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DEPECHE MODE RELEASES ANTON CORBIJN DIRECTED VIDEO FOR “COVER ME”

DEPECHE MODE RELEASES ANTON CORBIJN DIRECTED VIDEO FOR “ COVER ME ”

“Cover Me” remixes to be released physically and digitally on October 6th on Columbia Records

Depeche Mode to Play Historic Four Nights at Hollywood Bowl on October 12, 14, 16, 18Iconic, multi-platinum selling musical pioneers Depeche Mode have debuted the music video for their track “Cover Me” today. The video, which premiered on NPR Music, can be seen here:  http://smarturl.it/CoverMeVideo

Depeche Mode has always placed an essential emphasis on the quality of their videos, collaborating with world-class directors on some of the most powerful and influential short films in music video history. “Cover Me” is no exception. Directed by their longtime creative collaborator, Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn, “Cover Me” features a pensive Dave Gahan, dressed in astronaut attire, restlessly wandering through an empty Los Angeles and adrift in space. Shot in black and white with heavily contrasted light and shadow, the video is as moody as the song itself.

Says Gahan, “A big surprise for me was how ‘Cover Me’ ended up being. I always heard this idea of the song being in two halves. The song is here and then you kind of get in the spaceship and go somewhere else.”

“Cover Me” is one of the key tracks from Spirit, Depeche Mode’s 14th studio album. Produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco, the album debuted at No. 1 in multiple countries including Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal and Denmark. Proving to be not only a fan but critic favorite, Spiritadditionally debuted in the Top 10 in 15 countries, including coming in at No. 5 in the United States and the United Kingdom.

In addition to the new video, Depeche Mode is offering expansive “Cover Me” remix packages for fans. Three separate formats of remixes will be available simultaneously on October 6th; digital version, cd version and vinyl version. The physical pre-order for the remixes is live now and can be accessed here: smarturl.it/CoverMeRMX.

Digital Product:Cover Me (Radio Edit)   Cover Me (Warpaint Steez Remix)   Cover Me (Josh T. Pearson Choose Hellth Remix)   Cover Me (Ellen Allien U.F.O. RMX)   Cover Me (Nicole Moudaber Remix)   Cover Me (Ben Pearce Remix)   Cover Me (Texas Gentlemen Remix)   Cover Me (Erol Alkan White Light Rework)   Cover Me (I Hate Models Cold Lights Remix)   So Much Love (Kalli Remix)    

Daniel Johnston adds San Francisco show to final tour

DANIEL JOHNSTON ADDS SAN FRANCISCO SHOW TO FINAL TOUR, WHERE HE’LL BE JOINED BY CASS MCCOMBS, SONNY SMITH (SONNY AND THE SUNSETS) AND MEMBERS OF HERON OBLIVION AS HIS BACKING BAND

Iconic Songwriter, Performer and Visual Artist Adds to His Impressive Line Up Cass McCombs, Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets) and members of Heron OblivionPreviously Announced Backing Bands Include Jeff Tweedy & Friends, Built to Spill, The Preservation All-Stars (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), The Districts and Modern Baseball, Mike Watt, Members of Beirut, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, Members of Silversun Pickups, Cibo Matto, Fugazi and More

Today, Daniel Johnston, the iconic songwriter, performer and visual artist, adds a San Francisco show to his rare, final tour across North America this fall – November 4 at Herbst Theatre. In the various shows, Johnston will be joined onstage by distinct backing bands he has influenced. In New York City, Johnston’s band will consist of members of Beirut, Cibo Mato and more; and in Los Angeles he’ll be joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, members of Silversun Pickups and more. Previously announced bands include Jeff Tweedy & Friends in Chicago; Built to Spill in Portland and Vancouver; The Preservation All-Stars (Preservation Hall Jazz Band) in New Orleans; The Districts and Modern Baseball in Philadelphia; members of Fugazi in Washington, DC; and a special guest TBA in Boise. Please see below for an itinerary of confirmed dates; more will be announced soon.

For each concert, Johnston has invited the band to create the set list, choosing songs from the total of 121 Johnston has released over the course of his career. The shows will begin with a screening the Sony Pictures Classics documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston(2005), winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Johnston will also perform on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic on November 1, joined by a band consisting of Watt, Lee and Taylor, as well as Guy Blakeslee and Joey Waronker.Tickets for the Washington, DC show go on sale at 10am pacific/1pm eastern on Friday, September 8. Tickets for the other dates are currently on sale.  

