Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2419
August 19, 2014
'Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes' Set For November
LOST ON THE RIVER: THE NEW BASEMENT TAPES
SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 11 T BONE BURNETT-PRODUCED ALBUM WRITTEN AND PERFORMED IN CREATIVE COLLABORATION
BY ELVIS COSTELLO, RHIANNON GIDDENS, TAYLOR GOLDSMITH,
JIM JAMES AND MARCUS MUMFORD
PROJECT TO DEBUT 20 SONGS FOUNDED ON NEWLY-DISCOVERED BOB DYLAN LYRICS FROM 1967
LYRIC VIDEO FOR "NOTHING TO IT" FEATURING DYLAN'S HANDWRITTEN LYRICS
RELEASED TODAY
EXTENSIVE PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY FOR
ARRAY OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL EDITIONS
Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes (http://TheNewBasementTapes.com), a collaborative album project from Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) and producer T Bone Burnett, will be released November 11 on Electromagnetic Recordings/Harvest Records. The album was recorded in March at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, where the artists and Burnett convened for two weeks to write and create music for a treasure trove of recently discovered lyrics handwritten by Bob Dylan in 1967 during the period that generated the recording of the legendary Basement Tapes. An extensive pre-order campaign for Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes begins today with a diverse array of album packages and configurations:At digital retailers iTunes and Amazon MP3, fans can pre-order the album as a 20-song deluxe or 15-song standard edition and instantly receive "Nothing To It" from the album, plus four more "instant-grat" tracks during the weeks leading up to the album's release.Physical versions of the album can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com in both the deluxe and standard CD editions, as well as a 180-gram virgin-vinyl two-disc set.Beginning October 28, fans will be able to preorder the 180-gram virgin-vinyl two-disc set at their local independent retailer (participating stores to be announced), and in turn receive a limited-edition 10" vinyl EP containing the five "instant grat" album tracks, one of which will be exclusive to independent stores for one week prior to any other retail availability.There are also a number of bundled offerings being made available Direct-To-Fan exclusively through The New Basement Tapes Official Music store. These include:A limited-edition box set of the album that includes the deluxe CD, the 180-gram virgin-vinyl two-disc set, six photographic portraits of the artists, five prints of the newly discovered Bob Dylan handwritten lyrics, an album cover lithograph and the deluxe digital album.A limited number of vinyl test pressings, autographed by T Bone Burnett.Fans who pre-order a bundle may also add their names to a limited-edition poster. A lyric video for "Nothing To It" has been released today on Vevo (http://vevo.ly/oGQ35Y)that features Dylan's actual handwritten lyrics inhabiting a surreal animated cityscape. The album will be accompanied by a Showtime documentary premiering on November 21, titled, Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued, directed by Sam Jones (the Wilco documentary, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart). The film will present an exclusive and intimate look at the making of Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes set against the influential and historical cultural backdrop of Bob Dylan's original Basement Tapes. Bob Dylan's original Basement Tapes have fascinated and enticed successive generations of musicians, fans and cultural critics for nearly five decades. More than a hundred songs were recorded by Dylan and musicians who later became The Band in the basement of a small house in upstate New York in the summer and fall of 1967, including many Bob Dylan future classics such as, "I Shall Be Released," "The Mighty Quinn," "This Wheel's On Fire," "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "Tears Of Rage."
Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes is a music event 47 years in the making. The album celebrates the discovery of never-seen Bob Dylan lyrics from that legendary 1967 period and marks a creative highpoint for the album's participants - Burnett, Costello, Giddens, Goldsmith, James and Mumford - who have brought them to life nearly 50 years later. As Burnett explains, "What transpired during those two weeks was amazing for all of us. There was a deep well of generosity and support in the studio at all times, which reflected the tremendous trust and generosity shown by Bob in sharing these lyrics with us in the first place."
The complete track listing for the 20-song deluxe edition of Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes is as follows:
1. Down On The Bottom 2. Married To My Hack 3. Kansas City 4. Spanish Mary 5. Liberty Street 6. Nothing To It 7. Golden Tom - Silver Judas 8. When I Get My Hands On You 9. Duncan and Jimmy 10. Florida Key 11. Hidee Hidee Ho #11 12. Lost On The River #12 13. Stranger 14. Card Shark 15. Quick Like A Flash 16. Hidee Hidee Ho #16 17. Diamond Ring 18. The Whistle Is Blowing 19. Six Months In Kansas City (Liberty Street) 20. Lost On The River #20# # #
August 16, 2014
August 15, 2014
FOXYGEN @ The Observatory
photo: Angel CeballosFOXYGEN is playing at the Observatory tonight, Friday, August 14th 2014.w/ Gary Wilson and more.
Har Mar Superstar to tour North America with The Pizza Underground
HAR MAR SUPERSTAR TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA WITH THE PIZZA UNDERGROUND THIS FALL
“This is catchy, punk-influenced soul music—and easily Har Mar’s finest work yet.”—NPR Music“It’s clear that this is easily Har Mar’s best album”—The Quietus“…MAN did it deliver! I’d call the album a guilty pleasure but I don’t feel guilty at all. It’s just packed full of hooks.”—KCRWFresh from a whirlwind European summer tour, Har Mar Superstar is set to co-headline a string of North American dates this fall with Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground, a pizza-themed tribute to The Velvet Underground.
Bye Bye 17
, the fifth studio album from Har Mar Superstar—aka Sean Tillmann—is out now on Julian Casablancas’ Cult Records.Of the tour, which includes stops in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, Tillmann says, “I’m very excited to hit the road and share the stage with my pals The Pizza Underground. We’re aiming to take you through a magical variety show style experience on your evening out. It’ll be a celebration of all things good: soul music, dancing, life, pizza and Lou Reed.”Culkin enthuses, “I don’t normally go to concerts, but if I did I’d go to this one.”Released to widespread critical acclaim, Bullett calls Bye Bye 17 “impossibly groovy and infectious.” Of the album’s first single, “Lady, You Shot Me,” Death + Taxes praises, “Har Mar Superstar returns with the song of his career,” while MTV Buzzworthy calls it a “Buzzworthy Obsession.” Tillmann co-produced the tracks with Jim Eno (Spoon) at his Austin studio with a full live band, before finishing work and remixing the album at Cult Records’ New York studios.Tillmann named his flamboyant alter-ego after the Har Mar mall in suburban St. Paul, MN where he spent his youth watching movies and writing songs about passers-by in the food court. Tillmann explains, “Har Mar Superstar used to be a different person. It used to be my excuse to get away with the more fantastic things in life…it was easier to get onstage as this other guy and be outrageous and have it be glorified. I guess the confidence I got from being Har Mar Superstar translated into my real life so now we’re one and the same.”HAR MAR SUPERSTAR TOUR DATES*with The Pizza UndergroundOctober 17 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory*October 28 Montreal, QC Le Belmont*October 29 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern*October 30 Indianapolis, IN HiFi*October 31 Maquoketa, IA Codfish Hollow Barnstormers*November 2 Milwaukee, WI Hotel Foster*November 3 St. Louis, MO The Firebird*November 5 Nashville, TN High Watt*November 6 Atlanta, GA The Earl*November 7 New Orleans, LA House of Blues*November 9 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun FestNovember 10 Dallas, TX Trees*November 12 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room*November 13 San Diego, CA Casbah*November 14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room*November 15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*November 16 Las Vegas, NV LVCS*November 18 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriett’s*November 19 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill*November 20 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill*November 21 Portland, OR Dantes*November 22 Seattle, WA Chop Suey*November 23 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theater*November 24 Calgary, AB The PalominoNovember 25 Billings, MT Pub Station*November 26 Denver, CO Marquis Theater*November 27 Kansas City, MO Record Bar*November 28 Omaha, NE Waiting Room*November 30 Madison, WI High Noon SaloonDecember 1 Columbus, OH Skully’s Music Diner*December 5 Washington, D.C. Black Cat*December 6 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall*http://www.harmarsuperstar.comhttps://www.facebook.com/harmarsuperstarhttp://www.twitter.com/harmarsuperstar
“This is catchy, punk-influenced soul music—and easily Har Mar’s finest work yet.”—NPR Music“It’s clear that this is easily Har Mar’s best album”—The Quietus“…MAN did it deliver! I’d call the album a guilty pleasure but I don’t feel guilty at all. It’s just packed full of hooks.”—KCRWFresh from a whirlwind European summer tour, Har Mar Superstar is set to co-headline a string of North American dates this fall with Macaulay Culkin’s The Pizza Underground, a pizza-themed tribute to The Velvet Underground.
Bye Bye 17
, the fifth studio album from Har Mar Superstar—aka Sean Tillmann—is out now on Julian Casablancas’ Cult Records.Of the tour, which includes stops in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, Tillmann says, “I’m very excited to hit the road and share the stage with my pals The Pizza Underground. We’re aiming to take you through a magical variety show style experience on your evening out. It’ll be a celebration of all things good: soul music, dancing, life, pizza and Lou Reed.”Culkin enthuses, “I don’t normally go to concerts, but if I did I’d go to this one.”Released to widespread critical acclaim, Bullett calls Bye Bye 17 “impossibly groovy and infectious.” Of the album’s first single, “Lady, You Shot Me,” Death + Taxes praises, “Har Mar Superstar returns with the song of his career,” while MTV Buzzworthy calls it a “Buzzworthy Obsession.” Tillmann co-produced the tracks with Jim Eno (Spoon) at his Austin studio with a full live band, before finishing work and remixing the album at Cult Records’ New York studios.Tillmann named his flamboyant alter-ego after the Har Mar mall in suburban St. Paul, MN where he spent his youth watching movies and writing songs about passers-by in the food court. Tillmann explains, “Har Mar Superstar used to be a different person. It used to be my excuse to get away with the more fantastic things in life…it was easier to get onstage as this other guy and be outrageous and have it be glorified. I guess the confidence I got from being Har Mar Superstar translated into my real life so now we’re one and the same.”HAR MAR SUPERSTAR TOUR DATES*with The Pizza UndergroundOctober 17 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory*October 28 Montreal, QC Le Belmont*October 29 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern*October 30 Indianapolis, IN HiFi*October 31 Maquoketa, IA Codfish Hollow Barnstormers*November 2 Milwaukee, WI Hotel Foster*November 3 St. Louis, MO The Firebird*November 5 Nashville, TN High Watt*November 6 Atlanta, GA The Earl*November 7 New Orleans, LA House of Blues*November 9 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun FestNovember 10 Dallas, TX Trees*November 12 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room*November 13 San Diego, CA Casbah*November 14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room*November 15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater*November 16 Las Vegas, NV LVCS*November 18 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriett’s*November 19 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill*November 20 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill*November 21 Portland, OR Dantes*November 22 Seattle, WA Chop Suey*November 23 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theater*November 24 Calgary, AB The PalominoNovember 25 Billings, MT Pub Station*November 26 Denver, CO Marquis Theater*November 27 Kansas City, MO Record Bar*November 28 Omaha, NE Waiting Room*November 30 Madison, WI High Noon SaloonDecember 1 Columbus, OH Skully’s Music Diner*December 5 Washington, D.C. Black Cat*December 6 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall*http://www.harmarsuperstar.comhttps://www.facebook.com/harmarsuperstarhttp://www.twitter.com/harmarsuperstar
My Brightest Diamond's "Lover Killer" single premieres
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND’S “LOVER KILLER” SINGLE PREMIERES
THIS IS MY HAND OUT SEPTEMBER 16 ON ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS
WORLDWIDE TOUR CONFIRMED
“Along with her often-gorgeous singing, Ms. Worden presents an ambitious series of arrangements…the songs glow with rumination…”—The New York Times
My Brightest Diamond’s new single, “Lover Killer,” can now be heard/embedded here. Of the song, Refinery29 praises, “jazzy, glowing…there’s something so unique about Shara Worden’s music—her operatic voice has us hypnotized. We’re hoping her upcoming release will also sweep us off our feet.”
“Lover Killer” is from My Brightest Diamond’s new album, This is My Hand , which will be released September 16 onAsthmatic Kitty Records (pre-order). In celebration of the release, Worden will embark on a worldwide tour this fall, including dates at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and L.A.’s The Roxy as well as an appearance at the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival. See below for details.
In addition to “Lover Killer,” the new album features the track “Pressure,” which premiered earlier this summer at NPR Music and can now be heard/shared here. Of the song, NPR Music praises, “…a stirring song powered by an incredible drumline…one of the most powerful and dramatic voices of the past decade,” while Stereogum proclaims, “…‘Pressure’ is something to be reckoned with. Filled with an army of percussive sounds from big drums to twinkling bells along with shrieking brass and crushing synths, it’s a huge production, but it all sounds small compared to Worden’s operatic voice.”
This Is My Hand was recorded in Berlin, New York, L.A. and Worden’s re-adopted hometown of Detroit with producer Zac Rae. Of her inspiration behind the album, Worden comments, “The genesis of the new album was looking at the changes that have happened in music over my career, and trying to reevaluate what it meant to me in the first place: ‘what is the value of music’ is essentially the question. In the States, the marching band is something that is done in school, so it still represents something inclusive, something that anyone can learn. I loved the communal quality and the way that drums and horns travel in large three-dimensional spaces.”
Since debuting as My Brightest Diamond in 2006, Worden has released three full-length albums, including her most recent, 2011’s All Things Will Unwind. Of the album, The New York Times praises, “…she has a keen sense of the dramatic, and a sure understanding of dynamics,” while allmusic asserts, “All Things Will Unwind finds this musical auteur at the top of her game, maturing, pushing her already broad boundaries, and brimming with imagination.”
In addition to her work as My Brightest Diamond, Worden has collaborated and performed with various musicians, artists and filmmakers, including Matthew Barney, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce and Aaron Dressner (The National), The Decemberists, Bon Iver, David Byrne, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Laurie Anderson, Matthew Ritchie, Murat Eyuboglu, Brooklyn Rider and yMusic, among others.
This is My Hand track-listing:1. Pressure2. Before The Words3. This Is My Hand4. Lover Killer5. I am Not the Bad Guy6. Looking At The Sun7. Shape8. So Easy9. Resonance10. Apparition
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND TOUR DATES September 19 Detroit, MI Music BoxSeptember 20 Toronto, ON Drake September 22 Boston, MA The Sinclair September 23 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live September 25 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom September 27 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel September 28 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar September 30 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theater October 1 Atlanta, GA The Earl October 3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music FestivalOctober 12 Dallas, TX The Kessler October 10 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music FestivalOctober 17 Stockholm, Sweden Scandic Grand Central October 18 Gothenburg, Sweden Folkteatern FoajebarenOctober 19 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen October 21 Hamburg, Germany Knust October 22 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof October 24 Brussels, Belgium Botanique Rotonde October 25 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Noord-TolhuistuinOctober 26 Paris, France BababoumOctober 28 London, UK Village UndergroundOctober 29 Leeds, UK Brundenell Social ClubOctober 30 Glasgow, UK Oran MorOctober 31 Dublin, Ireland Workman’s ClubNovember 12 Grand Rapids, MI Wealthy TheaterNovember 13 Chicago, IL Lincoln HallNovember 14 Madison, WI High NoonNovember 15 Milwaukee, WI Vogel HallNovember 16 Iowa City, IA The Mill November 17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural CenterNovember 19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock HouseNovember 20 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit CabaretDecember 2 Denver, CO Larimer LoungeDecember 3 Salt Lake City, UT Urban LoungeDecember 5 Portland, OR Doug Fir LoungeDecember 6 Seattle, WA The Crocodile CaféDecember 7 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl December 10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall December 12 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy December 13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
THIS IS MY HAND OUT SEPTEMBER 16 ON ASTHMATIC KITTY RECORDS
WORLDWIDE TOUR CONFIRMED
“Along with her often-gorgeous singing, Ms. Worden presents an ambitious series of arrangements…the songs glow with rumination…”—The New York Times
My Brightest Diamond’s new single, “Lover Killer,” can now be heard/embedded here. Of the song, Refinery29 praises, “jazzy, glowing…there’s something so unique about Shara Worden’s music—her operatic voice has us hypnotized. We’re hoping her upcoming release will also sweep us off our feet.”
“Lover Killer” is from My Brightest Diamond’s new album, This is My Hand , which will be released September 16 onAsthmatic Kitty Records (pre-order). In celebration of the release, Worden will embark on a worldwide tour this fall, including dates at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and L.A.’s The Roxy as well as an appearance at the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival. See below for details.
In addition to “Lover Killer,” the new album features the track “Pressure,” which premiered earlier this summer at NPR Music and can now be heard/shared here. Of the song, NPR Music praises, “…a stirring song powered by an incredible drumline…one of the most powerful and dramatic voices of the past decade,” while Stereogum proclaims, “…‘Pressure’ is something to be reckoned with. Filled with an army of percussive sounds from big drums to twinkling bells along with shrieking brass and crushing synths, it’s a huge production, but it all sounds small compared to Worden’s operatic voice.”
This Is My Hand was recorded in Berlin, New York, L.A. and Worden’s re-adopted hometown of Detroit with producer Zac Rae. Of her inspiration behind the album, Worden comments, “The genesis of the new album was looking at the changes that have happened in music over my career, and trying to reevaluate what it meant to me in the first place: ‘what is the value of music’ is essentially the question. In the States, the marching band is something that is done in school, so it still represents something inclusive, something that anyone can learn. I loved the communal quality and the way that drums and horns travel in large three-dimensional spaces.”
Since debuting as My Brightest Diamond in 2006, Worden has released three full-length albums, including her most recent, 2011’s All Things Will Unwind. Of the album, The New York Times praises, “…she has a keen sense of the dramatic, and a sure understanding of dynamics,” while allmusic asserts, “All Things Will Unwind finds this musical auteur at the top of her game, maturing, pushing her already broad boundaries, and brimming with imagination.”
In addition to her work as My Brightest Diamond, Worden has collaborated and performed with various musicians, artists and filmmakers, including Matthew Barney, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce and Aaron Dressner (The National), The Decemberists, Bon Iver, David Byrne, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Laurie Anderson, Matthew Ritchie, Murat Eyuboglu, Brooklyn Rider and yMusic, among others.
This is My Hand track-listing:1. Pressure2. Before The Words3. This Is My Hand4. Lover Killer5. I am Not the Bad Guy6. Looking At The Sun7. Shape8. So Easy9. Resonance10. Apparition
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND TOUR DATES September 19 Detroit, MI Music BoxSeptember 20 Toronto, ON Drake September 22 Boston, MA The Sinclair September 23 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live September 25 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom September 27 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel September 28 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar September 30 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theater October 1 Atlanta, GA The Earl October 3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music FestivalOctober 12 Dallas, TX The Kessler October 10 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music FestivalOctober 17 Stockholm, Sweden Scandic Grand Central October 18 Gothenburg, Sweden Folkteatern FoajebarenOctober 19 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen October 21 Hamburg, Germany Knust October 22 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof October 24 Brussels, Belgium Botanique Rotonde October 25 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Noord-TolhuistuinOctober 26 Paris, France BababoumOctober 28 London, UK Village UndergroundOctober 29 Leeds, UK Brundenell Social ClubOctober 30 Glasgow, UK Oran MorOctober 31 Dublin, Ireland Workman’s ClubNovember 12 Grand Rapids, MI Wealthy TheaterNovember 13 Chicago, IL Lincoln HallNovember 14 Madison, WI High NoonNovember 15 Milwaukee, WI Vogel HallNovember 16 Iowa City, IA The Mill November 17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural CenterNovember 19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock HouseNovember 20 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit CabaretDecember 2 Denver, CO Larimer LoungeDecember 3 Salt Lake City, UT Urban LoungeDecember 5 Portland, OR Doug Fir LoungeDecember 6 Seattle, WA The Crocodile CaféDecember 7 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl December 10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall December 12 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy December 13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Tennis: Stereogum Track Premiere, Cover Art Revealed
TENNIS’ NEW TRACK “I’M CALLIN’”
PREMIERES ON STEREOGUM RITUAL IN REPEAT OUT SEPTEMBER 9 ON COMMUNION RECORDSALBUM ART REVEALED
“Their dreamy, nostalgic pop laps and recedes like waves hitting the shore.”—The New York Times
“Breezy pop songs re-imagining brill building pop craft some 50 years on.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“The group turns up the volume and starts downright rocking.”—TIME“Lo fi indie pop, old-school girl group choruses and garage rock organ.”
—WNYC “Soundcheck” “A refreshing sense of comfort and warmth.”—Glamour
“Tennis have broadened their horizons just the right amount, adding rock’n’roll muscle and a more purely pop clarity.”—Pitchfork “Bold, bluesy, and instantly unmistakable.”—Esquire
Stereogum is premiering the new track “I’m Callin’” off Tennis’ highly-anticipated upcoming album Ritual In Repeat (due out September 9 on Communion Records). Stereogum declares that the new track produced by Pat Carney of The Black Keys, “...exists in the same breathy space as Haim’s Days Are Gone, where classic rock and radio pop commingle freely into casual grooves and contented sighs.” Listen to the track via StereogumHERE and via Soundcloud HERE. The band is set to tour North America this fall in support of the new LP kicking off September 18 with dates in major markets including New York and Los Angeles. See full tour dates below. The duo’s third full-length release, Ritual in Repeat follows 2013’s Small Sound EP. Tennis recently shared their first pre-release track from the album, “Never Work For Free.” Listen to the track via Soundcloud HERE and download it for free at download on Tennis’ website. The band worked in three sepreate cities with three well-known producers on the new album. They returned to Nashville to work with Pat Carney (The Black Keys) on five of the album’s tracks including “Never Work For Free.” They also worked with Jim Eno (Spoon) in his Austin Studio on “Bad Girls”and lastly Richard Swift(The Shins) in Portland, who collaborated with the band on four songs including “Timothy.” The band told Relix, “as we’ve grown, we are trying to challenge ourselves and transform musically.” See full track listing below. Tennis is Denver couple Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. The duo began writing music together as a way to document the history of their time living aboard a sailboat. The result was their first release, Cape Dory. Moore and Riley followed Cape Dory with Young and Old, which The New Yorker described as “winsome as it is ebullient,” and debuted #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Chart and #1 on CMJ Top 200, where it remained for three straight weeks The album also debuted on Soundscan’s “New Artist Chart” at #1 remaining there for nine consecutive weeks. The band performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Conan” and “Last Call with Carson Daly.” Twenty thirteen brought Small Sound EP and the band’s Spring tour with Haim. TENNIS TOUR DATES
September 18 St. Louis, MO The Ready RoomSeptember 19 Louisville, KY Headliners Music HallSeptember 20 Atlanta, GA Terminal WestSeptember 22 Orlando, FL The SocialSeptember 24 Carrboro, NC Cat's CradleSeptember 25 Washington, DC The Black CatSeptember 26 New York, NY Webster HallSeptember 27 Northampton, MA Pearl StreetSeptember 29 Cambridge, MA The SinclairSeptember 30 Philadelphia, PA Underground ArtsOctober 2 Montreal, Canada La VitroleOctober 3 Toronto, Canada Virgin Mobile Mod ClubOctober 4 Columbus, OH A&R Music BarOctober 5 Chicago, IL Lincoln HallOctober 7 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music CafeOctober 17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban LoungeOctober 18 Boise, ID Knitting FactoryOctober 20 Seattle, WA NeumosOctober 21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune Sound ClubOctober 22 Portland, OR Wonder RoomOctober 24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music HallOctober 25 West Hollywood, CA TroubadourOctober 26 San Diego, CA The CasbahOctober 29 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent BallroomNovember 1 Austin, TX Red 7November 2 Dallas, TX The LoftNovember 4 Lawrence, KS Granada TheaterNovember 5 Omaha, NE The Waiting RoomNovember 7 Denver, CO Bluebird Theate
PREMIERES ON STEREOGUM RITUAL IN REPEAT OUT SEPTEMBER 9 ON COMMUNION RECORDSALBUM ART REVEALED
“Their dreamy, nostalgic pop laps and recedes like waves hitting the shore.”—The New York Times
“Breezy pop songs re-imagining brill building pop craft some 50 years on.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“The group turns up the volume and starts downright rocking.”—TIME“Lo fi indie pop, old-school girl group choruses and garage rock organ.”
