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Hazel English - Just Give In / Never Going Home

Hazel English
Just Give In / Never Going Home
Polyvinyl Records
12 May 2017Following a hugely successful 2016, which saw her play to sold out crowds in the UK, North America and Australia, 26-year-old indie sensation Hazel English is releasing Just Give In / Never Going Home,which compiles her debut EP alongside six new tracks to make her first full LP-length release.
The Never Going Home side combines the hazy, direct songs that have helped Hazel rise to prominence this past year, while the Just Give Inside documents her blossoming creative partnership with Jackson Phillips (aka Day Wave).
Both musicians met when Hazel was working in a local book shop. Jackson popped by on his way to get a synth repaired, and the two got talking about music, before deciding to collaborate. It’s a meeting of minds that’s helped forge this essential debut collection.
Each song sports a timeless, sun kissed aesthetic that you might expect from Bay Area-based creatives, but Hazel’s direct style and pop sensibility take things to another level.
A traveller itching to see new places, Hazel first found Oakland on a trip away from her native Australia. It only took a few days to convince her this could be her new home. Shortly after, while studying creative writing in Melbourne, Australia, she had the option to study abroad.
She didn’t know she’d stay here, or indeed that she’d find the tight-knit musical community that thrives in the Bay Area, but she was drawn to something unexplainable about the place – a connection: “I thought I was just gonna go for six months, but I got connected with the musicians and felt like a really strong part of the community. So it felt like home. That vibe really made me feel like I could be whoever I wanted to be, I could try whatever I wanted to do.”
Given the time and space to make music in her new home, she took a casual approach to working with Phillips, even as debut track “Never Going Home” racked up millions of plays online. “We were just kind of taking our time. Over the span of a year, whenever we could we’d go and work on something.” Picking lyrics from her journal entries and jotting down ideas on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, this simple but personal approach worked wonders.
In other hands, you could imagine these songs being direct, shiny chart smashes. It’s not inconceivable to envisage the world’s biggest stars flocking to Hazel for the perfect hook. Plenty of these arrive on Just Give In / Never Going Home. The glistening “Birthday” captures summertime melancholy with smart precision, new single “Fix” flips excess on its head, while “It’s Not Real” is a brilliantly stark account of how the mind plays tricks on you.
Closing song “That Thing” is an exciting outlier on the release. A perfectly-paced collision of stirring synths and circuiting basslines, it sees her working with Justin Raisen, a deskman described as Ariel Rechtshaid’s protégé, with production credits including Angel Olsen's sensational “My Woman,” as well as Sky Ferreira and Charli XCX. Although this shift in direction could remain a complete one-off in Hazel’s back catalogue (“I just want it to feel like a standalone song, not paving the way for what’s gonna happen next”), it’s further proof that she can work magic in different territories.
There’s no guessing which direction future material will strive towards, but virtually nothing seems off limits. In turn, this double EP doesn’t just serve to document Hazel’s more-than-promising first steps – it suggests that whatever’s next round the corner will be the making of a star.

Tour dates
05/15 - Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub05/16 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtwache05/17 - Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique (AB)05/18 - Paris, France @ Les Baines Douches 05/19 - Brighton, UK @ Horatios #05/20 - Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape 2017 05/21 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds05/22 - Manchester, UK @ Castle Hotel05/24 - London, UK @ The Lexington05/25 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana05/27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling Festival 201707/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent07/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bar Stage at Bootleg Theatre# w/Childhood

Gillian Welch To Release The Harrow & The Harvest On Vinyl July 28th Via Acony Records

GILLIAN WELCH TO RELEASE THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ON VINYL JULY 28TH VIA ACONY RECORDS

PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DARK TURN OF MIND” ON ROLLING STONE COUNTRY

THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ALBUM TOUR AND DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE TOUR CONFIRMED

ACONY RECORDS & GILLIAN WELCH NOMINATED FOR THREE A2IM LIBERA AWARDS“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 TimesGillian Welch’s 2011 album, the GRAMMY-nominated  The   Harrow   &   The   Harvest , described by the Washington Post as “Welch...at her haunting, heart-aching best,” will be released for the first time ever on vinyl via her own Acony Records on July 28th. Of the process Gillian 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.

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

Today, Gillian Welch also announces tour dates throughout the summer. Between July 29th and August 7th Welch and her musical partner Dave Rawlings will perform TheHarrow & The Harvest in its entirety in cities including New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Nashville. 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). Tickets for these shows will go on sale on Friday, May 12th at 10:00 AM Local Time (with the exception of NYC, which will go on sale at 9AM ET, and Minneapolis & Madison, which will go on sale at 12PM ET) and can be purchased here.


Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have recorded 7 studio albums and have lent their talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. 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

Dave Rawlings Machine Tour Dates – Tickets at http://www.daverawlingsmachine.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

POND Will Release 'The Weather' Tomorrow (May 5th) via Marathon Artists

POND

The Weather out tomorrow (May 5th)
via Marathon Artists
Currently touring the US + Canada
 (Photo Credit: Matt Sav)

POND official website
POND will release their brand new album The Weather tomorrow on May 5th via Marathon Artists. The record--produced by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker--captures POND at their finest, as fresh psych-rock soundscapes envelope tales that manage to be sober, surreal, intimate, and out of this world all at the same time. At once both obsessed with today's tumultuous global attitudes ("30000 Megatons") and as detached from them as humanly possible ("Paint Me Silver"), The Weather provides ideal terrain for both engagement and escapism. You'll be able to stream and purchase The Weather here. Additionally, if you're in NYC, be on the lookout for their upcoming show at the Bowery Ballroom on May 10th to catch this new collection of songs in person.
Watch "Sweep Me Off My Feet"
The Weather will arrive as POND finishes up the North American leg of their world tour, which featured their debut appearance at Coachella. The guys will then embark on a run of European dates, including their largest UK headline show to date at The O2 Forum in London. POND will return to the UK later this summer to play Reading and Leeds Festivals and End of the Road Festival. See below for all remaining tour dates.
Watch "The Weather"
What people are saying about The Weather:
"The Weather retains Pond's playful spirit while showcasing a maturity that expands on the band's always-creative sonic palette." - NPR
"The Weather...[is] POND's tightest and unified release yet." - Under the Radar

Live Dates
5/5 - Mod Club Theatre - Toronto, ON5/7 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA5/9 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY5/10 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY5/11 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA5/12 - Black Cat - Washington, DC5/14 - Shaky Knees Festival - Atlanta, GA

5/27 - London Calling Festival - Amsterdam, NL5/29 - Trix Club - Antwerp, BL5/30 - La Gaite Lyrique - Paris, FR5/31 - Les Docks - Lausanne, CH6/1 - L'Epicerie Moderne - Lyon, FR6/3 - Primavera Sound Festival - Barcelona, SP6/5 - Mascotte - Zurich, CH6/6 - Magnolia - Milan, IT6/7 - Covo Club - Bologna, IT6/9 - Primavera Sound Festival - Porto, PT6/11 - This Is Not A Love Song Festival - Nimes, FR6/13 - Barby - Tel Aviv, IL6/15 - Concorde 2 - Brighton, UK6/16 - The O2 Forum - London, UK6/17 - Stylus - Leeds, UK6/19 - The Art School - Glasgow, UK6/20 - Gorilla - Manchester, UK6/21 - Thekla - Bristol, UK6/23 - Down The Rabbit Hole Festival - Beuningen, NL

7/23 - Splendour In The Grass Festival - North Byron Parklands, Australia8/20 - Summersonic - Osaka, Japan 8/25 - Leeds Festival - Bramham Park, UK8/27 - Reading Festival - Reading, UK8/31-9/3 - End Of The Road Festival - Dorset, UK

Japanese Breakfast shares "Machinist" video, announces 'Soft Sounds From Another Planet' out 7/14 on Dead Oceans

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
ABOUT JAPANESE BREAKFAST: "The title Soft Sounds From Another Planet alludes to the promise of something that may or may not be there. Like a hope in something more. The songs are about human resilience and the strength it takes to claw out of the darkest of spaces." Michelle Zauner wrote the debut Japanese Breakfast album in the weeks after her mother died of cancer, thinking she would quit music entirely once it was done. That wasn't the case. WhenPsychopomp was released to acclaim in 2016, she was forced to confront her grief. Zauner would find find herself reliving traumatic memories multiple times a day during interviews, trying to remain composed while discussing the most painful experience of her life. Her sophomore album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, is a transmutation of mourning, a reflection that turns back on the cosmos in search of healing. "I want to be a woman of regimen," Zauner sings over a burbling synth on the album's opening track "Diving Woman." This serves as Zauner's mission statement: stick to the routine lest you get derailed, don't cling to the past, don't descend. In fact, ascend to the stars; Zauner found artistic solace removed from Earth, in outer space and science fiction. "I used the theme as a means to disassociate from trauma," she explains. "Space used as a place of fantasy." And yet, Soft Sounds From Another Planet isn't a concept album. Over the course of 12 tracks, Zauner explores an expansive thematic universe, a cohesive outpouring of unlike parts structured to create a galaxy of her own design. In the instrumental "Planetary Ambience," synths communicate the way extraterrestrials might, and on the shapeshifting single "Machinist,"  which Zauner has been performing live for over a year now, she details the sci-fi narrative of a woman falling in love with a machine. "It's pure fiction," she explains, "But it can map onto real relationships in a relevant way." The track, which begins with spoken-word ambience, moves into autotune '80s pop bliss and ends with a sultry saxophone solo, perfectly marries the experience: there's a perceptible humanity in mechanical, bodily events. Within its astral production, much of Soft Sounds From Another Planet stays grounded. "Road Head" is the last chest compression in attempt to resuscitate a doomed relationship, while the penultimate track "This House" is an acoustic dirge that honors Zauner's chosen family. The baroque pop "Boyish" has a haunting, crystalline clarity that recalls the pathos of a Roy Orbison ballad, while "Body is a Blade" embraces the dark intimacy of Zauner's Pacific Northwest heroes Elliott Smith and Mount Eerie. With help from co-producer Craig Hendrix (who also co-produced Little Big League's debut) and Jorge Elbrecht, (Ariel Pink, Tamaryn) who mixed the album, Zauner recontextualizes her bedroom pop beginnings, expanding and maturing her sound. The sheer massiveness of the big room production onSoft Sounds From Another Planet introduces listeners to a new Japanese Breakfast. Zauner's familiar, capacious voice will serve as their guide. "Your body is a blade that moves while your brain is writhing," she sings. "Knuckled under pain you mourn but your blood is flowing." There's discernible pain in the phrasing, Zauner recognizing limitation, a lack of control, but then subverting the feeling, creating her own musical language for confronting trauma. Where Psychopomp introduced the world to Japanese Breakfast, Soft Soundsdives deeper. It builds space where there is none, and suggests that in the face of tragedy, we find ways to keep on living. 

JAPANESE BREAKFAST SOFT SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANET DEAD OCEANSJULY 14, 2017 PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM  1. Diving Woman2. Road Head3. Machinist4. Planetary Ambience5. Soft Sounds From Another Planet6. Boyish7. 12 Steps8. Jimmy Fallon Big9. Body Is A Blade10. Till Death11. This House12. Here Come The Tubular Bells
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
DEAD OCEANS
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Selections from The Bob's Burgers Music Album out next Friday, May 12th worldwide from Sub Pop

The Bob’s Burgers Music Album
available worldwide May 12th on Sub Pop Listen: Bob’s Burgers Music Albumplaylist (select tracks)
http://u.subpop.com/2p6Mnj6Next Friday, May 12th, Sub Pop will release The Bob’s Burgers Music Album: a massive collection of 107 songs from the first 107 episodes of 20th Century Fox Television’s Emmy-award winning hit comedy.  The album features music performed by the main cast members – Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) and their children Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal) – singing original songs that build on the show’s unique sense of humor.

We’ve released a selection of our favorite tracks from The Bob’s Burgers Music Album over the last few weeks, including two of the Bob’s Buskers collaborations. They are now collected here in a playlist and individually for your continued enjoyment (All tracks are cleared to post).

“Bad Girls” (Bob’s Buskers performed by St.Vincent) [link]
“Snake Song” [link]
“Taffy Butt” [link]
“Work Hard or Die Trying” [link]
“I Wanna Hear Your Secrets” [link]
“The Diarrhea Song” [link]
“Electric Love” [link]
“Fart Song” [link]
“Weekend at Morts” [link]
“Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom” (Bob’s Buskers performed by The National & Lapsley) [link]
“Bob’s Theme Song” [link]
“The Bob’s Burgers Unboxing Video” [link]

Full playlist: https://youtu.be/ODPfuO5M-g0?list=PLbOGt8cOph4VrFdrlgFtH4Ua2GyuQqWJy

Paul Bergmann Reveals Two New Singles from Nothing At All; Los Angeles Record Release Show May 6 at The Echo

Paul Bergmann Reveals Two New Singles from Nothing At All 

New Album Nothing At All Out May 5Los Angeles Record Release Show May 6 at The Echo photo credit: Alex Legolvan"It’s obvious that Bergmann is a voice worth your attention, both lyrically and sonically." - Paste"A lovely little ode to loneliness"  - Noisey"His appreciation for both old and new gives his music a singular sound, while still maintaining  the feel of a classic record you found in your attic and just dusted off." - Culture Collide"With just enough distortion on his vocals, a driving jangly rhythm guitar, and softlyswelling strings, "Old Dream" is a quick jaunt into the whimsical recording techniques of the past, while still creating an endearing track that feels fresh." - Flood Magazine"Paul Bergmann is the kind of guy who could sing the phone book and make it sound like an existential statement. His Americana noir goes beyond sad-sack, whiskey-soaked rumination, the hum of his almost pugilistic lyrics wry and sobering and more than a little bit challenging." - Buzzbands LAStream: "Coffee, Wine, Water, Tea" at The Big Takeover or SoundcloudStream:  "Bored by the Changes and Living" at Buzzbands LA or SoundcloudWatch: "Nothing At All" video at Paste Magazine or YoutubeStream: "Nothing At All" at SoundcloudPaul Bergmann has revealed two new songs from his forthcoming album Nothing At All due May 5. The Big Takeover premiered "Coffee, Wine, Water, Tea." About the song, Paul Bergmann says, "This is probably the most sincere song I've ever written.  It's also the heaviest collaboration between myself and Brendan Eder (the producer).  Brendan built the soundscape of the song and composed the entire outro, which showcases both how much of a nutcase he is and also his enormous talent.  To me, this song is the cornerstone of the record, and I have a special fondness towards it."  Buzzbands LA  premiered "Bored by the Changes and Living" from the upcoming release. The track was produced by Gus Seyffert and is available to share via Soundcloud.  Nothing At All is available to pre-order now at  Bandcamp.  Paul Bergmann has announced a Los Angeles record release show coming up on May 6 at The Echo. Tickets for the show are avaiable  HERE. Last month Paul Bergmann shared the official video for "Nothing At All" with Paste Magazine.  About the video Paul Bergmann says, "This video was a collaboration between myself and childhood friend Rufus Paisley.  I shot and edited the first cut in Maine, and Rufus added animation and produced the final cut in L.A.  We've worked on projects together before, and I think we share a similar aesthetic attraction to a particular blend of earnestness and schmaltz.  I was really drawn to working with him when I saw the first PWR BTTM video he did, '1994.'  As for the song, it's filled with gorgeous strings arranged by the album's producer and my good friend, Brendan Eder."There is no word in the English dictionary that properly captures the easily recognizable, yet difficult to describe sensation of being both happy and sad at the same time. Paul Bergmann creates this nameless feeling, among others equally recognizable and complex, like frustration, adoration, and yearning.Paul’s music is refreshingly tangible in our digital age. His voice and melodies are reminiscent of late nights on back porches filled with wine-mouth sing-alongs and buzzing crickets.  In a word, Paul can at times be nostalgic; yet he avoids the pitfalls of many by being unapologetically himself.  Both a crooner and a wordsmith, Bergmann has evolved from his previous EPs and debut LP into a more refined, upbeat version of himself, with forays into electronic beats and off-kilter orchestral arrangements on his newest record “Nothing At All."The album is a waltz from Los Angeles, where it was conceived and recorded, to Maine, where he currently resides, across Middle America and the plains and cities in between.  “Nothing At All” was produced by composer Brendan Eder.  With a background in film scoring and currently helming an experimental chamber ensemble of his own, Eder’s influence is plain to see.  The collaboration birthed the final sound of the record, which is riddled with Eder’s inventive, eclectic compositions.The album features wide-ranging instrumentation, from the airy string section floating through the somber title track, to the sparkling sounds of the vibraphone on “The Heart is a Rock by the Sea”, to the felicitous full-orchestral accompaniment on “Where Were You?.”  Paul’s lyrics and tone are as honest as ever, at times a bit tongue-in-cheek, and always very now.  The record, which features a track produced by L.A. tastemaker Gus Seyffert (of Beck and The Black Keys), encompasses a variety of emotions yet still feels cohesive. In short, “Nothing at All” is the result of years of singing, touring, playing shows, and recording. While a bit nihilistic, the brutally honest (and also funny) title is one that we all can commiserate with.

THE CRYSTAL METHOD Return to the Road this June as Support for Tool and to Headline Select Dates

