Margot will play the sold-out CD101 Day Side A at the LC Pavilion on March 31 with Kasabian, Of Monsters & Men and J. Roddy Walston & The Business. The new album, Rot Gut, Domestic, is out March 20 on the Indianapolis band’s Mariel Recording Company.

Prozac Rock by MargotCloud

Here’s the first listen from Rot Gut, Domestic, the forthcoming album from Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s (featuring Erik Kang of Super Desserts and Tiara). It’ll be out March 20 on the Indianapolis band’s own Mariel Recording Company. You can download “Prozac Rock” from Amazon or iTunes, or get the 7″ from Margot’s webstore.

MP3: On the Corner
MP3: Blackbird and the Fox

The Twilight Singers‘ new album, Dynamite Steps, comes out Tuesday. The band has just announced a tour with our ol’ friends Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos. Keep reading for dates.

May 4 Oxford MS – Proud Larry’s
May 5 Atlanta GA – Masquerade
May 6 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge
May 7 Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
May 9 Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club
May 10 Philadelphia PA – Trocodero
May 11 Boston MA – Paradise
May 13 New York NY – Webster Hall
May 14 Pittsburgh PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
May 15 Detroit MI – St. Andrews Hall
May 16 Newport KY – Southgate House
May 17 Chicago IL – Metro
May 18 Minneapolis MN – Varsity Theatre
May 21 Portland OR – Wonder Ballroom
May 22 Seattle WA Showbox
May 24 San Francisco CA – The Fillmore
May 25 Los Angeles CA – The Music Box
May 27 San Diego CA – Belly Up
May 28 Phoenix AZ – The Clubhouse
May 30 Dallas TX – Granada Theatre
May 31 Austin TX – The Parish
June 1 Houston TX – Warehouse Live Studio
June 3 New Orleans LA – Tipitina’s

As our friends at Electraplay put some finishing touches on sessions by Everest, DD/MM/YY, Damien Jurado, Scott Lucas & The Married Men, The Posies, La Otracina and Fort Wilson Riot, we thought we’d give you another opportunity to check out the 10 Donewaiting/Electraplay sessions that were posted in 2010.

View full episodes on DonewaitingTV.

Have a favorite episode? We’d love your feedback in the comments section below.

MP3: Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s – Will You Love Me Forever (Donewaiting Live at Electraplay)

You’ll see from these live sessions at Electraplay that Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s are all about guitars now. Gone are the strings, horns, triangles, various hand percussion, etc. (along with some of the members who played them). Even Columbus’s Erik Kang, who plays violin in Super Desserts, played only guitar on Margot’s new album, Buzzard. This is a leaner, and sometimes meaner, Margot. See and hear for yourself. More videos below.

“Will You Love Me Forever”

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“New York City Hotel Blues”

Not too shabby for a Wednesday night, eh? Feel free to add any other noteworthy shows in the comments. Deets:

Strapping Fieldhands w/ Necropolis, Guinea Worms and The Ferals – Cafe Bourbon St., 2216 Summit St. (see video above)

Best Coast, Male Bonding w/ Tin Armor – The Summit, 2210 Summit St., $14 (This one will likely sell out by 8pm, so get on the ball early if you didn’t buy tix yet.)

Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, The Lonely Forest, Cameron McGill & What Army – Circus, 1227 N. High Street, $12 (feat. hometown hero Erik Kang)

MP3: New York City Hotel Blues

The new Brian Deck-produced album, Buzzard, will be out Sept. 21 on Margot’s own Mariel Recordings (with distro via Redeye), and the next day (9/22) the recently downsized band (featuring Super Dessert and Tiara alum Erik Kang) will play Circus with the Lonely Forest and Cameron McGill & What Army. Tickets here.

I don’t think you can call Margot chamber-pop anymore.

More tour dates:
SEPT. 17 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7TH STREET ENTRY

SEPT. 18 MILWAUKEE, WI MAD PLANET

SEPT. 19 CHICAGO, IL LINCOLN HALL

SEPT. 21 ANN ARBOR, MI BLIND PIG

SEPT. 22 COLUMBUS, OH CIRCUS

SEPT. 23 NEWPORT, KY SOUTHGATE HOUSE

SEPT. 24 AKRON, OH MUSICA

SEPT. 25 PITTSBURGH, PA THE BRILLOBOX

SEPT. 26 NEW YORK, NY BOWERY BALLROOM

SEPT. 27 CAMBRIDGE, MA THE MIDDLE EAST (Downstairs)

SEPT. 29 BROOKLYN, NY MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG

SEPT. 30 PHILADELPHIA, PA FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH

Rebirth motherfucker! Yeah, here we go again. A TON of cool shit has happened since we last got together in this official capacity and I’m not gonna tell you anything about it! I will tell you that Duffy made me take some online journalism and creative writing and photography courses while I was on hiatus and as you’re about to see it did absolutely no good!

I will also tell you I picked a good week to decide to start doing this crap again. Super Desserts, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Guinea Worms, Warpaint, Don B, and of course, Mike O! If you are at all inclined to listen to a bitter, old, hateful, cynical and all around super cool and totally nice dude’s rant about, you know, stuff, you know what to do!

Pictured: Super Desserts@Circus

Thursday night found me at the venue formerly know as High Five, currently known as Circus for Super Desserts and Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. Also some other band played. They seemed more suited for Frog, Bear and Wild Boar but whatever. Also I forget their name. Enough about the band that played in the middle. Let’s focus our attention on Super Desserts. Twee as Folk! (their words not mine unfortunately) If you are yet to see this gang, looks like you need to revise your to do lists. These guys are a venerable who’s who of Columbus music. Justin from Terribly Empty Pockets, Tyler from Couch Forts, Eve from Bird and Flower, Eric from Margot, Bobby from the local PBR rep, Ianna from Obviouslies, and likely others I’m leaving out.

