Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Girl Talk Announces Fall Tour



Now that the animals have been fed, and music listeners have taken Animals for a walk, Girl Talk, aka DJ Greg Gillis, can afford to leave the house without worrying about any accidents. (And by accidents, we mean copyright infringement lawsuits.)

That's because Girl Talk just announced yesterday that he is touring behind his pay-what-you-want, self-released opus Feed The Animals. Those who want to obtain the record via more traditional means will have to wait until Sept. 23rd, when the album's physical release is scheduled. Or, you can see if Mr. Gillis is stopping by near your hometown by checking the dates below:

07-04 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes Festival
07-05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - 5 Days Off Festival
07-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
07-12 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07-23 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
07-25 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *
08-03 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-07 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
10-09 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #^
10-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #^
10-11 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #^
10-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #^
10-14 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #^
10-15 Knoxville, TN - Valarium #^
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #^
10-17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues #^
10-18 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live! #^
10-20 Austin, TX - Emo's #^
10-21 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom #^
10-23 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater #^
10-24 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater #^
10-25 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater %$
10-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-30 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue %$
10-31 Denver, CO - Odgen Theater %$
11-01 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre %$
11-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %$
11-04 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom %$
11-05 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club %$
11-06 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom %$
11-07 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall %$
11-09 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's %$
11-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom %$
11-11 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre %$
11-12 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus %$
11-13 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda %$
11-14 Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live %$


In preparation for Feed The Animals, Gillis roadtested much of this material before committing it to disc. So expect a high-octane set.

Feed The Animals is out now. In order to prepare yourself for the Girl Talk extravaganza, we've compiled a little Girl Talk playlist consisting of at least one MP3 from each of his four albums. Those come courtesy of Illegal Art. "Buy" the music here.

Girl Talk MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)

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Monday, November 12, 2007

This Is What Happens When You Tase A Stranger In The Ass

According to P4K:
According to various sources including reader emails, the Washington University student paper Student Life, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Riverfront Times, Girl Talk's set was cut short after a man exposed himself and got Tasered in the ass...Eyewitness reader Greg Sabo wrote in an email, "There was one 20-something (who seemed to be under the influence of something) who kept on causing problems. He threatened basically everyone around him. Attendees asked the bouncers to remove him several times, but they were basically unsuccessful. This person starting a lot of pushing bouts during the show. There were several chants by the crowd to get this one man out. He also jumped up on stage once after everyone else had gotten off."

Apparently, the bouncers finally got the word. Student Life reports that at 10:45 pm, the troublemaker was removed from the venue by security. "He then shoved a security guard and pulled down his pants." Sabo points out that "he was already topless." The Washington University Police Department was called. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the man exposed himself.

Student Life continues, "When WUPD arrived they repeatedly told the man to pull up his pants or face arrest. The student refused and an officer attempted to handcuff him. When the student struggled to resist being handcuffed, the officer pulled out his Taser and threatened to use it if the student did not comply. The man continued to resist and was Tasered." According to both Sabo and the Riverfront Times, the Taser gun was pointed at the man's rear end. The reader writes that he was Tased twice: briefly at first, then "for at least 10 seconds (maybe as long as 20)."

The man was a 22-year-old student, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports, though Washington University has not released his name.


That's pretty much it, really. I'm sure you're all shocked-shocked-that something like this went down at a Girl Talk show. To you, I say: Perhaps it's time for some wising up, young man/woman/bewilderbeast. After all, are we not all but dust in the wind? Or more accurately, ass tazings waiting to happen?

(Jonathan Graef)

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

The Show Is The Rainbow To Open For Girl Talk, Dan Deacon, "Chocolate Rain" Guy, In Minneapolis



(The Show Is The Rainbow, July 25th, 2007, The Empty Bottle, Chicago. Photo By Autumn Notter)

Download: The Show Is The Rainbow - "Gothic Cajun"
Download: Tay Zonday - "Chocolate Rain"
Download: Dan Deacon - "The Crystal Cat"
Download: Grizzly Bear - "Knife (Girl Talk Remix)"

SAF Records has announced fall tour dates for one of its artist, alterna-rapper The Show Is The Rainbow. The artist with the given name of Darren Keen is still touring behind his April release, Gymnasia. If you haven't seen The Show Is The Rainbow perform, then you haven't seen live music. Keen's show is an awesomely raucous multimedia presentation that often leaves him a shirtless, sweaty mess of a electronic concert. Or, to be much more brief, it's fucking kickass.

If you're seeing Girl Talk and Dan Deacon in Minneapolis on Oct. 5th, then you should get there early for The Show Is The Rainbow. He'll be opening the show, along with Minneapolis-based Tay "Chocolate Rain" Zonday.

Here are TSITR Tour Dates:

Sept. 8th, 2007
8:00P
Waiting Room w/ Eagle*Seagull & Columbia vs. Challenger
Omaha, Nebraska

Sept. 10th 2007
8:00P
High Dive
Denver, Colorado

Sept. 12th, 2007
8:00P
Modified Arts / BARK! BARK! BARK! (!!!!!!!!!) Phoenix, Arizona

Sept. 13th, 2007
8:00P
Scolari’s Office w/ Bad Dudes & Experimental Dental School
San Diego, California

Sept. 14th 2007
8:00P
The Smell w/Suishou No Fune
Los Angeles, California

Sept. 16th 2007
8:00P
The Uptown
Oakland, California

Sept. 18th 2007
8:00P
Fool’s Foundation
Sacramento, California

Sep 19 2007
8:00P
Hemlock Tavern
San Fransisco, California

Sept. 20th 2007
8:00P
Accident Gallery
Eureka, California

Sept. 21th 2007
8:00P
Ground Kontrol
Portland, Oregon

Sept. 22nd, 2007
8:00P
Comet Tavern
Seattle, Washington

Sept. 25th 2007
8:00P
Manium w/ TWIN (!!!!!!!!)
Olympia, Washington

Oct. 5th, 2007
8:00P
First Avenue w/ GIRL TALK
Minneapolis, Minnesota



Read MFR's take on Gymnasia here.

Read my interview with The Show Is The Rainbow here.

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(Jonathan Graef)

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