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HUGH CORNWELL NEW STUDIO ALBUM 'TOTEM AND TABOO'
HUGH CORNWELL NEW STUDIO ALBUM 'TOTEM AND TABOO'OUT JUNE 25TH VIA RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT AND THROUGH RED/SONY DISTRIBUTION
ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY STEVE ALBINI
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE
WATCH THE 'TOTEM AND TABOO' VIDEO HERE
INITIAL NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED
Photo: Kevin Nixon
Followng rave reviews in the UK, Hugh Cornwell’s new studio album TOTEM AND TABOO is set to be released in the US on June 25th, via Red River Entertainment and through Red/SONY Distribution. Recorded at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, the album was engineered and mixed by the legendary Steve Albini. Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers. The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the British rock band The Stranglers, he’s enjoyed massive UK and European success with 10 hit albums and 21 Top Forty singles, etching himself into the UK and Europe's musical psyche with classic songs, including Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Grip, Nice N Sleazy, Duchess and Skin Deep. Cornwell’s last studio album, the critically acclaimed Hooverdam, produced and mixed by Grammy award winner Liam Watson, is available as a free download from his official website - www.hughcornwell.com.
Hugh will embark on a full North American tour later this year and will feature the new songs, as well as classic Stranglers material.Initial dates are below.
NORTH AMERICAN DATES (MORE FORTHCOMING):
Dec 3rd - Smiths Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA
Dec 4th - Casbah at Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Dec 5th - Black Cat - Washington, DC
Dec 8th- Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
Dec 10th - Sellersville Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY STEVE ALBINI
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE
WATCH THE 'TOTEM AND TABOO' VIDEO HERE
INITIAL NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED
Photo: Kevin NixonFollowng rave reviews in the UK, Hugh Cornwell’s new studio album TOTEM AND TABOO is set to be released in the US on June 25th, via Red River Entertainment and through Red/SONY Distribution. Recorded at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, the album was engineered and mixed by the legendary Steve Albini. Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers. The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the British rock band The Stranglers, he’s enjoyed massive UK and European success with 10 hit albums and 21 Top Forty singles, etching himself into the UK and Europe's musical psyche with classic songs, including Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Grip, Nice N Sleazy, Duchess and Skin Deep. Cornwell’s last studio album, the critically acclaimed Hooverdam, produced and mixed by Grammy award winner Liam Watson, is available as a free download from his official website - www.hughcornwell.com.
Hugh will embark on a full North American tour later this year and will feature the new songs, as well as classic Stranglers material.Initial dates are below.
NORTH AMERICAN DATES (MORE FORTHCOMING):
Dec 3rd - Smiths Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA
Dec 4th - Casbah at Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Dec 5th - Black Cat - Washington, DC
Dec 8th- Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
Dec 10th - Sellersville Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
Trentemøller Debuts New Single with Jonny Pierce of The Drums
Trentemøller Debuts New Single with Jonny Pierce of The Drums
Third Full-length Album Lost Due Out This Fall
European Tour with Depeche Mode Underway
Watch the Video for 'Never Stop Running (feat. Jonny Pierce of The Drums)' at Noisey
Danish electronic artist Trentemøller has debuted a brand new 7" single 'Never Stop Running (feat. Jonny Pierce of The Drums)' with Noisey to kick off a set of European dates from London to Germany where he was handpicked to open for Depeche Mode. The track is taken from his forthcoming third album,
Lost
, out this September on his own label In My Room. 'Never Stop Running' pulsates with Trentemøller's unique production while melding together with Pierce's expressive vocals. The video captures the vibe of the tune through the direction of cinematographer Frederik Jacobi, who took a camera to Los Angeles to "listen" to people and capture moods to blend with the visual space of the video.
Trentemøller, the alias of Anders Trentemøller, "transcends genres with cinematic scope" says NME who describe his "captivating complexity" of his music and sound design. It's been a long and exciting way from his debut LP, The Last Resort, alongside projects like The Trentem øller Chronicles and Remixed/Reworked , to his second record Into The Great Wide Yonder , which gained praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, SPIN, XLR8R , and more. The musical evolution of this Danish musical mastermind on his forthcoming third album was not a linear progression, but one characterized by twists and turns along with his development of a full live band that has toured the globe with great success.
