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Robyn Hitchcock honored at SXSW with Grulke Prize, album out in April, and spring tour dates

ROBYN HITCHCOCK HONORED AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST WITH PRESTIGIOUS 2017 GRULKE PRIZE FOR "CAREER ACT" NEW, SELF-TITLED, ALBUM OUT FRIDAY APRIL 21 21ST STUDIO RECORDING AND FIRST EPONYMOUS RELEASE OF FOUR-DECADE CAREER ACCLAIMED BY UNCUT AS "THE PSYCH MAVERICK'S LOUDEST, LIVELIEST ALBUM IN DECADES" U.S. LIVE SCHEDULE INCLUDES HEADLINE DATES, FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES,AND SPRING TOUR ALONGSIDE THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS       (New York, NY) Yep Roc recording artist Robyn Hitchcock continues to celebrate the upcoming release of his self-titled new album. The 21st studio recording and first-ever eponymous release of the legendary British artist's four-decade career, ROBYN HITCHCOCK arrives everywhere on Friday, April 21st. Hailed by Uncut as "the psych maverick's loudest, liveliest album in decades," ROBYN HITCHCOCK is available now for pre-order on CD and LP at the official Yep Roc Store, with all pre-orders accompanied by instant grat downloads of the metamorphic first single, "I Want To Tell You About What I Want," as well as the album highlight, "Mad Shelley's Letterbox." A very special ROBYN HITCHCOCK bundle featuring an exclusive poster and t-shirt is also on offer at the Yep Roc Store - supplies are limited. "I Want To Tell You About What I Want" and "Mad Shelley's Letterbox" are both available now for individual purchase at all DSPs. PRE-ORDER/STREAM ROBYN HITCHCOCK Hitchcock made multiple performances at South By Southwest (SXSW), where he was also honored with SXSW's 2017 Grulke Prize for "Career Act." The award, now in its fifth year, was developed in honor of SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke, who passed away in August 2012.The Career Act Prize is awarded annually to an established artist who has appeared at SXSW to reinvent themselves or launch a new project. Hitchcock will follow SXSW by embarking on a wide-ranging U.S. tour highlighted by headline dates across the country including a rare Los Angeles-area full-band show set for West Hollywood's historic Troubadour on May 3rd. In addition, Hitchcock will join forces with The Psychedelic Furs for a classic double bill getting underway March 29th at Austin, TX's Emo's and then traveling through mid-April. A number of festival appearances are also scheduled, including Knoxville, TN's Big Ears Festival (March 24th), Sonoma, CA's Huichica Music Festival (June 9th) and Happy Valley, OR's Pickathon 2017 (August 3rd-6th). For frequent updates and ticket availability, please check out robynhitchcock.com/tour. ROBYN HITCHCOCK ON TOUR 2017 MARCH24 - Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival *29 - Austin, TX - Emo's +
30 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater +
APRIL1 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger +
2 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues +
4 - St. Louis, MO - Ready Room +
6 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue +
8 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall +
10 - Findlay, OH - Marathon Center for Performing. Arts +
11 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre +
13 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage +
14 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre +
15 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom +20 - Blacksburg, VA - The Lyric Theatre MAY3 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour10 - Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java11 - Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java13 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage14 - Carrboro, NC - The ArtsCenter28 - Memphis, TN - Harbor Town Ampitheater JUNE 9 - Sonoma, CA - Huichica Music Festival *10 - Sonoma, CA - Huichica Music Festival *17 - Chicago, IL - Maur Hall 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Collectivo Coffee AUGUST6 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon 2017 * + w/The Psychedelic Furs* Festival Performance

Valley Queen Kick-Off North American Tour, Dates With Laura Marling | 'Destroyer' EP Out Now

Valley Queen Kick-Off North American Spring Tour,
Including Dates With Laura Marling

'Destroyer' EP Out NowPhoto Cred: Misho Antandze LISTEN & SHARE: Valley Queen - 'Destroyer' EP “Classic California country, filled with golden guitar tones employed in the search for salvation.” –Stereogum

“ It’s easy to compare Carol to Karen O or Grace Potter as she sings with a liquid drawl, elongating phrasing and punching up phrases so that they hit with the power and purity of a drunken stupor.” – Consequence of Sound

“Carol has stayed true to her roots while embracing the psychedelia of California rock — and making some damn good music along the way.” – Village Voice
 On April 26th, Valley Queen will embark on a spring North American tour, spanning from the west to the east coast. The band will headline seven shows, and support Laura Marling on thirteen dates, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York.

