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Surfer Blood Announce 'Covers' LP, Release "Good Enough" (Mudhoney) Single, Announce Fall Tour l Exclusive Vinyl Only LP Out Oct. 13

Surfer Blood Announce 'Covers' LP,
Release "Good Enough" (Mudhoney) Single Via The 405

Announce Fall Tour

Exclusive Vinyl Only LP Out Oct. 13 Via Joyful NoiseLISTEN & SHARE: Surfer Blood - "Good Enough" (Mudhoney Cover)In October, Joyful Noise will be issuing a special vinyl-only Surfer Blood album of covers - a limited edition of 1000 copies -  available only through mail order and at upcoming tour dates.

"This one-time vinyl pressing features Surfer Blood covering some wildly disparate artists like Outkast, Pavement, Cream, Mudhoney, Modern English, and of course Polaris (aka, the theme-song from The Adventures of Pete & Pete).It is limited to 1000 foil-numbered copies on amber vinyl with black splatter, and includes instant download of MP3 and WAV.This release is not available via record stores. The only way to get your hands on this bad boy is to order from JNR, or catch the band on tour."

Pre-order here!Tour Dates:
Wed 10/11 Savannah, GA  The Jinx
Fri 10/13 Pittsburgh, PA Cattivo
Sat 10/14  Akron, OH Musica
Sun 10/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
Tue 10/17 Grand Rapids, MI The Stache at the Intersection
Wed 10/18 Champaign, IL Canopy Club
Thu 10/19 DeKalb, IL The House Cafe
Fri 10/20 Green Bay, WI The Lyric Club
Sat 10/21 La Crosse, WI Cavalier Theater
Sun 10/22 Iowa City, IA Gabe’s
Mon 10/23 Columbia, MO Rose Music Hall
Tue 10/24 Bowling Green, KY Tidball’s
Thu 10/26 Gainesville, FL High Dive
Fri 10/27 Orlando, FL  The Social 'COVERS' - TRACKLISTING
1. Box Elder (Pavement)
2. Hey Ya (Outkast)
3. Death and the Maiden (Verlaines)
4. World of Pain (Cream)
5. I Melt With You (Modern English)
6. Little Fury (Breeders)
7. Summer Song (Chad & Jeremy)
8. Good Enough (Mudhoney)
9. Hey Sandy (Polaris)

 Covers follows Surfer Blood's fourth and most ambitious album yet, Snowdonia.  On Covers and Snowdonia, founders John Paul Pitts (vocals, guitar) and Tyler Schwarz (drums) are joined by talented new bandmembers Michael McCleary (guitar, vocals) and Lindsey Mills (bass, vocals). All four bandmembers are long-time friends and alumni of the same high school in West Palm Beach, Florida. Surfer Blood are one of the best young indie-rock bands around.  
LINKS
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Vagabon expands tour dates, headlining shows in New York and Philadelphia

VAGABON EXPANDS TOUR DATES
HEADLINING SHOWS IN NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
INFINITE WORLDS OUT NOW VIA FATHER/DAUGHTER RECORDS
Photo Credit: Daniel Dorsa
Today, Vagabon has expanded her headlining tour to include shows in New York and Philadelphia in December and a performance at New York Fashion Week 2017, where she'll be scoring the Ulla Johnson Fall runway show on 9/7. Vagabon was recently featured on the cover of the  New York Times ' Arts & Leisure section in a piece titled 'Rock's Not Dead, It's Ruled by Women.' Vagabon's critically acclaimed debut album, Infinite Worlds, is available now on new colored vinyl via Vagabon's new website and Father/Daughter Records.
 
