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July 12, 2017
HUNDRED WATERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, SHARE "BLANKET ME"
HUNDRED WATERS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUMCOMMUNICATING ON SEPTEMBER 14 LISTEN TO NEW ALBUM SINGLE "BLANKET ME"https://youtu.be/usL_M7w1IEI
Hundred Waters by Jaqueline Verdugo LA-based trio Hundred Waters - comprised of vocalist Nicole Miglis, producer Trayer Tryon and drummer Zach Tetreault - have announced their long awaited new full length,
Communicating
, is set for a September 14 release via longtime label OWSLA. In conjunction with the announce the band has shared album single "Blanket Me,"a stirring piano-driven epic whose cathartic structure belies the leap in composition, performance, and confidence the band has undergone in the three years since 2014's critically lauded
The Moon Rang Like a Bell.
Communicating is a grand and ambitious album with an increased focus on songwriting that energizes more than ever before. At the same time it's more confidently experimental, unafraid to spike its pop hooks with noise, or build elaborate, fractal-like patterns out of Miglis's multitracked voice. The album follows the release of their recent
Currency EP
as well as organizing, curating, and performing at their fourth annual FORM Arcosanti festival. In the span between albums the band have traveled, separated, reunited, lost a band member, questioned relationships, and strove to understand what it means to be together. At the core of the album is the relationship between band members Nicole Miglis and Trayer Tryon, whose relationship catalyzed the band in 2012. The album raises questions of romantic and non-romantic love, self-realization, growing apart, and finding understanding. To keep it close, the band wrote and recorded at home (the trio maintain a shared living space). Nicole chose to cut herself off from the outside world and recorded vocals in her closet. Tray produced at the kitchen table or wherever he could make room. When things got too close they ought other environments (drums and piano were recorded in a converted Detroit church, for instance). Where Communicating ultimately succeeds is on the most personal, intimate level. It's a record about breakups, rebirths, searching for peace, getting lost, and discovering unexpected ways of being happy. "From a broad lens," Miglis says, "the album is a breakup. It starts with a need for independence and it ends with an 'all better,' like we did it: we learned, we loved, we separated, and now it's time for the next chapter." The band heads out on a US tour this Fall; three weeks of dates across the length of the country concluding with a performance at Miami's III Points Festival. At various points Hundred Waters will be supported by Lafawndah and Kelsey Lu - full details and tour dates below. LISTEN TO THE CURRENCY EP AND READ AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GROUP AT NPR MUSIC:http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/12/528055014/hundred-waters-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-festival
UPCOMING HUNDRED WATERS TOUR DATES 7/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest7/30 - Oro-Medonte, ON @ Way Home Festival8/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival9/23 - San Diego @ The Casbah *9/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *9/26 - Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court *9/27 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird *9/28 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar *9/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *9/30 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *10/2 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe10/3 - Montreal, QC @ SAT +10/5 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall +10/6 - Washington D.C. @ U Street Music Hall +10/7 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg +10/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts +10/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl +10/12 - Orlando, FL @ The Social +10/13 - Miami, FL @ iii points festival * w/ Lafawndah+ w/ Kelsey Lu
Hundred Waters by Jaqueline Verdugo LA-based trio Hundred Waters - comprised of vocalist Nicole Miglis, producer Trayer Tryon and drummer Zach Tetreault - have announced their long awaited new full length,
Communicating
, is set for a September 14 release via longtime label OWSLA. In conjunction with the announce the band has shared album single "Blanket Me,"a stirring piano-driven epic whose cathartic structure belies the leap in composition, performance, and confidence the band has undergone in the three years since 2014's critically lauded
The Moon Rang Like a Bell.
Communicating is a grand and ambitious album with an increased focus on songwriting that energizes more than ever before. At the same time it's more confidently experimental, unafraid to spike its pop hooks with noise, or build elaborate, fractal-like patterns out of Miglis's multitracked voice. The album follows the release of their recent
Currency EP
as well as organizing, curating, and performing at their fourth annual FORM Arcosanti festival. In the span between albums the band have traveled, separated, reunited, lost a band member, questioned relationships, and strove to understand what it means to be together. At the core of the album is the relationship between band members Nicole Miglis and Trayer Tryon, whose relationship catalyzed the band in 2012. The album raises questions of romantic and non-romantic love, self-realization, growing apart, and finding understanding. To keep it close, the band wrote and recorded at home (the trio maintain a shared living space). Nicole chose to cut herself off from the outside world and recorded vocals in her closet. Tray produced at the kitchen table or wherever he could make room. When things got too close they ought other environments (drums and piano were recorded in a converted Detroit church, for instance). Where Communicating ultimately succeeds is on the most personal, intimate level. It's a record about breakups, rebirths, searching for peace, getting lost, and discovering unexpected ways of being happy. "From a broad lens," Miglis says, "the album is a breakup. It starts with a need for independence and it ends with an 'all better,' like we did it: we learned, we loved, we separated, and now it's time for the next chapter." The band heads out on a US tour this Fall; three weeks of dates across the length of the country concluding with a performance at Miami's III Points Festival. At various points Hundred Waters will be supported by Lafawndah and Kelsey Lu - full details and tour dates below. LISTEN TO THE CURRENCY EP AND READ AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GROUP AT NPR MUSIC:http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/12/528055014/hundred-waters-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-festivalUPCOMING HUNDRED WATERS TOUR DATES 7/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest7/30 - Oro-Medonte, ON @ Way Home Festival8/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival9/23 - San Diego @ The Casbah *9/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *9/26 - Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court *9/27 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird *9/28 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar *9/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *9/30 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *10/2 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe10/3 - Montreal, QC @ SAT +10/5 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall +10/6 - Washington D.C. @ U Street Music Hall +10/7 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg +10/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts +10/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl +10/12 - Orlando, FL @ The Social +10/13 - Miami, FL @ iii points festival * w/ Lafawndah+ w/ Kelsey Lu
Lea Porcelain Reveal Scuba Remix of "Warsaw Street"
LEA PORCELAIN REVEAL NEW
SCUBA REMIX OF "WARSAW STREET"
& ANNOUNCE NEW UK/EU LIVE DATES
DEBUT ALBUM HYMNS TO THE NIGHT OUT NOW
WATCH NEW LIVE SESSION ON VEVO DSVCR
Lea Porcelain reveal a thumping remix of album track, "Warsaw Street" by acclaimed UK DJ/producer and Hotflush Recordings owner, Scuba (Paul Rose). They say, "From when the 1st bass kicks in until the last synth fades out - we are proud to have our song 'WARSAW STREET' remixed by the one and only SCUBA! From England to Berlin - he is famous for playing the best dance floors with the most delicate dj-sets and is also a good friend of our place of origin – Frankfurt nightclub, The Robert Johnson."