The Los Angeles 4-piece released their first-ever EP, Destroyer, this month. Singer and songwriter Natalie Carol leads a band reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac and My Morning Jacket with vocals evocative of Florence Welch. The band's sound brings to mind the soul of Motown and the power of southern rock. "Carol presides over ambling Americana jams that positively soar,” said NPR Music upon including the EP’s single “Stars Align” in their SXSW Austin 100. Filling out their sound is Neil Wogensen with bass and vocals, Gerry Doot's drums and Shawn Morones on vocals and guitar. TOUR DATES

4/26 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre

4/27 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

4/28 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox

4/30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore #

5/2 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theatre #

5/5 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave @ 7thStreet Entry #

5/6 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre #

5/7 – Chicago, IL – Metro #

5/9 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick #

5/10 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall #

5/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater #

5/13 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre #

5/14 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music #

5/16 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club #

5/17 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus360

5/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

5/20 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel #

5/21 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club #

6/2 – 6/4 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival

8/3 – 8/7 - Appleton, WI – Miles of Music Festival

# - with Laura Marling

Destroyer - TRACKLISTING

01. Stars Align
02. My Man
03. Hold On You
04. Puritan
05. Pulled By The Weather
06. Painter In Your Pocket (Destroyer Cover)

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Louise Burns "Who's The Madman" Video

Louise Burns reveals video for "Who's The Madman" via Noisey. Watch here.   New album Young Mopes available now on Light Organ Records
 Vancouver -- Vancouver's Louise Burns released her new album Young Mopes last month via Light Organ Records.  Today, Burns has revealed the Exquisite Corpse directed video for "Who's The Madman" with Noisey.
"'Who's the Madman' is a song written about confronting the possibility of failure after spending a lifetime chasing a dream, so naturally, the video has absolutely nothing to do with that," say Burns. "Instead, I play a lethargic, TV-addicted Dracula who follows a ghost/"dreamhopper" out of my home into a world much more bizarre, surreal and welcoming than the one seen on TV."
Watch "Who's The Madman"
Shimmering and soulful one minute, gritty and glamorous the next, Young Mopes is Burns at her boldest and brightest - and also her most defiant and dangerous. She's revelling in her "fuck you" years, exhilarated by the freedom of turning 30, unhinged from expectation and obligation. Burns' dark pop goth heart, so clearly evident on 2011's Polaris Prize nominated Mellow Drama and 2013's Midnight Mass, is just one aspect of Young Mopes' gleaming kaleidoscope of colors, textures, and influences. Young Mopes also represents a few other milestones: this is the first album that Burns recorded with her band, guitarist Darcy Hancock and drummer Ryan Peters, both formerly of Ladyhawk.  Young Mopeswas created the album with co-producer Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, Black Mountain). 
Louise Burns is already a 20-year vet of the music industry and she's just 30 years old. She witnessed the heady last gasp of the majors in the late-'90s (Burns co-founded pop band Lillix at 11 and signed to Madonna's Maverick Records at 15), and was front and centre for Canada's indie renaissance. Now Burns is an in-demand collaborator (Gold & Youth), high-profile hired gun, an acclaimed solo musician, and multi-instrumentalist whose celebrated songwriting is equal parts grit and gloss. She's toured extensively, playing throughout Japan, China, Europe, and North America and is an engaged, dynamic artist, whose interests cannot be contained by hours in a day. Burns is also a freelance contributor and host on CBC's Radio 3, and a journalist whose writing appears on CBC Music, the Talkhouse and Westender.

"a record full of witchy, Stevie Nicks-esque gestures, Go-Go's-inspired harmonies and chiming guitars. The "madman" of the opening track 'make-believes that everything's just fine.'" - NY Times
"Burns's voice glides through Young Mopes, revelling in an '80s-tinged wave that sounds as vibrant as it is pointed." - CBC
"The album's 10 songs thread the needle between darkness and light, evoking the hazy twilight world between waking and dreaming." - Stereogum
"While its title might suggest Burns has collected together a record full of self-loathing anthems, Young Mopes is actually quite the opposite." - Consequence of Sound
"Johnny Marr-inspired guitars and introspective melodies characterize Vancouverite Louise Burns' latest solo record" - Exclaim
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Phantom's New "Dance" Video Delivers Deep Dose Of Atmospheric Bliss

