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March 10, 2016
New Order Shares Erol Alkan Remix of "Singularity," Performs On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
EROL ALKAN REMIXES “SINGULARITY
”NEW ORDER PERFORMS LIVE ON
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016
Photo credit: Nick WilsonListen to Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework of “Singularity,” taken from New Order’s forthcoming single, out onMarch 25, 2016: http://po.st/NewOrderSingErolAlkanYTThe new single, available on 12” and download, features remixes from Erol Alkan, Liars, Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers and JS Zeiter, and is available now for pre-order.
Watch the video here: http://po.st/NewOrderSingVideoYT - a fast-paced collage of footage taken from B-Movie, the story of Mark Reeder’s life in 1980s West-Berlin.
New Order’s North American tour starts tonight in New York, and includes a very special live television performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Monday March 14. Full routing with additional European festival dates confirmed below!
TOUR DATES
10 March – New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
12 March – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theater
16 March – Chicago IL – Chicago Theater
19 March – Los Angeles CA – Shrine Auditorium
21 March – Las Vegas NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
23 March – Miami Beach FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
23 April - Royal Albert Hall - Teenage Cancer Trust
FESTIVAL DATES
18 June – Spain - Sonar
30 June – Belgium - Werchter Festival
2 July – Denmark - Roskilde Festival
7 July – Spain - Bilbao BBK Live
9 July – UK - Manchester Castlefield Bowl
12 August – Norway - Oya Festival
17 July – UK – Latitude Festival
14 August – Finland – Flow Festival
4 September – Ireland – Electric Picnic Festival
STURGILL SIMPSON UNVEILS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BRACE FOR IMPACT (LIVE A LITTLE)”
STURGILL SIMPSON UNVEILS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BRACE FOR IMPACT (LIVE A LITTLE)”
NEW ALBUM A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH OUT APRIL 15 ON ATLANTIC RECORDSNOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
SPRING TOUR DATES CONFIRMED, ON-SALE TOMORROW
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The official music video for Sturgill Simpson’s new single “Brace For Impact (Live A Little)” is premiering today and can now be viewed at SturgillSimpson.com.
Matt Mahurin, who has enjoyed over 35 years of acclaim as an illustrator, photographer, film director and teacher, directed the video. His previous work includes collaborations with Peter Gabriel, U2, REM, Tracy Chapman, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Ice-T, Metallica, David Byrne, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits.
“Brace For Impact (Live A Little)” is from Simpson’s highly anticipated new album, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth , which will be released April 15 on Atlantic Records and is now available for pre-order.
Already receiving widespread acclaim, NPR Music calls it, “thrilling new music,” while Rolling Stone asserts, “shows off the full range of Simpson's tastes, mixing his countrified bark with Motown horns, Sly Stone-worthy funk, Walt Disney strings and Seventies classic rock” and USA Today praises, “Simpson’s voice has a tone that makes you feel warm, safe in the hands of good country, and with that stomping beat and slide guitar backing him, it’s hard to fight it…Simpson is still making country music that feels relevant, and real.”
[image error]Produced by Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth was written—beginning to end—as a letter to his first child who arrived during the summer of 2014 and features eight original songs as well as a rendition of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.”
Recorded primarily at Nashville’s The Butcher Shoppe, Simpson was joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Ferguson (Johnny Cash, John Prine, “Cowboy” Jack Clement) and assistant engineerSean Sullivan. Along with members of his touring band, the album features Dave Roe on bass, Dan Dugmore on steel guitar, Dougie Wilkinson on bagpipes, Garo Yellin and Arthur Cook on cello, Jonathan Dinklage and Whitney LaGrange on violin and special guests The Dap-Kings.
In celebration of the release, Simpson and his band will kick off their 2016 tour this spring, including shows in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Lexington, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Indianapolis, Louisville, Royal Oak, MI, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow (Friday, March 11). Additional dates to be announced.
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth is Simpson’s third full-length album and follows his break-through, Grammy-nominated 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music. Beloved by critics and fans, the record was featured on year-end “best of” lists at The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Village Voices’ Pazz and Jop, Rolling Stone Country, NPR Music, American Songwriter, Stereogum, the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, Pitchfork, The Washington Post and many others.
