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LO MOON Releases "Loveless" Remix by Hudson Mohawke

LO MOON RELEASES "LOVELESS" REMIX BY HUDSON MOHAWKE LO MOON Opening For Temples This Spring!
(Photo credit:  Cara Robbins)"Lo Moon is one of those young bands that seemed to come out of nowhere, fully formed." -- The Los Angeles Times 
Today, LO MOON have released an incredible remix of their song "Loveless" helmed by electronic auteur Hudson Mohawke; listen to the song HERE. The remix follows the band's unveiling of the epic video for the original track, directed by acclaimed visual artist Warren Fu.  LO MOON will also be hitting the road this spring, opening for psychrock band Temples in addition to making inaugural appearances at this year's Lollapalooza, Governor's Ball, and Shaky Knees Festival. The band recently wowed music lovers opening for MUNA in the States, as well as opening for The Lemon Twigs in the U.K. and Europe. All dates are below. "Loveless" has already received early love from the likes of NPR Music, KROQ, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic," KEXP, Buzzbands LA, Sirius XM's "The Loft," and more; the song was featured on NPR's "Heavy Rotation" list for 2016, with notable music programmer Bruce Warren of WXPN calling it "shimmering, immersive, and otherworldly, [Loveless] is a stop-you-in-your-tracks kind of song."  The song has over 4 million streams across the streaming platforms.  
LO MOON Tour Dates:5/8/17              Miami, FL @ Gramps5/10/17            Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits5/11/17            Orlando, FL @ The Social5/12/17            Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival5/13/17            Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (Shaky Knees after party)5/15/17            Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts5/16/17            Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg5/18/17            Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg6/3/17              New York, NY @ Governor's Ball8/6/17              Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza LISTEN TO "LOVELESS"Spotify: http://smarturl.it/lomoonsptfyApple Music: http://smarturl.it/lomoonAMiTunes: http://smarturl.it/lomooniT LO MOON:
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Sevdaliza shares new song + reveals striking album art

Visionary Iranian-born Dutch artist Sevdaliza shares her new track "Hubris" and reveals the album art for her debut album, ISON, out later this year. The powerful image features a handcrafted, hyperrealistic mask of Sevdaliza's own face, created by sculptor / artist Sarah Sitkin - read more at VICE's Creators. Sevdaliza will be performing in Los Angeles on May 23 and New York on May 25, part of her worldwide ISON TOUR - full dates below.
Listen to "Hubris": https://open.spotify.com/track/12HHm1QNTZUISmD3We31aC




TOUR DATES:
5/10 - Berlin - SOLD OUT
5/11 - Warsaw - Patio Credit 9 (tickets)
5/12 - London - SOLD OUT
5/14 - Amsterdam - Pllek (tickets)
5/15 - Oslo - Park Theater Scene (tickets)
5/16 - Paris - Badaboum (tickets)
5/23 - Los Angeles - Echoplex (tickets)
5/25 - New York City - Webster Hall (tickets)

LITTLE DRAGON is playing tonight at the OBSERVATORY

LITTLE DRAGON is playing tonight at the OBSERVATORY, Tuesday, April 18th 2017. 
Photo: Angel Ceballos

Hans Zimmer Receives Rave Reviews at Coachella Ahead of World Tour

HANS ZIMMER RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS AT COACHELLA AHEAD OF WORLD TOUR   ZIMMER'S PERFORMANCE OFFERED A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM HIS UPCOMING CONCERT DATES IN U.S. AND BEYOND   HANS ZIMMER PERFORMING 'INCEPTION' LIVE AT COACHELLA ft Nile Marr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv4LfRJXf5w&feature=youtu.be
"A packed, totally enthralled crowd flooding the outdoor stage. Thundering drums, ethereal vocals, a surprise Pharrell Williams cameo. A  triumphant turn from an EDM superstar? Nope. Just film composer Hans Zimmer absolutely devastating a Coachella crowd that had no idea what it  was in for." - THE LOS ANGELES TIMES  "Hans Zimmer is the new (Lion) King of the festival circuit." - YAHOO! MUSIC "Zimmer oozes energy from every position he takes onstage, oscillating between instruments with shocking seamlessness, never glancing at a single sheet of music, and betraying himself as a kinetic and passionate musician with a knack for storytelling." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - Video embed code and hi-res photo links at the end of this release -
Hi res version available HERE   

