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Desert Stars Festival Shares Lineup Video: Dinosaur Jr., ...And You Will Know Us, Sebadoh, Sloan, and many more!

DESERT STARS FESTIVAL SHARES LINE UP VIDEOLINE UP FEATURES: DINOSAUR JR., AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (FIRST US SHOW OF THE YEAR!), SEBADOH, SLOAN, AND MANY MORE TAKES PLACE SEPTEMBER 23RD /24th AT
PAPPY & HARRIET'S IN PIONEERTOWN, CA WATCH // EMBED VIDEO HERE
DESERT STARS FESTIVAL  has shared the lineup video for their 9th annual festival taking place at Pappy & Harriet's in legendary Pioneertown, CA.
The lineup this year includes: Dinosaur Jr., ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead performing Source Tags and Codes (FIRST U.S. SHOW OF THE YEAR,) Sebadoh, Sloanperforming One Chord To Another, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Moon Duo, Christian Bland of The Black Angels, Federale (featuring Collin Hegna of Brian Jonestown Massacre) and many, many more.
Dinosaur Jr., ...And You Will Know Us By Trail Of Dead, Sebadoh, Moon Duo, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Christian Bland & the Revelators, Sloan, Kurt Heasley (of Lilys), Heron Oblivion, Magic Wands, Tennis System, Asteroid #4, Gateway Drugs, Sky Parade, Cellar Doors, Federale, Hollow Trees, Jesika Von Rabbit, Ancient River, Triptides, Highlands, Rotten Mangos, Band Aparte, Frankie and the With Fingers, Pale Diane, The Flash Hits, Annie Girl & the Flight, Down Dirty Shake, Lee Gallagher & the Halleluja
More TBA
Weekend tickets, day tickets, camping and lodging packages are on sale now:
http://www.desertstarsfestival.com/#!buy-tickets/c23ol 
Weekend Tickets: $125Day Tickets: $65

Warhaus - We Fucked A Flame Into Being

Warhaus  - We F***ed A Flame Into BeingOut September 2, 2016 via Play It Again Sam / [PIAS]
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LISTEN & SHARE: Warhaus  - "I'm Not Him" Warhaus is the artistic alter ego and solo recording project of Maarten Devoldere -- who (along with Jinte Deprez) fronts the urbanely soulful Belgian rock band Balthazar. Warhaus’ debut album We Fucked A Flame Into Being will be released on September 2nd, while the second single, "I'm Not Him," debuts June 23rd via Blackbook.

The title of Warhaus’ new album, We Fucked A Flame Into Being (a direct quote from Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence), was "too good to pass on!” declares Devoldere. It is indeed a fitting title for an album where every song celebrates the inscrutability of encounters and pays tribute to the decadence and intensity that life can offer.

Although Maarten Devoldere has up until now kept his Warhaus persona well under the radar, the rare glimpses offered up to this point have conjured up a darkly esoteric lyrical universe, fueled by desire and love, haunted by a hunger for the fleeting, yearning to express the unsayable; We Fucked A Flame Into Being probes such depths savagely.

Illusion and disillusion may subtly interchange, but it is the lie that Warhaus most honors, sowing seeds of despair in an unstable world: "You want magic, count me in / You want Jesus, well I'm not him / You're an angel or a whore / Tell me who you're working for / Loving you isn't easy you know / But it's a motherfucker not to do so…" (“I'm Not Him”)

“I love contradictions,” asserts Devoldere. “They are musically very appealing to me: raw vs. fundamentally passionate, brutal vs. romantic, art vs. Kitsch, archaic vs. modern". The French sixties, a touch of exoticism, a careless apathy: Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg are never far away, as We Fucked A Flame Into Being cleverly coalesces fifty years of music history.