Daniel Johnston has spent the last 20 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing, international cult audience. Initiates, including a healthy number of discerning musicians and critics, have hailed him as an American original in the style of bluesman Robert Johnson and country legend Hank Williams. A number of artists—among them Yo La Tengo, Eddie Vedder, Sparklehorse and more—have covered his songs. And he has collaborated with the likes of Jad Fair, the Butthole Surfers, Bongwater/Shimmydisc guru Kramer, and members of Sonic Youth. A hero of Tom Waits, Beck, Wilco, and the late Kurt Cobain, Johnston has recorded over 30 albums and has written over 500 songs. He was featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial.


Daniel Johnston Final Tour, Additional Date

November 4
San Francisco, CA
The Herbst Theatre
Joined by Cass McCombs, Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets), members of Heron Oblivion Daniel Johnston Final Tour, Previously Announced Dates

September 28
New Orleans, LA
The Joy Theater
Joined by The Preservation All-Stars (Preservation Hall Jazz Band)

October 3
Washington, DC
The Lincoln Theatre
Joined by members of Fugazi

October 4
Philadelphia, PA
Tower Theater
Joined by The Districts and Modern Baseball

October 7
New York, NY
The Town Hall Theatre
Joined by members of Beirut, Cibo Mato and others

October 20
Chicago, IL
The Vic Theatre
Joined by Jeff Tweedy & Friends

November 1
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic
Joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, Guy Blakeslee and Joey Waronker

November 2
Los Angeles, CA
The Orpheum Theatre
Joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, members of Silversun Pickups and others

November 7
Boise, IL
Egyptian Theatre
w/ Special Guest TBA

November 8
Portland, OR
Revolution Hall
Joined by Built to Spill and others

November 10
Vancouver, BC
Venue Nightclub
Joined by Built to Spill and others

Father John Misty’s interview + performance of “Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before the Revolution”

Watch Father John Misty’s interview and performance of “Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before the Revolution” on
Late Night with Seth Meyers PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Bishop/NBCInterview
http://bit.ly/2wZLz5m
http://bit.ly/2h23HUB

Performance
http://bit.ly/2xjBrXgPitchfork Live stream from Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on Thursday, September 14th
 
Pure Comedy available now from Sub Pop (for the world excluding  Europe) and Bella Union (for Europe) Father John Misty sat for an interview and performed “Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before the Revolution” from Pure Comedy, on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Watch the interview and performance.
 Interview http://bit.ly/2wZLz5m + http://bit.ly/2h23HUB

Performance http://bit.ly/2xjBrXg
Father John Misty’s previously announced international tour schedule in support of Pure Comedy resumes tonight, September 13th, with a show in Boston at Blue Hills Pavillion and runs through November 20th in Lisbon, Portugal at Coliseu dos Recreios. The tour will feature support from newly-signed labelmate Weyes Blood (September 18th-November 20th) and Phosphorescent (September 13th-15th; October 7th).

Sep. 13 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Pavilion $
Sep. 14 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre $ [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at the Mann $
Sep. 18 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 19 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre ^
Sep. 20 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre ^
Sep. 22 - St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House ^
Sep. 23 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre ^
Sep. 25 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium ^
Sep. 26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 27 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle ^
Sep. 29 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall ^ [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 30 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory ^
Oct. 01 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall ^
Oct. 02 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall ^
Oct. 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre ^
Oct. 05 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park ^
Oct. 06 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park ^ [SOLD OUT]
Oct. 07 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre $
Oct. 11 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre ^
Oct. 12 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl ^
Oct. 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre ^
Oct. 14 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater Pomona ^
Nov. 01 - Edinburgh, UK - Usher Hall ^
Nov. 02 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy ^
Nov. 04 - Cardiff, UK - Great Hall ^ [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 05 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo ^ [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 07 - London,UK - Hammersmith Eventim Apollo ^ [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 08 - London, UK - Hammersmith Eventim Apollo ^
Nov. 09 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Dome ^
Nov. 11 - Paris, FR - Le Trianon ^
Nov. 12 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique ^
Nov. 13 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg ^
Nov. 14 - Berlin, DE - Huxley's ^
Nov. 16 - Milan, IT - Fabrique ^
Nov. 18 - Barcelona, ES - Razzmatazz ^
Nov. 19 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera ^
Nov. 20 - Lisbon, PT - Coliseu dos Recreios ^

^ w/ Weyes Blood
$ w/ Phosphorescent

On Thursday, September 14th at 9pm ET, fans can live stream Father John Misty’s performance at Port Chester, New York’s Capitol Theatre in it’s entirety via Pitchfork Live beginning at 9pm ET.

