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Green Day's Revolution Radio Tour Storming North America

GREEN DAY'S REVOLUTION RADIO TOUR STORMING NORTH AMERICA LOS ANGELES, CA -MARCH 20, 2017 -Green Day's long-awaited Revolution Radio Tour is currently tearing up North America as the Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees deliver what will sure be some of this year's fiercest performances. Praise from the media includes: "Green Day proved just how the right band with the right song, even in the most divisive of times, can unify the masses for at least one night." Dallas Morning News "Green Day Is Everything You Could Want Out of a Rock Show...rock music at its best." Houston Press "From arenas to Broadway and beyond, the trio may end up going down as one of the last bands that really mattered from this era of rock history." Houston Press "From "Basket Case"to "American Idiot,""Waiting"to "Youngblood,"Green Day bulldozed through its history while indicating that they are nowhere near the finish line." Atlanta Journal Constitution "The band delivered a musical performance that was practically flawless." Phoenix New Times "Green Day had most every member of the crowd out of their seat and waving their hands as the band stormed through a career-spanning set" Arkansas Democrat Gazette "Green Day is back in full attack mode and we should all be thankful." Houston Culture Map "Truly inspiring" Arizona Republic
"Green Day looks like it could be set for 30 more years of arena punk." El Paso Times "Setting down with a massive KERPLUNK -Green Day rocked the Ted Constant Convocation center" Alt Daily Catch the Revolution Radio World Tour coming to a town near you.  A full list of dates can be found below. 3/20 - Hamilton, ON - FirstOntario Centre*3/22 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre*3/23 - Quebec, QC - Vidéotron Centre*3/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center*3/27 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena*3/28 - Champaign, IL - State Farm Center*3/30 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center*4/1 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center*4/3 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena*4/5 - Broomfield, CO - 1stBank Center*4/7 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena*4/8 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center* 4/30  - Perth, Australia - Perth Arena5/3 - Hindmarsh, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Center5/5 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena5/6 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena5/8 - Boondall, Australia - Brisbane Entertainment Centre5/10 - Sydney, Australia - Qudos Bank Arena5/11 - Sydney, Australia - Qudos Bank Arena5/13 - Auckland, New Zealand - Vector Arena5/14 - Auckland, New Zealand - Vector Arena6/4 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Holland Pink Pop Festival6/6 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Ljubljana Dvorana Stozice6/7 - Munchen, Germany - Olympiahalle6/9 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival6/11 - Bretigny-Sur-Orge, France - Download Festival Paris6/12 -Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal6/14 - Lucca Lu, Italy - Piazza Napoleone6/15 - Milan, Italy - Autodromo Nazionale Monza6/17 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock6/18 - Budapest, Hungary - Papp Laszlo Arena6/21 - Goteborg, Sweden - Scandinavium6/23 - Scheessel, Germany - Germany Hurricane Festival6/24 - Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany - Germany Southside Festival6/28 - Belfast, United Kingdom - Ormeau Park6/29 - Dublin, Ireland - Royal Hospital Kilmainham7/1 - London, United Kingdom - Hyde Park7/3 - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Arena7/4 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Glasgow Bellahouston Park7/7 - Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival 8/1 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre^8/2 - Portland, OR - Moda Center^8/5 - Oakland, CA - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum^8/7 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre^8/9 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre^8/11 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center^8/12 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center^8/14 - Maryland Heights, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre^8/16 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center^8/18 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage^8/20 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center^8/21 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center^8/24 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field^8/26 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center^8/28 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center^8/29 - Hartford, CT - The XFINITY Theatre^8/31 - Camden, NJ - BB&T Pavilion^9/1 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek^9/3 - West Palm Beach, FL - Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre^9/5 - Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre^9/6 - Orange Beach, AL - The Wharf Amphitheater^9/8 - Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater^9/9 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center^9/11 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater^9/13 - Chula Vista, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre^9/16 - Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl^ * With Against Me!^ With Catfish and the Battlement
 Credit: Frank Maddocks
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www.greenday.com 

