wednesday notes

-James Lavelle and his UNKLE project (above) are back with a film-score-inspired long-player titled End Titles ... Stories For Film, due July 15 digitally and Sept. 2 in hardcopy form. Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age returns as one of several contributors on the album. The tracks "Heaven" and "Blade in the Back" have already made appearances in Spike Jonze's skate video Fully Flared.

The new CD "covers a much wider range of influences than an album like War Stories," Lavelle states. "There is room for everything in this kind of collection, from classical all the way to beat-drive instrumentals and electronic rock."

Four tracks will be rolled out for free download at four different sites, but once listeners get them all they can be played in-sequence as the artist intended.

"Kaned And Abel" is released at UNKLE.com Friday.
"Chemical (feat. Josh Homme) is released at Pitchfork Monday
"Blade in the Back (feat. Gavin Clark) is released at RCRDLBL.com July 2
"Synthetic Water" is released at UNKLE77.com on July 4.

-Last time I interviewed him, Moby was glad to be shedding his band and going back to DJing, if only because it makes life easier in terms of equipment and mobility. Turns out that he's bringing back the band for a special performance July 31 at the Malibu Performing Arts Center in Malibu, Calif. It's part of "KCRW Sessions," a series of performances (the first featured Sia) put on my Santa Monica, Calif. public radio titan KCRW (89.9 FM).

--STS9 has a new album, Peaceblaster, coming at you July 8. The band will be on-tour, with the following dates:

STS9 and Umphrey's McGee tour stops in the following cities:
July 10 Willow Island Centre Madison WI
July 10 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 11 Live on the Levee St. Louis MO FREE SHOW!
July 12 Westfair Amphitheatre Omaha NE
July 15 Moonlite Gardens Cincinnati OH
July 16 Innsbrook Pavilion Glen Allen VA
July 17 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus OH
July 18 White River Lawn Indianapolis IN
July 19 Charter One Pavilion Chicago IL
July 19 House of Blues Chicago IL (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 23 Higher Ground Burlington VT (STS9 Only)
July 24 Roseland Ballroom New York NY
July 24 Blender at Gramercy New York NY (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 25 Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Philadelphia PA
July 25 Fillmore at TLA Philadelphia PA (UMPHREY'S AFTER PARTY)
July 26 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA
July 27 Pier 6 Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD
July 30 House of Blues Myrtle Beach SC
July 31 Koka Booth Amphitheatre Cary NC
July 31 Lincoln Square Theatre Raleigh NC (UMPHREY'S AFTER PARTY)
August 01 Masquerade Music Park Atlanta GA
August 02 Masquerade Music Park Atlanta GA

With western U.S. headlining shows including:
August 15 The Independent San Francisco, CA (SOLD OUT)
August 16 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA with Bassnectar and special guest TBA
August 22 McMenamin's Edgefield Portland, OR with special guests Blackalicious
August 23 Marymoor Amphitheatre Seattle, WA with special guests Blackalicious
September 04 Boulder Theatre Boulder, CO (SOLD OUT)
September 05 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO with special guests Talib Kweli and Flying Lotus
September 06 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO with special guests Ghostland Observatory and Bassnectar
September 20 San Diego Street Scene San Diego CA