WATCH/SHARE “ DANCE ”
THE DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC NEW VIDEO 
FROM HELSINKI DARK ELECTRONIC DUO PHANTOM 
 
OFF THE DEBUT LP MMXII
Out Now via Vild Music // Listen via   Spotify
 
"Ghostly electro-pop" - NYLON
"Wonderfully dark electro-pop" - KALTBLUT Magazine
"Dance, a track that underpins their haunted electronic sound" - Clash
“A little bit of the Knife, a smattering of Björk...Thoroughly entranced” - Drowned In Sound
"Think the xx meets School of Seven Bells, with a dash of M83" - ELLE
“Twisted electronic goth” - The Line of Best Fit
 
Watch / Share   “Dance” Music Video
Ft Finnish contemporary dance star Karolina Ginman
*** ELLE ‘Best New Song” Selection ("Dance") /// Read the NYLON Interview ***
 


Helsinki-based dark-electronic duo  Phantom  craft cinematic, jazz-influenced trip-hop and experimentalist electronica on the debut album  MMXII  out now via Vild Music.The album is a letter from aliens to earth, a reflection of the era, of a ten-thousand-year puberty of the human mind, featuring sparkling lead single “ Dance ”(ELLE Best New Track Selection) and the smokily elusive follow-up single “ Lost ”.

Fusing sonics and circuitry, the newlywed duo of poet and classically trained jazz vocalist Hanna Toivonen and tech-futurist sound designer Tommi Koskinen wrap jazz textures in technology. Drawing regular comparisons to Portishead, Morcheeba, & The Knife, the band remain committed to evolving technologies as part of their aural experimentalism. An upcoming Virtual Reality (VR) music video for “ Lost ” is also being created in partnership with  Notch One  (who have previously worked with Kanye West, Beyonce, Coldplay).


Cover art: Tekla Vály
Press Photo Credit: Andre Pozusis
  
Phantom:  Website  //  Facebook  //  SoundCloud  //  Spotify

Max's Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond coming May 5th

Max's Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond coming to CD ad Vinyl on May 5th via Jungle Records The original Max's Kansas City 1976 pioneering punk club album, extended with an extra 30 tracks and historical notes
Max's Kansas City is the legendary New York City nightclub that became the focal point for the city's hip artistic community from the late 60's until the early 80's. In its initial period, it was famously often populated by Andy Warhol's Factory crowd, and played host to new artists such as the Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, the Stooges, Bruce Springsteen and countless others. It became a base for jet-setters, glam rockers and celebs, until the scene faded and it shut its doors at the end of 1974.
Reopened in 1975 under new management, Peter Crowley was hired as music director. The new young bands he booked helped spawn, in tandem with CBGBs, the New York City punk scene. In 1976 Peter compiled a studio album of acts associated with the club, Max's Kansas City 1976, to help promote the club. It featured the first released recordings of Suicide, The Fast and Warhol-era veteran Wayne County, whose title-track gave a roll-call of many of the famous acts who'd regularly performed there. 
Now the original album is reissued as  Max's Kansas City 1976 & Beyond , greatly extended to 40 tracks on a double-CD and a selection of 25 tracks on a double-LP. As well as the aforementioned Suicide, Fast and Wayne County, the new extended album features the New York Dolls, the Stillettos, the Offs, the Senders, Philip Rambow, VON LMO, Iggy Pop, Knots, Roland Alphonso, Cherry Vanilla, Nico, Joy Ryder, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers and Sid Vicious amongst many others. It includes many previously unreleased tracks and rarities. Compiled by Peter Crowley, who also contributes notes detailing the history of the album. Writer, musician and Max's scenester Jimi LaLumia provides historical overview sleeve-notes along with biographies of the artists in a 20-page booklet.
Jimi LaLumia writes:

"Max's Kansas City 1976 as an expanded edition two record vinyl and double CD collection, celebrates the historic first compilation of recordings by bands that were making big noise in New York City, and, thanks to a hyper active UK music press, around the world in a pre internet, truly underground manner. Melody Maker, a British music weekly, was especially keen on the post Velvet Underground / New York Dolls / Alice Cooper / Iggy & The Stooges scene that was inspiring the most unusual creatures to want to be in bands.
The Max's album was my go to album for months; finally, tracks from Wayne County, Cherry Vanilla, and The Fast... Not to mention Suicide and Pere Ubu. I got introduced to Harry Toledo and the John Collins band: I won't go into all the details here, because I wrote extensive detailed liner notes for the Jungle Records UK re issue coming in May, with additional notes from Peter Crowley, which are worth the price of the album, not to mention all the added extra tracks, so I'll simply say that if you think you know everything about the late 70's downtown scene, some additional reading material and bonus tracks are headed your way."

