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The xx to Tour North America

The xx to Tour North America I See You  Out January 13 [image error]January 5, 2017 — The xx will tour North America this spring, with headline dates kicking off April 15 in San Francisco, and further shows in Seattle, Chicago, Austin, Philadelphia, New York and more as well as festival slots at Coachella and others soon to be announced. The tour celebrates the release of the band’s highly anticipated third album,  I See You , set for release January 13 on Young Turks.Fan presale tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, January 10 at 12p.m. ET, with tickets available to the public Friday, January 13 at 10a.m. local time. For more information, visit thexx.info.The dates will follow a historic European tour, including a record-setting, seven night run at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, marking the longest ever run of sold out shows at the legendary venue, performing to 35,000 people over seven hometown performances.“Say Something Loving,” the second track to be released from the album, is out now. ListenHERE.The xx recently released their video for “On Hold,” the first single from I See You. The video was shot in Marfa, Texas, where the band wrote and recorded some of the album, and was directed by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Alasdair McLellan. Watch the videoHERE.“On Hold” is available now on 7” vinyl. The limited-edition release features an etched B-side and deboss mirri sleeve and is available to purchase HERE.I See You is the follow up to The xx’s two previous albums –  xx  and  Coexist  – which have sold over 3 million copies between them, winning a host of accolades along the way.I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process. For while xx and Coexist were both made in relative isolation in London, I See You was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 inNew York, Marfa TX, Reykjavik, Los Angeles and London, and is characterized by a more outward-looking, open and expansive approach. Produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald, I See You is The xx at their boldest yet, performing with more clarity and ambition than ever before.The xx LiveFebruary 8                  Hovet – Stockholm, SwedenFebruary 10                Forum – Copenhagen, DenmarkFebruary 12                Sporthalle – Hamburg, GermanyFebruary 13                Heineken Music Hall – Amsterdam, Netherlands – SOLD OUTFebruary 14                Zénith – Paris, France – SOLD OUTFebruary 15                Zénith – Paris, FranceFebruary 17                Zénith – Strasbourg, FranceFebruary 18                St. Jakobshalle – Basel, SwitzerlandFebruary 20                Mediolanum Forum – Milan, ItalyFebruary 21                Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, FranceFebruary 23                Marx Halle – Vienna, AustriaFebruary 24                Zenith – Munich, GermanyFebruary 25                Arena – Berlin, GermanyFebruary 26                Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany – SOLD OUTFebruary 28                Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Düsseldorf, Germany       March 1                      Forest National – Brussels, Belgium – SOLD OUTMarch 2                      Forest National – Brussels, BelgiumMarch 4                      Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham, UKMarch 5                      O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 6                      O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 8                      O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 9                      O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 10                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 11                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 13                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 14                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 15                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUTMarch 17                    Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, UKMarch 23-25               Festival Estereo Picnic – Bogota, ColumbiaMarch 25                    Lollapalooza – Sao Paulo, BrazilMarch 31                    Lollapalooza – Buenos Aires, ArgentinaApril 1                          Lollapalooza – Santiago, ChileApril 14                        Coachella – Indio, CAApril 15                        Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CAApril 19                        Mesa Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZApril 21                        Coachella – Indio, CAApril 23                        Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum – Portland, ORApril 24                        WaMu Theater – Seattle, WAApril 25                        Thunderbird Arena at UBC – Vancouver, BCApril 28                        The Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MNApril 29                        The Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WIMay 1                          Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, ILMay 2                          The Masonic Temple Detroit – Detroit, MIMay 3                          Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OHMay 5                          Express Live! – Columbus, OHMay 6                          Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MDMay 8                          South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TXMay 9                          Revention Music Center – Houston, TXMay 10                        ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TXMay 14                        The Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NCMay 16                        Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PAMay 17                        Skyline Stage at the Mann – Philadelphia, PAMay 19                        Forest Hills Stadium – New York, NYMay 23                        Echo Beach – Toronto, ONMay 24                        Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QCMay 26                        Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME I See You  is set for release on January 13, 2017. Pre-order it  HERE .The xx online:Official / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook [image error]

LEAF & NYRE @ 4th Street Vine

Next Saturday January 14th in Long Beach at 4th Street Vine.

