LATE OF THE PIER & THE WHIP LIVE

THE WHIP

Brit-pop fever invaded New York City last week as two of the UK’s brightest young electro rock acts took the stage of The Bowery Ballroom both Wednesday and Friday night (coinciding with the much-awaited stateside opening of Topshop/Topman on Thursday – which The Whip also just so happened to deejay).

Opening for Nottingham’s Late of The Pier (who skyrocketed to prominence following a brief flirtation with former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane), Manchester four-piece The Whip had no difficulty stirring the growing crowd into a frenzy with their upbeat electronic symphony of tracks off their debut full-length, X Marks Destination (released this March via Razor & Tie).
















THE WHIP, photo credit: Brooklyn Vegan















THE WHIP, Photo Credit: Brooklyn Vegan

Consisting of vocalist/guitarist Bruce Carter, co-songwriter/synth player Danny Saville, drummer Fiona Daniel and bassist Nathan Sudders, the band kept the energy alive and the crowd dancing like crazy throughout the set with their addictive tracks including the floor pounding anthem "Trash," the electro euphoria of "Sister Siam" and grinding instrumental funk of "Divebomb." After attracting the music industry's eyes and ears at SXSW and CMJ, The Whip are well on their way to becoming a well known name in the U.S.

















LATE OF THE PIER

After the tedious 40 minute break between sets, Late of The Pier finally took the stage and proceeded to put on an incredible live performance of genre-defying material. With equal parts "new rave" dance rock, intergalactic electro synth, tribal jungle beat and god knows what else, Late of The Pier never ceased to keep the audience rocking. After haging over the balcony for most of the night, I've got the bruises on my elbows to prove it.

Consisting of vocalist Sam Eastgate, drummer Ross Dawson, bassist Andrew Phaley and electronic sampler player Sam Potter, the band's debut full-length, Fantasy Black Channel was already one of my favorite records of 2008 (re-released this January via Astralwerks), but I must admit they sound absolutely mind-blowing in live form. Eastgate's vocals were crystal clear, Dawson never missed a beat, and the band sounded very put together overall. In addition to hits like "Space And The Woods," "The Bears Are Coming," "Broken" and "Heartbeat," Late of The Pier unveiled several raw new tracks that the crowd really took to right away.














LATE OF THE PIER, Photo Credit: Brooklyn Vegan















LATE OF THE PIER, Photo Credit: Brooklyn Vegan

Great show from two great bands - keep on the lookout for more Late of The Pier and The Whip news in the future.

