Crazy-Go-Nuts Tour

[MP3] The Grates - "Burn Bridges"

[MP3] Those Darlins - "Red Light Love"

Do you like Those Darlins? How about King Khan? No? How about now Australia-expats The Grates? Still no huh? How about Meat Puppets? You hate them? No way. Impossible. Fine then how about Dr. Dog? Ok now we're talking.

The Grates will be co-headlining this craziness of a tour with Those Darlins, featuring performances with all the aforementioned bands. Pure insanity to ensue on this massive set of dates kicking off on Sept. 8. For those not privy to The Grates' backstory, they are huge in Australia, but just relocated to good old Brooklyn and are set to release their sophmore record, Teeth Lost, Hearts Won on September 15 via Thirty Tigers/Dew Process. Traveling coast-to-coast, Those Darlins and The Grates will have their fingers in all sorts of music markets -- dirty.

Check out this massive tour after the jump. You must review closely -- this tour has more footnotes than Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise (that was for StarkNY, known for pulling Amory Blaine's on weekends.)

SEPTEMBER

8 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar
9 - Cleveland, OH @ Case Western Reserve University
10 – Newport, KY – Southgate House
11 - Circleville, OH @ Tootles
12 - Louisville, KY @ Original Highland Festival
17 - Nashville, TN - Americana Music Festival @ Mercy Lounge
18 & 19 - Bristol, VA @ Bristol Roots & Reunion Festival
26 - Cumberland, TN @ Bluegrass Underground
9/28 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
9/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft *

OCTOBER


1 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Café *
2 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
3 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
8 - Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern ++
9 - Norman, OK @ The Opolis ++
10 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall ++
12 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive ++
14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ++
16 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern ++
17 – Portland, OP - Scion/Vice Garage Fest
18 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bonds Garage ++, ##
20 - San Francisco @ The Rickshaw Stop ++, ^
22 – LA @ Silverlake Lounge ++
23 – LA @ Hotel Café ++
24 – BARDOT (private party – invites only)
25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts ++
27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad ++
29 - Dallas, TX @ The Cavern ++
30 - Austin, TX @ The Continental Club ++
31 - Houston, TX @ The Rudyard +

King Khan and BBQ Show Tour below!!!

WED 11/4 Atlanta, GA @ Lenny’s
THUR 11/5 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
TUE 11/10 MEMPHIS, TN Hi Tone **
THUR 11/12 ST. LOUIS, MO Off Broadway **
MON 11/23 VANCOUVER, BC The Red Room **
WED 11/25 CALGARY, AB Warehouse **
THUR 11/26 EDMONTON, AB Pawn Shop **
FRI 11/27 SASKATOON, SK Amigos **
SAT 11/28 WINNIPEG, MB Royal Albert **
SUN 11/29 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Triple Rock **
TUE 12/1 MILWAUKE, WI Mad Planet **
WED 12/2 CHICAGO, IL Logan Square **


MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON


* w/Dr. Dog
+ w/The Meat Puppets
** w/King Khan & BBQ Show
++ w/The Grates
# w/Digital Leather
^ w/Choir of Young Believers



After the jump.

The Almighty Defenders

With passports suspended, international status in the air, the Black Lips did what any band looking for a nice recovery would do -- they went to King Khan's house in Germany and chilled out. While we have never seen a famed Khan/Black Lips bill, we can pretty much picture it. Actually, we don't want to picture it. Gross. Yet, the music that results is probably pretty badass. Thereby, we get The Almighty Defenders -- a mix of members of the Black Lips, King Khan, and Mark Sultan (BBQ Show). The music contained is sure to be dirty, soulful, and filled with garage-y goodness. Written over three days in Berlin (during their period of international acclaim) this self-titled debut drops September 22 on VICE.

New King Khan Mp3: "69 Faces Of Love"

[mp3] King Khan: 69 Faces of Love

I feel a little uncomfortable putting Khan anywhere near anything that has to do with my mom, but hey, such is the danger of the music blog world. Today, we get another MP3 from the King Khan reissue What Is?! This shows more of his psych-soul vibe rather than the in-your-face funk vibe. He's also documenting the band's tour in a video blog. Of course it's NSFW. Enjoy?

