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January 14, 2016
Nicholas Krgovich Announces European Tour Dates w/ Laetitia Sadier
Nicholas KrgovichAnnounces European Tour Dates w/ Laetitia SadierSee the tour trailer HERE‘The Hills’ out 4th March 2016 on Tin Angel Records
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“It’s the soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist yet, a lovelorn glide through a city of lonely interstates and endless parties attended by socialites; an album about noticing your sheer insignificance in a huge city.” – Noisey
“Vancouver multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich makes silky, shiny pop inspired by the city of Los Angeles.” –Stereogum
“Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city,” said Dorothy Parker. Emily Mortimer called it “the beauty parlour at the end of the universe”. You don't need to tell Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich. His sleek future-pop has revelled in LA's twin beauty and darkness for years. That “unknowable sprawl,” that “twinkling land of dreamers and desperation and ambition and beautiful weather,” as he calls it, was the backdrop for last year's cult acclaimed solo album On Sunset. Now comes another set of twilight tales of darkened boulevards and sun-soaked mansion pool-sides, and the ghosts and eccentrics who inhabit them. The Hills is 12 tracks of analogue synths, intricate melodies, lush strings and slinking rhythms, as labyrinthine and intoxicating as the city that inspired it.
Krgovich – best known for his work with No Kids, P:ano and the 1960s girl-group influenced Gigi, and for collaborations with the likes of Mount Eerie, Nite Jewel and Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman – began writing The Hills in a snow-covered hut in the Rocky Mountains in the winter of 2008, before taking to a relative's lake house to write more. “I would write every day all day and then make dinner and watch 30 Rock at night,” he explains. Influenced by “what I guess people call sophistipop – Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, The Blue Nile, Sade, music that makes me feel like I'm in the backseat of the car when I was a kid and it's raining”, Krgovich gradually found songs coming together that told the stories of an “amalgam of characters that are at times acting out feelings or thoughts I've had. But often they're off on their trip.”
The result is a companion piece to On Sunset that careens through ideas and sounds with invention to burn. 'Sunset Tower' breezes by like a ghost through the Roosevelt Hotel's lobby until it reaches its almost Annie Lennox-like vocal crescendo, with its intimate poetry ("I'm leaving the party alone, finding the entrance to the park") upon a stately piano figure. Then there's title-track 'The Hills' – all cinematic blooms of violin, until Solange-style vocals from Sufjan Stevens collaborator Nedelle Torrisi send it spinning into new territory. 'Mountain of Song' pivots on a deliciously 1990s hip-hop beat, layering brass over lyrics about “being in a place where everything should be lining up but none of it does. So you just kind of simmer in that feeling, letting it win,” says Krgovich.
Elsewhere on The Hills, there are moments of feather-delicate baroque darkness ('Written In The Wind'), muted 1980s R&B ('Lookout Point') and slap-bass wig-outs packed with atonal horns ('Out Of Work Jazz Singer'). If all this sounds eclectic, well, this is a man after all who as a child recreated the Phantom Of The Opera in his basement after family dinners, who bought his first cassette (Madonna's 'Like A Virgin') aged four and who later discovered and devoured the thrills of everything from grunge to 90s RnB. “I almost liked all music as a rule when I was young. No filters, no discernment,” he says now. Listening to the brilliantly varied The Hills, it seems not much has changed.
Recorded with Colin Stewart (Black Mountain) in Vancouver at The Hive Studios, and mixed with John Collins (Destroyer, New Pornographers) at his JC/DC Studios, The Hills is something that Krgovich simply “wanted to share. In case people can get something out of it.” “The hills around the city, how they catch the light on warm nights, like when out of work actors go dancing and notice nothing of the kind,” he sings over avant-garde strings that leer from sad to sinister on the album's melancholy closer. “I know I'm them sometimes.” A gorgeous head-rush of a trip through LA's starry den of delinquents and successes, The Hills is an album full of faded dreams, and somewhere you'll want to get lost in again and again.
Tour Dates:
11.3.16 - Cologne - King Georg (tickets)12.3.16 - Offenbach - Hafen 2 (tickets)14.3.16 - Stuttgart - Shocken15.3.16 - Leipzig - Baustelle 17.3.16 - Berlin - ACUD (tickets)18.3.16 - Copenhagen JazzHouse (tickets)22.3.16 - London - 93 Feet East (tickets)23.3.16 - Birmingham - Hare and Hounds 24.3.16 - Glasgow - Broadcast25.3.16 - Leeds - Belgrave Music Hall 26.3.16 - Coventry - Grammar School
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“It’s the soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist yet, a lovelorn glide through a city of lonely interstates and endless parties attended by socialites; an album about noticing your sheer insignificance in a huge city.” – Noisey
“Vancouver multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich makes silky, shiny pop inspired by the city of Los Angeles.” –Stereogum
“Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city,” said Dorothy Parker. Emily Mortimer called it “the beauty parlour at the end of the universe”. You don't need to tell Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich. His sleek future-pop has revelled in LA's twin beauty and darkness for years. That “unknowable sprawl,” that “twinkling land of dreamers and desperation and ambition and beautiful weather,” as he calls it, was the backdrop for last year's cult acclaimed solo album On Sunset. Now comes another set of twilight tales of darkened boulevards and sun-soaked mansion pool-sides, and the ghosts and eccentrics who inhabit them. The Hills is 12 tracks of analogue synths, intricate melodies, lush strings and slinking rhythms, as labyrinthine and intoxicating as the city that inspired it.
