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Broken Social Scene Announce Spring 2018 U.S. Tour

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ANNOUNCE SPRING 2018 U.S. TOUR(Photo credit: Norman Wong)
Last year, Toronto’s own Broken Social Scene released their long-awaited fifth album, Hug Of Thunder, on Arts & Crafts to the rapturous response of music fans and critics alike. Following a brilliant U.S. tour in Fall 2017, and amazing sets at the likes of Field Trip festival in Toronto, Arroyo Seco Weekend festival in Pasadena, the Meadows Festival in NYC, and more, the band are thrilled to announce new dates for spring 2018, including a set at this year’s Bonnaroo.    A Spotify pre-sale for these shows will begin on Thursday, February 1st, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, February 2nd and Saturday, February 3rd at 10 am local time via brokensocialscene.ca. 
Broken Social Scene has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from each ticket will go to saving lives, revitalizing communities, and transforming global health through Partners In Health. www.pih.org All dates are below.
Buy the physical version of Hug Of Thunder // Buy the digital version of Hug Of Thunder
Watch the video for “Skyline” HERE.
Watch the video for “Vanity Pail Kids” HERE.
Watch the band perform “Halfway Home” on The Late Show with Stephen ColbertHERE.
Praise for Hug of Thunder:
"On their first album in seven years, Broken Social Scene distill their sound to a vital essence. The band is focused and renewed, invigorated by the missionary spirit of their best work." - Pitchfork, Best New Music
"Broken Social Scene’s music rejoices in what clever teamwork can construct." - New York Times
“Hug of Thunder does not skimp.” - NPR
"We should be grateful that a band like Broken Social Scene can still make music that’s as reliably anthemic and vibrant as this." - Stereogum
“Broken Social Scene songs are propelled by the size of the group, and when it all converges they’re able to pull optimism from fear of aging, heartbreak, and the rigors of modern life." - Vulture
“An impressive return for a band that set the bar high years ago and continue to clear it with ease.” Under The Radar
"They're still making songs that sound vast and cacophonous, tracks that are built to flood the brain with serotonin. " - Noisey
“Soaring, rousing, and perfect for sunsets." - Entertainment Weekly
"Filled with laid-back melodies and feel-good vibes—the perfect soundtrack for summertime." ELLE.com
"Hug of Thunder is as attractively messy and untamed as Broken Social Scene’s defining work." SPIN
“Lovely, rousing, and extremely well named.” The Ringer
“It’s got all the BSS traits that we fell in love with back in the day: the busy, energized drumming, the uplifting harmonies, the triumphant horns, the atmospherics, the off-kilter approach to pop." Brooklyn VeganBroken Social Scene tour dates:3/2/18 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino3/23/18 Austin, TX @ Stubbs3/24/18 Houston, TX @ In Bloom Festival3/27/18 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues3/28/18 New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theatre3/30/18 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues3/31/18 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live4/1/18 Ponte Verdra, FL @ the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall4/3/18 Charlotte, NC @ The Neighbourhood Theatre4/4/18 Richmond, VA @ The National4/6/18 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live4/7/18 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount4/8/18 Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont6/2/18 London @ All Points East Festival6/7-6/10/18 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival8/3-8/5/18 Portland, OR @ Pickathon Festival

King Tuff shares video for first new song in 4 years- "The Other"

KING TUFF SHARES "THE OTHER" VIDEO
HIS FIRST NEW SONG IN 4 YEARS
Photo Credit: Olivia Bee
Today, King Tuff has released a video for "The Other," his first new song in 4 years. 
"It's a song about hitting rock bottom. I didn't even know what I wanted to do anymore, but I still had this urge-this feeling-like there was this possibility of something else I could be doing... and then I just followed that possibility. To me, that's what songwriting, and art in general, is about. You're chasing something, there is something out there calling to you and you're trying to get at it. 'The Other' is basically where songs come from. It's the hidden world. It's the mystery. It's the invisible hand that guides you whenever you make something. It's the thing I had to rediscover-the sort of voice I had to follow-to bring me back to making music again in a way that felt true and good."
Of the Cameron Dutra-directed video, Kyle Thomas says "it is like the song itself - representing the uphill climb of creativity."
WATCH "THE OTHER" VIDEO  LISTEN TO "THE OTHER" VIA APPLE MUSIC & SPOTIFY
KING TUFF
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Mark Hamill Just Added to All Star Lineup of Celebrities for Lady Parts Justice Telethon February 1st

