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Heartless Bastards + Old 97's Co-Headline May Tour

HEARTLESS BASTARDS & OLD 97'sANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING MAY TOUR
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS PERFORMANCE AIRS ON PBS
HEADLINE FEBRUARY TOUR W/ SUSTO RESTLESS ONES OUT NOW   [image error] Photo credit Courtney Chavanell    WATCH: Austin City Limits live performance HERE
WATCH: "Hi-Line" on Last Call with Carson Daly HERE  "Erika Wennerstrom has always possessed the kind of powerhouse vocals that electrify a crowd, and the atmosphere of Restless Ones lives up to that intensity." -Pitchfork 
 "...a mix of country-rock twang, classic-rock heroics and restless ambition that's not afraid to incorporate psychedelia, indie rock and pure pop songcraft." -NPR 
 "Restless Ones showcases frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom's gritty, bluesy voice more than ever." -Stereogum 
 "[HB's] most accomplished, most musical album yet, a virtual concept record about Wennerstrom seeking new horizons." -Boston GlobeToday, the Heartless Bastards announce a co-headlining tour with the Old 97's for a string of East Coast, Midwest and Canada dates throughout May w/ opener BJ Barham (of American Aquarium). The 'Bastards have built their reputation around an intoxicating live set led by frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom's "powerhouse vocals that electrify a crowd." (Pitchfork) Says Erika, "We've crossed paths with the Old 97's for years now and it's great to finally team up and do dates together!"
Restless Ones was recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso Texas under the direction of John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen). All Music calls it "an outstanding band hitting its stride," and MAGNET praised its "collective confidence and ambitious vision."
Last weekend, PBS aired the band's fiery live performance for Austin City Limits, including lead single "Gates of Dawn" and the buzzy, upbeat "Into the Light." 
The band will also headline a tour (w/ SUSTO supporting) throughout February and early March. A full list of tour dates is below and here.  

Heartless Bastards Tour Dates02/18/16 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon ^02/19/16 - Mobile, AL - The Merry Widow ^02/20/16 - Tampa, FL - The Crowbar ^   02/21/16 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive ^02/22/16 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre ^02/23/16 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm ^02/24/16 - Orlando, FL - The Social ^02/26/16 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger ^02/27/16 - Asheville, NC - Isis Restaurant & Music Hall ^02/28/16 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern ^03/01/16 - Charlotte, NC - The Neighborhood Theatre ^03/02/16 - Boone, NC - Legends @ Appalachian State University ^03/03/16 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater ^03/04/16 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^03/05/16 - Dayton, OH - Oddbodys ^03/07/16 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop ^03/08/16 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall ^
^ = w/ opener SUSTO Heartless Bastards and Old 97's Tour Dates5/04/16 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks%
5/05/16 - Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom%
5/06/16 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn  5/07/16 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West @ King Plow Arts Center%5/08/16 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle%
5/09/16 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club%
5/10/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg%
5/12/16 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza%
5/13/16 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston%
5/14/16 - Philadelphia, PA- Union Transfer%
5/15/16 -Buffalo, NY - Traif Music Hall%
5/16/16 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace%
5/18/16 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom%
5/19/16 - Cincinnati, OH - The Woodward Theater%
5/20/16 - Cincinnati, OH - The Woodward Theater%
5/21/16 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall%
5/22/16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue%
5/24/16 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room%
5/25/16 -Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom%

%= w/ opener BJ Barham (of American Aquarium)http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/heartless-bastards/https://www.facebook.com/heartlessbastards/   https://twitter.com/heartlessbstrdshttps://www.instagram.com/heartlessbastards/

