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L7 Postpone U.S. and Australian Tour Dates Due To Family Health Emergency

L7 Postpone Upcoming
U.S. and Australian Tour Dates
Due To Family Health Emergency
 L7 regretfully announce that they have postponed their upcoming U.S. and Australian tour dates due to a family health emergency. New U.S. dates have yet to be set, but the band currently plans to reschedule for later in 2016. Rescheduled Australian tour date information is available here. L7 ask for privacy on this personal matter and send their thanks to their loving fans for respecting their wishes.

Personal message from the band:
L7 regret to announce that due to a family health emergency of a private, non-trivial nature, we will have to postpone our upcoming U.S. and Australian tour dates. Although some of the shows were just very recently announced, LIFE HAPPENS and when it does you have to step up and take care of business for the ones you love.

Speaking of some other ones we love (YOU) … this is just a postponement. We plan to see you in 2016, just a few more months down the line. In the meantime, stayed tuned here. We will continue to post fun stuff and read your beautiful and sometimes hilarious comments.

Thanks for your understanding! With much love and appreciation, L Fuckin' 7 
Photo Credit: Rob Sheridan

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds New Album Out April 22nd Via In The Red

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds New Album: La Araña Es La VidaOut April 22nd via In The Red Records North American Tour Begins May 3rd
 Photo: Rick Marr Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds' fourth and strongest album yet for In The Red Records, “La Araña Es La Vida”, summons the Mexican muse of The Great Spider Goddess of Teoticuhan, who sprouts hallucinogenic morning glories and protects the underworld, or in Kid’s eyes, the world of underground music.  Recorded at The Harveyville High School gym in Kansas, Guitar slinger and singer, the legendary Kid Congo Powers (The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), bassist Kiki Solis (Baby Baby Dance With Me, Knife in The Water, Rhythm of Black Lines), drummer Ron Miller (Switch Hitter, Up The Academy) are joined by Chicano, Mosrite playing guitaristMark Cisneros (Medications, Deathfix) on this self-produced ball of wax.  “La Araña Es La Vida” rocks n rolls it’s way thru a planet of Glamazons (Psychic Future), blisters with the tricks of a “Magic Machine” then gets to work out a low rider groove on “Chicano Studies”.  Tales of gender bending, disembodied heads, gente from La Puente and even a TCB-era, Elvis-inspired rave up on “Karate Monkey” is merely a smatter of the magic on this platter. A limited number of vinyl comes with a limited edition single; a cover of the Psychedelic Furs' “We Love You”, plus an original tune; “Anything To Say", with the CD featuring a bonus track; “Nasty Hat”, as well as featuring completely different artwork from the vinyl. The world is a wild and woolly place and with “La Araña”, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds will continue to mirror it. Orale! Living La Vida Araña! LIVE SHOWS:
5/3/2016 San Diego CA Soda Bar
5/4/2016 Los Angeles CA Echo
5/5/2016 San Francisco CA Thee Parkside
5/6/2016 Portland OR Dante’s
5/7/2016 Vancouver BC Rickshaw Theatre
5/8/2016 Seattle WA Sunset Tavern
5/11/2016  Brooklyn NY The Bell House
5/12/2016 Washington DC Comet Ping Pong
5/13/2016 Philadelphia PA Kung Fu Necktie
5/14/2016 Pittsburgh PA Brillobox
5/15/2016 Cleveland OH Now That's Class
5/16/2016 Cincinnati OH MOTR Pub
5/17/2016 Chicago IL Schubas Tavern
5/18/2016 Detroit MI Lager House
5/19/2016 Toronto ON Silver Dollar
5/20/2016 Montreal QC Le Ritz
5/21/2016 New Haven CT Cafe Nine
5/22 Portland ME Space Gallery
5/23/2016  Providence RI Aurora Read the interview with Kid on life with The Cramps, The Gun Club and Nick Cave on Dangerous Minds here 

Chairlift - "Romeo (Empress Of Remix)"

NEW MUSIC: Chairlift - "Romeo (Empress Of Remix)": smarturl.it/RomeoEOremix Chairlift Tour Dates:
3/19  Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
3/20  Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
3/21  San Francisco, CA - The Independent
3/23  Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
3/24  Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
3/25  Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
3/28  Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
3/29  Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
3/31  St. Louis, MO - Firebird
4/1  Minneapolis, MN - Fineline Music Cafe
4/2  Chicago, IL - Double Door
4/4  Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
4/5  Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
4/10  Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 

The Big Pink Premiere "Decoy." Announce More Tour Dates Plus SXSW

THE BIG PINK ANNOUNCE MORE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES 
SXSW SHOWS ADDED AND ANNOUNCED
 
PREMIERE BRAND NEW TRACK “DECOY”
“EMPIRE UNDERGROUND” EP OUT THIS FRIDAY!