A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH TRACK-LISTING:1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)2. Breakers Roar3. Keep It Between The Lines4. Sea Stories 5. In Bloom6. Brace For Impact (Live A Little) 7. All Around You8. Oh Sarah9. Call To Arms
STURGILL SIMPSON TOUR DATESMay 5—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Live at the Moody TheaterMay 6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Live at the Moody TheaterMay 7—Dallas, TX—The Bomb FactoryMay 10—Houston, TX—White Oak Music HallMay 11—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion TheaterMay 16—Lexington, KY—Lexington Opera HouseMay 17—Lexington, KY— Lexington Opera HouseMay 18—Chattanooga, TN—Tivoli TheaterMay 20—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee TheaterMay 21—Indianapolis, IN—Egyptian Room – Old National CentreMay 22—Louisville, KY—Louisville PalaceJune 2—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak TheatreJune 3—Chicago, IL—Riviera TheatreJune 4—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside TheaterJune 5—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
NEW ALBUM A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH OUT APRIL 15 ON ATLANTIC RECORDSNOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
SPRING TOUR DATES CONFIRMED, ON-SALE TOMORROW
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The official music video for Sturgill Simpson’s new single “Brace For Impact (Live A Little)” is premiering today and can now be viewed at SturgillSimpson.com.
Matt Mahurin, who has enjoyed over 35 years of acclaim as an illustrator, photographer, film director and teacher, directed the video. His previous work includes collaborations with Peter Gabriel, U2, REM, Tracy Chapman, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Ice-T, Metallica, David Byrne, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits.
“Brace For Impact (Live A Little)” is from Simpson’s highly anticipated new album, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth , which will be released April 15 on Atlantic Records and is now available for pre-order.
Already receiving widespread acclaim, NPR Music calls it, “thrilling new music,” while Rolling Stone asserts, “shows off the full range of Simpson's tastes, mixing his countrified bark with Motown horns, Sly Stone-worthy funk, Walt Disney strings and Seventies classic rock” and USA Today praises, “Simpson’s voice has a tone that makes you feel warm, safe in the hands of good country, and with that stomping beat and slide guitar backing him, it’s hard to fight it…Simpson is still making country music that feels relevant, and real.”
[image error]Produced by Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth was written—beginning to end—as a letter to his first child who arrived during the summer of 2014 and features eight original songs as well as a rendition of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.”
Recorded primarily at Nashville’s The Butcher Shoppe, Simpson was joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Ferguson (Johnny Cash, John Prine, “Cowboy” Jack Clement) and assistant engineerSean Sullivan. Along with members of his touring band, the album features Dave Roe on bass, Dan Dugmore on steel guitar, Dougie Wilkinson on bagpipes, Garo Yellin and Arthur Cook on cello, Jonathan Dinklage and Whitney LaGrange on violin and special guests The Dap-Kings.
In celebration of the release, Simpson and his band will kick off their 2016 tour this spring, including shows in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Lexington, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Indianapolis, Louisville, Royal Oak, MI, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow (Friday, March 11). Additional dates to be announced.
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth is Simpson’s third full-length album and follows his break-through, Grammy-nominated 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music. Beloved by critics and fans, the record was featured on year-end “best of” lists at The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Village Voices’ Pazz and Jop, Rolling Stone Country, NPR Music, American Songwriter, Stereogum, the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, Pitchfork, The Washington Post and many others.
A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH TRACK-LISTING:1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)2. Breakers Roar3. Keep It Between The Lines4. Sea Stories 5. In Bloom6. Brace For Impact (Live A Little) 7. All Around You8. Oh Sarah9. Call To Arms
STURGILL SIMPSON TOUR DATESMay 5—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Live at the Moody TheaterMay 6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Live at the Moody TheaterMay 7—Dallas, TX—The Bomb FactoryMay 10—Houston, TX—White Oak Music HallMay 11—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion TheaterMay 16—Lexington, KY—Lexington Opera HouseMay 17—Lexington, KY— Lexington Opera HouseMay 18—Chattanooga, TN—Tivoli TheaterMay 20—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee TheaterMay 21—Indianapolis, IN—Egyptian Room – Old National CentreMay 22—Louisville, KY—Louisville PalaceJune 2—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak TheatreJune 3—Chicago, IL—Riviera TheatreJune 4—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside TheaterJune 5—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
March 9, 2016
SUNFLOWER BEAN Share "Easier Said" Video Via I-D!
