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Dean Blunt shares album details + New song + Tour dates

DEAN BLUNT SHARES ALBUM DETAILS
DEBUTS "50 CENT"
BLACK METAL DUE NOVEMBER 4TH VIA ROUGH TRADE
"When you go to the club and every record they're playing is yours, you try to go left, and I made that mistake...there's always time fi reason..."
Dean Blunt in conversation with Ninjaman, JA, 2014
Black Metal is the second solo studio album by Dean Blunt. Vinyl format will be a 2xLP heavy pressing. Dean Blunt currently lives and works in London and Atlanta.
LISTEN: "50 Cent" - http://youtu.be/YQfwPziK-SA
UK/EU Tour Dates:
9/28 - Bristol, UK @ Off The Page10/3 - Barreiro, PT @ Out.Fest10/4 - Madrid, ES @ Villamanuela Festival10/18 - Wroclaw, PL @ Avant Art Festival11/13 - London, UK @ Electrowerkz11/21 - Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who? Festival11/22 - Bern, CH @ Saint Ghetto Festival11/23 - Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City12/7 Olomouc, CZ @ Paf
U.S. Tour Dates scheduling for November Dean Blunt
Black Metal
(November 4th, Rough Trade)
Pre-order: iTunes | Rough Trade

1. LUSH
2. 50 CENT
3. BLOW
4. 100
5. HEAVY
6. MOLLY & AQUAFINA
7. FOREVER
8. X
9. PUNK
10. COUNTRY
11. HUSH
12. MERSH
13. GRADE

Wampire shares new single + announces headlining tour

WAMPIRE SHARES NEW SINGLE VIA ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
ANNOUNCES HEADLINING TOUR
BAZAAR DUE OCTOBER 7TH VIA POLYVINYL
Wampire photo by Andy De SantisAfter recently announcing their sophomore LP Bazaar and sharing its first single ("Wizard Staff"), Portland's Wampire is back today to share their new single "The Amazing Heart Attack." Its release comes in conjunction with the announcement that after their upcoming tour with Temples, the band will embark on their first headlining tour, supported by Montreal's TOPS. Check out the new single, all upcoming tour dates and more about the band below. 
LISTEN: "The Amazing Heart Attack" -  https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/wampire-the-amazing-heart-attack-master
PREVIOUSLY:
LISTEN: "Wizard Staff" -  https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/wampire-wizard-staff-1
More about Wampire:
Following the release of their debut album Curiosity in 2013, Wampire went from a duo most accustomed to playing house parties around their hometown of Portland to a five-piece band performing in venues all over the world with groups such as Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, and Smith Westerns.
That 12-month span saw Wampire play more shows in more cities, countries, and continents than in all their previous years together combined -- a nearly non-stop barrage of new and memorable experiences that, above all else, forced the band members to become more fully immersed in music than at any other time in their lives.
As a result, when founding members and primary songwriters Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps returned home at the tail end of the year, they immediately dove into the process of working on a new album in order to capitalize on the creative energy that had been steadily amassing during their days, weeks, and months on the road.
Says Phipps of that moment in time, "I holed up in a tiny room within a friend's warehouse and began knocking out as many different songs as I could. I tried not to look back, just wanting to explore everything I could possibly create. I started to feel like I was becoming a Kafka-esque insomniac musical novelist at one point."
The reference to the German writer is an apt one for a band that has always imbued its disarmingly off-kilter pop with tinges of paranoia and surrealism (both lyrically and musically), but even more fitting is the title of Wampire's new record: Bazaar.
Like the tantalizing blend of exotic treasures and captivating sensations its namesake suggests,Bazaar continually offers listeners a variety of unexpected and alluring sonic flavors over the course of its nine tracks -- ranging from raucous riffs ("Bad Attitude") to seductive sax ("Wizard Staff") to charmingly catchy choruses ("The Amazing Heart Attack").
As with their previous full-length Curiosity, Wampire recorded Bazaar with trusted producer Jacob Portrait (of Unknown Mortal Orchestra), though this time around the sessions took place at The Museum, a studio in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood, and were done directly to tape.
Far from home once again, Tinder and Phipps used the city to their advantage -- writing lyrics on the 40-minute bus ride to and from their temporary residence in Bed-Stuy and rushing to a shop down the street to buy a guitar -- one that looked and felt like it had been buried in dust for decades and had just the right analog sound -- as their allotted studio time was winding down.
Another important change was the addition of touring drummer Thomas Hoganson to the recording and songwriting process. Though Tinder and Phipps had previously sought to minimize distractions in the studio by just working with each other, Hoganson's diverse musical abilities (in addition to drums, he also plays piano and saxophone on Bazaar) made him an ideal collaborator. 
And so, after a year spent in vans and on planes, in European clubs, Australian beaches, and everywhere in between, Wampire emerged with more confidence, a stronger vision, and what is undeniably their best batch of songs to date. Bazaar will be available on CD, LP (Polyvinyl e-store limited edition of 300 on 180-gram clear purple, black), cassette and digitally.  