Keep Shelly In Athens shares haunting new single, "Dark Light" -- new album Philokalia due Sept. 29

Keep Shelly In Athens shares haunting new single, "Dark Light" -- new album  Philokalia due Sept. 29

STREAM: "Dark Light" - 
SoundCloud / Spotify / Apple / Dork  The ethereal and swirling sounds of Greece's Keep Shelly in Athens capture the transient feelings of city life and the inevitable passing of time. With lush melodic beats and dreamy vocals Keep Shelly's production is an accessible and lighthearted entry into the world of down-tempo electronica.With previous releases on labels including Forest Family Records, Transparent Records, Planet Mu, Cascine and Friends of Friends, the duo have already transported their whimsical arrangements and soothing productions across the globe, including performances at Coachella Festival, Parklife Festival, Brighton's The Great Escape Festival and Austin's Fun Fun Fun.In addition to their own releases they have also done official remixes for Tycho (Ghostly International), Blood Diamonds (4AD), Steve Mason (Domino) and many more...Their third LP, Philokalia, is coming out on September 29, 2017 via their own record label Athenian Aura Recordings with the Aussie award-winning novelist/poet Jessica Bell as their new singer.What the press has said in the past:“They’ll make you happy to feel sad.” -The Guardian"Keep Shelly in Athens are never anything less than enthralling." -Clash Music“...downtempo, Balearic-tinged sounds that sound like what would happen if someone tried to remake Air’s Moon Safari to correspond with the present day’s fashions...” -Pitchfork"...soothes and spooks in equal measure...blissful.” -Dazed and Confused"...floats like a sweet Saint Etienne dream shattered by devastatingly melancholy trumpet sighs." -NME"It s not just a mood of vacation relaxing over a clear calendar, but of not owning a calendar, not worrying that time exists." -The FADER"...there are plenty of blissful melodies and heavenly pads to be found..." -XLR8R“...intoxicating blend of gauzy summer melodies and late-night melancholy.” -Electronic Beats Magazine"...this is Madmen Love! A twisted, hugely inventive track! It's like the Drive soundtrack with sharper claws. It's easily the fiercest these guys have ever sounded, and it makes for a surprising, exciting change." -This Is Fake DIY Keep Shelly In Athens
Philokalia
(Athenian Aura Recordings)
Street Date: Sept. 29, 2017
Pre-order hereTrack List:Leave In Silence
Marionette
Game Over (Daniel's Scene)
Seattle
Philokalia
We Want More
Dark Light
Believe
KSIA LINKS:
Official Site
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram

The xx's "On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)" out today, remix video debuts

The xx’s “On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)”
out today, remix video debutsTo perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” September 28Touring the U.S. this fall (photo credit Alasdair McLellan. High res HERE)At the end of 2016, The xx announced their return and news of a new album,  I See You , with the lead single “On Hold.” An undoubted highlight of one of the year’s most critically acclaimed albums, “On Hold” has quickly become one of The xx’s biggest songs to date. Today, the band’s very own Jamie xx reveals his “On Hold” remix – his first official remix in over four years. It comes accompanied by a “remix video” from Alasdair McLellan, who made the original ‘On Hold’ video and has been a key I See You visual collaborator. McLellan also created videos for recent xx singles “ Say Something Loving ” and the star-studded “ I Dare You ” video (a collaboration with The xx and Raf Simons which featured, among others, Millie Bobby Brown, Ashton Sanders, Paris Jackson, Lulu and Ernesto Cervantes). Watch the Alasdair McLellan-directed “On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)” video HERE. “On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)” is available via all digital services. It will also be available as a 1000 copy, limited edition 12” backed with Four Tet’s much talked-about remix of The xx’s “A Violent Noise.” Fans can pre-order the 12” HERE and stream/download the release HERE. Additionally, The xx will perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” September 28 in the midst of their U.S. tour, kicking off later this month. Fans can register here to request tickets to the band’s “Kimmel” performance. The band’s U.S. dates commence September 23 at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, with further shows in Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin and more. Please see below for full tour details and visit thexx.info/tour for more information. Released in January, The xx’s third album  I See You  debuted at #1 in the UK and #2 in the U.S., and overall is The xx’s biggest worldwide chart success to date. Equally lauded by the critics, I See Youwas nominated for the 2017 Hyundai Mercury Prize album of the year. It follows in the footsteps of the band’s previous two albums – 2009’s  xx  and 2012’s  Coexist  – which have now sold over three million copies between them. I See You marks a new era for Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim andJamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process.  For while  xx  and  Coexist  were both made in relative isolation in London, I See You was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa, TX, Reykjavik, Los Angeles and London and is characterized by a more outward-looking, open and expansive approach.  Produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald, I See You is The xx at their boldest yet, performing with more clarity and ambition than ever before. Sep 23             The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CASep 24             Life is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, NVSep 26             Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CASep 27             Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CASep 29             The Forum, Inglewood, CA Oct 3               Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MOOct 4               Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TNOct 6               Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TXOct 9               Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, COOct 10             The Great Saltair, Salt Lake City, UTOct 12             The Criterion, Oklahoma City, OKOct 13             Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TXOct 15             III Points Festival, Miami, FLOct 17             Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GAOct 19             Champions Square, New Orleans, LAOct 21             Live Out Fest, Monterrey, Mexico Nov 18-19       Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, Mexico Jan 11             Trusts Arena, Aukland, New ZealandJan 13             Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, AustraliaJan 17             Riverstage, Brisbane, AustraliaJan 20             The Domain, Sydney, Australia The xx online:Official / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook

Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

Edith Piaf

Gertrude Stein

Alice B. Toklas

Oscar Wilde

Jim Morrison

Chopin




All photos taken by BEV DAVIES in Paris France 2017


The Père Lachaise cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV's confessor, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. It is the most prestigious and most visited necropolis in Paris. Situated in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, it extends 44 hectares and contains 70,000 burial plots. The cemetery is a mix between an English park and a shrine. All funerary art style are represented: Gothic graves, Haussmanian burial chambers, ancient mausoleums, etc. On the green paths, visitors cross the burial places of famous men and women; Honoré de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Frédéric Chopin, Colette, Jean-François Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Molière, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred de Musset, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro and Oscar Wilde are among some of them.

L7 Detail First New Music Since 1999 via Don Giovanni Records + 'L7: Pretend We’re Dead' Doc. Nat'l Theatrical Tour

L7

Detail First New Music Since 1999,
Announce Two New Singles 
Due Out This Fall via Don Giovanni Records

L7: Pretend We’re Dead  Documentary 
Released  Worldwide October 13 



L7: Pretend We’re Dead :  Pre-Order  |  Official Trailer

Multi-Date Theatrical Film Screening Tour + Live Dates 
The infamously fierce, feminist pioneers of American grunge punk, L7 have announced that they have been back in the studio and plan to release two new singles this fall on Don Giovanni Records -- their first new music since 1999! Recorded at the legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood withproducer Billy Bush, the first single is set for Sept 29th in advance of their highly anticipated world wide launch of the documentary L7: Pretend We’re Dead.

The L7: Pretend We're Dead documentary will be released worldwide October 13 on Blu-ray/VOD and features 30 minutes of never before seen footage of the band and includes the full length tongue-in-cheek satire, The Beauty Process directed by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic. Other channels to be announced soon.

The film is currently in the midst of a US theatrical run with stops in Seattle, Boston, New York and in Los Angeles Sept 16th at The Regent DTLA where the band will be in attendance. Live shows include a run of West Coast dates next month, including in store appearances at Amoeba LA and Amoeba SF, with more chances to experience the electrifying onslaught coming soon.

L7: Pretend We’re Dead  assembles a powerful combination of never-before-seen home video footage, raucous performances, and relevant interviews. It's a real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk, L7. The film offers engrossing insight into the band’s 20 year plus her-story and features exclusive interviews with Exene Cervenka (X), Shirley Manson (Garbage), Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Joan Jett, Brody Dalle (The Distillers), Lydia Lunch, Allison Robertson (The Donnas), Louise Post (Veruca Salt), and more.

Watch   L7: Pretend We're Dead  Official Trailer  which premiered at RollingStone.com .
 
“Despite the very long hiatus … L7 still pack major muscle on stage”
–  Rolling Stone

"I like their rebelliousness …it’s about being liberated and calling the shots… I definitely see a lot of us in them… and we’re proud of that."
– Joey Ramone

“Songs like Wargasm, Diet Pill and Shitlist fulfill the ancient prophecy of a time when gurls would reinvent punk out of sheer delight in their own power”
– Robert Christgau

"No one rocked harder than feminist grunge punk quartet L7"
–  PAPER

"L7 don't defy expectations -- they detonate them."
– Billboard
Film Screening Dates:
9/12: Long Beach, CA @ Art Theatre
9/14: Boston, MA @ Regent Theater
9/15: Boston, MA @ Regent Theater
9/16: Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
9/17: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse
9/17: Seattle, WA @ Grand Illusion Cinema
9/18: Seattle, WA @ Grand Illusion Cinema
9/19: Seattle, WA @ Grand Illusion Cinema
9/19: Washington DC @ The Black Cat
9/22: Kansas City, MO @ Screenland Theater
10/5: Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk Cinema
11/11: Olympia, Wa @ Capitol Theater

Live Tour Dates:
9/26: Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
9/27: San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
9/30: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
 

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Sub Pop signs Weyes Blood for the known universe to release her label debut in 2018 + Supports Father John Misty

Sub Pop signs Weyes Blood for the known universe to release her full-length, label debut in 2018 2017 North American and European 
tour dates supporting Father John Misty

Plus - Just released Covers 7”  feat. Soft Machine’s “A Certain Kind” b/w Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin’” out now on Mexican Summer
Sub Pop has signed Weyes Blood aka Natalie Mering for the world, to release her label debut in 2018. We’ve been longtime fans of the Los Angeles-based musician/singer’s work, from her four releases for Mexican Summer, as well as her collaborations with the likes of Ariel Pink, Perfume Genius, and Drugdealer.

