Hey ya’ll. The news roundup is a little thin this week. Most of the press releases I had were related to SXSW and weren’t exactly news-worthy. All I figured out was that, as Annapocalypse mentioned, Pains of Being Pure at Heart are taking over Austin and that I really want to try and see Best Worst Movie on the Friday of SXSW. I’m heading down to that mess on Wednesday. I’m mostly excited about eating tacos.
- Just to clarify, The Melvins, as a band, are turning 25. The Melvins, as people, are old as fuck and are way older than 25 (sike, they are in their 40s... that ain’t too old.) Regardless, the boys are celebrating their band-birthday with some shows in May. The four shows will happen in New York, Boston, Chicago, and Austin and will feature the original lineup of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, and Mike Dillard. Trevor Dunn (bassist for Fantômas, Mr. Bungle) will join Buzz and Dale to perform Houdini later during the set. All of this happens in mid-May; you can find the details on the Ipecac site.
- Danish dudes Efterklang are currently on tour, hitting the West coast, SXSW, the South, and the East Coast during March and some of April. I like to say their name the way I think (yes I know he’s Austrian) Arnold Schwarzenegger would say it: ef-ta-klaang. I live in Georgia though, so it probably sounds more like “YEE HAW, EFTER-KLAN-G, YA’LL!” Anyway, you can find out the specific dates at their official site.
- Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction are heading out on tour together this summer, with Tom Morello and Boots Riley’s Street Sweeper as support -- ’90s in the HOUSE. The tour will run from May to mid June and will be the first time in 17 years the original lineup of Jane’s Addiction will tour (whoopee). You can find more details on either the Nine Inch Nails site or the Jane’s Addiction site, but I’m going to link to Nine Inch Nails because I don’t really care about Jane’s Addiction. Sorry.
- Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, I wish I didn’t have to leave my house to go to a show. Wouldn’t it be awesome if David Bazan could just play in my living room?” Yeah, me neither. But if you are one of those people, you are in luck! David Bazan is releasing his latest record Curse Your Branches August 25 and is also doing some weird tour where he will play your house to “35-75 people.” Didn’t Music Tapes do something like this, only cooler? You can learn more about this at his website.
Due to my above-mentioned SXSW plans, you might get a “roundup” next week, you might not. Just in case, I leave you with this video (NSFW):
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