Unknown Mortal Orchestra
If you ask bands or artists who they’ve been recommending to their friends – and I have – one of the most mentioned names this year has been that of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Check out the track “Little Blu House” in this post as well as the video for “How Can You Luv Me”.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Little Blu House”
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Little Blu House” by fatpossum
The band, formed by New Zealand-native, but Portland-residing Ruban Nielson, released their eponymous album earlier this year. They begin a North American tour on July 22, 2011 in Seattle with Yuck and Toro Y Moi. Complete tour dates below. (Updated with additional tour dates – 08/21/11.)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “How Can You Luv Me” (Live)
Yourstru.ly Presents: UMO “How Can You Luv Me” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
Tour Dates
07/22 Seattle, WA Capitol Hill Block Party *
07/23 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret *
07/24 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge *
07/26 San Francisco, CA The Independent SF *
07/28 Visalia, CA Cellar Door
07/29 San Diego, CA The Casbah *
07/30 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour *
07/31 Los Angeles, CA Satellite *
09/09 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club #
09/10 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival #
09/11 Washington, DC Black Cat #
09/12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church #
09/14 New York, NY Webster Hall #
09/15 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery
09/16 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club #
09/17 Montreal, QC Le National #
09/18 Toronto, ON Opera House #
09/19 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre #
09/20 Bloomington, IN The Bishop #
09/21 Grinnell, IA Grinnel College Gardner Lounge
09/22 Urbana / Champaign, IL Pygmalion #
09/23 Cincinnati, OH Midpoint Music Festival #
10/03 Los Angeles, CA El Ray Theatre #
10/06 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace #
10/07 Dallas, TX Club Dada #
10/08 Austin, TX The Mohawk #
10/09 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s #
10/10 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s #
10/11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder #
10/13 Birmingham, AL Bottletree #
10/14 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade #
0/15 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern #
10/16 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle Tavern
10/17 Winston-Salem, NC The Werehouse
10/18 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
10/19 – 10/22 New York, NY CMJ
10/25 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
10/30 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
11/07 Oakland, CA The New Parish
* = w/ Yuck
# = w/ Toro Y Moi
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