MAN MAN Cosmic Charlie’s Thursday, June 9 18+ $12 adv | $15 d.o.s. (Buy tickets here) If you’ve ever read this blog, chances are you’re familiar with Man Man, so I won’t waste anyone’s time trying to describe the high energy, gypsy-pirate-punk-cabaret spectacle that is a Man Man show. Just know that it’s thoroughly entertaining, [...]

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We finally got a second song from Man Man’s upcoming Life Fantastic (out 5/10). This time it’s the title track, a delightfully dreadful song about finding a corpse at what was previously a relaxing picnic. MP3: Man Man – Life Fantastic Underneath the southing violins, there’s the jazzy noir ballet of Honus’ vocals that plays [...]

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I’ve managed to avoid hearing anything about SXSW 2011 that’s so awesome that I would rip my hair out. But now that I’m digging through Youtube to find some gems, I doubt that’ll stay the case for long. Mister Heavenly (Honus from Man Man, Nick from Islands/the Unicorns, Joe from Modest Mouse and Michael Cera [...]

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Finally, some details on Man Man’s next album. Life Fantastic is out May 10 through Anti. Head to Pitchfork to see the full tracklist and tour dates. But before you do, have a listen to “Knuckle Down.”

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One of America’s best live bands is hitting the road again. Man Man have been hard at work finishing their next LP, so there’ll be plenty of new songs floating around in their sets. Man Man tour dates 03-19 Austin, TX – Auditorium Shores / Ground Control Touring SXSW 04-28 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle [...]

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