This item can be pre-ordered via MVD Shop or on Amazon

New Book from John Prine

In his first official book, John curates a selection of his favorites songs, photographs and stories from his catalogue. THE BOOK INCLUDESOver 100 photographs from John Prine's personal collection Copies of hand-written lyrics showing how the songs evolved Features notes from John about the songs and photographsLyrics and guitar chords for over 60 classic John Prine songs Pre-Order Beyond Words Now - Free U.S. Shipping Thru 4/14 "He did a better job of holding up the mirror of art to the '60s and '70s than any of our official literary poets." - Ted Kooser, US Poet Laureate  "He just has a unique ability to haiku it - it's deceptively insightful. It's at once playing on words and imagery, but expressing something deeper in such a succinct way, in such an exceptional way." Bonnie Raitt

MATCHBOX TWENTY AND COUNTING CROWS JOIN FORCES FOR “A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYTHING TOUR 2017”

MATCHBOX TWENTY AND COUNTING CROWSJOIN FORCES FOR“A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYTHING TOUR 2017”
KICKING OFF JULY 12TH IN SPOKANE, WA
TICKET PRESALES BEGIN TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH
GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 31STTwo of music’s most loved bands and biggest hit makers are joining up for an epic summer tour. Multi- platinum selling bands Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows have announced “A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017”--presented by Live Nation. The tour will get underway July 12th at Spokane, WA’s Spokane Arena and then travel North America through early October.
Presale tickets and VIP packages for “A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017” will be available to members of both bands’ fan clubs beginning Tuesday, March 28th and to the general public starting Friday, March 31st. For complete details, please visitmatchboxtwenty.com and countingcrows.com.
“No matter what I will ever do, nothing feels like home as much as playing these songs with these guys and it never will, “says Matchbox Twenty lead singer-songwriter Rob Thomas. “And I can’t wait to spend another summer out there on the road with the Crows.”  Thomas previously teamed with Counting Crows for a hugely successful 2016 summer co-headline tour.
“To be honest, we took a vote after last year and decided to spend every summer with Rob from now on,” says Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz. “Can. Not. Wait.”
This year celebrates the 20th anniversary of Matchbox Twenty and their breakthrough debut album “YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU,” currently certified 12x platinum by the RIAA for sales well in excess of 15 million worldwide. Fueled by such classic singles as “Real World,” “Back 2 Good” and the #1 smash hits “Push” and “3AM,” the album proved a worldwide sensation and instantly established Matchbox as global superstars. Since then Matchbox Twenty has achieved cumulative worldwide album sales over 30 million and earned multiple #1 singles including “Bent”, “Unwell” and “If You’re Gone” along with countless accolades including five GRAMMY® nominations, four American Music Award nods, and the 2004 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical Group.” 2007’s “EXILE ON MAINSTREAM” yielded RIAA-certified Platinum and #1 single “How Far We’ve Come,” while the band’s most recent album “NORTH” exploded into the #1 position on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its 2012 release – Matchbox Twenty’s first-ever chart-topper and #1 debut. Matchbox Twenty is: Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook, and Brian Yale.
Counting Crows – Adam Duritz (vocals), Jim Bogios (drums), David Bryson (guitar), Charlie Gillingham (keyboards), David Immergluck (guitar), Millard Powers (bass), and Dan Vickrey (guitar) – have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multi-platinum breakout album “AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER” in 1993. The band released their seventh studio album, “SOMEWHERE UNDER WONDERLAND,” in September 2014. Known for creating unique and innovative concerts, Counting Crows is recognized as one of the pre-eminent touring live rock bands.


MATCHBOX TWENTY & COUNTING CROWS“A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYTHING TOUR 2017” JULY 12                           Spokane, WA                                     Spokane Arena14                           Edmonton, AB                                   Rogers Place*16                           Vancouver, BC                                  Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena*18                           Auburn, WA                                       White River Amphitheatre19                           Ridgefield, WA                                  Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre21                           Mountain View, CA                         Shoreline Amphitheatre22                           Paso Robles, CA                                California Mid State Fair24                           Murphys, CA                                      Ironstone Amphitheatre26                           Reno, NV                                             Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort28                           Chula Vista, CA                                  Mattress Firm Amphitheatre29                           Las Vegas, NV                                    Mandalay Bay Events Center31                           Los Angeles, CA                                The Forum
AUGUST 2                              Phoenix, AZ                                        Ak-Chin Pavilion4                              Albuquerque, NM                           Isleta Amphitheatre6                              Oklahoma City, OK                          Zoo Amphitheatre7                              Rogers, AR                                          Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion9                              Pelham, AL                                         Oak Mountain Amphitheatre12                           Nashville, TN                                      Bridgestone Arena13                           Atlanta, GA                                         Lakewood Amphitheatre15                           Tampa, FL                                            MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre16                           West Palm Beach, FL                      Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre19                           Jacksonville, FL                                  Daily’s Place20                           Charlotte, NC                                     PNC Music Pavilion22                           Raleigh, NC                                         Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek23                           Virginia Beach, VA                           Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater25                           Saratoga Springs, NY                       Saratoga Performing Arts Center26                           Camden, NJ                                        BB&T Pavilion28                           Hershey, PA                                       Hersheypark Stadium29                           Holmdel, NJ                                        PNC Bank Arts Center31                           Wantagh, NY                                      Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
SEPTEMBER 2                              Hartford, CT                                       The Xfinity Theatre3                              Bristow, VA                                        Jiffy Lube Live6                              Toronto, ON                                       Budweiser Stage*8                              Boston, MA                                        Xfinity Center9                              Syracuse, NY                                      Lakeview Amphitheater11                           Darien Center, NY                            Darien Lake Amphitheater12                           Pittsburgh, PA                                   KeyBank Pavilion14                           Mount Pleasant, MI                        Soaring Eagle Casino Resort16                           Welch, MN                                         Treasure Island Resort & Casino17                           Chicago, IL                                           Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre20                           Cleveland, OH                                   Blossom Music Center21                           Cincinnati, OH                                    Riverbend Music Center23                           Detroit, MI                                          DTE Energy Music Theatre24                           Indianapolis, IN                                 Klipsch Music Center26                           St. Louis, MO                                     Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre27                           Kansas City, MO                               Starlight Theater30                           Houston, TX                                       Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
OCTOBER 1                              Dallas, TX                                             Irving Music Factory

Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2 Stream "Star Stuff" Album, Out This Friday

CHAZ BUNDICK MEETS THE MATTSON 2 -  STAR STUFF
STREAM THE FULL ALBUM NOW
OUT THIS FRIDAY ON COMPANY RECORDS
ON TOUR THIS SPRING

STREAM / SHARE: STAR STUFF
Star Stuff, Chaz Bundick of Toro Y Moi's collaborative album with the psych-jazz duo The Mattson 2, is out this Friday on Company Records and streaming in advance today via Hype Machine. The record has been praised as "hypnotic" by Pitchfork and "neo-psychedelic" and "cosmic" by The Fader, and HypeMachine calls it "a sprawling record of retro revivalism. The trio channel the improvisatory work of Sun Ra and Miles Davis, stretching warm, analog instrumentals skyward."
Tickets to Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2's spring tour are selling out fast; catch them at:
Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2 Spring 2017 Tour* w/ Madeline Kenney4/12: New Brookland Tavern - West Columbia, SC*4/13: Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC*4/14: U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC*4/15: Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA* SOLD OUT4/16: Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY*4/18: Once Ballroom - Somerville, MA*4/19: Bar Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC*4/20: Canadian Music Week - Toronto, ON4/21: The Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI*4/22: Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL* SOLD OUT4/23: Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN*
More praise for Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2: "A bluesy piece of psych-jazz, laid back and mellow like that feeling one gets after returning home from a long, joyful trip." - Consequence of Sound (on "JBS")
"One of those rare psych songs that can pull off the orchestral additions without coming across as over-indulgent; rather, the cinematic flourishes are an extension of his band's rudimental potency." - Fact (on "Star Stuff")
"Somewhere between a George Benson and an Al Green, Bundick's voice comes in with a hushed, wide-eyed presence, gently breaking through the mix with clarity before diving back into a knotted mess of runny solos." - Spin
"Seriously groovy." - Stereogum
BIO:
Given the state of modern music and its fabricated pop icons, what Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2 achieves is a collective music victory in a new era of progressive soundscapes. World-renowned composer/producer extraordinaire Chaz Bundick (Toro Y Moi, Les Sins) has teamed up with the psychedelic-jazz grooves of The Mattson 2 for an album that unifies a trio's creativity into a refreshing project of unhinged sonic originality. 
Oddly enough, this collaboration may not have happened if The Mattson 2 hadn't forgotten a drum throne at an Oakland performance in 2014. The twin's longtime friend and photographer, Andrew Paynter, came to the rescue and called his friend Chaz to ask about borrowing the throne. Jonathan, the Mattson drummer (who'd also never met Chaz), accompanied Andrew to Chaz's home in Berkeley where they were greeted by Chaz with a warm smile, a drum stool in hand, and Michael, Chaz's dog (which his Les Sins record Michael is named after). 
The next day Andrew and the twins met Chaz at a cafe in Berkeley to return the gear. Over coffee they waxed about music, design, furniture, and skateboarding. After a series of hangs with Chaz in the Bay Area, the crew decided to join forces and schedule studio time for their newfound trio. And the rest, as they say, is intergalactic, mega-creative history.
In February of 2016 the relationship was officially christened the night they finished tracking their new record. And to tie the knot with flare, they scheduled a secret show at the Battery and a historical public show at the Starline Social Club in Oakland, where the trio performed all new music from the project for the first time live.  
The group and the album, Chaz Bundick Meets Mattson 2, explores psychedelic, jazz, and improvisatory influences ranging from Afrofuturistic Sun Ra, to electric Miles Davis, to groove-fueled Serge Gainsbourg and The Zombies. Grounding the album are break-beats, synthesizers, acoustic strums, and guitar fuzz reminiscent of David Axelrod and Arthur Verocai. With cosmic structures, timeless influences, rich harmonies, and melodic interplays, the trio brings an intergalactic edge to both their live shows and an album worthy of repeated visits.
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Hovvdy release "Problem" video, share tour dates with Pinegrove

