Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2594
August 7, 2013
Our Solar System new album
Our Solar System
(feat. members of Dungen, The Amazing, Me and My Kites and more)
Announces New Album "Vårt Solsystem" Out October 29th on Beyond Beyond is Beyond
Stream new song "Mars" from Our Solar System here!
"Call it kosmische, call it a collective, call it sonic space exploration, unrestrained by gravity, led by Dungen�s Mattias Gustavsson with the assistance of some very talented friends � call it whatever you want, but you can be sure the sounds of Our Solar System will call out back to you, in an endless, radical, reverberating transmission.� - Ryan Muldoon, Revolt of the Apes
The idea was born in a lunch room during the recording of Lisa o Piu�s debut album in summer 2009 when Hr M, who had been called as a producer, dreamed away in a poster of the solar system. "Our Solar System! Imagine what a great band that would be!" The idea slowly grew among the friends. The concept was obvious, but how would it be expressed? Then one day in the spring of 2012 Hr M was to play at a festival with his band but decided that now was the time! The idea was ripe! He asked if any others wanted to join him and perform Our Solar System, and quickly there were ten musicians ready.
Each musician would represent a planet, including the asteroid belt and Pluto, and together would illustrate a journey from the Sun past each of the planets along our path through the solar system out into space. Each planet was described in a few keywords, a fusion of our mutual associations based on emotion and poetry rather than science. A glass bead game for the mad! These keywords became the score they've been working on since. Our solar System aims to reflect the innermost human in the planets� whirling dance with the Sun through the universe. Interplay and chaos, joy and insecurity, rhythm and ambiance and so on.
Our Solar System designs costumes adorned with the planetary symbols to highlight the concept's power over the individual. While in agreement that each session is a ritual in which they strive, through the mirroring of Our Solar System, to manifest the utopian desire, the perfect interplay and ego dissolution, but by the end re-emerge as more genuine individuals rooted in solidarity with both chaos and cosmos . A synergistic way to catharsis!
Our Solar System Live is an evolving collective, as long as they are ten planets they play. The involved to date also plays in bands such as Dungen, Life on Earth!, The Amazing, Promise And The Monster, Lisa o Piu, Me and My Kites, Siri Karlsson, AnnaMy, Vox Vulgaris and others.
This album was recorded live one hot summer afternoon in the amphitheater at Raven mountain in Vårberg, and one cold November night at a magical party in an old movie theater in Kärrtorp. For those who want to compare this work with other musical journeys, one can draw parallels to Alice Coltrane, Pärsson Sound, Sigur Rós, Can and early Pink Floyd.
Our Solar System is a community without a leader, a floating crowd of people, where everyone who wants to be part of creating within these cosmic frames are welcome. The dream is to one day see representatives of Our Solar System around the world, illustrating the concept in all the arts in all kinds of contexts for all kinds of audiences. Only your imagination sets the limits!
"Vårt Solsystem" Track List:
1. Merkurius
2. Venus
3. Jorden
4. Mars
5. Asteroidbältet
6. Jupiter
7. Saturnus
8. Uranus
9. Neptunus
10. Pluto
(feat. members of Dungen, The Amazing, Me and My Kites and more)
Announces New Album "Vårt Solsystem" Out October 29th on Beyond Beyond is Beyond
Stream new song "Mars" from Our Solar System here!
"Call it kosmische, call it a collective, call it sonic space exploration, unrestrained by gravity, led by Dungen�s Mattias Gustavsson with the assistance of some very talented friends � call it whatever you want, but you can be sure the sounds of Our Solar System will call out back to you, in an endless, radical, reverberating transmission.� - Ryan Muldoon, Revolt of the Apes
The idea was born in a lunch room during the recording of Lisa o Piu�s debut album in summer 2009 when Hr M, who had been called as a producer, dreamed away in a poster of the solar system. "Our Solar System! Imagine what a great band that would be!" The idea slowly grew among the friends. The concept was obvious, but how would it be expressed? Then one day in the spring of 2012 Hr M was to play at a festival with his band but decided that now was the time! The idea was ripe! He asked if any others wanted to join him and perform Our Solar System, and quickly there were ten musicians ready.