The post-punk duo recently released debut full-length, HYMNS TO THE NIGHT, which was written and recorded over a two year period in Berlin's FUNKHAUS, a broadcasting house created under Soviet supervision that now houses the world's biggest recording studio. The spectrum of the album is extremely wide. HYMNS TO THE NIGHT bends genres, yet every song works together, playing with very different moods. Lea Porcelain describe their sound "atmospheric, cinematic and melancholic."
WATCH: "This Is Lea Porcelain. A Portrait By Ramon Haindl,"an intimate visual portrait of the band living and recording in Funkhaus Berlin
Lea Porcelain aim to make "universal" music; songs people can treasure in day, night, between different states of mind. They want to make music for "the entire world", and this partly stems from a globe-trotting past. No matter the genre, range of instruments or sound palette, their presence is unmistakable. Every song is tied together by the duo's ethos, their free approach towards making music. In the standout moments of their debut, everything spills outwards, drums cascading into the distance, a cross between self-destruction and complete euphoria.
HYMNS TO THE NIGHT is available on CD, double gatefold vinyl and digitally here.
Tracklist:1 - Out Is In2 - Bones3 - A Year From Here4 - Warsaw Street5 - Similar Familiar6 - White Noise7 - The Love8 - A Faraway Land9 - Remember10 - 12th Of September11 - Loose Life12 - Endlessly
LUK/EU Live Dates:July 4th Lyon, France Les Nuits De Fourviere (alt-J support)July 13th Luxembourg, Neumunster Abbey (alt-J support)July 14th Haren, Germany Neon Fields Festival July 16th Southwold, UK Latitude Festival July 21st Oldenburg, Germany Watt En Schlick FestivalAug 11th Hannover, Germany Fuchsbau Festival Aug 25th Reading, UK Reading Festival Aug 26th Leeds, UK Leeds FestivalSept 1st Bingley, UK Bingly Music Live
DEBUT ALBUM HYMNS TO THE NIGHT OUT NOW
WATCH NEW LIVE SESSION ON VEVO DSVCR
Lea Porcelain reveal a thumping remix of album track, "Warsaw Street" by acclaimed UK DJ/producer and Hotflush Recordings owner, Scuba (Paul Rose). They say, "From when the 1st bass kicks in until the last synth fades out - we are proud to have our song 'WARSAW STREET' remixed by the one and only SCUBA! From England to Berlin - he is famous for playing the best dance floors with the most delicate dj-sets and is also a good friend of our place of origin – Frankfurt nightclub, The Robert Johnson."
The post-punk duo recently released debut full-length, HYMNS TO THE NIGHT, which was written and recorded over a two year period in Berlin's FUNKHAUS, a broadcasting house created under Soviet supervision that now houses the world's biggest recording studio. The spectrum of the album is extremely wide. HYMNS TO THE NIGHT bends genres, yet every song works together, playing with very different moods. Lea Porcelain describe their sound "atmospheric, cinematic and melancholic."
WATCH: "This Is Lea Porcelain. A Portrait By Ramon Haindl,"an intimate visual portrait of the band living and recording in Funkhaus Berlin
Lea Porcelain aim to make "universal" music; songs people can treasure in day, night, between different states of mind. They want to make music for "the entire world", and this partly stems from a globe-trotting past. No matter the genre, range of instruments or sound palette, their presence is unmistakable. Every song is tied together by the duo's ethos, their free approach towards making music. In the standout moments of their debut, everything spills outwards, drums cascading into the distance, a cross between self-destruction and complete euphoria.
HYMNS TO THE NIGHT is available on CD, double gatefold vinyl and digitally here.
