In the wake of the incredible acclaim heaped on Cage’s stunning third album Depart From Me, the Definitive Jux recording artist has answered to the call of fans and critics alike with a flurry of new tour dates. The highly anticipated tour kicks off in Pittsburgh on November 23rd and concludes December 18th in NYC (dates below).

This has been a monumental year for Cage, from being first artist to release an EP through MTV (the free 7 song EP “I Never Knew You”, which garnered 40,000 downloads in its first two weeks on MTV2.com, to hosting MTV2’s Subterranean, to being covered by several high profile media outlets including LA Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, and a 6 page feature in SPIN.

In addition to the many headlining shows on the tour, several shows will feature Cage supporting underground mainstays Less Than Jake. The combination of Cage’s intense live show and Less Than Jake’s anthemic rock will likely stupefy the weak of heart, but is of the highest recommendation to those who thrive on energetic, heartstopping performances.

Check the video for “I Never Knew You” directed by Shia LaBeouf:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Sxm6zx4e8

Press on Depart From Me:

“Frightfully focused… one of the year’s surprising artistic
breakthroughs.” – SPIN

“This is angsty, downright unsettling hip-hop… (the kind) Eminem can
only dream of making.” – MTV NEWS

Tour Dates:

11/23/09 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel

11/24/09 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club

11/25/09 Iowa City, IA The Picador

11/27/09 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre

11/28/09 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

11/29/09 Missoula, MT Badlander

11/30/09 Seattle, WA The Showbox w/ Less Than Jake

12/1/09 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom w/ Less Than Jake

12/2/09 Chico, CA Senator Theatre w/ Less Than Jake

12/3/09 San Francisco, CA Regency Theatre w/ Less Than Jake

12/4/09 Hollywood, CA House of Blues w/ Less Than Jake

12/5/09 Pomona, CA Glass House w/ Less Than Jake

12/6/09 San Diego, CA House of Blues w/ Less Than Jake

12/7/09 Tempe, AZ The Marquee w/ Less Than Jake

12/9/09 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre w/ Less Than Jake

12/10/09 New Orleans, LA House of Blues w/ Less Than Jake

12/11/09 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues w/ Less Than Jake

12/12/09 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution w/ Less Than Jake

12/13/09 Tampa, FL The Ritz Theatre w/ Less Than Jake

12/14/09 Atlanta, GA 529

12/15/09 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506

12/16/09 Washington DC DC 9 Nightclub

12/18/09 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club

New York, NY – Known to many as one-half of the now-on-hiatus Grammy® Award-winning duo DEEP DISH, revered electronic music trendsetter SHARAM has been making a bold musical statement this year exploring the Wild West with his debut double disc Get Wild (Ultra Records). Now he’s ready to bring his innovative, eclectic musical creations – which feature superstar collaborations with Kid Cudi and Daniel Bedingfield – to audiences across the United States this fall in his GET WILD TOUR. This is a well-awaited return for SHARAM to many of these markets, which include New York City, Miami, Chicago, and Washington, DC, with more dates to be announced.

For his upcoming extended DJ sets, DC’s own SHARAM will be incorporating material from Get Wild in with his own latest remixes/productions, as well as cutting edge, mind-warping music by other artists. In an exciting twist, the DJ/producer will also “spin” on Pioneer DVJ 1000 players at most shows, allowing him to manipulate customized visuals created especially for songs on Get Wild in synch with each record he drops.
“I’m very excited to man the booth for extended DJ sets on this tour,” SHARAM commented. “I feel like I can express myself better when I play longer sets. I have four hours or more to tell my full story musically speaking, so fasten your seatbelts, this should be a helluva ride.”
Get Wild’s landmark single “She Came Along,” which meshes elements of Patsy Cline’s legendary country song “Strange” with vocals by hip-hop sensation Kid Cudi, has been hailed as one of the year’s most uniquely infectious genre-bending songs by publications like Mixmag and Vibe and by many top producers like Kanye West. Of the masterpiece, Kid Cudi himself said, “This is really, really innovative. I haven’t heard anything like it.”
The Director’s Cut version of the “She Came Along” music video garnered over half million hits in its first week on YouTube, and continues to attract attention from major blogs and portals such as Yahoo! Music, AOL Spinner, and many others.

