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Cakes and Tapes presents: Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard

Our spinoff Cakes and Tapes has its own spinoff. Kind of like Inception, but better.

No, we didn’t quit being a label, but suddently we’re also promoting some shows by artists not on the label. After A Jigsaw last month, antifolk star Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard is the next in line, playing at Mercado Negro, Aveiro (Portugal) next Tuesday 18th October. Tickets are €4 (either by writing an email to mercadonegro.correio at gmail dot com or buying them on the venue, starting tomorrow) or €6 at the door. Jeffrey has a new album, A Turn in the Dream-Songs out today; listen to it on the widget below (courtesy of Rough Trade/Beggars Group). BBC, The Guardian, NMEDrowning in Sound and FRUK are all delighted. Your turn now.

Jarvis Cocker has said that Lewis is the best lyricist working in the US today. Widen the boundaries, Jarv, and you’re closer to the mark. – BBC

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Optimus Primavera Sound • Porto • 7-10 June 2012

7-10 June 2012 – Parque da Cidade, Porto, Portugal

First 1000 tickets on sale at 5pm GMT (less than two hours from now) for a reduced price of €65.

+ info: Optimus Primavera Sound

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Milhões de Festa 2011: Day Three, the review.

Kim Ki O and Mkrni were meant to play in the previous day but had to postpone their gigs, so they opened the day at the pool stage. When we arrived there, Mkrni was already playing, followed by Narwhal and Nazka. All of them provided nice background music to a game of cards that I invariably lost almost all the times, but the prize goes to the drony/psychedelic outfit Narwhal. I almost got up to go see them, but figured out that losing one more round was probably a better choice. The only band playing on the pool that day that made me get up from my towel was Pega Monstro.

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Milhões de Festa 2011: Day Two, the review

On the second day, we chose to skip the crowded pool: there was a giant entry line, which means virtually no space to lay a towel, let alone having a spot away from the sun. We took a walk in the city instead, and stumbled into The Glockenwise playing on a quiet garden near the city center, while being filmed by the Videoteca Bodyspace team.

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No Sleep till Barcelos – Day 3

MILHÕES STAGE

For many, ELECTRELANE are the main attraction of this year’s edition of the festival. Coming back for a few select dates in Europe some years after breaking up, the four girls from Brighton will still be presenting their latest album, 2007’s “No Shouts, No Calls”.