Tour Dates09/07 - Spokane, WA @ NYNE Bar (Bartfest)
09/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue *
09/20 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
09/21 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *
09/23 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium * #
09/24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * #
09/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre * #
09/26 - Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse * #
09/27 - Solano Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern * #
09/29 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom * #
10/01 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre * #
10/02 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake %
10/03 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge %
10/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry %
10/06 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency %
10/07 - St. Louis, MO @ Demo %
10/08 - Nashville, TN @ The End %
10/09 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean %
10/11 - Detroit, MI @ Jumbo's %
10/12 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog %
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar %
10/15 - Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange %
10/16 - Boston, MA @ The Church %
10/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right %
10/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy %
10/21-10/25 - CMJ
10/27 - Washington, DC @ DC9 %
10/28 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room %
10/29 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 %
10/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Syndicate Lounge %
10/31 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar %
11/01 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs %
11/03 - Dallas, TX @ City Tavern %
11/04 - Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain %
11/05 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace %
11/07 - Salt Lake City @ The Garage
11/08 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux

* w/ Temples
# w/ Fever The Ghost
% w/ TOPS

THE HEAD AND THE HEART ANNOUNCE DECEMBER RUN OF US TOUR

 THE HEAD AND THE HEART ANNOUNCE DECEMBER RUN OF US TOUR DATES
This Includes Shows in New York, Boston, Nashville and More
The Head and the Heart have announced new December tour dates where they will be bringing their celebrated live performance to the Northeast, Midwest and South. The band have been relentlessly touring in support of their sophomore release, Let's Be Still, since its release last October, with sold out shows at Red Rocks, Hollywood Bowl and festival appearances at Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza and more.  The Head and the Heart recently worked with legendary rock photographer and director Danny Clinch to live stream their Sept. 5th show at Berkley's Greek Theatre via TourGigs.com. December tour dates and ticket links below.

More about The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart's 2011 self-titled debut album on Sub Pop remains one of the label's best-selling debut releases. In a few short months, The Head and The Heart went from playing open mic nights to selling out San Francisco's Fillmore, Seattle's Paramount Theatre, New York's Terminal 5 and more, building a loyal fan base across the country and becoming known for providing raucous and energetic live shows. To date, their debut album has sold over 315,000 copies. Since it's release of Let's Be Still in the fall of 2013, the band has headlined sold-out tours with stops at Red Rocks, the Hollywood Bowl and appearances at Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza and major appearance on late night TV. Let's Be Still has sold more than 150,000 and is still climbing.

The Head and the Heart Digital Assets
Artist Bio: http://www.subpop.com/bio/the_head_and_the_heart 
Album Cover: http://assets2.subpop.com/assets/images/13600.jpg 
Promo Photo:  http://assets2.subpop.com/assets/images/13596.jpg (Photo Credit: Curtis Wave Millard)

The Head and the Heart 2014 Fall Tour Dates (new tour dates are in BOLD)
Pre-sale tickets are available tomorrow (Tue 9/9) at 10am local time for those who on our mailing list Join the Monthly Email List for Pre-Sale Access. General on-sale tickets are available this Friday at 10am local time! Hope to see yall then.

http://www.theheadandtheheart.com/events 
9/19 Madison, WI @ Live On King Street
9/20 Shakopee, MN @ Festival Palomino
9/21 Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre
9/22 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
9/24 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
9/25 Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater
9/26 Charlottesville, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion
9/27 Raleigh, NC @ North Carolina Museum of Art
9/28 Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
9/30 Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
10/1 New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
10/3 Austin, TX @ ACL After Show at Emo's
10/4 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/5 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
10/6 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/8 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
10/9 Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
10/10 Jackson, MA @ Hal & Mals
10/11 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/24 Las Vegas, NV @ Life is Beautiful Festival
10/25 Park City, UT @ Park City Live
10/26 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
12/2 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY - Tickets
12/3 House of Blues - Boston, MA - Tickets
12/5 - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA - Tickets
12/6 - State Theatre - Portland, ME - Tickets
12/7 - Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA - Tickets
12/8 - Lupo's - Providence, RI - Tickets
12/9 - DAR Constitutional Hall - Washington, DC - Tickets
12/11 - The LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH - Tickets
12/12 - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH - Tickets
12/13 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL - Tickets
12/14 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN - Tickets

 

Complete list of tour dates available http://www.theheadandtheheart.com

She Keeps Bees unveil Eight Houses album stream

SHE KEEPS BEES UNVEIL EIGHT HOUSES ALBUM STREAM
ON TOUR NOW! EIGHT HOUSES OUT SEPT 16TH ON FUTURE GODS RECORDS 


LISTEN TO EIGHT HOUSES HERE(please post and share)
Today She Keeps Bees have unveiled their much anticipated new album Eight Houses. The powerful and haunting album, out September 16th on Future Gods Records, is now available for streaming.  
Eight Houses finds She Keeps Bees working with an outside producer, Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, The War On Drugs, Dirty Projectors, etc.) for the first time and enlisting guest musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Adam Schatz. 
She Keeps Bees are on tour now, their highly affecting live show is not to be missed! All dates below. 
 PRAISE FOR EIGHT HOUSES:"Low-key but powerful, trailing wisps of desolation, menace, and regret. Larrabee's moan is a ripple of unease in stale air, occupied only by some keyboard and a drum track." -Pitchfork
"Larrabee's soothing alto murmurs against minimal organ parts and a sparse drumbeat, and the less-is-more effect is powerful." -Stereogum 
"It's glow comes like warm reds and oranges breaking the haze...She Keeps Bees manage deceptively gentle emotional forces." -Consequence of Sound 

ABOUT SHE KEEPS BEES:Considering how controlled the chaos is on Eight Houses-a record that's ruptured by riffs and rattled by rhythms without leaping straight off the rails-it's tough to imagine a time when Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant didn't finish each other's sentences, creatively and personally. But that's how She Keeps Bees began: with LaPlant bashing a borrowed kit (including a garbage-picked floor tom) atop a step-ladder and Larrabee directing the dark solo recordings she began soon after moving from Philadelphia to Brooklyn.  "It was trial by fire," says LaPlant of their early rehearsals. "Luckily what she wanted out of me at the time wasn't complicated."  "We grew together slowly," adds Larrabee, "like a tree. It felt powerful with him behind me. Nothing really clicked until I met Andy."  That dynamic became more pronounced with each passing record, peaking with the self-produced songs of Nests and Dig On, the latter of which expanded the pair's minimal sound with bass parts and synths. Now joined by an outside producer (Rare Book Room's Nicolas Vernhes) and guest musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Adam Schatz, She Keeps Bees revels in the raw power of subtlety, silence and space, coloring Larrabee's compositions with lean piano lines, hazy horns and warm organ rolls.  "There was definitely a batch of more aggressive songs that got cut from the record," explains LaPlant. "Having a producer was nice in that respect; if things were starting to sound too similar and we didn't hear it, Nicolas wasn't shy about letting us know. We wanted to step outside our comfort zone stylistically, which really gives Jess' songwriting a chance to shine."  It also pushes her dense lyrics to the fore, exploring a wide range of universal emotions (desire, obsession, change) and looking for answers to questions our teachers never addressed, from the blood-splattered war hero status Custer earned during his "last stand" to the forced assimilation of Native Americans on the open roads She Keeps Bees toured for the first time in 2012.  "The reservations left a heartache in me," she explains, "and swarms of questions. I began reading stories. The more I read the history, the more I realized this was a universal story of 'progress': the Western world surrounding indigenous people, taking their natural resources, destroying their sense of self."  And yet there's still a light at the end of the tumultuous tunnel Eight Houses carves over the course of 10 punchy, confident songs. It kicks in as "Raven" collides with its choruses, meeting the human condition head on.  "Let the toxic mimics roll off us all," says Larrabee. "Let the power of your truest self rest in your heart.  Draw strength from below your navel-a place where there is no fear. Honor the gravity of the emotion but do not be consumed." 

UPCOMING SHOWS:9/10 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
9/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
9/12 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
9/13 - Kansas City, MO @ Czar bar
9/14 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy's Taver
9/15 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
9/16 - Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi
9/17 - Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager House
9/19 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
9/20 - Athens, OH @ The Union
9/25 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
9/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
9/27 - Washington, DC @ The Lot (Atlantic Plumbing)
11/12 - Bristol, ENG @ The Lantern
11/13 - Manchester, ENG @ Gullivers
11/15 - London, ENG @ The Lexington   

METRONOMY UNVEIL NEW VIDEO FOR "MONTH OF SUNDAYS"

[image error]Unveil New Video for “Month of Sundays”North American Tour Begins THIS WEEK[image error]Today, we are delighted to announce Metronomy’s brand new video for their single “Month of Sundays.” PRESS HERE to watch the video. The single is from the band’s fourth studio album,  LOVE LETTERS , available now via Elektra Records.
The video, shot by Callum Cooper and produced by Julia Reed and John Hassay, drew inspiration from the Spomeniks - second world war memorials likened to alien art which can be found scattered across the former Yugoslavia and on Angus McBean's iconic pictures of the Beatles that featured on the red and blue album covers. It’s a roller coaster ride, using intricate camera tricks which make you wonder how it was made.
A live favorite from the album, “Month of Sundays’” rich, chiming guitars and Mount’s distinct vocals tell a story of where everything went wrong (in a relationship): “Someone once suggested that a song had been written about me by a disgruntled ex-girlfriend. I'm not sure if it's true. But, if it is, this is my response to her and it.”
Metronomy recently announced their North American tour which kicks off this week in Toronto on September 10th. All Dates below.
Tour DatesSept 10            Toronto, ON @ The HoxtonSept 12            Chicago, IL @ Lincoln HallSept 14            Columbus, OH @ Wexner CentreSept 15            Pittsburgh, PA @ AltarSept 17            Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubSept 18            New York, NY @ Irving PlazaSept 19            Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawSept 20            Boston, MA @ Brighton Music HallOct 10               Orlando, FL @ The SocialOct 11             Miami, FL @ MANA WynwoodOct 12             Mexico City, MEX @ Corona Capital FestivalOct 14             Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’sOct 15             Austin, TX @ The MohawkOct 16             Dallas, TX @ TreesOct 18             Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent BallroomOct 19             Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up TavernOct 21             Los Angeles, CA @ The RegentOct 23             San Francisco, CA @ Regency BallroomOct 24             Portland, OR @ Star TheaterOct 25             Seattle, WA @ NeumosOct 26             Vancouver, BC @ The ImperialDec 4              Glasgow, AcademyDec 5               London, Ally PallyDec 6               Manchester, Albert Hall

Bonfire Beach To Release New LP, Share "Spit U Out" Video

Announce Fall Tour With The Dandy WarholsBonfire Beach LP Out October 14th On Cleopatra Records

Click Here To Pre-Order 'Bonfire Beach' LP
Tour Dates with Dandy Warhols: 09.12 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09.14 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue Theater
09.16 - Ferndale, MI - Magic Bag Theatre
09.17 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival
09.19 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09.20 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09.21 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
09.22 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
09.23 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
09.25 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
09.26 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
09.27 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
09.28 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
09.30 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
10.01 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10.02 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
10.03 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Market

'Bonfire Beach' LP Tracklisting01. Spit U Out
02. Eclipse
03. Highway 77
04. Paradise Inn
05. Black Tinted Moonlight
06. London Boys
07. Dreams In The Shadows
08. Electric Wave (Bonus)
09. Bells (Bonus)

Click Here To Watch "Spit U Out" Video
"Dexy Valentine's Bonfire Beach project drives a wedge between her dreamy work on Magic Wands, and her desire for a rumbling motorbike, heroin-chic aesthetic dusty enough to get compared to B.R.M.C." -LA  Weekly
Dexy Valentine is the front woman of Magic Wands & Bonfire Beach.
Magic Wands have garnished great success in music licenses via Zynch, having songs featured on Victoria's Secret, Vogue fashion Week, Gucci, Zara, T-mobile, Beauty & the Beast, Vampire Diaries & the Diablo Cody film "The Power of Few" with Christopher Walken & Christen Slater.  Magic Wands have toured & opened for  The Kills, The Horrors, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs, The Breeders, The Wombats and have made appearances at SXSW, Glastonbury & Lollapalooza.
Presently Magic Wands are finishing up their second album tilted Stranded on Earth the anticipated follow up to their acclaimed debut album Aloha Moon that was released late 2012.
Meanwhile Dexy Valentine has delved into a darker sound and embarked on a side project called "Bonfire Beach" where she waves her magic wand over the gritty golden lights of Hollywood's lost angels to the moonlit seances of the gypsy trodden beachcombers.
Bonfire Beach's debut self tilted album is due out on Cleopatra Records & the band will be main support for The Dandy Warhols' fall tour this Sept/Oct. The LA Weekly has given praise to Bonfire Beach listing them in "LA's top ten bands to blow up in 2014" as well as listing Dexy Valentine at #2 in the top ten rising female fronted bands in
Los Angeles.
Bonfire Beach's debut single/video "Spit U Out" has just been released via Manimal Vinal.The track has an edgy  punk sound and has been compared to The Gun Club meets Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Bonfire Beach will be releasing their new self-titled LP on October 14th via Cleopatra Records.
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Azar Swan Announces New Album "And Blow Us A Kiss" Out 10/28

AZAR SWAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUMAND BLOW US A KISS 10/28 ON ZOO MUSIC
FIRST SINGLE "FOR LAST AND FOREVER" PREMIERES TODAY
Photo credit: Jeff Elstone
Azar Swan, the Brooklyn duo of Zohra Atash and Josh Strawn, is pleased to announce their second full-length record And Blow Us A Kiss, to be released on October 28 on Zoo Music.

Self-Titled premiered the album's first single "For Last and Forever" today, describing it as "caught somewhere between the industrial clubs that once cranked Coil and Front Line Assembly on a nightly basis and the more shadowy arms of the electro-pop axis." Listen to the track HERE. 

   And Blow Us A Kiss tracklist:

1. And Blow Us A Kiss2. We Hunger3. Hush4. For Last And Forever5. Mouth Of The Sky6. Bury The Sun7. Sugar8. Kiss Of Life9. Strange Language10. In The Garden11. Blank Space12. Sing Me Back
To pre-order And Blow Us A Kiss, sign up for Zoo Music's mailing list atwww.killzoomusic.com.

Fall tour dates to be announced shortly.

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Formerly the core members of  Religious To Damn, Zohra Atash and Joshua Strawn (Vaura, Blacklist) changed gears, turning their multi-member, organic chamber ensemble into a drum machine-minded, electro-centric duo. The shift was sparked by a two-fold realization from Atash and Strawn, who were looking to consolidate the project, with coordinating multiple musicians often slowing the writing and performing process, combined with a mutual revived interest in electronic music and hip-hop beats pulling influences from acts like The-Dream and These New Puritans as well as classic industrial artists such as Front Line Assembly and Coil (whose former member Drew McDowell remixed Azar Swan's single "In My Mouth").  Over the course of their time as a revamped entity, Azar Swan has released a digital single on Pendu Sound and the LP Dance Before the War on the independent label Handmade Birds, as well as several covers and one-off free digital singles.  They have played notable shows over the past two years as direct support for Prurient, White Lung, King Dude, Tamaryn, and J.D. Samson & MEN.  Azar Swan has just completed their second full-length, And Blow Us A Kiss, for a Fall 2014 release on Zoo Music.   
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Downtown Festival announces NYC line-up

DOWNTOWN EVENTS ANNOUNCES DOWNTOWN FESTIVALS IN FIVE CITIES IN THE US IN 2014

DOWNTOWN NYC PRESENTS ITS LINEUP FEATURING KIESZA, AVEY TARE'S SLASHER FLICKS, AUTRE NE VEUT, ATLAS SOUND, TOBACCO, JUNGLE, VACATIONER, IAMSU!, ZEBRA KATZ, MAS YSA, TINK, SAINT PEPSI, COMPUTER MAGIC, AND MORE TBA WEBSTER HALL AND IRVING PLAZA | OCT 2-4TICKETS ONSALE AT THEDOWNTOWNFESTIVAL.COM
CITIES AND DATES: Downtown Cleveland - September 19 & 20Downtown Minneapolis - September 26 & 27Downtown New York - October 2-4Downtown Los Angeles - November 7 & 8Downtown Houston - November 14 & 15
Downtown Events has announced the return of Downtown Festival New York on October 2-4, 2014, featuring headline sets from Kiesza, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Autre Ne Veut, Jungle, Atlas Sound, Tobacco, and more.
This year's event, the festival's third iteration in New York City, takes place at all three rooms of Webster Hall with a special October 2 kickoff show headlined by Jungle at Irving Plaza. 
The full Downtown Festival New York lineup includes:
Kiesza * Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks * Autre Ne Veut * Atlas Sound * Tobacco * Jungle * Vacationer * IAMSU! * Zebra Katz * Mas Ysa * Tink* Saint Pepsi * Computer Magic
2014 marks a major year for Downtown Festival, including inaugural events in Cleveland (September 19-20) and Minneapolis (September 26-27), as well as November dates in Los Angeles and Houston. Downtown Festival brings together high-profile national artists and the most compelling emerging artists on unique bills in intimate settings at an affordable price - offering the curation of a large festival at the cost of a club show. 
Downtown Festival launched in 2011, commemorating Downtown Record's 5th Anniversary, and featured sold out performances from some of today's hottest acts across multiple genres, including Santigold, Major Lazer, Miike Snow, A-Trak, White Denim and others, over 2 nights at New York's Webster Hall and Terminal 5. In 2013, Downtown Festival returned to NYC, taking over 8 venues in downtown Manhattan with performances from Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Purity Ring, Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul, Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Trash Talk among others. 
Details of this year's Los Angeles and Houston events will be released in the coming weeks.
Festival Passes as well as individual show tickets will be available at thedowntownfestival.com

Sylvan Esso - new video for "Dreamy Bruises" + stems released

SYLVAN ESSO DROPS NEW VIDEO FOR "DREAMY BRUISES" ON VEVO  STEMS RELEASED FOR "DREAMY BRUISES"DJ-INCLINED FANS ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THEIR OWN REMIXES    TOUR DATES BELOW      WATCH: Official video for "Dreamy Bruises" via Vevo or Youtube 
DOWNLOAD: Stems (vocals, guitar, bass, and drums) for "Dreamy Bruises" to make your own remix HERE!   
LISTEN: "Coffee" via Soundcloud (over 1 million streams to date and over 5 million streams on Spotify!)        "[Sylvan Esso] could sound like deliberately primitive 1970s electro in one song and glitchy, abstract techno in another behind Amelia Meath's teasing voice" - The New York Times     
"2014's most intoxicating debut" -NPR          
   Directed and shot by Bob Pruvis and Timm Gable in Milwauke, WI in the summer of 2014, the video for Sylvan Esso's "Dreamy Bruises" is filled with natural beauty, human connections, and enigma -- much like their widely-praised self-titled debut album.  Watch as a diverse cast of characters, including bandmates Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath, make a mysterious pilgrimage through the tree-lined hills of Wisconsin.  As our travelers make their way to a clearing in the woods, there is a celebratory yet dystopian atmosphere as we await the video's colorful climax.  Of course, no Sylvan Esso video would be complete without an emphasis on movement and dance (see videos for "Coffee" and "Play It Right"), and here we are treated to a joyful choreographed line-dance with all of the pilgrims moving in unison.       Tour Dates:9/8 Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel + **SOLD OUT**9/9 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground + **SOLD OUT**9/10 Boston, MA - The Sinclair + **SOLD OUT**9/11 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade NYC **SOLD OUT** 9/12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom + **SOLD OUT** 9/13 Washington DC - The Howard Theatre + **SOLD OUT**9/17 Dresden, DE - Altes Wettburo 9/19 Hamburg, DE - Hamburg Introducing 9/18 Berlin, DE - Introducing Berlin @ Schwutz 9/20 Essen, DE - King Kong Kicks @ Hotel Shanghai 9/22 Cologne, DE - Studio 672 9/23 Luxembourg - Rockhal 9/25 Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso 9/26 Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar 9/27 Paris, FR - Badaboum 9/28 Zurich, CH - Stall 6 9/30 Brighton, UK - Green Door Store 10/1 Birmingham, UK - Hare and Hounds 10/2 London, UK - Oslo **SOLD OUT**10/3 Bristol, UK - Louisiana **SOLD OUT**10/4 Cardiff, UK - Buffalo Bar 10/6 Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen 10/7 Dublin, IE - Workman's Club 10/8 Belfast, IE - Black Box 10/9 Glasgow, UK - Nice 'n' Sleazy 10/18 - Irving, TX - Cultivate Festival10/23 - Baltimore, MD - The 8x10 ^10/24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer10/30 & 10/31 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom ^ **SOLD OUT**11/8 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater #11/10 Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium # 11/14 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium # 11/15 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl #1/23 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 1/31-2/4 Riviera Maya, Mexico - Hard Rock Hotel (MMJ's One Big Holiday) &
+ with Doe Paoro ^ with Flock of Dimes# with Foster the People& with My Morning Jacket, The War on Drugs, Band Of Horses, Dawes, etchttp://sylvanesso.comhttps://www.facebook.com/SylvanEsso https://twitter.com/sylvanesso  http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/sylvan-esso/ 