—WNYC “Soundcheck” “A refreshing sense of comfort and warmth.”—Glamour
“Tennis have broadened their horizons just the right amount, adding rock’n’roll muscle and a more purely pop clarity.”—Pitchfork “Bold, bluesy, and instantly unmistakable.”—Esquire
Stereogum is premiering the new track “I’m Callin’” off Tennis’ highly-anticipated upcoming album Ritual In Repeat (due out September 9 on Communion Records). Stereogum declares that the new track produced by Pat Carney of The Black Keys, “...exists in the same breathy space as Haim’s Days Are Gone, where classic rock and radio pop commingle freely into casual grooves and contented sighs.” Listen to the track via StereogumHERE and via Soundcloud HERE. The band is set to tour North America this fall in support of the new LP kicking off September 18 with dates in major markets including New York and Los Angeles. See full tour dates below. The duo’s third full-length release, Ritual in Repeat follows 2013’s Small Sound EP. Tennis recently shared their first pre-release track from the album, “Never Work For Free.” Listen to the track via Soundcloud HERE and download it for free at download on Tennis’ website. The band worked in three sepreate cities with three well-known producers on the new album. They returned to Nashville to work with Pat Carney (The Black Keys) on five of the album’s tracks including “Never Work For Free.” They also worked with Jim Eno (Spoon) in his Austin Studio on “Bad Girls”and lastly Richard Swift(The Shins) in Portland, who collaborated with the band on four songs including “Timothy.” The band told Relix, “as we’ve grown, we are trying to challenge ourselves and transform musically.” See full track listing below. Tennis is Denver couple Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. The duo began writing music together as a way to document the history of their time living aboard a sailboat. The result was their first release, Cape Dory. Moore and Riley followed Cape Dory with Young and Old, which The New Yorker described as “winsome as it is ebullient,” and debuted #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Chart and #1 on CMJ Top 200, where it remained for three straight weeks The album also debuted on Soundscan’s “New Artist Chart” at #1 remaining there for nine consecutive weeks. The band performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Conan” and “Last Call with Carson Daly.” Twenty thirteen brought Small Sound EP and the band’s Spring tour with Haim. TENNIS TOUR DATES
September 18 St. Louis, MO The Ready RoomSeptember 19 Louisville, KY Headliners Music HallSeptember 20 Atlanta, GA Terminal WestSeptember 22 Orlando, FL The SocialSeptember 24 Carrboro, NC Cat's CradleSeptember 25 Washington, DC The Black CatSeptember 26 New York, NY Webster HallSeptember 27 Northampton, MA Pearl StreetSeptember 29 Cambridge, MA The SinclairSeptember 30 Philadelphia, PA Underground ArtsOctober 2 Montreal, Canada La VitroleOctober 3 Toronto, Canada Virgin Mobile Mod ClubOctober 4 Columbus, OH A&R Music BarOctober 5 Chicago, IL Lincoln HallOctober 7 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music CafeOctober 17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban LoungeOctober 18 Boise, ID Knitting FactoryOctober 20 Seattle, WA NeumosOctober 21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune Sound ClubOctober 22 Portland, OR Wonder RoomOctober 24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music HallOctober 25 West Hollywood, CA TroubadourOctober 26 San Diego, CA The CasbahOctober 29 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent BallroomNovember 1 Austin, TX Red 7November 2 Dallas, TX The LoftNovember 4 Lawrence, KS Granada TheaterNovember 5 Omaha, NE The Waiting RoomNovember 7 Denver, CO Bluebird Theate
August 14, 2014
FOXYGEN @ The Fonda
photo: Angel CeballosFOXYGEN is playing at the Fonda tonight, Thursday August 14th 2014.w/ Gary Wilson and Dub Thompson
set times for @foxygentheband 2night. Doors 8pm, Dub Thompson 9pm, Gary Wilson 9:45pm, Foxygen 11:00pm. SOLD OUT!
Death shares new music video
DEATH SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT" VIA STEREOGUM
DEATH III AVAILABLE NOW VIA DRAG CITY
Photo credit: Tammy Hackney Death is proud to share a music video for "We're Gonna Make It". One of the most uplifting songs in their repertoire, it is also the last song Death song written by David Hackney. As Stereogum writes, "The video is a montage of Hackney family photos and cuts from A Band Called Death, set to David's gently sentimental remembrance. It was compiled by one of Bobby's sons, who discovered the band's old recordings in his family attic, and founded Rough Francis, a DEATH cover band, with his two brothers in 2008. Thus, the Hackney story comes full circle." The song appears on the band's critically acclaimed Death III, their third album of archival material which is currently available via Drag City.
