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May 13, 2014
Morcheeba Begin North American Tour
MORCHEEBA BEGIN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
HEAD UP HIGH OUT NOW VIA [PIAS] AMERICA
WATCH: "GIMME YOUR LOVE"
With a career spanning over 18 years and with millions of album sold worldwide, Morcheeba returned with their eight studio album, Head Up High last year. The follow up to 2010's Blood Like Lemonade saw the band enlist Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), James Petralli (White Denim), Rizzle Kicks, Ana Tijoux and Nature Boy highlighting the magnitude of their career and influence on a wide variety of artists old and new.
This week, Morcheeba will return to North America for a run of live dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the classic line up remains the same: Skye Edwards and Paul & Ross Godfrey. The band is available for interviews.
SPRING 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
05/14 - Lincoln Theatre, Washington
05/15 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
05/16 - Warsaw, Brooklyn
05/17 - Irving Plaza, New York
05/20 - Royale, Boston
05/21 - Theatre Le Capitole, Quebec
05/22 - Metropolis, Montreal
05/23 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
HEAD UP HIGH OUT NOW VIA [PIAS] AMERICA
WATCH: "GIMME YOUR LOVE"
With a career spanning over 18 years and with millions of album sold worldwide, Morcheeba returned with their eight studio album, Head Up High last year. The follow up to 2010's Blood Like Lemonade saw the band enlist Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), James Petralli (White Denim), Rizzle Kicks, Ana Tijoux and Nature Boy highlighting the magnitude of their career and influence on a wide variety of artists old and new.
This week, Morcheeba will return to North America for a run of live dates. For the avoidance of doubt, the classic line up remains the same: Skye Edwards and Paul & Ross Godfrey. The band is available for interviews.
SPRING 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
05/14 - Lincoln Theatre, Washington
05/15 – Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
05/16 - Warsaw, Brooklyn
05/17 - Irving Plaza, New York
05/20 - Royale, Boston
05/21 - Theatre Le Capitole, Quebec
05/22 - Metropolis, Montreal
05/23 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
May 12, 2014
Neil Young on The Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon
TUNE IN:
To NBC tonight and watch Neil Young onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon @ 11:35pm/10:35CNeil Young's A Letter Home will be released Tuesday, May 27th.
Pre-Order HERE.
Neil Young and Jack White will discuss Neil's latest LP A Letter Home With a live performance of 'Crazy' on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
To NBC tonight and watch Neil Young onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon @ 11:35pm/10:35CNeil Young's A Letter Home will be released Tuesday, May 27th.
Pre-Order HERE.
Neil Young and Jack White will discuss Neil's latest LP A Letter Home With a live performance of 'Crazy' on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Tori Amos' 'Unrepentant Geraldines' Out Tomorrow
TORI AMOS
Appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition , “Trouble’s Lament”
Performed Live on Katie and VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live!
Unrepentant Geraldines Released Tomorrow, 5/13
on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics
North American Tour Launches On July 16
Album Streaming In Full via Amazon
“ …Tori Amos returns to the world of piano-driven pop with her best album in 20 years.” – NPR
“Tori Amos made a pretty perfect return” – SPIN
"Her fiercely personal lyrical candor earned her a face among influential ’90s singer-songwriters …it’s her appreciable mysticism and prodigal chops that carried Amos into something like otherworldliness, and, well, the new millennium." – The FADER
"[Unrepentant Geraldines] proves that Tori’s still very much the queen of the twisted alt-piano ballad. Now take this as your cue to bow down and genuflect." - VICE's Noisey
Photo Credit: Amarpaul Kalirai
Tori Amos will release her 14th studio album Unrepentant Geraldines tomorrow, May 13th on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics. Critically acclaimed by NPR , The New York Times , The FADER , Stereogum , SPIN , WNYC Soundcheck and appearing on Katie and VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live , this release continues the iconic, platinum-selling artist’s legacy of groundbreaking recordings. Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for the world over. Pop/rock in both content and feel, fans can experience this new body of work live as Amos has launched a wordwide tour and will grace U.S. stages beginning July 16th.
Amos explains, “After 2009 I walked into three records that are sort of a period of writing that was a different stylistic choice. I needed to walk away from contemporary songwriting. I needed to do something different as a writer.” But those three diverse album projects (Midwinter Graces, Night of Hunters, Gold Dust) followed by her first full-bore theatrical project (The Light Princess) alchemized something anew within. Out of the flux of ambition and distraction and imagination came Unrepentant Geraldines. It’s an album on which Amos once more zeroes in on the writing of brightly melodic, deftly evocative chamber-pop.
Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to her core identity as a creator of contemporary songs, following a series of more classically-inspired and innovative musical projects of the last four years. These have included the seasonal collection Midwinter Graces, the classically influenced Night of Hunters, and Gold Dust, a collection of orchestral re-workings of songs from across her career.
Tori Amos has sold over 12 million albums, has played over a thousand shows and has had multiple Grammy nominations. A pioneer across multiple platforms, she was the first major label artist to offer a single for download, has had her songs turned into graphic novels, and has produced pioneering videos throughout her career. She is renowned for her passionate and broad fan-base, her critically and commercially successful tours, and her ever evolving live show. Ms. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.
For more information on Tori Amos, give us a shout!
Girlie Action:
Sarah Avrin, sarah@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x136
Damien Choy Smith, damien@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x118
Universal Music Classics:
Olga Makrias, olga.makrias@umusic.com, 212.333.1485
Tori Amos National Tour Dates
7/16: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
7/17: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
7/18: Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
7/21: Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
7/23: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
7/24: San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
7/25: Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
7/27: Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
7/29: Dallas, TX @ Winspear Opera House
7/30: Austin, TX @ Long Center
8/1: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
8/2: Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
8/3: St. Paul, MN @ The O’Shaughnessy
8/5: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
8/6: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
8/7: Cleveland, OH @ Cain Park
8/8: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
8/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Verizon Hall
8/12: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
8/13: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
8/15: Boston, MA @ Opera House
8/16: Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
8/18: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
8/19: Atlanta, GA @ Cobb-Energy PAC
8/20: Durham, NC @ Durham PAC
8/22: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
8/23: Orlando, FL @ Bob Carr PAC
8/24: Miami, FL @ Fillmore at The Jackie Gleason Theatre
For full Unrepentant Geraldines tour dates check: http://toriamos.com/tours/ugtour.html
www.toriamos.com
www.twitter.com/therealtoriamos www.facebook.com/toriamos
Appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition , “Trouble’s Lament”
Performed Live on Katie and VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live!