ALBUM RELEASES FOR APRIL 7TH

ALL THE SAINTS Host/Washburn (Touch & Go)
ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS Epilepsy Is Dancing (Secretly Canadian)
ARCADE FIRE Miroir Noir DVD (Merge)
ASSEMBLE HEAD IN SUNBURST SOUND When Sweet Sleep Returned (Tee Pee)
BAT FOR LASHES Two Suns (Astralwerks)
BIGGER LIGHTS Fiction Fever (Earshot)
BLACK DICE Repo (Paw Tracks)
BOB MOULD Life And Times (Anti)
BRITNEY SPEARS For The Record (Jive)
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA Black Diamond (Fabric)
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE Vs. Children (Tomlab)
CHAIN AND THE GANG Down With Liberty... Up With Chains (K)
CHAINSAW Evilution (Metal Mind)
CHRIS VELAN Solidago (NewSong Recordings)
COATHANGERS Scramble (Suicide Squeeze)
THE COLOR OF VIOLENCE Youthanize (Epitaph)
CRYSTAL ANTLERS Tentacles (Touch & Go)
DARLING Burned By The Sun
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Faster (Burnside/Roam)
DESERT DWELLERS Down Temple Dub: Roots (White Swan)
DOVES Kingdom Of Rust CD/DVD (Astralwerks/Heavenly)
THE ETTES Danger Is (Take Root)
EULOGIES Here, Anonymous (Dangerbird)
THE FELICE BROTHERS Yonder Is The Clock (Team Love)
FICTION FEVER Bigger Lights (Doghouse)
FOREIGNER Live: Soundstage (Koch)
GOLDENROD Paintings For Prophets
HEALTH Die Slow (Lovepump United)
THE HOLD STEADY A Positive Rage CD/DVD (Vagrant)
HURT Goodbye To The Machine (Amusement)
MICACHU Jewellery (Rough Trade)
JOKER’S DAUGHTER The Last Laugh (Team Love)
JORIS VOORN Balance 014 (EQ)
JUNIOR BOYS Begone Dull Care (Domino)
LADY SOVEREIGN Jigsaw (Midget)
LEFT ALONE Left Alone (Hellcat)
MARIA TAYLOR Lady Luck (Nettwerk)
MARILYN MANSON We’re From America (Nothing)
MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND Soy Sauce (Nacional)
MIMS Guilt (Capitol)
MISC. Happiness Is Easy (Badman)
MY FAVORITE HIGHWAY How To Call A Bluff (Virgin)
NEIL YOUNG Fork In The Road CD/DVD (Reprise)
PELE A Scuttled Bender In A Watery Closet (Polyvinyl)
PONTIAK Maker (Thrill Jockey)
THE RED BARON My First Love (Blood & Ink)
RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT A Stranger Here (Anti)
RICHARD SWIFT The Atlantic Ocean (Secretly Canadian/V2)
SARA WATKINS Sara Watkins (Nonesuch)
SINGLE FILE Common Struggles (Reprise/Sire)
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Hyaena [Bonus Tracks] (Polydor UK)
SUPERCHUNK Leaves In The Gutter (Merge)
SUPER SATELLITE Super Satellite (Side Car)
TELEKINESS Telekinesis! (Merge)
TOM GOSS Back To Love
TRAGICALLY HIP We Are The Same (Rounder/Zoë)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Score! 20 Years of Merge Records (Merge)
THE VEILS Sun Gangs (Rough Trade)
YOUNG WIDOWS Young Widows Split Series, Vol. 1 (Temporary Residence)
YUKSEK Tonight [Remixes] (Interscope)

LATE OF THE PIER + THE WHIP TONIGHT

Seeing Late of The Pier and The Whip tonight at Bowery Ballroom - stayed tuned for the live review, but in the meantime check out the vids below.

Late of The Pier North American Tour Dates:
Apr 1 - Bowery Ballroom New York* Apr 2 - Yale New Haven*
Apr 3 - Studio B Brooklyn*
Apr 7 - 930 Club Washington*
Apr 8 - Paradise Boston*
Apr 9 - Les Saintes Montreal*
Apr 10 - KoolHaus Toronto*
Apr 11 - Congress Chicago*
Apr 14 - Chop Suey Seattle*
Apr 15 - Dantes Portland*
Apr 16 - Popscene San Francisco*
Apr 19 - Empire Polo Grounds Indio
Aug 22 - Pstereo Festival Trondheim