Each musician would represent a planet, including the asteroid belt and Pluto, and together would illustrate a journey from the Sun past each of the planets along our path through the solar system out into space. Each planet was described in a few keywords, a fusion of our mutual associations based on emotion and poetry rather than science. A glass bead game for the mad! These keywords became the score they've been working on since. Our solar System aims to reflect the innermost human in the planets� whirling dance with the Sun through the universe. Interplay and chaos, joy and insecurity, rhythm and ambiance and so on.
Our Solar System designs costumes adorned with the planetary symbols to highlight the concept's power over the individual. While in agreement that each session is a ritual in which they strive, through the mirroring of Our Solar System, to manifest the utopian desire, the perfect interplay and ego dissolution, but by the end re-emerge as more genuine individuals rooted in solidarity with both chaos and cosmos . A synergistic way to catharsis!
Our Solar System Live is an evolving collective, as long as they are ten planets they play. The involved to date also plays in bands such as Dungen, Life on Earth!, The Amazing, Promise And The Monster, Lisa o Piu, Me and My Kites, Siri Karlsson, AnnaMy, Vox Vulgaris and others.
This album was recorded live one hot summer afternoon in the amphitheater at Raven mountain in Vårberg, and one cold November night at a magical party in an old movie theater in Kärrtorp. For those who want to compare this work with other musical journeys, one can draw parallels to Alice Coltrane, Pärsson Sound, Sigur Rós, Can and early Pink Floyd.
Our Solar System is a community without a leader, a floating crowd of people, where everyone who wants to be part of creating within these cosmic frames are welcome. The dream is to one day see representatives of Our Solar System around the world, illustrating the concept in all the arts in all kinds of contexts for all kinds of audiences. Only your imagination sets the limits!
"Vårt Solsystem" Track List:
1. Merkurius
2. Venus
3. Jorden
4. Mars
5. Asteroidbältet
6. Jupiter
7. Saturnus
8. Uranus
9. Neptunus
10. Pluto
CAVE ANNOUNCES US TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
CAVE ANNOUNCES US TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM, THREACE , OUT OCTOBER 15TH ON DRAG CITY WATCH THREACE TEASER VIDEO
Hippies, flower people: now is the time! Turn off, tune in, get your asses primed for this aid to self-knowledge, and free your body to access the unconscious mind! Reject societal law, and free your mind to access that subconscious body-vessel! CAVE takes their rolling funk minimalism to the streets this fall in support of their new album, Threace (out October 15th on Drag City). Hitting locales big and small across the Midwest, West Coast and South, including stops at Cataracts Music Festival in Indianapolis, Cropped Out Festival in Louisville, Seattle Psych Fest and Athens Intensified Fest, CAVE go out of their way to provide the keys to closed doors of the mind - that higher, meditative place in the expansive universe.
Recorded on a 1" 8-track Scully machine that may or may not have spent some quality burn-in time at Muscle Shoals, Threace was half-planned and half-jammed using different mic placements, building up from a basic set of as few mics as possible. Threace not only rocks, but fuses in funktified jazzgams amid jelly tight guitar rave-ups, saving the keyboards for color commentary among the beats. While Jeremy Freeze (guitar) and Cooper Crain (guitar, organ) explore their six-string relationship, twinning to gut-clutching effect, Dan Browning (bass) and Rex McMurry (drums) bring the heavy with poly-coloristic thickness, bearing the lode and raising the arch under which everything happens in CAVE. Don't believe researchers' warnings when they say Threace is dangerous - at least, not without trying it for yourself, first! Give Threace a chance!
