Wavves: New Drummer + New Dates

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Surprised? Not really. Yes, we are all sick of hearing about the melt-down, but we're sure it spurred this drummer-shift somehow. Let's be honest here, changing drummers for Wavves is essentially rebuilding his entire band -- there are only two of them. This should be called the "Recovery Tour" for more reasons than one. Stark has also championed touring partner Ganglians in the past as well. Dig the new video above.

Full tour dates w/ Ganglians after the jump.

Wavves - 2009 Tour Dates
Sat 09.05 - Los Angeles, CA LA Historic State Park w/ FYF Fest
Sun 09.06 - San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Shop *
Sun 09.13 - Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge *
Mon 09.14 - Denver, CO Larimer Lounge *
Tue 09.15 - Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall *
Wed 09.16 - Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry *
Thu 09.17 - Grinnell, IA Gardner Lounge, Grinnel College *
Fri 09.18 - Champaign, IL Pygmalion Music Festival *
Sat 09.19 - Madison, WI Forward Music Festival *
Sun 09.20 - Chicago, IL Chopin Theater (Early All Ages) *
Sun 09.20 - Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (Late 21+) *
Mon 09.21 - Detroit, MI Majestic Cafe *
Tue 09.22 - Toronto, ONT El Mocambo *
Wed 09.23 - Montreal, QC Friendship Cove *
Thu 09.24 - New York, NY Santos Party House *
Fri 09.25 - New York, NY Todd P NYC *
Sun 09.27 - Boston, MA Great Scott *
Tue 09.29 - Philidelphia, PA First Unitarian Church *
Wed 09.30 - Baltimore, MD Ottobar *
Thu 10.01 - Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel *
Fri 10.02 - Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 *
Sat 10.03 - Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *
Sun 10.04 - Atlanta, GA The Earl *
Tue 10.06 - Oxford, MS Proud Larry's *
Fri 10.09 - Dallas, TX Pastime Lounge *
Sat 10.10 - Austin, TX Emo's w/ The Soft Pack
Thu 10.15 - Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room *
Fri 10.16 - San Diego, CA Casbah *
Sat 10.17 - Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *
* w/ Ganglians

Woodsist Fest Recap

So - we had a fantastic Independence Day out at the Broadway Backyard for the Woodsist/Captured Tracks festival. We soaked up the beautiful rays beneath the JMZ, took part in our first "twitter meet-up" with some great NYC blogs, and indulged in the $1 24oz Coors cans from the bodega next door. Together with our first live experiences with Dum Dum Girls, Ganglians, The Fresh and Onlys, and many more - including the highlight Real Estate - the day was a giant success. Our new acquaintance Soundbites did an ace job compiling video from yesterday's show, which admittedly got a little hazy for us Starkians right around when Dum Dum girls took the stage, so I'm glad it's documented here. After the jump are a bunch of live videos - take your pick! Keep checking back as he is still uploading vids.



Yes, that is the dude from Crocodiles...

The Ultimate Mood Enhancer

[mp3] Woods: "To Clean"

Um. So, yeah. Continuing with the summer mood enhancer theme, is this pretty much amazing festival coming 4th of July weekend in New York. Holidays in the city are usually huge let downs, but the quality of this Woodsist/Captured Tracks showcase is too much to even list in one blog post. How big a year are THOSE guys having? It includes: Woods, Blank Dogs, Crystal Stilts, Kurt Vile, Vivian Girls, Thee Oh Sees, Dum Dum Girls, Ganglians, The Mayfair Set, Real Estate and much more. See after the jump for all of the bands and details, and yes, they really are all playing in one place. Tickets are on sale now, so hurry up. We'll see you there.

Full line-up:

Friday July 3rd @ 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD

9:45pm : CRYSTAL STILTS
9:00pm :: Blank Dogs
8:15pm ::: Psychedelic Horseshit
7:30pm :::: caUSE co-MOTION!
6:45pm ::::: the Mayfair Set
6:15pm :::::: Gary War
5:45pm ::::::: Little Girls
5:15pm :::::::: Kid Romance
4:45pm ::::::::: Beachniks
4:15pm :::::::::: the Gutsies
Saturday July 4th @ 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD

9:45pm : THEE OH SEES
9:00pm :: VIVIAN GIRLS
8:15pm ::: Kurt Vile
7:30pm :::: Woods
6:45pm ::::: Tyvek
6:00pm :::::: Dum Dum Girls
5:15pm ::::::: the Fresh & Onlys
4:30pm :::::::: Brilliant Colors
3:45pm ::::::::: Ganglians
3:15pm :::::::::: the Great Excape -- reunion, pre-Home Blitz
2:45pm ::::::::::: the Beets
2:15pm :::::::::::: Real Estate
1:45pm ::::::::::::: German Measles
1:15pm :::::::::::::: Beach Fossils

979 BROADWAY BACKYARD
979 Broadway btwn Myrtle Ave & Ditmars St Bushwick, Brooklyn
JMZ-Myrtle, L-Jefferson, G-Myrtle-Willoughby DOORS -4PM- $15 all ages
RAIN OR SHINE

ADVANCE TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE: $25 FOR 2-DAY PASS PLUS $2 SERVICE FEE. SINGLE DAY TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ONLY, FOR $15.

New For You - Ganglians

[mp3] Ganglians - "Lost Words"

Ganglians are from Sacramento. Hmm. OK.

Offering, euphoric tropical jams, Ganglians summon their inner Beach Boys with windy harmonies, sunny-day acoustic strums, and beach-chair loungin' group choruses. Too sweet for you? Forget about it. Their debut LP, Monster Head Room is out now on Woodsist. Get your psychedelic, musically-induced tan on now brah.

Give it a try. Its 3:45 on Hump Day.