Stereogum talks with Pas/Cal main man Casimer Pascal about the band’s upcoming release, I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura, which hits stores on 7/22.
The Metro Times has a very cool cover story on Detroit’s Rock and Roll poster artists.
Real D talks with The Dead Bodies who will be playing CityFest next Wednesday at 8:30pm
Detour reviews the lastest from Sunshine Doray, who will be playing a record release show on 6/29 with Serenity Court at Cliff Bell’s.
Pitchfork has all the details on the much delayed full length from Pas/Cal. I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura is scheduled for release on July 22 on Le Grand Magistery records.
Here is the tracklist
01 The Truth Behind All the Vogues She Sold
02 You Were Too Old for Me
03 We Made Our Way, We Amtrakked
04 Summer Is Almost Here
05 Glorious Ballad of the Ignored
06 O Honey, We’re Ridiculous
07 Dearest Bernard Levine
08 Little Red Radio
09 Cherry Needs a Name
10 Cherry Tree
11 O My Cherry
12 Citizen’s Army Uniform
You can pre-order PAS/CAL‘s debut LP I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura from Darla Records which will be released on April 29, 2008
The fourth annual Detroit Sounds and Spirits Holiday Spectacular is this Friday (12/23) at the Magic Stick. There will be 25+ bands on two stages along with emcess from Radio Fever, and ‘some video surprises.’ Bands include Blanche, The Paybacks, Brendan Benson, ExMix Allstars (Esquire, Marcie VonBondie and Snitch), Thunderbirds Are Now!, SSM: Szymanski (Hentchmen), Shettler (ex-Sights) and Morris (Cyril Lords), Pas/Cal, The Muldoons (8 & 11-year-old brothers Shane & Hunter w/ dad on drums), The Holy Fire, Loretta Lucas & the Larkspurs, The Sirens, Danny Dollrod, The Come Ons, Windy & Carl, A Thousand Times Yes, Sunshine Doray, The Volebeats, ManRay ManRay (featuring the Dirtbombs’ Mick Collins), Nightmoves, Berg and Buick, Jawbone, The Dollfaces, American Mars, The Thom McAn Carolers. Admission is $15, doors are at 9pm (festivities begin at 10pm) and 18+ are welcome. Celebrants are encouraged to bring a dish to pass. Proceeds benefit COTS, the Coalition on Temporary Shelter.
Pitchfork has the scoop on the upcoming Pas/Cal record which will be called “Citizen’s Army Uniform”.
Hey kids, are you looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Well check out this limited edition split 12 inch from Pas/Cal and Asobi Seksu. Pas/Cal covers Wham’s “Last Christmas”, while Asobi Seksu does their take on the Ramone’s Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Toinght). The record will be released on the brand new Romantic Air Recording Company, which is Pas/Cal’s own imprint. If you happen to be in NYC tonight check out Atomique where they will be premiering the new record. For more info check out Melody Nelson.
General Motors sticks with the whole made in Detroit theme by nabbing Pas/Cal‘s tune “Come On, Let’s Go” for a Saturn commercial. Also, Pitchfork recently reviewed Pas/Cal’s new album.