Krgovich – best known for his work with No Kids, P:ano and the 1960s girl-group influenced Gigi, and for collaborations with the likes of Mount Eerie, Nite Jewel and Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman – began writing The Hills in a snow-covered hut in the Rocky Mountains in the winter of 2008, before taking to a relative's lake house to write more. “I would write every day all day and then make dinner and watch 30 Rock at night,” he explains. Influenced by “what I guess people call sophistipop – Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, The Blue Nile, Sade, music that makes me feel like I'm in the backseat of the car when I was a kid and it's raining”, Krgovich gradually found songs coming together that told the stories of an “amalgam of characters that are at times acting out feelings or thoughts I've had. But often they're off on their trip.”
The result is a companion piece to On Sunset that careens through ideas and sounds with invention to burn. 'Sunset Tower' breezes by like a ghost through the Roosevelt Hotel's lobby until it reaches its almost Annie Lennox-like vocal crescendo, with its intimate poetry ("I'm leaving the party alone, finding the entrance to the park") upon a stately piano figure. Then there's title-track 'The Hills' – all cinematic blooms of violin, until Solange-style vocals from Sufjan Stevens collaborator Nedelle Torrisi send it spinning into new territory. 'Mountain of Song' pivots on a deliciously 1990s hip-hop beat, layering brass over lyrics about “being in a place where everything should be lining up but none of it does. So you just kind of simmer in that feeling, letting it win,” says Krgovich.
Elsewhere on The Hills, there are moments of feather-delicate baroque darkness ('Written In The Wind'), muted 1980s R&B ('Lookout Point') and slap-bass wig-outs packed with atonal horns ('Out Of Work Jazz Singer'). If all this sounds eclectic, well, this is a man after all who as a child recreated the Phantom Of The Opera in his basement after family dinners, who bought his first cassette (Madonna's 'Like A Virgin') aged four and who later discovered and devoured the thrills of everything from grunge to 90s RnB. “I almost liked all music as a rule when I was young. No filters, no discernment,” he says now. Listening to the brilliantly varied The Hills, it seems not much has changed.
Recorded with Colin Stewart (Black Mountain) in Vancouver at The Hive Studios, and mixed with John Collins (Destroyer, New Pornographers) at his JC/DC Studios, The Hills is something that Krgovich simply “wanted to share. In case people can get something out of it.” “The hills around the city, how they catch the light on warm nights, like when out of work actors go dancing and notice nothing of the kind,” he sings over avant-garde strings that leer from sad to sinister on the album's melancholy closer. “I know I'm them sometimes.” A gorgeous head-rush of a trip through LA's starry den of delinquents and successes, The Hills is an album full of faded dreams, and somewhere you'll want to get lost in again and again.
Tour Dates:
11.3.16 - Cologne - King Georg (tickets)12.3.16 - Offenbach - Hafen 2 (tickets)14.3.16 - Stuttgart - Shocken15.3.16 - Leipzig - Baustelle 17.3.16 - Berlin - ACUD (tickets)18.3.16 - Copenhagen JazzHouse (tickets)22.3.16 - London - 93 Feet East (tickets)23.3.16 - Birmingham - Hare and Hounds 24.3.16 - Glasgow - Broadcast25.3.16 - Leeds - Belgrave Music Hall 26.3.16 - Coventry - Grammar School
Published on January 14, 2016 10:04
Introducing...MORLY
INTRODUCING....
RELEASES NEW TRACK "THE CHOIR" ON CASCINEPress Here to Listen via Gorilla Vs Bear
(Photo Credit: Gina Gammell)
"'The Choir' is an otherworldly, almost minimalist hymn. Morly's crystalline vocals floating, and then soaring, over her elegantly stark production and that cavernous bass, resulting in the most stunning and soulful thing the young Minnesotan has released so far." - Gorilla Vs Bear
"Morly's songs are delicate creations, memory-faded snapshots built out of dusty, soulful piano melodies, sparse electronics, and layered wordless vocals." - Stereogum
"Sigur Rós-meets-Jon Hopkins sounds" - The Line Of Best Fit
"... [Morly creates a] washed out atmosphere, and the simultaneous quality of being warm and inviting." - The 405
Morly embodies the idea that one person can do it all. The Minnesota-born singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer emerged onto the music scene a year ago with a single on Ryan Hemsworth's widely-respected Secret Songs platform. She quickly caught the attention of Cascine who signed her and released her, mostly instrumental, debut EP, In Defense of My Muse (August 2015). Morly, known for her minimalist approach to creating music and strong choral background, returns with the angelic, low-fi single "The Choir" (out now on Cascine). The track is led by Morly's soulful voice, and displays her most prominent use of vocals on a song to date. PRESS HERE TO LISTEN.
