With Moby’s newest album ‘Wait For Me’ out for a few weeks and everyone feeling that ‘my life is content thanks to a new Moby album’ feeling, it’s time to catch his live show. The new tour sees Moby on guitar, piano, percussion and sometimes signing lead. Joining Moby on stage are regularly collaborarating vocalists Joy Malcolm and Kelli Scarr. This will be the first time since 2005 that Moby has toured the US with a live band. Lets consider ourselves lucky and go out and see some Moby!

Chicago Sept. 30th!

MOBY US TOUR DATES:
Sept 17 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
Sept 18 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sept 20 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
Sept 21 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Sept 24 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Sept 29 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Sept 30 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Oct 1 St. Paul, MN @ Myth
Oct 3 Houston, TX @ Warehouse
Oct 4 Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Oct 12 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Oct 14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Oct 15 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
Oct 18 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Oct 19 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

More here:
www.moby.com
www.mute.com

Pitchfork Music Festival was over the weekend in Union park in Chicago. I’ll have a write up of some of the bands I liked and some photos in the next few days. I tried to get to as many bands as possible. Overall I think the festival went pretty smoothly, besides Wavves being Wavves and not getting off stage, and all the bands sounded great - although I’m sorry, Pains of Being Pure At Heart kinda blew. Lindstrøm, The Flaming Lips, The Walkmen, Ponytail, Yo La Tengo, Matt and Kim, The Thermals, M83, Grizzly Bear….good, good.

Check back soon.

This group deserves a listen. Wave Machines are out of the UK and could probably be mistaken for a grittier MGMT but I like to think that they didn’t do that on purpose. The track ‘Keep the Lights On’ was a crutch for me in Norway. I found myself singing along to it almost everyday. I think if you listen, you’ll realize why. The group has a slew of dates in Europe in the coming months and released a new 7″ single “I Go I Go I Go” that has me thinking Kyle Minogue meets James Murphy’s percussion with falsetto voice.

The track ‘Keep the Lights On’ is still on top in my book, though. The bass line is real good. Plucky synths, reverbed deep strings, and loose percussion all make me happy.

Wave Machines - Keep The Lights On
Wave Machines - I Go I Go I Go

You can download ‘Keep the Lights On’ for free @ WaveMachines.co.uk
Find them on Myspace @ myspace.com/mywavemachine

Their debut album is out currently on Neapolitan Music in the Uk and received a favorable review from NME.

Passion Pit has released a video for the next single off their debut album. Regardless if you’ve had an overload of the Pit lately, it’s an alright video. Doesn’t beat the video for ‘The Reeling‘, though.

Check it about above.

July 17, 18, 19 at Union Park in Chicago. What bands are you looking forward to?

FRIDAY, JULY 17
8:40 (A) Built to Spill
7:20 (C) The Jesus Lizard
6:10 (A) Yo La Tengo
5:00 (C) Tortoise

SATURDAY, JULY 18
8:40 (A) The National
8:30 (B) The Black Lips
7:30 (B) Matt and Kim
7:25 (C) Beirut
6:30 (B) Lindstrøm
6:15 (A) MF Doom
5:30 (B) Wavves
5:15 (C) Yeasayer
4:30 (B) Ponytail
4:15 (A) Final Fantasy
3:35 (B) Bowerbirds
3:20 (C) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
2:40 (B) The Antlers
2:30 (A) Fucked Up
1:45 (C) Plants and Animals
1:45 (B) The Dutchess & The Duke
1:00 (A) Cymbals Eat Guitars
1:00 (B) Disappears

SUNDAY, JULY 19
8:40 (A) The Flaming Lips
8:30 (B) The Very Best
7:30 (B) Mew
7:25 (C) Grizzly Bear
6:30 (B) Vivian Girls
6:15 (A) M83
5:30 (B) Japandroids
5:15 (C) The Walkmen
4:30 (B) DJ/Rupture
4:15 (A) The Thermals
3:35 (B) Women
3:20 (C) Pharoahe Monch
2:40 (B) The Killer Whales
2:30 (A) Blitzen Trapper
1:45 (C) Frightened Rabbit
1:45 (B) Dianogah
1:00 (A) The Mae Shi
1:00 (B) Michael Columbia

Wednesday dance night!! Everyone come out tonight to Canopy club in Urbana. DJ Belly and special guest DJ Mertz are spinning from 10pm-2am. $1 PBR pints and $3 red bull drinks.

See you all on the dance floor.

Another glassy, summery single from Neon Indian, the side project of VEGA man Alan Palomo, has been released. The man and now woman (Alicia Scardetta) group have been secretly hard at work on a handful of tracks they will be releasing in October. Neon Indian’s earlier songs and now ‘Terminally Chill’ just give me more reason to love this stuff. Add them both to your summer mixes.

Neon Indian - Terminally Chill
Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer

Psychic Chasms is out October 13 on Lefse Records.

1. (AM)
2. Deadbeat Summer
3. Laughing gas
4. Terminally Chill
5. (If I knew, I’d Tell You)
6. 6669(I Don’t Know If You Know)
7. Should have taken acid with you
8. Mind, Drips
9. Psychic Chasms
10. Local Joke
11. Ephemeral Artery
12. 7000 (Reprise)

It’s Wednesday, so come out to Canopy club tonight. Weekly night, Physical Challenge, happens every Wednesday. The crowd is steadily growing. Be apart of the CU’s newest club night and help make it a success. Hear the best of house, indie, electro. C’mon out tonight!

$1 PBRs
$3 Redbull drinks

No Cover
18+ to enter