SHARE "EASIER SAID" VIDEO VIA I-D Debut Album Human Ceremony Out Now on Fat Possum
(Credit: Rebekah Campbell)"Their 2016 is looking pretty hot..." -Rolling Stone (4/5 stars) "Nimble, restless guitars propel the songs of Sunflower Bean, a Brooklyn band barely out of its teens that neatly connects 1960s psychedelia with decades of its indie-rock descendants, a family tree that holds Pink Floyd along with the Smiths, the Sundays, R.E.M. and Haim." - New York Times "...excitement is palpable on Human Ceremony." - Pitchfork
"...Human Ceremony is one of the most fully realized, sonically eclectic debut albums (everything from psych pop to stoner metal gets touched upon) in a minute." -Billboard
"Guitar excursions, great singing and a sense of humor...[Sunflower Bean's] debut album has arrived and it delivers all of the above in eleven splendid bursts of pop guitar-driven songs." - NPR Music
"[Sunflower Bean] make classic-sounding songs about the weight of contemporary existence." - The Fader (GEN F) Last month Sunflower Bean celebrated the release of their brilliant debut LP
Human Ceremony
- a record that is already being lauded as one of the best of 2016 -and today they share the video for the album's lead single "Easier Said." On this track, Nick Kivlen's lilting, clean guitar is met with Julia Cumming's delicate, gliding vocals, which spiral off into a vibrant hum. The track is accompanied by an equally striking visual that was filmed in upstate New York - PRESS HERE to watch via i-D Magazine. Sunflower Bean - who are known internationally known for their exhilarating live shows - are currently touring in support of
Human Ceremony
and will return toSXSW next week with 11 showcases and counting. See below to find a show near you and PRESS HERE for tickets.
Human Ceremony
was released on February 5th via Fat Possum. Drawing inspiration from a vast pool of influences such as Black Sabbath and The Cure,Sunflower Bean have crafted an album that is a potent, heady mix of swirling indie pop, urgent, fuzzed-out guitar bliss, and girl/boy sugar-spun vocal melodies that delivers a modern-day spin on classic rock & roll. It's no wonder the album received a 4-star review from
Rolling Stone
, was named Rough Trade's Album of the Month, and is spun internationally on stations including
Beats 1, BBC Radio 1
and
6 Music, Sirius XMU
, and more. PRESS HERE to purchase
Human Ceremony
on CD or vinyl, and HERE on iTunes. Sunflower Bean is: Jacob Faber [drums], Julia Cumming [vocals/bass], and Nick Kivlen [vocals/guitars]. North American Tour Dates3/10/16 Washington D.C. @ Black Cat *3/11/16 Durham, NC @ The Pinhook3/12/16 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 53/16/16 SXSW @ Secret Sounds Showcase at The Sidewinder - 1 PM3/16/16 SXSW @ Under The Radar Showcase at Flamingo Cantina - 3:15 PM3/17/16 SXSW @ KCSN at Austin Convention Center - 3 PM3/17/16 SXSW @ Levitation Festival at Hotel Vegas - 4:45 PM3/17/16 SXSW @ BBC Music Showcase at Stubb's Outdoor - 9:25 PM3/18/16 SXSW @ Waterloo Records Showcase - 2 PM3/18/16 SXSW @ Urban Outfitters Back Lot Showcase - 4 PM3/18/16 SXSW @ High Road Touring Showcase at The Parish - 1 AM3/19/16 SXSW @ Burgerama at Hotel Vegas - 2:45 PM3/19/16 SXSW @ Hype Machine Stack Live at Hype Hotel - 8 PM3/21/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom3/24/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo3/25/16 La Jolla, CA @ Che Café3/26/16 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place3/27/16 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall3/29/16 Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project3/30/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt3/31/16 Portland, OR @ Analog Café Lounge4/1/16 Nampa, ID @ Flying M4/2/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court4/3/16 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge4/5/16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry4/6/16 Madison, WI @ The Frequency4/7/16 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop4/8/16 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café4/9/16 Pittsburg, PA @ The Smiling Moose: Upstairs4/14/16 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery4/15-16/16 Winston-Salem, NC @ Phuzz Phest4/20/16 Stony Brook, NY @ Stony Brook University: University Café5/5/16 Brooklyn, NY @ The Grid5/17/16 Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge6/11/16 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar* w/ Mass Gothic+ w/ Hondurashttps://twitter.com/Sunflower_Bean https://instagram.com/sunflowerbean
https://www.facebook.com/SunflowerBean
Flint Eastwood shares new video, announces SXSW performances & tour
FLINT EASTWOOD SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR SONG "GLITCHES" FROMSMALL VICTORIES EP OUT NOW ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCES AT SXSW AND SPRING TOUR Today, Detroit's Flint Eastwood is sharing the video for her current single, "Glitches." The track is off the EP Small Victories. "Glitches" is the hardest hitting track in the hook-laden collection of 6 songs, released in November 2015. The EP was created as an exercise to help Flint Eastwood mastermind Jax Anderson cope with the loss of her mother. The video was filmed at the World's Best Boxing Gym in Detroit, with directors Elysia Vandenbussche + Charles Kelly at the helm.
Watch the "Glitches" video on YouTube
Flint Eastwood has announced performances at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, TX and tour dates to follow. The tour kicks off on March 24 at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, MI and will travel to NYC, several Michigan cities and throughout the Midwest before ending on May 29 at The Demo in St. Louis. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or Small Victories, please visit www.flinteastwoodmusic.com.
