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Lanegan/Campbell U.S. dates starting to pop up

2010-07-28T18:32:47Z

And the Midwest is getting some love with a Minneapolis stop on October 23rd. :)

Greg Dulli Solo Tour

2010-07-26T13:53:07Z

GREG DULLI TO EMBARK ON FIRST EVER SOLO TOUR

'An Evening With Greg Dulli'
29-City Acoustic Tour Makes Stops In Five Countries

Dulli To Debut Several New Twilight Singers Songs In Concert
New Twilight Singers Album Out On Sub Pop In Early 2011

Seattle, WA - For the first time in his career, Greg Dulli will embark on a solo tour which will see him make stops in five different countries for a total of 29 shows. Beginning in New Orleans on October 8th, 'An Evening With Greg Dulli' will feature Greg along with long-time Twilight Singers guitarist Dave Rosser and multi-instrumentalist Rick Nelson (Polyphonic Spree) performing a stripped down set. Dulli will lead his band through a wide selection of songs encompassing his entire career. 'An Evening With Greg Dulli' will be a limited run tour with only fourteen US shows along with stops in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Belgium. Dates and on sale information provided below.

These shows will also mark the debut of several brand new songs from the forthcoming Twilight Singers album scheduled for release on Sub Pop Records in early 2011. The new Twilight Singers album will be the first release from the group in five years. More details on the new album will be announced later this year.

Greg Dulli began his musical career as the frontman and guitarist for the pioneering band The Afghan Whigs in 1987. The band was praised by critics and fans alike, releasing six studio albums before disbanding in the late 90's. Dulli went on to form The Twilight Singers, known for their indie, soul and electronic sound. The Twilight Singers have released four albums including the critically lauded Blackberry Belle & Powder Burns (One Little Indian) in 2003 & 2006 respectively. In 2008, Dulli collaborated with close friend Mark Lanegan to form The Gutter Twins. Their debut release, Saturnalia (Sub Pop), was chosen by SPIN as one of the top albums of 2008.

'AN EVENING WITH GREG DULLI' TOUR DATES
Tickets for all shows will go on sale later this week. Check www.thetwilightsingers.com for the most up to date information on where to purchase tickets.

OCTOBER
08 New Orleans LA - DBA
12 Nashville TN - Mercy Lounge
13 Cincinnati OH - 20th Century Theatre
14 Chicago IL - Double Door
15 Detroit MI - Magic Stick
16 Cleveland OH - Grog Shop
18 Cambridge MA - Brattle Theatre
19 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
20 Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's
22 Pittsburgh PA - Brillobox
23 Baltimore MD - Ottobar
27 IRELAND DUBLIN - Whelan's
28 IRELAND BELFAST - Spring & Airbrake
29 IRELAND GALWAY - Roisin Dubh
30 IRELAND CORK - Cyprus Avenue

NOVEMBER
02 PORTUGAL LISBON - Santiago Alquimista
03 PORTUGAL PORTO - Hard Club
04 SPAIN   VIGO - Teatro Salesianos
05 SPAIN   MADRID - Charada
06 SPAIN   ARRASATE - Amaia Antzokia
07 SPAIN   ZARAGOZA - Lopez
09 SPAIN   SEVILLA - Teatro Central
10 SPAIN   BARCELONA - Sidecar
11 SPAIN   PALMA - Teatre Lloseta
13 BELGIUM ANTWERP - Trix
16 Los Angeles CA - Troubadour
17 San Francisco CA - Cafe Du Nord
18 Seattle WA - Crocodile Cafe
20 Portland OR - Doug Fir Lounge

My Jerusalem

2010-07-22T00:09:06Z

What does everyone think of the Without Feathers EP. Anyone notice the band is not mentioned on the Summers Kiss site anymore? Sweet Chariot is worth the price alone, if you are not aware this is Jeff Kleins band with some of the Twilight Singers. Jeff's album The Hustler is also worth finding, produced by the man himself.

Podcast almost entirely on Greg Dulli

2010-07-21T13:31:16Z

Hi, I live in Quebec city and I'm a big fan of Greg Dulli. I host a radio show here and the concept of the show is to explore the musical universe of an artist, a band or a label. One of my first show was on Greg Dulli. The first part of the show was free music and the two last part was of the Afghan Whigs, The Twilight Singers, you can hear some Gutter Twins, Mark Lanegan, Jeff Klein, and much more. The show is french speaking but the music is all there! The link to listen the podcast is here : Podcast The full tracklisting of the show : 1 The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make (John Peel Session) 2 Stereophonics - Mr Writer 3 The Besnard Lakes - Albatross 4 The Gutter Twins - Spanish Doors 5 Wolf Parade - What Did My Lover Say 6 Greg Dulli - Cover Me 7 The Afghan Whigs - Retarded 8 The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me 9 The Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded 10 The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen 11 The Afghan Whigs - Going To Town 12 The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot 13 The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry 14 The Twilight Singers - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 15 The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband 16 Mark Lanegan - Metaphemine Blues 17 Jeff Klein - The 19th Hole 18 Afterhours - Fresh Flesh Enjoy!