WATCH THE THREACE TEASER VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaar268H5zI
CAVE TOUR DATES:Sat. Aug. 24 - Indianapolis, IN @ CataractsFri. Sept. 20 - Chicago, IL @ HideoutSat. Sept. 28 - Louisville, KY @ Cropped OutFri. Oct. 4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverwest Public HouseSun. Oct. 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Belmore/New SkywayTue. Oct. 8 - Missoula, MT @ VFWWed. Oct. 9 - Olympia, WA @ NorthernThu. Oct. 10 - Bellingham, WA @ The ShakedownFri. Oct. 11 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door (Seattle Psych Fest)Sat. Oct. 12 - Portland, OR @ Dante'sSun. Oct. 13 - Eugene, OR @ The Old Whiteaker FirehouseMon. Oct. 14 - Eureka, CA @ The Ink AnnexTue. Oct. 15 - Sacramento, CA @ Bows & ArrowsWed. Oct. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ Elbo RoomThu. Oct. 17 - Oakland, CA @ LCMSun. Oct. 20 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar CultureMon. Oct. 21 - Marfa, TX @ Padre'sTue. Oct. 22 - Austin, TX @ Hotel VegasWed. Oct. 23 - Houston, TX @ Mango'sThu. Oct. 24 - New Orleans, LA @ SiberiaFri. Oct. 25 - Birmingham, AL @ BottletreeSat. Oct. 26 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge (Athens Intensified Fest)Sun. Oct. 27 - Asheville, NC @ The MothlightMon. Oct. 28 - Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito
THREACE TRACKLISTING:1. Sweaty Fingers2. Silver Headband3. Arrows Myth4. Shikaakwa5. Slow Bern
BATWINGS CATWINGS DROP VIDEO FOR "WHOA"
BATWINGS CATWINGS DROP VIDEO FOR "WHOA" 'Whoa' EP Available NowWatch The Video for The Title Track Here Courtesy of Diffuser "it's a taste-test, but there's enough there to make us want the full meal." -
CMJ
"hard-edged" - Stereogum
LA-based Batwings Catwings are pleased drop the video for the title track on their recently released Whoa EP. Available now, the five-song full-throttle EP is about to become the soundtrack to your summer. To celebrate the release, They've dropped the video forWhoa today. You can check it out from the link below.
Watch The Video for The Title Track Here Courtesy of Diffuser.
Their new EP "Whoa" is a mix of pop punk, synthed-out arpeggiated rhythms, and a bunch of Rad-itude. BWCW's home turf is the legendary alley-way all-ages venue The Smell, located in downtown Los Angeles. Home to bands like No Age, HEALTH, Best Coast, Bleached, and The Mae Shi (Jeff from The Mae Shi now plays guitar in BWCW), Batwings Catwings were also formed from that same smelly alley. Despite the filth, BWCW comes out gleaming with shiny rock songs that are undeniably catchy. Their live shows (recently sharing tour dates with METZ, CSS, and Tilly & the Wall) are fronted by Dana Poblete, "an everygirl with the ability to entrance audiences with her frenetic energy and deceptively powerful howl" (-AltarTV), The other four dude-bros are all seasoned LA music scene staples whom carry on that ecstatic energy that you can come to expect from Batwings Catwings.
Tour Dates:08/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Park Rising09/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pehrspace
Track Listing:01. Energy02. Whoa03. One04. Blue05. September
"hard-edged" - Stereogum
LA-based Batwings Catwings are pleased drop the video for the title track on their recently released Whoa EP. Available now, the five-song full-throttle EP is about to become the soundtrack to your summer. To celebrate the release, They've dropped the video forWhoa today. You can check it out from the link below. Watch The Video for The Title Track Here Courtesy of Diffuser.
Their new EP "Whoa" is a mix of pop punk, synthed-out arpeggiated rhythms, and a bunch of Rad-itude. BWCW's home turf is the legendary alley-way all-ages venue The Smell, located in downtown Los Angeles. Home to bands like No Age, HEALTH, Best Coast, Bleached, and The Mae Shi (Jeff from The Mae Shi now plays guitar in BWCW), Batwings Catwings were also formed from that same smelly alley. Despite the filth, BWCW comes out gleaming with shiny rock songs that are undeniably catchy. Their live shows (recently sharing tour dates with METZ, CSS, and Tilly & the Wall) are fronted by Dana Poblete, "an everygirl with the ability to entrance audiences with her frenetic energy and deceptively powerful howl" (-AltarTV), The other four dude-bros are all seasoned LA music scene staples whom carry on that ecstatic energy that you can come to expect from Batwings Catwings.
Tour Dates:08/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Park Rising09/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Pehrspace
Track Listing:01. Energy02. Whoa03. One04. Blue05. September
BRMC fall tour
FROM PARIS TO POMONA
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINE TOUR
August 7, 2013 – BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB today announce a fall headline tour of the US that begins Friday, September 27 in St. Louis, Missouri at The Pageant and currently wraps up in Pomona, California at the Glass House on Thursday, October 17. More dates will be announced shortly.
BRMC - Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, and Leah Shapiro – are touring in support of their sixth full-length album, SPECTER AT THE FEAST (March 2013, Vagrant). NME stated that the album “…is far lusher and braver than anyone had any right to expect…this is a band who’ve found a second wind,” while PASTE added "(Specter At The Feast) sits easily with their early best, a worthy addition in the tradition of turning heartbreaking circumstances into cathartic art."
ROLLING STONE summed up with “smooth, melodic tracks like "Lullaby" to the powerful driving beat and wailing guitar of "Rival" and the head-banging metal on "Teenage Disease," the record charts the varied sounds the band have adopted during their 15-year career. Specter at the Feast is made even more impactful by the story of its creation."
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be performing at several international summer festival dates later this month and will bookend the US tour with dates in Russia and Australia followed by dates in Japan to close out the year. All tour dates can be found at http://blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/tour/.
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB on tour:
EU & UK:
08/24 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
08/25 – Cheltenham, UK @ Greenbelt Festival
08/27 – Bristol, UK @ 02 Bristol Academy
08/28 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK @ 02 Academy
08/29 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ HMV Picture House
08/31 – Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic
09/01 – Glattbrugg, Switzerland @ Open Air
RUSSIA:
09/04 – St. Petersburg, Russia @ 42
09/05 – Moscow, Russia @ Izvestia-Hall
09/07 – Togliatti, Russia @ Red Rocks
USA:
09/27 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant ^
09/28 – Cincinnati, OH @ Mid Point Music Festival ^
09/29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre ^
10/02 – Baltimore, MD @ Ramshead Live ^
10/03 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
10/04 – New York, NY @ Warsaw *
10/05 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
10/06 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm *
10/08 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central *
10/09 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre *
10/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre *
10/11 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club *
10/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Lakeview Wine & Brew Fest *
10/14 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre *
10/15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
10/17 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House *
^ - with Deep Valley
* - with Restavrant
- more dates to be added -
AUSTRALIA:
11/10 – Melbourne @ Harvest Festival
11/16 – Sydney @ Harvest Festival
11/17 – Brisbane @ Harvest Festival
JAPAN:
11/23 – Yokohama @ Bay Hall
11/25 – Tokyo @ Liquid Room
11/26 – Osaka @ Quattro
# # #
http://blackrebelmotorcycle
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINE TOUR
August 7, 2013 – BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB today announce a fall headline tour of the US that begins Friday, September 27 in St. Louis, Missouri at The Pageant and currently wraps up in Pomona, California at the Glass House on Thursday, October 17. More dates will be announced shortly.
BRMC - Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, and Leah Shapiro – are touring in support of their sixth full-length album, SPECTER AT THE FEAST (March 2013, Vagrant). NME stated that the album “…is far lusher and braver than anyone had any right to expect…this is a band who’ve found a second wind,” while PASTE added "(Specter At The Feast) sits easily with their early best, a worthy addition in the tradition of turning heartbreaking circumstances into cathartic art."
ROLLING STONE summed up with “smooth, melodic tracks like "Lullaby" to the powerful driving beat and wailing guitar of "Rival" and the head-banging metal on "Teenage Disease," the record charts the varied sounds the band have adopted during their 15-year career. Specter at the Feast is made even more impactful by the story of its creation."
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be performing at several international summer festival dates later this month and will bookend the US tour with dates in Russia and Australia followed by dates in Japan to close out the year. All tour dates can be found at http://blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com/tour/.
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB on tour:
EU & UK:
08/24 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
08/25 – Cheltenham, UK @ Greenbelt Festival
08/27 – Bristol, UK @ 02 Bristol Academy
08/28 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK @ 02 Academy
08/29 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ HMV Picture House
08/31 – Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic
09/01 – Glattbrugg, Switzerland @ Open Air
RUSSIA:
09/04 – St. Petersburg, Russia @ 42
09/05 – Moscow, Russia @ Izvestia-Hall
09/07 – Togliatti, Russia @ Red Rocks
USA:
09/27 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant ^
09/28 – Cincinnati, OH @ Mid Point Music Festival ^
09/29 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre ^
10/02 – Baltimore, MD @ Ramshead Live ^
10/03 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
10/04 – New York, NY @ Warsaw *
10/05 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
10/06 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm *
10/08 – Miami, FL @ Grand Central *
10/09 – Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theatre *
10/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre *
10/11 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club *
10/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Lakeview Wine & Brew Fest *
10/14 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre *
10/15 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
10/17 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House *
^ - with Deep Valley
* - with Restavrant
- more dates to be added -
AUSTRALIA:
11/10 – Melbourne @ Harvest Festival
11/16 – Sydney @ Harvest Festival
11/17 – Brisbane @ Harvest Festival
JAPAN:
11/23 – Yokohama @ Bay Hall
11/25 – Tokyo @ Liquid Room
11/26 – Osaka @ Quattro
# # #
http://blackrebelmotorcycle
Portugal. The Man shares video for "Modern Jesus" directed by AG Roja
PORTUGAL. THE MAN SHARES VIDEO FOR "MODERN JESUS"
DIRECTED BY AG ROJAS
Portugal. The Man photographed by Hayley Young "I have wanted to work with AG since our friend, Michael Ragen, introduced me to his work with Earl Sweatshirt a few years ago. He has an eye for the things that happen below surface, in bedrooms, in the streets and in our schools and captures it without prejudice. AG has a vision and it doesn't matter if you think the video could use more of John running because, in the end, he knows what he wants and always makes the right decision. A true artist."
VIDEO: "Modern Jesus" - http://youtu.be/q8e1sSNsf44 TOUR DATES 09/26 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre09/27 New York, NY - Terminal 509/29 Boston, MA - House of Blues10/01 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore10/02 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore10/03 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle10/05 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival10/08 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues10/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live10/12 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival10/13 Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital 201310/15 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom10/16 Columbia, MO - Forest Rose Park at Mojo's10/18 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater10/19 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre10/22 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory10/23 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre10/26 Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival
PORTUGAL. THE MAN
EVIL FRIENDS
(ATLANTIC)OUT NOW 1. Plastic Soldiers2. Creep In A T-Shirt3. Evil Friends4. Modern Jesus5. Hip Hop Kids6. Atomic Man7. Sea Of Air8. Waves9. Holy Roller (Hallelujah)10. Someday Believers11. Purple Yellow Red & Blue12. Smile
DIRECTED BY AG ROJAS
Portugal. The Man photographed by Hayley Young "I have wanted to work with AG since our friend, Michael Ragen, introduced me to his work with Earl Sweatshirt a few years ago. He has an eye for the things that happen below surface, in bedrooms, in the streets and in our schools and captures it without prejudice. AG has a vision and it doesn't matter if you think the video could use more of John running because, in the end, he knows what he wants and always makes the right decision. A true artist."
VIDEO: "Modern Jesus" - http://youtu.be/q8e1sSNsf44 TOUR DATES 09/26 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre09/27 New York, NY - Terminal 509/29 Boston, MA - House of Blues10/01 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore10/02 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore10/03 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle10/05 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival10/08 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues10/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live10/12 Austin, TX - ACL Music Festival10/13 Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital 201310/15 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom10/16 Columbia, MO - Forest Rose Park at Mojo's10/18 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater10/19 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre10/22 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory10/23 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre10/26 Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival
PORTUGAL. THE MAN
EVIL FRIENDS
(ATLANTIC)OUT NOW 1. Plastic Soldiers2. Creep In A T-Shirt3. Evil Friends4. Modern Jesus5. Hip Hop Kids6. Atomic Man7. Sea Of Air8. Waves9. Holy Roller (Hallelujah)10. Someday Believers11. Purple Yellow Red & Blue12. Smile
Kathleen Hanna’s "The Julie Ruin" New Single
Kathleen Hanna’s
2nd Album Track “ Ha Ha Ha ”
Revealed w/ Entertainment Weekly
Performing LIVE on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 9/4
+ SPIN Magazine Cover Story Out Now!
Run Fast Out September 3rd + National Fall Tour
”…the inclusive titular invitation-- plus featherlight sing-song notes and masculine shouts by her bandmates-- puts the song square in 2013.” – Pitchfork
“Hanna is one of America’s greatest living rock performers.” – The New Yorker
“Ms. Hanna, you have no idea how good it is to have you back.” – Rolling Stone
“the new song harkens back to Hanna's days in Le Tigre, with its catchy keyboard line and surf-dance beat” – SPIN
In 1997, legendary Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) released a solo album under the name “Julie Ruin” with the intention of forming a band to perform the songs live. In 2010, with Le Tigre on hiatus, Kathleen began to build her dream team with whom she wrote and recorded The Julie Ruin debut album. Titled Run Fast , the album will be released September 3rd via TJR Records, distributed via Dischord.
