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Chastity Belt announce Australian, West Coast tour dates

CHASTITY BELT ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR WEST COAST LATE SUMMER TOUR DATES


 VIDEO - "Lydia" [dir. Shaun Libman]
VIDEO - "Joke" [dir. Chastity Belt]
VIDEO - "Cool Slut" [dir. Joe Holcomb]
VIDEO - "Time to Go Home" [dir. Bobby McHugh]

Ever-busy, widely-beloved Seattle rock group Chastity Belt will embark to Australia this fall for a run of shows in the homeland of their onetime-tourmate Courtney Barnett. In addition, they've shared new August tour dates along the West Coast, and will headline a sold-out show at Brooklyn's Market Hotel tonight featuring labelmates Colleen Green and IAN SWEET. Their current East Coast/Midwest tour includes an appearance at this month's Sled Island music festival in Calgary.

See below for a full list of current and upcoming Chastity Belt performances.

Tour dates:

06.15.16 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel *
06.16.16 - Philadelphia, PA - Everybody Hits
06.17.16 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison $
06.18.16 - Detroit, MI - UFO Club
06.19.16 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
06.22.16 - 06.26.16 - Calgary, AB - Sled Island Music Festival &
06.24.16 - Nelson, BC - Spiritbar
06.25.16 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
07.08.16 - Seattle, WA - West Seattle Summer Fest ^
07.16.16 - Carnation, WA - Timber! Outdoor Music Festival #
08.10.16 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
08.12.16 - Reno, NV - The Holland Project
08.13.16 - Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse Saloon
08.14.16 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
08.15.16 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
08.17.16 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
08.18.16 - Pomona, CA - Acerogami
08.20.16 - Oakland, CA - Starline Ballroom
08.21.16 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
08.23.16 - Eugene, OR - The Boreal
08.27.16 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
09.02.16 - 09.04.16 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival %
09.29.16 - Brisbane, AU - The Brightside
09.30.16 - Gold Coast, AU - Elsewhere
10.01.16 - Sydney, AU - Oxford Art Factory
10.02.16 - Wollongong, AU - Yours & Owls Festival
10.07.16 - Melbourne, AU - The Curtin

* - w/ Colleen Green, IAN SWEET, Harmony Tividad
$ - w/ Fake Palms, Twist
& - w/ Peaches, Guided By Voices, Built to Spill, and more
^ - w/ Tacocat and more
# - w/ Langhorne Slim & The Law, Telekinesis, and more
% - w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and more

LA Punk Icon Alice Bag Shares New Video ft. Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Sex Stains) & More

Alice Bag
 
“Modern Day Virgin Sacrifice” Video
ft. Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Sex Stains), 
Josie Wreck & Candace Hansen (OC Rock Camp For Girls) 
& More In  Clover  Newsletter Today


CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO WATCH "MODERN DAY VIRGIN SACRIFICE" VIDEO

Self-Titled Solo Debut LP  Out  6/24 on Don Giovanni

Release Show at  The Echo  in LA, 7/2
 
“Alice Bag is a Latina punk rock pioneer and a product of the same scene that gave us Black Flag and the Germs.”
-  Stereogum
 
“On “No Means No,” she's tapped into an equally youthful sound, finger-wagging about the entitlement that enables rape culture with the kind of spirited humor that bands like Tacocat, T-Rextasy, and Chastity Belt employ as a salve against exploding with rage.”
-  Pitchfork
 
"As an author, educator, lifelong badass and the leader of The Bags, among many other bands, she’s been a prolific and guiding light for Chicana punks, and ... she continues that force-of-nature output with fierce songs of protest and massive shredding."
-  Jezebel
 

Photo Credit: Greg Velasquez
 
Iconic punk rock feminist, author, educator and musician Alice Bag will releaseher self-titled solo debut album  Alice Bag , June 24 on Don Giovanni Records. As with all of Bag’s artistic endeavours, this album is unabashedly honest and unafraid. She fearlessly tackles topics such as date rape, domestic abuse, immigration and the increasing power of corporations. Alice Bagfeatures all original material written by Bag and includes performances by some of her favorite LA-based musicians.

