The Dodos

News Updates are back! Sorry for the lack of posts here, on the main page. Hopefully, everyone found their way to the ‘Features’ page though and the Singing Lamb’s NXNE coverage! There are still a few more reviews and interviews coming up this week, so keep checking that page! For now, this is what I missed out on for the past two weeks (more or less).

Show Announcements:
Library Voices @ Horseshoe (July 28th, 19+)
Woods, Wooden Wand @ Sneaky Dee’s (August 8th, $10.50, 19+)
Langhorne Slim @ Horseshoe (August 5th, $10.50, 19+)
The Hold Steady @ Lee’s (September 27th, $21.50, 19+)
La Roux @ El Mocambo (July 31st, $12.00, 19+)
The Dodos, The Ruby Suns @ Lee’s (October 17th, 19+)
Dinosaur Jr. @ Phoenix (September 30th)
Built To Spill @ Lee’s (October 6-7th, 19+)
White Lies, Still Life Still, Love is All @ Phoenix (September 28th, $20.00, 19+)
The Breeders @ Lee’s (August 15th, $23.50, 19+)
Jesus Lizard @ Phoenix (November 9th, $20.00, 19+)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Kool Haus (August 4th, $32.50, ALL-AGES)

For those who have yet to purchase your Yeah Yeah Yeahs tickets (i.e. me), unfortunately the show is sold out. Rumours are swirling that a second show may be added, but don’t be too hopeful. Fuck. Next best thing? Road trip to Osheaga – who’s in?

In addition to the already fantastic line-up for this year’s Harbourfront shows, The Dears have been added to the Canadian Voices festival and will be performing a free show on July 26th. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this.

Yes Giantess will open for Little Boots at Wrongbar on September 14th.

Sick of The Singing Lamb’s coverage of NXNE? Same. For more coverage, check out these wonderful sites:

Chromewaves
Pete Nema
For the ‘records’
It’s Not The Band I Hate, It’s Their Fans
Narratives
Lycanthropy
North By East West
MW Music Review Blog
The Top Down
Suckingalemon

That’s more or less my list of favourite sites too, by the way. But all of them have fantastic photos and reviews from the festivities so take a look at them! …Then come back and read some more on the Singing Lamb. Please.

Haven’t had time to catch a Secret Session @ Tara yet? It’s okay; catch up and download sessions on theirsite now! If you’re in town, be sure to catch free sessions from Barzin, Black Hat Brigade, and The Artist Lifethis month! Read more about it on their Facebook page.

Other News:

The title of the new Hidden Cameras album is called Origin: Orphan and will be released again via. Arts & Crafts.

In an interview with NME, Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler says the band is currently writing a follow-up to 2007′s Neon Bible. Read the interview here.

Feist joins Wilco onstage for a performance of “You and I” - watch here!

Islands lead singer Nick Thorborn talks to Pitchfork about the band’s new album, Vapours (out September 22nd). Read here.

Surprise! New Spoon EP coming out this week! Read more about it here.

Listen to She & Him’s cover of the Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” here. Then go out and watch (500) Days of Summer, out on July 17th. Watch the trailer here.

Amy Millan’s new album, Masters of the Burial will be released on September 8th. Here’s the tracklisting:

Masters of the Burial
01. Bruised Ghosts
02. Low Sail
03. Old Perfume
04. Towers
05. Day To Day
06. Bury This
07. Finish Line
08. Run For Me
09. I Will Follow You Into Dark
10. Lost Compass

She’ll be at Harbourfront on July 25th for a free show, alongside Gentlemen Reg!

Due to the city worker’s strike, the Poor Pilgrim show on Toronto Island this year has been postponed to August 9th. Another fantastic show happening on Toronto Island that’s to-be-announced will be Wavelength presents: ALL CAPS! This show will take place on August 15th; details to come.

This year’s Summerworks Theatre Festival will be August 6-16 and although the Music Series has yet to be announced, Miracle Fortress and Polaris long list nominees, Think About Life have already been confirmed! Exciting!

Happy listening!

Musically,
Melody

Immaculate Machine

In case you missed out on RIP: A Remix Manifesto during Canadian Music Week, you can pay what you can for a download of the whole film online! To pay (or not, if you’re financially strapped for cash at the moment) and watch it, click here.

Pink Mountaintops and Quest For Fire will be at the Horseshoe on June 14th.

Rock Plaza Central will be playing a slew of shows in Toronto soon, starting with a show at the Tranzac on May 25th. This is followed by a free in-store at Sonic Boom on May 26th and a set on May 27th at the George Weston Recital Hall during the day and at the Dakota Tavern with the Skydiggers at night. And if for some reason, you still end up missing out, they’ll be back for one more show on June 13th at Lee’s with Suckers.

Speaking of in-stores, Vetiver will be at Sonic Boom next Friday, May 15th at 7:00 pm, just before their set at the Horseshoe later that evening. This show is free and all-ages.

Immaculate Machine has a new video out for their single, “Sound the Alarms” Watch here. I’m still impartial to the new material from High on Jackson Hill, as I have yet to listen to the album, but “Sound the Alarms” is a good start; slightly stepping away from the happier pop tunes of Fables but still maintaining its light-hearted rock attitude. I look forward to hearing the full album!

Happy listening!

Musically,
Melody