Summer's Kiss http://www.summerskiss.com Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers, Greg Dulli Compendium Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:50:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.12 111720373 On Hiatus http://www.summerskiss.com/6833/on-hiatus/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6833/on-hiatus/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:50:20 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6833 Summerskiss.com is currently on hiatus. To stay in the loop on all things related to The Afghan Whigs, please visit theafghanwhigs.com as well as follow the band’s social channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6833/on-hiatus/feed/ 0 6833 The Afghan Whigs – “Demon in Profile” Video http://www.summerskiss.com/6826/afghan-whigs-demon-profile-video/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6826/afghan-whigs-demon-profile-video/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:44:34 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6826 Video released on March 8, 2017. From the forthcoming album In Spades, out on Sub Pop May 5, 2017.

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6826/afghan-whigs-demon-profile-video/feed/ 0 6826 The Afghan Whigs In Spades Set for May 5 Release http://www.summerskiss.com/6819/afghan-whigs-announce-spades/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6819/afghan-whigs-announce-spades/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6819 the afghan whigs in spades

This morning, The Afghan Whigs announced European tour dates, a new album available for preorder (In Spades) and released a new single and video for “Demon in Profile.”

In Spades is the band’s first album since 2014’s Do to the Beast.

Go to the official site for all the details.

Watch “Demon in Profile”

European Tour Dates

May 26 – Manchester, UK – Cathedral
May 27 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
May 28 – Dublin, IE – Academy
May 30 – London, UK – Koko
Jun. 01 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Jun. 03 – Bologna, IT – Zona Roveri
Jun. 04 – Zagreb, HR – Tvornica Kulture
Jun. 06 – Warsaw, PL – Palladium
Jun. 07 – Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
Jun. 09 – Aarhus, DK – Northside Festival
Jun.10 – Oslo, NO – Vulkan
Jun.12 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
Jun.13 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
Jun.14 – Antwerp, BE – Trix
Jun.15 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Aug. 04 – Vienna, AT – WUK
Aug. 05 – Prague, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
Aug. 06 – Zurich, CH – Mascotte
Aug. 08 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
Aug. 09 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

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The Afghan Whigs will be performing at Primavera Sound 2017. The festival will be held in Barcelona, Spain.

The Afghan Whigs are scheduled for the date of Thursday, June 1. The exact set time has not been announced.

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6811/afghan-whigs-primavera-sound-2017/feed/ 0 6811 3rd Rosser Benefit Show Announced with The Gutter Twins http://www.summerskiss.com/6804/3rd-rosser-benefit-show-announced-with-the-gutter-twins/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6804/3rd-rosser-benefit-show-announced-with-the-gutter-twins/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:24:56 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6804 Gutter Twins

Photo by Sam Holden

Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan, The Gutter Twins, will be performing on December 13 in Los Angeles at the Teragram Ballroom.

This is the third benefit show to raise money for long time Dulli collaborator Dave Rosser. The concert will also feature Eagles of Death Metal, Josh Homme and Duff McKagan with other special guests.

Tickets go on sale this Friday and have a VIP option that includes soundcheck and meet and greet [Ticket Link]. There are still limited tickets remaining for the New Orleans benefit show [Ticket Link]. The Afghan Whigs Los Angeles benefit has sold out.

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6804/3rd-rosser-benefit-show-announced-with-the-gutter-twins/feed/ 0 6804 Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins Poster Auction http://www.summerskiss.com/6794/twilight-singers-gutter-twins-poster-auction/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6794/twilight-singers-gutter-twins-poster-auction/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:15:01 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6794 I’m auctioning off several vintage, hard to find Twilight Singers and Gutter Twins posters, with 100% of the proceeds going toward guitarist Dave Rosser’s Go Fund Me account.

View the posters and bid now.

Thanks to Nick Rhodes at Switchopen for donating an autographed Manchester ’06 uncut proof poster to the lot.

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6794/twilight-singers-gutter-twins-poster-auction/feed/ 0 6794 Dave Rosser Benefit Shows http://www.summerskiss.com/6792/dave-rosser-benefit-shows/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6792/dave-rosser-benefit-shows/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2016 14:16:34 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6792 From TheAfghanWhigs.com

November 1, 2017 – It is with a heavy heart that The Afghan Whigs are announcing two special performances of their classic album Black Love in its entirety in New Orleans and Los Angeles along with performances from other artists.

Long-time Afghan Whigs, Gutter Twins and Twilight Singers guitarist Dave Rosser was recently diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer.

“Dave Rosser has been my close friend and bandmate for over a decade now,” Greg Dulli commented. “By doing these shows for him we hope to ease any financial stress he may face as he pursues treatment to combat his illness. 100% of the proceeds for these shows will go to his medical care. I’m hopeful that folks will come out and show their support for Dave who will be performing with us.”

The New Orleans show will take place at The Civic Theatre on Saturday December 10th and feature performances from: The Afghan Whigs, Mark Lanegan, Ani DiFranco, Morning 40 Federation, King James & The Special Men, and C.C. Adcock & The Lafayette Marquis along with special guests.

The Los Angeles show will take place on December 14th at The Teragram Ballroom featuring sets from: The Afghan Whigs, Mark Lanegan, Moby and Carina Round.

Tickets for both shows will go on sale this Friday.