THE FLAMING LIPS ANNOUNCE TRACK-LISTING

THE FLAMING LIPS ANNOUNCE TRACK-LISTING AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND TRIBUTE ALBUM, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FWENDS, DUE ON OCTOBER 28TH
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE MY MORNING JACKET, J. MASCIS, MILEY CYRUS, MOBY, DR. DOG, PHANTOGRAM, TEGAN AND SARA, GRACE POTTER,AND MANY OTHERS
THOSE WHO PRE-ORDER WILL RECEIVE INSTANT DOWNLOADS OF "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS," FEATURING MILEY CYRUS AND MOBY PLUS "FIXING A HOLE" BY ELECTRIC WÜRMS
ALL ARTIST'S ROYALTIES WILL BE DONATED TO THE BELLA FOUNDATION, WHICH ASSISTS LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS IN OKLAHOMA CITYSeptember 8, 2014 - (Burbank, CA.) - THE FLAMING LIPS have announced details about the track-listing and special guests featured on their upcoming  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band  tribute album,  With A Little Help From My Fwends , which is due October 28th from Warner Bros. Records. The band has recorded their own versions of each track on The Beatles' 1967 classic in their own inimitable style, with help from special friends Miley Cyrus, Moby, My Morning Jacket, J. Mascis, Dr. Dog, Phantogram, Tegan and Sara, Grace Potter, Electric Würms (THE LIPS side project who recently released their 6-song debut album,  Musik, Die Shwer Zu Twerk ) and many others.

With A Little Help From My Fwends,  is now available for pre-order at all participating retailers. Those who pre-order will receive a pair of instant downloads including "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," featuring Miley Cyrus and Moby and "Fixing A Hole" featuring Electric Wurms. Click here to pre-order  With A Little Help From My Fwends.
All proceeds from sales of  With A Little Help From My Fwends,  will be donated to The Bella Foundation, a non-profit organization based in the band's hometown of Oklahoma City that assists low-income, elderly, or terminally ill pet owners with the cost of veterinary care.
 The track-listing for  With A Little Help From My Fwends  is as follows:
01. SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMY MORNING JACKET & FEVER THE GHOST & J. MASCIS
02. With A Little Help From My FriendsTHE FLAMING LIPS & BLACK PUS & THE AUTUMN DEFENSE
03. Lucy In The Sky With DiamondsTHE FLAMING LIPS & MILEY CYRUS & MOBY
04. Getting BetterDR. DOG  & CHUCK INGLISH & MORGAN DELT
05. Fixing A HoleELECTRIC WÜRMS
06. She's Leaving HomePHANTOGRAM & JULIANNA BARWICK & SPACEFACE
07. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!THE FLAMING LIPS & MJ KEENAN & PUSCIFER & SUNBEARS!
08. Within You Without YouBIRDFLOWER & THE FLAMING LIPS & MORGAN DELT
09. When I'm Sixty-Four"DEF RAIN & THE FLAMING LIPS & PITCHWAFUZZ
10. Lovely RitaTEGAN AND SARA & STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS
11. Good Morning Good MorningZORCH & GRACE POTTER & TREASURE MAMMAL
12. SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)FOXYGEN & BEN GOLDWASSER
13. A Day In The Life THE FLAMING LIPS & MILEY CYRUS & NEW FUMES

All FLAMING LIPS tour dates listed below:                                         

Sept. 13           Chicago, IL                             Riot Fest
Sept. 14           Minneapolis, MN                    First Avenue
Sept. 16           Kansas City, MO                    Crossroads KC
Sept. 19           Denver, CO                            Riot Fest 
Oct. 25             Las Vegas, NV                        Life Is Beautiful Fest
Nov. 9              Reykjavik, Iceland                  Iceland Airwaves Festival