"This song is something I've been trying to articulate-lyrically and musically-for a long time," expressedMorly. "I wrote it a while ago, but felt it was missing something. I played it for one of my favorite producers, Psymun, and he really liked it. So we spent the afternoon at his spot in Minneapolis giving it some additional Psymun love."


"'The Choir' is an otherworldly, almost minimalist hymn. Morly's crystalline vocals floating, and then soaring, over her elegantly stark production and that cavernous bass, resulting in the most stunning and soulful thing the young Minnesotan has released so far." - Gorilla Vs Bear
"Morly's songs are delicate creations, memory-faded snapshots built out of dusty, soulful piano melodies, sparse electronics, and layered wordless vocals." - Stereogum
"Sigur Rós-meets-Jon Hopkins sounds" - The Line Of Best Fit
"... [Morly creates a] washed out atmosphere, and the simultaneous quality of being warm and inviting." - The 405
Morly embodies the idea that one person can do it all. The Minnesota-born singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer emerged onto the music scene a year ago with a single on Ryan Hemsworth's widely-respected Secret Songs platform. She quickly caught the attention of Cascine who signed her and released her, mostly instrumental, debut EP, In Defense of My Muse (August 2015). Morly, known for her minimalist approach to creating music and strong choral background, returns with the angelic, low-fi single "The Choir" (out now on Cascine). The track is led by Morly's soulful voice, and displays her most prominent use of vocals on a song to date. PRESS HERE TO LISTEN.
"This song is something I've been trying to articulate-lyrically and musically-for a long time," expressedMorly. "I wrote it a while ago, but felt it was missing something. I played it for one of my favorite producers, Psymun, and he really liked it. So we spent the afternoon at his spot in Minneapolis giving it some additional Psymun love."
Published on January 14, 2016 10:02
'An Evening With Neil Young' Featuring 'Human Highway,' 'Rust Never Sleeps' and Live Q&A Comes to Select U.S. Cinemas on February 29
'An Evening With Neil Young' Featuring 'Human Highway,' 'Rust Never Sleeps' and Live Q&A Comes to Select U.S. Cinemas on February 29 Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Records and AARP Bring the Legendary Musician's 1978 Concert Tour and Mind-Bending Musical Comedy to the Big Screen for a Special One-Night Event Featuring a Live Q&A Hosted by Cameron Crowe
January 14, 2016 (DENVER) - On Monday, February 29, 2016, experience "
An Evening With Neil Young
" when Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Records, and AARP present a special, one-night screening of the critically-acclaimed post-apocalyptic musical comedy, "Human Highway," along with the iconic musician's concert feature,
"Rust Never Sleeps,"
in select movie theaters nationwide live at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT and tape-delayed to 7:30 p.m. PT, HI and AK. The special cinematic event also features an exclusive live Q&A with Cameron Crowe interviewing Young and his eclectic cast, which includes Gerald V. Casale of Devo, Russ Tamblyn and Charlotte Stewart.Audiences will first enjoy
"Human Highway,"
Young's 1982 comedy starring Tamblyn, Stewart, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper and Devo, in an all new digital restoration. Then,
"Rust Never Sleeps,"
the full-length feature about Young's 1978 concert tour, will give cinema audiences a spectacular set list full of Young's most popular songs, showcasing classic hits such as "I Am a Child," featuring Crazy Horse, "Cinnamon Girl," "Like a Hurricane" and both the acoustic and electric versions of his landmark song "Hey Hey, My My."Tickets for "An Evening With Neil Young" can be purchased online by visitingwww.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom's Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website(theaters and participants are subject to change). For further details, please visit: http://www.fathomevents.com/event/an-evening-with-neil-young-liveWith multiple GRAMMYs®, Juno Awards and many other notable accolades earned during his illustrious career, Neil Young is one of the most influential musicians of the generation. The New York Times described
"Rust Never Sleeps"
as offering "some of [Young's] strongest songs, both new and old, in performances as fine or finer than those on his recent, partly live record album of the same title," and said "the intensity of the singing and playing of Crazy Horse, Mr. Young's longtime partners for electric-rock projects, is as moving as rock can offer."John Rubey, Fathom Events CEO, said, "We are proud to present 'An Evening With Neil Young' to fans across the nation. Music lovers will get a unique opportunity to experience over three-and-a-half hours of landmark rock n' roll entertainment from one of music's most beloved singer-songwriters.""Neil Young is a singular talent and an icon of American popular music, and we are proud and honored to support this event, knowing full well how much our members will enjoy it," said Robert Love, editor in chief of AARP The Magazine. "I have many fond memories of seeing Neil and Crazy Horse at the Fillmore East in New York City, solo at Carnegie Hall, and have followed his career since Buffalo Springfield."

Published on January 14, 2016 10:01
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Streams New View via NPR First Listen!
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER
STREAMS NEW VIEW VIA NPR FIRST LISTEN
(Credit: Joe DeNardo)
Eleanor Friedberger will release New View on January 22nd via Frenchkiss, but the album can be heard one week early as it exclusively streams via NPR First Listen . PRESS HERE to listen to Friedberger's stunning third solo record now. Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes - everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse. There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View ,but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible word play continue to make herone of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today. New View is an exciting and masterfully crafted addition to Eleanor Friedberger's already top-notch catalogue. After almost fifteen years as a quintessential Brooklyn musician,Friedberger recently relocated to upstate New York where this album was recorded in a converted studio barn, not far from Friedberger's new home which was originally a knitting mill. The songs on New View were arranged with Friedberger's backing band Icewater and recorded live to tape with producer Clemens Knieper. The result is an album that feels like an instant classic upon first listen. Eleanor Friedberger will take New View on the road next month - see below to find a show near you.
