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SNAKE AND MONGOO$E OPENS IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 6

SNAKE AND MONGOO$E OPENS IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 6 In a Wild Trip Down Memory Lane, Movie Traces Drag Racing’s Most Colorful Rivalry BetweenDon “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen Los Angeles, CA - Entertainment Universe, in association with Rhino Films and the National Hot Rod Association, announces the theatrical release of Snake and Mongoo$e, the much anticipated film capturing one of the greatest rivalries in auto racing history.
Snake and Mongoo$ewill open nationally theaters on the heels of the National Hot Rod Association’s US Nationals in Indianapolis, where special events will be held surrounding the film and the cars featured. The film will debut in cities coinciding with the areas where the NHRA holds its national events and heritage/nostalgia races.
Opening cities include (but are not limited to)September 6: Pomona, CA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Gainesville, FL; Bakersfield, CA and Bowling Green, KYSeptember 13: Las Vegas, NV; Englishtown, NJ; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; New York NYSeptember 20: Topeka, KS; Reading PA; Houston TX; Bristol TN; St Louis MOSeptember 27: Epping, NH; Denver, CO; Norwalk, OH; Atlanta GA; Sonoma CA and Phoenix, AZ
The film tells the story of the groundbreaking accomplishments of drivers Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in the world of drag racing. While being fierce competitors on the track, the pair were close friends who managed to revolutionize entertainment sports marketing when they attracted Mattel’s Hot Wheels Division as a sponsor.
Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy) as “the Snake” and Richard Blake (Dragonball:Evolution) as “the Mongoose” were honored to study their namesakes for weeks in order to bring them to life on the big screen. The film also features Noah Wyle, Tim Blake Nelson, Ian Ziering, Fred Dryer, John Heard, Ashley Hinshaw, Leonardo Nam, Kim Shaw and Julie Mond.
The film highlights the formative, dangerous glory years of drag racing during the 1960s and 70s. Prudhomme, a seven-time NHRA U.S. Nationals winner and four-time NHRA World Champion, and McEwen, an NHRA U.S. Nationals winner who’s also held many prestigious titles in other national events, raced each other at speeds in excess of 200 mph for over 30 years.
“These guys regularly threw caution to the wind as they strapped themselves into untested racecars powered by volatile, explosive 2,000 horsepower engines – and they did it week after week. It took a huge amount of guts to do that,” explains Writer and Executive Producer Alan Paradise. Their efforts lead to an extraordinarily lucrative sponsorship by Mattel’s “Hot Wheels” brand – a partnership that resulted in bringing the sport of drag racing to the mainstream, and revolutionized branding in the business of sports.
“It was a complicated film to produce, not only because we had to source and integrate archival race footage, but also because we wanted original, museum quality funny cars and dragsters from private collections to appear in the film,” continues Robin Broidy, Chair of Entertainment Universe and the film’s producer.
Vehicles included in the film are the original Greer-Black-Prudomme dragster from car collector Bruce Meyer, the English Leather Corvette owned by Don Trasin, and the phenomenal collection of dragsters, funny cars and iconic haulers owned by Don Prodhomme himself – who oversaw their restoration to their original glory.
Snake and Mongoo$e opens nationwide September 6, and is rated PG-13. The film is distributed nationally through Rocky Mountain Pictures
http://www.snakeandmongoosemovie.com

Pure Bathing Culture "Moon Tides" streaming

PURE BATHING CULTURE'S MOON TIDES  STREAMING NOW AT PITCHFORK 
Listen: Moon Tides in full via Pitchfork 
Read: Stereogum's "Band To Watch" feature HERE  
Listen: "Dream The Dare" or "Pendulum" via Soundcloud  
"There's nothing reckless about the glassy acoustic guitars, immersive reverb, and Versprille's incandescent vocals, which strikes an emotional chord during a time of year when anticipating the summer in fairly lazy ways can feel rebellious" -Pitchfork
"Sarah Versprille's warmly glowing voice and disarming way with words never fail to tug at our heartstrings." -Gorilla Vs Bear
"The summer's prettiest album" - The FADER
"An album of sumptuous indie pop...thick and gleaming." -Stereogum
"Unfathomably lovely layered harmonies and tear-inducing  minor-key guitar strokes" - MTV Buzzworthy
    
