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August 17, 2017
New King Gizzard Album 'Sketches of Brunswick East'
New Album'Sketches of Brunswick East'
OUT NOWAvailable now digitally • Pre-order on vinyl/CD/cassette
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard has surprise released their third album of 2017, Sketches of Brunswick East, a jazz and Tropicalia infused collaboration with Mild High Club. Download Now on MP3 - $10Download Now on Lossless FLAC - $12The album is available now for digital download, and you can now pre-order it on high fidelity 180-gram black vinyl, limited edition cassette, or CD. All physical pre-orders placed through the ATO shop will receive a free Gizzard Gator sticker, and orders will arrive before the album is available in record stores or other third-party retailers.
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PRE-ORDER NOW Sketches Of Brunswick East is a soothing balm of a record; an aural salve to be tenderly applied to the world’s damaged collective psyche. It is a chance to show their sunny, playful side. Where previous albums have slipped down sonic worm-holes to explore distant galaxies, this one is an examination of (and homage to) the Melbourne suburb in which King Gizzard write and record in their own studio, and from where they run their planet- spanning psychedelic operation.
“I think we hit it off because our approaches are very different...yet similar. We always talked about working together and after Gizzfest last year I said to Alex [Brettin, of Mild High Club] ‘Why not stick around and make a record?’ So he stayed at my house for three weeks and most days were spent in the studio making music with the rest of the guys. Jazz seeped into it, and we were listening to compilations of Ethiopian music from the 1960s and 70s a lot. It was in no way thought-out though. If Murder Of The Universe was our most conceptual and arranged album - then Sketches... is the exact opposite.” - Stu Mackenzie, KGATLWThe title could be perceived as both a knowing nod towards Miles Davis’s Sketches Of Spain (whose fusion of American jazz, European classical and Spanish song structures gave us one of the 20th century’s most important albums), and the sketchy on-the-hop, improvised nature of its creation by these gnarly and feral Aussie dudes. It also sees the band further exploring the Tropicalia element only ever previously hinted at. Stu explains that a change of pace and tempo was necessary after “a concurrent period of productivity, a ball of energy and ideas”. Logistically, its creation saw the sifting through “piles of ideas” previously laid down during intense periods of creation that their frontman confesses he barely remembers having taken place. Truly this is impulsive music, sketches of time and place reworked and pieced together, akin to, says Stu “sampling-culture, in which old ideas are reshaped and suddenly things make sense. It was like we were continually jamming with ourselves.”King Gizzard On Tour This Fall9/23: Kalamazoo, MI @ Audiotree Music Festival9/24: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall9/25: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall9/26: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom9/27: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse9/28: New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks10/1: Dallas, TX @ Trees10/4: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre10/5: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre10/6: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall10/7: Boise, ID @ Neurolux10/8: Portland, OR @ McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom10/9: Vancouver, BC CA @ Commodore Ballroom 10/10: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 10/12: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore10/12-10/15: Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze Festival11/25: Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT @ Spilt Milk Festival
The National to Perform New Album in Philadelphia for World Cafe/NPR Music's 'First Listen Live'
World Cafe and NPR Music present a 'First Listen Live' with The National, performing its new album,Sleep Well Beast, Live from Union Transfer in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 5 at 8 pm ET - Tickets On Sale Now
SLEEP WELL BEAST OUT SEPTEMBER 8 VIA 4AD
Photo Credit: Graham MacIndoeOn Tuesday, September 5th, World Cafe and NPR Music will present a First Listen Live performance with The National. The band will perform its new album Sleep Well Beast live from Union Transfer in Philadelphia beginning at 8pm ET. Tickets for the show are on sale now HERE. Talia Schlanger of World Cafe and Bob Boilen of NPR Music will co-host a live, audio-only broadcast available to NPR Member stations across the country. The concert will also stream live for music fans worldwide on NPR.org/music.
The National claimed their first #1 at commercial radio on the Triple-A radio chart with"The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" and recently shared the track "Carin at the Liquor Store." Both songs, along with the previously released "Guilty Party" are off the band's seventh studio album Sleep Well Beast out September 8th on 4AD. Sleep Well Beast is available for pre-order and will be available in CD, digital and double LP formats.
