The Tape

The Fader is hooking us up with a copy of the SALEM/Tanlines 7″ they’re putting out with Southern Comfort. Both artists are doing some pretty cool things, and they’re only giving out 500 of these. If you want to enter, just shoot us an email with the subject “SALEM/Tanlines Contest” and you’ll be entered. We’ll pick a winner at random in about a week. Stream and/or download both tracks right here.

Just a reminder for all of you LAists. Shoot an email to us (thetapeblog@yahoo.com) with the subject TMTS CONTEST for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Throw Me The Statue and Bishop Allen on the 11th of November.

Bishop Allen and Throw Me The Statue will be hitting LA’s own El Rey Theater on November 10th, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. Throw Me The Statue are touring in support of their latest record, Creaturesque, which was put out by the always great Secretly Canadian Records. It should be a night filled with great, upbeat pop music, and all you have to do to go for FREE is send us an email. Shoot us an email (thetapeblog@yahoo.com), with “TMTS CONTEST” in the subject, and you’ll be automatically entered to win.

And once again, the show is in Los Angeles. That means that if you don’t live in Los Angeles, or are not planning on being here on the 10th, DON’T ENTER. Download a TMTS track below.

Throw Me The Statue- Ship

Just a friendly reminder to email us (thetapeblog@yahoo.com) your favorite childrens story for a chance to win some awesome WTWTA swag. If you win you’ll get:

1) One Carol character Tote Bag
2) One copy of the soundtrack on CD
3) One WTWTA paper crown
4) One iPod WTWTA skin

Good luck!

In conjunction with his veggie oil powered fall tour accompanied by Nuclear Power Plants, the ever-eccentric and enigmatic Baltimorean has just revealed a ridiculous contest involving his tour poster. Essentially Sgt. Peppers x 1000, the image depicts an insane collage of generations of pop culture icons and it’s your job to identify all of them. Yes, all 243 of them. But your efforts will not be in vain. Indeed, the first contestant to ID every figure in this Sgt Peppers/Where’s Waldo mayhem wins an extraordinary prize package courtesy of the balding bard himself…

THE PRIZE:

1. $500 cash
2. A Portrait of you painted by Dan Deacon
3. One of the last copies of Wham City Box set #1
4. A Copy of each of Dan Deacon’s first 8 impossible-to-find releases (silly hat vs egale hat, meetle
mice, goose on the loose, a green cobra is awesome vs the sun, porky
pig, twacky cats, live 2003, acorn master)

Download your poster and answer sheet HERE and let the games begin!!!!

Send your submissions to: postercontest@whamcity.com

Fall Tour Dates

10-01 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
10-02 Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum *
10-03 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
10-04 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree *
10-05 Nashville, TN - The End *
10-06 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Café *
10-07 New Orleans, LA - Big Top *
10-09 Austin, TX - Emo’s Alternative Lounge Outside *
10-10 Marfa, TX - The Shade Structure*
10-14 Irvine, CA - Pacific Ballrom (UC Irvine) *
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
10-16 Los Angeles, CA - Eagle Rock Center for the Arts *
10-17 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
10-19 Sacramento, CA - Fungarden *
10-21 Eugene, OR - Agate Hall (University of Oregon) *
10-22 Portland, OR - Worksound *
10-23 Portland, OR - Holocene *
10-24 Seattle, WA - Vera Project *
10-27 Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis *
10-29 Northfield, MN The Cave (Carleton College) *
10-30 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
11-01 Gambier, OH - The Horn Gallery *
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dees *
11-04 Toronto, Ontario - Great Hall *
11-05 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore *
11-06 Montreal, Quebec - Eastern Bloc *
11-07 Middlebury, VT - Middlebury College *
11-08 Boston, MA - Pozen Center (Mass. College of Art) *
11-09 Pawtucket, RI - Machines *
11-10 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Nightclub *
11-13 Troy, NY - Experimental Media & Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute *
11-14 Worcester, MA - The Grind (Clark University) *
11-15 Ithaca, NY - Emerson Suites (Ithaca College) *

* with Nuclear Power Pants

Dan Deacon - Woof Woof

We’re soooo excited about this one. Probably our coolest contest yet. Shoot us an email (thetapeblog@yahoo.com) with your all time favorite children’s story in the subject, and we’ll pick a winner in a week or so. Here’s what one super lucky person will win:

1) One Carol character Tote Bag
2) One copy of the soundtrack on CD
3) One WTWTA paper crown
4) One iPod WTWTA skin

The soundtrack comes out next Tuesday, and if you win you won’t have to pay for it. Check out some prize pictures below, and don’t be afraid to enter… What do you have to lose (besides the contest)?