Weyes Blood’s most recent release is the universally acclaimed,Front Row Seat To Earth. Pitchfork gave the album “Best New Music” and said, “…She crafts emotional epics that masquerade as psych-folk ballads, subtly symphonic songs that are informed by yesterday but live and breathe right now.” The Fader raved, “The exceptional voice of Natalie Mering never ceases to sweep us off our feet…” And NPR Music offers this, “She embraces composure as a response to her generation's uneasiness with the ruination of the planet and fading promises of stability and prosperity. Rather than treating gentleness and grace as liabilities, she refracts her kinship with the voices of '60s folksingers like Joan Baez and Mary Travers, '70s soft rockers like Karen Carpenter, and Celtic new-age stylists like Enya — particularly their dulcet timbres, cursive phrasing and willowy vibratos — through her own vision.”

While we wait for the new album, Weyes Blood has just released a new 7” single via Mexican Summer [link here]. The single featuring covers of Soft Machine’s "A Certain Kind" and Fred Neil's song "Everybody's Talkin". “Everybody’s Talkin’” b/w “A Certain Kind” is a capsule of Mering’s care for those artists and songs that have influenced her but also a discovery of a different kind — the words and melodies become Mering’s and ours through her intimate interpretation and commitment to seeking culture’s fringes for deeper meaning. For more information on the single, please visitmexicansummer.com.

Weyes Blood will also act as direct support on Father John Misty’s forthcoming North American and European fall tour in some of the largest rooms she’s played to date. The tour begins September 18th with a sold out show at Toronto’s Massey Hall and ends November 20th at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios.  Along the way, she’ll play one-offs at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Pop Montreal and Joshua Tree’s Desert Daze.

Sep. 14 - Boston, MA - The Institute of Contemporary Art
Sep. 18 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall * [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 19 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
Sep. 20 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre *
Sep. 21 - Grand Rapids, MI - Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
Sep. 22 - St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House *
Sep. 23 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre *
Sep. 25 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium *
Sep. 26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium * [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 27 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle * [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 29 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall * [SOLD OUT]
Sep. 30 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory *
Oct. 01 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall *
Oct. 02 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall *
Oct. 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre *
Oct. 05 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park *
Oct. 06 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park * [SOLD OUT]
Oct. 11 - Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre *
Oct. 12 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl *
Oct. 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
Oct. 14 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater Pomona *
Oct. 15 - Joshua Tree, CA - Desert Daze
Nov. 01 - Edinburgh, UK - Usher Hall *
Nov. 02 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy *
Nov. 04 - Cardiff, UK - The Great Hall * [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 05 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo * [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 07 - London,UK - Hammersmith Eventim Apollo * [SOLD OUT]
Nov. 08 - London, UK - Hammersmith Eventim Apollo *
Nov. 09 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Dome *
Nov. 11 - Paris, FR - Le Trianon *
Nov. 12 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique *
Nov. 13 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg *
Nov. 14 - Berlin, DE - Huxley's *
Nov. 16 - Milan, IT - Fabrique *
Nov. 18 - Barcelona, ES - Razzmatazz *
Nov. 19 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera *
Nov. 20 - Lisbon, PT - Coliseu dos Recreios *
* w/ Father John Misty

About Weyes Blood:
Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood has released three full-length albums, a couple EPs, and has collaborated with such acts as Ariel Pink, Drugdealer and Perfume Genius.  Mering’s entire output thus far has been an exercise in exploring the atemporal. She is a musician and a singer, after all, but the particular process of Weyes Blood’s development and Mering’s experimentation, with everything from her early days of local-noise-scene strangeness, to her present mastery of timeless balladry highlight her as a meticulous sonic alchemist.

The Innocents, Weyes Blood’s Mexican Summer debut, deepened and broadened the shimmering murkiness of her earlier album, The Outside Room, by shaving away the fuzzy lo-fi production to reveal a classic and singular songwriting ability.

Cardamom Times, the EP that followed, went further down the folky, lyrically evocative path that The Innocents traveled. The influence of classical music can be felt throughout these two works, rivaling the folk music lineage one may like to situate Mering’s songs.

Weyes Blood’s most recent album, the critically acclaimedFront Row Seat To Earth, captivates immediately with its frank clarity in both sound and word. Still retaining the deep influence of the classical while also blending in noise experimentations, Mering is at her most intimate and vulnerable here, due in large part to her stunning vocals and simple, essential lyrical phrasing.

