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October 24, 2017
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2018 ANNOUNCES PHASE ONE OF MUSIC LINEUP
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2018 ANNOUNCES PHASE ONE OF MUSIC LINEUP
26TH ANNUAL CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENT CULTURE, MUSIC, ART & FILM TAKING OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FEBRUARY 19-25
INITIAL MUSIC LINEUP FEATURES TUNE-YARDS, REAL ESTATE, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, PARQUET COURTS, SAN FERMIN, WHY?, BEN UFO, SUPERCHUNK, MOUNT EERIE, ROSTAM, CUCO, GEOGRAPHER, BULLY, GIRLPOOL AND MORE
– Badges Available For Purchase Now / Individual Shows On Sale This Friday –
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 24, 2017) – Noise Pop Festival, the Bay Area’s premiere indie music and arts festival, is excited to announce phase one of the music lineup for the 26th annual festival. Early Bird and Super Fan badges go on sale today, Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. PT, although fans are encouraged to act fast as supply is limited and pricing will increase in tiers. Individual tickets to these recently announced shows will also go on sale at 10 a.m. PT this Friday, October 27. Both badges and tickets can be purchased at www.noisepopfest.com.
Noise Pop Festival is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area, which over the course of a week, from Monday, February 19 to Sunday, February 25, transforms the Bay Area into festival grounds with multiple events taking place across the city each night. This year badges will go further than ever before as access to the film screening events, which had required a separate badge or tickets previously, will be included with the overall Noise Pop badge, allowing attendees to pack in even more into their festival experience.
The first round of music artists confirmed to perform at the festival includes the female-led, live drum-looping indie-pop project, Tune-Yards, fronted by former Sunglass Theater puppeteer-turned-vocalist Merrill Garbus; New Jersey’s Real Estate, who will be performing in support of their recent album, In Mind; San Francisco’s own Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who in September released the first single off of their highly anticipated upcoming album, Wrong Creatures, a return to the band’s original style of buzzing guitars and faded vocals; Texas-by-way-of-New York’s Parquet Courts, who also played to a sold-out crowd at Noise Pop 2016; and indie-pop inspired San Fermin, led by classically trained and appropriately named composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone, which just released their third album, Belong, to critical praise, and who will perform alongside another beloved Bay Area acts in The Magik*Magik Orchestra for a very rare collaborative performance.
Also joining the music with a strong dose of 90s indie rock revival is Superchunk, who helped shape the East Coast homegrown music scene of their native North Carolina; in addition to renowned acts like quirky California natives WHY?, who will perform in support of their critically acclaimed 2017 album, Moh Lhean, at Noise Pop 2018; Ben UFO, an accomplished DJ known for his work in cofounding the heralded electronic record label, Hessle Audio; experimental rocker Mount Eerie, who looks to perform in support of his eighth studio album, A Crow Looked At Me, that was released this past March; Geographer, the critically acclaimed indie rock project from San Francisco native Mike Deni; Bully, who managed to avoid the stereotypical ‘slump of the sophomore album’ with Losing, which was just released this month to acclaim from fans and critics alike; and Los Angeles-based Girlpool, who for the first time incorporated a drummer on their newest album, Powerplant, which was released in May to glowing reviews. Rounding out the first wave of announced music performances is Melbourne-born songwriter and electronic producer Carla Dal Forno, marking her first ever performance in the United States; among more than 40 total music acts.
Although the full music lineup will be announced in several phases between now and February, the list of initial music acts confirmed to perform at the 2018 festival can be found below.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2018 – PHASE ONE MUSIC LINEUP:
Tune-Yards
Real Estate
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Parquet Courts
San Fermin (feat. The Magik*Magik Orchestra)
WHY?
Ben UFO
Superchunk
Mount Eerie
Rostam
Cuco
Geographer
Bully
Girlpool
Enter Shikari
Japanese Breakfast
Jay Som
Bahamas
No Age
Bruno Major
Night Beats
Shallou
Sean Rowe
Carla Dal Forno (**first-ever US performance**)
Single Mothers
Milk Teeth
Melkbelly
Dick Stusso
Hand Habits
For the 2017 festival, a limited amount of Early Bird badges are available for purchase today for $145. This year, the festival is introducing a new tiered pricing structure for general badges that will reward those who buy early. Prices will increase as each phase of the lineup is revealed. Phase 1 general badges will be available for $175 once Early Bird badges are sold out. General badge prices will then go up with the Phase 2 lineup announcement.
All badges grant access to all general admission (non-seated) music concerts, badge-only happy hours, NPHQ and some very special events soon to be announced. Badges are non-transferrable with age-restrictions for some events, and badge-holders must arrive within 60 minutes after club door times to guarantee entrance. New benefits for badge-holders this year includes additional access to all of the film screenings and film-related events throughout the weeklong festival.
In addition, a limited number of Super Fan badges will also go on sale Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. PT for $399 and will not be raised. Super Fan badge-holders will experience the true red carpet treatment at the festival, where they receive guaranteed entry to all festival events, a special merch package, complimentary drink tickets to select events, and a personal Noise Pop concierge available for assistance throughout the weeklong festival. For any badge related questions, contact Noise Pop directly at badge@noisepop.com.