INDIO, CA (April 18, 2017) - Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer took Coachella by storm on Sunday evening, dazzling a crowd of tens of thousands of fans and trending on Twitter. The appearance by Zimmer, who will be touring the U.S., Australia, and Europe this summer, was a first of its kind for the popular music festival with the legendary composer bringing a full orchestra with him to the desert venue. Zimmer's set featured music spanning his multi-decade career including music from THE LION KING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, THE DARK KNIGHT and INCEPTION. The famed composer, whose concerts are famous for their special guests, was also joined on stage by his frequent collaborator Pharrell Williams to perform Williams' hit song "Freedom". Audience members at the festival and those watching Zimmer's show stream online took to social media to praise the set for standing out as a highlight of the weekend and for the epic nature of the performances. "I am overwhelmed by the response to our Coachella performance this past weekend," stated Zimmer. "It was certainly nerve inducing to perform at a festival of this level with so many amazing artists who are household names, but the crowd who came to our set was unlike anything I have experienced with an orchestral performance before. I can't wait to see the rest of the crowds this summer on tour." Music fans can catch him on the summer leg of his US concert experience ' Hans Zimmer Live on Tour 2017 .   Kicking off in Dallas, TX at the Verizon Theater on July 13th, Zimmer's summer tour will visit 18 cities including two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York on July 25th and 26th and will conclude at the Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA on Aug. 12th. Tickets are on sale now. The summer tour will follow Zimmer's three previously announced dates on the west coast including the recent show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on April 14thand the upcoming Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on April 19th and The Park Theater in Las Vegas on April 21st. Zimmer will return to Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on August 11th. 'Hans Zimmer Live on Tour 2017' is a multi-layered experience for concertgoers and a must-see concert event, featuring career-spanning music from Zimmer's multi-decade career.  The European version of the tour, 'Hans Zimmer Revealed', kicked off earlier this year with a sold-out two-night run at London's Wembley Arena before embarking on a 33-city run that included shows in major European cities including London, Paris, Munich, Prague, Geneva, Dublin and Vienna to name just a few.  The tour received rave reviews in every city. The concert will be in two parts: the first being some of Zimmer's classic movie scores including GLADIATOR, THE LION KING and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, and the second featuring re-imagined versions of some classic scores such as THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY and INCEPTION with special guests from the rock and pop world. For more information on how to purchase tickets, please visit www.hanszimmerlive.com. ABOUT HANS ZIMMERHans Zimmer has scored more than 120 films, which have, combined, grossed over 24 billion dollars at the worldwide box office. His upcoming film projects include DreamWorks Animation's The Boss Baby, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Sean Penn's The Last Face. Zimmer has been honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes®, three Grammys®, an American Music