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Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on May 27, 2014 11:12:01 GMT -5
Spoon signed to Loma Vista (Warner Brothers offshoot). They also added Alex Fischel, the multi-instrumentalist from Divine Fits, to the band full time.
They played a bunch of new stuff at the Shaky Knees latenight and it all was great. I wish they still toured with the horn section they had when I saw them in 2010 or 11, but other than that it was a very good show. I really think I need to make a way to see them again this summer
They played a bunch of new stuff at the Shaky Knees latenight and it all was great. I wish they still toured with the horn section they had when I saw them in 2010 or 11, but other than that it was a very good show. I really think I need to make a way to see them again this summer
Damnit, they didn't play anything new in the fest set.
They played a bunch of new stuff at the Shaky Knees latenight and it all was great. I wish they still toured with the horn section they had when I saw them in 2010 or 11, but other than that it was a very good show. I really think I need to make a way to see them again this summer
Damnit, they didn't play anything new in the fest set.
I tried to tell you the latenight set would be better, not my fault.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Jul 2, 2014 9:40:16 GMT -5
Vinyl Gratification: A few weeks ago as we were figuring out how to roll out the new Spoon album I kept coming back to this: why do we incentivize people to buy our music from big outlets but we don't extend the same courtesy to actual record stores? Case in point: why do we encourage listeners to buy early by offering "instant gratification" tracks for pre-orders of the digital album, yet there's no special motivation for buying music from Waterloo or Reckless Records? And there's no incentive to buy the format that so many of those listeners prefer—an actual physical item they can hold and read and play on a turntable.
So I came up with an idea, and today I'm pretty ecstatic to be able introduce the Vinyl Gratification program. It's the first program of its kind; it encourages pre-ordering a vinyl copy of our new album They Want My Soul at independent record stores all over the US (and soon, internationally) by providing its own sort of instant gratification: a limited edition 10" vinyl featuring three pre-release songs from the album that you can take home with you and put on your record player immediately. The great people at Record Store Day have generously offered to spread the word about the program and we're launching with 150 stores on board, well beyond our wildest dreams.
The way it works is
1) Starting July 15, find a participating record store near you by going to vinylgratification.com. 2) Pre-order your copy of the album and hold on to your receipt as proof of purchase. 3) Take home your 10" and listen on great-sounding 45RPM vinyl to three songs from the album before the album is released. 4) On or after August 5 when They Want My Soul comes out, bring your receipt back to the store where you pre-ordered, get your 180g white vinyl copy of the LP, take it home or to a friend's house, and listen to your new album.
To rush this program into existence, we're releasing the 10" in a plain white sleeve, but rest assured we're cutting no corners with regard to the audio. Have you ever noticed the difference in sound quality between 45 RPM and 33 RPM??? Yes, 33 RPM is amazing and warm, but 45 RPM on a larger format disc, with more physical representation of the music via record grooves, delivers even more stunning audio. We think the 10"s sound unbelievable, and we're pretty sure you will too.
If like me, you've ever rushed home with a brand new record that you couldn’t wait to play—and couldn’t actually play until you slapped it onto your turntable—I hope the Vinyl Gratification program will bring back some magic for you. And I hope you'll join us in supporting the independent record shops that have supported us for so long.
Britt Daniel Austin, TX
Spoon on tour: 7/12 - Telluride, CO @ The Ride Festival 7/18 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival 7/25 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party 8/01 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 8/02 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza 8/05 - San Diego, CA @ Chula Vista Amphitheatre (w/ Arcade Fire) 8/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands 8/17 - Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW 8/30 - Montreal, QC @ Parc Drapeau (w/ Arcade Fire) 8/31 - Philadelphia @ Made in America Festival 9/02 - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre (w/ Hamilton Leithauser) 9/05 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival 9/06 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva (w/ Hamilton Leithauser) 9/07 - Boston, MA @ Boston Calling 9/10 - New York, NY @ Central Park 9/11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall (w/ Hamilton Leithauser) 9/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room (w/ Hamilton Leithauser) 9/13 - Hamilton, ON @ Supercrawl Festival 9/14 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre (w/ Hamilton Leithauser) 9/16 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre (w/ EMA) 9/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre (w/ EMA) 9/18 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre (w/ EMA) 9/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre (w/ EMA) 9/20 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant (w/ EMA) 9/21 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall (w/ EMA) 9/23 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s (w/ EMA) 10/03-05 - Austin, TX @ ACL Festival 10/10-12 - Austin, TX @ ACL Festival 11/01 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 11/02 - Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefahrlich 11/03 - Basel, CH @ Kaserne 11/04 - Cologne, DE @ Luxor 11/05 - Gent, BE @ Vooruit 11/06 - Paris, FR @ Trabendo 11/07 - London, UK @ Shepherd's Bush Empire
Tickets are on sale now via spoontheband.com/shows.
Post by snowmanomura on Oct 22, 2014 22:11:33 GMT -5
New Spoon 2014-2015 Tour Dates: 10/30 – New York City, NY @ The Daily Show 11/01 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso 11/02 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefarlich 11/03 – Basel, CH @ Kaserne Reithalle 11/04 – Cologne, DE @ Luxor 11/05 – Ghent, BE @ Vooruit 11/06 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo 11/07 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 12/07 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre 12/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot 12/09 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House 12/10 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 12/12 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena 12/15 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 12/16 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 12/17 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls 12/30 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues 12/31 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 02/10 – Brisbane, AU @ Hi-Fi 02/11 – Melbourne, AU @ The Forum 02/14 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre