SUNDAY FUNS

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U.S. GIRLS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Here's an excited list of shows we set up for U.S. Girls, who is one of our favourite people and artists! Megan's new album slays and this trip starts kicking its legs next Monday! Spread the word from mountain top to eerie dell > thank you x 1000000000.

U.S. GIRLS / UTR TOUR
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February 2010
Monday 22 – Brighton – Cowley Club
Tuesday 23 – Nottingham – Chameleon
Wednesday 24 – Newcastle – Head Of Steam
Thursday 25 – Glasgow – 13th Note
Friday 26 – Belfast – The Menagerie
Saturday 27– Dublin – Thomas House
Sunday 28 – Birmingham – The Victoria

March 2010
Monday 1 – London – Café Oto w/ TIME and HEATSICK

U.S. GIRLS is the moniker used by Philadelphia's Megan Remy. Megan Remy is a chanteuse from (perhaps) the future, guiding all who choose to sail on an evocative trip through her unique aural hallucinogenic landscapes. Like fellow DIY ingenues Sally Strobelight and Inca Ore, U.S. Girls' approach is deceptively ethereal and delightfully haunting - a lithe, lysergic gamma ray of keyboard murk beamed over percussive bonk that sort of resembles Diamanda Galas reinterpreting Suicide. New album 'Go Grey' is the second full-length release by U.S. Girls and proves to be an even more fully realized excursion into a hazy alternate universe where pop vocals and muzzy scree fuse in harmony. The album conjures up ambient aerosols while luminous kaleidoscopes of sound sizzle, peak, and explode. Her label Siltbreeze thinks U.S. Girls should be hailed as the Eno of the 23rd century and we agree whole-heartedly.
http://www.myspace.com/usgirlsss

THAT'S REALLY SWELL

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HAPPY VALENTINES

(sort of.....)

XOXOXOX
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New Futures

Hello again!
We've been working hard on our forthcoming records and tours these last two weeks but now we're back with some shows for you. Our next event is on Monday for TUNE-YARDS, which we're tripping about. The show sold out earlier this week however so apologies to those who missed out. We'll have news soon of a special return for Merrill this Summer along with a 5-piece band - bringing horns, drums, guitar, circular singing and so much more to the mix! XIU XIU are taking Tune-Yards on tour in the US in a few weeks time along with TALK NORMAL who we're booking a tour for right now as we speak, small world getting smaller! Our Xiu Xiu show later this month has also sold out, but never fear we've managed to bring them back over in June for a one-off date. Their new album 'Dear God, I Hate Myself' is terrific by the way, a total obsessive listen, check it out if you haven't already. Next week we also have DENT MAY back in town, teaming up with JEREMY JAY for a swoonsome party next weekend, more on that later in the week. During our spell of brief hibernation the FOOT VILLAGE and BIRD NAMES LPs (finally) arrived with us too, they are unreal, check out some photo rapture here:

http://upsettherhythm.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-additions-to-our-webbe-shoppe.html

We've also been confirming shows right, left and centre! Amongst the many new shows listed in our programme at the end of this we have WOLF EYES, MI AMI, XENO & OAKLANDER and OMAR SOULEYMAN (oh - yesss!) lined up, plus we're happy to announce a triple-headline party in May with REAL ESTATE, GANGLIANS and DOUBLE DAGGER all performing. Please read on for Monday's blurb and all those future engagements too, it's a crazy list I promise...


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TUNE-YARDS
TRASH KIT
THINK ABOUT LIFE
Monday 15 February
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 7.50 | SOLD OUT

TUNE-YARDS is Merrill Garbus - a one-woman DIY workshop concocting an impressively assured sort of lo-fi World (as in World Music) pop world (as in her own secret territory) by mixing tenor ukulele, digital loops, toms and (most importantly) a powerful, shape-shifting voice. At times, she's a self-contained Sublime Frequencies compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny reggae-esque sprawls, and folk. Her debut album 'Bird-Brains' was released on Marriage Records and 4AD last year to much acclaim, and anyone who has seen her perform can attest to her captivating and ingeneous live show.
http://www.myspace.com/tuneyards

TRASH KIT are a gang of facepainted flag-bearers who have a wild feel for melody and a heartfelt kick inside each song. Mixing chaos, considered songcraft and overlapping harmonies in equal measure, the female trio sound as joyful as they are focussed. Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Ros Murray formed the band in early 2009, and since then have been lighting up London, energising the UK underground with their raw performances. There's a stripped back quality to their music that packs the bravest of punches. Both Rachels tangle their vocals with each other whilst expressive drumbeats and impulsive guitar and bass lines pin down the songs. Trash Kit sound both urbane and primal, drawing on the potential of punk and the naturalism of an internal folk music and as a result sound like nothing else. The band's self-titled debut album will be released on CD/LP through Upset The Rhythm in March.
http://www.myspace.com/trashkit