MIIKE SNOW UNVEIL US SUMMER TOUR

MIIKE SNOW UNVEIL US SUMMER TOUR   DATES BEGIN JUNE 9 TH AT THE HISTORIC CAIN’S BALLROOM IN TULSA, OK
TOUR INCLUDES HEADLINE DATES, FESTIVAL APPEARANCES, AND SHOWS ALONGSIDE PHANTOGRAM AND GLASS ANIMALS
TICKETS FOR NEWLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINE DATES GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 31ST
“iii” AVAILABLE NOW
Downtown/Atlantic recording group Miike Snow has announced plans for a string of US summer tour dates.  The schedule begins at the historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK on June 9th and continues through July 3rd with headline dates, festival performances including Firefly Music Festival, and shows with Phantogram and Glass Animals (see attached itinerary). Klangstof will join as support on the majority of headline dates. Pre-sale tickets for the newly announced headline shows will be available on Wednesday, March 22 at 10am (local) by using the password “miiike17”. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, March 20th at 10 am (local) – for complete details and additional information, please see http://miikesnow.com/.
The upcoming live schedule sees Miiike Snow continuing to celebrate last year’s acclaimed third studio album,  iii . The album – which includes the hit singles/videos “Genghis Khan,” “My Trigger,” and “Heart Is Full” – is available now in stores and at all online retailers.
“Genghis Khan” – the lead single from  iii  – proved both a critical success and a top 10 favorite at Alternative outlets nationwide upon its arrival last year. The track’s ingenious companion video has now drawn more than 16 million individual views at YouTube alone while also drawing online attention from Buzzfeed, which declared the “campy, dance-filled clip” to be “delightfully out there.” In addition, “Genghis Khan” was honored with Britain’s D&AD Awards in the categories of “Direction For Music Videos” and “Choreography For Music Videos,” as well as the “Best Performer” prize at the Berlin Music Video Awards. Perhaps more significant was the unique popularity “Genghis Khan” received on Tumblr. The clip’s deconstruction and reinvention of traditional spy movie gender roles led to the seemingly spontaneous creation of countless memes and fan art, prompting The Daily Dot to note how the video “has spawned the first viral microfandom of 2016.”
Miike Snow spent much of last year on the road, highlighted by some of their biggest US dates thus far, including a spectacular show at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall. The schedule also saw the band making an array of festival appearances, with Billboard hailing their set at San Francisco, CA’s Outside Lands as one of the event’s “11 Best Moments."
(TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED – new dates in BOLD)
MIIKE SNOWUS TOUR 2017
JUNE 9         Tulsa, OK                     Cain’s Ballroom10       Bonner Springs, KS     Providence Medical Center Amphitheater # 12       Austin, TX                   Stubb’s Amphitheater *13       New Orleans, LA         Republic * 15       Charlotte, NC             The Fillmore *16        Dover, DE                    Firefly Music Festival 17       Akron, OH                   The Goodyear Theater at East End *19       Cincinnati, OH               Bogart’s *20       Indianapolis, IN          Egyptian Room at Old National Centre *21       Louisville, KY               Mercury Ballroom *23       Grand Rapids, MI       20 Monroe Live *24       Chicago, IL                  Mamby On The Beach 25       Des Moines, IA           Wooly’s *29       Ogden, UT                   Ogden Amphitheater * 30       Reno, NV                     Grand Sierra Resort & Casino ^
JULY 1         Berkeley, CA              The Greek Theatre ^3         Minneapolis, MN       First Avenue *

# with Glass Animals^ with Phantogram* with Klangstof
miikesnow.com/#tour

Conan O'Brien's Team Coco Premieres New Video From KOLARS - "Dizzy"