SXSW PERFORMANCES
Friday, March 18ATYPICAL SOUNDS DAY PARTYDarwin's Pub223 E. 6th Street (6th and San Jacinto)Flint Eastwood: 1:00pm to 1:30pm LOUDFUND PARTYChuggin' Monkey219 E. 6th StreetFlint Eastwood: 9:00pm to 9:30pm Saturday, March 19RACHAEL RAY'S FEEDBACK HOUSE1102 E. Cesar ChavezFlint Eastwood: 9:00pm to 9:30pm
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
March 24 - The Crofoot Ballroom // Pontiac, MI (w/ Alvvays)March 31 - The Marlin Room at Webster Hall // NYC (w/ Parlour Tricks)April 9 - The Blind Pig // Ann Arbor, MIApril 15 - The Pyramid Scheme // Grand Rapids, MIApril 16 - Patchwork Festival // Bay City, MIApril 22 - Bell's Brewery // Kalamazoo, MIApril 23 - The Loft // Lansing, MIMay 25 - Schuba's // Chicago, ILMay 26 - The Frequency // Madison, WIMay 27 - Rose Music Hall // Columbia, MOMay 28 - Pedaler's Jamboree: Bicycle & Music Festival // Booneville, MOMay 29 - The Demo // St. Louis, MO ###
Violent Femmes reveal video for 'Memory'
VIOLENT FEMMES
reveal video for 'Memory'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPRRav0phyY+ new album WE CAN DO ANYTHING - March 04 2016 through [PIAS]----Violent Femmes premiered the video for the first single, “Memory,” from their new album today. The clip was created and animated by Harley Hefford, an Australian video director and fan of Violent Femmes who created last year’s “Good For/At Nothing” music video for the band off their Record Store Day EP. Hefford used a collage-style animation to create a fictional narrative where a giraffe (inspired by the album’s artwork) reminisces with founding band members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie who share made-up memories from their past.WATCH “MEMORY” HEREViolent Femmes’ new album WE CAN DO ANYTHING was released on March 4 ([PIAS]). The band recently confirmed the first North American dates of their upcoming world tour. The trek gets underway May 2nd at Salt Lake City, UT's The Depot and then travels through the month (complete dates below). Additional dates will be unveiled soon - for updates and complete ticket information, please visitwww.vfemmes.com/tour.WE CAN DO ANYTHING is available now at all leading online music retailers as follows DIGITALCDVINYLIn addition, a number of special bundles are on sale at the official Violent Femmes store, with extras including an exclusive screen print poster, limited edition gold vinyl, t-shirts, and much more.To kick off the release of WE CAN DO ANYTHING, Violent Femmes made their first network TV live appearance in 16 years, performing "Memory on CBS' Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They also performed their legendary song, “Blister in the Sun,” with Colbert on vocals. The video was seen everywhere and even became the #1 trending topic on Facebook the day it was released."Memory" is shaping up as another Violent Femmes favorite, charting on the back of widespread airplay on college radio and multi-format alternative outlets nationwide. "Memory" premiered last month exclusively via
NPR Music
, noting the track "feels like a classic...'Memory' has the playful quirkiness, infectious beats and jittery observations of the band's earliest work, from the 1980s. But teen angst is replaced with middle-aged irritation."Violent Femmes is currently on an epic tour across Australia and New Zealand, highlighted by a co-headline trek alongside Hoodoo Gurus, Sunnyboys, and Died Pretty as well as top billed sets at such festivals as Adelaide, AU's WOMADedlaide (March 11th) and Meredith, AU's Golden Plains (March 13th). As if that weren't enough, Violent Femmes has just been announced among the star-studded line-up for Radio 104.5's 9th Birthday Show at Camden, NJ's BB&T Pavilion, slated for June 17th. Additional US festival dates will be announced soon. VIOLENT FEMMES ON TOUR 2016 MAY2 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot3 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre5 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl6 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay7 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre8 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore13 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom14 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market15 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom17 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House19 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma ADDITIONAL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON www.vfemmes.com/tourwww.facebook.com/officialviolentfemmes
reveal video for 'Memory'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPRRav0phyY+ new album WE CAN DO ANYTHING - March 04 2016 through [PIAS]----Violent Femmes premiered the video for the first single, “Memory,” from their new album today. The clip was created and animated by Harley Hefford, an Australian video director and fan of Violent Femmes who created last year’s “Good For/At Nothing” music video for the band off their Record Store Day EP. Hefford used a collage-style animation to create a fictional narrative where a giraffe (inspired by the album’s artwork) reminisces with founding band members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie who share made-up memories from their past.WATCH “MEMORY” HEREViolent Femmes’ new album WE CAN DO ANYTHING was released on March 4 ([PIAS]). The band recently