Ume | Phantoms- Available Today

An exhilarating head-on collision of front-woman Lauren Larson's blistering guitar shredding with impeccable pop songcraft and driving, feedback-filled jams, Austin-based power trio Ume's anticipated sophomore LP, Phantoms, is available today on Modern Outsider Records. Recalling a time when the band and kids in the crowd weren't afraid to sweat, the album marries the heavier and more distorted side of indie rock with visceral passion and pop hooks, further proving why Rolling Stone named the female-driven trio one of the nation's best unsigned bands before Modern Outsider quickly snatched them up earlier this year. [via]

Ume | Phantoms [Purchase][Stream][iTunes]
01. "Rubicon"
02. "Burst"
03. "Captive"
04. "The Push"
05. "Destroyer"
06. "Run Wild"
07. "Pretend Again"
08. "Hurricane II"
09. "Dancing Blind"
10. "The Task"

Ume | "Conductor" (Acoustic) [Live]

I love how Lauren still rocks out even when playing acoustic.

Ume | [Official] [Myspace] [Twitter]

Last Night: Missions of Burma and Ume at The Mohawk

Show Spotlight + Giveaway: Mission of Burma and Ume at The Mohawk (7/22)

Mission of Burma are LEGENDS. I wont get into their entire history on here because you should already know it but for those not familiar it's time to study up. [WikiWiki]. When Nirvana, The Pixies and Sonic Youth are citing you as influences you are doing something right. They are returning to Austin on July 22nd and will be supported by Ume who you should also know by now (especially if you read this site). Tickets are still available but they are going quick! Strapped for cash? Head over to our Twitter and Facebook pages for a chance to win [Ultra8201 | Facebook][Ultra8201 | Twitter].

Friday July 22nd, 2011
The Mohawk & Transmission Entertainment Present:
Mission of Burma, Ume & Daniel Francis Doyle.
$15 Advance ($17 Day of Show) Doors @ 8pm [Purchase Tickets]

Ume Announce Tour Dates (including Austin Date with Mission of Burma)

Ume has already played a handful of shows in the northeast on their way to the NXNE Festival this weekend but there are still a few more dates on their latest tour for you to check them out. It's no secret we have been following them for a while now and we are glad to see them playing some high profile festival slots over the next few weeks. You can catch them in Austin on 7/22 when they open up for Mission of Burma. The band recently signed to Modern Outsider and will release the highly anticipated full length Phantoms on August 30th

Ume 2011 Tour Dates

06.14.11 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
06.15.11 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel (NXNE Festival)
06.18.11 - Denver, CO @ Westword Music Showcase
07.01.11 - Springfield, MO @ The Outland
07.03.11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
07.22.11 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (w/ Mission of Burma) [TICKETS]
07.24.11 - Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theater (w/ Mission of Burma)

08.27.11 - New Braunfels, TX @ Dia De Los Toadies Music Festival
08.28.11 - St. Louis, MO @ LouFest
09.07.11 - Portland, OR @ MusicfestNW

SXSW 2011: San Diego Hoe-Down (3/16) :: RSVP Info

San Diego Hoe-Down 2011 SXSW Day Party
Wednesday, March 16th | Noon - 6pm
Lustre Pearl (97 Rainey St)


[RSVP]

SXSW 2011: Village Voice Day Party (3/17) :: FREE

Village Voice SXSW Day Party
Thursday, March 17th (5pm - 2am)
Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces)
FREE | All Ages [via]

Lineup:

Wu-Tang Clan
Fishbone
Erykah Badu (DJ Set)
Yelawolf
Trae Tha Truth
Marz Lovejoy
Rocky Business
Trouble Andrew
Wild Flag
Ume
+ Special Guest

Show Spotlight: Girls Who Rock | Tonight (6/18) at The ND

Do512 is taking over The ND at 501 Studios next Friday night, and bringing some of the finest female talent in Austin with us. On Friday, June 18, Do512 invites you to attend “Girls Who Rock”, a glorious affair celebrating the fine art of – you guessed it – girls who rock! Featuring the beautifully brutal rock trio Ume, cabaret-influenced garage pop trio Agent Ribbons, and psych-dream pop quintet Candi and The Strangers. There’s something for everyone here, and you won’t want to miss it. Doors will be at 10pm, and cover is only $5 with RSVP on Do512. For you night owls out there, Ume will take the stage at 12:30 am.