To watch the music video, click here

SHARAM’s debut set also includes “Don’t Say a Word” and “Be The Change” with Anousheh Khalili, long-time Deep Dish collaborator Morel on “I Love The Way (That You’re Breaking My Heart),” the one-and-only Diddy on “PATT,” and “The One” featuring vocals by Daniel Bedingfield, recently heard in an episode of The CW Network’s Melrose Place.
Get Wild is available now on Ultra Records in store and online, wherever music is sold. A new version of the album will be released digitally this December with fresh artwork, new edits of the songs, and the bonus music video “She Came Along (Director’s Cut).” =

Tour Dates (More To Be Announced)

Thursday, November 26
GLOW 4Play @ Ultrabar
911 F St., NW
Washington, DC
Ages: 18+ & Over / 21+ to Drink w/ID
Doors:10 p.m.
$20 general admission
DVJ/VISUAL SET

Friday, November 27
Soundbar (Release Fridays)
226 W. Ontario
Chicago, IL
Ages: 21+
Doors: 10 p.m.
$20 general admission
DVJ/VISUAL SET

Thursday, December 3
LOVE
179 MacDougal Street
New York City
Ages: 21+
Doors: 10 p.m.
$20 advance
DJ SET

Saturday, December 5
Mansion
1235 Washington Ave.
Miami, FL
Ages: 21+
Doors: 11 p.m.
$20 advance
DVJ/VISUAL SET

RJD2 fans rejoice. The producer/musician/singer extraordinaire has just released three deluxe reissues of his groundbreaking albums originally released on Definitive Jux Records. 2002’s Deadringer, 2003’s The Horror and 2004’s Since We Last Spoke, lauded as one of Spin Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of the Year, are now all in stores with two previously unreleased bonus tracks per album.

All three reissues are streaming in full at AOL Spinner through the end of the week.

This year has marked a turning point in the innovative producer’s 10 year career. After scoring the theme to the hit AMC show, “Mad Men,” and starting his own label RJ’s Electrical Connections, RJ reissued 2001’s Your Face Or Your Kneecaps as well as a box set entitled RJD2 2002-2010 and announced that his first new LP in three years, The Colossus, will hit stores on January 19th, the same month RJ hits the road for a massive cross country tour.

And as if that’s not enough, he also decided that he’d spend his holiday season giving free gifts to all of his fans! On October 29th, RJ announced via his RJ’s Electrical Connections website that he’d be giving away free records, MP3s, and more each Monday until the release of The Colossus. Visit http://rjselectricalconnections.com/ for this week’s contest.

BUY:

Deadringer: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

The Horror: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

Since We Last Spoke: Deluxe [RJ’s Electrical Connections]:

iTunes, Amazon, emusic, Napster, Rhapsody

RJD2 on Tour

01/09 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
01/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
01/11 – Charlotte, NC – Visualite Theater
01/12 – Savannah, GA – Live Wire
01/13 – Orlando, FL – The Social
01/14 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar

01/15 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder

01/16 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heavan Room)

01/17 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree

01/18 – Chattanooga, TN – Rhythm and Brews

01/19 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium

01/20 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel

01/21 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre

01/22 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street

01/05 – Columbus, OH – Sully’s Music Diner

02/06 – Newport, KY – Southgate House

02/07 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall

02/08 – Nashville, TN – Exit In

02/09 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe

02/10 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford

02/11 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitinas

02/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon

02/13 – Austin, TX – Emos

02/14 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s

02/18 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note

02/19 – Grinnell, IA – Grinnell College – Harris Center

02/20 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club

MIAMI. The 2009 Diesel:U:Music winner Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! will perform live November 17th at Miami’s Paris Theater alongside an all-star line-up: acclaimed hip-hop artist Kid Cudi and Brooklyn native and genre defying chart topper Santigold and music scene newcomer Jemina Pearl. DJ MOMJEANS aka Danny Masterson will be spinning the show’s finale. Doors will open at 9pm with the show kicking off at 10pm.

All Diesel fans will have a chance to witness this private event with a limited amount of invitations to be given away starting at 4pm on Saturday, November 14th through Tuesday, November 17th, at Diesel stores as well as Bloomingdale’s located at the Aventura Mall.

Diesel Lincoln Road – 933 Lincoln Road
Diesel Avenutra – 19501 Biscayne Boulevard
Diesel Miami Beach – 801 Washington Avenue
Bloomingdale’s Aventura (men’s and women’s Diesel Departments)-19555 Biscayne Boulevard

In addition, Diesel’s Lincoln Road will kick-off the festivities with a nightly Happy Hour including cocktails, DJ’s and shopping. Happy Hour commences on Saturday the 14th and continues for an additional three nights. Kid Cudi and Santigold will make in-store appearances on Tuesday the 17th, only at this location (exact time tbd).

Press will have the opportunity to attend a pre-party on Tuesday, before the concert, located at Diesel owner Renzo Rosso’s Pelican Hotel on Ocean Drive from 7pm to 9pm.

The Miami concert is the final stop in the United States on the Diesel:U:Music Tour that travelled through Berlin, NYC, London, Paris, Tokyo. D:U:M 2009 ends in Sydney on November 25th.

Since 2001, Diesel has been seeking and promoting new music talent. A competition headed by an international jury, and offering incredible publicity support and worldwide exposure has rocketed many bands to stardom, including Mylo, Diplo and The Cool Kids among others.

In 2009, Diesel brought together an international jury composed of the likes of Sony Music Publishing Manager Atsushi Inoue, head of Universal Music Rock/Urban label in Germany Daniel Lieberberg, and Spin magazine senior editor Ellen Carpenter to name just a few who voted from thousands of musicians who uploaded their music to dieselumusic.com.

Diesel:U:Music winner The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! are now touring the world from July to November across the world’s greatest cities – including Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Madrid and London – to promote their music alongside established local music names. The concerts will broadcast to millions online.

SCION CD SAMPLER V.27 – A NIGHT AT MADE TO PLAY AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES AND BEATPORT BEGINNING 12/22/09.

NORTH AMERICAN SCION A/V CD RELEASE TOUR BEGINS DECEMBER 6th – FEATURING JESSE ROSE, IDIOTPROOF, OLIVER $, RIVA STARR, AND ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD

Made to Play, the Berlin based club night and record label helmed by DJ/producer Jesse Rose is one of world’s leading house labels, and 2009 is their biggest year yet. Along with Scion, they have announced their Scion CD Sampler V.27 – A Night at Made to Play release, the latest installment in the series featuring label artists Zombie Disco Squad, Riva Starr, Idiotproof, and Oliver $, not to mention Jesse Rose himself. In addition to the CD sampler, this stable of highly in-demand DJ’s are heading on tour this December for a select run of dates throughout the US.

Continuing to blossom as a label, Made to Play is bringing the noise in 2009 with world tours and huge hits all in abundance. Head honcho Jesse Rose continues to be one of the most in-demand DJ’s on the planet with his massively successful artist album topping various charts, a recent Radio 1 Essential Mix under his belt, and a touring schedule that reads like an encyclopedia of the best clubs in the world

Encapsulating the essence of a Made to Play night, Jesse Rose’s coveted residency at the legendary Berlin club Panorama Bar, Scion CD Sampler V.27 – A Night at Made To Play showcases the skills of its artists and presents a snapshot of the production skills of the Made to Play artists. Each of the two tracks from the artists provides a different feel and reflects a different time of night at a Made to Play event. Like a good book the musical programming of a night needs a beginning, middle and an end and this album has been custom made to make cohesive sense in that way.