confirmed the first North American dates of their upcoming world tour. The trek gets underway May 2nd at Salt Lake City, UT's The Depot and then travels through the month (complete dates below). Additional dates will be unveiled soon - for updates and complete ticket information, please visitwww.vfemmes.com/tour.WE CAN DO ANYTHING is available now at all leading online music retailers as follows DIGITALCDVINYLIn addition, a number of special bundles are on sale at the official Violent Femmes store, with extras including an exclusive screen print poster, limited edition gold vinyl, t-shirts, and much more.To kick off the release of WE CAN DO ANYTHING, Violent Femmes made their first network TV live appearance in 16 years, performing "Memory on CBS' Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They also performed their legendary song, “Blister in the Sun,” with Colbert on vocals. The video was seen everywhere and even became the #1 trending topic on Facebook the day it was released."Memory" is shaping up as another Violent Femmes favorite, charting on the back of widespread airplay on college radio and multi-format alternative outlets nationwide. "Memory" premiered last month exclusively via
NPR Music
, noting the track "feels like a classic...'Memory' has the playful quirkiness, infectious beats and jittery observations of the band's earliest work, from the 1980s. But teen angst is replaced with middle-aged irritation."Violent Femmes is currently on an epic tour across Australia and New Zealand, highlighted by a co-headline trek alongside Hoodoo Gurus, Sunnyboys, and Died Pretty as well as top billed sets at such festivals as Adelaide, AU's WOMADedlaide (March 11th) and Meredith, AU's Golden Plains (March 13th). As if that weren't enough, Violent Femmes has just been announced among the star-studded line-up for Radio 104.5's 9th Birthday Show at Camden, NJ's BB&T Pavilion, slated for June 17th. Additional US festival dates will be announced soon. VIOLENT FEMMES ON TOUR 2016 MAY2 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot3 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre5 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl6 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay7 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre8 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore13 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom14 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market15 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom17 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House19 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma ADDITIONAL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON www.vfemmes.com/tourwww.facebook.com/officialviolentfemmes
John Grant & Andrew Bird on May Tour
JOHN GRANT JOINS ANDREW BIRD ON MAY 2016 US TOUR
GREY TICKLES, BLACK PRESSURE OUT NOWPARTISAN RECORDS (US) | BELLA UNION (EU)
LISTEN: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure via Spotify
Image for online use only. Credit: Gary Calton
"Intoxicating...gorgeous melodies...hilarious" -NPR Music
"...hilarious, uplifting and moving: another bravura display from a unique songwriting talent." -The Guardian
"One of the best songwriters since Leonard Cohen - certainly the funniest." -The Times
John Grant will return stateside this May to support Andrew Bird on a string of West Coast dates. Find all dates below and here.
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure was released to raves last fall across the globe, entering UK album charts at #5 upon release and selling out London's Hammersmith Apollo, as well as high praise from NPR Music, Esquire, VICE and more.
Elton John, a longtime fan and friend, gave John a special nod during his interview with BBC6's "First Time" series. Says Sir Elton:
"I love John Grant's work. I love him. I love his work. I think he's one of the most important artists of our time, without question. He's an artist that will be around forever and he will be always taken seriously because he has a lot to say and he says it brilliantly and with a lot of wit."
May 2016 Tour Dates
5/13/16 San Diego CA | North Park Theatre
5/14/16 Los Angeles CA | ACE Theatre
5/15/16 Los Angeles CA | ACE Theatre
5/16/16 San Francisco CA | The Masonic
5/18/16 Portland OR | Schnitzer Theatre
5/20/16 Seattle WA | Showbox
5/21/16 Vancouver BC | Orpheum
5/23/16 Salt Lake City UT | Depot
5/24/16 Denver CO | Paramount
JOHN GRANT
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Partisan Records (US)/ Bella Union (EU)
GREY TICKLES, BLACK PRESSURE OUT NOWPARTISAN RECORDS (US) | BELLA UNION (EU)
LISTEN: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure via Spotify
Image for online use only. Credit: Gary Calton "Intoxicating...gorgeous melodies...hilarious" -NPR Music
"...hilarious, uplifting and moving: another bravura display from a unique songwriting talent." -The Guardian
"One of the best songwriters since Leonard Cohen - certainly the funniest." -The Times
John Grant will return stateside this May to support Andrew Bird on a string of West Coast dates. Find all dates below and here.
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure was released to raves last fall across the globe, entering UK album charts at #5 upon release and selling out London's Hammersmith Apollo, as well as high praise from NPR Music, Esquire, VICE and more.