KOLARSPremiere New Music Video "Dizzy"With Team Coco, Here: https://goo.gl/cBSDK9
**Set To Release Debut Self-Titled Album On April 7th, 2017**  "...the sound takes a little rockabilly, a little disco, sprinkles it with grassroots vibes, and squeezes some modern indie rock values all over the top"- BuzzBands.LAListen To "Turn Out The Lights" via CraveOnline, here: https://goo.gl/SHLezSWatch Music Video For "One More Thrill" via Consequence of Sound, Here: https://goo.gl/kjESMZ
Los Angeles, CA - March 20, 2017 - KOLARS have teamed up with Team Coco to exclusively premiere their new music video for "Dizzy"today! "Dizzy" is the newest single to release off of KOLARS' debut self-titled album, which is set to drop on April 7th. Watch the music video, here: https://goo.gl/cBSDK9KOLARS craft a full sound through minimal instrumentation: guitar and a tap-dancing drummer. As Rob Kolar sings and strums his rollicking guitar, Lauren Brown uses her whole body as a percussive instrument, tap dancing out the hi-hat rhythm with her feet atop a bass drum while simultaneously playing a stand-up kit, using dance to transform rhythms into natural extensions of her movement. It's quite the workout and undeniably mesmerizing to watch. KOLARS incorporate modern sonic production into their set almost as if they are part live band and part machine, featuring studio experimentation with high energy performance.As former members of glam-folk band He's My Brother She's My Sister, Rob and Lauren toured the U.S. and Europe extensively, playing some of the best stages and festivals, including Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Firefly, Secret Garden Party, and Austin City Limits, along with a performance on  The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . As that band veered towards indefinite hiatus, Rob and Lauren decided to strip things down and explore what they could do as a twosome. A match musically and romantically sublime, there's no denying the electricity this husband and wife duo have on stage.Outside of band life, Kolar works on providing score for TBS' The Detour. Kolar has released a music compilation album  The Detour: Season 1 Music  that features all original score, songs and comedic pieces he co-wrote with the show's creator and star, Jason Jones. KOLARS has music featured on the show as well.KOLARS will release their debut album on April 7th, 2017. For more information, please visit: http://kolarsband.com/.###Check out more on KOLARS here:Website: http://kolarsband.com/Facebook: http://facebook.com/kolarsthebandTwitter: https://twitter.com/kolarcoocooInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robkolar/Upcoming Shows:Mar 25 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music FestivalMar 27 - Denver, CO @ Globe HallMar 28 - Ft. Collins, CO @ Surfside 7Mar 30 - Chicago, IL @ SchubasMar 31 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank HallApr 1 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Brass RailApr 2 - Columbus, OH @ BasementApr 3 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR PubApr 4 - Washington, DC @ DC9Apr 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Boot & SaddleApr 6 - Boston, MA @ Great ScottApr 7 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Leather Girls - S/T Debut - Out on June 2nd

Leather Girls  first unleashed their ferocious style of garage rock upon their hometown of Austin, Texas in 2015 after Erik Camacho (guitar/lead vox) and Mike Garrido (guitar/vox) bonded over their shared affinity for Tropicália, Los Dug Dugs, and Billy Childish. Dillon Fernandez soon got added into the mix (drums) shortly followed by Deborah White (bass/vox).

Once a fully gelled unit, they quickly garnered a reputation for their high energy live show and blistering fuzz accentuated with a hint of Texas twang - sharing bills with legends like Holly Golightly, The Dictators, Mr. Airplane Man and becoming a favorite show partner with local heavy hitters Ringo Deathstarr and Holy Wave.

Their highly anticipated self titled debut album will be released on June 2nd viaYippee Ki Yay Records, and delivers a range of raw, airy, raucous, high energy rock sounds - much like a brick of $8 firecrackers set off in a metal trash can and then shoved in the trunk of a Chevy Nova that had to be saved up for.
 