“I'm at the end of my twenties now. With this record I close an important period," avers Devoldere. “It’s an ode to love, to its excesses and elusiveness. Though love songs are a form of advertising: you portray a woman and the listener should fall in love with her too.” 
TRACKLISTING01. I'm Not Him02. The Good Lie03. Against The Rich04. Leave With Me05. Beaches06. Machinery07. Memory08. Wanda09. Bruxelles10. Time And Again
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The Melvins Debut "Hideous Woman" Video; Basses Loaded Vinyl Available July 1

THE MELVINS DEBUT “HIDEOUS WOMAN” VIDEO
https://youtu.be/UGhK4m-frkQ

BASSES LOADED AVAILABLE NOW; VINYL RELEASE ON JULY 1

U.S. TOUR DATES BEGIN AUG. 3  
 
June 27, 2016, Raoul, Ga. – The Melvins, who wrapped up their latest European tour over the weekend, debut a video for “Hideous Woman” (https://youtu.be/UGhK4m-frkQ) from their recently released album, Basses Loaded (Ipecac Recordings).

The video for the single Stereogum dubbed an “intense, off-kilter riffer” was directed by David Hall.

The 12-song album, which premiered via MLB.com, features six bass players: Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren, Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Melvins’ drummer Dale Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration.

The Melvins return to U.S. highways this summer, launching a seven-week tour on Aug. 3 in Las Vegas.  The touring line-up features Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Steve McDonald.

U.S. tour dates:

August 3  Las Vegas, NV  Backstage Bar & Billiards
August 4  Flagstaff, AZ  The Green Room
August 6  Boulder, CO  Fox Theatre
August 7  Ft. Collins, CO  Aggie Theatre
August 9  Sioux Falls, SD  The District
August 10  Fargo, ND  The Aquariaum (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
August 13  Eau Claire, WI  Eaux Claires Music Festival
August 14  Rock Island, IL  Rock Island Brewing Company
August 15  Des Moines, IA  Wooly’s
August 16  Lawrence, KS  The Bottleneck
August 17  St. Louis, MO  The Firebird
August 18  Louisville, KY  Headliners Music Hall
August 19  Indianapolis, IN  The Vogue Theatre
August 20  Grand Rapids, MI  The Pyramid Scheme
August 22  Columbus, OH  A&R Music Bar
August 23  Pittsburgh, PA  Rex Theater
August 24  Buffalo, NY  Iron Works
August 26  Syracuse, NY  The Westcott Theater
August 27  Northampton, MA  Pearl Street
August 28  Hamden, CT  The Ballroom at the Outer Space
August 29  Providence, RI  Fete Ballroom
August 31  Baltimore, MD  Ottobar
September 1  Carrboro, NC  Cat’s Cradle
September 3  Cookeville, TN  Muddy Roots Music Festival
September 5  Athens, GA  40 Watt Club
September 6  Charlotte, NC  Amos’ Southend
September 7  Charleston, SC  Music Farm
September 8  Jacksonville, FL  Jack Rabbits
September 10  Baton Rouge, LA  Spanish Moon
September 11 Jackson, MS  Duling Hall
September 12  Memphis, TN  Hi-Tone
September 13  Little Rock, AR  Metroplex
September 14  Tulsa, OK  Cain’s Ballroom
September 15  Oklahoma City, OK  The ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
September 16  Norman, OK  Opolis
September 17  Austin, TX  The Sidewinder
September 18  San Antonio, TX  Paper Tiger
September 20  El Paso, TX  Lowbrow Palace
September 21  Tucson, AZ  Club Congress
September 24  Long Beach, CA  Music Tastes Good Festival

Tacocat announce fall tour, share "I Live For The Sun" cover

TACOCAT ANNOUNCE FALL U.S. TOUR DATES, INCLUDING MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG; SHARE "I LIVE FOR THE SUN" COVER



STREAM - "I Live For The Sun (The Sunrays cover)"

Seattle band Tacocat will be capping off their already-incredible 2016 with another nationwide tour this September/October--including a headlining show at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg--with even more dates TBA. See below for a full list of upcoming shows, including next month's West Coast run with The Regrettes.

The band's also heralding the arrival of summer weather with a cover version of The Sunray's 1965 gem "I Live For The Sun," which you can stream here.

Tacocat's third studio LP Lost Time is out now.