Unrepentant Geraldines Released Tomorrow, 5/13
on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics
North American Tour Launches On July 16
Album Streaming In Full via Amazon
“ …Tori Amos returns to the world of piano-driven pop with her best album in 20 years.” – NPR
“Tori Amos made a pretty perfect return” – SPIN
"Her fiercely personal lyrical candor earned her a face among influential ’90s singer-songwriters …it’s her appreciable mysticism and prodigal chops that carried Amos into something like otherworldliness, and, well, the new millennium." – The FADER
"[Unrepentant Geraldines] proves that Tori’s still very much the queen of the twisted alt-piano ballad. Now take this as your cue to bow down and genuflect." - VICE's Noisey
Photo Credit: Amarpaul Kalirai
Tori Amos will release her 14th studio album Unrepentant Geraldines tomorrow, May 13th on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics. Critically acclaimed by NPR , The New York Times , The FADER , Stereogum , SPIN , WNYC Soundcheck and appearing on Katie and VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live , this release continues the iconic, platinum-selling artist’s legacy of groundbreaking recordings. Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for the world over. Pop/rock in both content and feel, fans can experience this new body of work live as Amos has launched a wordwide tour and will grace U.S. stages beginning July 16th.
Amos explains, “After 2009 I walked into three records that are sort of a period of writing that was a different stylistic choice. I needed to walk away from contemporary songwriting. I needed to do something different as a writer.” But those three diverse album projects (Midwinter Graces, Night of Hunters, Gold Dust) followed by her first full-bore theatrical project (The Light Princess) alchemized something anew within. Out of the flux of ambition and distraction and imagination came Unrepentant Geraldines. It’s an album on which Amos once more zeroes in on the writing of brightly melodic, deftly evocative chamber-pop.
Unrepentant Geraldines is a return to her core identity as a creator of contemporary songs, following a series of more classically-inspired and innovative musical projects of the last four years. These have included the seasonal collection Midwinter Graces, the classically influenced Night of Hunters, and Gold Dust, a collection of orchestral re-workings of songs from across her career.
Tori Amos has sold over 12 million albums, has played over a thousand shows and has had multiple Grammy nominations. A pioneer across multiple platforms, she was the first major label artist to offer a single for download, has had her songs turned into graphic novels, and has produced pioneering videos throughout her career. She is renowned for her passionate and broad fan-base, her critically and commercially successful tours, and her ever evolving live show. Ms. Amos is also a noted humanitarian and co-founder of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization.
For more information on Tori Amos, give us a shout!
Girlie Action:
Sarah Avrin, sarah@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x136
Damien Choy Smith, damien@girlie.com, 212-989-2222 x118
Universal Music Classics:
Olga Makrias, olga.makrias@umusic.com, 212.333.1485
Tori Amos National Tour Dates
7/16: Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
7/17: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
7/18: Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
7/21: Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
7/23: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
7/24: San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
7/25: Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center
7/27: Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
7/29: Dallas, TX @ Winspear Opera House
7/30: Austin, TX @ Long Center
8/1: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
8/2: Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
8/3: St. Paul, MN @ The O’Shaughnessy
8/5: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
8/6: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
8/7: Cleveland, OH @ Cain Park
8/8: Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
8/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Verizon Hall
8/12: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
8/13: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
8/15: Boston, MA @ Opera House
8/16: Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
8/18: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
8/19: Atlanta, GA @ Cobb-Energy PAC
8/20: Durham, NC @ Durham PAC
8/22: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
8/23: Orlando, FL @ Bob Carr PAC
8/24: Miami, FL @ Fillmore at The Jackie Gleason Theatre
For full Unrepentant Geraldines tour dates check: http://toriamos.com/tours/ugtour.html
www.toriamos.com
www.twitter.com/therealtoriamos www.facebook.com/toriamos
Andrew Bird announces summer tour
ANDREW BIRD’S
COLLECTION OF THE HANDSOME FAMILY COVERS THINGS ARE REALLY GREAT HERE, SORT OF...
OUT JUNE 3BIRD CONFIRMS SUMMER TOUR WITH BAND HANDS OF GLORYTO APPEAR AT BONNAROO AND SUMMERSTAGE
Photograph by Shervin Lainez“Bird is a force”—The Huffington Post“[Listeners] will walk away amazed at the kind of sounds he can spring from a violin”—Los Angeles TimesAndrew Bird will embark on a North American tour this summer with his band Hands of Glory (Tift Merritt,Alan Hampton (bass), Eric Heywood, (pedal steel) Kevin O'Donnell (drums)) including dates atSummerstage, Telluride, and Bonnaroo. The tour begins June 6th with a special live appearance on
Studio 360 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
and two intimate shows at Rough Trade NYC on June 7. Tickets forRough Trade go on-sale Friday, May 16 at 12 p.m. EST. The tour will celebrate the release of Bird’s collection of The Handsome Family covers,
Things are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
out June 3. The album is available for pre-order here.The Handsome Family is husband and wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks, who have collaborated as a couple for more than 20 years. The band has garnered widespread clinical acclaim, Spin says “The songs are an effortless blend of vintage country and pre-rock ‘n’ roll pop, but New Mexico’s Handsome Family are no cutesy nostalgia act.” Bird, who has long been a fan and first covered their track “Don’t Be Scared” in 2003, toured with the band last fall and began working on this collection. Things are Really Great Here, Sort Of... includes an updated rendition of “Don’t Be Scared,” along with “Far From Any Road,” the main title theme song for the HBO seriesTrue Detective. Watch The Handsome Family perform their track “So Much Wine” with Bird in Santa Barbara last fall here.The new album follows Bird’s 2013 release of the 7 track EP I Want to See Pulaski at Night, and his 2012 release Hands of Glory, which was dubbed to be “A quiet, careful grower…it blooms into something beautiful.” byNPR, while gaining praise from
Rolling Stone
, calling Bird a man whose “emotional urgency energizes his fluid multi-instrumental elocution.”Chicago-based film score composer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist, Andrew Bird, picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. As a teen Bird became interested in a variety of styles including early jazz, country blues and gypsy music, synthesizing them into his unique brand of pop. Since beginning his recording career in 1997 he has released 11 albums, his first solo record Weather Systems coming in 2003. Bird has gone on to record with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Most recently Bird composed his first ever film score for the movieNorman (hailed as “a probing, thoughtful score” by The New York Times; available now on Mom + Pop), contributed to the soundtrack of The Muppets and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation at New York’s Guggenheim Museum and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.ANDREW BIRD TOUR DATESJune 6 Studio 360 WNYC Radio Love Fest at BAM Harvey Theater Brooklyn, NYJune 7 Rough Trade Brooklyn, NYJune 8 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DCJune 9 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DCJune 10 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NCJune 12 Orange Peel Asheville, TNJune 13 Bonnaroo Manchester, TNJune 15 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OKJune 16 The Paramount Theater Austin, TXJune 20 Chautauqua Boulder, COJune 21 Telluride Telluride, COJuly 2 Power Center Ann Arbor, MIJuly 4 Toronto Urban Roots Fest Toronto, ONJuly 5 Ottawa Blues Fest Ottawa, ONJuly 6 Jazz Fest Montreal, QCJuly 8 Summerstage New York, NYJuly 10 Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center Hanover, NHJuly 11 The Klein Bridgeport, CTJuly 12 Lowell Summer Music Series Lowell, MAJuly 18 Vancouver Folk Fest Vancouver, BCJuly 24 Calgary Folk Fest Calgary, ABJuly 26 Interstellar Rodeo Edmonton, ABAugust 1 Henry Miller Library Big Sur, CAAugust 2 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CAAugust 3 Sigmund Stern Grove San Francisco, CASeptember 19 Humphrey’s San Diego, CASeptember 21 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CAVisit the official Andrew Bird website (http://www.andrewbird.net/home/) for additional resources.