Attttttttttttt any rate, my point is this band is fun as fuck and there are like 17 people on stage at any given time keeping it together. They have also been building blog buzz thanks in part to their super fun music videos that have been making the rounds on the web. Regardless of the type of music you prefer, these dudes are definitely worth going out for. If you don’t see this band you hate fun! Go see them on Friday at the Summit.

Pictured: Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s@Circus

O.K. so I’m not super hip to Margot, but I am hip to the fact that Eric Kang is from Columbus and used to be in Tiara. I’ve listened to a record or 2 and this is a band I’m more down to check out live than I am to jam it in my car on the way to work whatever that means. (dont’ have that kind of time to waste!) I went out to see Margot like 5 years ago at Skully’s and they basically St. Vincented on the show. All kidding aside (for now) Richard and company put on a really good show and I’m totally digging the pared down lineup and looking forward to hearing the new record. O.K. now more “kidding”. I mean I guess I’m old and out of touch, but I didn’t realize how much the kids like Margot, and these kids make poor fashion choices, get too drunk and are all around annoying but whatever, good set would see again.

O.k.,o.k. on Friday night Columbus weirdos Guinea Worms had a record release show for their double lp, “Sorcerers of Madness”, released on internationally known, locally respected label CDR. I attended the aforementioned show and admittedly, details of the evening are a bit foggy.

Pictured: The Mahoneys@Bourbon Street

The Mahoneys played first they are comprised of 2 of The Frustrations and play like 60-90 sec songs that are jokey but aren’t jokey. I dunno, I dug them, thought they were fun. I’m pretty sure The Frustrations followed, enjoyed them enough, didn’t pay super close attention. Par for the course Bourbon Street punk rock.

Pictured: The Unholy Two@Bourbon Street

The Unholy Two played next and I’m pretty sure I heard an actual song somewhere in the set! That really is them in the above picture and if you look reallll hard that is THE Mike O filling in for Bo Davis on drums. Antagonistic, loud, abrasive..you know the story, either this band is for you or it isn’t. Gnomesayin?

Pictured: Guinea Worms@Bourbon Street

I’m not even gonna front, I had consumed a fair amount of libations by the time Guinea Worms started and well, you know how that goes. IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A FAN OF COLUMBUS MUSIC YOU MUST SEE THIS BAND!!!! I would also like to mention that Extreme Weiners has a delicious philly cheesesteak. Don’t sleep on this sandwich, you have until Tuesday!

You know how sometimes you see a band’s name here and there and then you keep seeing it over and over again? Sometimes that kind of thing makes me less inclined to check out a band. This was basically the case with Warpaint and after seeing them live, it definitely makes me reconsider this course of action. Oh man, they were super fucking cool and easy on the eyes to boot!

Pictured: The Jellyhearts@Summit

The Jellyhearts opened. As I approached the venue, from what I could here outside, I thought Warpaint had already started because I don’t remember The Jellyhearts not sucking! Seriously though, I remember them sounding like Cheater Slicks on a bad night or something and I guess they’ve been practicing and it was apparent. Seriously though, drummer Lauren is also in rosehips and some other band I can’t for the life of me think of the name of. She’s like the Mike O of girl drummers! Whatever, looks like there’s good things to come from these girls.

Pictured: Warpaint@Summit

So yeah, let’s talk about Warpaint. Totally rad for starters. I gave their EP a listen for the first time on Saturday morning and it has pretty much been on repeat ever since. No shit. I guess some actress chick used to play drums for them and the singer chick used to date former Red Hot Chili John Fruciante.(Fruciante’s solo stuff rules)Whatever, show was totally rad, these girls can jam. For some reason there were like 15 photographers at this show and it was like they had never seen pretty girls play instruments or some shit. I mean, I get it, Warpaint is quite photogenic, but for fuck’s sake, these cats were incessantly taking flash photos for literally the WHOLE SHOW. Super fucking obnoxious jesus christ. Our girl Rachael Barbash was there not using a flash, if you haven’t already check out here pics of the show here. I really can’t reiterate enough how cool the set was, and if you’re going to SXSW you have multiple opportunities to catch Warpaint. Don’t fuck it up!

Pictured: Warpaint and Don B@Summit

The legendary Don B made an appearance and performed an A capella version of Batman with the singer chick. She was very obliging and the reason it was A capella was because the stage was already torn down. Don B likes what he likes, myself not being one of them. I guess I should buy him a screwdriver and then maybe we can be friends.

I’m done for now. Tune in next week for Scion Rockfest “coverage”!!!!

Sunken Treasure is releasing the Bird and Flower debut album on vinyl in July. More details coming soon.

EARLIEST
Over at Used Kids, The Cusacks are reissuing their 2002 album More Songs From Vagabondia. It’s remixed, remastered, and there’s new packaging. Kyle Sowash and Super Desserts are also playing this free show that’ll have free pizza too. This starts at 5pm. Full details here.

Here’s some Cusacks songs to get you prepared:

MP3: Earthworms
MP3: Boy With Hearts for Hands

EARLY
Doors open at 6pm for the Columbus return of Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos@ Skullys. They’re celebrating the release of their new albums, and I think this is the first time they’re playing in town since former Columbus and Tiara dude Erik Kang has been a part of the band. Also playing this show is David Vandervelde and Judgement Day.

NOT LATE
Starting promptly at 8pm is the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise at the Wexner Center. Featuring people from all your favorite E6 bands, this event is sure to be one for the books.