John Carpenter announces 'Lost Themes II", announces first ever live shows

JOHN CARPENTER ANNOUNCES LOST THEMES II
+ FIRST EVER LIVE SHOWS
NEW ALBUM OUT APRIL 15TH ON SACRED BONES RECORDS                                                                                                                                        photo courtesy of Kyle Cassidy On Halloween 2014, the director and composer John Carpenter introduced the world to the next phase of his career with “Vortex,” the first single from Lost Themes, his first-ever album of non-soundtrack material. In the months that followed, Lost Themes rightfully returned Carpenter to the forefront of the discussion of music and film’s crucial intersection. Carpenter’s foundational primacy and lasting influence on genre score work was both rediscovered and reaffirmed.  Lost Themes achieved numerous international milestones, including NPR First Listen; features in dozens of press outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Guardian; three magazine covers; and Top 200 chart success in the U.S. and the U.K. The album was also a mile marker in its label’s catalog being one of the best selling albums in Sacred Bones’ eight-year history.  So widespread was the acclaim for Lost Themes that the composer was moved to embark on something he had never before entertained – playing his music live in front of an audience.
Today, Carpenter announces the schedule for his first live tour dates and in true Carpenter spirit, a sequel to Lost Themes:  Lost Themes II , which is due for release on April 15th via Sacred Bones.

The follow-up album brings quite a few noticeable changes to the process, which result in an even more fluid and thematic record. Lost Themes’ cowriters and musicians Cody Carpenter (John’s son) and Daniel Davies (John’s godson) both returned.  Unlike their first album, when they often worked over the internet exchanging themes over the course of several years, this time all three brought in sketches and worked together in the same city, a luxury they weren’t afforded on the first Lost Themes. The result was a more focused effort, one that was completed on a compressed schedule — not unlike Carpenter’s classic, notoriously low-budget early films.

During this time, the three of them also composed and recorded the main titles theme for the CBS drama, Zoo,  and Daniel also scored the feature film,  Condemned.   Cody was previously known for his work on the Masters of Horror  series and Daniel provided music for Lakeshore Entertainment, MTV and Warner Bros. television.

The musical world of Lost Themes II is also a wider one than that of its predecessor; more electric and acoustic guitar help flesh out the songs, still driven by Carpenter’s trademark minimal synth. This manifests itself brilliantly in songs like the lead single “Distant Dream,” which hitches a familiar Carpenterian beat to an expressive drum performance and rides it to a thrilling conclusion. The eerie “Angel’s Asylum” lets an ethereal synth line command the first three-quarters of the song, before turning over the melody to an acoustic guitar, and “Virtual Survivor” delivers a blast of the sci-fi menace that characterized his great scores for films like Assault on Precinct 13 and They Live.  Lost Themes II delivers eleven compelling new tracks with which fans can continue to score the movies in their minds.

John and his bandmates will hit the road this year performing both lost and newly found themes, in addition to retrospective work from Mr. Carpenter’s multi-generational career.  Lost Themes II will be released on April 15th, 2016 on Sacred Bones Records.

Long live the Horror Master.

TOUR DATES

Jun 2 - Barcelona ES, Primavera Sound
Jul 1-3 - Ásbrú IS, ATP Iceland
Oct 28 - Manchester UK, Albert Hall *2nd show added!*
Oct 29 - Manchester UK, Albert Hall
Oct 31 - London UK, Troxy

SUNFLOWER BEAN Stream Debut Album via Rolling Stone!

STREAM DEBUT ALBUM VIA ROLLINGSTONE.COMPRESS HERE to listen now!Human Ceremony Out February 5th via Fat Possum(Credit: Rebekah Campbell)