LISTEN
“DECOY”

With their North American tour currently underway, having already played two packed out New York City shows and with a headlining Philadelphia show tonight, The Big Pink are proud to announce, due to popular demand, yet more North American tour dates this spring. In March, the band will be playing 4 shows at SXSW Music Festival this coming March, as well as a string of west coast dates, both headlining and joining The Kills on the road in April. For a full list of tour dates, see below.

To celebrate this announcement, the band revealed yet another stellar track titled "Decoy," from their forthcoming EP “Empire Underground,” which drops this Friday, March 4th.

"Decoy" premiered as a World Exclsuive on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show and is available now to stream here and will be available to purchase this Friday as part of their highly anticipated forthcoming EP release. Listen to the track  here .

Be sure to catch The Big Pink live on the road this spring at any of the following dates. Pre-order "Empire Underground" EP  here .

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
02/24 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington DC**
02/25 - Baby’s All Right - Brooklyn, NY**
02/27 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY**
02/29 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA**
03/01 - Bar Le Ritz - Montreal, ON**
03/02 - Horseshoe - Toronto, ON**
03/04 - Marble Bar - Detroit, MI**
03/05 - Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH**
03/06 - Duck Room - St. Louis, MO**
03/07 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL**
03/09 - Frequency - Madison, WI**
03/10 - Rave Bar - Milwaukee, WI
03/11 - Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN**
03/12 - Vega - Lincoln, NE**
03/13 - Bottleneck - Kansas City**
03/17 - Reeperbahn Festival Official Showcase @ Lucille @ SXSW - Austin, TX
03/17 - Austin Waterloo Road @ SXSW - Austin, TX
03/18 - Austin Tuned In @ Easy Tiger @ SXSW - Austin TX
04/18 - Mayan - Los Angeles, CA*
04/19 - Observatory - Santa Ana, CA*
04/20 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA+
04/22 - Pop Scene @ Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA+
04/23 - Dante’s - Portland, OR+
04/24 - Neumo’s - Seattle, WA+
04/25 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, Canada+
*Supporting The Kills
**w/ guests The Heirs
+ Headlining + supporting guests TBC 


 

1. Hightimes
2. Decoy
3. Beautiful Criminal
4. Empire Underground

New "Wonderful" Video from Cate Le Bon & More Tour Dates!

 HAVE YOUR CATE VID AND SEE IT LIVE TOO! CRAB DAY  OUT ON APRIL 15TH, 2016! With her much-anticipated fourth album Crab Day due for release on April 15th, Cate Le Bon has today unveiled a video to new single 'Wonderful'! Directed by regular collaborator Casey Raymond and shot in Berlin, the video features our heroine performing an idiosyncratic freeform dance-cum-exercise routine. Of the video Cate says: "Wonderful is an awkward love song accompanied by an equally awkward video. I threw up my lunch." Fun times!  

Crab Day  is Cate's most powerful and fully realized work yet. In honor of this new album, Cate Le Bon is embarking on a massive tour of the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Peep the video right now and mark your calendars with the dates  below, its going to be one hell of a Spring! WATCH THE VIDEO FOR"WONDERFUL" HERE!Cate Le Bon US Tour Dates:
30th March - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles US*11th April - The Bowery Ballroom, New York USA*  2nd May - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON3rd May - Brighton Music Hall, Allston MA4th May - Fete Lounge, Providence RI6th May - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia PA7th May - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC8th May - Big Room Bar, Columbus OH9th May - Scubas, Chicago IL10th May - Cedar Cultural Centre, Minneapolis MN12th May - The Cobalt, Vancouver BC13th May - Barboza, Seattle WA14th May - Dante's, Portland OR16th May - The Chapel, San Francisco CA
*w/ BANANA, performing  Crab Day  in its entirety Cate Le Bon Online: Pre Order- https://www.dragcity.com/products/crab-day Drag City- http://www.dragcity.com/artists/cate-le-bon
iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/album/1077891581
 

High Waisted FULL ALBUM STREAMING on Consequence of Sound!

