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Arkells tour begins this week, SXSW performances next week, Share remix

ARKELLS CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH DREAMERS STARTS THIS WEEK IN LA
PERFORMANCES AT SXSW NEXT WEEK ARKELLS SHARE JACK NOVAK & STRAVY REMIX OF "LEATHER JACKET" 
Arkells will kick off their co-headlining tour with Dreamers this week on Thursday, March 10 at The Roxy in Los Angeles. Arkells will then travel down to Austin for a series of shows at SXSW including iHeart Radio's Birthday Bash, McDonald's showcase and the Southwest Invasion. From there, the two bands will continue on to major markets like Washington DC, New York, Chicago and Seattle before traveling back to California for their final show on April 9 at Social Hall in San Francisco. Arkells will also be playing Firefly Music Festival this June and WayHome festival this July. The full list of upcoming tour dates, which includes the list of SXSW showcases, is below. Last week Arkells shared a brand new remix of  their #1 ALT single "Leather Jacket" by Jack Novak and Stravy. The remix takes the already catchy tune and kicks it up with a heart-thumping bass-heavy beat, atmospheric fills, and synth swells. This is the second collaboration between Jack Novak and Stravy, the first being the official remix of X Ambassadors single "Unsteady."
Listen to "Leather Jacket (Jack Novak & Stravy Remix)" on SoundCloud

ARKELLS & DREAMERS SPRING 2016 TOURMarch 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ The RoxyMarch 12 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room at House of BluesMarch 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel LoungeMarch 16 - SXSW Beautiful Buzz @ The Brew Exchange @ 2:30pmMarch 16 - SXSW Canada Blast BBQ @ Brush Square Park @ 5:15pmMarch 17 - SXSW The Yard Showcase @ 902 E Cesar Chavez @ 7:30pmMarch 18 - SXSW 103.1 iHeart Austin 3rd Birthday Bash @ Maggie Mae's @ 3:45pmMarch 18 - SXSW McDonald's Showcase @ Textile @ 8:00pmMarch 19 - SXSW Quantum Collective South West Invastion @ Whole Foods @ 3:40pmMarch 21 - Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of The Vapors FestivalMarch 22 - New Orleans, LA @ Parish Room at House of BluesMarch 23 - Atlanta, GA @ PurgatoryMarch 24 - Washington, DC @ Black CatMarch 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting FactoryMarch 28 - Boston, MA @ The SinclairMarch 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ MilkboyMarch 30 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog ShopMarch 31 - Columbus, OH @ The BasementApril 1 - Chicago, IL @ SubterraneanApril 2 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot RoomApril 3 - Denver, CO @ Lost LakeApril 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby CourtApril 6 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosApril 7 - Portland, OR @HoloceneApril 9 - San Francisco @ Social HallJune 16-19 - Dover, DE - Firefly FestivalJuly 22-24 - Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music Festival
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ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Premieres "Never is A Long Time" Video!

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER PREMIERES"NEVER IS A LONG TIME" VIDEOPRESS HERE to watch via Pitchfork(Credit: Joe DeNardo)"...Friedberger sounds purposeful and composed, unflappable and free - like a songwriter sure of her words and content with letting easy musical designs lead her where they will." - NPR Music  
"Indie rock's most charming conversationalist hits a new pinnacle." - Rolling Stone (4/5 Stars)  
    ""At times New View can seem like a concept record detailing Friedberger's ambivalence about her main gift: spinning fragile memories and feelings into accessible songs." - Pitchfork (7.8/10)
  "[New View's] best songs are about the sweet bafflement of new love and the tenuous nature of happiness; rarely does ambivalence sound so lovely (and catchy)." -  New York Magazine
 "...Friedberger on New View travels in fluid, seamless melodies, and uses them in service of lyrics that revel in poeticism." - Los Angeles Times 
Eleanor Friedberger is gearing up to return to Austin, TX for SXSW next week, and in anticipation she has released the music video for "Never Is A Long Time." An incredible compilation of old SXSW footage from 1996, PRESS HERE to watch the video now viaPitchfork and see if you can spot a young Jeff Tweedy, The Jayhawks or MTV VJ Tabitha Soren.
Eleanor Friedberger is currently on the road in support of her stunning third solo album entitled New View, out now via Frenchkiss Records.See below to find a show near you, andPRESS HERE to watch her recent performance of "Because I Asked You" on Late Night with Seth Meyers for a taste of what to expect from her live show. 
Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes - everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse. There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View, but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible wordplay continue to make her one of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today.
New View is an exciting and masterfully-crafted addition to Eleanor Friedberger's already top-notch catalog. PRESS HERE to purchase New View now. North American Tour Dates3/8/16                         San Francisco, CA @ The Independent3/10/16                       Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite3/11/16                       San Diego, CA @ The Hideout3/12/16                       Phoenix, AZ @ VIVA PHX Festival at Valley Bar3/15/16-3/18/16          Austin, TX @ SXSW 20163/20/16                       Louisville, KY @ Haymarket4/14/16                       Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music Hall4/15/16                       Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Back Room4/16/16                       Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter          4/19/16                       Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater - Roof4/20/16                       Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's4/21/16                       New Orleans, LA @ The Parish4/22/16                       Houston, TX @ Raven Tower4/23/16                       Austin, TX @ Sidewinder4/25/16                       Dallas, TX @ Three Links4/26/16                       Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck4/28/16                       St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room4/29/16                       Evanston, IL @ Space4/30/16                       Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi5/1/16                         Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop5/3/16                         Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt5/4/16                         Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge5/5/16                         Portland, ME @ One Longfellow Square5/6/16                         Boston, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs5/7/16                         Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater

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Violent Femmes share new video

VIOLENT FEMMES PREMIERES VIDEOFOR FIRST SINGLE "MEMORY" VIA RECORD STORE DAY TOUR BEGINS IN MAY
  (New York, NY) - Violent Femmes premiered the video for the first single, "Memory," from their new album today via Record Store Day. 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 THE VIDEO FOR MEMORY HERE
Violent 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 visit www.vfemmes.com/tour. WE CAN DO ANYTHING is available now at all leading online music retailers. In 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. DIGITALCDVINYL 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 2016APRIL30 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival 
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
JUNE17 - Philadelphia, PA - WRFF Radio104.5 Birthday Bash
JULY16 - 17 - Kansas City, MO - KRBZ 96.5 Buzz Beach Ball
 ADDITIONAL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON www.vfemmes.com/tour

Tortoise Kick Off North American Tour This March, Share Live Video

Tortoise Kicks Off North American Tour

Tortoise Share Live Video For The Catastrophist Track
"Shake Hands With Danger"
https://youtu.be/_qxLTZ6TOps

New album, The Catastrophist, Is Out Now WATCH Tortoise perform The Catastrophist track "Shake Hands With Danger" live “It seems to want to be indistinct, to lie beyond trackable sentiment or emotion or even clear historical markers. But it can’t be: It’s part of a much greater, nearly 50-year long story of rock bands wiggling away from rock.” — The New York Times

“...the Tortoise mix of pelvic trance grooves and jazzy changes remains distinctive.” —Rolling Stone

“...so many disparate elements and influences might sound like a crazy mess, but The Catastrophist has the same kind of measured, sanguine quality that has been the hallmark of almost every Tortoise album. None of this should make sense, but for some reason all of it does.” — Stereogum

“Chicago’s Tortoise is a genre unto itself: cited as a progenitor of post-rock, and clearly indebted to its home town’s history of improvisers and fusionists, Tortoise is an American underground institution.” — Boston Globe

“The Catastrophist bristles with left turns and trap doors.” — Chicago TribuneFollowing an extensive European tour and two sold out release shows in the band’s hometown of Chicago, revered instrumental group Tortoise are set to embark on their first major North American tour in support of their new album,  The Catastrophist , out now. In anticipation of the tour kick-off, Tortoise are sharing a special live video of the band performing “Shake Hands With Danger,” a hypnotic, bass-and-beat album highlight, filmed at the band’s in-the-round album release shows at Thalia Hall in Chicago this past January. The video offers up a rare and special experience to watch Tortoise re-create the sonic textures represented throughout their albums in a live setting.Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Doug McCombs, John McEntire and Jeff Parker, Tortoise will kick off the first leg of their extensive North American tour this Wednesday in Minneapolis at theCedar Cultural Center, taking them all across Midwest, Northeast, and Southwest. They’ll head back out in late April to the West Coast and southern US, before heading back to Europe this summer. A full list of North American tour dates is below.Watch Tortoise Perform “Shake Hands With Danger” Live At Thalia Hall In Chicago — https://youtu.be/_qxLTZ6TOps