A song striving toward empowerment, standing in the face of culturally normative ideals, Alice shares the  “Modern Day Virgin Sacrifice” video today. The video is directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford and features cameos from original riot grrrl Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Sex Stains), Mecca Vazie Andrews (Sex Stains), Angel Melody, Martha Carrillo (mother of Angel Melody, artist), Andrea Flores (animation artist), Candace Hansen(co-organizer of OC Rock camp for girls), Josie Wreck (co-organizer of OC Rock camp for girls), Rhea Tepp (organizer L.A. Zine Fest) and Kathie Ahn (student, yoga instructor, spell caster).

The “Modern Day Virgin Sacrifice” video
is available to post/share  HERE .

There will be an album release party on July 2 at The Echo in Bag’s hometown of Los Angeles, CA with support from Generacion Suicida and Kim and The Created. Info and tickets available  HERE .

Pre-order Alice Bag: Don Giovanni  Website  +  iTunes

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NEIL YOUNG TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCES ON MARC MARON'S "WTF" PODCAST ON JUNE 20TH

NEIL YOUNG TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCES ON MARC MARON'S "WTF" PODCAST  ON JUNE 20TH, AND ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON ON JUNE 21ST
NEW ALBUM - EARTH - ON JUNE 24TH - VIA  REPRISE RECORDS 

June 15, 2016 - (Burbank, CA) -  Neil Young  will be featured on an episode of Marc Maron's universally applauded  WTF w/ Marc Maron Podcast  on June 20th, discussing EARTH  and then some from Maron's Los Angeles garage.  The following day on June 21st, Young will drop by  The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for a very special appearance. Tune into NBC stations at 11:35p.m. EST / PST, and 10:35pm CT. Both are not to be missed.

EARTH  will be released on Reprise Records June 24th on CD as well as via Young's high-resolution audio PonoMusic Store and  Tidal  where it is currently available for  pre-order . The vinyl edition of  EARTH  will follow on Aug 12th.
 

Allah-Las 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 DATESJune 17—Levitation Festival—Vancouver, CanadaJune 18—Sunstock Solar Festival—Los Angeles, CAJuly 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 7—Fox Theatre—Boulder, CO
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

Stream Caveman's new album Otero War now!

STREAM CAVEMAN'S NEW ALBUMOTERO WAR NOW VIA APPLE MUSIC
  OTERO WAR  OUT FRIDAY VIA CINEMATIC   STREAM OTERO WAR VIA APPLE MUSIC HERE  "An optimistic, anthemic jam."FADER "...the set is distinctly their most mature to date, and could be something of a mainstream breakthrough for the band."Billboard "On 'Never Going Back,' bright synths and rhythmic guitar strums elevate a melodic vocal and hook that will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. It seems Caveman are coming into their own; I think we are in for a treat with Otero War."Stereogum "...rousing new song with a strong bossgaze vibe. The main complaint is that at 3 minutes the track is too short, it leaves you wanting more!"Under The Radar  Apple Music is now streaming the new album Otero War by Caveman! Otero War comes out this Friday via Cinematic. Caveman is also set to play several major festivals this summer including Forecastle in Louisville, KY, Panorama in NYC and Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, CA.  They also play LouFest and Austin City Limits in the fall. Headline dates will be announced very soon. Check out the previously released video for the lead single "Never Going Back," which premiered on Pitchfork. The video was directed by acclaimed fashion photographer and director Steven Sebring and is available to watch // embed here. You can also hear "Human" and "80 West" from Otero War here. Caveman Tour DatesFri Jul 15- Louisville, KY @ Forecastle FestivalSat Jul 23- Randall's Island Park, NY @ Panorama Festival
Fri Aug 5- San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival  Sat Sep 10- St. Louis, MO @ Lou FestFri Sep 30- Austin, TX @ Austin City LimitsFri Oct 7- Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits

The Wall Street Journal Premieres Summer Cannibals' New Video + Nat'l Headlining Tour

Summer Cannibals
 
“Say My Name” Video Premiered With The Wall Street Journal

National Headlining Spring Tour 

3rd Full-Length LP, Full Of It, Out Now via Kill Rock Stars
Hear It Streaming In Full


Click Image Above To Watch " Say My Name " Video
 
“Summer Cannibals got its name from a song by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith. Like Patti and Fred, the band does not shy away from tackling big issues in its work.” 
—  NPR All Songs Considered

“Recent Kill Rock Stars signees Summer Cannibals expertly balance flame-belching Mad Max riffage with lyrics frankly exploring questions of codependence and need.”
—  Pitchfork

"The album’s title track is exemplary of that control, with alternating sections of calm and mayhem reminiscent of early Sleater-Kinney. It’s a jagged, blistering three and half minutes of intertwining, rhythmic bass and electric riffs and smashing drums."
— Stereogum

"There are shades of late 90s Sleater-Kinney in the loud-quiet-loud of it all, not least in Boudreaux’s voice, snarling at all the right moments."
— Noisey 

"The band’s latest zooms in with a series of robust guitar chugs, sharpening its already metallic edge."
— SPIN

“ ...refine the fuzzy garage-pop of its debut into something sharper, tighter, and much more difficult to shake off.” 
— Entertainment Weekly 
 
Portland rock band Summer Cannibals has unleashed their unique brand of rib-rattling punk prose with their 3rd full-length LP,  Full Of It , on the legendary independent label Kill Rock Stars. Recently making their national television debuton Last Call with Carson Daly, performing “ Full Of It ” and “ Simple Life ”, the powerhouse trio unleashes the  “Say My Name” video  which premieres with  The Wall Street Journal  today. We encourage you to post & share!

Led by guitarist/vocalist Jessica Boudreaux and aided by a powerhouse rhythm section of drummer Devon Shirley, bassist Jenny Logan and guitarist Marc Swart, the eleven songs spark with that perfect mix of snotty attitude, unbounded energy, and window rattling volume. On Full Of It, the four musicians keep their collective foot on the gas pedal. An immediate earworm of distorted guitar, growling bass and irresistible vocal licks, Summer Cannibals are in the midst of a headlining tour. Tickets are currently on sale HERE.

Summer Cannibals Headlining Tour Dates:

6/15: El Paso, TX @ The Lowbrow // Tickets
6/16: Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress // Tickets
6/17: Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar // Tickets
6/19: Oakland, CA @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Record
6/20: San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern // Tickets
6/21: Reno, NV @ Holland Project // Tickets