Early praise for Sunflower Bean + Human Ceremony: "Three and a half minutes of impossibly jangly guitar bliss and sweet-dreams vocals make ['Easier Said'] the best thing we've heard yet from the New York psychedelic-rock trio..." - Rolling Stone   "The music is both restrained and aggressive...but like a lot of great rock'n'roll, it's also catchy, compelling, and concise." - Pitchfork  
"Made up of old souls in photogenic forms, this teenage psychedelic rock trio mixes metal-influenced guitar squall with Arctic New Wave vocals..." - New York Times "...this band is full of surprises and shifts. There's an exhilarating feeling seeing this band live; I got the impression that they even surprised each other during the performance." - NPR's All Songs Considered "Another killer track...one of the band's best songs to date." - The FADER "In a haze of distorted guitars and psych-rock come Sunflower Bean, the Brooklyn trio who make wonderful, reverb-soaked music about things they are too young to even romanticize...['Easier Said'] sparkles and glitters, only a fleeting glimpse of a very promising record. - Stereogum







Sunflower Bean are gearing up to release one of the best debut albums of 2016, and starting today - one week ahead of release - the record is streaming exclusively via  RollingStone.com . PRESS HERE to listen to  Human Ceremony,  Sunflower Bean's absolutely brilliant debut LP, now.
PRESS HERE to pre-order  Human Ceremony  on CD or vinyl, and HERE on iTunes. The album is out on February 5th via Fat Possum.
Sunflower Bean got their start in the DIY New York scene, but the band quickly began to accelerate into one of the foremost up-and-coming bands nationally and overseas. Since the band's inception in 2013, Sunflower Bean have toured U.S. and Europe opening for the likes of DIIV, Best Coast, Wolf Alice, The Vaccines and more, as well as wowed audiences at festivals includingCMJ, SXSW, Beach Goth, and UK's Great Escape. Human Ceremony's forthcoming release and Sunflower Bean's massive upcoming U.S. and EU tour cement the fact that Sunflower Beanhas arrived.   
Drawing inspiration from a vast pool of influences such as Black Sabbath and The Cure, Sunflower Bean refine their sound and take it to the next level on  Human Ceremony .  It is a crystalline, bright, sparkling record, tipping its cap to the likes of The Vaselines, The Velvet Underground, The Feelies, and more, loaded with an innate artfulness that belies the band's young age:  all three members are under 21. Written in drummer Jacob Faber's basement in Long Island - where the band got its start back in high school - and recorded in Brooklyn with producer Matt Molnar (Friends),  Human Ceremony's  11 tracks came together in just seven days.   Having leapt out of the gate as a formidable live band, Sunflower Bean's incomparable stage energy settles perfectly into the grooves of its finely crafted debut album.  From the cascading guitar riffs in woozy album opener "Human Ceremony," to the surging "Come On," to Cumming's gliding, sky-high harmonies on "Easier Said" and more, on  Human Ceremony , Sunflower Bean's spell is cast.
Sunflower Bean are: Jacob Faber [drums], Julia Cumming [vocals/bass], and Nick Kivlen[vocals/guitars].

International Tour Dates (US Dates in BOLD) - PRESS HERE for tickets2/2/16              Bristol, UK @ Louisiana2/3/16              Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds2/6/16              Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up Du Label2/8/16              Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar2/9/16              Berlin, GR @ Berghain Kantine2/10/16            Hamburg, GR @ Molotov Bar2/12/16            Brussels, BE @ Botanique2/13/16            Lille, GR @ LA Peniche2/15/16            Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete's2/16/16            Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen2/18/16            London, UK @ The Dome2/19/16            Brighton, UK @ Bleach2/25/16            New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom +2/26/16            Hanover, NH @ Bones Gate Fraternity +2/27/16            Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Club Upstairs +2/28/16            Montreal, QC @ Divan Orange3/1/16              Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha +3/2/16              Detroit, MI @ Majestic Café +3/3/16              Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern +3/4/16              Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's 20 Lanes +3/5/16              Ithaca, NY @ Ithaca College Glazer Arena3/6/16              Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie +3/10/16            Washington D.C. @ Black Cat *3/11/16            Durham, NC @ The Pinhook3/15-3/20/16    Austin, TX @ SXSW 20163/24/16            Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo3/25/16            La Jolla, CA @ Che Café3/26/16            Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place3/27/16            San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall3/29/16            Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project3/30/16            Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt3/31/16            Portland, OR @ Analog Café Lounge4/1/16              Nampa, ID @ Flying M4/2/16              Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court4/3/16              Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge4/5/16              Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry4/6/16              Madison, WI @ The Frequency4/7/16              Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop4/8/16              Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café4/9/16              Pittsburg, PA @ The Smiling Moose; Upstairs* w/ Mass Gothic+ w/ Hondurashttps://twitter.com/Sunflower_Beanhttps://instagram.com/sunflowerbean
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UK SINGER/SONGWRITER BIRDY HAS REVEALED THE BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “KEEPING YOUR HEAD UP”