Lady Parts Justice 
Presents

“Life is A Living Nightmare:
A Telethon to Fix It”

Lady Parts Justice Announces Star Studded Telethon to Benefit
Reproductive Rights

Co-Hosted by
LIZZ WINSTEAD,
SARAH SILVERMAN 
& RACHEL BLOOM

Special Appearance by MARK HAMILL

February 1, 2018
6-8pm PT/ 9-11pm ET

Live streaming on LADYPARTSJUSTICE.COM & Facebook
Youtube Live Stream: http://bit.ly/watchlpj

 

The reproductive rights non-profit organization Lady Parts Justice (LPJ) presents, “Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It” on Thursday, February 1st. The two hour hell-raising comedy extravaganza will be live streamed from an undisclosed location in Hollywood that LPJ refers to as The Feminist Sleeper Cell and will entertain while raising awareness about the current assault on reproductive rights and raise funds to help LPJ continue their work. All proceeds will benefit LPJ. Hosted by Lizz Winstead, co-creator ofThe Daily Show, co-creator of Air America, and co-founder of LPJ, “Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It” will put a hilarious feminist twist on all the usual telethon conventions. In the era of #MeToo, you can expect righteous comedy, music, parlour games, and a celebrity craft corner where a few of LPJ’s favorite celebs will create one-of-a-kind items to be auctioned live during the telecast. And not to be missed Eunice P. Justice will deliver the 4th annual State Of the Uterus. And there will be a "Patriarchy" piñata because if anyone is going to smash the patriarchy why not LPJ and their Feminist Sleeper Cell cohorts!

The livestream will feature appearances by a number of celebrities including Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Andy Richter (Late Night andConan), Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway? Smartest Man In The World Podcast),State Rep. Stacey Newman (Missouri House of Representatives), Rhea Butcher  (Take My Wife), Brian Unger (The Daily Show), Naomi Ekperigin (Broad City), Cameron Esposito(Take My Wife), Amy Brenneman (The Leftovers, Veep), Guy Branum (Chelsea Lately),Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return), Dr. Willie Parker (abortion provider & best selling author), Eliza Skinner (Drop the Mic), Amy Hagstrom Miller (Founder & CEO of Whole Woman's Health), Aida Rodriguez (Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam), Jenny Yang (Dis/orient/ed Comedy), Frangela (VH1's Best Week Ever), Eunice P. Justice (State of the Uterus) and more to be announced. With this lineup, “Life is A Living Nightmare: A Telethon to Fix It” promises an outrageously funny evening that will help raise money for the important work of Lady Parts Justice supporting their boots-on-the-ground efforts to get out the vote, production of hilarious and informative videos, and work with activists to help them grow their support bases in an effort to expose anti choice politicians and help elect pro choice politicians.

About her motivation to do a telethon, Winstead says: “In a country dominated by federal, state and local politicians hell bent on bringing on The Apocalypse, LPJ’s work is more crucial than ever! The fact that we have to do a telethon to help guarantee access to reproductive care should have everyone calling-in to donate and eager to learn how to take action.”
 
HASHTAG:
#LPJTelethon

LIVESTREAM:
bit.ly/watchlpj

LadyPartsJustice.com and on Lizz Winstead’s Facebook page
6-8pm PT | 9-11pm ET

Pavement's Scott Kannberg announces Spiral Stairs & Preston School of Industry reissues, plus a new remix & new tour dates!

