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February 4, 2016
Yael Naim ("New Soul") Returns To U.S. For NYC & Chicago City Winery Performances Feb 22-24
YAEL NAIM
Returns To The U.S. With Three Special Chicago & NYC Performances Beginning February 22nd!
2/22: Chicago, IL @ City Winery2/23: New York, NY @ City Winery2/24: New York, NY @ City Winery
Nominated For Two 2016 Victoires de la Musique For Female Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year
LISTEN // SHARE: “ Dream In My Head ” + “ Coward ”
"Tough but delicate vocals – her unconcealed French accent adds extra lilt and charm"– The New York Times“Sultry, bluesy shuffle”– USA Today“Exudes sprightly Joni Mitchell-goes-Dixieland charm”– Entertainment Weekly“Infectious…”– ELLE Magazine
Acclaimed Israeli-French singer/songwriter Yael Naim is set to return to the U.S. for the first time since 2011 with three special Chicago & NYC performances that begin February 22nd. Revered for her soulful yet delicate vocals, Naim became an instant success both in her native France and abroad when her self-titled album went Gold in 2008. Lead single “ New Soul ” became a worldwide hit following an Apple advert handpicked by Steve Jobs himself.
Her new album Older is out now in France and coming to the U.S. later this year. Mixed by Grammy winning producer Michael Brauer (Coldplay , Grizzly Bear, M Ward), Older has already gone Gold in France and boasts two 2016 Victoires de la Musique (France’s equivalent to The Grammys) nominations for Female Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year. She is set to perform on the televised awards ceremony later this month (Feb 12th).
Highlighted by singles “ Coward ” and “ Dream In My Head ,” Older is a collaborative effort by Naim and partner David Donatien. Recorded in their home on the outskirts of Paris, the album draws inspiration from Naim’s French and Israeli roots and features a variety of guest musicians - including Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Leyla Mccalla on the track “Ima” and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste from The Meters on “Walk Walk” - that create a construction of rhythm and vocals that build upon Naim’s signature sound.
For a taste of what Yael Naim has in store, be sure to catch her spellbinding live performances in NYC & Chicago later this month!
Website // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube
Returns To The U.S. With Three Special Chicago & NYC Performances Beginning February 22nd!
2/22: Chicago, IL @ City Winery2/23: New York, NY @ City Winery2/24: New York, NY @ City Winery
Nominated For Two 2016 Victoires de la Musique For Female Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year
LISTEN // SHARE: “ Dream In My Head ” + “ Coward ”
"Tough but delicate vocals – her unconcealed French accent adds extra lilt and charm"– The New York Times“Sultry, bluesy shuffle”– USA Today“Exudes sprightly Joni Mitchell-goes-Dixieland charm”– Entertainment Weekly“Infectious…”– ELLE Magazine
Acclaimed Israeli-French singer/songwriter Yael Naim is set to return to the U.S. for the first time since 2011 with three special Chicago & NYC performances that begin February 22nd. Revered for her soulful yet delicate vocals, Naim became an instant success both in her native France and abroad when her self-titled album went Gold in 2008. Lead single “ New Soul ” became a worldwide hit following an Apple advert handpicked by Steve Jobs himself.
Her new album Older is out now in France and coming to the U.S. later this year. Mixed by Grammy winning producer Michael Brauer (Coldplay , Grizzly Bear, M Ward), Older has already gone Gold in France and boasts two 2016 Victoires de la Musique (France’s equivalent to The Grammys) nominations for Female Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year. She is set to perform on the televised awards ceremony later this month (Feb 12th).
Highlighted by singles “ Coward ” and “ Dream In My Head ,” Older is a collaborative effort by Naim and partner David Donatien. Recorded in their home on the outskirts of Paris, the album draws inspiration from Naim’s French and Israeli roots and features a variety of guest musicians - including Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Leyla Mccalla on the track “Ima” and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste from The Meters on “Walk Walk” - that create a construction of rhythm and vocals that build upon Naim’s signature sound.
For a taste of what Yael Naim has in store, be sure to catch her spellbinding live performances in NYC & Chicago later this month!
Website // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube
Miike Snow Drop "I Feel The Weight"
MIIKE SNOW DROP “I FEEL THE WEIGHT”LISTEN NOW VIA
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OUT WORLDWIDE FRIDAY!iTunes |Amazon|Picture Disc & Bundles“ ‘I Feel The Weight’ sees the band venture down an undeniably melancholic path, with deep vocoder clad vocals is soaring synth work that stir up all the emotions.”
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Miike Snow released “I Feel The Weight,” another new track from the trio’s forthcoming album iii out everywhere March 4 via Downtown/Atlantic Records. Listen to “I Feel The Weight” here. “ ‘I Feel The Weight’ sees the band venture down an undeniably melancholic path, with deep vocoder clad vocals is soaring synth work that stir up all the emotions,” hailsVice’s i-D. “I Feel The Weight” follows the release of Miike Snow’s compelling “Genghis Khan” music video - watch here.
Miike Snow has also unveiled a major North American headline tour, with their first live show in three years commencing at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge on March 3, along with a special release day show on March 4 at Warsaw in Brooklyn (on-sale tomorrow). The tour continues through the summer with stops at major festivals including Coachella, ULTRA and Governors Ball. Full list of dates below.
iii is available now for pre-order on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, with all orders receiving instant grat downloads of “Heart Is Full,” single “Genghis Khan,” “Heart Is Full (Feat. Run The Jewels) [Remix],” and, starting Friday, “I Feel The Weight.” In addition, limited edition picture disc vinyl and special bundles are available for pre-order exclusively via Miike Snow’s official web store (link: http://smarturl.it/MiikeSnow.store ). In more news, MoMA’s Sunday Sessions is presenting VALIUM VALENTINE on February 14th; a collaboration between Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt and German artist Sarah Ortmeyer. The six-hour musical performance will see Wyatt joined by special guests including Charli XCX, Empress Of, Hisham Bharoocha and more.
MIIKE SNOW Tour DatesMARCHMarch 03 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT)March 04 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw March 05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of The Living Arts (SOLD OUT)March 09 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)March 11 Atlanta, GA Buckhead TheatreMarch 12 New Orleans, LA Buku Music & Art ProjectMarch 13 Houston, TX House of BluesMarch 15 Dallas, TX Granada Theater (SOLD OUT)March 18 – 20 Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival
APRILApril 9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)April 10 Seattle, WA The Showbox (SOLD OUT)April 11 Portland, OR Roseland TheaterApril 13 San Francisco, CA The Independent (SOLD OUT)April 14 San Francisco, CA The Independent (SOLD OUT)April 16 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool at The CosmopolitanApril 17 Indio, CA CoachellaApril 20 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda TheatreApril 21 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet’sApril 24 Indio, CA Coachella
MAYMay 20 Nashville, TN Marathon Music WorksMay 20 - 23 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music FestivalMay 23 St. Louis, MO The PageantMay 24 Louisville, KY Headliners Music HallMay 26 Columbus, OH Newport Music HallMay 27 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls TheatreMay 28-29 Boston, MA Boston Calling Music FestivalMay 30 Montreal, QC MetropolisMay 31 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
JUNEJune 2 Detroit, MI Majestic TheatreJune 3 - 5 New York, NY Governors Ball Music Festival
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Miike Snow released “I Feel The Weight,” another new track from the trio’s forthcoming album iii out everywhere March 4 via Downtown/Atlantic Records. Listen to “I Feel The Weight” here. “ ‘I Feel The Weight’ sees the band venture down an undeniably melancholic path, with deep vocoder clad vocals is soaring synth work that stir up all the emotions,” hailsVice’s i-D. “I Feel The Weight” follows the release of Miike Snow’s compelling “Genghis Khan” music video - watch here.