Watch/Listen/Share:
“Yonder Blue” video — https://youtu.be/y6tpg_FmsiU
“Gesceap” stream — https://youtu.be/7ArKJ5k1Vnc Tortoise Tour Dates

East Coast
Mar. 9 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar Cultural Center#
Mar. 10 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre#
Mar. 11 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig#
Mar. 12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace - Sold Out#
Mar. 13 - Montreal, QC - Fairmount - Sold Out#
Mar. 14 - Northhampton, MA - Iron Horse#
Mar. 15 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair - Sold Out#
Mar. 16 - New York, NY - (Le) Poisson Rouge - Sold Out#
Mar. 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield#
Mar. 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts#
Mar. 19 - Washington, DC - Black Cat#
Mar. 20 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern#
Mar. 21 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel#
Mar. 22 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall#
Mar. 23 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival - Sanctuary#
Mar. 24 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio#

West Coast
Apr. 26 - Boise, ID - Radio Boise Tuesday @ Neurolux
Apr. 27 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
Apr. 28 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial
Apr. 29 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Apr 30 - Sonoma, CA - Sonoma Winery/Redwood Bam
May 1 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
May 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
May 3 - Solana Beach, CA (San Diego) - Belly Up
May 4 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Daze @ Crescent Ballroom
May 6 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
May 7 - Marfa, TX - Cinemarfa @ Crowley Theater
May 8 - Dallas, TX - Dada
May 9 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
May 10 - Chicago, IL - Metro
May 11 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
May 12 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
May 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
May 15 - Arcosanti, AZ - Form: Arcosanti

# w/ Mind Over Mirrors

Weaves shares "One More" via NPR + announces debut LP + tour dates

WEAVES SHARES "ONE MORE" VIA NPR

ANNOUNCES DEBUT LP ON
KANINE (US) / BUZZ RECORDS (CAN) / MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES (ROW)

PLAYING SXSW & TOURING WITH SUNFLOWER BEAN
Photo credit: Brendan George Ko"The construction is cerebral, but the songs come across as uproarious." - NY Times "Quirky, loud and mysterious, four amazing and downright fascinating players" - NPR  "A Toronto-based foursome who bend pop tropes as if they're made of Silly Putty, Weaves' idiosyncratic songs play with genre and form while vocalist Jasmyn Burke's precisely calibrated alto (which takes cues from Siouxsie as much as Aaliyah) leads the way." - Rolling Stone

