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Cabaret Voltaire Release New Compilation July 1st
CABARET VOLTAIRE
#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 - 1985)
NEW COMPILATION OUT JULY 1st, 2014
LISTEN TO “CRACKDOWN (RADIO EDIT 83)” HERE
“… way, way ahead of their time” – DJ “…true, unflinching pioneers of electronic music” – Loud & Quiet
Cabaret Voltaire release the new compilation #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 - 1985) on July 1st, 2014.
#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985) compiles two distinct periods of Cabaret Voltaire - 1978-81 and 1983-85 – for the first time together on one release and follows the re-mastered vinyl release of Red Mecca and already legendary and sold out box set, #8385 (Collected Works 1983 – 1985).
Featuring classic tracks such as “Nag Nag Nag,” “Do The Mussolini (Headkick),” “Sensoria,” “Landslide, I Want You” and “Just Fascination,” #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985) was curated by Richard H Kirk who explains, “I decided to gather the more concise elements of the work… Hence the choice of 7” singles, edits and shorter album tracks, a kind of sound bite take on CV.”
The compilation travels from 1978-81 with a line up of Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson, when Cabaret Voltaire were (mostly) recording at the Western Works Studios in Sheffield and releasing records on Rough Trade and from 1983-85 after Watson’s departure when Kirk and Mallinder released via the Some Bizzare label on Virgin Records. Kirk points out that this “was a time where we got to do what we do, but in different areas, we wanted to push the boundaries of electronic music, we wanted to place what we were doing into places where it really shouldn't be. We certainly didn't want to carry on repeating what we'd done for the ten years previous.”
Cabaret Voltaire formed in 1973 and, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK Electronic Movement of the late '70s. Way ahead of their time, Cabaret Voltaire’s blend of dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental made them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts of the last 40 years.
The release features liner notes from Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H Kirk and Mute founder Daniel Miller and is available as on CD, Double vinyl and digital download on July 1st, 2014.
Richard H Kirk is co-founder and now sole member of Cabaret Voltaire and is still recording at western works studios in Sheffield. Live performances and new recorded projects are planned for 2015.
#7885 (Electro Punk to Techno Pop 1978 – 1985) Tracklisting Do The Mussolini (Headkick)The Set UPNag Nag NagOn Every Other StreetSilent CommandKneel To The BossSeconds Too LateLandslideBreathe DeepJust Fascination (7” Version)Crackdown (Radio Edit 83)The Dream Ticket (7” Version)Sensoria (7” Version)James Brown (7” Version)Kino (7” Version)Big Funk (7” Version)I Want You (7” Version)Warm
Listen to “Crackdown (Radio Edit 83) HERE.
CABARET VOLTAIRE: FACEBOOK MUTE: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TUMBLR | SOUNDCLOUD
NEW COMPILATION OUT JULY 1st, 2014
LISTEN TO “CRACKDOWN (RADIO EDIT 83)” HERE
“… way, way ahead of their time” – DJ “…true, unflinching pioneers of electronic music” – Loud & Quiet
Cabaret Voltaire release the new compilation #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 - 1985) on July 1st, 2014.
#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985) compiles two distinct periods of Cabaret Voltaire - 1978-81 and 1983-85 – for the first time together on one release and follows the re-mastered vinyl release of Red Mecca and already legendary and sold out box set, #8385 (Collected Works 1983 – 1985).
Featuring classic tracks such as “Nag Nag Nag,” “Do The Mussolini (Headkick),” “Sensoria,” “Landslide, I Want You” and “Just Fascination,” #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 – 1985) was curated by Richard H Kirk who explains, “I decided to gather the more concise elements of the work… Hence the choice of 7” singles, edits and shorter album tracks, a kind of sound bite take on CV.”