COLLECTION OF THE HANDSOME FAMILY COVERS THINGS ARE REALLY GREAT HERE, SORT OF...
OUT JUNE 3BIRD CONFIRMS SUMMER TOUR WITH BAND HANDS OF GLORYTO APPEAR AT BONNAROO AND SUMMERSTAGE
Photograph by Shervin Lainez“Bird is a force”—The Huffington Post“[Listeners] will walk away amazed at the kind of sounds he can spring from a violin”—Los Angeles TimesAndrew Bird will embark on a North American tour this summer with his band Hands of Glory (Tift Merritt,Alan Hampton (bass), Eric Heywood, (pedal steel) Kevin O'Donnell (drums)) including dates atSummerstage, Telluride, and Bonnaroo. The tour begins June 6th with a special live appearance on
Studio 360 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
and two intimate shows at Rough Trade NYC on June 7. Tickets forRough Trade go on-sale Friday, May 16 at 12 p.m. EST. The tour will celebrate the release of Bird’s collection of The Handsome Family covers,
Things are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
out June 3. The album is available for pre-order here.The Handsome Family is husband and wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks, who have collaborated as a couple for more than 20 years. The band has garnered widespread clinical acclaim, Spin says “The songs are an effortless blend of vintage country and pre-rock ‘n’ roll pop, but New Mexico’s Handsome Family are no cutesy nostalgia act.” Bird, who has long been a fan and first covered their track “Don’t Be Scared” in 2003, toured with the band last fall and began working on this collection. Things are Really Great Here, Sort Of... includes an updated rendition of “Don’t Be Scared,” along with “Far From Any Road,” the main title theme song for the HBO seriesTrue Detective. Watch The Handsome Family perform their track “So Much Wine” with Bird in Santa Barbara last fall here.The new album follows Bird’s 2013 release of the 7 track EP I Want to See Pulaski at Night, and his 2012 release Hands of Glory, which was dubbed to be “A quiet, careful grower…it blooms into something beautiful.” byNPR, while gaining praise from
Rolling Stone
, calling Bird a man whose “emotional urgency energizes his fluid multi-instrumental elocution.”Chicago-based film score composer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist, Andrew Bird, picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. As a teen Bird became interested in a variety of styles including early jazz, country blues and gypsy music, synthesizing them into his unique brand of pop. Since beginning his recording career in 1997 he has released 11 albums, his first solo record Weather Systems coming in 2003. Bird has gone on to record with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Most recently Bird composed his first ever film score for the movieNorman (hailed as “a probing, thoughtful score” by The New York Times; available now on Mom + Pop), contributed to the soundtrack of The Muppets and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation at New York’s Guggenheim Museum and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.ANDREW BIRD TOUR DATESJune 6 Studio 360 WNYC Radio Love Fest at BAM Harvey Theater Brooklyn, NYJune 7 Rough Trade Brooklyn, NYJune 8 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DCJune 9 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DCJune 10 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NCJune 12 Orange Peel Asheville, TNJune 13 Bonnaroo Manchester, TNJune 15 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OKJune 16 The Paramount Theater Austin, TXJune 20 Chautauqua Boulder, COJune 21 Telluride Telluride, COJuly 2 Power Center Ann Arbor, MIJuly 4 Toronto Urban Roots Fest Toronto, ONJuly 5 Ottawa Blues Fest Ottawa, ONJuly 6 Jazz Fest Montreal, QCJuly 8 Summerstage New York, NYJuly 10 Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center Hanover, NHJuly 11 The Klein Bridgeport, CTJuly 12 Lowell Summer Music Series Lowell, MAJuly 18 Vancouver Folk Fest Vancouver, BCJuly 24 Calgary Folk Fest Calgary, ABJuly 26 Interstellar Rodeo Edmonton, ABAugust 1 Henry Miller Library Big Sur, CAAugust 2 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CAAugust 3 Sigmund Stern Grove San Francisco, CASeptember 19 Humphrey’s San Diego, CASeptember 21 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CAVisit the official Andrew Bird website (http://www.andrewbird.net/home/) for additional resources.