We previously revealed the “Oh Come On” video - a raw punk track that immediately bursts the record open. Today, the band reveals 2nd album cut “Ha Ha Ha”, a danceable track hooked on fierce lyrics and flying guitar. Hear the “Ha Ha Ha” stream where it premiered with Entertainment Weekly or HERE .
We encourage you to post & share!
The Julie Ruin will embark on their FIRST EVER tour taking their fierce lyrics, stomping beats and flying guitar across North America. The band will perform at Fun Fun Fun Fest and make stops in NYC, Los Angeles, DC & more. Fans that are not able to catch the band on this run can experience their electric live show on when they perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, September 4th!
The Julie Ruin Tour Dates
8/8: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (SOLD OUT)
9/3: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
9/5: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
9/7: Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
9/12: Portland, OR @ TBA Festival
9/15: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s #
9/17: San Francisco, CA @ Slims #
9/19: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo # (SOLD OUT)
9/22: San Diego, CA @ Irenic #
11/8-10: Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
* = w/ Swearin’ as support
# = w/ La Sera as support
2nd Album Track “ Ha Ha Ha ”
Revealed w/ Entertainment Weekly
Performing LIVE on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 9/4
+ SPIN Magazine Cover Story Out Now!
Run Fast Out September 3rd + National Fall Tour
”…the inclusive titular invitation-- plus featherlight sing-song notes and masculine shouts by her bandmates-- puts the song square in 2013.” – Pitchfork
“Hanna is one of America’s greatest living rock performers.” – The New Yorker
“Ms. Hanna, you have no idea how good it is to have you back.” – Rolling Stone
“the new song harkens back to Hanna's days in Le Tigre, with its catchy keyboard line and surf-dance beat” – SPIN
In 1997, legendary Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) released a solo album under the name “Julie Ruin” with the intention of forming a band to perform the songs live. In 2010, with Le Tigre on hiatus, Kathleen began to build her dream team with whom she wrote and recorded The Julie Ruin debut album. Titled Run Fast , the album will be released September 3rd via TJR Records, distributed via Dischord.
We previously revealed the “Oh Come On” video - a raw punk track that immediately bursts the record open. Today, the band reveals 2nd album cut “Ha Ha Ha”, a danceable track hooked on fierce lyrics and flying guitar. Hear the “Ha Ha Ha” stream where it premiered with Entertainment Weekly or HERE .
We encourage you to post & share!
The Julie Ruin will embark on their FIRST EVER tour taking their fierce lyrics, stomping beats and flying guitar across North America. The band will perform at Fun Fun Fun Fest and make stops in NYC, Los Angeles, DC & more. Fans that are not able to catch the band on this run can experience their electric live show on when they perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, September 4th!
The Julie Ruin Tour Dates
8/8: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (SOLD OUT)
9/3: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
9/5: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
9/7: Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
9/12: Portland, OR @ TBA Festival
9/15: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s #
9/17: San Francisco, CA @ Slims #
9/19: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo # (SOLD OUT)
9/22: San Diego, CA @ Irenic #
11/8-10: Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
* = w/ Swearin’ as support
# = w/ La Sera as support
August 5, 2013
FYF Fest Update: Single Day & VIP Tickets Sold Out
Single Day & VIP Tickets to FYF Fest are SOLD OUT. Only Weekend Passes are available. Best to buy in advance.
You can purchase tickets at www.fyffest.com or at one of the fine stores listed below.
Wavves releases comic book + announces tour dates
NATHAN WILLIAMS RELEASES COMIC BOOK, NEGATIVE DAD #1
WAVVES ON TOUR NOW
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS LP OUT NOW VIA MOM + POP/WARNER BROS. IN NORTH AMERICA AND IN THE REST OF THE WORLD VIA AWAL Written by Nathan Williams and Matt Bahamas with illustrations by Rudolfo Silva.
