Albums 09
Album of the Year – Entertainment Weekly
#1 Album – Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFoQpdi-ejofJ3OTjMD2NgtPl7KAD9CHBGVG0
#1 Album - SPIN Magazine
http://www.spin.com/gallery/40-best-albums-2009?page=40#main
#1 Album – Mojo Magazine
#1 Album – Tiny Mixtapes
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/2009-Favorite-50-Albums-of-2009-10
#1 Album – Popmatters
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117680-best-60-albums-of-2009/P5/
#1 Album – Exclaim!
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=139&csid2=864&fid1=42693
#1 Psych Album – Popmatters
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117451-best-psych-albums-of-2009/P1/
#1 Album - Stereogum
http://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/best-album-2009.html
#1 Album - Filter Magazine
http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_albums_of_2009
#1 Album – Pretty Much Amazing
http://prettymuchamazing.com/music/pretty-much-amazings-best-albums-of-2009/2
#1 Album – Baltimore City Paper
http://www.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=19445
#1 Album – Georgetown Voice
http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2009/12/03/the-best-of-2009-movies-and-music/
#1 Album – Agit Reader
http://www.agitreader.com/2009/09albums_01-10.html
#1 Album – Red Eye
#2 Album – Paste
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/12/the-25-best-albums-of-2009.html?p=5
#2 Listeners Pick Album - NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121103815&sc=nl&cc=mn-20091209
#2 Album – Prefix Readers Poll
http://www.prefixmag.com/lists/all-votes/2/
#2 Album – Stereo Subversion
http://www.stereosubversion.com/features/ssvs-top-11-albums-of-2009-12-03-2009/
#2 Album – Metromix (Matt Rodbard)
http://orlando.metromix.com/music/article/best-albums-of-2009/1657989/content
#2 Album – 7×7 Magazine
http://www.7×7.com/blogs/clamour/our-picks-10-best-albums-2009
#3 Best Reviewed Album Metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2009.shtml
#3 Album - Urban Outfitters
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/urban_outfitters_best_of_music_09
#3 Album - Onion
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-top-25-albums-of-2009,35918/2/
#3 Album – Indie Rock Reviews
http://www.indierockreviews.com/tag/best-of-lists/
#4 Album - Gorilla Vs. Bear
http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/12/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2009.html
#4 Album – SomaFM
http://somafm.com/liveblog/
#6 Album – Buffalo News
http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/story/889819.html
#7 Album – Amazon.com Editors
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000448191_pglink_next?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000448191&plpage=1
#7 Album – American Songwriter Editor’s Pick
http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009-staff-picks/
#8 Album – Stark Magazine
http://starkmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/matts-top-30-of-year.html
#10 Album – Daily Cardinal
http://www.dailycardinal.com/arts/10-animal-collective-1.946519
#17 Artist of the Year - Impose Magazine
http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/best-new-music-of-2009

Albums of the Decade
Onion
#22 Album ‘Merriwether Post Pavilion’
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-music-of-the-decade,35540/2/
Pitchfork –
#14 Album ‘Merriwether Post Pavilion’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/
#55 album ‘Feels’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7708-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-100-51/5/
#27 album ‘Sung Tongs’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/3/
Stereogum –
#15 – Album ‘Feels’
#19 - Album of the Decade ‘Merriwether Post Pavilion’
#43 – Album of Decade ‘Strawberry Jam’
#49 - Album ‘Sung Tongs’
http://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/best-album-of-the-decade.html
Examiner – Top 50 Albums of the Decade ‘Merriwether Post Pavilion’
http://www.examiner.com/x-6505-Baltimore-Music-Reviews-Examiner~y2009m12d1-Top-50-albums-of-the-decade-part-one

