Two brand new videos from one of my favorite young bands. Hope they come back through the U.S. before long.

“Frail Girls

“Salad Daze”

Brand new video from Chicago’s fantastic Inspector Owl, whose new album is finally available. Really dig these guys, and they’re even better live. Catch ‘em if you can.

First video from the brand new Mystery Jets album Radlands. The album came out in the UK last week and can be ordered via Amazon.uk (mine should be here any day). Alternatively, it comes out here in the U.S. in early June. But seriously, why wait?

Mystery Jets: Someone Purer on Nowness.com.

You’ve been warned.

Full tour dates announced!

May 11 Seattle, WA – Funhouse
May 12 Vancouver, BC – 360 Glen Warehouse
May 25 San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
May 26 Oakland, CA – 1234 Go! Fest @ Vitus
Jun. 8 Baltimore, MD – Golden West
Jun. 9 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups (w/ Shaved Women)
Jun. 10 Cleveland, OH – Now Thats Class
Jun. 11 Indianapolis, IN – Melody Inn
Jun. 12 Chicago, IL – Crown Tap Room
Jun. 13 Detroit, MI – PJ’s Lager House
Jun. 14 Toronto, ON – NXNE (@ the shop under Parts & Labour)
Jun. 16 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Explosion
Jun. 17 Montreal, QC – l’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle
Jun. 18 New Hampshire – Dover Brickhouse
Jun. 19 Boston, MA – Radio
Jun. 20 Manhattan, NY – Cake Shop
Jun. 21 Wilkes Barre, PA – Bones Bar
Jun. 22 Philadelphia, PA – Golden Tea House
Jun. 23 Baltimore, MD – INSUBORDINATION FEST
Jun. 24. Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary
Jun. 25. Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
Jun. 26. Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong (w/ the Shirks)

An idea what you’re in for:

New video from one of my favorite bands around right now. If you haven’t seen Mean Jeans live yet, fix that at your first opportunity. You won’t have more fun doing anything this year that doesn’t involve someone else’s genitals.

Order the band’s ballin’ new record here.

Just heard this band on Mike Taylor’s radio show on Amazing Radio and was blown away. Wanted to something from them right away. Need to hear more from this band ASAP.

Sorry that the only Soundcloud link I could find has a NSFW image.

Actually found a widget on the Amazing Radio site with 2 different songs from the band. Check it out.

If you were in Austin last week and you didn’t catch Oakland’s The Wrong Words, well, you’re an idiot. And if this band doesn’t come to Chicago soon (the home of their label, Trouble In Mind), well, they’re idiots. (I’m using the word “idiots” loosely today.)

Anyway, check out this video and then write the band an email and tell them to come visit us in Illinois.

One of my favorite sets during last week’s SXSW festival (pics coming soon) came from Nashville’s Diarrhea Planet. Say what you will about their name, but that band fucking rocks. You should definitely check them out.

Anyway, while I was trying to find out more about DP this week, I found a link on one of their social media platforms to another Nashville band called No Regrets Coyote… and I may like them even more. You should check them out immediately:

The band apparently is about to release their debut LP on Spaghetti Spaghetti Records any day now. Definitely keep an eye out.

I’m a day late on this, but here are a few pics from this past Sunday’s show at the House of Blues. Absolutely frigging AWESOME show, I might add.

Three fantastic Midwestern bands — Wussy, The Sundresses and Oh My Me — have launched a brand new Kickstarter campaign to help fund their upcoming tour to and from SXSW, including the fantastic All Night Party official showcase.

If you have a few bucks, I definitely recommend helping them out and picking up a couple albums while you’re at it. Wussy’s Strawberry is particular fantastic, if I say so myself.

Click here or on the video below to get taken to the Kickstarter page.

This was THE best show of SXSW last year, and with this lineup is sure to be amazing again. Don’t miss this.

RSVP here.