BLITZEN TRAPPER: Unreleased songs on Daytrotter

Gotta love those Daytrotter folks. In the latest Daytrotter session, Blitzen Trapper lays down four tracks (three of which are brand new and unreleased!!...and REALLY good) for your downloading addiction..ahem, pleasure. You can pick up the three unreleased tracks below, or head over to Daytrotter to pick up all four, or just the other song...ah, you get the point. Those northwestern hippie-sters are currently on tour, so I'm sure we'll be catching some of these new songs live (maybe more, who knows?).

Click here for all Blitzen Trapper's tour dates.

[MP3] Blitzen Trapper - Big Adventure (unreleased) from "Daytrotter Session - live" (via Box.net)
[MP3] Blitzen Trapper - Stolen Shoes (unreleased) from "Daytrotter Session - live" (via Box.net)
[MP3] Blitzen Trapper - Preacher's Sister's Boy (unreleased) from "Daytrotter Session - live" (via Box.net)

Blitzen Trapper - website | Daytrotter - website

BLITZEN TRAPPER: Tour dates

Experimental folky/southern rockers by-way-of-Portland, Blitzen Trapper, will be making their way back through the US starting on 2/22 in Seattle, WA. And for those lucky Atlanta natives, they will be playing The Drunken Unicorn on 3/20.

TOUR DATES:
02-22 Seattle, WA - University of Washington #
02-28 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
02-29 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *!
03-01 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
03-02 Phoenix, AZ - Modified *
03-04 Denton, TX - Hailey's *
03-05 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *
03-06 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo %
03-07 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar *
03-08 Everglades National Park, FL - Langerado Festival
03-09 Jacksonville, FL - The Eclipse *
03-11 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree *
03-13 Austin, TX - Yard Dog Gallery (Schubas SXSW party)
03-14 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-15 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-16 Norman, OK - The Opolis *
03-17 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *$
03-19 Nashville, TN - Exit In *
03-20 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-21 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern *
03-22 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle *
03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-26 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-30 Worcester, MA - Clark University *
04-01 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rossa *
04-02 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo *
04-03 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
04-04 Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop *
04-05 Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick *
04-06 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
04-08 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
04-09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
04-10 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College *
04-11 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown *
04-12 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot *
04-14 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
04-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
04-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club *
04-18 Seattle, WA - Neumo's *
04-19 Portland, OR - Holocene *

# with Menomena
* with Fleet Foxes
! with Grand Archives
% with Beach House, Papercuts
$ with Mahjongg

VIDEO: Blitzen Trapper "Wild Mountain Nation"

[VIDEO] Blitzen Trapper - "Wild Mountain Nation" (from the album "Wild Mountain Nation")

Two Gallants/Blitzen Trapper FALL TOUR

Two Gallants (who you may remember as the band who had some really bad luck last Friday, Oct. 13th...go figure) are going on tour with recent Sub Pop signees, Blitzen Trapper. I'm still not a big Blitzen Trapper fan (with the exception of a few songs), but I heard their live sets are pretty good so I might just have to make it out for this one...I've seen Two Gallants perform and they ARE pretty good live. Two Gallants' new S/T album will be released on Sept. 25th via Saddle Creek.

TOUR DATES WITHOUT TASERING (HOPEFULLY):
09-17 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
09-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club
09-19 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
09-20 Boise, ID - Neurolux
09-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-22 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
09-23 Rapid City, SD - The Imperial Inn
09-24 Fargo, ND - Aquarium
09-26 Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
09-27 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
09-29 Chicago, IL - Schubas
09-30 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
10-02 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
10-04 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-05 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
10-06 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
10-07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
10-08 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10-09 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10-12 Beaumont, TX - Vortex
10-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk
10-15 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
10-17 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

[MP3] Two Gallants - Seems Like Home To Me from "The Scenery of Farewell" EP (via Box.net)
[MP3] Blitzen Trapper - Summertwin from "Field Rexx" (via Box.net)

Blitzen Trapper TOUR DATES

I'm not sure what I think about the new Blitzen Trapper album "Wild Mountain Nation" yet. I like it, but parts of it remind me of the Grateful Dead, which I am most definitely NOT a fan of. I'll have to keep it in rotation for a bit and see. Anyway, those guys are going on a summer tour (most of it with David Vandervelde) that hits Atlanta on July 20th. I WILL however be going to that, mainly because a band's live show is as much a factor in my opinion of their music as their album is. Should be interesting.

TOUR DATES:
06-23 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey #
06-28 Portland, OR - Music Millennium (in-store)
06-28 Portland, OR - Holocene (CD release party) !
07-11 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill $
07-13 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland $
07-14 Tempe, AZ - Stinkweeds $
07-16 Austin, TX - Emo's Lounge $
07-17 Dallas, TX - The Loft $
07-18 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington $
07-19 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo $
07-20 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn $
07-21 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa $
07-22 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel $
07-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's $
07-24 Allston, MA - Great Scott $
07-25 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge $
07-26 Buffalo, NY - The Icon $
07-27 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig $
07-28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07-29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
07-30 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
07-31 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive %
08-01 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
08-03 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Cafe ^

# with Marnie Stern
! with the Shaky Hands, Pseudosix
$ with David Vandervelde
% with Smoosh, Aqueduct
^ with Jennifer Gentle

MP3 links: Newgoodstuff 6-15-07

[MP3] Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation from "Wild Mountain Nation" (via Box.net)

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[MP3] The Foundry Field Recordings - Transistor Kids from "Fallout Stations EP" (via Box.net)

The Foundry Field Recordings - Official Website | Myspace