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Last night, indie-pop group Youngblood Hawke brought their catchy electro-jams to an amped-up Hollywood crowd at the Avalon. The enthusiastic five-piece kept their energy high even as the dry West Coast heat settled in on the venue, playing songs from their debut album, Wake Up. And with a little prodding from snappy tambourines and pounding drums, the audience did just that.

Photos by Annie Lesser.

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Titus Andronicus at House of Vans in 2012 (more by Ryan Muir)

Jersey rockers Titus Andronicus recently wrapped up their tour with The So So Glos (who have other dates), and though that tour didn't hit NYC, as mentioned, they're playing a free show on August 8 on Pier 84 with Ducktails as part of the River Rocks series. But you won't have to wait that long to see them in the NYC-area, because they're playing a show in their home state even sooner on July 14 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ. Tickets for the Maxwell's show are on sale now.

Titus are currently over in Europe for Primavera Sound (which is streaming live) and a tour with Fucked Up. The two NYC-area dates are their only upcoming North American dates though.

All dates are listed, along with a video, below...

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As mentioned, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade was in danger of not happening this year, due to new costly regulations and restrictions (and Hurricane Sandy). We posted already that Amanda Palmer is headlining a Save the Mermaid Parade benefit that's happening on Saturday (5/25) at Bowery Ballroom. Since we originally posted about it, the line-up of talent has expanded and now includes Mina Caputo (formerly Life of Agony singer Keith Caputo), Spanking Charlene, Beautiful Small Machines and a "rare guitar solo" from infamous film director Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, King of New York). Tickets are $25 and still available.

Meanwhile, the Save the Mermaid Parade Kickstarter is still kicking, currently at $83,486 of its $100,000 goal with 11 days to go.

With things looking positive, the Mermaid Parade has announced its 2013 King and Queen: Judah Friedlander (who did a Save the Parade PSA) and Carole Radziwill (princess, journalist and Real Housewife of New York). This year's parade, assuming everything works out for them, will happen June 22 at 1 PM, beginning at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue.

In other news, Weird Al Yankovic just announced that Amanda Palmer will guest on his new album. So there's something to look forward to.

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The song comes from 'Tomorrow's Harvest' which is out on June 10 via Warp

Bay Area black metal outfit Deafheaven are streaming their sophomore album, Sunbather, a full three weeks ahead of its release date (June 11th via Deathwish Inc.) Take a listen now at Pitchfork.

The follow-up to 2011′s excellent Road To Judas, the seven-track effort was recorded and engineered by Jack Shirley (Funeral Diner, Comadre). According to a press release, the band use the album to explore ”the profound sadness found in the quest for one’s personal perfection, serving as an artistic lucid dream of warmth despite the stinging pain of life’s cruel idealism.” It also marks the recorded debut of new percussionist Daniel Tracy.

Pre-orders are ongoing.

Sunbather Tracklist:
01. Dream House
02. Irresistible
03. Sunbather
04. Please Remember
05. Vertigo
06. Windows
07. The Pecan Tree

In support of the record, the band will be on tour this summer. Consult their full schedule below.

Deafheaven 2013 Tour Dates:
05/24

Canadian producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth has released a seven-track EP that he would love for us to soak-in and enjoy. Oh, did we mention it

Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival kicked off yesterday (5/22) and it's currently streaming at the festival's YouTube channel. As of this post (around 4:20 EST on 5/23), Dinosaur Jr. are currently on and will be followed by The Postal Service, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and Animal Collective. Other bands streaming this weekend include The Jesus & Mary Chain, James Blake, Swans, Dead Can Dance, Wu-Tang Clan, Hot Chip, and more.

Head to Youtube for the stream/full schedule, or watch the stream embedded below...

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As previously reported, famed Canadian indie label Arts & Crafts is celebrating their 10th anniversary with X, a compilation of collaborations between bands on their roster. For their contribution, Broken Social Scene have teamed with avant-rocker Ohad Benchetrit (aka Years) for a track entitled, “Day Of The Kid”.

Over the course of six minutes, the outfit lays down hushed vocal harmonies, muted guitars, and intermittent drums played with true deliberateness. And though the song never reaches some grand release, only moving from non-existent to slightly fragile, the methodical build is spellbinding in and of itself.

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Arts & Crafts: X will be available May 28th on LP, CD, and digital formats.

X Featured Artist List:
Amy Millan
Apostle Of Hustle
Broken Social Scene
Chilly Gonzales
Dan Mangan
The Darcys
Feist
Gold & Youth
Hayden
The Hidden Cameras
Jason Collett
Ra Ra Riot
Snowblink
Stars
Still Life Still
Timber Timbre
Trust
Years
Zeus
Zulu Winter

True Romance, the excellent debut album from the British pop singer Charli XCX, is pretty much nothing but potential hits, and now another one of them has a video. In the clip for the twinkling and sighing “Take My Hand,” from director Ryan Andrews, Charli swans around a frenetic dance party, throwing come-hither looks in every possible direction. It’s quite a performance. Watch it below.

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cigarettes on cigarettes, my mama think I stank

As mentioned, Chance the Rapper, whose solid Acid Rap mixtape is out now and free, will be coming to NYC during the Northside Festival. Since we last spoke, it's been announced that his show will happen on June 15 at Europa. Tickets for that show are on sale now, and you can also try to get in with your Northside badge. The rest of the lineup is TBA.

As mentioned, you can also see Chance in the NYC-area this July opening for Mac Miller if you're into that sort of thing.

Mac is also featured on "Guild," the new track from another of his tourmates, Earl Sweatshirt, which you can stream below (via Fader). The track is set to appear on Earl's upcoming album, Doris, which still has no release date.

Updated Chance the Rapper dates are listed, along with a stream of his mixtape and the Earl song, below...

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