Looks like good ol’ Jack and Meg have finally made an official statement saying that the White Stripes are no more:
“The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want.”
While bummed a little, I do look forward to seeing what the future holds for Mr. Jack White and Ms. Meg.
I am not sure where you are from, but I hale from Ohio and the weather SUCKS here today!!!! Seriously, it is raining ice. It looks like someone kicked over a gigantic Slushie machine and all the ice covered the area. The roads are horrible, I am stuck inside and am getting restless.
So what do I do? I sit at my computer and look for distractions. I go through countless emails about nothing special and suddenly I saw this – a message from Those Darlins:
We finally get to share with you some music off our new LP Screws Get Loose.
We want to feel your excitement as we unleash all that we have worked so hard on.
Hope it turns you on.
xoxxx
Darlins
I stopped everything I was doing and checked out the song.
Suddenly I am forgetting about how craptastic it is outside and I am not worried about how long it will take me to get to work in the morning (who am I kidding, yes I am). I love their new sound and have the feeling that this is the release that will skyrocket this kick-ass foursome into the spotlight they oh so deserve.
The new album drops in March and I can not wait to hear it. If you are as crazy as I am about Those Darlins, you can pre-order your copy today!
Screws Get Loose drops on 03/29/2011
Solo musician, songwriter, and frontman Evan Thomas Weiss has got himself a sweet little project called Into It. Over It (IIOI). He came through town a couple weeks back and I missed it. Bummed would be an acceptable word I am looking for.
I would sit here and introduce Weiss, but he does it best:
I used to play in a couple bands called The Progress and Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, but that isn’t too important. I’m 25 years old. I live in Chicago. I’m 6’2″. I’m a Libra. I have a beard. My shoes are a size 9. I’m always busy. I’m always broke. I’m (almost) always happy. I write songs. Let’s kick it.
I have to disagree with Weiss about Up Up Down Down not being important. I loved than band.
Anyways, here are a couple vids to give you a taste of IIOT.
Maybe I will run into him at SXSW. That would be awesome.
If you like what you hear check out his MySpace Page and peruse through the page to find links to his releases.
Next Tuesday, Those Darlins will be releasing a 7-inch of two new new album songs entitled “Be Your Bro” and “Let U Down.” This is the first taste from their sophomore album Screws Get Loose that is dropping at the end of March on OH WOW DANG Records.
It is safe to say I am excited. If anyone knows anything about me, I am a big big Those Darlins fan. After seeing them last Fall, it is safe to say I am stoked to hear their new release. They changed their sound up a little and it sounds amazing.
7″ Track list
Side A) Be Your Bro
Side B) Let U Down
Those Darlins are currently touring in support of their new release. When these girls (and Linwood) tour, they tour…
TOUR DATES:
JANUARY
27 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
28 – Hattiesburg, MS – Thirsty Hippo
29 – Auburn, AL – The Independent
FEBRUARY
17 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic #
18 – St Louis, MO – Pageant #
19 – Chicago, IL – The Vic #
20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
22 – Louisville, KY – Headliners #
23 – Cincinnati, OH – Southgate House #
24 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel #
25 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead #
26 – Charleston, SC _ Music Farm #
27– Jacksonville, FL – Freebird #
MARCH
1 – Orlando, FL – Plaza Theater #
2 – Tampa, FL Skipper’s #
3 – Tallahassee, FL – The Moon #
4 – New Orleans – Tipitina’s #
5 – Houston, TX – House of Blues #
17th-20th — Austin, TX — SXSW
24 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat +
25 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
26 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
27 – Boston, MA – Middle East +
29 – Providence, RI – Firehouse 13
30 – New Haven, CT – BAR
31 – Baltimore, MD – Golden West
APRIL
1 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall +
4 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room +
6 – Denver, CO – the Bluebird +
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – the Urban Lounge +
8 – Boise, ID – Neurolux +
9 – Seattle, WA – the Crocodile +
10 – Portland, OR – Dante’s +
13 – San Francisco, CA – the Independent +
14 – Santa Cruz, CA – the Rio Theatre +
16 – Santa Barbara, CA – the Mercury Lounge
JUNE
2 – Ozark, AR – Wakarusa Festival
# w/Old 97’s
+ w/Black Joe Lewis
The Measure (sa) called it quits yesterday…
Making a public announcement about 2011 being the end of the band, guitarist/ vocalist Lauren Denitzio had the following to say on why they decided to split as well as talked about their final plans as a band including live shows and releases.
After a number of lineup changes, the Measure increasingly became Fid and I finding ways to continue making music together. For a while, that was working, but this Fall I made the decision that I can’t continue with the band. There were a lot of personal reasons behind that and I realized that my heart just wasn’t in the project anymore. It’s not fair to anyone to try to keep going after that, especially when you’re expected to tour and write music and play shows and look like you’re having a good time. As far as parting ways goes, it’s a fairly amicable event and I’m glad that we’re ending the band on good terms and as friends.
We started the band when I was 20, and if you had told me then that I would get to travel around the country, put out over 18 records and play with some of my favorite bands because of it, I’d think you were out of your mind. It’s been a great privilege and I hope those experiences don’t end here. Fid and I will certainly be putting out music in other bands soon, so stay tuned.
We’re planning on releasing the next collection record of the more recent 7”s later in 2011 and intend on playing Fest 10 (Oct 28,29,30-2011) for one final show. There’s a possibility of another couple 7”s as well. Locally, we’ll be playing our last shows during the second weekend in April in Brooklyn and New Brunswick. Details to be announced soon.
We want to thank everyone who has been so helpful and supportive over the years. Especially those who have set up shows, given us places to stay and put out records for us (Don Giovanni, Kiss of Death, Salinas, Chunksaah, Ernest Jenning, Art of the Underground, Los Diaper, Team Science, Snuffy Smiles and No Idea) . We’re incredibly grateful to the awesome folks at No Idea who have both distro’d our records and put out a split 7” and LP for us, getting our music out there to a larger audience than we were able to do on our own. They’ve been one of our favorite labels for a long time and it was an honor to get to work with them so closely both as a label and as friends.
To Mike Regrets, Big A, J Nixon, Mikey Yannich, Joel Control, Tim Burke!, Chris Pierce, Gore, Joey Birds, DanO, CJ, and Marco Reosti: thanks for getting through this band with us”.
punkrockneverstop,
Lauren + Fid
The Measure (sa) released their final studio album, Notes, at the end of 2010 on No Idea Records. You can still stream the album in its entirety on the band’s Punknews.org band profile page!