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May 7, 2017
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Seu Jorge continues acclaimed tour of "The Life Aquatic - A Tribute to David Bowie"
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BRAZILIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACTOR SEU JORGE CONTINUES THE LIFE AQUATIC – A TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE TOUR IN CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS JUNEConcerts Will Feature Bowie Songs Jorge Interpreted in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Jorge’s “uncluttered arrangement calls attention to the ingenious architecture of Bowie’s songs”
– Los Angeles Times
Though Seu Jorge is one of Brazil’s most celebrated singers and actors, he is perhaps best known here in the U.S. for his role in Wes Anderson’s 2004 film
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
, in which Jorge reinterpreted a number of David Bowie’s biggest hits. The songs, performed in Portuguese and featuring Jorge solo on acoustic guitar, became something entirely unique. So much so that Bowie himself was moved to say, “Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese, I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with.” Jorge will perform these songs, and those he recorded for the 2005 album The Life Aquatic – Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge, in his critically acclaimed live show
The Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie
, which will tour North American in June.
Please see below for a full itinerary of shows. Tickets are on sale now.
The Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie will feature a set and costumes designed by Creative Directors Mariana Jorge and Danny Perez, both members of the original The Life Aquatic creative team. Jorge will perform on a stage reminiscent of the film set, with boat sails functioning as screens displaying images throughout the set. Yet even with such a simple set up, the Los Angeles Times writes in a glowing review, Jorge brings what feels like “infinite detail and emotion to the songs.”
As a singer, Seu Jorge was part of the Brazilian band Farofa Carioca, writing most of the songs of their 1998 debut album Moro no Brasil. His first solo album was 2001’s Samba Esporte Fino, a pop album influenced by musicians iconic Brazilian artists Jorge Ben Jor, Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento, and released outside Brazil under the name Carolina in 2003. He followed up with the critically acclaimed 2005 album Cru (Raw), which The Guardian called “a magnificent record,” and which prompted Pitchfork to praise Jorge’s voice as “at once buttery, soulful, and fierce.” He since has gone on to release five studio albums and collaborate with the likes of Beck, Talib Kweli and even the fashion designer Rachel Roy.As an actor, Jorge came to fame with his breakout performance as Knockout Ned in Fernando Meirelles critically acclaimed feature filmCity of God (2002). After his performance as the guitar strumming deckhand Pelé dos Santos in The Life Aquatic (2004), and the praise he received for his Bowie covers, Jorge released The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, which, AllMusic wrote, “retains the original framing of the Bowie classics, while injecting a sunny island sweetness into their very core.”
Seu Jorge’s A Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie North American Dates June 15
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia PavilionJune 16
Milwaukee, WI
Pabst TheaterJune 17
Minneapolis, MN
Pantages TheatreJune 18
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg International Jazz Festival
June 20
Seattle, WA
Woodland Park ZooJune 21
Portland, OR
Oregon Zoo AmphitheatreJune 22
Vancouver, BC
Orpheum TheatreJune 24
Berkeley, CA
Fox Theater
June 25
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
Jorge’s “uncluttered arrangement calls attention to the ingenious architecture of Bowie’s songs”
– Los Angeles Times
Though Seu Jorge is one of Brazil’s most celebrated singers and actors, he is perhaps best known here in the U.S. for his role in Wes Anderson’s 2004 film
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
, in which Jorge reinterpreted a number of David Bowie’s biggest hits. The songs, performed in Portuguese and featuring Jorge solo on acoustic guitar, became something entirely unique. So much so that Bowie himself was moved to say, “Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs in Portuguese, I would never have heard this new level of beauty which he has imbued them with.” Jorge will perform these songs, and those he recorded for the 2005 album The Life Aquatic – Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge, in his critically acclaimed live show
The Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie
, which will tour North American in June.Please see below for a full itinerary of shows. Tickets are on sale now.
The Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie will feature a set and costumes designed by Creative Directors Mariana Jorge and Danny Perez, both members of the original The Life Aquatic creative team. Jorge will perform on a stage reminiscent of the film set, with boat sails functioning as screens displaying images throughout the set. Yet even with such a simple set up, the Los Angeles Times writes in a glowing review, Jorge brings what feels like “infinite detail and emotion to the songs.”