WATCH: "We're Gonna Make It" - http://youtu.be/ilGutFF0Hqc
About Death:Five years after the second life of Death was started with the release of their revelatory 1976 album, For the Whole World to See, Death III slams the door on the vault with a powerful set of songs that bring equal amounts of rock and ethereal soul-searching, in high-fidelity, rich bottomed, studio-grade sound. Alongside songs from 1975, 1976 and 1980,Death III contains two songs from 1992, as the Hackney brothers reconvened nearly a decade after they'd stopped playing together. Death III serves as a companion piece of sorts to the A Band Called Death documentary, tracking the band's movement from spiritual young rockers to older and wiser, bruised-but-undefeated brothers, in pure musical terms. David Hackney's visual representation of Death was a triangle, where "spiritual," "mental" and "physical" formed the three angles. With this in mind, For the Whole World to See is clearly the physical corner, with its undeniable proto-punk power; Spiritual-Mental-Physicalexplores the mental axis, with Death working through some of their influences, including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and even ELO, in their practice space. Death III is the spiritual end of the portrait, bookended by the dreamlike rock visions of David Hackney that created and propelled the band called Death. Death III starts with David inside a deep 1975 guitar improvisation, rising up through atmospheres and prehistoric guitar murk to coalesce in jagged monster-riff-dom. The whole exercise recalls Funkadelic's great Eddie Hazel while reflecting the pure essence of David Hackney's guitar style. This jump-cuts perfectly five years into the future, with the funky staccato of "North Street," which finds the band's punkish approach at it's most aggressive. From there, the album moves back and forth from 1975 and '76 (including two songs recorded at Groovesville in Detroit with the other For the Whole World to See songs) to 1980, showing the band streamlining their frenetic core and maximizing the power. The lyrical focus of the songs "Open Road," "We Are Only People," and "Free" is more in the spirit/soul side of Death as heard on "Let the World Turn" and "Where Do We Go From Here???" - sensitive, searching, reflective. "We Are Only People" is an epic journey that begins with another Funkadelic-styled spoken-word moment, progressing through a spacious solo-guitar-with-harmonies section and into the inevitable rock conclusion. Dark hues are generated by the relentless and speedy "Restlessness" while remaining at a philosophical remove, and "Free" is a heavy duo piece with Bobby and David exploring the meaning of the word. But the album's climax is provided by a trio (once again, the triangle) of David songs, two of which hail from 1992. All three pieces together form a release of the soul of Death from it's dark origins, building optimism upon the harsh realities they'd experienced in their lives, more relaxed without losing the spark and bite of those former times. The unaccompanied guitar instrumental "First Snowfall in Detroit," is David Hackney at his most soulful, which gives way to "We're Gonna Make It," first featured as an emotional climax to the documentary and no less powerful here. With these songs, Death III pays final tribute to David Hackney's thoroughly original voice and vision, now stilled, but captured forever as a part of the remarkable story of Death.
DEATH III AVAILABLE NOW VIA DRAG CITY
Photo credit: Tammy Hackney Death is proud to share a music video for "We're Gonna Make It". One of the most uplifting songs in their repertoire, it is also the last song Death song written by David Hackney. As Stereogum writes, "The video is a montage of Hackney family photos and cuts from A Band Called Death, set to David's gently sentimental remembrance. It was compiled by one of Bobby's sons, who discovered the band's old recordings in his family attic, and founded Rough Francis, a DEATH cover band, with his two brothers in 2008. Thus, the Hackney story comes full circle." The song appears on the band's critically acclaimed Death III, their third album of archival material which is currently available via Drag City.WATCH: "We're Gonna Make It" - http://youtu.be/ilGutFF0Hqc
About Death:Five years after the second life of Death was started with the release of their revelatory 1976 album, For the Whole World to See, Death III slams the door on the vault with a powerful set of songs that bring equal amounts of rock and ethereal soul-searching, in high-fidelity, rich bottomed, studio-grade sound. Alongside songs from 1975, 1976 and 1980,Death III contains two songs from 1992, as the Hackney brothers reconvened nearly a decade after they'd stopped playing together. Death III serves as a companion piece of sorts to the A Band Called Death documentary, tracking the band's movement from spiritual young rockers to older and wiser, bruised-but-undefeated brothers, in pure musical terms. David Hackney's visual representation of Death was a triangle, where "spiritual," "mental" and "physical" formed the three angles. With this in mind, For the Whole World to See is clearly the physical corner, with its undeniable proto-punk power; Spiritual-Mental-Physicalexplores the mental axis, with Death working through some of their influences, including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and even ELO, in their practice space. Death III is the spiritual end of the portrait, bookended by the dreamlike rock visions of David Hackney that created and propelled the band called Death. Death III starts with David inside a deep 1975 guitar improvisation, rising up through atmospheres and prehistoric guitar murk to coalesce in jagged monster-riff-dom. The whole exercise recalls Funkadelic's great Eddie Hazel while reflecting the pure essence of David Hackney's guitar style. This jump-cuts perfectly five years into the future, with the funky staccato of "North Street," which finds the band's punkish approach at it's most aggressive. From there, the album moves back and forth from 1975 and '76 (including two songs recorded at Groovesville in Detroit with the other For the Whole World to See songs) to 1980, showing the band streamlining their frenetic core and maximizing the power. The lyrical focus of the songs "Open Road," "We Are Only People," and "Free" is more in the spirit/soul side of Death as heard on "Let the World Turn" and "Where Do We Go From Here???" - sensitive, searching, reflective. "We Are Only People" is an epic journey that begins with another Funkadelic-styled spoken-word moment, progressing through a spacious solo-guitar-with-harmonies section and into the inevitable rock conclusion. Dark hues are generated by the relentless and speedy "Restlessness" while remaining at a philosophical remove, and "Free" is a heavy duo piece with Bobby and David exploring the meaning of the word. But the album's climax is provided by a trio (once again, the triangle) of David songs, two of which hail from 1992. All three pieces together form a release of the soul of Death from it's dark origins, building optimism upon the harsh realities they'd experienced in their lives, more relaxed without losing the spark and bite of those former times. The unaccompanied guitar instrumental "First Snowfall in Detroit," is David Hackney at his most soulful, which gives way to "We're Gonna Make It," first featured as an emotional climax to the documentary and no less powerful here. With these songs, Death III pays final tribute to David Hackney's thoroughly original voice and vision, now stilled, but captured forever as a part of the remarkable story of Death.
The Afghan Whigs covers "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
Listen: The Afghan Whigs Cover The Police’s“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
via Entertainment Weekly
http://bit.ly/1oMftMDNorth American Tour Begins August 26th
August 14, 2014 – The Afghan Whigs have turned in a slow burn cover of The Police’s Ghost in the Machine classic, “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.” Entertainment Weekly says of the song, “Dulli and company have brought that spooky undercurrent to the front, and infused the Police’s composition the dark and dangerous sensuality they specialize in (see EW.com August 14th). The track was recorded during the sessions for the band’s current Sub Pop album Do to the Beast.
The Afghan Whigs will kick off their North American trek with a performance on KCRW’s "Morning Becomes Eclectic" the morning of Monday August 25th. The tour begins the following evening on August 26th with a two-night stand at Doug Fir in Portland, OR. Joining the band on drums for the North American tour will be Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs, Greenhornes). Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the August 31st show in Boise, ID has now been cancelled. For the most up to date information and tickets please visit theafghanwhigs.com
The band’s new album has been one of the most critically acclaimed releases of 2014 with the Los Angeles Times stating: "Do to the Beast locks into the rhythm and soul undercarriage that always set the Whigs apart from its alt-rock-era brethren, and then turns off the lights, turns up the guitars and revels in the unsavory."
Do to the Beast also landed The Afghan Whigs their first-ever U.S. & U.K. Top 40 album debut: In the U.S. the album entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 31 and in the U.K., Do to the Beastentered at No. 40.
Earlier this week, Sub Pop also announced The Afghan Whigs’ leader Greg Dulli’s collaboration with author & longtime friend Danny Bland for I Apologize in Advance for the Awful Things I’m Gonna Do....Awful Things… is a 120-page, full-color, paperback collection of haiku written by Bland and is the first published collection featuring Dulli’s photography, with calligraphy by Exene Cervenka (co-founder of the band X).
The Afghan Whigs 2014 Tour Dates
Aug. 26 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge*
Aug. 27 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge*
Aug. 29 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom*
Aug. 30 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
Sep. 03 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
Sep. 05 - Montreal, QC - Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre*
Sep. 06 - Toronto, ON - Riot Fest Toronto
Sep. 09 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues*
Sep. 10 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall*
Sep. 12 - St. Louis MO - Ready Room*
Sep. 13 - Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
Sep. 16 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom*
Sep. 18 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham*
Sep. 19 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage*
Sep. 20 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre*
Sep. 26 - Cincinnati, OH - Mid Point Music Festival*
Sep. 27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre*
Sep. 30 - Boston, MA - Boston Royale*
Oct. 01 - Washington, DC - 9.30 Club*
Oct. 03 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
Oct. 04 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater**
Oct. 07 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cats Cradle*
Oct. 08 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel*
Oct. 11 - Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
Oct. 22 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore*
Oct. 24 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up*
Oct. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre*
Oct. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge*
Oct. 29 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater*
Oct. 31 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk*
* w/ Joseph Arthur
** w/ Charles Bradley
