Calexico to play "Go Vote 2008" show

Favorite sons Calexico will be playing a benefit "Go Vote 2008" concert at Tucson's Rialto Theatre Saturday, September 20, mere days after the release of their new record, Carried to Dust. They'll be joined by the always stupendous Mariachi Luz de Luna.

The show is also a benefit for Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's campaign. (You might remember her from the whole Calexico in Space story.)

Tickets are on sale now at the Congresswoman's website.

Watch the music video for Calexico's "Two Silver Trees"

We recently released two brief album trailer videos that showcased some scenes around Calexico’s home base of Tucson, AZ. The first trailer was composed of visuals highlighting the city's local color, and the second stood on the stark impressiveness of an airplane graveyard.

Directed by James Fleischel, the full music video for “Two Silver Trees” - the track that was recently released for free download right HERE – is impressive in its own right, and acts as the logical marriage between the teaser clips. Elements from both are more fleshed out, and we get a deeper feel for the wide range of Tucson's character: what starts at the cozy confines of the Hotel Congress Tap Bar ends in an expansive and extraordinary desert scene. Scroll down and take a look.

NEW The New Year MP3; European tour dates unveiled

The ambiguous but vibrant trailer videos. The colorful but silent album art. You may have seen both elements and wondered what The New Year was hinting at with each successive quasi-clue. If the end product is the band’s self-titled third album (out 9/09/08), then the release of the track “The Company I Can Get” could be viewed as adding just another piece to the puzzle. However, four years have passed since the most recent The End Is Near, and the song comes at the listener more like a satiating breath of fresh air—waltzing drums pounding beneath a beautiful piano melody. For the next three minutes, just breathe it in.

You can download the MP3 for “The Company I Can Get” by clicking right HERE.

The New Year has also announced a slew of fall tour dates in the U.S. and Europe. Further information can be found below.

Full dates (newly announced in bold):
09/18/08 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
09/19/08 - Rudyard's Pub - Houston, TX
09/20/08 - Emo's Alternative Lounge - Austin, TX
09/22/08 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
09/23/08 - Modified - Phoenix, AZ
09/24/08 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
09/25/08 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA
09/26/08 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
09/27/08 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
09/29/08 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
10/09/08 - Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA
10/10/08 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10/11/08 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
10/12/08 - Living Room - Providence, RI
10/13/08 - Club Metronome - Burlington, VT
10/14/08 - le Divan Orange - Montreal, QC
10/15/08 - Lee's Palace - Toronto,ON
10/16/08 - The Pike Room - Pontiac, MI
10/17/08 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
10/18/08 - Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA
10/19/08 - High Dive - Champaign, IL
10/20/08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
10/21/08 - DC NINE - Washington, DC
11/07/08 – DB’s – Utrecht, Holland
11/08/08 – L’escalier – Liege, Belgium
11/09/08 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
11/10/08 – The Kazimier – Liverpool, UK
11/11/08 – Nice N Sleazys – Glasgow, UK
11/12/08 – The Luminaire – London, UK
11/13/08 – Mains d’Oeuvre – Paris, France
11/15/08 - Tanned Tin Festival - Castellon, Spain
11/16/08 - Ground Zero - Lyon, France
11/17/08 - Bad Bonn - Dudingen, Switzerland
11/18/08 - Locomotiv - Bologna, Italy
11/19/08 – Chelsea - Vienna, Austria
11/20/08 - Orangehouse - Munich, Germany
11/21/08 - Magnet Club - Berlin, Germany
11/22/08 - Prinzenbar - Hamburg, Germany
11/23/08 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
11/24/08 - Pret A Ecouter Festival - Heildelburg, Germany

Crystal Antlers sign to Touch & Go!!

Crystal Antlers have been surrounded by beautiful energy lately. The days of summer have been filled with the punk rock mischief of touring cross-country on a vegetable oil-powered school bus as part of the widely publicized F Yeah Fest (F Yeah Fest, New York Times), filling massive orders for their self-released EP through their myspace page, and on downtime, drinking beers in percussionist Damian's empty pool.

So as it happens, we’ve been caught under the spell of that energy and floored by the burst of raw, soulful punk that is the Antlers debut EP and live show. With that, we couldn’t be happier to announce that Touch and Go Records will be reissuing the Crystal Antlers EP on compact disc in October, with its first-ever pressing on vinyl to follow in November. We’ll also be releasing a full-length album once the guys finish work on it, so look for that in the first part of 2009.

Until then, you can tide yourselves over by catching the Antlers live as they continue to spread their magic around the continent with Fucked Up and The Strange Boys in September and later in October when they hit the CMJ Music Festival.

DATES:
8/12 Los Angeles, California - 6th St. Warehouse - Fuck Yeah Fest Benefit
8/20 Los Angeles, California - Low End Theory @ The Airliner
8/30 Echo Park, California - Fuck Yeah Fest 5 w/ No Age, Negative Approach, High Places, Glass Candy, Two Gallants + More
8/31 Berkeley, California - 924 Gilman St. w/ Fucked Up, The Strange Boys
9/1 San Francisco, California - Hemlock Tavern w/ Fucked Up, The Strange Boys
9/4 Olympia, Washington - Eagle’s Hall w/ Fucked Up, The Strange Boys
9/5 Seattle, Washington - Vera Project w/ Fucked Up, The Strange Boys
9/6 Portland, Oregon - Satyricon w/ Fucked Up, The Strange Boys, Sex/Vid, Past Lives
9/7 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard on Richards w/ Fucked Up
9/9 San Francisco, California - The Knockout Bar w/ The Strange Boys
9/11 San Diego, California - TBD w/ The Strange Boys
10/4 Eagle Rock, California - Eagle Rock Music Festival
10/5 Long Beach, California - University by the Sea Festival
10/11 San Francisco, California - Frisco Freakout at Thee Parkside w/ Wooden Shjips + more