UK SINGER/SONGWRITER BIRDY HAS REVEALED THE BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR “KEEPING YOUR HEAD UP”
THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HER NEW ALBUM BEAUTIFUL LIES OUT ON MARCH 25

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UK singer/songwriter Birdy has revealed the fantastical video for new single “Keeping Your Head Up”.  The enchanting video sees Birdy moving through a mysterious and dreamlike world full of interesting and unusual characters.
Watch Here: http://bit.ly/1nsR8Tf
The new album Beautiful Lies, written by Birdy, will be released on March 25th. Birdy co-produced 6 of the 14 tracks on the album.  Producing credits go to Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys/Adele) and MyRiot (London Grammar) while mixing duties were taken on by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire/Florence and the Machine).
Pre-order the album: iTunes /AmazonStream “Keeping Your Heard Up: Spotify
Discussing the album Birdy said; “This is my coming of age record. I’ve learned so much in the last few years and have been able to use the many experiences – good and bad - as inspiration when writing this album. This is the album that I’ve been able to steer most confidently and proudly, from the writing to the production to the artwork. A lot of the album is about finding light in the dark and overcoming the times when we feel completely lost.”

Fleetwood Mac fest announces additional artists

COURTNEY LOVE, CARLY RAE JEPSEN, JULIETTE LEWIS AND WEEZER'S BRIAN BELL ADDED TO TWO-NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC FEST CHARITY EXTRAVAGANZA Superstars join Mark Ronson, Perry Farrell, Joanna Newsom, Will Forte,Allison Mosshart, Cold War Kids and many, many more to honor the Mac All-Star Celebration of the Music of Fleetwood Mac Set for February 9th and 10th at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.
All announced artists scheduled to perform BOTH NIGHTS!***  Tickets on sale now  Ticket proceeds to Benefit Sweet Relief and the Sweet Stuff
  The Best Fest is proud to announce stellar new additions to Fleetwood Mac Fest: Two Nights to Celebrate the Music of Fleetwood Mac, set for February 9th and 10th at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. Courtney Love, Carly Rae Jepsen, Juliette Lewis, and Weezer's Brian Bell will join an already-stacked line-up that includes Mark Ronson, Perry Farrell, Joanna Newsom, Alison Mosshart of the Kills, Sarah Silverman, Will Forte, Cold War Kids, KT Tunstall, and many, many more. The two-night concert event will see an extraordinary array of artists paying tribute to the band with unprecedented performances of their favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. "We are honored and humbled that so many amazing, iconic artists have joined our crusade to honor Fleetwood Mac," says Best Fest founder Austin Scaggs. "More importantly, everyone on stage at the Fonda, and everyone in the crowd, will be united in raising  a ton of money for two amazing charities." Ticket sale proceeds benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and the Sweet Stuff Foundation, two organizations committed to helping musicians and their families through times of illness and age-related disabilities. As always, the Best Fest's acclaimed house band, the Cabin Down Below Band, will host a prodigious cast of musicians with additional confirmed artists including Mark Ronson, Alison Mosshart, Perry & Etty Farrell, Joanna Newsom, Cold War Kids, KT Tunstall, Dhani Harrison, PHASES, Will Forte, Ruby Amanfu, Sarah Silverman, Karen Elson, Butch Walker, Doyle Bramhall II, Lucius, Jessie Baylin, , Noah Gundersen, The Pierces, Jamestown Revival, Danny Masterson, Bijou Phillips, Elvis Perkins, Emily Armstrong, Adam Busch, Jack Dishel, Mereki many more surprise guests. Fleetwood Mac joins an expanding list of artists honored by the Best Fest, including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Rolling Stones, Brian Wilson and Neil Young. On February 26th, 2016, the George Harrison Estate will release the concert film and album George Fest, featuring stunning renditions of Harrison's iconic songs by artists like Brian Wilson, Brandon Flowers, Ann Wilson, the Flaming Lips and Norah Jones. http://www.georgeharrison.com/
Tickets for Fleetwood Mac Fest on sale now ***All artists scheduled to appear both nights, exceptCarly Rae Jepsen (February 9  only)
Artist & Line-up subject to change without notice

