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March 23, 2016
BLACKBIRD PRESENTS ANNOUNCES LAST WALTZ NEW ORLEANS
BLACKBIRD PRESENTS ANNOUNCES "LAST WALTZ NEW ORLEANS:A CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST WALTZ" Gov't Mule/The Allman Brothers Band's Warren Haynes,GRAMMY® Winning Producer/Musician Don Was & FriendsLead All-Star Tribute to The Band's Historic Farewell Concert Superband Includes John Medeski, Jamey Johnson,Members of The Radiators, The Meters and Bonerama Horns Additional Artists And Surprise Superstar Guests Also Expected Once-In-A-Lifetime Event To Showcase Original Horn ArrangementsBy NOLA's Legendary Allen Toussaint "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz"Takes Place Saturday, April 30th At New Orleans' Saenger Theatre Tickets Go On Sale Friday, March 25 at 10AM CDT Via Ticketmaster
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) - Blackbird Presents is proud to announce "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz." Set to take place Saturday, April 30th at New Orleans' historic Saenger Theatre, the all-star event pays tribute to The Band's milestone final concert through unprecedented performances from an extraordinary line up of artists including lead members of The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Radiators, The Meters, Bonerama, and many more. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" will also serve as a singular memorial to the late Allen Toussaint, showcasing the powerful horn charts the great New Orleans musician created for 1976's original Last Waltz concert. Blackbird Presents previously honored NOLA's iconic musical legacy with its 2015 "Nevilles Forever: A Celebration of The Neville Brothers and Their Music" and with its 2014 "The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music." Blackbird Presents has once again gathered a truly prodigious cast of musicians befitting this momentous occasion. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" will star a superband led by musical director Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/multi-instrumentalist Don Was, keyboard master John Medeski, country superstar Jamey Johnson, The Meters' pioneering bass player George Porter, Jr., The Radiators' Dave Malone, legendary funk drummer Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Scofield's Piety Street Band), The Bonerama Horns' Mark Mullins (Galactic, Harry Connick, Jr.), and more still to be announced. As with all Blackbird Presents events, special surprise guests are also expected. Keith Wortman is the event's Creator and Executive Producer. Tickets for "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz "go on sale Friday, March 25 at 10 AM CDT via Ticketmaster.com or at Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800-745-3000. Fans can also purchase tickets at the Saenger Theatre Box Office (1111 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112), open Monday to Friday from 10am - 5pm. Saturday hours vary. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" Warren HaynesJamey JohnsonJohn MedeskiGeorge Porter, Jr.Dave MaloneTerence HigginsDon WasMark MullinsMany More Friends To Be Announced FOR ALL SHOW DETAILS AND THE OFFICIAL CONCERT EVENT WEBSITE, PLEASE VISIT: lastwaltznola.com #lastwaltznola
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) - Blackbird Presents is proud to announce "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz." Set to take place Saturday, April 30th at New Orleans' historic Saenger Theatre, the all-star event pays tribute to The Band's milestone final concert through unprecedented performances from an extraordinary line up of artists including lead members of The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Radiators, The Meters, Bonerama, and many more. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" will also serve as a singular memorial to the late Allen Toussaint, showcasing the powerful horn charts the great New Orleans musician created for 1976's original Last Waltz concert. Blackbird Presents previously honored NOLA's iconic musical legacy with its 2015 "Nevilles Forever: A Celebration of The Neville Brothers and Their Music" and with its 2014 "The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music." Blackbird Presents has once again gathered a truly prodigious cast of musicians befitting this momentous occasion. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" will star a superband led by musical director Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead) and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/multi-instrumentalist Don Was, keyboard master John Medeski, country superstar Jamey Johnson, The Meters' pioneering bass player George Porter, Jr., The Radiators' Dave Malone, legendary funk drummer Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Scofield's Piety Street Band), The Bonerama Horns' Mark Mullins (Galactic, Harry Connick, Jr.), and more still to be announced. As with all Blackbird Presents events, special surprise guests are also expected. Keith Wortman is the event's Creator and Executive Producer. Tickets for "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz "go on sale Friday, March 25 at 10 AM CDT via Ticketmaster.com or at Ticketmaster locations or by phone at 800-745-3000. Fans can also purchase tickets at the Saenger Theatre Box Office (1111 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112), open Monday to Friday from 10am - 5pm. Saturday hours vary. "Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz" Warren HaynesJamey JohnsonJohn MedeskiGeorge Porter, Jr.Dave MaloneTerence HigginsDon WasMark MullinsMany More Friends To Be Announced FOR ALL SHOW DETAILS AND THE OFFICIAL CONCERT EVENT WEBSITE, PLEASE VISIT: lastwaltznola.com #lastwaltznola
Night Flight and MVD partner to offer massive stream of unique entertainment
Night Flight and MVD Entertainment Group partner to offer massive stream of unique entertainmentNight Flight PLUS subscription service gives users access to unlimited stream of unique content Click Image Below For Teaser Video
Night Flight is announcing today the addition of its premium subscription channel, Night Flight Plus, offering up original uncut air masters of Night Flight programming from the video vaults of the 1980s TV show, as well as an extensive library of entertainment from their partner, MVD Entertainment Group.