Musician/Celebrity Lists
No Age (Dean Spunt) Top Albums
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/
OK GO (Dan Kanopka) #1 Album
http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_of_2009_dan_konopka_and_tim_nordwind_of_ok_go
Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Epitaph) - #1 Album
http://brettg.posterous.com/top-ten-albums-2009
Grizzly Bear (Chris Taylor) - #3 Album
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/urban_outfitters_best_of_music_09
Cotton Jones - #3 Album
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/urban_outfitters_best_of_music_09
Lindstrøm - #4 Album
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/3/
Saint Vincent (Annie Clark) - #5 Album
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/urban_outfitters_best_of_music_09
Cave Singers - #2 Album
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/urban_outfitters_best_of_music_09
Aziz Ansari - #1 Album
http://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/celebrity-ballots-2009.html
Dennis Cooper - #4 Album
http://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/2009/06/mine-for-yours-mid-year-round-up-of.html
Wild Beasts (Tom Fleming) – Top Albums
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/2/
Arcade Fire (Jeremy Gara) – Top Albums
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/2/
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/4/
Wavves – Top Albums
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/4/
Wye Oak – Top Albums
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/4/

Singles
Spin Magazine
#4 Single ‘My Girls’
http://www.spin.com/articles/20-best-songs-2009?page=0%2C3
Pitchfork
#1 Single ‘My Girls’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/10/
#11 Single ‘What Would I Want Sky’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/9/
#23 Single ‘Brother Sport’
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/8/
Amazon.com Editors
#2 Single ‘My Girls’
Treblezine -
#2 Single – ‘My Girls’
http://treblezine.com/features/218.html&page=5
#8 Single – ‘Summertime Clothes’
http://treblezine.com/features/218.html&page=5
#23 single ‘Brothersport’
http://treblezine.com/features/218.html&page=3
#45 Song ‘What Would I Want Sky’
http://treblezine.com/features/218.html
#14 Single ‘Summertime Clothes’ – Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/79053792.html
PopMatters –
#21 single ‘Brother Sport’
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117124-popmatters-best-singles-of-2009/P2/
#1 Single ‘My Girls’
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117124-popmatters-best-singles-of-2009/P4/
#21 Single ‘My Girls’ - Spinner –
http://www.spinner.com/2009/11/25/top-2009-songs/
#28 Single ‘My Girls’ - Esquire –
http://www.esquire.com/features/music/best-new-songs-0409
#29 Single ‘My Girls’ – Metromix
http://orlando.metromix.com/music/article/best-songs-of-2009/1662360/content

Video
#4 Best Video ‘My Girls’ Stereogum
http://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/best-music-video-2009.html

Cass and Dam funk coming up!

Dâm-Funk
Toeachizown
[Stones Throw; 2009]
8.2

Imagine there’s nothing funny about the 1980s. Block out your referential nostalgia, your tendency to make punchlines out of Cazals and keytars. Unlearn everything you know about Stock-Aitken-Waterman and gated drums and the synthesizers in “The Final Countdown”. Try to think about how the music of the era might’ve sounded to you if you were experiencing it for the first time, without any knowledge of where or when it was made.

Now you’re ready to listen to Dâm-Funk. One of Stones Throw’s recent breakthrough stars, L.A.’s Damon Riddick spent the 90s as a session keyboardist for assorted New Jack Swing and hip-hop acts (most prominently on the soundtrack to Master P’s I Got the Hook-Up), and lately has parlayed his love for music into a popular 80s boogie/funk DJ night, Funkmosphere, at the Venice Boulevard club Carbon. His recent work reflects a confluence of these two bullet points on his résumé, as he jumps from retro-novel intrigue (2008’s “Burgundy City” b/w “Galactic Fun”) to indie-crossover remix buzz (his incredible transformation of Animal Collective’s “Summertime Clothes”) to the ambitious sprawl of a five-part debut album series, intended as a mission statement for what he calls “modern funk.”

That series has been pared down to the 2xCD, 140-minute collection Toeachizown, which shares the name of the collection from which it draws. It’s your call how best to experience this stuff; each individual volume of the original Toeachizown series has its own thematic undercurrent (”Hood”, “Life”, “Sky”, etc.) and its own strengths, but this condensed aggregation pares it down to a manageable, cohesive 24-track introduction at the cost of editing down a couple of the songs. Either way, you’ve got a thorough rundown of Dâm-Funk’s repertoire this year, which, even in its pared-down form, is an absurdly prolific output– apparently it would’ve come out sooner, but the man couldn’t stop recording new tracks for it.

