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K, Asthmatic Kitty, Tomlab and Sounds Familyre are throwing a South by Southwest party, kicking off at 8PM on Wednesday March 17th at The Beauty Bar in Austin, Texas (617 E 7th St). Four labels, two stages: bring your dancin’ shoes and come say “hello”!
Beauty Bar
8PM Mantler (Tomlab)
9PM Ben + Vesper (Sounds Familyre)
10PM Niobe (Tomlab)
11PM Jookabox (Asthmatic Kitty)
12PM Munch Munch (Tomlab)
1AM Jeremy Jay (K Records)
2010 has already proven to be a great year for K Records own LAKE! On the first of the year the band was featured on Daytrotter where they performed 5 songs, including two unreleased tracks.
Today, the video for “Sing 99 & 90” premiered on Stereogum. The track comes off of LAKE’s 2009 release Let’s Build A Roof.
LAKE just wrapped up a U.S. tour alongside labelmate Karl Blau, and in late February, the band will be heading overseas for a five week tour of Europe!
Check out the Daytrotter session here , and the video below (via Stereogum)!
Pitchfork TV featured a video of K Records artist Karl Blau performing Dark Sedan, from his newest release Zebra. The video features label mates LAKE, who frequently perform with Blau.
LAKE will be performing on December 18th at The Crocodile in Seattle, Washington.
You can read Karl Blau’s blog, Karl Blaug at http://klapsdaily.blogspot.com/
Old Time Religun frontman, and K Records staple Arrington de Dionyso is getting ready to hit the road at the end of August. On this upcoming tour he will be playing tracks from his November slated release Malalkat dan Singa, an “Indonesian-influenced modification on post-punk”.
The tour will consist of solo shows as well as shows accompanied by Calvin Johnson, Chain and the Gang, and Desolation Wilderness.
AdD will kick off his tour with the Helsing Junction Sleepover, an annual event full of camping, dancing, and all of your favorite K Records artists! Read more about it here.
Arrington de Dionyso Tour Dates:
Aug 21, 2009 – Rochester, Washington
Helsing Junction Sleepover – w/ Karl Blau, LAKE, Angelo Spencer
Aug 29, 2009 – Portland, Oregon
East End –
Aug 30, 2009 – Boise, Idaho
Visual Arts Collective –
Sep 2, 2009 – Denver, Colorado
Rhinoceropolis –
Sep 3, 2009 – Kansas City, Missouri
Record Bar –
Sep 4, 2009 – St. Paul, Minnesota
The Turf Club –
Sep 5, 2009 – Iowa City, Iowa
Public Space One –
Sep 6, 2009 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Eagle’s Nest –
Sep 7, 2009 – Chicago, Illinois
Empty Bottle –
Sep 8, 2009 – Detroit, Michigan
Magic Theatre Center –
SXSW came and went like the drunken blur that it always does. But I am very happy that this year, Youtube had the good sense to film one of the best showcases at this years conference. I speak, of course, the powerhouse showcase featuring Asthmatic Kitty, K Records, and Tomlab. K Record’s Jeremy Jay tore the place apart. Check out this fantastic clip of Jeremy performing “Lite Beam” from the excellent Love Everlasting 12”
*Check Jeremy Jay out on tour! *
04.02 The Smell (Los Angeles, CA)
04.03 Cafe du Nord (San Francisco, CA)
04.04 The Partisian (Merced, CA)
04.05 Luigi’s Fun Garden (Sacramento, CA)
04.07 Sunset Tavern (Seattle, WA)
04.08 Rotture (Portland, OR)
04.09 Cherry City Music Festival (Salem, OR)
04.10 Jewel Box Rendezvous (Seattle, WA)
04.11 The Peanut Gallery (Vancouver, BC)
04.12 Northern (Olympia, WA)
04.22 Gooski’s (Pittsburgh, PA)
04.23 Talking Head Club (Baltimore, MD)
04.24 Union Hall (New York, NY)
04.25 The Silent Barn (New York, NY)
04.26 The Velvet Lounge (Washington, DC)
04.28 T.T. The Bears (Boston, MA)
04.29 Zoo Bizarre (Montreal, QC)
04.30 The Bug Jar (Rochester, NY)
05.01 Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
05.02 The Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
05.22 The Smell – w/Chain and the Gang, The Hivedwellers (Los Angeles, CA)
SXSW is a mere 5 weeks away and it’s time to start mapping out your schedules. This party should make your Wednesday night a bit easier to plan. All you have to do is park yourself at The Beauty Bar for the Cool For Cats Showcase, thrown by Asthmatic Kitty, K Records & Tomlab. It’s an all-star revue featuring…
Jookabox
What’s Up LAKE
No Kids
Fol Chen
Desolation Wilderness
Rafter
Tara Jane O’Neil
DM Stith
Parenthetical Girls
Jeremy Jay
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