Night Flight Plus features a library of original content that has not been broadcast for over 30 years. Subscribers can revisit episodes of Night Flight transferred from the original USA Network air masters with exclusive interviews and specials, including features like the four hour 1983 New Year's Special and Best of New Wave Theatre. Night Flight Plus will be offering up new releases every weekend of original uncut episodes from theNight Flight vault. In addition to the original material, Night Flight is developing unique artist channels, the first of which being the short film collection from Seinfeld actor, comedian, and filmmaker Larry Hankin. These exclusives will be paired with hundreds of titles from MVD's extensive library of music, horror, cult, comedy, and concert documentary films.
A Night Flight subscription is available in two options: $2.99/month or $29.99/year and compatible with Chromecast, and Roku. Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV are right around the corner.
Founder Stuart S. Shapiro stresses this isn't strictly a subscription, saying: "We're treating it like a membership to an exclusive club - A Rite of Passage - A trigger of never ending emotional nostalgia." MVD's CEO, Ed Seaman added, "Many of us at MVD grew up with Night Flight. Some of us even remember those days... Night Flight Plus provides vast programming targeted to the counterculture. The SVOD leaders have largely abandoned the kind of selection that appeals to this market. Night Flight Plus fills that void, and then some. We are so proud to be working closely with Stuart Shapiro and his team, and especially proud to be affiliated with such a strong brand as Night Flight." The original Night Flight TV series aired all night long on the USA Cable Network on Friday and Saturday nights. The show was the creative brainchild of Stuart S. Shapiro, who created the show - premiering on June 5, 1981 - with the idea that it would be, in his words, a "beacon of fresh cutting edge entertainment that was just not available anywhere on TV. It was the true essence of the birth of Cable Television." Night Flight featured classic interviews with all the major music and cult stars of the 1980's from Ozzy Osborne, Lou Reed, BB King, Frank Zappa to Divine, The Residents and Mark Hamill. VH1 recently called Night Flight: "The single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired."
Night Flight launched their retro video blog, Nightflight.com, on May 1st, 2015, and have been offering daily content, including in-depth blog posts which run the gamut from the nostalgic trips back to theNight Flight tape vaults to unearth classic 80s clips, to searching for the under-the-radar brand new things they think you should know about, offering up exclusive interviews and features you won't find on other video blogs.
Of this next step, Shapiro writes "Our goal with Night Flight Plus is to resurrect the editorial spirit of Night Flight with the same original curatorial edge we had in the 80s for a new digital generation. This time around Night Flight's special brew will be available anytime - anywhere." Night Flight Plus membership is a unique opportunity to become an active participant in the comeback story of one of the most memorable and important counter culture brands of the 80s. Night Flight Plus is available at nightflightplus.com and the Roku store.The promo video can be found HERE.
Night Flight is announcing today the addition of its premium subscription channel, Night Flight Plus, offering up original uncut air masters of Night Flight programming from the video vaults of the 1980s TV show, as well as an extensive library of entertainment from their partner, MVD Entertainment Group.Night Flight Plus features a library of original content that has not been broadcast for over 30 years. Subscribers can revisit episodes of Night Flight transferred from the original USA Network air masters with exclusive interviews and specials, including features like the four hour 1983 New Year's Special and Best of New Wave Theatre. Night Flight Plus will be offering up new releases every weekend of original uncut episodes from theNight Flight vault. In addition to the original material, Night Flight is developing unique artist channels, the first of which being the short film collection from Seinfeld actor, comedian, and filmmaker Larry Hankin. These exclusives will be paired with hundreds of titles from MVD's extensive library of music, horror, cult, comedy, and concert documentary films.
A Night Flight subscription is available in two options: $2.99/month or $29.99/year and compatible with Chromecast, and Roku. Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV are right around the corner.
