Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest premieres at Violet Crown

BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. Having released five gold and platinum selling albums within eight years, A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significant musical groups in recent history, and regarded as iconic pioneers of hip hop. The band’s sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group’s innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish.

The film includes interviews from the Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Pharrell, Mos Def, Santigold, Monie Love, Pete Rock, Large Professor, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers and Common, all of whom attribute some combination of love, respect, and inspiration drawn from the legacy of A Tribe Called Quest.

It is now playing at Violet Crown Cinema, click HERE for showtimes and tickets.

Fun Fun Fun Fest | Line Up Leak #3

Do with this one what you will, or just keep hitting replay. Slayer!!!!! The full line up is coming on Monday and if you are into turntable.fm you will have the opportunity to find out before everyone else....

Last Night: Gorilla Vs Bear Fest at The Granada Theater

Stroked

The folks over at Stereogum have put together a tribute to commemorate the 10 year(?!) anniversary of The Strokes' debut album. The covers, to be expected, are hit or miss, but The Morning Bender's version of "Last Nite" is particularly noteworthy.

Download the album for free here.

Lykke Li | 2011 Fall North American Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Fun Fun Fun Fest)

Like we mentioned yesterday on Twitter, Lykke Li will be joining the Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup this November. Seriously the lineup gets better and better with each leak (#1, #2). We can't wait to see it in it's entirety!

Seeing how it's been over two years since we last saw Lykke Li in Texas, it's about time! Check out the rest of her Fall dates, including appearances at Central Park Summerstage and Lollapalooza, down below. [via]

Lykke Li | [Twitter] [Official Site] [Blog] [Facebook]

Lykke Li 2011 Fall North American Tour Dates:
08/01 - New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage *
08/03 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre $%
08/05 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues ^
08/06 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Festival
11/05 - Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Festival [Purchase Tickets]
11/07 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater #
11/09 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater #
11/11 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater #
11/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
11/14 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater #
11/15 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy #
11/17 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater #
11/19 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel #
11/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater #
11/21 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s #

# with First Aid Kit
* with Timber Timbre
$ with Best Coast
% with Fool's Gold
^ with Foster the People

ACL Festival Announces Aftershows

Here they are! Tickets go on sale at Thursday at 10am at C3Concerts.com or you can take advantage of the presale on Wednesday if you are a subscriber to the C3 newsletter. We have highlighted our top picks in BOLD.

Thursday, September 15

Pretty Lights w/ Nas & Special Guest Run DMT | Austin Music Hall
Old Crow Medicine Show w/ Hayes Carl | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Delta Spirit w/ J. Roddy Walston and the Business and Futurebirds | Emo’s (Outside)
North Mississippi Allstars | Antone’s

Friday, September 16

Manu Chao La Ventura | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Skrillex w/ Chiddy Bang | La Zona Rosa
Twin Shadow / Cut Copy DJ Set w/ Theophilus London and Diamond Rings | Emo’s (Inside and Outside)
Smith Westerns and Cults | The Parish
Gary Clark Jr. | Antone’s
Lance Herbstrong | Stubb’s Indoors

Saturday, September 17

Empire of The Sun w/ Mayer Hawthorne & The County | Austin Music Hall
Bright Eyes w/ Kurt Vile and The Violators | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Fitz and The Tantrums w/ Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme | La Zona Rosa
Death From Above 1979 w/ The Vaccines | Emo’s (Outside)
The Head and The Heart w/ The Moondoggles | Antone’s
Wild Beasts w/ Telekinesis | The Parish
Phosphorescent w/ Little Hurricane | Stubb’s Indoors
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.w/ Yellow Ostrich | Lamberts

Sunday, September 18

Iron & Wine and Yim Yames | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

(photo Death from Above 1979 - cred)

CANT | "Answer" [Stream]

We mentioned late last month about the Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear) solo project CANT, and now we get our first listen to the tripped out sounding "Answer". [via]



The debut Dream Come True is due out September 13th via Taylor's imprint Terrible Records.

Björk | "Crystalline" Video

Directed by Michel Gondry. [via]

Björk | [Twitter] [Official] [Facebook]

Last Night: Missions of Burma and Ume at The Mohawk

Bell | "Chase No Face" Video

Bell first caught our ears a little over three years ago, and although it's been a while since we've heard anything from her, we haven't forgot about her amazing voice. The video below is quite interesting as well. Everything on her face is happening in real-time, via hacked Kinect, laptop and LED projector. Watch behind-the-scenes footage here.