The Raveonettes Release "This World Is Empty (Without You) Track

DANISH DUO ANNOUNCE THE JAN 29th RELEASE OF
‘THIS WORLD IS EMPTY (WITHOUT YOU)’

THE FIRST TRACK IN THEIR 12 MONTHLY
RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH SERIES EMBED/WATCH: ‘THIS WORLD IS EMPTY (WITHOUT YOU)’ LYRIC VIDEO The Raveonettes have always strived to do things their own way both creatively and stylistically. 2016 is no different, and Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo are about to release a brand new track entitled ‘This World Is Empty (Without You)’ as part of a series of releases. The band have created an official RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH playlist where they’ll be uploading a freshly recorded track every month from now until the end of the year. They’re breaking with the norm and creating what they’re labelling an 'anti-album'. A collection of songs that aren't bound by the constraints of the format. A 12-month expedition, potentially schizophrenic and disjointed, potentially cohesive and related. How does March 2016 sound?! We have no idea. But it’s a gas. Join us for the Rave-sound-of-the-month and subscribe to the playlist.”
 SUBSCRIBE TO THE
RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH
PLAYLIST AT 
THERAVEONETTES.COM
Sune Rose Wagner said of ‘This World Is Empty (Without You)’, “Writing a simple song's super hard and challenging so it took awhile for this one to be just right. The music, the words, the vibe, everything has to be just perfect. It’s one of the only songs I’ve ever written where adding a guitar simply didn’t work, not sure why, just happens I guess. The beat is my take on an 80’s Freestyle beat ala Debbie Deb, and the overall vibe of the song is much darker for sure” The duo’s aim is to capture the moment on record and they’re looking to take music lovers on this journey of personal highs and lows throughout the year with them. The Raveonettes kick it all off today – Friday 29th Jan – and will follow this track up on the last Friday of every month until December, when they’ll deliver the final track of this exciting body of work.
THE RAVEONETTES
Private Stream Here: This World Is Empty (Without You)
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WET’S DEBUT ALBUM DON’T YOU AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW

WET’S DEBUT ALBUM DON’T YOU AVAILABLE 
EVERYWHERE NOW

WATCH THE BAND’S TELEVISION DEBUT
ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON  HERE

FIRST EVER HEADLINE TOUR SOLD-OUT IN THE US“The future of pop.” – The New Yorker

“This is music that will put you in your feelings, and that is exactly where Wet wants you to be.” – Complex

“Wet’s form, function, and mood never deviate — it’s just track after track of gorgeously sighing music that find strength in fragility.” – Stereogum
 (Columbia Records; New York, NY, January 29, 2016)  Wet’s eagerly anticipated debut album Don’t You is available everywhere now in all formats – digital, physical and vinyl – see purchase links below. Last week, the band made their television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch their performance of “Weak” here: http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/wet-weak/2972691.