PRESS HERE to pre-order New View now.
North American Tour Dates2/18/16 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom2/19/16 Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy Philly2/20/16 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater2/22/16 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel2/23/16 Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)2/24/16 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle2/26/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club2/27/16 Omaha, NE @ Reverb2/28/16 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge3/1/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room3/2/16 Boise, ID @ Neurolux3/4/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt3/5/16 Seattle, WA @ Barboza3/6/16 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge3/8/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent3/10/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite3/11/16 San Diego, CA @ The Hideout3/12/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar3/15/16-3/18/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW 20163/19/16 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's3/20/16 Louisville, KY @ Haymarket4/14/16 Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music Hall4/15/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Back Room4/16/16 Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter 4/19/16 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater - Roof4/21/16 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish4/22/16 Houston, TX @ Raven Tower4/23/16 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder4/25/16 Dallas, TX @ Three Links4/26/16 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck4/28/16 St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room4/30/16 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi5/1/16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop5/3/16 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt5/4/16 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge5/5/16 Portland, ME @ One Longfellow Square5/6/16 Boston, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs5/7/16 Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater
http://www.eleanorfriedberger.comhttps://www.facebook.com/eleanor.friedberger.officialhttp://www.twitter.com/eleanoronlyhttp://www.instagram.com/eleanoronly

Eleanor Friedberger will release New View on January 22nd via Frenchkiss, but the album can be heard one week early as it exclusively streams via NPR First Listen . PRESS HERE to listen to Friedberger's stunning third solo record now. Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes - everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse. There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View ,but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible word play continue to make herone of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today. New View is an exciting and masterfully crafted addition to Eleanor Friedberger's already top-notch catalogue. After almost fifteen years as a quintessential Brooklyn musician,Friedberger recently relocated to upstate New York where this album was recorded in a converted studio barn, not far from Friedberger's new home which was originally a knitting mill. The songs on New View were arranged with Friedberger's backing band Icewater and recorded live to tape with producer Clemens Knieper. The result is an album that feels like an instant classic upon first listen. Eleanor Friedberger will take New View on the road next month - see below to find a show near you.
PRESS HERE to pre-order New View now.
North American Tour Dates2/18/16 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom2/19/16 Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy Philly2/20/16 Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater2/22/16 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel2/23/16 Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)2/24/16 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle2/26/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club2/27/16 Omaha, NE @ Reverb2/28/16 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge3/1/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room3/2/16 Boise, ID @ Neurolux3/4/16 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt3/5/16 Seattle, WA @ Barboza3/6/16 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge3/8/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent3/10/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite3/11/16 San Diego, CA @ The Hideout3/12/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar3/15/16-3/18/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW 20163/19/16 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's3/20/16 Louisville, KY @ Haymarket4/14/16 Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music Hall4/15/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Back Room4/16/16 Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter 4/19/16 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theater - Roof4/21/16 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish4/22/16 Houston, TX @ Raven Tower4/23/16 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder4/25/16 Dallas, TX @ Three Links4/26/16 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck4/28/16 St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room4/30/16 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi5/1/16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop5/3/16 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt5/4/16 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge5/5/16 Portland, ME @ One Longfellow Square5/6/16 Boston, MA @ Middle East - Upstairs5/7/16 Providence, RI @ Columbus Theater
http://www.eleanorfriedberger.comhttps://www.facebook.com/eleanor.friedberger.officialhttp://www.twitter.com/eleanoronlyhttp://www.instagram.com/eleanoronly
Published on January 14, 2016 10:00
ADAM GREEN ANNOUNCES ADAM GREEN'S ALADDIN VIA NOISEY || A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT DUE THIS SPRING
ADAM GREEN ANNOUNCES ADAM GREEN'S ALADDIN VIANOISEY
A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT DUE THIS SPRING
LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Adam Green's Aladdin Teaserhttps://youtu.be/_P5TSZDy0F0
Film cast includes Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Francesco Clemente, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra Banhart, Bip Ling, Jack Dishel, Zoe Kravitz and more"Adam Green's Aladdin is not simply a standalone film—Green has composed the entire soundtrack, which will be released as an album and extensively toured, plus he's curating a host of international art shows where you'll be able to submerge yourself in his otherwordly sets." -- Noisey
Renowned musician and filmmaker Adam Green today unveiled a teaser trailer for Adam Green’s Aladdin, a hyper-sensory, poetic and humorously subversive take on the Classic Arabian Nights tale, written and directed by Green. The movie features a brand new soundtrack album composed and recorded by Green, who will be kicking off a worldwide ‘Aladdin Tour’ concurrent with the film and album's release in Spring 2016.