Elton John, a longtime fan and friend, gave John a special nod during his interview with BBC6's "First Time" series. Says Sir Elton:
"I love John Grant's work. I love him. I love his work. I think he's one of the most important artists of our time, without question. He's an artist that will be around forever and he will be always taken seriously because he has a lot to say and he says it brilliantly and with a lot of wit."
May 2016 Tour Dates
5/13/16 San Diego CA | North Park Theatre
5/14/16 Los Angeles CA | ACE Theatre
5/15/16 Los Angeles CA | ACE Theatre
5/16/16 San Francisco CA | The Masonic
5/18/16 Portland OR | Schnitzer Theatre
5/20/16 Seattle WA | Showbox
5/21/16 Vancouver BC | Orpheum
5/23/16 Salt Lake City UT | Depot
5/24/16 Denver CO | Paramount
JOHN GRANT
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Partisan Records (US)/ Bella Union (EU)
The Flaming Lips to Perform at "The Music of David Bowie" Sold-Out Tribute Shows in NYC on March 31st at Carnegie Hall and April 1st at Radio City Music Hall
THE FLAMING LIPS TO PERFORM AT "THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE" SOLD-OUT TRIBUTE SHOWS IN NYC ON MARCH 31ST AT CARNEGIE HALL AND APRIL 1ST AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
BAND WILL ALSO PERFORM BOWIE'S "SPACE ODDITY" ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ON MARCH 30TH
March 9th, 2016 - (Burbank, CA.) - The Flaming Lips have announced that they will join the star-studded lineup to honor David Bowie at Carnegie Hall on March 31st and at Radio City Music Hall on April 1st. Both concerts are sold-out. Full current lineups and more details can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/musicof/ and at the official website: musicof.org . While in New York, The Lips will also visit The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform Bowie's classic "Space Oddity" on March 30th. Tune in to CBS stations at 11:35 pm PST / EST, and 10:35 pm CT. And finally, keep in mind The Lips have not one, but TWO highly coveted items available this Record Store Day , Saturday, April 16th: The Flaming Lips : RSD Release #1 - CD & Comic Book:Lightning Strikes The Postman. This is an alternate mix of the Clouds Taste Metallic album featuring ex-Flaming Lips guitarist, Ronald Jones. Contains an original comic written and illustrated by Wayne Coyne.
The Flaming Lips - RSD Release #2 - Limited Edition 8-LP Set: Heady Nuggs Volume II: The Second 5 Warner Bros. Records 2006-2012. This expansive volume is the companion piece to the first Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 Box Set. This five-album (on eight discs) limited-edition Box Set is a RSD exclusive comprised of: At War With The Mystics (2006) Once Beyond Hopelessness ( Christmas On Mars film soundtrack) (2008) Embryonic (2009) The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon (2009) The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends (2012) Catch The Flaming Lips on tour:03/12 Bogota, Columbia Estereo Picnic Festival04/09 San Antonio, TX Maverick Music Festival05/01 Orlando, FL Moonstone Music Festival05/26 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre05/29 Houston, TX The Lawn, White Oak Music Hall07/17 Birmingham, AL Sloss Music & Arts Festival08/07 Oxfordshire, England Wilderness Festival
BAND WILL ALSO PERFORM BOWIE'S "SPACE ODDITY" ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ON MARCH 30TH
March 9th, 2016 - (Burbank, CA.) - The Flaming Lips have announced that they will join the star-studded lineup to honor David Bowie at Carnegie Hall on March 31st and at Radio City Music Hall on April 1st. Both concerts are sold-out. Full current lineups and more details can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/musicof/ and at the official website: musicof.org . While in New York, The Lips will also visit The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform Bowie's classic "Space Oddity" on March 30th. Tune in to CBS stations at 11:35 pm PST / EST, and 10:35 pm CT. And finally, keep in mind The Lips have not one, but TWO highly coveted items available this Record Store Day , Saturday, April 16th: The Flaming Lips : RSD Release #1 - CD & Comic Book:Lightning Strikes The Postman. This is an alternate mix of the Clouds Taste Metallic album featuring ex-Flaming Lips guitarist, Ronald Jones. Contains an original comic written and illustrated by Wayne Coyne.
