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Meg Baird

07.05.08 - Meg Baird returns to Europe

Meg Baird returns to Europe to play songs from her album Dear Companion, as well as new material and some interpretations of other people’s songs and traditionals. Those of you lucky enough to see Meg perform in January will know that the show is breath-taking and enchanting. More dates to be announced ASAP.
May
21 - Belushi’s, Paris (with Sharron Kraus)
23 - Paradiso Bar, Amsterdam (with Sharron Kraus)
24 - Paradiso Bar, Amsterdam (with Sharron Kraus)
25 - 013/Batcave, Tilburg (with Sharron Kraus)
June
04 - Cafe Oto, Dalston, London (with Sharron Kraus)
05 - St Pancras Parish Church, London (with Vetiver, David Thomas Broughton, Adrian Crowley)

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE - Tickets for St Giles still valid for St Pancras Parish Church.

Peter Moren

05.05.08 - Peter Moren's 'The Last Tycoon' Out Today!

Peter Moren (he of Peter, Bjorn and John) has released his debut solo album today.

'The Last Tycoon' is an album full of dusty countrified tracks with Peter's trademark faultless songwriting.

It's available in good shops and online at Amazon or iTunes.

Various Artists

15.04.08 - Wichita at the Camden Crawl

We are hosting a Wichita night at this year's Camden Crawl.

We can't tell you who's playing, but suffice to say it's going to be amazing and featuring a bunch of our current favourite acts.

Come by and say hello - we'll be at the Enterprise on Chalk Farm Road on Friday night. The line up will be announced on the day.

The Dodos

15.04.08 - Introducing The Dodos

Wichita Recordings are very proud to announce their first signings of 2008 - from San Francisco, USA: The Dodos
Expanded from the core of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber who make up the band, to include Joe Haener from Gris Gris playing vibes, toy piano and percussion, each performance seemed to be unique and every one left everyone’s’ mouths agape. Soon the world was catching on, and with indecent haste Wichita tied the knot with French Kiss and are proud to be putting this record out outside North America.
First single Red and Purple will hit UK stands in June with the album ‘Visiter’ to follow in July.
See them live:

May
29 - Louisiana, Bristol
30 - Red Room, Nottingham

June
01 - Bar Academy, Birmingham
02 - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London
03 - Amersham Arms, London
11 - Night & Day, Manchester
12 - Beat Club, Glasgow
13 - Crawdaddy, Dublin

Simian Mobile Disco

04.04.08 - Summer 2008 European Festival Shows

Simian Mobile Disco will be playing a few... well, a lot of festival shows this summer.

Check them out... if you don't go to them, they'll come to you.

August

08 - SonneMondSterne, Germany
09 - Field Day, London
10 - Summer Sundae, Leicester
16 - Pukkelpop, Belgium
17 - Lowlands, Netherlands
22 - Leeds Festival, Leeds
23 - Creamfields, Liverpool
24 - Reading Festival, Reading

Those Dancing Days

04.04.08 - Those Dancing Days Return to the UK

Everyone's new favourite band Those Dancing Days return to the UK with more of their infectious northern soul and hammond driven pop.

Dates are below:

June
02 - Audio, Brighton
03 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
04 - 100 Club, London
05 - Night and Day, Manchester
06 - Future Days Event, Dublin
07 - Razzmatazz3, Barcelona

If you haven't yet seen the great video to the latest single "Hitten" you can watch it here.

Les Savy Fav

28.03.08 - Les Savy Fav Return to the UK

The 'Fav are readying themselves for a return to these shores with three gigs in May.

The band will be returning to play the Pitchfork day of this year's All Tomorrow's Parties, but will squeeze in a few other gigs while they're here.

The dates are:

May
08 - New Slang The Works, Kingston
09 - Academy Upstairs, Oxford
10 - ATP, Camber Sands

Los Campesinos!

17.03.08 - LOS CAMPESINOS! announce next single "My Year In Lists" on April 28th

From the discovery of their destined-to-be-attentively-studied-by-blogs-the-world-over musical wares nearly two years ago, right through to the recent release of their debut album ‘Hold On Now, Youngster…’, Los Campesinos! have time and again proved themselves as a band to stir the most hardened of cynics – those who ceased to believe in bands rooted in a genuine aesthetic, long ago. Youthful they may be, but Los Campesinos! are then, in no uncertain terms, an implicitly important band in 2008.