As a singer, Seu Jorge was part of the Brazilian band Farofa Carioca, writing most of the songs of their 1998 debut album Moro no Brasil. His first solo album was 2001’s Samba Esporte Fino, a pop album influenced by musicians iconic Brazilian artists Jorge Ben Jor, Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento, and released outside Brazil under the name Carolina in 2003. He followed up with the critically acclaimed 2005 album Cru (Raw), which The Guardian called “a magnificent record,” and which prompted Pitchfork to praise Jorge’s voice as “at once buttery, soulful, and fierce.” He since has gone on to release five studio albums and collaborate with the likes of Beck, Talib Kweli and even the fashion designer Rachel Roy.As an actor, Jorge came to fame with his breakout performance as Knockout Ned in Fernando Meirelles critically acclaimed feature filmCity of God (2002). After his performance as the guitar strumming deckhand Pelé dos Santos in The Life Aquatic (2004), and the praise he received for his Bowie covers, Jorge released The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions, which, AllMusic wrote, “retains the original framing of the Bowie classics, while injecting a sunny island sweetness into their very core.”
Seu Jorge’s A Life Aquatic – A Tribute to David Bowie North American Dates June 15
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia PavilionJune 16
Milwaukee, WI
Pabst TheaterJune 17
Minneapolis, MN
Pantages TheatreJune 18
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg International Jazz Festival
June 20
Seattle, WA
Woodland Park ZooJune 21
Portland, OR
Oregon Zoo AmphitheatreJune 22
Vancouver, BC
Orpheum TheatreJune 24
Berkeley, CA
Fox Theater
June 25
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
May 6, 2017
JONATHAN RADO OF FOXYGEN SHARES BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT" COVER
JONATHAN RADO OF FOXYGEN SHARES BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT" COVER
BORN TO RUN COVER ALBUM OUT MAY 12 EXCLUSIVELY VIA TURNTABLE KITCHEN'S SOUNDS DELICIOUS SUBSCRIPTION SERIES
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LISTEN / SHARE: "TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT"
Foxygen's Jonathan Rado has shared the second taste of his forthcoming full album cover of Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run, releasing his version of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." Consequence of Sound, who premiered the track, say, "Reworking one of rock music's most enduring classics might sound like a crazy idea, but Rado has just the right amount of madness in him to make it genius."
Rado previously shared his cover of "Thunder Road" to praise from Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, Under The Radar, Paste, and more. Rado's Born To Run will be available exclusively via Turntable Kitchen's SOUNDS DELICIOUS subscription series on May 12. The album will be available only on vinyl with original artwork (shown below), limited to 1000 copies. Pre-orders are available now.
*****
SOUNDS DELICIOUS is a first-of-its-kind monthly vinyl subscription service. SOUNDS DELICIOUS will offer full-length cover albums - exclusively featuring music not available anywhere else - on limited edition vinyl.
Participating artists were asked to choose any full-length album they love and reimagine it from front to back. SOUNDS DELICIOUS will produce the recordings on limited edition vinyl packaged in beautifully designed jackets and exclusively release them to members of its subscription service every month.
Also coming in 2017 from SOUNDS DELICIOUS:Ben Gibbard covering Teenage Fanclub's BandwagonesqueThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart with Kristin Kontrol & members of Titus Andronicus covering Tom Petty's Full Moon FeverAva Luna covering Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody NelsonA special collaboration featuring Local Natives, Chris Chu (POP ETC), Evan Voytas, Andy Breihan (Guards/SACCO), and other TBA special guests covering Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean BlueMany more to come! SOUNDS DELICIOUS
LANDMARK ALBUMS REIMAGINED BY YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS.Exclusive recordings. Rare vinyl. Every month.
BORN TO RUN COVER ALBUM OUT MAY 12 EXCLUSIVELY VIA TURNTABLE KITCHEN'S SOUNDS DELICIOUS SUBSCRIPTION SERIES
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LISTEN / SHARE: "TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT"
Foxygen's Jonathan Rado has shared the second taste of his forthcoming full album cover of Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run, releasing his version of "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." Consequence of Sound, who premiered the track, say, "Reworking one of rock music's most enduring classics might sound like a crazy idea, but Rado has just the right amount of madness in him to make it genius."
Rado previously shared his cover of "Thunder Road" to praise from Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum, Under The Radar, Paste, and more. Rado's Born To Run will be available exclusively via Turntable Kitchen's SOUNDS DELICIOUS subscription series on May 12. The album will be available only on vinyl with original artwork (shown below), limited to 1000 copies. Pre-orders are available now.
*****
SOUNDS DELICIOUS is a first-of-its-kind monthly vinyl subscription service. SOUNDS DELICIOUS will offer full-length cover albums - exclusively featuring music not available anywhere else - on limited edition vinyl.
Participating artists were asked to choose any full-length album they love and reimagine it from front to back. SOUNDS DELICIOUS will produce the recordings on limited edition vinyl packaged in beautifully designed jackets and exclusively release them to members of its subscription service every month.
Also coming in 2017 from SOUNDS DELICIOUS:Ben Gibbard covering Teenage Fanclub's BandwagonesqueThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart with Kristin Kontrol & members of Titus Andronicus covering Tom Petty's Full Moon FeverAva Luna covering Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody NelsonA special collaboration featuring Local Natives, Chris Chu (POP ETC), Evan Voytas, Andy Breihan (Guards/SACCO), and other TBA special guests covering Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean BlueMany more to come! SOUNDS DELICIOUS
LANDMARK ALBUMS REIMAGINED BY YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS.Exclusive recordings. Rare vinyl. Every month.
JAPANESE BREAKFAST SHARES "MACHINIST" VIDEO
JAPANESE BREAKFAST SHARES "MACHINIST" VIDEO
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMSOFT SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANETOUT JULY 14TH ON DEAD OCEANS
TOURING WITH SLOWDIVE, TEGAN & SARA, (SANDY) ALEX G & CENDE
Photo Credit: Ebru Yildiz
Today, Japanese Breakfast has shared a music video for "Machinist," the lead single from her new album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, available for pre-order now and due out July 14th on Dead Oceans.
The follow up to Japanese Breakfast's critically acclaimed debut is a work of self-reflection that looks out at the cosmos in search of healing, finding inspiration in science fiction, outer space, and the Mars One Project. This influence is most apparent in the video for "Machinist," Michelle Zauner's fourth music video collaboration with House of Nod's Adam Kolodny.
Video director, Zauner says "the song is a sci-fi narrative about a woman who falls in love with a robot. In the video she hallucinates on rocket fuel and tears apart her spaceship in an attempt to build a body for her robot lover," while director of photography, Adam Kolodny, says they "were inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, 2046, and The Fifth Element."
Japanese Breakfast is currently on tour with Slowdive and has upcoming dates with Tegan and Sara, (Sandy) Alex G and Cende. All dates below.
WATCH THE "MACHINIST" VIDEO
TOUR DATES:5/5 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ~5/6 - Montreal, QC @ Olympia Theatre ~5/7 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~ 5/8 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ~5/9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ~6/2 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *6/3 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *6/4 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (Back Room) *6/6 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) *6/7 - Orlando, FL @ The Social *6/9 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *6/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *6/11 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *6/13 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *6/16 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *6/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *6/20 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *6/21 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt *6/22 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *6/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *6/25 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *6/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *6/28 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *6/29 - Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness *6/30 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's *7/1 - Detroit, MI @ El Club *7/2 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *7/4 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB *7/5 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *7/6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *7/7 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *7/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *7/27 - Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^7/28 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^7/29 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^7/31 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ^8/2 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theater ^
~ w/ Slowdive* w/ (Sandy) Alex G & Cende^ w/ Tegan & Sara
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUMSOFT SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANETOUT JULY 14TH ON DEAD OCEANS
TOURING WITH SLOWDIVE, TEGAN & SARA, (SANDY) ALEX G & CENDE
Photo Credit: Ebru YildizToday, Japanese Breakfast has shared a music video for "Machinist," the lead single from her new album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, available for pre-order now and due out July 14th on Dead Oceans.
The follow up to Japanese Breakfast's critically acclaimed debut is a work of self-reflection that looks out at the cosmos in search of healing, finding inspiration in science fiction, outer space, and the Mars One Project. This influence is most apparent in the video for "Machinist," Michelle Zauner's fourth music video collaboration with House of Nod's Adam Kolodny.
Video director, Zauner says "the song is a sci-fi narrative about a woman who falls in love with a robot. In the video she hallucinates on rocket fuel and tears apart her spaceship in an attempt to build a body for her robot lover," while director of photography, Adam Kolodny, says they "were inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, 2046, and The Fifth Element."
Japanese Breakfast is currently on tour with Slowdive and has upcoming dates with Tegan and Sara, (Sandy) Alex G and Cende. All dates below.
WATCH THE "MACHINIST" VIDEO
TOUR DATES:5/5 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ~5/6 - Montreal, QC @ Olympia Theatre ~5/7 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~ 5/8 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ~5/9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ~6/2 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *6/3 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *6/4 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (Back Room) *6/6 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) *6/7 - Orlando, FL @ The Social *6/9 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *6/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *6/11 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *6/13 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *6/16 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *6/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *6/20 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *6/21 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt *6/22 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *6/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *6/25 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *6/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *6/28 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *6/29 - Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness *6/30 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's *7/1 - Detroit, MI @ El Club *7/2 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *7/4 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB *7/5 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *7/6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *7/7 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *7/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *7/27 - Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^7/28 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^7/29 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^7/31 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ^8/2 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theater ^
~ w/ Slowdive* w/ (Sandy) Alex G & Cende^ w/ Tegan & Sara
LCD Soundsystem Joins Sasquatch! Music Festival 2017 Lineup
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM JOINS SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 LINEUP
LEGENDARY NEW YORK BAND TO REPLACE FRANK OCEAN FRIDAY, MAY 26TH HEADLINING SLOT FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE OVER THREE DAYS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (MAY 26-28, 2017) AT THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE
LCD Soundsystem will return to Sasquatch! Music Festival this Memorial Day Weekend for the first time since their famed 2010 performance. The beloved New York band will step into the headlining slot on Friday, May 26th, replacing Frank Ocean who had to cancel due to production delays beyond his control. 3-day and single day tickets are available for purchase at Sasquatchfestival.com. Updated day-by-day lineup available below including the addition of Blitzen Trapper who will replace Benjamin Clementine, and Jay Som replacing Cigarettes After Sex. FridayLCD SoundsystemThe Head & The Heart, Bonobo, Kaytranada, Sleigh Bells, Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires, Foxygen, The Strumbellas, Thee Oh Sees, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Sales, The Hotelier, Big Freedia, Manatee Commune, Corey Harper, Mondo Cozmo, Flint Eastwood, Los Colognes, Porter Ray, Gazebos, SloucherComedy: Sasheer Zamata, Sal Vulcano, Yogi Paliwal SaturdayTwenty One PilotsMGMT, Mac Miller, Bleachers, Big Gigantic, Vulfpeck, Bomba Estereo, Aesop Rock, American Football, Jagwar Ma, Kungs, The Radio Dept., Blitzen Trapper, Arkells, IHF, Kaiydo, Klangstof, Reuben And The Dark, Courtney Marie Andrews, Katie Kate, DonormaalComedy: Fred Armisen, Nate Bargatze, Alice Wetterlund SundayChance The RapperThe Shins, Phantogram, Rufus Du Sol, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Kiiara, Bob Moses, Car Seat Headrest, Mount Kimbie, Fakear, Moses Sumney, White Lung, Jay Som, July Talk, Boogie, Joey Purp, Hoops, Kyle Craft, Saint MesaComedy: Beth Stelling, Sam Morril, Emmett Montgomery Created in 2002 by Pacific Northwest native Adam Zacks, Sasquatch!established its legacy through thoughtfully curated programming featuring global and regional artists that appeal to its diverse audience. The unique backdrop and fresh take on the traditional festival draws an annual pilgrimage from nearby and afar. Now in its 16th year, the festival has a rock solid roster of past performers:Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Beck, Bjork, The Black Keys, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, Outkast, R.E.M., plus top comedians: Zach Galifianakis, Flight of the Conchords, Sarah Silverman, Nick Offerman, and Maya Rudolph.
"Sasquatch is still the strongest rock and pop festival on the West Coast." -The New York Times
"Sasquatch! is America's most epic music festival at America's most epic concert venue."-MTV
"Sasquatch! remains a kind of far-off indie rock utopia."-Wired"One of the most well-planned and organized music festivals in the U.S." -Pitchfork
"It's hard to imagine a superior festival setting than the Gorge Amphitheater, where festival-goers hear their favorite bands...echo into the valley of the Columbia River and its sprawling foothills."-Stereogum
"The Gorge Amphitheater is one of the country's most scenic treasures, and the annual Sasquatch! Music Festival delivered on its promise of sonic and visual stimulation." -Vibe
www.sasquatchfestival.com
Special thanks to our sponsor: Bud Light; Inviting you to enjoy responsibly. Produced by Live Nation and Adam Zacks
TV BABY SHARES "SWAMP BEAT" TRACK VIA BROOKLYN VEGAN
TV BABY SHARES "SWAMP BEAT" TRACK VIA BROOKLYN VEGAN
PLAYING BABY'S ALL RIGHT NYC THIS SUNDAY 5/7
DIGNITY DON'T DANCE LP OUT JUNE 9TH ON DEUS RECORDS
Photo Cred: Nevin Pontious LISTEN & SHARE: TV Baby - "Swamp Beat" Track
WATCH & SHARE: TV Baby - "Klerin Priest" Video "With throbbing synths, sweeping guitar, and lyrics both poetic and streetwise, TV Baby have created a sound that captures both the angst and optimism of their time." - Purple TV Baby shares their new track "Swamp Beat" today via Brooklyn Vegan. The track is from the band's debut album Dignity Don't Dance which was produced by Gabriel Andruzzi (The Rapture) and mixed by Ewan Pearson. You can listen to the track here.
The NYC-based duo consisting of Matt Mcauley and Brian Peck (both formerly of A.R.E. Weapons) will also be playing a show this Sunday, May 7th at Baby's All Right in NYC with ESCAPE-ism (Ian Svenonius) & Chorizo. You can find more info and tickets here.
Dignity Don't Dance is due for release June 9th via Deus Records. T.V. Baby is a project that came to life during 2016 in a makeshift hideaway deep within a remote corridor of industrial New York City.
The romantic isolation of their decaying surroundings leant its vibe to the otherwise occupied musicians as they intuitively explored their formative musical experiences while playing at shifting their roles around within the band. From these changing dynamics, the close friends' debut album Dignity Don’t Dance was born. It comes on the label Deus Records, an imprint that continues the great independent NY tradition of dropping highly danceable music with rootsy, rock n roll swagger.
The Long Player format allows the band to meld the most naïve aspects of punk meets pop with mature, expansive and explorative grooves across ten tracks. Initially a set of sketches, the material soon became earworms that the band revelled in refining together. It is something that sits naturally with the three-piece and the result of their adaptations and challenging each other afresh is an immersive experience where the joy of creation is ever present for the listener.
The LP shows TV Baby taking hold of many sounds and combine them into something that is distinctly their own. Although rooted in electronic sounds, the unashamed and unmistakable homage to many seminal New York bands bubbles to the surface on each of Dignity Don’t Dance’s tracks. The rawest themes of lust, love, sexuality and abandon keep the album mercurial and constantly shifting in its form – from track to track and from bar to bar. This dynamism is guided by respect for the five classical elements and topped off with a mix down from Berlin based Brit Ewan Pearson.
With the needle in the groove tracks of soaring ease can give into taut introspection and moments of bracing sensuality. Mechanical funk, laden with lucid dreams and chemical illusions vie with raw, earthy anthems from the basement and garage. Loose limbed abandon is born from rum soaked, and acid flecked AOR.Distinct from its musical roots and remote from a scene or set of influences, Dignity Don’t Dance is a kaleidoscopic conveyor of familiar mantras hazily recalled, jacked up and reimagined with the ease of a collective fully in tune with itself.
Dignity Don't Dance - TRACKLISTING
01. Powering
02. Klerin Priest
03. Wild Joy
04. Sweet Little Heart Of Hate
05. Free Technology
06. Pillars
07. Swamp Beat
08. Nite Vision Eye
09. Sweet Gene Vincent
10. Beware The Holy Whore
PLAYING BABY'S ALL RIGHT NYC THIS SUNDAY 5/7
DIGNITY DON'T DANCE LP OUT JUNE 9TH ON DEUS RECORDS
Photo Cred: Nevin Pontious LISTEN & SHARE: TV Baby - "Swamp Beat" TrackWATCH & SHARE: TV Baby - "Klerin Priest" Video "With throbbing synths, sweeping guitar, and lyrics both poetic and streetwise, TV Baby have created a sound that captures both the angst and optimism of their time." - Purple TV Baby shares their new track "Swamp Beat" today via Brooklyn Vegan. The track is from the band's debut album Dignity Don't Dance which was produced by Gabriel Andruzzi (The Rapture) and mixed by Ewan Pearson. You can listen to the track here.
The NYC-based duo consisting of Matt Mcauley and Brian Peck (both formerly of A.R.E. Weapons) will also be playing a show this Sunday, May 7th at Baby's All Right in NYC with ESCAPE-ism (Ian Svenonius) & Chorizo. You can find more info and tickets here.
Dignity Don't Dance is due for release June 9th via Deus Records. T.V. Baby is a project that came to life during 2016 in a makeshift hideaway deep within a remote corridor of industrial New York City.