TOUR DATES:9/7 - New York, NY @ Ulla Johnson Fall Fashion Show9/12 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater #9/13 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery #9/14 - Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal9/15 - Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha #9/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club #9/20 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #9/21 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #9/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #9/23 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux #9/24 - Portland, OR @ Holocene #9/25 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret #9/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project #9/28 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall #9/29 - Santa Cruz,CA @ Crepe Place #9/30 - Long Beach, CA @ Music Tastes Good10/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge #10/5 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda #10/6 - Houston, TX @ Walter's #10/7 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa #10/8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade #10/11 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter #12/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *12/9 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
# w/ Nnamdi Ogbonnaya* w/ Cende

Hole's Patty Schemel Publishes Memoir

DA CAPO PRESS TO PUBLISH MEMOIRBY HOLE’S PATTY SCHEMEL
Hit So Hard: A MemoirTo Hit Bookstores October 31, 2017
“Reading about the myriad ways Hole drummer Patty Schemel—‘the best musician in that band’ as her pal Kurt Cobain put it—brutalized herself with addiction can feel like a kind of sadistic experience. And yet, Hit So Hard feels ultimately uplifting and hopeful, in part because its author so fully and completely appreciates what she’s survived in order to have written it. Hit So Hard is a harrowing but heartwarming read. Schemel’s made the years she got that others didn’t count. And it shows.” — Lizzy Goodman, author of Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011

Hit So Hard: A Memoir—the first book by drummer Patty Schemel, best known for her work with Holein the 90s—will be published in hardcover by Da Capo Press on October 31, 2017. Hit So Hardfollows, and expands upon, the acclaimed documentary film of the same name about Schemel released in 2011. 
A drummer who was at the epicenter of the Seattle music scene in the early 90s, Patty Schemel was an integral member of Hole (suggested to frontwoman Courtney Love by her husband, Kurt Cobain, an avid fan of Schemel’s drumming), and helped to create the seminal album Live Through This. Hit So Hard chronicles the coming of age of a musician and an addict, on and off the road, in a band plagued by tragedy during the last great era of rock ’n’ roll excess. While never losing her sense of humor,Schemel—one of the first female drummers to make it big in the music world, as well as one of the first women in rock to come out publicly as gay (in the pages of Rolling Stone, no less!)—intimately documents the events surrounding her dramatic descent from festival headliner into a life of homelessness and crime on the streets of Los Angeles, and her difficult but rewarding path to sobriety after more than twenty serious attempts to get clean.
Hit So Hard is a first-hand account of everything that happened behind the curtain. It sheds light on Kurt Cobain’s final, fateful drug intervention; the backstage antics of Hole while they defied expectation following the sudden deaths of Cobain and bassist Kristen Pfaff and toured in support of Live Through This; Schemel’s writing of, and subsequent dramatic exit from, the recording of the band’s celebrated third album, Celebrity Skin; and countless encounters with some of rock ’n’ roll’s biggest names of the early 90s. But at its core, Hit So Hard is a survival story, told in witty detail by a woman who literally saw and experienced it all. Whether it was coming out in small town Washington state in the 80s, weathering all variety of sexism as one of the only famous female drummers of her time, or battling the intense drug addiction that threatened to take everything she had—including her life—many times,Schemel still managed to come out the other side. A testament to the enduring power of the musicSchemel helped create, as well as an important documentation of the drug culture that threatened to destroy it, Hit So Hard is ultimately the story of one amazing woman’s ability to prevail against all odds, even when she herself believed she wouldn’t make it out alive. 
Patty Schemel is an American drummer, songwriter, and comedian best known for her work with the platinum-selling band Hole. She is on the board of the Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls, a non-profit organization that teaches girls all over the world that it’s okay to be loud. She continues to perform, teach, and tour, currently with the band Upset, and lives in Los Angeles with her wife and daughter. (Photo credit: Darcy Hemley)Early praise for Hit So Hard…“Patty Schemel has lived a million lives and come out the other side. An amazing story, amazing book.” — Mark Lanegan, musician and author of I Am the Wolf
“Often harrowing, frequently heartrending, and always insightful, Hit So Hard is far more than rock myth-making or a redemption story. In looking back unflinchingly at the literal highs and crushing lows of her life, Schemel's yielded a complex, compellingly readable memoir that possesses a truth and humanity few books of its kind ever truly capture.”— Bob Mehr, New York Times bestselling author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
“Patty Schemel’s drums have always been a wake-up call, the punctuation that makes serious the wild streams of punk consciousness her bands have expressed. This book is a wake-up call, too: a clearly considered, deeply honest look back at a rock scene that's often been mourned but rarely truly understood. Schemel writes most honestly about herself: she spares nothing and no one as she traces the path of addiction as it intersects with the privileges and costs of young fame. A must-read about rock ’n’ roll realities.”— Ann Powers, NPR Music Critic and author of Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
“Hit So Hard is a compulsive read about the best worst times of a music scene torn apart by darkness and overshadowed by myth. Schemel writes with clear-eyed bravery about the chronic disease of addiction and offers hope for anyone still struggling to survive the ’90s.” — Jillian Lauren, author of Some Girls and Everything You Ever Wanted
“[A] heartbreaking memoir…Schemel’s recounting is bluntly terrifying and provides invaluable insight into the ravages of addiction—and just as importantly, the possibility of recovery…A must-read for any grunge fan.”— Publishers Weekly