Miike Snow has also unveiled a major North American headline tour, with their first live show in three years commencing at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge on March 3, along with a special release day show on March 4 at Warsaw in Brooklyn (on-sale tomorrow). The tour continues through the summer with stops at major festivals including Coachella, ULTRA and Governors Ball. Full list of dates below.
iii is available now for pre-order on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, with all orders receiving instant grat downloads of “Heart Is Full,” single “Genghis Khan,” “Heart Is Full (Feat. Run The Jewels) [Remix],” and, starting Friday, “I Feel The Weight.” In addition, limited edition picture disc vinyl and special bundles are available for pre-order exclusively via Miike Snow’s official web store (link: http://smarturl.it/MiikeSnow.store ). In more news, MoMA’s Sunday Sessions is presenting VALIUM VALENTINE on February 14th; a collaboration between Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt and German artist Sarah Ortmeyer. The six-hour musical performance will see Wyatt joined by special guests including Charli XCX, Empress Of, Hisham Bharoocha and more.
MIIKE SNOW Tour DatesMARCHMarch 03 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT)March 04 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw March 05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of The Living Arts (SOLD OUT)March 09 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)March 11 Atlanta, GA Buckhead TheatreMarch 12 New Orleans, LA Buku Music & Art ProjectMarch 13 Houston, TX House of BluesMarch 15 Dallas, TX Granada Theater (SOLD OUT)March 18 – 20 Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival
APRILApril 9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)April 10 Seattle, WA The Showbox (SOLD OUT)April 11 Portland, OR Roseland TheaterApril 13 San Francisco, CA The Independent (SOLD OUT)April 14 San Francisco, CA The Independent (SOLD OUT)April 16 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool at The CosmopolitanApril 17 Indio, CA CoachellaApril 20 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda TheatreApril 21 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet’sApril 24 Indio, CA Coachella
MAYMay 20 Nashville, TN Marathon Music WorksMay 20 - 23 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music FestivalMay 23 St. Louis, MO The PageantMay 24 Louisville, KY Headliners Music HallMay 26 Columbus, OH Newport Music HallMay 27 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls TheatreMay 28-29 Boston, MA Boston Calling Music FestivalMay 30 Montreal, QC MetropolisMay 31 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
JUNEJune 2 Detroit, MI Majestic TheatreJune 3 - 5 New York, NY Governors Ball Music Festival
Soulwax presents... Charlotte - 'The Best Thing' from new film 'Belgica'!
SOULWAX presents…
Charlotte - 'The Best Thing'https://soundcloud.com/pias/charlotte-the-best-thing-original-soundtrack-by-soulwax/s-w5z0yVarious Artists: Belgica - an original soundtrack composed, recorded and produced by Soulwax.Released through Play It Again Sam - 26.02.16“One of the best records of 2016” - Konbini
“A great Soulwax soundtrack” – The GuardianSoulwax emerge with news of forthcoming musical endeavours, the soundtrack for Belgica - the new film by Oscar nominated director, Felix Van Groeningen (previously nominated for Best Foreign Language in 2014 with ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’)The film sees Soulwax’s influence throughout from composing, arranging and recording the original score to creating each and every one of the fictional musical artists featured. A diverse collection of songs, performed by a similarly varied set of artists has seen Soulwax create what is a unique soundtrack that continues to see them evolve as musical progressionists. The film has already been screened at this year’s prestigious Sundance Film Festival.Recorded and mixed at Soulwax’s new Deewee studio in Ghent, the entire project has been over twelve months in the making.As the group says:“We recorded the original music being played in the club, wrote the music, rehearsed and recorded live on set the tracks played by the bands - ranging from a live kraut techno band, White Virgins, bequiffed psychobilly trio They Live through to hardcore outfit Burning Phlegm (featuring Sepultura’s Igor Cavalera) whilst chanteuse Charlotte represents the other end of the spectrum with her neo soul pop.” The past couple of years have also seen the brothers launch their innovative and hugely successful Radio Soulwax project as well as continuing to tour the world as 2manydjs.Belgica - The soundtrack is Charlotte - The Best ThingThe Shitz - How LongRubber Band – CaoutchoucWhite Virgins - Turn Off The LightsLight Bulb Matrix - Hot DecemberKursat 9000 - Çölde Kutup AyisiErasmus - Ti Ricordi Di MeBurning Phlegm – NothingAquazul – Slippy Fingers Roland McBeth - Don’t wait Up For MeDiploma - Got Any Chris Rea?They Live - The Cookie CrumblesDanyel Galaxy - Cybernetic Permutations In The Key Of AThe Shitz - Sell It With Your FaceRobert Vanderwiel - Nine Thousand EyesNoah’s Dark - Inward
Charlotte - 'The Best Thing'https://soundcloud.com/pias/charlotte-the-best-thing-original-soundtrack-by-soulwax/s-w5z0yVarious Artists: Belgica - an original soundtrack composed, recorded and produced by Soulwax.Released through Play It Again Sam - 26.02.16“One of the best records of 2016” - Konbini“A great Soulwax soundtrack” – The GuardianSoulwax emerge with news of forthcoming musical endeavours, the soundtrack for Belgica - the new film by Oscar nominated director, Felix Van Groeningen (previously nominated for Best Foreign Language in 2014 with ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’)The film sees Soulwax’s influence throughout from composing, arranging and recording the original score to creating each and every one of the fictional musical artists featured. A diverse collection of songs, performed by a similarly varied set of artists has seen Soulwax create what is a unique soundtrack that continues to see them evolve as musical progressionists. The film has already been screened at this year’s prestigious Sundance Film Festival.Recorded and mixed at Soulwax’s new Deewee studio in Ghent, the entire project has been over twelve months in the making.As the group says:“We recorded the original music being played in the club, wrote the music, rehearsed and recorded live on set the tracks played by the bands - ranging from a live kraut techno band, White Virgins, bequiffed psychobilly trio They Live through to hardcore outfit Burning Phlegm (featuring Sepultura’s Igor Cavalera) whilst chanteuse Charlotte represents the other end of the spectrum with her neo soul pop.” The past couple of years have also seen the brothers launch their innovative and hugely successful Radio Soulwax project as well as continuing to tour the world as 2manydjs.Belgica - The soundtrack is Charlotte - The Best ThingThe Shitz - How LongRubber Band – CaoutchoucWhite Virgins - Turn Off The LightsLight Bulb Matrix - Hot DecemberKursat 9000 - Çölde Kutup AyisiErasmus - Ti Ricordi Di MeBurning Phlegm – NothingAquazul – Slippy Fingers Roland McBeth - Don’t wait Up For MeDiploma - Got Any Chris Rea?They Live - The Cookie CrumblesDanyel Galaxy - Cybernetic Permutations In The Key Of AThe Shitz - Sell It With Your FaceRobert Vanderwiel - Nine Thousand EyesNoah’s Dark - Inward
Noise Pop Festival Announces Song Exploder with Carly Rae Jepsen, Kamasi Washington Conversation, NPHQ Events, Secret Shows
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-- NOISE POP FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NPHQ PROGRAMMING WITH RETURN TO SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL, PLUS SPECIAL MUSIC + ART EVENTS
Featuring Song Exploder Podcast Live with Carly Rae Jepsen, Conversation with Kamasi Washington, Noise Pop After Hours, Art Receptions, and more
February 19-28 in the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 4, 2016) – Noise Pop Festival, the Bay Area’s premier indie music and arts festival, is releasing today the lineup of special programming happening at Swedish American Hall, returning this year as Noise Pop Headquarters, as well as art events, happy hours and more at additional festival venues and locations around the city. For a complete schedule of the events at Noise Pop HQ, including additional musical performances and film screenings, visit http://nphq.noisepop.com/.