After a groundbreaking performance at Coachella in 2011, which had Yahoo! calling him the "ultimate underdog, stunning all onlookers and becoming the toast of the fest...the biggest revelation of the entire weekend," Trentemøller embarked on a set of coast-to-coast US tours with his full live band, featuring guest appearances by expert theremin player Dorit Chrysler and Coco Sumner (I Blame Coco), concluding with the band's late night TV debut on Late Night with Carson Daly. Stay tuned for more details on Lost and Trentemøller's return to the US to follow.
For more info, please visit: http://www.anderstrentemoller.com
http://www.facebook.com/trentemoller ;
http://www.hfn-music.com/inmyroom/ ;
Third Full-length Album Lost Due Out This Fall
European Tour with Depeche Mode Underway
Watch the Video for 'Never Stop Running (feat. Jonny Pierce of The Drums)' at Noisey
Danish electronic artist Trentemøller has debuted a brand new 7" single 'Never Stop Running (feat. Jonny Pierce of The Drums)' with Noisey to kick off a set of European dates from London to Germany where he was handpicked to open for Depeche Mode. The track is taken from his forthcoming third album,
Lost
, out this September on his own label In My Room. 'Never Stop Running' pulsates with Trentemøller's unique production while melding together with Pierce's expressive vocals. The video captures the vibe of the tune through the direction of cinematographer Frederik Jacobi, who took a camera to Los Angeles to "listen" to people and capture moods to blend with the visual space of the video. Trentemøller, the alias of Anders Trentemøller, "transcends genres with cinematic scope" says NME who describe his "captivating complexity" of his music and sound design. It's been a long and exciting way from his debut LP, The Last Resort, alongside projects like The Trentem øller Chronicles and Remixed/Reworked , to his second record Into The Great Wide Yonder , which gained praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, SPIN, XLR8R , and more. The musical evolution of this Danish musical mastermind on his forthcoming third album was not a linear progression, but one characterized by twists and turns along with his development of a full live band that has toured the globe with great success.
After a groundbreaking performance at Coachella in 2011, which had Yahoo! calling him the "ultimate underdog, stunning all onlookers and becoming the toast of the fest...the biggest revelation of the entire weekend," Trentemøller embarked on a set of coast-to-coast US tours with his full live band, featuring guest appearances by expert theremin player Dorit Chrysler and Coco Sumner (I Blame Coco), concluding with the band's late night TV debut on Late Night with Carson Daly. Stay tuned for more details on Lost and Trentemøller's return to the US to follow.
For more info, please visit: http://www.anderstrentemoller.com
http://www.facebook.com/trentemoller ;
http://www.hfn-music.com/inmyroom/ ;
Jake Bellows's Debut Solo Album New Ocean Out August 6 On Saddle Creek
Jake Bellows's Debut Solo Album New Ocean Out August 6 On Saddle Creek
Watch: New Ocean Album Trailer via YouTube
On August 6, Neva Dinova frontman Jake Bellows will release his debut solo album New Ocean. The album was recorded at Omaha's ARC Studios with engineer Ben Brodin (Before the Toast and Tea, Conor Oberst), Ryan Fox (The Good Life), Todd Fink (The Faint), and Heath Koontz (Neva Dinova). New Ocean is now available for pre-order on CD & LP via Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter. The album's trailer, which includes an interview with Jake Bellows, is available to post and share via the Saddle Creek YouTube page. Summer tour dates are in the works. Look for dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
Jake Bellows had quit music. Or so he thought. After fronting Neva Dinova for more than 15 years which included five full-lengths, a split EP, and countless tours, he packed up his dog and moved from his native Omaha to his girlfriend's hometown of Los Angeles. Two days before he left he recorded 18 demos with musician and engineer Ben Brodin at Brodin's insistence. Once in L.A., Bellows got a job installing sliding-glass doors and sold his Les Paul to buy a Datsun pick-up truck.
Though he had no plans to form a new band, he played the occasional solo show, performed with Whispertown, and continued to write songs. In early 2011, an invitation arrived from Omaha's Film Streams Theater for Jake's old friend Ryan Fox also living on the West Coast, to perform an original live film score. Fox enlisted Bellows and Brodin to collaborate and the trio began to compose and discuss improvisational ideas over long-distance. Since they were all going to be in Omaha and had a long history of playing in each other's bands, Brodin and Fox nudged Bellows into booking studio time to record some of his dormant songs.
