05.07 Mission of Burma Ticket Presale
Mission of Burma have added shows in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to their June schedule. Tickets are available now for these shows through the Mission of Burma fan community presale. The presale ends Monday, May 12 at Midnight EST.
Friday, June 27th, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church, performing the album Signals, Calls, & Marches
For presale tickets click here.
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - Washington, DC at Black Cat, performing VS
For presale tickets click here.
Also, don't miss Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York, as well as at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival - see below for info and ticket links.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing Signals, Calls, & Marches (w/ Cul De Sac) Tickets
Friday, June 13th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "VS" (w/ A.K.A.C.O.D.) Tickets
Discounted two-day Boston passes available HERE.
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing Signals, Calls, & Marches Tickets
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing VS Tickets
Discounted two-day New York passes available HERE.
Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets
05.06 Mission of Burma Presale!
Mission of Burma have added shows in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to their June schedule. Tickets are available now for these shows through the Mission of Burma fan community presale. The presale ends Monday, May 12 at Midnight EST.
Friday, June 27th, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church, performing "Signals"
For presale tickets click here.
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - Washington, DC at Black Cat, performing "VS"
For presale tickets click here.
Also, don't miss Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York, as well as at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival - see below for info and ticket links.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "Signals" (w/ Cul De Sac) Tickets
Friday, June 13th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "VS" (w/ A.K.A.C.O.D.) Tickets
Discounted two-day Boston passes available HERE.
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing "Signals" Tickets
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing "VS" Tickets
Discounted two-day New York passes available HERE.
Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets
04.28 Wild Light supporting Clinic at The Paradise
Wild Light have just been confirmed on a show with their friends Clinic on Friday, May 9th. Please come out and support them - it should be a great night of music!
You can find tickets here.
04.28 Mission Of Burma Review on GroundControlMag.com
Read this in-depth review of the Mission of Burma discography here.
04.28 Upcoming Fenway Sessions
04.24 Tickets on Sale for June Shows in Boston and NYC
Individual tickets are now available for Mission of Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York City! See below for show information and ticket links.
2 Shows at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Thursday, June 12, 2008
performing the album Signals
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 12.
Friday, June 13, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 13.
2 Shows at Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
performing the album Signals
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 14.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 15.
04.22 The Fashion Digital Release
Denmark's own,The Fashion digitally released their debut album today! Click here to purchase the album through Itunes. The album is also available from Amazon, Rhapsody and Real Remember to check out the physical release available 5/13/08!
04.11 Upcoming Sessions Shows
Fenway Recordings is pleased to present these upcoming Sessions shows at Great Scott.
Thursday, April 17th- Sessions #57 with Jason Collett and Paddy Casey, 9pm, tickets $12 adv. / $14 door, 18+.
Wednesday, April 30th- Sessions #58 with The Secret Machines, 9pm, tickets $15, 18+.
All shows with resident DJ Carbo. Click here for tickets. All shows at Great Scott located at 1222 Commonwealth Avenue, in Allston, MA.
04.09 Mission of Burma to play shows in Boston & NYC in June
Mission of Burma will be playing four shows this June in support of the recently released Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions. The good folks at Matador Records and Rick Harte of Ace of Hearts have given Burma’s original material the deluxe treatment for the reissues, and each of these special performances will feature one of the albums Signals, Calls, and Marches or VS. in its entirety.
This pre-sale is for limited number of two-day tickets available for each city, which are being sold at a discounted price ($35 for two shows vs. $20 per show), and will also include a beautiful Mission of Burma poster (to be picked up on the night of the show). These 2-show packages are available ONLY through this presale, which ends this Friday, April 11th at 10AM for the NY dates and Wednesday, April 16th at 5PM for Boston. Individual tickets will go on sale to the general public soon.
2 Shows at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Thursday, June 12, 2008
performing the album Signals
Friday, June 13, 2008
performing the album VS
2 Shows at Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
performing the album Signals
Sunday, June 15, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to order 2-day presale tickets for either city.
04.08 The Cribs and MGMT NME Award Nominations 2008
The Cribs have been nominated for Best International Indie/Alternative Live Act and MGMT has been nominated for Best New Indie/Alternative Band. Help support by casting your votes here. Congratulations to The Cribs and MGMT!
04.07 MGMT to play Lollapalooza
MGMT will be playing this summer's Lollapalooza in Chicago, August 1-3. Stay tuned for updates on the festival line-up. You can purchase tickets to this years Lollapalooza Festival HERE.
04.01 Foreign Islands in SPIN Magazine
See the online version here!
03.27 Wild Light Nominated for "Best New Act" in The Phoenix! Wild Light has been nominated for "Best New Act" in The Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll! Click here to vote for them.
03.26 Mission of Burma Definitive Editions Review in Pitchfork
Head over to our friends at Pitchfork where Burma recently got some serious love for Matador's Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions reissues. The Definitive Editions were also featured in Filter Magazine’s Pick of the Week!
03.25 New Sessions Show Added
We are pleased to announce a brand new Sessions show at Great Scott.
May 31st- Jeremy Enigk with Damien Jurado Doors at 9pm, Tickets $16, 21+.
Don't miss the chance to see Jeremy Enigk perform solo at Great Scott. Click here for tickets.
03.24 The Cribs Perform on David Letterman
This past week The Cribs paid a visit to The Late Show with David Letterman to perform "I'm a Realist," the newest single off their album, "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever."
03.21 Join The Cribs Team!
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03.16 Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions out Tuesday March 18th
Below is footage from the vinyl mastering sessions for The Mission of Burma Definitive Editions:
click here to watch a video of MOB playing "Eyes Of Men" [The Space & Underground, Boston, 1979-90]
click here for a video of "Red" live at the Bradford, March 12, 1983 (extract from the Vs. companion DVD)
03.04 Fenway Recordings at SXSW
It's almost time for everyone to start heading down to Austin for this year's much anticipated SXSW Conference where Fenway will be showcasing 5 of our own artists. Check out the images to see who is playing when and where. Don't miss out!
02.28 Fenway Recordings Sessions Spring 2008
Our calendar is full of Sessions at Great Scott this spring. Be sure to check out these great shows!
March 10th- The Pigeon Detectives with Wild Light and DJ Carbo, Doors at 8:30pm, Tickets $12, 18+.
March 18th- The Ting Tings with Mean Creek. Doors at 9pm, tickets $10, 18+.
April 6th- Elf Power with DJ Carbo Doors at 9pm, tickets $12,18+.
April 17th- Jason Collett with DJ Carbo Doors 9pm, $12, 18+.
May 19th- The Long Blondes with Gabby Glaser and DJ Carbo Doors at 9pm, tickets $10, 18+.
Click here for tickets to these shows. Come on out to Great Scott and rock with us!
02.22 MGMT on 'Later With Joolz Holland' in the UK
MGMT will be appearing TONIGHT, Friday at 11.35PM on BBC Two.
02.21 Letterman Performance The Cribs will be appearing Tuesday, March 18th on The Late Show with David Letterman. Don't miss it!
02.21 New Sessions Date Added
Fenway Recordings is proud to announce our latest Sessions artist...The Long Blondes!