$5 with RSVP on Do512 or $7 at the door

Ume - 12:30
Agent Ribbons - 11:30
Candi and The Strangers - 10:30 w/Fishlegs on visuals

Friday, March 18 at The ND at 501 Studios.
Doors at 10, $7 cover. $5 if you RSVP with Do512.

SXSW 2010: Ume at Eastbound and Found

Last Night: Austin Fashion Awards and After Party w/ The Octopus Project, Ume, Mike Relm and The Soldier Thread

Last Night: Prints for Profit with Ume, The White White Lights and Team Fabrication

Much thanks to [Tripp Custom T Shirts] [KnuckleRumbler] and [B Boy City]

Listen: [Ume] [ The White White Lights]

Ume to Tour with Meat Puppets, Dead Confederate This September

It's sure been an extremely busy year for Ume. At the beginning of the year, the band took part in Emo's annual "FREE WEEK". Then a few weeks later, they released a new EP entitled Sunshower to rave reviews (Austin Chronicle, Austin Sound, Popmatters, and CMJ) and played a fantastic set at The Mohawk to celebrate the new record. Then the following month in February, the trio took part in first series of Dell Lounge's "Dead Venues Live" performing "The Conductor" on the steps of the now extinct Club Foot.

During SXSW, Ume seemed to be the talk of Austin and deserveadly so! Among the numerous performances they gave throughout the week, a session recorded for WOXY was sure to be the most exciting for them. A few months later in May, we were fortunate to have them headline our first concert with True Widow and The White White Lights at La Zona Rosa. During June, the band headed out on a month long tour, recording another WOXY session and performing at Toronto's NXNE Festival.

These days don't expect the band to rest. They have two performances this weekend, including a show at Tripp's Custom T-Shirts (6-9pm) tomorrow afternoon and an appearance at The Austin Fashion Awards this Sunday. Also catch them next month, as they'll be performing at Houston's Free Press Summer Fest.

This September Ume will be taking it's greatest leap yet. The band will be touring with the Meat Puppets and Dead Confederate. The dates are down below.

Ume - Pendelum (mp3)
Dead Confederate - The Rat (mp3)

[Ume Myspace]
[Ume Twitter]
[Dead Confederate Myspace]
[Meat Puppets Myspace]

Tour Dates: (via Pampelmoose)
09/17 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
09/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
09/19 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
09/20 - Sebastopol, CA @ Hopmonk Tavern
09/22 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
09/23 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
09/24 - Boise, ID @ Grizzly Rose
09/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
09/26 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre

Austin Fashion Week

Fashion and Music go hand in hand so of course we wanted to give you the guide for everything you need to know about Austin Fashion Week. There are going to be a ton of events going on this week at local boutiques and salons featuring some of Austin's most promising designers and stylists. The weeks events will culminate with the Austin Fashion Awards on July 19th. Awards will be given out all with the accompanying soundtrack of some of this blogs favorite bands. Sched.org [http://afw09.sched.org] has the calendar set up so you can personalize your own calendar for the entire week so give the links below a click and see what catches your eye and get out there. We also highlighted some events that we are covering this weekend!

And of course keep up to date and follow

[Austin Fashion Week on Twitter]

You can use the links below to get a biography of the participants as well as link to their specific website. You can pick your favorites and vote for them instantly.

[Boutiques]

[Models]

[Salons]

[Designers]

[Photographers]

[Hair Stylists]

[Make Up Artists]

And the weekend...

July 18th at Tripp Custom T-Shirts

We hosted ours a few weeks ago and now the Fashion Week curators at Study Breaks Magazine have put together a really great line up featuring some familiar names to those that read this blog regularly. Ume, The White White Lights and Team Fabrication will be rocking the Tripp's patio this time and as always there will be some complimentary Lone Star and Sweet Leaf Teas to help cool everyone down. As always profits from the bands personally designed tees will go to the SIMS Foundation. Do not miss this party!!!