Fox and Bellows drove from LA to Omaha that November in a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle that didn't have heat, a speedometer, a fuel gauge, seatbelts, or radio. They made it as far as Lincoln, NE, before the car caught fire at 4 in the morning. Later that week the trio performed the score to The Adventures of Prince Achmed. That weekend, they entered ARC Studios for a feverish recording session, arranging and writing parts on the fly with an impromptu band including Heath Koontz, Todd Fink, Whispertown bandmate Morgan Nagler and other old friends. Committing quickly to intuitive arrangements the band recorded 17 tracks in a little more than a week. They worked remotely on the record throughout that winter and spring, adding overdubs in basements and bedrooms across western North America.
The group reunited in Omaha to debut the new songs at a couple of shows one week the following June. Excited to release the new material on their own terms the band put out a preview EP on cassette, Help, at the end of 2012. The new music is underpinned by philosophical conviction and shaped by an interest in physics, cosmology and mythology. Bellows returned to music with a renewed sense of the intrinsic value of art and its ability to express the commonality of human experience. His debut full-length, New Ocean, offers a mix tape of different kinds of songs hanging out on one record - love songs that are not necessarily ballads despite their introspective gauziness, with left turns into drunk-in-the-sun bossa nova and blue-eyed-soul ruptured by fuzz guitar. Bellows believes that songs change the fabric of the universe through the very frequencies they emit. As such, the record attempts to create the world he wants to see instead of reflect the world that is. "Our theory of the beginning of the universe is the big bang - a sound," Bellows said. "What gave birth to the universe is our one tool that we can change the universe with."
For more info, please visit:
http://jakebellows.com/ http://saddle-creek.com/
Watch: New Ocean Album Trailer via YouTube On August 6, Neva Dinova frontman Jake Bellows will release his debut solo album New Ocean. The album was recorded at Omaha's ARC Studios with engineer Ben Brodin (Before the Toast and Tea, Conor Oberst), Ryan Fox (The Good Life), Todd Fink (The Faint), and Heath Koontz (Neva Dinova). New Ocean is now available for pre-order on CD & LP via Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter. The album's trailer, which includes an interview with Jake Bellows, is available to post and share via the Saddle Creek YouTube page. Summer tour dates are in the works. Look for dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
Jake Bellows had quit music. Or so he thought. After fronting Neva Dinova for more than 15 years which included five full-lengths, a split EP, and countless tours, he packed up his dog and moved from his native Omaha to his girlfriend's hometown of Los Angeles. Two days before he left he recorded 18 demos with musician and engineer Ben Brodin at Brodin's insistence. Once in L.A., Bellows got a job installing sliding-glass doors and sold his Les Paul to buy a Datsun pick-up truck.
Though he had no plans to form a new band, he played the occasional solo show, performed with Whispertown, and continued to write songs. In early 2011, an invitation arrived from Omaha's Film Streams Theater for Jake's old friend Ryan Fox also living on the West Coast, to perform an original live film score. Fox enlisted Bellows and Brodin to collaborate and the trio began to compose and discuss improvisational ideas over long-distance. Since they were all going to be in Omaha and had a long history of playing in each other's bands, Brodin and Fox nudged Bellows into booking studio time to record some of his dormant songs.
Fox and Bellows drove from LA to Omaha that November in a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle that didn't have heat, a speedometer, a fuel gauge, seatbelts, or radio. They made it as far as Lincoln, NE, before the car caught fire at 4 in the morning. Later that week the trio performed the score to The Adventures of Prince Achmed. That weekend, they entered ARC Studios for a feverish recording session, arranging and writing parts on the fly with an impromptu band including Heath Koontz, Todd Fink, Whispertown bandmate Morgan Nagler and other old friends. Committing quickly to intuitive arrangements the band recorded 17 tracks in a little more than a week. They worked remotely on the record throughout that winter and spring, adding overdubs in basements and bedrooms across western North America.
The group reunited in Omaha to debut the new songs at a couple of shows one week the following June. Excited to release the new material on their own terms the band put out a preview EP on cassette, Help, at the end of 2012. The new music is underpinned by philosophical conviction and shaped by an interest in physics, cosmology and mythology. Bellows returned to music with a renewed sense of the intrinsic value of art and its ability to express the commonality of human experience. His debut full-length, New Ocean, offers a mix tape of different kinds of songs hanging out on one record - love songs that are not necessarily ballads despite their introspective gauziness, with left turns into drunk-in-the-sun bossa nova and blue-eyed-soul ruptured by fuzz guitar. Bellows believes that songs change the fabric of the universe through the very frequencies they emit. As such, the record attempts to create the world he wants to see instead of reflect the world that is. "Our theory of the beginning of the universe is the big bang - a sound," Bellows said. "What gave birth to the universe is our one tool that we can change the universe with."
For more info, please visit:
http://jakebellows.com/ http://saddle-creek.com/
GG Allin "My Prison Walls" Hardcover Collector's Book
GG Allin "My Prison Walls" Hardcover Collector's BookLimited to 2500 Numbered Copies
Pre-order HERE - Ships early August 2013 Check out the VICE Magazine story with exclusive images HERE (NSFW) FREE SHIPPING ON PRE-ORDERS (DOMESTIC US ONLY)
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of GG Allin, the most notorious Rock N Roll artist of all time. For the first time ever, Allin's prison-era memoirs have been compiled in "My Prison Walls", a 208 page hardcover numbered limited edition collector's book that contains letters, illustrations, prose, and Allin's own personal accounts of his time spent in prison. It is limited to 2500 numbered copies. The book begins with Allin's "30 Days In The Hole" his journal, in his own handwriting, detailing his first days in lock up. This comprises the first 50 pages of the book and gives the reader a first-hand account of Allin's mindset at the time. In addition, there are over 40 pieces of art and prose by Allin, plus correspondence with his family members, convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jeff Clayton of ANTiSEEN, and many others. This book cover is wrapped in black saifu cloth and decorated / titled in red foil blood stamping. Each book is individually numbered and shrink-wrapped for protection and preservation. After the 2500 copies have been sold, the book will not be re-printed. In this sense, it is a true collector's item for any fan of GG Allin or the history of Rock N Roll music. Pre-order here:
http://aggronautix.com/products.cfm?productid=82
Pre-order HERE - Ships early August 2013 Check out the VICE Magazine story with exclusive images HERE (NSFW) FREE SHIPPING ON PRE-ORDERS (DOMESTIC US ONLY)
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of GG Allin, the most notorious Rock N Roll artist of all time. For the first time ever, Allin's prison-era memoirs have been compiled in "My Prison Walls", a 208 page hardcover numbered limited edition collector's book that contains letters, illustrations, prose, and Allin's own personal accounts of his time spent in prison. It is limited to 2500 numbered copies. The book begins with Allin's "30 Days In The Hole" his journal, in his own handwriting, detailing his first days in lock up. This comprises the first 50 pages of the book and gives the reader a first-hand account of Allin's mindset at the time. In addition, there are over 40 pieces of art and prose by Allin, plus correspondence with his family members, convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jeff Clayton of ANTiSEEN, and many others. This book cover is wrapped in black saifu cloth and decorated / titled in red foil blood stamping. Each book is individually numbered and shrink-wrapped for protection and preservation. After the 2500 copies have been sold, the book will not be re-printed. In this sense, it is a true collector's item for any fan of GG Allin or the history of Rock N Roll music. Pre-order here:http://aggronautix.com/products.cfm?productid=82
PARQUET COURTS TEASE NEW MATERIAL
PARQUET COURTS TEASE NEW MATERIAL ON NPR'S
WORLD CAFE
U.S. TOUR IN FULL SWING
PLAYING PITCHFORK, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, PICKATHON AND 4KNOTS FESTIVALS
[image error] Parquet Courts in da studio (photo by Jonathan Schenke)
Parquet Courts just keep on rollin'. They're currently touring the country in support of what many people are calling the best album so far this year, Light Up Gold . Naturally, people have been chomping at the bit for new material from the band (don't chomp, people, it's not polite). Well, wait no more, as the boys' recent performance on NPR's World Cafe features three new songs! Listen below. And to answer your questions, yes, that above photo of the gents in the studio IS from a recent session, and yes, they HAVE recorded a bunch of new songs. Hurray!
LISTEN TO PARQUET COURTS ON WORLD CAFE HERE: http://n.pr/13a9NTS
PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES:Fri. June 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw StopSun. June 9 - Oakland, CA @ 1234-GO RecordsMon. June 10 - Davis, CA @ Davis 4thWed. June 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ Naomi PunkThu. June 13 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos w/ Naomi PunkFri. June 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club w/ Naomi PunkSat. June 15 - Victoria, BC @ Copper Owl w/ Naomi PunkMon. June 17 - Boise, ID @ NeuroluxTue. June 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeWed. June 19 - Denver, CO @ Larimer LoungeThu. June 20 - Omaha, NE @ SweatshopFri. June 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple RockSat. June 22 - Madison, WI @ High NoonSun. June 23 - Bloomington, IN @ the BishopMon. June 24 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of CupsTue. June 25 - Detroit, MI @ Magic StickWed. June 26 - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music HallSat. June 29 - New York, NY @ South Street Seaport (4Knots Music Festival)Sat. July 13 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bears w/ WoodsSun. July 14 - Portland, ME @ Space 538 w/ WoodsMon. July 15 - Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen w/ WoodsTue. July 16 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ WoodsWed. July 17 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ WoodsSat. July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival w/ WoodsMon. July 22 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar w/ WoodsTue. July 23 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar w/ WoodsWed. July 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan's Pier (Free Show)Thu. July 25 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ WoodsFri. Aug. 2-4 - Happy Valley, OR @ PickathonFri. Oct. 4-6 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits FestivalFri. Oct. 11-13 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Listen to "Borrowed Time" off Light Up Gold here: http://bitly.com/Pm9FirListen to "Stoned and Starving" off Light Up Gold here: http://bit.ly/136XoRvListen to "Smart Aleck Kid" off "Borrowed Time" 7" here: http://snd.sc/Za5R24Download album art and hi-res images here: http://pitchperfectpr.com/a_pc.html
PLAYING PITCHFORK, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, PICKATHON AND 4KNOTS FESTIVALS
[image error] Parquet Courts in da studio (photo by Jonathan Schenke)
Parquet Courts just keep on rollin'. They're currently touring the country in support of what many people are calling the best album so far this year, Light Up Gold . Naturally, people have been chomping at the bit for new material from the band (don't chomp, people, it's not polite). Well, wait no more, as the boys' recent performance on NPR's World Cafe features three new songs! Listen below. And to answer your questions, yes, that above photo of the gents in the studio IS from a recent session, and yes, they HAVE recorded a bunch of new songs. Hurray!
LISTEN TO PARQUET COURTS ON WORLD CAFE HERE: http://n.pr/13a9NTS
PARQUET COURTS TOUR DATES:Fri. June 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw StopSun. June 9 - Oakland, CA @ 1234-GO RecordsMon. June 10 - Davis, CA @ Davis 4thWed. June 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ Naomi PunkThu. June 13 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos w/ Naomi PunkFri. June 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club w/ Naomi PunkSat. June 15 - Victoria, BC @ Copper Owl w/ Naomi PunkMon. June 17 - Boise, ID @ NeuroluxTue. June 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban LoungeWed. June 19 - Denver, CO @ Larimer LoungeThu. June 20 - Omaha, NE @ SweatshopFri. June 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple RockSat. June 22 - Madison, WI @ High NoonSun. June 23 - Bloomington, IN @ the BishopMon. June 24 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of CupsTue. June 25 - Detroit, MI @ Magic StickWed. June 26 - Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music HallSat. June 29 - New York, NY @ South Street Seaport (4Knots Music Festival)Sat. July 13 - Boston, MA @ TT The Bears w/ WoodsSun. July 14 - Portland, ME @ Space 538 w/ WoodsMon. July 15 - Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen w/ WoodsTue. July 16 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ WoodsWed. July 17 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ WoodsSat. July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival w/ WoodsMon. July 22 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar w/ WoodsTue. July 23 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar w/ WoodsWed. July 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Morgan's Pier (Free Show)Thu. July 25 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ WoodsFri. Aug. 2-4 - Happy Valley, OR @ PickathonFri. Oct. 4-6 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits FestivalFri. Oct. 11-13 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Listen to "Borrowed Time" off Light Up Gold here: http://bitly.com/Pm9FirListen to "Stoned and Starving" off Light Up Gold here: http://bit.ly/136XoRvListen to "Smart Aleck Kid" off "Borrowed Time" 7" here: http://snd.sc/Za5R24Download album art and hi-res images here: http://pitchperfectpr.com/a_pc.html
