In The Den
One week after it’s release, Latola asks Jake from SimuNation to break down Max Payne 3 (dude’s been playing it like a beast). Plus, a conversation with DJ Wynn recorded during a Miami Heat loss to the Indiana Pacers. And new music from TALWST!
(“Dark Night Of The Soul” art)
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse
Live:
if only…
(“Dream House” art)
Lake Radio
Live:
no shows planned
(“No Time For Dreaming” art)
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band
Live:
Jun 2 at Mountain Jam Festival in Hunter, NY
Jun 9 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN
Jun 15 at Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jun 16 at Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jun 18 at Salle du KAO in Lyon, France
Jun 19 at La Laiterie in Strasbourg, France
Jun 21 at Fonden VoxHall in Aarhaus, Denmark
Jun 22 at Bergen Festival in Bergen, Norway
Jun 23 at Bergen Festival in Bergen, Norway
(“God of Black” art)
SpaceGhostPurrp
Live:
Jun 1 at Lijnbaansgracht 234 in Melkweg, Amsterdam
Jun 2 at Lijnbaansgracht 234 in Melkweg, Amsterdam
(“Street Halo” EP art)
Burial
Live:
no shows planned
(“R.A.P. Music” art)
Killer Mike
Live:
06-19 – Masquerade in Atlanta, GA
06-20 – House of Blues in New Orleans, LA
06-21 – Granada in Dallas, TX
06-22 – Warehouse Live in Houston, TX
06-23 – Mohawk in Austin, TX
06-25 – Crescent in Phoenix, AZ
06-26 – Casbah in San Diego, CA
06-28 – Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA
06-29 – Regency in San Francisco, CA
06-30 – Hawthorne in Portland, OR
07-01 – Neumo’s in Seattle, WA
07-02 – Fortune in Vancouver, BC
07-05 – Fineline in Minneapolis, MN
07-06 – Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL
07-07 – Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH
07-08 – Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI
07-11 – Paradise in Boston, MA
07-12 – The Metin Providence, RI
07-14 – Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA
07-15 – Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, DC
(“Oshin” art)
Diiv
Live:
06/09 at Rock and Roll Hotel with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in Washington, DC
06/11 at Johnny Brenda’s with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in Philadelphia, PA
06/12 at TT the Bear’s with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in Cambridge, MA
06/13 at Il Motore with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in Montreal, QC
06/23 at Glasslands with Soft Black in Brooklyn, NY
08/09 at RiverRocks at Pier 84 w/ Wild Nothing, Grimes in New York, NY
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