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July 24, 2013
San Diego Music Thing September conference
JULY 24, 2013 SAN DIEGO MUSIC THING ANNOUNCES NUMEROUS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BANDS INCLUDING BODY/HEAD AND RE-UNITED LOS ANGELES BAND MEDICINE FOR MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND 14 2013If you are looking for bands that are buzzing like a beehive, it’s time to head out to beautiful San Diego, California this September 13 and 14. The San Diego Music Thing (SDMT - http://sandiegomusicthing.com) is proud to announce several critically acclaimed bands to its lineup this year. The musicians hail from all around the United States as well as from the UK and some difficult decisions will need to be made when deciding which evening showcases to attend. The San Diego Music Thing is honored to host many great acts including re-united 90s critically acclaimed band Medicinewhich will be releasing a new album in August. Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon’s new project with free-noise guitarist Bill Nace is called Body/Headand they will be performing at the conference. Other media darling bands scheduled to appear include New York-based Fat Possum recording artists Caveman which were recently lauded by Pitchfork for their self-titled release and Virginia band Wild Nothing which recently caught the interest of NPR’s national music division. Rolling Stone called Glen Rock, NJ’s Titus Andronicus’ Local Businessalbum “... a hilarious gut-wrenching mess that relocates the Replacements and Thin Lizzy at their most bracing and bighearted to the suburban skate-park diaspora…” New York’s Ra Ra Riot, Barsuk recording artists, are also a press favorite. One man show Brooklyn-based Travis Egedy who is known as Pictureplane was recently lauded for his live show by Seattle’s beloved NPR station and music authority KEXP. Los Angeles punk band FIDLAR(the name stands for f**k it dog, life’s a risk) features guitarist Elvis and his brother Max on drums. The siblings are the offspring of T.S.O.L. keyboardist Greg Kuehn. Other notable acts added to the evening showcases include Beat Club, Bleeding Rainbow, In The Valley Below, Leftover Cuties, The Album Leaf, The Features, Tommy and the High Pilots and Wardell.
A full listing of performers for the 2013 San Diego Music Thing can be viewed at http://www.sandiegomusicthing.com/performers.cfm
The fun doesn’t just happen in the evening, however. Badge holders will have access to all daytime events at the conference’s host hotel, the Sheraton Mission Valley located at 1433 Camino Del Rio South in San Diego, as well as to the evening music showcases. The day schedule includes featured speakers presentations, panels, mentoring and interactive sessions as well as the Instrument Petting Zoo where attendees can play with various manufacturers’ gear. Super badge holders will also have access to daytime pop up live performances and artist sessions with Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) and Scott Page (Pink Floyd) and other artists to be announced, as well as marquee nighttime showcases. This year’s featured speakers include Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Mike Herrera (MxPx). Tickets for the San Diego Music Thing are available online at http://sandiegomusicthing.com. The annual event is presented by the San Diego Music Foundation, (www.sandiegomusicfoundation.org) a non-profit organization that provides experiential music programs to San Diego County schools via its Guitars for Schools Program, organizes the San Diego Music Awards show and provides professional development opportunities to the community’s musicians. Proceeds from both the San Diego Music Thing and the San Diego Music Awards benefit the Guitars for Schools Program.
Shoegaze Psychedelics SWIMM Announce New Tour
Shoegaze Psychedelics SWIMM Announce Tour + Share New Video
Blending elements of dance music, rock n' roll and shoegaze/folk with psychedelia as the cohesive element, SWIMM has created an original sounding first release that has people very curious about what will come next from this Florida group.
Released last spring, their Feel EP contains acoustic, gauzy tracks with an intimacy that will draw you in like “Darkness of Love”, as well as breezy, danceable songs like “Feels”. To immerse yourself in the psychedelic bombast of the album watch and share the band’s latest video for the track “Too Old” HERE.
Following the EP’s release, SWIMM began playing a number of energetic DIY shows in California, New York and Florida, building a reputation for an experiential live show. The release launched the band into an abundance of positive press that has already earned them a spot on a national tour. SWIMM will now be pushing their way across the country as they join Hockey and Saint Motel on their first US tour.
Tour Dates
7/24 @ Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, CA
7/25 @ Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
7/26 @ El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
7/27 @ Independent - San Francisco, CA
7/29 @ Catalyst Night Club (Atrium) - Santa Cruz, CA
8/1 @ Neumos - Seattle, WA
8/2 @ The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
8/3 @ Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
8/6 @ Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/8 @ Stage 112 - Missoula, MT
8/9 @ The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
8/10 @ Canyons Resort - Park City, UT
8/13 @ Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/14 @ Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
8/15 @ The Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
8/16 @ The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
8/17 @ Wasted Plains After Party - Woodstock, IL
8/25 @ Kaleidoscope Music Festival - Eugene, OR
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Blending elements of dance music, rock n' roll and shoegaze/folk with psychedelia as the cohesive element, SWIMM has created an original sounding first release that has people very curious about what will come next from this Florida group.
Released last spring, their Feel EP contains acoustic, gauzy tracks with an intimacy that will draw you in like “Darkness of Love”, as well as breezy, danceable songs like “Feels”. To immerse yourself in the psychedelic bombast of the album watch and share the band’s latest video for the track “Too Old” HERE.
Following the EP’s release, SWIMM began playing a number of energetic DIY shows in California, New York and Florida, building a reputation for an experiential live show. The release launched the band into an abundance of positive press that has already earned them a spot on a national tour. SWIMM will now be pushing their way across the country as they join Hockey and Saint Motel on their first US tour.
Tour Dates
7/24 @ Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, CA
7/25 @ Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
7/26 @ El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
7/27 @ Independent - San Francisco, CA
7/29 @ Catalyst Night Club (Atrium) - Santa Cruz, CA
8/1 @ Neumos - Seattle, WA
8/2 @ The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
8/3 @ Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
8/6 @ Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/8 @ Stage 112 - Missoula, MT
8/9 @ The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
8/10 @ Canyons Resort - Park City, UT
8/13 @ Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/14 @ Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
8/15 @ The Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
8/16 @ The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
8/17 @ Wasted Plains After Party - Woodstock, IL
8/25 @ Kaleidoscope Music Festival - Eugene, OR
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July 23, 2013
The Veils Play LA One Night Only
The Veils
Playing Los Angeles One Night Only, August 8th!
8/8: Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
“Frontman Finn Andrews posseses Nick Cave-like charisma, and the London five-piece has an impeccable sense of timing.” - SPIN
"Andrews' raw, expressive vocals unify each of the album's 10 tracks."
- Washington Post
The Veils released their highly anticipated fourth album, Time Stays, We Go , earlier this year to critical acclaim from the likes of Entertainment Weekly , MAGNET & KEXP ! Their first release in four years, the album was produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan (Divine Fits, Arcade Fire) and mixed to tape by seminal English producer Bill Price (The Clash, Jesus & Mary Chain), whom the band tempted out of retirement to work on the record.
Fresh from a string sold-out shows in New Zealand, The Veils will play a one-off US show at Los Angeles’ The Troubadour on August 8th! The show follows the band’s hugely successful North American tour this spring, and will give local fans another chance to catch their captivating live show!
Time Stays, We Go single “Through The Deep, Dark Wood” opens the album with a driving rhythm and palpable electric energy. “Dancing With The Tornado” is an upbeat, energetic cut that showcases Finn’s raw, dynamic vocals twisting and turning above driving percussion and dancing guitar lines. “Turn From The Rain” is full of bright, lively instrumentation that plays up the song’s message of hope and perseverance. Album closer “Out From The Valley & Into The Stars” is a heartbreakingly stunning ballad that builds to an explosive climax, leaving listeners wanting more.
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Playing Los Angeles One Night Only, August 8th!
8/8: Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
“Frontman Finn Andrews posseses Nick Cave-like charisma, and the London five-piece has an impeccable sense of timing.” - SPIN
"Andrews' raw, expressive vocals unify each of the album's 10 tracks."
- Washington Post
The Veils released their highly anticipated fourth album, Time Stays, We Go , earlier this year to critical acclaim from the likes of Entertainment Weekly , MAGNET & KEXP ! Their first release in four years, the album was produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan (Divine Fits, Arcade Fire) and mixed to tape by seminal English producer Bill Price (The Clash, Jesus & Mary Chain), whom the band tempted out of retirement to work on the record.
Fresh from a string sold-out shows in New Zealand, The Veils will play a one-off US show at Los Angeles’ The Troubadour on August 8th! The show follows the band’s hugely successful North American tour this spring, and will give local fans another chance to catch their captivating live show!
Time Stays, We Go single “Through The Deep, Dark Wood” opens the album with a driving rhythm and palpable electric energy. “Dancing With The Tornado” is an upbeat, energetic cut that showcases Finn’s raw, dynamic vocals twisting and turning above driving percussion and dancing guitar lines. “Turn From The Rain” is full of bright, lively instrumentation that plays up the song’s message of hope and perseverance. Album closer “Out From The Valley & Into The Stars” is a heartbreakingly stunning ballad that builds to an explosive climax, leaving listeners wanting more.
http://www.theveils.com/
http://www.facebook.com/theveils
www.twitter.com/the_veils
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Announces Fall Tour
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Announces Fall Tour Fourth Album Fly By Wire Out September 17 on Polyvinyl Stream/Embed New Single 'Harrison Ford' at SPIN or Soundcloud
"While the trio have spent over a decade honing their blend of '90s power-pop and '60s-inspired harmonies, this latest feels especially vibrant....overflowing with a teen-y angst and indecision that still feels utterly raw. Maybe they should fly 5,000 miles across the world for every record." - Consequence of Sound
Missouri-based indie-pop trio Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has released new single, ' Harrison Ford ,' with SPIN. The lead track off their forthcoming album, Fly By Wire , out September 17th on Polyvinyl, it follows first single ' Nightwater Girlfriend ,' and the album will be available on CD/Digital, 180-gram coke bottle clear vinyl with a gatefold jacket and collage-style pull-out poster, a special limited edition red/white vinyl exclusively for mail-order, and red cassette tape. Pre-order link is here. The band is also pleased to announce a fall tour that will kick off in Columbia, MO in October and take them to the east coast. They will follow this run with a tour throughout the western half of the US in November.
For this new album, the members of SSLYBY returned to the attic where they made their debut full-length Broom , but first they took a 5000 mile detour. After the Boris Yeltsin Foundation in Yekaterinburg, Russia extended an invitation to the band, Phil Dickey, Will Knauer, and Jonathan Jamesspent a whirlwind six days in their namesake's home country this past January: meeting with Yeltsin's close friends and personal translator (who gifted them seven bottles of expensive Russian vodka) and performing at an elementary school after the U.S. consulate named them cultural ambassadors for a day. The trip concluded with a set at Old Nu Rock, making SSLYBY the first American group to play at Russia's largest winter rock festival. The band is releasing a documentary about their life-changing trip this summer, called Discussions With Russians . Watch the trailer here.
Fly By Wire
Tracklisting 1. Harrison Ford 2. Young Presidents3. Cover All Sides4. Lucky Young5. Ms. Dot6. Loretta7. Unearth8. Bright Leaves9. Nightwater Girlfriend 10. Fly By Wire SSLYBY On Tour 8/24 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews (Shoot the Chutes Festival) 10/ 10 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's10/11 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar10/12 St. Louis, MO - Firebird10/15 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill * 10/16 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry * 10/17 Madison, WI - The Frequency * 10/18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean * 10/19 - Champaign, IL - Mike and Mollys * 10/21 New York, NY - Marlin Room at Webster Hall * 10/22 - Allston, MA - Great Scott * 10/23 - Washington DC - DC9 * 10/24 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star * 10/25 Pittsburgh, PA - William Pitt Union * 10/26 - Columbus, OH - Kobo Live * 11/13 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar ^ 11/15 - Pomona, CA - Glass House ^ 11/16 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar ^ 11/19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ^ 11/20 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^ 11/21 - Boise, ID - Neurolux ^ 11/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court ^ 11/23 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive ^
*with A Great Big Pile of Leaves^ with Army Navy
"While the trio have spent over a decade honing their blend of '90s power-pop and '60s-inspired harmonies, this latest feels especially vibrant....overflowing with a teen-y angst and indecision that still feels utterly raw. Maybe they should fly 5,000 miles across the world for every record." - Consequence of Sound
Missouri-based indie-pop trio Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has released new single, ' Harrison Ford ,' with SPIN. The lead track off their forthcoming album, Fly By Wire , out September 17th on Polyvinyl, it follows first single ' Nightwater Girlfriend ,' and the album will be available on CD/Digital, 180-gram coke bottle clear vinyl with a gatefold jacket and collage-style pull-out poster, a special limited edition red/white vinyl exclusively for mail-order, and red cassette tape. Pre-order link is here. The band is also pleased to announce a fall tour that will kick off in Columbia, MO in October and take them to the east coast. They will follow this run with a tour throughout the western half of the US in November.
For this new album, the members of SSLYBY returned to the attic where they made their debut full-length Broom , but first they took a 5000 mile detour. After the Boris Yeltsin Foundation in Yekaterinburg, Russia extended an invitation to the band, Phil Dickey, Will Knauer, and Jonathan Jamesspent a whirlwind six days in their namesake's home country this past January: meeting with Yeltsin's close friends and personal translator (who gifted them seven bottles of expensive Russian vodka) and performing at an elementary school after the U.S. consulate named them cultural ambassadors for a day. The trip concluded with a set at Old Nu Rock, making SSLYBY the first American group to play at Russia's largest winter rock festival. The band is releasing a documentary about their life-changing trip this summer, called Discussions With Russians . Watch the trailer here.
Fly By Wire
Tracklisting 1. Harrison Ford 2. Young Presidents3. Cover All Sides4. Lucky Young5. Ms. Dot6. Loretta7. Unearth8. Bright Leaves9. Nightwater Girlfriend 10. Fly By Wire SSLYBY On Tour 8/24 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews (Shoot the Chutes Festival) 10/ 10 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's10/11 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar10/12 St. Louis, MO - Firebird10/15 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill * 10/16 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry * 10/17 Madison, WI - The Frequency * 10/18 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean * 10/19 - Champaign, IL - Mike and Mollys * 10/21 New York, NY - Marlin Room at Webster Hall * 10/22 - Allston, MA - Great Scott * 10/23 - Washington DC - DC9 * 10/24 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star * 10/25 Pittsburgh, PA - William Pitt Union * 10/26 - Columbus, OH - Kobo Live * 11/13 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar ^ 11/15 - Pomona, CA - Glass House ^ 11/16 - San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar ^ 11/19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ^ 11/20 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern ^ 11/21 - Boise, ID - Neurolux ^ 11/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court ^ 11/23 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive ^*with A Great Big Pile of Leaves^ with Army Navy
Norway's Susanna and Ensemble neoN to Release The Forester
NORWAY'S SUSANNA AND ENSEMBLE NEON TO RELEASE THE FORESTERSEPTEMBER 17TH ON SUSANNASONATA
PREVIEW THE FORESTER
One year following the release of
Wild Dog
(Rune Grammofon), Norwegian songstress Susanna returns with a new album to be released on her own label, SusannaSonata, on September 17, 2013. Active for more than a decade through eight albums released under the names Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Susanna, and Susanna Wallumrød, the Oslo based artist has recently been taking great steps towards more independence and autonomy, while increasing the range of her considerable talents as a songwriter, vocal interpreter and producer. She's known for both her own songwriting and her huge range of highly personal interpretations of other people's songs, including Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Joy Division, Scott Walker, KISS, amongst others. She is an intensely arresting performer, holding audiences captive with her hypnotizing vocal timbre and the powerful, all consuming sound of her band.
Susanna's first new, full-length release on her own label, The Forester , is a co-production with the Norwegian contemporary music group, Ensemble neoN. It combines the antique notes of the Baroque theorbo, woodwinds and strings, and Susanna's sparse piano, and features Susanna's strongest songwriting to date.
Picking from new tracks and several already released songs by Susanna, composers Julian Skar and Jan Martin Smørdalmade new arrangements suited to the eight-piece Ensemble neoN, and extended the title track into a fifteen-minute, three-part suite in which dark woods shroud a wanderer in a symbolic landscape of searching and loss. Being lost or deliberately straying from the chosen path are recurring themes on The Forester, whose subject matter ranges from disturbing natural environments to alien visitors, painted on an eerily exquisite canvas that recalls Mark Hollis, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush and Claude Debussy while remaining uniquely Susanna's soundworld. Recorded entirely live in one single, emotionally intense day at Oslo's legendary Rainbow Studio, produced by Deathprod and Susanna and engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug, The Forestercaptures Susanna's composition and all the nuances of her distinctive voice in neoN's deceptively simple chamber-folk tapestry.
Download hi-res album art and images of Susanna - www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_susanna.html.
The Forester preview - http://snd.sc/18xAXrB
Susanna Feat. Siri Nilsen & Susanne Sundfør's "Death Hanging" - http://snd.sc/11dYsPE
The Forester Tracklisting:1. The Forester I, II & III2. Hangout3. Oh, I Am Stuck4. Intruder5. Lonely Heart
"Who knew starkly profound morbidity could sound so gorgeous?" - Pitchfork
"[Susanna's] simplicity can be considered studied. In a way, the song isn't even a showcase for lyrics as much as it is the timbres of the human voice, and the minute sonic space between the harmonies." - Ad Hoc
"limpid-voiced, open-hearted, musically idiosyncratic and touched with mystery." - The New York Times
"Beautiful, spare, hypnotic." - MOJO
"Wallumrød sings with dazzling clarity and exquisite patience, shaping melodies with care and sensitivity and tightly controlling her emotional engagement with the material. . . " - Chicago Reader
Susanna online:www.susannamagical.comwww.susannasonata.comwww.pitchperfectpr.com/a_susanna.html
PREVIEW THE FORESTER
One year following the release of
Wild Dog
(Rune Grammofon), Norwegian songstress Susanna returns with a new album to be released on her own label, SusannaSonata, on September 17, 2013. Active for more than a decade through eight albums released under the names Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Susanna, and Susanna Wallumrød, the Oslo based artist has recently been taking great steps towards more independence and autonomy, while increasing the range of her considerable talents as a songwriter, vocal interpreter and producer. She's known for both her own songwriting and her huge range of highly personal interpretations of other people's songs, including Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Joy Division, Scott Walker, KISS, amongst others. She is an intensely arresting performer, holding audiences captive with her hypnotizing vocal timbre and the powerful, all consuming sound of her band.Susanna's first new, full-length release on her own label, The Forester , is a co-production with the Norwegian contemporary music group, Ensemble neoN. It combines the antique notes of the Baroque theorbo, woodwinds and strings, and Susanna's sparse piano, and features Susanna's strongest songwriting to date.
Picking from new tracks and several already released songs by Susanna, composers Julian Skar and Jan Martin Smørdalmade new arrangements suited to the eight-piece Ensemble neoN, and extended the title track into a fifteen-minute, three-part suite in which dark woods shroud a wanderer in a symbolic landscape of searching and loss. Being lost or deliberately straying from the chosen path are recurring themes on The Forester, whose subject matter ranges from disturbing natural environments to alien visitors, painted on an eerily exquisite canvas that recalls Mark Hollis, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush and Claude Debussy while remaining uniquely Susanna's soundworld. Recorded entirely live in one single, emotionally intense day at Oslo's legendary Rainbow Studio, produced by Deathprod and Susanna and engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug, The Forestercaptures Susanna's composition and all the nuances of her distinctive voice in neoN's deceptively simple chamber-folk tapestry.
Download hi-res album art and images of Susanna - www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_susanna.html.
The Forester preview - http://snd.sc/18xAXrB
Susanna Feat. Siri Nilsen & Susanne Sundfør's "Death Hanging" - http://snd.sc/11dYsPE
The Forester Tracklisting:1. The Forester I, II & III2. Hangout3. Oh, I Am Stuck4. Intruder5. Lonely Heart
"Who knew starkly profound morbidity could sound so gorgeous?" - Pitchfork
"[Susanna's] simplicity can be considered studied. In a way, the song isn't even a showcase for lyrics as much as it is the timbres of the human voice, and the minute sonic space between the harmonies." - Ad Hoc
"limpid-voiced, open-hearted, musically idiosyncratic and touched with mystery." - The New York Times
"Beautiful, spare, hypnotic." - MOJO
"Wallumrød sings with dazzling clarity and exquisite patience, shaping melodies with care and sensitivity and tightly controlling her emotional engagement with the material. . . " - Chicago Reader
Susanna online:www.susannamagical.comwww.susannasonata.comwww.pitchperfectpr.com/a_susanna.html
THE JIM JONES REVUE'S 'THE SAVAGE HEART' ALBUM
THE JIM JONES REVUE'THE SAVAGE HEART' NEW ALBUM RELEASED IN NORTH AMERICA TODAYTHROUGH PUNK ROCK BLUES RECORDS CHECK OUT 'WHERE DA MONEY GO?' ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM BAND TO PLAY BOWERY ELECTRIC IN NYC ON NEW YEAR'S EVE(MORE DATES FORTHCOMING)
Photo: Steve Gullick
The Jim Jones Revue release their eagerly anticipated third studio album The Savage Heart in the US and Canada today, through Punk Rock Blues Records (distributed by Redeye). The Savage Heart was produced by Jim Sclavunos (of Grinderman / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), mixed by Jim Abiss (Arctic Monkeys, DJ Shadow, The Heavy), with spiritual guidance from the legendary Nick Lowe. Their most exhilarating work to date, The Savage Heartexpands the sonic remit of The Jim Jones Revue beyond their renowned brand of manic rock ’n’ roll to explore a virtual “heart of darkness” of new musical territory in the form of tribal stomps, field hollers, a capella rave-ups -- even a fuzzed-out feedback-laden doo-wop ballad! The Savage Heartswaggers with all the balls-out rocking of its predecessors, but offers too an expansive vision of the band, with a wider palette of sounds and even socially conscious lyrics. “While the group look back into the roots of rock n’ roll, we’ve never gone backwards in what we do,” says Jim Jones. “It’s always about pushing things forward for us.” Contributing mightily to the vigorous sound captured on The Savage Heart is Henri Herberton keyboards. Henri, who joined the band in 2011, has diversified the band’s keyboard vocabulary, drawing not just on the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard but Otis Spann, Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons as well. “He’s the Professor of Piano,” affirms Rupert Orton (guitar). “His wealth of knowledge is astounding. He’s really re-shaped our approach.” Notorious for their maniacal high-energy shows, The Jim Jones Revue have been described by MOJO as “the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world right now”. Stay tuned for live shows in the US and Canada later this year.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR 'THE SAVAGE HEART' HERE
"The Savage Heart revels in the dark thrills of dark, bawdy rock 'n' roll....(his Revue's) sultry, sinister shuffle is already hard to resist." MOJO
At times, it indeed sounds like these songs are coming from a mythical parallel universe where rock’n’roll is still the key of life. Jones never deviates from his mission to re-energise the form....drenches it in feedback and sets the thing aflame." The Guardian
"London's rock 'n' roll true believers serve up their best work yet." Q
Photo: Steve Gullick
The Jim Jones Revue release their eagerly anticipated third studio album The Savage Heart in the US and Canada today, through Punk Rock Blues Records (distributed by Redeye). The Savage Heart was produced by Jim Sclavunos (of Grinderman / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), mixed by Jim Abiss (Arctic Monkeys, DJ Shadow, The Heavy), with spiritual guidance from the legendary Nick Lowe. Their most exhilarating work to date, The Savage Heartexpands the sonic remit of The Jim Jones Revue beyond their renowned brand of manic rock ’n’ roll to explore a virtual “heart of darkness” of new musical territory in the form of tribal stomps, field hollers, a capella rave-ups -- even a fuzzed-out feedback-laden doo-wop ballad! The Savage Heartswaggers with all the balls-out rocking of its predecessors, but offers too an expansive vision of the band, with a wider palette of sounds and even socially conscious lyrics. “While the group look back into the roots of rock n’ roll, we’ve never gone backwards in what we do,” says Jim Jones. “It’s always about pushing things forward for us.” Contributing mightily to the vigorous sound captured on The Savage Heart is Henri Herberton keyboards. Henri, who joined the band in 2011, has diversified the band’s keyboard vocabulary, drawing not just on the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard but Otis Spann, Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons as well. “He’s the Professor of Piano,” affirms Rupert Orton (guitar). “His wealth of knowledge is astounding. He’s really re-shaped our approach.” Notorious for their maniacal high-energy shows, The Jim Jones Revue have been described by MOJO as “the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world right now”. Stay tuned for live shows in the US and Canada later this year.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR 'THE SAVAGE HEART' HERE
"The Savage Heart revels in the dark thrills of dark, bawdy rock 'n' roll....(his Revue's) sultry, sinister shuffle is already hard to resist." MOJO
At times, it indeed sounds like these songs are coming from a mythical parallel universe where rock’n’roll is still the key of life. Jones never deviates from his mission to re-energise the form....drenches it in feedback and sets the thing aflame." The Guardian
"London's rock 'n' roll true believers serve up their best work yet." Q
Washed Out: "Don't Give Up" (Official Video)
Watch Washed Out's "Don't Give Up"
The New Video From Paracosm
http://youtu.be/9rbRwV0T0AQ
Washed Out has premiered the official video for "Don’t Give Up," the stunningly shot clip from his forthcoming album Paracosm. Directed by acclaimed designer Kate Moross and filmed at London Zoo, "Don't Give Up" captures the vibrant and exquisite nature of the animal kingdom. Combining close-up photography with a variety of intense colours, Moross shows nature’s intricate and hypnotic beauty alongside Greene’s equally enchanting single. Here, Greene takes the production style of his own critically-acclaimed past releases and shapes it into the most affecting and immediate Washed Out pop moment to date. Watch it now http://youtu.be/9rbRwV0T0AQ . Washed Out’s previously announced month-long, late summer tour in support of Paracosmbegins August 24th in Monterey, CA at First City Festival and runs through September 24th in Athens, GA at The Georgia Theatre. Please find updated tour dates below. Paracosm will be available for release August 13th in North America via Sub Pop. More on Washed Out’s Paracosm: The music recorded by Ernest Greene as Washed Out has been nothing if not dreamy, but for his second full-length, he’s taken the idea of letting your mind wander to another state a huge leap further. On Paracosm, the Georgia-based musician explores the album’s namesake phenomenon, where people create detailed imaginary worlds. The concept has been used to describe fantasy lands like Tolkien’s Middle Earth and C.S. Lewis’ Narnia, and it’s at the heart of the 2004 documentary In the Realms of the Unreal about outsider artist Henry Darger (read more at Sub Pop). Tour Dates: Aug. 24 - Monterey, CA - First City Festival Aug. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Festival Aug. 31 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Sep. 02 - Victoria, BC - 9ONE9 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. 23 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Sep. 24 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre Buy tickets via www.washedout.net
MARK LANEGAN Fall U.S. Tour Announced, 'Imitations'
(July 23, 2013) - Following the release of his new covers album IMITATIONS on September 17, 2013 via Vagrant Records, MARK LANEGAN will be embarking on a world tour this fall that takes him across the US and throughout the UK and Europe. The acoustic US dates begin on Friday, October 4 in Los Angeles, California at the Troubadour and wrap up in New York City on Tuesday, October 15 at the Gramercy Theatre.
Fans can listen to the first track off the album, Mark’s take on “I’m Not The Loving Kind” at http://soundcloud.com/marklanegan/im-.... The twelve-track album was recorded earlier this year and follows his 2012 release, Blues Funeral. Pre-order details for Imitations will be announced shortly.
US tour:
10/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/07 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/08 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
10/10 – Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
10/11 – Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub
10/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
10/14 – Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
10/15 – New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre
EU & UK tour:
10/19 – Vienna @ Akzent Theatre
10/20 – Linz @ Posthof
10/22 – Belgrade @ Cinema Dom Omladine
10/23 – Zagreb @ Kino SC
10/25 – Berlin @ Passionskirche
10/27 – Stockholm @ Södra Teatern
10/28 – Copenhagen @ Radiohuset
10/30 – Brussels @ Flagey
11/01 – Brighton @ St. George’s Church
11/02 – Birmingham @ Institute
11/03 – Leeds @ College of Music
11/04 – Edinburgh @ Queen’s Hall
11/05 – Dublin @ Sugar Club
11/07 – Manchester @ Royal Northern College of Music
11/08 – London@ Union Chapel
11/10 – Amsterdam @ Duif
11/11 – Cologne @ Kulturekirche
11/12 – Hamburg @ Mojo
11/13 – Eindhoven @ Muziekgebouw
11/15 – Paris @ Alhambra
11/16 – Zurich @ Kaufleuten
11/17 – Lausanne @ Theatre de l’Octogone
11/18 – Bologna @ Teatro Duse
11/19 – Venice @ Teatro Corso
11/21 – Nimes @ La Paloma
11/24 – Aviles @ Teatro Niemeyer
11/25 – Barcelona @ Teatro Barts
11/26 – Madrid @ Teatro Nuevo Apolo
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Hanni El Khatib shares "Pay No Mind" video
HANNI EL KHATIB SHARES "PAY NO MIND" VIDEO VIA NOWNESS
PLAYING THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN AUGUST 1ST
HEAD IN THE DIRT (PRODUCED BY DAN AUERBACH) OUT NOW VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
VIDEO: "Pay No Mind" - http://www.nowness.com/s/azii4r
Today Hanni El Khatib is sharing the video for "Pay Me No Mind," taken from his new Dan Auerbach-produced album Head In The Dirt. The video is directed by Simon Cahn, who recently co-directed short film 'Mourir Auprès de Toi' with Spike Jonze as well as directing Hanni's recent video for "Penny."
Speaking on his continued collaboration with Simon, Hanni said, "Simon has a very specific type of humor that he always injects in his work. I like it when creatives don't take themselves too seriously. "The video for 'Pay No Mind' is "all about having fun," says Cahn. "The idea for this video was to go for the opposite of rock 'n' roll imagery. I really wanted to do something unexpected for Hanni." The video comes in conjunction with the announcement that Hanni El Khatib will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman on August 1st.
PLAYING THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN AUGUST 1ST
HEAD IN THE DIRT (PRODUCED BY DAN AUERBACH) OUT NOW VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE
VIDEO: "Pay No Mind" - http://www.nowness.com/s/azii4r
Today Hanni El Khatib is sharing the video for "Pay Me No Mind," taken from his new Dan Auerbach-produced album Head In The Dirt. The video is directed by Simon Cahn, who recently co-directed short film 'Mourir Auprès de Toi' with Spike Jonze as well as directing Hanni's recent video for "Penny."
Speaking on his continued collaboration with Simon, Hanni said, "Simon has a very specific type of humor that he always injects in his work. I like it when creatives don't take themselves too seriously. "The video for 'Pay No Mind' is "all about having fun," says Cahn. "The idea for this video was to go for the opposite of rock 'n' roll imagery. I really wanted to do something unexpected for Hanni." The video comes in conjunction with the announcement that Hanni El Khatib will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman on August 1st.
Pharmakon on tour with SWANS, announces U.S. + European tour
PHARMAKON ON TOUR WITH SWANS
ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN SHOWS
NEW U.S. TOUR DATES
photo courtesy of Fred Pessaro
Pharmakon has been working non stop since the release of her highly acclaimed Abandon LP back in May on Sacred Bones Records, and just last night she kicked off a string of dates with the legendary SWANS and will touring with them until the end of the month. In addition to that she will be hitting the road again in September for a U.S. tour, and then heading to Europe. Anyone that's seen Pharmakon live will tell you that her live show is not to be missed. You can check out the first batch of dates below, and stay tuned for more to be announced very soon.
LISTEN: "Crawling On Bruised Knees" -
https://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/pharmakon-crawling-on-bruised
LISTEN: "Ache" -
https://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/pharmakon-ache
TOUR DATES
7/22 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House †
7/23 - Newport, KY - Southgate House †
7/24 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone †
7/25 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom †
7/26 - Buffalo, NY - Trafl Music Hall †
9/5-7 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
9/10 - Boston, MA - O Briens %
9/11 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %
9/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie %
9/13 - Hudson, NY - Pitchfork Basilica Festival
9/14 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel %
9/28 - Seattle, WA - Decibel Festival
10/19 - Unsound Festival, Krakow, Poland
10/22 - ZDB, Lisbon, Portugal
11/07 - Museum of Contemprary Art, Strasbourg, France
11/22-24 - ATP, All Tomorrow's Parties : End of an Era, UK
12/6-7 - Madeiradig International Music Festival , Madeira Islands
† w/ SWANS
% w/ Destruction Unit, Ukiah Drag
ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN SHOWS
NEW U.S. TOUR DATES
photo courtesy of Fred Pessaro
Pharmakon has been working non stop since the release of her highly acclaimed Abandon LP back in May on Sacred Bones Records, and just last night she kicked off a string of dates with the legendary SWANS and will touring with them until the end of the month. In addition to that she will be hitting the road again in September for a U.S. tour, and then heading to Europe. Anyone that's seen Pharmakon live will tell you that her live show is not to be missed. You can check out the first batch of dates below, and stay tuned for more to be announced very soon.
LISTEN: "Crawling On Bruised Knees" -
https://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/pharmakon-crawling-on-bruised
LISTEN: "Ache" -
https://soundcloud.com/sacredbones/pharmakon-ache
TOUR DATES
7/22 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Tap House †
7/23 - Newport, KY - Southgate House †
7/24 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone †
7/25 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom †
7/26 - Buffalo, NY - Trafl Music Hall †
9/5-7 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
9/10 - Boston, MA - O Briens %
9/11 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %
9/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie %
9/13 - Hudson, NY - Pitchfork Basilica Festival
9/14 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel %
9/28 - Seattle, WA - Decibel Festival
10/19 - Unsound Festival, Krakow, Poland
10/22 - ZDB, Lisbon, Portugal
11/07 - Museum of Contemprary Art, Strasbourg, France
11/22-24 - ATP, All Tomorrow's Parties : End of an Era, UK
12/6-7 - Madeiradig International Music Festival , Madeira Islands
† w/ SWANS
% w/ Destruction Unit, Ukiah Drag
