Bad news! Einstürzende Neubauten‘s 30th Anniversary tour has been cancelled. If you were looking forward to seeing them on their two L.A. dates, Dec. 1, at the Music Box and Thursday, Dec. 2 at the EchoPlex, you’re out of luck: It is with great regret that Einstürzende Neubauten announce the cancellation of their planned thirtieth anniversary appearances [...]

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—juan velasquez Abe Vigoda, whose frontman Michael Vidal talked to L.A. Record about being one of 2009′s Most Beautiful People, will tour with Vampire Weekend this spring. Info and dates below: In addition to the Vampire Weekend dates, the boys will also be playing a handful of shows with Nottingham punks Lovvers, Vivian Girls, Effi [...]

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Black Math Horseman have announced a UK/European tour in April to coincide with their appearance at the 2010 Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland. Tour info below: 2/19 Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA w/Ancestors and Intronaut 4/17 Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, NL 4/18 TBA – London, UK 4/20 Hafenklang – Hamburg, GER 4/21 Steinburch – Duiburg, [...]

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—lauren everett Download: The Growlers “Average Man” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Greatest Hits available from the Growlers) Long Beach band The Growlers, who talked to L.A. Record in August about their chupacabra grandfather, will be touring the U.S. in January and February alongside Dr. Dog. They’re also performing on Fuel TV’s  [...]

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Don’t be mistaken by the band’s “Lite” side project, which is Melt-Banana substituting Agata’s guitar for synth programs and samplers and the revolving door drummers replaced by beats. Everything else is pure Banana. The end result is the kind of music teenage Terminators would mosh to.

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Download: Sonic Youth “Sacred Trickster” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from The Eternal out now on Matador) Via Matador/Beggars—Sonic Youth’s Sept. 29 L.A. date and all other West Coast tour dates have been cancelled due to guitarist Lee Ranaldo fracturing his wrist while playing tennis. The band has rescheduled for a January 8 [...]

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luke mcgarry Download: Graveyard “Thin Line” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Graveyard out now on Tee Pee) Swedish heavy band Graveyard (last seen and interviewed for the Manifest Destiny show last October) will be returning to the U.S. to tour with CKY and play with Night Horse at L.A.’s Bootleg Theatre and [...]

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dan monick Download: HEALTH “Tabloid Sores” (Nosaj Thing remix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] L.A. RECORD cover alumni HEALTH will be releasing a surely highly anticipated full-length called Get Color in September on the venerable Lovepump label (also home of the killer Clipd Beaks and Indian Jewelry) and they’ll depart for tour with [...]

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We are sad to report that Japanese ultraman Cornelius (who we have just interviewed!) has canceled his 2009 U.S. and Mexico tour dates due to “Swine Flu concerns and increased governmental travel restrictions.” Message from the Cornelius Group below: Due to the Swine Flu concerns and increased governmental travel restrictions, Cornelius’ tour in Mexico and [...]

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THE GASLAMP KILLER EUROPE TOUR APRIL / MAY 2009 Read our interview with GLK here. Fri 24-Apr- Ireland Dublin Twisted Pepper Sat 25-Apr-09 UK Manchester Music Box Sun 26-Apr-09 UK Camber Sands Bangface Mon 27-Apr-09 UK Leeds Faversham Tue 28-Apr-09 UK Sheffield Tuesday Club Wed 29-Apr-09 Belgium Kortrijk De Kreun Thu 30-Apr-09 DAY OFF IN [...]

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