In its continual effort to show support for the arts, Scion covers all production, licensing and distribution costs for the A/V projects, and all proceeds go directly back to the label and artists.

Listen to Scion CD Sampler Volume 27 – A Night at Made To Play at http://www.scion.com/sav.

Scion A/V – A Night at Made To Play CD Release Parties:
Featuring Jesse Rose, Idiotproof, Oliver $, Riva Starr, and Zombie Disco Squad:

FREE ADMISSION TO ALL DATES STRICTLY REQUIRED WITH RSVP AT WWW.SCION.COM/AVRELEASE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2009:
ROK BAR
MIAMI, FL (1905 COLLINS AVE.)
w/ INDUCE
11 P.M. – 4:00 A.M., 21+

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009:
N8
BROOKLYN, NY (213 N. 8TH ST.)
w/ GINA TURNER, ALEX ENGLISH
10PM-4AM, 19+

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009:
BEAUTY BAR
AUSTIN, TX (617 E 7TH ST.)
w/ MARKUS WITH A K
10PM-2AM, 21+

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009:
THE ROXY
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (9009 SUNSET BLVD)
w/ STACCATO
10PM-2AM, 21+

Scion CD Sampler Volume 27 – A Night at Made To Play Tracklist:
1.) The Duke Sound Zombie Disco Squad
2.) Trompe D’Amour Riva Starr
3.) Runnin Low Oliver $
4.) Wrong Idiotproof
5.) Riva’Snake Riva Starr
6.) Gypsy Carnival Oliver $
7.) Ray Banned Idiotproof
8.) Pray Fatman Pray Zombie Disco Squad
9.) Morning Would Jesse Rose

About Scion:
Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., was developed with a new generation of youthful buyers in mind. Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products, the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level. The Scion brand features three ground-breaking models with a wide array of standard features: the xD urban subcompact five-door, the iconic xB urban utility vehicle, and the tC sports coupe. The brand often applies new practices in all aspects of its business and pushes the creativity envelope with non-traditional advertising and marketing to engage young consumers. Scion also supports originality through its programs in the artistic community. For more information, visit www.scion.com.

VIDEO: “Roman Is As Roman Does”

MP3: “You Ain’t It”

DOWNLOAD – theFREEhoudini mixtape

Themselves

Seven months after the release of theFREEhoudini – the celebrated mixtape that announced Themselves’ return – Doseone and Jel will drop CrownsDown, a careful and vicious exhibition of mastered rap tactics and sampling ethics. Themselves’ third album proper has been gestating in the gut of this seminal group for some time. It’s both a return to form and a honing of what’s come before (Subtle, cLOUDDEAD, Deep Puddle) – both the opus that these lionhearted two were always meant to make, and the album that their hip-hop-obsessed teenaged selves always hoped to hear.

On CrownsDown, Themselves hold back nothing, welding brute skill to a concrete set of tracks that represents an essential ten commandments of rap. In preparation, Doseone and Jel revisited their beloved hip-hop collections (e.g. Gang Starr, Ultramagnetic MCs, Public Enemy, Saafir) and whittled down the recurring themes that made their favorite records so sturdy. Each song on CrownsDown represents one of these archetypes – you’ll find the “don’t bite” song, the diss track, the story rap, the “bootleggers beware” song, and the “don’t fuck with my DJ” jam, among others. In this way, Themselves revisit something classic in order to invent their own future-school entry to the annals.

Naturally, things kick off with “Back II Burn,” a “guess who’s back” track (co-written by Pedestrian) that bangs forth on good ol’ fashioned synth hits and heavy thump. Rugged slow rhymes and fast-rap pile-ons are delivered with equal aplomb, and Jel ramps up the distortion as Dose spits vitriol: “Whether shining or shunned, none and all can come/and get undone by the two in the selves one.” “Oversleeping” follows with a Bomb Squad-style sampler salvo and a whirlwind of rhyme that reference-checks lyrics from both Nas and Subtle. Next up is “The Mark,” wherein Dose cautions would-be style thieves, while borrowing his own cadence from Ultramag-era Kool Keith. Jel deals out break-driven electro bounce and a furious, unprecedented rap verse of his own, while D-Styles mans the cuts.

“Gangster Of Disbelief” finds Dose dropping science (the fourth archetype) in a rich baritone atop eerie production that harks back to his and Jel’s debut. He connects the dots from Sisyphus to Werner Herzog’s writings to his own neuroses and worldview, while “Daxstrong” takes on the spread-love model, paying proper tribute to Subtle founder Dax Pierson, left paraplegic after the sextet’s 2005 tour accident. Bandmates Jordan Dalrymple and Markus Acher (13 & God, The Notwist) join Dose for an end-song sing-along of TVOTR magnitude. The next two tracks respectively take well-aimed shots at false musical prophets and modern-day bootleggers (MP3-traders). “You Ain’t It” features an Auto-tuned guest spot from Dax himself, playing the melodic foil to Dose’s jagged and rapid fire words, while “Roman Is As Roman Does” serves up electronics-damaged boom-bap for a set of X-Clan-inspired raps.

“Skinning The Drum” rains praise on Jel, who responds in kind with a trademark live MPC performance vivifying the old “Apache” and “Cold Sweat” breaks. On “Deadcatclear II,” Dose is uncommonly nude, spinning a real-life narrative about playing caretaker to a stray cat’s corpse as a child, discovering incredulity for God in the severity of death. All of which lays foundation for the crux end of CrownsDown, “Gold Teeth Will Roll.” Here, over surging cutup soul, Dose growls, “Who will come kill me/taking their rings off like women/because I will swear on their weakness,” casting Themselves in the final archetype: righteous defenders of the culture. This sentiment cuts to the core of CrownsDown. In carving out their own classic, Doseone and Jel not only aim to topple those wrongly kinged, but lay down their own sweat-and-blood-made crowns at the feet of the thing they admire most.

THEMSELVES

11/19 Austin, TX Highball #
11/20 Denton, TX Hailey’s #
11/21 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon #
11/22 New Orleans, LA The Parish Room – HOB #
11/23 Atlanta, GA 529 #
11/24 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 #
11/25 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel #
11/27 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory #
11/28 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs #
11/29 Providence, RI Jerky’s Live Music Hall #
12/01 Toronto, ONT El Mocambo #
12/02 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig #
12/03 Chicago, IL Reggie’s #
12/04 Minneapolis, MN Varsity #
12/05 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club #
12/11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
12/12 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

# = w/ Eyedea & Abilities

CrownsDown
Themselves
CrownsDown
(Anticon)
Oct. 27, 2009
1. Back II Burn
2. Oversleeping
3. The Mark
4. Gangster Of Disbelief
5. Daxstrong
6. You Ain’t It
7. Roman Is As Roman Does
8. Skinning The Drum
9. Deadcatclear II
10. Gold Teeth Will Roll

Themselves
Themselves
theFREEhoudini mixtape
(Anticon)
1. Pay That Piper
2. Oversleeping (from the forthcoming CrownsDown LP)
3. Know That To Know This (featuring Aesop Rock)
4.Kick The Ball (featuring Buck 65)
5.1 For No Money (featuring Sole)
6. Rappers Is Interns (freestyle)
7. Party Rap Sucks (featuring Bus Driver)
8. Long Time Coming (featuring Lionesque)
9. Swarm of Bee II
10. Back2burn (featuring Pedestrian)
11. TheMark (featuring D-Styles, from the forthcoming CrownsDown LP)
12. Keys To Ignition (featuring Serengeti)
13. Roman Is As Roman Does (from the forthcoming CrownsDown LP)
14. The Medicine (featuring Slug of Atmosphere)
15. Free&Void
16. Rapping4Money (featuring WHY? / Odd Nosdam / cLOUDDEAD)