Returning to Noise Pop and beloved San Francisco landmark Swedish American Hall, the Song Exploder Podcast presented by MailChimp will hold a live recording with Carly Rae Jepsen on February 27. Song Exploder will dissect one of Jepsen’s songs live while telling the story of how that particular track was created. Last year, music fans were treated to dissections of songs by Toro Y Moi and How To Dress Well. Also taking place at Swedish American Hall is a special Noise Pop HQ Culture Hour featuring a conversation with jazz saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington and music producer and industry veteran David Katznelson on February 25.
The Swedish American Hall celebrated their grand reopening during the 2015 Noise Pop 2015 as a new live music venue and event space, and Noise Pop has continued to bring amazing concerts and cultural programming year-round to the venue. And this year, the venue will once again be ground zero for the festival as a place where attendees and artists can gather before heading out to check out the music and film programs.
The historic Cafe du Nord, in the basement of the Swedish American Hall, reopened in the summer of 2015 by Ne Timeas Restaurant Group and The Bon Vivants, will host after hour events presented by Jack Daniel’s with special impromptu late-night performances. The artists appearing on stage for Noise Pop After Hours at Cafe du Nord will be released each night (February 24-26) via the Noise Pop mobile app. The Festival is also excited to bring a series of Noise Pop Art Receptions, which will include the annual photo show and the Retrospectacular featuring the poster art of 2016 Noise Pop artist Kii Arens. Noise Pop will also host the special HQ Culture Hour, MailChimp Presents Litquake: I thought It Sucked—One Star Reviews of Beloved Music Masterpieces, which will showcase Bay Area musicians, writers and performers presenting dramatic readings of one-star reviews that trash the world’s most treasured music masterpieces. Bender’s Bar & Grill will host the Noise Pop Happy Hours, which will include performances from a different lineup of bands each evening.
Noise Pop Festival HQ Programming and Special EventsTuesday, February 23Presented by GibbsmoNoise Pop Art Reception: Fucked Up But BeautifulBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/23/noise-pop-art-reception-fucked-up-but-beautiful
Wednesday, February 24MailChimp Presents HQ Culture Hour: Badge Holder Appreciation partySwedish American Hall / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/hq-culture-hour-badge-holder-appreciation
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour hosted by DoTheBay and San FranpsychoFeaturing performances by Bladesnake (aka Down & Outlaws), Down Dirty Shake, Talk of ShamansBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/hosted-by-dothebay-san-franpsycho
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/cafe-du-nord-after-hours-with-special-guest
Thursday, February 25HQ Culture HourDavid Katznelson In Conversation with Kamasi WashingtonSwedish American Hall / 4 – 6 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/hq-culture-hour-kamasi-washington-in-conversation-with-david-katznelson
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by Different FurPerformances by Dead Ships, NRVS LVRS, White KnucklesBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/dead-ships-nrvs-lvrs-white-knuckles-hosted-by-different-fur
Noise Pop Art Reception It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll Annual Photo ShowHotel Biron / 6 – 9 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/noise-pop-art-reception-its-only-rock-n-roll
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455911
Friday, February 26MailChimp PresentsHQ Culture HourLitquake: I Thought It Sucked—One Star Reviews of Beloved Music MasterpiecesSwedish American Hall / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/litquake-i-thought-it-sucked
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by The Bay BridgedPerformances by Baus, The Classical, Motor InnBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/baus-the-classical-motor-inn-hosted-by-the-bay-bridged
Noise Pop Art ReceptionRetrospectacularFeaturing the Poster Art of 2016 Noise Pop Artist Kii ArensThe Mosser Hotel / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-art-reception-retrospectacular-the-poster-art-of-kii-arens
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455992
Saturday, February 27MailChimp PresentsHQ Culture HourSong Exploder Live Podcast Recording: Carly Rae JepsenSwedish American Hall / 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/27/songexplodercrj
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by Bender’s Bar & GrillPerformances by Pins of Light, Birth Defect, Dirty DenimBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455992
The Noise Pop Festival full music and film lineups are out now and available at lineup.noisepop.com/. This year’s performers include Metric, American Football, Drive Like Jehu, The Mountain Goats, Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Indian, DIIV, iLoveMakonnen, Parquet Courts, Vince Staples, Bill Callahan, Kamasi Washington, and Her Space Holiday.
Noise Pop badges are on sale, as are individual show tickets to all available currently announced performances, and can be purchased at http://noisepop.com/2016/buy-badges/.
If you are interested in catching a particular performance but the show is sold out, you can still purchase one of the festival badges, which grant access to all shows, space permitting. The General Music badge does not grant access to the film screenings and events, and the Film Series badge does not grant you access to music shows. Music + Film Series badges, on the other hand, grant you access to both music and film events. While Super Fan Badges guarantee access to all music shows and film screenings with red carpet treatment for the duration of the festival.
Noise Pop Festival’s 2016 artwork was created by artist Kii Arens.
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-- NOISE POP FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NPHQ PROGRAMMING WITH RETURN TO SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL, PLUS SPECIAL MUSIC + ART EVENTS
Featuring Song Exploder Podcast Live with Carly Rae Jepsen, Conversation with Kamasi Washington, Noise Pop After Hours, Art Receptions, and more
February 19-28 in the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 4, 2016) – Noise Pop Festival, the Bay Area’s premier indie music and arts festival, is releasing today the lineup of special programming happening at Swedish American Hall, returning this year as Noise Pop Headquarters, as well as art events, happy hours and more at additional festival venues and locations around the city. For a complete schedule of the events at Noise Pop HQ, including additional musical performances and film screenings, visit http://nphq.noisepop.com/.