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Starry Nites Adds Cat Power and Teenage Fanclub / Announces KCRW Partnership

CAT POWER AND TEENAGE FANCLUB ADDED TO STARRY NITES MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 
PRESENTED BY KCRW
EXCLUSIVE TICKET PACKAGES ANNOUNCED VIAPLEDGEMUSIC
LINE UP INCLUDES:
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, THE KILLS, THE DANDY WARHOLS, SHE WANTS REVENGE, BLACK MOUNTAIN, ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY, STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK AND MANY MORE!TAKING PLACE AT LIVE OAK CAMPGROUND IN SANTA BARBARAMARCH 18 & 19 2017 
Starry Nites Festival is excited to announce the additions of Cat Power and Teenage Fanclub!
This marks Cat Power's first announced show of 2017!
Additionally, Starry Nites Festival has teamed up with PledgeMusic to offer exclusive pre-sale packages (full package details listed below.)
GENERAL PASSES AVAILABLE VIA TICKETFLY: Weekend Passes- $150Weekend Camping Passes- $50RV Camping Pass- $250
PACKAGE DEALS AVAILABLE VIA PLEDGEMUSIC:
THE ARTIST PASS- $175 1 weekend pass + an artist signed official Starry Nites poster
THE BUDDY PASS- SOLD OUT
THE PASSPORT- $250 1 weekend festival pass to both Starry Nites Festival and 1 weekend festival pass to Desert Stars Festival + festival posters for each!
THE COUPLES RETREAT- $3502 weekend festival passes
2 weekend camping passes
2 posters
2 T-shirts
2 swag bags
THE TRIO BUNDLE- $4003 weekend festival passes
3 festival posters
3 SNF swag bags
THE PARTY PASS- $5004 weekend festival passes
4 festival posters 
GROUP CAMPSITE- $6504 weekend festival passes
4 weekend camping passes
RV CAMPING PACKAGE- $7504 weekend festival passes
RV pass (includes 4 weekend camping passes)
THE DANDY'S PASS- $200Get a signed LP of "Distortland" & a signed poster from The Dandy Warhols 1 weekend pass
THE PATRON PASS- $500 1 weekend pass to BOTH Starry Nites Festival AND Desert Stars Festival
1 weekend camping for both events and a preferred parking pass.

Includes a poster, SNF swag bag and FREE admission to private Friday night reception on Friday March 17 (location TBD)

MAIN STAGE PLEDGE- $1000Your name on a placard on our newly built main stage.
4 weekend passes and preferred parking.
Includes a poster, SNF swag bag and FREE admission to private Friday night reception on Friday March 17 (location TBD)
JOSHUA TREE RECORDING PACKAGE- $5000 Record your next album or EP in beautiful Joshua Tree with veteran producer, engineer and Starry Nites co-founder, Tommy Dietrick.

