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METZ to release Strange Peace on Sep. 22nd, shares "Cellophane," 2017 int'l tour dates

METZ to release their ferocious third album,  Strange Peace,  on Sub Pop September 22, 2017

2017 international tour dates to follow album release Photo credit: Ebru YildizListen: Cellophane
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hbaZS9ncHP0
Spotify: http://u.subpop.com/2tRcKQm

Strange Peace will be available in Canada from Royal Mountain Records and throughout the rest of the world from Sub Pop RecordsOn September, 22nd METZ will release Strange Peace,an emphatic but artful hammer swing to the status quo and their highly-anticipated third full-length album. Alex Edkins (guitar, vocals), Hayden Menzies (drums), and Chris Slorach (bass) recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago, live off the floor to tape with Steve Albini. The result is a distinct artistic maturation into new and alarming territory, frantically pushing past where the band has gone before, while capturing the notorious intensity of their live show. The trio continued to assemble the album (including home recordings, additional instrumentation) back at home in Toronto, adding the finishing touches with longtime collaborator, engineer and mixer, Graham Walsh.
“The songs on Strange Peace are about uncertainty," Edkins explains. "They're about recognizing that we're not always in control of our own fate, and about admitting our mistakes and fears. They're about finding some semblance of peace within the chaos."

And “Cellophane,” the first song to be released from the new album, is available now. Read the full bio for Strange Peace  below.

Strange Peace is available for pre-order now from both Sub Pop and Royal Mountain Records. LP pre-orders of the album from megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser Edition on clear vinyl with red and green swirls (while supplies last).

METZ have scheduled international tour dates in support of Strange Peace from September 25th at Chicago’s Thalia Hall, through to December 16th in Houston at Studio at Warehouse Live, with more to follow. This first tour will visit over 34 cities including Toronto (two shows), Boston, New York, Philadelphia, DC, Prague, London, Warsaw, Berlin, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Paris, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin.

Sep. 05 - Atlanta, GA - 529
Sep. 07- Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
Sep. 25 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Sep. 29 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace *
Sep. 30 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace *
Oct. 02 - Boston, MA - Sinclair #
Oct. 03 - Philadelphia, PA - The First Unitarian Church #
Oct. 04 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Oct. 05 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
Oct. 06 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel #
Oct. 08 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa
Nov. 02 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurum !
Nov. 03 -  Wroclaw, Poland - Klub Firlej !
Nov. 04 -  Warsaw, Poland - Klub Hydrozagadka !
Nov. 06 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu !
Nov. 07 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen !
Nov. 08 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust !
Nov. 09 - Zwolle, Netherlands - Poppodium Hedon  ^
Nov. 10 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kruen (Sonic City Festival)
Nov. 12 - Le Havre, France - Le Tetris %
Nov. 14 - Nimes, France - La Paloma %
Nov. 15 - Bordeaux, France - Theatre Barbey %
Nov. 16 - Toulouse, France - Club Metronum %
Nov. 17 - Barcelona, Spain - La (2) De Apolo %
Nov.  18 - Madrid, Spain - Moby Dick %
Nov. 20 - Nantes, France - Pole Etudiant %
Nov. 21 - Paris, France - Le Trabendo %
Nov. 22 - London, UK - The Garage %
Nov. 23 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece %
Nov. 24 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club %
Nov. 25 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
Dec. 07 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Dec. 08 - Vancouver, BC - Cobalt
Dec. 09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Dec. 11 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
Dec. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram
Dec. 13 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Dec. 15 - Austin, TX - Mohawk &
Dec. 16 - Houston, TX - Studio @ Warehouse Live

* with SUUNS
# with Uniform
! with Protomartyr
^ with Brian Case
% with Drahla
& with Cherubs

The Flaming Lips and Mac Demarco Add Two Southern California Shows To Co-Headline Tour

