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Miike Snow

Following their wildly successful tour throughout North America this fall, the Downtown Records/Universal Republic trio Miike Snow are eagerly returning to the U.S. in Spring 2010 for their second headlining tour. The tour begins March 22 in Atlanta and continues across the country, wrapping up April 15 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 it’s 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.

Miike Snow Tour Dates
11/09/09 Mon La Cigale Paris, FRA

11/10/09 Tue Le Botanique Brussels, BEL

11/11/09 Wed The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

11/12/09 Thu Dinn Ri Carlow, IR

11/14/09 Sat Koko London, GB

11/15/09 Sun Lido Berlin, GER

11/16/09 Mon Atomic Cafe Munich, GER

11/17/09 Tue Lido Berlin, GER

11/18/09 Wed Uebel und Gefaehrlich Hamburg, GER

11/20/09 Fri Loppen Copenhagen, DK

11/21/09 Sat BLA Oslo, NO

11/23/09 Mon Kuudes Linja Helsinki, FI

11/26/09 Thu Babel Malmo, SE

11/27/09 Fri Parken Gothenburg, SE

11/28/09 Sat Debaser Stockholm, SE

03/22/10 Mon The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

03/24/10 Wed 9:30 Club Washington, DC

03/25/10 Thu Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

03/26/10 Fri Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

03/27/10 Sat Webster Hall New York, NY

03/31/10 Wed Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA

04/02/10 Fri Club Soda Montreal, QC

04/03/10 Sat Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

04/05/10 Mon Metro Chicago, IL

04/06/10 Tue Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN

04/09/10 Fri Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

04/10/10 Sat Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

04/12/10 Mon Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

04/13/10 Tue Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

04/14/10 Wed Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR

04/15/10 Thu The Independent San Francisco, CA

Praise for 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

Words by: Bill Clifford | Images by: Heather Ainsworth

moe. :: 10.31.09 :: The Washington Avenue Armory :: Albany, NY

Al Schnier – moe. :: 10.31 :: Albany, NY

moe. always goes the extra mile for its fans. This Halloween was no different, as the band held its Democracy Rules themed Halloween party in New York’s capital city. The evening’s setlist was chosen by fans through an online poll and was a tightly kept secret until the performance. There were a few well-worn moe. classics as well as an older moe. original that hasn’t been heard in several years, but the real tricks and treats came with the surprise covers, several of which were first time plays for the band.

moe. opened fittingly with “TGORM” (The Ghost Of Ralph’s Mom). It was a high speed, high energy romp that sparked the packed crowd into a dancing frenzy, with many still making there way into the venue. The thundering bass crush of the Blue Oyster Cult classic “Godzilla” chased everyone into The Armory, a former basketball arena, and the gymnasium floor was a sea of bobbing heads and pumping fists. Guitarist Al Schnier‘s vocals echoed off the walls and shell shaped arena ceiling, while Rob Derhak‘s looming bass and percussionist Jim Loughlin‘s rhythmic bongos hovered in the dark dissonance.

The first surprise bust out of the night saw Loughlin, still sporting his skull mask, step to the front of the stage to rap on “Farmer Ben,” which the band last performed in 2005. The rumbling funk got the crowd moving and the mid-song teases of “Frankenstein” > “Werewolves of London” > “Munsters Theme” drew huge cheers and had many singing along.

moe. :: 10.31 :: Albany, NY

Schnier continues to impress as a multi-instrumentalist. On Paul Simon‘s “You Can Call Me Al,” he held his own on trumpet with a jazzy interlude, which drew a huge ovation. Derhak’s bellowing alto and the slower tempo turned the Hanna Montana/Miley Cyrus pop nugget “We Got The Party” into a moody and ominous flashback for many of the younger fans, while “George” was the first real jam vehicle of the night, with some pretty serious guitar dueling from Chuck Garvey and Schnier.

The set one closer was a trippy reading of Pink Floyd‘s “Echoes.” Dark, atmospheric and psychedelic, this mantra was well suited to musicians of moe.’s caliber. The dual vocals of Garvey and Derhak were eerily evocative of Waters/Gilmore. Lighting director Jason Huffer made use of each and every tube available, splashing vivid violets, reds, cobalt blues, and gorgeous greens not only on the stage but also around the entire arena. Paper mache trees on the stage and a harrowing backdrop of a fog-flooded forest complemented the hallucinatory vibe, which finally ended in a caterwauling din of ecstatic feedback as the band left the stage.

The long, improvisational jams continued throughout the second set. With Phish spending the weekend out west, moe. procured a little bit of the sticky, green stuff and offered to share their “Stash” with fans. Garvey took on the lead vocals and handled them with confidence. An arena of fans sang along on the chorus and took delight in clapping to the breaks. While in this case it was not a spot-on rendition of the jam classic, Loughlin’s malletKAT made a fine addition to this long time favorite.

moe. :: 10.31 :: Albany, NY

A little moe. does a body good, and they followed up “Stash” with their own jam rocket, “Meat.” It was hard driving arena rock, with Schnier’s searing guitar tearing through the air. It mellowed and meandered under the lead of Loughlin’s malletKAT, and then gently eased into The Grateful Dead‘s “Eyes Of The World.” Schnier’s nasal twang couldn’t ever be mistaken for the graceful Garcia, but it was easy to close your eyes and get lost listening to the duel guitars of Schnier and Garvey. The lovely ebb of “Eyes” moved effortlessly into a reprisal of “Echoes.”

Ardent moe. fans argue that there are songs the band plays far too often, but what would a moe. performance be without “the queen of the briny deep”? For anyone who decided to walk outside for some fresh air or a smoke during “Rebubula,” you might have missed what made this evening’s performance truly special, as the song morphed into The Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star” then reprised “Rebubula.” Again, dead on (pardon the pun) arrangements and renditions weren’t really the point here. We heard Garvey’s interpretation of Bob Weir’s guitar; he’s truly a guitar virtuoso, whether performing his own material or someone else’s. And to witness such a timeless song work so beautifully with their own compositions speaks volumes about moe.’s collective talent.

With Schnier on acoustic guitar and Garvey on vocals, fans were treated to a sweet, “Fuck Her Gently,” a Tenacious D cover, as the first part of the encore. There was absolute catharsis in singing along with an arena of fans to this sweet ode. An extended run through their “Don’t Fuck With Flo” and “Crab Eyes” brought the show to a close with several moe. classics.

The Amory, a poorly ventilated gymnasium not designed with acoustics in mind, may not have been the ideal venue, but when all is said and done, moe. gave power to the people by putting the setlist in the hands of its fans on Halloween. Several choices were to be expected, but they gave us plenty of surprises as well. moe. kept it close to home this Halloween, and all us East Coast moe.rons couldn’t have been happier.

moe. :: 10.31.09 :: The Washington Avenue Armory :: Albany, NY

Set I: TGORM, Godzilla (Blue Oyster Cult cover), Farmer Ben, You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon cover), We Got the Party (Miley Cyrus cover), George, Echoes (Pink Floyd cover)

Set II:
Stash (Phish cover), Meat, Eyes Of the World (Grateful Dead cover) > Echoes (Pink Floyd cover), Rebubula > Dark Star (Grateful Dead cover) > Rebubula

Encore: Fuck Her Gently (Tenacious D), Don’t Fuck With Flo, Crab Eyes, Al.nouncements

Download or stream this show at archive.org.

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Editors

“On their own terms, not anyone else’s, Editors have triumphed, aiming high and hitting the mark.” – The Sunday Times

In This Light And On This Evening, which debuted at #1 in the UK charts last week, is Editors‘s follow-up to 2007′s platinum selling An End Has A Start, and was produced by Grammy Award winner Mark “Flood” Ellis (U2, Sigur Ros, Depeche Mode). The album finds Editors heading in a new direction where synths replace the soaring guitars and lead singer Tom Smith takes his vocals to new places on an album with a dystopian, apocalyptic, mechanical ambience.

However, some things remain vintage Editors. The record is as bleak and as vivid as ever. “A record that sings of no God, a record of broken love songs, a record where the filthy city is so close you can smell it, taste it, a record of drunken violence, a record which has lost all trust in those in charge of our world,” describes Smith.

But those who focus on the gloom-and-doom in itself, he says, are missing the point. “Dark is interesting, dark is exciting, dark can be funny, there’s real life in the dark, real life IS dark,” says Smith. “When an album feels like this, the fragments of hope and love that do occasionally shine through, shine through ten times brighter than they would normally do so.”

To celebrate this week’s UK release of their third studio album, Editors have created a unique listening experience for their new album by appearing to ‘hack’ Google Street View. The experience allows fans to use a version of Google Maps on the Editors website to travel to certain areas of London where the band have hacked in their own custom locations. The new additions consist of some gloriously moody 360-degree images, shot at night. Within each location the user will hear a track from the new album, which was inspired by the mood and magic of London at night. The images feature the band and a group of their fans performing surreal activities, which reportedly have hidden meanings relating to the songs. The locations are normally unavailable on the regular Street View. Editors modified version of Google Maps allows users to enter into these locations and make the transition from light to dark so fans can explore the band’s atmospheric vision of London at night.

To access the Map go here.

To see the new video from Editors for their first UK single off the new album, “Papillion,” pop over here.