8 studio sessions at Skylab Studio in Joshua TreeWeekend passes for everyone in your bandPosters autographed by this year's headlinersIncludes a SNF swag bag and FREE admission to private Friday night reception on Friday March 17 (location TBD)About:STARRY NITES FESTIVAL takes place on SATURDAY MARCH 18th & SUNDAY MARCH 19th, 2017 held on 42 beautiful acres in the mountains of Santa Barbara at LIVE OAK CAMPGROUND (4600 HWY 154)! 
FULL LINEUP:THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECTTHE KILLS
CAT POWER THE DANDY WARHOLSSHE WANTS REVENGEBLACK MOUNTAIN
TEENAGE FANCLUB
LUMERIANSTHE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (50 yr anniversary show)
ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY KOLARS (HE'S MY BROTHER, SHE'S MY SISTER)FEELS
CELLAR DOORSASTEROID NO.4IMMIGRANT UNION
ZODIAC DEATH VALLEY
THE BLANK TAPES DOWN AND OUTLAWS
GOON SKY PARADESTONEFIELDNIGHTMARE AIRDOWN DIRTY SHAKE
BAND APARTE
POTIONS MY DALLAS TEENSSILENT PICTURESMICHAEL AND THE MACHINESKILLER KAYA
ROYAL SUNSTHE LOVE DIMENSION
THE SPIRAL ELECTRIC
AFISHNSEA DJ ZIA McCABE (DJ RESCUE)DJ BILL GAZERDJ OMAR
4 STAGES / 35+ ACTS / DJ's / IMMERSIVE VISUALS / CAMPING ON SITE
WHERE:STARRY NITES FESTIVAL @ LIVE OAK CAMPGROUND4600 HWY 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
TICKETS:Packages available via PledgeMusicGeneral Passes available via TicketFly 
For more information, visit:www.starrynitesfestival.com

ADULT. Announces New Album, Out March 17 Via Mute

ADULT.

ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF A BRAND NEW ALBUM 
DETROIT HOUSE GUESTS

WITH COLLABORATIONS FROM DOUGLAS J. McCARTHY, 
MICHAEL GIRA, SHANNON FUNCHESS & MORE

LISTEN TO “THEY’RE JUST WORDS” 
FEATURING NITZER EBB’S DOUGLAS J MCCARTHY Photo credit: Nicola KuperusADULT. (Detroit’s Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller) have announced details of a new collaborative album, Detroit House Guests,  out on double vinyl and CD on March 17, 2017, their first album for Mute.

Listen to “They’re Just Words,” the first track to be taken from the album, featuring Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas J McCarthy  HERE .

And watch the album trailer  HERE .

Detroit House Guests  is a collaborative project, conceived by ADULT. in the early 2000s. The concept became a reality in 2014 after receiving a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant.

Based on the visual artist residency model, each musician came to ADULT.’s studio for a three week period with the parameter that they all live, work and collaborate together. The result: a total anthropological sound experiment and a full-length album.

The album features collaborations with a whole host of musicians and artists – Douglas J McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, Michael Gira from Swans, Shannon Funchess from Light Asylum, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe aka Lichens, Austrian thereminist Dorit Chrysler and multidisciplinary artist Lun*na Menoh.

ADULT. is the Detroit duo Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller. They played their first live show together in Germany in 1997 under the name Artificial Material. In early '98 they released their first 12" under the moniker Plasma Co. Later that year, they released their first 12" under the name ADULT. Currently, they have released six albums and 19 EPs or singles on Ghostly International, Thrill Jockey and Clone Records, as well as on their own label Ersatz Audio, (which currently has over 40 releases since it was founded in '95). They have remixed over 20 acts as well, including Tuxedomoon, John Foxx, Death in Vegas and Pet Shop Boys (for Moog Music).

Kuperus and Miller also make sculpture, paintings, films, photographs, performances, videos and installations. They strive to intersect the lines between art and audio and have exhibited their work at institutions such as the Austrian Cultural Forum (NY), Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh), Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit), MOMAS (Saitama, Japan), and Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac (FR). They have shown their film The Three Grace(s) triptych at spaces such as Anthology Film Archives (NY), Distrital Film Festival (Mexico City), and Grey Area for Art and Technology (SF).
 