High Waisted’s Debut LP On Ludlow

Now Streaming on

Consequence of Sound
 

 
On Ludlow  Out on March 4
+ SXSW Bound
 
Stream On Ludlow Here
 
“Each of these 12 tracks is a party unto itself, complete with scuzzy bass, bright vocal harmonies, and enough reverb to fill a decently sized punch bowl.” – Consequence of Sound
 
“The band’s mastery of 50s era vocals and classic surf guitar will have you dancing in your chair while considering buying tickets to Hawaii.” - Noisey
 
[Lead singer Jessica Louise] Dye sings with an easiness that disguises how technically demanding the parts are. Translation: girl can sing, and she does.” – Brooklyn Vegan
 
“Somehow, they’ve managed to balance organic, unfiltered energy with the finesse necessary to craft lush and dreamy soundscapes that make you want to both chill and get up to dance and freak out – which is quite a feat.” – Alt Citizen
 
 
In advance of the March 4 release of their debut LP, NYC’s High Waisted is now streaming  On Ludlow  in full on  Consequence of Sound . After paying their dues and building up a bad-ass reputation in the Lower East Side, the band is ready to release their sunny surf-pop to the rest of the world. In the midst of a dreary winter, Jessica Louise Dye and her band of long-haired hunks bring back the feel-good, warm summer vibes the city so desperately needs.
 
After the nonstop Winter Whatever tour (shot by the band for Impose), a trip to theDaytrotter studios, summertime shows on boats, and fundraiser “baked” sales, High Waisted is definitely due for a full album.  On Ludlow  will be self-released on March 4 with a hometown Lower East Side release show on March 3 at Mercury Lounge. The band will also be playing multiple showcases at this year’s SXSW.
 
High Waisted thrives on letting the city that never sleeps join in as another member of the band, holding just as much influence as any of the members and serving as the perfect backdrop to the endless summer nights spent on rooftops, the crushes gone wrong, and the friendships and memories that make it all right again.  On Ludlow  is Jessica Louise Dye’s narrative of love and life in the Lower East Side filtered through a lens of reverb and sunshine.
 
Stream On Ludlow on CoS
 
Catch High Waisted Live:
March 3 – New York City – Mercury Lounge
March 14-20 – Austin, TX – SXSW

'Oh Inhuman Spectacle' by Methyl Ethel

Methyl Ethel: 'Oh Inhuman Spectacle' 
Available now on digital services, CD/LP out in May

Australian trio Methyl Ethel are the latest addition to the 4AD roster.  Their crepuscular debut album, Oh Inhuman Spectacle, is out now, with CD and LP formats released in May.  Methyl Ethel’s official video for album opener ‘Idée Fixe’ has also launched online today.Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, linchpin Jake Webb started Methyl Ethel in 2013, and wrote, played and recorded everything on Oh Inhuman Spectacle after early EPs Guts and Teeth.   He was joined by friends Chris Wright (drums) and Thom Stewart (bass) to realise the songs live.  The trio has grown into a must-see live act and Oh Inhuman Spectacle is shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize.  The band will play SXSW next month, with their debut European shows to follow in May. You can find all live dates, along with album details and tracklisting, here. Buy on iTunes here.
Buy on Amazon here.
Stream on Spotify here.
Stream on Apple Music here. 4AD.com/artists/MethylEthel
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NPR Music premiere Anna Meredith music video for "Taken" - Varmints out Friday 3/4

