That flyer is for tonight’s debut show of Connections, a new Columbus band with a noteworthy lineup: Adam Elliott of Times New Viking, Kevin Elliott of 84 Nash, Dave Capaldi of El Jesus de Magico, Philip Kim of Andrew Graham … Continue reading →

possibly the greatest collaboration in recent times (lou reed / metallica excepted) and this seems to be the only recording out there… Filed under: music stuff, video Tagged: c. spencer yeh, i'll be your mirror, mike hummel, music, music video, the velvet underground, times new viking

Collective">Animal Collective at Grrrnd Zero The Lyon, France DIY collective  Grrrnd Zero is asking for letters of support to fight Lyon city hall's plans to evict them by the end of 2012. Since 2004, Grrrnd Zero has hosted unconventional shows for the likes of Collective">Animal Collective, tUnE-yArDs, Dirty Projectors, Black Dice, A Silver Mt Zion, Deerhunter, No Age, Deerhoof, Wavves, Liars, Xiu Xiu, Zola Jesus, Tim Hecker, Ducktails, Julian Lynch, Boris, Times New Viking, Kylesa, Wolf Eyes, Mi Ami, and many, many more .

These kids are just crazy enough to make this Young MC reference legit. Those fine folks who brought us Young Mammals , Sippy Cup Everything, also pushed this Boston collective my way. Earthquake Party's brand of garage silliness has snagged them opening slots for Times New Viking, Surfer Blood, and Handsome Furs thus far, but just got a van and will be touring Stateside in 2012. Their first ever release is called vs. Pizza . Earthquake Party vs Pizza, geddit? OOOOOOOOO yeah! This little blurb sums them up pretty nicely (plus I have a hangover from the Undead Apes show last ...

Ghost Outfit’s Jack Hardman is laughing as he tells Clash about an early gig he and band mate Mike Benson played in their native Manchester. On the number 42 bus from Withington to be exact. “The driver did look surprised when thirty-five people got on at the same time,” he recalls. “But I imagine compared to the usual Friday night people he’d get, it was quite a sedate thing to have a band playing upstairs.” Jack and Mike met for the first time at Art College when Jack had been looking for a drummer to join his then ...

FasterLouder reports that Woodland Bar in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley will be closing next month. It follows the recent closures of Miss Libertine , The East Brunswick Club and The Buffalo Club in Melbourne; the Jade Monkey in Adelaide; and, as we reported yesterday , Sydney’s Gaelic Theatre. From FasterLouder : Woodland Bar opened in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley and has hosted a parade of indie favourites including Best Coast, Times New Viking, Die! Die! Die!, Metronomy, Dan Deacon, I Heart Hiroshima, Parades and Seekae since it opened in 2010. However, according to Brisbane based music management and publicity crew Mucho-Bravado (aka ...

Ahhh, the past. A truly magical place. A place (er, time) where cult New Zealand post-punk band The Clean could record their debut single “Tally Ho!” for a mere $50 New Zealand dollars. Where that same single could climb to #19 on the New Zealand Singles Charts. Where Flying Nun Records was founded and a rock ‘n’ roll label mythlegend (it’s both) was born. Fortunately, however, when it comes to The Clean, “the past” isn’t the sum of the band’s career. The men of The Clean — David, Hamish, and Robert — have continued to make music sporadically over ...

New Zealand trio The Clean has announced a quick U.S. tour with their American label-mates Times New Viking.

Following a string of Flying Nun 30th anniversary shows late last year, seminal New Zealand indie pop band  the Clean have announced a string of U.S. tour dates for May and June. Merge labelmates Times New Viking will open many of the shows. The Clean's last album, 2009's  Mister Pop , was its first in eight years .

craigz : mgmt - anything could happen (the clean) the clean just announced a tour with times new viking (06.05.2012 in nyc, yay). moar dates at brooklyn vegan . (source:  CD101FM )

The Clean will make a rare visit to the US for shows this summer with label mates Times New Viking! David, Hamish & Robert will start their tour in Los Angeles and make a stop at the Chaos in Tejas festival before joining up with Times New Viking in Boston! Get your tickets now! The Clean’s latest release Mister Pop is av... Read more..

The Clean on tour % = w/ Times New Viking May 30 Los Angeles, CA The Echo June 2 Austin, TX Club De Ville Chaos in Tejas Festival June 4 Allston, MA Brighton Music % June 5 New York, NY … Continue reading →

The Clean @ Cake Shop (by tim soter) The Clean are returning this year for Chaos in Tejas, and following their performance at that festival with a tour with Merge labelmates Times New Viking. That tour hits NYC on June...

Long-standing New Zealand rockers The Clean , whose last album, Mister Pop , came out in 2009, are gearing up ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-clean-announce-us-dates-with-times-new-viking/62283/

Influential New Zealand rockers The Clean will be making rare stateside appearances this June, playing five consecutive shows with Times New Viking from June 4-8. The two bands, who share the same record label (Merge), will be hitting up Massachusetts, NYC, Philly, DC, and North Carolina: The Clean on tour * = w/ Times New