October 2011

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Chateau Marmont

Chateau Marmont found themselves and each other through synthesized music, so bright and remote in its promises of infinity and eternal bliss, yet so hard, cold and disturbing when its outlook turns dystopian.

They come from a place where people still believed in the future; A time when the proto French touch, helmed by Space and Jean-Michel Jarre, dominated the airwaves. The Alan Parsons Project and classic French soundtracks (think Francis Lai) still radiate through their music.  Their name, and the sound of Chateau Marmont is resonant of widescreen romance, vintage melancholia and studied postures. The debut LP is coming to North America in early 2012.

 

9/30 @ Cellar Door/Visalia, CA 

10/1 @ Ooh la L.A./Los Angeles, CA 

10/3 @ Casbah/San Diego, CA 

10/4 @ Rhythm Room/Phoenix, AZ 

10/5 @ Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM 

10/6 @ The Prophet Bar /Dallas, TX 

10/7 @ Mohawk /Austin, TX 

10/8 @ Fitzgerald's /Houston, TX 

10/10 @ The Earl/Atlanta, GA 

10/11 @ 3rd & Lindsley/Nashville, TN 

10/12 @ The Firebird/St Louis, MO 

10/13 @ Schubas Tavern/Chicago, IL 

10/14 @ Grog Shop /Cleveland, OH 

10/15 @ Smiling Moose /Pittsburgh, PA 

10/18 @ T.T. The Bear's/Cambridge, MA 

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY 

10/20 @ Joes Pub/New York, NY

Hindi Zahra

With just the slightest of nonchalance, a filigree of swing in the delivery, and a delicately veiled voice, meet Hindi Zahra and her gently undulating sense of melody. With a subtle, understated guitar accompaniment, a dash of gypsy flavor between the lines and a hint of blues, time stands still.  Intense, intimate, poetic vibrations, with a velvety feline timbre, Hindi Zahra is a revelation.

 

 9/30 @ Ooh La L.A/Los Angeles, CA 

10/1 @ Bottom of the Hill/San Francisco, CA 

10/3 @ Holocene/Portland, OR 

10/4 @ Triple Door/Seattle, WA 

10/10 @ Cedar Cult. C./Minnapolis, MN 

10/11 @ Lincoln Hall/Chicago, IL 

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY

Tinariwen

On their new album 'Tassili', Tinariwen engineered a minor aesthetic revolution by setting the electric guitar - the instrument which became their mascot and made them famous - to one side and giving pride of place to acoustic sounds, recorded right in the heart of the desert, which is the landscape of their existence, the cradle of their culture and the source of their inspiration. You might even call this radical move a return to the very essence of their art, a return which, paradoxically, has also opened the doors to some intriguing collaborations with members of TV On The Radio, Nels Cline (Wilco’s guitarist) or The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

 

9/30 @ Ooh La L.A/Los Angeles, CA

10/29 @ Luckman F./Los Angeles, CA 

10/30 @ The Fox Theatre/Oakland, CA 

10/31 @ Rio Theatre/Santa Cruz, CA

Anoraak

10/6 @ Mezzanine/San Francisco, CA

10/7 @ Avalon/Hollywood, CA

10/13 @ Bardot/Miami, FL

10/15 @ Brooklyn Bowl/New York, NY

 

Beataucue

10/28 @ The Shrine Expo Center/Los Angeles, CA

10/13 @ The Crescent Ballroom/Phoenix, AZ

10/13 @ Club Congress/Tucson, AZ

10/14 @ House of Loom/Omaha, NE

10/15 @ Boondocks/Houston, TX

10/20 @ Good Units/New York, NY

10/22 @ Summit Music Hall/Denver, CO

10/26 @ Mezzanine/San Francisco, CA

 

Boubacar Traoré

10/5 @ New England Conservatory/Boston, MA

 