Tour dates:

07.08.16 - Seattle, WA - West Seattle Summer Fest
07.12.16 - Portland, OR - Jackpot Records in-store (FREE, All-ages)
07.14.16 - Chico, CA - Duffy's
07.15.16 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill (tix) *
07.16.16 - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones *
07.19.16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (tix) *
07.20.16 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar (tix) *
07.21.16 - Long Beach, CA - Fingerprints Records in-store (FREE, All-ages)
07.26.16 - Colorado Springs, Co - Black Sheep
07.28.16 - Ft. Collins, CO - Surfside7
07.29.16 - Denver, CO - UMS (tix)
08.01.16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
08.11.16 - Seattle, WA - Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series
09.20.16 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
09.23.16 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
09.24.16 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
09.25.16 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
09.26.16 - Detroit, MI - Pike Room
09.27.16 - Cleveland, OH - Mahall's
09.29.16 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
09.30.16 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
10.01.16 - Asbury Park, NJ - Wonder Bar
10.02.16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10.03.16 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
10.04.16 - Washington, DC - DC9
10.05.16 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
10.06.16 - Nashville, TN - East Room
10.07.16 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
10.08.16 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot
10.11.16 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
10.12.16 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall

* - w/ The Regrettes

Allah-Las in LA @ The Regent Theater on October 8; new album “Calico Review” out September 9 on Mexican Summer

ALLAH-LAS’ CALICO REVIEW OUT SEPTEMBER 9 ON MEXICAN SUMMER
DEBUT VIDEO FOR SINGLE “FAMOUS PHONE FIGURE” 
NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
[image error]Photo credit: Laura-Lynn Petrick   “The vintage sounds of Allah-Las combine the harmonies and hooks of the British
Invasion with the atmosphere of a West Coast psychedelic band.”—NPR’s “World Café”
“They consistently deliver impressive performances; their harmonies, guitars,
and percussion are all point-perfect.”—Pitchfork
“Cramming as much guts and passion as possible into three and a half minutes or
less - while burning it’s own path, with brooding, lonesome songs, tightly restrained
surf inflected musings on girls and freedom”— The New Yorker  
 “Los Angeles garage-rock gurus Allah-Las tap into an alternate reality where the world
 is but a California dream. Their crunchy, loose-groovin’ tunes evoke desert trips, motorcycle rides, surf safaris, and casual come-ons dished out by coiffed strangers.”—SPIN