Purchase Don’t You here:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DontYou
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/DontYouAmz (CD) / http://smarturl.it/DontYouLP (Vinyl)
Limited edition SIGNED 12x12 litho and vinyl: http://smarturl.it/WetDontYou
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/dontyou_apple
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/DontYouSp

Wet is also bringing their intimate, signature sound to their first ever headlining tour, which kicked off on January 25th with a homecoming show in their native Massachusetts (see full list of dates below) and runs through Mid-February. The 14 city North American trek has become one of the most sought after live shows of the new year, with tickets selling out within hours of being released for their three New York City area shows (1/6, 1/28 & 29), as well as the tour’s two final shows in Los Angeles (2/15 & 2/16). The trio most recently came off a hugely successful 23 city North American fall tour in support of Canadian singer/songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr.

Hailed for their boundless emotional pop well documented by the New York Times, Spin, the Guardian, NPR, and multiple other media outlets, Wet has been greeted with a rousing response. The album’s opening track, “It’s All in Vain,” soared to #1 on Hype Machine and cracked the upper tier of the Spotify Viral 50 chart, with Entertainment Weekly noting the track in its ‘12 Songs To Hear Now.’ Complexnamed “Weak” among the ‘Best Songs of 2015’ and Disco Naivete anointed the evocative song as the #1 ‘Best Song of 2015.’ “Deadwater” was included on NPR’s prestigious ‘Favorite Songs of 2015’ list, with the radio network highlighting the band on NPR’s World Café 2016 Preview, citing their music as “profoundly emotional.”

Media tastemakers have reached a mutual consensus on the band’s rapid rise, with PopCrush citing the trio among the ‘Best New Artists of 2015,’ Pandora forecasting them as an ‘Artist To Watch in 2016’ and Consequence Of Sound including their upcoming debut effort in their list as one of the ‘50 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2016.’  Don’t You includes 11 tracks and was recorded in a rented house in the wooded confines of Hadley, Massachusetts where the band relocated to focus on the project.  The trio is comprised of the enigmatic Kelly Zutrau and multi-instrumentalists Joe Valle and Marty Sulkow.

Wet met through mutual friends as college students in New York City in 2007. After a few years of informal collaboration (Zutrau came to New York to study painting), they didn’t declare their official musical intentions until the summer of 2012. After releasing a few songs on SoundCloud, including the acclaimed "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl," the band began attracting a diverse and loyal following.  Their critically hailed self-titled debut EP garnered industry-wide attention and paved the path for their forthcoming major label release, Don’t You, to be made available everywhere on January 29.

Wet Headline Tour:

1/29 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY – SOLD OUT
1/30 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA – SOLD OUT
2/1 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA – SOLD OUT
2/2 - Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC
2/3 - The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON – SOLD OUT
2/5 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
2/6 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN – SOLD OUT
2/9 - Barboza - Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT
2/10 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
2/12 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR – SOLD OUT
2/14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
2/15 - The Lyric Theatre - Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
2/16 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT

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TROUBLEMAKERS Opens at New Laemmle Monica Film Center on Feb 5th

OPENS FEBRUARY 5 IN LOS ANGELES
at the NEW LAEMMLE MONICA FILM CENTER
Now Playing NationallyLos Angeles showtimes: Daily @ 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:20 & 9:30
Director James Crump will participate in a Q&A after the 7:20 PM screening on 2/5James Crump's definitive doc on land art features works by Michael Heizer,
Robert Smithson, Walter De Maria, Nancy Holt, Dennis Oppenheim & moreFollowing its East Coast Premiere at the 53rd New York Film Festival, and a hold over in New York at IFC Center,  TROUBLEMAKERS: THE STORY OF LAND ART  will open at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles on February 5, 2016.  Click here for a complete list of playdates .

Troublemakers  unearths the history of land art in the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. The film features a cadre of renegade New York artists that sought to transcend the limitations of painting and sculpture by producing earthworks on a monumental scale in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest. Today these works remain impressive not only for the sheer audacity of their makers but also for their out-sized ambitions to break free from traditional norms.