Greg Dulli Tour

2010-07-18T18:32:43Z

Some Irish dates!!!!! I have heard he is playing in Belfast oct 28 and Galway oct 29. Anyone have any more info? Can't wait. Road trip! Hopefully Dublin as well!

Rykarda Parasol on The Afghan Whigs' Black Love

2010-07-17T23:28:58Z

http://www.adequacy.net/2010/07/artists-on-albums-aoa15-rykarda-parasol-on-the-afghan-whigs-black-love/ It seems that Duende is a difficult-to-define term that describes the soul and spirit from which art (usually the Spanish arts) can stem. And yet most artists look to a so-called "golden muse" to be inspired or aspire to. Duende is not like this grand, lofty notion of attaining beauty or relishing in it. It is decidedly connected to that which is anything but beautiful. See, Duende seems most dependent on the struggles and conflicts brewing far within one's own core or even from somewhere far deeper below our feet. This is what I know Duende to be: a diabolical creature of one's self that must be faced head on. It is authentic, personal, and soulful. It is intimate and universal. It is the admission of your own beasts and understanding them. Not all art has it and not all artists have it either, but I'd argue that the Afghan Whigs and Greg Dulli have it in spades and at no time more than during their 1996 third album, Black Love. "Everything that has black sounds in it, has duende." - Federico García Lorca Writing about one's struggles with vice and immorality have a certain consequence. In my own teeny, little career, I've seen this garner me at times unfavorable attention or trepidation from others. For all the mistakes I've made in my life, I've probably only opened the door for more to come, in the attempt to reconcile my own demons and emotional poverty. But it's hard to leave the mistakes alone. Sometimes we are compelled to examine, make sense of, or glorify our monsters. Writing can be a way of reconciling with one's guilt and a way to seek redemption. Sometimes it's simply a way to get everyone to sing along with your wrongs and validate all the messes you've caused. It'd be hard not to separate the person from the art here and not inexplicably link him to his offenses. It seems that most of us who've listened to Black Love would agree that the album speaks of something very real and that its narrator, Greg Dulli, is one giant piece of work... "Blame, deny, betray, divide /A lie, the truth /Which one shall I use?" The Afghan Whigs is most noted for the fantastic second album, Gentlemen. It depicted the male ego in all its animalistic splendor. But for me, Black Love is simply a more psychologically-complex album. It took the caricature and made him true. The logic behind emotional reactions is explained, characters and scenes are further fleshed out, and our narrator has a wider set of emotions - making the experience of listening more authentic. It takes two to tango and lord knows there's some mutual mind-f&#king going on. Here the animal has a means to its beastliness. Black Love sets out to chronicle the end of a tumultuous and diseased relationship. It's full of remorse, betrayal, manipulation, and intent - things you and I know a lot about, don't we? Yet Black Love is also filled with soul music that underscores the intimate tales. A blend of gospel and blues, soul takes from both the sacred and the flesh. On Black Love those two battle it out face to face. It gets "Duende" on you. It pleads to somehow take the crimes and find a light through them. An old story made new. And yet, it was created in the mid-90s when I personally found myself immersed in Brit-pop from the likes of Pulp and Suede. I didn't care for the straight-ahead anger and non-glamour of Grunge that was Stateside. In fact, I felt a real disconnect between that and myself. I wanted something more, well, debonair and yet, not affected. Something that could doubletalk me into another cognac and not man-handle me to finish a can of beer. And while I loved my spindly and lounge-luscious Brit-pop, I needed my "from-the-hip" stuff too; music that was seeped in American roots. And it's there that the Afghan Whigs and this album make the most sense to me. The album somehow seemed to combine the artful retelling of the most mortal self-battles alongside the hard-hitting, yet hustling, Motown beats, calculated vocal delivery, and vigorous guitars. The piano plays percussion and the organ plays the devout sinner. The album is turbulent and sacrificial in its attack, but yet has very tender and reflexive moments as well. That voice in your ear, Dulli's haunting backing vocals, switches between the Devil and the consciousness. You get down with it in that "New Orleans-Detroit" kind of way. "To get on down / this time we go a little lower." As low as you can go. Duende. I was exposed at a very young age to supreme manipulators. The kind that are so good at masking their own insecurities that they're perpetually on the defense birthed by paranoia. Lies come in many forms: deception, exaggeration, omission, and evasion. It came as some sort of cathartic relief to hear this album (which I've never stopped listening to). In essence, it was the confession of my own faults and the assertion from others of theirs too. Liars know of what they do (and what is a writer if not a very fanciful liar?). In a world where there are so many songs about people being done wrong it's validating of sorts to know there are songs that address those who know they're not innocent and have committed misdeeds. "Love I can't hide / but it's been easier since I said it now." Of course there is a light outside darkness. So, gentle reader, before we think that is all people can offer, the truth is that instead of engaging in the dance, we simply must see it upon first glance and walk away. True, but for now, the drama of the dance makes us feel alive. The battle of perception (real versus fake - is it love or hate?) is epic. In listening to Black Love, the world is desperate and there's no such thing as truth, intimacy, and warmth. Everyone is so much better at being crazy than you are at being sane. Love is a place where one has to watch their back, friends are foes, and survival means more than respect. "I have to ask, was it ever good?" By the end of Black Love, Dulli has more than admitted his sadness and expelled some of the pain. He's also thrown gas on the fire. But, as true as life, it's never fully resolved; just accepted to some degree. What was once bright diminishes. "Demons, be gone / away from me... / Come lay down in the cool grass / with me, baby let's watch that / summer fade." And there is certainly a sense that for all the cocksureness, there is an unstable soul. Someone who is not simply retelling his exploits, but really feeling the effects of them and yearning for a light to shine through the clutter. The reconciliation may be not with our consciousness, but how we naturally are, as we are of course, beasts. That creature is near and can be an enemy at odds with society and lovers. It inevitably affects our relationships with the world, with love, and with ourselves. "If I go bad / from time to time / Love to love but love is not / My only crime /Bathe the path, shine the light" Afghan Whigs never found the success that their Seattle counterparts did. Are we really surprised? I mean, when did anything really intelligent ever make its way to the collective minds of American music charts? Anyway, their loss. Black Love to me stands as a masterpiece and an album that certainly stands as my concrete favorite. I'll spare you my giddiness... I just mean to say that Black Love has a unique importance for me. It embodies the power of ourselves, as well as the power that music has on us to take us down and build us back up. "Do you think I'm beautiful? / Or do you think I'm evil?" I don't know why other people make music - I only know why we are compelled to make it. Duende is a power not an action and it's a tussle more than a concept. In all art we seek to release and to free ourselves of something at least a little bit. Sometimes we have to fight to feel that emancipation and in doing so, there may be casualties or bloodletting much as in Black Love. Duende is a living thing. It's your closest friend, your challenger, inexplicably linked to ancient culture. Creation and destruction. It's the lover who is both bad and good for you. It's both beautiful and evil... But let's confess: We love it all.