Founder Stuart S. Shapiro stresses this isn't strictly a subscription, saying: "We're treating it like a membership to an exclusive club - A Rite of Passage - A trigger of never ending emotional nostalgia." MVD's CEO, Ed Seaman added, "Many of us at MVD grew up with Night Flight. Some of us even remember those days... Night Flight Plus provides vast programming targeted to the counterculture. The SVOD leaders have largely abandoned the kind of selection that appeals to this market. Night Flight Plus fills that void, and then some. We are so proud to be working closely with Stuart Shapiro and his team, and especially proud to be affiliated with such a strong brand as Night Flight." The original Night Flight TV series aired all night long on the USA Cable Network on Friday and Saturday nights. The show was the creative brainchild of Stuart S. Shapiro, who created the show - premiering on June 5, 1981 - with the idea that it would be, in his words, a "beacon of fresh cutting edge entertainment that was just not available anywhere on TV. It was the true essence of the birth of Cable Television." Night Flight featured classic interviews with all the major music and cult stars of the 1980's from Ozzy Osborne, Lou Reed, BB King, Frank Zappa to Divine, The Residents and Mark Hamill. VH1 recently called Night Flight: "The single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired."
Night Flight launched their retro video blog, Nightflight.com, on May 1st, 2015, and have been offering daily content, including in-depth blog posts which run the gamut from the nostalgic trips back to theNight Flight tape vaults to unearth classic 80s clips, to searching for the under-the-radar brand new things they think you should know about, offering up exclusive interviews and features you won't find on other video blogs.
Of this next step, Shapiro writes "Our goal with Night Flight Plus is to resurrect the editorial spirit of Night Flight with the same original curatorial edge we had in the 80s for a new digital generation. This time around Night Flight's special brew will be available anytime - anywhere." Night Flight Plus membership is a unique opportunity to become an active participant in the comeback story of one of the most memorable and important counter culture brands of the 80s. Night Flight Plus is available at nightflightplus.com and the Roku store.The promo video can be found HERE.
TOMPKINS SQUARE LABEL REISSUES TWO LP's BY BOB BROWN
TOMPKINS SQUARE LABEL REISSUES TWO LP's BY BOB BROWN; 'THE WALL I BUILT MYSELF' (1970) & 'WILLOUGHBY'S LAMENT' (1971). BOTH PRODUCED BY RICHIE HAVENS, ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON HAVENS' STORMY FOREST LABEL.
AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE MAY 13th - LP/CD/DIGITAL
HEAR / POST A TRACK
The first legit reissues of these rare, stellar LP's by DC-based singer/songwriter Bob Brown. Richie Havens took Bob under his wing, produced both albums, and released them on his Stormy Forest label distributed by MGM. Although they failed to make a commercial impact at the time, cosmic-folk enthusiasts and vinyl-heads have long placed these albums in high esteem alongside the works of exploratory greats like Tim Hardin and Tim Buckley.
Bob is still with us. He recently performed with Ryley Walker's band at Tompkins Square's 10th Anniversary show at Rough Trade, and he'll make special appearances to celebrate the reissues :
April 8th - Red Onion Records & Books, Washington DC (w/ Tompkins Square's Josh Rosenthal reading his book, The Record Store of the Mind) (6pm)
June 29th - Joe's Pub, NYC (9:30pm)
AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE MAY 13th - LP/CD/DIGITAL
HEAR / POST A TRACK
The first legit reissues of these rare, stellar LP's by DC-based singer/songwriter Bob Brown. Richie Havens took Bob under his wing, produced both albums, and released them on his Stormy Forest label distributed by MGM. Although they failed to make a commercial impact at the time, cosmic-folk enthusiasts and vinyl-heads have long placed these albums in high esteem alongside the works of exploratory greats like Tim Hardin and Tim Buckley.
Bob is still with us. He recently performed with Ryley Walker's band at Tompkins Square's 10th Anniversary show at Rough Trade, and he'll make special appearances to celebrate the reissues :
April 8th - Red Onion Records & Books, Washington DC (w/ Tompkins Square's Josh Rosenthal reading his book, The Record Store of the Mind) (6pm)
June 29th - Joe's Pub, NYC (9:30pm)
March 22, 2016
THE GROWLERS Wet Dreams Summer Tour 2016
Tickets for The Growlers’
Wet Dreams Summer Tour
go on sale this Friday, March 25 at 10AM.The Wet Dreams tour begins June 4 in San Bernardino, California, where The Growlers will headline Blaze N Glory with Nas, Atmosphere, Griz and Stephen Marley. This will be the band’s only summer SoCal performance.
The Growlers make their headline debut at the historic Fox Theatre in Oakland on Saturday, June 11. Very special guest Jonathan Richman with Tommy Larkins on the drums supports on this show.
After The Fox, the tour heads to the Northwest where The Growlers return to Eugene, Oregon, to play WOW Hall (June 14), two nights in Seattle at The Crocodile (June 15 + 16) and another tour headline debut in Portland at The Roseland Theatre (June 17). The Northwest leg ends with a headline festival set at Levitation Vancouver alongside Flying Lotus and Tycho (June 18).