Tickets to all individual festival performances currently announced will go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10 a.m. PT. Brand new for Noise Pop Festival badge-holders, fans will now have the option of a specialized waitlist-service for sold-out shows in case they were unable to purchase tickets in time.
Additionally, Noise Pop Festival is proud to announce that world-renown artist ChiChiLand will create the official artwork for this year’s festival. Çiğdem “Chi” Michalski is an illustrator, artist and occasional art director in Seattle, who for the past decade was half of the creative duo running Istanbul’s beloved motion design studio – imago. Today, she focuses on art and illustration while continuing to create work in the field of animation and design. Noise Pop is thrilled to add her to the impressive list of notable artists who have partnered to create art for the fest, including Shepard Fairey and Thomas Campbell, among others.
Last year at the 25th annual event, Noise Pop Festival saw its highest attendance yet in the festival’s history with nearly 90% of the acts playing to sold-out crowds and all festival badges selling out in advance. In total, over 28,000 people attended the 2017 festival, which marked a more than 30% increase in attendance from the year prior in 2016, which again was a hallmark year for the annual festival. The 2017 festival played host to 180+ music artists across more than 17 Bay Area venues, with additional events including concerts, film screenings, art shows and more.
The lineup for the 25th anniversary last year again carried on the festival’s musical expansion by including genres of all types including hip-hop, indie rock, electronic, metal, and more. Among the artists with stellar sold-out performances were Ty Segall, Grandaddy, Vince Staples, Dawes, Julien Baker, BadBadNotGood, Deafheaven, Tash Sultana, PWR BTTM, Rogue Wave (presented Cover Me: A Night of 80s Classics), and Creeper Lagoon (who performed together on stage for the first time since 2001). Additional favorite highlights of the festival included sets by Japanese Breakfast, Diet Cig, Hazel English, Middle Kids, Hanni El Khatib, and many more. The 2017 festival also welcomed the return of the Noise Pop After Hours at Café du Nord presented by Jameson Music, where the celebration continued multiple nights of the festival with surprise sets from several beloved Bay Area acts, including Thao (of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down), Jay Som, and Con Brio, playing to a packed venue.
Stay tuned as additional music acts, as well as the film, art and event lineup will be announced in the months ahead.
Follow Noise Pop Festival on Facebook at www.facebook.com/noisepop.com, as well as on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat at @noisepop for updates and special promotions. The official hashtag for the festival is #NoisePop2018.
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26TH ANNUAL CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENT CULTURE, MUSIC, ART & FILM TAKING OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FEBRUARY 19-25
INITIAL MUSIC LINEUP FEATURES TUNE-YARDS, REAL ESTATE, BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, PARQUET COURTS, SAN FERMIN, WHY?, BEN UFO, SUPERCHUNK, MOUNT EERIE, ROSTAM, CUCO, GEOGRAPHER, BULLY, GIRLPOOL AND MORE
– Badges Available For Purchase Now / Individual Shows On Sale This Friday –
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 24, 2017) – Noise Pop Festival, the Bay Area’s premiere indie music and arts festival, is excited to announce phase one of the music lineup for the 26th annual festival. Early Bird and Super Fan badges go on sale today, Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. PT, although fans are encouraged to act fast as supply is limited and pricing will increase in tiers. Individual tickets to these recently announced shows will also go on sale at 10 a.m. PT this Friday, October 27. Both badges and tickets can be purchased at www.noisepopfest.com.
Noise Pop Festival is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area, which over the course of a week, from Monday, February 19 to Sunday, February 25, transforms the Bay Area into festival grounds with multiple events taking place across the city each night. This year badges will go further than ever before as access to the film screening events, which had required a separate badge or tickets previously, will be included with the overall Noise Pop badge, allowing attendees to pack in even more into their festival experience.
The first round of music artists confirmed to perform at the festival includes the female-led, live drum-looping indie-pop project, Tune-Yards, fronted by former Sunglass Theater puppeteer-turned-vocalist Merrill Garbus; New Jersey’s Real Estate, who will be performing in support of their recent album, In Mind; San Francisco’s own Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who in September released the first single off of their highly anticipated upcoming album, Wrong Creatures, a return to the band’s original style of buzzing guitars and faded vocals; Texas-by-way-of-New York’s Parquet Courts, who also played to a sold-out crowd at Noise Pop 2016; and indie-pop inspired San Fermin, led by classically trained and appropriately named composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone, which just released their third album, Belong, to critical praise, and who will perform alongside another beloved Bay Area acts in The Magik*Magik Orchestra for a very rare collaborative performance.