Free Vice Christmas Sampler and Raveonettes mp3

The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa" mp3

Our good friends over at Vice are spreading the Christmas cheer with a 100% totally free and awesome Christmas Sampler that you can download now at Amazon. (Tell them Stark sent you.) The ten-song collection includes recent favorites and exclusives from superstars like King Khan and the Shrines, Japenese Motors, Chromeo, Dark Meat, The Black Lips and The Streets (whose mastermind, Mike Skinner, is pictured above in an absolutely non-doctored Santa hat.) And if that's not enough to get you pumped up on all things yuletide, then you should certainly grab the brand spankin' new Raveonettes mp3 above of "Come On Santa." (Those Danes just don't quit with the Christmas thing, but we're not complaining.) 

McCarren Pool Reprise - King Khan Live Video

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

Look at Khan in all his glory. We had just seen him the night before McCarren at the Mercury Lounge -- a show which raged on past 3 am. Khan was burnt out, yet somehow he still managed to muster the ball-breaking vocal screams, softcore nudity and dirty sexual innuendos. Oh and yeah, that cheerleader is still rocking hard. Gotta love her. "Everyone get a dollar bill out. Don't be fucking assholes," Khan says. Well, sorry Khan, you made us burn all our money the night before. Yep, we thought that was against the law. Anyway, Baeble Music just released this live video so enjoy.

Black Lips - Full Concert Stream - McCarren Pool

The Black Lips
Live from McCarren Pool
NY, NEW YORK
8.3.2008

Oh McCarren. Has it really been that long? It seems like just yesterday we were suckling sweet ale in the warm Brooklyn sun while chillaxing in your lovely concrete belly. And so, as the chilly autumn air descends upon NY, we take you back to those glorious days at the pool with a full concert stream of the Black Lips' show from this past August (available HERE courtesy of Baebelmusic.com.) The highlight (posted below) is "Bad Kids" where hordes of artist pass wielding fans, musicians, and industry folk - lead by King Khan (of course) and Bradford Cox - proceed to toss numerous rolls of toilet paper in the audience and create general mayhem on stage and off. Not to mention "Bad Kids", along with "O Katrina" are the clear standout tracks on the Black Lips' amazing debut record from 2007. Each song is marked in the side bar so you can easily switch from track to track. So sit back, imbibe on a toasty fall beverage and relive the glory of summer.

Up Coming Featured Bowery Presents Shows

Bowery Presents is bringing a few Stark favorites to NYC in the next few months. We chose a few choice dates that you should mark on your calendar, iPhone or maybe on some crazy new electronic device we don't even know about yet.

8/27 (Wed) - DR. DOG - Bowery Ballroom *SOLD OUT*
8/28 (Thu) - XIU XIU - Bowery Ballroom
8/30 (Sat) - DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? - Bowery Ballroom ** Make sure to check out the opener Zambri
8/31 (Sun) - JAMES JACKSON TOTH (Wooden Wand) - Mercury Lounge
10/4 - FLEET FOXES - Grand Ballroom...(*tickets on sale today)
10/19 - WHITE DENIM - Mercury Lounge
11/29 - THE KING KAHN & BBQ SHOW - Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/30 - THE KING KAHN & BBQ SHOW - Bowery Ballroom

After the jump.

Start Your Day Tripping w/ Bradford Cox

Pitchfork TV posts the exclusive Bradford Cox behind the scenes look at this year's Pitchfork music festival -- for those without the means to make it to said festival (cough Stark), Cox does well to transport viewers back in time, and back stage. Enjoy Pitchfork TV's whimsical camera work as they pan the chests of HEALTH band members revealing their homemade T-shirts. Also take note of the multitude of hoarse voices surrounding the Khan camp, tour manager Kristen Klein included. I recently read that Fleet Foxes plans to adopt the new Khan-established moniker of the "Fleet Somethings..." You're better than that Khan. Watch Dean Spunt of No Age's face as Cox provides a warm embrace asking about the new Batman movie -- so awkward. Bon Iver also makes an appearance here. Just enjoy the craziness of it all -- this is just part one. Check out part 2 and 3 on Pitchfork as well.