May 19th @ Great Scott – Fenway Recordings Sessions #58 presents The Long Blondes
02.19 Wild Light on Performer Magazine Cover
Wild Light is featured on the cover of this month's issue of Performer Magazine. Check it out!
02.14 New Fenway Recordings Session added
April 6th, 2008 – Fenway Recordings Sessions #56 presents Elf Power with DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$12/18+
02.12 Mission of Burma Reissues - sneak preview
Matador Records' reissue of Burma's Ace of Hearts material (Signals, Calls, and Marches, Vs., and The Horrible Truth About Burma) on March 18th is fast approaching. Our friends at Matador have decided to give everyone a little taste of the final product in their recent post to the Matablog, where they've put up the remastered version of Max Ernst and a live cut of Weatherbox. Visit the Matador website by clicking the album covers below.
02.07 Foreign Islands Tour Dates
Come out and support Foreign Islands during their full US tour this spring!
2/09/08 The Billiken Club - St. Louis, MO
2/11/08 The Stray Cat Lounge - Tempe, AZ
2/12/08 The Beauty Bar - San Diego, CA
2/13/08 Club Moscow - Los Angeles, CA
2/14/08 Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
2/15/08 Galaxies - San Francisco, CA
2/16/08 Vixen - Reno, NV
2/17/08 Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/23/08 The Falcon - Englewood, CO
2/24/08 TBA - Des Moines, IO
2/25/08 Highnoon Saloon - Madison, WN
2/26/08 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/23/08 The Falcon - Englewood, CO
2/24/08 TBA - Des Moines, IO
2/25/08 Highnoon Saloon - Madison, WN
2/26/08 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/27/08 Sub T - Chicago, IL
2/29/08 The Basement - Columbus, OH
3/01/08 Pike Room - Pontiac, MI
3/4/08 Club Lambi - Montreal, QB
3/5/08 El Mocambo - Toronto, ON
3/6/08 Soundlab - Buffalo, NY
3/7/08 Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ
3/9/08 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
3/12/08 SXWS - Austin, TX
3/13/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/14/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/15/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/18/08 The Nick - Birmingham, AL
3/19/08 Smith's Old Bar - Atlanta, GA
3/20/08 Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
01.31 Wild Light at Great Scott 02.04.08
Monday, February 4th – Dont miss Wild Light preforming at Great Scott in Allston, MA this Monday night! Wildlight with Mellowdrone @ Great Scott 9pm/18+
01.29 New Fenway Recordings Session added
Tuesday, February 12th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #54 presents MGMT with Yeasayer, DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$10/18+ SOLD OUT
Monday, March 10th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #55 presents The Pigeon Detectives with Wild Light and DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 8:30pm/$12/18+
Thursday, April 17th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #56 presents Jason Collett @ Great Scott 10:00pm/18+ Tickets are available here.
01.29 Burma Benefit Concert Videos from Boston Phoenix
The Boston Phoenix has posted videos of MOB performing "1001 Pleasant Dreams," "2wice," and "The Academy Fight Song" live at the Burma Benefit Concert at Great Scott in Boston.
Click here to view the live footage.
01.29 New Cribs Video for "I'm A Realist"
01.25 New MGMT Video for "Time To Pretend"
01.25 Burma for Burma benefit highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Benefit last Sunday. The night was a great success! Check out the video below that Bill T. Miller put together of highlights from the night including video of the band and speakers, and some great stills.
More of Bill's photos of Mission of Burma and The In Out can be found here.
01.15 The Cribs on Fearless Music TV
Don't miss The Cribs performing "Martell" live on Fearless Music TV from NYC this Saturday, Jan. 19th.
Fearless Music TV airs at 12:30am on Fox 5 if you're in the NYC area, if you're located somewhere else check the time and channel listing: Fearless TV Channel Guide.
01.14 Burma for Burma 1/20 Benefit ticket auction
Mission of Burma are auctioning off 4 pairs of tickets for their Burma benefit concert this Sunday 1/20 at Great Scott in Allston, MA..
The auctions end on Thursday 1/17 around 6:30pm EST, and all proceeds go to the US Campaign for Burma. To bid on a pair of tickets, click here.
01.09 Watch MGMT's appearance on David Letterman
MGMT - Time To Pretend - The Late Show with David Letterman 1/8/2008
01.08 MGMT on Letterman tonight, iTunes Single of the Week
MGMT will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight at 11:30pm EST on CBS
Also, Time To Pretend is this week's iTunes Single of the Week! Click here to download it free
12.18 Gang Violins digital release
Great news - Read Yellow's new album, Gang Violins, is now available for download on iTunes!
Click here to download Gang Violins.
12.11 Burma for Burma
Mission of Burma has teamed up with the US Campaign for Burma to put on a benefit concert for Burma on Jan 20th, with their friends The Neighborhoods and The In Out. The night will also include slides, images, video projection, and speakers about and from Burma.
Presale for the Mission of Burma fan community begins today and ends this Friday 12/14/07 at 5PM. Click here.
Please come and support a good cause!
Great Scott, Allston, MA
Sun 1/20/08
Doors at 9PM
18+/$15
12.07 Wild Light Single of the Week on 6 Music
Wild Light's "New Hampshire" is Single of the Week on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show in the UK. 6 Music is broadcast on BBC Radio, click here to visit the show's site.
12.07 Read Yellow chosen as one of the "Best of 2007" by WFNX
Read Yellow's "Gang Violins" was chosen by Boston’s WFNX radio station as one of the Best Albums of 2007. Be sure to look out for "Gang Violins" digital release in January.
11.20 Burma to play Brooklyn date
Mission of Burma will be hitting Brooklyn, New York's Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, January 19th, 2008.
Ticket presale for the MOB fan community begins today - click here. Tickets go onsale to the general public Nov 29th.
11.19 Mission of Burma at Abbey Pub 11.16.07
Mission of Burma played an amazing show at the Abbey Pub in Chicago this past weekend.Click here to see pictures from the show.
11.16 MGMT named one of Rolling Stone's "Artist to Watch"
MGMT is featured as one of Rolling Stone's "Artist to Watch" Make sure to check out the gripping docu-drama, "MGMT Goes to the Zoo."
11.05 The Cribs to open for The Sex Pistols
The Cribs will be opening for the legendary Sex Pistols at their sold-out Brixton Academy shows in London. The Cribs will be playing the November 8th, 10th, 12th, and 14th dates.
11.02 Wild Light EP now available on iTunes
Click here to download the new Wild Light EP
10.26 New Fenway Recording Session Confirmed
We are excited to announce that Los Campesinos! will be joining us at Great Scott on Sunday, December 2nd. Tickets are available through TicketWeb.
10.23 MGMT Oracular review, CMJ
Check out the review of MGMT's debut Oracular Spectacular over at pitchfork.
Also, thanks to everyone who came out to our Fenway Recordings Sessions CMJ 2007 show last Friday night at Crash Mansion. Rolling Stone covered the night here.