* with The Whip

APRIL NEW YORK SHOWS

4/1 Late of the Pier, The Whip @ Bowery Ballroom
4/1 Sebastien Tellier, Ne(x)tworks, Lemonade @ (le) poisson rouge
4/1 Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Terminal 5
4/1 The Devil Wears Prada, Emarosa @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
4/1 The Roots @ Highline Ballroom
4/2 Ariel Pink, Vivian Girls @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/2 Asobi Seksu, Tyvek @ Bowery Ballroom
4/2 Balkan Beat Box @ Webster Hall
4/2 The Cave Singers @ Mercury Lounge
4/2 Japanther, NinjaSonik @ The Shank
4/3 Langhorne Slim @ The Bell House
4/3 Gomez @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/3 Cold War Kids, Amazing Baby @ Terminal 5
4/3 The Presets, The Golden Filter @ Webster Hall (7 pm)
4/3 MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots @ Webster Hall (10 pm)
4/3 Young Love, Freezepop @ The Studio at Webster Hall
4/3 Rufus Wainwright @ City Winery
4/3-4 Bryan Adams @ Beacon Theatre
4/4 Bishop Allen, Team B @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/4 Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands @ Webster Hall
4/4 The Damnwells, Slow Runner @ Mercury Lounge
4/4 "Change Begins Within" @ Radio City Music Hall feat. Paul McCartney, Ben Harper, Bettye LaVette, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Jim James, Moby, Paul Horn, Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow
4/4 Armin Van Buuren @ Roseland Ballroom
4/4 Conspiracy of Beards @ Highline Ballroom
4/5 Philip Glass, Patti Smith @ City Winery
4/5 Bishop Allen @ Bowery Ballroom
4/5 Mates of State, Black Kids @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/6 Mates of State, Black Kids @ Webster Hall
4/6-7-8 Katy Perry, The Daylights @ Fillmore New York @ Irving Plaza
4/6 Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks @ B.B. King Blues Club
4/6 The Rakes @ Bowery Ballroom
4/7 Craig Owens of Chiodos, The Color Fred @ Highline Ballroom
4/8 Angus & Julia Stone @ Mercury Lounge
4/8-9 Bob Mould @ Joe's Pub
4/9 Superdrag @ Bowery Ballroom
4/9 Telepathe @ Sullivan Hall
4/9-10 Rachael Yamagata, Dan Wilson @ City Winery
4/9 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ Mercury Lounge
4/9 Cloud Cult, Margot and The Nuclear So & So's @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/10-11 Lotus @ Bowery Ballroom
4/10 Superdrag @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/10 Yacht @ The New Museum
4/10 Young Love @ Webster Hall
4/10-11 The Faint, Ladytron, Telepathe, Crookers @ Webster Hall
4/11 Napalm Death, Abigail Williams @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy
4/11 Lotus @ Bowery Ballroom
4/11 Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
4/12 Genghis Tron, Black Anvil, Tombs @ Public Assembly
4/13-14 Neko Case, Crooked Fingers @ Nokia Theatre
4/14 The Roots @ Highline Ballroom
4/14-15 Flight of the Conchords, Kristen Schaal @ Radio City Music Hall
4/15 Nada Surf, Holly Miranda ( of The Jealous Girlfriends) @ The Bell House
4/15 The Tallest Man On Earth @ Bowery Ballroom
4/15 Telepathe @ The Annex
4/15-17 Of Montreal @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/16 Throbbing Gristle @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
4/16 The Walkmen @ Webster Hall
4/16 Beach House @ Webster Hall
4/16 Middle Distance Runner @ The Annex
4/16 Yann Tierson @ Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
4/17 Paul Brill, The Juan McClean @ le poisson rouge
4/17 Great Lake Swimmers @ Bowery Ballroom
4/17 The Dead Milkmen @ Warsaw
4/17 The Felice Brothers @ Webster Hall
4/17 Plain White T’s, Danger Radio @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy
4/17 Stereo Total @ Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
4/17 Appleseed Cast, An Horse @ Mercury Lounge
4/17 Lady Rizzo And The Assettes @ Highline Ballroom
4/17 Young Love @ The Studio at Webster Hall
4/18 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum @ Bowery Ballroom
4/18 The Appleseed Cast, An Horse @ Mercury Lounge
4/18 Lucero, Titus Andronicus @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/19 Dredg, Maps & Atlases, Torche @ Highline Ballroom
4/19 World Inferno Friendship Society @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/19 “The Atticus Metal Tour” feat. Terror, Shai Halud, Emmure @ Highline Ballroom
4/20 The Bronx @ Bowery Ballroom
4/20 Lily Allen, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ Roseland Ballroom
4/20 The Bronx, Trash Talk @ Bowery Ballroom
4/21 The Roots @ Highline Ballroom
4/21 Ratatat @ Terminal 5
4/21 Starfucker @ Mercury Lounge
4/21 Riverboat Gamblers, Fake Problems @ The Knitting Factory
4/22 Jack’s Mannequin @ Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
4/23 Simian Mobile Disco, JDH & Dave P @ Highline Ballroom
4/23 Shiny Toy Guns @ Webster Hall
4/24 Kevin Devine @ Bowery Ballroom
4/24-25 Matthew Dear @ Rebel
4/25 Handsome Family, Marissa Nadler @ Highline Ballroom
4/25 caUSE co-Motion, Jeremy Jay @ Silent Barn
4/25 Travis, Republic Tigers @ Webster Hall
4/26 Crystal Stilts, Mahogany @ Maxwell's
4/27-29 Mogwai @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/27 The Birthday Massacre, I Am Ghost @ Highline Ballroom
4/28 Alkaline Trio, Saves The Day @ Highline Ballroom
4/28 Alternative Press Tour with 3OH!3, The Maine, Hit The Lights, A Rocket To The Moon, Family Force 5 @ Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
4/29 Peter Bjorn and John, Chairlift @ Webster Hall
4/29 Manchester Orchestra @ Bowery Ballroom
4/30 Bat For Lashes @ Bowery Ballroom
4/30 Peter Bjorn and John, Chairlift @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

