On top of continuing to kick major ass at all times, STRFKR keep cranking out these radical tour videos, and they're all AWESOME! The series is titled 'Bury Us Alive' and the new installment features some sweet pets along with some intense frisbee golf. Check it out above. Click HERE to see if these dudes are coming to your town.
The dudes in STRFKR sure know how to have a good time! Their current tour with Octopus Project has been going great and they've even found time to document a bit of it from the road. Check out the band as they cruise the US, hang in the studio, and get "socked."
of Montreal recently showed some hometown love with a SWEET encore performance during their show at 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA. The band suprised the crowd by diving right into a 3-song Michael Jackson medley which consisted of "Thriller," "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "P.Y.T." Check out the video above, then head to Stereogum for more.
If this doesn't make you jump for joy while also feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, then I don't know what's wrong with you. Loney Dear recently made an appearance on Swedish TV show "Nyhetsmorgon" and performed an all new arrangement of "Saturday Waits" from the album Loney Noir. Check it out above, then head to The Line of Best Fit for more!
Want to find out what all went down during the filming of the amazing new of Montreal video for Coquet Coquette? Check out this handy dandy behind the scenes video directed and edited by Matthew Demarko. Enjoy!
of Montreal's Pitchfork Cemetery Gates session with Solange Knowles just went live over the weekend and it sounds/looks great! In addition to performing "Sex Karma," the band also performed "Coquet Coquette" and "Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse." Check out the video of "Sex Karma" above, then head to Pitchfork to see the rest of the videos.
Casiokids recently cruised through Portland and Seattle for shows at Mississippi Studios, The Vera Project, and a great live performance on KEXP! The KEXP performance has since been archived and can be streamed HERE. The video above is from the band's Portland show @ Mississippi Studios. Click HERE for another video from the show. That monkey sure can dance!
You never quite know what to expect with a new of Montreal video, but you can always count on it being awesome! The band's new video for "Coquet Coquette" made its debut today on their YouTube channel and features a bunch of crazy barbarians running around the beach. Check it out above! Video by Jason Miller.
"Coquet Coquette" appears on the band's upcoming album False Priest, which you can pre-order RIGHT HERE!
of Montreal's Kevin Barnes recently played a solo show at Respectable Street Cafe in West Palm Beach, FL and some great videos and photos have surfaced online. Check out the version of "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" above, then follow the link below to check out photos on Prefix along with a review on New Times.
Did you happen to catch Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Monday? Our own Joe Haege from 31Knots was playing guitar with Menomena! Check out the performace of "Killemall" off the new Menomena album, Mines, above.
Also, rumor has it that 31Knots are hard at work on a new album! Stay tuned for more updates.
Here's some great footage of Japandroids performing "The Boys Are Leaving Town" at this year's Hillside Festival in Guelph, ON. The droids are still out on the road, so be sure to check the TOUR PAGE to see if they'll be in your city. Chances are they will!
Did you catch of Montreal on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night? They played "Sex Karma" with Solange! Check out the performance above. The band also played "Coquet Coquette" that night as a web exclusive, which you can see below. Enjoy!
In case you missed it in the of Montreal emailer, Kevin, David, and Nina Barnes put together a short trailer featuring a few snippets from the upcoming album, False Priest. It even got posted on Under The Radar! Check it out above then follow the link below to pre-order your copy of False Priest.
Foglight Films just posted a great video of Ida performing "Willow Tree" live at Truck America 2010 in Big Indian, NY. Check it out above.
Ida also has a few new tour dates. Check them out below and go see them!
8/1 Phoenicia, NY @ Mystery Spot 8/17 Los Angeles, CA @ LARGO * 8/19 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill * 10/24 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
Here's the last installment of the Headlights Vibloggeo series. It's a beautiful video that compiles footage from the band on the road during the Wildlife tour. This video is dedicated to Jerry Fuchs, who sadly passed away last year. Jerry was a very very talented drummer of several bands including Maserati, !!!, The Juan MacLean, and Turing Machine. The song used in the video is called "By Your Side" by Beachwood Sparks.
Good news! Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin just released their brand new, AMAZING documentary video, "The Making of Let It Sway." As stated in the title, the video highlights a few standout moments while the band was in Madison, WI and Portland, OR with Chris Walla recording their new album, Let It Sway. Don't miss Loretta as she masters driving a stick shift!
On top of the sweet video, SSLYBY just announced a few new tour dates with Seattle's Telekinesis as direct support. Check out the complete list of dates below, then head to Consequence of Sound for more SSLYBY goodies.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - 2010 Tour Dates
08/31 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird * 09/01 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club * 09/02 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * 09/03 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick * 09/04 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo * 09/06 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo * 09/07 – Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears * 09/08 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * 09/10 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat * 09/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary * 09/12 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop * 09/13 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
Since Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's newest single, "Sink/Let It Sway," has been posted everywhere online already, the band decided to give you all another short teaser of something from the new album, Let It Sway. Check out the video above that contains a demo version of a new song called "Phantomwise."
If you haven't gotten a chance to check out the first single "Sink/Let It Sway," you can always click HERE to download it for free. It's also been posted on places like Stereogum, Prefix, The Line of Best Fit, Modern Mystery, Catbirdseat, and more. Click the links to check everything out.
Wanna get a preview of a new of Montreal song off the upcoming album False Priest? NME just posted a live video of the band rockin' a new one at their 9th Street Summerfest appearance. The song is being labeled on YouTube as "Famine Affair" and it appears in NME's "Top 10 MP3 Downloads" section. Check it out by clicking the link below.
If you've been wondering what xbxrx have been up to these past couple years, wonder no more. Equipped with a new drummer, new material, and new beach ball costumes, xbxrx are currently playing around the Los Angeles area. Check out the video above by Carnage Video to become enlightened.
Alright guys...it's time to get super excited up in here. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin are about to come out with a new full-length REALLY soon! The band just made a sweet preview video with some rad biking action along with some footage of the band recording with Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie. Check it out above, then click the link below to sign up for the official SSLYBY email list to get updates about the new album.