Los Angeles-based Allah-Las will release their highly anticipated new album Calico Review  on September 9 via Mexican Summer. The album is now available for pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/CalicoxWebstore. Additionally, the band is debuting the video for their first single from the record “Famous Phone Figure,” directed by Robbie Simon.  View and share HERE. Using string instruments and an underlining of a three-note drumming theme, the song revolves around a character sketch of an unknowable woman.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles’ historic Valentine Recording Studio, which had lain dormant since 1979. The studio’s reopening in July 2015 allowed the band to use historic recording equipment including a 1964 Universal Audio 610 soundboard, the same board on which The Beach Boys recorded Pet Sounds. ForCalico Review, Allah-Las experiment with new instrumentation adding viola, harpsichord, Mellotron and theremin to their sound. The twelve tracks on Calico Review demonstrate how the group has pivoted from focusing on specific influences to crafting songs that reflect their own feelings of freedom, grit and melancholy. The result showcases their evolution as songwriters and arrangers.
Allah-Las is composed of Pedrum Siadatian (vocals/lead guitar), Miles Michaud(vocals/rhythm guitar), Matthew Correia (vocals/drum), and Spencer Dunham(vocals/bass). The band was formed in 2008 while three of the members were working at the legendary Amoeba Music record store. “We were all music fans before we were musicians,” says Correia. “We’ve spent a lot of time listening to music, and understanding what works for us and what doesn’t.” Their 2011 self-titled debut was nominated for independent album of the year by the A2IM Libbys. Of the debut, Pitchfork said, “it sounds like an effortlessly wistful batch of starry-eyed, minor-key beauties that gently ruminate on the usual young-guy subjects: sex, freedom, the ways the former can interfere with the latter and vice versa.”
In 2014, their sophomore LP  Worship The Sun  received critical acclaim from The Los Angeles Times who said the album “…lets the band’s trippy vintage rock absorb all sorts of new Southern California influences. Latin drumming, L.A.’s midcentury avant-garde beach culture and Laurel Canyon harmonies.” LA Weeklyhas noted, “their sound is steeped in the pop sensibilities of The Zombies and The Kinks, laced with Northern Soul, lo-fi funk and the ever-enduring influence of Arthur Lee and Love.”
The band has toured extensively with sold out tours and high profile festival dates throughout North, Central, and South America, Europe, South Africa, Russia, Mexico and Israel. For the upcoming North American dates will have the group, TOPS, supporting in September and October. See below for full tour dates. 
CALICO REVIEW  TRACK LIST1. Strange Heat
2. Satisfied
3. Could Be You
4. High & Dry
5. Mausoleum
6. Roadside Memorial
7. Autumn Dawn
8. Famous Phone Figure
9. 200 South La Brea
10. Warmed Kippers
11. Terra Ignota
12. Place In The Sun
ALLAH-LAS NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATESJuly 29—Underground Music Showcase—Denver, CO
August 21—Full Moon Festival—Governors Island, NY
September 5—Beauty Bar—Las Vegas, NVSeptember 6—Urban Lounge—Salt Lake City, UT
September 9—Off Broadway—St. Louis, MOSeptember 10—Hi-Tone Café—Memphis, TN
September 11—Exit/In—Nashville, TN
September 12—The Basement—Columbus, OHSeptember 15—Rock & Roll Hotel—Washington, DC
September 18—Brighton Music Hall—Boston, MA
September 19—Johnny Brenda's—Philadelphia, PA
September 21—La Tulipe—Montreal, QC
September 22—Lee's Palace—Toronto, ONSeptember 23—Double Door—Chicago, IL
September 24—Turf Club—St. Paul, MN
September 28—Neumos—Seattle, WA
September 29—Wonder Ballroom—Portland, OROctober 7—Pappy & Harriet's—Pioneertown, CA
October 8—The Regent Theater—Los Angeles, CA