BAND TO WATCH: PASSION PIT

Passion Pit are an up-and-coming indie pop/electro group from Cambridge, Massachusetts. After stirring up a buzz last fall with their Chunk of Change EP, the band is gearing up to release their debut full-length on May 19th via Sony/French Kiss. Produced by Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen), the record, titled Manners, is for fans of Animal Collective, MGMT, Hot Chip or Matt & Kim.

Check out the band's video for "Sleepyhead" below, as well as their upcoming tour dates and track listing.



Manners Track List
01 Make Light
02 Little Secrets
03 Moths Wings
04 The Reeling
05 Eyes As Candles
06 Swimming In The Flood
07 Folds In Your Hands
08 To Kingdom Come
09 Sleepyhead
10 Let Your Love Grow Tall
11 Seaweed Song

Tour Dates:
05-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso - London Calling Festival
05-04 Berlin, Germany - Knaak Klub
05-06 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
05-07 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
05-11 Manchester, UK - Manchester Moho
05-12 Sheffield, UK - Leadmill
05-13 London, UK - Heaven
05-14 Southampton, UK - Southampton Orange Rooms
05-15 Brighton, UK - Great Escape Festival
05-16 Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
05-23 George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
05-24 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
05-26 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos
05-28 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
05-30 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
06-02 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
06-03 Austin, TX - Emos
06-04 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
06-05 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-06 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn
06-08 Richmond, VA - The National
06-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-11 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-13 Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
06-14 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
06-17 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
06-18 Boston, MA - Paradise
06-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
07-04 Malsaucy, France - Eurockeennes
09-11 Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival

CURSIVE, I'M SWOLLEN + TOUR DATES

Cursive's sixth studio full-length, Mama, I'm Swollen, is out now (via Saddle Creek) and begging for you to listen. The follow-up to 2006's Happy Hollow and 2003's The Ugly Organ is rife with the Omaha-based band's trademark sarcasm and wit, as well as rocking harder than ever before. Check out the rest of the band's spring tour dates below (including all SXSW Austin, TX shows).


Mama, I'm Swollen Tracklisting:
1. In The Now
2. From The Hips
3. I Couldn't Love You
4. Donkeys
5. Caveman
6. We're Going To Hell
7. Mama, I'm Satan
8. Let Me Up
9. Mama, I'm Swollen
10. What Have I Done?