THE FLAMING LIPS AND MAC DEMARCO ADD TWO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOWS TO CO-HEADLINE TOUR Tickets On Sale This Friday 
July 11, 2017 (Burbank, CA) - The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco have extended their co-headline tour to include a pair of shows in southern California on October 7 at The Shrine Exposition Hall in LA and October 9 at the Fox Theater in Pomona. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Friday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Click here for Shrine Expo Hall. Click here for Fox Theater Pomona. Tickets for both shows as a series are available here.As previously announced, the Lips-DeMarco tour has also added a date at the beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA, on October 6. Tickets are on sale now. Click here for more info.The Flaming Lips are touring in support of their acclaimed album Oczy Mlody. Several typically Lipsian videos were released in support of the album, including "Sunrise (Eyes Of The Young)," "How??," "The Castle," and "Nidgy Nie (Never No)," as well as a lyric video for "We A Famly" (feat. Miley Cyrus). Watch The Lips perform "The Castle" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon here. The track-listing for Oczy Mlody is as follows: 1. Oczy Mlody       2. How??              3. There Should Be Unicorns           4. Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)       5. Nigdy Nie (Never No)                                       6. Galaxy I Sink                       7. One Night While Hunting For Faeries and Witches and Wizards To Kill     8. Do Glowy                                       9. Listening To The Frogs With Demon Eyes                 10. The Castle11. Almost Home (Blisko Domu)      12. We A Famly     Also available now is the companion album to Oczy Mlody, On Board The International Space Station Concert for Peace. Click here to order. The album features seven live(ish) tracks from Oczy Mlodyreimagined as a fictional/fantastical live Flaming Lips performance on the International Space Station.
On Board The International Space Station - Concert for Peace Track list:
1. How??
2. Do Glowy
3. Listening To The Frogs with Demon Eyes
4. Nigdy Nie (Never No)
5. The Castle
6. There Should Be Unicorns
7. We A Famly The Lips' current studio album Oczy Mlody is also available. Click here to order. International dates for The Flaming Lips: Aug 11             Newquay, England                    Boardmasters FestivalAug 12             Birmingham, England                The Rainbow Open Air ArenaAug 13             Bristol, England                        Colston HallAug 15             Glasgow, Scotland                    BarrowlandsAug 16             Nottingham, England                 Rock CityAug 18             Hasselt, Belgium                      Pukkelpop FestivalSep 10              Portmeirion, Wales                   FestivalN°6 The Flaming Lips/Mac DeMarco Co-Headline Tour Dates:*New dates Sep 17              St. Paul, MN                             Myth Live Event CenterSep 18              Milwaukee, WI                          Eagles Ballroom Club StageSep 19              Indianapolis, IN                                     Farmer's Bureau Insurance Lawn/White River State ParkSep 20              Niagara Falls, NY                     Rapids TheatreSep 29              Houston, TX                             Revention Music CenterSep 30              Irving, TX                                 Pavilion at The Music FactoryOct 01              Austin, TX                                ACL Live at the Moody TheaterOct 05              Phoenix, AZ                              Comerica Theatre
Oct 06              Santa Barbara, CA                    Santa Barbara County Bowl*Oct 07             Los Angeles, CA                       The Shrine Exposition Hall *Oct 09             Pomona, CA                             Fox Theater 

SHEER MAG's debut 'Need To Feel Your Love' out Friday - Listen now.

SHEER MAG'S NEED TO FEEL YOUR LOVE OUT THIS FRIDAY ON WILSUNS RC 
STREAMING VIA NPR FIRST LISTEN NOW
"Explosive riffing and seemingly encyclopedic grasp of popular music styles - a typical Sheer Mag song crams a compendium of classic-rock, power-pop and garage-punk ideas"- Rolling Stone
"Not only a lesson in listening and learning from rock 'n' roll masters, but from our humanity.Need To Feel Your Love seeks justice and riffs in a politically fraught age of discontent, but knows we're nothing without love." -  NPR

"White-hot, solos exploding in a ball of static the exact moment they're fretted; bluesy progressions pirouetting around bandleader Christina Halladay's yowls like drunken ballerinas on a death march" - Pitchfork 

