Mikal Cronin has literally been playing double-time this year: his band opened for Ty Segall on their recent national tour while Mikal continued to play bass in the Ty Segall band. Cronin’s band co-headlines with Thee Oh Sees this Thursday () at the New Parish in Oakland this Thursday, but if you can’t make that his band will be playing with Shannon and the Clams and Pangea December 3rd @ El Rio. Read our interview with Mikal here. Listen to a track from his stunningly-good debut album here if you haven’t already. Tickets for the El Rio show are not on sale yet. Full dates below:

Here’s a bouncing, saw-toothed cut from a new 12″ Thee Oh Sees/Total Control split, available from the bands on their upcoming massive tour, w/ stops in Oakland @ The New Parish w/ Mikal Cronin and a December homecoming show @ Verdi Club. You can also pick it up directly from the Castle Face .

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There are several reasons to be excited about this show and now we “officially” know that Treasure Island favs will be joining and Total Control at The New Parish in Oakland October 27th. Another huge reason: you can pick up a new Oh Sees/Total Control 12″ split from the bands before they head out on their national tour. I didn’t grab one in time at the Drambuie Presents show last week and was super bummed, but apparently you can order from the Castle Face label directly online. They are also stocking the rest of the CF releases online, so if you haven’t had a chance to pick up the Blasted Canyons LP (you should), .

We’re also giving away more free tickets. E-mail us your first and last name at pdgiveaway at gmail dot com with Total Control in the headline for your chance to win 2 tickets to the . Winner will be picked ASAP. Good luck!

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Pretty excited for this one - on the heels of his excellent debut LP, Mikal Cronin is playing at The New Parish Thursday October 27th w/ Aussie rockers Total Control and a “super secret” guest that should warm thee hearts of readers of this blog. . Listen to “Apathy,” one of the stunningly-good tracks from his debut, below. Read an eyewitness account of how Mikal saved his recent Cleveland show from some douchebag Satanists . Just as we did with the Ty Segall + Nobunny show at Brick and Mortar, we’re giving away a pair of free tickets to Thursday’s show - email us at [email protected] with your first and last name and “Cronin” in the subject line and we’ll select a random winner ASAP.

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San Francisco’s stoner psych crew are going on a tour with Slumberland-signed that kicks off at in Oakland on October 8th. Show starts at 9pm and costs 5 bones. You can RSVP . Listen to two tracks from Big Troubles’ Romantic Comedy . Full dates below:

10/08- Oakland, CA- Vitus *
10/09- Los Angeles, CA- The Echo *
10/10- Tucson, AZ- Club Congress *
10/12- Norman, OK- The Opolis *
10/13- Lawrence, KS- Replay Lounge *
10/14- Des Moines, IA- Vaudeville Mew*
10/15-St. Louis, MO- Style House *
10/17- Washington DC- Black Cat Backstage *^
10/19- Cambridge, MA- TT The Bears *
10/20- New York, NY- CMJ
10/21- New York, NY- CMJ
10/23- Chicago, IL- Beat Kitchen
10/26- Denver, CO- HI Dive
10/27- Salt Lake City, UT- Kilby Court
10/28- Reno, NV- Tonic Lounge

*w/ Big Troubles

^w/ John Maus

You’ve seen the first official video for “Goodbye Bread,” now you can score a pair of free tickets to the recently announced show at Brick and Mortar Music Hall, Friday October 28th. Halloween in the Mission is always crazy, so this will sell out. To enter the contest, e-mail us at [email protected] with your first and last name. One winner will be chosen at random early next week. And we won’t do anything evil with your e-mail. Good luck!

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Glam rockers are going on a west coast tour with labelmates , including a record release party at Engine Works for their upcoming tape, which will be a compilation of all the songs from their original LP, past 7″ releases, and some early demos. The tour begins in Oakland at Sugar Mountain this Thursday September 22nd with Younger Lovers (), then strings up the coast to Seattle before trekking back down for a show at Burger Records in Fullerton. The Engine Works show is somewhere in the middle of that - more details on that show, which will be on September 28 (w/ Lilac), . Full dates below.

Sept. 22 - Oakland, CA @ Sugar Mountain w/ Younger Lovers
Sept. 23 - Portland(ish), OR @ secret show w/ Shivas, Boom
Sept. 24 - Tacoma, WA @ New Frontier Lounge w/ Night Beats
Sept. 25 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Night Beats
Sept. 26 - Portland, OR @ East End w/ Still Caves
Sept. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Engine Works w/ Lilac
Sept. 29 - Fullerton, CA @ Continental Room w/ Jacuzzi Boys
Sept. 30 - La Mirada County, CA @ Lovely Bad Pad
Oct. 1 - DAY SHOW Fullerton, CA @ Burger Records (tape release!)
Oct. 1 - NIGHT SHOW San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar
Oct. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBA

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According to our friends at , will be packaging 25, mostly out-of-print Ty Segall tracks on two LPs (one CD), entitled Singles 2007-2010, for sale November 22nd. You can pre-order from InSound . Ty Segall is currently on a tour supported by Mikal Cronin (who’s excellent debut album officially drops next Tuesday September 20th - via ) before joining Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks later in October. Tracklist of the singles comp below:

1. “Where We Go”
2. “It”
3. “Sweets”
4. “Son Of Sam”
5. “Skin”
6. “Booksmarts”
7. “Ms. White”
8. “… And Then Judy Walked In”
9. “Cents”
10. “No No”
11. “Standing At The Station”
12. “My Sunshine”
13. “Fuzzy Cat”
14. “Maria Stacks”
15. “Caesar”
16. “Bullet Proof Nothing”
17. “Lovely One”
18. “Happy Creeps”
19. “Hey Big Mouth”
20. “Dating”
21. “So Alone”
22. “Shoot You In The Head”
23. “The Drag”
24. “Standing At The Station” (demo)
25. “I Think I’ve Had It”