The Kills | "Into The Unknown" [Short Film]

Just a reminder, The Kills will be in town tomorrow evening with JEFF the Brotherhood and Hunters at Stubb's. Tickets ($23) are still on sale and can be purchased here.

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SXSW 2011: Spin Magazine SXSW Bash (3/18)

Spin Magazine SXSW Bash
Friday, March 18th (12:30pm - 6:00pm)
Stubb's BBQ (801 Red River St)

Damn....

To win passes to this invite only event follow @spinSXSW on Twitter and Spin on Facebook.

Lineup

Outside:
TV on the Radio
The Kills
OMD
The Vaccines
OFF!
Smith Westerns

Inside:
MNDR
Young the Giant
DOM
Electric Child
28 North

DJ Sets:
Skrillex
Wolfgang Gartner
Designer Drugs
Anika

The Kills Finish Up Album #4

Finally some new music from Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, otherwise known as The Kills!

As per The Kills' Facebook:

Well hello friends. Happy new year to all of you! I write to you from Michigan on a snowy-ish evening. With Christmas and New Years festivities seemingly over, a flight early in the morning beckons and I have good news! The 4th Kills album is FINISHED! 

RECORDED+MIXED+MASTERED and all that jazz. So here's to a new year and a new record!!! More announcements will be made very very soon xxx

The Kills | Pale Blue Eyes (Velvet Underground Cover)

[DOWNLOAD]

Last Night: The Kills, The Horrors and The Magic Wands

Tonight: The Kills, The Horrors and The Magic Wands at Emo's

Allison Mosshart of The Kills was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday night in Denver. Apparently a combination of the altitude and a bad cold caused her to have shortness of breath and she was forced to leave the show. She was released from the hospital and plans to go on with the tour. Which leads us up to tonight where they make their return to Austin.

Hopefully she has had some time to recoup and the warm Texas weather will do her some good. The band is joined by The Horrors who recently ditched the style that was bringing the dreaded UK "Next Big Thing" hype and recorded a fantastic new album (mostly in the dark). I listened to Primary Colours last night in it's entirety and it is a phenomenal album. It will be in stores May 5th.

And get there early because Nashville duo the Magic Wands will be opening. They recently released their debut EP Magic, Love & Dreams with what has been called "wall of white guitars" and "unapologetic cosmic pop". We don't know what that means but it sounds good. Give the the lead single "Black Magic" a listen. [The Magic Wands - Black Magic]

The Kills, The Horrors and The Magic Wands :: Tour Dates

April
24 Austin, TX - Emo's [Tickets]
25 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
27 Atlanta, GA - Lenny's
28 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

May
1 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
2 New York, NY - Webster Hall
4 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
5 Boston, MA - Paradise
6 Montreal, QUE - La Tulipe
7 Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre
8 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
9 Chicago, IL - Metro
11 Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
15 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
16 Vancouver, BC - Commodore
17 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
21 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
22 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater

The Kills Announce 2009 North American Tour Dates :: w/ Austin Date

The Kills will be embarking on a new North American Tour starting with this year's Coachella in April.  It includes a stop here in Austin at Emo's a few days later on April 24th.  Tickets are $14 and go on sale this Saturday (2/7) at 10 am.

[The Kills Myspace]

[The Kills Official Site]

The Kills 2009 North American Tour Dates:

04/19 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/20 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
04/22 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
04/23 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
04/24 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s [Buy Tickets] $14
04/25 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
04/27 - Atlanta, GA @ Lenny’s Bar
04/28 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
05/02 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
05/05 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
05/06 - Montreal, Canada @ La Tulipe
05/07 - Toronto, Canada @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
05/08 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
05/09 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
05/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
05/15 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
05/16 - Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore Ballroom
05/17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
05/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
05/21 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House

Chicago Apple Store To Host Lollapalooza Pre-Party

The Apple Store in Chicago (679 North Michigan Ave.) will be throwing down with a Lollapalooza pre-party. Black Kids, Foals, and The Kills will be rocking out starting at 7pm on July 31. The party will be emceed by the gorgeous Kid Sister and Flosstradamus will be the DJ spinning in between. Better get there early, cause it ain't gonna be easy to get in!

[Apple Store Driving Directions and Map]
[Lollapalooza Official Site]

Last Night: The Kills at The Parish

Hotter than a motherfucker.
The band said they couldn't understand why we even showed up.
Still "killed" it, pun very intended...

Check out the video, and wait for the end. They go off.

The Kills "Last Day of Magic" Video

Just to remind you, The Kills will be in Austin on May 24 (Saturday) at The Parish. You can buy tickets here for $14. It should be a great show. Here is the duo's new video for "Last Day of Magic".

The Kills - Sour Cherry (mp3)

You can also check out The Kills performing three songs ("Pull A You", Last Day of Magic" and "Venus In First") in the Current Studios for MPR.

SXSW Domino Showcase 2008

Domino Records, home of the Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand, will be back at SXSW to showcase its new and upcoming artists. Antone's will be the place to be on March 12. The Kills (I've heard they put on an amazing live show from numerous friends), White Williams (recently toured with Girl Talk and Dan Deacon), Lightspeed Champion (formerly in the band, Test Icicles, and toured with Bright Eyes and Final Fantasy during the summer of 2007), Sons & Daughters (opened for Morrissey during his 2006 UK tour), and These New Puritans (currently touring with British Sea Power) are scheduled to take the stage.

SXSW News

I posted about the Breeders before and now we have some more names to add to the list.

Speakers:

Lou Reed, Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates, Sire Records founder Seymour Stein, and a conversation between Thurston Moore and legendary composer Steve Reich.

All of these are exciting and plan on actually attending some of these for the first time this year.

Added to the list of performers are:

A Place to Bury Strangers, the Kills, Lightspeed Champion, Sons & Daughters, These New Puritans, and White Williams. (All part of the Domino showcase)

The Raveonettes were also announced a few weeks ago.

Photo: The Kills