The film is a modern day version of Aladdin, with Green starring as the titular character, and explores the recesses of Green’s symbolic imagination wherein the lamp is a 3-D printer, the princess is a decadent socialite, the planet gets a sex-change and its population prints out an analogue version of the Internet.
“With Aladdin, I wanted to create a single and unified experience to showcase my music, art and writing,” said Adam Green. “When creating Aladdin, I approached the script like it was a song. It has been the creative journey of a lifetime, and I’m so excited to put this out!”
The fantasy film stars an ensemble cast featuring some of New York’s biggest arts, music, and film talent, including:
Adam Green - AladdinMacaulay Culkin - Ralph the Rebel LeaderNatasha Lyonne - Aladdin’s MomJack Dishel - Uncle Gary / SultanAlia Shawkat - Aladdin's sisterFrancesco Clemente - The GenieHar Mar Superstar - British Druggie GuyDevendra Banhart - SaucemakerBip Ling - the Princess Zoe Kravitz - Old Miner The movie was filmed entirely with handmade paper-máche sets, with more than 500 props and 30 rooms constructed out of phone books, newspapers, glue, and house-paint. The satirical odyssey revolves around Aladdin’s dysfunctional family, who live in an ordinary city ruled by a corrupt Sultan and explores themes of technology, government repression, greed and true-love.
A NEW FILM AND MUSIC PROJECT DUE THIS SPRING

Film cast includes Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Francesco Clemente, Har Mar Superstar, Devendra Banhart, Bip Ling, Jack Dishel, Zoe Kravitz and more"Adam Green's Aladdin is not simply a standalone film—Green has composed the entire soundtrack, which will be released as an album and extensively toured, plus he's curating a host of international art shows where you'll be able to submerge yourself in his otherwordly sets." -- Noisey
Renowned musician and filmmaker Adam Green today unveiled a teaser trailer for Adam Green’s Aladdin, a hyper-sensory, poetic and humorously subversive take on the Classic Arabian Nights tale, written and directed by Green. The movie features a brand new soundtrack album composed and recorded by Green, who will be kicking off a worldwide ‘Aladdin Tour’ concurrent with the film and album's release in Spring 2016.
The film is a modern day version of Aladdin, with Green starring as the titular character, and explores the recesses of Green’s symbolic imagination wherein the lamp is a 3-D printer, the princess is a decadent socialite, the planet gets a sex-change and its population prints out an analogue version of the Internet.
“With Aladdin, I wanted to create a single and unified experience to showcase my music, art and writing,” said Adam Green. “When creating Aladdin, I approached the script like it was a song. It has been the creative journey of a lifetime, and I’m so excited to put this out!”
The fantasy film stars an ensemble cast featuring some of New York’s biggest arts, music, and film talent, including:
Adam Green - AladdinMacaulay Culkin - Ralph the Rebel LeaderNatasha Lyonne - Aladdin’s MomJack Dishel - Uncle Gary / SultanAlia Shawkat - Aladdin's sisterFrancesco Clemente - The GenieHar Mar Superstar - British Druggie GuyDevendra Banhart - SaucemakerBip Ling - the Princess Zoe Kravitz - Old Miner The movie was filmed entirely with handmade paper-máche sets, with more than 500 props and 30 rooms constructed out of phone books, newspapers, glue, and house-paint. The satirical odyssey revolves around Aladdin’s dysfunctional family, who live in an ordinary city ruled by a corrupt Sultan and explores themes of technology, government repression, greed and true-love.
Published on January 14, 2016 09:58
January 13, 2016
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Announce U.S. Tour Dates


2/6 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune2/9 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall2/10 San Jose, CA @ The Ritz2/11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy2/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy4/29 - 5/1 Austin, TX @ Levitation 5/3 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
5/4 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall5/5 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/6 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
5/7 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer Dead Meadow supporting 2/4-6 & 2/11-12

Super Furry Animals are: Huw Bunford - Guitar/Vocals, Cian Ciaran - Keyboards/Effects/Vocals, Dafydd Ieuan - Drums/Vocals, Guto Price - Bass, Gruff Rhys - Vocals/Guitar
http://www.superfurry.com/ https://www.facebook.com/superfurryanimals.sfa/ https://twitter.com/superfurry
Published on January 13, 2016 11:37
Kim & the Created Announces Dates With The Kills / Collaboration With Saint Laurent
KIM AND THE CREATED ANNOUNCES DATES WITH THE KILLS AND A COLLABORATION WITH HEDI SLIMANE & SAINT LAURENT

"Kim and the Created's live performance is nothing short of a full-blown exorcism." - Noisey Kim and the Created have announced a handful of dates supporting The Kills in April including two sold out nights at The Warsaw in New York. These shows follow a massive European tour which found the band literally collapsing venue ceilings and leaving with swollen faces and black eyes. Honestly, this will be one of the most memorable shows of the year full of glitter, cat suits, glam and a whole lot of punk music.
Speaking of catsuits and glitter, Kim and the Created (along with Ariel Pink and No Parents) are featured in a series of "Portrait Videos" created by legendary photographer Hedi Slimane and luxury fashion house Saint Laurent.