Also joining the music with a strong dose of 90s indie rock revival is Superchunk, who helped shape the East Coast homegrown music scene of their native North Carolina; in addition to renowned acts like quirky California natives WHY?, who will perform in support of their critically acclaimed 2017 album, Moh Lhean, at Noise Pop 2018; Ben UFO, an accomplished DJ known for his work in cofounding the heralded electronic record label, Hessle Audio; experimental rocker Mount Eerie, who looks to perform in support of his eighth studio album, A Crow Looked At Me, that was released this past March; Geographer, the critically acclaimed indie rock project from San Francisco native Mike Deni; Bully, who managed to avoid the stereotypical ‘slump of the sophomore album’ with Losing, which was just released this month to acclaim from fans and critics alike; and Los Angeles-based Girlpool, who for the first time incorporated a drummer on their newest album, Powerplant, which was released in May to glowing reviews. Rounding out the first wave of announced music performances is Melbourne-born songwriter and electronic producer Carla Dal Forno, marking her first ever performance in the United States; among more than 40 total music acts.
Although the full music lineup will be announced in several phases between now and February, the list of initial music acts confirmed to perform at the 2018 festival can be found below.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2018 – PHASE ONE MUSIC LINEUP:
Tune-Yards
Real Estate
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Parquet Courts
San Fermin (feat. The Magik*Magik Orchestra)
WHY?
Ben UFO
Superchunk
Mount Eerie
Rostam
Cuco
Geographer
Bully
Girlpool
Enter Shikari
Japanese Breakfast
Jay Som
Bahamas
No Age
Bruno Major
Night Beats
Shallou
Sean Rowe
Carla Dal Forno (**first-ever US performance**)
Single Mothers
Milk Teeth
Melkbelly
Dick Stusso
Hand Habits
For the 2017 festival, a limited amount of Early Bird badges are available for purchase today for $145. This year, the festival is introducing a new tiered pricing structure for general badges that will reward those who buy early. Prices will increase as each phase of the lineup is revealed. Phase 1 general badges will be available for $175 once Early Bird badges are sold out. General badge prices will then go up with the Phase 2 lineup announcement.
All badges grant access to all general admission (non-seated) music concerts, badge-only happy hours, NPHQ and some very special events soon to be announced. Badges are non-transferrable with age-restrictions for some events, and badge-holders must arrive within 60 minutes after club door times to guarantee entrance. New benefits for badge-holders this year includes additional access to all of the film screenings and film-related events throughout the weeklong festival.
In addition, a limited number of Super Fan badges will also go on sale Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. PT for $399 and will not be raised. Super Fan badge-holders will experience the true red carpet treatment at the festival, where they receive guaranteed entry to all festival events, a special merch package, complimentary drink tickets to select events, and a personal Noise Pop concierge available for assistance throughout the weeklong festival. For any badge related questions, contact Noise Pop directly at badge@noisepop.com.
Tickets to all individual festival performances currently announced will go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10 a.m. PT. Brand new for Noise Pop Festival badge-holders, fans will now have the option of a specialized waitlist-service for sold-out shows in case they were unable to purchase tickets in time.
Additionally, Noise Pop Festival is proud to announce that world-renown artist ChiChiLand will create the official artwork for this year’s festival. Çiğdem “Chi” Michalski is an illustrator, artist and occasional art director in Seattle, who for the past decade was half of the creative duo running Istanbul’s beloved motion design studio – imago. Today, she focuses on art and illustration while continuing to create work in the field of animation and design. Noise Pop is thrilled to add her to the impressive list of notable artists who have partnered to create art for the fest, including Shepard Fairey and Thomas Campbell, among others.
Last year at the 25th annual event, Noise Pop Festival saw its highest attendance yet in the festival’s history with nearly 90% of the acts playing to sold-out crowds and all festival badges selling out in advance. In total, over 28,000 people attended the 2017 festival, which marked a more than 30% increase in attendance from the year prior in 2016, which again was a hallmark year for the annual festival. The 2017 festival played host to 180+ music artists across more than 17 Bay Area venues, with additional events including concerts, film screenings, art shows and more.
The lineup for the 25th anniversary last year again carried on the festival’s musical expansion by including genres of all types including hip-hop, indie rock, electronic, metal, and more. Among the artists with stellar sold-out performances were Ty Segall, Grandaddy, Vince Staples, Dawes, Julien Baker, BadBadNotGood, Deafheaven, Tash Sultana, PWR BTTM, Rogue Wave (presented Cover Me: A Night of 80s Classics), and Creeper Lagoon (who performed together on stage for the first time since 2001). Additional favorite highlights of the festival included sets by Japanese Breakfast, Diet Cig, Hazel English, Middle Kids, Hanni El Khatib, and many more. The 2017 festival also welcomed the return of the Noise Pop After Hours at Café du Nord presented by Jameson Music, where the celebration continued multiple nights of the festival with surprise sets from several beloved Bay Area acts, including Thao (of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down), Jay Som, and Con Brio, playing to a packed venue.
Stay tuned as additional music acts, as well as the film, art and event lineup will be announced in the months ahead.
Follow Noise Pop Festival on Facebook at www.facebook.com/noisepop.com, as well as on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat at @noisepop for updates and special promotions. The official hashtag for the festival is #NoisePop2018.