Returning to Noise Pop and beloved San Francisco landmark Swedish American Hall, the Song Exploder Podcast presented by MailChimp will hold a live recording with Carly Rae Jepsen on February 27. Song Exploder will dissect one of Jepsen’s songs live while telling the story of how that particular track was created. Last year, music fans were treated to dissections of songs by Toro Y Moi and How To Dress Well. Also taking place at Swedish American Hall is a special Noise Pop HQ Culture Hour featuring a conversation with jazz saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington and music producer and industry veteran David Katznelson on February 25.
The Swedish American Hall celebrated their grand reopening during the 2015 Noise Pop 2015 as a new live music venue and event space, and Noise Pop has continued to bring amazing concerts and cultural programming year-round to the venue. And this year, the venue will once again be ground zero for the festival as a place where attendees and artists can gather before heading out to check out the music and film programs.
The historic Cafe du Nord, in the basement of the Swedish American Hall, reopened in the summer of 2015 by Ne Timeas Restaurant Group and The Bon Vivants, will host after hour events presented by Jack Daniel’s with special impromptu late-night performances. The artists appearing on stage for Noise Pop After Hours at Cafe du Nord will be released each night (February 24-26) via the Noise Pop mobile app. The Festival is also excited to bring a series of Noise Pop Art Receptions, which will include the annual photo show and the Retrospectacular featuring the poster art of 2016 Noise Pop artist Kii Arens. Noise Pop will also host the special HQ Culture Hour, MailChimp Presents Litquake: I thought It Sucked—One Star Reviews of Beloved Music Masterpieces, which will showcase Bay Area musicians, writers and performers presenting dramatic readings of one-star reviews that trash the world’s most treasured music masterpieces. Bender’s Bar & Grill will host the Noise Pop Happy Hours, which will include performances from a different lineup of bands each evening.
Noise Pop Festival HQ Programming and Special EventsTuesday, February 23Presented by GibbsmoNoise Pop Art Reception: Fucked Up But BeautifulBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/23/noise-pop-art-reception-fucked-up-but-beautiful
Wednesday, February 24MailChimp Presents HQ Culture Hour: Badge Holder Appreciation partySwedish American Hall / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/hq-culture-hour-badge-holder-appreciation
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour hosted by DoTheBay and San FranpsychoFeaturing performances by Bladesnake (aka Down & Outlaws), Down Dirty Shake, Talk of ShamansBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/hosted-by-dothebay-san-franpsycho
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/24/cafe-du-nord-after-hours-with-special-guest
Thursday, February 25HQ Culture HourDavid Katznelson In Conversation with Kamasi WashingtonSwedish American Hall / 4 – 6 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/hq-culture-hour-kamasi-washington-in-conversation-with-david-katznelson
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by Different FurPerformances by Dead Ships, NRVS LVRS, White KnucklesBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/dead-ships-nrvs-lvrs-white-knuckles-hosted-by-different-fur
Noise Pop Art Reception It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll Annual Photo ShowHotel Biron / 6 – 9 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/noise-pop-art-reception-its-only-rock-n-roll
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/25/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455911
Friday, February 26MailChimp PresentsHQ Culture HourLitquake: I Thought It Sucked—One Star Reviews of Beloved Music MasterpiecesSwedish American Hall / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/litquake-i-thought-it-sucked
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by The Bay BridgedPerformances by Baus, The Classical, Motor InnBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/baus-the-classical-motor-inn-hosted-by-the-bay-bridged
Noise Pop Art ReceptionRetrospectacularFeaturing the Poster Art of 2016 Noise Pop Artist Kii ArensThe Mosser Hotel / 5 – 7 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-art-reception-retrospectacular-the-poster-art-of-kii-arens
Jack Daniel’s Presents Noise Pop After HoursFeaturing Special Guest PerformanceCafe du Nord / 11:30 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455992
Saturday, February 27MailChimp PresentsHQ Culture HourSong Exploder Live Podcast Recording: Carly Rae JepsenSwedish American Hall / 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/27/songexplodercrj
Jack Daniel’s & Mavericks Brewing PresentNoise Pop Happy Hour Hosted by Bender’s Bar & GrillPerformances by Pins of Light, Birth Defect, Dirty DenimBender’s Bar & Grill / 5 – 8 p.m.http://schedule.noisepop.com/events/2016/2/26/noise-pop-after-hours-with-special-guest-1454455992
The Noise Pop Festival full music and film lineups are out now and available at lineup.noisepop.com/. This year’s performers include Metric, American Football, Drive Like Jehu, The Mountain Goats, Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Indian, DIIV, iLoveMakonnen, Parquet Courts, Vince Staples, Bill Callahan, Kamasi Washington, and Her Space Holiday.
Noise Pop badges are on sale, as are individual show tickets to all available currently announced performances, and can be purchased at http://noisepop.com/2016/buy-badges/.
If you are interested in catching a particular performance but the show is sold out, you can still purchase one of the festival badges, which grant access to all shows, space permitting. The General Music badge does not grant access to the film screenings and events, and the Film Series badge does not grant you access to music shows. Music + Film Series badges, on the other hand, grant you access to both music and film events. While Super Fan Badges guarantee access to all music shows and film screenings with red carpet treatment for the duration of the festival.
Noise Pop Festival’s 2016 artwork was created by artist Kii Arens.
The Dead Weather release video for new single, "Impossible Winner"
THE DEAD WEATHER UNVEILSTRIKING VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "IMPOSSIBLE WINNER" PREMIERING TODAY EXCLUSIVELY ON TIDAL SOPHIE MULLER & ROSS MCDOWELL-DIRECTED VIDEO DEBUTS TOMORROW ON VEVO "I FEEL LOVE (EVERY MILLION MILES)" AMONG "BEST MUSIC VIDEO" NOMINEES FOR UPCOMING 58 TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS
The Dead Weather have premiered their chilling and striking new video for "Impossible Winner." The second single and official music video from 2015's acclaimed
DODGE AND BURN
, "Impossible Winner" debuts today exclusively on the front page of global music and entertainment platform TIDAL and is available to watch in full without a subscription for 24 hours only. The video - directed by Sophie Muller and Ross McDowell - will be released worldwide via The Dead Weather's official VEVO channel tomorrow, February 5th, at 10 am ET."I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" - the first single/video from DODGE AND BURN - is among the "Best Music Video" nominees for the upcoming 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, honoring video directors Ian Schwartz & Cooper Roberts and video producers Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, along with The Dead Weather themselves. "I Feel Love (A Million Miles)" can be viewed now HERE. The Dead Weather - Jack White, Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence - returned at long last with 2015's electrifying DODGE AND BURN . The album made an explosive chart debut upon its September release, entering the Soundscan/Billboard 200 at #10 - The Dead Weather's third consecutive top 10 debut. What's more, DODGE AND BURN came in at #1 on Billboard's "independent Albums" chart and #2 on both the "Alternative Albums" and "Rock Albums" rankings. Along with its worldwide popular success, DODGE AND BURN also reaped immediate critical acclaim from around the globe. ROLLING STONE awarded DODGE AND BURN its coveted lead review spot and called it the band's "most raunchiest and fun yet," while SPIN gave the album a rating of 8-out-of-10, noting The Dead Weather are "an outfit whose members are hardly content to rest on their past achievements. DODGE AND BURN is one of their greatest." "The Dead Weather's finest work to date," declared A.V.CLUB of the album's closing track, "Impossible Winner," calling it "exactly the kind of curveball that makes DODGE AND BURN so appealing." The Dead Weather "administer a thorough scrubbing to knackered old garage-rock until it gleams like the chrome fender on a Dodge," noted UNCUT, while CLASH praised DODGE AND BURN as "a sassy ball of madness coming at your ears at 120mph." DODGE AND BURN was heralded with a series of live performance videos - directed by Jack White and edited by White and Brad Holland - all of which can be viewed now at the band's official TheDeadWeatherTV. The Dead Weather made but one public live performance supporting DODGE AND BURN , blowing the roof off New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater with an electrifying rendition of "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" on CBS' Late Show with Stephen Colbert. BUY DODGE AND BURN: Third Man Records iTunes Amazon ### TheDeadWeather.com ThirdManRecords.com
Kyle Craft to release Dolls of Highland worldwide April 29th through Sub Pop
Kyle Craft to release Dolls of Highland
worldwide April 29th through Sub Pop
Listen: “Lady of the Ark”
(Billboard premiere)
http://u.subpop.com/1Pl6Mra
Sub Pop is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Craft will release Dolls of Highland, his label debut, on CD / LP / DL / CASS worldwide April 29th. The twelve track album features the singles “Lady of the Ark,” “Eye of the Hurricane,” “Future Midcity Massacre,” and “Black Mary”. Please find a tracklisting below.