mixed by Odd Nosdam

North America Tour with Tiësto
November 10 – Shaw Conference Center – Edmonton, Canada
November 11 – Duckworth Centre – Winnipeg, Canada
November 12 – Big Four Building (Stampede Park) – Calgary, Canada?
November 13 – Big Four Building (Stampede Park) – Calgary, Canada
November 14 – PNE – Vancouver, Canada?
November 20 – Saltair – Salt Lake City, UT
November 21 – Cow Palace – San Francisco, CA?
November 22 – Marquee Theater – Phoenix, AZ
November 25 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
November 27 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
November 28 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA

Their first full length “Just Do The Dada” hit stores September 8 (The:Hours).

Dada Life now unloads a massive remix compilation of “Let’s Get Bleeped Tonight” featuring remixes by Tiësto, Don Rimini, Mustard Pimp, Phatzoo, Albin Myers, and Moguai – out November 17.

Available digitally November 17th!

“If you’re looking for something unconventional, off the beaten path, and very atypical for the mainstream scene, look no further than the gritty and dark electro sound of Dada Life”
Dance Music.About

“Swedish DJ duo behind Dada Life bring a lot to the table”
URB

“Stutteringly implacable”
XLR8R

“Creates an overwhelming desire in the listener to hit the club dance floors”
Big Shot Magazine

“Balls out maximalist electronic music”
RCRD LBL

If you’re in New York on Monday Nov. 9th, come check out the groundbreaking music behind “Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep” at the exclusive CD Release party at Konkrete Jungle @ The Pyramid.

Trail-blazing the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping beats, and gritty and grimy lyrics, this Double Disc with a deluxe 12-page booklet is going to be a true collector’s item. Up & comers and A-list Dubstep producers alike contribute the
musical underpinning for a goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia & many more. This one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come.

Come check out the CD Release party on Monday night at:
Konkrete Jungle @ The Pyramid.
101 Ave. A Btw 6th and 7th streets
$10 / $8 w/Flyer or Guest List / $5 Before Midnight
Doors @ 11pm / 18 to Dance / 21 to drink w/valid ID

Following their wildly successful tour throughout North America this fall, the Downtown Records / Universal Republic trio Miike Snow are eagerly returning to the US in Spring 2010 for their second headlining tour beginning March 22nd in Atlanta and continuing across the country throughout April 15th in San Francisco.

Receiving great reception for their live translations of the highly refined electronic compositions featured on their self-titled debut, the combination of Swedish producers and multi-instrumentalists Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg along with New York-based songwriter Andrew Wyatt expand on their dynamic sound with a six-piece band.

The songs of Miike Snow have recently been featured on primetime TV, twice on the third season of Gossip Girl, with “Plastic Jungle” ushering in the new season and “Animal” closing out the third episode with its now widely known anthemic chorus. The band is now gearing up for their follow-up single to the groundbreaking debut of “Animal” with “Silvia,” an ode that follows its’ predecessors pop intelligence.

Press on Miike Snow:

“They all have deliriously intuitive talent and are capable of expressing a wide range of emotions through music.” – FILTER

“The lush sounds and subtle electronic flourishes make it all thoroughly modern, thick with a tactile atmosphere similar to Depeche Mode’s “Violator” album.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

“…with such a big, layered sound it’s easy to imagine them headlining major venues.” – TOKION

“Instantly accessible…its pop synths, slick guitar riffs and tender lyrics make the group a perfect fit for a party.” – NPR

“This is going to get huge…This is a band that is already too big for its venues, and will likely only get bigger.” – SF WEEKLY