For the first time ever, The Growlers play Missoula, Montana (June 21), before the tour culminates in Salt Lake City (June 22) and three Colorado shows in Aspen (June 23), Denver (June 24) and Bellvue (June 25).
Tickets: TheGrowlers.com
Wet Dreams Summer 2016 Tour
June 4 Blaze & Glory, San Bernardino, CA
June 10 Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA
June 11 The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA**
June 14 Wow Hall, Eugene, OR
June 15 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
June 16 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
June 17 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
June 18 Levitation, Vancouver, BC
June 21 Top Hat, Missoula, MT
June 22 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
June 23 Belly Up, Aspen, CO
June 24 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO***
June 25 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue, CO
**with special guests Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins
***on sale Friday April 1
Tickets: TheGrowlers.com
Bureau B to release CLUSTER: 1971-1981 9CD box on April 15th
Bureau B to release CLUSTER: 1971-1981 9CD box on April 15th
Cluster's influence on the development of electronic music cannot be overstated. The original trio of Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Dieter Moebius released two seminal albums as Kluster before Roedelius and Moebius replaced the "K" with a "C" and continued as a duo. They produced eight albums in their most innovative period between 1971 and 1981, two of them together with Brian Eno. Cluster anticipated much of what would later emerge in such varied styles as industrial, ambient, electro, and even synth pop.
- Cluster 71 appeared in The Wire's 1998 list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (When No One Was Listening).- Collected reissues of all eight albums released by legendary electronic duo Cluster between 1971 and 1981, including their two collaborations with Brian Eno.- Also includes a previously unreleased album of two live recordings from 1972 and 1977.
Red Bull Music Academy feature on Cluster: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/cluster-the-kosmische-couple
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CLUSTER: 1971-1981 9CD BOX
BUREAU B (Germany) / BB 222CD
barcode: 4015698004533
release date: 4/15/2016DESCRIPTION
Cluster's influence on the development of electronic music cannot be overstated. The original trio of Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Dieter Moebius released two seminal albums as Kluster before Roedelius and Moebius replaced the "K" with a "C" and continued as a duo. They produced eight albums in their most innovative period between 1971 and 1981, two of them together with Brian Eno. Cluster anticipated much of what would later emerge in such varied styles as industrial, ambient, electro, and even synthpop. Some call Cluster's music avant-garde, others krautrock or kosmische musik. Few would dispute their immense influence, despite their relative lack of commercial success. Hence their first album, as a microcosm of their entire oeuvre, made The Wire's 1998 list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (When No One Was Listening)." This box set contains all eight of the albums that represent Cluster's main phase, plus a previously unreleased album of two live recordings from 1972 and 1977. All of the albums have been remastered by Willem Makkee. Includes booklet with essays on each album, rare photos, and an exclusive text on the evolution and significance of the band by Asmus Tietchens, excerpted here: "Cacophonous noise in the 1970s and 1980s masked the subtlety of Cluster aesthetics, diminishing their force of impact. Only since the 1990s, and all the more so today, have Cluster been identified and celebrated as pioneers. The somewhat hackneyed 'avant-garde' tag really amounts to nothing more than being ahead of one's time. . . . Now, twenty, thirty years later, with so many new aural experiences on offer, listening habits have changed to such a great extent that we are better placed to assess Cluster's importance, their influence on subsequent generations of musicians. . . . The eight (official) Cluster albums presented here trace the group's arc of development over a period of around ten years. Not a particularly extensive oeuvre compared to many of their peers, but prolificacy was never a feature of Cluster's constitution. They only released a new album when they felt that they had taken a significant step forwards on their musical trajectory -- which goes some way to explaining how varied and different their LPs were. Cluster were no pedagogues, but their indirect influence on musicians and, more to the point, on listeners, resonates until today. Can a legacy be any more alive?" Edition of 1500.
Cluster's influence on the development of electronic music cannot be overstated. The original trio of Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Dieter Moebius released two seminal albums as Kluster before Roedelius and Moebius replaced the "K" with a "C" and continued as a duo. They produced eight albums in their most innovative period between 1971 and 1981, two of them together with Brian Eno. Cluster anticipated much of what would later emerge in such varied styles as industrial, ambient, electro, and even synth pop.
- Cluster 71 appeared in The Wire's 1998 list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (When No One Was Listening).- Collected reissues of all eight albums released by legendary electronic duo Cluster between 1971 and 1981, including their two collaborations with Brian Eno.- Also includes a previously unreleased album of two live recordings from 1972 and 1977.