Award, and a Tony® Award. His most recent Academy Award-nomination for Interstellar marks his 10th career Oscar nomination with the Academy. In 2003, ASCAP presented him with the prestigious Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement for his impressive and influential body of work. He also received his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, and in 2014 was honored with the Zurich Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, Zimmer completed his first concerts in the UK, "Hans Zimmer Revealed," at the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, and concluded his first ever European tour, "Hans Zimmer Live," on June 5, 2016. Zimmer recently announced dates for a 2017 tour including his first U.S. concert dates and a performance at Coachella. Other recent releases include: 20th Century Fox's Academy Award nominated Hidden Figures, with Pharrell Williams and Ben Wallfisch, Ron Howard's Inferno, Zack Snyder's Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mark Osborne's The Little Prince,Peter Sollet's Freeheld, Simon Curtis' Women in Gold, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Ron Howard's Rush, Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, History Channel's miniseries The Bible, the Christopher Nolan-directed films Inception, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises; and Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Some of Zimmer's most notable works include his scores for Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy, Thelma & Louise, Crimson Tide, The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, Hannibal, Pearl Harbor, Tears of the Sun, Spanglish, The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar films,The Da Vinci Code, Frost/Nixon, and The Lion King, for which he won the Academy Award.
HANS ZIMMER LIVE ON TOUR 2017(Tickets on sale now)
Apr-14Los Angeles Microsoft Theater (SOLD OUT)Apr-19San Francisco The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SOLD OUT)Apr-21Las Vegas The Park TheaterApr-29AucklandVector ArenaMay-02SydneyQudos Bank ArenaMay-04MelbourneRod Laver ArenaMay-06BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreMay-10PerthPerth ArenaMay-16HelsinkiHartwall ArenaMay-18StockholmEricsson GlobeMay-20OsloForum CopenhagenMay-22CopenhagenRoyal ArenaMay-24LeipzigArena LeipzigMay-26GdanskErgo ArenaMay-28LodzAtlas ArenaMay-30KrakowTauron ArenaJun-01BudapestPapp Laszlo Sports ArenaJun-02BratislavaOndrej Nepela ArenaJun-04PragueO2 ArenaJun-06ViennaStadthalle DJun-09FrankfurtCommerzbank-ArenaJun-11ParisAccorHotels Arena Jun-13Dublin3ArenaJun-15LondonWembley ArenaJun-16LondonWembley ArenaJun-17LiverpoolEcho ArenaJun-18GlasgowHydro ArenaJun-20AntwerpSportpaleisJun-21AmsterdamZiggo Dome Jun-23VienneTheatre AntiqueJun-24NimesArenesJun-26ZurichHallenstadionJun-27ZurichHallenstadionJun-29MilanMediolanum ForumJuly-13Dallas, TXVerizon TheaterJuly-14Houston, TXSmart Financial CenterJuly-16Nashville, TNAscend AmphitheatreJuly-18Atlanta, GAVerizon AmphitheatreJuly-21Columbia, MDMerriweather Post PavilionJuly-22Philadelphia, PAWells Fargo CenterJuly-23Mashantucket, CTFoxwoods Resort CasinoJuly-25New York CityRadio City Music HallJuly-26New York CityRadio City Music HallJuly-28Canadaigua, NYConstellation Brands PACJuly-29Boston, MABoch CenterJuly-30Montreal, QUEBell CenterAug-01Toronto, ONTAir Canada CentreAug-03CincinnatiUS Bank ArenaAug-04Chicago, ILAllstate ArenaAug-06Denver, CO1STBANK CenterAug-09Berkeley, CAGreek TheaterAug-11Los AngelesShrine AuditoriumAug-12San Diego, CAViejas Arena
http://www.hanszimmerlive.comhttp://www.hans-zimmer.com

Stonefield's 'As Above So Below' + "Changes" 7" Out Now, Stream "Sister"

Photo Credit: Jenna PutnamNew Stonefield LP As Above So Below Out Now,
"Changes" 7" Available via  Greenway Records

Stream + Share "Sister" via  Soundcloud
Australian band Stonefield, who recently wrapped up a US tour with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, have released their new LP, As Above So Below, via Rebel Union  Recordings/Mushroom. The band also has a new 7" out on  Greenway Records , which features single "Changes" b/w "Sister." You can stream & share "Sister" -- a doomy, heavier cut from the new release -- via  Soundcloud . Stonefield is made up of four sisters -- Amy, Hannah, Sarah, and Holly Findlay -- from Victoria, Australia, who began playing together when they ranged in age from just seven to fifteen. Their very first song, "Foreign Lover," was recorded by eldest sister Amy for a school project and entered in triple j's Australia-wide unsigned band competition, Unearthed High, as an afterthought. It ended up winning first place, and before long, the band had two singles on the radio and an invitation to play Glastonbury.

Stonefield has since released two EPs and their debut S/T LP, toured extensively and played festivals all over the world, and opened for everyone from Fleetwood Mac to Meat Puppets. Their new LP features ten epic jams that range from doomy stoner rock to dreamy, swirling psych-rock. Buy "Changes" 7"  here                                                  Buy As Above So Below  here
     
 

Youth Code shares remix by Chelsea Wolfe / George Clarke (Deafheaven) for Planned Parenthood

YOUTH CODE SHARES "LOST AT SEA" REMIX BY CHELSEA WOLFE
FEAT. GEORGE CLARKE (DEAFHEAVEN)
AS BANDCAMP EXCLUSIVE TO BENEFIT PLANNED PARENTHOOD
LISTEN / DONATE  HERE
                                                                                                                     Photo courtesy of Matthew Wonderly
                                                                  Youth Code have come together with Chelsea Wolfe and George Clarke (Deafheaven) to create a crushing remix of their Commitment to Complications album track "Lost At Sea." It has been released this afternoon digitally as a Bandcamp exclusive with all proceeds going directly to Planned Parenthood.

Youth Code had this to say regarding the track:

"To have such amazing artists come together to collaborate on such a deeply personal song is an absolute dream come true. Thematically the song is pretty transparent as it deals with feelings of loss and frustration that there is no hope for any redemption in the future. We would like to donate all the proceeds of this song to Planned Parenthood in hopes that people in need of these resources can continue to attain them without ever having to feel lost or frustrated with taking care of their reproductive health."

You can stream / purchase it below 
 LISTEN / PURCHASE : Youth Code - "Lost At Sea" (Chelsea Wolfe remix)
https://youthcode.bandcamp.com/track/lost-at-sea-chelsea-wolfe-remix
(Remixed by Chelsea Wolfe with additional vocals by
George Clarke (Deafheaven) and Chelsea Wolfe. Percussion by Jess Gowrie.)
 Youth Code Tour Dates 
*= Supporting Deafheaven

4/21 London, UK Koko * 
4/22 Tilburg, NL Roadburn
4/23 Glasgow, UK Saint Lukes *
4/24 Manchester, UK Gorilla *
4/25 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute *
4/26 Cardiff, UK Tramshed *
4/28 Wiesbaden, DE Schlachthof *
5/01 Prague, CZ Lucerna Music Bar *
5/02 Berlin, DE Binuu *
5/03 Leipzig, DE Taubchenthal *
5/04 Stockholm, SE Kraken

Chelsea Wolfe Tour Dates
4/18 London, UK Heaven
4/19 Brighton, UK The Haunt
4/21 Tilburg, NL Roadburn Festival
4/23 Karlsruhe, DE Dude Fest
4/24 Zurich, CH Bogen F
4/26 Praha, CZ Futurim Music Club
4/27 Berlin, DE Berghain
4/29 Athens, GR Smoke the Fuzz fest at Academy

Cende release "What I Want" and announce tour with Japanese Breakfast & (Sandy) Alex G

CENDE RELEASE "WHAT I WANT"
TOURING WITH JAPANESE BREAKFAST & (SANDY) ALEX G
#1 HIT SINGLE OUT 5/26 VIA DOUBLE DOUBLE WHAMMY

LISTEN TO "WHAT I WANT"
Today, Cende have shared "What I Want," the latest from their debut full-length album, #1 Hit Single. NPR , who premiered the track today, which features Frankie Cosmos' Greta Klein, are saying " it's both elegant and offbeat; just sweet enough to be thoughtful and just strange enough to be delightful." #1 Hit Single is available for pre-order now and due out May 26th via Double Double Whammy.
Cende have also announced a full US Summer tour with Japanese Breakfast and (Sandy) Alex G. All dates below.
LISTEN TO PREVIOUS SINGLE "BED"

TOUR DATES: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 ^7/8 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
^ w/ Japanese Breakfast & (Sandy) Alex G

NPR Announces New Sarah Jaffe Album w/Exclusive Song & Video Premiere!