Sara Watkins' new LP, 'Young In All The Wrong Ways,' Streaming Now at NPR First Listen

SARA WATKINS ANTICIPATED SOLO ALBUM, YOUNG IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS,  PREMIERING IN FULL VIA NPR FIRST LISTEN  BROOKLYN SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT FOLLOWED BYHOLLYWOOD BOWL, EXTENSIVE TOURING NOMINATED FOR INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR BY AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 27, 2016 - Ahead of its release this Friday, July 1 onNew West Records, Sara Watkins much anticipated new solo album,  Young in All The Wrong Ways , is premiering in full all week long at  NPR First Listen . "By now, Watkins has been in the spotlight for half her life. Never before has she made her voice heard quite this clearly," they exclaimed. "The title track opens the album and sets the tone. Watkins momentarily loses herself in lulling wistfulness, only to lurch into a rebuke of naïveté, bearing down on her scorn for once-automatic acquiescence over spiky eruptions of electric guitar and a tumultuous drum groove. 'I'm going out to see about my own frontier,' she insists twice in a row, sounding determinedly detached. Watkins isn't acting out belated rebellion so much as disrupting comfortable certainty and fleshing out an adult, feminine vantage point - one that chooses which attachments to cultivate." Listen here:  http://www.npr.org/2016/06/23/482326186/first-listen-sara-watkins-young-in-all-the-wrong-ways
Watkins, who is currently nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year by theAmericana Music Association for their upcoming awards show, recently shared the beautifully shot video for the powerful title track via Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, the cinematic clip directed by Emilie Sabath, was shot in the desert and mountains of Southern California and mirrors the intense, personal nature of the lyrics. As the WSJ expressed, the "musician surrounded herself with yucca plants, tall mountains, and a quaint cabin outside of Palmdale, Calif. But it's her intense gaze into the camera that takes center stage." Watch the video below:
Sara Watkins - "Young In All The Wrong Ways" (Official Video)Following two riveting performances at Bonnaroo and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, this past weekend Watkins performed at the Kennedy Center inWashington, D.C. with I'm With Her, her trio with Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan, for the American Acoustic series curated by Chris Thile.Tomorrow, June 28, Watkins will perform at Rough Trade in Brooklyn before heading home to Los Angeles to take part in Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" farewell show at the Hollywood Bowl followed by a hometown record release show Thursday, July 7 at Largo at the Coronet. An expansive tour that will take her from coast to coast will take place in the fall. See dates below with more to come. 
Young In All The Wrong Ways sees the acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist boldly stepping back in to the role of frontwoman following the collaborative groups of Watkins Family Hour and the Platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek, which she first formed with her brother Sean Watkins and Chris Thile when she was just eight years old. Easily her most cohesive and fully realized album of her solo career, it is also her most introspective, personal and revealing; she wrote or co-wrote each of the 10 songs - a first for her. Writing and recording these ten intensely soul-baring songs was a means for her to process and mark the last couple years, which have been transformative. These songs contain some of the heaviest moments of her career, with eruptions of thrumming B3 organ and jagged electric guitar. But it's also quiet, vulnerable, tenderhearted.  The album was produced in Los Angeles by Gabe Witcher who put together a stellar band that included two of his fellow Punch Brothers, guitarist Chris Eldridge and bass player Paul Kowert, and musicians Jon Brion and Jay Bellerose. Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan, Watkins' bandmates in I'm With Her, provide harmonies on the title track while Jim James of My Morning Jacket guests on "One Last Time."  SARA WATKINS ON TOURJune 28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough TradeJuly 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl - "A Prairie Home Companion"July 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the CoronetJuly 13 - Vail, CO @ Vail Summer Bluegrass SeriesJuly 14 - Boulder, CO @ eTown HallJuly 16 - Oak Hill, NY @ Grey Fox Bluegrass FestivalAugust 13 - Alta, WY @ Targhee Bluegrass FestivalSeptember 3 - Pagosa Springs, CO @ Four Corners Folk FestivalSeptember 9 - Pasadena, CA @ Levitt Pavilion @ Memorial ParkSeptember 10 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Lobero TheatreSeptember 14 - San Francisco, CA @ The ChapelSeptember 16 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin TheatreSeptember 17 - Seattle, WA @ The TractorSeptember 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota Jazz ClubSeptember 21 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Of Folk MusicSeptember 24 - Atlanta, GA @ City WinerySeptember 25 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey EagleSeptember 27 - Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head On StageSeptember 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe LiveSeptember 20 - Pawling, NY @ Daryl's HouseOctober 1 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music HallOctober 2 - Portland, ME @ One Longfellow SquareOctober 3 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music HallOctober 5 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomOctober 6 - Washington, DC @ The HamiltonOctober 7 - Roseland, VA @ The FestyOctober 9 - Peninsula, OH @ The G.A.R. HallOctober 31 - Cork, IE @ Coughlan's LiveNovember 2 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan'sNovember 3 - Belfast, IE @ Errigle InnNovember 4 - Bury, UK @ MetNovember 5 - Gateshead, UK @ The SageNovember 6 - Sheffield, UK @ GreystonesNovember 8 - Bristol, UK @ Tunnels
November 10 - London, UK @ Bush HallNovember 11 - Oxford, UK @ Bullingdon
November 12 - Guildford, UK @ St. Mary'sNovember 13 - Saltaire, UK @ Live at CarolineDecember 1 - Ames, IA @ Maintenance ShopDecember 2 - Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads SaloonDecember 4 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird TheaterDecember 5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State RoomDecember 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent BallroomDecember 13 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern

Porches Shares Video For "Car," Announces North American Tour Dates

PORCHES SHARE VIDEO FOR 'CAR', WATCH HERE
ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR
POOL OUT NOW ON DOMINO RECORDS   
Still From 'Car'
"'Car,' the album's wonderful highlight, finds him behind the wheel feeling the rush of his new machine as radiant dream-pop guitars lift him into the future."-  ROLLING STONE
Porches have partnered with Urban Outfitters to make a tropical-feeling avant-garde video for track 'Car,' a standout single from the group's latest album Pool, released in February of this year. Watch it HERE.