It's a rare and beautiful thing when a band emerges fully formed, but it makes perfect sense in the case of guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille's Pure Bathing Culture, who today premiere their full-length debut via Pitchfork . The gorgeous record filled with reverb-drenched, soulful, danceable electro-pop musically and lyrically taps into an introspective worship of the natural and psychic mysteries that surround us. Partisan Records will release Moon Tides on August 20th and the band will share songs from the forthcoming album on tour with Widowspeak this fall. The full list of tour dates is below.
Having backed folk rock revisionist Andy Cabic in Vetiver, the New Yorkers partnered up and moved West in 2011, settling in Portland, Oregon (Versprille also sings on Foxygen's latest LP and Hindman adds his sprawling guitar work to Damien Jurado's excellent Marqopa). Building off their past experiences as musical collaborators, in a short time the duo have created a sound that is undeniably their own: soaring synths, chiming keyboards, and shimmering electric guitars move in lockstep with bouncing drum machines. Sarah's crystalline voice floats on top of it all with divine purpose. It's a sound that looks back momentarily for inspiration -- Talk Talk, Prefab Sprout, Cocteau Twins -- but then fixes its gaze firmly on the present.
 
Tracklisting:
1. Pendulum
2. Dream The Dare
3. Ever Greener
4. Twins
5. Only Lonely Lovers
6. Scotty
7. Seven to One
8. Golden Girl
9. Temples Of The Moon
Tour Dates:8/17 - Seattle, WA - Secret Location on Vashon Island (w/ King Tuff, The Pharmacy) - RSVP  8/27 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's (w/ Alex Bleeker and the Freaks)8/28 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands8/29 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar10/10 - Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door10/12 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture10/13 - Albuquerque, NM - Low Spirits*10/14 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room*10/15 - San Diego, CA - The Void*10/16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo*10/17 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place*10/18 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel*10/19 - Davis, CA - Sophia's Thai Kitchen*10/21 - Eugene, OR - Cozmic Pizza*10/22 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club*10/23 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey* 10/24 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar*10/25 - Boise, ID - Neurolux*10/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge*10/27 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge*10/28 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown*11/1 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch*11/3 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore*11/4 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House*11/5 - Boston, MA - TT The Bear's*11/6 - New Haven, CT - BAR*11/8 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom*11/9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe11/11 - Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub11/12 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House11/13 - Kansas City, KS - Record Bar 
*denotes w/ Widowspeak
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Crocodiles Stream Full LP On NPR First Listen

Crocodiles Stream Full LP On NPR First Listen Announce Tour
Crimes Of Passion LP Out August 20th On Frenchkiss Records (August 19th in UK/EU via Zoo Music)

Click Here To Stream "Crimes Of Passion" On NPR
Tour Dates 10/18/13 - CMJ - New York, NY
10/19/13 - CMJ - New York, NY
10/20/13 - DC9 - Washington, DC
10/23/13 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
10/24/13 - High Watt - Nashville, TN
10/25/13 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
10/26/13 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
10/29/13 - The Mint - New Orleans, LA
10/30/13 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
10/31/13 - Holy Mountain - Austin, TX
11/01/13 - Lowbrow Palace - El Paso, TX
11/02/13 - Last Exit Live - Tucson, AZ
11/05/13 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
11/07/13 - Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, CA
11/08/13 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
11/09/13 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
11/11/13 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
11/12/13 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
11/16/13 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
11/19/13 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ONT
11/20/13 - Divan Orange -  Montreal, QUE
11/21/13 - Great Scott - Boston, MA
11/22/13 - Boot and Saddle - Philadelphia, PA
11/23/13 - Music Hall Of Willamsburg - Brooklyn, NY






For me, Crocodiles represent everything I love about life-affirming Rock'n'Roll:  they bring light out of darkness; they match reckless noise with the most beautiful melodies; they catch you off guard whilst sounding like the most perfect kind of right for the right here, right now. They remind me of all the things I've loved but they also make me hungry for what I've not yet tasted.  The claustrophobia and pain of the recent past is dealt with bravely and the road ahead is wide and open.  It is all my favorite records playing at once; the trick to it being the truth; the truth being that great, life-affirming music must be bittersweet; anger is an energy that can be churned to positive. We who face the demons of derailment out to destroy dreams must harness the hate and turn it back on itself -- it is from this that great art is begat.  And so these songs rage and chime at once, in organized chaos, like life. Charles and Brandon have been making music together since they were 18.  They met in the dirty glow of San Diego sun and now split their lives between New York City and London.  Their music has grown up over the last decade just as they have. New blood in the form of producer Sune Rose Wagner of Raveonettes fame oversaw this recent endeavor and it was a quick, natural Los Angeles creation. Duncan Mills mixed for the third time, to maintain their catalogue lifeline. Crimes Of Passionkicks off with "I Like It In The Dark," which could be their best to date; a joyous hymn to atheism and closes with the aching beauty of "Un Chant D'Amour," a simple and direct ode to heartbreak. These songs bookmark an album bursting with sounds inspired by the likes of the Soft Boys, Street Hassle era Lou Reed, the Notorious Byrd Brothers, the Jackson 5 and even Glenn Branca. This is certainly the most fully realised Crocodiles album to date. It is a sadly accepted impression that life is cooler in song, on screen, in art, or in poetry, but it is far superior when the creative process is fed back into real life and an album like Crimes Of Passion is born. Tracklisting 1. I Like It In The Dark
2. Marquis De Sade
3. Cockroach
4. Heavy Metal Clouds
5. Teardrop Guitar
6. She Splits Me Up
7. Me and My Machine Gun
8. Gimme Some Annihilation
9. Virgin
10. Un Chant D'Amour


Click Here To Watch "Cockroach" Video On Rolling Stone

Potty Mouth Debuts New Video 'The Spins' at NYLON

Potty Mouth Debuts New Video For 'The Spins' at NYLON   
Full-length LP Hell Bent Out September 17  
Fall Tour Dates with Bleached Announced
"...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
"the downer charm of early grunge...excellent" - The New York Times

Watch 'The Spins' Video at NYLON's Band Crush 
Northampton, MA-based quartet Potty Mouth aka Abby Weems (guitar, vocals), Ally Einbinder (bass), Phoebe Harris (lead guitar) and Victoria Mandanas (drums) have released a new video for 'The Spins.' Watch the video at NYLON's Band Crush. 'The Spins' was one of NPR's Heavy Rotation '10 Songs We Can't Stop Playing,' which, along with first single 'Damage,' deemed the group a Stereogum 'Band To Watch,' The Guardian 'New Band of the Day,' SPIN 'Best New Artist' for July, and more. Both tracks are taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, Hell Bent , out September 17th on Old Flame/Marshall Teller (UK), as well as new single 'Black and Studs.'
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 Boston Globe , who 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." After a Northeast tour including LADYFEST in Philly, the band will return to NYC for a show with A Place To Bury Strangers before joining Bleached on a short tour. More dates to be announced soon.  
    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
 8/17 - Easthampton, MA - Flywheel8/18 - Boston, MA - Great Scott (LP release show)8/22 - Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio w/ A Place To Bury Strangers9/21 Lexington, KY - Boomslang w/ Bleached9/24 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop w/ Bleached9/25 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom w/ Bleached9/26 Cincinnati, OH - MidPoint Music Festival w/ Bleached9/28 Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival w/ Bleached 

Watch RocketNumberNine's "Lope" Video

WATCH ROCKETNUMBERNINE'S "LOPE" VIDEO http://youtu.be/XbBYafQa_ho
NEW ALBUM, MEYOUWEYOU, OUT NOW ON SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND  "Envelope pushers" - MOJO  (Electronica Album of the Month)
"deeply groovy." - Q Magazine
"Distills punk energy, Afro-jazz percussion and UK hardcore's dread-electronics into the kind of fusion that anyone who has ever bought anything on ZE or DFA will appreciate." - Resident Advisor
"tumbling drums and ear-rubbing bass . . . " - Pitchfork
"An album that makes me want to dance, to get to work, and to read the novels of Philip K. Dick." - The Stranger
RocketNumberNine, aka London-based brothers, Tom (drums) and Ben Page (synth), have spent the last eight years shaping their hard hitting, modern dance music into what it is today. Throughout, they've kept busy touring with Four Tet and then Radiohead, releasing a collaborative 12" with Four Tet via TEXT, performing with Neneh Cherry, and finally, last month, releasing their debut album, MeYouWeYou , on Smalltown Supersound. Today, the duo share with you the new video for MeYouWeYou's, "Lope," directed by Louis Edwin Fry.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ROCKETNUMBERNINE'S "LOPE" - http://youtu.be/XbBYafQa_ho
Listen to more RocketNumberNine:"Deadly Buzz" - http://snd.sc/10dlKJw"Rotunda" - http://snd.sc/Y1O7Ke"Rotunda" (Four Tet Refix) - http://snd.sc/ZNtnC5
RocketNumberNine purchase link - http://bit.ly/16LYZPFDownload hi-res jpegs of RocketNumberNine- www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_RN9.html