Dolls of Highland was written, recorded and produced by Craft, mixed by Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence at the Old Jantzen Building in Portland, and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Billboard says of Kyle Craft and“Lady of the Ark”: "Craft admits his voice sounds a good deal like Bob Dylan's, and that his muse has come to him many, many times. Still, "Lady of the Ark" hints that Craft's music is so full of its own weird singularity that he's on to something far beyond idol worship (see news story Thursday, February 4th).”
Dolls of Highland will be available for preorder from Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Bandcamp. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com will receive the "Loser" edition on pink vinyl with black swirl.
Kyle Craft has scheduled a hometown show on Sunday, February 7th at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon. There will be additional tour dates announced shortly.
About Kyle Craft:
Kyle Craft grew up in a tiny Louisiana town on the banks of the Mississippi, where he spent most of his time catching alligators and rattlesnakes instead of playing football or picking up the guitar. He’s not the born product of a musical family, and bands never came through town--it was only a chance trip to K-Mart that gave him his first album, a David Bowie hits compilation that helped inspire him eventually to channel his innate feral energy into songwriting and rock and roll.
That self-made talent drives every note of Dolls of Highland, Craft’s exhilarating, fearless solo debut. “This album is the dark corner of a bar,” he says. “It’s that feeling at the end of the night when you’re confronted with ‘now what?’”
Craft knows the feeling well--Dolls began to take shape when everything he took for granted was suddenly over, including an eight-year relationship. “All of a sudden I was left with just me for the first time in my adult life,” he says. He decided to get himself and the music he’d been working on far away from the ghosts of his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, to make a new life for himself in Portland, Oregon, living under a friend’s pool table while he demoed new songs and started to tackle his own question about what came next.
Dolls of Highland crashes open with “Eye of a Hurricane,” a whirlwind of ragtime piano and Craft’s dynamic, enthralling vocals. He calls it a “jealous song,” stirred up by the memories of an ill-fated crush and a drama of “weird little connections, a spider web of what the fuck?”
The swinging, resonant “Lady of the Ark” is also tied up in that web, “a very incestuous song,” says Craft. “It’s about these messed up relationships, maybe involving me, maybe revolving around me.” Most of the characters and atmospheres on the album come from in and around Shreveport, where Craft briefly returned while recording the album for an intensely productive reckoning with his past. He stayed in a friend’s laundry room in the Highland neighborhood, where he recorded the whole album in two months on a home studio rig. “I dedicated the album to Shreveport and called it Dolls of Highland for all the girls and ghosts in town who influenced it so strongly.”
Craft eventually returned to Portland where Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence helped refine and mix the album to move it from its DIY beginnings to a more fully realized work. Craft played most of the instruments on the album, but the recorded songs transmit the power of his live performance. “It's just letting go,” says Craft. “I think it's just all about feeling it in your chest.”
And then there’s Craft’s unforgettable voice--”I’m fully aware that I have a very abrasive, very loud voice, but Bob Dylan is the one that taught me to embrace that,” says Craft. “I stray away from him from time to time, but always come back. I don’t want to come off as antique, but I also don’t want to be afraid of paying homage to the stuff I’ve always loved.” With those influences as inspiration, Craft’s talent and singular creativity move the conversation into new and unpredictable places.
And no question, this album is very much about moving forward. “After everything fell apart, it didn't take very long for me to learn who I was and what I should be doing,” says Craft, who is walking out on the other side with Dolls of Highland.
worldwide April 29th through Sub Pop
Listen: “Lady of the Ark”(Billboard premiere)
http://u.subpop.com/1Pl6Mra
Sub Pop is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Craft will release Dolls of Highland, his label debut, on CD / LP / DL / CASS worldwide April 29th. The twelve track album features the singles “Lady of the Ark,” “Eye of the Hurricane,” “Future Midcity Massacre,” and “Black Mary”. Please find a tracklisting below.
Dolls of Highland was written, recorded and produced by Craft, mixed by Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence at the Old Jantzen Building in Portland, and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Billboard says of Kyle Craft and“Lady of the Ark”: "Craft admits his voice sounds a good deal like Bob Dylan's, and that his muse has come to him many, many times. Still, "Lady of the Ark" hints that Craft's music is so full of its own weird singularity that he's on to something far beyond idol worship (see news story Thursday, February 4th).”
Dolls of Highland will be available for preorder from Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Bandcamp. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com will receive the "Loser" edition on pink vinyl with black swirl.
Kyle Craft has scheduled a hometown show on Sunday, February 7th at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon. There will be additional tour dates announced shortly.
About Kyle Craft:
Kyle Craft grew up in a tiny Louisiana town on the banks of the Mississippi, where he spent most of his time catching alligators and rattlesnakes instead of playing football or picking up the guitar. He’s not the born product of a musical family, and bands never came through town--it was only a chance trip to K-Mart that gave him his first album, a David Bowie hits compilation that helped inspire him eventually to channel his innate feral energy into songwriting and rock and roll.
That self-made talent drives every note of Dolls of Highland, Craft’s exhilarating, fearless solo debut. “This album is the dark corner of a bar,” he says. “It’s that feeling at the end of the night when you’re confronted with ‘now what?’”
Craft knows the feeling well--Dolls began to take shape when everything he took for granted was suddenly over, including an eight-year relationship. “All of a sudden I was left with just me for the first time in my adult life,” he says. He decided to get himself and the music he’d been working on far away from the ghosts of his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, to make a new life for himself in Portland, Oregon, living under a friend’s pool table while he demoed new songs and started to tackle his own question about what came next.
