Silje Nes plays Offset festival This Sunday

27/08/08

Norwegian singer / multi-instrumentalist Silje Nes returns to these shores for a one-off show this weekend at the Offset Festival which takes place over the weekend at Hainault Forest Country Park in Chigwell, London. Silje will be playing a half-hour long set on Sunday (31st August) on the Last FM stage, starting at 4pm. She is playing for the first time in the UK with her new 4-piece line-up.
Also playing on the Sunday are Gang Of Four, The Maccabees, Blood Red Shoes, Hot Club De Paris, Metronomy, Prinzhorn Dance School and many many more. Check the website for ticket prices and further details.

Frightened Rabbit announce fall USA tour

26/08/08

FatCat power-tourers Frightened Rabbit have announced another USA jaunt, scheduled for this fall. They'll be crossing the country with Delaware-based The Spinto Band - more dates in this tour will be announced soon.

17 Oct - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
18 Oct - Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
19 Oct - Middle East, Cambridge MA
20 Oct - Petit Campus, Montreal QC
22 Oct - Skully's Music Diner, Columbus OH
23 Oct - Metro, Chicago IL
24 Oct - High Noon Saloon, Madison WI
25 Oct - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis MN
28 Oct - Chop Suey, Seattle WA
29 Oct - Media Club, Vancouver BC
01 Nov - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco CA
02 Nov - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco CA
03 Nov - Echoplex, Los Angeles CA

Hauschka and Tom Brosseau Wordless Music Series NYC show announced

18/08/08

New York City's Wordless Music Series has just announced its 2008-2009 series, and once again, it's a doozy. 14 Nov will see 130701 roster member Hauschka returning to the series, along with FatCat labelmate Tom Brosseau, and violinist Mikhail Simonyan performing selections from Prokofiev and Ravel. The show will be at West Village venue Le Poisson Rouge, and tickets are available HERE.

Also appearing this season will be 130701 alumnus Sylvain Chaveau (sharing a bill with Goldmund), as well as Terry Riley, Shearwater, Signal featuring Steve Reich performing Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians" and "You Are (Variations)", Tim Hecker, Daedalus, Stars Of The Lid, and many more. For more information about the series, which has hosted FatCat artists Múm and Max Richter in past seasons, go to the Wordless Music Series website.

Tom Brosseau Announces European and UK Tour Dates

13/08/08

Tom Brosseau has just announced European and UK tour dates, whilst on tour Tom will also be playing some rather exclusive instore shows. Full details and dates below.

17 Sep - Rotown , Rotterdam, NL w/ Bowerbirds
19 Sep - Paradiso , Amsterdam , NL w/Bon Ivor
20 Sep - Open Circuit , Belgie, Hasselt BE
21 Sep - ZxZw Fest , Fatcat showcase, Tilburg NL
22 Sep - A and O , Medien instore, Dusseldorf, DE, 6:00pm
23 Sep - Unrock , Krefeld DE, time TBA
23 Sep - Cafe Rekord , Dusseldorf DE
24 Sep - Treibhaus , Luzern, CH
26 Sep - Queen Kong Club ,Neuchâtel CH
28 Sep - Helsinki , Zurich, CH w/Trio From Hell
29 Sep - Komedia, UK, w/ Liz Green and Ben Wetherill,
01 Oct - Cafe OTO , London UK w/ Adam Beattie

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