TOUR DATES
MAR. 18 SAN ANTONIO, TX @ WHITE RABBIT W/ LADYFINGER (NE) AND LITTLE BRAZIL
Mar. 19 SXSW BROOKLYN VEGAN PARTY @ RADIO ROOM, 507 E. 6TH ST (3:30PM)
Mar. 19 SXSW OTHER MUSIC PARTY @ THE FRENCH LEGATION, 802 SAN MARCOS ST. (6PM)
Mar. 20 SXSW VILLAGE VOICE PARTY @ LA ZONA ROSA, 612 W. 4TH ST. (2:30PM)
Mar. 20 SXSW SADDLE CREEK SHOWCASE @ RADIO ROOM, 507 E. 6th ST. (1AM)
Mar. 21 SXSW MESS WITH TEXAS 3 @ WATERLOO PARK, 14TH ST. & TRINITY ST. (3:10PM)
Mar. 21 SXSW LOVITT/SLIP PARTY @ RADIO ROOM,507 E. 6TH ST. (5:15PM)
APR. 24 ST. LOUIS, MO @ THE FIREBIRD
APR. 25 MEMPHIS, TN @ HI TONE
APR. 26 NASHVILLE, TN @ MERCY LOUNGE W/ MAN MAN
APR. 27 BIRMINGHAM, AL @ BOTTLETREE W/ MAN MAN
APR. 28 PENSACOLA, FL @ SLUGGOS W/ MAN MAN
APR. 29 ORLANDO, FL @ THE SOCIAL W/ MAN MAN
APR. 30 ORLANDO, FL @ THE SOCIAL W/ MAN MAN
MAY 1 ATLANTA, GA @ VARIETY PLAYHOUSE W/ MAN MAN
MAY 2 CARRBORO, NC @ CAT'S CRADLE W/ MAN MAN
MAY 3 WASHINGTON, DC @ BLACK CAT W/ MAN MAN
MAY 5 PITTSBURGH, PA @ DIESEL W/ MAN MAN
MAY 6 DETROIT, MI @ MAGIC STICK W/ MAN MAN
MAY 7 MILWAUKEE, WI @ TURNER HALL
MAY 8 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ FIRST AVENUE
MAY 9 CHICAGO, IL @ BOTTOM LOUNGE

DINOSAUR JR. SIGNS TO JAGJAGUWAR

After recently signing to Jagjaguar, Dinosaur Jr. have announced an upcoming North American tour this April, where they'll be revealing some new material.

The heavyweight rockers will also be be giving out an exclusive limited-edition 7", which features two live tracks recorded during a Pitchfork.tv session at J Mascis' Bisquiteen Studios.

Check out the tour dates below:

03/20/09 Austin, TX - Cedar St. Courtyard w/ Cursive
03/21/09 Austin, TX - Halcycon Cofeeshop - SXSW
03/21/09 Austin, TX - The Parish - SXSW Merge Showcase
04/01/09 Milford, CT - Daniel Street w/ Awesome Color
04/02/09 Providence, RI - Club Hell w/ Awesome Color
04/03/09 Portland, ME - The Station w/ Awesome Color
04/04/09 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground w/ Awesome Color
04/06/09 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom w/ Awesome Color
04/07/09 State College, PA - Lulu's w/ Awesome Color
04/08/09 Akron, OH - Musica w/ Awesome Color
04/09/09 East Lansing, MI - The Small Planet w/ Awesome Color
04/10/09 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub w/ Awesome Color
04/11/09 DeKalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub w/ Awesome Color
04/13/09 Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews w/ Dead Confederate
04/14/09 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall w/ Dead Confederate
04/15/09 Baton Rouge, LA - The Varsity Theatre w/ Dead Confederate
04/16/09 Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room w/ Dead Confederate
04/17/09 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge w/ Dead Confederate
04/18/09 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's w/ Dead Confederate
04/20/09 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club w/ Dead Confederate
04/21/09 Augusta, GA - Sky City w/ Dead Confederate
04/22/09 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds w/ Dead Confederate
04/23/09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/24/09 Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/25/09 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/26/09 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/27/09 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/29/09 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
04/30/09 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
05/01/09 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen
05/02/09 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar w/ Mike Watt and The Secondmen