Tove Lo Releases New Song "Disco Tits." Confirms New Album. North American Tour Starts This Month

TOVE LO DEBUTS NEW SONG
“DISCO TITS”

“BLUE LIPS [lady wood phase II]” OUT THIS FALL VIA ISLAND RECORDS

SOON TO EMBARK ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, INCLUDING STADIUM SHOWS WITH COLDPLAY
LISTEN
"DISCO TITS"

Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum,  multi-billion-streaming  artist Tove Lo releases her brand-new track “Disco Tits” today via Island Records. “Disco Tits” sees Tove Lo reuniting with The Struts, her long-time collaborators and the same production team behind “Cool Girl”, “Habits (Stay High)”, and“Talking Body”. “Disco Tits” is the first taste of new music from  BLUE LIPS   [lady wood phase II]  due later this year. Listen to "Disco Tits"  HERE .
 
"Disco Tits is about losing yourself with your new found love. Naive, excited, no consequences. The happiness in the haze I'm feelin right now" –  Tove Lo

On September 13th,Tove Lo embarks on the final months of her 2017 North American tour dates, which will include headline shows (with support by Atlanta rapper Daye Jack), appearances at Music Midtown festival both weekends of Austin City Limits, and dates supporting iconic British rock band Coldplay in the U.S and Canada. This is not the first collaborative effort between Tove Lo and Coldplay, she featured on their track “Fun” (from  A Head Full Of Dreams ) and supported them across Europe this past summer. Stateside, Tove Lo has been touring virtually non-stop since the release of her  LADY WOOD  album last fall, including well-received festival appearances at Coachella, Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Osheaga, and Outside Lands. For a list of upcoming tour dates and more information, please visit  www.tove-lo.com

The release of “Disco Tits” follows up the recent world premiere of  Fire Fade , the brand new 21-minute film starring Tove Lo, which incorporates five songs from her Top 10 album  LADY WOOD : “Don’t Talk About It,” “Imaginary Friend,” “Keep It Simple,” “Flashes,” and “WTF Love Is.” Watch  Fire Fade HERE.

Fire Fade  is the epic follow up to Tove Lo’s critically acclaimed and controversial short film  Fairy Dust , the raw and bold 31-minute film in which Tove Lo made her acting debut alongside “alter ego” co-star Lina Esco (Kingdom, Flaked).   Fairy Dust  hailed by  V magazine  as “a raw, beautiful, and proudly provocative exploration of sexual desire, obsession, denial, and pain,” also incorporated five songs from  LADY WOOD : “True Disaster,” “Influence,” “Lady Wood,” “Cool Girl,” and “Vibes.” 