Dolls of Highland crashes open with “Eye of a Hurricane,” a whirlwind of ragtime piano and Craft’s dynamic, enthralling vocals. He calls it a “jealous song,” stirred up by the memories of an ill-fated crush and a drama of “weird little connections, a spider web of what the fuck?”
The swinging, resonant “Lady of the Ark” is also tied up in that web, “a very incestuous song,” says Craft. “It’s about these messed up relationships, maybe involving me, maybe revolving around me.” Most of the characters and atmospheres on the album come from in and around Shreveport, where Craft briefly returned while recording the album for an intensely productive reckoning with his past. He stayed in a friend’s laundry room in the Highland neighborhood, where he recorded the whole album in two months on a home studio rig. “I dedicated the album to Shreveport and called it Dolls of Highland for all the girls and ghosts in town who influenced it so strongly.”
Craft eventually returned to Portland where Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel of The Helio Sequence helped refine and mix the album to move it from its DIY beginnings to a more fully realized work. Craft played most of the instruments on the album, but the recorded songs transmit the power of his live performance. “It's just letting go,” says Craft. “I think it's just all about feeling it in your chest.”
And then there’s Craft’s unforgettable voice--”I’m fully aware that I have a very abrasive, very loud voice, but Bob Dylan is the one that taught me to embrace that,” says Craft. “I stray away from him from time to time, but always come back. I don’t want to come off as antique, but I also don’t want to be afraid of paying homage to the stuff I’ve always loved.” With those influences as inspiration, Craft’s talent and singular creativity move the conversation into new and unpredictable places.
And no question, this album is very much about moving forward. “After everything fell apart, it didn't take very long for me to learn who I was and what I should be doing,” says Craft, who is walking out on the other side with Dolls of Highland.
ARO Premieres New Video For "Cocaine Style" - Out Today
ARO REVEALS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR NEW SONG
“COCAINE STYLE”
TO PERFORM LIVE AT THE ECHO IN LOS ANGELES ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
AND SXSW IN MARCH
“COCAINE STYLE”
OUT TODAY
WATCH
“COCAINE STYLE”
iTunes | Apple Music | Spotify
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
02/09 – Neon Gold's Popshop West at The Echo – Los Angeles, CA – TICKETS (9PM)
03/15-20 – SXSW – Austin, TX
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Today, ARO (aka Aimée Rachel Osbourne) revealed the official video for her brand new teaser track titled “Cocaine Style.”
“Cocaine Style” is available worldwide digitally from today and is accompanied by the haunting new video which premiered today via Noisey.com .
The stunning black and white video was directed by the talented Spencer Susser and “captures a lot of different people at really raw and vulnerable moments,” Aimée explains. “It’s easy to laugh at the drunk girl at the party, assume the homeless looking guy must be a crack head or that the pretty rich girl has a perfect life with no struggles,” she continues “and this video might make you feel uncomfortable, but that was kind of the point. I want viewers to ask themselves why they feel uncomfortable?”
“Cocaine Style” is the third track to be revealed from ARO, and comes just a few weeks after the premiere of her highly praised LCD Soundsystem cover of “I Can Change.” Last year, ARO entered the arena with her debut single “Raining Gold,” which has gone on to receive an impressive 2.3 million plays on YouTube. Listen to “I Can Change” here and watch the official video for “Raining Gold” here .
ARO will be making her west coast debut in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 9th at The Echo as part of the Neon Gold's Popshop West. ARO hit the stage at 9PM sharp. Tickets for the show are available here .
In March, ARO will be venturing to Austin, TX for SXSW Music Festival. More details and dates to come.
“COCAINE STYLE”
TO PERFORM LIVE AT THE ECHO IN LOS ANGELES ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
AND SXSW IN MARCH
“COCAINE STYLE”
OUT TODAY
WATCH
“COCAINE STYLE”
iTunes | Apple Music | Spotify
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
02/09 – Neon Gold's Popshop West at The Echo – Los Angeles, CA – TICKETS (9PM)
03/15-20 – SXSW – Austin, TX
------------------------
Today, ARO (aka Aimée Rachel Osbourne) revealed the official video for her brand new teaser track titled “Cocaine Style.”
“Cocaine Style” is available worldwide digitally from today and is accompanied by the haunting new video which premiered today via Noisey.com .
The stunning black and white video was directed by the talented Spencer Susser and “captures a lot of different people at really raw and vulnerable moments,” Aimée explains. “It’s easy to laugh at the drunk girl at the party, assume the homeless looking guy must be a crack head or that the pretty rich girl has a perfect life with no struggles,” she continues “and this video might make you feel uncomfortable, but that was kind of the point. I want viewers to ask themselves why they feel uncomfortable?”
“Cocaine Style” is the third track to be revealed from ARO, and comes just a few weeks after the premiere of her highly praised LCD Soundsystem cover of “I Can Change.” Last year, ARO entered the arena with her debut single “Raining Gold,” which has gone on to receive an impressive 2.3 million plays on YouTube. Listen to “I Can Change” here and watch the official video for “Raining Gold” here .
ARO will be making her west coast debut in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 9th at The Echo as part of the Neon Gold's Popshop West. ARO hit the stage at 9PM sharp. Tickets for the show are available here .
In March, ARO will be venturing to Austin, TX for SXSW Music Festival. More details and dates to come.