09.28 Mission of Burma Performance Footage
New videos of Mission of Burma performing at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT on 09.20.07
Careening with Conviction
Spanish Castle Magic
Buckets of Flowers
Trem II
09.24 Fenway Sessions #50 Tonight!!!
Just a reminder about this very exciting show and occasion which we are very proud of. Tickets are moving fast. See you there! Tonight at Great Scott:
Thursday, September 20th - The Aliens (featuring members of The Beta Band) with Augie March and Kate Johnson.
Thursday, September 24th - THE FENWAY RECORDINGS SESSIONS TURN 50! with Bat For Lashes, Lewis & Clarke.
Also fast approaching: Thursday, October 18th - IAMX (featuring Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps) with The Hourly Radio and Provocateur
Tickets for these shows are available from Ticketweb
09.21 Cool animation set to MGMT's "Kids"
How about this video , based on a book of children's doodles and teacher-confiscated notes-passed-in-class called "Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is," and set to "Kids" by MGMT?
09.17 The Cribs "Men's Needs" digital EP - out tomorrow
The Cribs will release an iTunes digital EP tomorrow, 9/18/07, with the following track listing:
1. Men's Needs - album version
2. Men's Needs - live from London Astoria, recorded on May 29, 2007
3. Men's Needs - CSS remix
4. Get Yr Hands Out Of My Grave
The EP will be available on other digital services starting 9/25.
09.14 Wild Light playing four BIG shows coming up
Wild Light
9/19/07 9:00P Spaceland w/ The Softlightes & West Indian Girl - Los Angeles, CA tickets
9/20/07 7:00P Hollywood Bowl w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - Hollywood, CA tickets
9/21/07 5:00P Shoreline Amphitheatre w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - Mountain View, CA tickets
10/6/07 3:30P Randall’s Island w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - New York, NY tickets
09.13 Burma shows next week
Come out and support Mission of Burma, who will be playing five shows in New England next week.
9/20/07 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT tickets
9/21/07 Pearl Street Downstairs - Northampton, MA tickets
9/22/07 Decibel - Providence, RI tickets
9/23/07 Institute of Contemporary Art - Boston, MA Two shows! 4pm and 8pm tickets
08.28 The Cribs photos in Rolling Stone
Take a look at these pictures of The Cribs in Rolling Stone Online. You can also read the RS review of Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever.
08.28 VHS or Beta, Walter Meego play Sessions show TONIGHT
VHS or Beta will be playing a Fenway Recordings Sessions show at Great Scott TONIGHT, Tuesday, August 28. Tickets can be purchased here. Walter Meego is the opening act for this show. Spinning between sets will be resident DJ Carbo. Hope to see you there!
08.21 DC King of LA video
Check out this dope skateboarding video from DC Shoes sporting MGMT's forthcoming single "Kids"
08.16 Burma in Pitchforkmedia
Mission of Burma got some Pitchfork lovin' yesterday in response to the announcement of their upcoming September mini-tour. The article also talks about the pending Matador re-issue of Burma's Ace of Hearts back-catalog. Checkit here.
08.15 Foreign Islands at the Middle East Upstairs, Friday 8/17
08.14 New Burma dates added for September
Mission of Burma have just confirmed a string of New England shows for this September. Online ticket presales for the first three shows start Wednesday, August 15. Presale for the shows at the ICA will be phone-order only, beginning on Thursday, August 23rd. You can pre-order tickets here. Hope you can make it out.
08.07 New Cribs Podcast
You can now download the latest episode of The Cribs' podcast! In this episode the band and Alex are nearly done and have arrived in new york to put the finishing touches to the album, where Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo joins them to lay down his parts for the track Be Safe.
Here's the links:
iTunes users
Non iTunes users
08.06 Burma on TV
Mission of Burma will be featured on this week's edition of SOME REAL MUSIC, Wed. night @ midnight (Aug. 8th) in Manhattan on Time Warner cable channel 57, RCN cable channel 84 and worldwide on the web at MNN.org (select channel 57). Featured will be footage from last summer's performance at Warsaw in Brooklyn, including their tribute to then recently deceased Syd Barrett, with a cover of Syd's "Astronomy Domine" and a 1979 composition in tribute to Syd by guitarist Roger Miller.
07.25 Watch The Cribs' appearance on Conan O'Brien
The Cribs played on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien last Tuesday July 17th - get it get it!
07.24 The Cribs featured on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit
The Cribs recently appeared on Fuel TV in Los Angeles - check out an interview they did for the show here. You can catch the show in its entirety, including an in-studio performance by the band and also featuring surfer Joel Tudor, on September 3rd at 9 PM Eastern and Pacific times.
07.20 The Cribs
07.18 Two New Fenway Recordings Sessions
We are pleased to announce to new Fenway Recordings Sessions! On September 12, we will welcome Jamie T to the Great Scott. On October 18, IAMX, featuring Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps, will be playing at the Great Scott. Tickets for both shows are available from Ticketweb.
07.16 New Cribs album out tomorrow!
This week (Tuesday 7/17) Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever will be released in the US & Canada, and you can pick it up anywhere music is sold! Which is good news!
Also, The Cribs will be playing a Myspace Secret Show on Wednesday July 18th FREE @ Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 753-5207.
The show is all ages and doors open at 7:00pm.
Also on the bill will be Maximo Park. Check out Myspace Secret Shows for more details...
Check below for all the upcoming US tour dates as well as some special appearances: Tuesday July 17th they will be playing on Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien,
Friday July 20th they're playing a free live set @ Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA at 6PM.
Then on Tuesday July 24th we'll be back on the TV, this time on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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Upcoming this Week!
Tuesday, July 17 — Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever AVAILABLE IN STORES! You can also download it off of iTunes by clicking here or purchasing directlyhere .
Tuesday, July 17th — LATE NIGHT with CONAN O'BRIEN
Please check local listings.
Friday, July 20 — LIVE AND FREE ELECTRIC SHOW AT AMOEBA MUSIC HOLLYWOOD, CA, 6:00 PM 6400 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Friday, July 20 — FUEL TV
THE DAILY HABIT — Airs @ 9:00 PM EST
Tuesday, July 24 — THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON Please check local listings.
Upcoming US Tour Dates (ticket links with each date!)
Monday, July 23rd — San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (tickets)
Tuesday, July 24th — Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour (tickets)
Wednesday, July 25th — San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (tickets)
Friday, July 27th — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (tickets)
Saturday, July 28th — Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party (tickets)
Sunday, July 29th — Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards (tickets)
Wednesday, August 1st — St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club (tickets)
Thursday, August 2nd — Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre (tickets)
Saturday, August 4th — Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle (tickets)
Sunday, August 5 — Chicago, IL Lollapalooza - Main Stage, Grant Park (tickets)
Monday, August 6th — Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (tickets)
Tuesday, August 7 — Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace (tickets)
Thursday, August 9th — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (tickets)
Friday, August 10th — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (tickets)
Saturday, August 11th — Washington D.C. @ Black Cat (tickets)
07.09 Learn to Wail from Roger Miller
Mission of Burma's own Roger Miller has placed an ad on Craigslist seeking guitar students - check out his ad.
Also dig the article Pitchfork ran about it when they caught wind here.