ALEXANDRA SAVIOR ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR 2017 JOINING HAMILTON LEITHAUSER

ALEXANDRA SAVIOR ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR 2017 JOINING HAMILTON LEITHAUSERDEBUT ALBUM “BELLADONNA OF SADNESS” OUT FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH 2017 (COLUMBIA RECORDS)WATCH  
"MYSTERY GIRL"Apple Music |  iTunes |  Spotify  
Portland based artist Alexandra Savior has announced today that she will be joining the esteemed Hamilton Leithauser on his upcoming tour in January. For a full list of tour dates and ticket information, go to:   www.alexandrasavior.com Last week, the 21-year-old musician revealed a new track titled “Mystery Girl” (written by Alexandra and Arctic Monkey Alex Turner) which is taken from her highly anticipated forthcoming debut album “Belladonna of Sadness," due for worldwide release on April 7th, 2017 via Columbia Records.Accompanying her latest sonic offering was a stunning new video directed by New Zealander Sam Kristofski. Watch the video   here  and get “Mystery Girl” now on Apple Music, iTunes and Spotify.Be sure to catch Alexandra Savior and her full band on the road next year on the following dates.NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES1/15 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ1/16 - Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA1/17 - Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA - SOLD OUT1/18 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT1/20 - Star Theater - Portland, OR1/21 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA (2 shows)1/23 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT1/25 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO1/27 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA1/28 - The Casbah - San Diego, CASupporting Hamilton Leithauser

Boss Hog Release First New Album in 17 Years - Brood X

Boss Hog Release First New Album in 17 Years – 
Brood X 



Out March 24 on In The Red Records

Listen & Share First Track “ 17 ” via Stereogum

Announce Tour Dates + NYC Release Show 

BOSS HOG’S NEW LP BROOD X — THE RHYTHM, THE REBEL!

A REVOLUTION OF THE MIND, ROCK’N’ROLL FOR BODY AND SOUL!

TIME TO STAND UP!!
 
HERE COME THE WOLVES —ARE YOU READY FOR THE REVOLUTION???
 
BOSS HOG returns from the wild with their most subversive record yet — this is the seductive soundtrack for the second coming of militant rock’n’roll, and the groove has never been stronger. 
 
BROOD X  — emerging from the dirty streets of New York City after 17 years gestation  —  is a futuristic brew of 21st Century blues, toxic punk rock beat music, and hyper-focused, outer-space psycho assaults. Thermo-nuclear chanteuse CRISTINA MARTINEZ blisters the hypocrites, the haters, the heartless, and the clueless hangers-on with a full-tilt microphone attack. A sex-bomb salvo for troubled times, Martinez give’s voice to America’s pain while pulling no punches.
 
BOSS HOG does not negotiate. This is scorched earth rock’n’roll for the resistance, barbed-wire blues battling for the future of the planet. Recorded & mixed at the fabled Key Club, using Sly Stone’s legendary There’s A Riot Going On console, BROOD X channels the subversive mojo of the underground and brings next-level sonics to save your very soul.
 

Tour Dates:
Feb 3 – London, UK – Oslo Hackney
Feb 4 – Maastricht, Netherlands – Muziekgieterij
Feb 5 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli de Helling
Feb 6 – Leuven, Belgium – Het Depot
Feb 8 – Rouen, France – 106 Club
Feb 9 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
Feb 10 – Nantes, France – Le Stereolux
Feb 11 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene
March 30 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
March 31 – Buffalo, NY – The Waiting Room
April 1 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
April 7 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
April 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
 

The xx Release New Song "Say Something Loving"