Tove Lo’s landmark debut RIAA platinum album  Queen Of The Clouds  and critically acclaimed follow up album  LADY WOOD  have sold over 3 million global adjusted albums. Her  Queen of the Clouds  album included “Habits (Stay High),” the career-defining  5x-platinum global #1 hit  that intro­duced her to U.S. audiences, and the triple-platinum follow-up, “Talking Body” (#3 on Billboard Pop Airplay, #12 on the Hot 100).  Tove Lo has surpassed  2 billion global streams  and also has been the featured artist on tracks by Nick Jonas (“Close”), Coldplay (“Fun”), Years & Years (“Desire”), Broods (“Freak Of Nature”), Adam Lambert (“Rumors”), Flume (“Say It”), and Alesso (“Heroes”).
 
North American Tour Dates
09/13 – Revolution Live – Fort Lauderdale, FL^
09/14 – Plaza Live – Orlando, FL^
09/16 – Music Midtown – Atlanta, GA^
09/17 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN^
09/18 – The Truman – Kansas City, MO^
09/20 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO^
09/21 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT^
09/23 – Centurylink Field – Seattle, WA*
09/26 – Rogers Place – Edmonton, Canada*
09/27 – Rogers Place – Edmonton, Canada*
09/29 – BC Place – Vancouver, Canada*
10/02 – Moda Center – Portland, OR*
10/04 – Levi’s Stadium – San Francisco, CA*
10/06 – Rose Bowl – Pasadena, CA*
10/07 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
10/08 – Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego, CA*
10/10 – The Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ^
10/12 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
10/13 - House of Blues Houston – Houston, TX^
10/14 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
^Headline w Daya Jack Supporting
*With Coldplay

"LADY WOOD"
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Wyclef Jean Releases Song Using Sounds of Jupiter with NASA’s Juno Project + Album Out 9/15

Wyclef Jean Releases Song “Borrowed Time”



Hear the Sounds of Jupiter in This Collaboration with The Juno Project

Listen to “Borrowed Time” Via  Apple Music
 
Forthcoming album The Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee out 9/15 via Heads Music /Legacy Recordings
 
Pre-order Album  Here
 
Wyclef  Jean has released his song “Borrowed Time” via  USA Today . The track appears on his forthcoming album Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, outSeptember 15 via Heads Music / Legacy Recordings.  "Borrowed Time" marries together music, science and technology with sounds recorded by the Juno satellite, which has been orbiting Jupiter and taking pictures, video and recording sounds. NASA's Juno project is collaborating with Apple to inspire people of all ages to engage and appreciate the arts and sciences.  As part of the collaboration, artists are provided with sounds from Jupiter to incorporate into their music. Listen to “Borrowed Time” and pre-order the album here.
 
"All around us, nature is in harmony,” says Scott Bolton, the astrophysicist and Principal Investigator behind Juno. “Borrowed Time is a perfect example of the power possible when we blend the arts and sciences."
 
Wyclef speaks on the creation and inspiration behind “Borrowed Time”: ”I worked together with Scott Bolton who developed this, so I got to geek out a bit. The craziest part for me was that no human being had heard these particular sounds yet. I freaked out when I heard them. To me, we are all vibrations of light and sound. I've done a lot of humbling things in my career, including working closely with Michael Jackson. I wish MJ was here to see us create songs with sonics from the Universe"
 
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee features contributions from Emeli Sandé, Supah Mario, The Knocks, and Lunch Money Lewis. The release coincides with the 20thanniversary of Wyclef’s critically acclaimed debut album  The Carnival . 
 
"My Carnival albums have always been about celebrating music culture from all parts of the world and Carnival III is no different,” says Wyclef. “It's outside the box. There’s genre-bending. There’s new talent on there. Carnival III is more than just an album. It’s a celebration of what I love about music: discovery, diversity and artistry for art’s sake... It's about putting music together that will outlive me and live on for generations to come that is full of emotion, vibration and fun. Get ready."
 
The music that Wyclef Jean has written, performed, and produced — both as a solo superstar and as founder and guiding member of the Fugees — has been a consistently powerful, pop cultural force for over two decades. In 1996, the Fugees released their monumental album The Score. As a solo artist, he has released six albums that have sold nearly nine million copies worldwide, including his 1997 debut The Carnival and 2000’s aptly titled The Eclectic: 2 Sides II a Book.
 