Tracklist:1 - Out Is In2 - Bones3 - A Year From Here4 - Warsaw Street5 - Similar Familiar6 - White Noise7 - The Love8 - A Faraway Land9 - Remember10 - 12th Of September11 - Loose Life12 - Endlessly
LUK/EU Live Dates:July 4th Lyon, France Les Nuits De Fourviere (alt-J support)July 13th Luxembourg, Neumunster Abbey (alt-J support)July 14th Haren, Germany Neon Fields Festival July 16th Southwold, UK Latitude Festival July 21st Oldenburg, Germany Watt En Schlick FestivalAug 11th Hannover, Germany Fuchsbau Festival Aug 25th Reading, UK Reading Festival Aug 26th Leeds, UK Leeds FestivalSept 1st Bingley, UK Bingly Music Live
alt-J releases new video for "Deadcrush"
ALT-J RELEASES VIDEO FOR "DEADCRUSH"
TICKETS ON SALE FOR FALL HEADLINING TOUR NOW
RELAXER OUT NOW VIA CANVASBACK MUSIC
"The new sonic territory they've staked out here and the mystery in their lyrics just reminds me of why I love this band so much."
NPR
alt-J have released a new video for their track "Deadcrush" off of their new album RELAXER.
The video, premiering today via WeTransfer, was directed by visual artist Young Replicant and choreographed by Darcy Wallace.
"We are *very* proud to present the video for our new single Deadcrush, a collaboration between choreographer Darcy Wallace and director/dream weaver Young Replicant.
Lee Miller, Anne Boleyn and Sylvia Plath - our three deadcrushes - are conjured up by a supercomputer in a post-apocalyptic world. ENJOY." -alt-J
Watch the "Deadcrush" video here RELAXER is the follow up to the band's Grammy nominated album This Is All Yours, and finds the band working with producer Charlie Andrew for the third time.
Additionally, alt-J will be embarking on their extensive Fall headline tour this month.
The band will also be selling an exclusive merch item on tour to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), powered byRevolutions Per Minute.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so all people can experience resiliency, recovery and wellness.
Full tour schedule below. RELAXER tracklisting1. 3WW2. In Cold Blood3. House of the Rising Sun4. Hit Me Like That Snare5. Deadcrush6. Adeline7. Last Year8. Pleader
RELAXER ON SALE NOW : https://alt-j.lnk.to/RelaxerPR
alt-J are Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Green. Their first album An Awesome Wave won the prestigious Mercury Prize in the UK and sold Gold in the US and Canada. The band have headlined festivals across the globe and sold out London's O2 arena and New York's Madison Square Garden on their last tour. alt-J live 2017July 27, 2017 - Merriweather Post Pavillion - Columbia, MDJuly 28, 2017 - Blue Hill Bank Pavillion - Boston, MA (SOLD OUT)July 29, 2017 - Panorama Music & Arts Festival - New York, NYJuly 30, 2017 - MoPOP Music Festival - Detroit, MIAugust 1, 2017 - Jacobs Pavillion - Cleveland, OHAugust 3, 2017 - Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MOAugust 4, 2017 - Hinterland Music Festival - St. Charles, IAAugust 5, 2017 Lollapalooza - Chicago, ILAugust 7, 2017 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO (SOLD OUT)August 9, 2017 - Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT)August 10, 2017 - Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CAAugust 11-13, 2017 - Outside Lands - San Francisco, CAOctober 9, 2017 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR (SOLD OUT)October 10, 2017 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OROctober 12, 2017 - WAMU Theater - Seattle, WAOctober 13, 2017 - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BCOctober 15, 2017 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB (SOLD OUT)October 16, 2017 - Winspeare Centre - Edmonton, AB
October 17, 2017 - Big Four Building - Calgary, ABOctober 18, 2017 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT (SOLD OUT)October 20, 2017 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Minneapolis, MNOctober 21, 2017 - Murat at the Old National Centre - Indianapolis, INOctober 23, 2017 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WIOctober 25, 2017 - Express Live! - Columbus, OHOctober 27, 2017 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT (SOLD OUT)
October 28, 2017 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT (SOLD OUT)October 29, 2017 - Place Bell - Montreal, QC
November 3, 2017 - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh, NCNovember 4, 2017 - ExploreAsheville.com Arena - Asheville, NCNovember 6, 2017 - Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TNNovember 7, 2017 - Roxy Theater - Atlanta, GANovember 8, 2017 - Roxy Theater - Atlanta, GANovember 10, 2017 - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason - Miami, FLNovember 14, 2017 - Pavilion @ Music Factory - Dallas, TXNovember 15, 2017 - ACL Live at The Moody Theater - Austin, TX (SOLD OUT)November 16, 2017 - ACL Live at The Moody Theater - Austin, TX (SOLD OUT)November 17, 2017 - White Oak Music Hall (Outside Lawn) - Houston, TX
See www.altjband.com for details.
July 11, 2017
Ibeyi announce North American tour dates | Listen to their latest single "Away Away"
IBEYI ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Image credit David Uzochukwu
The Twins Returns This Fall For 14 Dates | Listen To Their Latest Single “Away Away”
Today Ibeyi, the 22-year-old French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, have announced a run of North American tour dates that will begin this fall. Praised for a mesmerizing live performance that combines a mixture of ancient and modern music, the North American portion of the global tour will start this October 28th in Miami running through November 19th with over fourteen dates across the continent (full list of dates below with tickets on-sale July 14). The announcement of the tour comes on the heels of the twins releasing their first piece of new music since 2015, a joyous track titled “Away Away” which Pitchfork reviewed calling it “raw, minimal, and mystical” and FADER hailed is, "a radiant pop song surrounded by Yoruba chants."
Since the release of Ibeyi’s critically-acclaimed, self-titled debut album in February 2015, the twins have been captivating audiences across the globe with their unique blend of modern pop, hip-hop and electronic influenced with the traditional sounds of Yorùbá. “It’s tough to tear your eyes from the live performance,” noted Noisey upon the first time seeing Ibeyi live. Meanwhile, KCRW explained, “there is a remarkable power to what they do,” in describing the unique live experience of Ibeyi and the OC Weekly raved of Ibeyi’s show saying it is, “an immersion; it was passionate, and pure and gripping in all the ways you never expect music to be anymore.”
Last month Ibeyi released the single “Away Away,” which pushes forward the unique, cross-cultural sound that the girls have become so widely recognized for. The duo, who split their time between Paris, Cuba and London are currently at work in the studio finishing up their sophomore album due out this fall. In a recent cover story for The FADER titled “Ibeyi’s Home” the twins traveled to Cuba to retrace their Afro-Cuban roots. The cover story touched on Ibeyi’s sophomore album, which sees the twins working again with producer/XL head Richard Russell and includes appearances from Kamasi Washington, Chilly Gonzales, La Mala Rodriguez and Meshell Ndegeocello. Read the full story HERE.
“Away Away”Stream | Watch
*theMIND will open as support on all North American dates
Image credit David Uzochukwu
The Twins Returns This Fall For 14 Dates | Listen To Their Latest Single “Away Away”
Today Ibeyi, the 22-year-old French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, have announced a run of North American tour dates that will begin this fall. Praised for a mesmerizing live performance that combines a mixture of ancient and modern music, the North American portion of the global tour will start this October 28th in Miami running through November 19th with over fourteen dates across the continent (full list of dates below with tickets on-sale July 14). The announcement of the tour comes on the heels of the twins releasing their first piece of new music since 2015, a joyous track titled “Away Away” which Pitchfork reviewed calling it “raw, minimal, and mystical” and FADER hailed is, "a radiant pop song surrounded by Yoruba chants."
Since the release of Ibeyi’s critically-acclaimed, self-titled debut album in February 2015, the twins have been captivating audiences across the globe with their unique blend of modern pop, hip-hop and electronic influenced with the traditional sounds of Yorùbá. “It’s tough to tear your eyes from the live performance,” noted Noisey upon the first time seeing Ibeyi live. Meanwhile, KCRW explained, “there is a remarkable power to what they do,” in describing the unique live experience of Ibeyi and the OC Weekly raved of Ibeyi’s show saying it is, “an immersion; it was passionate, and pure and gripping in all the ways you never expect music to be anymore.”
Last month Ibeyi released the single “Away Away,” which pushes forward the unique, cross-cultural sound that the girls have become so widely recognized for. The duo, who split their time between Paris, Cuba and London are currently at work in the studio finishing up their sophomore album due out this fall. In a recent cover story for The FADER titled “Ibeyi’s Home” the twins traveled to Cuba to retrace their Afro-Cuban roots. The cover story touched on Ibeyi’s sophomore album, which sees the twins working again with producer/XL head Richard Russell and includes appearances from Kamasi Washington, Chilly Gonzales, La Mala Rodriguez and Meshell Ndegeocello. Read the full story HERE.
“Away Away”Stream | Watch
*theMIND will open as support on all North American dates
SIGUR RÓS RELEASE SHIRT IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY
SIGUR RÓS RELEASE SHIRT IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY Iceland's Sigur Rós return to Australia this July, performing at Splendour in The Grass festival in Byron Bay, and concerts at Sydney's Hordern Pavillion and Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena. Having being made aware of recent comments by former tennis player Margaret Court, the band decided to commission a special shirt celebrating positivity and inclusion, with proceeds going towards Australian Marriage Equality. The band approached London-based illustrator Andrew Rae to create a special crest. Says Andrew: "What an amazing commission, combining awareness about marriage equality with the amazing Sigur Rós in a hand drawn crest to raise money to support Australian Marriage Equality... of course I'm saying yes." "That anyone still has to raise awareness about marriage equality in this day and age seems bizarre to me. As long as some people still think they have the right to decide who other people fall in love with then there's still work to be done." Sigur Rós add: "We know Margaret Court's opinions are not shared by the majority of Australians. We want to add our voice to the call for marriage equality in Australia - right here on Margaret Court Arena itself. Australia should be a country that celebrates positivity and inclusion, as well as achievement on the sporting field." The shirt will be available at all the band's Australian performances including Splendour in The Grass. International customers will be able to buy the tee-shirt via sigur-ros.co.uk and bandtshirts.com.au. 
Sigur Rós Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates July 21 Spark Arena - Auckland, New ZealandJuly 23 Splendour in The Grass - Byron Bay, Australia SOLD OUTJuly 25 Hordern Pavillion - Sydney, AustraliaJuly 27 Margaret Court Arena - Melbourne, Australia SOLD OUT Tickets: https://sigur-ros.co.uk/tour/
Sigur Rós Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates July 21 Spark Arena - Auckland, New ZealandJuly 23 Splendour in The Grass - Byron Bay, Australia SOLD OUTJuly 25 Hordern Pavillion - Sydney, AustraliaJuly 27 Margaret Court Arena - Melbourne, Australia SOLD OUT Tickets: https://sigur-ros.co.uk/tour/
Psychic TV's Edley ODowd Announces Book - 'Discipline' The Art of Psychic TV - LA Exhibit + Shows Announced
Psychic TV's Edley ODowd Announces Book Discipline The Art of Psychic TV: 2003 - 2016
LA Exhibit at Lethal Amounts September 8 - 29Including a Special Lecture By Genesis P-Orridge
Psychic TV To Perform in LA, SF, LV, Denver and More
Photo: Drew Weidemann
In 2003, New York artist and musician Edley ODowd gently persuaded friend Genesis Breyer P-Orridge to rekindle h/er desire to perform and create music as Psychic TV. The result has been a 14 year run of concerts and releases as Psychic TV / PTV3. Nearly all of the graphics for the ensuing album packaging, t-shirts and ephemera, for the now longest-running version of Psychic TV in history, have been designed by ODowd.
Lethal Amounts and Edley ODowd of Psychic TV are proud to present his first-ever gallery exhibition entitled: Discipline: The Art Of Psychic TV, 2003 - 2016 , on view fromSeptember 8 - 29, 2017 at the Lethal Amounts gallery space at 1226 West 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles.
In May of this year, a limited-edition hardcover book of the same name was released as a prelude to this exhibition. Discipline is a 78 page chronicle of many of the designs and concepts executed for Psychic TV and other Genesis Breyer P-Orridge related projects. Copies of this edition of 320 are currently available at selected music-related shops and online at: www.porridgeshoppe.myshopify.com. A limited number are being held back to be sold during the exhibition.
In celebration of and to bring awareness to the exhibition, Psychic TV will perform two special West Coast concerts during the exhibit's run. Expect to see additional special events both at both Lethal Amounts and other locations during this period.For more details and updates follow Discipline on Facebook here .
Psychic TV Live Dates:
August 18: Denver, CO - Mercury CafeAugust 19: Las Vegas - Psycho Las VegasSeptember 21: San Francisco, CA - The IndependentSeptember 22-24: Pioneertown, CA - Desert Stars Festival September 22: Los Angeles, CA - The EchoplexSeptember 23: Los Angeles, CA - Lethal Amounts *
* A Lecture by Genesis on the work of Edley ODowd
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Emerge Music + Impact Conference: The New Tastemaker Experience In Las Vegas
A Beautiful Perspective will present the inaugural Emerge Music + Impact Conference, with the mission of bringing together a curated lineup of the very best emerging musicians and thought leaders in an unparalleled experience of integrated showcases highlighting global social issues. Founded by Life is Beautiful creator Rehan Choudhry, Emerge will reimagine the conference and festival experience by blending a progressive lineup of top next-generation musicians with inspired speakers and relevant social impact themes for a three-day tastemaker experience. Emerge will take place in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip November 16 - 18, 2017.
The talent lineup is curated by 25 industry experts, including world-renowned musicians Imagine Dragons, Kaskade and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, Grammy Award winning record producer Rob Cavallo, speaking curator Lisa Shufro, and legendary host of MTV's 120 Minutes, Matt Pinfield.
The first phase of the music lineup includes K.Flay, Billie Eilish, The Palms, Mondo Cozmo, Abir, Sir the Baptist, Starcrawler, Ofelia K, Yoke Lore, Mercy Music, The Lique, Residual Kid and more.
The speaking program themes explore our shared humanity across today’s religious, political and gender divides. Session titles include “Speed Dating with God” “Dealing with our Fear and Loathing” “Questioning Success in the Age of Social Media” and “Pale Blue Dot”. The program features seasoned activists like Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and MTV World founder Nusrat Durrani side-by-side with emerging champions like Quartz’ Entrepreneur in Residence Khemaridh Hy, the artist and food futurist Miru Kim, and Los Angeles-based feminist Madame Gandhi (who was also once M.I.A.’s drummer).
More than 100 additional musicians and speakers will be announced in the coming months, follow along @emergelv!
Ticket Sales Information:
www.Emergelv.com
Ariel Pink shares "Time To Live" from new album out September 15
ARIEL PINK RELEASES “TIME TO LIVE,”
FROM NEW ALBUM
DEDICATED TO BOBBY JAMESON,
OUT SEPTEMBER 15 ON MEXICAN SUMMERStream “Time To Live” Here North American Tour Begins October 13Video for Album’s First Single, “Another Weekend,” Out Now Pre-order Dedicated to Bobby Jameson Here
Ariel Pink will release his new album, Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, on September 15. The recording is his first solo album since his highly acclaimed 2014 prog-pop opus pom pom, and first full-length release with the Brooklyn-based independent label Mexican Summer. Today, he shares “Time To Live,” a potent pop anthem in the spirit of The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" that promotes survival as a form of resistance.
Pink recently announced a fall tour of North America (see dates below), in which he will perform songs from Dedicated to Bobby Jameson and the singular body of work he has created over the first two decades of his career, and released a video for “Another Weekend”directed by Grant Singer, the first single from the new album.
The new release’s title makes a direct and heartfelt reference to a real-life Los Angeles musician, long presumed dead, who resurfaced online in 2007 after 35 reclusive years to pen his autobiography and tragic life story in a series of blogs and YouTube tirades. “His book and life resonated with me to such a degree that I felt a need to dedicate my latest record to him,” Pink states.