Stream Ty Segall's New Album, Sleeper, Via NPR Music

STREAM TY SEGALL'S SLEEPER, OUT NEXT WEEK ON DRAG CITY, NOW VIA NPR MUSIC'S "FIRST LISTEN" SERIES
TODAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH AT 1PM ET, NPR MUSIC HOSTS SLEEPER LISTENING PARTY AND LIVE Q & A WITH TY!  Since announcing the release of Sleeper , all's been pretty quiet on the western (Ty Segall) front, relatively speaking, of course. We are talking Ty here! Without sharing any pre-release tracks or official videos (wha?!), we've been keeping the lid on nice and tight leading up to Sleeper's imminent release. Until now, that is! It's time to flip that lid, reward your sweet (doctored) patience and let everyone experience the latest. Over the past five years, Ty has managed to evolve his love of riffs 'n' rhythm into an astonishing number of directions, and Sleeper, the follow up to last year's Twins , continues in that realm. Recorded and mixed in Ty's San Francisco apartment right before bugging out for Los Angeles, Sleeper, embodies its own space, reaching you in a form you haven't quite heard before from Ty.
Beginning this morning, Sleeper has been streaming in its entirety via NPR Music's "First Listen" series. As if that weren't enough, a few hours from now, NPR Music  will also host a Sleeper "Listening Party." Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton will begin playing the album at 1pm ET and then Ty will join them just after 1:30pm ET for a live Q & A where he'll be asked fans' questions, plus some of their own. It's not often we get Ty out of the studio or off the road for something of this nature, so be sure to tune in and hear what Ty has to say about this new record. Then, after listening to the live interview, you can go right back to streaming Sleeper again and again, leading right into that August 20th release date on Drag City.
NPR MUSIC LIVE LISTENING PARTY AND Q & A WITH TY SEGALL - http://n.pr/16Fdi8T
LISTEN TO TY SEGALL'S SLEEPER VIA NPR MUSIC'S "FIRST LISTEN" - http://n.pr/13RHmxr   Just a couple days following the album's release, Ty Segall and the Sleeper band hit the road to bring this new live Ty band to lucky folks across the country. Those who experienced the Sleeper band live at Pickathon can attest, these shows are not to be missed! Joining Ty on acoustic guitar, is Charles Moothart on drums and electric guitar, Sean Paul Presley on acoustic guitar and Andrew Luttrellon electric bass. This is a Ty Segall live incarnation unlike any encountered before and it's only happening one time at various cities throughout the country. All dates are below.
TY SEGALL TOUR DATES:Thu. Aug. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Center for the Arts Eagle RockSat. Aug. 24 -- Los Angeles, CA @ FYF FestTue. Aug. 27 -- Austin, TX @ Mohawk OutsideThu. Aug. 29 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ VietNam, David NovickFri. Aug. 30 -- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Chris Cohen, David Novick, Arp [SOLD OUT]Sat. Aug. 31 -- Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium w/ Axis: Sova, RunningMon. Sep. 2 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Mike DonovanWed. Sep. 4 -- Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Tavern w/ Mike DonovanThu. Sep. 5 -- Oakland, CA @ New Parish w/ Mike DonovanFr. Sep. 6 - Portland, OR @ MusicFest NorthWest (Ash Street Saloon)Sat. Sep. 7 -- Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ Mike DonovanSun. Sep. 8 -- Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ Mike DonovanMon. Sep. 9 -- Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Mike DonovanSun. Dec. 1 -- Camber Sands, UK @ All Tomorrow's Parties Festival
Ty Segall's Sleeper pre-order - http://www.dragcity.com/products/sleeper
Download hi-res album art and press images - www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_ty.html
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Blouse New Single "A Feeling Like This" On Nylon

Blouse are back with another taste of their forthcoming album Imperium, with the new single "A Feeling Like This". 
Where first single "No Shelter" drives forward with propulsive energy, "A Feeling Like This" takes the foot off the gas and let's the breeze in. A rhythmic, pop-infused drum beat carries the momentum while hazy guitars and Hilton's dreamy vocals create an atmosphere of casual sensuality.