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St. Vincent Cracks Billboard Top Ten with Highest Ever Debut for 'MASSEDUCTION'
St. Vincent Cracks Billboard Top Ten with Highest Ever Debut for 'MASSEDUCTION''FEAR THE FUTURE TOUR' U.S. DATES BEGIN NOVEMBER 14St. Vincent has earned her highest debut ever on the Billboard 200, cracking the top ten (#10) for the first time with her recently released ‘MASSEDUCTION’ (Loma Vista Recordings). The new record also charted at #3 for Top Current Albums and #2 for Rock and Alternative releases, all career highs for St. Vincent.
‘MASSEDUCTION’ has been met with near-universal raves, earning St. Vincent the highest praise of her career:
“A push toward making big-time pop deeper, and darker.” – NY Times
“A masterpiece of confrontational intimacy…the most direct Clark has ever been.” – Rolling Stone / 4 stars
“At once epic and intimate, fusing the myth of the legend-like St. Vincent with what it means to be simply Annie Clark.” – Billboard
“A near masterpiece for our age of anxiety.” – Entertainment Weekly / A-
“St. Vincent’s new album is brilliant…one of pop’s smartest, craftiest young artists…easily her best record yet.” – LA Times
“Her first bonafide masterpiece.” - Boston Globe
“A career summit. It’s her ‘Lemonade,’ her ‘OK Computer’—whatever reference conveys the urgency with which it demands to be listened to when it drops.” – Nylon
“The best thing she's ever done and there are no bad St. Vincent records.” – Buzzfeed
“As dangerous as it is thrilling.” – Stereogum
"Annie Clark is the best pop star we have...a visionary who is perceptive enough to help lead us through the benighted times we find ourselves in." - VICE, Noisey
St. Vincent brings her ‘Fear The Future Tour’ to the United States on November 14, with announced dates running in to 2018. A full list is below:11/14 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
11/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
11/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
11/18 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theater
11/19 – Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
11/20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/21 – Louisville, KY – The Kentucky Center
11/22 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11/24 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
11/25 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
11/27 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
11/28 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
11/30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
12/1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
12/2 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/3 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/16-12/17 – Houston, TX - Day For Night Festival
1/9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
1/10 - Columbus, OH - Express Live
1/12 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
1/13 - Omaha, NE - Kiewit Concert Hall at Holland Performing Arts Center
1/15 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
1/19 - Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
1/20 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
1/22 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1/25 - Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
1/26 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
1/27 - San Diego, CA – Observatory
Tom Waits Announces Catalog Vinyl Reissue
Entire ANTI- catalog newly remastered by Waits/BrennanIncluding a new, remixed version of Real Gone
Available Now For Pre-Order On Vinyl & CD
BAD AS ME11.10.17
REAL GONE11.24.17
ALICE11.24.17
BLOOD MONEY11.24.17
GLITTER & DOOM12.01.17
MULE VARIATIONS12.15.17 Also Available For Digital Downloads & Streaming.Orphans Available 2018.
www.tomwaits.com
Lee Ranaldo Releases New Video For "Uncle Skeleton"; North American Tour Begins Tonight
LEE RANALDO
RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR
“UNCLE SKELETON”
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TONIGHT
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM OUT NOW
Photo: Anna Bogaciova
"[Ranaldo's] finest post-Sonic Youth solo effort...a sumptuous, shape-shifting headphone record that proves there’s still plenty of gas left in the tank." – PITCHFORK
“ …some of the darkest, trippiest songs of Lee’s career…Lee’s is letting us see a very strong side of him that was never fully explored in his iconic band." – BROOKLYN VEGAN
"A true punk poet and guitar scientist....Virtually everything here, in its own edgy manner, points to light, hope and the endless possibility of the human spirit." – EXCLAIM
Just in time for Halloween, Lee Ranaldo has released the brand new video for “Uncle Skeleton,” a track taken from his latest album, Electric Trim, which is out now on Mute. Watch the video here.
Ranaldo explains, “The tune for ‘Uncle Skeleton’ put me in mind of those dusty old cowboy ballads that ‘60s bands often psychedelicized. In particular I had Papa John Phillips’s ‘Me and My Uncle’ in my head, a track that was covered by the Grateful Dead and others. An early video of Joni Mitchell (then still Joni Anderson) performing the song on some old Canadian TV show stuck with me and informed the tune as I worked on it. The verses were mostly written with Jonathan Lethem, my collaborator throughout the Electric Trim album. At first his sheet of lyrics didn’t make any sense to me, but they seem to drop into the tune like they were designed exactly for it. Only later did I learn that his lyrics about stripping the flesh off the bones came directly out of the pages of his most recent book, A Gambler’s Anatomy. The video was created by Elisa Ambrogio, visionary singer/guitarist of the band Magik Markers.”
This week, Lee Ranaldo begins his tour across North America with dates into November before embarking on a European tour starting on February 16 in Barcelona – full details below.
The feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM tracks the making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried. The documentary is currently touring select film festivals in Europe and the US. Screenings include the New York premiere at the NYC Doc festival on November 12 and the UK premiere at Doc’n Roll Festival in London on November 14 (full details below).