The video was co-produced by Urban Outfitters as the 26th installment of their UO Music Video Series. Check out http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/Porches for behind the scene photos and an interview with director Daniel Brereton. Over the past 5 years, the UO Music Video Series has helped produce music videos for bands including Empress of, Petite Noir, Ariel Pink, Perfume Genius, and Spoon.
Aaron Maine, Porches frontman, recently made his way down to Philadelphia to do a session with Out Of Town Films. Being just Maine and his guitar, the session is personal and intimate. Watch it  HERE.Pool is available to buy now on vinyl, CD, and digital download. A translucent pink cassette version of the record will also be available on the road this fall, with limited online availability right now through the Domino Mart.
Pre-order: Dom Mart / Bandcamp / iTunes
Porches will soon be setting off on tour, playing shows all across North America including Pitchfork Festival in Chicago alongside fellow Domino artists Blood Orange, Martin Courtney, The Range, and Julia Holter.
PORCHES TOUR DATESSat Sept 03 || Philadelphia, PA|| Made in America Festival - Fairmount Park
Sun Sept 04 || Washington, DC || Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon Sept 05 || Richmond, VA ||Strange Matter
Tue Sept 06 || Durham, NC || The Pinhook
Wed Sept 07 || Atlanta, GA || Masquerade - Hell Room
Sat Sept 10 || Houston, TX || Walkter's
Sun Sept 11 || Austin, TX || Barracuda
Thu Sept 15 || San Diego, CA || Irenic
Fri Sept 16 || Los Angeles, CA || Echoplex
Sat Sept 17 || Berkeley, CA || UC Berkeley
Sun Sept 18 || San Francisco, CA || The Independent
Tue Sept 20 || Portland, OR || Analog Theater
Wed Sept 21 || Olympia, WA || Obsidian
Thu Sept 22 || Seattle, WA || Crocodile
Sat Sept 24 || Salt Lake City, UT || Kilby Court
Mon Sept 26 || Denver, CO || Larimer Lounge
Tue Sept 27 || Omaha, NE || Milk Run
Wed Sept 28 || Minneapolis, MN || 7th St Entry
Thu Sept 29 || Madison, WI || High Noon
Sun Oct 02 || Toronto, ON || Horseshoe Tavern
Mon Oct 03 || Montreal, QC || Bar Le Ritz
Tues Oct 04 || Burlington, VT || ArtsRiot
Wed Oct 05 || Boston, MA || The Sinclair
Tue Oct 18 || Brighton, ENG || Sticky Miles
Wed Oct 19 || Leeds, ENG || Brudenell Social Club
Thu Oct 20 || Dublin, IRL || Whelans
Fri Oct 21 || Glasgow, SCT || The Hug & Pint
Mon Oct 24 || London, ENG || The Dome
Tue Oct 25 || Lille, FR || La Péniche
Wed Oct 26 || Reims, FR || La Cartonnerie
Fri Oct 28 || Paris, FR || Pitchfork Festival
Tue Sept 13 || Phoenix, AZ || Rebel
Sat Oct 01 || Detroit, MI || El Club
Sat Oct 29 || Amsterdam, NL || London Calling @ Paradiso

LANY Releases kinda EP + Announces Headline Tour

  RELEASES Kinda EPOUT NOW ANNOUNCESHEADLINE TOURKicks Off Sept 27th Photo Credit: Alessio Boni"Finding the balance between sensuality and mystery in music is a very delicate process.  Some seem born with the right skill set, like the almighty Prince, effortlessly blending their melodies with the right amounts of desperation and longing. Now, [LANY] are tapping into that same rare talent..." -  Consequence of Sound  "...contains the type of moving intimacy that has attracted the attention of pop, R&B and electronica fans over the past few months." -  Billboard  "LANY are the alternative synth threesome out to take over not just the East and West coasts of America but the entire world..." -  Wonderland 
  Los Angeles, CA - June 27, 2016 - Los Angeles based genre-bending band LANY(pronounced LAY-NEE) release their EP  kinda  out now via Interscope Records.  The EP features four unreleased tracks, as well as the recently released singles "Where The Hell Are My Friends" and "yea, babe, no way."  To purchase the EP on iTunes, PRESS HERE.  In support of the EP, the trio will bring their entrancing live performance to cities across the United States, embarking on a 30+ city tour with shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York City and more! Tickets on sale this Friday, July 1st, PRESS HERE for more information. LANY recently concluded their first headline tour which SOLD OUT well before the band played the first show, with the demand to accommodate fans resulting in extra dates being added and rooms extended.  With performances at Bonnaroo, Sasquatch and Firefly, as well as 14-dates opening for Oh Wonder already under their belt this summer, the trio will also be performing at Outside Lands and Life is Beautiful later this year.  PRESS HEREfor more information.  LANY (comprised of Paul Klein, Les Priest and Jake Goss) happened organically.  It began when the former school friends collaborated on songs that Klein had written and within days they had created a clutch of anthems that were too good to ignore.  Even at this early stage, their songs have connected on a large scale: the blissful dream-pop of "ILYSB" made big waves when they put it online and has over 15 million Spotify plays so far.  Their single "Where The Hell Are My Friends" is already nudging 4 million plays in a matter of weeks.  LANY create music that makes the intimate feel universal and connects them indelibly with their growing fanbase.  
Watch this space for the latest from LANY and for more info, please visithttp://thisislany.com. To purchase kinda on iTunes, PRESS HERETo stream kinda on Spotify, PRESS HERE To post "yea, babe, no way," PRESS HERETo post "like you lots," PRESS HERETo post "Where The Hell Are My Friends" track, PRESS HERETo post "Where The Hell Are My Friends" video, PRESS HERE Festival PerformancesJul 2                       Chicago, IL @ Mamby on the Beach  Jul 22                     Oro-Medonte, Ontario @ WayHomeAug 5                     San Francisco, CA @ Outside LandsSept 25                 Las Vegas, NV @ Life is Beautiful
North American Tour DatesSept 27                 Portland, OR @ Revolution HallSept 28                 Seattle, WA @ NeptuneSept 29                 Vancouver, British Columbia @ Venue NightclubOct 1                      Salt Lake City, UT @ The DepotOct 2                      Denver, CO @ BluebirdOct 4                      Omaha, NE @ SlowdownOct 7                      Memphis, TN @ 1884 LoungeOct 8                      Atlanta, GA @ Terminal WestOct 9                      Carrboro, NC @ Cat's CradleOct 11                   Birmingham, AL @ SaturnOct 13                   Orlando, FL @ Back BoothOct 14                   Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture RoomOct 15                   St. Petersburg, FL @ State TheaterOct 20                   Columbus, OH @ A&R Music BarOct 21                   Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. SmallsOct 23                   Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts Oct 24                   Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubOct 25                   New York, NY @ Webster HallOct 28                   Boston, MA @ RoyaleOct 29                   Montreal, Quebec @ FairmountOct 30                   Toronto, Ontario @ Mod ClubNov 1                    Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews HallNov 3                    Chicago, IL @ The MetroNov 5                    Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music CaféNov 7                    Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic LoungeNov 9                    Nashville, TN @ Mercy LoungeNov 11                  Houston, TX @ Warehouse LiveNov 12                  Dallas, TX @ House of BluesNov 13                  Austin, TX @ Antone'sNov 15                  Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent BallroomNov 16                  San Diego, CA @ House of BluesNov 19                  Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda 