 "'Tick' is a linear, locomotive rocker that mines post-Pixies indie gold sounds, but is destablized by Morgan Waters' bright, wobbly guitar lines, which shadow Burke's melodies like an eager-to-please stray cat following her down the street." - Pitchfork "They're easily the most exciting band I saw at CMJ." - Guardian "[Weaves'] effervescent brand of pop is super dizzying and intoxicating... this curious quartet can fashion earworms out of what appears to be pure sonic mishmash." - Stereogum  "One More," the first single from Weaves' debut full length, premiered today on NPR. Showcasing the band at their most frenetic, the track is, according to frontwoman Jasmyn Burke, an assertion of independence. "Sometimes I'm bothered by female lyrical content that feels indirect or is only about wanting a certain thing," says Burke. "I think there's room for women to have a more individual voice in music and to be having fun rather than looking for their next love. It's ok for it to not to be that, and to be more independent. Maybe it's going out and getting drunk, and it's not like a fairytale, sometimes its more shitty and pizza and that's ok! That's gonna be life for a while!"
STREAM: "One More" -https://soundcloud.com/weavesmusic/one-more With the single the band have announced their signing to Kanine and Memphis Industries, who will be releasing the band's album in conjunction with Buzz Records on June 17th. In advance of the release the band will be heading to Austin for SXSW and touring in the US with Sunflower Bean. About Weaves:  In a little over two short years, Weaves have gone from a collection of voice memos on Jasmyn Burke's iPhone to establishing themselves as one of the most stridently individual acts to emerge from the Toronto's fertile and multifaceted DIY scene. Led by the collaborative efforts of Morgan Waters and Jasmyn Burke, the band have built a devoted audience while capturing the attention of the international media with a brand of ebullient, art-damaged pop music as difficult to categorize as it is to ignore.
The group began in a series of sessions in the living room of Water's Chinatown apartment, where Waters and Burke would record increasingly elaborate demos built from Burke's phone full of songs. They transitioned to a full band line up in late 2013, adding bassist Zach Bines and drummer Spencer Cole, and quickly set to work recording their debut EP which was released on Buzz Records in the summer of 2014. The EP made an immediate splash, garnering praise from Noisey, Rookie and Spin, and earning Weaves a "band to watch" tag from Rolling Stone. Glowing write ups of the band's performances at that year's CMJ from The Guardian and NME followed, cementing Weaves' reputation as one of the year's most exciting new bands.  Word continued to spread in 2015 with the release of their single "Tick," ahead of the band's first European tour, which included dates with Hinds, Dan Deacon and Pissed Jeans, and appearances at Glastonbury and Iceland Airwaves. With their already sterling live show only sharpened by their time on the road, the band returned to CMJ in October and emerged as one of the hottest acts of the festival, earning "best of the festival" write ups from NPR and The New York Times among others, and further building the anticipation for their forthcoming full length. Weaves have been working on their debut LP for almost as long as they have been a band, tracking with Leon Taheny (Dilly Dally, Owen Pallett, Austra) in sessions that span most of the last two years. Mixed by Alex Newport (Bloc Party, Melvins, At The Drive In) and mastered by John Greenham (Death Grips, Sky Ferreira), the result is an album that traverses the band's history, exploring every facet of their always adventurous approach to pop music and leaving no idea unexplored. Filled beyond bursting with hooks and possibilities, it's the sound of a band propelled forward by the thrill of discovering the limits of their sound and gleefully pushing past them. "We're always trying to push ourselves," says Waters, "sometimes it feels like bands aren't necessary, like they're not the one's pushing music forward, so I think we're trying to hopefully prove that bands aren't boring. If we are going to be a band and if we are going to do this guitar, bass and drums thing then we might as well see how much we can fuck it up."    


Tour Dates
03/18, Austin, TX, Stereogum & EiS present @ Hole in the Wall (5:50pm) - SXSW03/19, Austin, TX, Beeswax & Hive Mind present @ Wonderland (6:00pm) - SXSW03/24, Los Angeles, CA @The Echo *
03/25, San Diego, CA @ Che Café *
03/26, Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place *
03/27, San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar *
03/29, Seattle, WA @ Vera Project *
03/30, Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt * #
03/31, Portland, OR @ Analog Café *
04/01, Nampa, ID @ The Flying M *
04/02, Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
04/03, Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
04/05 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
04/06, Madison, WI @ The Frequency *
04/07, Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *
04/09, Toronto, ON, Live in the Stacks @ Reference Library
* w/ Sunflower Bean# w/ Mild High Club
06/03, Mannheim, GER @Maifeld Derby
06/04, Nimes, FR @ This is Not a Love Song
06/14-17, Southwold, UK @ Latitude Festival
06/24, Oslo, NOR @ Piknik I Parken07/21-24, Huntington, UK @ Secret Garden Party
09/02-04, Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival 

Foals Score First No. 1 Song -- "Mountain At My Gates" Tops Alternative Radio Chart

FOALS SCORE FIRST NO. 1 SONG "MOUNTAIN AT MY GATES" TOPS ALTERNATIVE RADIO CHART BAND ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATES THIS SPRING ALONGSIDE FESTIVAL APPEARANCES AT COACHELLA, SHAKY KNEES, HANGOUT FEST, PANORAMA FESTIVAL, AND MORE