Red Bull Music Academy feature on Cluster: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/cluster-the-kosmische-couple
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CLUSTER: 1971-1981 9CD BOX
BUREAU B (Germany) / BB 222CD
barcode: 4015698004533
release date: 4/15/2016DESCRIPTION
Cluster's influence on the development of electronic music cannot be overstated. The original trio of Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Dieter Moebius released two seminal albums as Kluster before Roedelius and Moebius replaced the "K" with a "C" and continued as a duo. They produced eight albums in their most innovative period between 1971 and 1981, two of them together with Brian Eno. Cluster anticipated much of what would later emerge in such varied styles as industrial, ambient, electro, and even synthpop. Some call Cluster's music avant-garde, others krautrock or kosmische musik. Few would dispute their immense influence, despite their relative lack of commercial success. Hence their first album, as a microcosm of their entire oeuvre, made The Wire's 1998 list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (When No One Was Listening)." This box set contains all eight of the albums that represent Cluster's main phase, plus a previously unreleased album of two live recordings from 1972 and 1977. All of the albums have been remastered by Willem Makkee. Includes booklet with essays on each album, rare photos, and an exclusive text on the evolution and significance of the band by Asmus Tietchens, excerpted here: "Cacophonous noise in the 1970s and 1980s masked the subtlety of Cluster aesthetics, diminishing their force of impact. Only since the 1990s, and all the more so today, have Cluster been identified and celebrated as pioneers. The somewhat hackneyed 'avant-garde' tag really amounts to nothing more than being ahead of one's time. . . . Now, twenty, thirty years later, with so many new aural experiences on offer, listening habits have changed to such a great extent that we are better placed to assess Cluster's importance, their influence on subsequent generations of musicians. . . . The eight (official) Cluster albums presented here trace the group's arc of development over a period of around ten years. Not a particularly extensive oeuvre compared to many of their peers, but prolificacy was never a feature of Cluster's constitution. They only released a new album when they felt that they had taken a significant step forwards on their musical trajectory -- which goes some way to explaining how varied and different their LPs were. Cluster were no pedagogues, but their indirect influence on musicians and, more to the point, on listeners, resonates until today. Can a legacy be any more alive?" Edition of 1500.
Wall of Death share new video
WALL OF DEATH SHARES NEW VIDEO
LOVELAND OUT NOW VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
After releasing their LP, Loveland, on March 4th, Parisian band Wall of Death is back today with their first music video from the album. Loveland is the bands first official release in the US and arrived via Los Angeles based tastemakers Innovative Leisure. The video shows the band tripping out in the high desert of California, the foreign land where they recorded the LP. The video was directed by celebrated French director and photographer Dimitri Coste. Loveland is now available everywhere in digital, cassette, and vinyl format. The band will also be playing this years Levitation Psych festival in Austin, TX at the end of April. Check out the new video and learn more about the band and the album below.
Watch: "For A Lover" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz0ktAe3uvY
Psychedelic and dynamic, Loveland follows the band's desolate and heavy 2012 debut, Main Obsessions, and sees the band realizing their full potential. With able and agile studio help from producer Hanni El Khatib, engineers Jonny Bell (also of Innovative Leisure's Crystal Antlers) and Sonny DiPerri (Animal Collective, Portugal The Man), Wall of Death have created a dense and deeply individual album that makes an instant into a lifetime. There are no brutish garage ragers here, and no plotless jam sessions, either. Loveland is the definition of a slow-burn, with cinematic pace and limitless space and a Mellotron that's practically another member of the band.
Wall of Death is made up of Gabriel Matringe, the guitarist and ex-cello player, and Brice Borredon, who grew up in the country in the south of France and who dedicated himself completely to the piano at age 6, and Adam Ghoubali, who taught himself drums after hearing the Doors.
Wall of Death Loveland (Innovative Leisure)3/4/16
1. Loveland2. For A Lover3. Mother Tongue4. How Many Kinds5. Blow The Clouds6. Dreamland7. All Mighty8. Little Joe9. Chainless Man10. Memory Pt. 1 & Pt. 2
LOVELAND OUT NOW VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
After releasing their LP, Loveland, on March 4th, Parisian band Wall of Death is back today with their first music video from the album. Loveland is the bands first official release in the US and arrived via Los Angeles based tastemakers Innovative Leisure. The video shows the band tripping out in the high desert of California, the foreign land where they recorded the LP. The video was directed by celebrated French director and photographer Dimitri Coste. Loveland is now available everywhere in digital, cassette, and vinyl format. The band will also be playing this years Levitation Psych festival in Austin, TX at the end of April. Check out the new video and learn more about the band and the album below. Watch: "For A Lover" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz0ktAe3uvY
Psychedelic and dynamic, Loveland follows the band's desolate and heavy 2012 debut, Main Obsessions, and sees the band realizing their full potential. With able and agile studio help from producer Hanni El Khatib, engineers Jonny Bell (also of Innovative Leisure's Crystal Antlers) and Sonny DiPerri (Animal Collective, Portugal The Man), Wall of Death have created a dense and deeply individual album that makes an instant into a lifetime. There are no brutish garage ragers here, and no plotless jam sessions, either. Loveland is the definition of a slow-burn, with cinematic pace and limitless space and a Mellotron that's practically another member of the band.