Pavement's Scott Kannberg announces Spiral Stairs & Preston School of Industry reissues, plus new remix & tour dates! STREAM: Spiral Stairs - "No Comparison" (Kelley Stoltz & Allyson Baker remix) -
SoundCloud STREAM: Spiral Stairs - "Dreams They Guide Us" (The Real Feel bonus track) -
SoundCloud  On February 16th, 2018 Nine Mile Records will release three classic albums from Scott Kannberg's projects Spiral Stairs and Preston School of Industry.Preston School of Industry's 2001 release All This Sounds Gas, Preston School Of Industy's 2004 release Monsoon, and Spiral Stairs' 2009 release The Real Feel with extra tracks, B-Sides, and unreleased BBC Live Sessions.Spiral Stairs plays live February 19, 2018 with Parquet Courts at the Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, CA and February 22, 2018 at the Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco, CA.Spiral Stairs and his band toured the world in 2017 (USA, UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia) in support of his most recent album, Doris and the Daggers. Today he also shares a new remix from Doris track "No Comparison" by his pals Kelley Stoltz and Allyson Baker.“I love when bands have extra songs. B-sides is not really the correct term. Extra songs are just songs that didn’t really fit the concept of a 9-12 track album. Maybe because of theme or quality, but mostly because of time issues. So, what to do with the extras. They get sidelined to the b-side of singles, comps, or sometimes never released. I remember collecting all the REM singles just to hear the extras. The Stranglers had amazing extras. Roxy Music not so much. For me, beside the extra songs that didn’t make the records, it was a chance to have fun with experiments in sound. I was doing or covering some of my favorite songs like The Clean’s “Anything Could Happen” or “10 Grains” by De Artsen. I hope you enjoy.
- Spiral
www.spiralstairsofficial.com
www.ninemilerecords.comTrack Lists:
Preston School of Industry - All This Sounds Gas1. Whale Bones
2. Falling Away
3. Treasure
4. Encyclopedic Knowledge Of
5. History of the River
6. Doping for Gold
7. Solitaire
8. Blu Son
9.  Monkey Heart and the Horses Leg
10. The Idea of Fires
11. Take a StandBONUS TRACKS:12. To Squash it for Good (Whale Bones CD)
13. Imperial (Whale Bones CD)
14. Most Common Method (Whale Bones 7")
15. I've Done Nothing Wrong (Falling Away CD)
16. Toff (Falling Away CD)
17. Anything Can Happen (Falling Away CD/7")
18. Walls of Grain (Extra track on ATSG vinyl version/ The Idea of Fires CD)
19. Suddenly Stable (Extra track on ATSG vinyl version/ The Idea of Fires CD)
20. Save Our Happiness (The Idea of Fires CD)
21. Whale Bones  (BBC live track promo cd)
22. Falling Away (BBC live track promo cd)
23. Mussle Rock (BBC live track promo cd)
24. 10 Grains (BBC live track promo cd)
25. Take A Stand (BBC live track promo cd)Preston School Of Industry - Monsoon1. The Furnace Son
2. Walk of a Gurl
3. Caught in the Rain
4. Line It Up
5. So Many Ways
6. If the Straits of Magellan Should Ever Run Dry
7.  Her Estuary Twang
8.  Escalation Breeds Escalation
9.  Get Your Crayons Out
10 Tone It DownBONUS TRACKS:11. Fresh Fudge (Caught in the Rain CD/ The Furnace Son CD)
12. At Kose  (Caught in the Rain CD/ The Furnace Son CD)
13. Mere Psued Mag Ed  (Caught in the Rain CD/ The Furnace Son CD)
14. Walk of a Gurl (demo)  (Caught in the Rain CD/ The Furnace Son CD)
15. Tone it Down (Pablo Wong Remix) (The Furnace Son CD)
16.  Caught in the Rain (Demo) Split 7 Inch with GerseySpiral Stairs - The Real Feel1. True Love
2. Call the Ceasefire
3. Cold Change
4. Subiaco Shuffle
5. Wharf-Hand Blues
6. Maltese T
7.  A Mighty Mighty Fall
8. Stolen Pills
9. The Real Feel
10. Blood Money
11. Ladies and Gentlemen