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 7, 2016 - Foals' current single "Mountain At My Gates" has reached the No. 1 position on the Alternative Radio chart. This marks the band's first time topping the chart at the format. Foals' current album What Went Down (produced by James Ford) was released last August and emerged to the best reviews of the band's career as it debuted at #3 and commanded a Top 20 chart position for four weeks in the UK. Download or Stream What Went Down Here: http://bit.ly/21DBMxS. Today Foals announced that that they will be playing with Silversun Pickups for a run of dates to take place this May. These dates will follow the band's return to the U.S. for the 15-city Spring Fling Rock AF tour alongside Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups, and Bear Hands. Spring Fling Rock AF 2016 kicks off in Fresno, CA on March 11, 2016 at Save Mart Center and will wind down on April 1st in Providence, RI at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI. The band will also perform a string of headlining shows and will appear at numerous music festivals, including Coachella, Shaky Knees, Hangout Fest, Edgefest, Panorama Festival, Osheaga Festival, and more to be announced in the coming weeks. See below for a complete list of dates. Shortly after the release of What Went Down, Foals collected the Q Award for Best Act in the World Today. As 2015 drew to a close, they were then nominated for British Artist of the Year at the BBC Music Awards on an all-star shortlist that also featured Adele, Ed Sheeran, Jamie XX, Florence + The Machine and Years & Years. The rush of nominations has continued into this year too, with four nominations at the recent NME Awards where they triumphed with the title of Best Album. The band was also nominated for their first Brit Award last month for Best Group. Foals recently completed their biggest UK arena tour to date which included a gargantuan show at The SSE Arena Wembley. The band will propell into rock's elite with the news that they set to headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals for the first time this summer. Foals consists of Yannis Philippakis (vocals/guitar), Jimmy Smith (guitar/keys), Walter Gervers (bass), Jack Bevan (drums) and Edwin Congreave (keys). Foals 2016 Live Dates 9 March | Mexico City, Mexico | Pepsi Center11 March | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center^12 March | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Arena^13 March | Bakersfield, CA | Rabobank Arena^16 March | El Paso, TX | Don Haskins Center^18 March | Tulsa, OK | Cox Business Center Arena^19 March | Southaven, MS | Landers Center^20 March | Johnson City, TN | Freedom Hall Civic Center^22 March | Richmond, VA | Richmond Coliseum^23 March | Norfolk, VA | Constant Convocation Center^25 March | Pittsburgh, PA | Petersen Events Center^26 March | Rochester, NY | Main Street Armory^28 March | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center^30 March | Hartford, CT | XL Center^31 March | Portland, ME | Cross Insurance Center^1 April | Providence, RI | Dunkin' Donuts Center^14 April | Pomona, CA | The Fox Theater*15 April | Indio, CA | Coachella17 April | San Diego, CA | Observatory North Park19 April | Tucson, AZ | Rialto Theatre 20 April | Tempe, AZ | The Marquee 22 April |Indio, CA | Coachella24 April | Las Vegas, NV | Brooklyn Bowl26 April | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre 27 April | Albuquerque, NM | Sunshine Theater 29 April | Austin, TX | Emo's 30 April | Dallas, TX | Edgefest2 May | Houston, TX | Revention Music Center*4 May | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater*5 May | St Paul, MN | Myth*6 May | Milwaukee, WI | Eagles Ballroom*8 May | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore*9 May | Cleveland, OH | House Of Blues*10 May | Cincinnati, OH | Bogart's*12 May | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore*14 May | Atlanta, GA | Shaky Knees Festival16 May | N. Myrtle Beach, SC | House Of Blues*17 May | Greensboro, NC | Cone Denim Entertainment Center*18 May | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium* 20 May | Jacksonville, FL | Ponte Verde Concert Hall21 May | Gulf Shores, AL | Hangout Festival22 July | Oro-Medonte, ON | WayHome Festival23 July | New York, NY | Panorama Festival31 July | Montreal, Quebec | Osheaga Festival ^Spring Fling Rock AF w/ Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups & Bear Hands*With Silversun Pickups 

The Melvins Release "Basses Loaded" on June 3; Krist Novaselic, Steve McDonald, J.D. Pinkus Guest

THE MELVINS RELEASE BASSES LOADED ON JUNE 3; NEW SONG “HIDEOUS WOMAN” STREAMING VIA ROLLING STONE http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-a-track- from-melvins-thudtastic-basses-loaded-20160307

ALBUM FEATURES SIX BASS PLAYERS INCLUDING NIRVANA’S KRIST NOVOSELIC, REDD KROSS’ STEVE MCDONALD AND BUTTHOLE SURFERS’ J.D. PINKUS  Basses Loaded cover March 7, 2016, Camelback Ranch, Ariz. – The Melvins, who have a history of imaginative line-up changes, feature not one, but six different bass players on their appropriately titled new album, Basses Loaded (June 3, Ipecac Recordings).