M. WARD Shares "Slow Driving Man" Video + On Tour in U.S. Now

M. WARD SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "SLOW DRIVING MAN" -WATCH HERE
Summer U.S. Tour Dates - Performing in NYC on August 5 M. Ward shares the video for "Slow Driving Man" today, which was directed by Carlos Forster and features M. Ward and Conor Oberst. The song is from M. Ward's eighth solo album, More Rain (Merge Records).
Watch the music video for "Slow Driving Man" HERE
M. Ward adds about the video,"Here's a miniature movie directed by Carlos Forster for Slow Driving Man. It's about a driver in San Francisco who is driving through a world that's suddenly moving too fast. One night, he happens to pick up a customer who he recognizes from a previous life. Based on true events."
M. Ward is currently on tour in the U.S. and will make stops in Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, New York City and more this summer. 
Watch M. Ward perform " Confession " and " Girl From Conejo Valley " on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and " Little Baby " and "I'm Going Higher" onCBS Saturday Morning.
Ward has released a string of acclaimed solo albums over the past several years, along with five LPs with Zooey Deschanel as She & Him and a 2009 collaborative album with My Morning Jacket's Jim James and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis under the moniker Monsters of Folk. In addition to his celebrated work as a musician, Ward is an accomplished producer, handling those duties for such luminaries as Mavis Staples, Jenny Lewis, and Carlos Forster as well as his own musical projects.
Watch the music videos for " Girl From Conejo Valley ," " Confession ," and "I'm Listening," which were directed by Carlos Forster.
Praise for M. Ward:"I think it's the best M. Ward record in 10 years or so." -  Robin Hilton, NPR's All Songs Considered
"The vibe is retro, but the spirit is eternal." - Rolling Stone
"It's some of his most intimate work in years." - Relix
"...his intricately multi-tracked vocal interplay sets More Rain apart from the records he's released in the past. At heart, it's a folk-rock record built on deceptively simple melodies and immediate hooks. But it's what Ward layers on top of that sturdy, reliable frame that makes it more richly detailed and ornate." - American Songwriter 
"The eccentricities are executed thoughtfully and beautifully and in a way that only M. Ward could get away with." - MXDWN
"...Each (track) is an immaculate combination of space and melody that melts through the ear canals with creamy, dreamy consistency. Every song here is lusciously arranged....More Rain really is a special kind of listen... His consistency keeps us safe, it keeps us special, it keeps us together." - Under The Radar   2016 TOUR DATESJune 16          Chicago, IL @ Thalia HallJune 17          Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst TheaterJune 18          Minneapolis, MN @ Rock the Garden
July 7             Petaluma, CA @ Mystic TheatreJuly 8             Berkeley, CA @ UC TheaterJuly 10           Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl (with Brian Wilson)July 12           San Diego, CA @ The Belly-UpJuly 15           Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Music Festival
July 16           Portland, OR @ Revolution HallJuly 17           Portland, OR @ Revolution HallAugust 4         Amagansett, NY @ The Stephen TalkhouseAugust 5         New York, NY @ Lincoln Center Out of Doors - Damrosch Park Bandshell

KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES THE SAINT PABLO TOUR

KANYE WEST ANNOUNCES THE SAINT PABLO TOUR

THE LEGENDARY PERFORMER'S FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN THREE YEARS, PRODUCED BY LIVE NATION, LAUNCHES ON AUGUST 25

 TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, JUNE 18 AT LIVENATION.COM


                                           
LOS ANGELES (June 14, 2016) – Kanye West – the 22-time Grammy Award winning, visionary multi-disciplinary artist who has sold over 30 Million albums worldwide and has twice been named to  Time Magazine ’s 100 most influential people in the world -  today unveils details for  THE SAINT PABLO TOUR . The North American tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, will kick off on August 25 at Banker’s Life Arena in Indianapolis, IN. West will visit nearly 40 cities across the U.S. and Canada including dates in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Montreal, Detroit, Washington DC, Miami and more.

For the first time, Kanye will bring to life songs from his seventh consecutive #1 album  The Life Of Pablo , which made history as the first album to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart based on streaming only.

Kanye returns to North American arenas for the first time in three years.  2013’s historic  Yeezus Tour saw jubilant, sold-out crowds and unprecedented acclaim.  Reviewing the tour opener, the Seattle Times raved "A deific spectacle of a set…a two-hour rap-opera of a performance that was grandiose yet minimal, unsettling yet inspirational...There are very few modern artists with the kind of vision, ambition, and means to execute it as Kanye West right now…a distinct statement of his combined artistic ambition, penchant for excess, and desire to simply outdo every other entertainer out right now." “Awe-inspiring,” said  Rolling Stone . “Truly electrifying…The stage as imagined and executed by West was truly something to behold.”

“Brilliant,” raved the  New York Post . “The Yeezus tour is more than just a concert. It's an extravaganza of music and theater…a combination which makes him the most fascinating musical figure of our time and makes this tour an unmissable spectacle.”