The Flaming Lips - RSD Release #2 - Limited Edition 8-LP Set: Heady Nuggs Volume II: The Second 5 Warner Bros. Records 2006-2012. This expansive volume is the companion piece to the first Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 Box Set. This five-album (on eight discs) limited-edition Box Set is a RSD exclusive comprised of: At War With The Mystics (2006) Once Beyond Hopelessness ( Christmas On Mars film soundtrack) (2008) Embryonic (2009) The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon (2009) The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends (2012) Catch The Flaming Lips on tour:03/12 Bogota, Columbia Estereo Picnic Festival04/09 San Antonio, TX Maverick Music Festival05/01 Orlando, FL Moonstone Music Festival05/26 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre05/29 Houston, TX The Lawn, White Oak Music Hall07/17 Birmingham, AL Sloss Music & Arts Festival08/07 Oxfordshire, England Wilderness Festival
German Duo Beisspony Release Retro-Futuristic Video for "Masochistic Time Machine"
German Riot Grrl Duo Beisspony
Premiere “Masochistic Time Machine”
Video on After Ellen
+ SXSW Bound
“German queer feminist duo Beisspony’s new video for “Masochistic Time Machine” is fun, kitschy, and futuristic, offering the perfect visual accompaniment” – After Ellen
“Unabashedly charismatic” – Vice Magazine
“It has been ages that any newcomer from Germany has caught our attention in such a dramatic, emotional and unobtrusively infectious way” – Piranha Magazine
Watch “Masochistic Time Machine”
Arty German duo Beisspony have premiered their retro-futuristic video for “Masochistic Time Machine” in advance of their upcoming album Beasts and Loners and their maiden voyage to the US for this year’s SXSW. The black and white video, featuring art by Klaus Erich Dietl, is a kitschy look into a dystopic emotional world.
Laura Theis, the lyrical half of Beisspony, describes the track as a “tongue-in-cheek song about the emotional pitfalls of time travel. Told from the point of view of a hapless masochistic time traveller, it also features a sound collage including the time machine’s sardonic German robot voice.” Stephanie Müller and director Klaus Erich Dietl continue, “the name of the sardonic time machine – Mona Lisa Overdrive – refers to the third part of William Gibson’s Neuromancer trilogy. The drawings invite us on a bad trip into the midst of a dystopic setting. It is a bit like travelling onboard a shipwrecked ‘Raumpatrouille Orion’ space shuttle straight into the heart of Klaus Erich Dietl’s hand drawn version of Godard’s ‘Alphaville’.”
Rooted in riot grrl and anti-folk, Beisspony will be bringing along their sewing machines, keys, and drums for a few artistic performances in Austin, ready to show off their craft. The duo will be releasing the Beasts and Loners full length album this fall on German art collective Chicks on Speed Records.
Watch “Masochistic Time Machine”
Don’t Miss Beisspony at SXSW!
March 16 - Cherrywood Coffeehouse - 1pm
March 16 – Voodoo Doughnuts – 10pm
+ more TBA!
Premiere “Masochistic Time Machine”
Video on After Ellen
+ SXSW Bound
“German queer feminist duo Beisspony’s new video for “Masochistic Time Machine” is fun, kitschy, and futuristic, offering the perfect visual accompaniment” – After Ellen
“Unabashedly charismatic” – Vice Magazine
“It has been ages that any newcomer from Germany has caught our attention in such a dramatic, emotional and unobtrusively infectious way” – Piranha Magazine
Watch “Masochistic Time Machine”
Arty German duo Beisspony have premiered their retro-futuristic video for “Masochistic Time Machine” in advance of their upcoming album Beasts and Loners and their maiden voyage to the US for this year’s SXSW. The black and white video, featuring art by Klaus Erich Dietl, is a kitschy look into a dystopic emotional world.
Laura Theis, the lyrical half of Beisspony, describes the track as a “tongue-in-cheek song about the emotional pitfalls of time travel. Told from the point of view of a hapless masochistic time traveller, it also features a sound collage including the time machine’s sardonic German robot voice.” Stephanie Müller and director Klaus Erich Dietl continue, “the name of the sardonic time machine – Mona Lisa Overdrive – refers to the third part of William Gibson’s Neuromancer trilogy. The drawings invite us on a bad trip into the midst of a dystopic setting. It is a bit like travelling onboard a shipwrecked ‘Raumpatrouille Orion’ space shuttle straight into the heart of Klaus Erich Dietl’s hand drawn version of Godard’s ‘Alphaville’.”
Rooted in riot grrl and anti-folk, Beisspony will be bringing along their sewing machines, keys, and drums for a few artistic performances in Austin, ready to show off their craft. The duo will be releasing the Beasts and Loners full length album this fall on German art collective Chicks on Speed Records.
Watch “Masochistic Time Machine”
Don’t Miss Beisspony at SXSW!
March 16 - Cherrywood Coffeehouse - 1pm
March 16 – Voodoo Doughnuts – 10pm
+ more TBA!