Dedicated to Bobby Jameson begins at the end and ends at the beginning. “We follow the protagonist through a battery of tests and milestones, the first of which sees him reborn into life out of death,” Pink explains, referencing the opening track, “Time to Meet Your God.” “From there, he seesaws his way between the innocent love and the rock-solid edifice of childhood-worn trauma that together constitute his lifelong initiation into the realm of artifice and theatrical disposability.”
Ariel Pink’s previous solo release, pom pom, received a Best New Music designation fromPitchfork; The New York Times described it as “a delightful, typically schizophrenic collection: wickedly dark and funny one moment, sweet and sentimental the next, and at other times as gleefully unhinged as Pink has ever been.” SPIN noted that it’s a record “full of unforgettably kaleidoscopic melodies.” Pink has prolifically written, recorded and released his singular brand of pop music for well over two decades. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson sees Ariel Pink returning to the setting of his first recordings: his bedroom.
Raised in Beverly Hills, Ariel Pink started out as a visual artist before becoming a recording artist in the late ‘90s while attending Cal Arts. Though critically misunderstood at the time, Pink’s early, lo-fi recordings wielded an enormous influence with insiders and outsiders, including Animal Collective who signed him to their Paw Tracks imprint in 2003. In the late 2000s, Pink’s fortunes with critics began to reverse, and his resulting single, “Round and Round” (off Before Today), was named the #1 Record of 2010 by Pitchfork.
Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Track Listing:
1. Time to Meet Your God
2. Feels Like Heaven
3. Death Patrol
4. Santa's in The Closet
5. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
6. Time to Live
7. Another Weekend
8. I Wanna Be Young
9. Bubblegum Dreams
10. Dreamdate Narcissist
11. Kitchen Witch
12. Do Yourself a Favor
13. Acting (feat. Dam-Funk)
Ariel Pink North American Tour Dates Oct. 13 - Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze
Oct. 14 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 19 - Portland, OR @ Revolution
Oct. 20 - Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
Oct. 21 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Oct. 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Oct. 24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Oct. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
Oct. 28 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Oct. 29 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
Oct. 30 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix
Oct. 31 - Montreal, QC @ Le National
Nov. 2 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Nov. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 4 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Nov. 5 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov. 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Nov. 8 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Nov. 10 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Tree’s
Nov. 12 - Austin, TX @ Sound on Sound Festival
Nov. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 15 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
Nov. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
Nov. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBD, more info soon
FROM NEW ALBUM
DEDICATED TO BOBBY JAMESON,
OUT SEPTEMBER 15 ON MEXICAN SUMMERStream “Time To Live” Here North American Tour Begins October 13Video for Album’s First Single, “Another Weekend,” Out Now Pre-order Dedicated to Bobby Jameson Here
Ariel Pink will release his new album, Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, on September 15. The recording is his first solo album since his highly acclaimed 2014 prog-pop opus pom pom, and first full-length release with the Brooklyn-based independent label Mexican Summer. Today, he shares “Time To Live,” a potent pop anthem in the spirit of The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" that promotes survival as a form of resistance.
Pink recently announced a fall tour of North America (see dates below), in which he will perform songs from Dedicated to Bobby Jameson and the singular body of work he has created over the first two decades of his career, and released a video for “Another Weekend”directed by Grant Singer, the first single from the new album.The new release’s title makes a direct and heartfelt reference to a real-life Los Angeles musician, long presumed dead, who resurfaced online in 2007 after 35 reclusive years to pen his autobiography and tragic life story in a series of blogs and YouTube tirades. “His book and life resonated with me to such a degree that I felt a need to dedicate my latest record to him,” Pink states.
Dedicated to Bobby Jameson begins at the end and ends at the beginning. “We follow the protagonist through a battery of tests and milestones, the first of which sees him reborn into life out of death,” Pink explains, referencing the opening track, “Time to Meet Your God.” “From there, he seesaws his way between the innocent love and the rock-solid edifice of childhood-worn trauma that together constitute his lifelong initiation into the realm of artifice and theatrical disposability.”
Ariel Pink’s previous solo release, pom pom, received a Best New Music designation fromPitchfork; The New York Times described it as “a delightful, typically schizophrenic collection: wickedly dark and funny one moment, sweet and sentimental the next, and at other times as gleefully unhinged as Pink has ever been.” SPIN noted that it’s a record “full of unforgettably kaleidoscopic melodies.” Pink has prolifically written, recorded and released his singular brand of pop music for well over two decades. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson sees Ariel Pink returning to the setting of his first recordings: his bedroom.
Raised in Beverly Hills, Ariel Pink started out as a visual artist before becoming a recording artist in the late ‘90s while attending Cal Arts. Though critically misunderstood at the time, Pink’s early, lo-fi recordings wielded an enormous influence with insiders and outsiders, including Animal Collective who signed him to their Paw Tracks imprint in 2003. In the late 2000s, Pink’s fortunes with critics began to reverse, and his resulting single, “Round and Round” (off Before Today), was named the #1 Record of 2010 by Pitchfork.
Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Track Listing:
1. Time to Meet Your God2. Feels Like Heaven
3. Death Patrol
4. Santa's in The Closet
5. Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
6. Time to Live
7. Another Weekend
8. I Wanna Be Young
9. Bubblegum Dreams
10. Dreamdate Narcissist
11. Kitchen Witch
12. Do Yourself a Favor
13. Acting (feat. Dam-Funk)
Ariel Pink North American Tour Dates Oct. 13 - Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze
Oct. 14 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Oct. 19 - Portland, OR @ Revolution
Oct. 20 - Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
Oct. 21 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Oct. 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Oct. 24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Oct. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
Oct. 28 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Oct. 29 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
Oct. 30 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix
Oct. 31 - Montreal, QC @ Le National
Nov. 2 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Nov. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 4 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Nov. 5 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov. 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Nov. 8 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Nov. 10 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Tree’s
Nov. 12 - Austin, TX @ Sound on Sound Festival
Nov. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 15 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
Nov. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
Nov. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ TBD, more info soon
VAN MORRISON 'Roll With The Punches' New Album And Tour Dates Coming This Fall
VAN MORRISON'ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES'NEW ALBUM AND TOUR DATES THIS FALL
HEAR "BRING IT ON HOME TO ME"THE FIRST TRACK FROM THE NEW ALBUM HERE PRE-ORDER OF ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW
VAN MORRISON--one of British music's few true legends--is set to release a new 15-track album, due out September 22(Exile/Caroline).ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES--Van Morrison's 37th studio album--sees him simultaneously hand-picking a selection of rhythm and blues classics (by the likes of Bo Diddley, Mose Allison, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lightnin' Hopkins, among others) and recording a set of new self-written songs. It's an album that features raw, intimate interpretations of some of the cornerstones of rock'n'roll alongside five new numbers by one of our most consistently brilliant recording artists. A pre-order of the album is available now.
Photo credit: Jill FurmanovskyROLL WITH THE PUNCHES was produced by VAN MORRISONand recorded with an incredible team of studio collaborators including Chris Farlowe, Georgie Fame, Jeff Beck, Paul Jones and Jason Rebello."From a very early age, I connected with the blues," VAN says. "The thing about the blues is you don't dissect it--you just do it. I've never over-analysed what I do; I just do it. Music has to be about just doing it and that's the way the blues works--it's an attitude. I was lucky to have met people who were the real thing--people like John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bo Diddley, Little Walter & Mose Allison. I got to hang out with them and absorb what they did. They were people with no ego whatsoever and they helped me learn a lot.""The songs on ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES--whether I've written them or not--they're performance oriented," VAN adds. "Each song is like a story and I'm performing that story. That's been forgotten over years because people over-analyse things. I was a performer before I started writing songs and I've always felt like that's what I do."
The ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES track list is as follows:1) Roll With the Punches (Van Morrison & Don Black)2) Transformation (Van Morrison)3) I Can Tell (Bo Diddley & Samuel Bernard Smith)4) Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue (Stormy Monday--T-Bone Walker/Lonely Avenue--Doc Pomus)5) Goin' To Chicago (Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing)6) Fame (Van Morrison)7) Too Much Trouble (Van Morrison)8) Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)9) Ordinary People (Van Morrison)10) How Far From God (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)11) Teardrops From My Eyes (Rudy Toombs)12) Automobile Blues (Lightnin' Hopkins)13) Benediction (Mose Allison)14) Mean Old World (Little Walter)15) Ride On Josephine (Bo Diddley)VAN MORRISON's U.S. and UK tour dates are as follows:DateVenueU.S. DATES:Sun Sept 10Hersheypark Stadium @ "Outlaw Music Festival"Thu Sept 14Ascend AmphitheaterFri Oct 13The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort SpaSat Oct 14The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort SpaFri Oct 20Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)Sat Oct 21Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)UK DATES:Mon Nov 6Edinburgh Playhouse Tues Nov 7 Glasgow Royal Court Sun Nov 12London Eventim Apollo Mon Nov 13Birmingham Symphony HallWed Nov 15Liverpool Philharmonic HallMon Nov 20Cardiff St. David's HallTues Nov 21Bristol Colston Hall Fri Nov 24Torquay Princess Theatre Sat Nov 25Plymouth Pavilions Mon Dec 4Belfast Europa HotelTues Dec 5Belfast Europa Hotel
HEAR "BRING IT ON HOME TO ME"THE FIRST TRACK FROM THE NEW ALBUM HERE PRE-ORDER OF ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW
VAN MORRISON--one of British music's few true legends--is set to release a new 15-track album, due out September 22(Exile/Caroline).ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES--Van Morrison's 37th studio album--sees him simultaneously hand-picking a selection of rhythm and blues classics (by the likes of Bo Diddley, Mose Allison, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lightnin' Hopkins, among others) and recording a set of new self-written songs. It's an album that features raw, intimate interpretations of some of the cornerstones of rock'n'roll alongside five new numbers by one of our most consistently brilliant recording artists. A pre-order of the album is available now. Photo credit: Jill FurmanovskyROLL WITH THE PUNCHES was produced by VAN MORRISONand recorded with an incredible team of studio collaborators including Chris Farlowe, Georgie Fame, Jeff Beck, Paul Jones and Jason Rebello."From a very early age, I connected with the blues," VAN says. "The thing about the blues is you don't dissect it--you just do it. I've never over-analysed what I do; I just do it. Music has to be about just doing it and that's the way the blues works--it's an attitude. I was lucky to have met people who were the real thing--people like John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bo Diddley, Little Walter & Mose Allison. I got to hang out with them and absorb what they did. They were people with no ego whatsoever and they helped me learn a lot.""The songs on ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES--whether I've written them or not--they're performance oriented," VAN adds. "Each song is like a story and I'm performing that story. That's been forgotten over years because people over-analyse things. I was a performer before I started writing songs and I've always felt like that's what I do."The ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES track list is as follows:1) Roll With the Punches (Van Morrison & Don Black)2) Transformation (Van Morrison)3) I Can Tell (Bo Diddley & Samuel Bernard Smith)4) Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue (Stormy Monday--T-Bone Walker/Lonely Avenue--Doc Pomus)5) Goin' To Chicago (Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing)6) Fame (Van Morrison)7) Too Much Trouble (Van Morrison)8) Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)9) Ordinary People (Van Morrison)10) How Far From God (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)11) Teardrops From My Eyes (Rudy Toombs)12) Automobile Blues (Lightnin' Hopkins)13) Benediction (Mose Allison)14) Mean Old World (Little Walter)15) Ride On Josephine (Bo Diddley)VAN MORRISON's U.S. and UK tour dates are as follows:DateVenueU.S. DATES:Sun Sept 10Hersheypark Stadium @ "Outlaw Music Festival"Thu Sept 14Ascend AmphitheaterFri Oct 13The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort SpaSat Oct 14The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort SpaFri Oct 20Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)Sat Oct 21Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)UK DATES:Mon Nov 6Edinburgh Playhouse Tues Nov 7 Glasgow Royal Court Sun Nov 12London Eventim Apollo Mon Nov 13Birmingham Symphony HallWed Nov 15Liverpool Philharmonic HallMon Nov 20Cardiff St. David's HallTues Nov 21Bristol Colston Hall Fri Nov 24Torquay Princess Theatre Sat Nov 25Plymouth Pavilions Mon Dec 4Belfast Europa HotelTues Dec 5Belfast Europa Hotel
Waxahatchee’s Out in the Storm out Friday; preview now in full on NPR First Listen
This week, you can listen to Waxahatchee’s cathartic new album Out in the Stormbefore its July 14 release! Stephen Thompson of NPR writes, “Out in the Storm gives voice to serious transformations in [Katie] Crutchfield's life—and takes the time to explore each honestly and memorably, with hooks to die for.” Get hooked below:
Preview Waxahatchee’s Out in the Storm in full on NPR now
On Friday, Waxahatchee will celebrate with a hometown release show at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, followed by Saturday night at Warsaw in Brooklyn and tours of North America and Europe after that. All shows will be with the full Waxahatchee band: joining Katie will be Allison Crutchfield (guitar), Katherine Simonetti (bass), Ashley Arnwine (drums), and Ali Donohue (guitar). A full list of dates is below; get your tickets sooner rather than later!
“Out in the Storm signals the singer kicking on and setting herself up for a career which looks to be an extremely long and fruitful one.” — DIY Magazine “This is yet another reinvention for Crutchfield, but this is the first time she’s so palpably given off the sense that she’s at peace with her own thoughts: stronger and more candid for having figured out how to best take care of herself.” — The Line of Best Fit Reserve your Out in the Storm deluxe 2-LP + CD + postcards set in the Merge store , orpre-order the album digitally.
Waxahatchee (full band) on tour:
Jul 14 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Jul 15 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Jul 18 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Jul 19 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Jul 20 Madison, WI – High Noon
Jul 21 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
Jul 24 Seattle, WA – Neptune
Jul 25 Vancouver, BC – Imperial
Jul 26 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Jul 28 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Jul 29 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
Aug 01 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Aug 02 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
Aug 04 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Aug 05 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
Aug 06 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Aug 07 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Aug 09 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Aug 10 Athens, GA – Athens Pop Fest
Aug 11 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Aug 12 Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Museum of Art w/ Superchunk & Ex Hex
Aug 13 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
Aug 14 Nashville, TN – Third Man Records
Aug 15 Columbus, OH – Park Street Saloon
Aug 16 Detroit, MI – El Club
Aug 17 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Aug 18 Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theater
Aug 19 Boston, MA – Royale
Aug 21 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Sep 01 Gdansk, PL – Soundrive Festival
Sep 03 North Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival
Sep 04 London, UK – The Garage
Sep 05 Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
Sep 06 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Sep 07 Brighton, UK – Komedia
Sep 08 Heer, BE – Deep in the Woods
Sep 09 Leffinge, BE – Leffingeleuren
Sep 11 Paris, FR – Le Batofar
Sep 12 Lyon, FR – Le Periscope
Sep 13 Düdingen, CH – Bad Bonn
Sep 14 Zürich, CH – Rote Fabrik
Sep 15 Capri, IT – Mattatoio
Sep 16 Milano, IT – Biko
Sep 17 Munich, DE – Milla
Sep 18 Ljubljana, SI – Gala Hala
Sep 19 Vienna, AT – Arena
Sep 20 Prague, CZ – Klub 007
Sep 22 Schorndorf, DE – Manufaktur
Sep 23 Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival
Sep 24 Lund, SE – Mejerit
Sep 25 Göteborg, SE – Pustervik
Sep 26 Stockholm, SE – Obaren
Sep 27 Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Sep 28 Berlin, DE – Musik & Frieden
Sep 29 Groningen, NL – Vera
Sep 30 Dortmund, DE – FZW Club
Oct 01 Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
