Modcast #120: 2:54

Summary: 2:54 are a sister act. They make the kind of music that makes you feel things. Not bad things, just things that creep up on you and stay there for a few minutes after the speakers go quiet. Its a musical partnership so important they got matching tattoos on their right arms to seal it, so intuitive they can't even describe it. They treat music like a drug, always after that next aural high. Lucky for them, there's been no shortage of people supporting this habit and their place in the indie hype-o-sphere has been pretty well cemented. Right here, they've opened up their veins, curating this, the 120th Modcast. If you find yourself in the motherland (AKA England), they'll be playing an in-store show at Rough Trade East on May 31 and at Scala in London with Gross Magic and Echo Lake on June 7. Tour Dates June 9, 2012 - Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY June 10, 2012 - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC June 11, 2012 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY June 13, 2012 - TT The Bear's Place - Cambridge, MA June 14, 2012 - Divan Orange - Montreal, QC, Canada June 15, 2012 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, Canada June 16, 2012 - The Basement - Columbus, OH June 17, 2012 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL June 18, 2012 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN June 21, 2012 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA June 22, 2012 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR June 23, 2012 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, Canada June 25, 2012 - The Independent SF - San Francisco, CA June 26, 2012 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA June 27, 2012 - The Casbah - San Diego, CA Tracklist Roky Erickson - If You Have Ghosts Mark Lanegan - Grey Goes Black Yawning Man - Perpetual Oyster Blouse - Into Black The Gun Club - My Dreams Patti Smith - Distant Fingers Grinderman - When My Baby Comes Broadcast - Echo's Answer Fairport Convention - Autopsy Marlena Shaw - Loving You Was Like A Party Magnetic Fields - Nothing Matters When We're Dancing Gates of Slumber - God Wills It