The National will head out on tour in September - U.S. stops include Forest Hills Stadium in New York on October 6, The Hollywood Bowl on October 11 and Greek Theater in Berkeley on October 14. In advance of the tour The National have played Glastonbury in the second to headlining slot on the mainstage ("Could The National Be Glastonbury's Next Headliners?" said the NME review ), performed two intimate nights in the round at Hudson's Basilica and will play this weekend at Haven Festival in Copenhagen. For additional information and pre-sale registration visitwww.americanmary.com. Photos, album art and bio available here.
Sleep Well Beast Album Cover
PRAISE FOR SLEEP WELL BEAST"The National's upcoming full-length, Sleep Well Beast, is shaping up to be the best album the band has done." - NPR
"Sleep Well Beast is a towering achievement." - Under the Radar
"One of the most consistent bands out there today is The National who continues to make music that inspires and moves the soul. No matter where you are, you hear a song by The National, you know you are listening to something real." - MXDWN
"'The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness' blends elements of the National's signature indie rock anthems with a shot of disco funk. A shuffling drum beat and a grimy guitar loop mix with a slow-burning blend of piano, synths and horns that rise at the end..." - Rolling Stone
"'Guilty Party' is an instant National classic; a brooding, longing love song of defeat, with a haunting melody that lingers in your head long after the song is over." - WXPN
"Like the best the band has to offer, 'Carin at the Liquor Store' is a song brimming with emotional depth." - Substream Magazine
TRACK LIST:Nobody Else Will Be ThereDay I DieWalk It BackThe System Only Dreams in Total DarknessBorn to BegTurtleneckEmpire LineI'll Still Destroy YouGuilty PartyCarin at the Liquor StoreDark Side of the GymSleep Well Beast
WORLD TOUR:# w/ Daughter% w/ Local Natives^ w/ This Is The Kit* w/ Adia Victoria
9/16/17 - Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour - Cork, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/17/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/18/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/20/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/21/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/22/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/23/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/25/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/26/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/27/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/28/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)10/05/17 - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA * (SOLD OUT)10/06/17 - Forest Hills Stadium - New York, NY #10/7/17 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA #10/8/17 - Masonic Hall - Detroit, MI #10/11/17 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA % #10/12/17 - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA #10/14/17 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA #10/21/17 - Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/23/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/24/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/25/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS (SOLD OUT)10/26/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS10/28/17 - Coliseum - Lisbon, PORTUGAL (SOLD OUT)10/30/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)10/31/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)11/02/17 - Pitchfork Paris, Paris FRANCE11/04/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN (SOLD OUT)11/05/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN11/06/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)11/07/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY11/27/17 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR ^ (SOLD OUT)11/28/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)11/29/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/01/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/02/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/04/17 - Verizon Hall - Philadelphia, PA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/05/17 - The Anthem - Washington,DC ^12/07/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/08/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/09/17 - Sony Centre - Toronto ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/10/17 - Hamilton Place Theatre - Hamilton ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/12/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)12/13/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)
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Seaport Music Festival Celebrating 15 Year Anniversary
Seaport Music FestivalCelebrates 15 Year Anniversary
Featuring performances by:Ted Leo and the PharmacistsThe Make-UpMartin RevJames Chance & the ContortionsThe Wolfmanhattan ProjectJean GraeAzar SwanBig HugeThe Dance Carteland more!
**FREE & ALL AGES**September 7 - 10, 2017
Festival to Feature Live Music, Comedy, Film and more!
New York, NY - August 17, 2017 - The Seaport Music Festival is now accepting press applications to its 15th anniversary celebration in partnership with The Village Voice and South Street Seaport Museum! The Seaport Music Festival has been gathering New Yorkers and tourists alike with authentic programming in a unique setting for the past 15 years. The festival will continue that legacy with an eye on the future, while also celebrating the rich history of this awe-inspiring venue in Lower Manhattan. With the 50th anniversary of the museum together with the 15th anniversary of the festival, it is an amazing time and opportunity to tell this story. For more information, please visit: http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/.
Reflecting on the festival's history, founder Stephen Dima explains, "The Seaport Music Festival is a NY institution. It was a scruffy little festival that could, and that on many occasions, DID. It became a place where you could see bands that nobody else was going to take a chance on in a unique and relatively undiscovered part of Lower Manhattan."