Breakbot

10/17 @ House of Blues San Diego/San Diego, CA

10/18 @ Marquee Theatre/Tempe, AZ

10/20 @ Midland Theatre/Kansas City, MO

10/21 @ Cains Ballroom/Tulsa, OK

10/22 @ The Lyric Oxford/Oxford, MS

10/24 @ The Pageant/St. Louis, MO

10/25 @ Cannery Ballroom/Nashville, TN

10/27 @ The National/Richmond, VA

10/29 @ Fillmore Silver Spring/Silver Spring, MD

10/31 @ Electric Factory/Philadelphia, PA

 

Chateau Flight

9/30 @ Public Works/San Francisco, CA

10/1 @ Decibal Festival Showcase Neumos/Seattle, WA

 

Chateau Marmont

9/30 @ Cellar Door/Visalia, CA

10/1 @ Ooh la L.A. - El Rey/Los Angeles, CA

10/3 @ Casbah/San Diego, CA

10/4 @ Rhythm Room/Phoenix, AZ

10/5 @ Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM

10/6 @ The Prophet Bar /Dallas, TX

10/7 @ Mohawk /Austin, TX

10/8 @ Fitzgerald's /Houston, TX

10/10 @ The Earl/Atlanta, GA

10/11 @ 3rd & Lindsley/Nashville, TN

10/12 @ The Firebird/St Louis, MO

10/13 @ Schubas Tavern/Chicago, IL

10/14 @ Grog Shop /Cleveland, OH

10/15 @ Smiling Moose /Pittsburgh, PA

10/18 @ T.T. The Bear's/Cambridge, MA

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom, CMJ /New York, NY

10/20 @ Joes Pub, CMJ/New York, NY

 

Dj Cam

10/1 @ Ooh la L.A. - El Rey/Los Angeles, CA

10/20 @ Cervantes/Denver, CO

 

Eric John Kaiser

9/29 @ Rusty Grape Wineyard/Battleground, Wa

10/1 @ Heisen House Vineyards/Battleground, Wa

10/3 @ Ella Street Social Club/Portland, OR

10/6 @ Rusty Grape Wineyard/Battleground, Wa

10/8 @ Canby Public Library/Canby, OR 

10/8 @ Cebu Lounge/Hood River, OR

10/10 @ Brasserie Montmartre/Portland, OR

10/12 @ The Thirsty Lion Pub/Portland, OR

10/15 @ The Horse Radish/Carlton, OR

10/20 @ Touché/Portland, OR

10/21 @ One Horse Tavern/Gaston, OR

10/22 @ Mc Menamins Grand Lodge/Forest Grove, OR

10/24 @ Brasserie Montmartre/Portland, OR

10/25 @ The Thirsty Lion Pub/Portland, OR

10/27 @ Rusty Grape Wineyard/Battleground, Wa

10/29 @ Orenco Station Grill/Hillsboro, OR

 

Etienne de Crecy

9/30 @ Le Bain  @  The Standard Hotel/New York, NY

10/1 @ Ooh la L.A. - El Rey/Los Angeles, CA

 

Feadz

10/1 @ Ooh la L.A. - El Rey/Los Angeles, CA

 

Hindi Zahra

9/30 @ Ooh La L.A Festival/Los Angeles, CA

10/1 @ Bottom of the Hill/San Francisco, CA

10/3 @ Holocene/Portland, OR

10/4 @ Triple Door/Seattle, WA

10/10 @ Cedar Cultural Center/Minnapolis, MN

10/11 @ Lincoln Hall/Chicago, IL

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY

 

Keren Ann

9/30 @ City Winery/New York, NY

10/1 @ City Winery/New York, NY

 

Les Nubians

10/7 @ Fete Ballroom/Providence, RI

 

M83

10/30 @ Moog Fest/Asheville, NC

10/31 @ Masquerade (Hell Stage)/Atlanta, GA

 

Make The Girl Dance

10/20 @ Hiro Ballroom, CMJ/New York, NY

10/21 @ Webster Hall/New York, NY

 

Meddy Gerville

10/7 @ Vitello's Jazz Club/Los Angeles, CA

10/9 @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall/San Francisco, CA

10/13 @ Drom/New York, NY

 