Listen/purchase her debut album Diamonite via her Bandcamp page. [via]

Bell | [Twitter] [Tumblr] [Bandcamp] [Facebook]

Little Dragon | "When I Go Out" Video

[Via]

Sesame Street Breaks It Down Beastie Boys Style

The Cookie Monster will always be my favorite...
[Via]

New St. Vincent | "Surgeon" [Stream]

Certain people just do a great job of promoting themselves and St. Vincent is no different. Instead of just releasing a new song from her upcoming album Strange Mercy (due out 9/13), she had the idea of unlocking video teasers (four in total), one at a time. As more and more people tweeted about #strangemercy, the videos would culminate into being able to hear the first single. Seriously a great idea!

"Surgeon"

Download the track at strangemercy.

St. Vincent | [Official Site] [Twitter]

(Photo cred: Denise Chambers)

Summer Camp | "Better Off Without You" [Stream]

Just last month we were treated to a new song ("Nobody Knows You") by Summer Camp. This time the duo has released another new track (listen to "Better Off Without You" down below) off their debut album, which is still in need of helping to fund. If you donate, the band has a list of creative exclusives you can pick from: a signed album, an acoustic gig in your living room, a dinner party prepared by them, or have them write a song about you. There's many more too. So go help them out.

Bon Iver | "Come Talk To Me" (Peter Gabriel Cover) [Stream]

We've already heard Bon Iver cover Bonnie Raitt. On sale earlier this year as a limited edition Record Store Day exclusive, now everyone will get to buy/hear Justin Vernon covering Peter Gabriel's "Come Talk To Me". The track will accompany the second single "Holycene" (out 9/5 via 4AD) from the brilliant Calgary. (via)

"Come Talk To Me"

Fun Fun Fun Fest | Line Up Leak #2

We have another Fun Fun Fun Fest leak for you! After last week we really studied up on out nautical flag code so getting through this one was a lot easier. We now can add that Ra Ra Riot, Kid Dynamite, Tune Yards, Flying Lotus and comedian Reggie Watts have all been confirmed for FFF6. The "Guess the Fest" winners will be announced with the full line up and Fun#2 ticket details are up today so check your emails or the FFF6 site right now to get your passes at the best price possible.

Fun Fun Fun Fest | [Website][Twitter]

Fun Fun Fun Fest 6 (so far)

Ra Ra Riot

Kid Dynamite
Tune Yards
Flying Lotus
Reggie Watts
Brian Posehn
Odd Future
Okkervil River
M83
X

Video: Eleanor Friedberger - "My Mistakes"

"My Mistakes," the first single from Fiery Furnaces frontwoman Eleanor Friedberger's solo debut Last Summer. The video meshes scenes of Friedberger from the past with shots of her today. It's a really fun and creative concept. Keep your eyes open for a cameo appearance from Spoon singer Britt Daniel, who was Friedberger's boyfriend back in the day.

Thanks to Shenay for the tip!

Video: Neon Indian | "Heart : Decay" + Tour Dates (w/ Austin Date at The Mohawk 9/23)

Yesterday we mentioned details of Neon Indian's new album Era Extrana and today we get an official video for the track "Heart : Decay" courtesy of Gorilla Vs Bear. The track is the 2nd part of an instrumental that runs throughout the album. Neon Indian will be making their way back to Austin on Sept 23rd with a show at The Mohawk. Full Dates below:

Neon Indian Tour Dates

9/15 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

9/16 Washington DC - Rock n Roll Hotel
9/17 Carrboro, NC - Moog Festival
9/19 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
9/20 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
9/21 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
9/22 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
9/23 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
9/24 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
9/26 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
9/27 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
9/30 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/1 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
10/3 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10/4 Vancouver, BC - Venue
10/5 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10/7 Boise, ID - Reef
10/8 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10/10 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
10/12 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
10/13 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10/14 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/15 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/16 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10/18 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
10/19 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
10/20 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/21 New York, NY - Webster Hall

The Strokes | "Taken For A Fool" Video

Neon Indian Announces New Album: Era Extraña

Neon Indian will release his follow up to 2009's Psychic Chasms on September 13th. The cover for the album is pictured above and it will be titled Era Extrana. He traveled to Helsinki, Finland to record the album late last year before returning to the states to work with The Flaming Lips. You can watch some concert footage below to get a preview of some of the new material.

Show Spotlight + Giveaway: Summer Sweat with Mayer Hawthorne

From Knuckle Rumbler:

Mayer Hawthrone is making his way to the ATX for a very special DJ set. Hopefully he might add some tracks from his latest project Impressions EP. Having grown up just outside the home of Motown, Detroit Michican, it is little wonder that multi instrumentalist -Mayer Hawthorne has soul pumping through his veins and sites Holland-Dozier-Holland among his biggest influences. I can only imagine all the soul he will be bringing down to us.