Watch (and please do share) their album trailer


Photo credit: Sarah Lim 

The Afghan Whigs In Spades out May 5th + "Demon in Profile" video, EU dates

The Afghan Whigs To Perform At The Legendary Apollo Theater In Harlem On May 23rd Photo credit: Chris CuffaroSub Pop to release The Afghan Whigs In Spades, 
their spellbinding new album, worldwide on May 5th The Afghan Whigs will be performing at The Apollo Theater onTuesday May 23rd.  Tickets will go on sale this Friday March 24th[link here]. Special guests The Budos Band will serve as direct support for the show.

“We are thrilled to be performing at The Apollo,” band leader Greg Dulli remarked. “So many of my heroes both musical and otherwise have graced the stage there and it will be our honor to do so as well.”

The legendary Apollo Theater—the soul of American culture—has served as a center of innovation and a creative catalyst for Harlem, the city of New York, and the world since its opening in 1913.  With music at its core, the Apollo’s programming extends to dance, theater, performance art, spoken word initiatives, and more. Among the countless legendary performers who launched their careers at the Apollo are D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder; and the Apollo’s forward-looking artistic vision continues to build on this legacy.

The Afghan Whigs In Spades, the group’s spellbinding new album, will be available on CD / 180 gram-LP / CS / DL worldwide on May 5th from Sub Pop. The album, led by the single “Demon In Profile,” and standouts “Oriole,” “Copernicus,” “Arabian Heights” and “Toy Automatic,” is the follow-up to the band’s internationally acclaimed Do to the Beast.  In Spades, written and produced by Greg Dulli, was recorded in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree.

The Afghan Whigs have also delivered a new video for “Demon In Profile,” directed by longtime collaborator Phil Harder [link here].

In Spades is now available for preorder from Sub Pop, The Afghan Whigs official website, and select independent retailers [link here]. LP pre-orders will receive the “Loser” edition on 180-gram, white-chocolate vinyl (while supplies last). A new T-shirt design, along with cassette versions of The Afghan Whigs classic Sub Pop albums Up In It and Congregation, are now also available.

The Afghan Whigs have also announced their first set of dates in support of In Spades in Europe.  The band will visit 14 countries this summer including performances at Primavera Sound and Northside Festival.  Ed Harcourt will be supporting on all European headline shows.

The Afghan Whigs Tour Schedule 
May 23 - Harlem, NY – The Apollo Theater
May 26 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral
May 27 - Glasgow, UK - ABC
May 28 - Dublin, IE - Academy
May 30 - London, UK - Koko
Jun. 01 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound Festival
Jun. 03 - Bologna, IT - Zona Roveri
Jun. 04 - Zagreb, HR - Tvornica Kulture
Jun. 06 - Warsaw, PL - Palladium
Jun. 07 - Berlin, DE - Kesselhaus
Jun. 09 - Aarhus, DK - Northside Festival
Jun.12 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
Jun.13 - Frankfurt, DE - Batschkapp
Jun.14 - Antwerp, BE - Trix
Jun.15 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
Aug. 04 - Vienna, AT - WUK
Aug. 05 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar
Aug. 06 - Zurich, CH - Mascotte
Aug. 08 - Munich, DE - Backstage Halle
Aug. 09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso

For up-to-date info on tickets, please visit  theafghanwhigs.com .

Chuck Berry RIP 1926-2017

Teenage Fanclub @ Teragram Ballroom

photos by Alexander Laurence and Liane Chan

JOHN FOXX AND HANNAH PEEL

JOHN FOXX AND HANNAH PEELHannah Peel, who was responsible for Electronic Sound’s Album Of The Year 2016, has recorded a new duet with John Foxx which is available as part of the digital release of the single ‘Hope Lasts’ which is due for release on April 7th.Peel recorded a cover of John Foxx’s ‘Tidal Wave’ for a vinyl project and the electronic innovator has returned the compliment by singing on her cover of ‘Cars In The Garden’– originally composed by Paul Buchanan from The Blue Nile. The track is included in the digital release of the new ‘Hope Lasts’ single. from the new album ‘Awake But Always Dreaming’.