Weyes Blood is currently touring and working on her Sub Pop debut which will be released in 2018.

Dua Lipa Announces Headlining US Tour Dates

DUA LIPA ANNOUNCES HEADLINING US TOUR DATES
#3 ARTIST ON THE SPOTIFY GLOBAL CHART
“NEW RULES” ENTERS TOP 40 CHARTFIRST WEEK AT RADIOCURRENTLY #32
SET TO SUPPORT BRUNO MARSON HIS 24K MAGIC WORLD TOURCurrently set to support Bruno Mars on a run of dates, Dua Lipa has announced her upcoming headlining US tour. The tour will start on November 20th in Boston making stops in major cities including New York, Hollywood, Chicago, and Nashville before wrapping up in Seattle on February 17th(see below for full list of dates). You can buy tickets here: http://dualipa.com/live/.
From Glastonbury, to Governors Ball, to headlining sold out shows across the globe, Dua has won over the hearts of audiences and the press alike. She has been on everyone’s must list includingRolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Time and NPR. Her shows have been touted as not to miss, with V Magazine proclaiming “It only takes one viewing of a live performance by Lipa to understand why she's developed such a dedicated following.”
Dua released her self-titled debut album this summer to rave reviews. Her music has become a mainstay across all streaming platforms, where she has amassed over 3 billion streams. Her current single “New Rules” hit #1 in on the UK charts, making Dua the first female solo artist to reach #1 since Adele’s “Hello” in 2015. The track also went into the Top 40 chart its first week at US radio, where it is currently #32. The single is consistently on Today’s Top Hits on Spotify, where it is streamed over 3.5 million times a day. It is also currently sitting at #3 on their global chart, making Dua the second highest female on the chart after Taylor Swift.
Dua is set to support Bruno Mars on his 24K Magic World Tour through September 30th, where she will make stops across the US including two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City (see below for full list of dates). Dua is also set to perform at the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas on September 24th. She will then return to the UK for a headlining tour before Supporting Coldplay in South America, after which she will kick off her US headlining tour.  
Dua Lipa US Tour Dates:September 14th         Spectrum Center                   Charlotte, NC*September 16th         Music Midtown Festival         Atlanta, GASeptember 17th         FedEx Forum                         Memphis, TN*September 19th         KFC Yum! Center                   Louisville, KY*September 20th         Schottenstein Center             Columbus, OH*September 22nd        Madison Square Garden        New York, NY*September 23rd         Madison Square Garden        New York, NY*September 24th         Life Is Beautiful Festival         Las Vegas, NVSeptember 26th         Prudential Center                   Newark, NJ*September 27th         KeyBank Center                     Buffalo, NY*September 29th         Verizon Center                       Washington, DC*September 30th         Verizon Center                       Washington, DC*
November 20th          House of Blues                      Boston, MANovember 22nd         Rebel                                     Toronto, ONNovember 23rd          Metropolis                             Montreal, QCNovember 24th          Hammerstein Ballroom          New York, NYNovember 26th          House of Blues                      Chicago, ILNovember 28th          The Fillmore Silver Spring     Silver Spring, MDNovember 30th          Cannery Ballroom                  Nashville, TNFebruary 2nd             Southside Music Hall             Dallas, TXFebruary 3rd             House of Blues                       Houston, TXFebruary 5th             Ogden Theatre                       Denver, COFebruary 6th             The Depot                              Salt Lake City, UTFebruary 8th             Hollywood Palladium             Hollywood, CAFebruary 9th            The Van Buren                        Phoenix, AZFebruary 10th           House of Blues                      San Diego, CAFebruary 13th           The Masonic                         San Francisco, CAFebruary 15th            Roseland Theatre                 Portland, ORFebruary 16th            The Vogue Theatre               Vancouver, BCFebruary 17th            Showbox                               Seattle, WA 
*Dua Lipa supporting Bruno Mars
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Tune-In To Watch: Miranda Lee Richards Live At Paste Magazine Studios In New York