With Kanye's history-making live performances continuing to innovate the concert experience and set new standards for the visual medium,  THE SAINT PABLO TOUR  is the most anticipated concert event of the year.  Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 18 at www.livenation.com.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, June 14 at 10:00 am through Friday, June 17 at 10:00 pm.  Continuing its commitment to bring fans closer to their favorite artists, TIDAL members will have access to a special presale beginning on Thursday, June 16th at 10:00 am local time. Members can find details for purchasing tickets by logging in to their TIDAL accounts via web browser, desktop app or mobile app.

Kanye West released his seventh solo album,  The Life Of Pablo , to universal critical acclaim.  The New York Times , on its front page, declared: “With flux embedded in its DNA, “Pablo” is crisply alive, like water that’s still boiling even though the flame is off. Pay close attention to the multiple iterations and you hear an artist at work…It’s everything bared — process as art.”  Rolling Stone  raved: “a complex, conflicted masterpiece.” “His devotion to the craft of album-making remains his greatest talent,”  Pitchfork  mused. “Albums are his legacy…His ability to package hundreds of stray threads into a whole that feels not just thrilling, but inevitable - at this, he is better than everyone.” And  USA Today  simply asked: “Is Kanye West the greatest artist of the 21st century?”

KANYE WEST - THE SAINT PABLO TOUR
 
Thursday, August 25, 2016Indianapolis, INBankers Life FieldhouseSaturday, August 27, 2016Buffalo, NYFirst Niagara CenterTuesday, August 30, 2016Toronto, ONAir Canada CentreFriday, September 02, 2016Montreal, QCBell CentreSaturday, September 03, 2016Boston, MATD GardenMonday, September 05, 2016New York, NYMadison Square GardenTuesday, September 06, 2016New York, NYMadison Square GardenThursday, September 08, 2016Washington, DCVerizon CenterMonday, September 12, 2016Atlanta, GAPhilips ArenaWednesday, September 14, 2016Tampa, FLAmalie ArenaFriday, September 16, 2016Miami, FLAmericanAirlines ArenaTuesday, September 20, 2016Houston, TXToyota CenterWednesday, September 21, 2016Austin, TXFrank Erwin CenterThursday, September 22, 2016Dallas, TXAmerican Airlines CenterSaturday, September 24, 2016Nashville, TNBridgestone ArenaSunday, September 25, 2016Columbus, OHSchottenstein CenterWednesday, September 28, 2016Detroit, MIJoe Louis ArenaFriday, September 30, 2016University Park, PABryce Jordan CenterSaturday, October 01, 2016Cleveland, OHQuicken Loans ArenaTuesday, October 04, 2016Philadelphia, PAWells Fargo CenterThursday, October 06, 2016Detroit, MIPalace of Auburn HillsFriday, October 07, 2016Chicago, ILUnited CenterSaturday, October 08, 2016Chicago, ILAllstate ArenaMonday, October 10, 2016Minneapolis, MNXcel Energy CenterWednesday, October 12, 2016Winnipeg, MBMTS CentreSaturday, October 15, 2016Edmonton, ABRogers PlaceMonday, October 17, 2016Vancouver, BCRogers ArenaWednesday, October 19, 2016Seattle, WAKeyArenaSaturday, October 22, 2016Oakland, CAOracle ArenaTuesday, October 25, 2016Los Angeles, CAForumWednesday, October 26, 2016Los Angeles, CAForumSaturday, October 29, 2016Las Vegas, NVT-Mobile Arena

FIDLAR Collaborates with The Flaming Lips on New Music Video for "Punks", On Tour This Fall