In addition to live music, Seaport Music Festival will feature film screenings, comedy and dance. This year's lineup includes performances by:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, who's self releasing his first album since 2010 called The Hanged Man, and who incidentally has a long, infamous history with the Seaport Music Festival, having performed at the inaugural fest in 2002 plus 5 other subsequent years. At this year's festival, Ted curated a special lineup which includes: comedic, musical and visual artist Jean Grae, heavy-beat minded electronic duo Azar Swan and NYC DIY rock'n'rollers Big Huge. Hosted by Dap.
New York Night Train DJ Jonathan Toubin has also been invited to curate a line-up, which features The Make-Up, a seminal post-punk band from DC led by Ian Svenonius who announced highly anticipated reunion shows this year. The line-up also includes Martin Rev (The surviving half of one of the most important bands of all time, Suicide), James Chance & The Contortions, The Wolfmanhattan Project, Death Valley Girls, Surfbort and Warm Drag. The acts here are not bonded together through genre but through social relationships and the kind of subterranean aesthetic that built the downtown music culture that changed the world, and became globally ubiquitous, but is rapidly disappearing without a trace from its Manhattan incubator. Seaport Music Festival and New York Night Train combine in their shared mission to keep downtown's underground music heritage alive and in its hometown.
The Dance Cartel: Premiere of Wet Clutch, an immersive drive-in dance experience that reinterprets and remixes movie heroines from the last four decades of American film, made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement/Creative Learning, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
"The Village Voice has covered and been a part of some of the most iconic cultural moments in New York City's history," said Kerrie Gillis, Chief Revenue Officer of The Village Voice. "Our partnership with theSeaport Music Festival continues that tradition, granting thousands of Voice readers and music fans access to the best the city has to offer at one of NYC's most historic venues."
Captain Jonathan Boulware, Executive Director of the South Street Seaport Museum, cited the long connection between the Museum and music over its fifty year history. "In the earliest years of the Seaport Museum, artists like Pete Seeger and others sang on the pier for lunchtime crowds. For years Pier 16 on the East River has been a place to hear music and to connect through that music to the origins of New York itself."
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, South Street Seaport Museum is a cultural institution dedicated to telling the story of the rise of New York as a port city and its critical role in the development of the United States. The Museum uses its historic buildings and ships to provide interactive exhibits, education, and experiences.
The festival will also feature locally sourced foods from the Fulton Stall Market and oysters from Empire Oyster.
One Manhattan Square, a modern glass vertical village at 220 South Street, under development by Extell Development Company, will join as a sponsor of the anniversary celebration.
Attracting thousands of attendees each year, Seaport Music Festival has previously showcased performers such as Animal Collective, Suicide, Angelique Kidjo, Hot Chip and many more. For more information, please visit: http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/
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Featuring performances by:Ted Leo and the PharmacistsThe Make-UpMartin RevJames Chance & the ContortionsThe Wolfmanhattan ProjectJean GraeAzar SwanBig HugeThe Dance Carteland more!
**FREE & ALL AGES**September 7 - 10, 2017
Festival to Feature Live Music, Comedy, Film and more!
New York, NY - August 17, 2017 - The Seaport Music Festival is now accepting press applications to its 15th anniversary celebration in partnership with The Village Voice and South Street Seaport Museum! The Seaport Music Festival has been gathering New Yorkers and tourists alike with authentic programming in a unique setting for the past 15 years. The festival will continue that legacy with an eye on the future, while also celebrating the rich history of this awe-inspiring venue in Lower Manhattan. With the 50th anniversary of the museum together with the 15th anniversary of the festival, it is an amazing time and opportunity to tell this story. For more information, please visit: http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/.
Reflecting on the festival's history, founder Stephen Dima explains, "The Seaport Music Festival is a NY institution. It was a scruffy little festival that could, and that on many occasions, DID. It became a place where you could see bands that nobody else was going to take a chance on in a unique and relatively undiscovered part of Lower Manhattan."
In addition to live music, Seaport Music Festival will feature film screenings, comedy and dance. This year's lineup includes performances by:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, who's self releasing his first album since 2010 called The Hanged Man, and who incidentally has a long, infamous history with the Seaport Music Festival, having performed at the inaugural fest in 2002 plus 5 other subsequent years. At this year's festival, Ted curated a special lineup which includes: comedic, musical and visual artist Jean Grae, heavy-beat minded electronic duo Azar Swan and NYC DIY rock'n'rollers Big Huge. Hosted by Dap.