BONUS TRACKS12. Hey Folk Singa (7" included with vinyl version)
13. The Moodist (7" included with vinyl version)
14. Dreams they Guide Us (Split 7" Mt. Fuji Records)
15. Did Anyone Ever Tell You You Are A 10,000 Maniacs SongTOUR DATES:

02/19 Sonoma, CA - Gundlach Bundschu Winery *
02/22 San Francisco, CA - Noise Pop

* = w/ Parquet Courts SPIRAL STAIRS LINKS:
Official Site
Twitter
Bandcamp
Label
Press Assets

The Radio Dept. @ El Rey 1/29

Rebelution, Nas, Iration, Atmosphere, Pepper, J-Boog @ One Love!

ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FESTTickets Almost Sold Out!2-Day Passes Almost Gone!Sunday Single Day Tickets Just $70!Steel Pulse & The Expendables Pre-Party Friday On The Queen Mary!Fortunate Youth & Easy Star 'Dub Side of The Moon' Saturday After-Party On The Queen Mary! $25VIP Tables & Bottle Service Options Available!

THE DAMNED SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE TAKEN FROM 'EVIL SPIRITS' ALBUM OUT APRIL 13TH / ON TOUR IN THE UK NOW

THE DAMNED RELEASE FUTURISTIC VIDEOFOR NEW SINGLE ‘STANDING ON THE EDGE OF TOMORROW’ WATCH VIDEO

TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM 'EVIL SPIRITS'RELEASED ON SEARCH AND DESTROY / SPINEFARM RECORDS ON APRIL 13THON TOUR IN THE UK NOW

Photo: Steve Gullick

Legendary British band, The Damned have released a video for a new single, ‘Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow’ taken from their new album, Evil Spirits', scheduled for release on Search And Destroy / Spinefarm Records on April 13th. Their first new album in a decade.

The single is “an optimistic song even though it is about a dark subject, in a world obsessed by ‘self’,” explains legendary frontman Dave Vanian, who also directed the video.  “This is a cry for humanity to recognize its humanity, before it’s too late. There is a strong influence of Joe Meek here: ‘Telstar’ was a glorious song about the opportunities of the future. I’d like to think that ‘SOTEOT’ reflects a similar sentiment.”

To accompany this up-to-the-minute garage psychedelia that gallops like Scott Walker’s ‘The Seventh Seal’, amid ominous ‘dies irae’ chorale and mucho post-millennial frustration, the video depicts a vision of the future from a band whose colourful, anarchic, ever-changing vision has been propelled by an indefatigable creative motor. Quite simply, The Damned have always pushed their sound and message forwards from inception back in 1976 and have no plans to slow down in 2018.“The exploration and colonization of other worlds is something we will face in the not so distant future,” adds Vanian on his own work directing the video. “My fervent hope is that we do not take our fears and prejudices with us and repeat the mistakes we have made on our home planet.”‘Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow’ is the first serving from Evil Spirits produced by another legend from pop’s golden age – Tony Visconti, whose production on innumerable classic albums by David Bowie, T-Rex and more, mark him not only as a master of his craft, but a perfect match for The Damned.  Recorded in nine days flat, it’s an album bursting with messages, melodies, with scarcely a second of airtime wasted. 'Evil Spirits' will be available on digital download via Spotify and i-Tunes, on CD and 180g vinyl available to pre-order  HERE

The Damned kicked off on their Evil Spirits UK tour last Friday, with main support coming from fabled Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom (*except Koko), whilst support at Koko and The Forum comes from Kristeen Young.


