THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE TONIGHT @ THE CROCODILE

After taking Labor Day off in September, THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE is back at the Crocodile tonight for another FREE night of amazing music.

Headlining will be WILD ORCHID CHILDREN in all their garage/punk fury!

Coming up from Los Angeles is the mighty FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, a band you've been hearing on KEXP often recently with their white boy soul-Hall & Oates meets Robert Palmer meets Motown party sound.

Kicking off the party and setting the tone will be THE SATELLITE 4, the band that sounds like STAX RECORDS in the good ole days.

Guest DJ's Valentine & Carly of UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA will be keeping things in constant motion all night, as all three bands know how to keep you dancing.

Future Sounds has teamed up with The Stranger, Line Out, Easy Street Records, The Wig and WOXY.COM on this event to showcase bands we all love.

Did we mention it's FREE? Doors are at 8pm.

TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO - THE RUMBLE: SD @ THE CASBAH - FREE BBQ

TONIGHT in San Diego at The Casbah it's a matinee version of THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO starting with doors at 6pm and FREE BBQ + Trumer Pilsner beer specials all afternoon/evening.

The line-up is incredible, with local badasses RAFTER headlining and showing off the SD power that's happening on that local music scene these days. Sadly, it's the last night of The Rumble Tour with UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA who started with us in Seattle and now part ways this evening with a final performance in SD. I heard rumor that they played on the top of some double-decker bus last night in Las Vegas and floored everyone at Bardot on Friday night in Hollywood.

U.S.E in Vegas last night

Opening up are the mighty Hermosa Beach band, THE JAKES, fresh off their recent Roadrunner Records signing and with a frontman that has a voice big enough for two bands.

Tonight is FREE and the free ribs and chicken plus beer specials give you no excuse for soaking up some great acts to close out your weekend.

PHOTOS FROM LAST NIGHT'S DANCE PARTY RUMBLE LOS ANGELES

Thanks to everyone that came out to THE RUMBLE: LA last night at 3 Clubs. It had to go down as one of the most over-to-top-big-energy nights we've ever had. All the bands threw down the rock hammer and delivered sets that made it impossible to stand still to. Here are a couple of pictures of last night's party...

The perfect photo of Court Alexander from PRAYER, converting the masses with a Southern Baptist minister like performance, complete with the debut of two new songs, "Bobby" and "Adrianalima". One day those that were present will remember when they saw this band in the tiny 3 Clubs backroom - built for a much larger stage. Can you say 'superstar'?

The tidal wave of fun decimated Santa Monica and Vine Avenue last night when the 7-headed beast of U.S.E made every single solitary person present move, as they overwhelm you with love, vocoder and feisty front ladies. They've performed their magic on every night of the Rumble Tour this week, making BFF's in every port. U.S.E are an inspiration- I love you.

A HUGE congratulations go out to THE DANCE PARTY who only moments before they played the Rumble, signed to the newest Atlantic Records imprint, HELLYA! Records. These D.C. born, now LA four-piece came out of the gates swinging.

Thanks to Ryan Suffern for these great photos.

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: THE RUMBLE: LA @ 3 CLUBS IS A DANCE PARTY

LA is not known as a town where the cool kids dance, but tonight we're lifting the 'cool' ban and allowing people to groove without ridicule at THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 Clubs in Hollywood. Very appropriately named, the opening act are called THE DANCE PARTY from Washington D.C. and they'll set the stage for an entire evening of movement.

Then, in what could be a true test of the limits of the band room in 3 Clubs, the 7 piece UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA will dissolve the distance between performers and audience and deliver song after song from their newly released album, 'L O V E W O R L D'. Here's a taste...

U.S.E are nothing short of a spectacle, an awesome force to experience. You'll stand a crossroads at this point in the evening, do you have a drink and a seat, or keep it up? That's when the newly named headliner, PRAYER, steps up and delivers a set of music that will convert the sinners. Formerly THE LIBRARY, Prayer has been hiding out, working on their scripture, and will be dropping new songs for the first time at The Rumble.

The party is FREE, so no hangups there. Besides, you have a free pass to dance this evening. The lovely sister duo of DJ S.i.S. will make sure no one slips between bands.

