March 7, 2010

Pitchfork Fest Adds<BR> BSS, Panda Bear, EL-P, Girls

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PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ADDS BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, PANDA BEAR

EL-P, THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, GIRLS, AND MORE TO 2010 FESTIVAL

Broken Social Scene

The 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival is set to go down at Chicago’s Union Park on July 16-18. The second batch of bands slated to perform have been announced. This year’s festival welcomes the return of Canadian super-collective Broken Social Scene, who will be fresh off the release of their newest full-length due out in April, Forgiveness Rock Record. They will be joining Modest Mouse on Friday’s bill, along with indie hip hop pioneer El-P. Saturday welcomes the sun-drenched sounds of Animal Collective member Panda Bear, the always raucous Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Brooklyn art-rockers Bear in Heaven, noisy New Jersey collective Titus Andronicus, Gary, Indiana’s emcee Freddie Gibbs, space-funk torch-bearer Dam-Funk, and Chicago glam-rockers The Smith Westerns, while Sunday will sport the talents of San Francisco heart-breakers Girls and local psych outfits Cave and All. More bands will be added as the festival date approaches

Single-day passes are on sale now for all three days at pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

The 2010 Pitchfork Festival Lineup so far:

Friday

Modest Mouse

Broken Social Scene

El-P

Saturday

LCD Soundsystem

Panda Bear

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Raekwon

Titus Andronicus

Bear in Heaven

Freddie Gibbs

The Smith Westerns

Dm-Funk

Sunday

Pavement

St. Vincent

Lightning Bolt

Girls

Cass McCombs

Here We Go Magic

Sleigh Bells

Cave

Alla

For more on Pitchfork Music Festival see our 2009 coverage here.



February 20, 2010

Broken Social Scene: New Song Free Download & Album Title

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Broken Social Scene: New Song, Album Title, More

The first song from Broken Social Scene’s forthcoming new album, Forgiveness Rock Record, is streaming now on Pitchfork.com. The track, entitled “World Sick,” is also available for download via the band’s website – www.brokensocialscene.ca.

Forgiveness Rock Record will be released May 4, 2010 on Arts & Crafts. Co-produced by the band and Tortoise’s John McEntire at Soma Studios in Chicago, with additional recording at Giant Studio and The Schvitz Studio in Toronto, Forgiveness Rock Record is the follow up to their acclaimed self-titled record, released in 2005.

Broken Social Scene will be playing at this year’s SXSW festival, as well as the Sasquatch! Festival. Their remaining U.S. dates are currently sold out. The tour dates are:

3/14/10 Elkton, FL @ Harvest of Hop

3/18/10 Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ

3/19/10 Austin, TX @ The Parish

5/1/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (sold out)

5/3/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre (sold out)

5/7/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (sold out)

5/13/10 London, UK @ Brixton Academy (w/ Pavement)

5/14/10 Minehead, ENG @ ATP

5/15/10 Brighton, ENG @ The Great Escape

5/17/10 London, ENG @ Heaven

5/18/10 Amsterdam, NET @ Melkweg

5/19/10 Cologne, GER @ Buergerhaus Stollwerck

5/21/10 Paris, FRA @ La Maroquinerie

5/23/10 Linz, AUT @ LinzFest

5/24/10 Berlin, GER @ Kesselhaus

5/27/10 Barcelona, SPA @ Primavera Festival

5/29/10 George, WA @ Sasquatch!

6/19/10 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Island (w/ Pavement, Band of Horses)



February 11, 2010

Josh Ritter: Album/Tour Dates

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Josh Ritter’s New Album So Runs The World Away Out May 4 With Supporting Tour

Josh Ritter

So Runs The World Away, the new album from renowned singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released May 4 on Pytheas Recordings. This is the fifth full-length recording from Ritter.

Recorded over 15 months at the Great North Sound Society in Maine, with additional recording at Brooklyn’s Saltlands Studio, So Runs The World Away continues Ritter’s longtime collaboration with producer and keyboard player Sam Kassirer. Additionally, the album features the return of Ritter’s core lineup of touring bandmates: Zack Hickman, Austin Nevins and Liam Hurley.

A national full-band tour is planned in support of the record, including two dates at New York’s Town Hall on May 19 and 20.

Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Tour Dates

May 7 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
May 8 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 10 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
May 11 Durham, NC Carolina Theater
May 15 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 19 & 20 New York, NY Town Hall
(additional tour dates to be announced)