Major Lazer are adding some spice to the now traditional remix contest. In addition releasing stems to “Hold the Line,” “Keep It Going Louder” and “Pon De Floor,” you can also download the .psd of the figures above. Maybe you want to see Mr. Lazer next to a giant penis? Maybe you just want to see him lounging on the beach. Diplo, Switch, and the good folks at Downtown records have given you the opportunity to do this. As for the audio component of the contest, there’s not much that can be done to “Hold the Line” that hasn’t been done already, and there aren’t very many ways I can think of improving “Pon De Floor,” but the contest for “Keep It Going Louder” should yield some interesting results, since it’s essentially a pop song. So what’s stopping all y’all, get to it!

remix.majorlazer.com

[no mp3s, sorry guys. the last time we got hella takedown notices.]

The El Rey doors opened at 8:00 PM. There was a line halfway around the block and a sense of urgency and excitement. Matt and Kim have developed quite a loyal fanbase over the past year, going from playing small Hollywood club King King last June, to a packed Echoplex for the F Yeah Fest last August, all the way to a sold out El Rey Theater last night. The utter exuberance from the fans was reflected right back by the band. Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino expressed genuine gratitude for the crowd, and frequently referenced how at home they were on the stage. Smiles never left their faces as they blasted through their material past and present. With covers of “Rock and Roll Pt. 2″ by Gary Glitter, Europe’s “Final Countdown” and “Jump On It” by Sir Mix-A-Lot spread throughout the set (”Jump On It” was literally placed in the middle of “Good Ol’ Fashioned Nightmare”) the duo kept the energy level past 11 the entire night. “You can’t stop it! You tried but you can’t!” Matt yelled amidst the cover of Glitter’s sports anthem. But that’s just it. You can’t stop Matt and Kim. You can’t stop anything at their shows. At least two dozen fans leaped off the stage into adoring arms, and two to three people were surfing the crowd at any given time. The El Rey security seemed to give up. You couldn’t stop it. You couldn’t stop the enthusiasm with which they played, and the genuine happiness they were feeling on stage. They began their set with “It’s a Fact - Printed Stained,” the opener to their debut album, and a perfect opener for the show. Everyone in the audience knew what was coming, and the venue seemed to scream “1! 2! 1 2 3 4!” heading into the chorus. The front rows were in constant motion, bouncing up and down to no end. By the time they reached “Cinders” the crowd couldn’t be contained. Heads were lost amongst heads, bodies collided to the beat and nobody in the entire Miracle Mile district could avoid a smile. Kim even made her live singing debut on “Lessons Learned,” while everyone else screamed at the top of their lungs to help her out. The sense of community was thrilling and the setlist was perfect. “Yea Yeah” and “Daylight” closed out the night on the best of all possible notes. Matt and Kim truly make their home on the stage and aim to please every single person in attendance. They did just that.

All photo credits to homie Julia Sufrin.

Earlier in the night, opener Amanda Blank made her first performance of the tour, and I’m not sure how much the crowd was really feeling her. I seemed to be one of Blank’s sole fans at the show, and she came off a tad overwhelmed. Beginning with “DJ” was a questionable choice, as her singing voice isn’t her main feature. But one thing is for certain, and it has never come into question: Blank can flow like few others. She closed out her set with three rap numbers, “Might Like You Better,” “Gimme What You Got” and “A Love Song.” She began “Might Like You Better” whispering the hook over Hot Chip’s remix of Junior Boys’ “In the Morning” which worked incredibly well. The crowd began to feel it a bit at that point, and her confidence increased with the crowd’s involvement. With “A Love Song,” she definitely closed on a high note. Some of the crowd noticed the LL Cool J homage, while others just appreciated the tongue-in-cheek cleverness of the lyrics and the Santogold-sampled beat.

The night on the whole was amazing. Matt and Kim established themselves as the perfect party band, and I found myself drenched in more sweat than the last time I saw a Girl Talk show. Everyone ended the night happy, including the performers and maaaaybe even some of the security staff. A job well done all around.

Matt and Kim - The Final Countdown

Matt and Kim - Daylight

Here we go again. Teaming up with our good friends at The FMLY, we have put together an awesome show that we want all of our L.A. readers to make it out to. We are going to be giving out several pairs of tickets, so email us letting us know why you should win.
Don’t forget there will be a slip and slide, and a FUCKING POOL.

Get your tickets now!
http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=41836
For every ticket bought, a tree is planted. Also the tickets are made from hemp.

Check out the Facebook event as well

So this Friday, come down to the PDG Performance warehouse in Downtown (2485 Hunter Street, right off the 10 Freeway) and see Fol Chen, Nite Jewel, Battlehooch, D.A.D and the Beijing Blondes for $10. Because we love all of our readers so much, we’re gonna run a giveaway for a pair of tickets. If you want to enter, just sent an email with the subject PDG CONTEST and a winner will be picked at random on the day of the show. We’ll add you to the guestlist. It’s gonna be a fabulous show at a fabulous venue, and we’re looking forward to seeing you all there.

Yelle - Ce Jeu (D.A.D 4evr Remix)

The Beijing Blondes - Two Reflections

And a map of the venue…

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