Listen to CARS IN THE GARDEN HEREPeel will be re-joining John Foxx And The Maths for their Liverpool date in July and is heading out on tour shortly, kicking off at the Norwich Arts Centre where Electronic Sound will be DJing.24/03 Norwich – Norwich Arts Centre01/04 Liverpool – Threshold Festival03/04 Birmingham – The Sunflower Lounge04/04 Cambridge – The Portland Arms05/04 Brighton – The Prince Albert12/04 London – Oslo Hackney30/04 Salford – Sounds From the Other City FestivalTicket details are all HERE : https://www.facebook.com/events/405586459791201

Britta Phillips @ Teragram Ballroom

 

Watch Jesca Hoop’s Charlie Rose interview + performances of “Pegasi” / “Songs of Old” from 'Memories Are Now'

Watch Jesca Hoop’s  Charlie  Rose
interview + performances of “Pegasi” and “Songs of Old” from Memories Are Now
https://charlierose.com/videos/30264 US west coast tour through March 21st
EU tour dates begin March 28th

Memories Are Now is available now worldwide from Sub PopJesca Hoop made her US TV debut on Charlie Rose last night, sitting for an interview with guest host Anthony Mason (of CBS News). She also delivered stellar performances of “Pegasi” and “Songs of Old” from Memories Are Now, her acclaimed new album [Watch here].

Jesca Hoop’s international tour in support of Memories Are Now is now underway. The U.S. leg continues tonight, Friday, March 17th, with a show in Seattle at Fremont Abbey and ends on March 21st in Los Angeles, CA at the Roxy.  The EU shows now begin March 24th in Glasgow at 6 Music Festival and run through May 25th in Rome, IT at Unplugged at Monti. Additionally, there is a festival appearance on July 21st in Thirsk, UK at the Deer Shed Festival.

Hoop has also confirmed her largest London show to date at the Union Chapel on December 1st. Full list of tour dates below.
 
Memories Are Now is Hoop’s best reviewed album to date.Drowned in Sound gave the album a 10 out 10 rating, and said,“Past, present, and future rest patiently before Hoop, and she’s weaved them all into her most endearing album yet.”  The Skinnyalso gave the album a perfect score (5/5), calling it a “gorgeously delivered elegy to heartbreak and loss; powerful, perfectly executed songs to bring comfort and strength to the weary, broken and scorned.”

Meanwhile, Loud & Quiet named Memories Are Now it’s “Album of the Week,” and raved, “One of the most engagingly idiosyncratic and refreshingly broad collections of solo singer songwriting in recent memory.” And NPR Music added, “In both content and construction, Jesca Hoop's songs practically burst with ideas: They're as strange and smart and heartfelt as they are gorgeous, and that's saying something.”

Mar. 17 - Seattle, WA - Fremont Abbey Arts Center
Mar. 18 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Mar. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Mar. 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
Mar. 24-26 - Glasgow, UK - 6 Music Festival
Mar. 28 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Mar. 29 - London, UK - The Lexington [Sold Out]
Mar. 30 - Bristol, UK - Exchange
Mar. 31- Leicester, UK- The Musician
Apr. 01 - Brighton, UK - Patterns
Apr. 02 - Norwich, UK - Epic Studios
Apr. 03 - Cambridge, UK - Portland Arms
Apr. 05 - Liverpool, UK - The Magnet
Apr. 06 -  Manchester, UK -  Gorilla
May 12 - Brussels, BE - Botanique
May 13 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
May 14 - Hamburg, DE - Nochwache
May 16 - Aarhus, DK - Atlas
May 17 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega Musikkens Hus (Main hall)
May 20 - Graz, AT - ForumStadpark
May 21 - Vienna, AT - Chelsea
May 23 - Zagreb, HR - TBA
May 24 - Genoa, IT - TeatroBloser
May 25 - Rome, IT - Unplugged in Monti
Jul. 21 -  Thirsk, UK - Deer Shed Festival
Dec. 01 - London, UK - Union Chapel

Please visit www.jescahoop.com/tour for updates.