Watch the trailer for HELLO HELLO HELLO here.
Electric Trim was recorded in New York City and Barcelona in collaboration with producer Raül “Refree” Fernandez and extends the work of Ranaldo's solo canon, the most recent being his 2013 album, Last Night On Earth.
Through his collaboration with Fernandez, Ranaldo moves into some rich new sonic territories and production techniques, experimenting with electronic beats and samples alongside live players.
Ranaldo is a co-founder of Sonic Youth, a visual artist, producer and writer. In addition to Fernandez, he worked with several special guests on Electric Trim, including Sharon Van Etten who sings on six of the tracks and duets on “Last Looks” and Kid Millions (aka Man Forever) as well as longtime friend and collaborator Nels Cline (Wilco). In addition, the album features Ranaldo’s band The Dust (fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley, guitarist Alan Licht, and bassist Tim Luntzel).
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning New York author Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn / The Fortress of Solitude) for lyrics on six of the songs, including “Thrown Over The Wall." American artist, Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
LEE RANALDO 2018 TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 27 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
October 29 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
November 1 – Burlington, VT – ArtsRiot
November 2 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
November 3 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall
November 4 – Detroit, MI – El Club
November 5 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
November 6 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
November 8 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom
November 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
November 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
November 11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
December 16 – Santiago, Chile – En Orbita Festival
February 16 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
February 17 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
February 20 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene
February 21 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
February 22 – Rennes, France – Route Du Rock D’hiver at Antipode
February 23 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie / Honzai Night
February 24 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
February 28 – Gent, Belgium – Vooruit
March 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
March 2 – Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel
March 3 – Berlin, Germany – Roter Salon Am Volksbühne
March 4 – Heidelberg, Germany – Karlstorbahnhof
March 6 – Trento, Italy – Teatro Sanbapolis
March 7 – Milan, Italy – Magnola
March 8 – Winterthur, Czech Republic – Salzhaus
March 9 – Metz, France – Les Trinitaires
March 10 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Further dates to be announced, for full details and ticket links, go to http://po.st/LRWebsite
HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM SCREENINGS
October 26 – Portland, OR – The Clinton Street Theater
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Gig Harbor Film Festival
November 1 – Burlington, VT – Arts Riot
November 10 – Chicago, IL – Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
November 12 – New York, NY – DOC NYC
November 14 – London, UK – Doc 'n Roll Film and Music Festival
RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR
“UNCLE SKELETON”
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TONIGHT
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM OUT NOW
Photo: Anna Bogaciova
"[Ranaldo's] finest post-Sonic Youth solo effort...a sumptuous, shape-shifting headphone record that proves there’s still plenty of gas left in the tank." – PITCHFORK
“ …some of the darkest, trippiest songs of Lee’s career…Lee’s is letting us see a very strong side of him that was never fully explored in his iconic band." – BROOKLYN VEGAN
"A true punk poet and guitar scientist....Virtually everything here, in its own edgy manner, points to light, hope and the endless possibility of the human spirit." – EXCLAIM
Just in time for Halloween, Lee Ranaldo has released the brand new video for “Uncle Skeleton,” a track taken from his latest album, Electric Trim, which is out now on Mute. Watch the video here.
Ranaldo explains, “The tune for ‘Uncle Skeleton’ put me in mind of those dusty old cowboy ballads that ‘60s bands often psychedelicized. In particular I had Papa John Phillips’s ‘Me and My Uncle’ in my head, a track that was covered by the Grateful Dead and others. An early video of Joni Mitchell (then still Joni Anderson) performing the song on some old Canadian TV show stuck with me and informed the tune as I worked on it. The verses were mostly written with Jonathan Lethem, my collaborator throughout the Electric Trim album. At first his sheet of lyrics didn’t make any sense to me, but they seem to drop into the tune like they were designed exactly for it. Only later did I learn that his lyrics about stripping the flesh off the bones came directly out of the pages of his most recent book, A Gambler’s Anatomy. The video was created by Elisa Ambrogio, visionary singer/guitarist of the band Magik Markers.”
This week, Lee Ranaldo begins his tour across North America with dates into November before embarking on a European tour starting on February 16 in Barcelona – full details below.
The feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM tracks the making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried. The documentary is currently touring select film festivals in Europe and the US. Screenings include the New York premiere at the NYC Doc festival on November 12 and the UK premiere at Doc’n Roll Festival in London on November 14 (full details below).
Watch the trailer for HELLO HELLO HELLO here.
Electric Trim was recorded in New York City and Barcelona in collaboration with producer Raül “Refree” Fernandez and extends the work of Ranaldo's solo canon, the most recent being his 2013 album, Last Night On Earth.
Through his collaboration with Fernandez, Ranaldo moves into some rich new sonic territories and production techniques, experimenting with electronic beats and samples alongside live players.