HOVVDY RELEASE "PROBLEM" VIDEO
SHARE TOUR DATES WITH PINEGROVE
TASTER REISSUE OUT 4/28 VIA DOUBLE DOUBLE WHAMMY
Photo Credit: Bronwyn Walls
Austin, TX's Hovvdy have released a video for "Problem," a cut from their debut, Taster, which is being reissued by Double Double Whammy on April 28th.  The FADER , who premiered the video, are saying " the song's reverb-heavy chords provide a fitting soundtrack for the atmospheric haze" of the song. Taster is available for pre-order now. 
Hovvdy have also announced an east coast tour that includes dates with Pinegrove and Fog Lake. All dates below.
WATCH THE "PROBLEM" VIDEO

TOUR DATES:4/14 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas4/15 - Dallas, TX @ Good Records (Afternoon)4/15 - Dallas, TX @ Snail Shack4/16 - Denton, TX @ Yellow Sub4/18 - Oxford, MS @ Rose Room4/19 - St Louis, MO @ The Nest4/20 - Bloomington, IN @ Uel Zing4/21 - Chicago, IL @ Metro4/22 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Witch House4/23 - Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha ^4/24 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz ^4/25 - Annandale-On-Hudson, NY @ The Root Cellar (Bard College)4/26 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *4/27 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *4/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *4/29 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *4/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *5/1 - Richmond, VA @ Underground Orchard5/2 - Atlanta, GA @ Murmur 
* w/ Pinegrove^ Fog Lake

FOXYGEN the tour continues 2017

"Upon A Hill" is an excerpt from our new musical experience, ‘Hang’. It features a performance by Sam, shot on 16mm film by the director Alessandra Lichtenfeld. The rest of the cast is made up of the circuit-bent nightmare babydoll creations of Yuliya Lanina.Experience 'Hang' live when our North American tour begins later this month! 
Full dates and tickets below...
3/26 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer3/28 Toronto, ON - Opera House3/30 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall3/31 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre4/1 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre4/2 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue4/4 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre4/5 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room4/7 San Francisco, CA - The Independent4/8 Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre4/9 Santa Ana, CA - When We Were Young Festival4/11 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom4/13 Dallas, TX - Trees4/14 Austin, TX - The Mohawk4/15 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall4/17 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks4/18 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West4/19 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel4/20 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle5/23 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House5/24 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom5/25 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre5/26 George, WA - Sasquatch! Festival6/3 Wichita, KS - Wichita River Fest7/14 - 7/16 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival7/28 New York, NY - Panorama Festival8/2 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall8/4 - 8/6 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival8/4 - 8/5 St. Charles, IA - Hinterland Music FestivalTickets, and new album 'Hang' here... http://bit.ly/2fkUZPR