TUNE-IN TO WATCH: MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS
LIVE AT PASTE MAGAZINE STUDIOS IN NEW YORK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT
WATCH THE LIVE STREAM INTERVIEW & PERFORMANCE (here) HEADLINING SHOW ATPIANOS--NYCWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 9:00 p.m. 
Miranda Lee Richards, photo credit: Graham John Bell 
Singer-songwriter musician MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS will be performing LIVE at Paste magazine studios in New York City on Wednesday, September 13 at 12:30 p.m. PT/9:30 a.m. ET. Watch the entire LIVE stream performance and interview via Paste magazine's Facebook Live  https://www.facebook.com/PasteMusicAndDaytrotter . The show will eventually be archived on the Paste ( HERE ). Following her Paste performance, MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS will return to the stage later that evening at 9:00 p.m. for a headlining show at PIANOS.  Praise continues to pour in for MIRANDA's new album, EXISTENTIAL BEAST(see critical quotes below), which is available now via Invisible Hands Music (HERE), CD IHCD74. Beautifully constructed with her signature '1970s-influenced, country-tinged psychedelia, EXISTENTIAL BEAST was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dandy Warhols). Listen to EXISTENTIAL BEAST (for media review only): ( HERE ). The new album follows a busy year for MIRANDA which included the releaseEchoes of the Dreamtime (LP, 2016), U.S. and European tours and creating songs for the new Viceland series "Jungletown." EXISTENTIAL BEAST is a political album, examining the current issues, with the intent of tackling tough and taboo subjects in a poetic and heartfelt manner. The title EXISTENTIAL BEAST, is a mash-up of terms, referencing the existential crisis that has risen in this pivotal moment in time.
Born in San Francisco after the summer of love and before the dawn of disco, MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS grew up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life and work. After graduating from San Francisco School Of The Arts, she began to pursue a musical career. She met Kirk Hammett from Metallica who taught her to play Mazzy Star songs on guitar. Her early demos reached Anton Newcombe and she joined his band, the Brian Jonestown Massacre. MIRANDA then signed to Virgin Records and released her debut album The Herethereafter, a mix of folk, psychedelia, country and indie pop, and found fans worldwide. The critically acclaimed follow-up album Light Of X--the title of which comes from a dream about harnessing beams of light to travel in time--followed in 2009 via Nettwerk Records. In 2016, MIRANDA unveiled Echoes Of The Dreamtime on Invisible Hands Music, which received rave reviews across in the U.K. and U.S., as well as national airplay with MOJO giving the album 4 stars and hailing the first single, "The sublime 'First Light Of Winter' is the moment it all comes together, Richards transcending her influences and, no longer constrained, arriving at psychedelia's higher plane" (1/2016).  EXISTENTIAL BEAST is yet another confident and inspiring piece of work from MIRANDA, sure to excite her ever growing fan base.  Following are critical soundbites for MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS' new albumEXISTENTIAL BEAST: "San Francisco native Richards is renowned for the uncanny authenticity of her throwback sound. But on Existential Beast, her fourth LP, this second-gen bohemian ingeniously employs recreations of baroque folk and psychedeliato bring context to the songs that intimate striking parallels between the political upheavals of 1968 and 2017. The intricate 'Golden Gate', with its radical tonal and tempo shifts, comes off like Love's Forever Changes with Judy Collins signing lead, while the blistering 'On The Outside Of Heaven' charges along like a modern-day 'All Along The Watchtower'. 'Another World' a lavishly orchestrated 12-minute outpouring contrasting the American dream with post-election reality, provides a mind-bending climax."--Bud Scoppa, UNCUT (8/10 album review, August 2017) "A protest album free of blind, impotent rage, but one that uncomfortably-and intimately-questions just about everything, the singer-songwriter's fourth album doesn't shy away from racism, the environment or gender equality, to name a few. ...Richard's ambitious 'Existential Beast' finds solace in flowing melodies, lush arrangements and instrumentation, and soft harmonies aglow with a pearly luminescence. Used to chaos and confrontation, having survived the bedlam of Brian Jonestown Massacre early in her career, Richards doesn't mind getting lost in a laid-back 70s Laurel Canyon reverie in 'Ashes and Seeds.' She emerges from the mists of lovely English folk traditions in 'Oh Raven' as a spectral presence, arranges a stunning vocal flight of fancy in 'Back To The Source' that would render Fleet Foxes speechless, and, just to show that not everything revolves around politics, Richards wanders the desert in a nocturnal 'Lucid I Would Dream' before stumbling upon a secret, peyote-fueled jam between the Grateful Dead and Hawkwind. ...'On The Outside Of Heaven' offers subdued, relaxed hooks and crisp pacing and'Autumn Sun' features deft finger-picking, whereas the deep, folk sprawl of the epic 12-minute closer 'Another World'-practically a study of current affairs-seems to go on forever, like an Appalachian forest. 'Existential Beast' roams freely and never stays in one place too long." --Peter Lindblad, ELMORE MAGAZINE (Album review, 94 rating, July 2017) "Miranda Lee Richards has created in  Existential Beast an album of some astonishing beauty. Profound of lyrics, gorgeous in the playing, sung with a voice which embodies an unearthly allure. Every song has an emotional resonance, a soul satisfying lyrical depth, even as Miranda Lee Richards dances elegantly and effortlessly across styles, claiming each one as representing her own special musical affinity, before pirouetting to another with which she sounds as equally at home. Existential Beast is a big, absorbing and sonically wonderful album. Miranda Lee Richards has created an image of perfection to strive for, and it is in itself perfect." --Jonathan Aird, AMERICANA UK(10/10 album review, August 2017) "70s L.A. studio mafia in her employ, this music sounds more organic. Plus the production has a strong modern psychedelia flavor: bashy drums, excessive reverb, the whole nine yards. Richards is at her best when she unleashes her inner Marianne Faithfull circa 'Tears Go By,' as on 'Oh Raven'or the closing acoustic waltz 'Another World.' Then her voice's purity shines."--Tim Stegall, MAGNET (July 2017) "...edging deeper into psychedelic folk-rock while hanging onto a country influence and her distinctly Laurel Canyon-esque sound. The closer, 'Another World,' returns to protest in an epic way; it's a 12-minute acoustic folk song that pays tribute to her home state of California while addressing a myriad of American political issues with all of the peace-loving presence of a Judy Collins or Joan Baez.  Existential Beast  proves to be a fitting title for an album that is very much of its time while sometimes eerily evoking the music and, sadly, topics of a half-century prior." --Marcy Donelson, ALL MUSIC (4/5 star album review, July 2017)     "Country music heard through psychedelic headphones..." --Danny McCloskey, THE ALTERNATE ROOT (3/31/17) "On her fourth album,  Existential Beast , Richards enchants with a distinctive blend of spacey, harmony-laden pop ('Back to the Source') and intimate folk balladry ('Autumn Sun'). But she also trips out amid the swirling psychedelic guitars and jazzy dynamic shifts of the hard-rocking epic'Golden Gate.'"--James Moreland, LA WEEKLY (May 23, 2017)  "If you're a fan of songs like 'Tam Lin' by Fairport Convention, then you'll love  Miranda Lee Richards ' 'Another World' a 12-minute politically driven epicfrom her new album 'Existential Beast'.-John Diliberto,  ECHOES , (6/15/17) "Take one listen to chamber-folk singer-songwriter Miranda Lee Richards'swistful, winsome fourth solo album, Existential Beast, and some of her influences are evident: classic English folk troubadours like Nike Drake,Pentangle, Fairport Convention, and protest singer Shirley Collins;cosmic psych collective the Brian Jonestown Massacre, with whom Richards has performed off and on since the late '90s; Buffalo Springfield and other '60s California country-rockers; and dreamy alterna-poppers Mazzy Star."--Lyndsey Parker, YAHOO (6/13/17)
"Richards brings her substantive, poetic lyrics together with a psychedelic, folk-tinged country sound (reminiscent of Los Angeles-based, early 1970s band Spirit) to deliver a powerful look at today's post-election political climate....think of Richards' latest as a fairy tale for adults.'Ashes And Seeds'serves as a thoughtful reminder that history is constantly repeating and that conflict is essential to positive change. The smooth sounds of pedal steel highlight Richards' laid back, fluid vocals. 'Lucid I Would Dream'evokes the dream-like state with the effective use of strings and Mellotronwhile lyrically imagining that with clarity, fears would diminish.
Existential Beast closes, as it begins, with hope in the ethereal, string-laden and aptly- titled 'Another World'. It is epic in length (over 12 minutes) and in breadth with its uplifting call to contribute to solutions.. There is much to discover in the beauty of the vocals, the poetry in the lyrics and the uniqueness of the production found in Existential Beast."--Harriet Watkins, THE DAILY COUNTRY (5/1/17) "warm and precise, ethereal..."  --Kevin Bronson, BUZZBANDS.LA (3/31/17)
"Richards' latest, 'Existential Beast,' offers a beguiling hybrid of the dulcet sounds she dubs 'dusty country' and 'fairy folk.' It's also an overtly political album (there's even an 11-minute protest song) that embodies its times."--Susan Moll, STOMP AND STAMMER (3/31/17)
"Musically the album draws from several '70s sources--Laurel Canyon country-rock royalty ('Ashes And Seeds'), Joe Boyd's Witchseason productions for Island Records ('Autumn Sun', 'Oh Raven'), through to the spoken word sections of David Axelrod's Earth Rot (the end section of 'Lucid I Dream'). Subtle use of echo throughout the album adds to the continuity of sound and aids its woozy intoxicating power. The album's tour de force is saved till the end.Clocking in at 12 minutes, 'Another World' is the most overtly political song, calling out those in power and offering a vision of how things could be. Clever stuff." --Duncan Fletcher, SHINDIG! MAGAZINE(four-out-of-four star album review, U.K., MAY 2017)
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