If a DJ set from Mayer Hawthorne wasn’t enough, we will also have live music from Soul Track Mind and KP and The Boom Boom. I am super stoked for this incredible line up and to have the show at one of my favorite venues, The Scoot Inn. The party will kick off at 9pm.

We are giving away a pair of tickets today on Twitter so make sure to follow us to win: (@ultra8201)

Knuckle Rumbler Presents:

Summer Sweat
w/ DJ Set from Mayer Hawthorne
Live performances from Soul Track Mind and KP and The Boom Boom
July 30th, at The Scoot Inn, Tickets Adv $12/ Day of Show $15

Video: Beastie Boys | "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" featuring Santigold

M83: Midnight City

Midnight City’ is the first track from M83’s forthcoming album ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming’. Download the track and find out more here: http://www.ilovem83.com/midnight-city. He will be in Austin in November as part of Fun Fun Fun Fest 6.

Latest tracks by M83

Video: Ximena Sarinana | "Shine Down"

Mexican singer Ximena Sarinana releases her English language debut on August 2nd. The self titled album was recorded in Los Angeles with producers Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen) with the video for "Shine Down" directed by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta. Over the next few weeks you can catch Ximena on tour with Sia and Oh Land.

Ximena Sarinana Tour Dates / with SIA:

7/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
7/23 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
7/24 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
7/26 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
7/27 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
7/28 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
7/31 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
8/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/03 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
8/05 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
8/06 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/07 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
8/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
8/11 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
8/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
8/16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
8/17 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SODO
8/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

Stream Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Through a Webcast

If you're unfortunately missing this weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival like us, they've offered a way to take in the concerts in the form of a free webcast. Awesome! Stream on the video down below or here. The entire schedule is also down below (CST). [via]

Friday, July 15 (gates at 3 p.m.):

8:30 Animal Collective (GREEN)
7:30 James Blake (BLUE)
7:20 Neko Case (RED)
6:30 Das Racist (BLUE)
6:25 Guided By Voices (GREEN)
5:30 Curren$y (BLUE)
5:30 Thurston Moore (RED)
4:35 Battles (GREEN)
4:30 tUnE-yArDs (BLUE)
3:30 EMA (RED)
3:20 Gatekeeper (BLUE)

Saturday, July 16 (gates at 12 p.m.):

8:30 Fleet Foxes (GREEN)
7:40 Zola Jesus (BLUE)
7:25 DJ Shadow (RED)
6:45 Twin Shadow (BLUE)
6:15 The Dismemberment Plan (GREEN)
5:45 The Radio Dept. (BLUE)
5:15 Destroyer (RED)
4:45 OFF! (BLUE)
4:15 Gang Gang Dance (GREEN)
3:45 Wild Nothing (BLUE)
3:20 No Age (RED)
2:50 G-Side (BLUE)
2:30 Cold Cave (GREEN)
1:55 Sun Airway (BLUE)
1:45 Woods (RED)
1:00 Chrissy Murderbot ft. MC Zulu (BLUE)
1:00 Julianna Barwick (GREEN)

Sunday, July 17 (gates at 12 p.m.):

8:30 TV on the Radio (GREEN)
7:40 HEALTH (BLUE)
7:25 Cut Copy (RED)
6:45 Toro Y Moi (BLUE)
6:15 Deerhunter (GREEN)
5:45 Kylesa (BLUE)
5:15 Superchunk (RED)
4:45 Baths (BLUE)
4:15 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (GREEN)
3:45 Shabazz Palaces (BLUE)
3:20 OFWGKTA (RED)
2:50 Twin Sister (BLUE)
2:30 Kurt Vile & the Violators (GREEN)
1:55 How to Dress Well (BLUE)
1:45 Yuck (RED)
1:00 Darkstar (BLUE)
1:00 The Fresh & Onlys (GREEN)

Fun Fun Fun Fest | Line Up Leak #1

Today Transmission leaked five Fun Fun Fun Fest artists using the video (above) spelling out the bands with Nautical Flag Code. If you're wondering why they decided to use nautical flag code it's a nod to the bands move to the larger Auditorium Shores this year. Artists included in the leak include comedian Brian Posehn, Odd Future, Okkervil River, M83 and legendary punk band X.

Fun Fun Fun Fest takes place November 4-6
[Fun Fun Fun Fest]

St. Vincent Reveals New Album Specs + 2011 Fall Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Moody Theater at ACL Live)

In a few months time (Sept. 12th) St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) will release her highly anticipated third album entitled Strange Mercy.  Producer/engineer John Congleton (Okkervil River, Wye Oak, Explosions in the Sky) is once again at the helm for the collection of new songs. Artists joining Annie on the album include: gospel organist Bobby Sparks, violinist Daniel Hart, saxophonist Evan Smith, and Midlake's McKenzie Smith on drums. (via)

“Many of the songs are about wanting relief from pain, and searching high and low for release,” attests Clark.

