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The go! Team
@ Botanique
on 23 rd March
If you haven’t experienced
the explosive energy,
instrumental eclecticism
and clashing madness of
The Go! Team live on
stage, now is your chance.
After two critically
acclaimed albums, the
exuberant Brighton-based
sextet is back with Rolling
Blackouts, their latest psychedelic
pop/rock release.
Just close your eyes, clap
your hands and let yourself
get carried away.
Play Rennes
(L’Ubu)
on 24 th March
Play Paris
(Flèche d’or)
on 25 th March
Zombifff Night
@ Magasin 4
on 9 th April
Cheap Satanism Records
paired with the Brussels
International Fantastic
Film Festival to program
a ghoulish bill to end the
Zombie Parade day. Inviting
Parisian experimental
psychedelic duo Zombie
Zombie, French dark-pop
duo and “goth’n’roll” outfit
Cercueil, Philippe Petit
– as well as all the acts of
their current roster (Vitas
Guerulaïtis, Keiki, Baby
Fire, Joy As A Toy and
Trike), it’s safe to say that
the Belgian label managed
to pull off what promises to
be one hellish night.
aloe blacc +
Maya Jupiter
@ L’Ancienne
Belgique
on 28 th March
Although he’s been
around since 1995, it’s
the 2010 track I Need A
Dollar – the theme song to
HBO’s How To Make It In
America – that saw Aloe
Blacc’s smooth retro soul
gain mainstream reach. His
charisma and feel-good
tunes are sure to turn the
AB into a church of love
and happiness.
Plays Paris
(La Cigale)
on 21 st March
Plays Amsterdam
(Paradiso)
on 27 th March
Plays London
(La Scala)
on 1 st May
deerhunter +
Lower dens
@ Botanique
on 11 th April
Ambient punk quartet
Deerhunter, hailing from
Atlanta, are renowned for
their intense live shows.
With Baltimore-based
Lower Dens (whose
ghost-heavy weird-fi has
gotten everyone excited)
supporting them, get ready
to lose yourself in a sea of
guitar-driven shoegazey
soundscapes.
Play London
(Shepherd’s Bush)
on 31 st March
Play Amsterdam
(Melkweg)
on 2 nd April
Play Paris
(La Gaîté Lyrique)
on 9 th April
The diary
The pick of gigs to come
The Kills
@ Trix
on 29 th March
When Jamie Hince isn’t
pictured in tabloids with
fiancée Kate Moss, he’s busy
recording with Alison Mosshart
– recently on vocal duty
with super-band The Dead
Weather – in stripped-down
and blues infused garage
rock outfit The Kills. Catch
them in Antwerp for a chance
to hear their fourth album
Blood Pressures before
anyone else.
Play Amsterdam
(Melkweg)
on 30 th March
Play London
(Heaven)
on 31 st March
Play Paris
(Bataclan)
on 6 th April
The young
gods
@ Botanique
on 13 th April
The Swiss trio has somewhat
stepped away from
the aggressive machinedriven
post-industrial
music that saw them rise
to fame in the mid-80s, in
favour of a more approachable
and polished upbeat
sound. The result is nonetheless
captivating and
their live performances
remain legendary.
Play Utrecht
(Tivoli)
on 11 th April
Play Paris
(Café de la Danse)
on 21 st April
Play Toulouse
(Le Bikini)
on 19 th May
dan le sac vs
Scroobious pip
@ Botanique
on 30 th March
Scroobious Pip’s fast-paced
MCing and his insightful
lyrics, together with dan
le sac’s bouncy electronic
rhythms and banging beats
have earned the Essex duet
a wide following and solid
live rep. And whilst their
sophomore effort The
Logic of Chance might
not live up to the striking
brilliance of their 2008
debut Angles, we’re still
definitely there.
Play Rotterdam
(Rotown)
on 31 st March
The Subs
@ L’Ancienne
Belgique
on 14 th April
No one gets the party started
and the kids dancing
like Ghent’s home-grown
rave-punk sensation The
Subs. Playing their new
record to a packed AB, and
after more than 150 shows
under their belt, The Subs
have honed their stagecraft
to the millimetre.
Play Ghent
(Vooruit)
on 7 th April
Play Ostende
(Kursaal)
on 16 th April
Play Bourges
(Printemps de
Bourges Festival)
on 20 th April
i blame coco +
Washington
@ L’ Ancienne
Belgique
on 31 st March
Although having a father
called Sting undeniably
helped Coco Sumner get
her name out there, her
strong debut The Constant
quickly put to rest those
who might have dismissed
her as yet another “daughter
of”. Supported by Washington,
this one promises to
be a refreshing evening of
disarming female talent.
Plays Köln
(Luxor)
on 27 th March
Plays Paris
(Théatre de
l’Alhambra)
on 1 st April
Plays
Luxembourg
(Den Atelier)
on 2 nd April
angus
& Julia Stone
@ Cirque Royal
on 2 nd May
Angus & Julia Stone’s sweet
folk pervaded pop seems
to have taken the world
by storm. The Australian
siblings have a soft spot
for acoustic music, clean
arrangements, vocal harmonies
and simple production.
At times too gentle
and soft, their music will
provide the perfect backdrop
to anyone’s excessive
May Day partying.
Play Paris
(Le Trianon)
on 26 th April
Play Luxembourg
(Rockhal)
on 3 rd May
dum dum girls
@ Vooruit
on 7 th April
Riding on the wave of 60s
inspired lo-fi fuzz-rock,
with the likes of Vivian
Girls, Crystal Slits and
Best Coast, Dum Dum
Girls have assembled all
the elements that foster a
well-deserved hype: catchy
reverb-laden tunes, a welltailored
goth-punk attire
and a critically acclaimed
debut on legendary indie
label Sub Pop.
Play London
(Dingwalls)
on 5 th April
Play Rotterdam
(Binnenstad
Festival)
on 7 th April
Play Paris
(La Machine)
on 24 th April
Metronomy
@ VK
on 6 th May
After conquering clubs
in 2008 with the electro
pop dance floor favourite
Heartbreaker, Metronomy
returns with the equally
catchy and bittersweet She
Wants from sophomore album
English Riviera. Don’t
miss their even funkier
live show, which includes
quirky dance routines and
lights beaming out of the
band members’ chests.
Play London
(Shepherd’s Bush)
on 16 th April
Play Amsterdam
(Paradiso)
on 5 th May
Play Paris
(La Cigale)
on 4 th May
See page 96 for live venue contact information.