TOURING NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL AND EUROPE THIS MONTH - ALL DATES BELOW
Sheer Mag's Need To Feel Your Love is finally here this Friday on Wilsuns RC. They hit the road in support of the record, touring North America and Europe extensively.  Highlights include Brooklyn's House of Vans next month, DC, Chicago, LA, Austin, Toronto and so much more. Haram, Lost Balloons, Flesh World and Tony Molina join as support - check out the full list below for details. 
Photo Credit: Marie LinTOUR DATES:7/12 - Brooklyn, NY - House of Vans !8/23 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat *8/24 - Raleigh, NC - King's *8/25 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter *8/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *8/31 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair * ~9/1 - Montreal, QC - La Vitrola ~9/2 - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe ~9/3 - Detroit, MI - UFO Factory ~9/4 - Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class ~9/5 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place ~9/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo #9/12 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups #9/13 - Louisville, KY - Kaiju #9/14 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop #9/15 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall #9/16 - Madison, WI - The Frequency #9/17 - St Louis, MO - RKDE 9/18 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck 9/19 - Omaha,NE - Reverb Lounge 9/20 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock 9/21 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium9/25 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater ^9/26 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^9/27 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater ^9/29 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel ^9/30 - Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club ^10/2 - San Diego,CA - Soda Bar ^10/3 - Los Angeles, CA - Hi Hat ^10/4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ^10/5 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge ^10/6 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister ^10/7 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge ^10/9 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street - OKC ^10/10 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada ^10/11 - Austin, TX - Barracuda ^10/12 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger ^10/13 - Houston, TX - Walter's ^10/14 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia ^10/15 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn ^10/16 - Atlanta, GA  - The Masquerade ^10/18 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight ^10/19 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern ^! w/ Royal Headache* w/ Haram~ w/ Lost Balloons# w/ Flesh World ^ w/ Tony Molina

WATCH + SHARE "SUFFER ME" VIA YOUTUBE

Garbage @ Hollywood Bowl

Keep Shelly In Athens shares new single "Seattle" via The Line of Best Fit

Keep Shelly In Athens shares new single, "Seattle" via The Line of Best Fit 

STREAM: "Seattle" - 
SoundCloud / YouTube / LOBF  The ethereal and swirling sounds of the ambient-influenced pop of Greece's Keep Shelly in Athens captures the transient feelings of city life and the inevitable passing of time. With lush melodic beats and dreamy vocals Keep Shelly's production is an accessible and lighthearted entry into the world of down-tempo electronica.With previous releases on labels including Forest Family Records, Transparent Records, Planet Mu, Cascine and Friends of Friends, the duo have already transported their whimsical arrangements and soothing productions across the globe, including performances at Coachella Festival, Parklife Festival, Brighton's The Great Escape Festival and Austin's Fun Fun Fun.In addition to their own releases they have also done official remixes for Tycho (Ghostly International), Blood Diamonds (4AD), Steve Mason (Domino) and many more...Their third LP, Philokalia, is coming out on September 29 2017 via their own record label Athenian Aura Recordings with the Aussie award-winning novelist/poet Jessica Bell as their new singer.What the press has said in the past:“They’ll make you happy to feel sad.” -The Guardian"'Now I'm Ready,' it manifests itself into arguably the best pop record of 2015." -The Line Of Best Fit"Keep Shelly in Athens are never anything less than enthralling." -Clash Music“...downtempo, Balearic-tinged sounds that sound like what would happen if someone tried to remake Air’s Moon Safari to correspond with the present day’s fashions...” -Pitchfork"...soothes and spooks in equal measure...blissful.” -Dazed and Confused"...floats like a sweet Saint Etienne dream shattered by devastatingly melancholy trumpet sighs." -NME"It s not just a mood of vacation relaxing over a clear calendar, but of not owning a calendar, not worrying that time exists." -The FADER"...there are plenty of blissful melodies and heavenly pads to be found..." -XLR8R“...intoxicating blend of gauzy summer melodies and late-night melancholy.” -Electronic Beats Magazine"...this is Madmen Love! A twisted, hugely inventive track! It's like the Drive soundtrack with sharper claws. It's easily the fiercest these guys have ever sounded, and it makes for a surprising, exciting change." -This Is Fake DIY Keep Shelly In Athens
Philokalia
(Athenian Aura Recordings)
Street Date: Sept. 29, 2017
Pre-order here

Tori Amos Announces North American Tour In Support Of New Album, 'Native Invader,' Out 9/8 On Decca Records

TORI AMOS

ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM NATIVE INVADER


 
ALBUM RELEASED ON DECCA RECORDS SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
July 10, 2017 (New York, NY) – Earlier today, celebrated singer-songwriterTori Amos announced via Facebook Live her extensive North American fall concert schedule, kicking off on October 24 in St. Paul, MN and hitting major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia and more (complete itinerary below). The North American concert dates are part of a larger world tour she begins in September in Europe in support of her anticipated new album  Native Invader,  available on Decca Records on September 8.

