Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2505
March 3, 2014
Glasvegas invade LA with two shows
GLASVEGAS is playing two shows in LA this week. Tonight, March 3rd 2014 at Bardot.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4th 2014 at the ECHO. See you there!
Photos: Angel Ceballos
Haley Bonar's Last War Out May 20 On Graveface
Haley Bonar's Last War Out May 20 On GravefaceStream "No Sensitive Man" at Spin "Last War" Featured In NPR's Austin 100 SXSW Preview 
"She's a remarkable performer, with a terrific ear for detail and a gift for masking melancholy observations with hooks that stick." - NPR Listen: "No Senstive Man" via Spin or SoundCloudListen" "Last War" at NPRWatch: "Last War" video at Noisey Haley Bonar is set to release her fifth full length record, Last War, on May 20th via Graveface. Last week, Spin premiered "No Sensitive Man" from Last War and Haley stopped The Current in Minneapolis to chat about her forthcoming album, recording at Dave Grohl's studio and her experience working with Graveface. You can listen to the full interview here. Additionally, NPR is featuring "Last War" in their SXSW preview The Austin 100 - a playlist celebrating 100 artists to discover at SXSW 2014. You can listen to the the feature here. Haley Bonar also released an album trailer for Last War which is available to post and share via YouTube.
On Last War, Bonar takes a darker sonic direction on the forthcoming album which envelopes her omnipotent songwriting in lush, brooding soundscapes that feature hard driving rhythm sections, soaring synths and snarling guitars. The record was recorded at Devils Workshop, April Base and 606 (Dave Grohl's personal studio in LA) The cherry on top: special guest Justin Vernon (Bon Iver, Volcano Choir) appears on two tracks adding his ethereal vocal harmonies to "From A Cage" and "Eat for Free".
Haley Bonar was discovered during an open mic event by one of her musical heroes, Alan Sparhawk of Low. The next day she quit school, crammed her Honda Civic full of gear with her drummer, and was opening for Low across the country she had barely seen. Haley was twenty years old. Since then, she has released four full length albums, several EPs, started a punk/new-wave side project ( Gramma's Boyfriend ), had songs tapped for major motion pictures and has had the pleasure to tour from coast-to-coast playing some of the most amazing venues with some of the most talented artists in the world.
Last War Track List
1. Kill The Fun
2. No Sensitive Man
3. Last War
4. Heaven's Made For Two
5. Bad Reputation
6. From A Cage 7. Woke Up In My Future
8. Can't Believe Our Luck9. Eat For Free Upcoming Haley Bonar SXSW performances: Wednesday, March 12 (Haley Bonar, full band) 2:30pm - Blurt Magazine / Dogfish Head Brewing day party @ The Gingerman - 301 Lavaca
Wednesday, March 12 (Haley Bonar, solo) 6pm - Family Music Meltdown @ Thinkery - 1830 Simond Ave
Thursday, March 13 (Haley Bonar, full band) 8:30pm - Red Ryder/IFC official SXSW showcase @ Central Presbytirian Church - 200 E. 8th Street
Friday, March 14 (Gramma's Boyfriend) 4pm - Shipwrecked (Channel 3 UNofficial showcase) @ Aquarium on Sixth
Friday, March 14 (Gramma's Boyfriend) 9:45pm - Graveface Records official SXSW showcase @ TenOak - 409 Colorado Street
For more info, please visit:
http://www.haleybonar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HaleyBonarMusic http://www.graveface.com/
"She's a remarkable performer, with a terrific ear for detail and a gift for masking melancholy observations with hooks that stick." - NPR Listen: "No Senstive Man" via Spin or SoundCloudListen" "Last War" at NPRWatch: "Last War" video at Noisey Haley Bonar is set to release her fifth full length record, Last War, on May 20th via Graveface. Last week, Spin premiered "No Sensitive Man" from Last War and Haley stopped The Current in Minneapolis to chat about her forthcoming album, recording at Dave Grohl's studio and her experience working with Graveface. You can listen to the full interview here. Additionally, NPR is featuring "Last War" in their SXSW preview The Austin 100 - a playlist celebrating 100 artists to discover at SXSW 2014. You can listen to the the feature here. Haley Bonar also released an album trailer for Last War which is available to post and share via YouTube.
On Last War, Bonar takes a darker sonic direction on the forthcoming album which envelopes her omnipotent songwriting in lush, brooding soundscapes that feature hard driving rhythm sections, soaring synths and snarling guitars. The record was recorded at Devils Workshop, April Base and 606 (Dave Grohl's personal studio in LA) The cherry on top: special guest Justin Vernon (Bon Iver, Volcano Choir) appears on two tracks adding his ethereal vocal harmonies to "From A Cage" and "Eat for Free".
Haley Bonar was discovered during an open mic event by one of her musical heroes, Alan Sparhawk of Low. The next day she quit school, crammed her Honda Civic full of gear with her drummer, and was opening for Low across the country she had barely seen. Haley was twenty years old. Since then, she has released four full length albums, several EPs, started a punk/new-wave side project ( Gramma's Boyfriend ), had songs tapped for major motion pictures and has had the pleasure to tour from coast-to-coast playing some of the most amazing venues with some of the most talented artists in the world.
Last War Track List1. Kill The Fun
2. No Sensitive Man
3. Last War
4. Heaven's Made For Two
5. Bad Reputation
6. From A Cage 7. Woke Up In My Future
8. Can't Believe Our Luck9. Eat For Free Upcoming Haley Bonar SXSW performances: Wednesday, March 12 (Haley Bonar, full band) 2:30pm - Blurt Magazine / Dogfish Head Brewing day party @ The Gingerman - 301 Lavaca
Wednesday, March 12 (Haley Bonar, solo) 6pm - Family Music Meltdown @ Thinkery - 1830 Simond Ave
Thursday, March 13 (Haley Bonar, full band) 8:30pm - Red Ryder/IFC official SXSW showcase @ Central Presbytirian Church - 200 E. 8th Street
Friday, March 14 (Gramma's Boyfriend) 4pm - Shipwrecked (Channel 3 UNofficial showcase) @ Aquarium on Sixth
Friday, March 14 (Gramma's Boyfriend) 9:45pm - Graveface Records official SXSW showcase @ TenOak - 409 Colorado Street
For more info, please visit:
http://www.haleybonar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HaleyBonarMusic http://www.graveface.com/
Sub Pop vs. SXSW: Day Parties, Band Schedules & More
Sub Pop vs. SXSW:Sub Pop Licensing Showcase March 12thKEXP, Sub Pop, & Hardly Art Present “Officially Unofficial” Day Party March 13th SXSW show schedules for Avi Buffalo, The Baptist Generals, clipping., Dum Dum Girls, THEESatisfaction, THUMPERS, and Washed Out Here’s what Sub Pop has planned for this year’s SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX! We’re foregoing an official showcase in favor of keeping our options open to partner up on a few day parties, participate in a multi-record label rummage sale, and live vicariously through our bands’ individual shows, Austin-wide! Bands scheduled to appear at the festival include: Avi Buffalo, The Baptist Generals, clipping., Dum Dum Girls, THEESatisfaction, THUMPERS, and Washed Out.Our week of parties, events and band shows include:Wednesday, March 12th: Sub Pop Licensing’s Showcase at North Door will feature a diverse array of talent: The Haden Sisters and Sub Pop alum Kelley Stoltz (Third Man Records), along with The Coathangers (Suicide Squeeze), Protomartyr (Hardly Art), THUMPERS (Sub Pop), and R. Ring, featuring Kelly Deal (Misra). Thursday, March 13th: Sub Pop & sister label Hardly Art will team up with KEXP for the “Officially Unofficial” day party & broadcast at Mellow Johnny’s. The party will feature performances from Dum Dum Girls, La Luz, THUMPERS, and Avi Buffalo. Visit KEXP.ORG for live updates throughout the day.Also on Thursday, we’ll have a table at the Record Label Rummage Rampage at Obsolete Industries. Please find a current list of events and individual band schedules below.Day Parties:
Mar. 12 (Noon - 5pm)
Sub Pop Licensing Showcase
The North Door / 502 Brushy Street
The Haden Triplets (12:30pm)
The Coathangers (1:15pm)
Kelley Stoltz (2pm)
Protomartyr (2:45pm)
THUMPERS (3:30pm)
R. Ring (4:15pm)Mar. 13 (Noon - 6:30pm)
“Officially Unofficial” Day Party
Presented by KEXP, Sub Pop & Hardly Art
Mellow Johnny’s / 400 Nueces St
Dum Dum Girls (12pm)
La Luz (2pm)
THUMPERS (4pm)
Avi Buffalo (6pm)Mar. 13 (Noon - 5pm)
Record Label Rummage Rampage
Presented by Amphetamine Reptile, Sub Pop, Merge, Third Man
Obsolete Industries / 1700 E. 12th St. Band Schedules:
Avi Buffalo
Mar. 11 - Buffalo Billiards / SAG-AFTRA Party (1am)
Mar. 12 - Do512 Lounge (7pm)
Mar. 13 - Flamingo Cantina / Under The Radar Party (2:30pm)
Mar. 13 - Mellow Johnny’s / “Officially Unofficial” KEXP, Sub Pop & Hardly Art Day Party (6pm)
Mar. 14 - Hotel San Jose (2pm)
Mar. 15 - Homeslice Pizza (12:10pm)
Mar. 15 - Dirty Dog / Denver Post Reverb Party (3pm)The Baptist Generals
Mar. 13 - Cheer Up Charlie’s (inside) / SXSW Showcase (12:15am)clipping.
Mar. 12 - Hotel Vegas (Volstead Inside) / Inland Empire Touring Day Party (3:30pm)
Mar. 14 - The Owl of Austin / PORTALS Day party (2pm)Dum Dum Girls
Mar. 12 - Spotify House (2pm)
Mar. 12 - Mohawk / SPIN at House of Vans Day Party (4:15pm)
Mar. 13 - Mellow Johnny’s / “Officially Unofficial” KEXP, Sub Pop & Hardly Art Day Party (12pm)
Mar. 13 - TBA
Mar. 13 - Convention Center, Ballroom D / KCSN Show at Radio Day Stage (4pm)
Mar. 13 - Red 7 / Ground Control Touring Showcase (1:10am)
Mar. 14 - Clive Bar / Filter (5pm)
Mar. 14 - Hotel San Jose (7pm)
Mar. 14 - Cedar Street Courtyard / Chevy (11:45pm)
Mar. 15 - Empire Control Room & Garage / Check Your Ponytail (2:15pm)
Mar. 15 - Gypsy / Sailor Jerry’s (5pm)THEESatisfaction
Mar. 15 - Bungalow / SXSW Showcase (9:35pm)THUMPERS
Mar. 12 - Swan Dive / PASTE day party (12:35pm)
Mar. 12 - The North Door / Sub Pop Licensing Showcase (3:45pm)
Mar. 13 - Flamingo Cantina / Under The Radar Showcase (1:35pm)
Mar. 13 - Mellow Johnny’s / “Officially Unofficial” KEXP, Sub Pop & Hardly Art Day Party (4pm)
Mar. 13 - Latitude 30 / BME BBC Introducing Showcase (8pm)
Mar. 14 - Mohawk (Outdoor) / ATC Management + Vans Showcase (9:30pm)
Mar. 14 - Latitude 30 / BME SXSW Present Showcase (4:40pm)
Mar. 15 - Hotel San Jose / WFUV Session (10am)
Mar. 15 - El Sapo / MFL (1-2pm)
Mar. 15 - TBA
Mar. 15 - TBAWashed Out
Mar. 14 - Butler Park - Free Show (7pm)
Mar. 14 - Bar 96 / Filter Showcase (12:30am)
Mar. 15 - Hype Hotel (12:30am)
Hardly Art at SXSW: Full schedule of our bands' performances
SXSW is almost upon us once again! Following the success of last year's split showcase with fellow Seattle-based label Suicide Squeeze, we're re-partnering for a stacked six-band "way unofficial" concert at The Liberty on Friday, March 14th at 7:00 PM. The line-up includes The Coathangers, Protomartyr, Audacity, Tacocat, Guantanamo Baywatch and "Special Guests." Admission is free before 9:00 PM, and $7 afterward. The Liberty is located at 1618 1/2 E Sixth Street.See below for a day-by-day breakdown of our bands' appearances at this year's SXSW Music Conference, including two in-stores at Waterloo Records (Protomartyr and La Luz), and performances at showcases curated by Pitchfork, KEXP, WMFU, Impose, and more.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
La Luz: in-store @ Waterloo Records [600A N Lamar Blvd], 12:00 PM
Protomartyr: Pitchfork day party @ French Legation Museum [802 San Marcos St], 1:00 PM
Protomartyr: Sub Pop Licensing / Publishing day party @ North Door [502 Brushy St.], 2:45 PM
La Luz: Panache boat party, 3:30-5:30 PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 13
La Luz: KEXP + Sub Pop + Hardly Art Officially Unofficial Showcase @ Mellow Johnny’s [400 Nueces St.], free + all-ages, 2:00 PM
w/ Dum Dum Girls, THUMPERS, Avi Buffalo
Tacocat: Record Label Rummage Sale @ Obsolete Industries [2207 E 5th St.]
w/ King Buzzo of the Melvins, Blind Shake, Shit & Shine
Protomartyr: Can’t Stop the Bleeding showcase @ Beerland [711 Red River], 3:20 PM
La Luz: Austin Psych Fest @ Hotel Vegas [1500 E. 6th St.], 3:30-4:00 PM
Tacocat: Macefield / Free Ballard party @ Hole in the Wall [2538 Guadalupe St.], 5:15 PM (front stage)
w/ Joe Langford of the Mekons, NightraiN, Shelby Earl, Widower
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
Protomartyr: in-store @ Waterloo [600A N Lamar Blvd], 3:00 PM
La Luz: Panache showcase @ Hotel Vegas [1500 E. 6th St.], 9:00-9:35 PM
Way Unofficial Showcase w/ Suicide Squeeze @ Liberty Bar Outside [1618 ½ E 6th St], doors 7:00 PM
w/ Audacity, The Coathangers, Protomartyr, Tacocat, Guantanamo Baywatch, Special Guests
Sponsored by Sailor Jerry’s (drink specials) + Ambig (free t-shirts)
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
Protomartyr: WFMU showcase @ Beerland [711 Red River], 1:00 PM
La Luz: Impose Magazine party @ The Grackle [1700 E 6th St], 1:15-2:00 PM
La Luz: Ty Segall Rager @ Spiderhouse [2908 Fruth St], 4:00-4:45 PM
Protomartyr: Monofonus Press showcase @ The Hideout Theatre [617 Congress Ave], 11:30 PM
La Luz: Burger Records Showcase @ Hotel Vegas [1500 E. 6th St.], 1:15 AM
Cerebral Ballzy Release New Track "Speed Wobbles"
Cerebral Ballzy Release New Track "Speed Wobbles" As A Free DownloadLimited Edition 7" & Cassettes Available This SpringSXSW Shows & Spring Tour Dates With OFF! Announced
"Punishing, scuzzy, brutal, dirty and to the point, Cerebral Ballzy could not give less of a f**k about the last 18 years of so-called punk." - PopMatters
"Throwback punks in their natural state: Spitting beer, smoking cigarettes, pummeling their instruments, and delivering sweaty, furious performances in dimly lit clubs." - Spin Listen: "Speed Wobbles" via stream or download Watch: Cerebral Ballzy "Better In Leather" video via Spin Magazine
Brooklyn-based punk band Cerebral Ballzy have released a new track titled "Speed Wobbles." The track is the b-side to "Better In Leather" from their forthcoming album Jaded & Faded and is available for free download here. The band will be selling physical copies of a limited cassette and 7" featuring "Better In Leather" and "Speed Wobbles" at their North American tour dates later this spring. Cerebral Ballzy will be playing shows OFF! and performing at the SXSW and Spillover Music Festivals. All upcoming shows are listed below.
Cerebral Ballzy announced in the fall that they had signed to Cult Records. The label's owner, Julian Casablancas, says Cerebral Ballzy are "probably the coolest band in the world at the moment, a truly legit modern hardcore/punk band, and by far my favorite. It's beyond exciting to try and help them in any and all ways we can and we're honored to put their deliriously great new record out on Cult Records." The band's new album, produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek will be out this year, with more details to follow.
Cerebral Ballzy's album is highly anticipated after the band's new track "Better In Leather" premiered as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on BBC Radio 1 and the track is streaming atSoundcloud: Cerebral Ballzy - "Better In Leather"
This is the second time the band have received Hottest Record In The World. The first time was for their track "Be Your Toy," before the band played the Reading/Leeds festival earlier this year. "Better In Leather" and "Be Your Toy" will both be included on Cerebral Ballzy's sophomore effort, Jaded & Faded.
Cerebral Ballzy Tour Dates
03.10 - Nashville, TN @ Cafe Coco 03.11 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia03.12 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Maggie Mae's 03.12 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - House Of Vans at The Mohawk (7:30pm performance)
03.14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - The Control Room - Blundertown Showcase 03.16 - Dallas, TX @ Spillover Music Festival04.09 - Oakland, CA @ Metro Operahouse *04.11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne * 04.12 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club *04.13 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *04.15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux *04.18 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep *04.19 - Denver, CO @ Marquis *04.21 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *04.22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *04.23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy *05.07 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock *05.08 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge *05.09 - Detroit, MI @ Small's 2H *05.10 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club at CMW *05.12 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes *05.15 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar *05.16 - Philadelphia, PA @ the First Unitarian Church * 05.17 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *05.18 - Cambridge, MA @ the Middle East *05.23 - 05.26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival
* with OFF!
www.cerebralballzy.com www.facebook.com/cerebralballzy twitter.com/CerebralBallzy
"Punishing, scuzzy, brutal, dirty and to the point, Cerebral Ballzy could not give less of a f**k about the last 18 years of so-called punk." - PopMatters "Throwback punks in their natural state: Spitting beer, smoking cigarettes, pummeling their instruments, and delivering sweaty, furious performances in dimly lit clubs." - Spin Listen: "Speed Wobbles" via stream or download Watch: Cerebral Ballzy "Better In Leather" video via Spin Magazine
Brooklyn-based punk band Cerebral Ballzy have released a new track titled "Speed Wobbles." The track is the b-side to "Better In Leather" from their forthcoming album Jaded & Faded and is available for free download here. The band will be selling physical copies of a limited cassette and 7" featuring "Better In Leather" and "Speed Wobbles" at their North American tour dates later this spring. Cerebral Ballzy will be playing shows OFF! and performing at the SXSW and Spillover Music Festivals. All upcoming shows are listed below.
Cerebral Ballzy announced in the fall that they had signed to Cult Records. The label's owner, Julian Casablancas, says Cerebral Ballzy are "probably the coolest band in the world at the moment, a truly legit modern hardcore/punk band, and by far my favorite. It's beyond exciting to try and help them in any and all ways we can and we're honored to put their deliriously great new record out on Cult Records." The band's new album, produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek will be out this year, with more details to follow.
Cerebral Ballzy's album is highly anticipated after the band's new track "Better In Leather" premiered as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on BBC Radio 1 and the track is streaming atSoundcloud: Cerebral Ballzy - "Better In Leather"
This is the second time the band have received Hottest Record In The World. The first time was for their track "Be Your Toy," before the band played the Reading/Leeds festival earlier this year. "Better In Leather" and "Be Your Toy" will both be included on Cerebral Ballzy's sophomore effort, Jaded & Faded.
Cerebral Ballzy Tour Dates
03.10 - Nashville, TN @ Cafe Coco 03.11 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia03.12 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - Maggie Mae's 03.12 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - House Of Vans at The Mohawk (7:30pm performance)
03.14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW - The Control Room - Blundertown Showcase 03.16 - Dallas, TX @ Spillover Music Festival04.09 - Oakland, CA @ Metro Operahouse *04.11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne * 04.12 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club *04.13 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *04.15 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux *04.18 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep *04.19 - Denver, CO @ Marquis *04.21 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *04.22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *04.23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy *05.07 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock *05.08 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge *05.09 - Detroit, MI @ Small's 2H *05.10 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club at CMW *05.12 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes *05.15 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar *05.16 - Philadelphia, PA @ the First Unitarian Church * 05.17 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *05.18 - Cambridge, MA @ the Middle East *05.23 - 05.26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival
* with OFF!
www.cerebralballzy.com www.facebook.com/cerebralballzy twitter.com/CerebralBallzy
COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE SIXTH ALBUM, GHOST STORIES
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COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE SIXTH ALBUM,
GHOST STORIES, OUT MAY 19
Album’s First Single, “Magic,” Available Now
[image error]On Monday, May 19, Coldplay will release their sixth album, Ghost Stories , via Parlophone/Atlantic Records.
Fans can pre-order Ghost Stories now. A Deluxe CD edition of the album featuring three bonus tracks is available exclusively from Target at target.com/coldplay.
Ghost Stories can also be pre-ordered now from iTunes at iTunes.com/Coldplay <http://itunes.com/coldplay> . Fans who pre-order Ghost Stories will receive an instant download of the first single from the album, "Magic."The single can also be streamed at youtube.com/coldplay.
The Ghost Stories tracklisting is as follows:
1. Always In My Head2. Magic3. Ink4. True Love5. Midnight6. Another's Arms7. Oceans8. A Sky Full Of Stars9. O
Coldplay will headline opening night of the first US iTunes Festival at SXSW on March 11. The performance will stream live and on-demand worldwide for free via the iTunes Store.
COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE SIXTH ALBUM,
GHOST STORIES, OUT MAY 19
Album’s First Single, “Magic,” Available Now
[image error]On Monday, May 19, Coldplay will release their sixth album, Ghost Stories , via Parlophone/Atlantic Records.
Fans can pre-order Ghost Stories now. A Deluxe CD edition of the album featuring three bonus tracks is available exclusively from Target at target.com/coldplay.
Ghost Stories can also be pre-ordered now from iTunes at iTunes.com/Coldplay <http://itunes.com/coldplay> . Fans who pre-order Ghost Stories will receive an instant download of the first single from the album, "Magic."The single can also be streamed at youtube.com/coldplay.
The Ghost Stories tracklisting is as follows:
1. Always In My Head2. Magic3. Ink4. True Love5. Midnight6. Another's Arms7. Oceans8. A Sky Full Of Stars9. O
Coldplay will headline opening night of the first US iTunes Festival at SXSW on March 11. The performance will stream live and on-demand worldwide for free via the iTunes Store.
tUnE-yArDs announces New Album 'Nikki Nack' out May 6
tUnE-yArDs celebrates her birthday today with announcement of new album, Nikki Nack 
Due for release on May 6, 2014, the brilliantly playful Nikki Nack follows 2011's HUGELY successful W H O K I L L, an album that ended the year high on most Top Ten lists, even topping the highly prestigious Village Voice
Pazz & Jop
poll, based on votes from 700 of America's most notable music critics. tUnE-yArDs toured the world relentlessly and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live and ACL TV.
After affording herself a much needed break (she wrote a brilliant article for The Talkhouse on spending time in Haiti here), Merrill Garbus is back. In addition to confirming some new tour dates (listed below), she's also given her fans their first taste of new music with a 'Megamix' of the upcoming album; "I've put together a mash-up of a lot of the songs from the album, so you can get a tiny taste. We really can't wait to play this music for you. Thanks for all your support and patience while we cooked this chicken!," she said when posting it online earlier this morning.
Nikki Nack is out May 6 on 4AD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MERRILL!
You can listen to the 'Megamix' at http://tune-yards.com/ or here:
Nikki Nack MegaMix
tUnE-yArDs LIVE
May 5th - Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA
May 7th - Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NY
May 12th - Village Underground, London
May 14th - Berghain, Berlin
May 15th - Nochtspeicher, Hamburg
May 16th - Les Nuits-Cirque Royal, Brussels
May 18th - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
May 19th - Café de La Danse, Paris
May 23rd - Les Schwab Ampitheater, Bend, OR (w/ The National)
May 23rd - 25th - Sasquatch Festival, George, WA
May 31st - June 1st - Free Press Summerfest, Houston, TX
June 18th - 22nd - NXNE, Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
June 19th - 22nd - Firefly Festival, Dover, DE
July 19th - Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
LINKS:
tune-yards.comtuneyards.tumblr.com
instagram.com/tuneyards
facebook.com/tuneyards
twitter.com/tuneyards
Due for release on May 6, 2014, the brilliantly playful Nikki Nack follows 2011's HUGELY successful W H O K I L L, an album that ended the year high on most Top Ten lists, even topping the highly prestigious Village Voice
Pazz & Jop
poll, based on votes from 700 of America's most notable music critics. tUnE-yArDs toured the world relentlessly and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live and ACL TV.After affording herself a much needed break (she wrote a brilliant article for The Talkhouse on spending time in Haiti here), Merrill Garbus is back. In addition to confirming some new tour dates (listed below), she's also given her fans their first taste of new music with a 'Megamix' of the upcoming album; "I've put together a mash-up of a lot of the songs from the album, so you can get a tiny taste. We really can't wait to play this music for you. Thanks for all your support and patience while we cooked this chicken!," she said when posting it online earlier this morning.
Nikki Nack is out May 6 on 4AD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MERRILL!
You can listen to the 'Megamix' at http://tune-yards.com/ or here:
Nikki Nack MegaMix tUnE-yArDs LIVE
May 5th - Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA
May 7th - Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NY
May 12th - Village Underground, London
May 14th - Berghain, Berlin
May 15th - Nochtspeicher, Hamburg
May 16th - Les Nuits-Cirque Royal, Brussels
May 18th - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
May 19th - Café de La Danse, Paris
May 23rd - Les Schwab Ampitheater, Bend, OR (w/ The National)
May 23rd - 25th - Sasquatch Festival, George, WA
May 31st - June 1st - Free Press Summerfest, Houston, TX
June 18th - 22nd - NXNE, Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
June 19th - 22nd - Firefly Festival, Dover, DE
July 19th - Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
LINKS:
tune-yards.comtuneyards.tumblr.com
instagram.com/tuneyards
facebook.com/tuneyards
twitter.com/tuneyards
GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER (SEAN LENNON) ADDED
GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER (SEAN LENNON) ADDED TO BA DA BING/NORTHERN SPY SXSW SHOWCASE
WATCH LABEL ARTISTS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER IN SHOWCASE TRAILER
RSVP on Facebook
Brooklyn labels Northern Spy and Ba Da Bing are teaming up on an official SXSW showcase on Friday, March 14 @ Palm Door on Sabine St. Newly announced on the lineup is Sean Lennon’s Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, who release their new album, Midnight Sun, April 29 on Chimera Music. Listen to “Moth To A Flame”
The BDB I NSPY Showcase features a new generation of musicians emerging as the genre defining artists of psych, avant garde and experimental. No showcase can boast such an eclectic group of artists, for each band is singular in their approach and belong to a genre unto themselves. Oscillate to the dark-folk drone of Cross Record, trip balls to the psyched out grooves of Cloud Becomes Your Hand and NYMPH, get a pit started during the chaotic early grunge of Slothrust and shake your friggin ass to the saxophone pop of DVA. We’ve got it all and we’ll be partying indoors and on our backyard deck. Check out BDB and NSPY bands speak about their SXSW dreams in the showcase trailer below:
LISTEN TO SHOWCASE BANDS:The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Stream new track “Moth to a Flame")Cloud Becomes Your Hand (Full album stream via Stereogum. Rocks of Cake out Feb. 25)NYMPH (Stream "Battle Funk")DVA (Watch video for “Vespering”. Nipomo out Feb. 25)
Cross RecordSlothrust (Full album stream via Impose. Of Course You Do out Feb. 18)
WATCH LABEL ARTISTS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER IN SHOWCASE TRAILER
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Brooklyn labels Northern Spy and Ba Da Bing are teaming up on an official SXSW showcase on Friday, March 14 @ Palm Door on Sabine St. Newly announced on the lineup is Sean Lennon’s Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, who release their new album, Midnight Sun, April 29 on Chimera Music. Listen to “Moth To A Flame”
The BDB I NSPY Showcase features a new generation of musicians emerging as the genre defining artists of psych, avant garde and experimental. No showcase can boast such an eclectic group of artists, for each band is singular in their approach and belong to a genre unto themselves. Oscillate to the dark-folk drone of Cross Record, trip balls to the psyched out grooves of Cloud Becomes Your Hand and NYMPH, get a pit started during the chaotic early grunge of Slothrust and shake your friggin ass to the saxophone pop of DVA. We’ve got it all and we’ll be partying indoors and on our backyard deck. Check out BDB and NSPY bands speak about their SXSW dreams in the showcase trailer below:
LISTEN TO SHOWCASE BANDS:The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Stream new track “Moth to a Flame")Cloud Becomes Your Hand (Full album stream via Stereogum. Rocks of Cake out Feb. 25)NYMPH (Stream "Battle Funk")DVA (Watch video for “Vespering”. Nipomo out Feb. 25)
Cross RecordSlothrust (Full album stream via Impose. Of Course You Do out Feb. 18)
Woman's Hour SXSW Schedule
Woman's Hour
SXSW Schedule & US Dates
“Her Ghost” digital single out now
Watch "Her Ghost" Video Here
SXSW Performances
Wednesday March 12
11:15 PM- @ Palm Door (508 6th St.)
Thursday March 13
1 PM Stereogum Party @ Mohawk (912 Red River St.)
1 AM British Music Embassy Showcase @ Latitude 330, (512 San Jacinto Blvd. right off of 6th St)
Friday March 14:
12:45 PM @ Under The Radar showcase
11 PM @ Secretly Group Showcase @ Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St.)
Her Ghost artwork | Woman's Hour press shot
London’s Woman's Hour have been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic with a stream of transfixing singles championed for their bold minimalist sensibility and instantly memorable melodies. Audiences in the US will get their first chance to see them and hear songs from their forthcoming debut album, due out this year on Secretly Canadian, at this year’s SXSW Festival and shows in New York and Los Angeles, complete dates below.
Woman’s Hour just released a beautiful new video directed by internationally renowned visual artists Adam Brookmberg and Oliver Chanarin for their new single 'Her Ghost'. Watch and embed the video here.
The new video - a further collaboration between Woman's Hour and Broomberg and Chanarin following their work together on the band's 'To The End' and 'Darkest Place' videos - finds front-woman Fiona Burgess' lyrics reinterpreted through sign language, offering a striking new vision of universality in the song's insatiable and heart-wrenching melodies.
"After seeing two young people signing to each other in the street, I became interested in how deaf people communicate, particularly how they engage with music," says Fiona. "Vilma, the deaf actor in our video, signs the song as a personal response to the lyrics, rather than a literal word-for-word translation. The process has enabled us to celebrate this form of engagement with music; language as a form of dance."
'Her Ghost' is available digitally now on Secretly Canadian.
More on Woman's Hour's 'Her Ghost'
'Her Ghost' is Woman's Hour's first release with their new label following a year which saw them become the 6th most blogged band of the year (Hype Machine) and receive praise from the likes of Pitchfork, The Fader and Stereogum.
Placing the heart-wrenching vocals of Fiona Burgess against an intricate backdrop of expertly-crafted electronic textures, the new song finds its power through restraint with the band’s attention to the smallest of details reflected in the richness of the end result. At once achingly subtle and breathtakingly powerful in its melodic display, “Her Ghost” is testament to a band fully in command of their unique identity and sound.
Woman's Hour are Fiona Burgess, William Burgess, Josh Hunnisett and Nicolas Graves.
SXSW
March 12 @ Palm Door 11:15 PM
March 13 Stereogum Party @ Mohawk 1 PM
March 13 British Music Embassy Showcase @ Latitude 330) 1 AM
March 14 Under the Radar Showcase 12:45 PM
March 14 Secretly Group Showcase @ Red Eyed Fly 11 PM
Forthcoming Live Dates
March 17th Bardot, Los Angeles
March 19th Mercury Lounge, New York
March 21st Glasslands, New York
March 28th Brixton Academy, London w/ Metronomy
March 31st Luxembourg Rockhal, Luxembourg w/ Metronomy
April 1st Melkweg Old Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands w/ Metronomy
April 2nd AB Club, Brussels, Belgium w/ Metronomy
April 3rd The Purcell Rooms, London
April 9th Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Metronomy
April 10th Strand, Stockholm, Sweden w/ Metronomy
April 11th Rockerfeller, Oslo, Norway w/ Metronomy
April 25th Gulliver's, Manchester
April 26th Cathedral, Sheffield
April 27th Bodega Social Club, Nottingham
April 28th Zenith, Paris, France w/ Metronomy
May 7th Louisiana, Bristol
May 8th The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
Brody Dalle Video - Meet The Foetus/Oh The Joy
Click Here For Brody Dalle's Video For
Meet The Foetus/Oh The Joy
Featuring Shirley Manson
Brody Dalle Video For Meet The Foeuts/Oh The Joy Featuring Shirley Manson "Directed by Dalle, animator Anthony Winn and award-winning vid director Richard Farmer, the video sees an animated Dalle birth a baby who grabs a pimp stick and top hat and flies a dragon over the streets of Japan, before Shirley Manson makes a guest appearance in the most joyous punk-rock refrain you're ever likely to hear." NOISEY The first video from Brody Dalle's first ever solo release is,
Meet The Foetus/ Oh The Joy
and it's the ambitious, triumphant centerpiece of the forthcoming album,
Diploid Love
. It's a song about creating life and was responsible for kicking the whole album process off again for Brody. And if you listen carefully you can hear, good friend Shirley Manson (Garbage) and Emily Kowal (Warpaint) on backing vocals.Fans can click here to download the track on iTunes and here to watch the video.
Brody Dalle spent a year writing, playing, recording and co-producing her first solo album,Diploid Love, a riotous blast of punk rock with a pop sheen that storms through ideas about the modern age, triumphing against the odds and even spirituality. She co-produced everything with Alain Johannes (Arctic Monkeys, Them Crooked Vultures, Mark Lanegan) at his 11AD studio, and at her and husband Josh Homme's studio Pink Duck, both in California. "I've always had a hand in crafting how it's going to sound and hearing it and trying to make that happen. But it's the first time I've put my name on something for production", she says of the release. Amazingly, she wrote all the songs and played over most of the instruments you can hear on the album, save for a few special guests.
Brody has had a long, wild career in music. "It's the only job I've ever had and I love it." In her native Australia, her first band, Sourpuss, got her signed at 15; she later moved to LA and formed The Distillers, becoming pack leader of a band of hardcore reprobates, and spending her 20s touring the world. After that, she released a killer album rife with hooks under Spinnerette and now she returns in fighting form under her own name with her own solo project.
