29 March 2012 8 pm

U.K. band, 2:54, are set to release their self-titled debut album via Fat Possum on May 28th. Listen below to the single, “You’re Early’, and watch the just released video for the same song over at Rolling Stone.

The band has also announced a string of tour dates in support of the new record. 

04/02 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront Studio $
04/04 - Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institue  $
04/05 - Glasgow, UK - Captain’s Rest Glasgow $
04/10 - Bristol, UK - Thekla  #
04/11 - Brighton, UK - The Green Door Store #
04/12 Tumbridge Wells, UK - Forum *
04/13 Liverpool, UK The Shipping Forecast *
04/14 Leeds, UK - Cockpit *
06/07 London, UK - Scala
06/09 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory !
06/10 Washington, DC - Rocknroll Hotel !
06/11 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
06/13 Boston, MA - TT The Bears !
06/14 Montreal, QUE - Divan Orange !
06/15 Toronto, ONT - NXNE/Lee’s Palace !
06/16 Columbus, OH - TBD
06/17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle !
06/18 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock !
06/21 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ! 
06/22 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge !
06/23 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore !
06/25 San Francisco, CA - Independent !
06/26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour !
06/27 San Diego, CA - Casbah !

$ = w/ Palma Violets
# = w/ Chelsea Wolfe
* = w/ Deaf Club 
 ! = Widowspeak

-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com



27 March 2012 4 pm

MP3: Ty Segall & White Fence - “I Am Not A Game”

Ty Segall and White Fence will be releasing their collaborative album, entitled Hair, on April 24th via Drag City.

Hair tracklist:

01. Time
02. I Am Not A Game 
03. Easy Ryder 
04. The Black Glove/Rag 
05. Crybaby   
06. (I Can’t) Get Around You 
07. Scissor People 
08. Tongues 

Check out their upcoming tour dates below:

05/02 San Francisco- Independent *
05/03 Portland, OR - Star Theater
05/04 Vancouver, BC - Waldorf Hotel
05/05 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05/06 Missoula, MT - The Palace
05/08 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
05/09 Madison, WI - High Horse Saloon
05/10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall !
05/11 Detroit, MI - Lager House !
05/12 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern !
05/13 Montreal, QC - Il Motore !
05/14 Portland, ME - Space Gallery !
05/16 New York, NY - Webster Hall $!
05/18 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
05/19 Raleigh, NC - King’s Barcade
05/20 Atlanta, GA - Earl
05/21 Nashville, TN - The End
05/22 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
05/23 Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern
05/24 Houston, TX - Walter’s
05/25 Austin, TX - Mohawk (outside) 

* = w/ Shannon and the Clams, The Mallard
! = w/ The Strange Boys
$ = w/ The Men 

-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com

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23 February 2012 1 pm

MP3: Parenthetical Girls - “A Note To Self”

Parenthetical Girls just announced a string of tour dates taking them all across the U.S. with a stop here in Chicago in April 10th. Check out the dates below.

03/03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir #  
03/21 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord *
03/22 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg *
03/23 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
03/24 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture *
03/26 Denton, TX - Dan’s Silverleaf *
03/27 Austin, TX - Lambert’s *
03/29 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
03/30 Durham, NC - The Garage at Motorco *
03/31 Arlington, VA - IOTA Club & Cafe *
04/02 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
04/03 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
04/05 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands *
04/06 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
04/07 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange *
04/08 Toronto, ON - Drake Hotel *
04/10 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
04/11 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Centre *
04/13 Denver, CO - Hi Dive *
04/14 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
04/17 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
04/18 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore *
04/19 Seattle, WA - Crocodile *

# = w/ AU
* = w/ Perfume Genius
-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com
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20 February 2012 3 pm

Unknown Mortal Orchestra released a new video, directed by Sam Kristofski, for their track “Strangers Are Strange”. 

In conjunction with the video release, the band also announced a string of tour dates:

02/24 San Francisco, CA - Clift Hotel (Free w/ RSVP) 
02/25 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex*
02/26 Santa Monica, CA - The Central*
02/27 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew*
02/28 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door*
03/01 Santa Cruz, CA - Coconut Grove Ballroom#
03/02 San Diego, CA - Birch North Park Theatre#
03/04 Vail, CO - Snowball Music Festival
03/05 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad#
03/07 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit#
03/08 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa#
03/09 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre#
03/10 Monterrey, Mexico - Festival NRMAL#
03/12 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack’s#
03/13 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s#
03/14 Austin, TX - SXSW
03/16 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre#
03/17 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue#
03/18 Reno, NV - Cargo#
05/26 George, WA - Sasquatch Festival

* = w/ White Arrows 

# = w/ Girls

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s self titled record is out now via Fat Possum.

-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com
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16 February 2012 12 am

MP3: La Sera - “Break My Heart”

La Sera has a new album, Sees The Light, coming out on March 27th via Hardly Art. Upcoming tour dates below.

03/03 Seattle, WA The Rendezvous *
03/04 Portland, OR Holocene *
03/06 Sacramento, CA Bows and Arrows *
03/07 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop *
03/08 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite *
03/10 San Diego, CA Irenic *
03/11 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room *
03/12 Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Sol Live *
03/14 - 03/17 Austin, TX SXSW

* = w/ Cold Showers

-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com



15 September 2011 2 pm



Above is the new video for Hanni El Khatib’s “Come Alive”. His upcoming album, Will The Guns Come Out, drops on September 27th via Innovative Leisure.

Upcoming shows:

9/15  Vice Magazine Event (RSVP only) 

9/16  Glasslands (8:30pm)  

9/17  Le Grand Fooding (6-10pm) 

9/17  Mercury Lounge (10:30pm)

-Sam McAllister | sam@tandemshoprecords.com