07.09 Cribs new single Moving Pictures is out
Moving Pictures is now out as a single in 4 different formats - pick them up from Recordstore by clicking here
You can also see the new Moving Pictures video on Youtube.
07.02 Two New Fenway Sessions Confirmed
We are pleased to announce two new Fenway Recordings Sessions at Great Scott. Straight from the UK, we will be bringing you the Wombats on August 13 and the Aliens on September 20. Tickets are available through Ticketweb.
06.27 The Cribs Sizzle Reel
Check out The Cribs' new promo video for Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. The new album will be released in the US on July 17th. That same day, the band will be playing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
06.25 Foreign Islands Confirm New Show
Foreign Islands have just confirmed a July 24 show at the Red and Black in Washington, DC. Go on get going.
06.21 Ticket presale for The Cribs' US tour dates, plus Men's Needs ringtone
Presale tickets for The Cribs' upcoming US tour will go onsale this Saturday, June 23rd, at 11AM EST. Click here to register and check back Saturday morning to get yours.
Also check out the new Cribs ringtones for your cellie.
06.18 VHS or Beta Confirm Fenway Session
VHS or Beta will be playing a Fenway Recordings Sessions show at Great Scott on Tuesday, August 28. Tickets can be purchased here. Walter Meego has just been confirmed as the opening act for this show.
06.18 Win tickets to see Jake Brennan at First Act Guitar Studio
Jake Brennan will appearing at First Act Guitar Studio this Friday June 22nd at 7pm. To win tickets click here and register for the contest, log onto Boston.com, or listen to WBOS 92.9 for giveaways. Jake will also be opening for Illinois at Great Scott on the night of the 22nd - tickets for that show are available through ticketweb right here.
06.18 The Cribs Announce New Tour Dates
The Cribs have announced some new UK dates for October 2007. You can see them at Drowned in Sound. The next single from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, "Moving Pictures," will be out on July 30th.
06.13 Sessions #43 with Apostle of Hustle this Sunday
Apostle of Hustle, which features Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scene, will be headlining our Sessions show this Sunday June 17th at Great Scott in Allston. Fellow Canadian indie rockers Memphis (w/ members of Stars and Metric) will be opening. Click here to grab tickets.
Doors 9pm/18+/$10adv$12door
06.11 Foreign Islands in NYC Check out the Foreign Islands in NYC this weekend:
Thursday, June 14 at Luna Lounge 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn Crashin' In Presents...
10:30pm FOREIGN ISLANDS
9:30pm Blacklist
8:30pm House & Parish (ex-Promise Ring/Love Scene)
7:30pm Garrett Klahn
$8 Admission
Doors: 7PM
Luna Lounge
Friday, June 15 at the Museum of Natural History (!) Central Park West and 79th St.
Flavorpill presents One Step Beyond
FOREIGN ISLANDS on at 11pm in The Powerhouse
Also performing:Aaron LaCrate, Bassbin Twins, Hess and Devlin And Darko
Advance purchase (online only): $25
Code: OSB
At the door:
9:00 to 10:00 p.m.: $20
10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.: $25
Ticket price includes Space Show and a free pass to the Museum for future use.
You must be 21 or older to attend this event. I.D. is required.
Entrance to the event is through the West 81st Street entrance, just off Central Park West.
Museum of Natural History
06.11 Lollapalooza's Band of the Day
Lollapalooza has named the Cribs their band of the day. Head over here to give the boys some love and vote for your favorite song.
06.07 Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever now out on Vinyl
Yo DJ, grab your copy of The Cribs' new album on vinyl at InSound.
06.07 Fenway Recordings in Not For Tourists blog
Check out Not For Tourists where Fenway got props today for being the bomb.
06.06 New Jake Brennan Show with Illinois
Listen up!
Jake has just confirmed a new show with Bucks County, PA favorites Illinois at much loved Great Scott in Allston. The gig takes place June 22nd, doors 8PM/21+.
Enjoy!
06.05 Sweden digs The Cribs too
More Euro-love for The Cribs as they were featured yesterday on Sweden's premiere indie music blog We Say Disco. At least, we're pretty sure it's love... but how else could "verkligen perfekt indierock" possibly translate?
06.04 Two Fenway Recordings Sessions shows this weekend
Friday, June 8th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #41 presents The Long Blondes with Nicole Atkins and the Sea, DJ Carbo 8pm/$10adv,$12dos/18+
Saturday, June 9th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #42 presents The Veils with The Comas, The Phoenix Foundation, DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$10/21+
Tickets are available here.
06.01 The Cribs in Germany
Check out these photos of The Cribs rocking the German masses at the Rock AM Ring, and the accompanying blurb about the show here, which apparently says something to the effect of "They wear tight clothes, but they rock."
05.30 The Cribs getting love from British and Japanese press
The Cribs have been getting great press lately in the UK and Japan, check out two recent articles in London's The Independent here and here.
The Jarman bros have also been featured prominently in several of Japan's top music magazines, including Rockin On, Snoozer, Crossbeat, InRock, and Loud.
05.24 Foreign Islands add new show dates
Make sure to catch Foreign Islands at these upcoming shows in NYC and Philly:
May 31, 2007, 7pm @ Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY.
Jun 1, 2007, 8pm @ Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA.
Jun 14, 2007, 7pm @ Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY.
Jun 15, 2007, 8pm @ The Museum of Natural History, New York, NY.
05.23 Session #40 on May 31 is CANCELLED
We regret to announce that Session #40 on May 31, 2007 with Mystery Jets, White Rabbits, and DJ Carbo has been canceled. Refunds are available at points of purchase. Sorry for any inconvenience! However, The Automatic Automatic have just been confirmed for Fenway Sessions #45 at Great Scott on July 30.
05.22 New Cribs album now available WORLDWIDE through iTunes
Hey, just a reminder The Cribs' new album "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" is available for download WORLDWIDE starting today on iTunes. Click HERE
05.18 The Cribs Added to T in the Park!
Head over to the NME to get all the details on The Cribs being added to this summer's T in the Park festival.
05.15 The Cribs new single "Men's Needs" Available on iTunes now!
05.15 Hear "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" on NME
NME is now streaming The Cribs' entire new album for you to check out before it hits the stores this summer. Listen to it HERE
05.14 The Cribs' new single out in the UK TODAY!
Check out the banners below and they'll direct you straight over to where you can purchase the new single "Men's Needs" in the UK...lots of bonus material as well...check it out.
And if you just can't wait, here's the link to pre-order the band's new album in the UK as well. Also be sure to head over to iTunes, where you can pre-order the album which comes out digitally around the world May 22nd.
05.14 New Unbusted Show!
What What!, Unbusted have a show coming up May 29th in Los Angeles at The Silverlake Lounge with Iceland's own Lay Low .
Head out and support the boys!
Mission of Burma have added shows in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to their June schedule. Tickets are available now for these shows through the Mission of Burma fan community presale. The presale ends Monday, May 12 at Midnight EST.
Friday, June 27th, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church, performing the album Signals, Calls, & Marches
For presale tickets click here.
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - Washington, DC at Black Cat, performing VS
For presale tickets click here.