Ranaldo is a co-founder of Sonic Youth, a visual artist, producer and writer. In addition to Fernandez, he worked with several special guests on Electric Trim, including Sharon Van Etten who sings on six of the tracks and duets on “Last Looks” and Kid Millions (aka Man Forever) as well as longtime friend and collaborator Nels Cline (Wilco). In addition, the album features Ranaldo’s band The Dust (fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley, guitarist Alan Licht, and bassist Tim Luntzel).
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning New York author Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn / The Fortress of Solitude) for lyrics on six of the songs, including “Thrown Over The Wall." American artist, Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
LEE RANALDO 2018 TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 27 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
October 29 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
November 1 – Burlington, VT – ArtsRiot
November 2 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
November 3 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall
November 4 – Detroit, MI – El Club
November 5 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
November 6 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
November 8 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom
November 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
November 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
November 11 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
December 16 – Santiago, Chile – En Orbita Festival
February 16 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo
February 17 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
February 20 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene
February 21 – Nantes, France – Stereolux
February 22 – Rennes, France – Route Du Rock D’hiver at Antipode
February 23 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie / Honzai Night
February 24 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix
February 28 – Gent, Belgium – Vooruit
March 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
March 2 – Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel
March 3 – Berlin, Germany – Roter Salon Am Volksbühne
March 4 – Heidelberg, Germany – Karlstorbahnhof
March 6 – Trento, Italy – Teatro Sanbapolis
March 7 – Milan, Italy – Magnola
March 8 – Winterthur, Czech Republic – Salzhaus
March 9 – Metz, France – Les Trinitaires
March 10 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Further dates to be announced, for full details and ticket links, go to http://po.st/LRWebsite
HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM SCREENINGS
October 26 – Portland, OR – The Clinton Street Theater
October 28 – Seattle, WA – Gig Harbor Film Festival
November 1 – Burlington, VT – Arts Riot
November 10 – Chicago, IL – Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
November 12 – New York, NY – DOC NYC
November 14 – London, UK – Doc 'n Roll Film and Music Festival
Nada Surf announces 'Let Go' 15th Anniversary Tour
NADA SURF ANNOUNCES TOUR CELEBRATING THE15TH ANNIVERSARY OF LET GO
Nada Surf are excited to announce the first dates of their tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their seminal album Let Go. The record was initially released by EMI/Labels in Europe and Heavenly Records in the UK in September 2002, and was then released by Barsuk in the US in February 2003. Billed as 'An Evening with Nada Surf', the band will perform Let Go in its entirety, and after a short break they'll return to play a second set. There will be no support on these shows.
Let Go tour dates:03.07.2018 - Black Cat - Washington, DC03.08.2018 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY03.09.2018 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA03.10.2018 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA03.11.2018 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON03.13.2018 - Metro - Chicago, IL03.14.2018 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN
Nada Surf are excited to announce the first dates of their tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of their seminal album Let Go. The record was initially released by EMI/Labels in Europe and Heavenly Records in the UK in September 2002, and was then released by Barsuk in the US in February 2003. Billed as 'An Evening with Nada Surf', the band will perform Let Go in its entirety, and after a short break they'll return to play a second set. There will be no support on these shows.
Let Go tour dates:03.07.2018 - Black Cat - Washington, DC03.08.2018 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY03.09.2018 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA03.10.2018 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA03.11.2018 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON03.13.2018 - Metro - Chicago, IL03.14.2018 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN
October 23, 2017
This Weekend! Beach Rats Unite!! The Growlers Six!!!
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LA Waterfront, October 28 + 29, 2017All Ages + Costumes Encouraged!
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Sleigh Bells Share New Single "Rainmaker"
SLEIGH BELLS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “RAINMAKER” - LISTEN HERE
Kid Kruschev Mini-LP OutNovember 10, 2017
Sleigh Bells - the Brooklyn, NY duo comprised of vocalist Alexis Krauss and producer/guitarist Derek Miller - have today shared new track “Rainmaker,” the second single from their forthcoming mini-LP Kid Kruschev due out November 10th, 2017 on the band’s own Torn Clean label. Following on the heels of the dark, meditative “And Saints”, “Rainmaker" marks a return to the band's block-party influences, mixing a subtly eq'd sampling of the classic The Soul Searchers “Ashley's Roachclip” breakbeat (made famous in Eric B & Rakim's "Paid In Full”), with layers of gritty head-rush instrumental immersion, careening guitars, pep rally stomps and Krauss's urgent, crystalline vocals to glorious effect.
Says Miller about the song: “Some of you might recognize the main synth/chord progression of ‘Rainmaker’ from the trailer we made for Reign of Terror back in 2011. I've always loved those chords...only took me six years to find the right spot for them. I've also been dying to sample the Soul Searchers ‘Ashley's Roachclip’ break, which is up there with Funky Drummer in my humble opinion (Miss you, Clyde). I think the two speak to each other, puts me in a good place. And of course I really, really love Alexis's vocal which sounds desperate in the best way."
Sleigh Bells will also be embarking on a massive North American tour this winter. Dates are below; Sunflower Bean support on multiple dates.
