Providence, RI rock band Deer Tick has announced that it will auction off the tour bus it used on all of its 2009 US tours, nicknamed “The Flagship” (from the band’s 2009 album Born on Flag Day). A generous portion of proceeds will go to benefit Pakistan flood victims through a partnership with Oxfam America.

According to the Government of Pakistan, some 17 million have been affected by the flooding. U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, John Holmes, has called the floods “unprecedented”.

“The situation over there is so critical, but it seems that very few people are aware of it,” said Deer Tick frontman John McCauley. “Maybe it’s the stigma with that part of the world, I’m not sure. Either way, we feel really strongly that people should be more aware of the situation and hopefully we can help with that.”

The auction will be held on eBay.com and will last for 3 weeks. The eBay page for the auction can be viewed here: http://tiny.cc/deertickbusauction

“At Oxfam America, we are lucky to have some of the world’s most amazing artists support our mission and campaigns,” said Bob Ferguson, Senior Advisor of Music Outreach for Oxfam, “We’re very pleased that Deer Tick has joined that group in advocating on behalf of our flood relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan.”

Deer Tick will also be accepting donations to Oxfam at its merch booth each night during their upcoming US tour (dates below).

About Oxfam America

Oxfam America works with music artists and their fans to build a global movement for change. With the power of many voices speaking together, Oxfam can call on companies and legislators to change the laws and practices that keep people in poverty. They also inspire action on some of the world’s most urgent issues, like the human cost of climate change, and using their expertise to save lives after disasters like the recent floods in Pakistan and earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.

Donate online here: http://oxfamamerica.org/

DEER TICK

10/06 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *#
10/08 Greenville, SC - Fall For Greenville *
10/09 Auburn, AL - Bourbon Street *
10/10 Birmingham, AL - Zydeco +
10/11 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks +
10/12 Houston, TX - The Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues +
10/13 Austin, TX - Emo’s +
10/14 Laredo, TX - Old No. 2 +
10/16 Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn +
10/17 San Diego, CA - The Loft / UCSD +
10/19 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey +
10/20 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom +
10/21 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom +
10/22 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret %+
10/23 Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo +
10/24 Seattle, WA - Neumos +
10/26 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10/27 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10/28 Omaha, NE - Bourbon Theatre
10/29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
10/30 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10/31 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway !
11/02 Washington, DC - Black Cat
11/03 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
11/05 Providence, RI - AS220
11/06 Providence, RI - AS220 (matinee show)
11/06 Providence, RI - AS220 (late show)
11/10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/11 Boston, MA - Royale
11/12 Newport, RI - Newport Blues Café
11/13 Newport, RI - Newport Blues Café

* = w/ Jason Isbell
+ = w/ J. Roddy Walston and the Business
# = w/ Blitzen Trapper & Malcomb Holcolmbe
% = w/ Phosphorescent
! = w/ Band of Heathens

DEER TICK LINKS:

Deer Tick at Partisan Records: www.partisanrecords.com/deertick

Deer Tick website: www.deertickmusic.com

Deer Tick on MySpace: www.myspace.com/deertick

Deer Tick on Facebook: www.facebook.com/deertick

Deer Tick on Twitter: www.twitter.com/deertickmusic

Toro Y Moi: “DAYTROTTER SESSION”

STREAM: Les Sins -”Youth Gone”

Toro Y Moi has announced a Fall tour with LA’s Nosaj Thing & Jogger, in addition to a few shows on their own and an appearance at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival in November. In addition to Toro Y Moi, Chaz Bundick has a few other aliases he’s been recording under for some time, including Les Sins. Carpark has just unveiled plans to release the first Les Sins 12″ on Nov. 9th.

About Les Sins:
Les Sins is the dance alter ego of Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Chaz Bundick). The two tracks on this twelve inch represent the four on the floor side of Chaz’s sound. Recorded in the spring of 2009 in Chaz’s home studio in Columbia, South Carolina, “Lina” and “Youth Gone” are sure to become worldwide club anthems in some totally cool alternate universe.

Toro Y Moi Bio:
Toro Y Moi is 23 year old Columbia, South Carolina native and resident Chaz Bundick. After earning a BFA in Graphic Design at The University of South Carolina, Chaz decided to push his music further now that he has more time on his hands. His mom came from the Phillipines to the United States, where she met her future husband (who’s African American) in college. They lived in New York City taking in all the wonderful cultural influences the city’s rising underground scene had to offer at the time (late 70s/early 80s). Deciding to slow down and be closer to family, they moved to Columbia, South Carolina where they had their first child…

Chaz Bundick’s methods are constantly changing and evolving. Heavily influenced by his parent’s vinyl and tape collection, he also possesses great admiration for contemporary influences like Animal Collective, Sonic Youth, J Dilla, and Daft Punk. Like most prepubescent teens, he had his punk band and once that died out, the “side project” soon became the main focus.

Toro y Moi started in 2001 as a bedroom project but quickly grew into the live performance realm. The songs are born from a plethora of different genres, from freak-folk to R&B to French House.