For the North American tour, Tori is collaborating with Ticketmaster for a pre-sale initiative using the Verified Fan platform - a unique fan-first technology that levels the playing field so fans get optimal access to tickets: https://toriamos.tmverifiedfan.com.

Tori Amos is one of the most successful, prolific and influential artists of her generation. Native Invader is Tori’s fifteenth studio album, following 2014’sUnrepentant Geraldines – her eighth Billboard Top 10 album -- and will be made availble in various physical and digital configuarions, as well as vinyl later this fall. The physical CD package will be available in standard as well as deluxe offerings; the latter includes a hardcover book and two bonus tracks. Native Invader’s evocative album cover art was unveiled over Tori’s social media platforms on July 6th.

Speaking of the new album, Tori Amos says:

“The songs on ‘Native Invader’ are being pushed by the Muses to find different ways of facing unforeseen challenges and in some cases dangerous conflicts. The record looks to Nature and how, through resilience, she heals herself. The songs also wrestle with the question: what is our part in the destruction of our land, as well as ourselves, and in our relationships with each other?

In life there can be the shock of unexpected fires, floods, earthquakes, or any cataclysmic ravager – both on the inside and outside of our minds. Sonically and visually, I wanted to look at how Nature creates with her opposing forces, becoming the ultimate regenerator through her cycles of death and re-birth.Time and time again she is able to renew, can we find this renewal for ourselves?”

A pioneer across multiple platforms, Tori was the first major label artist to offer a single for download. Nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, she has had her songs turned into graphic novels and has produced ground-breaking videos throughout her career. In late 2016 she released the title song ‘Flicker’ to the acclaimed Netflix documentary ‘Audrie and Daisy’, addressing issues of high school rape. A noted humanitarian, Tori is co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.


TORI AMOS NATIVE INVADER US TOUR DATES  

10/24              O'Shaughnessy Auditorium               Saint Paul, MN
10/26              Orpheum Theater                            Madison, WI
10/27              The Chicago Theatre                        Chicago, IL
10/29              State Theatre at Playhouse Square   Cleveland, OH
10/30              Massey Hall                                    Toronto, ON
10/31              Michigan Theater                             Ann Arbor, MI
11/2                The Orpheum Theatre                      Boston, MA
11/3                MGM National Harbor                       Washington, DC
11/4                The Tower Theater                          Philadelphia, PA
11/7                Beacon Theatre                               New York, NY
11/8                Beacon Theatre                               New York, NY
11/10              Atlanta Symphony Hall                     Atlanta, GA
11/11              Durham Performing Arts Center        Durham, NC
11/12              The Ryman Auditorium                     Nashville, TN
11/14              Mahalia Jackson Theatre                   New Orleans, LA
11/16              The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory   Dallas, TX
11/17              ACL Live at The Moody Theater         Austin, TX
11/19              The Paramount Theatre                    Denver, CO
11/22              Schnitzer Hall                                  Portland, OR
11/24              The Paramount Theatre                    Seattle, WA
11/25              The Hult Center for Performing Arts   Eugene, OR
11/26              The Paramount Theater                    Oakland, CA
11/28              The Balboa Theatre                          San Diego, CA
11/29              The Mesa Arts Center (MAC)             Phoenix, AZ
12/1                The Theatre at Ace Hotel                  Los Angeles, CA
12/2                The Theatre at Ace Hotel                  Los Angeles, CA
12/3                The Theatre at Ace Hotel                  Los Angeles, CA 
 For all ticket and on-sale details, please visit www.toriamos.com

Gillian Welch Announces New Dates On The Harrow & The Harvest In Concert Vinyl Release Tour

GILLIAN WELCH ANNOUNCES NEW DATES ON
THE HARROW & THE HARVEST IN CONCERT VINYL RELEASE TOUR

THE HARROW & THE HARVEST OUT ON VINYL JULY 28TH VIA ACONY RECORDS“It is a splendid record, full of intricacies and deep feeling and subtle associations and turns of mind.”
 –New Yorker

“…a slow, sad, lovely, meditative collection of songs in which their voices intertwine with characteristic grace.”
 –NPR

“…love stories with doomy country atmospheres; simple but very, very careful…”
–The New York TimesThis morning, Gillian Welch announces additional tour dates on  The Harrow & The Harvest  In Concert Vinyl Release Tour, adding shows in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and two nights in Portland (full details below). On this tour, Welch and her musical partner, Dave Rawlings, will perform 2011’s GRAMMY-nominated  The   Harrow   &   The   Harvest , which the Washington Post called “Welch...at her haunting, heart-aching best,” in its entirety. Dates on this tour have previously been announced in New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Nashville. Tickets for these new dates will go on sale on Friday, July 14th at 10:00 AM PST and can be purchased here. The duo, accompanied by a full band, will also perform as Dave Rawlings Machine in cities including St. Paul, Bloomington, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago (full dates below).

The   Harrow   &   The   Harvest  will be released for the first time ever on vinyl via Gillian Welch’s own Acony Records on July 28th. Of the process Welch reveals, "We have been working and waiting 20 years to bring you our music on phonograph record. It took a while, because we wanted to do it the right way, the absolute best way humanly possible, and I believe that's what we've done. No sonic stone was left unturned, no nuance let fall by the wayside. There is honestly nothing else I can imagine hoping to hear out of the original tapes. It is all there in the groove. As people whose lives were changed by the sound of music coming off turntables, we humbly invite you to include us in your record collection." The single LP will be packaged in an "Old Style" tip-on gatefold jacket with custom paper and will include full color cover art by artist John Dyer Baizley, also of the group Baroness, as well as a printed sleeve, and full lyric insert. The album was mastered directly from the original tapes through custom Ortofon amplifiers to a Neumann VMS-80 cutting system and plated and pressed on standard-weight audiophile-quality vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and can be pre-ordered here.

Recently, Rolling Stone Country premiered the music video for Gillian Welch’s “Dark Turn Of Mind,” offThe Harrow & The Harvest, calling it “spectacularly haunting”. The video features never before seen footage and you can watch it here.

The Harrow & The Harvest was GRAMMY nominated for Best Engineered Album (Non Classical) and Best Folk Album and highly praised by critics worldwide, including Uncut Magazine who called The Harrow & The Harvest a "timeless country classic," NPR Music who proclaimed that the album “grabs the attention of a new generation” and The AV Club who said, “Welch and longtime partner David Rawlings are flawless.”

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have recorded 8 studio albums and have lent their talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. On August 11th, Welch & Rawlings will release their latest collaboration, David Rawlings’s  Poor David’s Almanack,  a wry mixture of acoustic and electric music rich in ageless American vernacular. The album of ten new songs was crafted by studio wizards Ken Scott (Beatles, David Bowie) and Matt Andrews on analog tape during a week of sessions at legendary Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more about Poor David’s Almanack here. Additionally, in recognition of their remarkable career, Welch and Rawlings were honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2015 and the Berklee American Masters Award in 2016.

THE HARROW & THE HARVEST TRACK LIST: 
1. Scarlet Town    
2. Dark Turn of Mind
3. The Way It Will Be
4. The Way It Goes
5. Tennessee
6. Down Along the Dixie Line
7. Six White Horses
8. Hard Times
9. Silver Dagger
10. The Way the Whole Thing Ends

“The Harrow & The Harvest” Tour Dates – Tickets at http://gillianwelch.com/tour/
July 30 /// Charlottesville VA /// Sprint Pavilion
July 31 /// Washington DC /// Kennedy Center
August 2 /// New York, NY  /// Beacon Theatre
August 4 /// Charlotte, NC /// Knight Theater
August 5 /// Atlanta, GA /// Atlanta Symphony Hall
August 7 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium
October 3 /// San Diego, CA   /// Balboa Theatre
October 4 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Orpheum Theatre
October 6 /// San Francisco, CA /// The Fillmore
October 9 & 10 /// Portland, OR /// Newmark Theatre
October 11/// Seattle, WA /// Moore Theatre