‘Evil Spirits’ tour dates:30th January - Leeds - O2 Academy Leeds31st January - Manchester - Academy 11st February - Birmingham - O2 Academy3rd February - Leicester - O2 Academy4th February - Nottingham - Rock City6th February - Folkestone - Leas Cliff Hall7th February - Southend - Cliffs Pavilion9th February - Cardiff - Great Hall10th February - Bristol O2 - Academy Bristol11th February - Bournemouth - O2 Academy13th February - Southampton - O2 Guildhall14th February - Bexhill - De La Warr Pavilion
16th February - London - Koko*17th February - London - O2 Forum
Tickets available HEREFollow The Damned at: www.officialdamned.com Facebook Twitter Youtube

The Damned are:
David Vanian - Vocals
Captain Sensible - Guitar
Monty Oxy Moron - Keyboard
Pinch - Drums
Paul Gray – Bass

Feb 2-4: Classic Photography LA [Bergamot; FREE]

Julie Blackmon. "Lost Mitten" 2010archival pigment print; 24 x 31 inches, edition of 25Courtesy G. Gibson Gallery
Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2018 9th Annual Photography FairBergamot Arts Center in Santa Monica, CAFriday, February 2 through Sunday, February 4, 2018
* NEW LOCATION * NEW MONTH * FREE ADMISSION *

WHAT: Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2018 www.classicphotographsla.com
The 3-day West Coast fair is a premier destination for discovering & buying the best in vintage, modern and contemporary photography. Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2018 will feature thirty dealers – from Japan, Canada, and the U.S. – exhibiting 19th, 20th and 21st century photography.

WHERE:Bergamot Arts Center2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404• 30 CPLA exhibitors throughout Building G in galleries G2 G3 G5 G6 G7 • located at the west end of the Bergamot Station complex
WHEN:• Fri. Feb. 2 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm – opening night preview• Sat. Feb. 3 • 11:00am - 7:00pm• Sun. Feb. 4 • 11:00am - 5:00pm
ADMISSION:Free
PARKING:Free

FUN FACTS:• held in Santa Monica for the first time ever• FREE for the first time since its inception in 2010• 30 highly respected galleries from Toronto, Tokyo and all around the U.S.








DETAILS:

Bergamot Arts Center, located at 2525 Michigan Avenue, will be the site for Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2018, the annual classic photography fair featuring thirty dealers exhibiting 19th, 20th and 21st century photography. Through their diverse inventories these dealers exemplify what is best about the wide-ranging photographic medium: experience, expertise, and connoisseurship. Masterworks, contemporary works, vernacular photographs, and photo books will be on offer in a range of prices accessible to every collector.

PROGRAMS/EVENTS:

• [SAT. 2/3] 12:00-1:00pm BOOK SIGNING: R. J. Kern - The Sheep and The Goats • Klompching Gallery, G3, #30• [SAT. 2/3] 2:00-3:00pm BOOK SIGNING: Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck - Views of Japan • ROSEGALLERY, G5, #8• [SAT. 2/3] 2:00-3:00pm BOOK SIGNING: Ed & Deanna Templeton - Contemporary Suburbium • Nazraeli Press, G7, #24• [SUN. 2/4] 9:30am-11:00am PRIVATE CURATOR TOUR: Sandra S. Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art • $25• [SUN. 2/4] 1:00pm-2:00pm BOOK SIGNING: Judy Dater - Only Human • Main Hall of Building G• [SUN. 2/4] 2:00-3:00pm BOOK SIGNING: Richard Ehrlich & Dr. Barbara Firestone - Faces of Promise, Looking Beyond Autism • ROSEGALLERY, G5, #8• [Both SAT. & SUN.] How to Care For and Protect Your Artwork [w/ members from DeWitt Stern/Risk Strategies’ Fine Art team and Pall Mall Art Advisors] • Main Hall of Building G
See more event details here: http://classicphotographsla.com/programs.html. All programs are free unless otherwise noted.