Following the tremendous response to the band’s last critically acclaimed album, Jessica Rabbit, Miller and Krauss found themselves more inspired than ever before. Krauss’s move out of Brooklyn to upstate New York gave the band a new place from which to work; the political climate gave them new topics to tackle, embracing both the personal and world-scale anxiety of the moment.
Tour dates are:Tue/Jan-23-18 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade SOLD OUTWed/Jan-24-18 Boston, MA ParadiseFri/Jan-26-18 Portland, ME AuraSat/Jan-27-18 Montreal, QC L'AstralSun/Jan-28-18 Toronto, ON Mod ClubTue/Jan-30-18 Detroit, MI El ClubWed/Jan-31-18 Chicago, IL Metro *Thu/Feb-01-18 Nashville, TN The Basement East *Sat/Feb-03-18 Austin, TX Mohawk *Mon/Feb-05-18 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger *Tue/Feb-06-18 Dallas, TX Granada *Wed/Feb-07-18 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall *Fri/Feb-09-18 New Orleans, LA Republic *Sat/Feb-10-18 Athens, GA 40 Watt *Sun/Feb-11-18 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre *Tue/Feb-13-18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel *Wed/Feb-14-18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
* w/ Sunflower Bean
Kid Kruschev Mini-LP OutNovember 10, 2017
Sleigh Bells - the Brooklyn, NY duo comprised of vocalist Alexis Krauss and producer/guitarist Derek Miller - have today shared new track “Rainmaker,” the second single from their forthcoming mini-LP Kid Kruschev due out November 10th, 2017 on the band’s own Torn Clean label. Following on the heels of the dark, meditative “And Saints”, “Rainmaker" marks a return to the band's block-party influences, mixing a subtly eq'd sampling of the classic The Soul Searchers “Ashley's Roachclip” breakbeat (made famous in Eric B & Rakim's "Paid In Full”), with layers of gritty head-rush instrumental immersion, careening guitars, pep rally stomps and Krauss's urgent, crystalline vocals to glorious effect.
Says Miller about the song: “Some of you might recognize the main synth/chord progression of ‘Rainmaker’ from the trailer we made for Reign of Terror back in 2011. I've always loved those chords...only took me six years to find the right spot for them. I've also been dying to sample the Soul Searchers ‘Ashley's Roachclip’ break, which is up there with Funky Drummer in my humble opinion (Miss you, Clyde). I think the two speak to each other, puts me in a good place. And of course I really, really love Alexis's vocal which sounds desperate in the best way."
Sleigh Bells will also be embarking on a massive North American tour this winter. Dates are below; Sunflower Bean support on multiple dates.
Following the tremendous response to the band’s last critically acclaimed album, Jessica Rabbit, Miller and Krauss found themselves more inspired than ever before. Krauss’s move out of Brooklyn to upstate New York gave the band a new place from which to work; the political climate gave them new topics to tackle, embracing both the personal and world-scale anxiety of the moment.
Tour dates are:Tue/Jan-23-18 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade SOLD OUTWed/Jan-24-18 Boston, MA ParadiseFri/Jan-26-18 Portland, ME AuraSat/Jan-27-18 Montreal, QC L'AstralSun/Jan-28-18 Toronto, ON Mod ClubTue/Jan-30-18 Detroit, MI El ClubWed/Jan-31-18 Chicago, IL Metro *Thu/Feb-01-18 Nashville, TN The Basement East *Sat/Feb-03-18 Austin, TX Mohawk *Mon/Feb-05-18 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger *Tue/Feb-06-18 Dallas, TX Granada *Wed/Feb-07-18 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall *Fri/Feb-09-18 New Orleans, LA Republic *Sat/Feb-10-18 Athens, GA 40 Watt *Sun/Feb-11-18 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre *Tue/Feb-13-18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel *Wed/Feb-14-18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
* w/ Sunflower Bean
Tame Impala Announce 'Currents Collectors Edition'
TAME IMPALA ANNOUNCE
CURRENTS COLLECTORS EDITION
OUT NOVEMBER 17TH
On November 17th, Tame Impala will release a Collectors Edition of their critically acclaimed album Currents. The Currents Collectors Edition box set includes the album on limited edition red marbled vinyl with alternate artwork, a 12" featuring two remixes and a 7" and flexidisc with three b-sides. Plus a poster and a zine of images and scribbles offering a candid glimpse into the making of Currents.