THINK ABOUT LIFE bring the party like no other band operating in Montreal area. Their recordings, like their live show, consist largely of party anthems from start to finish. The trio keep things short and sweet, all high-energy action, no filler. The band is led by Graham Van Pelt, a multi-instrumentalist (also of Miracle Fortress), recording studio proprietor and one of the main organisers behind Montreal's super-hip palace, the Friendship Cove. With Matt Shane on drums and Caila Thompson-Hannant (also of Shapes & Sizes and Miracle Fortress) on keyboards, vocal duties are led by Martin Cesar, the main man behind Dishwasher and formerly Donkey Heart's front person. Their debut album, as well as last year's record 'Family', were both released by Alien 8 recordings.
http://www.myspace.com/thinkaboutlife


Thanks for reading. Hope you all have a brilliant valentine's weekend!
See you all Monday, love actually...
TEAM UPSET
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UPCOMING UPSET 2010 > > >

DENT MAY
JEREMY JAY
Sunday 21 February
The Lexington
96-98 Pentonville Road Road, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70533

DUM DUM GIRLS
MALE BONDING
THE HUMAN RACE
Thursday 25 February
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/67821

XIU XIU
IRMA VEP
Friday 26 February
The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, NW6 7JR
7.30pm | 10.00 | SOLD OUT

U.S. GIRLS
TIME
HEATSICK
Monday 1 March
Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin St, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65035

PEAKING LIGHTS
WOOLF
CH CH CHING
Thursday 4 March
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64162

LUCKY DRAGONS (2 different live performances)
SUMI INK CLUB (group collaborative drawing party)
http://sumiinkclub.com/
Saturday 13 March
Auto Italia South East, 1 Glengall Rd, Peckham, SE15 6NJ
3pm | 5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70888

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER (only UK show)
NO FUN ACID (Carlos Giffoni)
KONX-OM-PAX (DJ set)
Thursday 18 March
The Grosvenor, 17 Sidney Rd, Stockwell, SW9 0TP
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/67820

TIMES NEW VIKING
COLD PUMAS
PRIZE PETS
Saturday 20 March
Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ
8pm | 9.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65041

NINGENGOUKAKU
ROSEANNE BARRR
Tuesday 23 March
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70239

MT EERIE (full band)
NO KIDS
TEAM BRICK
Tuesday 6 April
The Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, N1 9NL
8pm | 9.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/67976

XENO & OAKLANDER
LED ER EST
Tuesday 13 April
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70915

CHAIN AND THE GANG (Ian Svenonius' new band with members of Finally Punk and Curious Mystery)
THE STICKS
CHAPTER SWEETHEART
Monday 19 April
Cargo
83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 7.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/68834

CRYSTAL ANTLERS
TALK NORMAL
TEETH
Monday 26 April
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65038

THE PHARMACY
Thursday 29 April
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70464

HIGH PLACES
CHEN SANTA MARIA
Tuesday 4 May
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/67822

BEST COAST
Wednesday 12 May
Old Blue Last, 39 Great Eastern Rd, London, EC2A 3ES
8pm | 6.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/69861

DUM DUM GIRLS
Thursday 13 May
The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, NW6 7JR
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/64935

OMAR SOULEYMAN
Monday 17 May
The Scala, 275-277 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, N1 9NL
7.30pm | 12.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71207

REAL ESTATE
GANGLIANS
DOUBLE DAGGER
Tuesday 18 May
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/70326

WOLF EYES
Wednesday 2 June
Plan B, 418 Brixton Rd, SW9 7AY (2 mins walk from Brixton tube)
8pm | 10.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72538

MI AMI (ex-Black Eyes)
Thursday 3 June
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72539

XIU XIU
Sunday 6 June
Plan B, 418 Brixton Rd, SW9 7AY (2 mins walk from Brixton tube)
8pm | 12.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72321

GANGLIANS
GRAFFITI ISLAND
Sunday 27 June
Barden's Boudoir, 38-44 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ
8pm | 6.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72540

EXCORCISM INSTRUMENT - Jimmy Joe Roche

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STRANGELY WATCHABLE!!!

WAVVES VS HOME IMPROVEMENT - "So Bored" FAN VIDEO from Ninian Doff on Vimeo.

Every transition from Season 3 of Home Improvement (oh yes!) edited together for a Wavves fan video including footage from our first show in London with Nathan way back in 2009!

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DAN GRAHAM SCREENING ON SUNDAY TOO

Our buddies at Auto-Italia are hosting this on Sunday too, so there's no excuse not to get arted-out these next few days!

Dan Graham’s Rock My Religion
(An Expanded Screening)
Sun, 7 Feb 2010, 4.30pm

Dan Graham’s artistic practice has been influenced by music from early on and this interest becomes more explicit in the late 1960s through some of his first writings such as Live Kinks, 1969 a review of a concert by the Kinks. During the 70s and 80s, Graham developed close working relationships with composer Glenn Branca and musician and Sonic Youth founder Kim Gordon, who supposedly started her music career by taking part in one of Graham’s performance pieces, which didn’t quite go according to plan and turned into a fully fledged concert. Through “a shift towards the documentary” as described by LA MOCA’s Bennett Simpson who recently curated a Graham retrospective, the 1980s saw the release of two video works by the artist which explicitly deal with the subject of popular music: Minor Threat from 1983 on a concert of the American punk band of the same name and the more complex Rock My Religion (1982-84), developed in discussions with Branca, Gordon and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, all of whom contributing to the soundtrack of the work.

In Rock My Religion, Graham traces the history of popular music in America back to the 1950s, linking it with a 19th century Puritan sect, The Shakers. The bodies of the Puritan Shakers, reaching ecstasy in order to ‘overcome’ sexuality and to be closer to God, are juxtaposed with the shaking bodies of America’s pubescent teenagers, escaping their suburban prisons by immersing themselves in the sexually charged adoration of their pop idols – from Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis to Jimmy Hendrix and Jim Morrison. For Graham, a study of popular music is intrinsically linked to an analysis of America’s political and social system constructed on the basis of a belief in the ‘American Dream’, a work ethic based on achievements of individuals and the nucleus of the traditional family. Whereas the Shakers’ aim was to create an equal society achieved through the elimination of sexual desires in the course of communal dancing, popular music allows the creation of a communal experience through the appreciation of individuals’ creative expressions. With Rock My Religion Graham investigates the idea of a relationship between 19th century industrialisation and America’s ‘suburbanisation’ in the 1950s, connecting this work to other pieces which show the artist’s continuous engagement with the semiology of suburban and urban architecture.

Rock My Religion is as much an experimental documentary as it is a theoretical discourse on American culture in the second half of the 20th century, making this work a visual extension of Graham’s writing practice rather than linking it with his works in video art. In contrast to the’ instantaneous presence’ experienced within closed-circuit video installations, Rock My Religion is an attempt to ‘extend time’. Linking the past with the present may be a way of accounting for popular music’s ability to occupy a space between the economy of a commercial industry and the realm of fantasies and desires. This screening will contextualize Graham’s video-essay with readings of interviews, writings and music in order to expand on the influence of music on Graham’s work and to reflect on the importance of writing as part of his artistic practice.

Organised by Bettina Brunner

AUTO-ITALIA SOUTH EAST
1 Glengall Road
Peckham
London
SE15 6NJ

STOLEN EXHIBITION TONIGHT

S T O L E N exhibition
Friday Feb 5th, 6pm - 9pm

Stolen Recordings present a collection of paintings, photographs, drawings, posters, prints, fanzines, sculpture, video, compact discs, vinyl, cassettes and t-shirts for one night only at:

L-13 Light Industrial Workshop
31 Eyre Street Hill
Clerkenwell, EC1R 5EW


BANDS/ARTISTS CONTRIBUTING INCLUDE:


Billy Childish
Steve Gullick
Mathew Sawyer
James Cauty
Harry Pye
Bron Jones (Eve Libertine)
Chaos vs Cosmos
Connan Mockasin
Geraldine Swayne// Faust
Cat Stevens
Pete and the Pirates// Jonny Sanders
Let's Wrestle// Wesley patrick Gonzalez
Wet Dog// Rivka Gilleron//Sarah Datblygu// Billy Easter
Billy Childish & Musicians Of The British Empire// Wolf Howard
Screaming Tea Party// Koichi Yamanoha// Nell Eu
Bo Ningen// kohhei Matsuda//Yuki Tsujii
Feeding Time// Jake McGowan
Upset The Rhythm// Diego Mena
This Is Music
Sexbeat
My Sad Captains// Nick Goss// Phil Goss
Dave Mitchell (Ghost Club/ The 3D's)
J.P Buckle
Margarita Louca
Amelia Brække-Dyer
Rachael Robb
Laura Mardon
Leigh Curtis
Rebecca Miller
Deborah Rigby
Sophie Brown
Dignan Porch// Phillipa Bloomfield
Charlotte Procter
Milk//Andrew Collings
R.W.M. Hunt
Matthew Frame
Throwing Up In Comic Sans
Buttonhead// Ross Blake
Rohan Thomas//Breast
Dance Magic Dance// Laura Hernando
Private Trousers
Hot Silk Pockets// David Fairservice
Harry Adams
Germs Of Youth
Lee Triming
Sayaka Wagatsuma

NEW ADDITIONS to our webbe shoppe!

New month, new stuff in our webshop! We FINALLY have copies of FOOT VILLAGE's 'Anti-Magic' album available on LP (white vinyl, gatefold) and on cassette (limited to just 100 on Rock Is Hell). Plus we have copies of their Gilgongo collection 'Fuck The Future 2' available on CD too. Lucky people!

Also BIRD NAMES 'Sings The Browns' is now available through us on LP (black vinyl, printed inner sleeve), we scored some of their recent tour shirts for sale in the shop too, check out the pictures below for visual enticement and the website below for some free music, words, photos and of course our online store:

UPSET THE RHYTHM

We have a new section in the shop selling our friend Deigo Mena's screenprinted UTR show posters too, they truly are things of beauty to behold and would look great on many a wall.
THANK you!
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BIRD NAMES - 'Sings The Browns' LP

BIRD NAMES - 2010 T-shirts

FOOT VILLAGE - 'Anti-Magic' LP and 'Anti-Magic' TAPE

FOOT VILLAGE - 'Fuck The Future 2' CD