New York Night Train DJ Jonathan Toubin has also been invited to curate a line-up, which features The Make-Up, a seminal post-punk band from DC led by Ian Svenonius who announced highly anticipated reunion shows this year. The line-up also includes Martin Rev (The surviving half of one of the most important bands of all time, Suicide), James Chance & The Contortions, The Wolfmanhattan Project, Death Valley Girls, Surfbort and Warm Drag. The acts here are not bonded together through genre but through social relationships and the kind of subterranean aesthetic that built the downtown music culture that changed the world, and became globally ubiquitous, but is rapidly disappearing without a trace from its Manhattan incubator. Seaport Music Festival and New York Night Train combine in their shared mission to keep downtown's underground music heritage alive and in its hometown.
The Dance Cartel: Premiere of Wet Clutch, an immersive drive-in dance experience that reinterprets and remixes movie heroines from the last four decades of American film, made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement/Creative Learning, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
"The Village Voice has covered and been a part of some of the most iconic cultural moments in New York City's history," said Kerrie Gillis, Chief Revenue Officer of The Village Voice. "Our partnership with theSeaport Music Festival continues that tradition, granting thousands of Voice readers and music fans access to the best the city has to offer at one of NYC's most historic venues."
Captain Jonathan Boulware, Executive Director of the South Street Seaport Museum, cited the long connection between the Museum and music over its fifty year history. "In the earliest years of the Seaport Museum, artists like Pete Seeger and others sang on the pier for lunchtime crowds. For years Pier 16 on the East River has been a place to hear music and to connect through that music to the origins of New York itself."
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, South Street Seaport Museum is a cultural institution dedicated to telling the story of the rise of New York as a port city and its critical role in the development of the United States. The Museum uses its historic buildings and ships to provide interactive exhibits, education, and experiences.
The festival will also feature locally sourced foods from the Fulton Stall Market and oysters from Empire Oyster.
One Manhattan Square, a modern glass vertical village at 220 South Street, under development by Extell Development Company, will join as a sponsor of the anniversary celebration.
Attracting thousands of attendees each year, Seaport Music Festival has previously showcased performers such as Animal Collective, Suicide, Angelique Kidjo, Hot Chip and many more. For more information, please visit: http://www.seaportmusicfestival.com/
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Lee Ranaldo Releases Acoustic Session of "Thrown Over the Wall"; Electric Trim Out September 15
LEE RANALDO
RELEASES ACOUSTIC SESSION OF
“THROWN OVER THE WALL”
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM
OUT SEPTEMBER 15
Photo: Alex Rademakers“We smuggle facts inside a magazine
Interpret sadness as shame
We swung a hammer to teach them to believe
Bury the lede behind the frame”
LEE RANALDO has shared an acoustic session version of “Thrown Over The Wall,” the third track to be taken from his brand new album, Electric Trim , out on September 15, 2017.
Ranaldo explains, “This is a song for the resistance: We use a telescope to measure great distances, a micrometer or microscope to explore minutia. The scale is vast, from infinite to infinitesimal; we humans but a momentary blip on the cosmic timeline. Last of your kind? RESIST / Eyes Ahead / Inclusion not Exclusion / RESIST.”
The acoustic version of “Thrown Over The Wall” was recorded in Prague and Rome during Ranaldo’s 2016 tour, and edited by Lee Ranaldo. Lyrics for the track were written by the author Jonathan Lethem and Lee Ranaldo.
Watch the session video 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 and the American artist Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
A feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM , on the year-long making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried will be touring select film festivals in Europe and the US in 2017. Confirmed festivals include the New Jersey Film Festival on album release day, September 15, Fonomo Music and Film Festival in Poland and Gig Harbor Film Festival in Seattle in October and London Doc ‘n Roll festival in November. Further details to follow.
Watch the trailer for Hello Hello Hello here.
LEE RANALDO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Cotober 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
RELEASES ACOUSTIC SESSION OF
“THROWN OVER THE WALL”
NEW ALBUM ELECTRIC TRIM
OUT SEPTEMBER 15
Photo: Alex Rademakers“We smuggle facts inside a magazineInterpret sadness as shame
We swung a hammer to teach them to believe
Bury the lede behind the frame”
LEE RANALDO has shared an acoustic session version of “Thrown Over The Wall,” the third track to be taken from his brand new album, Electric Trim , out on September 15, 2017.