Haley Bonar's Last War Out May 20 On Graveface
Haley Bonar's Last War Out May 20 On Graveface Stream Last War at NPR
"Echoing the bright guitars and synths of The Cure's poppier fare, Bonar creates a whimsical masterclass of indie-pop songwriting." - Consequence of Sound
"Wondrously ornate pop." - NPR Music
"Dynamic and demanding." - SPIN"It's a bold, confident statement, and it's an early pick for one of the year's best." - Wondering Sound Stream: Last War via NPR First Listen Haley Bonar is set to release her fifth full length record, Last War, on May 20th via Graveface. In anticipation of the release, the album is streaming in full a week before street date at NPR. NPR's Stephen Thompson says, "Virtually every song on Last War strikes that kind of smart, careful balance, which Bonar achieves through equal doses of mystery and charm." He adds, "A bright, subtle storyteller, she displays a mastery of pop-rock craftsmanship that keeps these songs as relentlessly catchy on the surface as they are alluringly complex underneath." Last War is available for pre-order now in the Graveface online store. Haley Bonar has several midwest shows coming up later this month. Look for more shows to be added in the coming weeks. All confirmed dates are listed below. Haley Bonar had already recorded an album as a teenager before leaving Rapid City, SD for Duluth, MN-where she immediately recorded again. Alan Sparhawk heard her at a local Iron Range club one night and a week later, she was transformed from a college student to an ambitious dropout with her guitar and a drummer crammed into a Honda Civic opening for Low. She was nineteen years old. That's a story already.
But there is more to this story. In the last decade, Haley has released eight more recordings to critical acclaim and mounting success: lots of touring, playing festivals, capturing awards and artist grants, inventive video productions, placing song tracks on prime TV shows and popular film, appearing on myriad Best-Of lists while continuing to write and perform locally. Oh... and she also had a baby in there somewhere. It's no accident that her creative prowess drew the attention and respect of fellow collaborators like Dave King, Andrew Bird and Justin Vernon, not to mention the company she keeps in a rotating cast of premium band members including Jake Hanson (Halloween Alaska, Mason Jennings), Jeremy Hanson (Tapes 'n Tapes), Luke Anderson (Rogue Valley),Jeremy Ylvisaker (Andrew Bird, Alpha Consumer) and Mike Lewis (Bon Iver, Alpha Consumer).
Haley's musical adventure took on a passenger in the wack theatrics of her no/new-wave punkish side project Gramma's Boyfriend with an attention-getting album already behind them and an audience building in front of them. She is always throwing a curve ball or adding another dimension, akin to her heroes: Joni Mitchell, Mark Mothersbaugh, Laurie Anderson, Amy Sedaris, Maria Bamford, Louis C.K., Margaret Atwood and Cookie Mueller. Like them, she remains true to her artistry regardless of trend, politic or scripted gender barriers.
Haley Bonar is more than a hard working musician. She is an innovator, creative ass-kicker and visionary dug into the trenches of living. She writes genuine, epochal and poetic tales that feel like our heartbreak, failure, frustration and joy. In a clear, insistent and often haunting voice, she tells real stories back to us, as if they were our own. It just doesn't get much better than that. Upcoming Haley Bonar Shows:
05.16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 05.29 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout05.30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club06.19 Madison, WI @ UW Madison 06.28 Duluth, MN @ Bayfront Festival Park
Upcoming Gramma's Boyfriend Show
05.24 - Chanhassen, MN @ Paisley Park
"Echoing the bright guitars and synths of The Cure's poppier fare, Bonar creates a whimsical masterclass of indie-pop songwriting." - Consequence of Sound
"Wondrously ornate pop." - NPR Music
"Dynamic and demanding." - SPIN"It's a bold, confident statement, and it's an early pick for one of the year's best." - Wondering Sound Stream: Last War via NPR First Listen Haley Bonar is set to release her fifth full length record, Last War, on May 20th via Graveface. In anticipation of the release, the album is streaming in full a week before street date at NPR. NPR's Stephen Thompson says, "Virtually every song on Last War strikes that kind of smart, careful balance, which Bonar achieves through equal doses of mystery and charm." He adds, "A bright, subtle storyteller, she displays a mastery of pop-rock craftsmanship that keeps these songs as relentlessly catchy on the surface as they are alluringly complex underneath." Last War is available for pre-order now in the Graveface online store. Haley Bonar has several midwest shows coming up later this month. Look for more shows to be added in the coming weeks. All confirmed dates are listed below. Haley Bonar had already recorded an album as a teenager before leaving Rapid City, SD for Duluth, MN-where she immediately recorded again. Alan Sparhawk heard her at a local Iron Range club one night and a week later, she was transformed from a college student to an ambitious dropout with her guitar and a drummer crammed into a Honda Civic opening for Low. She was nineteen years old. That's a story already.
But there is more to this story. In the last decade, Haley has released eight more recordings to critical acclaim and mounting success: lots of touring, playing festivals, capturing awards and artist grants, inventive video productions, placing song tracks on prime TV shows and popular film, appearing on myriad Best-Of lists while continuing to write and perform locally. Oh... and she also had a baby in there somewhere. It's no accident that her creative prowess drew the attention and respect of fellow collaborators like Dave King, Andrew Bird and Justin Vernon, not to mention the company she keeps in a rotating cast of premium band members including Jake Hanson (Halloween Alaska, Mason Jennings), Jeremy Hanson (Tapes 'n Tapes), Luke Anderson (Rogue Valley),Jeremy Ylvisaker (Andrew Bird, Alpha Consumer) and Mike Lewis (Bon Iver, Alpha Consumer).
Haley's musical adventure took on a passenger in the wack theatrics of her no/new-wave punkish side project Gramma's Boyfriend with an attention-getting album already behind them and an audience building in front of them. She is always throwing a curve ball or adding another dimension, akin to her heroes: Joni Mitchell, Mark Mothersbaugh, Laurie Anderson, Amy Sedaris, Maria Bamford, Louis C.K., Margaret Atwood and Cookie Mueller. Like them, she remains true to her artistry regardless of trend, politic or scripted gender barriers.
Haley Bonar is more than a hard working musician. She is an innovator, creative ass-kicker and visionary dug into the trenches of living. She writes genuine, epochal and poetic tales that feel like our heartbreak, failure, frustration and joy. In a clear, insistent and often haunting voice, she tells real stories back to us, as if they were our own. It just doesn't get much better than that. Upcoming Haley Bonar Shows:
05.16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 05.29 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout05.30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club06.19 Madison, WI @ UW Madison 06.28 Duluth, MN @ Bayfront Festival Park
Upcoming Gramma's Boyfriend Show
05.24 - Chanhassen, MN @ Paisley Park
Watch Mogwai's "Simon Ferocious" Video + Extends 2014 Tour Dates
Watch Mogwai’s New Video For "Simon Ferocious"From Rave Tapes
http://youtu.be/fvhUvgpV2x0Extends 2014 Spring & Summer World Tour
Premiere Via Pitchfork
You can now watch the arresting new video for Mogwai’s “Simon Ferocious,” from the band’s critically acclaimed album, Rave Tapes. Directed by Antony Crook, the clip features a team of skydivers engaging in gravity-defying acrobatics and captured with breathtaking cinematography (see PitchforkNews Story May 12th).
Mogwai have extended their 2014 worldwide tour schedule in support of Rave Tapes. The band is in the midst of a headlining North American trek that ends May 25th in Vancouver, BC at the Vogue Theatre. Mogwai will then head back to Europe for a series of tour dates that begin May 30th in Duingen, CH at Bad Bonn Kilbi and currently end August 30th in Glasgow, UK at Richmond Park. Additional international festival highlights include: May 23rd in George, WA at Sasquatch; Primavera Sound weekends May 31st in Barcelona, ES and June 6th in Porto, PT; Glastonbury Festival June 27th-29th; Roskilde on July 4th; Tokyo’s SonicMania on August 15th; And Osaka’s Summersonic on August 16th. Please find a complete list of tour dates below.
Rave Tapes, featuring the highlights “Remurdered,” “The Lord Is Out Of Control,” and “Simon Ferocious,” is now available on CD/ LP / DL in Europe via Rock Action and in North America via Sub Pop (The album is also available via Spunk in Australia and via Hostess in Japan and Southeast Asia).
What People Are Saying About Rave Tapes:
“An epic instrumental ear-bender” - Entertainment Weekly
“Many were born to rock; Mogwai were born to score.” [Review] - Rolling Stone
“Rave Tapes finds the Scottish slowcore outfit exploring their most expansive audio landscape to date” [Review, 9/10] - Exclaim
“Gold standard for what contemporary instrumental rock can aspire to.” - Magnet
“These consistent providers of dirge and delicate depression have made an excellent album” [Review, 4/5] - The Guardian
“Leaner and more quietly aggressive than ever - a streamlined, seething version of themselves” [Review, 4/5] - Q Magazine
“After a brush with the undead, their life force remains strong” [Review, 4/5] - MOJO
“A powerful and accomplished album” [Review, 8/10] - Uncut
Tour Dates
May 13 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
May 14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
May 15. - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
May 16 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
May 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
May 18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
May 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
May 21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
May 23- George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
May 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
May 25 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
May 30 - Duingen, CH - Bad Bonn Kilbi
May 31 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
Jun. 06 - Porto, PT - Primavera Sound
Jun. 14 - Istanbul, TK - One Love Festival
Jun. 21 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret
Jun. 27-29 - Glastonbury, UK - Glastonbury Festival
Jul. 04 - Roskilde, DK - Roskilde
Jul. 06 - Lyon, FR - Theatres Romains De Fourviere
Jul. 07 - Milan, IT - Villa Arconati
Jul. 12 - Trencin, SK - Pohoda Festival
Jul. 14 - Brugge, BE - Cactus Festival
Jul. 18 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
Jul. 19 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival
Jul. 25 - Rome, IT - Cavea Auditorium
Jul. 26 - Vasto, IT - Siren Festival
Aug. 15 - Tokyo, JP - SonicMania
Aug. 16 - Osaka, JP - Summersonic
Aug. 30 - Glasgow, UK - Richmond Park
Death Has No Dominion New Album Out June 17 On SQE
Death Has No Dominion Self-Titled Album Out June 17 On SQEStream "Harvest" at Paste Magazine 
Listen: "Harvest" via Paste Magazine or SoundCloud
Watch: "Harvest" video via YouTube
Danish-duo Death Has No Dominion are excited to announce their new self-titled LP out June 17 via SQE. The band has unveiled the lead track from the record, "Harvest" at Paste Magazine and the song is also available for streaming and embed HERE. Death Has No Dominion also release a video for "Harvest" which shot at various locations in Southern California. The video is available to post and share via YouTube. Death Has No Dominion is available for pre-order on CD in the SQE online storeand digitally via iTunes.
The story of Death Has No Dominion exists within their music. It is not a story that begins with the phrase "once upon a time" and it does not unfold chronologically. It is implacable, built on atmosphere and emotional heft rather than centered on actual fact. If you listen closely, you can hear it, the tale of two musicians who found an inherent and inspirational connection in the juxtaposition of themselves.
Rasmus Bak and Bjarke Niemann are the two musicians. They have known each other for a certain amount of time. They are both from the same place, but the exact location of that place is not relevant to this story. In the fall, some time ago, the two musicians went to upstate New York to stay in a black house once owned by Willem Dafoe. It is called the Rubber House and among its many strange features is a gigantic dance room. Rasmus and Bjarke drank a lot of wine in the house and they made a lot of music.
On the first night they wrote a song called "Poughkeepsie Exit," a delicate, acoustic number that reveals a moody, intimate vibe. It opened their eyes to what this partnership could yield. They wrote more songs. They were interested in how a pair of ukuleles could manifest a soaring, quietly significant sound so unlike the instrument's usual aesthetic. There are very few preconceived notions about the ukulele. The musicians felt liberated from prescribed ways of playing and creating. There was nothing in their minds except the collaboration founded in each new moment. They were centered on the idea of a new dawn. It is an idea that found its way into everything they made after that. Things were not the same when Rasmus and Bjarke came back from that place.
During some future time, over the course of a certain number of months, the duo met regularly in the studio, writing a new song every time they came together. There were many songs, recorded in Los Angeles, Copenhagen and New York. Some of the songs became an album they named after themselves. The first track, "Harvest," set the tone for what followed, and each song constructed a visceral atmosphere of sound infused with emotive resonance. "Coming Like A Hurricane," a propulsive, ambient number, opened the possibilities of that sound space. Those two numbers, along with "Poughkeepsie Exit," are the key elements of the story.
