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SLANG CHICKENS WEST COAST TOUR

By PJ | Published: August 14, 2010

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Slang Chickens hit the road today. West Coasters, come hang out!

8/14 San Francisco, CA @ Amnesia w/ The Splinters, Sam Flax and the Higher Power, and The Spooks
8/16 Portland,OR @ Valetines w/ Love Always (Kathy from the Thermals solo) and The Golden Hours
8/17 Olympia, WA @ Northern w/ Chung Antique
8/18 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
8/19 Eugene, OR @ Wandering Goat Coffee House
8/21 San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ Man/Miracle and Yellow Dress
8/22 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place w/ Mountain Animal Hospital, and Indian Giver
8/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Downtown Independent w/ PAPA

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Mini Mansions vinyl of the week in LA Weekly’s Inches!

By PJ | Published: July 23, 2010

Check out what Chris Martins of LA Weekly had to say about Mini Mansions new single.

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Artist: Mini Mansions
Title: “Monk” b/w “Heart of Glass”
Label: Psychedelic Judaism (Echo Park)
Format: 7-inch (+ download), purple swirl, 1000 pressed

There’s a key entry in the popular hand guide, Judging Various Media By Its Cover, about skipping over anything adorned with doll parts. But, as the introduction to that book sagely cautions, every rule has its exception and Mini Mansions proves that even this time-honored “indicator of bunk” can be misleading. The band’s still young, but with ties to Queens of the Stone Age and Buddyhead’s Wires on Fire (all three acts share member Michael Shuman), Mini Mansions knows a thing or two about balancing the bizarre with the brilliant.

Side A features “Monk,” a mercurial slice of vintage-sounding psych-pop that finds singer Shuman channeling John Lennon’s stuffy croon through Elliott Smith’s delicate pipes. That’s not to say he’s as good as either (it’d be a mighty tall bill to fill), but it’s an aesthetic he wears well. Meanwhile, fuzzy distortion, organ hum, crisp bass-lines and a Zombies-like beat keep the track moving. On the flip, the Mansions take on Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” slowing the original down to achieve a similarly gluey, psychedelic atmosphere.

Check out other rad vinyl reviews in Chris Martin’s column “INCHES”.

The kids of Colorado Springs!

By PJ | Published: June 7, 2010

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MINI MANSIONS 7″ OUT JUNE 1st + TOUR

By PJ | Published: May 27, 2010

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Mini Mansions “Monk” b/w “Heart Of Glass” 7″ is now available for order. 1000 copies. Colored Wax. CLICK HERE to order. The boys leave soon for a US/Canadian tour. Dates below. Bring Tyler a churro.

June 1- Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
June 2- Sante Fe, NM @ The Underground
June 3- Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel Taverm
June 4- Denver, CO @ Moe’s
June 5- Fort Collins, CO @ Surfside 7 w/ Wire Faces and Natural Selection
June 6- Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
June 7- Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
June 8- Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
June 9- Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
June 10- DAYTROTTER SESSION!
June 11- Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ Gold Motel and Secret Colours
June 12- Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Josiah Wolf, Cars and Trains
June 13- Washington, DC @ DC9 w/ Warpaint
June 14- Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
June 15- Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Warpaint
June 16- TBD
June 17- NXNE- Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club
June 18- NXNE- Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
June 19- NXNE- Toronto, ON @ Dundas Square w/ The Stooges, The Ravonettes, Wavves, Surfer Blood
June 20- St. Catharines, ON @ Mansion House
June 21- Montreal, QB @ Il Motore w/ Sleepy Sun and Dissapears
June 22- London, ON @ Call the Office
June 23- TBD
June 24- Peterborough, ON @ Red Dog w/ Rikers
June 25- Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks Bar
June 26- Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Lop Lops
June 27- TBD
June 28- TBD
June 29- Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/ Sleepy Sun
June 30- Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop w/ Sleepy Sun
July 1- Sled Island, Calgary, AB @ Republik House w/ Deerhoof, The Posies, and Women
July 2- Sled Island, Calgary, AB @ Royal Canadian Legion #1 w/ Bart Davenport, Sugar and Gold, Nice Nice
July 3- Sled Island, Calgary, AB @ Arrata Opera House w/ Bart Davenport, Apollo Ghosts, The Frequency
July 4- Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
July 5- Kamloops, BC @ Blue Grotto
July 6- Vancouver, BC @ Bitlmore Cabaret
July 7- Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern
July 8- Portland, OR @ East End

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Mini Mansions 7″ on PJ

By PJ | Published: May 6, 2010

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We are excited to announce that our next release will be a 7” single from goth-pop sound architects Mini Mansions.

The single features “Monk” on the A side, and a beautifully haunting rendition of Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass” on the flip. You might have seen them play it on tour recently with Autolux and/or Them Crooked Vultures.

This slab of wax will be available June 1st, in time for the bands upcoming US/Canadian tour.

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HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY!

By PJ | Published: April 17, 2010

GO BUY RECORDS AT YOUR LOCAL STORE!!!!

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Tejas

By PJ | Published: March 9, 2010

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It’s that time of year so Slang Chickens will be headed out to Texas. Dates listed below. LA heads should take note of the 3/12 show with our friends Sleepy Sun from San Francisco!

3/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Sleepy Sun

3/14 Palm Springs, CA @ The Ace Hotel – PS X PS Party

3/16 Las Cruces, NM @ Equinox – PRE SXSW Fest w/ Mini Mansions + more

3/17 El Paso, TX @ Percolator – CANCELED

3/18 Austin, TX @ Annie’s – Buddyhead / Buzzgrinder Party w/ Evan Dando, The Entrance Band, Sweet Apple, Nebula

3/20 Austin, TX @ MWTX w/ GWAR, Andrew WK, Fucked Up, The Soft Pack, Japandroids, Fool’s Gold

3/20 Austin, TX @ Club Primos – Bobby Missle / Parade of Flesh Party w/ Digital Leather, Beach Fossils, TV Ghost

3/21 Dallas, TX @ Bro Fest at the Double-Wide Bar w/ The Soft Pack, Sleepy Sun, Dum Dum Girls, Those Darlins

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BOTH FEET ON DRY LAND

By PJ | Published: January 28, 2010

New Slang Chickens music video for “Row My Boat” offa the LP! Starring Anthony Anzalone and an inflatable penguin. Directed by Tristan Keller Finn. Drawings by Ben Lambert. Thanks to all our friends who helped on the shoot / party.

Anthony laid down an impromptu gyspy version of the song.

And his band Mikki and the Mauses does a great cover.

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INSOUND DISCOUNT

By PJ | Published: January 22, 2010

INSOUND.COM now carries our records! They are offering a 10% discount on both the SLANG CHICKENS LP and WIRES ON FIRE 7″ good for one month from today.

Simply enter the following coupon code: psych10

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LOONEY TUNES

By PJ | Published: January 20, 2010

Slang Chickens review + cartoon in this month’s L.A. Record. Go pick up your copy!

In addition to the stores listed in the previous post, you can now also find our records at Burger Records in Fullerton and Family Bookstore in Los Angeles.

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