HOOPS Announce Debut EP + Share "Cool 2" via Gorilla vs. Bear

HOOPS ANNOUNCE DEBUT EP +SHARE FIRST SINGLE "COOL 2" VIA GORILLA VS. BEARHoops EP out August 26th via Fat Possum(Credit: Daniel Topete)Early praise for Hoops: "undeniably infectious and charming tapes" - Gorilla vs. Bear      '...an aural capsule of summer; it's built on speedy, luminous guitar work and some murky melodies - the latter a little bit reminiscent of Real Estate's groggy earliest output." - The FADER          "There is a romanticism in every song that harvests elements of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mac DeMarco, and Real Estate with pitched guitars and earnest feel." - My Old Kentucky Blog            "Striking a blend of beautiful, dreamy tones, Hoops inhabit a space between DIIV's guitar weaving, Ariel Pink's surf-pop weirdness and Real Estate's earlier works - all combined, they build towards a canvas of glorious propulsive swells of sun-soaked sonics." - The Line of Best Fit          "The music - a shimmering and playful mix incorporating the best bits of acts like Felt and Ariel Pink - instantly stood out to me, sounding about as lo-fi as you can get but mightily ambitious, and with super strong melodies all over the place...The best thing about it is how it all builds, with those lilting, gorgeous melodies piled high..." - NME   Bloomington, Indiana four-piece Hoops recently signed to Fat Possum, and today they announce the release of their debut EP. The self-titled EP - which Hoops self-recorded, produced and mixed - will be out on August 26th. PRESS HERE to listen to the opening track and first single "Cool 2" - an infectious tune packed with lo-fi vocals and jangly guitars, clocking in at under 2 minutes - now viaGorilla vs. Bear. "Cool 2" will be available as an instant grat with all pre-orders starting tomorrow.PRESS HERE to pre-order on CD or vinyl (including limited edition coke clear vinyl) now, and HERE to pre-order digitally tomorrow.  
Hoops just wrapped a support tour with Whitney, and are hitting the road again starting today for a string of shows which includes opening for Porches at a Pitchfork Festival Aftershow in Chicago next month. See below to find a show near you and PRESS HERE to purchase tickets.
What began as frontman Drew Auscherman's solo ambient project, Hoops ultimately became a quartet in 2014. Named for hoop houses in the greenhouses which Auscherman used to work in high school, Hoops draw on influences from Prefab Sprout and The Clientele, and recall the idea of breezy afternoons and sticky summer nights in both name and sound. The fuzzy, summer-ready Hoops EP follows the band's first releases, Tapes #1-3, which earned Hoops early praise from The FADER, Gorilla vs. Bear, NME, My Old Kentucky Blog, Gold Flake Paint, and more. 
Hoops is: Drew Auscherman (vox, guitar), Kevin Krauter (vox, bass), Keagan Beresford (vox, keys, guitar), and James Harris (drums)
EP cover art 
Tracklisting:Cool 2YeahGoing StrongGive It TimeGemini Tour Dates6/27/16    Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet6/28/16    Nashville, TN @ Soft Junk6/29/16    Athens, GA @ The Georgia Theatre (Rooftop)
6/30/16    Atlanta, GA @ 5297/01/16    Oxford, MS @ Cats Purring Dude Ranch7/02/16    Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe7/03/16    Columbia, MO @ Cafe Berlin7/05/16    Madison, WI @ The Frequency7/09/16    Columbus, OH @ 4th & 4th Fest #7/17/16    Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle - Pitchfork Festival Aftershow $7/22/16    Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe *8/24/16    Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop +9/24/16    Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival# w/ Whitney & White Reaper$ w/ Porches* w/ Quilt+ w/ The Pills & Nice Try

MODDI Uncovers Kate Bush's 'Army Dreamers'

MODDI UNCOVERS KATE BUSH’S ‘ARMY DREAMERS’
TAKEN FROM ‘UNSONGS’ LP – OUT SEPT 16 – 12 BANNED SONGS FROM 12 COUNTRIES

“Unsongs, a brave and bold album where he covers Pussy Riot, Billie Holiday
and executed Chilean folk singer Victor Jara... Moddi repairs a broken link
between art and politics, refusing to allow those in power to threaten or
control what is allowed to be expressed in song.” – The Line Of Best Fit

“Informed by a political entanglement of his own, Norwegian artist Moddi is releasing 
a concept album of songs that have fallen foul of the censor.” – Q Magazine

“What causes a song to be banned? Norwegian musician Pål Moddi Knutsen 
decided to find out… 12 banned songs, one album.” – BBC World Service

“Pure protest poetry” – BBC Radio 6 Music, Cerys Matthews Recommends

 “Truly stunning” – Nothing But Hope and Passion

Also featured on USA Today, Songlines and   CMU: Approved
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 “What a waste of Army Dreamers” – it’s an anti-war sentiment that was openly echoed through BBC playlists before its systematic suppression more than 10 years after release. Penned by Kate Bush in 1980, the Top 20 single was blacklisted during the Gulf War in 1991 – joining a list of 67 songs simultaneously banned from BBC airplay, including The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, ABBA and Queen.

It’s the latest track reworked by Norwegian singer/songwriter Moddi, from forthcoming album  ‘Unsongs’  – released Friday, September 16 via Propeller Recordings. The album aims to uncover a collection of 12 songs that have, at one stage or another, been banned or suppressed, with the attempts to silence them as mild as an airplay ban (in the case of ‘Army Dreamers’) and as brutal as a murder. >> Stream/embed Moddi’s take on ‘Army Dreamers’ below... 

“Army Dreamers became one of Kate Bush’s most popular songs and was widely played on radio and TV until the First Gulf War in 1991, when it suddenly disappeared from all BBC playlists” Moddi explains. Despite online records and a full list published by New Statesman and Society, in conjunction with Channel 4 [1991], “the BBC has had an absolute no-comment policy on this issue,” he says. “It has been impossible for me to verify that it has even been removed from radio airplay.”