Elba are ready for their closeup

Things are a little meta on Elba's video for "From a Sinking Ship." The band are surrounded by cameras filming the band's performance for the video. It is as if they are filming the filming. See, meta. Check it out above, and the tour dates for the band below.

Elba tour dates:
September 09 - Portland, OR @ KPSU Live On-Air
September 09 - Salem, OR @ Clockworks Cafe
September 10 - Oakland, CA @ Starry Plough
September 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Milk Bar
September 13 - Reno, NV @ Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor
September 14 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
September 15 - Portland, OR @ Ella St. Social Club
September 16 - Bellingham, WA @ Cabin Tavern
September 22 - Seattle, WA @ The High Dive

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Anamanaguchi add tour dates

It's been a bit since we last heard from Anamanaguchi, but the band are energetic and fun live performers, and their latest batch of shows will bring them across the Pacific for Blip Festival Tokyo in Japan! And, no, they won't be hitting up New York City this time around, but check out the full list of (mostly west coast--but not all) tour dates below.



Anamanaguchi tour dates:
September 24th - Philadelphia, PA - Popped! Music Festival
October 23rd – Tokyo, Japan – Blip Festival Tokyo @ Koenji High
October 27th - San Diego, CA - Delta Room @ House of Blues
October 28th - Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
October 29th - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium
October 30th - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
November 2nd - Portland, OR – Branx
November 3rd - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project
December 1st – Boston, MA – The Middle East (Downstairs)
December 3rd – Washington, DC – The Black Cat

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They Might Be Giants forget their puppets

When we saw They Might Be Giants at the Williamsburg Waterfront they performed "Spoiler Alert" with puppets. It appears that for the song's video, they left the puppets at home. Their hands look a little naked without them, but this time the above video is totally safe for work.

They Might Be Giants tour dates:
9/8: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
9/9: Great Barrington, MA @ Mahaiwe Theatre
9/10: Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts
9/11: Norwich, VT @ Open Air Theatre
9/13: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
9/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theatre
9/15: Rochester, NY @ Harro Ballroom
9/16: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
9/17: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
9/18: Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
9/20: Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House
9/21: Louisville, KY @ WFPK Presents Waterfront Wednesdays
on Harbor Lawn at Waterfront Park (2011 Season Finale)
9/22: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
9/23: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
9/24: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
9/25: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
9/27: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
9/28: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
9/29: Richmond, VA @ The National
9/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/1: Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center,
(2 shows, 6:30pm & 9pm)
10/28: Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/29: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/30: Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre
11/1: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
11/2: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
11/3: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
11/4: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/5 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/6: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
11/8: Vancouver, BC @ Venue
11/9: Seattle, WA@ Showbox SoDo
11/10: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/11: Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theatre
11/12: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
11/13: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
11/16: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/17: San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
11/26: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

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To Do List: Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Recommended Show:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE
@ GLASSLANDS
289 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$10, 8:30PM

It's been a while since we last saw Miracles of Modern Science live, but we hope that they never change. They are a fantastic and unique band with a style all their own. They have an album coming out soon and will be at Glasslands tonight.

Paramore @ Terminal 5
Aloe Blacc @ Highline Ballroom
C. Spencer Yeh @ Manhattan Inn
Skeleton Key @ Knitting Factory
Umphrey's McGee @ Brooklyn Bowl
Rene Lopez @ Rockwood Music Hall
The Yardbirds @ B.B. King Blues Club
Moby @ Barnes and Noble Union Square
Clouder, Monuments, & Mary Page @ Cake Shop
The Everymen, Lost Gloves, & Blue Sky Law @ Bruar Falls
Ambassadors, Lion of Ido, & Find Vienna @ Mercury Lounge
Bombay Bicycle Club, 1,2,3, & Guards @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Shakes, The Lindsays, Sleepies, & Sexy Crimes @ Death By Audio
Amy Klein, Miracles of Modern Science, & Little Anchor @ Glasslands
Elektrisk Gonner, Fancy Rat, Our Mountain, & Ross Breen Band @ Pianos
Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Knife City, Extreme Animals, & GDFX @ 285 Kent Ave

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Anvil add tour dates

Once again, it seems the stars of Anvil: The Story of Anvil are ready to be touring again. The movie drew Anvil out of obscurity, and now it seems the band are ready to relive their dreams. A greatest hits album, Monument of Metal: The Very Best of Anvil, comes out on September 27, and a good number of tour dates are scheduled in support. The shows kick off in Springfield, VA on October 19; expect the band in New York City at the Highline Ballroom on November 7. The full schedule is below.