Watch onDeadWaves "Blue Inside" Video, Debut Album Forthcoming
“BLUE INSIDE”
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO
DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE IN SPRING
Twanging guitars, breathy vocals and haunting Edgar Allan Poe-style imagery –
it's like driving a getaway car through the night… - Q magazine
Watch the new video for “Blue Inside,” the brand new track from Mute’s latest signing, onDeadWaves, HERE:https://youtu.be/WQROMzqtgbYonDeadWaves, who release their debut album this spring on Mute, explain “’Blue Inside’ is essentially about a loss - it’s that moment when you finally come out of the numbness and realize you can actually feel something. The song has a positive message though. It is about moving on, and continuing on the journey.”
Blue Inside’s video was directed by Lukasz Pytlik, who also directed the band’s video for “Blackbird.” Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ZS6fiOVGk80
onDeadWaves launched their debut track, “Blackbird,” at the end of 2015. Q said "… a world of smeared mascara and trailer-park heartache, there's something wonderfully cinematic about this debut single.” While The Guardian wrote “’Blackbird,’ their debut single, somehow nods to both shoegaze and country, with a David Lynchian creepiness to both music and lyrics.”
Heavy of atmosphere, rich in melody, rippled with an air of malice and flowing female and male vocals, onDeadWaves’ debut album will be released on Mute in spring 2016.
You haven't heard them like this before, but you may already know the band. One is James Chapman, better known as Maps, whose critically acclaimed debut We Can Create was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and whose latest album Vicissitude, came out on Mute. The other is Polly Scattergood, the electrically charged artist who has released two solo albums on Mute.
The seeds of Chapman and Scattergood’s creative partnership were sown in 2011, at Mute’s Short Circuit festival, a special event at London's Roundhouse. The night saw different collaborations with Mute artists and Polly and James paired up to perform each other’s songs.
Though each had primarily worked alone before, there was something natural about the chemistry between them. "The gig was one of the most enjoyable I've done," says Polly. "And as soon as we finished, we said it'd be cool to do something else."
onDeadWaves have been sharing mixes of tracks, charting a few of their favorite things right now. Follow their mixtapes here: https://soundcloud.com/ondeadwaves
Photo Credit: Cat MookWatch the video for “Blackbird” here.
Download “Blackbird” here.
Listen to “Blue Inside” here.
The Village Voice 4Knots Music Festival Announces Return Of Free Festival To South Street Seaport - July 9th
The Village Voice 4Knots Music FestivalAnnounces Return Of Free FestivalTo South Street Seaport 6th Annual Festival Set For July 9th
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 9, 2016 - The Village Voice is proud to announce the return of 4Knots Music Festival as a free, all ages festival in its original home at the South Street Seaport. The 6th annual festival will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016. The Voice is thrilled to announce it is returning to our roots with a free festival this year as part of the re-established Voice mission to bring music, art and culture to New Yorkers under the new ownership of Peter Barbey. "In line with the Voice's role as a tentpole of the cultural community in New York, we felt it was essential to continue our music legacy by producing a fantastic, free summer festival again," Barbey said. 4Knots will continue the Voice's successful 16-year run of showcasing emerging artists and indie rock bands in New York City. From 1pm-8pm,the festival will take over the Seaport and Pier 16 for a day full with more than a dozen artists performing for more than 10,000 music fans. "We're thrilled to have 4Knots back at the Seaport Museum! Our East River piers with historic ships are a great venue and the 4Knots festival brings great music and new visitors to this New York gem," said Captain Jonathan Boulware, Executive Director, South Street Seaport Museum. "As we move closer the opening of the new Seaport, with Jean-Georges' Food Market, and McNally Jackson in 2017 we are so proud to welcome back the 4Knots Music Festival and showcase the Seaport District as a home of great, live entertainment in an unparalleled river front setting," said Phillip St. Pierre, Senior General Manager of Seaport District & Howard Hughes Corporation.
Lineup announcements for 4Knots are set to be announced in the coming weeks. The festival prides itself on presenting audiences with the best up-and-coming artists breaking through today. Past performers have included: Dinosaur Jr., Super Furry Animals, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mac DeMarco, Twin Peaks, Mikal Cronin, Those Darlins, Screaming Females, Happyness, Meatbodies, Nude Beach, Viet Cong, Juan Wauters, Speedy Ortiz, Radkey, Dead Stars, Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Men, Parquet Courts, Fat Tony, The Black Angels, The Drums, Dan Deacon, Oberhofer, Titus Andronicus, Crocodiles, Nick Waterhouse, Bleached, Archers of Loaf, Delicate Steve, Hospitality, Devin, Eleanor Friedberger, Team Spirit and more. This year's 4Knots art was commissioned by Brooklyn based artists Jeremyville. For further updates and announcements please visitwww.villagevoice4knots.com/4knots. Review clips from last year's festival, featured on New York Magazine, Stereogum, Gothamist, People Magazine and more.
