Beach House and Papercuts

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Baltimore's Beach House is finishing up their tour with an East Coast swing, before heading across the pond to Britain. Joining them for the area shows are San Franciscans, Papercuts. The Philly show is sold out, but the DC show still has some left. Get them quick!

4/3: Philly @ The Barbary
4/4: DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

Beach House - Home Again
Papercuts - Summer Long

Beach House

Baltimore's Beach House are set to kick off their tour with Papercuts tonight. In honor of the release of Devotion, they are starting things off with a hometown release show at G Spot. Can't make it tonight? They finish the tour up regionally in early April.

4/03: The Barbery, Philadelphia, PA
4/04: Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC

Also, check out their brand new video for "Heart of Chambers."



Beach House - Gila
Papercuts - John Brown

This Week's Releases

Even though there are some great releases this week, my pick for this week exceeds them in every way possible. Ghostland Observatory's third studio album Robotique Majestique, is by far my favorite release so far this year. I have been a fan of their's for a little while now, but this album just makes me want to quit school and follow them around on tour. Every song is masterfully crafted and seduces your ear to beg for more. Once you get through the end of the album, your adrenaline is pumping so hard that you need to start it over again from the beginning.

Ghostland Observatory

Robotique Majestique (Buy) - "Heavy Heart" & "Full Album Stream"

Other Notable Releases:

Beach House (Bmore)

Devotion (Buy) - "Gila"

La Scala

The Harlequin EP - "Parallel Lives"

The Dirtbombs

We Have You Surrounded (Buy) -"Sherlock Holmes"

Goldfrapp

Seventh Tree (Buy) - "Caravan Girl"

Tift Merritt

Another Country (Buy) - "Morning Is My Destination"

Lemuria

Get Better (Buy) - "Pants"

Mezzanine Owls

EP (Buy) - "Snow Globe"

New Beach House Video

Baltimore's Beach House has a new video for "You Came To Me" off of Devotion, which will be out on February 26. They will also be touring and have several dates in the region.

2/28: G-Spot, Baltimore, MD (CD Release)
4/03: The Barbery, Philadelphia, PA
4/04: Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC

New Regional Music

I apologize for being so out of it lately. Things should improve in the next week. In the meantime, I'll share some regional songs and remixes that have flooded my inbox over the past week or so.

The Dan Deacon remix was done by Baltimore's own Adam Lempel. DC's Party on Marz remixed an unreleased Exit Clov track. Philly's Creeping Weeds did a great cover of BOAT's "(I'm A) Donkey For Your Love." Finally, Baltimore's Beach House have a fantistic new CD that will be out in February and "Gila" is a preview track from it.

Dan Deacon - Wham City (Lempel Remix)
Exit Clov - Space Alien (Party on Marz Remix)
Creeping Weeds - (I'm A) Donkey For Your Love (BOAT Cover)
Beach House - Gila

European Vacation

While most bands are descending upon New York for CMJ, four locals decided to take a fall trip. DC's These United States and Vandaveer and Baltimore's Beach House and Arbouretum are on two seperate tours that include stops all over Europe.

These United States and Vandaveer

10/15: 93 Feet East - London, UK
10/16: The Hope - Brighton, UK
10/17: Head Of Steam - Newcastle, UK
10/18: The Social - Nottingham, UK
10/19: The Magnet - Liverpool, UK
10/20: The Beat Club - Glasgow, UK
10/21: Lazarette Festival @ The Thekla Social - Bristol, UK
10/22: ITC @ Sports Cafe - Manchester, UK
10/23: The Porter - Bath, UK
10/24: Le Franc-Pinot - Paris, FR
10/25: Le Baron - Paris, FR
10/26: Winston Kingdom - Amsterdam, NE
10/27: Tonenburg - Hoxter-Albaxen, DE
10/28: Le Mécanisme Dubitatif - Lille, FR
10/29: Tommy's Bar - Cardiff, UK
10/30: Big Hands - Manchester, UK
10/31: The Love Apple - Bradford, UK
11/01: The Slaughtered Lamb - London, UK
11/02: The Folk House - Bristol, UK
11/03: The Gladstone - London, UK

These United States - Burn This Bridge
Vandaveer - However Many Takes It Takes


Beach House and Arbouretum

10/18: Ekko - Utrecht, Netherlands
10/20: Det Bruunske Pakhus - Fredericia, Denmark
10/21: Pusterviksbaren - Gothenburg, Sweden
10/22: Debaser - Stockholm, Sweden
10/23: Debaser - Malmo, Sweden
10/24: Bastard - Berlin, Germany
10/25: Manufaktur - Schorndorf, Germany
10/26: Starclub - Dresden, Germany
10/27: Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
10/28: De Kreun - Kortrijk, Belgium
10/29: Worm - Rotterdam, Netherlands
10/30: La Fleche D'Or - Paris, France
11/01: Boa - Luzern, Switzerland
11/02: L'usine - Geneva, Switzerland
11/03: Bronson - Ravenna, Italy
11/04: Melos - Pistola (Firenze), Italy
11/05: Orangehouse - Munich, Germany
11/06: Tsunami - Koln, Germany
11/07: Fri-son - Fribourg, Switzerland
11/09: Botanique - Brussels, Belgium
11/10: The Graduate - Cambridge, UK*
11/11: Faversham - Leeds, UK*
11/11: Koko - London, UK+
11/12: Night and Day - Manchester, UK*
11/13: The Admiral - Glasgow, UK*
11/15: Glee Club - Birmingham, UK*
11/16: Water Rats - London, UK*

* Beach House only
+ Arbouretum only

Beach House - Apple Orchard
Arbouretum - Pale Rider Blues

Big Weekend in the Area

We know the DAM! Fest is going on in DC, but if you are not going to any of those shows or want to travel a little, check out some of these:


Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear is on tour with Baltimore's Beach House through the area.

10/13: 2640 Saint Paul Church, Baltimore
10/14: First Unitarian Church, Philly

Grizzly Bear - Knife
Beach House - Apple Orchard



Nada Surf go beyond their 90s hit Popular with great new music. They share the stage with The Jealous Girlfriends.

10/13: Johnny Brendas, Philly *SOLD OUT!*

Nada Surf - Do It Again
Nada Surf - Popular (a little throwback action for ya)
The Jealous Girlfriends - Something In The Water



NYC's Earl Greyhound make a stop tonight in Lancaster at Chameleon Club. For those of you who like your indie sprinkled with some classic rock, you won't be dissapointed.

S.O.S.



Baltimore's Thrushes have a big show at Ottobar tonight. It's a part of the monthly Automatic Dance Party.

Heartbeats



Bridges and Powerlines from NYC make a stop in Baltimore tonight. They will be playing at Metro Gallery.

Floods and Fields



California's The Finches make their way to DC this evening. They will be playing at The Red and The Black. On Sunday, they will play Big Jar Books in Philly.

House Under The Hill


Middle Distance Runner comes to Philly. Come check out why we love these guys so much.

10/14: The Khyber, Philly

Up In A Tree


Finish off the weekend/Start the week with a big show. Hot Hot Heat is on tour with Bedouin Soundclash and De Novo Dahl and they are in the region.

10/14: TLA, Philly
10/15: Rams Head Live, Baltimore

Hot Hot Heat - Let Me In
Bedouin Soundclash - 12:59 Lullaby
De Novo Dahl - Be Your Man

Beach House Around Town

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Baltimore's Beach House are currently on a run of the northeast with Papercuts. There will be a couple of stops in the area. You can check the tour out as follows:

8/23/07: Floristree, Baltimore
8/26/07: Rock & Roll Hotel, DC *

* Tiny Vipers are also playing

Beach House - Master of None
Papercuts - John Brown
Tiny Vipers - On This Side