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CULTS "High Road"

CULTS DEBUT SINGLE “ HIGH ROAD ”
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Static details revealed
(Columbia Records; New York, NY – September 3, 2013) – Today Cults have shared the first official single from their highly-anticipated sophomore release Static .  To listen to “High Road” visit: http://smarturl.it/HighRoadStream  Static is available now for pre-order where fans who pre-order the album will receive an instant download of “High Road.”  To pre-order Cults Static visit: http://smarturl.it/Static
Last week Cults revealed the album art and track list for Static on Pitchfork.  The album, which was produced by Cults with support from Shane Stoneback (Sleigh Bells, Vampire Weekend) and Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Washed Out), is comprised of 11 tracks including the previously released song “I Can Hardly Make You Mine.”  The band shared a self-directed album teaser which features additional tracks from Static including: “We’ve Got It” and “So Far,” view here: http://cultscultscults.com
Cults will hit the road this fall, shortly after the October 15 release of their sophomore album Static .  Starting in Boston, MA on October 22 the band will travel across North America for headline dates in Washington, D.C., Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA and many more (full list of dates below).  Cults will also make appearances at Launched Festival in Sacramento on September 7, Untapped Festival in Dallas on September 8, Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas on October 26/27 and Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on November 2. 
Static tracklist:01 I Know
02 I Can Hardly Make You Mine
03 Always Forever
04 High Road
05 Were Before
06 So Far
07 Keep Your Head Up
08 TV Dream
09 We’ve Got It
10 Shine A Light
11 No Hope                                                                                                        Cults on tour: 10/22     Boston, MA                        The Sinclair10/23     Philadelphia, PA               TLA10/26     Las Vegas, NV                    Life is Beautiful Festival10/27     Las Vegas, NV                    Life is Beautiful Festival10/29     Washington, D.C.             Black Cat10/30     Durham, NC                       Motorco10/31     Charlotte, NC                     Visulite Theatre11/1       Atlanta, GA                         The Loft11/2       New Orleans, LA              Voodoo Fest11/4       Austin, TX                            Emo’s11/5       Houston, TX                       Fitzgeralds11/6       Dallas, TX                             Tree’s11/8       Albuquerque, NM           Launchpad11/9       Phoenix, AZ                        Crescent Ballroom11/10     San Diego, CA                    The Irenic11/12     Los Angeles, CA                El Rey Theatre11/13     San Francisco, CA             The Fillmore11/15     Portland, OR                      Wonder Ballroom11/16     Vancouver, BC                  Rio Theatre11/17     Seattle, WA                        Neumo’s11/20     Denver, CO                         Bluebird Theatre11/22     Minneapolis, MN             First Ave11/23     Chicago, IL                           Metro11/24     Cleveland, OH                   Grog Shop11/25     Toronto, ON                       Lee’s Place11/26     New York, NY                    Webster Hall

