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The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".

Friday, August 5th 2007, they played at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Among other venues, they have played at SXSW 2006 & 2008 and All Tomorrow's Parties 2008. Touring partners have included the blues rock band The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

The group's debut LP Passover was generally well received in the underground independent rock community and was noted for its dark tones and lyrical content. A review of the Black Angels album Passover described them as "Walking in the shadows cast by Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized mastermind Jason Pierce" and compared them to The Warlocks and Black Mountain, also invoking "dirges" reminiscent of both The Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators.

Passover included a quote in the liner notes from Edvard Munch; "Illness, insanity, and death are the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life."

In December 2007, the group announced on their blog that their second album will be released in Spring of 2008. In March 2008 a release date of May 13th was announced for their second album, Directions To See A Ghost. The album was leaked in early April 2008.

Directions To See A Ghost
Full-length (CD and Triple LP)
Released May 13, 2008
1: You On The Run
2: Doves
3: Science Killer
4: Mission District
5: 18 Years
6: Deer-Ree-Shee
7: Never/Ever
8: Vikings

the black angels are:

stephanie bailey - drums & percussion
christian bland - guitar, drone machine/organ
kyle hunt - keyboards, percussion, bass, guitar
alex maas - vocals
nate ryan - bass, guitar
adam demetri - visual arts: 16mm projections & psychedelic oils

Since Aristotle, man has organized his knowledge vertically
in separate and unrelated groups---Science, Religion, Sex, Relaxation, Work, etc. The main emphasis in his language, his system of storing knowledge, has been on the identification of objects rather than on the relationships between objects. He is now forced to use his tools or reasoning separately and for one situation at a time. Had man been able to see past this hypnotic way of thinking, to distrust it (as did Einstein), and to resystematize his knowledge so that it would all be related horizontally, he would now enjoy the perfect sanity which comes from being able to deal with his life in its entirety.
It is possible for Man to alter his mental state and thus alter his point of view (that is, his own basic relation with the outside world which determines how he stores his information). He then can restructure his thinking and change his language so that his thoughts bear more relation to his life and his problems, therefore approaching them more sanely.
It is this quest for pure sanity that forms the basis of The Black Angels.

-Tommy Hall
turn on, tune in, drone out...

The Black Angels' Upcoming Shows:

09 May 2008 - La Maroquinerie - Paris, France

10 May 2008 - All Tomorrow's Parties - Camber, England
ATP Festival Line Up
12 May 2008 - Bar Academy - Birmingham, UK
w/ Sian Alice Group
13 May 2008 - Nice N Sleazy's - Glasgow, Scotland
w/ Sian Alice Group
14 May 2008 - Bodega Social - Nottingham, UK
w/ Sian Alice Group
15 May 2008 - ICA - London, UK
w/ Sian Alice Group
16 May 2008 - Great Escape Festival - Brighton, UK

18 May 2008 - Fleece - Bristol, UK

19 May 2008 - Brudenell - Leeds, UK

20 May 2008 - Leadmill - Sheffield, UK

21 May 2008 - Roadhouse - Manchester, UK
w/ Sian Alice Group
29 May 2008 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX

30 May 2008 - Emo's - Austin, TX
CD Release Show
03 June 2008 - the Casbah - San Diego, CA
w/ The Warlocks
05 June 2008 - the Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
w/ The Warlocks
06 June 2008 - Ink-N-Iron Festival (The Queen Mary) - Long Beach, CA

07 June 2008 - the Independent - San Francisco, CA
w/ The Warlocks
09 June 2008 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
w/ The Warlocks
10 June 2008 - Richards on Richards - Vancouver, BC
w/ The Warlocks
11 June 2008 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
w/ The Warlocks
13 June 2008 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
w/ The Warlocks
14 June 2008 - the Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
w/ The Warlocks
15 June 2008 - The Imperial Inn - Rapid City, SD
w/ The Warlocks
17 June 2008 - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND
w/ The Warlocks
18 June 2008 - The Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN
w/ The Warlocks
19 June 2008 - The Annex - Madison, WI
w/ The Warlocks
20 June 2008 - Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
w/ The Warlocks
21 June 2008 - Mad Planet - Milwaukee, WI
w/ The Warlocks
23 June 2008 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
w/ The Warlocks
24 June 2008 - Southgate House - Cincinnati, OH
w/ The Warlocks
25 June 2008 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
w/ The Warlocks
26 June 2008 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, Ontario
w/ The Warlocks
28 June 2008 - Southpaw - Brooklyn, NY
w/ The Warlocks
29 June 2008 - Middle East Downstaiirs - Boston, Massachusettes
w/ The Warlocks
30 June 2008 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
w/ The Warlocks
02 July 2008 - The Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington DC
w/ The Warlocks
03 July 2008 - The Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
w/ The Warlocks
04 July 2008 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
w/ The Warlocks
05 July 2008 - The Exit/In - Nashville, TN
w/ The Warlocks
06 July 2008 - Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN
w/ The Warlocks
07 July 2008 - The BottleTree - Birmingham, AL
w/ The Warlocks
08 July 2008 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
w/ The Warlocks
10 July 2008 - Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
w/ The Warlocks
11 July 2008 - The Social - Orlando, FL
w/ The Warlocks
09 August 2008 - All Points West Music & Arts Festival - LIberty State Park, New Jersey
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