JULY 19th at The Long Center

And finishing of the amazing week will be the Austin Fashion Awards at The Long Center honoring the best of the best in the local fashion industry. A full Red Carpet and what promises to be an impressive fashion show with Mike Relm performing DJ duties for the evening and Alpha Rev, The Soldier Thread, Ume and The Octopus Project all performing live. It all begins at 5:30 and tickets are available here. [Purchase Tickets]

[Austin Fashion Week :: Official Site]

Passport to Fashion :: If you purchase a Passport to Passion you get 10% off all purchase made thoughout the week at all of the participating boutiques and salons. [Purchase]

[Facebook Page]

Free Press Summer Fest | August 8th & 9th, 2009

Free Press Houston are throwing down a two day Summer Fest this August 8th and 9th at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, TX. Tickets are at $7 for each day or $12 for both days if you prefer, which is basically nothing.

Here's what we do know: there will be two stages, local artist booths, a craft beer garden, and a misting tent. Supposedly free water will be provided as well!

Free Press Summer Fest (official site)
August 8th & 9th, 12pm - 10pm

[Purchase Tickets]

Schedules will be announced shortly, but go ahead and check out the full lineup down below.

Update: Check out the schedule here.

Lineup:

Broken Social Scene
Explosions In The Sky
Of Montreal
The Sword
The Octopus Project
Voxtrot
Ume
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Prince Paul (recently added)
Devin the Dude (recently added)
Buxton
Fat Tony
Los Skarnales
News On The March
Hearts of Animal
Grrrl Parts
H.I.S.D.
Mechanical Boy
The Manichean
The Tontons
Scale The Summit
The Small Sounds
skyblue72
O Pioneers!
American Fangs
Riff Tiffs
Chase Hamblin
Wild Moccasins
Young Mammals
Sideshow Tramps
Grandfather Child
Juzcoz
Ceeplus Bad Knives
Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans
Eastern Sea
Southern Backtones
Muhammidali
The Watermarks
B L A C K I E vs. Cop Warmth
Perseph One
I am Mesmer
Come See My Dead Person
Ghosttwon Electric
Tha Fucking Transmissions

Ume Announces 2009 North American Summer Tour

If you read our blog regularly, you know we're huge fans of local band Ume (they also headlined our first show earlier this month). Tomorrow evening brings them to the Granada Theater in Dallas to open for The Octopus Project. Then starting with a tour kickoff date at Emo's opening for Lions, they'll embark on a month long tour throughout June that includes a performance at the NXNE Festival in Toronto, ON.

We wish them nothing but great success on the road. Good luck!

[Ume Myspace]
[Ume Official Site]

Ume 2009 North American Summer Tour Dates:
05/23 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater [Purchase Tickets] %
06/12 - Austin, TX @ Emo's (inside)
06/13 - Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's
06/14 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
06/15 - Chicago, IL @ Ronny's Bar
06/16 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
06/17 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar #
06/18 - Toronto, ON @ NXNE Festival
06/19 - Jamestown, NY @ Mojo's
06/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
06/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger Gallery
06/22 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
06/23 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Fuse ^
06/24 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
06/26 - Athens, GA @ Athfest :: Go Bar
06/27 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox *

% w/ The Octopus Project
$ w/ Lions
# w/ The Strange Boys
^ w/ Bellafea
* w/ Polvo

If you missed it the first time around, here's the video for their song, "The Conductor".

(Photo Cred: Zach Ground)

Last Night: Ume, True Widow and The White White Lights

This is the part where we say thank you... a lot.

Thanks so much to everyone that came out on Saturday. Hopefully everyone had as good a time as we did. It was good to meet everyone and especially nice to see three of our favorite bands back to back to back. A perfect night.

Thanks to everyone that mentioned the show on their websites, blogs, etc. We really appreciate everyone helping getting the word out. Also thanks to Do512 and La Zona Rosa for answering the million questions we had.

And of course thank you to everyone in UME, True Widow and The White White Lights. Especially for putting up with that extremely long sound check.

And now the photos....