Dave Rawlings Machine Tour Dates – Tickets at http://davidrawlingsmusic.com/tour/
August 16 /// Louisville, KY /// WL Lyons Brown Theatre
August 17 /// St. Louis, MO /// Sheldon Concert Hall
August 18 /// Kansas City, MO /// Folly Theater
August 20 /// Lyons, CO /// Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
August 23 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Pantages Theatre
August 24 /// Madison, WI /// The Capitol Theater
August 25 /// Chicago, IL /// Thalia Hall
August 26 /// Bloomington, IN /// The Bluebird

LÉON ANNOUNCES FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

LÉON ANNOUNCES FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

NEW TRACK “SURROUND ME” OUT NOWiTunes | Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play 
Singer/songwriter LÉON has announced she will embark on her second North American headline tour this fall. Following performances at Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot and Meadows Festival this summer, LÉON will bring her live show to 18 major markets across the country including Houston, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Boston and more. Tickets will be available through Spotify pre-sale beginning July 11 at 10am EST. General on-sale will follow on July 14.

LÉON released her latest track “Surround Me” on Friday – listen HERE. The song is available now at the above DSPs.

Lotta Lindgren aka LÉON first became known for her debut single “Tired of Talking,” which is featured on her debut EP Treasure. The song went straight to #1 on Hype Machine and received critical praise from GLAMOUR, InStyle, Noisey, PAPER, NYLON and more. The song has since captured over 50 million streams on Spotify and also received a remix treatment from A-Trak & Cory Enemy, which FADER called “extremely catchy” and Entertainment Weekly named one of ‘10 under-the-radar songs from emerging artists who deserve your attention.’ In March of this year, LÉON released her stunning sophomore EP, For You. The 4-song EP features title track “For You,” along with irresistible gems “Sleep Deprived,” “Liar” and “Think About You.”

Tour Dates:8/5/2017Chicago, ILLollapalooza9/3/2017Seattle, WABumbershoot Music and Arts Festival9/15/2017Flushing, NYMeadows Music and Arts Festival10/2/2017Houston, TXHouse of Blues - Bronze Peacock Room10/3/2017Dallas, TXHouse of Blues - Cambridge Room10/4/2017Austin, TXThe Parish10/6/2017Phoenix, AZThe Crescent Ballroom10/7/2017San Diego, CAThe Irenic10/9/2017Los Angeles, CAEl Rey10/10/2017San Francisco, CAThe Independent10/12/2017Portland, ORDoug Fir Lounge10/13/2017Vancouver, BCImperial10/16/2017Salt Lake City, UTKilby Court10/17/2017Denver, COGlobe Hall10/19/2017Kansas City, MOThe Record Bar10/20/2017Minneapolis, MNFine Line Music Café10/21/2017Chicago, ILLincoln Hall10/23/2017Toronto, ONVelvet Underground10/25/2017Boston, MAParadise10/28/2017Philadelphia, PAThe Foundry @ The Fillmore10/29/2017Washington, DCU Street Music Hall
 Follow LÉON:
itsleonleon.com
twitter.com/itsleonleon
instagram.com/itsleonleon
facebook.com/itsleonleon 

Regina Spektor embarks on "A Very Special Solo Performance" tour in U.S this fall

REGINA SPEKTOR EMBARKS ON RARE
U.S. SOLO TOUR THIS FALLRegina Spektor will bring A Very Special Solo Performance to the U.S. this fall. Tickets for most shows go on sale July 14, see below for a complete list of dates.Spektor recently completed a sold out spring tour across the United States in support of her critically acclaimed new release  Remember Us To Life , out now on Sire/Warner Bros. Records. Purchase/stream the album HERE.The tour garnered rave reviews from fans and press alike. The Santa Barbara Independent said Spektor “captivated audiences with impeccable storytelling and whimsical piano playing,” while the Portland Press Herald called the show “soul-moving,” claiming that Spektor “delivered a stunning performance.” The San Francisco Chronicle noted of Spektor’s inclusion in this year’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the Monterey International Pop Festival, “Her booking was an inspired one, as many audience found themselves in the audience unexpectedly singing along to songs.”The album garnered critical praise from Esquire, NPR, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly,New York Magazine, People and many more; see below for what the press has said.In addition to the upcoming tour dates, fans can hear more from Spektor later this year as she makes guest appearances on new records from ODESZA and Gogol Bordello. Regina’s involvement in many projects from music, theatre, TV and film, such as the Hamilton Mixtapeand Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black led the NY Post to declare Spektor a “key reference point in American pop culture.”REGINA SPEKTOR: A VERY SPECIAL SOLO PERFORMANCE* on sale July 14
† on sale July 21
 October 20Tucson, AZRialto Theatre*October 22Anaheim, CAHouse of Blues*October 23San Diego, CABalboa Theatre†October 25Phoenix, AZCelebrity Theatre†October 26Albuquerque, NMPopejoy Hall†October 29Kansas City, MOUptown Theater*October 30Des Moines, IAHoyt Sherman Place*November 1Lincoln, NERococo Theatre*November 2Milwaukee, WIRiverside Theater*November 4Grand Rapids, MI20 Monroe Live*November 5Cincinnati, OHTaft Theatre*November 7Pittsburgh, PAPalace Theatre*November 8Reading, PASantander Performing Arts Center*November 10Wilmington, DEThe Queen*November 11Baltimore, MDThe Hippodrome†November 13New Brunswick, NJState Theatre*November 14Northampton, MAJohn M. Greene Hall at Smith Coll.*November 16Albany, NYPalace Theatre*November 17Englewood, NJBergen PAC*November 19New Haven, CTCollege Street Music Hall*

