Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Video Wednesday: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The exciting debut from Portland three-piece, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, came out yesterday on Fat Possum. Guitarist Ruban Nielson recorded the album after relocating to Portland from New Zealand and pieced a band together, with skilled producer, Jake, on bass and a brilliant teenage drummer named Julien to fill out the band. Check out rare live footage of them performing at Different Fur studios in San Francisco for http://yourstru.ly/. Their performance of "Thought Ballune" & "Little Blu House" from the LP will air this Friday night on "The Daily Habit" on FUEL TV at 11pm EST.

“How Can U Luv Me”

Yourstru.ly Presents: UMO "How Can U Luv Me" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

In their short career they have made such an impression with their live show that you can catch them on tour this Summer with Portugal. The Man and Yuck this Summer followed by a tour w/ Toro Y Moi in the fall (dates still being added).

UMO ON TOUR
07/14 @ UW Madison Memorial Terrace- Madison, WI w/ PS I LOVE YOU
07/15 @ MOTR Pub- Cincinnati, OH
07/16 @ The Bishop- Bloomington, IN

UMO ON TOUR W/ YUCK
07/17 @ Schubas Tavern- Chicago, IL w/ YUCK
07/18 @ Turner Hall Ballroom- Milwaukee, WI w/ YUCK
07/19 @ Varsity Theater- Minneapolis, MN w/ YUCK
07/22 @ Capitol Hill Block Party- Seattle, WA w/ YUCK
07/23 @ Biltmore Cabaret- Vancouver , BC w/ YUCK
07/24 @ Doug Fir Lounge- Portland, OR w/ YUCK
07/26 @ The Independent- San Francisco, CA w/ YUCK
07/27 @ The Independent- San Francisco, CA w/ YUCK
07/28 @ The Cellar Door- Visalia, CA w/ YUCK
07/29 @ Casbah- San Diego, CA w/ YUCK
07/30 @ Troubadour- Los Angeles, CA w/ YUCK

UMO ON TOUR W/ TORO Y MOI
09/09 @ 40 Watt Club- Athens,GA w/ TORO Y MOI
09/10 @ Hopscotch Music Festival- Durham, NC
09/11 @ Black Cat- Washington DC w/ TORO Y MOI
09/12 @ First Unitarian Church- Philadelphia, PA w/ TORO Y MOI
09/14 @ Webster Hall- New York, NY w/ TORO Y MOI
09/15 @ Glasslands Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
09/16 @ Paradise- Boston, MA w/ TORO Y MOI
09/17 @ Le National- Montreal, QC w/ TORO Y MOI
09/18 @ Opera House- Toronto, ON w/ TORO Y MOI
09/19 @ Majestic Theatre- Detroit, MI w/ TORO Y MOI
09/20 @ The Bishop- Bloomington, IN w/ TORO Y MOI
09/21 @ Grinnell College Gardner Lounge- Grinnell, IA
09/22 @ Pygmalion Music Festival- Champaign- Urbana, IL w/ TORO Y MOI
09/23 @ Midpoint Music Festival- Cincinnati, OH w/ TORO Y MOI
10/03 @ El Rey Theater- Los Angeles, CA w/ TORO Y MOI
10/06 @ Lowbrow Palace- El Paso, TX w/ TORO Y MOI
10/07 @ Club Dada- Dallas, TX w/ TORO Y MOI
10/08 @ The Mohawk- Austin, TX w/ TORO Y MOI
10/09 @ Fitzgeralds- Houston, TX w/ TORO Y MOI
10/10 @ One Eyed Jacks- New Orleans, LA w/ TORO Y MOI
10/11 @ Club Downunder- Tallahassee, FL w/ TORO Y MOI
10/13 @ Bottletree- Birmingham, AL w/ TORO Y MOI
10/14 @ Masquerade (Hell Stage)- Atlanta, GA w/ TORO Y MOI