Wall of Death is made up of Gabriel Matringe, the guitarist and ex-cello player, and Brice Borredon, who grew up in the country in the south of France and who dedicated himself completely to the piano at age 6, and Adam Ghoubali, who taught himself drums after hearing the Doors.
Wall of Death Loveland (Innovative Leisure)3/4/16
1. Loveland2. For A Lover3. Mother Tongue4. How Many Kinds5. Blow The Clouds6. Dreamland7. All Mighty8. Little Joe9. Chainless Man10. Memory Pt. 1 & Pt. 2
March 21, 2016
Santigold Shares New Version Of Video ft. Jay Z, Andy Samberg + more, Appears On 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Today
Shares New Version of “Can’t Get Enough Of Myself” Video Featuring Jay Z, Andy Samberg, Alexander Wang, Olivia Wilde, Pharrell Williams, Yung Jake, Santi herself, and Fans!
Watch “Can’t Get Enough of Myself”:
https://youtu.be/WM71W6eI34w
Don’t Miss Santigold on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Today"Her best record" – NPR“every song she touches turns to, well, gold.” – NYLON“Pop’s big boss is back.” – Noisey
Following the release of her third album 99¢ on Atlantic Records, Santigold has revealed the standalone version of her innovative video for “Can’t Get Enough Of Myself (feat. B.C.),” one that viewers can enjoy without webcam access. The video features Jay Z, Andy Samberg, Alexander Wang, Olivia Wilde, Pharrell Williams, Yung Jake, and Santi herself, and some of her fans popping up as she walks through New York City. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/WM71W6eI34w The original interactive version of the video uses the camera of the viewer's computer or mobile device to incorporate them into the video in real time. It was directed by Santigold and Sam Fleischner and conceptualized and digitally developed by Yung Jake and Vince Mckelvie, with mobile app development by Bryan Yee. It plays on pop culture’s fascination with viewing and manipulating one’s own image. The video should be viewed on the web using Chrome as the browser and is available for mobile handheld devices via the “SANTIGOLD” app available in both the Apple/Android app stores. Experience it at Santigold.com/Webcam
Santigold (pronounced Sahn-Tee-Gold; Santi like “Monty”, not Santy like “Panty”) will be giving fans a taste of what’s to come on her “We Buy Gold Tour” today when she appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Check your local listings for broadcast information here. The tour officially kicks off today in Houston, TX at the House of Blues. Renowned for her monumental live shows, Santigold is taking it all to the next level in the brand new stage production. Tickets available here: http://smarturl.it/SantiTour
Following her last album, Master of My Make Believe, Santigold wanted to explore new corners of her sound and different ways to convey her vision and social commentary. She worked with new collaborators Patrik Berger, Rostam Batmanglij, Hit-Boy, HazeBanga, Justin Raisen, Zeds Dead, ILOVEMAKONNEN, and Sam Dew and longtime cohorts John Hill, Dave Sitek, and Doc McKinney. The result is the bright and big sound of 99¢ that takes the genre-defying fearlessness Santigold has become known for to new places.
photo: Christelle de Castro
Santigold North American Tour Dates 3/21: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A00503D602C13223/22: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C00503CD31E2B833/24: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
http://axs.com/events/306644/santigold-tickets3/26: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks3/28: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks3/29: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks3/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks4/2: Las Vegas, NV @ The Foundry
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks4/3: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1077075?utm_medium=bks4/4: San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00503BD1CB4D624/6: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
http://bit.ly/SANTIGOLDwon29164/9: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=8191278&orgid=302474/11: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1080099?utm_medium=bks4/13: Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/10735014/16: Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
http://axs.com/events/306357/santigold-tickets4/17: Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
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The Mynabirds Release Bloody New Video + West Coast Tour
The Mynabirds Release New Video
For “ Velveteen ”
Kick Off West Coast Tour This Week
“The Mynabirds’ video for “Velveteen” is a beautiful blood bath” - Noisey
"Lovers Know sounds like a collection of jewels, bright and eclectic... [and] writ larger than anything else Burhenn has done with The Mynabirds." - NPR
“Don’t be surprised to find yourself falling in regretless love as you watch her…” - KEXP
The Mynabirds (moniker of singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn) have just released a beautifully bloody, vampire themed video to accompany track “ Velveteen ”, which comes off album Lovers Know released last August via Saddle Creek. Premiered on Noisey , the video was directed by director-duo LEAN (Luke Hanlein & Ian Roche) and produced by Matthew Berkowitz & Jeff Katz through Nero-Films. Burhenn says of the visual, “I’m really proud of this video. It’s the darkest (and bloodiest) thing I’ve ever made, and the vampire narrative the directors (Luke Hanlein and Ian Roche) put into it adds a dimension to the song that makes it feel like something fresh, even to me. I love it.”