The collection features Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren,  Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration. The album’s nod to baseball, and the inclusion of the band’s own version of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is a natural one, with Buzz and Dale often spotted at games across the country.

Osborne discusses the new album, as well as the band’s forthcoming Mike & The Melvins’ release, Three Men and a Baby (April 1, Sub Pop), in an interview with Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-a-track-from-melvins-thudtastic-basses-loaded-20160307). New song “Hideous Woman” streams alongside the piece.

Basses Loaded track listing (bass player in parentheses):

1. The Decay of Lying (Steve McDonald)
2. Choco Plumbing (Jared Warren)
3. Beer Hippie (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
4. I Want To Tell You (Steve McDonald)
5. Captain Come Down (JD Pinkus)
6. Hideous Woman (Steve McDonald)
7. Shaving Cream (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
8. Planet Distructo (Trevor Dunn, aka Melvins Lite line-up)
9. War Pussy (Steve McDonald)
10. Maybe I Am Amused (Krist Novoselic)
11. Phyllis Dillard (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
12. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)  Photo credit: Mackie Osborne  The Melvins (Buzz, Dale and Steve McDonald) launch a North American tour, followed by a European outing, later this month (North American co-headlining dates with Napalm Death, and Melt Banana opening, begin March 26).  Dates are:

March 12  Las Vegas, NV  Neon Reverb Music Festival
March 19  San Jose, CA  The Ritz
March 20  Sacramento, CA  The Boardwalk
March 22  Pioneertown  Pappy & Harriet’s
March 23  Fullerton, CA  The Continental Room
March 24  San Diego, CA  The Casbah
March 26  Tempe, AZ  The Marquee
March 28  Albuqerque, NM  Sunshine Theater
March 30  Dallas, TX  Tree’s
March 31  Austin, TX  Mohawk
April 1  Houston, TX  Numbers
April 2  New Orleans, LA  One Eyed Jack’s
April 3  Birmingham, AL  Iron City
April 4  Pensacola, FL  Vinyl Music Hall
April 5  Tallahassee, FL  Sidebar Theatre
April 7  Ft. Lauderdale, FL  Culture Room
April 8  Orlando, FL  The Plaza Live
April 9  Tampa, FL  The Orpheum
April 10  Atlanta, GA  The Masquerade
April 12  Washington, DC  930 Club
April 13  Philadelphia, PA  Underground Arts
April 14  Brooklyn, NY  Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT
April 15  New York, NY  Webster Hall
April 16  Boston, MA  Paradise Rock Club
April 17  Montreal, QC  Club Soda
April 19  Toronto, ON  The Opera House
April 20  Detroit, MI  Majestic Theatre
April 21  Cleveland, OH  Agora Ballroom
April 22  Chicago, IL  The Metro
April 23  Milwaukee, WI  The Rave II (Downstairs)
April 24  Minneapolis, MN  First Avenue
April 25  Omaha, NE  The Waiting Room
April 27  Denver, Co  Ogden Theatre
April 29  Salt Lake City, UT  Urban Lounge
May 1  Seattle, WA  The Showbox
May 2  Vancouver, BC  Venue
May 3  Portland, OR  Roseland Theater
May 5  San Francisco, CA  Slim’s
May 6  San Francisco, CA  Slim’s
May 7  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour  SOLD OUT
May 8  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour  SOLD OUT
May 9  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour (Dead Cross play instead of Melt Banana)

