DOWNLOAD: YACHT - "Le Goudron" (Brigitte Fontaine Cover) (MP3)

YACHT at Treasure Island 2011 (more by Autumn Andel)

YACHT are currently in Europe on their 2012 Shangri-La tour, and upon returning to the US later this month, they'll kick off the Southern USA portion of that tour with fellow Portlanders Onuinu. That tour includes TX shows happening on June 7 at Club Dada in Dallas, June 8 at Mohawk in Austin with local faves Love Inks, and June 9 at Fitzgerald's in Houston with The Illegal Wire Taps.

In honor of their European tour, YACHT recorded a cover of French avant-garde artist Brigitte Fontaine's "Le Goudron." It's the band's first recording in French, which is actually Claire Evans' first language. Grab an MP3 of the track above or stream it below.

All dates and stream below...

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Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza (more by Joe McCabe)

Earlier this month Yann Tiersen played MHOW and Irving Plaza in NYC, and he will be bringing his show to Austin at Emo's East on Friday (5/18) with Piano Chat. Tickets are still available and we're also giving away 2 pairs. Details on how to enter to win are below, along with all dates and some videos.

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tUnE-yArDs at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako)

tUnE-yArDs, who are set to play Sasquatch! later this month and then kick off a US tour, have expanded that tour to include a few more dates. The new dates include an Austin show happening on May 30 at Mohawk. Tickets are on sale now.

After that tour wraps up, they'll take a short break, before heading out for a bunch of international dates in July and August which include Newport Folk Fest and Lollapalooza.

Updated dates and a video below...

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photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin words by Andrew Sacher

Geoff Earle (AKA Fresh Millions) @ ND 501 - 5/11/2012

ND @ 501 Studios was graced by a pretty strong local bill last Friday (5/11) with the disco-y Fresh Millions (aka Geoff Earle), DFA-sounding dance rockers Rickey Jean Francois and the Balearic bliss of Orthy (aka Ian Orth). Pictures from that show are in this post.

Fresh Millions have another local show scheduled this month, which happens on May 31 at Beauty Ballroom with Art Vs Science, Cheap Curls (featuring ex-Dum Dum Girl Katie aka Bambi), Slash Future, and Sphynx. Tickets are on sale now. The flier for this show and more pics from the ND 501 show below...

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photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Hanni El Khatib @ Mohawk - 5/07/2012

Hanni El Khatib wrapped up a tour with Sundelles in California last week, after stopping in Austin for a show at Mohawk (5/7) with support from Austin's Black Tabs.

Habbi El Khatib is one of the guests on Skelethon, the upcoming album by Aesop Rock, who recently announced a tour which hits Austin on August 11 at Mohawk. Tickets are on sale.

More pictures from the Hanni show below...

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photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Active Child @ Mohawk - 5/4/2012

Active Child's tour with Balam Acab and Superhumanoids came through Austin earlier this month for a show at Mohawk (5/4), complete with lasers and fog machines. Brian Gray from Austin Town Hall spoke really highly of the show, complimenting Pat Grossi's vocal abilities in a live setting and the crowd's constant engagement. He also offers, "If you are on the fence about Active Child, go to a show."

Meanwhile, as others have hinted at in the past, Balam Acab, as great as he is recorded, may not be much of a live act: "But no matter the music, one guy, several sequencers, Macbook and an 808 do not captivate, especially on an outdoor stage with static lighting."

More pics and a video from the show below...

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Garage rocker Ty Segall and psych rocker White Fence (aka Tim Presley) teamed up for a collaborative album, Hair, which came out last month via Drag City. They're touring together in support of it and will wrap up their tour in Texas with shows with Useless Eaters in Houston at Walter's on May 24 and Austin at Mohawk on May 25 with Rayon Beach. Tickets for the Austin show are on sale now.

All dates and more at BrooklynVegan.

by Andrew Sacher

The Cribs in Brooklyn last month (more by Guy Eppel)

UK indie rockers The Cribs released their fifth album, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, last week via Wichita. The new album marks the band's return to a trio, following the departure of Johnny Marr who recorded with the band on Ignore the Ignorant. Thanks to the large sounding but raw-spirited production of Flaming Lips mainstay Dave Fridmann and noise master Steve Albini, and the punky songwriting that makes up most of the album, it's easily one of the band's strongest efforts. Stream the entire album below.

The band are currently wrapping up a tour in their homeland, but they'll be back on our shores for a tour this June with retro rocker Devin which hits Fitzgerald's in Houston on 6/11 and The Parish in Austin on June 12. Tickets for the Austin show are on sale now.

Updated dates and album stream below...

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Lower Dens in Brooklyn earlier this month (more by Joe McCabe)

Lower Dens released their second album, Nootropics, earlier this month and announced a tour with No Joy and Alan Resnick in support of it. That tour comes to Texas for shows at Club Dada in Dallas on 6/24, Fitzgerald's in Houston on 6/25 and hits Austin on June 26 at The Parish. Tickets for the Austin show are on sale now.

All dates, a new video and more at BrooklynVegan.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor in Brooklyn in 2011 (more by Greg Cristman)

After playing Pitchfork Festival and ATP NJ, Godspeed You! Black Emperor will head out on a short tour in October which comes to Austin on October 9 and 10 at Mohawk. Tickets for the 10/9 show and the 10/10 show are on sale now.

All dates below...

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