Posts Tagged ‘Unknown Mortal Orchestra’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Extend Tour
LMB favorites Unknown Mortal Orchestra have been selling out dates on both sides of the pond (getting a ton of love in England especially) since the release of their excellent II LP, so it only makes sense for them to keep the train rollin with even more shows. They also... more
PHOTOS: Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/28/13
Kenny Sun went and caught Unknown Mortal Orchestra last night at the Bowery Ballroom and brought back this photo gallery. -Editor "If Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album II is a wholly solid (if a bit uneven) record, last night's show reflected that sentiment. Juxtaposed against the eat-some-acid energy of Foxygen, UMO's... more
WEBCAST: Foxygen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra will stream their show tonight!
Hipster Couch Tour Alert for tonight! NPR will be streaming the sold-out double-bill of the psych-trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) and Foxygen tonight LIVE from the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, DC. Both bands have considerable buzz surrounding their recent releases, II (UMO) and We are the... more
RECAP: Unknown Mortal Orchestra w/ Foxygen @ One Eyed Jack’s, New Orleans 2/22/13
On a stormy Friday in the French Quarter, New Orleans’ young and hip packed into One Eyed Jack’s for an evening of delightfully unique music that was worlds away from the funk cover bands nearby on Bourbon Street. The sellout crowd seemed mostly concerned with current buzz band Foxygen,... more
PHOTOS: Liars / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Joan of Arc @ The Metro, Chicago 7/19/12
Liars played to an ecstatic crowd at The Metro in Chicago on this past Thursday, July 19th. Starting with the first track on their recent release WIXIW, “The Exact Colour of Doubt,” they segued to the second track, ”Octagon,” flowing seamlessly between the lighter, more ethereal former and the darker,... more
PREVIEW / INTERVIEW: Liars @ The Metro, Chicago, 7/19/12
LA/Brooklyn band Liars, consisting of Aaron Hemphill, Angus Andrew, and Julian Gross (left to right above), are set to play The Metro in Chicago this Thursday, July 17th with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and a solo set by Joan of Arc. After seeing their video for “No. 1 Against The Rush,”... more
Pitchfork Music Festival: Final Lineup Posted!
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival was just announced with dates confirmed for the weekend of July 13-15, 2012 at Chicago's Union Park. Headlining this year's festival will be Vampire Weekend and Feist with more to be announced in that department, and joining them are the likes of... more
Sasquatch 2012 Lineup: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, The Shins, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D
The Sasquatch Music Festival has released their 2012 lineup, and as usual, it's a doozy. Headliners included Beck, Bon Iver, Jack White, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D and The Shins, all amongst a virtual who's who of the best independent artists playing today. Sasquatch takes place over Memorial Day Weekend (May... more
Snowball Music Festival: Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Rusko & more…
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Snowball Music Festival was announced recently and it's totally nuts. Any festival set in Vail, Colorado would be something to pay attention to regardless, and this year the promoters went all-out on the talent by snagging Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar,... more
LMB SF: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nov. 7-13)
Sorry for the absence of this here column last week; I got hit with an acute case of tonsillitis which definitely killed my Monday pretty badly. Felt like I was swallowing razorblades....but the good news is that it got me to the doctor to get some killer horse-pills to... more
INTERVIEW: Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson
What’s next for UMO? We start our first headline tour straight after our tour with Toro. Then we go to the UK to tour with Foster the People and then play some dates in Spain and France, then straight to Australia and New Zealand for festivals. That will take us to... more
PHOTOS / REVIEW: Toro Y Moi / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Bass Drum of Death @ One Eyed Jacks, NOLA 10/10/11
Seeing three young and hungry bands delivering fresh goods to an equally engaged and curious audience was invigorating. There is a burgeoning scene in town that is very much tuned into these great new frequencies, all very wonderful to see, well worth a groggy Tuesday to kick it down in... more
VIDEO PREVIEW: Toro Y Moi and Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ One Eyed Jacks – 10/10/11
Chaz Bundick, better known by the moniker Toro Y Moi, makes his return to New Orleans a week from today seven months after having to cancel his highly-anticipated performance at Saturn Bar as part of this year’s Foburg Fest. The prolific 24-year old multi-instrumentalist/beatsmith has proven his meddle as major... more
Tour Dates: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Free Show in LA Tonight
Back home in Chicago my buddy Mike introduced me to the first notes I had heard of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, a Portland based indie rock band that has a bit of that MGMT-style garage psychedelia that bodes really well for their recorded material. Everything I've heard so far is... more
CMJ Music Marathon 2011: First Round Artists Announced!
The first round of artists for this year's CMJ Music Marathon in NYC were just announced. The music and film festival is set for October 18-22 all around NYC. I still haven't made it out this festival but tons of indie rockers cut their teeth in NYC around this time... more
Toro y Moi Drop “How I Know” Video, Outside Lands, Moog Fest, Tour Dates
Toro y Moi just released their official video for "How I Know" via Pitchfork. It's a haunted affair, a video befit for a release around Halloween more closely than a release on the second day of August. But clearly the project is back at home getting some work... more