ANNA MEREDITH PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “TAKEN”VIA NPR MUSIC
DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM VARMINTS OUT MARCH 4THON  MOSHI MOSHI RECORDSToday, NPR Music premiere the official video for Anna Meredith’s latest single “Taken”. Describing the video as “eminently playful and light-hearted, yet as tightly wound as the music it accompanies.”, “Taken” is the second single from Meredith’s debut LP Varmints, due for release this Friday March 4th, 2016 via Moshi Moshi.
Taking inspiration from David Hockney's 'Joiners' collages and Sol Lewitt's photo collections, director Ewan Jones Morris says, “It's about how life repeats but is never exactly the same. The track felt domestic to me, so I wanted to examine everyday things in a repetitive frame work.”
Watch the music video for “Taken” on NPR Music Meredith says of the video, “I’ve been a long term fan of Ewan’s work and knew he’d come up with something really special for this track! I love the many angles on the same thing approach throughout the track - really chimes in with how a lot of my music works.”
The follow-up to 2012’s Black Prince Fury EP, and 2013’s Jet Black Raider EP, Meredith’s debut full length Varmints is held together by her expert understanding of dynamics. “Pacing is a physical thing,” she explains. “I can feel when stuff has to happen in a track. I knew I wanted Varmints to end privately but start confidently, have moments of privacy and moments of power and build. I love writing a build - my friends talk about ‘the Meredith Build’! I love the feeling of ‘get on board, we’re building up now!’ Even if you’re dancing at a club, there’s an amazing transparency to a build. When somebody is creating anticipation, it’s a very communal experience and I don’t like hiding those structures.”
Aside from sharing bills with Anna Calvi, James Blake and These New Puritans, Meredith’s dizzying CV includes being Composer in Residence for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a piece written for MRI scanner, soundtracking PRADA’s Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, symphonies created for nursery children, music for park benches in Hong Kong and sleep-pods in Singapore. Recent performances at the BBC Proms have included collaborations with Laura Marling and The Stranglers for the first 6Music Prom, a performance of her body-percussion piece ‘Connect It’ from the BBC Ten Pieces project and her Last Night of the Proms composition ‘Froms’ was simultaneously performed by five symphony orchestras across the UK, was broadcast to an audience of 40 million people
Anna Meredith’s debut LP Varmints is due for release on March 4th, 2016 via Moshi Moshi.

Track List:
01. Nautilus02. Taken03. Scrimshaw04. Something Helpful05. R-Type06. Dowager07. The Vapours08. Honeyed Words09. Last Rose10. Shill11. BlackfriarsLive Dates
Upcoming Tour Dates:
March24 - Soup Kitchen - Manchester, UK25 - Westcoast Bar - Margate, UK29 - Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) - London, UK
April02 - Paard Van Troje - The Hague, NL04 - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ - Amsterdam, NL19 – 21 May - The Great Escape - Brighton, UK

New Album Anxious Utopia by My Gold Mask Streaming Now On EARMILK

New Album By My Gold Mask Anxious Utopia Out Friday 3/4

Interview & Album Stream Available Now On EARMILK

Album Release Show and Tour Dates Listed Below
"'Battles' is a visceral and industrial-tinged anthem and the first single off the Chicago-based trio's upcoming album" - NYLON "[on 'Connect'] What they’re delivering now, however, is the band’s best sonic recipe yet—a sophisticated electro-pop foundation, painted with the soaring ingenuity of Shiny Toy Guns’ 2006 debut We Are Pilots and dotted with the nostalgic confidence of 1980’s Pat Benatar." - BULLETT "Is it just me needing therapy, or does this song ['Dissipate'] make you want to dance your way right into an epic street brawl?" - PASTE Magazine
 ANXIOUS UTOPIA - TRACKLISTING
01. Forgive Again
02. Battles
03. Connect
04. Dangerous
05. Insomnia
06. Dissipate
07. Explode
08. Gone Gone Gone
09. Cautionary Lives
10. Lipstick Bruises
11. In Diamond White
12. SeveredUpcoming Tour Dates
03.04 - The Hi-Fi - Indianapolis
03.05 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago
03.11 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines
03.12 - Replay Lounge - Lawrence
03.13 - Taps & Caps - Denton TX
03.15 - Double Wide - Dallas
03.18 - Iron Bear SXSW - Austin
03.20 - Maxine's - Hot Springs
03.21 - miniBar - Kansas City
03.23 - The 806 - Amarillo
03.24 - Low Spirits - Albuquerque
03.25 - Club Congress - Tucson
03.26 - Complex - Glendale
04.23 - Pianos - New York
 The Chicago based indie electronic trio  My Gold Mask  will be releasing their upcoming album, Anxious Utopia  on March 4th, 2016 via Moon Sounds Records. Anxious Utopia is the band's first release since 2013's  Leave Me Midnight , but their ability to create exhilarating pop songs with dazzling guitar riffs, pulsing synths and a driving beat all wrapped up in Gretta Rochelle's sparkling vocals will have you nostalgic for the days when kids used to actually dance at indie rock shows. Though this record is definitely high energy, it's really all about the struggles and anxiety that come along with being an artist or creative in an era of socially advocated technological interconnectedness, a topic Gretta has much personal experience with and is happy to discuss.