TORO Y MOI

10/14 - Utrecht, NL Impakt Festival
10/15 - Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves Festival
10/18 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arts Institute
10/19 - London, UK - Cargo
10/20 - Madrid, ES - TBA
10/21 - Vigo, ES - TBA
10/22 - Barcelona, ES - TBA
10/23 - Lisbon, PT - Music Box
10/25 - Graz, AT - Elevate Festival
10/26 - Rome, IT - Dimmi Disi
10/27 - Zurich, CH - Exil
10/29 - Leeds, UK - The Academy +
10/30 - Manchester, UK - The Academy +
10/31 - Edinburgh, UK - Picture House +
11/02 - Glasgow, UK - The Academy +
11/03 - Birmingham, UK - The Academy +
11/04 - Bristol, UK - The Academy +
11/05 - Luxembourg, DE - Musique Volantes
11/07 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/10 - La Jolla, CA - UC San Diego / The Loft *
11/11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *#
11/12 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop *#
11/13 - Eureka, CA - The Red Fox Tavern *#
11/15 - Portland, OR - Holocene *#
11/16 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s *#
11/17 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore *#
11/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *#
11/20 - Denver, CO - Bluebird *#

* = w/ Nosaj Thing
# = w/ Jogger
+ = w/ Foals

Toro Y Moi
Causers of This
(Carpark)
Street Date: Feb. 2, 2010

1. Blessa
2. Minors
3. Imprint After
4. Lissoms
5. Fax Shadow
6. Thanks Vision
7. Freak Love
8. Talamak
9. You Hid
10. Low Shoulders
11. Causers Of This

Les Sins
Lina 12″
(Carpark)
Street Date: Nov. 9, 2010
Formats: 12″, digital

1. Lina
2. Youth Gone

TORO Y MOI LINKS:
Band Page: http://toroymoi.blogspot.com/

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/toroymoi

Press Materials: http://www.carparkrecords.com/toropresspage.html

LES SINS LINKS:

Press Materials: http://carparkrecords.com/lessinspresspage.html

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/lessins

Sophomore LP on Fat Possum due early 2011

VIDEO: “Friends Forever” (A Short by Ryan McGinley) -

Chicago’s Smith Westerns, who recently signed with Fat Possum, have announced a handful of upcoming dates including a Northeast run of shows with Florence & The Machine and a Chicago date opening for Belle & Sebastian. The band’s debut self-titled LP was just given a wide release via Fat Possum and the band is currently wrapping up its as-of-yet untitled sophomore LP, which is due in early 2011. Photographer Ryan McGinley recently shot the band’s performance at this Summer’s Pitchfork Music Fest, you can watch it here.

SMITH WESTERNS

10/11 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre *
10/30 Brooklyn, NY 171 Lombardy
10/31 Boston, MA House of Blues #
11/01 New York, NY Terminal 5 #
11/02 New York, NY Terminal 5 #
11/03 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy #
11/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

* = w/ Belle & Sebastian
# = w/ Florence & The Machine

Smith Westerns
Smith Westerns
(Fat Possum)
Street Date: Aug. 31, 2010

Dreams
Boys are Fine
Gimme Some Time
Girl in Love
We Stay Out
Tonight
Be My Girl
The Glam Goddess
Diamond Boys
My Heart

SMITH WESTERNS LINKS:

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/smithwesterns
Label: http://fatpossum.com/

Tour launched Sunday in Santa Barbara w/ Phoenix

MP3: “Psychic Chasms” (The Phenomenal Handclap Band Remix)

Psychic Chasms, the debut full-length from Neon Indian, will be released as a newly mastered deluxe edition on CD and double Vinyl on September 28, 2010 and was made available digitally on August 31 via FADER Label / Static Tongues. The new version of the album, which is augmented by Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed, contains nine bonus tracks consisting of exclusive remixes and cover versions by Toro Y Moi, DNTEL, Bibio, Javelin, YACHT and more.

In June, FADER Label welcomed Neon Indian to their roster and announced plans for the re-release of their critically acclaimed debut Psychic Chasms in a unique partnership with Static Tongues, the label started by Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo. Prior to this announcement, the Brooklyn by-way-of Austin four piece ended a series of dates that included sets at Sasquatch, Pitchfork Fest and Bonnaroo, and a string of performances with Massive Attack.

Psychic Chasms was first released on indie-label Lefse Records last October and has since been embraced by numerous critics including those at SPIN, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal and Pitchfork, among others. In February 2010, Neon Indian made their late night TV debut with a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and most recently, released the single “Sleep Paralysist” on Green Label Sound. The track, produced by Palomo in collaboration with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, is the first original new music from Neon Indian since the debut album last Fall.

NEON INDIAN

09/21 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater *
09/22 Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater *
09/23 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue *
09/25 Columbia, MD - Virgin Mobile Freefest
09/26 Vancouver, BC - PNE Forum *
09/26 Vancouver, BC - Shine Nightclub (DJ Set)
09/27 Seattle, WA - Showbox @
09/28 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom @
09/30 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine @
10/01 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda @
10/05 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater @
10/06 Houston, TX - Argentum @
10/07 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa @
10/08 Baton Rouge, - LA Spanish Moon @
10/09 Athens, GA - 40 Watt @
10/10 Newport, KY - Southgate House @
10/11 Chicago, IL - Metro @
10/12 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace @
10/14 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

* = w/ Phoenix
@ = w/ Prefuse 73 & Miniature Tigers

Neon Indian
Psychic Chasms / Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed
(Static Tongues / FADER Label / Lefse Records)
Street date: Sept. 28, 2010

Psychic Chasms
1. (AM)
2. Deadbeat Summer
3. Laughing Gas
4. Terminally Chill
5. (If I knew, I’d tell you)
6. 6669 (i dont know if you know)
7. Should have taken acid with you
8. Mind, Drips
9. Psychic Chasms
10. Local Joke
11. Ephemeral Artery
12. 7000 (reprise)

Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed
13. Deadbeat Summer (Toro Y Moi Remix)
14. Should have taken acid with you (Body Language Remix)
15. (if I knew, I’d tell you) (Javelin Remix)
16. Mind, Drips (Bibio Remix)
17. Terminally Chill (YACHT Remix)
18. Ephemeral Artery (Darby Cicci of The Antlers - Fresh Breath Remix)
19. Psychic Chasms (Twin Shadow Cover)
20. Local Joke (Dntel Mix)
21. Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix)

NEON INDIAN LINKS:

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/neonindian