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
xxx

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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