Sarah Jaffe Announces 'Bad Baby,' Her New Album And Video

April 18, 201710:00 AM ET | STEPHEN THOMPSON

With 2014's Don't Disconnect, Sarah Jaffe took an artistic left turn, shifting her sound from melancholy singer-songwriter fare to fizzier, more mysterious electro-pop. With its catchy, fascinating songs about the parallels between humanity and machinery, Don't Disconnect captures the sound of a performer sliding cleanly into her best artistic identity.On July 7, the Texan will return with Bad Baby, whose title track suggests that Don't Disconnect was no mere detour: The song chugs and pulsates to maximally infectious effect, enhanced by a swirl of synths and smooth guitar lines. In recent years, Jaffe has dabbled in hip-hop and film scoring, and her sonic palette has never seemed broader. Click HERE to read what Jaffe told NPR about recording the new album and to listen to the title track via a new music video Sarah Jaffe Announces New Full-Length Studio Release Bad Baby with  NPR Premiere of Title Track Music Video – Album out July 7th via Kirtland Records



New York, NY – April 18, 2017 – Texas native Sarah Jaffe is excited to be releasing her fourth full-length studio album –  Bad Baby  – on July 7th, 2017 via Kirtland Records.  With the help of NPR , Jaffe dropped the news today via an exclusive premiere of the music video for the title track – click  HERE  or cover art above to watch the clip that features the work of photographer  Lindsey Byrnes  and artist  John Lisle .  The video is much like the album, a collaborative effort between talented and passionate new and old friends.  “I’m so pleased with this record and I’m especially proud that it was a communal effort,” said Jaffe. 

For Bad Baby, Jaffe fleshed the songs out with the help of several trusted musicians that have become part of her inner circle.  She entered the studio at the end of last year to record these songs with Matt Pence who co-produced the album alongside Jaffe and Scott Solter (Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice).  Jaffe’s vision went beyond just the music and once the album was recorded, she reached out to Brooklyn based illustrator John Lisle to help with the art.  Once they had hashed out the concept, the two met up in NYC where they were joined by the incredible Lindsey Byrnes, who provided the images that would become the foundation for the album artwork.  From your first listen, the songs on Bad Baby instantly come alive and the new album sees Jaffe further exploring layered arrangements and continuing her evolution as a songwriter and musician.

Jaffe started her career when she was just 22 years old and the Texas native has had a creatively rich run as both a songwriter and a recording artist.  She’s released three critically acclaimed studio albums, she contributed her eerily haunting vocal to the Disney/Pixar short  The Blue Umbrella  scored by Jon Brion and she started a side project called The Dividends with Grammy award winning producer S1 which led to her co-writing and singing on a Grammy award winning track for Eminem’s  The Marshall Mathers LP 2  album and the release of the  Far From Away Vol. 1 EP .

As a recording artist in her own right, Jaffe has earned accolades from the likes of  NPR ,  New York Times ,  Vogue ,  SPIN ,  USA Today ,  ELLE ,  Noisey ,  Nylon ,  Billboard , Marie Claire and more, graced the cover of the Dallas Observer twice and made her Late Night TV Debut on  Jimmy Kimmel Live!   In addition, she’s toured the US extensively both on her own and supporting artists such as Cyndi Lauper, The Polyphonic Spree, Astronautalis, Norah Jones, and Patty Griffin.  This past fall she completed her second solo tour of Europe and she’s performed at a number of major music festivals including Made In America and SummerFest.

Look for Bad Baby on July 7th via Kirtland Records.

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