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Catching Up With... A.C. Newman
Get Guilty is the fifth album in six years... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesDavid Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, The National, Feist, many more contribute to Dark Was the Night comp
Today is World AIDS Day. Appropriately enough, it's also the day that the line-up was revealed for Dark Was the Night, a compilation release which will benefit AIDS/HIV awareness group, The Red Hot Organization.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsA.C. Newman offers details on second solo LP, Get Guilty
Via Pitchfork and the like, it looks like there is now a Jan. 20 release date for A.C. Newman's second solo LP, Get Guilty. The New Pornographers lead singer released his first solo disc, The Slow Wonder to critical acclaim in 2004.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHideout Block Party, Day Two: The New Pornographers, Michael Jackson Tribute and more
[Above: The New Pornographers.] Ahhh, the CTA. Gotta love those delays and train station closings, right? The two-hour travel time to Hideout prevented the chance to see The Uglysuit and those that played before them, but nothing cools off an angry commuter like some free watermelon and a playful game of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes with Tim Fite on a lovely Sunday. His lively hip-hop performance was one of the weekend's many kid-friendly offerings, which also included crafts, a Wee Hairy Beasties performance and a puppet show whose theater was rigged to a bike.... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoHideout Block Party features the New Pornographers, Drunken Spelling Bee, Michael Jackson tribute and more
Home to the out-of-place and in-between, the Hideout welcomes locals and musicians of any and all persuasions to the industrial North Branch along the Chicago River year-round. And even after a summer full of stacked festivals rolling through the city (Lollapalooza, Pitchfork Musical Festival and myriad neighborhood fests), the annual Hideout Block Party is one of the most anticipated by Chicagoans.... read more
Found in: Local:ChicagoNeko Case to tour with, without New Pornographers
When busy bee Neko Case hurt her ankle during this spring's New Pornographers tour with Okkervil River, faces fell long from coast to coast. The alt.country enchantress was to miss a number of dates supporting 2007's Challengers, and really, what's a Porno show without its chanteuse?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Pornographers' A. C. Newman thinks new solo album
New Pornographers principal dude A.C. (Carl) Newman says he has plans for his second solo album that, optimistically, could be released this fall. “On my own records, I’m left to my own devices. That can be both good and bad,” Newman told Billboard. The band is finishing up its U.S. tour in promotion of its latest album Challengers, and is set to play at a handful of summer festivals including the Summer Camp Music Festival in Illinois, The Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington, and the The All Points West Festival at New Jersey's Liberty State Park. Newman also revealed thoughts... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Pornographers and Okkervil River team up for tour
Political candidates may talk a big game about working with other countries to improve our world together, but this spring, two bands from opposite sides of the border—Vancouver, Canada's New Pornographers and the Austin, Texas-based Okkervil River—will unite, spreading harmony (three-part and otherwise) across the U.S. of A. Both bands released acclaimed albums last year, with the NP's Challengers and Okkervil's The Stage Names landing on Best of '07 lists the world over, not to mention in their home countries. Canada's wordy power-pop heroes saw singer Neko Case morph into a bloodlusty (emphasis on "lusty") siren named Chrysanthemum for a... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe New Pornographers: Challengers
For its part, Challengers stands out as a particularly strong... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsNew Pornographers' grand tour
When you’re dealing with not one, not two, but seven pornographers, you’ve got to give all of them plenty of time to show you what they’re capable of. Without sufficient exposure, viewers could be left disappointed, feeling inadequate and alone. So, how do smart pornographers avoid such reactions and maximize pleasure? They launch a huge tour, of course! What? What did you think we were talking about? The merry gang of Canadian misfits known as the New Pornographers are provoking the world with Challengers, their fourth album, which will be released on August 21. The band will make its way... read more
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