TONIGHT @ HARLOT - THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO

The seven-piece dynamo that is UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA are driving through Weed, CA in a fury to reach San Francisco this evening after killing it in Portland last evening at The Rumble: Portland. Tonight they cram into Harlot for THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO and we're still not sure how they'll all fit, but they'll probably take over the dance floor as well in more ways than one. Joining them is the incredible sounds of PANCE PARTY, which you might as well call a dance party, because you add DJ AMPLIVE (Zion I) and DJ AARON AXELSEN (Popscene/Live 105) and you won't be able to sit down.

The party is FREE is you RSVP here >
http://sonicliving.com/therumble22

If not, or if you wait until 5pm, it'll be $5. Money well spent for this line up.

INTERVIEW WITH UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA

Since early 2005 when we first discovered Seattle's UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA and put them on Future Sounds 18, we've wanted to get to know the Oz behind the curtain of U.S.E. After we witnessed them turn The Rumble: Seattle into their own dance private dance party, we had to get them to do the Rumble WC Tour of shows, and it's worked out around the release of their soon to be released full-length, 'L O V E W O R L D'.

We recently got even deeper with a pre-Rumble tour interview with the seven piece U.S.E, here's the result....

FS: First off, we’re thrilled to be involved with U.S.E’s LOVEWORLD release and return to the music scene. With 7 members in the group, it must be tough to get everyone together to work on anything. What’s the writing and recording process like for U.S.E?


USE: We get together in a very hot room, sweat a lot, grin at each other and start bashing on our instruments. Once we find a lick and a beat we keep building on it while drinking lots of redbull. Sorta sounds like a jam band, and there is truth to that, but we take our collaboration and song craft seriously. Next we go into the studio and record it for hours and hours. Lots of production. Lots of fun! As a side note, there are 7 of us. However, counting the audience that usually comes on stage its about 50.

FS: I honestly remember and downloaded your first release back in 2004 and I distinctly remember that it was mind-blowing at that time for a band to give away their entire album for free. You also started your band claiming to be an act from Mannheim, Germany and pulled the wool over people’s eyes in Seattle. Sounds like you always approach music from a creative and adventuresome place. Where does this come from?

USE: Our contribution to the world is our music. We want to share it w/ everyone. What better way than for free? We would rather have more people hear it and make a couple bucks less. Yes, we need to make a living, so that can be hard sometimes. But in the end we leave behind music, not money (cuz we spent it on duct tape fixing our instruments). The creativity and adventure go along with a song. That’s just a natural progression.

FS: Why was their such a gap between your last release and LOVEWORLD?

USE: After constantly touring we had to let out some of our other melodies in our heads that didn’t quite fit the U.S.E thing. And then life happened. As dumb as that sounds, it is pretty much true. Shotgun weddings (weddings with shotguns), other albums released, etc etc. In retrospect it is a bit hard to know exactly why it took so long, but it did. We slept a lot during the day, too. Then the songs and beats from the road coupled with social events culminated into L O V E W O R L D.

FS: I’ve rarely ever heard an artist as proud of the city in which they live, maybe since Randy Newman’s “I Love LA”. You first gave us “Emerald City” about your love for Seattle, and this time you give us “Look At This City”. Could we get the 8 favorite things about Seattle – one from each band member?

USE:
1. Big city w/ a small city feel.

2. The lakes, the mountains, the sound, the trees, the people.

3. The bands

4. The passion that people have for our city (its politics, landmarks and work for the environment.

5. Almost live

6. Pat Cash Man

7. Dick’s Hamburgers.

8. The gum wall by Alibi room. It slowly changes and usually keeps looking pretty- just like people.

FS: I feel like U.S.E have mastered the art of the vocoder. Rank in order your favorite use of the vocoder over the years from this lot: Jamie Fox, Cher, Daft Punk, Zapp & Roger

USE: Thanks! Cher is the first and last name in that realm. Technically, I think that was autotune, but it doesn’t matter in the end cuz it was so awesome. She really mastered the art of sounding like a soulless robot. How the hell did they come up with that idea? Did the intern sneak in at night attempting to sabotage the song because she yelled at him for not providing her 13 bottles of Evian, so he turned up the autotune and thought it would ruin her career? Truth be told, Daft Punk is the obvious and greatest inspiration for the vocoding. Jamie Foxx was great on that FOX series in the 90’s. Did he play a vocoder too?