The romantic isolation of their decaying surroundings leant its vibe to the otherwise occupied musicians as they intuitively explored their formative musical experiences while playing at shifting their roles around within the band. From these changing dynamics, the close friends' debut album Dignity Don’t Dance was born. It comes on the label Deus Records, an imprint that continues the great independent NY tradition of dropping highly danceable music with rootsy, rock n roll swagger.
The Long Player format allows the band to meld the most naïve aspects of punk meets pop with mature, expansive and explorative grooves across ten tracks. Initially a set of sketches, the material soon became earworms that the band revelled in refining together. It is something that sits naturally with the three-piece and the result of their adaptations and challenging each other afresh is an immersive experience where the joy of creation is ever present for the listener.
The LP shows TV Baby taking hold of many sounds and combine them into something that is distinctly their own. Although rooted in electronic sounds, the unashamed and unmistakable homage to many seminal New York bands bubbles to the surface on each of Dignity Don’t Dance’s tracks. The rawest themes of lust, love, sexuality and abandon keep the album mercurial and constantly shifting in its form – from track to track and from bar to bar. This dynamism is guided by respect for the five classical elements and topped off with a mix down from Berlin based Brit Ewan Pearson.
With the needle in the groove tracks of soaring ease can give into taut introspection and moments of bracing sensuality. Mechanical funk, laden with lucid dreams and chemical illusions vie with raw, earthy anthems from the basement and garage. Loose limbed abandon is born from rum soaked, and acid flecked AOR.Distinct from its musical roots and remote from a scene or set of influences, Dignity Don’t Dance is a kaleidoscopic conveyor of familiar mantras hazily recalled, jacked up and reimagined with the ease of a collective fully in tune with itself.
Dignity Don't Dance - TRACKLISTING01. Powering
02. Klerin Priest
03. Wild Joy
04. Sweet Little Heart Of Hate
05. Free Technology
06. Pillars
07. Swamp Beat
08. Nite Vision Eye
09. Sweet Gene Vincent
10. Beware The Holy Whore
Music Tastes Good: 2017 Lineup Announcement
Music Tastes Good, presented by 89.9 KCRW, is proud to announce our 2017 lineup! This two-day event will take place in Downtown Long Beach's beautiful waterfront Marina Green Park the weekend of September 30-October 1, 2017, with influential alt-rock trailblazers Ween and Sleater-Kinney headlining Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Among the many other notable acts playing this year's Music Tastes Good are British shoegaze pioneers RIDE, critically-acclaimed American soul/R&B icon Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, sugary indie-pop maestros Alvvays, Grammy Award-winning, East LA roots rockers Los Lobos, experimental Athens, GA art-rock outfit of Montreal, Dr. Octagon, the acclaimed alter ego of rapper Kool Keith, and UK New Wave innovators Heaven 17 to name just a few.
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May 5, 2017
BISHOP BRIGGS DROPS “THE WAY I DO” MUSIC VIDEO TODAY!
BISHOP BRIGGS DROPS “THE WAY I DO” MUSIC VIDEO TODAY!
Watch/Share “The Way I Do” video HEREToday critically acclaimed alt artist Bishop Briggs drops the epic music video for her heartfelt and highly personal track “The Way I Do”, which wasdirected by James Larese. “The Way I Do”, described as a ‘bubbling bass line and gurgling synth, capped with cutting vocal harmonies’ by The Fader, is off of Bishop’s self-titled debut EP, out now via Teleport/Island Records.
Listen to BISHOP BRIGGS EPHERE
Storming through Coachella sets and sold-out tour dates, Bishop Briggs is currently on a 25-city North American headlining tourand is set to perform at multiple festivals including Panorama, Firefly and Lollapalooza. Tickets and unique, limited VIP Tour Experiences are available for purchase at http://bishopbriggs.com/tour.
Bishop Briggs’ music now transcends the limitations of singular genres, blending folk, pop and electronic music into a wholly unique sound. Her voice, lived-in and unafraid, has been likened to artists as varied as Janis Joplin, Florence Welch, Aretha Franklin, and Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes), but Bishop foregoes restraint and defies categorization, forging a path that is uniquely hers. With recent live performances/opening slots for Coldplay, Passion Pit and Kaleo,and now a headlining North American tour and EP release, Bishop Briggs is poised to be one of 2017’s biggest breakout artists.
Connect with BISHOP BRIGGS
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