February 3, 2016
Lissie Set To Release New Album "My Wild West" On February 12
Set To Release New Album
My Wild West
On February 12, 2016 
"Her new album My Wild West is primed to be a rayof light amidst the doldrums of winter."- Marie Claire Listen to "Don't You Give Up On Me" on CLASH Magazine, here: http://bit.ly/1JMQrif Listen to "Hero" on American Songwriter, here: http://bit.ly/1JMQk6c Rock Island, IL - Lissie is gearing up to release her new album, My Wild West, on February 12th! Her most personal album to date,My Wild West is a fitting tribute to Lissie's life in California, from her arrival as a fresh-faced singer-songwriter to now, leaving for the Midwest wiser and more self-assured. My Wild West represents both a new beginning and a return to Lissie's Midwestern roots. Lissie's label Lionboy Records teamed up with Thirty Tigers to release this highly anticipated album. Fans can pre-order My Wild Westthrough Lissie's Official Merch Store, as well as on iTunes and Amazon. Lissie's two previous albums, 2010's Catching a Tiger and 2013's Back to Forever, both scored in the Top 20 of the U.K. charts andTop 5 in Norway, the former going gold in both countries. Stateside, the two releases hit the Top 5 in Billboard's Heatseekers chart, peaked at #5 and #11, respectively, on the U.S. Folk tally and went Top 40 on the Indie chart. Her songs have been licensed for countless films and TV shows, and topped numerous Best Of polls. 'The Longest Road,' a song she wrote with DJ Morgan Page was subsequently remixed by Deadmau5 and nominated for a 'Best Remixed Record' Grammy. My Wild West was recorded with producer Curt Schneider in his Studio City home - he oversaw the project as a whole, produced 8 tracks on the record and pulled together the additional material from Lissie's time recording with her band in Ojai and with Bill Reynoldsin Nashville.Celebrating her newfound artistic freedom, Lissie found "the moment I decided not to make an album was when I really started to make the album. That took all the pressure off." What emerged from that period was a cohesive, conceptual, musical whole."The songs turned out to be more personal because I wasn't adhering to a strict set schedule" she explains. My Wild West opens with 'Hollywood' and closes with 'Ojai' - a fitting tribute to the state she has called home for more than a decade. As the album unfolds, we see a more confident Lissie coming into her own power. Her tales of triumph and self-propelled adventure were inspired by strong females close and far from home: her aunt who passed away from ALS ('Sun Keeps Risin'), Liberian peace activist and Nobel Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, subject of the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell ('Daughters'). The funereal, dirge-like"Shroud" and the upbeat "Go for a Walk" shed light on the yin-and-yang nature of Lissie's personality, the first a meditation on depression and isolation, the latter a heartfelt affirmation of nature's power of renewal. "Stay" and "Together or Apart" detail the pain and pleasure of relationships, while "Don't You Give Up On Me" is a spiritualized self-pep talk, urging those around her. Having recently purchased a farm on 10.7 acres in a small Iowa town, Lissie now boasts her own personal "Field of Dreams", not too far from Rock Island, Illinois, where Elisabeth Maurus grew up in possession of a strong rebellious streak surrounded by the memory of steamboats and railroads of past. Concentrating on converting the barn into a recording studio, getting used to her new pick-up truck and setting up beehives, Lissie is visibly content in her new life, eager to take on each new adventure and challenge that presents itself. With a career that has seen her open for renowned artist Lenny Kravitz (an early supporter), Tom Petty and even been asked to perform at Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's wedding, Lissie has had a wealth of incredible experiences that have made her the confident and determined artist she is today. As she moves into the next journey, she says, "I feel I'm in a really good place. In fact, I'm already planning a follow-up album, My Mild Midwest." Lissie is gearing up to release her new album My Wild West on February 12, 2016. For more information, please visit:http://www.lissie.com. ### Check out more on Lissie here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lissiemusicTwitter: https://twitter.com/lissiemusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lissiemusicYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/LissieVEVO 
My Wild West Tracklisting:01. My Wild West Overture02. Hollywood03. Wild West04. Hero05. Sun Keeps Risin'06. Don't You Give Up On Me07. Stay08. Daughters09. Together Or Apart10. Shroud11. Go For A Walk12. Ojai
Upcoming Shows:Mar 12 - Snowshoe, WV @ Snowshoe Mountain ResortMar 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ El ReyMar 30 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim'sApr 1 - Portland, OR @ Star TheterApr 2 - Seattle, WA @ Columbia City TheaterApr 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeApr 5 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird TheaterApr 7 - Dallas, TX @ TreesApr 8 - Austin, TX @ Emo'sApr 9 - Houston, TX @ NumbersApr 11 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal WestApr 12 - Nashville, TN @ 3rd & LindsleyApr 14 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubApr 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda'sApr 16 - Boston, MA @ The RoyaleApr 18 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomApr 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of WilliamsburgApr 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls TheatreApr 22 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia HallApr 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
'Brown Acid:The Second Trip' comp series of long-lost 60s-70s proto-metal, stoner rock singles returns 4/20
Brown Acid compilation series of long lost 60s-70s proto-metal/stoner rock singles returns on 4/20Curated by L.A.'s Permanent Records & RidingEasy Records
Hear & share Ash "Midnight Witch" track HERE.
The celebrated compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-stoner-psych singles, Brown Acidannounces via Consequence of Sound a second edition to come this spring. Curated in partnership by L.A. retailer Permanent Records and RidingEasy Records,
Brown Acid: The Second Trip
will be released (fittingly) on April 20th. Hear and share the first track, Ash's "Midnight Witch"
HERE
. (Direct Soundcloud HERE.)
Please see complete track listing below.
Watch a rare clip of Ash performing "Midnight Witch" on Australian TV HERE.
Some of the best thrills of the Internet music revolution is the ability to find extremely rare music with great ease. But even with such vast archives to draw from, quite a lot of great songs have gone undiscovered for nearly half a century -- particularly in genres that lacked hifalutin arty pretense. Previously, only the most extremely dedicated and passionate record collectors had the stamina and prowess to hunt down long forgotten wonders in dusty record bins - often hoarding them in private collections, or selling at ridiculous collector's prices. Legendary compilations like Nuggets, Pebbles, ad nauseum, have exhausted the mines of early garage rock and proto-punk, keeping alive a large cross-section of underground ephemera. However, few have delved into and expertly archived the wealth of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock tracks collected on Brown Acid: The Second Trip .
Lance Barresi, co-owner of L.A./Chicago retailer Permanent Records has shown incredible persistence in tracking down a stellar collection of rare singles from the 60s and 70s for the growing compilation series. Partnered with Daniel Hall of RidingEasy Records, the two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long.
"I essentially go through hell and high water just to find these records," Barresi says. "Once I find a record worthy of tracking, I begin the (sometimes) extremely arduous process of contacting the band members and encouraging them to take part. Daniel and I agree that licensing all the tracks we're using for Brown Acid is best for everyone involved," rather than simply bootlegging the tracks. When all of the bands and labels haven't existed for 30-40 years or more, tracking down the creators gives all of these tunes a real second chance at success.
"There's a long list of songs that we'd love to include," Barresi says. "But we just can't track the bands down. I like the idea that Brown Acid is getting so much attention, so people might reach out to us."
One song on The Second Trip actually never even saw light of day, until now. "Bell Park Loon" bySpiny Norman - sounding like Jethro Tull on more acid and heavier cider - languished in a collector's archives, unreleased for 38 years until Barresi and Hall arranged to license some of the collector's goldmine.
Brown Acid: The Second Trip opens with the squealing guitar harmonies and Sabbath plod of Ash's "Midnight Wish." Sweet Crystal's "Warlords" is a fuzzy and fierce Deep Purple/Arthur Browninspired organ-led anthem. Raving Maniac's 'Rock and Roll Man" is a tight and brash glam-meets-metal tune proving the true potential of a genre later squandered on Sunset Strip poodleheads. "Silence of the Morning" by Glass Sun serves grungy psych while the Volt Rush Band merges MC5frantic energy with razor-sharp guitar leads. And, Iron Knowledge's aptly titled "Show Stopper" features a breakbeat and incredibly infectious detuned bass warble motif that DJs would kill for - had anyone been able to find the tune back in the day. Throughout, The Second Trip is yet another wall-to-wall set of blazing tracks that feels like you've uncovered a holy grail. And, in a way, you have. Brown Acid: The Second Trip will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on April 20th, 2016 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital (with immediate download of first single) at iTunes and Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records.
Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum: Brown Acid: The Second Trip Label: RidingEasy RecordsRelease Date: April 20th, 2016
01. Ash "Midnight Witch" (STREAM)02. Sweet Crystal "Warlords"03. Raving Maniac "Rock and Roll Man"04. Crossfield "Take It"05. Spiny Norman "Bell Park Loon" (Unreleased)06. Glass Sun "Silence of the Morning"07. Volt Rush Band "Love To You"08. Buck "Long Hot Highway"09. Iron Knowledge "Show Stopper"10. Sonny Hugg "Daybreak"
Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum:
Brown Acid: The First Trip
ALBUM STREAMLabel: RidingEasy RecordsRelease Date: August 11th, 2015
01. Zeke's "Box"02. Snow "Sunflower"03. Tour "One of the Bad Guys"04. Zebra "Wasted"05. Bob Goodsite "Faze 1"06. Raw Meat "Stand-By Girl"07. Punch "Deathhead"08. Bacchus "Carry My Load"09. Lenny Drake "Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell On Me)"10. The Todd "Mystify Me"11. Josefus "Hard Luck"
On The Web:www.ridingeasyrecords.com
Hear & share Ash "Midnight Witch" track HERE.
The celebrated compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-stoner-psych singles, Brown Acidannounces via Consequence of Sound a second edition to come this spring. Curated in partnership by L.A. retailer Permanent Records and RidingEasy Records,
Brown Acid: The Second Trip
will be released (fittingly) on April 20th. Hear and share the first track, Ash's "Midnight Witch"
HERE
. (Direct Soundcloud HERE.)Please see complete track listing below.
Watch a rare clip of Ash performing "Midnight Witch" on Australian TV HERE.
Some of the best thrills of the Internet music revolution is the ability to find extremely rare music with great ease. But even with such vast archives to draw from, quite a lot of great songs have gone undiscovered for nearly half a century -- particularly in genres that lacked hifalutin arty pretense. Previously, only the most extremely dedicated and passionate record collectors had the stamina and prowess to hunt down long forgotten wonders in dusty record bins - often hoarding them in private collections, or selling at ridiculous collector's prices. Legendary compilations like Nuggets, Pebbles, ad nauseum, have exhausted the mines of early garage rock and proto-punk, keeping alive a large cross-section of underground ephemera. However, few have delved into and expertly archived the wealth of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock tracks collected on Brown Acid: The Second Trip .
Lance Barresi, co-owner of L.A./Chicago retailer Permanent Records has shown incredible persistence in tracking down a stellar collection of rare singles from the 60s and 70s for the growing compilation series. Partnered with Daniel Hall of RidingEasy Records, the two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long.
"I essentially go through hell and high water just to find these records," Barresi says. "Once I find a record worthy of tracking, I begin the (sometimes) extremely arduous process of contacting the band members and encouraging them to take part. Daniel and I agree that licensing all the tracks we're using for Brown Acid is best for everyone involved," rather than simply bootlegging the tracks. When all of the bands and labels haven't existed for 30-40 years or more, tracking down the creators gives all of these tunes a real second chance at success.
"There's a long list of songs that we'd love to include," Barresi says. "But we just can't track the bands down. I like the idea that Brown Acid is getting so much attention, so people might reach out to us."
One song on The Second Trip actually never even saw light of day, until now. "Bell Park Loon" bySpiny Norman - sounding like Jethro Tull on more acid and heavier cider - languished in a collector's archives, unreleased for 38 years until Barresi and Hall arranged to license some of the collector's goldmine.
Brown Acid: The Second Trip opens with the squealing guitar harmonies and Sabbath plod of Ash's "Midnight Wish." Sweet Crystal's "Warlords" is a fuzzy and fierce Deep Purple/Arthur Browninspired organ-led anthem. Raving Maniac's 'Rock and Roll Man" is a tight and brash glam-meets-metal tune proving the true potential of a genre later squandered on Sunset Strip poodleheads. "Silence of the Morning" by Glass Sun serves grungy psych while the Volt Rush Band merges MC5frantic energy with razor-sharp guitar leads. And, Iron Knowledge's aptly titled "Show Stopper" features a breakbeat and incredibly infectious detuned bass warble motif that DJs would kill for - had anyone been able to find the tune back in the day. Throughout, The Second Trip is yet another wall-to-wall set of blazing tracks that feels like you've uncovered a holy grail. And, in a way, you have. Brown Acid: The Second Trip will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on April 20th, 2016 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital (with immediate download of first single) at iTunes and Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records.
Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum: Brown Acid: The Second Trip Label: RidingEasy RecordsRelease Date: April 20th, 2016
01. Ash "Midnight Witch" (STREAM)02. Sweet Crystal "Warlords"03. Raving Maniac "Rock and Roll Man"04. Crossfield "Take It"05. Spiny Norman "Bell Park Loon" (Unreleased)06. Glass Sun "Silence of the Morning"07. Volt Rush Band "Love To You"08. Buck "Long Hot Highway"09. Iron Knowledge "Show Stopper"10. Sonny Hugg "Daybreak"
Artist: Various ArtistsAlbum:
Brown Acid: The First Trip
ALBUM STREAMLabel: RidingEasy RecordsRelease Date: August 11th, 201501. Zeke's "Box"02. Snow "Sunflower"03. Tour "One of the Bad Guys"04. Zebra "Wasted"05. Bob Goodsite "Faze 1"06. Raw Meat "Stand-By Girl"07. Punch "Deathhead"08. Bacchus "Carry My Load"09. Lenny Drake "Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell On Me)"10. The Todd "Mystify Me"11. Josefus "Hard Luck"
On The Web:www.ridingeasyrecords.com
Gogol Bordello Joins Tibet House US Benefit Concert - 2/22 at Carnegie Hall
Tibet House's Acclaimed Live Concert AddsGOGOL BORDELLOto February 22nd Line-up at Carnegie Hall TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Also Performing: Iggy Pop, FKA Twigs, Sharon Jones, Philip Glass, Basia Bulat and more!
(Photo credit: Robert Shami) (New York, NY - February 2, 2016) - Internationally acclaimed, genre-defying band Gogol Bordello will join the eclectic line-up for the 26th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert onFebruary 22nd at Carnegie Hall in New York City, injecting their compelling Gypsy punk style and renowned live prowess into this phenomenal night of music. This special night will also feature Iggy Pop, FKA twigs, Sharon Jones, Basia Bulat, Dechen Shak-Dagsay with Helge van Dyk, Foday Musa Suso and Lavinia Meijer. Once again, the evening is curated by esteemed American composer and artistic director Philip Glass. Chuck Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and Arden Wohl are Honorary Chairpersons.Proceeds support the work of Tibet House US, a non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of the unique Tibetan civilization.TICKET INFO:Tickets for the concert are on sale now ($35-$200) - PRESS HERE to purchase, or callCarnegie Charge at 212.247.7800, or visit the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street and Seventh Avenue). PRESS HERE to purchase special gala packages starting at $500 that include tickets to the concert and an elegant dinner reception with the performers and a who's who of New York City society. These packages can also be purchased by calling the Tibet House US at 212.807.0563. For more information please visit www.tibethouse.us.
Praise for the Tibet House US Benefit Concert"...concert attendees rushing toward the stage looked as if they might tear the building apart." - New York Times "...an evening of unexpected collaborations..." - Wall Street Journal "...extraordinary...Carnegie Hall felt like church..." - Entertainment Weekly
