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Old 05.31.2007, 04:47 AM   #1
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Two great bands brimming with the flavor that made Midwest weirdpunk the best since the days of die Electric Eels, Vertical Slit, Mike Rep, etc.

Times New Viking deserve so much credit for waking the Siltbreeze label from its dormancy, and now two albums and a split 7" later, they're bound to make Matador relevant again. Keyboard-driven attack laced with shitcaked guitars plays it raw, but the sweet harmonies and great hooks show a heart of pure pop perfection. It's even oddly anthemic enough to enrapture all of you.

http://www.timesnewviking.com/
http://www.myspace.com/timesnewviking

Little Claw are one intriguing paradox, yinning knuckledraggin' gnarl of psych/punk pummelling to the yang of an awesomely charismatic female firebrand with her own perfect balance of fury and delicacy. After their auspicious self-titled debut LP on Ypsilanti and a new split 7" with Michael Yonkers, Thurston's finding 'em to his liking so much that Ecstatic Peace is presenting their 2nd album.

http://www.myspace.com/littleclaw

Dates:


8/1 Olympia
8/2 Vancouver @ Pub 340
8/3 Seattle
8/4 Portland (@ Slabtown w/ Hunches?? pending 100% conf)
8/5 Sacto @ Fools Foundation
8/6 SF Bay Area
8/7 SF @ the Hemlock w/ Family Underground & Fursaxa
8/8 South Bay/Central CA
8/9 S.D./Orange County/Inland Empire
8/10 L.A.
8/11 L.A. (@ The Smell, waiting for final conf)
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Old 05.31.2007, 04:50 AM   #2
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Wah, wah...wish they would tour the UK.

Have Times New Viking signed to Matador now?
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Old 05.31.2007, 05:18 AM   #3
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TNV & Matador
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Old 06.06.2007, 02:07 AM   #4
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Updates...

8/1 Olympia *
8/2 Vancouver @ Pub 340
8/3 Seattle *
8/4 Portland (@ Slabtown w/ Hunches?? pending 100% conf)
8/5 Sacto @ Fools Foundation
8/6 SF Bay Area *
8/7 San Francisco @ the Hemlock w/ Family Underground & Fursaxa
8/8 Oakland @ the Stork Club
8/9 S.D./Orange County/Inland Empire **
8/10 L.A. **
8/11 L.A. confirmed @ The Smell w/ Sexy Prison (+ 1 TBA?)

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* denotes could use a little help, but I think things are gonna work out pretty good.
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Old 06.06.2007, 12:49 PM   #5
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Too bad they're not hitting Minneapolis again soon... I enjoyed the set last year at the End Times Festival.
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Old 06.29.2007, 12:46 PM   #6
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Almost complete now (just need help on day one!)...

8/1 Tri-Cities or Walla Walla, WA @ TBA
8/2 Vancouver @ Pub 340 w/ Shearing Pinx
8/3 Seattle @ SS Marie Antoinette w/ The Intelligence & Eat Skull
8/4 Portland @ Eagles Lodge w/ Hunches & Eat Skull
8/5 Sacto @ Fools Foundation w/ the Bayonettes & Standard Tribesmen
8/6 Chico @ Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave. w/ ???
8/7 San Francisco @ the Hemlock w/ Family Underground & Fursaxa
8/8 Oakland @ 21 Grand w/ Sic Alps
8/9 on "The Bus" in San Jose (location to be released week before show) w/ Sexy Prison
8/10 L.A. @ Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd., w/ Sexy Prison + TBA
8/11 L.A. @ The Smell w/ Sexy Prison + Party Fowl

"The Bus" is a movable venue which is a decommissioned transit bus with all the seats ripped out. The previous owner was a retired cop who wanted to turn it into an RV. He rigged up the electronics and vaulted the back end which was intended to be the bedroom. He also made an "attic" with front windscreen through a ceiling cut. He wood-paneled the sides and ran all the wiring behind the paneling.

So, now...the vaulted back area is the stage. The thing runs on biodiesel and toured the country last year. You can fit a band and about 60 people inside it, although a ton more people have flocked to many of these bus events, which have been outrageously fun.
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Old 08.01.2007, 01:30 PM   #7
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Just a reminder that this is starting now...

8/1 Whidbey Island, WA house party w/ Little Claw, Eat Skull, & the Intelligence (no TNV)
8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Pub 340 w/ Shearing Pinx
8/3 Seattle @ SS Marie Antoinette w/ The Intelligence & Eat Skull
8/4 Portland @ Eagles Lodge w/ Hunches & Eat Skull
8/5 Sacto @ VENUE TBA (Fools cancelled after fire marshall visit) w/ the Bayonettes & Standard Tribesmen
8/6 Chico @ Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave. w/ West By Swan
8/7 San Francisco @ the Hemlock w/ Family Underground & Fursaxa
8/8 Oakland @ 21 Grand w/ Sic Alps
8/9 on "The Bus" in San Jose (location to be released week before show) w/ Sexy Prison
8/10 L.A. @ Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd., w/ Sexy Prison
8/11 L.A. @ The Smell w/ Sexy Prison
Sacto details should be coming down by tonight...stay tuned!
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Old 08.01.2007, 03:17 PM   #8
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8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Pub 340 w/ Shearing Pinx

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Old 08.01.2007, 03:27 PM   #9
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Too bad they're not hitting Minneapolis again soon... I enjoyed the set last year at the End Times Festival.


They were here like 5 days ago!
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Old 08.01.2007, 04:07 PM   #10
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I was there...and talked to Grant Hart all the way through TNV's set.
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Old 08.02.2007, 01:09 PM   #11
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The Sacto show on Sunday is now moved to Davis at the Delta of Venus.

The Delta is at 122 B Street.

The show starts promptly at 9:00 and ends at midnight.

This is gonna rule!
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Old 08.05.2007, 10:40 PM   #12
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Go to these shows.

TNV's split with Psychedelic Horseshit is awesome stuff.
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shearing pinx rock!!!

word.

tnv are pretty awesome too.
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Old 08.08.2007, 12:53 PM   #14
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Times New Viking are even better than I thought they'd be...and I think that's sayin' a lot because I did love their records enough already to agree to book this tour for them.

Anyway, Bay Area...be ready tonight, and then it's L.A.

If you are in L.A. and in a band or have a solo project, bring your vinyl, cassette, CD, or CDR to me for the radio station. I intend to program an all-L.A. special on 8/15 for Art for Spastics v. 144.
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At least one of these L.A. nights needs to turn into a party that rages 'til 6:00 a.m.
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