The film casts these artists in a heroic light, which is exactly how they saw themselves. Iconoclasts who changed the landscape of art forever, these revolutionary, antagonistic creatives risked their careers on radical artistic change and experimentation, and took on the establishment to produce art on their own terms.

Troublemakers  includes rare footage and interviews which unveil the enigmatic lives and careers of storied artists Robert Smithson (Spiral Jetty), Walter De Maria (The Lightning Field) and Michael Heizer (Double Negative); a headstrong troika that established the genre. As the film makes clear, in making works that can never be possessed as an object in a gallery, these troublemakers stand in marked contrast to the hyper-speculative contemporary art world of today.

Troublemakers  features Germano Celant, Walter De Maria, Michael Heizer, Dennis Oppenheim, Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, Vito Acconci, Virginia Dwan, Charles Ross, Paula Cooper, Willoughby Sharp, Pamela Sharp, Lawrence Weiner, Carl Andre, Gianfranco Gorgoni, and Harald Szeemann.


Director James Crump made his directorial debut at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival with Black White + Gray, featuring the influential and legendary curator and art collector Sam Wagstaff and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. In 2013, Black White + Gray was named among Blouin ArtInfo's 20 Must-Watch Artist Documentaries. A curator and art historian, Crump is also the author or co-author of numerous books and has published widely in the fields of modern and contemporary art.  Troublemakers  is his second feature documentary.
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art Directed, Written & Produced by James Crump
Executive Produced by Ronnie Sassoon.
Produced by Farley Ziegler and Michel Comte.
Edited by Nick Tamburri.
Cinematography by Alex Themistocleous and Robert O'Haire.
Sound Design by Gary Gegan and Rick Ash.
A Summitridge Pictures and RSJC LLC Production.

Just Announced: Beach House, Death Grips, Deerhunter, Savages and more.

On Sale Friday, January 29th at 12:00pmApril 13th: Underworld w/ Bob Moses at Fox TheaterApril 18th: Savages at El Rey TheatreApril 19th: Museum of Love w/ Cooper Saver at The EchoApril 20th: Deerhunter w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Pappy & Harriet'sApril 20th: Melody's Echo Chamber at Pappy & Harriet's (late)April 20th: Beach House at Warner Grand (San Pedro)April 21st: Ex Hex w/ Sheer Mag at The EchoMay 5th & 6th: Explosions in the Sky at Theatre at Ace HotelMay 13th: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires at Theatre at Ace Hotel (Presale happening now; use code CHANGES)
On Sale Friday, February 5th at 12:00pmApril 19th: Beach House at Pappy & Harriet'sApril 20th: Death Grips w/ Savages at Fox Theater PomonaApril 21st: Miike Snow w/ Bob Moses at Pappy & Harriet's

RATATAT DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SUPREME”

RATATAT DEBUT NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SUPREME”

Today Ratatat released a self-directed video for “ Supreme ,” a song off their latest album  Magnifique  (out now on XL Recordings).  The duo recently completed a global tour, which included stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and India. The video, shot by Evan Mast of Ratatat, includes footage from their transatlantic travel on the tour.
Watch the music video for “Supreme” here: https://youtu.be/ZZlzC1qQH0k

Ratatat’s 5th studio album saw the duo return to their core guitar-driven sound, yet on tracks like “Supreme,” the band experimented with slide guitar as an homage to artists like Santo & Johnny and Peter Drake. Mast explains further, “we wanted to borrow something from those classics sounds, but bring it into the present - to make a song that could’ve existed if that style of music had remained popular and kept evolving up until today. “

RATATAT recently completed a North American tour, shared a video for “ Pricks Of Brightness ” and made their late TV debut on  Last Call with Carson Daly  performing “ Abrasive ” and “ Shempi ,” “ Cream On Chrome ” and “ Pricks Of Brightness ” for the show.http://www.ratatatmusic.com