In the latest news, Wyclef has been named the grand marshal of the “Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil” Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 1. Jean will give the command for 40 of NASCAR’s top drivers to start their engines before the first elimination race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
 
 

Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee Tracklist:
1. Slums
2. Turn Me Good
3. Borrowed Time
4. Fela Kuti
5. Warrior
6. Shotta Boys
7. Double Dutch
8. What Happened To Love
9. Carry On
10. Concrete Rose
11. Trapicabana
12. Thank God For The Culture
 
Wyclef Jean Links:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
 

JD McPherson's "Crying's Just A Thing That You Do" Premieres At Rolling Stone Country, 'Undivided Heart & Soul' Out October 6

JD McPHERSON RETURNS WITH UNDIVIDED HEART & SOULOCTOBER 6th, 2017 ROLLING STONE COUNTRY PREMIERES “CRYING’S JUST A THING THAT YOU DO”  NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED  Photo Credit: Alysse Gafkjen JD McPherson is set to return with Undivided Heart & Soul on October 6th, 2017. The 11-song set was produced by McPherson and Dan Molad (Lucius, Here We Go Magic), and was recorded at the Historic RCA Studio B™ in Nashville, TN, which celebrates its 60th Anniversary this year. Undivided Heart & Soul is McPherson’s first studio album in nearly three years and follows his critically acclaimed Let The Good Times Roll (2015), which Rolling Stone praised as “timeless, forward-thinking rock & roll.” The new, soul-baring album is a snapshot of his creative process bringing the record to life, a journey filled with fear and change, then boldness, and, eventually catharsis. The album features collaborations with Parker Millsap, Butch Walker, and Aaron Lee Tasjan. In addition to his longtime band members Doug Corcoran on guitar, Raynier Jacob Jacildo on keys, Jimmy Sutton on bass, and Jason Smay on drums, the album also features guest appearances by Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs, Greenhornes), Jess Wolfe & Holly Laessig of Lucius, and Nicole Atkins. Rolling Stone Country premiered the second track from the new album, “Crying’s Just A Thing That You Do,” HERE, calling it a “Jerry Lee Lewis-in-the-key-of T. Rex rocker” and “some fearless and flawless rock & roll.” Of the record, they go on to add, “From the pure, jittery rock & roll of ‘Crying's Just a Thing That You Do’ to some more personal, sentimental moments, Undivided Heart & Soul is a record that sounds full of vital urgency because it was never once dialed in. Rather, it takes true effort to make something effortless.” NPR Music previously premiered the video for the album’s first single, “Lucky Penny,” calling McPherson a "supreme rock reinventor" and stating, "There's a certain fugitive feel to the sound [of]Undivided Heart & Soul – McPherson's mastery of rock and soul fundamentals is beyond question, but his voice moves in wild ways on these songs, and the band exudes a new kind of risky energy. JD McPherson has said the process of making this album pushed him hard. That's a good thing; he's crossing some new lines on the highway." The video depicts McPherson and his band performing the song at RCA Studio B and was directed by George Salisbury (Flaming Lips, Nathaniel Rateliff) and can be seen HERE. Undivided Heart & Soul will be available digitally, as well as compact disc, and vinyl and is now available for pre-order HERE.  Prior to writing and recording the new album, McPherson moved his family from their longtime home of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to the burgeoning artist community of East Nashville, TN. His decision was based on opportunity and one he was reluctant to make, but notes the profound influence the city has had on his new work. “Up to this point, I thought I knew what I was doing with songwriting, that I don’t do this or that,” says McPherson. After collaborating with multiple artists in the scene, he began to experiment, exploring personal themes and injecting more of himself into his work (including a co-write on the album with his wife Mandy). Opening up his process was no easy task. “I was having nightmares every night, thinking, ‘Wow, they’re going to hate this.”  With a group of songs taking shape, McPherson and crew scheduled studio time to begin work on the album. After initial tracking began, it quickly became apparent that the sessions were not going to work, bringing his momentum to a halt. At the invitation of his friend and longtime supporter Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, who was also recording at the time, McPherson, Homme, and his Queens bandmate Dean Fertita jammed together over a weekend in Los Angeles. They played around with some songs, with Homme pushing McPherson outside of his comfort zone in a no-stakes environment. McPherson calls the getaway “the most fun I’ve had since I was 15 years old” and returned to Nashville with a clear head, internal filters successfully stifled, and ready to move forward with a new co-producer in Dan Molad (also the drummer for the band Lucius). “There’s a pretty broad gap in our tastes, what we do and what we’re into,” McPherson says of Molad. Where McPherson is as likely to lean on The Cramps as he is Irma Thomas for inspiration, Molad’s left-field production suggestions influenced a new perspective on his sound. “We ended up learning a lot from each other, and he did a lot of stuff I’d have never thought to do.”  The legendary RCA Studio B was fundamental to the creation of the "Nashville Sound," and the ghosts of some of the greatest songs in history live within its walls: Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You," among them. Since the facility is a working museum by day and offers public tours, the entirety of McPherson’s workspace had to be reset at night: Loading in all equipment in the late afternoon after the final tour was completed and working through the night.  During the album closer, “Let’s Get Out Of Here While We’re Young,” McPherson sputters “We’ve worn out all the songs we’ve sung.” This is not a statement McPherson takes lightly. “This record was difficult for me to make, difficult to write, difficult to record. It took a lot for me to say that I can’t force these songs to be the way people are expecting.” McPherson says. Undivided Heart & Soul is statement record, one that asserts McPherson as he is now, battle-weary but stronger than ever.  JD McPherson has also announced his initial North American tour dates in support of Undivided Heart & Soul. The band will be in Madison, WI tonight and will also appear at the American Legion Hall in Nashville, TN next Thursday night during the Americana Festival. Please see all dates below (with more to be announced).   JD McPHERSON'S UNDIVIDED HEART & SOUL TRACK LIST: 
1. Desperate Love
2. Crying’s Just A Thing You Do
3. Lucky Penny
4. Hunting For Sugar
5. On The Lips
6. Undivided Heart & Soul
7. Bloodhound Rock
8. Style (Is A Losing Game)
9. Jubilee
10. Under The Spell of City Lights
11. Let’s Get Out Of Here While We’re Young 
JD McPHERSON ON TOUR: 
September 7 – Madison, WI @ Central Park Sessions
September 8 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Eccentric Cafe
September 9 – Akron, OH @ The University of Akron*
September 14 – Nashville, TN @ American Legion Hall*
September 22 – Tahlequah, OK @ Medicine Stone^
September 23 – Helotes, TX @ John T. Floore Country Store
September 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
September 30 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
October 1 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club
October 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
October 4 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo's*
October 5 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
October 7 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Wineryƒ
October 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*
October 11 – Solana Beach, CA @ The Belly Up*
October 12 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown*
October 13 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory*
October 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent*
October 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom*
October 18 – Dallas, TX @ Kessler*
October 19 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn*
October 20 – Gruene, TX @ Gruene Hall*
October 21 – Houston, TX @ The Continental*
October 22 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
November 1 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West~
November 2 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle~
November 3 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle~
November 4 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat~
November 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live~
November 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg~
November 8 – Troy, NY @ The Hangar
November 9 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
November 10 – Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
November 11 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
November 14 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
November 15 – Columbus, OH @ Skully's
November 16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
November 17 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner's
November 18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *with Nikki Lane
^with Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Cody Canada & The Departed
ƒwith The Mavericks
~with Nicole Atkins

MIDDLE KIDS START NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

MIDDLE KIDS START NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
RELEASE BLINK-182 COVERAS PART OF AMAZON ACOUSTICSPhoto Credit: Maclay HeriotSydney’s Middle Kids have spent the best part of the summer in the US playing shows around the country and putting the finishing touches on their debut record, slated for release in early 2018. The band wowed crowds from Lollapalooza in Chicago to the Celebrate Brooklyn! Summer Series in New York City, living up to hype previously established by outstanding singles "Edge of Town" and "Your Love" and proving why they are poised to be one of the most notable break-out bands of the year. The band will conclude an eventful tour at Austin City Limits in October. All dates are listed below. 
As part of Amazon Acoustics, an Amazon Original playlist feature, Middle Kids covered Blink-182’s "All The Small Things,” turning the pop punk classic to a sad country ballad. The playlist will also feature exclusively recorded songs from artists like Tift Merritt, Philadelphia punks Beach Slang, buzzworthy newcomers ALA.NI and Gabriel Garzon-Montano. “Amazon Acoustics” will be available for streaming exclusively through Amazon Music Unlimited and Amazon Prime Music at www.amazon.com/acoustics.
STREAM "ALL THE SMALL THINGS"Press for Middle Kids:
“Heartfelt, clever ruminations at the intersection of indie rock and alt-country” - ROLLING STONE
"the sort of tracks that seem simple on the surface but reveal new flashes of brilliance with each pass, often in the form of an artfully slashing guitar riff or a passionately bellowed vocal from lead singer Hannah Joy.” - STEREOGUM
"Hannah's voice is a little Stevie Nicksie and the jangly guitars sound like they're lifted from an interstitial scene in Singles, but you know sometimes you hear a song and you just like it.” - NOISEY
"How does a band get this good, this quickly? ... the band’s first, self-titled EP is something we can’t seem to shut off." - BILLBOARDMIDDLE KIDS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATESSept 07 || Minneapolis, MN || 7th Street EntrySept 08 || Kansas City, MO || KRBZ Buzz Beach Ball FestivalSept 09 || St. Louis, MO || LouFest Sept 10 || Columbus, OH || The BasementSept 12 || Toronto, ON || Horseshoe TavernSept 13 || Montreal, QC || Petit CampusSept 15 || Boston, MA || Brighton Music HallSept 16 || New York, NY || Music Hall of WilliamsburgSept 19 || Philadelphia, PA || Johnny Brenda’sSept 20 || Washington, DC || Rock & Roll HotelSept 22 || Atlanta, GA || The Masquerade – PurgatorySept 24 || Las Vegas, NV || Life Is BeautifulSept 28 || Los Angeles, CA || Teragram BallroomSept 29 || San Francisco, CA || The IndependentSept 30 || Santa Cruz, CA || The Catalyst AtriumOct 02 || San Diego, CA || The CasbahOct 03 || Phoenix, AZ || Valley BarOct 05 || El Paso, TX || Stubb’s Waller Creek AmphitheaterOct 06 || Austin, TX || Austin City LimitsOct 07 || Houston, TX || Revention Music Center w/ Ryan AdamsOct 11 || Irving, TX || The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory w/ Ryan AdamsOct 12 || Austin, TX || Antone’s NightclubOct 13-15 || Austin, TX || Austin City LimitsMiddle Kids OnlineSoundcloud / Bandcamp / Spotify / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Langhorne Slim Announces 'Lost At Last Vol. 1'

LANGHORNE SLIM ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMLOST AT LAST VOL. 1 OUT NOVEMBER 10 VIA DUALTONE
FIRST TRACK "ZOMBIE" REVEALED TODAYFALL TOUR DATES CONFIRMED  