This fall, St. Vincent will be embarking on a tour (dates down below), and of course she'll be performing here in Austin. Tickets for the October 24th show at the Moody Theater at ACL Live will only run $20 and go on sale next Friday (July 22nd) at 10 am.

[St. Vincent Official Site]
[St. Vincent Twitter]




Track Listing:

1. Chloe in the Afternoon
2. Cruel
3. Cheerleader
4. Surgeon
5. Northern Lights
6. Strange Mercy
7. Neutered Fruit
8. Champagne Year
9. Dilettante
10. Hysterical Strength
11. Year of the Tiger

St. Vincent Fall Tour Dates:
08/25 – New York, NY @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
10/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ McGuire Theatre
10/03 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
10/05 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/06 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
10/07 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
10/08 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
10/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/13 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
10/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
10/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/23 – Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theater
10/24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Theater at ACL Live
10/25 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/28 – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
10/30 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
11/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/04 – Boston, MA @ Royale

Warpaint | "Warpaint" Video

We’ve always had the idea to do a video underwater, and were excited when our friend Ted Newsome sent us a treatment, which involved just that. It was an opportunity to create a fantastical world where oxygen, time and style were simply not an issue. Turned out to be far more challenging than we had initially expected, but we pulled through. We’re excited about it and hope you enjoy. - Warpaint

[Warpaint Official Site]
[Warpaint Twitter]

Video: Cults | "Go Outside"

Director's Statement:

To tell the story of Cults' hauntingly beautiful track, "Go Outside", I was inspired to bring the band inside the world of Jim Jones' famous religious cult, Peoples Temple, and the eventual tragedy in Jonestown. Fortunately, when exploring the feasibility of this video I became acquainted with Fielding M. McGehee III, an expert on Peoples Temple history and the primary researcher for the Jonestown Archive. It is thanks to him and his encouragement that I was able to take on this project and through his support gained access to over two and half hours of home videos showing Peoples Temple in Jonestown. For this music video we didn't want to put a spin on the footage or the peoples lives—instead we wanted to re-tell and humanize their story. In order to achieve this we used a combination of stock footage, visual effects and other tricks to embed the band into the historical footage. This was achieved through my collaboration with my visual effects supervisor Bill Gillman and my cinematographer Matthew Lloyd. Lastly, I am moved to say when we completed the video we were able to preview it for some of the survivors of the Jonestown Massacre, who expressed their appreciation of our focus on the lives of the People's Temple members as opposed to exploiting the graphic images of the final tragedy.

More info and tour dates: http://cultscultscults.com/

Show Spotlight + Giveaway: Mission of Burma and Ume at The Mohawk (7/22)

Mission of Burma are LEGENDS. I wont get into their entire history on here because you should already know it but for those not familiar it's time to study up. [WikiWiki]. When Nirvana, The Pixies and Sonic Youth are citing you as influences you are doing something right. They are returning to Austin on July 22nd and will be supported by Ume who you should also know by now (especially if you read this site). Tickets are still available but they are going quick! Strapped for cash? Head over to our Twitter and Facebook pages for a chance to win [Ultra8201 | Facebook][Ultra8201 | Twitter].

Friday July 22nd, 2011
The Mohawk & Transmission Entertainment Present:
Mission of Burma, Ume & Daniel Francis Doyle.
$15 Advance ($17 Day of Show) Doors @ 8pm [Purchase Tickets]

Wugazi: 13 Chambers

Sleep Rules Everything Around Me by WUGAZI

[DOWNLOAD HERE]

[OFFICIAL]

New Music from The Drums | "Money" [Stream] + Cover Art, Track Listing

The Drums have just posted the first single off their forthcoming album Portamento on their official website. The track entitled, "Money" sounds very similar to what we have come to expect from the band. (via)

The Drums - Money by WorkItMedia



Portamento Track Listing:

1. Book Of Revelation
2. Days
3. What You Were
4. Money
5. Hard To Love
6. I Don’t Know How To Love
7. Searching For Heaven
8. Please Don’t Leave
9. If He Likes It Let Him Do It
10. I Need A Doctor
11. In The Cold
12. How It Ended

Austin City Limits Announces Schedule Grid

See the schedule and pick out your conflicts now.

[Austin City Limits - Set Times]

Puro Instinct: Tonight at The Mohawk

[Bandcamp]

$10 w/ John Maus and Geneva Jacuzzi | Doors at 9pm

Stream The Horrors Latest Album "Skying"

You can stream the bands latest album 'Skying' in it's entirety now via the bands official website. It will be available for purchase on July 11th in the UK and August 9th in the US. The band will be performing in Austin at The Parish [Tickets] on September 21st. [Stream Now]