Ranaldo explains, “This is a song for the resistance: We use a telescope to measure great distances, a micrometer or microscope to explore minutia. The scale is vast, from infinite to infinitesimal; we humans but a momentary blip on the cosmic timeline. Last of your kind? RESIST / Eyes Ahead / Inclusion not Exclusion / RESIST.”
The acoustic version of “Thrown Over The Wall” was recorded in Prague and Rome during Ranaldo’s 2016 tour, and edited by Lee Ranaldo. Lyrics for the track were written by the author Jonathan Lethem and Lee Ranaldo.
Watch the session video 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 and the American artist Richard Prince, who previously painted the sleeve for Sonic Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created the artwork for the album.
A feature length documentary, HELLO HELLO HELLO : LEE RANALDO : ELECTRIC TRIM , on the year-long making of the album by filmmakers Fred Riedel and Jerry Fried will be touring select film festivals in Europe and the US in 2017. Confirmed festivals include the New Jersey Film Festival on album release day, September 15, Fonomo Music and Film Festival in Poland and Gig Harbor Film Festival in Seattle in October and London Doc ‘n Roll festival in November. Further details to follow.
Watch the trailer for Hello Hello Hello here.
LEE RANALDO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Cotober 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
The Happy Mondays Talk Dennis & Lois in Upcoming Documentary Trailer
The Untold Story of Rock n Roll’s Greatest Superfans
DENNIS & LOIS
The Happy Mondays Discuss the Couple and the Song - Watch Now via Team Rock
Featuring Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, The Vaccines and more
Support the Film via Kickstarter - 4 Days Left!
Stream + Share the Trailer Here They met at CBGB’s in the 1970s, traversed the US and the UK with some of their favorite bands, and have now landed themselves at the center of a documentary. They are known simply as Dennis & Lois. These names may ring a bell to fans of The Happy Mondays - the Madchester legends named a song after the couple on their 1990 album Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches (listen here). In a new trailer for the documentary, available exclusively via Team Rock , members of The Happy Mondays discuss why Dennis & Lois in particular inspired them and how they played a part in their lives.
Watch the Official Trailer Here
The superfan couple are the subjects of an upcoming documentary by filmmaker Chris Cassidy, who followed the superfan couple for over five years and interviewed many of the famous musicians who have come to love and depend on them. Marky Ramone, Frank Sidebottom, Peter Hook (Joy Division) and more can be seen singing the couple’s praises via Vimeo now. Dennis and Lois were recently featured in the New York Times, where writer Corey Kilgannon paid a visit to their house-slash-rock’n’roll shrine. The documentary, titled Dennis & Lois, is currently in post-production and is being funded by fans via Kickstarter. The team is over halfway to their goal with only 4 days in the campaign -- contribute here !
Watch the Trailer Here
Dennis & Lois Website | Kickstarter | Facebook
DENNIS & LOIS
The Happy Mondays Discuss the Couple and the Song - Watch Now via Team Rock
Featuring Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, The Vaccines and more
Support the Film via Kickstarter - 4 Days Left!
Stream + Share the Trailer Here They met at CBGB’s in the 1970s, traversed the US and the UK with some of their favorite bands, and have now landed themselves at the center of a documentary. They are known simply as Dennis & Lois. These names may ring a bell to fans of The Happy Mondays - the Madchester legends named a song after the couple on their 1990 album Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches (listen here). In a new trailer for the documentary, available exclusively via Team Rock , members of The Happy Mondays discuss why Dennis & Lois in particular inspired them and how they played a part in their lives.
Watch the Official Trailer Here
The superfan couple are the subjects of an upcoming documentary by filmmaker Chris Cassidy, who followed the superfan couple for over five years and interviewed many of the famous musicians who have come to love and depend on them. Marky Ramone, Frank Sidebottom, Peter Hook (Joy Division) and more can be seen singing the couple’s praises via Vimeo now. Dennis and Lois were recently featured in the New York Times, where writer Corey Kilgannon paid a visit to their house-slash-rock’n’roll shrine. The documentary, titled Dennis & Lois, is currently in post-production and is being funded by fans via Kickstarter. The team is over halfway to their goal with only 4 days in the campaign -- contribute here !