My Gold Mask will be hosting an album release show at  Lincoln Hall in Chicago  on March 5th and will soon be announcing multiple dates in Austin as an  Official SXSW Showcasing artist . Please feel free to get in touch with all artist inquiries and interview requests as well as requests for physical copies of the CD or pre-order links. Photo Cred: Jason Creps

DEFTONES ANNOUNCE SPRING U.S. HEADLINING TOUR

DEFTONES ANNOUNCE SPRING U.S. HEADLINING TOUR BAND TOURING IN SUPPORT OF BRAND-NEW ALBUM, GORE, DUE ON APRIL 8TH DEFTONES TO PEFORM AT SPIN'S 2016 SXSW SHOWCASE AT STUBB'S ALONG WITH CHVRCHES


February 29th, 2016 - (Burbank, CA) - Multiplatinum, Grammy Award-winning alternative-rock band Deftoneshave announced that they will hit the road for a headline U.S. tour beginning May 8th in Charlotte, NC. Tickets go on-sale March 4th at www.deftones.com The band had previously announced spring tour dates, including a March 5th headline performance on night two at Travis Barker's Musink Festival - a three-day tattoo convention, car show, and concert, followed by appearances at this year's SXSW music festival, including a performance at SPIN's 14th Annual Day Party at Stubb's on March 18th. May and June will find Deftones appearing at major festivals in the U.S. and Europe, includingCarolina Rebellion, Rock on the Range, Rock AM Ring, Rock IM Park, and Download, among others as well as a solo-headline play at Wembley Arena. Please see below for all upcoming tour dates. Deftones are touring in support of their eagerly awaited eighth studio album, GORE, which will be released on April 8th via Warner Bros. Records. GORE is now available for pre-order at www.deftones.com . Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of the first single, "Prayers/Triangles." Deftones is vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, keyboardist/samplist Frank Delgado, drummer Abe Cunningham and bassist Sergio Vega. Deftones upcoming tour dates are as follows: 03/05  Costa Mesa, CA                    Musink Festival03/16  Mission, TX                           Never Say Never Festival03/18  Austin, TX                              SPIN Party at Stubb's03/19  San Antonio, TX                   Lonestar Events Center03/20  Dallas, TX                               South Side Ballroom03/22  Houston, TX                          Revention Music Center03/24  Lubbock, TX                          Lonestar Pavilion05/08  Concord, NC                          Carolina Rebellion05/10  Memphis, TN                        Minglewood Hall*05/11  Nashville, TN                        Ryman Auditorium*05/13  Pompano Beach, FL            Pompano Beach Amphitheatre*05/14  Lake Buena Vista, FL          House of Blues*05/15  Atlanta, GA                            Shaky Knees Festival05/17  St. Augustine, FL                  St. Augustine Amphitheatre*05/18  New Orleans, LA                  Orpheum Theatre*05/20  Kansas City, MO                   Uptown Theatre*05/21  Maryland Heights, MO       KPNT Pointfest*05/22  Columbus, OH                      Rock on the Range*05/24  Sioux Falls, SD                     The District*05/25  Wichita, KS                           Cotillion Ballroom*05/26  Oklahoma City, OK             Criterion Theater*05/28  El Paso, TX                            Neon Desert Festival*06/03  London, UK                           The SSE Arena Wembley06/04  Mendig, Germany                Rock AM Ring06/05  Nürnberg, Germany            Rock IM Park06/10  Paris, France                         Download Festival06/11  Derby, UK                              Download Festival06/14  Cologne, Germany              Palladium06/15  Berlin, Germany                  Columbiahalle06/17  Aarhus, Denmark                NorthSide Festival06/18  Reykjavik, Iceland              Secret Solstice *denotes newly announced show