Also, don't miss Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York, as well as at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival - see below for info and ticket links.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing Signals, Calls, & Marches (w/ Cul De Sac) Tickets
Friday, June 13th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "VS" (w/ A.K.A.C.O.D.) Tickets
Discounted two-day Boston passes available HERE.
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing Signals, Calls, & Marches Tickets
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing VS Tickets
Discounted two-day New York passes available HERE.
Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets
05.06 Mission of Burma Presale!
Mission of Burma have added shows in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to their June schedule. Tickets are available now for these shows through the Mission of Burma fan community presale. The presale ends Monday, May 12 at Midnight EST.
Friday, June 27th, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church, performing "Signals"
For presale tickets click here.
Saturday, June 28th, 2008 - Washington, DC at Black Cat, performing "VS"
For presale tickets click here.
Also, don't miss Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York, as well as at Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival - see below for info and ticket links.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "Signals" (w/ Cul De Sac) Tickets
Friday, June 13th, 2008 - Boston, MA at the Paradise Rock Club, performing "VS" (w/ A.K.A.C.O.D.) Tickets
Discounted two-day Boston passes available HERE.
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing "Signals" Tickets
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 - New York, NY at Bowery Ballroom, performing "VS" Tickets
Discounted two-day New York passes available HERE.
Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets
04.28 Wild Light supporting Clinic at The Paradise
Wild Light have just been confirmed on a show with their friends Clinic on Friday, May 9th. Please come out and support them - it should be a great night of music!
You can find tickets here.
04.28 Mission Of Burma Review on GroundControlMag.com
Read this in-depth review of the Mission of Burma discography here.
04.28 Upcoming Fenway Sessions
04.24 Tickets on Sale for June Shows in Boston and NYC
Individual tickets are now available for Mission of Burma's upcoming shows in Boston and New York City! See below for show information and ticket links.
2 Shows at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Thursday, June 12, 2008
performing the album Signals
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 12.
Friday, June 13, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 13.
2 Shows at Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
performing the album Signals
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 14.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to purchase tickets for June 15.
04.22 The Fashion Digital Release
Denmark's own,The Fashion digitally released their debut album today! Click here to purchase the album through Itunes. The album is also available from Amazon, Rhapsody and Real Remember to check out the physical release available 5/13/08!
04.11 Upcoming Sessions Shows
Fenway Recordings is pleased to present these upcoming Sessions shows at Great Scott.
Thursday, April 17th- Sessions #57 with Jason Collett and Paddy Casey, 9pm, tickets $12 adv. / $14 door, 18+.
Wednesday, April 30th- Sessions #58 with The Secret Machines, 9pm, tickets $15, 18+.
All shows with resident DJ Carbo. Click here for tickets. All shows at Great Scott located at 1222 Commonwealth Avenue, in Allston, MA.
04.09 Mission of Burma to play shows in Boston & NYC in June
Mission of Burma will be playing four shows this June in support of the recently released Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions. The good folks at Matador Records and Rick Harte of Ace of Hearts have given Burma’s original material the deluxe treatment for the reissues, and each of these special performances will feature one of the albums Signals, Calls, and Marches or VS. in its entirety.
This pre-sale is for limited number of two-day tickets available for each city, which are being sold at a discounted price ($35 for two shows vs. $20 per show), and will also include a beautiful Mission of Burma poster (to be picked up on the night of the show). These 2-show packages are available ONLY through this presale, which ends this Friday, April 11th at 10AM for the NY dates and Wednesday, April 16th at 5PM for Boston. Individual tickets will go on sale to the general public soon.
2 Shows at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Thursday, June 12, 2008
performing the album Signals
Friday, June 13, 2008
performing the album VS
2 Shows at Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Saturday, June 14, 2008
performing the album Signals
Sunday, June 15, 2008
performing the album VS
Click HERE to order 2-day presale tickets for either city.
04.08 The Cribs and MGMT NME Award Nominations 2008
The Cribs have been nominated for Best International Indie/Alternative Live Act and MGMT has been nominated for Best New Indie/Alternative Band. Help support by casting your votes here. Congratulations to The Cribs and MGMT!
04.07 MGMT to play Lollapalooza
MGMT will be playing this summer's Lollapalooza in Chicago, August 1-3. Stay tuned for updates on the festival line-up. You can purchase tickets to this years Lollapalooza Festival HERE.
04.01 Foreign Islands in SPIN Magazine
See the online version here!
03.27 Wild Light Nominated for "Best New Act" in The Phoenix! Wild Light has been nominated for "Best New Act" in The Boston Phoenix's Best Music Poll! Click here to vote for them.
03.26 Mission of Burma Definitive Editions Review in Pitchfork
Head over to our friends at Pitchfork where Burma recently got some serious love for Matador's Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions reissues. The Definitive Editions were also featured in Filter Magazine’s Pick of the Week!
03.25 New Sessions Show Added
We are pleased to announce a brand new Sessions show at Great Scott.
May 31st- Jeremy Enigk with Damien Jurado Doors at 9pm, Tickets $16, 21+.
Don't miss the chance to see Jeremy Enigk perform solo at Great Scott. Click here for tickets.
03.24 The Cribs Perform on David Letterman
This past week The Cribs paid a visit to The Late Show with David Letterman to perform "I'm a Realist," the newest single off their album, "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever."
03.21 Join The Cribs Team!
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03.16 Mission of Burma: The Definitive Editions out Tuesday March 18th
Below is footage from the vinyl mastering sessions for The Mission of Burma Definitive Editions:
click here to watch a video of MOB playing "Eyes Of Men" [The Space & Underground, Boston, 1979-90]
click here for a video of "Red" live at the Bradford, March 12, 1983 (extract from the Vs. companion DVD)
03.04 Fenway Recordings at SXSW
It's almost time for everyone to start heading down to Austin for this year's much anticipated SXSW Conference where Fenway will be showcasing 5 of our own artists. Check out the images to see who is playing when and where. Don't miss out!
02.28 Fenway Recordings Sessions Spring 2008
Our calendar is full of Sessions at Great Scott this spring. Be sure to check out these great shows!
March 10th- The Pigeon Detectives with Wild Light and DJ Carbo, Doors at 8:30pm, Tickets $12, 18+.
March 18th- The Ting Tings with Mean Creek. Doors at 9pm, tickets $10, 18+.
April 6th- Elf Power with DJ Carbo Doors at 9pm, tickets $12,18+.
April 17th- Jason Collett with DJ Carbo Doors 9pm, $12, 18+.
May 19th- The Long Blondes with Gabby Glaser and DJ Carbo Doors at 9pm, tickets $10, 18+.
Click here for tickets to these shows. Come on out to Great Scott and rock with us!
02.22 MGMT on 'Later With Joolz Holland' in the UK
MGMT will be appearing TONIGHT, Friday at 11.35PM on BBC Two.
02.21 Letterman Performance The Cribs will be appearing Tuesday, March 18th on The Late Show with David Letterman. Don't miss it!
02.21 New Sessions Date Added
Fenway Recordings is proud to announce our latest Sessions artist...The Long Blondes!
