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- * Catherine A.D. @ London Bush Hall, 7/08
- * Sportsday Megaphone, Zombie Zombie @ London The Macbeth, 7/08
- * Field Day @ London Victoria Park, 9/08
- * The Icarus Line @ London Monto Water Rats, 9/08
- * No Age, Dan Deacon, HEALTH @ London King's Cross Scala, 11/08
- * Nina Nastasia, O'Death @ London Roundhouse, 13/08
- * Sennen, O'Death, Rod Thomas, The Cave Singers @ London Cargo, 14/08
- * Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ London The Social, 18/08
- * The War On Drugs @ London Brixton The Windmill, 20/08
- * Yeasayer @ London Kings College London (KCLSU), 20/08
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- * Angus & Julia Stone @ London Roundhouse, 26/08
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- * DiScover Club @ RoTa @ London Notting Hill Arts Club, 30/08
- * 2poor2pitch @ Sheffield The Harley, 30/08
Final Fantasy
Signed to label: Tomlab
From: Toronto, Canada
Final Fantasy is the moniker of Toronto's Owen Pallett, formerly a member of The Hidden Cameras, Les Mouches, and Arcade Fire. A self sampling violinist with a video game obsession, Pallett released his debut album Has A Good Home in 2005 followed by two EPs and a second album titled He Poos Clouds in 2006.
Releases
- He Poos Clouds - album, out 05/06/2006 on Tomlab. 1 review (read/post)
- Young Canadian Mothers EP - single, out 10/03/2006 on Escape Goat. 1 review (read/post)
- Has A Good Home - album, out 11/07/2005 on Tomlab. 1 review (read/post)
Past events
- Maximum Black Festival Club Tour, Fri 29 Feb at London Forum. 1 review (read/post)
- Tue 11 Dec at Dublin Vicar Street. (post review)
- Wed 15 Aug at Paris Le Divan du Monde. (post review)
- Mon 16 Jul at Brighton Komedia Theatre. (post review)
- Latitude Festival - Sunday, Sun 15 Jul at Southwold Henham Park. (post review)
- Sat 14 Jul at Manchester University. (post review)
- Melt! Festival, Fri 13 Jul at Germany Ferropolis. (post review)
- Mon 30 Oct at Belfast Speigeltent. 1 review (read/post)
- Tue 24 Oct at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
- Thu 11 May at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
- Wed 10 May at London The Luminaire. 1 review (read/post)
News
- 15/07/2008: Iceland Airwaves confirms first few bands
- 01/04/2008: Liars, No Age, Xiu Xiu and loads more appear on free Björk covers record
- 06/03/2008: Watch: new video from Arctic Monkeys, The Rascals side-project
- 12/12/2007: Final Fantasy and corporation clash spawns new festival
- 26/07/2007: David Shrigley Gets Worried about Liars, TV On The Radio...
- 11/07/2007: Latitude: sold out
- 12/12/2006: VOTE! For DiS's album of the year! WIN! A massive pile of CDs from Our 66!
- 19/09/2006: His wildest dream comes true, if not his Final Fantasy: Owen Pallett scoops Polaris Prize...
- 30/08/2006: Final Fantasy: tour dates in full
- 16/08/2006: Eat Your Own Ears: First DiS 6th Birthday gigs announced
Features
- 20/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: bad cover versions
- 14/02/2008: Final Fantasy: meets Monkey in Toronto, curates festival in Europe
- 25/07/2007: Latitude Festival 2007: the DiS review
- 20/07/2007: Hunting mammoths in the city of iron: Melt! festival, day one
- 21/12/2006: DiS's interviews of 2006: DiScoveries, heavy-hitters and silly Some Questions
- 06/12/2006: Final Fantasy: "people need to learn the difference between irony and satire and sarcasm"
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- Features: * Final Fantasy: meets Monkey in Toronto, curates festival in Europe
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