The compilation travels from 1978-81 with a line up of Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson, when Cabaret Voltaire were (mostly) recording at the Western Works Studios in Sheffield and releasing records on Rough Trade and from 1983-85 after Watson’s departure when Kirk and Mallinder released via the Some Bizzare label on Virgin Records. Kirk points out that this “was a time where we got to do what we do, but in different areas, we wanted to push the boundaries of electronic music, we wanted to place what we were doing into places where it really shouldn't be. We certainly didn't want to carry on repeating what we'd done for the ten years previous.”
Cabaret Voltaire formed in 1973 and, alongside Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget and The Normal, were at the forefront of the UK Electronic Movement of the late '70s. Way ahead of their time, Cabaret Voltaire’s blend of dance music, techno, dub, house and experimental made them, without a doubt, one of the most influential acts of the last 40 years.
The release features liner notes from Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H Kirk and Mute founder Daniel Miller and is available as on CD, Double vinyl and digital download on July 1st, 2014.
Richard H Kirk is co-founder and now sole member of Cabaret Voltaire and is still recording at western works studios in Sheffield. Live performances and new recorded projects are planned for 2015.
#7885 (Electro Punk to Techno Pop 1978 – 1985) Tracklisting Do The Mussolini (Headkick)The Set UPNag Nag NagOn Every Other StreetSilent CommandKneel To The BossSeconds Too LateLandslideBreathe DeepJust Fascination (7” Version)Crackdown (Radio Edit 83)The Dream Ticket (7” Version)Sensoria (7” Version)James Brown (7” Version)Kino (7” Version)Big Funk (7” Version)I Want You (7” Version)Warm
Listen to “Crackdown (Radio Edit 83) HERE.
CABARET VOLTAIRE: FACEBOOK MUTE: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TUMBLR | SOUNDCLOUD
RIOT FEST & EXPO ANNOUNCES TORONTO 2014 LINE-UP
RIOT FEST & EXPO ANNOUNCES TORONTO 2014 LINE-UP
SEPTEMBER 6-7 AT DOWNSVIEW PARK
CITY AND COLOUR, METRIC, BILLY TALENT, RISE AGAINST, SOCIAL DISTORTIONTHE NATIONAL, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 and more
50 bands, one great weekend! Riot Fest & Expo makes its return to Toronto for a third year with multiple stages, carnival attractions, and a new venue to boot.
A cousin to its counterparts in the US, Toronto's Riot Fest pays mind to Canada's most exciting bands, featuring City and Colour, Metric, Billy Talent, Death From Above 1979, Tokyo Police Club, The New Pornographers, and many more. With the help of Riot Fest's partners, Union Events, the two-day event is slated for September 6 & 7 at its new home, Downsview Park. These new grounds mark a significant expansion for the festival, allowing its patrons to enjoy a weekend packed with music across four stages and a full carnival atmosphere. Tickets go on sale May 10th at 10 am EDT HERE.Riot Fest has become a premiere festival series that attracts music lovers of all ages from all over the world. Last year, Riot Fest Toronto delivered an incredible line up of homegrown and international artists, including the historic reunion of seminal Minneapolis punk band The Replacements, banding together to play Riot Fest after over two decades away.
Unified by a love of great bands and good fun, fans will stuff themselves with everything from carnival corndogs to ethnic and craft food while enjoying rides, attractions, side show performers and the most distinctive line-ups available. Toronto's fest is something very special to festival organizer and founder, Michael Petryshyn, and he hopes you share his excitement in celebrating the wonderful city and culture of Toronto. "Ever since I was a young kid living in Buffalo, Ontario was a second home to me where I caught my musical bearings and was turned on to everything from The Clash to the Sex Pistols to The Viletones and Diodes. Like I tell everyone, Toronto is one of the greatest cities in the world, from its food to culture, but most importantly, to me, the Toronto bands who've created music that matters."
Line-up for Riot Fest Toronto:City and Colour, Metric, The National, Billy Talent, Rise Against, The Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab for Cutie, Death from Above 1979, Brand New, Paul Weller, AWOLNATION, Stars, The Head and the Heart, Dropkick Murphys, Die Antwoord, Tokyo Police Club, The New Pornographers, Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me the Horizon, The Afghan Whigs, Alkaline Trio, Glassjaw, Bob Mould, Thurston Moore, Buzzcocks, Clutch, New Found Glory, Circa Survive, Manchester Orchestra, Lucero, Title Fight, Bad Suns, Citizen, Lemuria, Mounties, PUP, Nostalghia, Radkey, Rubblebucket, Pentimento, Broncho, The Hotelier, Laura Stevenson, The Beaches, Somos, Restorations, Say Yes, Seaway, Wounds, Little Big League, & More to be announced...
Full link to purchase Riot Fest & Expo Toronto tickets on sale May 10 at 10am EDT:http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/571321?utm_medium=bks
Soon to be announced:Riot Fest & Carnival – Chicago, IL – September 12-14Riot Fest & Sideshow – Denver, CO – September 19-21
www.riotfest.orgwww.facebook.com/riotfest1www.twitter.com/riotfest
SEPTEMBER 6-7 AT DOWNSVIEW PARK
CITY AND COLOUR, METRIC, BILLY TALENT, RISE AGAINST, SOCIAL DISTORTIONTHE NATIONAL, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 and more
50 bands, one great weekend! Riot Fest & Expo makes its return to Toronto for a third year with multiple stages, carnival attractions, and a new venue to boot.
A cousin to its counterparts in the US, Toronto's Riot Fest pays mind to Canada's most exciting bands, featuring City and Colour, Metric, Billy Talent, Death From Above 1979, Tokyo Police Club, The New Pornographers, and many more. With the help of Riot Fest's partners, Union Events, the two-day event is slated for September 6 & 7 at its new home, Downsview Park. These new grounds mark a significant expansion for the festival, allowing its patrons to enjoy a weekend packed with music across four stages and a full carnival atmosphere. Tickets go on sale May 10th at 10 am EDT HERE.Riot Fest has become a premiere festival series that attracts music lovers of all ages from all over the world. Last year, Riot Fest Toronto delivered an incredible line up of homegrown and international artists, including the historic reunion of seminal Minneapolis punk band The Replacements, banding together to play Riot Fest after over two decades away.
Unified by a love of great bands and good fun, fans will stuff themselves with everything from carnival corndogs to ethnic and craft food while enjoying rides, attractions, side show performers and the most distinctive line-ups available. Toronto's fest is something very special to festival organizer and founder, Michael Petryshyn, and he hopes you share his excitement in celebrating the wonderful city and culture of Toronto. "Ever since I was a young kid living in Buffalo, Ontario was a second home to me where I caught my musical bearings and was turned on to everything from The Clash to the Sex Pistols to The Viletones and Diodes. Like I tell everyone, Toronto is one of the greatest cities in the world, from its food to culture, but most importantly, to me, the Toronto bands who've created music that matters."
Line-up for Riot Fest Toronto:City and Colour, Metric, The National, Billy Talent, Rise Against, The Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab for Cutie, Death from Above 1979, Brand New, Paul Weller, AWOLNATION, Stars, The Head and the Heart, Dropkick Murphys, Die Antwoord, Tokyo Police Club, The New Pornographers, Taking Back Sunday, Bring Me the Horizon, The Afghan Whigs, Alkaline Trio, Glassjaw, Bob Mould, Thurston Moore, Buzzcocks, Clutch, New Found Glory, Circa Survive, Manchester Orchestra, Lucero, Title Fight, Bad Suns, Citizen, Lemuria, Mounties, PUP, Nostalghia, Radkey, Rubblebucket, Pentimento, Broncho, The Hotelier, Laura Stevenson, The Beaches, Somos, Restorations, Say Yes, Seaway, Wounds, Little Big League, & More to be announced...
Full link to purchase Riot Fest & Expo Toronto tickets on sale May 10 at 10am EDT:http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/571321?utm_medium=bks
Soon to be announced:Riot Fest & Carnival – Chicago, IL – September 12-14Riot Fest & Sideshow – Denver, CO – September 19-21
www.riotfest.orgwww.facebook.com/riotfest1www.twitter.com/riotfest
The Baseball Project Embarks on Summer Tour
The Baseball Project
Embarks on Summer Tour
May 6, 2014 - Hillsborough, NC - The Baseball Project will be embarking on a summer tour in July with dates up and down the East coast. The tour follows the release of the band’s third album, 3rd, released on Yep Roc Records on March 25. The record features 17 swings at the national pastime with subjects including Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and some of the true characters of the game such as once-beloved fallen star of the Mets and Phillies Lenny Dykstra, and acid-tripping pitcher Dock Ellis.The Baseball Project was formed in 2007 by Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, The Minus 5, R.E.M.) and Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3). The endeavor began as a way for a couple of fans with a shared musical vision to pay tribute to our national pastime. Since then, The Baseball Project has blossomed into a full-fledged, much-loved band in its own right. Zuzu’s Petals/Steve Wynn drummer Linda Pitmon and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Mike Mills fill out the official roster of The Baseball Project, an all-star squad whose following and creativity has grown steadily with each release and tour.To catch the band on tour, check the dates listed below.Tour Dates:July 11 Atlanta, GA The Earl
July 12 Durham, NC All-Star Fan Fest at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
July 17 Washington, DC The Hamilton
July 18 Rehoboth Beach, DE Dogfish Head Brewery
July 19 Ringwood, NJ Live at Drew's
July 20 New Windsor, NY Storm King Art Center
July 22 New London, CT Hygenic Art Park
July 23 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki
July 24 Rochester, NY Party In The Park
July 26 Harrisburg, PA Midtown Arts Center
July 28 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
August 1 Cooperstown, NY Brewery Ommegang
August 2 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
August 15 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
Embarks on Summer Tour
May 6, 2014 - Hillsborough, NC - The Baseball Project will be embarking on a summer tour in July with dates up and down the East coast. The tour follows the release of the band’s third album, 3rd, released on Yep Roc Records on March 25. The record features 17 swings at the national pastime with subjects including Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and some of the true characters of the game such as once-beloved fallen star of the Mets and Phillies Lenny Dykstra, and acid-tripping pitcher Dock Ellis.The Baseball Project was formed in 2007 by Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, The Minus 5, R.E.M.) and Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3). The endeavor began as a way for a couple of fans with a shared musical vision to pay tribute to our national pastime. Since then, The Baseball Project has blossomed into a full-fledged, much-loved band in its own right. Zuzu’s Petals/Steve Wynn drummer Linda Pitmon and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Mike Mills fill out the official roster of The Baseball Project, an all-star squad whose following and creativity has grown steadily with each release and tour.To catch the band on tour, check the dates listed below.Tour Dates:July 11 Atlanta, GA The EarlJuly 12 Durham, NC All-Star Fan Fest at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
July 17 Washington, DC The Hamilton
July 18 Rehoboth Beach, DE Dogfish Head Brewery
July 19 Ringwood, NJ Live at Drew's
July 20 New Windsor, NY Storm King Art Center
July 22 New London, CT Hygenic Art Park
July 23 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki
July 24 Rochester, NY Party In The Park
July 26 Harrisburg, PA Midtown Arts Center
July 28 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
August 1 Cooperstown, NY Brewery Ommegang
August 2 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
August 15 Denver, CO Oriental Theater
Morning Parade release Pure Adulterated Joy today
MORNING PARADE RELEASE PURE ADULTERATED JOY
“Alienation” is iTunes ‘Single of the Week’
(May 6, 2014) – Rising UK alternative rock five-piece MORNING PARADE today release their second full-length album, Pure Adulterated Joy through So Recordings/Caroline. The 10-track set was produced by Ben Allen (Animal Collective, CeeLo Green) while acclaimed visual artist Christopher Mills created the artwork and both the lyric video and official music video for the first single, “Alienation.”
“Alienation” is already climbing the alternative rock charts with massive support from Sirius “Alt Nation,” WBOS/Boston, KPNT/St. Louis, WWCD/Columbus and many more. iTunes has chosen “Alienation” as the current “Single of the Week” and can be downloaded for free here: http://smarturl.it/MPSOTW
Morning Parade began their U.S. spring headline tour in late April and will be performing tonight in their adopted hometown of Altanta, Georgia at the Drunken Unicorn. The shows are in partnership with a radio station in each city and tickets and further information can be found at http://ww.morning parade.com.
Morning Parade - Steve Sparrow (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Andrew Hayes (drums)Phil Titus (bass, backing vocals), Ben Giddings (piano, synths backing vocals) andChad Thomas (lead guitar) – released their self-titled debut album on Astralwerks in the US in 2010. The track “Headlights” became a smash and was on the Billboard alternative radio charts for 37 weeks while the band played major festivals in the US, UK and Europe and opened for bands as varied as Foster The People, 30 Seconds to Mars, Walk The Moon, The Smashing Pumpkins and Silversun Pickups.
Morning Parade tour dates:
05/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
05/08 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
05/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
05/10 – St. Louis, MO @ Pointfest
05/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
05/13 – Lansing, MI @ The Loft
05/14 – Toronto, ON @ Garrison
05/15 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
05/16 – Boston, MA @ Hard Rock Cafe
05/17 – Boston, MA @ EarthFest
05/19 – Albany, NY @ The Hollow
05/20 – New York, NY @ Studio at Webster Hall
05/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts – Wolf Building
07/12 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
May 5, 2014
Austin Psych Fest 2014
THE BLACK ANGELS
THE ZOMBIES
THE DANDY WARHOLS
THE BLACK ANGELS
THE DANDY WARHOLS
All photos taken in Austin by BEV DAVIES
The Horrors announce North American headline tour
THE HORRORS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICANHEADLINE TOUR 
Luminous out tomorrow on XL Recordings Tomorrow The Horrors will release their 4th studio album titled Luminous and as stated byStereogum: "it's a good one." In support of the release the band has announced a fall headline tour that includes 20 plus dates in North America. Kicking off October 13 in San Diego, CA the band will travel across the continent and back, ending their run of dates on November 12 in Austin, TX (see full list of dates below).
The psychedelic British rockers brought their mind melding sound to the states last week when the band played a show in Brooklyn at House of Vans, a sold-out show at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles, after a morning performance at KCRW's 'Morning Becomes Eclectic', and finallya headline slot at Austin Psych Festival on Saturday night.
Luminous is streaming now on the bands website: click here Recorded over 15 months in the band's east London studio-laboratory-bunker with co-producer Craig Silvey (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, The National), Luminous is the follow-up to the band's 2007 debut Strange House , the Mercury-nominated Primary Colours (2009), and the critically-acclaimed Skying (2011) - a record that entered the charts the UK charts at number five, featured prominently in the end-of-year magazine/newspaper polls, and was anointed NME's Album Of The Year. Tasking themselves with, as ever, moving onwards, The Horrors determined to make an album that was brighter, more positive, more electronic. 'We've refined our sound," affirms lead singer Faris Badwan, "and in terms of songwriting it is the record I'm happiest with." Or, in the words of bass player Rhys Webb, "it's not so much about heavier guitars as a heavier potency... We want to make music you can dance to, music that elevates..." Luminous by name, luminous by nature: this is an album radiating light and energy. These songs areThe Horrors writing at their instinctive, intuitive and accessible best.
The Horrors North American fall tour dates:Oct. 13 San Diego, CA Belly Up *Oct. 14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory *Oct. 15 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre *Oct. 16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore *Oct. 18 Seattle, WA The Neptune *Oct. 19 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw * Oct. 20 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre *Oct. 22 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe *Oct. 23 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre *Oct. 24 Omaha, NE Waiting Room *Oct. 25 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line *Oct. 27 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *Oct. 28 Detroit, MI Magic Stick *Oct. 30 Toronto, ON Opera House *Oct. 31 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre *Nov. 1 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club *Nov. 2 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *Nov. 4 New York, NY Stage 48 *Nov. 5 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *Nov. 6 Washington D.C. Black Cat *Nov. 7 Asheville, NC Orange PeelNov. 8 Atlanta, GA The Variety Playhouse *Nov. 10 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's *Nov. 11 Dallas, TX The Cambridge Room at HOB *Nov. 12 Austin, TX The Parish *
*Moon duo will open these dates
The Horrors are Faris Badwan (vocals), Joshua Third (guitarist), Tom Furse (keyboards, synthesisers), Rhys Webb (bass) and Joe Spurgeon (drums, percussion).
www.thehorrors.co.uk
Luminous out tomorrow on XL Recordings Tomorrow The Horrors will release their 4th studio album titled Luminous and as stated byStereogum: "it's a good one." In support of the release the band has announced a fall headline tour that includes 20 plus dates in North America. Kicking off October 13 in San Diego, CA the band will travel across the continent and back, ending their run of dates on November 12 in Austin, TX (see full list of dates below).
The psychedelic British rockers brought their mind melding sound to the states last week when the band played a show in Brooklyn at House of Vans, a sold-out show at the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles, after a morning performance at KCRW's 'Morning Becomes Eclectic', and finallya headline slot at Austin Psych Festival on Saturday night.
Luminous is streaming now on the bands website: click here Recorded over 15 months in the band's east London studio-laboratory-bunker with co-producer Craig Silvey (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, The National), Luminous is the follow-up to the band's 2007 debut Strange House , the Mercury-nominated Primary Colours (2009), and the critically-acclaimed Skying (2011) - a record that entered the charts the UK charts at number five, featured prominently in the end-of-year magazine/newspaper polls, and was anointed NME's Album Of The Year. Tasking themselves with, as ever, moving onwards, The Horrors determined to make an album that was brighter, more positive, more electronic. 'We've refined our sound," affirms lead singer Faris Badwan, "and in terms of songwriting it is the record I'm happiest with." Or, in the words of bass player Rhys Webb, "it's not so much about heavier guitars as a heavier potency... We want to make music you can dance to, music that elevates..." Luminous by name, luminous by nature: this is an album radiating light and energy. These songs areThe Horrors writing at their instinctive, intuitive and accessible best.
The Horrors North American fall tour dates:Oct. 13 San Diego, CA Belly Up *Oct. 14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory *Oct. 15 Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre *Oct. 16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore *Oct. 18 Seattle, WA The Neptune *Oct. 19 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw * Oct. 20 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre *Oct. 22 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe *Oct. 23 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre *Oct. 24 Omaha, NE Waiting Room *Oct. 25 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line *Oct. 27 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *Oct. 28 Detroit, MI Magic Stick *Oct. 30 Toronto, ON Opera House *Oct. 31 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre *Nov. 1 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club *Nov. 2 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer *Nov. 4 New York, NY Stage 48 *Nov. 5 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *Nov. 6 Washington D.C. Black Cat *Nov. 7 Asheville, NC Orange PeelNov. 8 Atlanta, GA The Variety Playhouse *Nov. 10 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's *Nov. 11 Dallas, TX The Cambridge Room at HOB *Nov. 12 Austin, TX The Parish *
*Moon duo will open these dates
The Horrors are Faris Badwan (vocals), Joshua Third (guitarist), Tom Furse (keyboards, synthesisers), Rhys Webb (bass) and Joe Spurgeon (drums, percussion).
www.thehorrors.co.uk
Liars ON TOUR THIS WEEK "Pro Anti Anti" Factory Floor Remix
THIS WEEK: LIVE IN NYC, Philly & Boston
Listen to Factory Floor’s “PRO ANTI ANTI” REMIX HERE”
“PRO ANTI ANTI” Digital EP Release: July 1st
12” Vinyl EP Release: July 15th
NEW ALBUM – MESS - OUT NOW
ATP ICELAND ANNOUNCED: July 11th
“Embrace it. Turn on. Tune in. Take your pants off.”-SPIN
“Punk as f*ck and utterly refined.”-Under The Radar
“[a] frantic Synthstorm”-GQ
“Flawless.”-LA Music Blog
“Tantalizing”-Pigeons and Planes
“Unforgettable”-GRAZIA
LIARS (Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross) have unveiled the first remix from their forthcoming single, “Pro Anti Anti”, out on July 1st, 2014.
Listen to the Factory Floor (GG / NV) remix HERE.
The single is released on limited colored vinyl and download. In addition to Nik Void and Gabriel Gurnsey from Factory Floor’s mix, the single features remixes from London’s Truss (who have also remixed Depeche Mode’s “Should Be Higher”) and the mysterious Melbourne collective Nest Of Teens who remixed Liars’ previous single, “Mess On A Mission”. The single also comes with an exclusive new track “Waste Fraud” and a radio mix from Mute founder Daniel Miller.
Described by Spin as “a fiery cacophony of fuzzy, jarring tones and marching beats”, by NME as “a nasty banger” and by The Quietus as “one of the most pugilistic bangers Liars have every written”, “Pro Anti Anti” is the latest single to be taken from their critically acclaimed seventh studio album, Mess (out now).
Liars hit the road for a string of East Coast tour dates this week including Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn and Boston. Live, Liars are unmissable. Known for their turbulent, intoxicating and inventive performances, the band has also joined the lineup for this year’s ATP Festival in Icelandon July 11th. For a complete list of all upcoming shows please see below for more details.
LIARS TOUR:
May 7th - Underground Arts-Philadelphia, PA*
May 8th - Le Poisson Rouge-New York, NY*
May 9th - The Wick-Brooklyn, NY*
May 10th - Brighton Music Hall-Allston, MA*
May 23rd - Sasquatch Music Festival @ The Gorge Amphitheatre-George, WA
May 24th - Star Theater - Portland, OR
May 27th - The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
June 5th - Corner Hotel - Melbourne, Australia
June 6th - Modulations Carriageworks - Sydney, Australia
July 11th-All Tomorrow’s Parties-Iceland
August 15th - La Route du Rock - St. Malo, France
August 16th – Jabberwocky - London, England
*Dates with Jana Hunter
THESE NEW PURITANS Featured on WNYC’s Soundcheck
THESE NEW PURITANS Featured on WNYC's Soundcheck, NPR andNoisey – Hear them on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic NOW!
LISTEN LIVE: These New Puritans On KCRW'S Morning Becomes EclecticLISTEN: These New Puritans on WNYC's SoundcheckREAD: These New Puritans: 'You Have To Be Meticulous' via NPR MusicWATCH: "The Light In Your Name" (LIVE With the Magnetic Resonator Piano) via Noisey
Deeply moving." 8.4 – Pitchfork (Best New Music)"Hold a spot on your albums of the decade list" - 9/10, The Fly"even the musicians' breathing feels integral" - 4*, The Guardian
These New Puritans are a band from Essex, England, comprising of twin brothers Jack and George Barnett, their friend Thomas Hein and the many different collaborators who are drawn into their orbit. Their music is widely lauded as amongst the most original and progressive in the world, having released three unique and critically acclaimed albums that highlight their uncompromising musical vision. The band is anchored by the opposing characters of the Barnett twins: George, extroverted, a violently virtuosic drummer who directs the band's visuals; Jack, obsessively perfectionist, occupying an unusual role somewhere between producer, composer and bandleader. Hein brings equilibrium, multi-instrumentalism, and a certain wryly-amused take on the back and forth between the brothers.
Last date on These New Puritans' "Spitting Stars" tour is tonight at The Roxy in Los Angeles.
2010's Hidden was hailed as "the first masterpiece of the twenty-first century" and named NME's album of the year. It is a modern, expansive record that takes in disparate influences to create something rare in music today, something unique. The band recreated the album live with a series of ĦỊĐĐỂŅ LIVE shows, notably at the Barbican and Paris' Pompidou Centre, featuring the Britten Sinfonia, a children's choir, 10ft taikodrums, multiple vibraphonists and live Foley techniques.
New album Field of Reeds brings you closer to These New Puritans, with its highly dynamic, intense and emotive sound that bypasses any fads or fashions in today's music, with Portuguese singer Elisa Rodrigues joining the band as a guest member. "with this album the biggest change has been that i've tried to move away from abstraction... It's like when I was younger. I'd get home from school and write songs on the guitar about how Ifelt,this album is kind of like that". The album was critically acclaimed across Europe. TNP debuted the album with a series of concerts in Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles (supporting Bjork at Hollywood Bowl) and London, with a new live septet (drums / bass / live electronics / trumpet / french horn / piano / female vocals).
www.infectiousmusicuk.com www.facebook.com/TheseNewPuritans www.thesenewpuritans.com
LISTEN LIVE: These New Puritans On KCRW'S Morning Becomes EclecticLISTEN: These New Puritans on WNYC's SoundcheckREAD: These New Puritans: 'You Have To Be Meticulous' via NPR MusicWATCH: "The Light In Your Name" (LIVE With the Magnetic Resonator Piano) via Noisey
Deeply moving." 8.4 – Pitchfork (Best New Music)"Hold a spot on your albums of the decade list" - 9/10, The Fly"even the musicians' breathing feels integral" - 4*, The Guardian
These New Puritans are a band from Essex, England, comprising of twin brothers Jack and George Barnett, their friend Thomas Hein and the many different collaborators who are drawn into their orbit. Their music is widely lauded as amongst the most original and progressive in the world, having released three unique and critically acclaimed albums that highlight their uncompromising musical vision. The band is anchored by the opposing characters of the Barnett twins: George, extroverted, a violently virtuosic drummer who directs the band's visuals; Jack, obsessively perfectionist, occupying an unusual role somewhere between producer, composer and bandleader. Hein brings equilibrium, multi-instrumentalism, and a certain wryly-amused take on the back and forth between the brothers.
Last date on These New Puritans' "Spitting Stars" tour is tonight at The Roxy in Los Angeles.
2010's Hidden was hailed as "the first masterpiece of the twenty-first century" and named NME's album of the year. It is a modern, expansive record that takes in disparate influences to create something rare in music today, something unique. The band recreated the album live with a series of ĦỊĐĐỂŅ LIVE shows, notably at the Barbican and Paris' Pompidou Centre, featuring the Britten Sinfonia, a children's choir, 10ft taikodrums, multiple vibraphonists and live Foley techniques.
New album Field of Reeds brings you closer to These New Puritans, with its highly dynamic, intense and emotive sound that bypasses any fads or fashions in today's music, with Portuguese singer Elisa Rodrigues joining the band as a guest member. "with this album the biggest change has been that i've tried to move away from abstraction... It's like when I was younger. I'd get home from school and write songs on the guitar about how Ifelt,this album is kind of like that". The album was critically acclaimed across Europe. TNP debuted the album with a series of concerts in Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles (supporting Bjork at Hollywood Bowl) and London, with a new live septet (drums / bass / live electronics / trumpet / french horn / piano / female vocals).
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Elbow to Perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 16th
ELBOW TO PERFORM 'NEW YORK MORNING' ON NBC’STHE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON ON FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
‘THE TAKE OFF AND LANDING OF EVERYTHING’ OUT NOW
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO COMMENCE MAY 11TH
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
05/11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club – SOLD OUT
05/12 - Boston, MA - Royale Night Club – SOLD OUT
05/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory - TICKETS
05/16 - New York, NY - Webster Hall – SOLD OUT
05/17 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall – SOLD OUT
05/19 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues – SOLD OUT
05/20 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue - TICKETS
05/23 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom – SOLD OUT
05/24 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom – SOLD OUT
05/25 - Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival - TICKETS
05/27 - Oakland, CA - The Fox Theatre - TICKETS
05/28 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern - TICKETS
For more details go to: www.elbow.co.uk