May 19th @ Great Scott – Fenway Recordings Sessions #58 presents The Long Blondes
02.19 Wild Light on Performer Magazine Cover
Wild Light is featured on the cover of this month's issue of Performer Magazine. Check it out!
02.14 New Fenway Recordings Session added
April 6th, 2008 – Fenway Recordings Sessions #56 presents Elf Power with DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$12/18+
02.12 Mission of Burma Reissues - sneak preview
Matador Records' reissue of Burma's Ace of Hearts material (Signals, Calls, and Marches, Vs., and The Horrible Truth About Burma) on March 18th is fast approaching. Our friends at Matador have decided to give everyone a little taste of the final product in their recent post to the Matablog, where they've put up the remastered version of Max Ernst and a live cut of Weatherbox. Visit the Matador website by clicking the album covers below.
02.07 Foreign Islands Tour Dates
Come out and support Foreign Islands during their full US tour this spring!
2/09/08 The Billiken Club - St. Louis, MO
2/11/08 The Stray Cat Lounge - Tempe, AZ
2/12/08 The Beauty Bar - San Diego, CA
2/13/08 Club Moscow - Los Angeles, CA
2/14/08 Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
2/15/08 Galaxies - San Francisco, CA
2/16/08 Vixen - Reno, NV
2/17/08 Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/23/08 The Falcon - Englewood, CO
2/24/08 TBA - Des Moines, IO
2/25/08 Highnoon Saloon - Madison, WN
2/26/08 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/23/08 The Falcon - Englewood, CO
2/24/08 TBA - Des Moines, IO
2/25/08 Highnoon Saloon - Madison, WN
2/26/08 Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
2/19/08 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
2/20/08 Las Montanas - Telluride, CO
2/21/08 Trilogy - Boulder, CO
2/22/08 Sherpas - Breckenridge, CO
2/27/08 Sub T - Chicago, IL
2/29/08 The Basement - Columbus, OH
3/01/08 Pike Room - Pontiac, MI
3/4/08 Club Lambi - Montreal, QB
3/5/08 El Mocambo - Toronto, ON
3/6/08 Soundlab - Buffalo, NY
3/7/08 Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ
3/9/08 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
3/12/08 SXWS - Austin, TX
3/13/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/14/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/15/08 SXSW - Austin, TX
3/18/08 The Nick - Birmingham, AL
3/19/08 Smith's Old Bar - Atlanta, GA
3/20/08 Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
01.31 Wild Light at Great Scott 02.04.08
Monday, February 4th – Dont miss Wild Light preforming at Great Scott in Allston, MA this Monday night! Wildlight with Mellowdrone @ Great Scott 9pm/18+
01.29 New Fenway Recordings Session added
Tuesday, February 12th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #54 presents MGMT with Yeasayer, DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$10/18+ SOLD OUT
Monday, March 10th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #55 presents The Pigeon Detectives with Wild Light and DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 8:30pm/$12/18+
Thursday, April 17th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #56 presents Jason Collett @ Great Scott 10:00pm/18+ Tickets are available here.
01.29 Burma Benefit Concert Videos from Boston Phoenix
The Boston Phoenix has posted videos of MOB performing "1001 Pleasant Dreams," "2wice," and "The Academy Fight Song" live at the Burma Benefit Concert at Great Scott in Boston.
Click here to view the live footage.
01.29 New Cribs Video for "I'm A Realist"
01.25 New MGMT Video for "Time To Pretend"
01.25 Burma for Burma benefit highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Benefit last Sunday. The night was a great success! Check out the video below that Bill T. Miller put together of highlights from the night including video of the band and speakers, and some great stills.
More of Bill's photos of Mission of Burma and The In Out can be found here.
01.15 The Cribs on Fearless Music TV
Don't miss The Cribs performing "Martell" live on Fearless Music TV from NYC this Saturday, Jan. 19th.
Fearless Music TV airs at 12:30am on Fox 5 if you're in the NYC area, if you're located somewhere else check the time and channel listing: Fearless TV Channel Guide.
01.14 Burma for Burma 1/20 Benefit ticket auction
Mission of Burma are auctioning off 4 pairs of tickets for their Burma benefit concert this Sunday 1/20 at Great Scott in Allston, MA..
The auctions end on Thursday 1/17 around 6:30pm EST, and all proceeds go to the US Campaign for Burma. To bid on a pair of tickets, click here.
01.09 Watch MGMT's appearance on David Letterman
MGMT - Time To Pretend - The Late Show with David Letterman 1/8/2008
01.08 MGMT on Letterman tonight, iTunes Single of the Week
MGMT will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight at 11:30pm EST on CBS
Also, Time To Pretend is this week's iTunes Single of the Week! Click here to download it free
12.18 Gang Violins digital release
Great news - Read Yellow's new album, Gang Violins, is now available for download on iTunes!
Click here to download Gang Violins.
12.11 Burma for Burma
Mission of Burma has teamed up with the US Campaign for Burma to put on a benefit concert for Burma on Jan 20th, with their friends The Neighborhoods and The In Out. The night will also include slides, images, video projection, and speakers about and from Burma.
Presale for the Mission of Burma fan community begins today and ends this Friday 12/14/07 at 5PM. Click here.
Please come and support a good cause!
Great Scott, Allston, MA
Sun 1/20/08
Doors at 9PM
18+/$15
12.07 Wild Light Single of the Week on 6 Music
Wild Light's "New Hampshire" is Single of the Week on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show in the UK. 6 Music is broadcast on BBC Radio, click here to visit the show's site.
12.07 Read Yellow chosen as one of the "Best of 2007" by WFNX
Read Yellow's "Gang Violins" was chosen by Boston’s WFNX radio station as one of the Best Albums of 2007. Be sure to look out for "Gang Violins" digital release in January.
11.20 Burma to play Brooklyn date
Mission of Burma will be hitting Brooklyn, New York's Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, January 19th, 2008.
Ticket presale for the MOB fan community begins today - click here. Tickets go onsale to the general public Nov 29th.
11.19 Mission of Burma at Abbey Pub 11.16.07
Mission of Burma played an amazing show at the Abbey Pub in Chicago this past weekend.Click here to see pictures from the show.
11.16 MGMT named one of Rolling Stone's "Artist to Watch"
MGMT is featured as one of Rolling Stone's "Artist to Watch" Make sure to check out the gripping docu-drama, "MGMT Goes to the Zoo."
11.05 The Cribs to open for The Sex Pistols
The Cribs will be opening for the legendary Sex Pistols at their sold-out Brixton Academy shows in London. The Cribs will be playing the November 8th, 10th, 12th, and 14th dates.
11.02 Wild Light EP now available on iTunes
Click here to download the new Wild Light EP
10.26 New Fenway Recording Session Confirmed
We are excited to announce that Los Campesinos! will be joining us at Great Scott on Sunday, December 2nd. Tickets are available through TicketWeb.
10.23 MGMT Oracular review, CMJ
Check out the review of MGMT's debut Oracular Spectacular over at pitchfork.
Also, thanks to everyone who came out to our Fenway Recordings Sessions CMJ 2007 show last Friday night at Crash Mansion. Rolling Stone covered the night here.