Death Has No Dominion is a new dawn itself, in some ways. It represents a new means of artistic creation, of going with the flow and accepting whatever emerges. It is about a pureness of energy and an emphasis on the significance simplicity can yield. It is something you can hear in every note that is played, and it is also something that is present in the silent spaces between the notes. That is the story of the band. You must listen to fully understand it. Harvest Track List:
1. Harvest2. Monkey Island
3. Reaching The Shore
4. Uproar In Heaven
5. Poughkeepsie Exit
6. May Your House Be Safe From Tigers
7. Coming Like A Hurricane
8. Out Of Your Mind
9. No Return
10. Daybreak Olympics For more information, please visit: http://deathhasnodominion.com/http://www.sqemusic.com/artist/death-has-no-dominion
Listen: "Harvest" via Paste Magazine or SoundCloudWatch: "Harvest" video via YouTube
Danish-duo Death Has No Dominion are excited to announce their new self-titled LP out June 17 via SQE. The band has unveiled the lead track from the record, "Harvest" at Paste Magazine and the song is also available for streaming and embed HERE. Death Has No Dominion also release a video for "Harvest" which shot at various locations in Southern California. The video is available to post and share via YouTube. Death Has No Dominion is available for pre-order on CD in the SQE online storeand digitally via iTunes.
The story of Death Has No Dominion exists within their music. It is not a story that begins with the phrase "once upon a time" and it does not unfold chronologically. It is implacable, built on atmosphere and emotional heft rather than centered on actual fact. If you listen closely, you can hear it, the tale of two musicians who found an inherent and inspirational connection in the juxtaposition of themselves.
Rasmus Bak and Bjarke Niemann are the two musicians. They have known each other for a certain amount of time. They are both from the same place, but the exact location of that place is not relevant to this story. In the fall, some time ago, the two musicians went to upstate New York to stay in a black house once owned by Willem Dafoe. It is called the Rubber House and among its many strange features is a gigantic dance room. Rasmus and Bjarke drank a lot of wine in the house and they made a lot of music.
On the first night they wrote a song called "Poughkeepsie Exit," a delicate, acoustic number that reveals a moody, intimate vibe. It opened their eyes to what this partnership could yield. They wrote more songs. They were interested in how a pair of ukuleles could manifest a soaring, quietly significant sound so unlike the instrument's usual aesthetic. There are very few preconceived notions about the ukulele. The musicians felt liberated from prescribed ways of playing and creating. There was nothing in their minds except the collaboration founded in each new moment. They were centered on the idea of a new dawn. It is an idea that found its way into everything they made after that. Things were not the same when Rasmus and Bjarke came back from that place.
During some future time, over the course of a certain number of months, the duo met regularly in the studio, writing a new song every time they came together. There were many songs, recorded in Los Angeles, Copenhagen and New York. Some of the songs became an album they named after themselves. The first track, "Harvest," set the tone for what followed, and each song constructed a visceral atmosphere of sound infused with emotive resonance. "Coming Like A Hurricane," a propulsive, ambient number, opened the possibilities of that sound space. Those two numbers, along with "Poughkeepsie Exit," are the key elements of the story.
Death Has No Dominion is a new dawn itself, in some ways. It represents a new means of artistic creation, of going with the flow and accepting whatever emerges. It is about a pureness of energy and an emphasis on the significance simplicity can yield. It is something you can hear in every note that is played, and it is also something that is present in the silent spaces between the notes. That is the story of the band. You must listen to fully understand it. Harvest Track List:
1. Harvest2. Monkey Island3. Reaching The Shore
4. Uproar In Heaven
5. Poughkeepsie Exit
6. May Your House Be Safe From Tigers
7. Coming Like A Hurricane
8. Out Of Your Mind
9. No Return
10. Daybreak Olympics For more information, please visit: http://deathhasnodominion.com/http://www.sqemusic.com/artist/death-has-no-dominion
Lily Allen to Hit the Road for North American Tour
LILY ALLEN TO HIT THE ROAD FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN SEPTEMBER
BRITISH POP SINGER IS TOURING IN SUPPORT OF HER CURRENT U.K. NO. 1 ALBUM SHEEZUS, OUT NOW
TICKETS ON SALE MAY 15
May 12th, 2014 - Burbank, CA - Lily Allen has announced that she will hit the road in September for her first North American tour in five years. The British pop singer is touring in support of her new album Sheezus , which was released to much critical fanfare on May 6th by Warner Bros. Records. The album has peaked at No. 1 on iTunes in six countries, including the U.K., at No. 2 on iTunes in seven countries, including the U.S., and is Top 10 on iTunes in a total of 20 countries. Tickets for the tour go on-sale May 16th, with the exception of Los Angeles which is on-sale May 15th.
In addition to the tour, which kicks off in Miami on September 9th and concludes on October 10th in Los Angeles, Allen is also performing a sold-out show at New York City's Highline Ballroom this week (May 15th). In addition, she will appear on The Today Showon May 14th, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on May 15th, and Live with Kelly and Michael on May 26th. She will also tape an episode of PBS The Artist's Den airing later this summer.
Critics have weighed in on Allen's return with Cosmopolitan announcing that "Britain's top pop provocateur is back and as unapologetic as ever." U.K. music bible Q declares her "Britain's smartest pop star" and notes that Sheezus is a blend of "punchy feminist statements, wistful party jams, NSFW love letters to her husband, two-finger salutes to her critics, and moments of startling vulnerability." In its four-star review, The Timescalled it "The Mother of all Comebacks." Elle.com calls Allen "the pop world's Greek chorus, an important voice reporting from the front lines." New York magazine says: "It's Lily Allen, so we are ALWAYS paying attention."
Since emerging in 2006 with her iconic debut single "Smile," Allen has gone on to sell over five million albums worldwide. Her huge success in the U.K. not only quickly spread around the world, but also helped shift the musical axis toward young female artists. Her talent as a songwriter was acknowledged in 2010 when she won three Ivor Novello Awards. That same year she announced she was taking a break from making and performing music. In 2013 Lily returned to the studio, having spent the previous three years raising her young family and establishing her own record label. At the end of 2013, Lily released two songs simultaneously - her cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know," which reached No. 1 in the U.K. and the download-only track "Hard Out Here," which charted in the British Top 10 that same week. Allen has been making waves with "Hard Out Here," which Entertainment Weekly called "a booming critique of pop's double standard" and "a lot of fun."
Watch the "Hard Out Here" video here.Watch the "Air Balloon" video here.Watch the "Our Time" video here.Watch the "Sheezus" video here.
