Toro Y Moi, the one man show of 23 year old Chaz Budnick, is but the latest artist to be flung into the journalist-created genre of "chillwave." Releasing singles in a pre-Neon Indian world (yes, we went there), Toro Y Moi was amongst the first in '09 to introduce us to that dreamy, sunkissed sound of melted R&B cassettes. Well, now it's the tail-end of Winter in a brand new year and that vibe is all the more welcome. Not only was full-length dreamsicle Causers Of This finally released in February, the greater 50 will be officially chillwaved (gahhh, somebody come up with something else fast) when Toro Y Moi hits the road this week in support of it.
Joining Mr. Moi out there for just about the whole wavechilled thing will be the oh-so-awesome, Cumbia-tapped popsters Ruby Suns, who just released their own little gem of a record Fight Softly on Sub Pop. We hear they'll take a break from eachother during next week's impending indie maelstrom of SXSW, where Toro Y Moi will play no less than 640 shows.
Finally, in T & M news, a brand spankin' new site named "Pitchfork" (is that right?) just posted the official video for the latest single "Talamak" -- but you can check it here:
And here are those tourdates, folks:
03-12 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters *
03-13 San Diego, CA - UCSD *
03-14 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
03-15 Tucson, AZ - Plush *
03-17 Austin, TX SXSW - Austinist / WOXY @ The Mohawk - 1:15PM
03-17 Austin, TX SXSW - Force Field PR / Terrorbird @ Red 7 - 4:25PM
03-18 Austin, TX SXSW - Urban Outfitters In-store - 12:00PM
03-18 Austin, TX SXSW - Carpark / Paw Tracks Showcase @ The Wave - 1:00AM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - Other Music / Dig For Fire @ French Legation - 3:30PM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - I Guess I'm Floating @ Lovejoy's - 6:00PM
03-19 Austin, TX SXSW - Noise Problem Party @ Vice - 9:15PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - End Of An Ear In-store - 1:00PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - Force Field PR Party @ Ms. Bea's AKA Cheer Up Charlie's - 5:00PM
03-20 Austin, TX SXSW - Grandlife / NYLON Party @ Lanai - 10:45PM
03-21 Monterrey, Mexico - MtyMx Fest
03-22 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-25 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
03-26 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl *
03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-28 Winooski, VT - The Monkey House *
03-29 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore *
03-30 Toronto, Ontario - Drake Hotel *
03-31 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
04-02 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
04-03 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
04-05 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
04-06 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
04-07 Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffee *
04-08 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
04-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret *
04-10 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *
04-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
04-13 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Arts Center *
04-14 Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
04-16 Swarthmore, PA - Olde Club @ Swarthmore College
04-17 Toronto, ON - Wrongbar
04-24 Charleston, SC - Eye Level Art Gallery
*with Ruby Suns