09.28 Mission of Burma Performance Footage
New videos of Mission of Burma performing at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT on 09.20.07
Careening with Conviction
Spanish Castle Magic
Buckets of Flowers
Trem II
09.24 Fenway Sessions #50 Tonight!!!
Just a reminder about this very exciting show and occasion which we are very proud of. Tickets are moving fast. See you there! Tonight at Great Scott:
Thursday, September 20th - The Aliens (featuring members of The Beta Band) with Augie March and Kate Johnson.
Thursday, September 24th - THE FENWAY RECORDINGS SESSIONS TURN 50! with Bat For Lashes, Lewis & Clarke.
Also fast approaching: Thursday, October 18th - IAMX (featuring Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps) with The Hourly Radio and Provocateur
Tickets for these shows are available from Ticketweb
09.21 Cool animation set to MGMT's "Kids"
How about this video , based on a book of children's doodles and teacher-confiscated notes-passed-in-class called "Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is," and set to "Kids" by MGMT?
09.17 The Cribs "Men's Needs" digital EP - out tomorrow
The Cribs will release an iTunes digital EP tomorrow, 9/18/07, with the following track listing:
1. Men's Needs - album version
2. Men's Needs - live from London Astoria, recorded on May 29, 2007
3. Men's Needs - CSS remix
4. Get Yr Hands Out Of My Grave
The EP will be available on other digital services starting 9/25.
09.14 Wild Light playing four BIG shows coming up
Wild Light
9/19/07 9:00P Spaceland w/ The Softlightes & West Indian Girl - Los Angeles, CA tickets
9/20/07 7:00P Hollywood Bowl w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - Hollywood, CA tickets
9/21/07 5:00P Shoreline Amphitheatre w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - Mountain View, CA tickets
10/6/07 3:30P Randall’s Island w/ Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem - New York, NY tickets
09.13 Burma shows next week
Come out and support Mission of Burma, who will be playing five shows in New England next week.
9/20/07 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT tickets
9/21/07 Pearl Street Downstairs - Northampton, MA tickets
9/22/07 Decibel - Providence, RI tickets
9/23/07 Institute of Contemporary Art - Boston, MA Two shows! 4pm and 8pm tickets
08.28 The Cribs photos in Rolling Stone
Take a look at these pictures of The Cribs in Rolling Stone Online. You can also read the RS review of Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever.
08.28 VHS or Beta, Walter Meego play Sessions show TONIGHT
VHS or Beta will be playing a Fenway Recordings Sessions show at Great Scott TONIGHT, Tuesday, August 28. Tickets can be purchased here. Walter Meego is the opening act for this show. Spinning between sets will be resident DJ Carbo. Hope to see you there!
08.21 DC King of LA video
Check out this dope skateboarding video from DC Shoes sporting MGMT's forthcoming single "Kids"
08.16 Burma in Pitchforkmedia
Mission of Burma got some Pitchfork lovin' yesterday in response to the announcement of their upcoming September mini-tour. The article also talks about the pending Matador re-issue of Burma's Ace of Hearts back-catalog. Checkit here.
08.15 Foreign Islands at the Middle East Upstairs, Friday 8/17
08.14 New Burma dates added for September
Mission of Burma have just confirmed a string of New England shows for this September. Online ticket presales for the first three shows start Wednesday, August 15. Presale for the shows at the ICA will be phone-order only, beginning on Thursday, August 23rd. You can pre-order tickets here. Hope you can make it out.
9/20/07 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
9/21/07 Pearl Street Downstairs - Northampton, MA
9/22/07 Decibel - Providence, RI
9/23/07 Institute of Contemporary Art - Boston, MA Two shows! 4pm and 8pm
08.07 New Cribs Podcast
You can now download the latest episode of The Cribs' podcast! In this episode the band and Alex are nearly done and have arrived in new york to put the finishing touches to the album, where Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo joins them to lay down his parts for the track Be Safe.
Here's the links:
iTunes users
Non iTunes users
08.06 Burma on TV
Mission of Burma will be featured on this week's edition of SOME REAL MUSIC, Wed. night @ midnight (Aug. 8th) in Manhattan on Time Warner cable channel 57, RCN cable channel 84 and worldwide on the web at MNN.org (select channel 57). Featured will be footage from last summer's performance at Warsaw in Brooklyn, including their tribute to then recently deceased Syd Barrett, with a cover of Syd's "Astronomy Domine" and a 1979 composition in tribute to Syd by guitarist Roger Miller.
07.25 Watch The Cribs' appearance on Conan O'Brien
The Cribs played on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien last Tuesday July 17th - get it get it!
07.24 The Cribs featured on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit
The Cribs recently appeared on Fuel TV in Los Angeles - check out an interview they did for the show here. You can catch the show in its entirety, including an in-studio performance by the band and also featuring surfer Joel Tudor, on September 3rd at 9 PM Eastern and Pacific times.
07.20 The Cribs
07.18 Two New Fenway Recordings Sessions
We are pleased to announce to new Fenway Recordings Sessions! On September 12, we will welcome Jamie T to the Great Scott. On October 18, IAMX, featuring Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps, will be playing at the Great Scott. Tickets for both shows are available from Ticketweb.
07.16 New Cribs album out tomorrow!
This week (Tuesday 7/17) Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever will be released in the US & Canada, and you can pick it up anywhere music is sold! Which is good news!
Also, The Cribs will be playing a Myspace Secret Show on Wednesday July 18th FREE @ Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 753-5207.
The show is all ages and doors open at 7:00pm.
Also on the bill will be Maximo Park. Check out Myspace Secret Shows for more details...
Check below for all the upcoming US tour dates as well as some special appearances: Tuesday July 17th they will be playing on Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien,
Friday July 20th they're playing a free live set @ Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA at 6PM.
Then on Tuesday July 24th we'll be back on the TV, this time on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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Upcoming this Week!
Tuesday, July 17 — Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever AVAILABLE IN STORES! You can also download it off of iTunes by clicking here or purchasing directly
Tuesday, July 17th — LATE NIGHT with CONAN O'BRIEN
Please check local listings.
Friday, July 20 — LIVE AND FREE ELECTRIC SHOW AT AMOEBA MUSIC HOLLYWOOD, CA, 6:00 PM 6400 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Friday, July 20 —
Tuesday, July 24 — THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON Please check local listings.
Upcoming US Tour Dates (ticket links with each date!)
Monday, July 23rd — San Diego, CA @ The Casbah (tickets)
Tuesday, July 24th — Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour (tickets)
Wednesday, July 25th — San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (tickets)
Friday, July 27th — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (tickets)
Saturday, July 28th — Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party (tickets)
Sunday, July 29th — Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards (tickets)
Wednesday, August 1st — St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club (tickets)
Thursday, August 2nd — Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre (tickets)
Saturday, August 4th — Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle (tickets)
Sunday, August 5 — Chicago, IL Lollapalooza - Main Stage, Grant Park (tickets)
Monday, August 6th — Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick (tickets)
Tuesday, August 7 — Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace (tickets)
Thursday, August 9th — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (tickets)
Friday, August 10th — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's (tickets)
Saturday, August 11th — Washington D.C. @ Black Cat (tickets)
07.09 Learn to Wail from Roger Miller
Mission of Burma's own Roger Miller has placed an ad on Craigslist seeking guitar students - check out his ad.