Lily Allen's upcoming U.S. tour dates are as follows:
09/09 Miami, FL, Fillmore Miami Beach @ Jackie Gleason Theatre09/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues09/13 Houston, TX, House of Blues09/14 Austin, TX, Stubb's Waller Creek Amph.09/15 Dallas, TX, House of Blues09/17 Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle09/19 Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory09/20 Boston, MA, House of Blues09/23 New York, NY, Terminal 509/25 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club09/27 Montreal, QC, Metropolis09/28 Toronto, ON, The Sound Academy09/30 Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre10/01 Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre10/04 Seattle, WA, Paramount Ballroom10/05 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom10/06 Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom10/08 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater10/10 Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium
BRITISH POP SINGER IS TOURING IN SUPPORT OF HER CURRENT U.K. NO. 1 ALBUM SHEEZUS, OUT NOW
TICKETS ON SALE MAY 15
May 12th, 2014 - Burbank, CA - Lily Allen has announced that she will hit the road in September for her first North American tour in five years. The British pop singer is touring in support of her new album Sheezus , which was released to much critical fanfare on May 6th by Warner Bros. Records. The album has peaked at No. 1 on iTunes in six countries, including the U.K., at No. 2 on iTunes in seven countries, including the U.S., and is Top 10 on iTunes in a total of 20 countries. Tickets for the tour go on-sale May 16th, with the exception of Los Angeles which is on-sale May 15th.
In addition to the tour, which kicks off in Miami on September 9th and concludes on October 10th in Los Angeles, Allen is also performing a sold-out show at New York City's Highline Ballroom this week (May 15th). In addition, she will appear on The Today Showon May 14th, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on May 15th, and Live with Kelly and Michael on May 26th. She will also tape an episode of PBS The Artist's Den airing later this summer.
Critics have weighed in on Allen's return with Cosmopolitan announcing that "Britain's top pop provocateur is back and as unapologetic as ever." U.K. music bible Q declares her "Britain's smartest pop star" and notes that Sheezus is a blend of "punchy feminist statements, wistful party jams, NSFW love letters to her husband, two-finger salutes to her critics, and moments of startling vulnerability." In its four-star review, The Timescalled it "The Mother of all Comebacks." Elle.com calls Allen "the pop world's Greek chorus, an important voice reporting from the front lines." New York magazine says: "It's Lily Allen, so we are ALWAYS paying attention."
Since emerging in 2006 with her iconic debut single "Smile," Allen has gone on to sell over five million albums worldwide. Her huge success in the U.K. not only quickly spread around the world, but also helped shift the musical axis toward young female artists. Her talent as a songwriter was acknowledged in 2010 when she won three Ivor Novello Awards. That same year she announced she was taking a break from making and performing music. In 2013 Lily returned to the studio, having spent the previous three years raising her young family and establishing her own record label. At the end of 2013, Lily released two songs simultaneously - her cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know," which reached No. 1 in the U.K. and the download-only track "Hard Out Here," which charted in the British Top 10 that same week. Allen has been making waves with "Hard Out Here," which Entertainment Weekly called "a booming critique of pop's double standard" and "a lot of fun."
Watch the "Hard Out Here" video here.Watch the "Air Balloon" video here.Watch the "Our Time" video here.Watch the "Sheezus" video here.
Lily Allen's upcoming U.S. tour dates are as follows:
09/09 Miami, FL, Fillmore Miami Beach @ Jackie Gleason Theatre09/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues09/13 Houston, TX, House of Blues09/14 Austin, TX, Stubb's Waller Creek Amph.09/15 Dallas, TX, House of Blues09/17 Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle09/19 Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory09/20 Boston, MA, House of Blues09/23 New York, NY, Terminal 509/25 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club09/27 Montreal, QC, Metropolis09/28 Toronto, ON, The Sound Academy09/30 Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre10/01 Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre10/04 Seattle, WA, Paramount Ballroom10/05 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom10/06 Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom10/08 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater10/10 Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium
Summer Nationals 2014 Tour Announced
SUMMER NATIONALS 2014 TOUR ANNOUNCED
WITH THE OFFSPRING, BAD RELIGION, AND PENNYWISE LOS ANGELES, CA – In 1994, Epitaph Records sponsored Summer Nationals, selling out three days at the Hollywood Palladium. The rising tide of California punk bands were brought together with their swelling legion of fans into one sweaty mass of zeitgeist. The Offspring, having just released the seminal album Smash, lead the way alongside Bad Religion and Pennywise.
Those same headliners will join together for the first time since that memorable moment and bring the event across North America. Starting in late July through the end of Summer, the trio, along with other bands on select dates including Stiff Little Fingers and SoCal punk buds The Vandals, will hit the road for Summer Nationals 2014 - see full date listing below.
The Offspring will be performing Smash in its entirety for the first time ever, an album that has sold 12 million copies and remains the highest selling independent record of all time, plus new and classic songs. Bad Religion, fresh off the surprise success of their acclaimed Christmas Songsalbum, will pull from their deep catalog. Pennywise will be playing their classics along with songs from their upcoming new album on Epitaph (this will also be Pennywise's first full North American tour following the return of original lead singer Jim Lindberg after a 4 year hiatus).
On sale information below, visit offspring.com/tour for ticket links as they become available.
The Offspring are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Smash with a special anniversary edition of the album and commemorative merch. Visithttp://offspring.com/news/398/smash-20th-anniversary for details.
Summer Nationals 2014 Tour Dates:
7/29/14 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE* - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
7/30/14 Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion* - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/1/14 Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony Summer Stage* - on sale May 16 @ 4 PM
8/2/14 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory* - on sale May 16 @ 4 PM
8/4/14 New York, NY - Terminal 5* - on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon
8/5/14 New York, NY - Terminal 5* - on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon
8/7/14 Toronto, ON - TD Echo Beach* - on sale May 23 @ 10 AM
8/8/14 Burlington, VT - Waterfront Park - Lake Champlain Maritime Fest* - on sale May 16 @ 11 AM
8/11/14 Boston, MA - House Of Blues* - on sale May 17 @10 AM
8/14/14 Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre# - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
8/15/14 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre# - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
8/16/14 Cape Canaveral, FL - Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/19/14 St. Augustine, FL - Saint Augustine Amphitheatre# - on sale May 30 @ 10 AM
8/20/14 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade Music Park# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/22/14 Oklahoma City, OK - Downtown Airpark# - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
8/24/14 Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/26/14 Magna, UT - The Great Saltair** - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/27/14 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/29/14 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre# - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
8/30/14 Chula Vista, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre* - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/31/14 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre Grounds* - on sale June 13 @ 10 AM
9/7/14 Cincinnati, OH - Horseshoe Cincinnati^ - on sale TBA
9/9/14 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom^ - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
9/11/14 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Ballroom^^ - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
* w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and The Vandals
# w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and TBA
** w/ Pennywise and TBA
^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and TBA
^^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun
Additional Offspring shows this Summer include:
7/11/14 Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre w/ The Adolescents
8/08-10/14 Montreal, QC - Heavy Montreal Festival w/ Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Metallica, Slayer and more.