V Magazine reports, "Hedi Slimane now introduces a progression of his diary into a motion portraiture format. The 'Portrait Video' is a short-form video portraying a musician or an artist with a fast and energetic edit, almost chrono-photographic." The videos released so far hint at a mysterious Los Angeles event taking place February 10 which will be presented by Slimane and Saint Laurent.
Though full details on the event are still to be announced, check out Kim's Portrait Video below.

Check out the music video for Kim's single "Dead to Me" here. Kim and the Created Tour Dates 1/29/16: Long Beach, CA Alex's Bar #
1/30/16: Los Angeles, CA Girlschool Music Festival
4/11/16: Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *
4/12/16: Brooklyn, NY Warsaw (SOLD OUT) *
4/13/16: Brooklyn, NY Warsaw (SOLD OUT) *
# w/ OFF!
* w/ The Kills
More TBA
Published on January 13, 2016 11:35
José González On Tour With yMusic In March, Shares Live Video
JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
US TOUR WITH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE YMUSIC THIS SPRING
WATCH JOSÉ AND YMUSIC PERFORM
“INK OF A GHOST”
Photo Credit: Chad KamenshineIn advance of his tour with acclaimed NYC-based chamber sextet yMusic, José González releases a stunning live video for “Ink of a Ghost,” from his latest album Vestiges & Claws out now via Mute. José performed with yMusic to a standing-room only crowd at New York’s Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors festival in Summer 2014. Now they are taking this very special live show across the US. Watch + share José’s performance of “Ink of a Ghost” with yMusic at Lincoln Center here.
yMusic will join José on tour beginning in Seattle on March 6th with performances throughout the month including stops at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Beacon Theatre in New York (see below for a full list of tour dates). José says, “I’m very excited to go on tour with yMusic! I love their setup and taste in arrangements, being six super talented musicians playing strings, flute, clarinet and trumpet, it feels like it opens us up from sounding energetic and avant-garde to classic and delicate.”
yMusic works in close quarters with contemporary composers and songwriters, developing ideas into vivid, communicative performances. Virtuosos, the six classically-trained instrumentalists are equally comfortable in the classical and pop worlds, collaborating with artists from Ben Folds to Dirty Projectors. “yMusic is thrilled to be joining José, says Rob Moose of yMusic, “and to bring our musicianship and unique color to José’s gorgeous, moody songwriting.”
José’s collaboration with the classical genius of yMusic is a rare, special event ensuring a uniquely memorable, once-in-a lifetime live experience. José says, “apart from performing each on our own we will play songs from my three albums in arrangements by Rob Moose. We’ve only played them once before, so I look forward to hear them live again!”
Tickets and album are available at http://jose-gonzalez.com/tour-dates/ (check your local listings for more info.)
Photo Credit: Chad Kamenshine Tour Dates
6 March - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
7 March - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
8 March - Ashland, OR - Southern Oregon University @ Music Recital Hall
9 March - Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University @ Van Duzer Theatre
10 March - Santa Barbara, CA - University of California @ Campbell Hall
11 March - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
13 March - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
15 March - Escondido, CA - California Center for the Arts
17 March - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
19 March - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
20 March - Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
21 March - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel
23 March - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
24 March - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
25 March - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Hall
26 March - Washington, DC - George Washington University @ Lisner Auditorium
Watch the video for “Open Book” here.
Watch the video for “Leaf Off / The Cave” here.
Listen to “Leaf Off / The Cave” here.
Watch the video for “Every Age” here.
Listen to “Every Age “ here.
Watch the album trailer here.
WATCH JOSÉ AND YMUSIC PERFORM
“INK OF A GHOST”

Photo Credit: Chad KamenshineIn advance of his tour with acclaimed NYC-based chamber sextet yMusic, José González releases a stunning live video for “Ink of a Ghost,” from his latest album Vestiges & Claws out now via Mute. José performed with yMusic to a standing-room only crowd at New York’s Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors festival in Summer 2014. Now they are taking this very special live show across the US. Watch + share José’s performance of “Ink of a Ghost” with yMusic at Lincoln Center here.
yMusic will join José on tour beginning in Seattle on March 6th with performances throughout the month including stops at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Beacon Theatre in New York (see below for a full list of tour dates). José says, “I’m very excited to go on tour with yMusic! I love their setup and taste in arrangements, being six super talented musicians playing strings, flute, clarinet and trumpet, it feels like it opens us up from sounding energetic and avant-garde to classic and delicate.”
yMusic works in close quarters with contemporary composers and songwriters, developing ideas into vivid, communicative performances. Virtuosos, the six classically-trained instrumentalists are equally comfortable in the classical and pop worlds, collaborating with artists from Ben Folds to Dirty Projectors. “yMusic is thrilled to be joining José, says Rob Moose of yMusic, “and to bring our musicianship and unique color to José’s gorgeous, moody songwriting.”
José’s collaboration with the classical genius of yMusic is a rare, special event ensuring a uniquely memorable, once-in-a lifetime live experience. José says, “apart from performing each on our own we will play songs from my three albums in arrangements by Rob Moose. We’ve only played them once before, so I look forward to hear them live again!”
Tickets and album are available at http://jose-gonzalez.com/tour-dates/ (check your local listings for more info.)

