16 Mar. set + new Bauhaus

Picked up the new Bauhaus CD, Go Away White, which came out on Tuesday. Played it a couple of times, and yes, it's a fine album. It definitely has a "Peter Murphy singing over Love and Rockets" feel at times, but does anyone really expect the band to sound like they did thirty years ago?

Oh, and here's David J talking about Bauhaus' new breakup (from Suicide Girls):

JH:
You know, not to be a gossip or anything, but can you tell me how Bauhaus broke up?
DJ:
Yeah. You have a test tube, and you pour in one chemical, and you pour in another chemical, and something happens. It starts to bubble. Pour in another chemical, and it starts to bubble a bit more. You pour in a fourth chemical, and it bubbles really violently, and then explodes. That's my answer.


Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are playing in Toledo April 17. Caught them last summer just after Baby 81 came out, and yeah, they're worth the drive. UK group the Duke Spirit are opening, and they have a solid, Gossip-like vibe.

And here's the show:

The Blue Seeds – Outside the Rain Falls – s/t – L-Abe
Beach House – You Came to Me – Devotion – Carpark
Bat for Lashes – Tahiti – Fur and Gold – Caroline
Goldfrapp – Little Bird – Seventh Tree – EMI

Hinterland – Detwiller Pavilion – Pan Pan Medico – Submerged
Broadcast – Black Cat – Tender Buttons – Warp
Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton – The Maid Needs a Maid – Knives Don't Have Your Back – Last Gang
The Helio Sequence – You Can Come to Me – Keep Your Eyes Ahead – Sub Pop

The Good, the Bad & the Queen – 80's Life – s/t – Virgin
Working for a Nuclear Free City – Sarah Dreams of Summer – Businessmen & Ghosts – Melodic/Deaf, Dumb and Blind
The Charlatans UK – Oh! Vanity – You Cross My Path -
The Duke Spirit – The Step and the Walk – Neptune – Shangri-La

Front 242 – Loud – Still & Raw – Metropolis
Portishead – Cowboys – Live: Roseland NYC – London
Esthero (w/Sean Lennon) – Everyday is a Holiday (with You) – Wikked Lil Grrrls – Reprise
Belle and Sebastian – Seymour Stein – The Boy with the Arab Strap – Matador

Bauhaus – Mirror Remains – Go Away White – Bauhausmusik
Tones on Tail – Christian Says – Everything! – Beggars Banquet
Love and Rockets – Waiting for the Flood – Earth Sun Moon – Beggars Banquet
Peter Murphy – My Last Two Weeks – aLiveJustforlove – Metropolis

Stars – Elevator Love Letter – Heart – Arts & Crafts
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon – The Lovecats – Blood's Too Rich – Six Shooter
The Tear Garden – Romulus and Venus – The Last Man to Fly – Nettwerk

Ethos – All the Modern People – Wherever You Are – Luddite Recordings