WASHED OUT more shows

Washed Out Extends 2013 Tour In Support of Paracosm Tickets Available September 6th via www.washedout.net Paracosm highlights include #1 CMJ Top 200 (Two Weeks); 
#21 Billboard Top 200 Debut   Watch “Don’t Give Up” Official Video Watch “It All Feels Right” Lyric Video
  Washed Out has just extended his previously announced late summer and fall tour to include southeastern US dates in support of Paracosm.  The trek is currently underway with a show tonight, September 3rd in Vancouver, BC at Fortune Sound Club and now ends November 14th in Louisville, KY at Headliners Music Hall. All November dates will go on sale Friday, September 6th and will be available to purchase via www.washedout.net. Please find a complete list of tour dates below.   Paracosm is currently the no. 1 record on the CMJ Top 200 chart for two consecutive weeks. In related news, Greene and his band have scheduled a few sessions on the horizon which includes the just-completed KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic”(view + listen here) and Sirius XMU performances (premieres Sep. 4th / 9pm ET). This is in addition to upcoming sessions with WFUV, WBEZ’s Sound Opinions, KEXP, and KCMP’s The Current.      Washed Out’s Paracosm debuted at no. 21 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The album has earned praise from the likes of the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly,  Vogue, Elle, Rolling Stone, Billboard, FILTER, AV Club, Paper, USA Today, The Guardian, Vogue, Pitchfork, Alternative Press, Slant, All Music Guide, Q, Mojo, Uncut, Loud and Quiet, and more.  Additionally, Greene teamed up with The Creators Project, a global arts and technology initiative from Vice and Intel, to produce “Exploring The Sounds of Paracosm”, a two-part series that focuses on the instrumentation found on the album (see The Creators Project July 18th & August 1st).   Washed Out's Paracosm is available now on CD, LP and digital in North America via Sub Pop. The album, featuring the singles “It All Feels Right” and  “Don’t Give Up” was recorded by Ernest Greene with returning producer Ben Allen in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia.    Paracosm is available to purchase at Sub Pop's Washed Out page and at the Washed Out store. People who order the album on LP at subpop.com will receive the limited “Loser Edition” of the album on colored vinyl, and all subpop.com orders will receive a free, limited edition 7” single of “Pull You Down” b/w “Exit” (neither of which appear on Paracosm).  You can now listen to “Pull Me Down” here.   What People Are Saying About Washed Out’s Paracosm: “It’s a realm of leisurely melodies and keyboard chords that wash in and drift away, of calm vocal harmonies and burbling electronics, of lavishly blended acoustic and electronic instruments and echoes of reassuring pop from past eras...Paracosm sounds warmer, more enveloping; precisely because it’s so much more spacious, it’s cozier.” [Playlist] - New York Times   “The perfect record for the lazy weeks of summer--a sun-dappled, intricately layered, indie pop beauty.” [#2 / “Must List”] - Entertainment Weekly   "Greene's meticulous creations are still slow-rolling and thickly layered, but this time he and returning Animal Collective producer Ben Allen slather on less futuristic sounds: Mellotron, bongos, children laughing. Harplike arpeggios herald the beginning of the title track like the launch of a Technicolor reverie, but the nine-song LP’s dreamiest tune is ”All I Know,” a nostalgic stunner that glows like a jar of fireflies." [Review, 3.5/5 Stars] - Rolling Stone   “...Eerily beautiful” [Review, 3/4 stars] -   USA Today   “There’s something so distinctly summery about the Washed Out sound...the much-anticipated follow-up Paracosm seems as essential to the season as flip-flops and sunscreen...But unlike Washed Out’s previous efforts, in which frosty digital-age samples and drum machines served as the sonic backbone, Paracosm has a lush, natural feel, beginning with a bird-chirping, harp-scaling overture inspired by the rural Georgia retreat.” [Feature]  - Vogue   “Paracosm is a beautiful, beautiful album.” [Review, 88%] - FILTER   “It All Feels Right” bumps with light reggae upticks before momentarily collapsing into a sunstroke, while “Great Escape” leans off the beat just enough to generate a little bit of Southern soul…However, Greene is growing in terms of melodic construct, as the chorus of “Don’t Give Up” is the strongest and trickiest he’s ever written." [Review] - Pitchfork   “A stellar feel-good summer record that measures Greene’s growth as songwriter and musician.” [Review, 82%] - PASTE   “The result is warm, expansive and often acoustic. Where Life of Leisure and Within and Without played like the hypnogogic reveries of an artist retreating further and further into himself, Paracosm is music that fully engages with the outside world...” [Feature] - Billboard   Tour Dates: Sep. 03 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club Sep. 05 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall Sep. 06 - Portland, OR - MusicfestNW / Mississippi Studios Sep. 08 - Sacramento, CA - Launch Music Festival Sep. 10 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre Sep. 12 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue Sep. 13 - Chicago, IL - Metro Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI - Laneway Festival Detroit Sep. 15 - Toronto, ON - Opera House Sep. 16 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre Sep. 18 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 Sep. 19 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer Sep. 20 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre Sep. 21 - Columbia, MD - Virgin Mobile Free Fest Sep. 23 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Sep. 24 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre Oct. 07 - Helsinki, FI - Tavastia Oct. 08 - Stockholm, SE - Strand Oct. 09 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega Oct. 13 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg Oct. 16 - Vienna, AT - Flex Oct. 18 - Luzern, CH - Sudpol Luzern Oct. 19 - Yverdon-Les-Bains, CH - L’Amalgame Oct. 20 - Brussels, BE - Botanique/Orangerie Oct. 22 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla Oct. 23 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 Oct. 24 - London, UK - Oval Space Oct. 25 - Budapest, HU - Electronic Beats @ Millenaris Theatre Oct. 26 - Paris, FR - Noveau Casino Nov. 04 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel Nov. 05 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm Nov. 06 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City Nov. 08 - New Orleans, LA - Republic Nov. 09 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Nov. 10 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest [Tickets on sale now] Nov. 11 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater Nov. 13 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird Nov. 14 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall Buy tickets via www.washedout.net 