  
THE CRYSTAL METHODRETURN TO THE ROAD THIS JUNEAS SUPPORT FOR  TOOL AND TO HEADLINE SELECT DATES SCOTT KIRKLAND SCORES NEW DOCUMENTARY 'HIRED GUN'OUT ON NETFLIX THIS SUMMER   This June, Grammy Award®-nominated, platinum-certified electronic dance music innovator THE CRYSTAL METHOD (Scott Kirkland) will join TOOL as special guest on a two-week North American summer tour. Performing select headline shows in between the arena and amphitheater dates, Kirkland will hit the road on June 9 in Chicago, IL, kicking off THE CRYSTAL METHOD's first tour in over two years. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below. Known for enigmatic, enthralling and engaging live shows, THE CRYSTAL METHOD have cooked up a distinct DJ set for the jaunt supporting TOOL.Kirkland will offer an unparalleled and immersive interpretation of TCM's celebrated catalog-spanning "Trip Like I Do," "Busy Child," "Name of the Game" and many more-in real-time.  Keeping eternally busy, Kirkland recently contributed to the score for the upcoming NETFLIX documentary Hired Gun-premiering this summer. No stranger to film music, the established composer crafted a powerful sonic backdrop to propel and punctuate the narrative. Kirkland also serves as one-half of BANDWIDTH, a duo he co-founded with longtime friend TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor. Together, they remixed Foals'"What Went Down" and Puscifer's "Simultaneous," adding a definitively deep and dark dynamic to each. Following this summer run, THE CRYSTAL METHOD will commence recording a new album, thefollow-up to 2014's self-titled The Crystal Method. "I am excited about the music I'm making  at my LA studio  Crystalwerks and the people I'm working with," says Kirkland.  "The new album is sounding amazing and this summer tour with Tool is going to be epic! " Stay tuned for more. TOUR DATES:6/9 Chicago, IL #Afterlife - Annex Nightclub*6/10 Denver, CO Beta*6/12 Calgary, Alberta Canada Scotiabank Saddledome+6/13 Edmonton, Alberta Canada Rogers Place+6/15 Vancouver, BC Canada Rogers Arena+6/15 Vancouver, BC Canada Venue6/17 George, WA Gorge Ampitheatre+6/18 Boise, ID Ford Idaho Center+6/20 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre*6/21 San Jose, CA SAP Center At San Jose+6/22 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst*6/23 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center+6/24 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Amphitheater+7/28 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall+ indicates dates with TOOL, * indicates TCM headlining shows "People kept asking us for that early vinyl," adds Scott. "There's something romantic about taking a record out of a 

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Grandaddy postpones tour after death of founding member Kevin Garcia

Unfortunately Grandaddy canceled their tour due to the passing of their band mate Kevin. Statement below with more info.
There are no accurate words to express what we need to.We are absolutely shattered to say that we lost our friend and band mate Kevin Garcia early this afternoon. He succumbed to the effects of a massive stroke.We were all able to say goodbye to him and he was surrounded by his closest friends and family here in Modesto.Kevin started playing with Grandaddy when he was fifteen. He was an actual angel. He navigated life with a grace, a generosity and a kindness that was utterly unique. And contagious. He is loved so deeply by so many.Kevin was a proud father of two children, Jayden and Gavin. He is survived by his grandmother Joan, his parents Randy and Barbara (who let us practice at their house until 2001...and who are the best), his brothers Craig and Jeff and his wife Sondra.
There is a gofundme here to help with his family's coming expenses:  https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-kevin-garcia
Given the circumstances, we unfortunately have to cancel our upcoming US tour dates.   We hope to reschedule these at some point in the future.  The dates are below.
May 7  - Vancouver, CanadaMay 8 -  Seattle, WAMay 9 – Portland, ORMay 11 – San Francisco, CAMay 12 – Los Angeles, CAMay 13 – Pioneertown, CA
With great sadness and love, Grandaddy

Foxygen announce North American summer tour dates

Foxygen will be staying out on the road throughout the rest of the spring and summer in support of their latest album, 2017’s Hang. The experimental rock duo from Southern California have already been quite busy throughout the early spring, having spent the last few months playing across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The group has now added more North American tour dates which will keep them out and in front of their fans all summer long.With their run of winter and spring shows ended on April 20, the band will plan on picking up right where they left off starting on May 14 in Portland, OR. The band will visit a mostly smaller U.S. markets with a mix of their own headlining shows and festival appearances throughout the summer before wrapping things up at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music Festival, taking place on Aug. 11-13.Tickets for select shows on their upcoming summer tour go on sale starting Friday, May 5, at 10 a.m., and can be found by clicking here.
Foxygen North American Tour Dates: 
May 23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
May 24 - Portland, OR - Wonder BallroomMay 25 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw TheatreMay 26-28 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music FestivalJune 3 - Wichita, KS - Wichita RiverfestJuly 14-16 - Louisville, KS - Forecastle FestivalJuly 23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid SchemeJuly 25 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (Click Here For Tickets)July 26 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music HallJuly 28-30 - New York, NY - Panorama Festival (Click Here For Tickets)July 30 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s TheatreJuly 31 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom and TavernAug. 4-6 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music FestivalAug 5 - St. Louis, MO - Off BroadwayAug. 11-13 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands