Dates

May 16 2009 8:00P	Pehrspace w/ Dirt Dress	Los Angeles, California
May 26 2009 8:00P	Benefit show - super short set at the Knockout	San Francisco
Jun 5 2009 8:00P	Starry Plough w/ Sister Grizzly and Nobody Beats	Berkeley, California
Jun 11 2009 8:00P	El Rio w/ Beatbeat Whisper, The Heated	San Francisco, California
Jun 22 2009 8:00P	Steynberg Gallery w/ Starfucker	San Luis Obispo, California
Jul 11 2009 8:00P	Mission Creek Music Festival - ABCo Art Space w/ White Cloud	Oakland, California

Drunk

I was a little tossed in this clip from last fall, while we were mixing 'She's A Hater' in the studio.

Press

'Nevermint' got a great review from West Coast Performer Mag.

D-Tour

Jameson and myself went out this evening to see an amazing documentary about our friend Pat and his band, Rogue Wave, called D-Tour. Of course we were going to like this movie even if it wasn't that great (we like most everything any of our friends do), but I don't think we were prepared for how great the film was.

Which is why I'm posting this blog - you gotta go see it! I think there are a couple more screenings of the film, which is part of the San Francisco Film Festival this year. Unfortunately for you, if you missed the May 1st screening, each showing of the film doesn't come complete with a Rogue Wave acoustic set, with special guest John Vanderslice (Damn that was awesome!).

Read all about the film here, or just watch the trailer below.

Rant

I don't usually use this blog to rant about stuff, but what the hell - this rant has to do with one of our biggest influences - the Breeders.

I just read through the Pitchfork review of the new Breeders e.p. "Fate To Fatal". What absolute garbage. I can't stand it when punk-ass critics tell legendary songwriters how their songs should be written, or how they should sound. This guy, Paul Thompson, has the nerve to write the following about the track "Pinnacle Hollow":

"As it is, it's intoxicating, but I can't help but wonder what it'd sound like with a bridge."

Are you fucking joking Paul Thompson? Nope, he's not. And this isn't the first time this particular reviewer has been called out on being a complete ass (click here for that story).

In the same review Thompson complains about how one of the tracks sounds "lo-fi" and "straight off the four-track". Gee - I thought Pitchfork had a viagra sized boner for lo-fi sounds (read Wavves, Nodzzz, Crocodiles, Blank Dogs, Vivian Girls, etc.).

You can listen to Fate To Fatal, and hear for yourself what a bunch of utter shit this review is, on lala.

UPDATE: Ok. So here's a post by Rupture, who's remix of an Architecture In Helsinki got slammed by Paul Thompson on Pitchfork.

UPDATE NO. 2: On a tip from my good friend and co-worker Kyle, I checked out the Hunches MySpace blog, and read the most entertaining rebuttal of a bad review EVER. The review doesn't come from Pitchfork, or Paul Thompson, but the way the Hunches handle being slammed is amazing. Enjoy it HERE.