Anyone with a thing for g-funk should find instant geek-out recognition in this music, a garage-bound DIY love letter to the post-Worrell musical diaspora that covers everything from Roger Troutman’s eternal bounce to the cosmic jazz crossover of the Clarke/Duke Project. In between, you get slow-ride R&B jams (”One Less Day”; “I Wanna Thank You For [Steppin Into My Life]”), grooves that toy with the more prog- and fusion-influenced corners of funk (”Flying V Ride”), post-disco dance music (”Candy Dancin’”), proto-electro (”Keep Lookin’ 2 the Sky”), and just about anything else you might’ve heard on the SOLAR label 25 years ago. There are nods to the retrofitting treatment that the cream of late-70s/early-80s Moog funk underwent once DJ Quik and Dr. Dre got ahold of it; “Killdat aka Killdatmuthafu*ka” actually sounds a bit more like 1992 than 1983, all sinister chords and bop-gun percussion.

But calling Dâm-Funk’s music straight-up throwback nostalgia only skirts what’s really appealing about it. For the first minute or so, you might dredge up some roller-rink memories, but once that groove sets in– granite-thick Moog bass coupled with drum machine breaks so propulsive their physical impetus overrides their mechanicalness– it starts transcending historical allusions and becomes all about structure and groove, about how just plain fucking great fat Roland basslines and Oberheim kick drums sound together. That’s about when you get waylaid by one of Riddick’s solos– fluttering and unpredictable, often flowing more like something that might come out of a free jazz sax or an acid rock guitar than a funk synthesizer. It’s the secret weapon that underscores how seriously he takes this stuff, the catalyst that should provoke listeners to realize this music isn’t just a fun update of a classic sound-- it’s a work of real transcendence.

This isn’t a comedic tribute to talkboxes and widebrims; there’s no Snoop Dogg descending a foggy staircase through a faded VHS haze here. Toeachizown is a deep, astute collection that feels like a natural resuscitation and progression of funk as it stood just before hip hop usurped it. Much in the same way that Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings transform from a reenactment of a circa ‘66 soul revue to a distinct set of musical personalities the more you listen to them, Dâm-Funk uses all his vintage equipment as a medium to express his own voice, tucking a lot of stealthy forward progress and experimental tendencies between the notes. Chortle at that keytar all you want– he can still make it sound like the future.

— Nate Patrin, December 2, 2009

Battles return from an amazing China and Southeast Asia tour.
Many thanks to all promoters, sound persons, airline attendants, baggage handlers, old fans, new fans, chefs and bartenders in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Taipei, Beijing and Shanghai for an amazing and stress free time…( pretty much stress free)

Animal Collective add new dates in EU
stay tuned….

Gang Gang Dance are recording in Wonder Valley CA.

Battles are starting to write later this month.

XXXchange is working on a solo record.

BBC soundsystem’s Ronnie Darko is about to get Frazetta on yer’ ass

Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion vinyl is released with a serious bang (4,400 copies sold in two days) , cd is out in UK/EU and will be out in North America jan 20.

press keeps streaming in.

be well.

Click on the name of the publication or blog below for the sweet press thats flooding in!