Watch the Trailer Here
Dennis & Lois Website | Kickstarter | Facebook
Lomelda shares "From Here," new album 'Thx' out 9/8 via Double Double Whammy
LOMELDA SHARES "FROM HERE"
FALL TOUR WITH PINEGROVE AND FLORIST
THX OUT 9/8 VIA DOUBLE DOUBLE WHAMMY
Photo Credit: Laura Lee BlackburnLISTEN TO "FROM HERE"
Lomelda has shared "From Here," the latest from her upcoming album, Thx. The FADER premiered the track, interviewed Hannah Read and called it "a warm track about distance and driving, about wanting to be found and seen." Thx is available for pre-order now and due out September 8th via Double Double Whammy.
Hannah Read, who performs under the moniker Lomelda, makes music that is textural and spacious. Her words are suggestive snapshots of loosely knitted observations, depicting quiet moments between friends and lovers and half-remembered celestial occurrences. In her songs, the memory of the past and glimpses of future stretch out on either side of you, and the present is unsteady and always shifting.
Lomelda is hitting the road with Pinegrove and Florist this fall. All dates below.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM'S PREVIOUS SINGLES "INTERSTATE VISION" & "OUT THERE"
ABOUT LOMELDA:If you were to ask Hannah Read what Lomelda means, you'd probably end up with some kind of non-answer and a new topic. It is a guarded secret reserved for those who really pry. It is a high school attempt at describing something vast and powerful yet uniquely quiet and complex. And it is ever-changing. Lomelda is about memory, intimacy, and the tragedies of distance. As a band, it has appeared in several forms over the years, but always, to Hannah, Lomelda has been about discovering friendship and connection. Close collaborators have become closer friends. And when you see Lomelda, when you hear it, it is apparent that Hannah cares deeply about the connection made with the people on stage, the connection with you.
TOUR DATES:9/20 - Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot * 9/21 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB * 9/22 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground * 9/24 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *9/26 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck *9/27 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street (OKC) * 9/28 - Houston, TX @ Walter's Downtown *9/29 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda *9/30 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada * 10/2 - El Paso, TX @ The Perch at Tricky Falls * 10/3 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress * 10/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex * 10/6 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic * 10/7 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room * 10/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *10/10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst (Atrium) * 10/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's * 10/12 - Reno, NV @ The Holland Project * 10/14 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater * 10/16 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's * 10/17 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag Records * 10/18 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium * 10/19 - Minneapolis, MN@ 7th St Entry * 10/20 - Milwaukee, WI@ The Back Room at Colectivo *
* w/ Pinegrove and Florist
Ardyn Unveils New Single "Throwing Stones" (Produced by Tourist)
ARDYN UNVEIL NEW SINGLE "THROWING STONES" (PRODUCED BY TOURIST)
Photo credit: Isaac Eastgate
WATCH / SHARE: "THROWING STONES"
Ardyn, the British brother/sister duo of Katy and Rob Pearson, released their new single "Throwing Stones" today along with an animated video. Created by Alden Volley (Temples, Nick Mulvey), the video is a striking accompaniment to the Gloucestershire duo's latest track. Stereogum premiered the clip today, saying the song "couches [mystic qualities] amongst a beat that almost lurches over and synths that stab (even if they stab gently). Those pieces carefully lock together and give the song a forward momentum, pushing you along into the simmering whirlwind of the chorus."
Speaking of the song, Katy Pearson says: "'Throwing Stones' was inspired by feeling very disillusioned, in particular with the current state of politics and unrest in the world. With everything seemingly going a bit haywire, I felt I needed to put that into words. We'd also recently watched The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock which definitely stuck with me, so the song party draws from that film." Produced with friend and collaborator Tourist, who worked alongside the band on previous single "Together," "Throwing Stones" is a darker musical home for the duo, a song with intent, focused around Katy Pearson's piercing lyrics, "You're somebody that's not like me, and I won't believe a word you speak."
Furthering their relationship with friend and producer Tourist, the band appear on his latest single "We Stayed Up All Night." The huge new track from the UK producer features Katy's unmistakable vocals. It has been receiving great plaudits, hitting #1 on the Hype Machine and featured on Spotify Viral Charts around the world.
