Devoted readers will probably remember that I already posted about HEALTH coming to Kansas City. Luckily, that show is still going on as scheduled (unlike the Black Mountain one I mentioned in the same post), but now word has it that the band, along with Crystal Castles, will hit Springfield on St. Patrick's Day, which is turning out to be a great day for Midwest shows. Check it: Built to Spill/Meat Puppets in Kansas City, Mahjongg/Blitzen Trapper in Columbia, Cloud Cult in St. Louis, Bowerbirds/Phosphorescent in Lawrence, and supposedly Man Man also in Lawrence. Seems that no matter you live in America's breadbasket, there will be something for you to do other than drinking dyed beer and yelling, "Kiss me I'm Irish" at strangers.
Tour dates after the jump.
HEALTH w/ Crystal Castles
2-21 Toronto, Ontario - TBA
2-22 Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah
2-23 London, Ontario - Call the Office
2-26 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
2-27 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
2-28 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
2-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
3-01 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange
3-02 Calgary, Albert - The Warehouse
3-03 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite
3-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
3-06 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
3-07 Portland, OR - Backspace
3-08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
3-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Theatre
3-10 San Diego, CA - Casbah
3-11 Phoenix, AZ - Brickhouse Theatre
3-12 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
3-16 Denton, TX - Hailey's
3-17 Springfield, MO - Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery
3-19 DeKalb, IL - House Café
3-21 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
3-22 Philadelphia, PA - Transit
3-23 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
3-25 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
3-26 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
3-27 Montreal, Quebec - Musee Juste Pour Rire
3-28 Toronto, Ontario - Circa
HEALTH
HEALTH:
01-15 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
01-17 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
01-18 Oakland, CA - 21 Grand
01-19 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus
01-20 Reno, NV - The Studio on 4th
01-21 Chico, CA - Crux Arts Collection
01-22 Olympia, WA - Voyeur
01-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club
01-24 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
01-25 Portland, OR - Holocene
01-26 Eureka, CA - The Vista
01-27 Santa Cruz, CA - Blue Lagoon
01-28 San Luis Obispo, CA - Tridosha Healing Center
01-29 San Diego, CA - Casbah
01-30 Goleta, CA - Biko Co-Op
02-01 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
02-02 Bakersfield, CA - Narducci's Café
02-14 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
02-15 Santa Fe, New Mexico - High Mayhem
02-16 Denver, CO - Rhinocerpolis
02-17 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
02-18 St. Louis, MO - Shooting Spires
02-19 East Moline, IL - Mixtapes
02-20 Milwaukee, WI - Bord Ward
03-29 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
03-30 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
04-02 Providence, RI - AS220
04-03 Philadelphia, PA - Danger Danger Gallery
04-04 Washington, DC - Velvet Lounge
04-05 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club
04-06 Richmond, VA - The Camel
04-07 Raleigh, NC - Downtown Events Center
04-08 Columbia, SC - 112 Huger St.
04-09 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
04-12 Houston, TX - The Mink
04-13 Austin, TX - Emos
04-15 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
04-16 Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks
04-18 Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space
04-20 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
[stream] HEALTH - Various Songs (via MySpace)
Friday, January 11, 2008
HEALTH, Crystal Castles Hit the Midwest
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Fuck Buddies
The Record Bar fucking rocks. The bar that has brought The Fall, Battles, Do Make Say Think, Deerhunter, Radio Birdman, Low, Man Man, Junior Boys, Califone, and Asobi Seksu (just to name a few, and I really mean a few) to Kansas City already has some killer shows lined up for next year.
For starters, there's Health (pictured left), a band that's been buzzing for a little while now. A cursory listen gave me the impression that these guys were like Butthole Surfers on acid, which doesn't make sense considering the Butthole Surfers were on acid. Further listens indicated a heavier Industrial and Jesus and Mary Chain influence, but what do I know. I think I like their racket, that's all that matters. Head over to their MySpace page and decide for yourself, then catch them in concert on February 18.
Then there's Black Mountain, the Canadian stoner rockers that supposedly put on one hella good live show. They have a new album, titled In the Future, coming out January 22 on Jagjaguar. The show takes place March 20, which gives us all plenty of time to grow out our hair before the show.
But the biggest, baddest show of all is the triple bill of Holy Fuck, Fuck Buttons, and A Place to Bury Strangers (pictured right), who apparently did not have to change their name to A Place to Fuck Strangers in order to be added to the bill. Surprisingly, APtBS is listed as the opening band, even after all the Pitchfork hype they've received (so far) this year. Then again, I once saw Holy Fuck at the Jackpot opening for Beans (and acting as his backing band), and they completely stole the show despite having to play to a fair amount of hip-hop heads that were probably not expecting their noisy, looped sound collages. I have no doubt that they'll be perfectly capable headliners. Besides, their debut album, released earlier this year, is pretty decent in its own right. This show takes place March 8, but could very well sell out before then. You've been warned.