June 3 -5  Bristol, UK  Temples Festival
June 17  Clisson, France  Hellfest

Visuals Shares Free Download of "Everything Flash" From Upcoming EP via XLR8R

VISUALS SHARES "EVERYTHING FLASH" VIA XLR8R

NEW EP THE STATE OF THINGS OUT MARCH 25TH ON THESONGSAYS

ANNOUNCES NYC SHOW AT BOWERY BALLROOM APRIL 2ND WITH SMALL BLACK AND FRANKIE ROSEPhoto Cred: Matt Lambert LISTEN & SHARE: Visuals - "Everything Flash"
https://soundcloud.com/xlr8r/download-visuals-everything-flash
LISTEN & SHARE: Visuals - "The State of Things"
https://soundcloud.com/visualsmusic/the-state-of-things"Jumping in with reversed soundscapes and a slow, spacious, and pounding beat, Visuals' distinct and savory vocal work flies around amongst the melancholy melodies in a weightless fashion." - XLR8RKnown as Visuals, Andrew Fox's music has arisen in many places and in many forms. First in his native New York City from time spent rummaging days worth of record crates and too many late nights with samplers and synths in various Brooklyn loft buildings and basements. The project gained a more permanent shape upon decampment to Berlin, and in close association and inspiration with longtime collaborators and comrades Darkside (Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington.) The culmination of this was Visuals self-titled debut EP via Jaar's label  Other People  in 2014, which placed the songs on many tastemaker radars. Visuals is set to follow the success with Other People and the lessons learned as a Berlin-nee-NYC producer and multi-instrumentalist, recently returned home, with the announcement of The State of Things EP due March 25th this year. The disc will find a home on Berlin label  thesongsays . The first title track was premiered on Self-Titled Mag and the bonus track is now available for free download onXLR8R.TOUR DATES
04.02- Bowery Ballroom- New York, NY

LINKS
Website
Facebook
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SoundcloudTHE STATE OF THINGS -TRACKLISTING
01. "The State of Things"
02. "Days of Our Youth"
03. "No Handle"
04. "Everything Flash" (Bonus Track)
 Visuals will debut on thesongsays with his beautifully well-rounded novella of an EP, The State Of Things.The label has long focused on the romantic and conceptual currents of dance music and Visuals joins the tight-knit roster with three stunning songs that perfectly fit the thesongsays ethos while bringing together the diverse elements of his musical background. The Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - whose work debuted on Nicolas Jaar’s Other People imprint - excels not only through his distinctive vocal style and melodic richness, but also through the acute subtlety of his lyrical content.The record’s A-side is a case in point: pure tropical melancholia that finds Visuals lyrically sifting through the modern contradictions of everyday life over lambent pads and off-kilter percussion: “I couldn’t tell hell from paradise / I’m so caught up in the state of things.” While the vocals recall the realm of indie, the quirky textures and post-production (courtesy of DARKSIDE member Dave Harrington and Berlin-based house producer and drummer Louis McGuire ) gesture toward the electronic.On the flip, the buoyant bass line of "Days Of Our Youth" anticipates an infectious chorus that feels perfectly anthemic for spring and summer: "Days of our youth on fire / Burning in your eyes." It’s an expertly crafted and arranged piece of music that lends itself to adventurous DJs wanting to give the room something counterintuitive and unusual. Completing the release is "No Handle"—pensive, deep, and hypnotic for the noir corners of early morning dance floors.

NOTHING shares "Veritgo Flowers" music video + Announces tour dates + LP due 5/13 via Relapse Records

NOTHING SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "VERTIGO FLOWERS" VIA NOISEY
ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES
 TIRED OF TOMORROW DUE OUT MAY 13 VIA RELAPSE RECORDS
Credit: Ben Rayner"Gentle shoegaze with a 90s alt-rock pop sensibility"
- Pitchfork
"'Veritigo Flowers' is a huge, surging, melodic piece of work, and it sounds really good if you play it really loud"- Stereogum
"Their most direct form to date"- DIY Mag
"Capable of leaving heads spinning and hearts reeling"
- The Line of Best Fit
"Catchy noise rock"- NPR
NOTHING have shared the Don Argott-directed music video for lead single "Vertigo Flowers". More assured in their sound, the first single from their sophomore LP,  Tired Of Tomorrow , immediately stands out from their catalogue with its pronounced vocals, fast-paced drumming, and pummelingwaves of guitar. Its a bold first statement for a band who know no other way than to go all out.Domenic Palermo from the band describes the concept behind the video and its uncomfortable genesis;
"The song is very much about dealing with spells of paranoia. We built a 12x12 white room and put everyone in white jumpers. I had Don orchestrate a group of 10 individuals with 10 gallon high pressure fire extinguishers filled with a mixture of house paint and water to fire off randomly at his call while also being blinded with giant flood lights so we couldn't see ahead. Everyone in the band was told the paint would burn the eyes, taste bad in mouth, and be very cold (it was also in a garage in 10 degree weather). It was shot in a single take as we had no way to have a real rehearsal.
I wanted to create a blank canvas and let the unpredictability and anxiety that comes with the anticipation of something awful tell the story, all the while showcasing the brilliance and beauty that can follow and be left, directly behind."
WATCH: "Vertigo Flowers" - https://youtu.be/WjM0SRPXSUo
NOTHING has also announced a slew of North American tour dates including festival appearances atGovernor's Ball, Spillover, Shaky Knees, Levitation, and Forecastle. Scroll down to view all of the dates. Tired Of Tomorrow will be coming out on CD / LP / Deluxe 2xLP with two bonus tracks Cassette / Digital on May 13th via Relapse Records. Physical pre-order is available here and digital pre-order is here. The deluxe vinyl edition is already sold out.
Tour Dates:
3/20 - Dallas, TX @ Spillover **5/15 - Atlanta, GA @Shaky Knees **6/4 - New York, NY @ Governor's Ball **6/5 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair ^6/7 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's ^6/8 - Detroit, MI @ El  Club ^6/9 - Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class ^6/10 - Chicago, IL @ Sub T ^6/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock ^6/12 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown ^6/14 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater ^6/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^6/16 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^6/17 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^6/18 - Vancouver, BC @ Levitation Festival **6/19 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ^6/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's ^6/22 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar ^6/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ^6/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca ^6/25 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar ^6/27 - McAllen, TX @ Yerba Cultura ^6/28 - Austin, TX @ Sidewinder ^7/2 - Tampa, FL @ Local 662 ^7/3 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth ^7/5 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Motorco *7/6 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *7/7 - Washington D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel *7/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *7/9 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *7/15-7/17 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival ** ** Nothing only* Nothing, Culture Abuse, and TBA^ Nothing, Wrong, and Culture Abuse