The second single proper to be taken from their longplayer, ‘My Year In Lists’ is 1 minute 49 seconds, of pure, unadulterated, pop-flecked brilliance. ‘Lists’ essentially mulls over the process of living out a relationship via Royal Mail, and bemoans the tedium of New Year (and the resolutions it inevitably engenders. “I believe in changing things when they need to be changed” says vocalist Gareth, pretty sagely, given his years).

Continuing the ‘short-lived’ theme to the single’s b-sides package, the band have covered three of their favourite short songs. Deerhoof, Bikini Kill, and Casiotone For The Painfully Alone are the subjects of happy study across the single’s formats (for full info, see below).

“All less than a minute long, or "<1" as we've so economically named it”, LC! explain. “It's a celebration of brevity and transience in pop music: all the best pop songs are short, or short-lived. As are most pop bands' careers. Probably ours too. Damn this ever-hungry web 2.0 generation... Never mind, no-one really wants to waste time with longevity and patience; this is for those of short attention span that won't sit still...”

Having spent most of their time out on the road in the UK, US, Europe and Japan since recording of their debut album was completed last summer, our Cardiff kids are now, inarguably, masters of any stage they occupy. LC! are set to tour the UK in April (starting with their first headline show in Cardiff since last summer, and their biggest on home turf to date), before the welcome onslaught of summer festivals kicks in. Full dates below.

B sides:-
‘The Eyebright Bugler” (Deerhoof cover)
“In Accordance to Natural Law” (Bikini Kill cover)
“Yr Boyfriend” (Casiotone For The Painfully Alone cover)


Upcoming live dates with support from ace new band Lovvers on all dates except Norwich:


10/4 Cardiff, Solus
11/4 Tunbridge Wells, Forum (matinee/underage)
11/4 Tunbridge Wells, Forum (18+)
12/4 LSE, Afterskoolclub @ The Quad, LONDON
13/4 Norwich, Waterfront
14/4 Windmill, Brixton, LONDON
16/4 Jailhouse, Hereford
17/4 Bradford, St Georges Hall
18/4 Camden Crawl, LONDON (venue TBC)
19/4 Camden Crawl, LONDON (venue TBC)
20/4 Hoxton Bar &amp;amp; Grill, LONDON
+ Summer festival appearances to be announced soon.
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Various Artists

07.03.08 - Wichita vs. SXSW

It's that time of year again, when we all up sticks and traverse international borders, time zones and the limits of good sense to enter into the yearly kerfuffle also known as SXSW.

We have lots of gigs and lots of running around to do, so we just wanted to let you in on the fun. Please come say hello if you find yourself in Austin next week.

Simian Mobile Disco
March 12 - La Zona Rosa (Live)
March 12 - Domino Party (DJ Set)
March 14 - I Heart Comix (DJ Set)
March 15 - Mess With Texas Party (Live)

The Cribs
March 14 - Village Voice @ La Zona Rosa (daytime)
March 14 - Stubbs (11pm)

Peter Moren
March 12 - Almost Gold Showcase @ The Parish
March 13 - Schubas Party @ Yard Dog (2:20pm)
March 13 - Stereogum Party @ Volume (5:00pm)
March 14 - Insound Party @ TBC (3:30pm)

Los Campesinos!
March 13 - Canvas Party @ Emo Jr (4:00pm)
March 14 - Filter Party @ Cedar St Courtyard (1:30pm)
March 15 - Arts and Crafts @ Parish (12:00am)

Like we said, if you spot us lurking around the corners come and say hello, and if not, we'll have a full report when we get back.

Those Dancing Days

06.03.08 - Red Bull Music Academy Radio Show (Listen!!)

Those Dancing Days have done a quite spectacular mix for Red Bull Music Academy online radio which you can listen to on demand, because that's how radio works these days.

If you weren't already head over heels for the girls, you can have a listen to their ultimate playlist including Bowie, The Beatles, Lykke Li, Justice and... well, Britney Spears.

Check it out now.

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