Hip To Be Woman. The LP is out September 16, 2014.

The band is heading out on tour in advance of the release. The dates are below (including shows with Mission to Burma and a stop at Riot Fest in Chicago and Toronto).

Tour
* w/ Brand New, Joyce Manor^ w/ Mission Of Burma
8/24 Phoenix AZ - Last Exit
8/25 San Diego CA - Soda Bar
8/26 Santa Ana CA - Constellation Room
8/27 Los Angeles CA - The Echo
8/28 Oakland CA - Fox Theatre*
8/28 San Francisco - The Independent^
8/30 Portland OR - Crystal Ballroom*
8/31 Seattle WA - The Showbox*
9/01 Vancouver BC - Vogue Theatre*
9/06 Toronto ON - Riot Fest
9/07 Rochester NY - Bug Jar
9/08 Pittsburgh PA - Thunderbird
9/09 Louisville KY - Zanzabar
9/10 St. Louis MO - Firebird
9/11 Kansas City MO - Record Bar
9/12 Minneapolis MN - 7th Street Entry
9/13 Chicago IL - Riot Fest (Humboldt Park)
9/14 Columbus OH - The Basement
9/16 Montreal QC - Casa Del Popolo
9/17 Allston MA - Great Scott
9/18 New York NY - Mercury Lounge
9/19 Brooklyn NY - Baby's All Right
9/20 Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brendas
9/21 Washington DC - DC9
9/22 Chapel Hill NC - Local 506
9/23 Athens GA - Green Room
9/24 Tallahassee FL - Club Downunder
9/25 Orlando FL - Will's Pub
9/26 Jacksonville FL - Jack Rabbit's
9/27 Birmingham AL - Bottletree
9/28 Memphis TN - HiTone Cafe

BLXPLTN Release Single, Playing At Afropunk Fest In New York

8/11/2014

BLXPLTN are not only set to play at the Afropunk Fest in Brooklyn August 23, 2014 but have a new single out. You can check out Start Fires below. The band's new LP, Black Cop Down, comes out soon.

If you miss them at the festival they are also playing at Piano's on Monday, August 25, 2014 (although I don't see them on the calendar).

I Am The Avalanche Touring To Support "Wolverines," Playing Riot Fest

7/9/2014

I Am The Avalanche are heading out on tour, their most recent LP, Wolverines, is out now. Tour dates are below, including the band's stops at Riot Fest (Denver and Chicago). The and will be filming part of a video for the track, 177, at their show in Brooklyn.

The band released their first LP in 2005. They say this new record is their most cohesive and anthemic record so far.

More info and tickets HERE.

Tour
* Somos and Rust Belt Lights open
July
18 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus *
19 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Boneyard *
20 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shaka's *
22 - Charlotte, NC - Milestone Club *
23 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth *
24 - Tampa, FL - Epic Problem *
25 - Lake Worth, FL - Propaganda *
26 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall *
27 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
29 - Richmond, VA - The Camel *
30 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery *
31 - Hamden, CT - The Space *

August
1 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met *
2 - Amityville, NY - Revolution *

September
12-14 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest
19-21 - Denver, CO - Riot Fest

Bear Hands Release Klaxons Remix Of "Giants," Touring, Playing Festivals

7/9/2014

Bear Hands release new remix by Klaxons of the track, Giants. It is a different take on the track, off the group's latest LP, Distraction. The band is on tour over the summer.

Some dates are opening slots with Cage the Elephant and Bombay Bicycle Club, others are headline sots. the group is also set to perform at Lollapalooza and Outside Lands festivals.

Riot Fest Offers Layaway Plan For Tickets To Festivals In Toronto, Denver And Chicago

6/16/2014

Want to go to Riot Fest but a little short on cash? Riot Fest offers an option--layaway. Yep, layaway like your grandma used to do for Christmas presents. Whether you plan on attending in Chicago, Toronto or Denver? You can take advantage of this offer. Go HERE for more information.

Below is the Riotfest line up for Chicago. Head to riotfest.org for more info on lineups at other locations.

Toronto, September 6-7.
Denver, September 12-14.
Chicago, September 19-21.

A Million Billion Dying Suns Release Video For "Strawberry Letter 23"

5/14/2014

A Million Billion Dying Suns have a new video for the track, Strawberry Letter 23. The song is on the band's Strawberry EP (released in 2013). The group are from San Francisco and Los Angeles and are set to play at the Phono Del Sol festival in the former city July 12, 2014.

You can buy the EP at the band website.

Forecastle Festival 2014 Announces Line-Up

3/5/2014

Forecastle Festival announces their 2014 line-up. Tickets go on sale March 7 at noon at forecastlefest.com. The Louisville, Kentucky festival isn't just about international artists but is a uniquely Kentucky experience (bourbon, food, art, cousin-marrying...ok I made the last one up).

The festival emphasizes sustainability and conservation. Nothing says "conservation" like tons of garbage....I wish festivals would just say "less heinous than we could be." The notion that any such event is "green" is total nonsense but it can still be an awesome event with great bands, food and more.

Bands include; Outkast,Jack White,Beck,The Replacements,Ray Lamontagne,Band of Horses,Spoon,Nickel Creek,Dwight Yoakam,Twenty One Pilots,Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings,Local Natives,Gary Clark Jr.,Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit,Jenny Lewis,Trampled By Turtles,Lord Huron,Tune-Yards,JJ Grey & Mofro,Action Bronson,Slint,Flume,Against Me!,Sun Kil Moon,Sharon Van Etten,The Black Lips,St. Lucia,Brett Dennen,Tourist,Lucius,Nightmares On Wax (live),Charli XCX,Claude VonStroke,Spanish Gold,Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors,The Soul Rebels,Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks,Reignwolf,Waxahatchee,Chrome Sparks,Hayes Carll,Willie Watson,Foy Vance,Hurray For the Riff Raff,The Districts,Benjamin Booker,Johnnyswim,Leagues,Old Baby,Blue Sky Black Death,Matrimony,Mount Moriah,Seluah,The Weeks,JaLin Roze,Young & Sick,Jill Andrews,The Wans and Goodbye June.

Pickathon 2014 Announces Dates, Tickets On Sale Now, Band Announcements Soon

3/1/2014

Pickathon is coming. It is still cold but there is no time to early to start thinking of summer plans. Portland's entry into the "must attend" music festival group runs August 1-3, 2014.

The yearly festival takes place at Pendarvis Farm (actually in Happy Valley, OR).

Tickets are on sale now HERE. Check at the festival website, pickathon.com, for bands over the next several days.

Bonnaroo Line Up Announcement February 19, 2014

2/18/2014

Bonnaroo line up announcement tomorrow. Watch tomorrow on bonnaroo.com. Featuring a performance with The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds.

Pre-show 7-9p.m. announcement time 9-9:30p.m.

Pitchfork Festival? In July? Be There Or You Are Totally NOT Cool

1/27/2014

Early bird tickets for Pitchfork Music Festival are on sale for $110 for three days. Pitchfork really prices this down to the affordable level. Honestly you'd pay that much (in some horrible cases) for ONE band. Or for virtually anything if you are stupid enough to go through a scalper (they call them "brokers" to make them sound less like scum).

Anyway, as usual, you have to go to Pitchfork to hear new bands, bands on the rise or just bands that are extra special. Sure, the bands have been less odd ball in recent years but still? It is always an impressive line up.

Go HERE, GET TICKETS. Don't be like I always am and him-haw about it for months. If the early bird passes are gone? It will set you back $130 or $60 for individual days.