 FIDLAR COLLABORATES WITH THE FLAMING LIPS ON NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "PUNKS"
ON TOUR THIS FALL WITH SUPPORT FROM SWMRS AND THE FRIGHTS
FIDLAR - "Punks"
Los Angeles, CA - June 14, 2016 - This morning LA quartet FIDLAR shared a new music video for "Punks". Created in collaboration with fellow DIY-minded band The Flaming Lips, the dystopian clip follows a working class protagonist's ill-fated journey to outer space to join an elite group of super chromosome money making power plants. Watch the music video for "Punks"  HERE .
FIDLAR was approached by members of The Flaming Lips after spontaneously covering "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Part 1" at a show in Oklahoma City, OK. While hanging out at the band's psychedelic art space "The Womb" after the show, a mutual admiration for each other's DIY music videos lead to the decision to join forces on the clip. The music video for "Punks" was directed and produced by longtime FIDLAR collaborator Ryan Baxley, FIDLAR bassist Brandon Schwartzel, and Flaming Lips collaborators Zachary Ryan Cox, George Salisbury, Tom Hudson, and Travis Pierce.
"Getting to make a video at The Womb using all of The Flaming Lips' resources was a dream come true," offered Schwartzel. "We had their entire warehouse at our disposal and there were always a bunch of 'freaks' hanging around offering to help us make cool stuff. There doesn't seem to be that much to do in Oklahoma City, so if you're a weird art kid, you're probably going to end up hanging out with The Flaming Lips. Something I really like about both of our bands is the preference for friends over professionals. Getting your friends together, giving them a job to do, and then watching them excel at it is super cool," elaborated Schwartzel.  
This morning FIDLAR also announced a fall headlining tour of the US with support from SWMRS andThe Frights. The band's "Too Much Tour" will kick off on October 28 in San Diego, CA and wrap on November 22 in Denver, CO. Having produced the 2016 debuts of both support bands, FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper offered, "After spending so much time with these guys in the studio, I can't wait to bring them out on the road. They're like our little brothers. We've got FIDLAR from LA, SWMRS from Oakland, and The Frights from San Diego. We're dragging the whole damn state of California across the country for this one!" Tickets for FIDLAR's Too Much Tour are on sale this Friday 6/17 at 10:00am local time and are available  HERE . 
 
FIDLAR's Fall tour is preceded by a handful of performances at various summer festivals in the US including Bonnaroo, Mo Pop Festival, and Lollapalooza. The band will also perform at numerous UK/European festivals including T in the Park, Way Out West, and Oya Festival. The band will also perform headline shows in London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Cologne. A complete list of upcoming FIDLAR tour dates can be found  HERE .
FIDLAR's sophomore album, Too, was released in September and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart. Shortly after the record's release, FIDLAR made their late night television debut performing "West Coast" on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Too is available now via Mom + Pop Music HERE .
Too Much Tour with SWMRS and The FrightsOctober 28. 2016 - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CAOctober 29, 2016 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CAOctober 30, 2016 - The Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZOctober 31, 2016 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZNovember 3, 2016 - Trees - Dallas, TXNovember 7, 2016 - The Masquerade, Heaven Stage - Atlanta, GANovember 8, 2016 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TNNovember 10, 2016 - The Howard Theatre - Washington, DCNovember 11, 2016 - Terminal 5 - New York, NYNovember 12, 2016 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PANovember 14, 2016 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MANovember 16, 2016 - Madison Theatre - Covington, KY*November 18, 2016 - The Rave II - Milwaukee, WINovember 19, 2016 - Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MNNovember 22, 2016 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO*SWMRS not appearing
Credit: Alice Baxley
FIDLAR is Zac Carper (guitars/vocals), Elvis Kuehn (guitars/vocals), Brandon Schwartzel (bass), and Max Kuehn (drums).  Since forming in 2009, FIDLAR quickly became one of the Los Angeles music scene's most celebrated live acts thanks to their raucous live shows, which often concluded with the majority of audience members joining the band on-stage. Since formation, the band has toured the world and played with The Pixies, The Hives, Black Lips, OFF!, Jeff The Brotherhood, The Orwells, Wavves, The Delta Spirit and more. Their debut self-titled full-length album was released in the U.S. in January of 2013 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, #2 on the Alternative News Artist Chart and was the #1 most added release at CMJ. Rolling Stone immediately called FIDLAR "a band to watch", asserting, "FIDLAR redefines the 'Golden State' skate/garage punk aesthetic for contemporary tastes" and called Too "an excellent second LP."
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Methyl Ethel Announces First Major U.S. Tour - 'Oh Inhuman Spectacle' Out Now on 4AD