"It's impossible to play this track and not feel something" says NYLON, who premiered the track. So go ahead and listen to "A Felling Like This" and decide for yourself what that feeling is.
  Click Here to Listen
The trio also have a fall tour planned, so stay tuned for news soon!  Imperium Tracklisting 1. Imperium 2. Eyesite 3. 1000 Years 4. In a Glass 5. Capote 6. A Feeling Like This 7. No Shelter 8. Happy Days 9. Arrested 10. Trust Me Evolution is a tricky word when discussing current trends in music, especially when it comes to sophomore albums. The critically lauded BLOUSE, the 2011 debut from the Portland band of the same name was a lush, melodic and dreamy affair spiked with whoozy synths and delicate vocals. For  Imperium , their 2nd LP for Captured Tracks, Blouse have shed the synths, done away with drum machines and wrote and recorded with "instruments that don't plug into the wall," as enforced by band member/producer Jacob Portrait.

Sonically speaking, that comes through on the LP immediately. Perhaps bolstered by the ongoing construction occurring next to the studio while the record was being made, the sense of force and urgency propelling the record is evident. Patrick Adams' driving bass and plodding drums in the title track usher in this new guitar-friendlier Blouse; more direct and clearer of vision, but still mysterious and beautiful.

Jacob and Patrick's Pacific Northwest alt-rock roots (filtered through post-punk and V/U) are a great counterpoint to ex-pat Southern CA transplant Charlie Hilton's Cohen/Patti/Nico singer/songwriter nature. The dichotomy of those two forces on tracks like "No Shelter" and "1000 Years" are at the core of Imperium. These are delicate songs from the perspective of a valley girl who grew up with gurus and ashrams played by indie lifers on a steady diet of NEU! It makes it all the more understandable to have showers of acoustic guitars and (real, not synthesized) cellos interrupted by fuzz guitar.

But these interruptions aren't a bad thing, they're what makes Imperium the great record it is. "In a Feeling Like This" describes it perfectly; it's a strange place that you're weirdly familiar with. Warm but also kind of spooky and imposing, you want to stay there for longer than you're invited. Thankfully, it's ok to flip it over and listen to it again.

Imperium is out Septmeber 17th, 2013

Gary Clark Jr. Adds Bay Area Date

GARY CLARK JR. ADDS BAY AREA DATE TO UPCOMING NATIONAL FALL TOUR
SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND GUITARIST TO PERFORM AT THE FOX THEATER IN OAKLAND ON OCTOBER 2ND  August 12th, 2013 - (Burbank, CA) - For those who didn't get to see Gary Clark Jr.'s smoking performance at this past weekend's Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, the singer, songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire has just announced that he has added a Bay Area show to his upcoming national tour this fall. Clark will perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland on October 2nd. Tickets go on sale to the public on Sunday, August 18th, at 10 a.m.
Please see below for all of Gary Clark Jr.'s upcoming tour dates:
08/8      Las Vegas, NV              The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas08/10    San Francisco, CA        Outside Lands Festival09/04    Stateline, NV                 Harvey's Lake Tahoe09/06    Chula Vista, CA            Sleep Train Amphitheatre09/07    Irvine, CA                      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre09/13    Telluride, CO                 Telluride Blues and Brews Festival09/14    Forth Worth, TX            Dia De Los Toadies, Panther Island Pavilion09/26    Los Angeles, CA           The Wiltern09/27    San Diego, CA              House of Blues10/02    Oakland, CA                 The Fox Theater10/04    Portland, OR                 Roseland Theater10/05    Seattle, WA                   Neptune10/06    Seattle, WA                   Neptune10/07    Vancouver, BC              Commodore Ballroom10/10    Salt Lake City, UT          The Depot10/11    Denver, CO                   Ogden Theatre10/13    Mexico City                   Corona Capital Festival10/15    Nashville, TN                 Marathon Music Works10/16    Atlanta, GA                   Tabernacle10/18    Charlottesville, VA         Jefferson Theater10/19    Atlantic City, NJ                        Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Music Box11/10    Boston, MA                  Royale Nightclub11/11    Boston, MA                  Royale Nightclub11/12    Washington, DC            9:30 Club11/13    Washington, DC            9:30 Club11/14    New York, NY               Apollo Theater11/16    New York, NY               Terminal 511/18    Toronto, ON                  Danforth Music Hall11/20    Minneapolis, MN           First Avenue11/22    Indianapolis, IN            The Vogue Theatre11/23    Columbia, MO               The Blue Note11/25    New Orleans, LA            House of Blues11/26    Houston, TX                  Warehouse Live - Ballroom 11/27    Dallas, TX                     House of Blues11/29    Austin, TX                     Stubb's