2018 EXHIBITORS:

Deborah Bell Photographs, Joseph Bellows Gallery, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Curatorial Assistance, Stephen Daiter Gallery, Michael Dawson Gallery, Gary Edwards Gallery, Etherton Gallery, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Gallery 19/21, Gail Gibson Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery, Charles A. Hartman Fine Art, Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., Robert Klein Gallery, Klompching Gallery, Alan Klotz Gallery, Lee Gallery, Inc., Richard Moore Photographs, Nazraeli Press, Scott Nichols Gallery, Obscura Gallery, ROSEGALLERY, Sakura-do, Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd., Barry Singer Gallery, Andrew Smith Gallery, Susan Spiritus Gallery, L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, and Wall Space Gallery

SOCIAL MEDIA:

• https://www.facebook.com/Classic-Photographs-Los-Angeles-605403629579742• https://twitter.com/ClassicPhotosLA• https://www.instagram.com/classicphotosla

L.A. songstress Mia Doi Todd doing a month's residency at Zebulon

Veteran singer-songwriter and Los Angeles native Mia Doi Todd will be performing at Zebulon this February as part of a Monday night residency.  With many stellar guest appearances and a Brazilian Carnaval "Slim Monday" party, these free Monday nights are a great way to celebrate the lunar new year!
Mia Doi Todd LIVEMondays in February at Zebulon2478 Fletcher Drive, 21+doors 8pm, shows 9pmFREE! with many special guests...
February 5: Jimetta Rose, Henry Wolfe & DJ Carlos Niño
February 12: Carnaval Bloco Party with Thalma de Freitas, Bloco Obini & members of Viver Brasil, and B+ on visuals and turntables
February 19: Jade Castrinos, Magic Wanderers
     Mia Doi Todd is a prolific singer-songwriter and California original.  Her ninth album, Cosmic Ocean Ship (City Zen Records), was chosen by the New York Times as one of the Top Ten Records the year of its release.  After releasing primarily her own compositions, Mia took an interest in covering classic Brazilian songs and recorded Floresta at the beautiful Estúdio El Rocha in São Paulo, Brazil in 2014.         Mia has performed around the world on many great stages, including the Hollywood Bowl and Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro.  Besides her work as a solo artist, Mia has collaborated with many musicians, including Flying Lotus, Jose Gonzalez, Dntel and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.  She contributed tracks to Michel Gondry's recent films, "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?" and "Mood Indigo," and to the compilations, "Red Hot + Rio2" and "Red Hot + Bach."  Mia is currently composing the score and soundtrack for a contemporary film adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare.  For Mia, music is a kind of medicine, a revelation of life's sweetness, sadness, beauty and joy, all joined together in rhythm, melody and word.   
     After releasing Floresta, Mia decided to stay closer to her Los Angeles home and started work on a collection of cover songs in English.  The result was Songbook, Mia's second album consisting exclusively of songs written by other artists.  Songbook was produced, recorded and mixed by Mia and her husband, Jesse Peterson, with engineering assistance from Money Mark (Beastie Boys).  It features many talented musicians who call LA home, including John Herndon (Tortoise) and Alberto López (Jungle Fire, Quetzal) on drums and percussion, Gabe Noel on bass, Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Postal Service) on electronics, Money Mark on keyboards and Sam Gendel (Inga) on saxophone. 
     Songbook gave Mia the opportunity to pay homage to some of the greatest English-language songwriters of the 20th Century.  The selections include several songs that Mia has been performing live for many years, such as Sandy Denny's "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," reimagined for an intimate but cosmopolitan combo.  A few more are enduring favorites from her childhood, like The Cure's "Close to Me," Prince's "When Doves Cry" and "Pancho and Lefty" by Townes Van Zandt.  The TV On The Radio track, "Careful You," is the newest of the bunch, which Mia first heard live in concert at LA's Mayan Theater, followed by "Between the Bars" by Elliott Smith, a legendary transplant to the Los Angeles scene with whom Mia had the pleasure of sharing the stage.  The collection of songs is unified by Mia's delicate voice and thoughtful sensibility and by her strong emotional connection to each finely-crafted song.www.miadoitodd.com

High Up Share New Single "Alabama To The Basement"; Debut Album You Are Here out February 23 on Team Love