Today, Langhorne Slim announced the forthcoming release of a new LP, Lost At Last Vol. 1 (Dualtone Records). The album is slated for release on November 10. Today he reveals the first track from the album, "Zombie."
LISTEN TO "ZOMBIE" HERE
Along with "Zombie," Langhorne Slim is making 2 additional tracks available as a preview to Lost At Last Vol. 1 by way of an EP entitled  Never Break . Look for more music to be shared in this fashion in the months leading to the album's release. Today fans can pre-order Lost At Last Vol. 1 here.
Photo Credit: Harvey Robinson
Langhorne Slim is no stranger to the road - Rolling Stone has noted he has "made a name for himself with insightful songwriting and off-the-rails live shows" - so it's no surprise that he will be touring throughout 2017 and into next year (and beyond). The current tour kicks off September 16 in Bristol, VA at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Festival and concludes back in Virginia on September 30 for the Devil's Backbone Hoopla in Roseland. Highlights include Sixth and I in Washington D.C., Union Transfer in Philly and a stop at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on September 26, each of which will feature the band that recorded Lost At Last Vol. 1. Complete list of dates below with more to be announced soon.
The upcoming Lost At Last Vol. 1 is the follow up to 2015's The Spirit Moves (Dualtone) which The Guardian praised for its "forehead vein bulging, raw and raucous delivery." Lost At Last Vol. 1 was produced by Kenny Siegal, Malachi DeLorenzo and Langhorne Slim and was recorded at Panoramic House Studio in Marin County, CA.   
Langhorne Slim has enjoyed a long successful career dating back to his debut EP, Electric Love Letter. NPR has labeled him a "supercharged folksinger" while he has likened his music to "country punk." He hails from New Hope, PA and when not on the road he currently resides in Nashville, TN.  Langhorne has appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman and Conan and has played numerous festivals including Newport Folk Fest, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. Lost At Last Vol. 1marks his sixth studio album.
TRACK LISTING:Life is ConfusingOld ThingsHouse of My Soul (you light the rooms)Ocean City (for may, jack and brother jon)Private PropertyMoney Road ShuffleNever BreakBluebirdAlligator GirlFunny Feelin' (for junior kimbrough and ted hawkins)ZombieLost This TimeBetter Man
TOUR DATES:*w/ Avett BrothersSept 16 - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival - Bristol, VASept 21 - Thalia Mara Hall - Jackson, MS*Sept 22 - Sing Out Loud Festival - St. Augustine, FLSept 24 - Pilgrimage Festival - Bristol, TNSept 26 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NYSept 27 - Sixth & I - Washington D.C.Sept 28 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PASept 30 - Devil's Backbone Hoopla - Roseland, VA

SWERVEDRIVER 'RAISE' & 'MEZCAL HEAD' TOUR COMES TO LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER 24TH

Swervedriver Performing 'Raise' and 'Mezcal Head' Albums In EntiretyFor The First Time In North America
Tour Comes To Los Angeles September 24thTICKETS Watch Video & Pre-Order New Album Exclusively On PledgeMusic For Release In 2018  In 2013, Swervedriver performed their debut album,  Raise ,   in its entirety in Australia and the UK and then went on to record the band's highly acclaimed fifth album, I Wasn't Born To Lose You, released in March 2015. Next month, Adam Franklin, Jimmy Hartridge, Mikey Jones and Mick Quinn will be reprising the performance of Raise shows - for the first time in the USA - but with one large difference: they will also be performing their much loved second album, Mezcal Head, from front-to-back. The show will comprise of two sets.  A new (sixth) album has been penciled in for a 2018 release - pre-order exclusively via PledgeMusicNORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: September 7th - Chicago, IL - MetroSeptember 8th - Toronto, ON - Lee's PalaceSeptember 9th - Allston, MA - Brighton Music HallSeptember 10th - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of WilliamsburgSeptember 11th - Philadelphia, PA - Union TransferSeptember 12th - Washington D.C. -  Black CatSeptember 14th - Carrboro, NC - Cat's CradleSeptember 15th - Atlanta, GA - Terminal WestSeptember 16th - Orlando, FL - The SocialSeptember 17th - New Orleans, LA - SiberiaSeptember 18th - Dallas, TX - TreesSeptember 19th - Austin, TX - 3Ten Austin City Limits LiveSeptember 21st - Tucson, AZ - 191 TooleSeptember 22nd - San Diego, CA - CasbahSeptember 23rd - San Francisco, CA  - Bimbo's 365 ClubSeptember 24th - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom WebsiteFacebook