Post-Punk / Art Rockers Drinking Flowers Share Video For "Black Monday"

DRINKING FLOWERS SHARE SURREAL VIDEO FOR "BLACK FRIDAY"NEW SWIRLED ORDER OUT FRIDAY VIA MANIFESTO RECORDS WATCH / EMBED "BLACK MONDAY" HERE
"It's the hymn of a disgruntled generation searching for, and waiting for, an epiphany that can only come from within."- Flaunt Magazine
"The track draws instant comparisons to Depeche Mode and The Cure in my head."- Paste Magazine Los Angeles post-punk revivalists Drinking Flowers have shared the disorienting video for their catchy single "Black Monday" off of their upcoming album New Swirled Order.
Guitarist Alexander describes the making of the video...

"'Black Monday' is a simple and straightforward song. We originally imagined the video to be the same. We pictured normal people caught up in their mundane struggles, and a fairly linear plot. We came up with a story wrote a script and showed it to our bandmates. They all seemed to like it but some of them thought something was missing. We all agreed that we were way too weird to have a video full of cliches and regular happenings.

We decided to make a more dangerous video one that is both surreal and relatable. We made a character with a double life. With dreams and reality folding in on each other. Lately we've been really inspired by film makers like David Lynch and John Waters, we wanted to make a video that was hopefully as dark as one and as ridiculous as the other.

We got together, painted our apartment gold, threw glitter on the walls, bought fog machines, invited 50 people over to our 1 bedroom apartment, and sweated together in a record-breaking heat wave while listening to "Black Monday" on repeat. We turned our living room into a nightclub, and setup our equipment. We pretended to play music for hours and our friends we're dancing so hard that our telephone broke and chandelier fell from the ceiling. The evening's absurdity was captured on film and everyone left by 3am.

That night we fell asleep on the living room floor, all of our furniture was crammed into our tiny bedroom. Jade and I we're covered in metallic confetti and glitter. The house was completely annihilated. We looked around in awe at the gigantic mess. I think that's sort of what you can take from the video: sometimes in order to be yourself or breakaway from a routine you have to do something crazy, sometimes you have to be crazy to be yourself at least that's what the world has been telling me." Taking from the book of Factory Records era post-punk, "Black Monday" is an incredibly dark yet, catchy slice of synth-pop. Vocalist / guitarist Alex Galindo explains, "'Black Monday' popped into my head, and it seemed to be the perfect two words to capture my feelings at the time. I was depressed, completely uninspired from my day job, and felt trapped. I wanted to make a really dumb and simple pop song with a lot of repetition and only a couple variations floating around. It's sort of a metaphor for the constant flow of uncreative non-liberating work most of us find ourselves doing." 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 will grace your ears this Friday March 18th 2016 on LP, digital & cassette.