Anvil tour dates:
10/19 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
10/20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
10/21 - Akron, OH - Ripper Owens Tap House
10/22 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
10/23 - South Bend, IN - Club Landing
10/25 - Denver, CO - Casselman's Bar
10/27 - San Francisco, CA - Red Devil Lounge
10/28 - Redondo Beach, CA - Brixton South Bay
10/29 - Tempe, AZ - Club red
10/30 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach house
10/31 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
11/02 - Oklahoma City, OK - Samaurai's
11/04 - Darien, IL - Q Sports
11/05 - Cleveland, OH- West Side Masonic Temple
11/06 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
11/07 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom

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John West brings in in Pusha T for "Lovely"

We're still waiting for an official full-length from Pusha T (one half of the duo Clipse). It seems the guy has been a featured guest on all sorts of tracks here and there, and it looks like he can add another to his resume with the release of John West's "Lovely." The video for song is above.

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New releases for the week of September 6, 2011

The cover of Abstract Artimus's Rite of Passage is reason enough to be our favorite album this week (pictured). Yes, we are a little late posting the information about new releases for this Labor Day week. Holidays often have a way of delaying things--they also make for rather light weeks (compare it to what's coming up). That doesn't mean Abstract Artimus isn't the only one pulling off impressive efforts, The Rapture also return with a new one, Charlotte Gainsbourg puts out an EP, and The Chemical Brothers soundtrack for Hanna finally gets a proper physical release. A complete-as-we-can-get-it list is right below.

Release Date	Artist	Album	Label
09/05/11	Charlotte Gainsbourg	Terrible Angels EP	Because
09/05/11	ESG	Come Away with ESG (reissue)	Fire
09/05/11	ESG	ESG (reissue)	Fire
09/05/11	ESG	Keep on Moving (reissue)	Fire
09/05/11	ESG	Step Off (reissue)	Fire
09/05/11	The Twelves	A-Side	Kitsune
09/05/11	The Twelves	B-Side	Kitsune
09/05/11	Various Artists	Love American Skin (Soundtrack)	100m
09/06/11	Abstract Artimus	Rite of Passage	Dire Life
09/06/11	Asa	Beautiful Imperfection	Naïve
09/06/11	Balmorhea	Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk	Western Vinyl
09/06/11	Chemical Brothers	Hanna Soundtrack	Relativity
09/06/11	Cloud Control	Bliss Release	Infectious
09/06/11	Coyol	Coyol EP
09/06/11	The Front Bottoms	The Front Bottoms	Bar/None
09/06/11	Gavin Degraw	Sweeter	RCA
09/06/11	Gold Beach	Habibti
09/06/11	Grace Jones	Hurricane	PIAS America
09/06/11	Gypsy West	Accomplices II – You Might Get Caught
09/06/11	The Horrible Crowes	Elsie	Sideonedummy
09/06/11	HTRK	Work (work, work)	Ghostly
09/06/11	J.Viewz	rivers and homes
09/06/11	Joe DeRosa	Return of the Song of Depression Auction (digital)	Comedy Central
09/06/11	Leona Lewis/Avicii	Collide	J/Syco
09/06/11	Luke Temple	Don't Act Like You Don't Care	Western Vinyl
09/06/11	MC Lars	Lars Attacks!	Horris
09/06/11	Peter Wolf Crier	Garden of Arms	Jagjaguwar
09/06/11	Pregnant	Life Hard: I Try	Mush
09/06/11	The Rapture	In the Grade of Your Love	DFA
09/06/11	Samiam	Trips	Hopeless
09/06/11	Sea Pinks	Dead Seas	CF
09/06/11	Sidecamp	Sidecamp	Glass Air
09/06/11	Sleeper Agent	Celabrasion (digital)	Mom and Pop
09/06/11	Sleeping in the Aviary	You and Me, Ghost	Science of Sound
09/06/11	Stepdad	Ordinaire EP	Quite Scientific
09/06/11	The Trews	Hope and Ruin (deluxe)	Bumstead
09/06/11	Wiretree	Make Up	Cobalt
09/06/11	Various Artists	Listen to Me: Buddy Holly	Verve/Forecast
09/06/11	Various Artists	Mixed Signals	Run for Cover
09/06/11	Various Artists	True Blood – Music from the HBO Original Series – Volume 3	Watertower
09/07/11	The Tower and the Fool	XIII	Run for Cover
09/09/11	Morpheme	Red Dog EP	XD
09/09/11	Nihiti	Faced with Splendor	Io Bit Landscapes
09/09/11	Spc Eco	Big Fat World EP	XD

