Thursday, February 01, 2007

BA Newsletter 2.1.07

*WMFO is rescheduling this week so stay tuned for an update on the future possible show time of British Accents Radio.

*THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN have announced a handful of US dates,
including March 12 at Webster Hall in NYC. The band will also be at South By Southwest in Austin.

*JARVIS COCKER has announced a handful of North American dates. In addition to Coachella, he'll be at Webster Hall in NYC on April 23 and The Fillmore in SF on April 28. No word on a Boston show right now.

*Wondering why the CAMERA OBSCURA show at the Paradise in Boston last weekend took awhile to get started? Reports from a reliable source point to this as the reason: the club manager apparently had to run down to the local police precinct to bail out one of the band members, who was reportedly caught shoplifting at the Shaw's down the street. They didn't make any mention of it onstage and the story hasn't leaked to the press, so for now it's a BA exclusive in the unsubstantiated rumor mill.

*Congrats to THE SHINS, who came in at #2 on the Billboard charts in their first week of release. For one week anyway, indie rock reigns supreme over corporate rock. We'll see about next week.

*Tickets for the May 13 KOOKS show at the Paradise in Boston go onsale at noon on February 3 through Ticketmaster.

*A new photography exhibition in New York called "Irregular Regulars" focuses on MORRISSEY and a photographer who trailed the reclusive mope rocker for several years. The show will run until February 10 at Team Gallery in Soho. For west coast Moz fans, he's playing 3 shows in Pasadena at the Civic Auditorium on February 1, 2 and 3.

*PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES have announced they're splitting up after their drummer gave his notice. No word on whether the band will complete their final tour or not.

*Apparently THE TEARS either flopped or was just meant to be a one time deal, because BRETT ANDERSON is doing the solo thing now. His new single "Love is Dead" is out in early March and the self-titled debut is due on March 26 in the UK.

*THE CINEMATICS will tour the US this spring, stopping by Axis in Boston March 11, The Gramercey Theatre in NY on March 13, and out to Slim's in SF on April 24. The debut "A Strange Education" is out in March.

*THE LONG BLONDES' debut album "Someone To Drive You Home" finally gets a US release this week.

*Glasgow's SONS & DAUGHTERS return to the states for a date at Bowery on April 4.

*THE HORRORS will make another attempt at playing Boston on March 13 when they're expected at Great Scott. They'll also be at Bowery Ballroom on March 10 with the FILMS.

*Catch a cool Scottish twin bill on April 4 at the Middle East upstairs with AEREOGRAMME and TWILIGHT SAD.

*Irish rockers THE FRAMES release their new album "The Cost" on February 20 in the US. Some tour dates have been announced too - Fillmore on April 7, Somerville Theatre on April 22, and Town Hall on April 24.

*ALEX KAPRANOS of FRANZ FERDINAND has joined THE CRIBS in the studio as the band works on their major label debut. The Cribs, as you might recall, opened for FFF on a US tour last year.

*THE DANDY WARHOLS have been added to the lineup of this year's Noise Pop Festival in SF.

*BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB will release their next album, "Baby 81" on May 1.

*THE KLAXONS debut album "Myths of the Near Future" will be released in late April here in the US, around the time of their Coachella appearance.

*Last Sunday's British Accents Radio playlist can be viewed online here:
http://www.spinitron.com/public/index.php?station=wmfo&month=Jan&year=2007&plid=3954
...and, if you go to www.wmfo.org to the schedule page and click on "last show" for British Accents, you can download the most recent show in case you missed it on Sunday.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aereogramme and The Twilight Sad will also play in New York City on April 2nd at the Knitting Factory and in Brooklyn NY on April 3rd at Luna Lounge. All these shows will be officially announced next week.

The opening band for all three shows is a Canadian band named A Northern Chorus, fronted by a Scottish born, Canadian raised guitarist named Stuart Livingstone.

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