NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - BLOC PARTY "the most exciting new band in britain" -Q "the debut album of 2005" -NME us tour begins with four shows at sxsw. two bowerys, troubadour sold out immediately. shipping 250k worldwide. album silent alarm in stores march 22.
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 "there hasn't been a more original, intelligent, and above all, accessible hard-rock record this year" -Toronto Sun featured in spin, ap, mtv "you heard it first." breaking in canada, england, japan, australia. us tour begins march 10 at bowery ballroom. late night with conan o'brien march 11
RUN THE ROAD: the landmark uk grime comp "Run the Road is so fucking good...There's a new sound, a new voice, and a new idea at every turn-- I can't remember the last time a compilation had me this excited for a genre." 9.1/10 Pitchfork record release show march 11 with jammer, d double e, and ears- first us show for each. out in march
ANNIE completely underground and totally pop. pitchfork's No 1 single of 2004 "heartbeat" out april 12 with remixes by royksopp, maurice fulton, phones (paul epworth) and alan braxe ("music sounds better with you"). dj and press tour in april *note: this will be a big beat/atlantic release, worked by vice records. debut album anniemal out may 24
BOREDOMS japanese wonders celebrate their 18th year with a long-term record deal on vice. seadrum/house of sun is their first domestic release in six years and lifts the band to a cosmic peak with two 20+ minute pieces of total music: hypnotic walls of drums, rhapsodic vocals, power drones, and the buzz of the gods. north american tour confirmed dates below. out may 10
HYDRA HEAD RECORDS the greatest heavy rock label in america joins the vice records family. still staunchly independent, hydra head moves to ada distribution as vice handles retail responsibilities. hydra head's 2005 includes big business, jesu, isis, pelican and more.
COMING SOON vice parties EVERY DAY at sxsw, the launch of vice records uk, the stills 2nd album, the streets DVD, more signings that'll make you say holy shit
200 US TOUR DATES
Run The Road parties with Jammer, D Double E, and Ears
Thu Mar 10 Philadephia La Tazza
Fri May 11 New York Nick Catchdub's
East Village Radio show 7pm
Fri May 11 New York Rothko
Sat May 12 Toronto tbc
The Boredoms
Tue May 17 Los Angeles Knitting Factory
Thu May 19 San Francisco The Independent
Sat May 21 Chicago Logan Square Auditorium
Mon May 23 Victoriaville, Quebec Festival Actuelle
Wed May 25 New York City Bowery Ballroom
Bloc Party ([email protected] for bloc party)
Sun Feb 20 New York, NY Roxy (Motherfucker)
March 16-20 Austin, TX @ SXSW
Mon Mar 21 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse w/ Dance Disaster Movement
Tues Mar 22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour w/ Erase Errata, Dance Disaster Movement
Wed Mar 23 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill w/ Erase Errata, Dance Disaster Movement
Thu Mar 24 San Francisco, CA Pop Scene Fest (330 Ritch) w/ Erase Errata
Sat Mar 26 Seattle, WA Neumos Crystal Ball w/ Erase Errata
Sun Mar 27 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards Cabaret w/ Erase Errata
Wed Mar 30 Minneapolis, MN First Ave w/ the Kills
Thu Mar 31 Chicago, IL Metro w/ The Ponys
Fri Apr 1 Detroit, MI Magic Stick w/ The Ponys
Sat Apr 2 Toronto, ONT Lee's Palace w/ The Ponys
Sun Apr 3 Montreal, QBC Cabaret w/ The Ponys
Tue Apr 5 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club w/ The Ponys
Wed Apr 6 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church w/ The Ponys
Wed Apr 7 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ The Ponys
Wed Apr 8 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ The Ponys
Sat Apr 9 Washington, DC Black Cat w/ The Ponys
Death From Above 1979
Thu Mar 10 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri Mar 11 New York, NY Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show
Sat Mar 12 Columbus, OH Little Brothers
Sun Mar 13 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
Mon Mar 14 Oklahoma City, OK Green Door
Tue Mar 15 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
Wed Mar 16 Houston, TX Fat Cat's
Thu Mar 17 Austin, TX Blender Bar (Vice showcase)
Fri Mar 18 Austin, TX Club DeVille (Insound Show)
Sat Mar 19 Austin, TX Emos (Take Action Show)
Mon Mar 21 Tucson, AZ Solar Gallery
Wed Mar 23 Phoenix, AZ Modified
Fri Mar 25 Los Angeles, CA Echo
Sat Mar 26 Long Beach, CA Koo's
Mon Mar 28 San Francisco, CA Independent
Wed Mar 30 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
Thu Mar 31 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sat Apr 01 Vancouver, BC Red Room
Sat Apr 02 Vancouver, BC Mesa
Sun Apr 03 Nanaimo, BC Town Hall
Mon Apr 04 Victoria, BC Sugar
Wed Apr 06 Edmonton, AB Starlite
Thu Apr 07 Calgary, AB Warehouse
Fri Apr 08 Saskatoon, SK Louis
Sat Apr 09 Regina, SK Riddel
Mon Apr 11 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center
Tue Apr 12 Minneapolis, MN Club 400
Wed Apr 13 Madison, WI Club 770
Thu Apr 14 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet
Fri Apr 15 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (Early Show)
Fri Apr 15 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sat Apr 16 Detroit, MI Lager House (Early Show)
Thu Apr 21 Hamilton, ONT Underground
Fri Apr 22 St. Catherine's, ONT Level 3
Sat Apr 23 London, ONT Call the Office
Tue Apr 26 Washington, DC Black Cat
Wed Apr 27 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Thu Apr 28 Washington, DC Black Cat
Fri Apr 29 Philadelphia, PA Transit
Sat Apr 30 New York, NY Bowery
Sun May 01 New York, NY Mercury
Mon May 02 Boston, MA Middle East
Tue May 03 St. Johns, NB Tapps
Wed May 04 Moncton, NB Manhattan's
Thu May 05 Halifax, NSAttic
Fri May 06 Halifax, NS Pavilllion
Sat May 07 Fredericton, NB TBA
Sun May 08 Montreal, QC TBA
Mon May 08 Ottawa, ON TBA
Panthers
Sat Mar 12 Washington, DC Warehouse Next Door w/ Turing Machine
Sun Mar 13 Cincinnati, OH Alchemize w/ Turing Machine
Mon Mar 14 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn w/ Turing Machine
Tue Mar 15 New Orleans, LA TBA w/ Turing Machine
Wed Mar 16 Houston, TX The Proletariat w/ Turing Machine
Thu Mar 17 Austin, TX Blender Bar (Vice Showcase)
Sat Mar 19 Austin, TX Flamingo Cantina (SxSw)
Sun Mar 20 Tulsa, OK The Boulder w/ Zombi
Mon Mar 21 St. Louis, MO Lemp Arts Center w/ Zombi
Tue Mar 22 Chicago, IL Open End Gallery w/ Zombi
Wed Mar 23 Detroit, MI Lager House w/ Zombi
Thu Mar 24 Pittsburgh, PA Modern Formations w/ Zombi
Vietnam (with The Comas)
Tue Feb 15 Pittsburgh, PA Garfield Artworks
Wed Feb 16 Toronto, ONT Lee's Palace
Thu Feb 17 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Fri Feb 18 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sat Feb 19 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Mon Feb 21 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Tue Feb 22 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Thu Feb 24 Seattle, WA Crocodile
Fri Feb 25 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Sat Feb 26 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop
Sun Feb 27 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Mon Feb 28 San Diego, CA Casbah
Tue Mar 01 Los Angeles, CA Cinespace
Wed Mar 02 Tucson, AZ Plush
Fri Mar 04 Austin, TX Emo's
Sat Mar 05 Dallas, TX Haileys
Sun Mar 06 Houston, TX Mary Janes
Mon Mar 07 New Orleans, LA Twiropa
Wed Mar 09 Atlanta, GA MJQ
Thu Mar 10 Athens, GA 40 watt
Fri Mar 11 Raleigh, NC Kings
Sat Mar 12 Richmond, VA Nancy Raygun
Sun Mar 13 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