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To Do List: Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Recommended Show:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
LES SAVY FAV
@ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
66 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$18, 8PM

Yes, the time has come once again to recommend the high energy Les Savy Fav. When the band play Brooklyn, for some reason, the shows feel especially appropriate. Expect them to bring it tonight when they play at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Umphrey's McGee @ Brooklyn Bowl
Man Made Sun & Porfirio @ Cake Shop
Twin Shadow & Diamond Rings @ Maxwell's
Soft Spot, Phonetag, & Dive @ Death By Audio
Braids, Painted Palms, & Blue Hawaii @ Mercury Lounge
Spirit Animal & Shoney Lamar and The Equal Rights @ Pianos
Rosi Golan, Ian Axel, & Spring Standards @ Bowery Ballroom
The Dearloves, Balun, Vs. Antelope, & The Library @ Glasslands
Slam Donahue, Late Guest, The Easy Over, & Ponyhof @ Cameo Gallery
Caboladies, Featureless Ghost, Driphouse, & Future Shuttle @ Monster Island

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To Do List: Friday, September 2, 2011

Recommended Show:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
RJD2
@ WEBSTER HALL
125 E 11th St
New York, NY 10009
$15, 10PM

Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone! We're going to be taking off a little early for some R&R, but we expect YOU to be out all weekend (if you're staying in the City). Why not kick it off right with RJD2 at Webster Hall.

Friends @ The Rock Shop
The Jadewalkers @ Cake Shop
Aloe Blacc @ Highline Ballroom
The English Beat @ The Bell House
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe @ Brooklyn Bowl
Tiesto, Rusko, & MSTRKRFT @ Randall's Island
The Donkeys, The Latebirds, & Dinosaur Feathers @ Knitting Factory
The Business, Krays, Broken Heroes, & Dirty Spiders @ Mercury Lounge
Old Table, Jefferson High, Decades, & Colour Buk @ Brooklyn Fireproof
The Tony Castles, Beige, Celestial Shore, & Slam Donahue @ Glasslands
X-Ray Eyeballs, Royal Baths, Hunters, & Mountain Cult @ Death By Audio
The Planes, Gold Streets, True Jacqueline, & Justice of the Unicorn @ Bruar Falls

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Neon Hitch covers Kreayshawn

Neon Hitch is apparently trying for a certain niche: hip-hop covers. It's not the first time she's put her own spin on the genre. Check out her cover of Kreayshawn's "Guchi Guchi" above.

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Kyle Andrews searches for the heart

Electronic artist Kyle Andrews has got plenty of bleeps, bloops, and synths to create some pretty pop masterpieces, and now he's apparently got a video to accompany one of them. You can view "The Search For The Heart" above. His album, Robot Learn Love, is out now.

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Teeth get all dressed up for their new video

An email pitching the new video from Teeth described the band as both "noise" and "electronic-punk." They're really more in the latter category. What really caught my attention was the cross-dressing video for the song "Care Bear." Check it out above.

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To Do List: Thursday, September 1, 2011

Recommended Show:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
MC CHRIS
@ DEATH BY AUDIO
49 S 2nd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
FREE, 8PM

It's a little hard to believe that this show is actually free, but that's what the promoter's website says. We can't think of a better deal than a free show with mc chris at Death by Audio!

Tom Morello @ City Winery
MC Chris @ Death By Audio
The Swiss @ Public Assembly
The Dirty Pearls @ Maxwell's
Pictureplane @ Cameo Gallery
Cute Lepers @ Knitting Factory
Darius Rucker @ Best Buy Theater
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe @ Brooklyn Bowl
Wise Blood, D'eon, & Cities Aviv @ Glasslands
Forest Fire, Caged Animals, & Dive @ Shea Stadium
Love Butchers, Degreaser, & Heavy Birds @ Bruar Falls
The Morning After Girls & The Rassle @ Mercury Lounge
Haunted Hauses, Monogold, & Hani and a Thief @ Union Pool
Panic! at the Disco, Neon Trees, & Black Cards @ Rumsey Playfield
Tomorrow's Tulips, Vartan, Mister Melt, & Emil and Friends @ Pianos
The Golden Age of Transit, Taurus, Speedbuggy, & Bishop's Collar @ Spike Hill

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