The xx release new song "Say Something Loving"Taken from their forthcoming third album I See You(out January 13 via Young Turks)Listen now  HERE  [image error]January 2, 2017 – The xx have today released a new song from their forthcoming album,  I See You . Following the global success of lead single "On Hold" (and its accompanyingAlasdair McLellan directed video), "Say Something Loving" is the second song to be revealed from the London trio’s highly-anticipated third album and is available to download/stream now HERE.Released on January 13 via Young Turks, I See You is set to be the first major album release of 2017. It is the follow up to The xx’s two previous albums –  xx  and  Coexist  – which have sold over 3 million copies between them, winning a host of accolades along the way (in recent reviews, Uncut described The xx as “the most influential band of the last decade” while The Telegraph stated that they are “the sound of the decade”). I See You marks a new era forRomy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process.  For while xx and Coexist were both made in relative isolation in London, I See You was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa TX, Reykjavik, Los Angeles andLondon, and is characterised by a more outward-looking, open and expansive approach.  Produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald, I See You is The xx at their boldest yet, performing with more clarity and ambition than ever before.Meanwhile, The xx have announced a series of shows for their 2017 I See You Tour. These dates include a record-breaking run of seven sold out shows at London’s O2 Academy BrixtonMarch 8-15, performing to 35,000 people over seven hometown shows. Tickets for all shows are on general sale now via  http://thexx.info/tour/ The xx – I See You Tour8 February                 Hovet – Stockholm, Sweden10 February                Forum – Copenhagen, Denmark12 February                Sporthalle – Hamburg, Germany13 February                Heineken Music Hall – Amsterdam, Netherlands – SOLD OUT14 February                Zénith – Paris, France – SOLD OUT15 February                Zénith – Paris, France17 February                Zénith – Strasbourg, France18 February                St. Jakobshalle – Basel, Switzerland20 February                Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy21 February                Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France23 February                Marx Hall – Vienna, Austria24 February                Zenith – Munich, Germany25 February                Arena – Berlin, Germany – SOLD OUT26 February                Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt, Germany28 February                Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Düsseldorf, Germany1 March                      Forest National – Brussels, Belgium – SOLD OUT2 March                      Forest National – Brussels, Belgium4 March                      Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham, UK5 March                      O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT6 March                      O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT8 March                      O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT9 March                      O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT10 March                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT11 March                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT13 March                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT14 March                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT15 March                    O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK – SOLD OUT17 March                    Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, UK23 March                    Festival Estero Picnic – Bogota, Columbia25 March                    Lollapalooza – Sao Paulo, Brazil31 March                    Lollapalooza – Buenos Aires, Argentina1 April                          Lollapalooza – Santiago, Chile31 May-4 June            Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain6 July                           NOS Alive – Lisbon, Portugal11-13 August               Flow Festival – Helsinki, Finland18-20 August               Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands I See You  is set for release on January 13, 2017. Pre-order it  HERE The xx online:Official / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook

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elbow Release "All Disco," Taken From Forthcoming Seventh Studio Album "Little Fictions" Due February 3rd, 2017

ELBOW RELEASE "ALL DISCO"

TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM "LITTLE FICTIONS"LISTEN
“ALL DISCO”
iTunes |  Apple Music  |  Amazon  |  Spotify Following the release of their latest single “Magnificent (She Says),” Manchester’s elbow have released a brand new track titled “All Disco,” the second song to be revealed from their highly anticipated forthcoming studio album “Little Fictions” which drops worldwide on February 3rd. Listen “All Disco”  here ."All Disco" is recognized by all four members of something of a new musical departure for the band, drawing inspiration from the late 60’s psychedelia scene and the likes of the Velvet Underground and is propelled by Mark Potter’s heavily overdriven guitar. The title is borrowed from Pixies’ Frank Black, who described his wealth of music (both with his band and as a solo artist) to Guy in a radio interview some years ago to somewhat self-deprecatingly as "all disco." The phrase stuck with Guy as a perfect understated tag for a lyric addressed to new songwriters to "give nearly everything to their art but remember their art is not everything." Guy adds that it is ‘one of the few songs on the album that started theme first’, that remembered quote being brought back into his mind during the album’s recording process.“Little Fictions” is released by Concord Records in North America on 3rd February 2017 on Gatefold Vinyl, CD and Digital Download. Those pre-ordering the album digitally will receive “Magnificent (She Says)” immediately. A special edition boxset of the album containing a bespoke book, CD LP and digital download of the album is also available in limited quantities exclusively on the  elbow store .
TRACK-LIST
1. Magnificent (She Says) 
2. Gentle Storm
3. Trust the Sun
4. All Disco
5. Head for Supplies
6. Firebrand & Angel
7. K2
8. Montparnasse
9. Little Fictions
10. Kindling