Frankie Cosmos extend North American tour (support on select dates from IAN SWEET, iji, and Trust Fund - solo)

Frankie Cosmos adds North American tour dates to 2017 international
tour schedule Appearances at Pitchfork Music Festival, MIDI Festival, Indietracks Festival, and Music Fest NW 

Support from IAN SWEET, iji, Try Nice and
Trust Fund (solo) on select datesFrankie Cosmos have extended their previously announced international tour, playing shows down and around the east coast and through the midwest w/ Hardly Art recording artist, IAN SWEET, whose albumShapeshifter is available now.  These newly added dates will begin on September 22nd in Washington D.C., with stops in Chapel Hill, Louisville, Minneapolis, Madison, ending on Oct 27 in Brooklyn.  The additions will find the band visiting 32 cities throughout the summer and early fall including appearances at Pitchfork Music Festival, Visions Festival in London and Music Fest NW in Portland. These shows will feature the band showcasing new material from their forthcoming Sub Pop debut, available sometime in 2018.

Jul. 14 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
Jul. 23 - Hyères, FR - MIDI Festival
Jul. 24 - Lyon, FR - Grrrnd Zero
Jul. 25 - Dijon, FR - Peniche Cancale
Jul. 26 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie &
Jul. 27 - Nantes, FR - Le Mahout &
Jul. 28 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt &
Jul. 29 - Derbyshire, UK - Indietracks Festival
Jul. 31 - Cardiff, UK - The Moon &
Aug. 01 - Liverpool, UK - The Magnet &
Aug. 02 - Dublin, IE - Whelan’s &
Aug. 03 - Edinburgh, UK - La Belle Angele &
Aug. 04 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall  &
Aug. 05 - London, UK -  Visions Festival
Aug. 06 - Katowice, PL - OFF Festival
Aug. 08 - Primosten, HR - SuperUho Festival
Aug. 24 - Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt Cabaret ^
Aug. 25 - Anacortes, WA - The Business ^
Aug. 26 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ^
Aug. 27 - Portland, OR - MusicFestNW presents Project Pabst **
Aug. 29 - Arcata, CA - Outer Space ^
Aug. 30 - San Francisco, CA - Gray Area Theater ^
Sep. 01 - Tucson, AZ - HOCO Fest #
Sep. 02 - San Diego, CA - The Irenic ^
Sep. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex ^
Sep. 22. - Washington, DC- Black Cat $
Sep. 23 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern $
Sep. 24 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall $
Sep. 25 - Louisville, KY - Galaxie $
Sep. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway $
Sep. 27 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck $
Sep. 28 - Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Calling $
Sep. 29 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club $
Sep. 30 - Evanston, IL - SPACE $
Oct. 01 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon $
Oct. 02 - Cleveland, OH - Mahall's $
Oct. 03 - Buffalo, NY - Waiting Room $
Oct. 04 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall $           
Oct. 07 - Brooklyn, NY - Murmrr Ballroom

& w/ Trust Fund (solo)
^ w/ iji
# w/ La Luz
** w/ Beck, Nas, Spoon, Whitney and more
$ w/ Ian Sweet