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* * * ‘Tarantula’ is the brand new single that Blanket just finished recording & mastering in the studio * * *
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Thursday, September 23: Blanket plays with The Natural History at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.
Picked up by
Startime International, The Natural History deservedly share the company of such diverse and esteemed artists as dios, the Walkmen, the French Kicks, and Brendan Benson on this touted new indie label. Indicative of the burgeoning NYC rock renaissance garden from which it springs (specifically Williamsburg, Brooklyn), The Natural History wears its influences on its sleeve… and that’s a good thing when it’s Elvis Costello, The Kinks, The Beatles, Wire, and XTC all rolled together in a fresh new spleef of instantly accessible organic cool pop. Toe tapping and head nodding are mandatory listening requirements and inhaling is recommended. Finally, a new band with strong yet smooth songs that shoot straight from the hip and make you want to lie in the grass and soak up the sun. A tree grows in Brooklyn indeed… Pitchfork Media's review of Natural History
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Blanket plays with the Starlite Desperation on Friday, August 27 at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. Come bask in a night of rock & roll rollicking because “today, the Starlite Desperation perches at the forefront of the emerging Southern California ‘smog-psych’ sound, where acid-rock meets garage punk; buzzing fuzz guitars slip lysergic into mod pop; sun-bleached minds raised on Love, Spacemen 3 and hardcore turn rock history in on itself.”—excerpt from Skyscraper Magazine July ‘04.
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Sunday, September 21: Blanket plays with Television at
the Fillmore in SF!
One of the most influential indie bands to date,
Television wrote the rules for the New York post-punk
sound and then broke them whenever they felt like it.
Television defied being typecast or constrained by
neatly falling into any one genre and effortlessly
intertwined elements of punk, jazz, and pop into a
music that was truly different with songs that were
beautiful, heartfelt, unaffectedly intricate, but
always very cool. Other NYC bands like the Strokes and
Interpol owe a heavy debt to Television for the sound that they are now popularizing. Earlier this
month, Rolling Stone released its "100 greatest
guitarists of all time" issue with Television
guitarist Tom Verlaine making #56 just beating out Ed
O'Brien & Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead (#59 & #60) and
whipping Angus Young of AC/DC (a merciless #96)! For a
good synopsis of Television, go to www.allmusicguide.com
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Saturday, October 18: Blanket plays with Papa M at the
Bottom of the Hill in SF!
Papa M is David Pajo's solo project. Pajo is well
known as the versatile guitarist from the seminal
indie band Slint. He's also everybody's favorite
guitarist to use on recordings and tours working with
Stereolab, Tortoise, Palace, King Kong, and the Royal
Trux, to name a few. He's now garnering international
attention playing guitar in Smashing Pumpkins leader
Billy Corgan's new supergroup Zwan. Go to Papa M for
info on the band, and for more info on Pajo's projects
& history, go to www.epitonic.com
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Sunday, June 8: Blanket plays with the legendary Buzzcocks at The Fillmore
in SF!
This line from their bio pretty much sums it up: "Three bands from the now
mythical 1976/77 British punk explosion set the benchmarks for everything
that was to follow - Sex Pistols, the Clash Buzzcocks." Add to this the
fact that the highly respected indie label Merge recently saw fit to
release their new full-length record which is jam packed with new
infectious, pop-punk gems that reflect their trademark sound, but also
continue to push the experimental envelope. Expect to witness high-energy,
no bullshit punk rock made by the original masters that defined it. Catch a
live preview Friday night, June 6 when they perform live on the Late Late
Show with Craig Kilborn! This show may sell out soon, so click here for show info...
Thursday, June 19: Blanket opens for Luna's Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham
at The Great American Music Hall in SF! Phillips and Wareham somehow made
time amidst their busy roles as the principal singers/songwriters in the
beloved dream-pop band Luna to make a new record together entitled
"L'Avventura." Although not a complete departure from the melancholic,
textured, Velvet Underground-influenced sound for which Luna is revered,
this is a departure for them in that they allow themselves to completely
give into their penchant for more romantic, lush, and playful material.
Since Luna's live act tends to be more rock than their recordings, it'll be
interesting to see how Phillips & Wareham (also known as the
singer/guitarist for the pivotal indie band Galaxie 500) decide to execute
live renditions of this new material. This is, more than likely, a one time
opportunity to see them in this format as they're just doing a handful of
shows and then they're back on the Luna wagon. A definite must-see for
diehard Luna fans. This show may sell out soon, so click here for all the
show info...
Blanket is currently working on new songs that will be featured in upcoming
live performances in the very near future--check back here soon for the
latest show details.
Sunday, November 3: Blanket plays with D.C.'s The Dismemberment Plan at the
Great American Music Hall in SF! The Dismemberment Plan is considered one
of the most ground-breaking & innovative emo bands around today, crafting
beautiful songs that defy typical preconceptions about what emo is and can
be. Also, they put on an amazing and intense live show. Qualifying them as
simply a successful emo band would be an inexcusably narrow representation
so definitely go to their site and read their press to understand why you
should not miss this bill...
http://www.dismembermentplan.com/press/
As one critic noted, "Combine the pop daring of Prince, melodic sense of
Elvis Costello and the rhythmic energy of Shudder to Think and you're still
only halfway there."
The Dismemberment Plan's pals Engine Down are the middle band.
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On Friday, October 25 at the Bottom of the Hill in San
Francisco, Blanket is proud to open for one of the
most influential musicians in rock, J Mascis. For
those who may not already know, as the
singer/guitarist/songwriter for the seminal post punk
band Dinosaur Jr. in the late 80's & most of the 90's,
Mascis helped define 'alternative' rock through a
series of critically lauded releases that not only
dominated college radio, but simultaneously broke
through into mainstream rock radio as well, earning
the band a widespread fan base and setting the stage for
the acceptance and the commercial success of bands
like Nirvana. The middle band, Cobra Verde, delivers
intelligent art rock that rocks from the fertile flatlands
of Cleveland, Ohio and is expected to play some numbers with Mascis.
Robert Pollard liked Cobra Verde so much he tapped them to take over all
instrumental duties on Guided by Voices' most rock &
roll release to date, 'Mag Earwhig,' and, with
Pollard, toured as Guided by Voices to support that release.
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Blanket
opens for indie heroes Juliana
Hatfield and Tommy Keene on
Saturday, August 17th at the Bottom
of the Hill in SF! This show may sell out early so buy tickets now
through ticketweb.com.
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upcoming shows.
Blanket's
new 5 song cd ep Ever Wanted is now
available!
Now available!
Now available! Click here to get MP3 downloads & song
clips from the new and previous Blanket eps.
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here to see new photos up on band pix page.