ALBUM RELEASES FOR MARCH 3RD

A PLEA FOR PURGING Depravity (Facedown)
ANAMANAGUCHI Dawn Metropolis (Normative)
ANGUS AND JULIA STONE A Book Like This (Nettwerk)
ANTIGAMA Warning (Relapse)
AUTUMN Altitude [Netherlands] (Metal Blade)
BALLAS HOUGH BAND BHB (Hollywood)
BLACK GOLD Rush (Red Bull)
BRIGHTEN PORT AUTHORITY I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat (Southern Fried)
BURIED INSIDE Spoils of Failure (Relapse)
CLOUD HYMN A Seed Buried In The Ground
DEFIBRILLATORS Corn Money (City Salvage)
DJEDJOTRONIC Dirty And Hard (Boys Noize)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE No Better Place: Live In Chicago (Shout! Factory)
THE GREEN PAJAMAS Hidden Minutes (Camera Obscura)
GREGORY DOUGLASS Battler (Emote)
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Midnight At The Movies (Bloodshot)
MARISSA NADLER Little Hells (Kemado)
MALEFICE Dawn of Reprisal (Metal Blade)
MARTY WILLSON-PIPER Nightjar (Second Motion)
NASHVILLE PUSSY From Hell To Texas (SPV)
NEKO CASE Middle Cyclone (Anti)
OF MACHINES As Is Everything Was Held In Place (Victory/Rise)
PRODIGY Invaders Must Die (Cooking Vinyl/Take Me To The Hospital)
RA RA RIOT Can You Tell (Barsuk)
SAY HI Oohs & Aahs (Barsuk)
SMOKE Routes (Echo Beach)
SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES Communion (Yep Roc)
THE STRANGE BOYS The Strange Boys And Girls Club (In The Red)
THUNDERS The Sympathetic Oscillations EP (A Squared)
TRADITIONIST Season To Season (Banter Better Looking)
U2 No Line On The Horizon [CD/DVD] (Interscope)
WILD LIGHT Adult Nights (Columbia)
WRETCHED The Exodus of Autonomy (Victory)

MAD FOR RAD HOURANI A/W 2009

Visit Dazed Digital to check out my interview with the self-taught Montreal born, Paris & New York-based fashion designer Rad Hourani. Androgynous is the new sexy.

THE DIG + MYSTERY JETS LIVE

Young New York natives The Dig are playing their spacey, grungy indie rock tomorrow night (Feb. 18th) at Pianos with We.re All Broken, Kepi and Kevin Seconds (of Seven Seconds). On Tuesday, February 24th catch them at the Bowery Ballroom, where they'll be opening for London's Mystery Jets. They'll also be playing a number of east coast gigs throughout the rest of February and March (check below for the tour dates).

Visit The Dig's website to download their new three-song demo (and follow-up to 2007's Good Luck And Games EP). The band has previously opened for Girl Talk, Tapes n' Tapes and Longwave.

The Dig Tour Dates

Feb. 16 @ The Black Cat - Washington DC
Feb. 18 @ Pianos - New York, NY

Feb. 20 @ Radio Bean - Burlington, VT

Feb. 21 @ Iron Horse Music Hall- Northampton, MA

Feb. 22 @ TT the Bears - Cambridge, MA
Feb. 24 @ The Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY

Feb. 26 @ The Khyber - Philadelphia, PA

Feb. 28 @ Thunderbird Cafe - Pittsburg, PA

March 3 @ Double Door - Chicago, IL

March 5 @ Phoenix Hill - Louisville, KY

March 6 @ Sam's Saloon - Indianapolis, IN

March 7 @ Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH

March 11 @ Preservation Pub - Knoxville, TN
March 12 @ The Garage - Asheville, NC

March 13 @ Elliot's Review - Winston - Salem, NC

March 14 @ The Mansion - Chapel Hill, NC