Tour Dates:
3/22/10 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade (Hell Stage)
3/24/10 WASHINGTON, D.C. 9:30 Club
3/25/10 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theater of Living Arts
3/26/10 BROOKLYN, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
3/27/10 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
3/31/10 BOSTON, MA Paradise
4/02/10 MONTREAL, PQ Club Soda
4/03/10 TORONTO, ON Phoenix Theatre
4/05/10 CHICAGO, IL Metro
4/06/10 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Varsity Theater
4/09/10 DENVER, CO Bluebird Theater
4/10/10 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge
4/12/10 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore Ballroom
4/13/10 SEATTLE, WA Showbox at the Market
4/14/10 PORTLAND, OR Hawthorne Theater
4/15/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent

DOWNLOAD SPIT IT TWIG! Vol. 1 and 2 HERE

Toronto’s song-sculptor and shape-shifting performer Slim Twig is capping off a hectic year by releasing the second volume of his Spit It Twig! Mixtape series before heading out on a string of North American dates. This follows the release of Slim Twig’s debut album Contempt! on Paper Bag Records, which was released in April of this year.

As a nod to the hip hop mixtapes he loves, Spit It Twig! began with Vol. 1 released in advance on Contempt! ‘as a skeletal blueprint’ of his debut album by creating a sample-based album, a la Wu-Tang Clan, combined with his own style of vocals. Some of the tracks from Spit It Twig! have also been popping up in Slim’s live shows of late. Both volumes are available for download at the above link.

“Spit It Twig Vol. 2 represents my commitment to the free mixtape format I admire so much in artists like Lil Wayne & the Clipse. This time I decided to stretch out my repertoire in directions both more overtly hip hop (’This Night’s Untold’ & ‘More Mercy, Miss Percy’), and even more abstract (’The Pink Room’, ‘Perfect Pitch’). This mix also features more collaboration than any of my other releases with contributions from Dirty Beaches, Onakabazien, D-Sisive and a (one-sided-career-fullfilling) collab with David Lynch. The diversity of Spit It Twig Vol. 2 was meant to reveal my intention & future direction with tapes which is to periodically expose experiments, and spontaneous ideas to those who are curious… all for a great price.” – Slim Twig

Slim Twig’s artistic vision is born from a twisted landscape of pop, experimental music and avant-garde film. Besides his great hair, this vision has given many critics a lot to write about since first being introduced last year with his two-part EP series, Derelict Dialect and Vernacular Violence. Critics have noted Slim’s “soliloquist’s flair” (Globe and Mail) and the “mesmerizing” quality and “enduring mythology” of songs like ‘Whiite Fantaseee’ (Pitchfork).

Spit It Twig Vol. 2 Track Listing:
01 Silver Silver
02 Black Eldorado
03 The Siamese Survived
04 This Night’s Untold feat. D-Sisive
05 Perfect Pitch
06 Norma Jean
07 More Mercy, Miss Percy
08 The Pink Room
09 A Name Is a Pistol

SLIM TWIG ON TOUR:
11/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel
11/13 – New York, NY – WNYU Make The Product radio show
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Danger Danger w/ The Chickens
11/18 – Baltimore, MD – Hexagon Space w/ Rosemary Krust
11/21 – Bloomington, IN – The Realm w/ Circuit des Yeaux
11/22 – Chicago, IL – Weirder Park w/ Heavy Times
11/23 – Chicago – TBC
11/25 – Madison, WI – Project Lodge w/ Julian Lynch
11/27 – Detroit, MI – Division Street Gallery w/ Telephone Callers, Grass Canyon
12/2 – Guelph ONT – The Attic w/ Tamsen & Elliot
12/3 – Montréal, QUE – Friendship Cove w/ The Pink Noise, Postcards
12/4 – Ottawa, ONT – 443 Kent
12/5 – Toronto, ONT – Double Double Landw/ Onakabazien, Carl Didur