OFF! @ south american tour

OFF! ANNOUNCE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR
PUNK QUARTET EXPAND THEIR GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE TO A NEW CONTINENT

OFF!, the LA-based punk/hardcore quartet comprised of underground music luminaries Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless, Hot Snakes), and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), ever determined to bring their "dark party" soundtrack to every corner of the civilized world, have announced their first ever tour of South America this Fall. Kicking off in Santiago De Chile on November 14th, the vitriolic quartet will deliver their patented distillation of ferocity at shows in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Curitiba over the course of a week. Full dates below

"This band is shooting to kill, and, like any great punk group, is a model for sustained intensity and streamlined might." - NPR
 "To say that Coats, McDonald and Rubalcaba are tight is to simplify something incredibly rare: the ability to cram into 50 menacing seconds about five minutes worth of drama and structure without once dropping a beat." - LOS ANGELES TIMES


OFF! SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES*
November 14 - Santiago De Chile - Teatro la CupulaNovebmer 15 - Buenos Aires - La Trastienda ClubNovember 16 - Sao Paulo - Hangar110November 17 - Sao Paulo - Hangar110November 19 - Curitiba - John Bull PubNovember 20 - Rio De Janeiro - Teatro Odisseia
*all shows ages 18+

 

Potty Mouth

NPR Offers First Listen to Potty Mouth's Debut LP This Week  Hell Bent Out September 17th on Old Flame/Marshall Teller  
Fall Tour Dates with Bleached and CMJ Announced
"...one of the best rock albums of the year. For real." - NPR      "Potty Mouth are expanding the conversation about what it means to be a a forward-thinking feminist band: intentionally crafted but not outwardly political, in touch with the legacy of riot-grrrl but dismissive of lazy comparisons to it." - Stereogu m 'Band To Watch'
"...90s-leaning cuts of minimal guitar fuzz and tight, sticky melodies marked by endearing Liz Phair-type monotone...the subtle feminist bent you'd expect from a band named after a Bratmobile record." - Pitchfork   
Stream/Embed the Hell Bent LP at NPR First Listen Now   Northampton, MA-based quartet Potty Mouth aka Abby Weems (guitar, vocals), Ally Einbinder (bass), Phoebe Harris (lead guitar) and Victoria Mandanas (drums) are streaming their full-length debut LP, Hell Bent , exclusively this week at NPR's First Listen . The album is set for release on September 17th on Old Flame (US) /Marshall Teller (UK). The band recently debuted a new video for 'The Spins' at NYLON's Band Crush, and the single was one of NPR's Heavy Rotation '10 Songs We Can't Stop Playing.' Potty Mouth have been deemed a Stereogum 'Band To Watch,' The Guardian's 'New Band of the Day,' a SPIN 'Best New Artist,' and more, and after a recent performance in NYC with A Place To Bury Strangers, they will join Bleached for a fall tour. Dates below.
Potty Mouth are all-parts smart-pop craftswomen, specializing in taut, infectious, C-86 influenced indie pop meets '77 punk perfection. The band released their debut 12" vinyl EP, entitled Sun Damage in July 2012, which garnered the attention of Pitchfork , who called the six-song EP an "an impressive, no-filler debut," as well as The New York Times , who called it, "the downer charm of early grunge...excellent." The Boston Globe also named Potty Mouth one of the "top five indie-rock bands to watch in 2013," with BrooklynVegan adding that they were, "one of the most promising new bands in their local scene." Departing from the more angular shades of post-punk heard in their EP, Hell Bent is marked by its significantly heavier production and melancholic hooks. Nonetheless, the album stays true to the confident, youthful punk aesthetic the band has cultivated for themselves.  

Potty Mouth have shared the stage with Andrew W.K., The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Waxahatchee, and more, and recently performed at the New Museum in NYC in conjunction with their exhibit "NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star."  The band will return to NYC for performances at CMJ, and will be adding more tour dates through the rest of 2013.  
    Hell Bent Tracklisting   1. The Gap2. Rusted Shut3. Black and Studs 4. SleepTalk5. The Spins 6. Damage 7. Wishlist8. Bullseye9. Shithead10. The Better End 
Potty Mouth Upcoming Tour Dates
9/21 Lexington, KY - Natasha's Bistro 9/22 Columbus, OH - Double Happiness w/ Angel Olsen9/24 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop w/ Bleached9/25 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom w/ Bleached9/26 Cincinnati, OH - MidPoint Music Festival9/27 Madison, WI - U of Wisconsin Union w/ Bleached9/28 Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival 10/2 New Haven, CT - BAR10/4 Hartford, CT - Trinity College10/5 Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent10/7 Allston, MA - Great Scott
10/15-10/19 New York, NY - CMJ

Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost!'s New Album Dynamics Streaming At Pitchfork Advance Now
Band To Perform on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Next Monday September 9
Livestream Boiler Room DJ Set With Chromeo and Flume On Record Release Day Next Tuesday
 
Holy Ghost!'s new full-length album Dynamics is available for streaming over at Pitchfork Advance today. The album will be released on September 10 via DFA Records. Dynamics is the follow-up to the group's 2011 self-titled debut, hailed by The Los Angeles Times as a "classic pop album.
The album will be streaming all week at Pitchfork Advance, which you can access using the link below:
Holy Ghost! - Dynamics: http://pitchfork.com/advance/202-dynamics/  
Holy Ghost! are going to be performing on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! next Monday, September 9, which will air that night at 11:35 / 10:35 central.
On the night of the release of the new album, the band will be livestreaming their DJ Set at Boiler Room, which they will perform alongside Chromeo, Flume, and Museum of Love.
The band will be hitting the road again soon for a number of dates this fall to support the release of Dynamics, including a special Halloween performance at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Holy Ghost! have been mainstays on the spring and summer festival circuit, with appearances at Bonnaroo and FYF Fest in Los Angeles.
The band have been touring most of the summer, both headlining and with New Order, visiting the Austin Music Hall in July and ending the run at San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival in October. Check out the band's itinerary below.
Holy Ghost! On TourSep 06 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music FestivalSep 09 - Morning Becomes Eclectice on KCRWSep 09 - Jimmy Kimmel Live!Sep 10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Boiler Room (w/ Chromeo, Flume, & Museum of Love)Sep 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Output (Record Release Party DJ Set)Sep 20 - London, UK @ XOYO (DJ Set)Sep 21 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory (DJ Set)Sep 28 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Kucukciftlik Park (DJ Set)Oct 12 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird TheaterOct 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeOct 15 - Seattle, WA @ NeumosOct 18 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of SpadesOct 18 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing CompanyOct 19 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure IslandOct 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda TheatreOct 21 - San Diego, CA @ Porter's PubOct 24 - Austin, TX @ Emo's EastOct 25 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald'sOct 25 - Dallas, TX @ Club DadaOct 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal WestOct 30 - Boston, MA @ SinclairOct 31 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5Nov 1 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ClubNov 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLANov 4 - Burlington, VT @ Higher GroundNov 5 - Montreal, QC @ BelmontNov 6 - Toronto, ON @ The HoxtonNov 7 - Pontiac, MI @ The CrofootNov 8 - Columbus, OH @ The BasementNov 9 - Chicago, IL @ Metro

Musicfest NW 2013

Portland Oregon this week

Liars Performing Live at MoMA PS1 this Saturday, 8/31

LIARS PERFORMING
LIVE @ MOMA PS1’S WARM UP
ON SATURDAY 8/31     Liars will be performing live at MoMA PS1's last  Warm Up  of 2013, this Saturday, August 31st .   Following their two incredible shows in New York City - a special performance in The Temple of Dendur at The MET and a more traditional set at Le Poisson Rouge - Liars are pleased to announce that they will be playing at MoMa PS1 on August 31st as a part of the Summer Warm Up series. Also playing on that day is the stacked lineup of Cajmere, Lil Silva, IO ECHO, Jon Hopkins and Miles.
Be sure you grab your tickets for what promises to be an epic close to your summer!     WATCH: Liars - “WIXIW” LISTEN: Liars - “No.1 Against The Rush”     “Rules are made to be broken, 8/10" - NME   “One of the most consistently inventive bands on the planet, 8/10”
- Clash   “Liars are still one of the bravest bands around, 7/10” - Loud & Quiet   “ One of the greatest avant-pop groups of our age” - The Quietus     LIARS: Website | Facebook | Twitter

IO ECHO TO TOUR WITH HAIM

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