Negative Dad #1, the first book of a multi issue series, follows the fantastic and disturbing journey of two young mutant boys, Daniel and Serjio uncovering secrets surrounding their family and friends. This journey ultimately will determine the fate of their world and many others. They live in Verlaine City, a city that once was the center of a scientific revolution, but now a disgusting, dying shadow of its former self. When the boys are visited by beings from another realm, its up to them to discover the truth about their father and his incredible past. Buy: Negative Boy #1 - http://wavves.gomerch.com/products/negative-dad-comic Wavves has announced new Fall tour dates via the band's website here. The band's 4th album Afraid Of Heights is available now via Mom + Pop/Warner Bros. in North America, AWAL in Europe, Hostess in Asia, and Inertia in Australia.
North American Tour Dates
08/05/13 @ Mojo's - Columbia, MO08/07/13 @ Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT08/09/13 @ Outside Lands - San Francisco, CA08/10/13 @ Marymoor Amphitheater - Redmond,WA 09/20/13 @ 91X Xfest - San Diego, California09/23/13 @ Bluebird - Denver, Colorado09/24/13 @ Sunshine - Albuquerque, New Mexico09/26/13 @ Conservatory - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma09/27/13 @ KRBZ Radio Show - Kansas City, Missouri09/28/13 @ Park West - Chicago, Illinois09/29/13 @ Opera House - Toronto, Ontario10/02/13 @ The Church - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania10/03/13 @ Irving Plaza - New York, New York10/05/13 @ Black Cat - Washington, DC10/07/13 @ Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, North Carolina10/08/13 @ Masquerade downstairs - Atlanta, Georgia10/11/13 @ Prophet Bar - Dallas, Texas10/14/13 @ Observatory - Santa Ana, California10/15/13 @ Echoplex - Los Angeles, California10/18/13 @ Commodore - Vancouver, BC
UK/EU Tour Dates
8/23 - Leeds Festival - Leeds, UK8/24 - Rock En Seine - Boulogne-Billancourt, France8/25 - Reading Festival - Reading, UK
Agnes Obel New Album Out 10/1 on Play It Again Sam
Agnes Obel
NEW ALBUM AVENTINE OCTOBER 1 ON PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
On October 1st, internationally acclaimed singer songwriter Agnes Obel will release her sophomore album Aventine in the US on Play It Again Sam. With a debut album compared by critics to the likes of PJ Harvey, Joanna Newsom, and Roy Orbison, Agnes’ sparse chamber folk has been lauded worldwide.
Listening to Aventine, it’s easy to see why fans and critics alike have been anticipating the new record. It’s a striking collection of lush arrangements held together by Agnes’ stunning voice. Lead single, “The Curse” is an emotive orchestral selection, with striking keys and bouncing strings. Check out a snippet of “The Curse” set to a cinematic video – HERE .
Originally from Copenhagen, Agnes has lived in Berlin since 2006, where Aventine was recorded at her Chalk Wood Studios between January and May this year. The album was written, arranged, and produced by Agnes, who provides piano and vocals. Aventine will be available in the following formats: CD, Heavyweight vinyl LP, Download and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set (including the LP, CD and exclusive bonus content). Pre-order now from www.agnesobel.com
www.agnesobel.com
www.playitagainsam.net
NEW ALBUM AVENTINE OCTOBER 1 ON PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
On October 1st, internationally acclaimed singer songwriter Agnes Obel will release her sophomore album Aventine in the US on Play It Again Sam. With a debut album compared by critics to the likes of PJ Harvey, Joanna Newsom, and Roy Orbison, Agnes’ sparse chamber folk has been lauded worldwide.
Listening to Aventine, it’s easy to see why fans and critics alike have been anticipating the new record. It’s a striking collection of lush arrangements held together by Agnes’ stunning voice. Lead single, “The Curse” is an emotive orchestral selection, with striking keys and bouncing strings. Check out a snippet of “The Curse” set to a cinematic video – HERE .
Originally from Copenhagen, Agnes has lived in Berlin since 2006, where Aventine was recorded at her Chalk Wood Studios between January and May this year. The album was written, arranged, and produced by Agnes, who provides piano and vocals. Aventine will be available in the following formats: CD, Heavyweight vinyl LP, Download and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set (including the LP, CD and exclusive bonus content). Pre-order now from www.agnesobel.com
www.agnesobel.com
www.playitagainsam.net