Pitchfork

Rolling Stone

Spin

Tiny Mixtapes

Village Voice

Prefix

Guardian

Independent

NME

MetroMix

Resident Advisor

TOUR

Nov 5 2008 8:00P
Turner Hall w/ Marnie Stern Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 7 2008 8:00P
Larimer Lounge w/ Marnie Stern Denver, Colorado
Nov 8 2008 8:00P
Kilby Court w/ Marnie Stern Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 10 2008 8:00P
The Triple Door w/ Marnie Stern Seattle, Washington
Nov 11 2008 8:00P
The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Marnie Stern Vancouver
Nov 12 2008 8:00P
Berbati’s w/ Marnie Stern Portland, Oregon
Nov 14 2008 8:00P
Bimbo’s w/ Marnie Stern San Francisco, California
Nov 15 2008 8:00P
El Rey Theater w/ Marnie Stern Los Angeles, California
Nov 16 2008 8:00P
Casbah w/ Rainbow Arabia San Diego, California
Nov 17 2008 8:00P
Plush w/ Rainbow Arabia Tucson, Arizona
Nov 20 2008 8:00P
Lola’s w/ Rainbow Arabia Dallas, Texas
Nov 21 2008 8:00P
Mohawk w/ Rainbow Arabia Austin, Texas
Nov 22 2008 8:00P
Spanish Moon w/ Rainbow Arabia Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24 2008 8:00P
The Earl w/ Rainbow Arabia Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 25 2008 8:00P
Cat’s Cradle w/ Rainbow Arabia Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 28 2008 8:00P
Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Nov 29 2008 8:00P
Santa’s New York, New York

Animal Collective on Tour in South America right now!

Animal Collective is gearing up for Eastern European tour, then onto South America…

Gang Gang Dance are set to release “Saint Dymphna” Oct 20 in UK & EU on Warp Records, and Oct 21 On The Social Registry in US

XXXchange just did some demo work with a Swedish pop star ( shhhh) , and remixed Bloc Party “talons” single- smoking!!

Devlin and Darko off the road for a minute and getting ready to party for some berffffdayssssssss!

Panda Bear if you like getting tan, artwork and Panda Bear’s music. then your dream show is coming true….

Gang Gang Dance are mixing their new full length thi sweek- so exciting!
they will also be performing in the Whitney Biennial this year. Stay tuned for very very exciting news and surprises with GGD!

Animal Collective are gearing up for Japan trip- and the release of a new EP- details will be coming soon

Battles are getting set to start the year at Coachella- then full steam ahead, with exciting show with Bjork, Black Dice, dirty projectors and more…

XXXchange and Devlin & Darko are getting ready to release the new fully fitted 12″ of re-edits- stay tuned here for all details.

lates

**Albums**

#13 - Panda Bear, ‘Person Pitch’

#17 - Battles, ‘Mirrored’

#29 - Animal Collective, ‘Strawberry Jam’

**Singles**

#10 - Battles, ‘Atlas’

#43 - Animal Collective, ‘Peacebone’

#50 - Panda Bear, ‘Bros’

#83 - Panda Bear, ‘Comfy in Nautica’

#83 - Animal Collective, ‘Fireworks’

#83 - Animal Collective, ‘For Reverend Green’

#241 - XXXChange (Remix for Santogold), ‘LES Artistes’

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Strawberry Jam (Domino

-#1 Album of 2007 [Georgetown Voice]
-#3 Album of 2007 [Washington City Paper]
-#4 Album of 2007 [ Tiny mix tapes]
-#4 Album of 2007 [Lesinrock]
-#5 Album of 2007 [Tsugui]
-#5 Album of 2007 [Filter]
-#6 Album of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#7 Album of 2007 [ New York Magazine]
-#7 Album of 2007 [Stereogum]
-#8 Album of 2007 [Advance-Titan]
-#9 Album of the year [Daily Californian]
-#10 Album of 2007 [Treblezine]
-#23 Album of 2007 [The Daily Texan]
-#34 Album of 2007 [Popmatters]
-#64 Album of 2007 [Paste]
-Top Albums of 2007 [Chronic’ Art]
-Top Albums of 2007 [The Line of Best Fit]

“Track: “Fireworks” From Strawberry Jam (Domino)
-#9 Top Track of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#19 Song of 2007 [Rolling Stone]

*Track: “Peacebone” From Strawberry Jam (Domino)
-#22 Top Track of 2007 [Pitchfork]

*Track: “ Safer ” From Strawberry Jam (Domino)
-#8 top 50 Tracks of 2007- [ Gorilla vs Bear]

“PeaceBone” video from Strawberry Jam
- #5 best video of 2007- Blender magazine
- top 50 videos of 2007- Pitchfork

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BATTLES- Mirrored ( warp)

-#1 Album of 2007 [Paper Thin Walls]
-#2 Album of 2007 [Drowned in Sound]
-#3 Album of 2007 [Tiny mix tapes]
-#4 Album of 2007 [Georgetown Voice]
-#5 Album of 2007 [Magnet]
-#7 Album of 2007 [Time]
-#8 Album of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#8 Album of 2007 [New York Times]
-#39 Album of 2007 [Mojo]
-Band of the Year [Rumore]
-Top Albums of 2007 [XLR8R]

“Atlas” from Mirrored (Warp)

-#2 Top Track of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#11 Top Track of 2007 [Treblezine]

- Top 50 Videos Pitchfork

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PANDA BEAR- Person Pitch ( paw-tracks)

-#1 Album of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#1 Album of 2007 [Fact Magazine]
-#1 Album of the Year [Tiny Mixtapes]
-#2 Album of 2007 [Georgetown Voice]
-#3 Album of 2007 [Wire]
-#3 Album of 2007 [Drowned in Sound]
-#4 Album of 2007 [Exclaim Magazine]
-#6 Album of 2007 [Magnet]
-#9 Album of 2007 [New York times]
-#19 Album of 2007 [Lesinrock]
-#29 Album of 2007 [Spin]
-#30 Album of 2007 [The Observer]
-#32 Album of 2007 [Mojo]
-Top Albums of 2007 [The Guardian]
-Top 25 Albums of 2007 [Other Music]
-Best Albums of 2007 [NPR]

*Song: “Bros.” From Person Pitch

-#3 Top Track of 2007 [Pitchfork]
-#13 Song of 2007 [Treblezine]

*Song: “Comfy in Nautica” from Person Pitch

-#74 Best Song of 2007 [Rolling Stone]

Comfy in Nautica-
Top 50 Videos of 2007- Pitchfork

BATTLES DATES:

Oct 11 2007 8:00P
Koko London and South East
Oct 12 2007 8:00P
Depot Leuven, Belgium
Oct 13 2007 8:00P
Enjoyjazz Festival Heidelberg, Germany
Oct 14 2007 8:00P
Melkweg Amsterdam, Holland
Oct 15 2007 8:00P
Club 106 Rouen, France
Oct 16 2007 8:00P
Trabendo Paris, France
Oct 17 2007 8:00P
Academy 2 Manchester
Oct 18 2007 8:00P
Liquid rooms Edinburgh
Oct 19 2007 8:00P
Stage 2 Newcastle, Northwest
Oct 27 2007 8:00P
Vegoose Festival Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 29 2007 8:00P
Epicentre San Diego, California
Oct 30 2007 8:00P
Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Nov 1 2007 8:00P
Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Nov 2 2007 8:00P
Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
Nov 3 2007 8:00P
Neumos Seattle, Washington
Nov 4 2007 8:00P
Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, Texas
Nov 7 2007 8:00P
Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 8 2007 8:00P
Metro Chicago, Illinois
Nov 9 2007 8:00P
The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 10 2007 8:00P
Lees Palace Toronto, Ontario
Nov 11 2007 8:00P
Le National Montreal, Quebec
Nov 12 2007 8:00P
Paradise Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 13 2007 8:00P
Webster Hall New York, New York

PENDING SOUTH AMERICAN DATES:

Nov 15 2007 8:00P
Centro de Eventos Cerro Bellavist Ex Oz Santiago
Nov 16 2007 8:00P
Niceto Club Buenos Aires
Nov 17 2007 8:00P
Elektronika Festival Belo Horizonte
Nov 23 2007 8:00P
Londrina Jazz Festival Londrina
Nov 25 2007 8:00P
Goiania Noise Festival Goiania

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DATES:

10.15.07 debaser medis*
10.16.07 Jon Dee *
10.17.07 Loppen *
10.18.07 Festaal *
10.19.07 Stadtgarten *
10.20.07 theater place
10.21.07 enjoy jazz festival #
10.22.07 Uebel and Gefaehrlich#
10.23.07 Melkweg#
10.24.07 Cabaret Sauvage#
10.25.07 ground Zero#
10.26.07 Botanique - Orangerie#
10.28.07 Bracknell Wilde Theater#
10.29.07 St. George’s church#
10.30.07 Trinity#
11.01.07 Astoria#
11.03.07 New Century Hall#
11.04.07 Tripod#
11.05.07 Irish Center#
11.06.07 Ora Mor#

+ - W/ KUUPU
# - W/ ISLAJA

XXXCHANGE

Currently in the studio with Amanda Blank!
and mad remixes coming at you…

DEVLIN AND DARKO

coming to a town near you very soon!- LA natural History museum tomorrow- San Diego on Saturday—

*The amazing “Peacebone” video debuts today on YouTube! Directed by Timothy Saccenti, a wonderful tale of… Watch it HERE

* the CD, 10″, 12″, and digital release of the “Peacebone” single are available now at a store near you…
b/w remixes by Pantha Du Prince and Black Dice

*www.myanimalhome.net is the new official Animal Collective website! Its just getting started, but you can check tour dates and release schedules for now- many more exciting info to be added shortly.

*European tour dates will be coming soon, stay tuned to myanimalhome.net or http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband!

*US dates are as follows:

09-05 Boston, MA - Avalon *
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National *
09-07 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre Theater *
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
09-09 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College *
09-10 Chicago, IL - Vic *
09-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
09-14 Seattle, WA - Neumos *+
09-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *+
09-16 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *+
09-17 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *+
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *+
09-20 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater +^
09-21 El Paso, TX - Club 101 ^
09-22 Austin, TX - Emo’s ^
09-23 Norman, OK - Bricktown Ballroom ^
09-24 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club ^
09-25 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom ^
09-26 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
09-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle ^
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^
09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom ^
09-30 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-01 New York, NY - Webster Hall

* with Eric Copeland
+ with Wizard Prison
^ with Tickley Feather

BATTLES news

*The guys have recently wrapped the filming of their video for “Tonto”
in Wales with Warp Films/UVA (details to follow) be prepared for a Dan Flavin piece tempered with a john henry vibe…don’t ask me- I just write this stuff…

*Leyendecker remix by Joell Ortiz and DJ EMZ will be released very soon- keep your ears out!

*The European Tour is exceeding expectations and will be followed by another
US tour this fall. Dates are as follows:
08-31 New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival ( with Deerhunter)
10-27 Las Vegas, NV - Vegoose Festival
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
11-01 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11-02 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
11-03 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11-04 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-07 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
11-08 Chicago, IL - Metro
11-09 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
11-10 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
11-11 Montreal, QC - Le National
11-12 Boston, MA - Paradise
11-13 New York, NY - Webster Hall

GANG GANG DANCE news

*Gang Gang Dance will be releasing “RAW WAR” ep in early sept - featuring “NICOMAN” along with two other sweet songs that will bend your head. Release on Young Turks in UK and EU , and the Social Registry in North America
Also stay on the lookout for a Southern records Latitude session, with none other than Tynchy Stryder on the mic!! No joke!

XXXCHANGE news

XXXchange- check this out!
XXXCHANGE’S PROFILE ON EA’S SKATE GAME! to be released sept 2!

XXXchange, along with Dan the Automator, DJ Ztrip and Cut Chemist have made the music for the new groundbreaking video game SKATE due out very soon!
XXXchange just got out of the studio producing and editing with the Kills ( sounds sick!) and is currently gearing up to produce the new Spank Rock album as well as the Amanda Blank.

Devlin and Darko news

DJ’s Devlin and Darko are spreading the love across the world these days- fresh back from a modular party in London and the Creamfields festival in Spain- they are about to embark on Beastie Boys dates with Spank Rock as well as their own solo gigs across North America and Mexico