Following the release of the video, The Mynabirds will kick off on a west coast tour later this week with a new, intimate and orchestral arrangement of Burhenn’s songs. In the way of spring cleaning, Laura is stripping her songs back to bare bones, and fleshing them out with strings and other organic instrumentation. She’ll present songs she’s toured from all her albums, as well as some new and un-released material, in a whole new way.
Lovers Know, The Mynabirds’ third album (released August 4, 2015 on Saddle Creek), was recorded over a yearlong period in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree, Nashville, and Auckland, New Zealand. It’s definitely new territory for Burhenn, forging into 80s, 90s and futuristic soundscapes, recalling Kate Bush, Sinead O’Connor, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and even 90s hip hop and R&B. The album may be loaded with a fresh palette of new sounds (swarms of synths, gauzy electric guitars, and electronic drums), but her brooding, unmistakable voice leads the way.
Burhenn has released two previous albums as The Mynabirds on Saddle Creek, What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (2010) and GENERALS (2012), both of which were produced by Richard Swift and met by critical acclaim.
Tour Dates
3/24 – Boise, ID at Treefort Music Fest
3/25 – Seattle, WA at Sunset Tavern
3/27 – Portland, OR at Holocene
3/29 – San Francisco, CA at Swedish American
3/31 – Los Angeles, CA at Bootleg Theater
For “ Velveteen ”
Kick Off West Coast Tour This Week
“The Mynabirds’ video for “Velveteen” is a beautiful blood bath” - Noisey
"Lovers Know sounds like a collection of jewels, bright and eclectic... [and] writ larger than anything else Burhenn has done with The Mynabirds." - NPR
“Don’t be surprised to find yourself falling in regretless love as you watch her…” - KEXP
The Mynabirds (moniker of singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn) have just released a beautifully bloody, vampire themed video to accompany track “ Velveteen ”, which comes off album Lovers Know released last August via Saddle Creek. Premiered on Noisey , the video was directed by director-duo LEAN (Luke Hanlein & Ian Roche) and produced by Matthew Berkowitz & Jeff Katz through Nero-Films. Burhenn says of the visual, “I’m really proud of this video. It’s the darkest (and bloodiest) thing I’ve ever made, and the vampire narrative the directors (Luke Hanlein and Ian Roche) put into it adds a dimension to the song that makes it feel like something fresh, even to me. I love it.”
Following the release of the video, The Mynabirds will kick off on a west coast tour later this week with a new, intimate and orchestral arrangement of Burhenn’s songs. In the way of spring cleaning, Laura is stripping her songs back to bare bones, and fleshing them out with strings and other organic instrumentation. She’ll present songs she’s toured from all her albums, as well as some new and un-released material, in a whole new way.
Lovers Know, The Mynabirds’ third album (released August 4, 2015 on Saddle Creek), was recorded over a yearlong period in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree, Nashville, and Auckland, New Zealand. It’s definitely new territory for Burhenn, forging into 80s, 90s and futuristic soundscapes, recalling Kate Bush, Sinead O’Connor, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and even 90s hip hop and R&B. The album may be loaded with a fresh palette of new sounds (swarms of synths, gauzy electric guitars, and electronic drums), but her brooding, unmistakable voice leads the way.
Burhenn has released two previous albums as The Mynabirds on Saddle Creek, What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (2010) and GENERALS (2012), both of which were produced by Richard Swift and met by critical acclaim.