9/06/14 Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre/Chill On The Hill 2014 w/ Rise Against, Bad Religion, A Day To Remember and more.
9/12/14 Chicago, IL - Venue TBA
WITH THE OFFSPRING, BAD RELIGION, AND PENNYWISE LOS ANGELES, CA – In 1994, Epitaph Records sponsored Summer Nationals, selling out three days at the Hollywood Palladium. The rising tide of California punk bands were brought together with their swelling legion of fans into one sweaty mass of zeitgeist. The Offspring, having just released the seminal album Smash, lead the way alongside Bad Religion and Pennywise.
Those same headliners will join together for the first time since that memorable moment and bring the event across North America. Starting in late July through the end of Summer, the trio, along with other bands on select dates including Stiff Little Fingers and SoCal punk buds The Vandals, will hit the road for Summer Nationals 2014 - see full date listing below.
The Offspring will be performing Smash in its entirety for the first time ever, an album that has sold 12 million copies and remains the highest selling independent record of all time, plus new and classic songs. Bad Religion, fresh off the surprise success of their acclaimed Christmas Songsalbum, will pull from their deep catalog. Pennywise will be playing their classics along with songs from their upcoming new album on Epitaph (this will also be Pennywise's first full North American tour following the return of original lead singer Jim Lindberg after a 4 year hiatus).
On sale information below, visit offspring.com/tour for ticket links as they become available.
The Offspring are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Smash with a special anniversary edition of the album and commemorative merch. Visithttp://offspring.com/news/398/smash-20th-anniversary for details.
Summer Nationals 2014 Tour Dates:
7/29/14 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE* - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
7/30/14 Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion* - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/1/14 Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony Summer Stage* - on sale May 16 @ 4 PM
8/2/14 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory* - on sale May 16 @ 4 PM
8/4/14 New York, NY - Terminal 5* - on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon
8/5/14 New York, NY - Terminal 5* - on sale May 16 @ 12 Noon
8/7/14 Toronto, ON - TD Echo Beach* - on sale May 23 @ 10 AM
8/8/14 Burlington, VT - Waterfront Park - Lake Champlain Maritime Fest* - on sale May 16 @ 11 AM
8/11/14 Boston, MA - House Of Blues* - on sale May 17 @10 AM
8/14/14 Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre# - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
8/15/14 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre# - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
8/16/14 Cape Canaveral, FL - Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/19/14 St. Augustine, FL - Saint Augustine Amphitheatre# - on sale May 30 @ 10 AM
8/20/14 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade Music Park# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/22/14 Oklahoma City, OK - Downtown Airpark# - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
8/24/14 Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/26/14 Magna, UT - The Great Saltair** - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/27/14 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino# - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/29/14 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre# - on sale May 17 @ 10 AM
8/30/14 Chula Vista, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre* - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
8/31/14 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre Grounds* - on sale June 13 @ 10 AM
9/7/14 Cincinnati, OH - Horseshoe Cincinnati^ - on sale TBA
9/9/14 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom^ - on sale May 16 @ 10 AM
9/11/14 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Ballroom^^ - on sale June 6 @ 10 AM
* w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and The Vandals
# w/ Bad Religion, Pennywise and TBA
** w/ Pennywise and TBA
^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and TBA
^^ w/ Bad Religion, Stiff Little Fingers and Naked Raygun
Additional Offspring shows this Summer include:
7/11/14 Costa Mesa, CA - Pacific Amphitheatre w/ The Adolescents
8/08-10/14 Montreal, QC - Heavy Montreal Festival w/ Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, Metallica, Slayer and more.
9/06/14 Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre/Chill On The Hill 2014 w/ Rise Against, Bad Religion, A Day To Remember and more.
9/12/14 Chicago, IL - Venue TBA
Noisey Premiere PINS Film for “Shoot You”/”Eleventh Hour”
Noisey Premiere PINS Film for"Shoot You"/"Eleventh Hour" feat. Maxine Peake + All Saints London Session
WATCH: Shoot You/Eleventh Hour feat. Maxine Peake
WATCH: PINS London Session for All Saints
" "After listening to their debut album Girls Like Us, you'll see what makes this indie punk outfit stand out from the pack." NYLON
"Super fierce... They tore it up." NPR
"A dark and seriously addictive collection of post-punk riffs and girl-gang vox." Rookie Mag
Girls Like Us by PINS is out now via Bella Union
1. It's On2. Girls Like Us3. Mad For You4. Get With Me5. Play With Fire6. I Want It All7. Waiting For The End8. Howlin'9. Interlude10. Lost Lost Lost11. Velvet Morning12. Stay True13. To You14. The Darkest Day
www.bellaunion.com www.facebook.com/wearepins wearepins.tumblr.com
WATCH: Shoot You/Eleventh Hour feat. Maxine Peake
WATCH: PINS London Session for All Saints
" "After listening to their debut album Girls Like Us, you'll see what makes this indie punk outfit stand out from the pack." NYLON
"Super fierce... They tore it up." NPR
"A dark and seriously addictive collection of post-punk riffs and girl-gang vox." Rookie Mag
Girls Like Us by PINS is out now via Bella Union
1. It's On2. Girls Like Us3. Mad For You4. Get With Me5. Play With Fire6. I Want It All7. Waiting For The End8. Howlin'9. Interlude10. Lost Lost Lost11. Velvet Morning12. Stay True13. To You14. The Darkest Daywww.bellaunion.com www.facebook.com/wearepins wearepins.tumblr.com