Currents was written, recorded, produced and mixed by Kevin Parker in Fremantle, West Australia. To purchase the Currents Collectors Editionworldwide please visit www.tameimpala.com
Photo by Matt Sav
"[I]t's the result of a supernaturally talented obsessive trying to perfect music while redefining their relationship to album-oriented rock... Nearly every proper song on Currents is a revelatory statement of Parker's range and increasing expertise as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist while maintaining the essence of Tame Impala: Parker is just as irreverent working in soul and R&B as he is with psych-rock." -Pitchfork (Best New Music) "[Parker] advocates for constant reinvention... That commitment to evolution helps make Tame Impala an unlikely but worthy candidate for major stardom."- NPR "[A] near-perfect album... [Parker's] been called a visionary for years, but this is the ultimate proof he can see for miles and miles." - Paste "Currents just might be the best thing Parker's released yet... Parker's music is in perpetual bloom." - Stereogum "[A]n ethereal, insinuating vibe that feels like dropping in on an all-night rave." - Grantland "From the crisp, hip-hop accenting on the drums to the full-bodied bass and vivid synths, 'Currents' is an audiophile's wet dream." - NME "'Currents' is a tour de force for [Parker] and his gizmos." - New York Times "[O]n Currents Parker showcases a knack for shaping intelligent pop songs." - Billboard
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On November 17th, Tame Impala will release a Collectors Edition of their critically acclaimed album Currents. The Currents Collectors Edition box set includes the album on limited edition red marbled vinyl with alternate artwork, a 12" featuring two remixes and a 7" and flexidisc with three b-sides. Plus a poster and a zine of images and scribbles offering a candid glimpse into the making of Currents.
Currents was written, recorded, produced and mixed by Kevin Parker in Fremantle, West Australia. To purchase the Currents Collectors Editionworldwide please visit www.tameimpala.com
Photo by Matt Sav "[I]t's the result of a supernaturally talented obsessive trying to perfect music while redefining their relationship to album-oriented rock... Nearly every proper song on Currents is a revelatory statement of Parker's range and increasing expertise as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist while maintaining the essence of Tame Impala: Parker is just as irreverent working in soul and R&B as he is with psych-rock." -Pitchfork (Best New Music) "[Parker] advocates for constant reinvention... That commitment to evolution helps make Tame Impala an unlikely but worthy candidate for major stardom."- NPR "[A] near-perfect album... [Parker's] been called a visionary for years, but this is the ultimate proof he can see for miles and miles." - Paste "Currents just might be the best thing Parker's released yet... Parker's music is in perpetual bloom." - Stereogum "[A]n ethereal, insinuating vibe that feels like dropping in on an all-night rave." - Grantland "From the crisp, hip-hop accenting on the drums to the full-bodied bass and vivid synths, 'Currents' is an audiophile's wet dream." - NME "'Currents' is a tour de force for [Parker] and his gizmos." - New York Times "[O]n Currents Parker showcases a knack for shaping intelligent pop songs." - Billboard
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The Black Angels w/ Ron Gallo @ The Commodore Vancouver 10/22
All photos taken in Vancouver by BEV DAVIES
TOMMY STINSON’S COWBOYS IN THE CAMPFIRE ACOUSTIC DUO HIT THE ROAD FOR SELECT DATES BEGINNING NOVEMBER 11TH
TOMMY STINSON’S COWBOYS IN THE CAMPFIRE ACOUSTIC DUOHIT THE ROAD FOR SELECT DATES BEGINNING NOVEMBER 11TH
Photo: Devvon Simpson
Tommy Stinson and Chip “Sippy Fly” Roberts are hitting the road again for more Cowboys In The Campfire shows!
They’ll be playing new songs, old songs, maybe even some make-em’-up-on- the-spot songs, in all sorts of places with as few instruments as necessary. You never know what friends might be joining the Campfire along the way......
NOVEMBER TOUR DATES:November 11 - Santa Ana, CA - Left Of The DialNovember 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Wild Honey Foundation BackyardNovember 13 - San Diego, CA - Satellite AmplifiersNovember 14 - Phoenix, AZ - The Hall at Sonny's Boxing GymNovember 16 - TBDNovember 17 - Denver, CO - Bruz BeersNovember 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Heavy Metal ShopNovember 20 - Boise, ID - Private Home (address released to ticket holders only)November 22 - Seattle, WA - Easy Street RecordsNovember 24 - Portland, OR - Speck's RecordsNovember 26 - Reno, NV - Private Backyard (address released to ticket holders only)November 27 - Sacramento, CA - Phono Select RecordsNovember 28 - Oakland, CA - Octopus Literary Salon
http://www.tommystinson.com/
Photo: Devvon SimpsonTommy Stinson and Chip “Sippy Fly” Roberts are hitting the road again for more Cowboys In The Campfire shows!
They’ll be playing new songs, old songs, maybe even some make-em’-up-on- the-spot songs, in all sorts of places with as few instruments as necessary. You never know what friends might be joining the Campfire along the way......
NOVEMBER TOUR DATES:November 11 - Santa Ana, CA - Left Of The DialNovember 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Wild Honey Foundation BackyardNovember 13 - San Diego, CA - Satellite AmplifiersNovember 14 - Phoenix, AZ - The Hall at Sonny's Boxing GymNovember 16 - TBDNovember 17 - Denver, CO - Bruz BeersNovember 19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Heavy Metal ShopNovember 20 - Boise, ID - Private Home (address released to ticket holders only)November 22 - Seattle, WA - Easy Street RecordsNovember 24 - Portland, OR - Speck's RecordsNovember 26 - Reno, NV - Private Backyard (address released to ticket holders only)November 27 - Sacramento, CA - Phono Select RecordsNovember 28 - Oakland, CA - Octopus Literary Salon
http://www.tommystinson.com/