Photo Credit: Chad Kamenshine Tour Dates
6 March - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
7 March - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
8 March - Ashland, OR - Southern Oregon University @ Music Recital Hall
9 March - Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University @ Van Duzer Theatre
10 March - Santa Barbara, CA - University of California @ Campbell Hall
11 March - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
13 March - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
15 March - Escondido, CA - California Center for the Arts
17 March - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
19 March - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
20 March - Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
21 March - Chicago, IL - Rockefeller Chapel
23 March - Philadelphia, PA - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
24 March - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
25 March - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Hall
26 March - Washington, DC - George Washington University @ Lisner Auditorium
Watch the video for “Open Book” here.
Watch the video for “Leaf Off / The Cave” here.
Listen to “Leaf Off / The Cave” here.
Watch the video for “Every Age” here.
Listen to “Every Age “ here.
Watch the album trailer here.
Published on January 13, 2016 11:33
CHAIRLIFT DEBUTS FOURTH TRACK “MOTH TO THE FLAME” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM
CHAIRLIFT DEBUTS FOURTH TRACK “MOTH TO THE FLAME”FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM MOTH ON
BEATS 1 WITH ZANE LOWE
ALBUM PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
MOTH TO RELEASE VIA COLUMBIA RECORDS ON
JANUARY 22nd
MOTH
NAMED ONE OF BILLBOARD’S
‘10 ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS TO GET YOU AMPED FOR 2016’Today, Chairlift shares their new song “Moth to the Flame.” Serving as the fourth offering from their forthcoming album Moth, which is now available for pre-order on all digital sales providers (see below), "Moth to the Flame" debuted on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe as a World Record. The track will be available for purchase on all digital sales providers at midnight on January 14th (iTunes, Amazon and Google Play). Fans can stream "Moth To The Flame" on Apple Music now and Spotify beginning Friday, January 15th.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MothAlbum
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MothAmazon
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/MothGP
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/MothAudio
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ChairliftSpotify
Track list for Moth:
Look Up
Polymorphing
Romeo
Ch-Ching
Crying In Public
Ottawa to Osaka
Moth To The Flame
Show U Off
Unfinished Business
No Such Thing As Illusion
In support of Moth, Chairlift will perform two special concerts during release week. Chairlift will perform in Los Angeles at the Teragram Ballroom on January 23rd and in New York City at the National Sawdust on January 26th. Additionally, Chairlift has added two shows in the Northeast: fans can now see Chairlift perform in Boston, MA on January 20th and in Hamden, CT on January 21st.
An evolution from their last album, 2012’s Something, Moth proves to be an emotionally uninhibited and markedly stronger, more pop inspired body of work. A very New York City inspired album, listeners can expect to be led through an aural mix of big, rich pop inspired hooks, vibrating bass, lively brass and sensuous R&B inspired vocals, all anchored in the duo’s meticulously crafted instrumentation.
Visit http://chairlifted.com for additional album and show information.
Credit: Tim Barber
BEATS 1 WITH ZANE LOWE
ALBUM PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
MOTH TO RELEASE VIA COLUMBIA RECORDS ON
JANUARY 22nd

‘10 ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS TO GET YOU AMPED FOR 2016’Today, Chairlift shares their new song “Moth to the Flame.” Serving as the fourth offering from their forthcoming album Moth, which is now available for pre-order on all digital sales providers (see below), "Moth to the Flame" debuted on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe as a World Record. The track will be available for purchase on all digital sales providers at midnight on January 14th (iTunes, Amazon and Google Play). Fans can stream "Moth To The Flame" on Apple Music now and Spotify beginning Friday, January 15th.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MothAlbum
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MothAmazon
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/MothGP
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/MothAudio
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ChairliftSpotify
Track list for Moth:
Look Up
Polymorphing
Romeo
Ch-Ching
Crying In Public
Ottawa to Osaka
Moth To The Flame
Show U Off
Unfinished Business
No Such Thing As Illusion
In support of Moth, Chairlift will perform two special concerts during release week. Chairlift will perform in Los Angeles at the Teragram Ballroom on January 23rd and in New York City at the National Sawdust on January 26th. Additionally, Chairlift has added two shows in the Northeast: fans can now see Chairlift perform in Boston, MA on January 20th and in Hamden, CT on January 21st.
An evolution from their last album, 2012’s Something, Moth proves to be an emotionally uninhibited and markedly stronger, more pop inspired body of work. A very New York City inspired album, listeners can expect to be led through an aural mix of big, rich pop inspired hooks, vibrating bass, lively brass and sensuous R&B inspired vocals, all anchored in the duo’s meticulously crafted instrumentation.
Visit http://chairlifted.com for additional album and show information.