Those last 2 sentences were Jon e.’s. He wants Cher and wont admit it. He has a thing for pancake butts.

FS: The themes behind U.S.E tracks have a consistency to them: Love, dancing, love, partying, kissing, dancing, love, etc. Are you modern day hippies?

USE: Who knows? Maybe we are hippies of a sort. A little idealism never hurt anybody. Although most of us shower on a semi regular basis.

FS: As you gear up to release LOVEWORLD and do a run of west coast dates through The Rumbles, do you have any advice for those attending a U.S.E gig for the first time?

USE: Make sure you stretch, smile and tip your bartender.

FS: Thanks for taking the time to respond and I look forward to seeing you again at The Rumbles.

USE: You're very welcome.

Portland FS readers, see U.S.E this evening at Holocene for free!

TONIGHT IN PORTLAND: THE RUMBLE @ HOLOCENE

The September RUMBLE TOUR kicks off tonight in Portland at Holocene as UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA make a run through all the west coast dates in support of their forthcoming 'L O V E W O R L D' album. Joining U.S.E tonight are two PDX buzz bands, HELLO ELECTRIC and DR HELICOPTER. The party is free, thanks to all of our partners - Pampelmoose, Cravedog, Music Millennium and WOXY.

As a teaser and to get you mentally and physically ready for what U.S.E will do to you, download "We The People" (mp3)

SPIN GIVES AWAY EXCLUSIVE UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA TRACK PRE-RUMBLES

Head over to SPIN.com to snag an exclusive mp3 for free from UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA from their new album "L O V E W O R L D" and prepare yourself to Rumble next week in Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA TO PLAY SEPTEMBER RUMBLE PARTIES

Future Sounds is thrilled to be a part of the return to the music scene by UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA and their latest release, "LOVEWORLD". We had them kick off our Rumble: Seattle party and we're absolutely floored by their live show. Future Sounds featured U.S.E on Future Sounds 18 in February of 2005 after hearing the single, "Emerald City" and downloading their entire record for FREE, long before Radiohead or NIN ever even considered such a concept. That DIY attitude has always resonated with Future Sounds and The Rumble Tour reflects the theme that bands have more opportunity today than ever before to get their music heard in unique and groundbreaking ways.

U.S.E (aka United State of Electronica) is set to release its forthcoming second album, L O V E W O R L D on October 20 via a new partnership between Mannheim Worldwide and The Rebel Group. The CD release date will be preceded by a digital release on September 8.

U.S.E is an experience, a seven-piece party. Check out this track, "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." and you'll see what you are about to be in for. U.S.E were one of the first bands that I can remember back in 2004 to give away their entire album for Free, and they still continue to record and perform to the beat of their own drum. We cannot stress strongly enough about how your life needs to experience U.S.E.

Download "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (mp3)

SPIN gave recently gave U.S.E's L O V E W O R L D an 8/10 ranking, and said, "Any indie dude can bawl a sad song, but singing a genuinely uplifting one is tougher. Conjuring the communal spirits of both club music and underground rock, this seven-piece Seattle act pack their emphatically nonautomated Europop with arena-rock guitars, giddy girlie vocals, and vocoders set to stun. Rewriting the rainbow positivity of old Philly soul anthems with an English-as-second-language earnestness that amplifies their band-of-outsiders bliss, these atypical party people ride a love train that doesn't stop chugging until the final track. They just won't allow you to mope." Meanwhile The Stranger says of the band, "U.S.E are the feel-good band of the decade, hands down (I mean, up).