Tour Dates
3/24 – Boise, ID at Treefort Music Fest
3/25 – Seattle, WA at Sunset Tavern
3/27 – Portland, OR at Holocene
3/29 – San Francisco, CA at Swedish American
3/31 – Los Angeles, CA at Bootleg Theater
Art Rockers Drinking Flowers Release new Album New Swirled Order
DRINKING FLOWERS NEW SWIRLED ORDER OUT NOW VIA
MANIFESTO RECORDS
STREAM 'NEW SWIRLED ORDER' HERE
"New Swirled Order, Drinking Flower's follow-up album, only solidifies the band's consequential success. New Swirled Order is integral to the band's unique growth into their own brand of psych, shoe-gaze, punk rock."- SLUG Magazine "It's the hymn of a disgruntled generation searching for, and waiting for, an epiphany that can only come from within."- Flaunt Magazine
"[Black Monday] draws instant comparisons to Depeche Mode and The Cure in my head."- Paste Magazine Los Angeles post-punk revivalists Drinking Flowers have released their new album New Swirled Order via Manifesto Records (Cellars, Pale Diane, Puro Instinct.)
The new album is a drastic step forward for the band. Shedding their Southern California surf inspired garage rock, Drinking Flowers found inspiration in the swirling, catchy and often dark discography of 1980s Manchester. Drinking Flowers originated in Orange County. Shrugging off the shackles of surf and garage, they quickly moved to LA and within a few years established their own pop underground with a couple of washed out EPs. Most notably the transitional "Shadow Show" - whose cover art saw a collaboration with Vice News artist Alex Schubert. New Swirled Order is out now on LP, digital & cassette.
MANIFESTO RECORDS
STREAM 'NEW SWIRLED ORDER' HERE"New Swirled Order, Drinking Flower's follow-up album, only solidifies the band's consequential success. New Swirled Order is integral to the band's unique growth into their own brand of psych, shoe-gaze, punk rock."- SLUG Magazine "It's the hymn of a disgruntled generation searching for, and waiting for, an epiphany that can only come from within."- Flaunt Magazine
"[Black Monday] draws instant comparisons to Depeche Mode and The Cure in my head."- Paste Magazine Los Angeles post-punk revivalists Drinking Flowers have released their new album New Swirled Order via Manifesto Records (Cellars, Pale Diane, Puro Instinct.)
The new album is a drastic step forward for the band. Shedding their Southern California surf inspired garage rock, Drinking Flowers found inspiration in the swirling, catchy and often dark discography of 1980s Manchester. Drinking Flowers originated in Orange County. Shrugging off the shackles of surf and garage, they quickly moved to LA and within a few years established their own pop underground with a couple of washed out EPs. Most notably the transitional "Shadow Show" - whose cover art saw a collaboration with Vice News artist Alex Schubert. New Swirled Order is out now on LP, digital & cassette.
SULK share new video, 'The Tape Of You' taken from forthcoming album 'No Illusions'
[image error]New album ‘No Illusions’ out April 15th via Perfect Sound ForeverWatch the new video for ‘Tape Of You’ HERE[image error]“Sounds like The Stone Roses if they signed to Creation” – The Guardian"With its epic, stadium-indie guitars, baggy beats and trippy lyrics, this Suede-meets-Oasis numbers sets Sulk far above other 1990s revivalists" - The Independent"Pretty damn catchy" - NMEThe time is suddenly right for well-crafted British pop – there’s a thirst for new century psychedelia which is where London quintet SULK fit in. Steeped in the rich traditions of classic British songwriting, the band could be said to begin where the 90s ended with solid musicality, joyful uplifting harmonies, giant psychedelic guitar riffs and of course, tambourines.They’ve been compared to just about every great Britpop band of the 90s, but SULK are very much their own men; musically tight and lyrically beautiful with sun-drenched vocals, ethereal guitars and pounding drums, rooted in 90s vibes but with their gaze to the future. This is anthemic bliss for a whole new generation.The band released their debut LP, Graceless, in 2013. The ten track album was recorded and produced in Brussels by former Suede, Pulp and White Lies associate Ed Buller and mixed by Jonas Verwijnen and Antti Joas in Berlin.After releasing Graceless and having done numerous shows and tours, including a full UK tour with Happy Mondays, SULK entered the recording studio to continue their journey on the musical atlas’s uncharted routes. Big Jelly Studios, a converted Neo-Gothic church located in the seaside town of Ramsgate, was the host of a month long recording session. Supervised and conducted by producer/mixer Jonas Verwijnen over twenty demos blossomed into a colourful mix of well-crafted pop tunes. Sticking to their basic musical values of classic indie, pop, shoegaze and psychedelia, but adding elements of motown beats, sitars, Love-esque vocal harmonies and Lynchian cinematic atmosphere SULK’s sophomore creation, No Illusions, stays true to its heart yet elevates itself to a point seemingly different to its older sibling.Tickets for the Moth Club album Launch, 15/04/16 - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/346353WEB LINKSwww.sulktheband.comwww.facebook.com/sulkthebandwww.twitter.com/sulkthebandwww.instagram.com/sulkthebandwww.youtube.com/sulktheband