Published on January 13, 2016 11:33
Joan Baez confirms 2016 tour dates and Paul Simon, Mavis Staples & Richard Thompson added to 75th Birthday Celebration in NYC
JOAN BAEZ CONFIRMS 2016 TOUR DATES
LEGENDARY ARTIST AND ACTIVIST TEAMS WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA TO FOCUS ON MASS INCARCERATION
PAUL SIMON, MAVIS STAPLES & RICHARD THOMPSON ADDED TO 75TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN NYC JANUARY 27
On February 27, Joan Baez will embark on an 18-city North American tour, drawing upon repertoire spanning her historic career. Baez is teaming with longtime partner Amnesty International to bring attention to the human rights crisis of mass incarceration of disenfranchised minorities in the US. She will provide her audience with an opportunity to take immediate action on behalf of a select group of prisoners whose cases Amnesty is championing. Amnesty International representatives will be present at each show to engage with concertgoers and solicit their support. As a veteran of the 1960s civil rights movement, Baez is saddened by the civil rights crisis that once again confronts the US and states: “I am pleased once again to be joining forces with Amnesty International, this time on the critical and urgent issue of racial and ethnic disparities of incarceration, right here in the United States.”
Of the partnership, Margaret Huang, interim executive director for Amnesty International USA, remarks: “We are excited to continue our longstanding collaboration with Joan and look forward to welcoming her fans to join Amnesty International and take action on human rights issues here in the United States. The United States is the leading jailer in the world. Together, we can change that.”
Baez’s relationship with Amnesty began in the early 1970s when she met Ginetta Sagan, a torture survivor and Bay Area activist, who was seeking to further establish Amnesty’s reputation in the US In 1986, Baez was a featured performer on the Conspiracy of Hope tour and appeared as a special guest on 1988’s Human Rights Now! Tour. On May 21, 2015, Baez, along with world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei, received Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of Conscience Award,” the organization’s top honor which recognizes those who have shown exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights through their life and work. In addition, Baez will celebrate her 75th birthday on Wednesday, January 27 at the Beacon Theatre. The special event will honor her legendary 50-plus years in music in an intimate, career-spanning live performance. Baez will perform alongside fellow artists and friends, including: David Bromberg, Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Damien Rice, Paul Simon, Mavis Staples, Richard Thompson and Nano Stern. The concert will be recorded and produced for television by Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York as part of the Great Performances series on PBS.
JOAN BAEZ CONFIRMED TOUR DATESJanuary 27 New York, NY Beacon Theatre January 30 Ann Arbor, MI Hill AuditoriumFebruary 27 Toronto, ON Koerner HallFebruary 28 Ithaca, NY State TheaterMarch 1 Concord, NH Capitol Center for the ArtsMarch 3 New Haven, CT Shubert TheatreMarch 5 Burlington, VT Flynn CenterMarch 6 Englewood, NJ Bergen PACMarch 8 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie TheatreMarch 9 Frederick, MD Weinberg Center for the ArtsMarch 12 Lexington, KY Lexington Opera HouseMarch 16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music HallMarch 17 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony HallMarch 19 Birmingham, AL Alys Stephens Performing Arts CenterMarch 20 Durham, NC Page Auditorium at Duke UniversityMarch 23 Wilmington, DE The GrandMarch 25 Albany, NY The EggMarch 26 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall
LEGENDARY ARTIST AND ACTIVIST TEAMS WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA TO FOCUS ON MASS INCARCERATION
PAUL SIMON, MAVIS STAPLES & RICHARD THOMPSON ADDED TO 75TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN NYC JANUARY 27

Of the partnership, Margaret Huang, interim executive director for Amnesty International USA, remarks: “We are excited to continue our longstanding collaboration with Joan and look forward to welcoming her fans to join Amnesty International and take action on human rights issues here in the United States. The United States is the leading jailer in the world. Together, we can change that.”
Baez’s relationship with Amnesty began in the early 1970s when she met Ginetta Sagan, a torture survivor and Bay Area activist, who was seeking to further establish Amnesty’s reputation in the US In 1986, Baez was a featured performer on the Conspiracy of Hope tour and appeared as a special guest on 1988’s Human Rights Now! Tour. On May 21, 2015, Baez, along with world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei, received Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of Conscience Award,” the organization’s top honor which recognizes those who have shown exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights through their life and work. In addition, Baez will celebrate her 75th birthday on Wednesday, January 27 at the Beacon Theatre. The special event will honor her legendary 50-plus years in music in an intimate, career-spanning live performance. Baez will perform alongside fellow artists and friends, including: David Bromberg, Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Damien Rice, Paul Simon, Mavis Staples, Richard Thompson and Nano Stern. The concert will be recorded and produced for television by Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York as part of the Great Performances series on PBS.
JOAN BAEZ CONFIRMED TOUR DATESJanuary 27 New York, NY Beacon Theatre January 30 Ann Arbor, MI Hill AuditoriumFebruary 27 Toronto, ON Koerner HallFebruary 28 Ithaca, NY State TheaterMarch 1 Concord, NH Capitol Center for the ArtsMarch 3 New Haven, CT Shubert TheatreMarch 5 Burlington, VT Flynn CenterMarch 6 Englewood, NJ Bergen PACMarch 8 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie TheatreMarch 9 Frederick, MD Weinberg Center for the ArtsMarch 12 Lexington, KY Lexington Opera HouseMarch 16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music HallMarch 17 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony HallMarch 19 Birmingham, AL Alys Stephens Performing Arts CenterMarch 20 Durham, NC Page Auditorium at Duke UniversityMarch 23 Wilmington, DE The GrandMarch 25 Albany, NY The EggMarch 26 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall
Published on January 13, 2016 11:31