NEWS FROM KILL ROCK STARS: NEW RELEASES! February 23, 2010:
FUN KRS FACTS: + Dave Grohl recently NEW Releasein the Dec 14 issue mentioned of TIME Magazine that none other than our very own Deerhoof were one of his favorite bands!
+ New full length from Xiu Xiu called Dear God, I Hate Myself. Goth pop! 7th record! Available everywhere through KRS except Japan. LP/CD
+ The Thermals are currently in the studio with Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla recording a brand new record for release on Sept 7th! + Gossip Girl recently played Thao with the Get Down Stay Down’s song “Cool Yourself” on their Thanksgiving episode!
+ Quasi’s American Gong. First full length on KRS, first new record in 4 years. LP/CD
+ The Thermals’ song “Now We Can See” was recently licensed to ABC’s Castle. Add that to Chuck and Degrassi: The Next Generation and you’ve got a bona fide smash hit.
ON THE ROAD:
March 23, 2010:
+ Thao with the Get Down Stay Down are touring Europe in January 2010 before heading back to the US and touring the west coast with The Thermals!
+ KLEENEX/LiLiPUT Live Recordings, TV-Clips & Roadmovie CD/DVD. Live footage and audio from legendary Swiss postpunkers. Unreleased songs! Amazing Super 8 footage!
+ Quasi and Explode Into Colors will be touring to SXSW and back. Dates start March 9th.
More in 2010 from Horse Feathers, Stereo Total, Marnie Stern, etc!
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+ Xiu Xiu touring the UK in February, US tour starts in early March. Dates with Talk Normal, Scout Niblett, and tUnE-YaRdS Go to For more information: Contact Greg Broom @ Redeye 336-578-7300 x 214 greg@redeyeusa.com
ELLIOTT SMITH! + On April 6th, 2010 Kill Rock Stars will be adding Elliott Smith’s first album Roman Candle and his posthumous record From a Basement On the Hill to our catalog. + Roman Candle has been remastered by Larry Crane and Roger Seibel. +Roman Candle will also be released domestically on vinyl for the first time ever! + Talk to your Redeye rep about our Elliott Smith sales and for a free mp3! + We will be doing a full press campaign for these reissues.
KRS IN THE NEWS + Quasi: Billboard, Bust, Paste, Men’s Health, Pitchfork, SPIN, CNN.com + Xiu Xiu: Pitchfork, SPIN, Bust, XLR8R, Flavorpill, Under the Radar, Impose For more regular info from KRS email Maggie Vail @ maggie@killrockstars.co m to be added to the press release list.
COMING IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY This previously unreleased live album recorded at the Whisky in 1981, showcases
THE
PLIMSOULS at the height of their power. It has been stunningly remastered under ’s supervision and features gorgeous previously unpublished photos. A must have for fans of the band, and rockn'roll lovers everywhere!!!
Peter Case
MONDO DRAG Trip out with
New Rituals,
the debut album by Iowa’s
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NEWS m BRian Olive
new video of “Jubilee Line” You might know Brian Olive from his work in the Greenhornes or the Soledad Brothers. But now it’s time to get to know Brian Olive the solo artist. His selftitled debut came out last year on Alive, and he’s getting ready to tour Europe. In the meantime, check out his new video of “Jubilee Line,” which was shot on the roof of Olive’s Cincinnati recording studio, and is directed by Pete Ohs. “Olive drifts through an array of styles and imaginative arrangements during the album’s 33 minutes with “King of the Road” aplomb.” -- PopMatters “Unexpected is just how much musical ground is covered in this gem of a record.” -- The Agit Reader “Reshaping the past, the album presents an alternate musical history where linear evolution is replaced by spontaneous genesis, and what a wonderful creation it is.” –- Goldmine “The self-titled record is more gypsy pop than garage rock, more of a 60’s love-in than a nod to Howlin’ Wolf.” –- The Waster “Olive clearly scores high on the eclecticism checklist, but he’s also a fine songwriter, generating memorable tunes regardless of his stylistic bag.” –- All Music Guide
RADIO MOSCOW
HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE MONDO DRAG touring Europe in February!
NEW
ALBUM COMING IN APRIL!
Album LOUD IS THE NIGHT
CD/LP 15% OFF 12/16/09 through 1/5/10
ON TOUR with ALBERTA CROSS in January/February
SAN DIEGO, COSTA MESA, LOS ANGELES, DENVER SAN FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, SEATTLE, CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS, MADISON, COLUMBUS, AKRON WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA
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RADIO MOSCOW Brain Cycles Storming out from Story City, Iowa, Radio Moscow have been making an impressive name for themselves over the past few years with their raucous amalgamation of blues, garage, and stoner rock that shines pure and uncompromising. While comparisons to a heavier version of The Black Keys are inevitable, not too shockingly the band was first “discovered” by The Keys’ Dan Auerbach who produced their debut album. Radio Moscow has made an enormous leap since their debut, with their most recent offering Brain Cycles, a fuzzy, psychedelic, time shifting, jam inducing, freak-out. -- Exploding In Sound
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