Big Deal - New Single & UK Tour Dates Announced

BIG DEAL   NEW SINGLE “SWAPPING SPIT” OUT NOVEMBER 5th   ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER UK TOUR DATES     NEW ALBUM JUNE GLOOM OUT NOW   WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “DREAM MACHINES”   "June Gloom," one of the strongest and most disarming releases of the summer" -Billboard   “2013 looks set to be the year Big Deal transform from a cult concern to a very big deal indeed” -NME   “listen to some Big Deal to remind yourself of the goodness that still exists in humanity... And when we make contact with aliens, let's not tell them about the bombs or guns, let's just play this for them instead.”               -Vice   “Mesmerizing… a more ambitious record than its predecessor, embracing deeper waters and a wider world”  - Vogue UK   Big Deal have had a busy summer filled with release of their acclaimed second album June Gloom and festival performances such as their recent rocking set at this summer’s Lovebox. Building upon the excitement for their live shows Big Deal are excited to set out on the road in support of The Local Natives in October and headline a tour in November followed by Norwich Sound & Vision Festival. In the meantime, to prepare for their live set watch a gorgeous session from when the band stopped by TopMan and performing “In Your Car.”   To conclude their two-month long tour, Big Deal will be releasing their new single “Swapping Spit” on November 5 th  2013.      UK TOUR DATES:   8/16 – Beacons Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire 10/12 – Sound & Vision Festival, Norwich 10/15 – Cambridge, Junction w/ Local Natives, Cloud Control 10/17 – Brixton Academy w/ Local Natives, Cloud Control 11/1 – Portsmouth, The Registry 11/2 – Bournemouth, Sixty Million Postcards 11/3 – Brighton, The Hope 11/6 – Manchester, Night & Day 11/7 – Liverpool, Shipping Forecast 11/8 – Leicester, Soundhouse 11/9 – Sheffield, The Harley 11/12 – Leeds, Belgrave 11/13 – Nottingham, Spanky Van Dykes 11/14 – Reading, Oakford Social Club 11/16 – High Wycombe, University Of Buckingham 11/19 – Bristol, Start The Bus 11/21 – Bath, Moles 11/22 – Swansea, University Union         Big Deal: Facebook | Tumblr | Soundcloud | Youtube

HAWKS TOUR W/ BUILDINGS KICKS OFF IN LA

HAWKS TOUR WITH BUILDINGS KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN LA WITH TWO SHOWS!
ALBUM OUT NOW THROUGH LEARNING CURVE RECORDSHawks have been practicing the art of carelessness and reckless abandon, taking what they have learned and shoving it into your face. Their efforts in mangled detached noise have come to a full head on Push Over, the band’s debut release on Learning Curve Records. The Atlanta quartet has been mashing out menacing boot stomps since 2007, building a rich and devoted following by continuing to release challenging material and putting on twisted and downright menacing live performances.
Dark raconteur, weaving tales of masochistic need, failed hopes, and frustrations into each epic fable. The twisted nature of Hawks hymns will have you rethinking the line of what makes good and evil. Blurring it with a haze of sonic obliteration, guitars that sound like rusted wires stretched over the frets, rhythms that pull you into a trance moving like a fire moves thru a burning building. All topped with primal narrative blending into bedlam and entropy. Bellicose and indomitable is what the Hawks portray on Push Over. It is the soundtrack of a ominous sinister sideshow of life. Listen to 'White Crosses' here Watch 'Borne Of Wasps/Shitfist' here
Next month, they hit the West Coast for select dates with Minneapolis faves, Buildings. Dates are as follows.
Aug 13th - Origami Vinyl (6pm) and The Smell (9.30pm) - Los Angeles, CA
Aug 14th - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
Aug 15th - Club 21 - Portland, OR
Aug 16th - Total Fest - Missoula, MT
Aug 17th - Total Fest - Missoula, MT
Aug 18th - Chop Suey - Seattle, WA
Aug 19th - The Crux - Boise, ID
Aug 20th - Burt's Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 21st - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
All dates w/ Buildings