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Photo credit: Isaac EastgateWATCH / SHARE: "THROWING STONES"
Ardyn, the British brother/sister duo of Katy and Rob Pearson, released their new single "Throwing Stones" today along with an animated video. Created by Alden Volley (Temples, Nick Mulvey), the video is a striking accompaniment to the Gloucestershire duo's latest track. Stereogum premiered the clip today, saying the song "couches [mystic qualities] amongst a beat that almost lurches over and synths that stab (even if they stab gently). Those pieces carefully lock together and give the song a forward momentum, pushing you along into the simmering whirlwind of the chorus."
Speaking of the song, Katy Pearson says: "'Throwing Stones' was inspired by feeling very disillusioned, in particular with the current state of politics and unrest in the world. With everything seemingly going a bit haywire, I felt I needed to put that into words. We'd also recently watched The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock which definitely stuck with me, so the song party draws from that film." Produced with friend and collaborator Tourist, who worked alongside the band on previous single "Together," "Throwing Stones" is a darker musical home for the duo, a song with intent, focused around Katy Pearson's piercing lyrics, "You're somebody that's not like me, and I won't believe a word you speak."
Furthering their relationship with friend and producer Tourist, the band appear on his latest single "We Stayed Up All Night." The huge new track from the UK producer features Katy's unmistakable vocals. It has been receiving great plaudits, hitting #1 on the Hype Machine and featured on Spotify Viral Charts around the world.
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August 16, 2017
Daniel Johnston @ The Orpheum November 2nd
Daniel Johnston has added NYC and Los Angeles dates to his final tour where he’s backed by different artists that he’s influenced, specific to the city, who will also choose the setlist. The NYC show happens October 7 at Town Hall where he’ll be joined by members of Beirut, Gang Gang Dance, Cibo Mato and more TBA.The LA show happens November 2 at The Orpheum Theatre where he’ll be joined by Mike Watt, Ben Lee, Maria Taylor, Guy Blakeslee and Joey Waronker. Tickets for those shows go on sale Friday, August 18: noon Eastern for the NYC show, and 10 AM Pacific for the LA show.The day before the LA show, Daniel and his same group of backers will perform live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Photo: Angel Ceballos
DEAD CROSS RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY
DEAD CROSS RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY Aug. 16 2017, Houston Texas – Members of Dead Cross were temporarily placed in police custody while in Houston on Aug. 15. The band, who just released their eponymous debut album via Ipecac Recordings and are on tour in support of the album, had their gear searched and were restrained during the inspection.
The band members have been advised by legal counsel not to provide further comment on the incident. More information is expected to be made available from authorities following arraignment.
The tour will continue as planned with upcoming dates are listed below.
The SoCal hardcore band features Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer/Suicidal Tendencies), Justin Pearson (Retox/The Locust), Mike Patton (Faith No More/Tomahawk) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer).
Dead Cross tour dates:
August 16 Austin, TX Emo’s
August 18 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre *
August 19 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
August 21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
August 23 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
August 25 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
August 26 Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 27 Portland Wonder Ballroom
August 29 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
September 8 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
September 10 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
September 11 Boston, MA Royale
September 12 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
September 13 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
September 15 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
September 16 Chicago, IL Riot Fest *
September 17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
September 19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
September 20 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
September 23 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
* - Secret Chiefs 3 do not perform
The band members have been advised by legal counsel not to provide further comment on the incident. More information is expected to be made available from authorities following arraignment.
The tour will continue as planned with upcoming dates are listed below.
The SoCal hardcore band features Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer/Suicidal Tendencies), Justin Pearson (Retox/The Locust), Mike Patton (Faith No More/Tomahawk) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer).
Dead Cross tour dates:
August 16 Austin, TX Emo’s
August 18 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theatre *
August 19 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
August 21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
August 23 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
August 25 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
August 26 Seattle, WA The Showbox
August 27 Portland Wonder Ballroom
August 29 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
September 8 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
September 10 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
September 11 Boston, MA Royale
September 12 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
September 13 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
September 15 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
September 16 Chicago, IL Riot Fest *
September 17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
September 19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
September 20 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
September 23 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
* - Secret Chiefs 3 do not perform