Hatfield - Indie songstress for hire

2010-05-20T01:57:10Z

Did anyone else read about Juliana Hatfield's recent offer to write and record a personalized song for $1,000? "For the price of $1,000, I will write an original song tailor-made just for you, to you and about you, and I will record it in the mostly acoustic style of my newest album, 'Peace and Love,'" http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/04/juliana-hatfield-personalized-songs-1000/ I've never been much of a fan, but it's kinda sad.

Greg Dulli on "Exile"

2010-05-18T19:10:59Z

Dulli shares his thoughts on The Rolling Stones and "Exile on Main Street" in this CNN.com interview.

The Stones' grand return from 'Exile'

Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers

2010-05-13T14:50:28Z

Anybody know if it's possible to get hold of the original leaked demos of this album? If so from where? Cheers

Drummer

2010-05-08T23:58:36Z

What happened to that goofy drummer the twilight singers had on their previous tours? I'm not sure of his name but goofy drummer should be description enough for you to know who I'm talking about.. Whatever happened to that fellow and why has he been replaced by the man child drummer?

Roger Waters is building that wall...

2010-05-07T21:15:40Z

...That wall in between himself and his fans that think that 250 dollars to see ANY show is too damn much. I would love to see the Wall performed live and all, but that's a bit much to me. I think I'm about done with going to shows at venues that are too damn big anyways. Give me a rock band(the Twilight Singers) in a club(9:30 or the Norva) over a coliseum or amphitheater any day of the week.

On Wiki

2010-04-28T10:31:01Z

Does anyone have any stuff to share about Greg or any of his projects that can be added into wikipedia? I'm just bothered with the fact that such artist doesn't have much info up on that site. wiki quotes would be interesting, personal life, etc. anybody?

Tour start?

2010-04-28T02:19:21Z

I'm already seeing New York listings for September shows from other bands. Anyone want to speculate on a start date? The Warsaw in Brooklyn in November seems to have become a trend. Although, I wouldn't want to wait that long!

Old Album Reviews

2010-04-20T19:56:18Z

Hello everybody, I recently gave Powder Burns a listen, and was surprisingly underwhelmed, considering the respect I have for Greg Dulli. I write a music blog and my review of this album is here: http://wakethedrums.blogspot.com/2010/04/fun-size-album-reviews.html . Hopefully the new album will be an improvement on this! Dan

whats up with this website

2010-04-19T17:26:49Z

Not meaning to be rude, but whats up with this sucky site? Where is the news, the tour info, shop, latest updates etc etc. All we got is forums.... boring schmoring. Are twilights no longer? I hope not, but it looks like it from the state of this site.