Meshell Ndegeocello

9/30 @ One World Theatre/Austin, TX

 

Metronomy

10/11 @ Neumos/Seattle, WA

10/13 @ Mississippi Studios/Portland, OR

10/14 @ Rickshaw Stop/San Francisco, CA

10/15 @ Troubadour/Los Angeles, CA

10/16 @ Detroit Bar/Costa Mesa, CA

10/18 @ Voyeur/San Diego, CA

10/20 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg/Brooklyn, NY

10/21 @ Voyeur/Philadelphia, PA

10/22 @ Rock N Roll Hotel/Washington, DC

10/24 @ Brighton Music Hall/Boston, MA

10/27 @ Lincoln Hall/Chicago, IL

10/29 @ Pyramides de Cholula/San Pedro, Cholula

 

Mustard Pimp

10/25 @ Middle East Downstairs/Cambridge, MA

10/27 @ U Street Music Hall/Washington, DC

10/29 @ The Wheelhouse/Cedar Falls, IA

10/30 @ The Paradox/Baltimore, MD

10/31 @ Club XS/York, PA

 

Nawal

9/30 @ Ohio University/Athens, OH

10/5 @ Alliance Française d'Atlanta /Atlanta, GA

10/6 @ Shakori Hills Grassroots festival/Pittsboro, NC

10/7 @ Shakori Hills Grassroots festival/Pittsboro, NC

10/8 @ Shakori Hills Grassroots festival/Pittsboro, NC

 

Revolver

9/29 @ Bottom of the Hill/San Francisco, CA

9/30 @ Cellar Door/Visalia, CA

10/1 @ Ooh La L.A Festival/Los Angeles, CA

10/2 @ The Satellite/Los Angeles, CA

10/3 @ Casbah/San Diego, CA

10/4 @ Rhythm Room/Phoenix, AZ

10/5 @ Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM

10/6 @ The Prophet Bar /Dallas, TX

10/7 @ Mohawk /Austin, TX

10/8 @ Fitzgerald's /Houston, TX

10/10 @ The Earl/Atlanta, GA

10/11 @ 3rd & Lindsley/Nashville, TN

10/12 @ The Firebird/St Louis, MO

10/13 @ Schubas /Chicago, IL

10/14 @ Grog Shop /Cleveland, OH

10/15 @ Smiling Moose /Pittsburgh, PA

10/18 @ T.T. The Bear's /Cambridge, MA

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY

10/20 @ Joes Pub / CMJ/New York, NY

 

Royksopp

10/22 @ Hollywood Bowl/Los Angeles, CA

 

Stranded Horse

10/18 @ Googie's Lounge/New York, NY

10/20 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY

10/21 @ WNYU 89.1 FM/New York, NY

 

The Inspector Cluzo

10/20 @ Hiro Ballroom/New York, NY

10/21 @ The Trash Bar CMJ/New York, NY

10/23 @ The Windup Space/Baltimore, MD

10/25 @ Mad Planet/Milwaukee, WI

10/26 @ High Noon/Madison, WI

10/27 @ First Avenue/Minneapolis, MN

10/28 @ Reggie's Rock Club/Chicago, IL

10/29 @ The Shrunken Head/Columbus, OH

10/30 @ Exit/In/Nashville, TN

 

The Lanskies

10/7 @ Filter’s Festival/Los Angeles, CA

10/9 @ The Cid/Los Angeles, CA

10/12 @  Fontana’s/New York, NY

10/14 @ Shrine/Harlem, NY

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom, CMJ/New York, NY

 

The Two

10/17 @ Cooper Square Hotel/New York, NY

10/19 @ Hiro Ballroom, CMJ/New York, NY

 

Tinariwen

9/30 @ Ooh La L.A Festival/Los Angeles, CA

10/29 @ Luckman Foundation/Los Angeles, CA

10/30 @ The Fox Theatre/Oakland, CA

10/31 @ Rio Theatre/Santa Cruz, CA

 

Zenzile

10/20 @ Hiro Ballroom, CMJ/New York, NY

 

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