Monday, March 21, 2011

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS + HOORAY FOR EARTH @ PROUD LARRY'S 3/22

Brooklyn, NY's noise rock champions A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS bring their wall of sound to Oxford, MS tomorrow 3/22 at Proud Larry's. Supporting will be HOORAY FOR EARTH (NYC) and NICO'S GUN (Philly). Show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $8.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

GOBBLE GOBBLE + COLLEEN GREEN + LANDS & PEOPLES + SECRET MOUNTAINS @ DUDE RANCH 3/21

Come nurse your Cats Purring Spring Break hangover with performances by GOBBLE GOBBLE, COLLEEN GREEN, LANDS & PEOPLES, and SECRET MOUNTAINS tomorrow 3/21 at the Dude Ranch. Show starts at 8pm and is over at midnight. We're charging $7 cover. Address is 49 CR 178 in Oxford, MS. BYOB. Taxi info will be on hand. Buzzed driving is drunk driving!

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Monday, March 14, 2011

CATS PURRING GUIDE TO SXSW

Once a year, all the music industry scumbags in the world and a few college students on spring break show up to Austin, TX for the corporated-sponsored media clusterfuck called SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST. Thankfully, a few good bands show up as well. After the page break, scope show schedules for CATS PURRING bands and our recommended parties at SXSW this week.

Friday, March 11, 2011

DOM + WISE BLOOD + SORE EROS @ PROUD LARRY'S 3/14

Cats Purring Spring Break continues Monday 3/14 at Proud Larry's with hyped psych pranksters DOM (Worcester, MA), sample-pop deconstructionists WISE BLOOD (Pittsburgh, PA), and former Ariel Pink and Panda Bear collaborator SORE EROS (Northampton, MA). Doors at 8pm. Cover charge is $8.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

COWBOY MALONEY'S ELECTRIC CITY

CATS PURRING's perpetual writer-in-residence MICHAEL BIBLE has a new book available for pre-order from DARK SKY PRESS. You may know MICHAEL BIBLE as co-editor of KITTY SNACKS and author of MY SECOND BEST BEAR RUG and GORILLA MATH. BIBLE drums for the psych-country band also named COWBOY MALONEY'S ELECTRIC CITY (a conceptual companion to this book), and he's featured in the current issue of ESPN Magazine as the recipient of their first ever fiction prize.

The book hits stores 4/4/11 and features drawings from JOSH BURWELL. The above trailer was edited by HITS INCORPORATED and features music from PINK PRIEST and DEAD GAZE. Scope some choice excerpts, then pre-order the book HERE.

Monday, March 7, 2011

PRINCE RAMA + JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD + KING TUFF + AMEN DUNES @ DUDE RANCH 3/12

We're throwing our most epic party yet this Saturday 3/12 at the Cats Purring Dude Ranch! The monumental lineup features Brooklyn psychedelic mind-melters PRINCE RAMA, Nashville DIY kings JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, Vermont glammy garage pop legends KING TUFF, and Brooklyn stoner folk spaceheads AMEN DUNES.

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More party info after the jump...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

TOMMY TOUSSAINT - "SLOPPY SENTIMENTALISTS"

Here's a fresh slice of pop perfection called "SLOPPY SENTIMENTALISTS" from mysterious Georgian cave dweller TOMMY TOUSSAINT, who you may know from DENT MAY's band. The above artwork is courtesy of the talented WILL BRYANT, and TOUSSAINT's previous E.P. "COSMIC CAVERNS" is still available for free download HERE.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

SIC ALPS + FLIGHT + KRUXE @ PROUD LARRY'S 3/5/11

San Francisco's prolific garage pop gurus SIC ALPS will be joining FLIGHT (Oxford, MS) and KRUXE (Memphis, TN) this Saturday 3/5/11 at PROUD LARRY'S. SIC ALPS have a stellar new LP "NAPA ASYLUM" out now on DRAG CITY. Show starts at 8pm, and cover charge is $7.

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