Merchandise (proper noun, i.e., the band) have got some merchandise (noun, i.e., wares to be purchased, viz., their new full-length Totale Night) that they want to merchandise (verb, i.e., promote the sale of) in your general direction. More succinctly: Merchandise merchandise merchandise.
In order to facilitate the merchandization of their merchandise, the band has released a teaser bit of digital merchandise in the form of a stream of the song “Who Are You?” which is, quite disappointingly to dads everywhere, not a cover of the classic Who song. Nevertheless, you can listen to it here:
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The specific Merchandise merchandise that Merchandise would like you to consider purchasing is their new full-length, Totale Night, which is out April 2 on Night-People Records. Maybe the following will help convince you: the album was mastered by Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3.
Merchandise are also touring like madmen. At the following shows you’ll be sure to find them at the Merch-table, which is what they call the stage.
Tourdates:
03.13.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – Viceland (Vice Party)
03.14.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – 1100 East 5th (Pitchfork Day Party)
03.14.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – Scoot Inn (Thrasher & Converse – Death Match) #
03.15.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – Mohawk (Ground Control Touring Official Showcase)
03.15.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – Beerland (Ground Control Day Party)
03.16.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW – Red 7 (Chaos in Tejas Official Showcase)
03.18.13 - El Paso, TX - Black Market
03.19.13 - Phoenix, AZ - Dead Horse Warehouse %
03.20.13 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar %
03.21.13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo %
03.22.13 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory % $
03.23.13 - Bakersfield, CA - Munoz Gym %
03.24.13 - Santa Cruz, CA - 418 Project %
03.25.13 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop % ^
03.26.13 - Oakland, CA - New Parish % ^
03.28.13 - Portland, OR - Backspace %
03.29.13 - Vancouver, BC - The Media Club %
03.30.13 - Seattle, WA - Barboza %
03.31.13 - Olympia, WA - Northern %
04.02.13 - Boise, ID - Neurolux %
04.03.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby %
04.04.13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater % ^
04.06.13 - Norman, OK - Opolis
04.07.13 - Houston, TX - Mango’s
04.08.13 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia (
04.09.13 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic (
04.10.13 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder at Florida State University
05.15.13 - London, UK - 100 Club
05.16.13 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
05.17.13 - Brighton, UK - The Corn Exchange
05.18.13 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who Festival
05.19.13 - Brussels, Belgium - Madame Moustache
05.20.13 - Paris, France - Fleche D’Or
05.21.13 - Rennes, France - Ubu
05.22.13 - Lyon, France - Le Sirius
05.23.13 - Nimes, France - Paloma
05.24.13 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera
05.30.13 - Porto, Portugal - Optimus Primavera
06.01.13 - Austin, TX - Chaos in Tejas †
06.02.13 - Austin, TX - Chaos in Tejas †
06.04.13 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada †
06.05.13 - Nashville, TN - Stone Fox †
06.06.13 - Louisville, KY - The Workhouse Ballroom †
06.07.13 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups †
06.08.13 - Pittsburgh, PA - The 6119 †
06.09.13 - Boston, MA - TT The Bears †
06.10.13 - Burlington, VT - The Monkey House †
06.11.13 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore †
06.12.13 - Toronto, ON - NXNE Music Festival †
06.13.13 - Toronto, ON - NXNE Music Festival †
06.15.13 - Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent (Northside Music Festival) †
06.17.13 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s †
06.18.13 - Washington, DC - DC9 †
06.19.13 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter †
06.20.13 - Charlotte, NC - The Milestone †
06.21.13 - Atlanta, GA - 529 †
06.22.13 - Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic †
06.23.13 - Miami, FL - Churchill’s †
08.02.13 - Katowice, Poland - OFF Festival
08.31.13 - Salisbury, UK - End Of The Road Festival
09.07.13 - Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
* Chelsea Light Moving, Talk Normal
! Sleep, Reigning Sound, Roky Erickson, Eyehategod, The Spits, Soft Moon, The Oh Sees, Fat Tony
@ Mac Demarco, Audacity
# Chelsea Light Moving, The Black Angels, Mac Demarco, King Tuff, Bleached
% Wet Hair
$ The Black Lips, Nick Waterhouse and Bleached
^ Iceage
( White Lung
† Milk Music and Destruction Unit
• Merchandise: http://merchandisetheband.wordpress.com/
• Night-People: http://raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/