According to some Greek myths, redheads turn into vampires when they die.
Yeah, so this might look like a repeat post. That’s because it’s the same event intr0vert posted a couple weeks ago, only in CHI-TOWN this time!
So Melissa Auf der Mar-sexy redhead of Hole/Smashing Pumpkins fame is celebrating her new multimedia release Out of Our Minds (OOOM) with two events – a live performance at Beat Kitchen and screening of her short film at the Chicago Art Department.
Friday, April 23rd
Venus Zine & Chicago Art Department present MAdM Out of Our Minds Short Film Screening
6 PM @ Chicago Art Department
1837 S. Halsted
Saturday, April 24th
Venus Zine presents MAdM Out of Our Minds Album Release Party
w/ Panther Style
9:30 PM @ Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Ave.
Surprise surprise, Floria Sigismondi directed this gem. Jack White’s up there on my Spank Bank list and this video does not help. I don’t think this goth thing was just a phase for me.
Their 2nd album, Sea of Cowards is out May 11th (inr0vert’s birthday!). The tour starts next week. Damn superhumans.
Tour Dates:
April
15 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
16 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
17 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
18 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater
20 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
22 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
23 Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone
24 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
26 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
27 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Soundstage
28 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
30 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheater
May
1 Houston, TX – House of Blues
2 New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Did you know that redheads require 30% more anesthetic to be sedated?
Tonight at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) releases her 2nd solo record Out Of Our Minds (out April 6th) and you can join me there for FREE thanks to BMI and Filter Magazine. She will also be screening the accompanying short film for OOOM at the Silent Movie Theatre tomorrow. For both events just RSVP HERE and enjoy the show!
Tuesday, March 30th
BMI & FILTER Magazine present MAdM Out of Our Minds Album Release Party
w/ Juliette Commagere and Night Horse 8 PM @ The Viper Room
8852 West Sunset Blvd.
Thursday, April 1st
BMI, Cinefamily & FILTER Magazine present MAdM Out of Our Minds Short Film Screening
7PM @ Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre
611 N. Fairfax Ave.
Remember my top picks for SXSW? Well, pick #1-Provo Utah’s Neon Trees released their debut album ‘Habits’ on Mercury Records just over a week ago. Their single ‘Animal’ spent some time as iTunes’ free single of the week, and is getting some suuuurious play on my iPod. They’ve spent time on tour with The Killers, and will be opening for 30 Seconds to Mars along with Mute Math in April.
Neon Trees is Tyler Glenn (lead vocals/keyboards), Chris Allen (guitars), Branden Campbell (bass), and Elaine Bradley (drums/vocals). I’d call them a bit of electro-punk. They’re really pretty, so throw in glam in as well, but they have some grittiness too. I’d say pop, but only due to the ‘ass-shaking’ factor. I put ‘em to the ‘dance around my room in my undies’ test and they passed with flying colors.
On the bill for last night’s show at my local dive was Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders. After I’d finished SXSW rehearsals with KAV for the night I figured I would stop by and check him out as there is rumor we might be sharing a bill outside of LA in the near future (awaiting confirmation). Nearing midnight I was relieved that he hadn’t yet played when I got to my local dive, AKA The World Famous Viper Room on the Sunset Strip. During the day I saw a post on The Viper Room’s Facebook…
Deluka‘s sound is like (Roxette minus the dude) + (The Pretenders minus the US) + Birmingham, UK (minus Black Sabbath). It’s kinda scuzzy and reeking of early late-80s or early-early 90s. Like that bit of pre-grunge when there were those Time-Life Living in the 90′s CD/Cassette commercials because people thought just because the decade changed it was a like whole new world! (Harder to say, “What the hell, it’s the ’10s!) The current single “Cascade” has a relaxed structure that takes it’s time in a very British way and has seen recent placement on MTV as well as some rotation on coastal radio and placement in Grand Theft Auto. The video for “Cascade” is the directorial debut of fashion photographer Antoine Verglas who has shot for everything from Vogue to Sports Illustrated. He has thankfully turned his focus to Deluka lead singer and burgeoning Siouxie Sioux clone Ellie Innocenti who aside from being an art-school raven also has a name that rolls off the tongue like hot syrup. (I think my subconscious is telling me i’m due for some IHOP.)
Unlike intr0vert, I will not be going to SXSW. Instead, I have to live vicariously through my co-author, who will actually be a part of the action with KAV. So I put together a short list of the bands I’d like to see, were I actually going. I have pretty great taste in music, so if you are lucky enough to be going, you should check them out.
Neon Trees: These electro-punk rockers from Utah have an album (‘Habits’) coming out this month. Their single, ‘Animal’, and it’s accompanying video caught my attention for the following reasons: I love handclaps. I am envious of their style and hairdos. Their drummer looks like the hipster love-child of Sarah McLachlan and Samantha Malone. Their shit makes me shake my ass. These are all really good reasons. You must watch this acoustic version of ‘Animal’, it really shows their versatility. They’re coming to Chicago next month with 30 Seconds to Mars, and if I’m lucky enough to get to see them live, expect a review/interview.
I saw Band of Skulls 4 times in 2009 and I still haven’t had enough of this UK trio. I’ve RSVP’d for a couple parties @ SXSW so hopefully I’ll be able to catch them sometime soon. I need my fix! Here’s there new video for the song “Friends” from the New Moon Soundrack.
Ex-Moldy Peaches co-songwriter Adam Green has released 6 records since his 2002 departure, his latest, Minor Love is out today on Fat Possum Records and it’s great! The press has been throwing around things like Troubadour, Serge Gainsbourg and Lou Reed —and fuck it, let them! Here is a free MP3 of “What Makes Him Act So Bad” courtesy of Fat Possum.
The record in it’s entirety is streaming now at Spinner. RCRD LBL premiered the track “Castles and Tassels” as their ‘MySpace Music RCRD of the Day;’ earlier this month, the track can now be downloaded here.