Also dig the article Pitchfork ran about it when they caught wind here.
07.09 Cribs new single Moving Pictures is out
Moving Pictures is now out as a single in 4 different formats - pick them up from Recordstore by clicking here
You can also see the new Moving Pictures video on Youtube.
07.02 Two New Fenway Sessions Confirmed
We are pleased to announce two new Fenway Recordings Sessions at Great Scott. Straight from the UK, we will be bringing you the Wombats on August 13 and the Aliens on September 20. Tickets are available through Ticketweb.
06.27 The Cribs Sizzle Reel
Check out The Cribs' new promo video for Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. The new album will be released in the US on July 17th. That same day, the band will be playing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
06.25 Foreign Islands Confirm New Show
Foreign Islands have just confirmed a July 24 show at the Red and Black in Washington, DC. Go on get going.
06.21 Ticket presale for The Cribs' US tour dates, plus Men's Needs ringtone
Presale tickets for The Cribs' upcoming US tour will go onsale this Saturday, June 23rd, at 11AM EST. Click here to register and check back Saturday morning to get yours.
Also check out the new Cribs ringtones for your cellie.
06.18 VHS or Beta Confirm Fenway Session
VHS or Beta will be playing a Fenway Recordings Sessions show at Great Scott on Tuesday, August 28. Tickets can be purchased here. Walter Meego has just been confirmed as the opening act for this show.
06.18 Win tickets to see Jake Brennan at First Act Guitar Studio
Jake Brennan will appearing at First Act Guitar Studio this Friday June 22nd at 7pm. To win tickets click here and register for the contest, log onto Boston.com, or listen to WBOS 92.9 for giveaways. Jake will also be opening for Illinois at Great Scott on the night of the 22nd - tickets for that show are available through ticketweb right here.
06.18 The Cribs Announce New Tour Dates
The Cribs have announced some new UK dates for October 2007. You can see them at Drowned in Sound. The next single from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, "Moving Pictures," will be out on July 30th.
06.13 Sessions #43 with Apostle of Hustle this Sunday
Apostle of Hustle, which features Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scene, will be headlining our Sessions show this Sunday June 17th at Great Scott in Allston. Fellow Canadian indie rockers Memphis (w/ members of Stars and Metric) will be opening. Click here to grab tickets.
Doors 9pm/18+/$10adv$12door
06.11 Foreign Islands in NYC Check out the Foreign Islands in NYC this weekend:
Thursday, June 14 at Luna Lounge 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn Crashin' In Presents...
10:30pm FOREIGN ISLANDS
9:30pm Blacklist
8:30pm House & Parish (ex-Promise Ring/Love Scene)
7:30pm Garrett Klahn
$8 Admission
Doors: 7PM
Luna Lounge
Friday, June 15 at the Museum of Natural History (!) Central Park West and 79th St.
Flavorpill presents One Step Beyond
FOREIGN ISLANDS on at 11pm in The Powerhouse
Also performing:Aaron LaCrate, Bassbin Twins, Hess and Devlin And Darko
Advance purchase (online only): $25
Code: OSB
At the door:
9:00 to 10:00 p.m.: $20
10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.: $25
Ticket price includes Space Show and a free pass to the Museum for future use.
You must be 21 or older to attend this event. I.D. is required.
Entrance to the event is through the West 81st Street entrance, just off Central Park West.
Museum of Natural History
06.11 Lollapalooza's Band of the Day
Lollapalooza has named the Cribs their band of the day. Head over here to give the boys some love and vote for your favorite song.
06.07 Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever now out on Vinyl
Yo DJ, grab your copy of The Cribs' new album on vinyl at InSound.
06.07 Fenway Recordings in Not For Tourists blog
Check out Not For Tourists where Fenway got props today for being the bomb.
06.06 New Jake Brennan Show with Illinois
Listen up!
Jake has just confirmed a new show with Bucks County, PA favorites Illinois at much loved Great Scott in Allston. The gig takes place June 22nd, doors 8PM/21+.
Enjoy!
06.05 Sweden digs The Cribs too
More Euro-love for The Cribs as they were featured yesterday on Sweden's premiere indie music blog We Say Disco. At least, we're pretty sure it's love... but how else could "verkligen perfekt indierock" possibly translate?
06.04 Two Fenway Recordings Sessions shows this weekend
Friday, June 8th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #41 presents The Long Blondes with Nicole Atkins and the Sea, DJ Carbo 8pm/$10adv,$12dos/18+
Saturday, June 9th – Fenway Recordings Sessions #42 presents The Veils with The Comas, The Phoenix Foundation, DJ Carbo @ Great Scott 9pm/$10/21+
Tickets are available here.
06.01 The Cribs in Germany
Check out these photos of The Cribs rocking the German masses at the Rock AM Ring, and the accompanying blurb about the show here, which apparently says something to the effect of "They wear tight clothes, but they rock."
05.30 The Cribs getting love from British and Japanese press
The Cribs have been getting great press lately in the UK and Japan, check out two recent articles in London's The Independent here and here.
The Jarman bros have also been featured prominently in several of Japan's top music magazines, including Rockin On, Snoozer, Crossbeat, InRock, and Loud.
05.24 Foreign Islands add new show dates
Make sure to catch Foreign Islands at these upcoming shows in NYC and Philly:
May 31, 2007, 7pm @ Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY.
Jun 1, 2007, 8pm @ Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA.
Jun 14, 2007, 7pm @ Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY.
Jun 15, 2007, 8pm @ The Museum of Natural History, New York, NY.
05.23 Session #40 on May 31 is CANCELLED
We regret to announce that Session #40 on May 31, 2007 with Mystery Jets, White Rabbits, and DJ Carbo has been canceled. Refunds are available at points of purchase. Sorry for any inconvenience! However, The Automatic Automatic have just been confirmed for Fenway Sessions #45 at Great Scott on July 30.
05.22 New Cribs album now available WORLDWIDE through iTunes
Hey, just a reminder The Cribs' new album "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" is available for download WORLDWIDE starting today on iTunes. Click HERE
05.18 The Cribs Added to T in the Park!
Head over to the NME to get all the details on The Cribs being added to this summer's T in the Park festival.
05.15 The Cribs new single "Men's Needs" Available on iTunes now!
05.15 Hear "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" on NME
NME is now streaming The Cribs' entire new album for you to check out before it hits the stores this summer. Listen to it HERE
05.14 The Cribs' new single out in the UK TODAY!
Check out the banners below and they'll direct you straight over to where you can purchase the new single "Men's Needs" in the UK...lots of bonus material as well...check it out.
And if you just can't wait, here's the link to pre-order the band's new album in the UK as well. Also be sure to head over to iTunes, where you can pre-order the album which comes out digitally around the world May 22nd.
05.14 New Unbusted Show!
What What!, Unbusted have a show coming up May 29th in Los Angeles at The Silverlake Lounge with Iceland's own Lay Low .
Head out and support the boys!