Methyl Ethel Announces First Major U.S. Tour This Fall, Supporting Preoccupations
Debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle out now on 4AD


Fresh off a victorious run of dates in the UK and Europe, including appearances at Primavera Sound Festival, The Great Escape and London Calling, Methyl Ethel is pleased to announce their first major tour of North America this fall supporting Preoccupations. The tour will kick off in Calgary on October 1st and highlights include Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL on October 5th, Warsaw in Brooklyn on October 14th and The Roxy in Los Angeles on October 28th. The band will make a quick stop in the U.S. this summer to play Outside Lands and the Denver Underground Music Showcase.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "TWILIGHT DRIVING" HERE
Hailing from the remote fringes of Perth, Western Australia, linchpin Jake Webb started Methyl Ethel in 2013 as a way of getting his bedroom recordings out in the public domain. Like 4AD peers Grimes and Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound), Oh Inhuman Spectacle was crafted in isolation where Webb wrote, played and recorded everything, with fellow Perth residents Thom Stewart (bass) and Chris Wright (drums) recruited to bring the songs to life on stage. The band is currently working on their next record due out in 2017. 
Acclaim for Oh Inhuman Spectacle:
"Methyl Ethel makes dream-pop for insomniacs - shadowy, nocturnal music whose surface shimmer barely conceals the fidgety, restless soul lurking underneath." -  Pitchfork
"Plays like a brain chemistry experiment gone horribly right." Rolling Stone
"A highly promising debut." - Q
"The group's debut is so meticulously crafted, sweet, and palatable for anyone with good feelings towards the indie pop and rock of the last decade. Whether you're into dream pop, chillwave, or psych, Jake Webb and co. have something for you." Consequence of Sound
"Oh Inhuman Spectacle came together brilliantly." Stereogum
"Methyl Ethel's Jake Webb is a one-man studio band with a gift for psychedelic melodies. The cavernous acoustics at an 8th Street church enhanced his trio's spacy mix, with reverberating guitar and programmed textures undergirding the rhythm section's drive. Webb's high-pitched vocals added to the sense of airiness, with a melancholy undertow." Chicago Tribune
METHYL ETHEL - OH INHUMAN SPECTACLECAD3641 [CD/LP/DL]1. Idée Fixe2. Shadowboxing3. Rogues4. To Swim5. Twilight Driving6. Depth Perception7. Unbalancing Acts8. Also Gesellschaft9. Obscura10. Artificial Limb11. Sweet Waste12. Everything Is As It Should Be
METHYL ETHEL TOUR DATES
6.25 - 7.2.16 - Roskilde Festival 2016 - Roskilde, Denmark7.14 - 7.17.16 - Latitude Festival 2016 - Southwold, UK7.22 - 7.24.16 - Splendor In The Grass Festival 2016 - Byron Bay, NSW, Australia7.28 - 7.31.16 - UMS - The Underground Music Showcase - Denver, CO8.5 - 8.7.16 - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival - San Francisco, CA9.2 - 9.4.16 - End of the Road Festival - Salisbury, UK10.01.16 - Mac Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB*10.03.16 - WECC - Winnipeg, MB*10.04.16 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN*10.05.16 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, Il*10.07.16 - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI*10.08.16 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON*10.11.16   Virgin Mobile Corona Theater   Montreal, QC*10.12.16 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA*10.14.16 - Warsaw - Brooklyn NY*10.15.16 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA*10.16.16 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington DC*10.18.16 - Masquerade - Atlanta, Ga*10.19.16 - Gasa Gasa - New Orleans, La *10.21.16 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX *10.25.16 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ *10.26.16 - The Irenic - San Diego, CA *10.28.16 - The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA *11.02.16 - Neumos - Seattle, WA *
*Supporting Preoccupations