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April 4, 2017
X announce 40th anniversary tour
LA punk icons X are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and the original lineup will be on tour soon. The tour wraps up on the East Coast, including a NYC show at Stage 48 on September 21. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, April 7 at 1 PM.
All dates, which include a stop at the 2017 Burger Boogaloo, are listed below.X’s John Doe & Exene Cervenka are also opening the first leg of the Blondie/Garbage tour this year.
X – 40th Anniversary tour dates
5/1/2017 Albequerque, NM Historic El Rey Theater
5/3/2017 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
5/5/2017 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads
5/6/2017 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
5/7/2017 Nashville, TN City Winery
5/8/2017 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theater
5/9/2017 Carborro, NC Cat’s Cradle
5/11/2017 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater
5/12/2017 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
5/13/2017 Orlando, FL Beacham Theater
5/14/2017 St. Petersburg, FL State Theater
5/16/2017 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
5/18/2017 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
5/22/2017 Houston, TX Heights Theater
5/23/2017 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
5/24/2017 Austin, TX Mohawk
5/25/2017 Dallas, TX The Kessler
7/2/2017 Oakland, CA Burger Boogaloo – Mosswood Park
8/18/2017 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up
9/6/2017 Las Vegas, NV The Brooklyn Bowl
9/8/2017 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
9/9/2017 Denver, CO The Summit
9/11/2017 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
9/13/2017 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
9/14/2017 Milwaukee, WI TBA
9/15/2017 Chicago, IL TBA
9/16/2017 Detroit, MI El Club
9/17/2017 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
9/19/2017 Portland, ME The Port City Music Hall
9/20/2017 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
9/21/2017 New York, NY Stage48
9/22/2017 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
9/23/2017 Falls Church, VA The State Theatre
9/25/2017 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
9/26/2017 Kent, OH The Kent Stage
9/27/2017 Columbus, OH Skully’s Music Diner
Conor Oberst Shares "Barbary Coast (Later)" Music Video
Conor Oberst Shares Music Video for "Barbary Coast (Later)"
Additional U.S. Tour Dates
Performing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 10
New Album Salutations out Now
Conor Oberst shares his music video for "Barbary Coast (Later)" - directed by Cris Gris. The song is from his latest album Salutations , which was released on March 17 via Nonesuch Records. The album is a companion piece to 2016's lauded Ruminations . Watch the video HERE .
Oberst has extended his U.S. tour this summer. The newly added dates include stops in Omaha, Knoxville, Washington DC, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati and more. Fan pre-sale begins on Tuesday, April 4 at noon ET; general on-sale begins on Friday, April 7th at noon ET for the new dates. Oberst will also perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 10. Oberst, with The Felice Brothers as his backing band, will tour in support of Salutations. He has partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket sold on US headline dates will go to Planned Parenthood and their work delivering vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people in the US and worldwide. All tour dates below. Conor Oberst Tour Dates:May11 Grass Valley, CA @ Grass Valley Center for the Arts12 Oakland, CA @ The Fox %#13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater #14 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory %16 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto %18 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls %19 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater %#20 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater %21 McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey %23 Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge %24 Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theater %31 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall* June1 Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Fest2 Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers Festival *3 Norfolk, VA @ NorVa*4 Wilmington, NC @ The Throne Theater * July13 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room - Outside *14 Springfield, OH @ Gillioz Theatre *15 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Music & Arts Festival16 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival17 Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine20 Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn ^21 Boston, MA @ The House of Blues 22 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 23 Portsmouth, NH @ Prescott Park Arts Festival 26 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 28 Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Festival with Wilco and Hop Along
September1 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo3 Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre5 Billings, MT @ Pub Station Ballroom7 St Paul, MN @ Palace Theater8 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater9 Chicago, IL @ The Riviera12 Ithaca, NY @ The State Theatre13 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall14 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall16 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theater17 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater
* Big Thief support% Phoebe Bridgers support^ Hop Along and Big Thief support Hop Along# Julien Baker
Additional U.S. Tour Dates
Performing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 10
New Album Salutations out Now
Conor Oberst shares his music video for "Barbary Coast (Later)" - directed by Cris Gris. The song is from his latest album Salutations , which was released on March 17 via Nonesuch Records. The album is a companion piece to 2016's lauded Ruminations . Watch the video HERE .
Oberst has extended his U.S. tour this summer. The newly added dates include stops in Omaha, Knoxville, Washington DC, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati and more. Fan pre-sale begins on Tuesday, April 4 at noon ET; general on-sale begins on Friday, April 7th at noon ET for the new dates. Oberst will also perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 10. Oberst, with The Felice Brothers as his backing band, will tour in support of Salutations. He has partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket sold on US headline dates will go to Planned Parenthood and their work delivering vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people in the US and worldwide. All tour dates below. Conor Oberst Tour Dates:May11 Grass Valley, CA @ Grass Valley Center for the Arts12 Oakland, CA @ The Fox %#13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater #14 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory %16 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto %18 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls %19 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater %#20 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater %21 McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey %23 Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge %24 Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theater %31 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall* June1 Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Fest2 Richmond, VA @ Friday Cheers Festival *3 Norfolk, VA @ NorVa*4 Wilmington, NC @ The Throne Theater * July13 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room - Outside *14 Springfield, OH @ Gillioz Theatre *15 Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Music & Arts Festival16 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival17 Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine20 Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn ^21 Boston, MA @ The House of Blues 22 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 23 Portsmouth, NH @ Prescott Park Arts Festival 26 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 28 Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Festival with Wilco and Hop Along
September1 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo3 Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre5 Billings, MT @ Pub Station Ballroom7 St Paul, MN @ Palace Theater8 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater9 Chicago, IL @ The Riviera12 Ithaca, NY @ The State Theatre13 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall14 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall16 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theater17 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater
* Big Thief support% Phoebe Bridgers support^ Hop Along and Big Thief support Hop Along# Julien Baker
Violent Femmes announce co-headlining tour with Echo & The Bunnymen
VIOLENT FEMMES ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN CO-HEADLINING TOURWITH ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN NEW ALBUM SLATED FOR LATER IN THE YEAR
"The Wisconsin punk-folk trio's first album in 18 years occasionally summonsthe warped whimsy of their classic self-titled 1983 debut - only updatedfor ruined teens hitting their fifties."-Rolling Stone (New York, NY) - Today, Violent Femmes announce their North American co-headlining tour with Echo & The Bunnymen. The tour begins July 11 in Philadelphia, PA, and ends August 3 in Vancouver, BC. The full itinerary is below. The band is still touring in support of their critically acclaimed album WE CAN DO ANYTHING, which was their first album in 15 years. Violent Femmes reunited at Coachella in 2013 and then in 2016 made their first network TV live appearance in 16 years, performing "Memory" on CBS' Late Show with Stephen Colbert as well as their legendary song, "Blister in the Sun" with Colbert on vocals. The video was seen everywhere and even became the #1 trending topic on Facebook the day it was released.The Violent Femmes continue to appeal to new generations of fans, and recently found a new fan in author JK Rowling who humorously rated the band 8.5 out 10 on the eclectic Ruth and Martin's Album Club blog. Violent Femmes are currently recording their new album, which will be released later in the year. The complete Violent Femmes/Echo & The Bunnymen tour dates are below: Jul 11 - Philadelphia - Skyline Stage at the MannJul 12 - Brooklyn - Ford Ampitheater at Coney IslandJul 14 - Asbury Park - Stone Pony SummerstageJul 15 - Boston - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Jul 17 - Pittsburgh - Stage AEJul 18 - Detroit - Meadow Brook AmpitheatreJul 19 - Columbus - Express Live Outdoor StageJul 21 - Milwaukee - BMO Harris PavillionJul 23 - Chicago - Huntington Bank PavilionJul 25 - Kansas City - Crossroads KCJul 26 - Denver - Fillmore AuditoriumJul 29 - Costa Mesa - Pacific Ampitheatre Jul 30 - Saratoga/San Jose - The Mountain WineryAug 1 - Portland - Oregon Zoo AmpitheatreAug 2 - Seattle - Woodland Park Zoo Ampitheatre Aug 3 - Vancouver - PNE Ampitheatre For updates and ticket information, please visit vfemmes.com/tour.
"The Wisconsin punk-folk trio's first album in 18 years occasionally summonsthe warped whimsy of their classic self-titled 1983 debut - only updatedfor ruined teens hitting their fifties."-Rolling Stone (New York, NY) - Today, Violent Femmes announce their North American co-headlining tour with Echo & The Bunnymen. The tour begins July 11 in Philadelphia, PA, and ends August 3 in Vancouver, BC. The full itinerary is below. The band is still touring in support of their critically acclaimed album WE CAN DO ANYTHING, which was their first album in 15 years. Violent Femmes reunited at Coachella in 2013 and then in 2016 made their first network TV live appearance in 16 years, performing "Memory" on CBS' Late Show with Stephen Colbert as well as their legendary song, "Blister in the Sun" with Colbert on vocals. The video was seen everywhere and even became the #1 trending topic on Facebook the day it was released.The Violent Femmes continue to appeal to new generations of fans, and recently found a new fan in author JK Rowling who humorously rated the band 8.5 out 10 on the eclectic Ruth and Martin's Album Club blog. Violent Femmes are currently recording their new album, which will be released later in the year. The complete Violent Femmes/Echo & The Bunnymen tour dates are below: Jul 11 - Philadelphia - Skyline Stage at the MannJul 12 - Brooklyn - Ford Ampitheater at Coney IslandJul 14 - Asbury Park - Stone Pony SummerstageJul 15 - Boston - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Jul 17 - Pittsburgh - Stage AEJul 18 - Detroit - Meadow Brook AmpitheatreJul 19 - Columbus - Express Live Outdoor StageJul 21 - Milwaukee - BMO Harris PavillionJul 23 - Chicago - Huntington Bank PavilionJul 25 - Kansas City - Crossroads KCJul 26 - Denver - Fillmore AuditoriumJul 29 - Costa Mesa - Pacific Ampitheatre Jul 30 - Saratoga/San Jose - The Mountain WineryAug 1 - Portland - Oregon Zoo AmpitheatreAug 2 - Seattle - Woodland Park Zoo Ampitheatre Aug 3 - Vancouver - PNE Ampitheatre For updates and ticket information, please visit vfemmes.com/tour.
Can To Release Singles Compilation, UK Performances This Summer
CANANNOUNCE THE SINGLES
LISTEN TO"TURTLES HAVE SHORT LEGS"
THE CAN PROJECT PLAYGLASTONBURY AND BARBICAN EVENT
CAN, Mute and Spoon Records are pleased to announce
CAN – The Singles
, a brand new collection of all of the band’s single releases, out on June 16, 2017 on triple vinyl, download, CD and streaming services.
This unique document is the first time CAN’s singles have been presented together and shows the breadth of their influential career, from well loved tracks like “Halleluwah,” “Vitamin C” and “I Want More” to more obscure singles such as “Silent Night” and “Turtles Have Short Legs.”
Listen to “Turtles Have Short Legs,” the rare 1971 7" single release HERE. This was the band’s third single, never appeared on a studio album and was recorded around the time of the Tago Mago sessions with the line up of Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Damo Suzuki.
Saturday April 8th, sees a very special event at the Barbican in London marking CAN’s 50th anniversary year. Irmin Schmidt will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, presenting the world premiere of an original orchestral work composed by Schmidt and Gregor Schwellenbach, CAN Dialog, which will include quotations of some of the band’s most well-known pieces. In addition Irmin Schmidt will also conduct the world premiere of the concert version of La Fermosa, Ballett-Suite by Irmin Schmidt.
The second half of the show provides an entirely different experience of CAN material, as realized by The CAN Project, a specially curated supergroup brought together by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore featuring CAN’s first singer Malcolm Mooney, Steve Shelley, Deb Googe, James Sedwards, Pat Thomas, Valentina Magaletti and Tom Relleen.
The CAN Project has just been confirmed for Glastonbury in June this year and will be joined by Irmin Schmidt for that performance.
CAN, founded in 1967 released their debut album Monster Movie (1969) which set them apart from the mainstream, carving out a sound that transcended the boundaries of experimental electronic, jazz and modern classical music. CAN’s influence extends from post-punk musicians such as Joy Division and Primal Scream, through avant-garde composers including Bernhard Lang, to Radiohead. Schmidt himself began his musical career as a pupil of Stockhausen and Ligeti, and conducted numerous high-profile orchestras in his native Germany and abroad. Hearing the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa in the 60s led to the formation of CAN but Schmidt never lost touch with his avant-garde classical upbringing, and it is to Schmidt that CAN owed much of its musical eclecticism.
In Spring 2018, Faber & Faber are publishing a new book devoted to CAN, All Gates Open. The special edition will come in two volumes: one will be the first complete, authorized biography of the band written by Rob Young and the second, CAN Kiosk by Irmin Schmidt, is a collage of thoughts, visuals and interviews (interviews collated by Max Dax and Robert Defcon).
A Q&A with Rob Young about the forthcoming book will precede the Barbican show this weekend. During an extended interval there will be a screening of CAN’s 1972 live performance at the Cologne Sporthalle.
CAN - THE SINGLES TRACKLISTING
Soul Desert
She Brings The Rain
Spoon
Shikako Maru Ten
Turtles Have Short Legs
Halleluwah (Edit)
Vitamin C
I’m So Green
Mushroom
Moonshake
Future Days (Edit)
Dizzy Dizzy (Edit)
Splash (Edit)
Hunters And Collectors (Edit)
Vernal Equinox (Edit)
I Want More
...And More
Silent Night
Cascade Waltz
Don’t Say No (Edit)
Return
Can Can
Hoolah Hoolah (Edit)CAN: WEBSITE
LISTEN TO"TURTLES HAVE SHORT LEGS"
THE CAN PROJECT PLAYGLASTONBURY AND BARBICAN EVENT
CAN, Mute and Spoon Records are pleased to announce
CAN – The Singles
, a brand new collection of all of the band’s single releases, out on June 16, 2017 on triple vinyl, download, CD and streaming services.This unique document is the first time CAN’s singles have been presented together and shows the breadth of their influential career, from well loved tracks like “Halleluwah,” “Vitamin C” and “I Want More” to more obscure singles such as “Silent Night” and “Turtles Have Short Legs.”
Listen to “Turtles Have Short Legs,” the rare 1971 7" single release HERE. This was the band’s third single, never appeared on a studio album and was recorded around the time of the Tago Mago sessions with the line up of Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Damo Suzuki.
Saturday April 8th, sees a very special event at the Barbican in London marking CAN’s 50th anniversary year. Irmin Schmidt will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, presenting the world premiere of an original orchestral work composed by Schmidt and Gregor Schwellenbach, CAN Dialog, which will include quotations of some of the band’s most well-known pieces. In addition Irmin Schmidt will also conduct the world premiere of the concert version of La Fermosa, Ballett-Suite by Irmin Schmidt.
The second half of the show provides an entirely different experience of CAN material, as realized by The CAN Project, a specially curated supergroup brought together by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore featuring CAN’s first singer Malcolm Mooney, Steve Shelley, Deb Googe, James Sedwards, Pat Thomas, Valentina Magaletti and Tom Relleen.
The CAN Project has just been confirmed for Glastonbury in June this year and will be joined by Irmin Schmidt for that performance.
CAN, founded in 1967 released their debut album Monster Movie (1969) which set them apart from the mainstream, carving out a sound that transcended the boundaries of experimental electronic, jazz and modern classical music. CAN’s influence extends from post-punk musicians such as Joy Division and Primal Scream, through avant-garde composers including Bernhard Lang, to Radiohead. Schmidt himself began his musical career as a pupil of Stockhausen and Ligeti, and conducted numerous high-profile orchestras in his native Germany and abroad. Hearing the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa in the 60s led to the formation of CAN but Schmidt never lost touch with his avant-garde classical upbringing, and it is to Schmidt that CAN owed much of its musical eclecticism.
In Spring 2018, Faber & Faber are publishing a new book devoted to CAN, All Gates Open. The special edition will come in two volumes: one will be the first complete, authorized biography of the band written by Rob Young and the second, CAN Kiosk by Irmin Schmidt, is a collage of thoughts, visuals and interviews (interviews collated by Max Dax and Robert Defcon).
A Q&A with Rob Young about the forthcoming book will precede the Barbican show this weekend. During an extended interval there will be a screening of CAN’s 1972 live performance at the Cologne Sporthalle.
CAN - THE SINGLES TRACKLISTINGSoul Desert
She Brings The Rain
Spoon
Shikako Maru Ten
Turtles Have Short Legs
Halleluwah (Edit)
Vitamin C
I’m So Green
Mushroom
Moonshake
Future Days (Edit)
Dizzy Dizzy (Edit)
Splash (Edit)
Hunters And Collectors (Edit)
Vernal Equinox (Edit)
I Want More
...And More
Silent Night
Cascade Waltz
Don’t Say No (Edit)
Return
Can Can
Hoolah Hoolah (Edit)CAN: WEBSITE
Chastity Belt announce US and UK tours, share "Caught in a Lie"
LISTEN TO CHASTITY BELT'S "CAUGHT IN A LIE"; US AND UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
STREAM: Chastity Belt - "Caught in a Lie"
VIDEO: Chastity Belt - "Different Now" (dir. Bobby McHugh)
STREAM: Chastity Belt - "Different Now"
Today, Seattle band Chastity Belt shared "Caught in a Lie," the second single from their highly-anticipated new album I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, out June 2nd on all formats and streaming services. The track, which maintains the reflective, cathartic, and poignant tone of previous single "Different Now," can be streamed here or via the link above. Additionally, the band has announced both a North American summer tour as well as fall dates in the UK. See below for a full list of upcoming shows.
TOUR DATES:
06.01.17 - Seattle, WA - Record Release show at The Crocodile *
06.14.17 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
06.15.17 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
06.16.17 - Detroit, MI - Jumbo's
06.17.17 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall at the Great Hall
06.18.17 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
06.19.17 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
06.20.17 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
06.22.17 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
06.23.17 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
06.24.17 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
06.25.17 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
06.27.17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Purgatory)
06.28.17 - Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
06.29.17 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
06.30.17 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
07.01.17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
09.04.17 - Margate, UK - Cliffs
09.05.17 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
09.06.17 - Manchester, UK - Star and Garter
09.07.17 - Newcastle, UK - Cluny
09.08.17 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
09.11.17 - Bristol, UK - Exchange
09.12.17 - Nottingham, UK - Bodega
09.13.17 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
09.14.17 - London, UK - Garage
09.15.17 - Brussels, BE - Witloof Bar
09.16.17 - Cologne, DE - King Georg
09.17.17 - Berlin, DE - Kantine Am Berghain
09.19.17 - Vienna, AT - Arena
09.20.17 - Lausanne, CH - La Romandie Club
09.21.17 - Paris, FR - Espace B
09.22.17 - Rotterdam, NL - V11
09.23.17 - Utrecht, NL - ACU
* - w/ So Pitted
ABOUT THE RECORD:
A few years ago, while in a tour van somewhere in Idaho, the members of Chastity Belt—Julia Shapiro, Gretchen Grimm, Lydia Lund, and Annie Truscott—opted to pass the time in a relatively unusual fashion: They collectively paid one another compliments, in great and thoughtful detail. This is what we like best about you, this is why we love you.
I think of that image all the time, the four of them opening themselves up like that, by choice. It’s hard to imagine other bands doing the same. But beyond their troublesome social media presence—see: the abundance of weapons-grade duck face, the rolling suitcase art—and beyond the moonlit deadpan of say, “IDC,” lies, at the very least, an honesty and an intimacy and an emotional brilliance that galvanizes everything they do together. Which is a fancy way of saying: They’re funny, but they’re also capable of being vulnerable. “Giant Vagina” and “Pussy Weed Beer,” two highlights from their aptly titled 2013 debut, No Regerts, were immediately preceded by a sublime yet easily overlooked cut named “Happiness.” I saw a younger, still unsettling version of myself all across 2015’s Time to Go Home.
This June marks the release of I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, their third and finest full-length to date. Recorded live in July of 2016, with producer Matthew Simms (Wire) at Jackpot! in Portland, Oregon (birthplace of some of their favorite Elliott Smith records), it’s a dark and uncommonly beautiful set of moody post-punk that finds the Seattle outfit’s feelings in full view, unobscured by humor. There is no irony in its title: Before she had Chastity Belt, and the close relationships that she does now, Shapiro considered herself a career loner. That’s no small gesture. I can make as much sense of this music as I can my 20s: This is a brave and often exhilarating tangle of mixed feelings and haunting melodies that connects dizzying anguish (“This Time of Night”) to shimmering insight (“Different Now”) to gauzy ambiguity (“Stuck,” written and sung by Grimm). It’s a serious record but not a serious departure, defined best, perhaps, by a line that Shapiro shares early on its staggering title track: “I wanna be sincere.”
When asked, their only request was that what you’re reading right now be brief, honest, free of hyperbole, and “v chill.” When pressed for more, Truscott said, “Just say that we love each other. Because we do.”This is who they are, this is why I love them.
—David Bevan, February 2017
STREAM: Chastity Belt - "Caught in a Lie"
VIDEO: Chastity Belt - "Different Now" (dir. Bobby McHugh)
STREAM: Chastity Belt - "Different Now"
Today, Seattle band Chastity Belt shared "Caught in a Lie," the second single from their highly-anticipated new album I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, out June 2nd on all formats and streaming services. The track, which maintains the reflective, cathartic, and poignant tone of previous single "Different Now," can be streamed here or via the link above. Additionally, the band has announced both a North American summer tour as well as fall dates in the UK. See below for a full list of upcoming shows.
TOUR DATES:
06.01.17 - Seattle, WA - Record Release show at The Crocodile *
06.14.17 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
06.15.17 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
06.16.17 - Detroit, MI - Jumbo's
06.17.17 - Toronto, ON - Longboat Hall at the Great Hall
06.18.17 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
06.19.17 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
06.20.17 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
06.22.17 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
06.23.17 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
06.24.17 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
06.25.17 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
06.27.17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Purgatory)
06.28.17 - Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
06.29.17 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
06.30.17 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
07.01.17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
09.04.17 - Margate, UK - Cliffs
09.05.17 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
09.06.17 - Manchester, UK - Star and Garter
09.07.17 - Newcastle, UK - Cluny
09.08.17 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
09.11.17 - Bristol, UK - Exchange
09.12.17 - Nottingham, UK - Bodega
09.13.17 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
09.14.17 - London, UK - Garage
09.15.17 - Brussels, BE - Witloof Bar
09.16.17 - Cologne, DE - King Georg
09.17.17 - Berlin, DE - Kantine Am Berghain
09.19.17 - Vienna, AT - Arena
09.20.17 - Lausanne, CH - La Romandie Club
09.21.17 - Paris, FR - Espace B
09.22.17 - Rotterdam, NL - V11
09.23.17 - Utrecht, NL - ACU
* - w/ So Pitted
ABOUT THE RECORD:
A few years ago, while in a tour van somewhere in Idaho, the members of Chastity Belt—Julia Shapiro, Gretchen Grimm, Lydia Lund, and Annie Truscott—opted to pass the time in a relatively unusual fashion: They collectively paid one another compliments, in great and thoughtful detail. This is what we like best about you, this is why we love you.
I think of that image all the time, the four of them opening themselves up like that, by choice. It’s hard to imagine other bands doing the same. But beyond their troublesome social media presence—see: the abundance of weapons-grade duck face, the rolling suitcase art—and beyond the moonlit deadpan of say, “IDC,” lies, at the very least, an honesty and an intimacy and an emotional brilliance that galvanizes everything they do together. Which is a fancy way of saying: They’re funny, but they’re also capable of being vulnerable. “Giant Vagina” and “Pussy Weed Beer,” two highlights from their aptly titled 2013 debut, No Regerts, were immediately preceded by a sublime yet easily overlooked cut named “Happiness.” I saw a younger, still unsettling version of myself all across 2015’s Time to Go Home.
This June marks the release of I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, their third and finest full-length to date. Recorded live in July of 2016, with producer Matthew Simms (Wire) at Jackpot! in Portland, Oregon (birthplace of some of their favorite Elliott Smith records), it’s a dark and uncommonly beautiful set of moody post-punk that finds the Seattle outfit’s feelings in full view, unobscured by humor. There is no irony in its title: Before she had Chastity Belt, and the close relationships that she does now, Shapiro considered herself a career loner. That’s no small gesture. I can make as much sense of this music as I can my 20s: This is a brave and often exhilarating tangle of mixed feelings and haunting melodies that connects dizzying anguish (“This Time of Night”) to shimmering insight (“Different Now”) to gauzy ambiguity (“Stuck,” written and sung by Grimm). It’s a serious record but not a serious departure, defined best, perhaps, by a line that Shapiro shares early on its staggering title track: “I wanna be sincere.”
When asked, their only request was that what you’re reading right now be brief, honest, free of hyperbole, and “v chill.” When pressed for more, Truscott said, “Just say that we love each other. Because we do.”This is who they are, this is why I love them.
—David Bevan, February 2017
Shannon McNally to release BLACK IRISH on June 9 via Compass Records | Hear "Banshee Moan"
SHANNON MCNALLY
TO RELEASE BLACK IRISH ON JUNE 9 VIA COMPASS RECORDS HAUNTING ANTHEM “BANSHEE MOAN” OUT NOW
"She has the voice: bruised, smoky and ornery, right at home where country and soul meet.
She has the melodies and the timing - she’s irresistible.”
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times "Only Gram Parsons' term 'Cosmic American Music' begins to touch her mercurial, changeling roots aesthetic ... McNally is a Zen-like, post-Beat song poet”
- Thom Jurek, All Music New York, NY (April 4, 2017) – Shannon McNally’s blues-Americana return, Black Irish will make you dance, break your heart, and save your soul. The album was recorded in Nashville, but its distinctive sense of place lies 210 miles west, where Memphis meets Mississippi. The primary colors of American music are black and white, and Black Irish displays that hybrid in many shades, mixing country, blues, soul, rock, folk balladry and classic pop.Shannon McNally will release Black Irish on June 9 via Compass Records. Pre-order Black Irish at iTunes HERE.
Black Irish is McNally’s most personal project yet, which is saying a lot, given the Americana singer-songwriter’s deep catalog. But it speaks to the power of connection, and the power of music to create it and to reflect it. The kick off track “You Made Me Feel For You”, was written by her producer, Americana icon, Rodney Crowell, and serves as a metaphor for their collaboration - how his particular understanding of her unique gifts pulled out the career-defining album many have been waiting for since she came on the scene.
The initial release from the album is “Banshee Moan”, a track McNally wrote about her experiences in the music industry, experiences common to working women everywhere. “I wrote that a ways back, previous to the rebirth of the women's movement we've seen of late. I’m thrilled to see women truly engaged and pissed off again.” With its haunting melody and McNally’s rich, deep-blue vocals, “Banshee Moan” is no mere protest song; it’s a howl of the collective female spirit, equal parts softness and strength.
Hear / Share “Banshee Moan” @ Soundcloud | Spotify | iTunes | AppleMusic
The concept for Black Irish began in 2013, as Shannon was going through what she calls “a miserable divorce,” raising her daughter Maeve, and nursing her terminally ill mother Maureen. Her parents had relocated to Holly Springs, Mississippi, and McNally moved in, caring for her mom until her death in 2015.
“I had no vim or vigor in me for a couple of years,” she admits. What saved her was her email relationship with Crowell, who’d been talking about producing her since 2012. “We started this really wonderful thing of just lobbing song titles back and forth. And I just sat at a table and learned about a dozen tunes, my favorite covers, anything to spark a fire in this really dark turn.”
She co-wrote three of the album’s 12 songs – one with producer Crowell, who also penned two more for her; the rest include personal favorites by Stevie Wonder (“I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It”), Robbie Robertson (“It Makes No Difference”), and J.J. Cale (“Low Rider”). The result is an album that stands with the best of classic vocal interpreters like Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Maria Muldaur.
When it came time to record, McNally enlisted her friend, Memphis soul-gospel powerhouse Wendy Moten on background vocals, while Crowell called in some of Music City’s finest, including guitarists Colin Linden and Audley Freed, bassists Michael Rhodes and David Santos, and drummer Jerry Roe.
For those familiar with Levon Helm’s ramshackle take on Muddy Waters’ “The Stuff You Got to Watch”, McNally’s smoothly swinging rockabilly/ jump blues will be a revelation. It’s her tribute to Muddy. “I love how classy he was, how sharp-dressed and handsome, with his pompadour and his gold and his perfect suit.”
To McNally, the late Susanna Clark’s song about Townes Van Zandt, “Black Haired Boy” (with Emmylou and Elizabeth Cook singing harmony) is a bookend to “Prayer in Open D”, the two most “singer-songwriter” tracks, both featuring Crowell’s fingerpicking.
McNally and company close Black Irish with the joyous, roof-raising Delta gospel of The Staple Singers’ “Let’s Go Home”.
She won’t be staying long. With Black Irish , Shannon McNally moves into the next part of her journey.
Shannon McNally Tour Dates
Apr 12 – Austin, TX – The Paramount (w/ Stephen Still & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Apr 14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues (w/ Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Apr 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (w/ Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
May 03 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
May 04 – Duluth, GA – Red Clay
May 05 – Asheville, NC – Atlamont
May 06 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
May 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore
May 11 – New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
May 12 – Amagansett, NY – Stephen Talkhouse
May 13 – Hudson, NY – Club Helsinki
May 14 – East Aurora, NY – 189 Public House
May 16 – Boston, MA – Club Passim
May 17 – Northampton, MA – Parlor Room
May 18 – Marlboro, NY – Falcon
May 19 – Saratoga Springs, MD – Caffe Lena
May 21 – Easton, MD – Avalon Theatre
May 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – Watermark
May 24 – Blairstown, NJ – Roys Hall
May 25 – Washington, DC – Hill CountryMay 26 – Richmond, VA – Capital Ale HouseJune 03– Memphis, TN – Levitt Shell
June 09 – Goshen, IN – Ignition Garage
June 24 – University, MS – Gertrude R. Ford Center
TO RELEASE BLACK IRISH ON JUNE 9 VIA COMPASS RECORDS HAUNTING ANTHEM “BANSHEE MOAN” OUT NOW
"She has the voice: bruised, smoky and ornery, right at home where country and soul meet.She has the melodies and the timing - she’s irresistible.”
- Jon Pareles, The New York Times "Only Gram Parsons' term 'Cosmic American Music' begins to touch her mercurial, changeling roots aesthetic ... McNally is a Zen-like, post-Beat song poet”
- Thom Jurek, All Music New York, NY (April 4, 2017) – Shannon McNally’s blues-Americana return, Black Irish will make you dance, break your heart, and save your soul. The album was recorded in Nashville, but its distinctive sense of place lies 210 miles west, where Memphis meets Mississippi. The primary colors of American music are black and white, and Black Irish displays that hybrid in many shades, mixing country, blues, soul, rock, folk balladry and classic pop.Shannon McNally will release Black Irish on June 9 via Compass Records. Pre-order Black Irish at iTunes HERE.
Black Irish is McNally’s most personal project yet, which is saying a lot, given the Americana singer-songwriter’s deep catalog. But it speaks to the power of connection, and the power of music to create it and to reflect it. The kick off track “You Made Me Feel For You”, was written by her producer, Americana icon, Rodney Crowell, and serves as a metaphor for their collaboration - how his particular understanding of her unique gifts pulled out the career-defining album many have been waiting for since she came on the scene.
The initial release from the album is “Banshee Moan”, a track McNally wrote about her experiences in the music industry, experiences common to working women everywhere. “I wrote that a ways back, previous to the rebirth of the women's movement we've seen of late. I’m thrilled to see women truly engaged and pissed off again.” With its haunting melody and McNally’s rich, deep-blue vocals, “Banshee Moan” is no mere protest song; it’s a howl of the collective female spirit, equal parts softness and strength.
Hear / Share “Banshee Moan” @ Soundcloud | Spotify | iTunes | AppleMusic
The concept for Black Irish began in 2013, as Shannon was going through what she calls “a miserable divorce,” raising her daughter Maeve, and nursing her terminally ill mother Maureen. Her parents had relocated to Holly Springs, Mississippi, and McNally moved in, caring for her mom until her death in 2015.
“I had no vim or vigor in me for a couple of years,” she admits. What saved her was her email relationship with Crowell, who’d been talking about producing her since 2012. “We started this really wonderful thing of just lobbing song titles back and forth. And I just sat at a table and learned about a dozen tunes, my favorite covers, anything to spark a fire in this really dark turn.”
She co-wrote three of the album’s 12 songs – one with producer Crowell, who also penned two more for her; the rest include personal favorites by Stevie Wonder (“I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It”), Robbie Robertson (“It Makes No Difference”), and J.J. Cale (“Low Rider”). The result is an album that stands with the best of classic vocal interpreters like Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Maria Muldaur.
When it came time to record, McNally enlisted her friend, Memphis soul-gospel powerhouse Wendy Moten on background vocals, while Crowell called in some of Music City’s finest, including guitarists Colin Linden and Audley Freed, bassists Michael Rhodes and David Santos, and drummer Jerry Roe.
For those familiar with Levon Helm’s ramshackle take on Muddy Waters’ “The Stuff You Got to Watch”, McNally’s smoothly swinging rockabilly/ jump blues will be a revelation. It’s her tribute to Muddy. “I love how classy he was, how sharp-dressed and handsome, with his pompadour and his gold and his perfect suit.”
To McNally, the late Susanna Clark’s song about Townes Van Zandt, “Black Haired Boy” (with Emmylou and Elizabeth Cook singing harmony) is a bookend to “Prayer in Open D”, the two most “singer-songwriter” tracks, both featuring Crowell’s fingerpicking.
McNally and company close Black Irish with the joyous, roof-raising Delta gospel of The Staple Singers’ “Let’s Go Home”.
She won’t be staying long. With Black Irish , Shannon McNally moves into the next part of her journey.
Shannon McNally Tour Dates
Apr 12 – Austin, TX – The Paramount (w/ Stephen Still & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Apr 14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues (w/ Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
Apr 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (w/ Stephen Stills & Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
May 03 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
May 04 – Duluth, GA – Red Clay
May 05 – Asheville, NC – Atlamont
May 06 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
May 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore
May 11 – New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
May 12 – Amagansett, NY – Stephen Talkhouse
May 13 – Hudson, NY – Club Helsinki
May 14 – East Aurora, NY – 189 Public House
May 16 – Boston, MA – Club Passim
May 17 – Northampton, MA – Parlor Room
May 18 – Marlboro, NY – Falcon
May 19 – Saratoga Springs, MD – Caffe Lena
May 21 – Easton, MD – Avalon Theatre
May 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – Watermark
May 24 – Blairstown, NJ – Roys Hall
May 25 – Washington, DC – Hill CountryMay 26 – Richmond, VA – Capital Ale HouseJune 03– Memphis, TN – Levitt Shell
June 09 – Goshen, IN – Ignition Garage
June 24 – University, MS – Gertrude R. Ford Center
April 3, 2017
SUFJAN STEVENS, BRYCE DESSNER, NICO MUHLY AND JAMES MCALISTER JOIN FORCES FOR PLANETARIUM, OUT JUNE 9 ON 4AD
Planetarium , the new collaborative album co-composed by Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister, is set for release June 9 via 4AD. Album track “Saturn,” and its accompanying music video, premiere today—listen and watch here . Planetarium is now available for preorder here .
A completely reimagined version of the project originally undertaken years ago and performed in various iterations around the world,Planetarium unites Stevens’ vocals, McAlister’s beats, Dessner’s guitar performance, and Muhly’s instrumental compositions—part rock odyssey, part electronic experiment, part classical opus.
Conceptually, Planetarium revolves around the cosmic ideas Stevens’ lyrics explore: mythology, astrology, science, astronomy and the intricacies of human consciousness.
The album began when Dutch concert hall Muziekgebouw Eindhoven commissioned Muhly to create a new piece and he enlisted friends Dessner, Stevens and McAlister, all of whom had been looking for the opportunity to collaborate on a larger scale.
After sketching the framework of the song cycle and performing the piece as a band—flanked by a string quartet and seven trombones—in various forms, the quartet put the project on hold for several years. Returning to the raw material in 2016, Stevens and McAlister reversed their typical process, taking recordings of the live show and adapting to the studio. “We had recorded all the arrangements and the live parts in a studio after our last performance,” says Stevens, “so years later when we all kind of settled down, we said, ‘let’s open Pandora’s box.’”
Stevens and McAlister worked to arrange Muhly’s symphonic framework and Dessner’s guitar virtuosity alongside their own lyrics and beats. Stevens became the driver behind the “song” part of the song cycle, his unique voice providing a clear and coherent center of gravity for the whole project.
In the time between Planetarium’s conception and release, Muhly wrote a new viola concerto and a commission for the Metropolitan Opera; Dessner released Trouble Will Find Me with The National, toured extensively and moved to Paris; and Stevens recorded and released Carrie & Lowell and, with McAlister, toured the album worldwide.PLANETARIUM
1. Neptune
2. Jupiter
3. Halley’s Comet
4. Venus
5. Uranus
6. Mars
7. Black Energy
8. Sun
9. Tides
10. Moon
11. Pluto
12. Kuiper Belt
13. Black Hole
14. Saturn
15. In the Beginning
16. Earth
17. Mercury
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDSOne More Time With FeelingDVD/Blu-Ray ReleaseOUT NOWNorth American and European Tour Dates On Sale
“Film of The Year” MOJO“Extraordinary” Evening Standard“A deeply personal film” Time Out“Moving documentary delving into the artistry of a dark soul” Uncut“An undeniably moving contemplation of shattering loss” The Guardian“Dominik’s experimental collaboration finds the rock-umentary reborn. Experience it” EmpireOne More Time Feeling, the feature film about the making of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ acclaimed album Skeleton Tree, is released today on DVD and 2D and 3D Blu-ray.A new excerpt from One More Time With Feeling has been made available.
View Steve McQueen here: http://smarturl.it/OMTWFSteveMcQueen
Directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford), One More Time With Feeling is a stark, fragile and raw documentary. Shot in 3D, colour and black & white, this visually unique film probes the deeply personal circumstances surrounding the making of Skeleton Tree (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 16th studio album) and features live-in-studio performances by the band.Originally conceived as a one-night-only screening event in 950 cinemas (across 30 countries simultaneously) on 8th September last year, this extraordinary film has now screened over 1700 times at over 1000 cinemas world-wide, and its initial run was extended over several days as cinemas sold out around the world.One More Time With Feeling is the first ever non-animated B&W film shot in 3D. On 31st March 2017, this filmic milestone will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and a Limited Edition 3D Blu-ray. All formats of One More Time With Feeling come as two-disc editions, with additional previously unseen footage.Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, was released on 9th September 2016, the day after the global premiere of One More Time With Feeling. Skeleton Tree charted at number 1 in 8 countries, has been certified Silver in the UK (BPI), and, according to Metacritic, was the best-reviewed album of 2016.Recently nominated for a 2017 BRIT Award, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds remain one of the most critically extolled acts working today and have sold over 5 million albums worldwide. Their influence has been profound and far-reaching and they are one of the most powerful and exciting live acts in the world.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ eight piece touring line up features Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos, Conway Savage, George Vjestica and Larry Mullins.2017 TOUR DATESMay
26th Brooklyn, NY USA Kings Theatre (Sold Out)
27th Brooklyn, NY USA Kings Theatre
29th Montreal, Quebec Canada Metropolis (Sold Out
31st Toronto, Ontario Canada Massey Hall (Sold Out)June
1st Toronto, Ontario Canada Massey Hall (Sold Out)
3rd Detroit, MI USA Masonic Temple Theatre
5th Philadelphia, PA USA Electric Factory
7th Asheville, NC USA Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Sold Out)
8th Pittsburgh, PA USA The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall (Sold Out)
10th Boston, MA USA Wang Theatre (Sold Out)
13th New York, NY USA Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
14th New York, NY USA Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
16th Chicago, IL USA Auditorium Theatre
18th Denver, CO USA Paramount Theatre (Sold Out)
19th Salt Lake City, UT USA Kingsbury Hall
21st Portland, OR USA Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
22nd Vancouver, BC Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Sold Out)
24th Berkeley, CA USA Greek Theatre
26th San Diego, CA USA Civic Theatre
28th Los Angeles, CA USA The Theatre at Ace Hotel (Sold Out)
29th Los Angeles, CA USA Greek TheatreSeptember
24th Bournemouth UK Bournemouth International Centre (Sold Out)
25th Manchester UK Arena
27th Glasgow UK The SSE Hydro
28th Nottingham UK Motorpoint Arena
30th London UK The O2 (Sold Out)October
3rd Paris France Zénith
4th Paris France Zénith
6th Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome (Sold Out)
7th Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle (Sold Out)
9th Hamburg Germany Sporthalle
10th Luxembourg Rockhal
12th Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
13th Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis (Sold Out)
16th Oslo Norway Spektrum
18th Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
20th Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena (Sold Out)
22nd Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling Halle (Sold Out)
24th Warsaw Poland Torwar
26th Prague Czech Rep. O2 Arena
28th Belgrade Serbia Kombank Arena
30th Ljubljana Slovenia Dvorana TivoliNovember
1st Vienna Austria Stadthalle
2nd Munich Germany Zenith (Sold Out)
4th Padova Italy Kioene Arena
6th Milan Italy Forum
8th Rome Italy PalaLottomatica
12th Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
13th Geneva Switzerland Arena
16th Athens Greece Faliro Sports Arena (Tae Kwon Do)
19th Tel Aviv Israel Menorah Arena (Sold Out)
20th Tel Aviv Israel Menorah ArenaTickets available via nickcave.com.
“Film of The Year” MOJO“Extraordinary” Evening Standard“A deeply personal film” Time Out“Moving documentary delving into the artistry of a dark soul” Uncut“An undeniably moving contemplation of shattering loss” The Guardian“Dominik’s experimental collaboration finds the rock-umentary reborn. Experience it” EmpireOne More Time Feeling, the feature film about the making of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ acclaimed album Skeleton Tree, is released today on DVD and 2D and 3D Blu-ray.A new excerpt from One More Time With Feeling has been made available.
View Steve McQueen here: http://smarturl.it/OMTWFSteveMcQueen
Directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford), One More Time With Feeling is a stark, fragile and raw documentary. Shot in 3D, colour and black & white, this visually unique film probes the deeply personal circumstances surrounding the making of Skeleton Tree (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 16th studio album) and features live-in-studio performances by the band.Originally conceived as a one-night-only screening event in 950 cinemas (across 30 countries simultaneously) on 8th September last year, this extraordinary film has now screened over 1700 times at over 1000 cinemas world-wide, and its initial run was extended over several days as cinemas sold out around the world.One More Time With Feeling is the first ever non-animated B&W film shot in 3D. On 31st March 2017, this filmic milestone will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and a Limited Edition 3D Blu-ray. All formats of One More Time With Feeling come as two-disc editions, with additional previously unseen footage.Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, was released on 9th September 2016, the day after the global premiere of One More Time With Feeling. Skeleton Tree charted at number 1 in 8 countries, has been certified Silver in the UK (BPI), and, according to Metacritic, was the best-reviewed album of 2016.Recently nominated for a 2017 BRIT Award, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds remain one of the most critically extolled acts working today and have sold over 5 million albums worldwide. Their influence has been profound and far-reaching and they are one of the most powerful and exciting live acts in the world.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ eight piece touring line up features Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos, Conway Savage, George Vjestica and Larry Mullins.2017 TOUR DATESMay
26th Brooklyn, NY USA Kings Theatre (Sold Out)
27th Brooklyn, NY USA Kings Theatre
29th Montreal, Quebec Canada Metropolis (Sold Out
31st Toronto, Ontario Canada Massey Hall (Sold Out)June
1st Toronto, Ontario Canada Massey Hall (Sold Out)
3rd Detroit, MI USA Masonic Temple Theatre
5th Philadelphia, PA USA Electric Factory
7th Asheville, NC USA Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Sold Out)
8th Pittsburgh, PA USA The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall (Sold Out)
10th Boston, MA USA Wang Theatre (Sold Out)
13th New York, NY USA Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
14th New York, NY USA Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
16th Chicago, IL USA Auditorium Theatre
18th Denver, CO USA Paramount Theatre (Sold Out)
19th Salt Lake City, UT USA Kingsbury Hall
21st Portland, OR USA Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
22nd Vancouver, BC Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Sold Out)
24th Berkeley, CA USA Greek Theatre
26th San Diego, CA USA Civic Theatre
28th Los Angeles, CA USA The Theatre at Ace Hotel (Sold Out)
29th Los Angeles, CA USA Greek TheatreSeptember
24th Bournemouth UK Bournemouth International Centre (Sold Out)
25th Manchester UK Arena
27th Glasgow UK The SSE Hydro
28th Nottingham UK Motorpoint Arena
30th London UK The O2 (Sold Out)October
3rd Paris France Zénith
4th Paris France Zénith
6th Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome (Sold Out)
7th Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle (Sold Out)
9th Hamburg Germany Sporthalle
10th Luxembourg Rockhal
12th Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
13th Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis (Sold Out)
16th Oslo Norway Spektrum
18th Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
20th Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena (Sold Out)
22nd Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling Halle (Sold Out)
24th Warsaw Poland Torwar
26th Prague Czech Rep. O2 Arena
28th Belgrade Serbia Kombank Arena
30th Ljubljana Slovenia Dvorana TivoliNovember
1st Vienna Austria Stadthalle
2nd Munich Germany Zenith (Sold Out)
4th Padova Italy Kioene Arena
6th Milan Italy Forum
8th Rome Italy PalaLottomatica
12th Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
13th Geneva Switzerland Arena
16th Athens Greece Faliro Sports Arena (Tae Kwon Do)
19th Tel Aviv Israel Menorah Arena (Sold Out)
20th Tel Aviv Israel Menorah ArenaTickets available via nickcave.com.
AT THE DRIVE IN: THIRD SINGLE “HOSTAGE STAMPS” AVAILABLE NOW
AT THE DRIVE INTHIRD SINGLE “HOSTAGE STAMPS” & ACCOMPANYINGVIDEO AVAILABLE NOWin • ter a • li • a OUT MAY 5th ON RISE RECORDS
“a punk-hardcore whirlwind of frantic virtuosity, torrential verbiage and barely sublimated fury…with whipsawing momentum: wild, precise, aggressive and smart.”—NEW YORK TIMES“It was a celebration… to see At the Drive In is to watch Bixler hold court… a true showman”—VULTURE“half-concert, half-religious experience”—AUSTIN360“brilliant… fans roared with delight.”—AUSTIN CHRONICLE“a SXSW phenomenon…we were privileged to see it all unfold.”—HOUSTON PRESS“high-octane punk dominance”—GOTHAMIST“the wait has certainly been worth it… they’re finally back to form, sweating it out on the stage like the… legends they are”—CONSEQUENCE OF SOUNDFresh off a triumphant handful of US dates—including a surprise pop-up performance that was the talk of SXSW and a run of make-up dates including the euphoric sweat drenched NYC frenzy described above, At The Drive In has unleashed “Hostage Stamps,” the third single from the highly anticipated new album in • ter a • li • a, out May 5th on Rise Records. Listen now: iTunes / SpotifyCedric Bixler-Zavala describes the song as “like walking through the hallway in some war-torn ghetto and reading the writing on the wall. When you hear things like, ‘Raise your nithing pole,’ I don’t think anyone will know what that is right away, but when you look it up, it’s this curse. We are going to be victorious. Here’s the fucking head on the stake in front of our army. We’re coming back. It’s reading the writing on the wall. It’s going and keeping your ear to the ground and listening to the heartbeat of young people.”Expanding on that theme, the band has unveiled an ominous new video directed by Rob Shaw and Damon Locks (who also designed the characters and set) to accompany the single’s release. Using a mix of stop-motion as well as digital animation, the video depicts faceless militaristic figures holding a man captive, as billboards bearing ominous messages flash in and out of view. The final scene is an eruption of chaos as the prisoner sets off an explosion. Watch here: https://youtu.be/JoNJ6AQhmFYAt The Drive In’s North American tour in support of in • ter a • li • a will kick off May 6th with a hometown show at El Paso’s County County Coliseum. See below for all announced dates and get your tickets now at http://www.atthedriveinmusic.com/tour/
For more information, stay tuned to http://www.atthedriveinmusic.com.Twitter @AtTheDriveInInstagram @atdimusicFacebookAT THE DRIVE IN
2017 LIVE DATES5/6/17 — El Paso, TX — County Coliseum
5/8/17 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theatre
5/9/17 — San Diego CA — Soma
5/12/17 — San Francisco CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
5/13/17 — Los Angeles CA — Shrine Auditorium
5/17/17 — Mexico City — Pepsi Center WTC
6/7/17 — Austin, TX — Stubb’s +
6/9/17 — San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theater +
6/10/17 — Houston, TX — Revention Music Center
6/12/17 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
6/13/17 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
6/15/17 — Denver, CO — The Fillmore
6/17/17 — St. Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
6/18/17 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom
6/20/17 — Columbus, OH — Express Live!
6/21/17 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
6/22-25/17 — Montebello, Canada — Amnesia Rockfest 2017
8/15-17/17 — St. Pölten, Austria — FM4 Frequency Festival 2017
8/16-19/17 — Paredes De Coura, Portugal — Paredes De Coura Festival 2017
8/16-19/17 — Kiewit, Belgium — Pukkelpop Festival 2017
8/18-20/17 — Biddinghuizen, Netherlands — Lowlands Festival 2017
8/22/17 — Sesto San Giovanni, Italy — Carroponte
8/23/17 — Munich, Germany — Zenith
8/25-27/17 — Weatherby, UK — Leeds Festival 2017
8/25-27/17 — Reading, UK — Reading Festival 2017
8/25-27/17 — Saint Cloud, France — Rock En Seine 2017+ sold out
“a punk-hardcore whirlwind of frantic virtuosity, torrential verbiage and barely sublimated fury…with whipsawing momentum: wild, precise, aggressive and smart.”—NEW YORK TIMES“It was a celebration… to see At the Drive In is to watch Bixler hold court… a true showman”—VULTURE“half-concert, half-religious experience”—AUSTIN360“brilliant… fans roared with delight.”—AUSTIN CHRONICLE“a SXSW phenomenon…we were privileged to see it all unfold.”—HOUSTON PRESS“high-octane punk dominance”—GOTHAMIST“the wait has certainly been worth it… they’re finally back to form, sweating it out on the stage like the… legends they are”—CONSEQUENCE OF SOUNDFresh off a triumphant handful of US dates—including a surprise pop-up performance that was the talk of SXSW and a run of make-up dates including the euphoric sweat drenched NYC frenzy described above, At The Drive In has unleashed “Hostage Stamps,” the third single from the highly anticipated new album in • ter a • li • a, out May 5th on Rise Records. Listen now: iTunes / SpotifyCedric Bixler-Zavala describes the song as “like walking through the hallway in some war-torn ghetto and reading the writing on the wall. When you hear things like, ‘Raise your nithing pole,’ I don’t think anyone will know what that is right away, but when you look it up, it’s this curse. We are going to be victorious. Here’s the fucking head on the stake in front of our army. We’re coming back. It’s reading the writing on the wall. It’s going and keeping your ear to the ground and listening to the heartbeat of young people.”Expanding on that theme, the band has unveiled an ominous new video directed by Rob Shaw and Damon Locks (who also designed the characters and set) to accompany the single’s release. Using a mix of stop-motion as well as digital animation, the video depicts faceless militaristic figures holding a man captive, as billboards bearing ominous messages flash in and out of view. The final scene is an eruption of chaos as the prisoner sets off an explosion. Watch here: https://youtu.be/JoNJ6AQhmFYAt The Drive In’s North American tour in support of in • ter a • li • a will kick off May 6th with a hometown show at El Paso’s County County Coliseum. See below for all announced dates and get your tickets now at http://www.atthedriveinmusic.com/tour/
For more information, stay tuned to http://www.atthedriveinmusic.com.Twitter @AtTheDriveInInstagram @atdimusicFacebookAT THE DRIVE IN
2017 LIVE DATES5/6/17 — El Paso, TX — County Coliseum
5/8/17 — Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theatre
5/9/17 — San Diego CA — Soma
5/12/17 — San Francisco CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
5/13/17 — Los Angeles CA — Shrine Auditorium
5/17/17 — Mexico City — Pepsi Center WTC
6/7/17 — Austin, TX — Stubb’s +
6/9/17 — San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theater +
6/10/17 — Houston, TX — Revention Music Center
6/12/17 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
6/13/17 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
6/15/17 — Denver, CO — The Fillmore
6/17/17 — St. Paul, MN — Palace Theatre
6/18/17 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom
6/20/17 — Columbus, OH — Express Live!
6/21/17 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
6/22-25/17 — Montebello, Canada — Amnesia Rockfest 2017
8/15-17/17 — St. Pölten, Austria — FM4 Frequency Festival 2017
8/16-19/17 — Paredes De Coura, Portugal — Paredes De Coura Festival 2017
8/16-19/17 — Kiewit, Belgium — Pukkelpop Festival 2017
8/18-20/17 — Biddinghuizen, Netherlands — Lowlands Festival 2017
8/22/17 — Sesto San Giovanni, Italy — Carroponte
8/23/17 — Munich, Germany — Zenith
8/25-27/17 — Weatherby, UK — Leeds Festival 2017
8/25-27/17 — Reading, UK — Reading Festival 2017
8/25-27/17 — Saint Cloud, France — Rock En Seine 2017+ sold out
