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DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 ARE TAKING PRIVATE LIVES ON THE ROAD THIS FALL
Photo: AABID YOUSSEF Death From Above 1979 are hitting the road this fall, and they're bringing 25 years of noise with them. The Toronto dance-punk duo — Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler — have announced The Private Lives Tour, a 28-city North American headline run kicking off October 1st at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. The trek winds through some of the continent's best venues before wrapping December 6th in Pittsburgh. Along the way, the pair will tear through a string of marquee stops: The Belasco in Los Angeles on October 8th, Chicago on November 8th, and Brooklyn's Warsaw on December 4th. The sentimental highlight of the run comes November 27th, when the duo returns to their hometown of Toronto for what's sure to be a raucous night. The tour doubles as a celebration of DFA1979's 25th anniversary — a remarkable stretch for a band built on the unlikely premise that a bassist and a drummer could level a room. They've spent two and a half decades proving that point over and over again. It also serves as the live rollout for Private Lives, the band's fifth studio album arriving this fall and their first since 2021's Is 4 Lovers. Details on the record remain close to the chest for now, but the title alone suggests Grainger and Keeler haven't lost their taste for provocation. General on-sale opens Friday, May 22nd at 10am local time. Full dates below. DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 — THE PRIVATE LIVES TOUR Oct. 1 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of SpadesOct. 8 — Los Angeles, CA — The BelascoOct. 10 — San Diego, CA — Observatory North ParkOct. 11 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee TheatreOct. 13 — Englewood, CO — Gothic TheatreOct. 29 — Portland, OR — Revolution HallNov. 3 — Edmonton, AB — Midway Music HallNov. 5 — Winnipeg, MB — Park TheatreNov. 6 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine LineNov. 7 — St. Louis, MO — Old Rock HouseNov. 8 — Chicago, IL — Thalia HallNov. 26 — London, ON — London Music HallNov. 27 — Toronto, ON — HistoryNov. 30 — Montreal, QC — Théâtre BeanfieldDec. 3 — Boston, MA — Brighton Music HallDec. 4 — Brooklyn, NY — WarsawDec. 5 — Washington, DC — Howard TheatreDec. 6 — Pittsburgh, PA — Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
INSIDE ANGINE DE POITRINE’S SOLD-OUT NIGHT OF MICROTONAL MAYHEM IN RENNES
Angine de Poitrine brought their sold-out world tour to L'Ubu in Rennes, France last night, turning the room into a churning, triangle-saluting frenzy of microtonal math rock and pure, giddy chaos. The Saguenay, Quebec duo — masked, papier-mâché-headed space-time travelers armed with double-neck microtonal guitar and drums — have become one of the year’s most relentless live forces since their KEXP session broke out earlier this year, now sitting at over fourteen million views. Their sophomore record Vol. II arrived April 3. The European run continues tonight in Le Mans before moving through Amiens, Charleroi, Poitiers, La Rochelle, Brussels, Tourcoing, and beyond, with all dates already sold out. North America follows this fall, including two nights at Le Poisson Rouge in New York on September 9 and 10. See standout photos from @_by_Pat_ below. Angine de Poitrine Tour Dates:
TIGERCUB LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (PHOTOS & SET LIST)
Tigercub played their biggest US headline ever at NYC's Gramercy Theatre on May 13, touring in support of their new album Nets to Catch the Wind. The Brighton three-piece — Jamie Stephen Hall (vocals/guitar), Jimi Wheelwright (bass), and James Allix (drums) — are signed to Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard's Loosegroove label, and the Gramercy show was proof they've been carving out their own corner of alternative rock, post-grunge, and punk. The setlist included one of our songs of the week, "A Black Moon." Check out the photos & setlist below. All Photos by Sachyn Mital: Setlist: As Blue as Indigo Sleepwalker Fall In Fall Out I.W.G.F.U. The Perfume of Decay Swoon I'm Breaking Out Silver Smile Play My Favourite Song Antiseptic Burning Effigies Up in Smoke It's Only Love Control Shadowgraph A Black Moon Stop Beating on My Heart (Like a Bass Drum) Beauty