High Up Share New Single "Alabama To The Basement" Debut Album You Are Here out February 23 on Team LoveSpring Tour Dates Announced photo credit: Andy Lachance
"High Up, combines Christine's soulful voice with Orenda's punk-inspired emotion-filled songs, which draw equally from Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin, and The Dead Kennedys. The result is a sound that would fit on a playlist right next to Alabama Shakes and St. Paul and the Broken Bones" - Elle Magazine
"With a little bit of blues, soul and funk, High Up has created a musical masterpiece" - Popular TV
Stream: "Alabama To The Basement" at AudioFemme or Soundcloud
Watch: "Two Weeks" official video at YouTube
Stream: "Two Weeks" at SoundCloud or Bandcamp
High Up will release their debut album You Are Here on February 23 via Team Love. You Are Here can be pre-ordered now via Bandcamp. The album was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit, Monsters of Folk) at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska.Today the band revealed the album's lead track "Alabama To The Basment." The track premiered at Audiofemme along with an exclusive interview with High Up's Christine Fink. "Alabama To The Basement" can also be shared via Soundcloud. Audiofemme says, "The song is a celebration of letting go and rocking out, with clear autobiograpical vibes regarding the band’s origin story. As a kid in middle school, there were certain songs I would set my radio to wake me up to; this song has that same rush, that energy you need to fight through another day, or push through a shitty situation on your way to something better. It’s the perfect introduction to an album that that tonally runs the gambit from high energy cheer to soulful sorrow."
High Up also announced a full U.S. that will kick off in Chicago on March 1 and will include shows in Nashville, Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and more.The band will also be performing at this year's Treefort Festival and Savannah Stopover. All upcoming shows are listed below. 
High Up singer Christine Fink moved to Omaha to be closer to her sister, notable singer songwriterOrenda Fink (Azure Ray, etc.) back in 2012. Down South in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Christine had been known to exercise her theatrical roots at the the local karaoke bars - and to great effect. The first time Orenda saw Christine sing at Sheffield’s Old Town Tavern her jaw dropped as she watched her sister bring the house down. After a few years in Omaha, Orenda noticed that Christine brought the house down no matter where she was singing- with people of all ages and walks of life lining up to buy her drinks and even give her requests to sing their favorite soul songs. But Christine was depressed, feeling aimless, shuffling between minimum wage jobs, and the thrill of the weekend performances wore off quickly. One night, the two began to talk about the future, and Orenda insisted that Christine should try and do what makes her happiest- perform for people. After much discussion, they decided to start High Up, a collaboration mixing elements of indie, punk and soul that showcased Christine’s powerful vocals and Orenda’s seasoned songwriting.
The band, which includes Josh Soto, Todd Fink (The Faint) and Matt Focht (Head of Femur, Bright Eyes) draws from a wide variety of influences- from Janis Joplin, (who Christine is frequently compared to at live shows from misty-eyed ex-hippies), Sam Cooke, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins to Dead Kennedys and The Birthday Party. 
High Up Tour Dates03.01 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
03.02 - Lexington, KY @ Willie's Locally Known
03.03 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
03.04 - Muscle Shoals, AL @ 116
03.05 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
03.07 - Savannah, GA @ Graveface Records & Curiosities (Savannah Stopover Fest)
03.08 - Athens, GA @ The World Famous
03.09 - Charlotte, NC @ Crown Station
03.10 - Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave
03.11 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat (backroom)
03.13 - New York, NY @ Berlin
03.14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Bourbon and Branch
03.15 - Cleveland, OH @ Coda
03.16 - Indianapolis, IN @ Pioneer
03.17 - St. Louis, MO @ TBA
03.18 - Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel
03.20 - Denver, CO @ Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
03.22 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival (Official Festival Slot)
03.23 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival (Noisy Ghost / Graveface Day Party)
03.25 - San Francisco, CA @ Neck of the Woods
03.27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
03.28 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress
03.29 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Gold House
03.30 - Fort Collins, CO @ Surfside 7
03.31 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
You Are Here Track List 1. Alabama To The Basement 2. Two Weeks 3. Make A Plan To Love Me 4. Blue Moon 5. Girl Walking Home Alone At Night 6. All Torn Up 7. Domino 8. Your System Failed You 9. Glorious Giving In 10. You Can't Give Up On Me 11. Before The Storm