For fans who cannot attend either show, we encourage you to donate to Dave Rosser’s medical fund here: https://www.gofundme.com/daverosser

]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6792/dave-rosser-benefit-shows/feed/ 0 6792 Black Love at 20: The Quietus Interview http://www.summerskiss.com/6789/black-love-the-quietus-interview/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6789/black-love-the-quietus-interview/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:00:12 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6789 The Quietus has an appreciation and interview with Greg Dulli on the 20th Anniversary Black Love reissue.

“A lot of times I’m urged to put the records in competition with each other and I don’t bite. It’s just different, you know. 1965 is different. And the first Twilight Singers record was a very strong pivot. I have great affection for Black Love. I have great affection for all of them in their own way. They’re all a bunch of special moments out of my life. I usually work on records for a year or two, so you get pretty intimate with them. I’m immensely proud of Black Love. I stand behind it, still love the songs, it’s one of my favourite records I’ve ever done. I think it’s a really consistently thorough and exciting record. And I still love playing the songs off it which is probably the best review I could give of anything.”

Read the article here.

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Read an interview with Greg Dulli about the re-issue at Stereogum.

From TheAfghanWhigs.com:

The Afghan Whigs’ Black Love Turns 20

The Band’s Classic Album Has Been Remastered And Expanded with 
Nine Previously Unreleased Demos, Outtakes And Studio Jam Sessions

Available On Record Store Day Black Friday On November 25

In 1996, The Afghan Whigs were fresh off the worldwide success ofGentlemen. They had toured the world, graced magazine covers, television performances, major festivals, the works. However, their follow up album would not be Gentlemen II. It would be a pivot and a full public display of the growth and maturity of Greg Dulli’s songwriting.Black Love turns 20 this year, and Rhino Records along with Mute Records in the UK are celebrating with a special edition that will be available for Record Store Day Black Friday. Black Love (20th Anniversary Edition) will be released on November 25 as a double-CD and a triple-LP. Both include a newly remastered version of the original 11-track album, plus nine previously unreleased recordings, including demos, outtakes and studio jams.Released in the spring of 1996, Black Love was the Afghan Whigs’ fifth studio album overall. The music was inspired by lead singer Greg Dulli’s idea to make a film noir movie. Although the film was never made, it did help inform the album’s dark tone and fuel songs like the singles “Honky’s Ladder” and “Going To Town.” The album opener, “Crime Scene Part One” was inspired by the screenplay for “The Million Dollar Hotel,” while “Blame, Etc.” reflected on the troubled life of Temptations singer David Ruffin.

Black Love (20th Anniversary Edition) includes nine previously unreleased recordings. Among the standouts are acoustic versions of “Going To Town” called: “Go To Town” and “Crime Scene Part Two.” Also included is a demo for “Faded,” which closed the original album, as well as a solo piano cover of the New Order classic “Regret.” The unreleased material also highlights the band’s creative process with “Mick Taylor Jam” and “Wynton Kelly Jam.”

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Billboard Magazine’s 1996 review of Black Love stated:

“A romantic with a capital R, Afghan Whigs’ auteur Greg Dulli strives for high drama above all. With ’94’s Gentlemen, he and the Whigs produced an essay on the masochism of masculinity that explored characters and emotions with uncommon depth while still rocking intensely. Black Love is even more of an epic, with Dulli painting a gripping urban tableaux of temptation and trouble. Like the Stones on “Sticky Fingers,” the Whigs fuel their ambitions with the fire of great black music, fashioning rock’n’roll of symphonic sweep and elemental passion. An indelible work from a great band.”

Fans can look forward to new music from The Afghan Whigs in 2017. The band is currently in the studio finishing their eighth studio album, and the group’s first since 2014’s Top 40 album Do To The Beast. The forthcoming album will be released by Sub Pop Records.

Black Love (20th Anniversary Edition)

Original Album Remastered
  1. “Crime Scene Part One”
  2. “My Enemy”
  3. “Double Day”
  4. “Blame, Etc.”
  5. “Step Into The Light”
  6. “Going To Town”
  7. “Honky’s Ladder”
  8. “Night By Candlelight”
  9. “Bulletproof”
  10. “Summer’s Kiss”
  11. “Faded”
The Demos
  1. “Go To Town” – Acoustic Version/Mix*
  2. “Leaving Town” – Mix 1.0*
  3. “Faded” – Demo*
  4. “Regret”*
  5. “Crime Scene Part II” – Mix 1.1 with Scratch Vocals*
  6. “Mick Taylor Jam”*
  7. “Wynton Kelly Jam”*
  8. “I Often Think Of You”*
  9. “Staring Across The Water”*

* previously unreleased

UK exclusive cover:

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]]> http://www.summerskiss.com/6780/the-afghan-whigs-announce-20th-anniversary-black-love-reissue/feed/ 0 6780 Tour Merch Now Available Online http://www.summerskiss.com/6776/tour-merch-now-available-online/ http://www.summerskiss.com/6776/tour-merch-now-available-online/#respond Fri, 20 May 2016 14:35:02 +0000 http://www.summerskiss.com/?p=6776 gd_MASTER_grandeT-shirts, CDs and posters from the recent Greg Dulli solo tour, as well as previous runs with The Twilight Singers and The Afghan Whigs are now available online.

HelloMerch.com is the official source for legit post-tour merchandise from Greg Dulli’s projects. These are all limited stock and it’s doubtful any of these designs will be reprinted.

Get to shopping

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