So THE RUMBLE West Coast dates are in for September, here are the line ups:

THE RUMBLE: PORTLAND
September 8 @ Holocene
Hello Electric
United State Of Electronica
Dr. Helicopter

THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO
September 9 @ Harlot
United State Of Electronica
Pance Party
Guest DJ Amplive

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES
September 10 @ 3 Clubs
Prayer (Formerly The Library)
United State Of Electronica
The Dance Party

THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO
September 13 @ The Casbah
Lanterns
United State Of Electronica
The Jakes

FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY PLAYLIST 8.03.09

Today's Playlist

Future Sounds on WOXY.COM #34 - 8.03.09

Little Dragon – My Step – Machine Dreams – Peace Frog

Andy Clockwise featuring Lady Tigra – Animal Kingdom – Woo Hoo – Fly Music

Lilofee – Possession – The Only Years – Unsigned

Chris Garneau – Fireflies – El Radio – Absolutely Kosher

Lights – Can You Hear Me – Rites – Drag City

BREAK

The Ettes – No Home – Danger Is EP – Take Root Records

Little Fish – Darling Dear – Demos – Universal Motown

The Radical Sons – Wolves in Sheep Skin – Demos – Unsigned

Spiral Stairs – Cold Change – The Real Feel – Matador Records

O. Children – The Illest Hall Of Fame - Demos - Deadly Records

BREAK

Portugal. The Man – Do You – The Satantic Satanists – Equal Vision

A Million Years – By Yourself – Incandescent EP – Unsigned

Derek White – Golden Age – Demos - Unsigned

Writer – Start A War – Blood Drops – WriterDie

The Brothers Movement – Standing Still – The Brothers Movement – Rocket Girl Records

BREAK

THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE

The Blakes – Ivory Walls – Souvenir – Unsigned

U.S.E (United State Of Electronica) – Emerald City – U.S.E – Unsigned

Battle Hymns – For Arlene – Hidden Reservations – Unsigned

BREAK

THE RUMBLE: PORTLAND/SAN FRANCISCO

The Upsidedown – Light (Pete Intl. Airport mix) – Human Destination – World’s Fair

A B & The Sea – Yellow Haired Girl – Demos – Unsigned

Company Of Thieves – Oscar Wilde – Ordinary Riches – Wind-Up Records

BREAK

THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES

Chief – Your Direction – Demos – Domino Recordings

Princeton – Leonard Woolf – Bloomsbury – Kanine Records

Cheetahsaurus – Jacked Rabbit – Get Poor Or Die Trying – Unsigned

BREAK

THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO

The Growlers – Soul Of Coral – Greatest sHits – Unsigned

Apes of Wrath – Wide Awake – Apes Of Wrath EP – Unsigned

Lights On – There’s No Reason – Here Comes The Ocean – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5

Mini Mansions – Majik Marker – Demos – Unsigned

Sam Stewart – Six Little Days – 10 Songs – Unsigned

Michael Runion – Til We Have To – Our Time Will Come - Unsigned

Your Nature – Cherokee Blood – Your Nature EP - Unsigned

Kid A – wasnotwas – In A Dream House, We All Ride Carousels – The Lab

END OF PROGRAM

MONDAY NIGHT - THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE LAUNCHES @ THE CROCODILE

We're traveling tomorrow to the Emerald City - Seattle, for our first ever RUMBLE: SEATTLE party at The Crocodile. Joining us in throwing the party is THE STRANGER, LINE OUT, EASY STREET RECORDS, WOXY and THE WIG.

Get a load of this powerhouse line up of Seattle's finest:
THE BLAKES
U.S.E (United State Of Electronica)
BATTLE HYMNS

We just had a great night of drinking out with The Blakes when they played our RUMBLE: PORTLAND party in August and we've loved these guys since their appearance on Future Sounds 27.

U.S.E on the other hand we've never had the pleasure to experience live, and this is their coming back show after cooking up a new record for release in September. If you've followed this 8 piece DJ outfit over the years, they were one of the very first artists to give their entire album away for free online, long before it became a trend, or a way of life. We're incredibly happy that they will be headlining all of the West Coast Rumbles in September down to San Diego.

Opening up is Battle Hymns of The Western States, or Battle Hymns to friends, and we got tipped off about them from our buddy Wes at Barsuk. We have high expectations!

The party kicks off when the doors open at 8pm, it's 21+ and only $5.