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Archive for May, 2010
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Friday, May 28th, 2010Mission of Burma adds new summer shows – Chicago in July and Georgia in August
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Mission of Burma will play July 30 at Subterranean (tickets on sale soon) and July 31 at the Wicker Park Music Festival (tickets are free)! Then they will play August 13 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC and August 14 at The 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA!
MGMT’s “It’s Working” up for Record of the Week on Radcliffe & Maconie
Thursday, May 27th, 2010“It’s Working,” from MGMT‘s new album Congratulations, is up for this week’s track of the week on the BBC Radio 2′s Radcliffe & Maconie Show. The song that gets the most fan votes will be played on the show every day next week, so click here to cast your vote now! Voting continues through Monday, May 31st.
Sasquatch lineup announced: MGMT play Monday, May 31st at 8:05pm
Monday, May 24th, 2010The official schedule for this year’s Sasquatch! festival was announced today. MGMT play Monday, May 31st at 8:05pm on the Sasquatch stage. They’ll join My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, The National and a ton of other great bands at the annual Memorial Day weekend event that takes place at the Gorge in George, WA. Head to the official website for full festival details.
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Download a FREE copy of Junip’s “Rope an Summit” EP – Junip play Fenway Recordings Sessions show on June 8
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010The next Fenway Recordings Sessions artist, Junip, (feat. Swedish singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez), has made their new Rope an Summit EP available as a free download over on Junip.net. All they ask for in return is your email.
Junip plays Great Scott on Tuesday, June 8th as part of the Fenway Recordings Sessions. Local band Forest Fires will open, and DJ Carbo will spin in between sets.
Get tickets here.
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Watch the Making of MGMT’s “Flash Delirium” Video!
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Check out some behind the scenes footage from the making of MGMT‘s video for “Flash Delirium,” here.
Faces on Film’s Mike Fiore interviewed on Boston Band Crush
Friday, May 14th, 2010Boston music blog, BostonBandCrush.com, recently interviewed Faces on Film’s Mike Fiore. Read the interview, and listen to a new song, “Make Nice,” here.
TONIGHT: MGMT on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” play live set from Ed Sullivan Theater
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010MGMT will be performing tonight, on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” They’ll also be playing a 45 minute set for “Live On Letterman,” at 8PM EST, which will be streamed live and can be viewed here. Be sure to tune in to see their performance from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater!
The Fenway Recordings Sessions 102nd show with Two Door Cinema Club is SOLD OUT!
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010The Fenway Recordings Sessions 102 show with Two Door Cinema Club is SOLD OUT. The trio from Ireland will hit the stage this Saturday, May 15th along with openers Bad Veins and MillionYoung as part of their first ever North American tour. They are playing in support of their debut album, Tourist History (out now on Glassnote). You can see what all the fuss is about, here.
Bodega Girls to play the Middle East w/ Kid Sister – June 19!
Thursday, May 6th, 2010We are psyched to let you all know that Bodega Girls will be hitting the Middle East Downstairs on Saturday, June 19th with Chicago’s Kid Sister. Tickets available online and at the Middle East box office.
MGMT add support to summer dates
Thursday, May 6th, 2010MGMT have announced support acts for their August run of shows…check it out below!
Violens have been added to:
8/4 – Montreal, QU
8/5 – Toronto, ON
8/10 – Boston, MA
8/11 – Holyoke, MA
8/12 – Burlington, VT
8/14 – Columbia, MD
8/15 – Philadelphia, PA
Devendra Banhart has been added to:
8/14 – Columbia, MD
Francis And The Lights have been added to:
8/17 – NYC, NY
Saves the Day performs Weezer’s Pinkerton at Hoodwink!
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Check out this cover of Weezer’s “The Good Life” from Saves the Day’s Hoodwink set April 30 here.
MGMT Live On Letterman – May 11
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010MGMT will perform a “Live on Letterman” webcast concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater Tuesday, May 11, following the taping of the band’s performance on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN. This will be a full set spanning both albums.
The concert will be streamed on the LATE SHOW website at CBS.com that evening at approximately 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT.
RSVP here and hang out on the forum if you wanna socialize as you watch.
Mission of Burma news: Support added for London gig, venue change for May 26th
Monday, May 3rd, 2010NYC’s Endless Boogie have been confirmed to support Mission of Burma at their London gig on May 13th at Dingwalls. Tickets available here.
Also, note there is a VENUE CHANGE for Burma’s May 26th date in Vigo, Spain. The show is now at Festival Sinsal Oito – Sala Mondo. Tickets available here.