THE SOURCE FAMILY IN THEATRES NOW
THE SOURCE FAMILY IN THEATRES NOW
THE SOURCE FAMILY DVD OUT JUNE 18, 2013 VIA DRAG CITY
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW ON DRAG CITY
"This magnetic pop-history memorial has everything: free sex, celebrity, psychedelic rock, polygamy and beyond."- Time Out NY
"a strange and beautiful parable about the rise, fall and surprisingly influential afterlife of a '60s love cult." -The Wall Street Journal
"a magnificent documentary" - Boing Boing
"such a pure expression of an archetypal 1970s psychedelic subculture that it feels like an ornate and elaborate invention." - T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Los Angeles, CA (June 4, 2013) - The Source Family, the feature length documentary directed by Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille about Father Yod and The Source Family's radical experiment in '70s utopian living, continues its immensely successful theatrical run all over the country via Drag City Film Distribution. In addition to the film playing in 50+ cities , with extended runs at many of these theaters, the filmmakers organized special events surrounding sold out premieres. These included performances by Source Family tribute bands and pop-up restaurants serving original Source Family recipes. Source Family members have appeared in cities across the country for post-screening Q+As. The Los Angeles Times and New York Times, amongst many other publications, recognized how very special these events were. Furthermore, the film premiered at #1 on iTunes in both the "Independent" and "Documentary" charts.
Drag City now announces the release of The Source Family DVD, out June 18, 2013. Now you can experience Father Yod and all the beautiful people of the Source family on your small screen with this all-regions friendly DVD! Also, one of the defining characteristics that made the Source Family such a unique happening was Ya Ho Wa 13, their psychedelic rock band, sometimes fronted by Father Yod himself. All the music in The Source Family comes straight from the Family, and can be heard on the Original Soundtrack, out now on Drag City. Pitchfork calls it a "a convenient entry point into the Family's deep discography."
The Source Family DVD pre-order link - http://bit.ly/1aXVu7HThe Source Family Original Soundtrack purchase link - http://bit.ly/105fsw3
THE SOURCE FAMILY DVD OUT JUNE 18, 2013 VIA DRAG CITY
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OUT NOW ON DRAG CITY
"This magnetic pop-history memorial has everything: free sex, celebrity, psychedelic rock, polygamy and beyond."- Time Out NY
"a strange and beautiful parable about the rise, fall and surprisingly influential afterlife of a '60s love cult." -The Wall Street Journal
"a magnificent documentary" - Boing Boing
"such a pure expression of an archetypal 1970s psychedelic subculture that it feels like an ornate and elaborate invention." - T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Los Angeles, CA (June 4, 2013) - The Source Family, the feature length documentary directed by Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille about Father Yod and The Source Family's radical experiment in '70s utopian living, continues its immensely successful theatrical run all over the country via Drag City Film Distribution. In addition to the film playing in 50+ cities , with extended runs at many of these theaters, the filmmakers organized special events surrounding sold out premieres. These included performances by Source Family tribute bands and pop-up restaurants serving original Source Family recipes. Source Family members have appeared in cities across the country for post-screening Q+As. The Los Angeles Times and New York Times, amongst many other publications, recognized how very special these events were. Furthermore, the film premiered at #1 on iTunes in both the "Independent" and "Documentary" charts.
Drag City now announces the release of The Source Family DVD, out June 18, 2013. Now you can experience Father Yod and all the beautiful people of the Source family on your small screen with this all-regions friendly DVD! Also, one of the defining characteristics that made the Source Family such a unique happening was Ya Ho Wa 13, their psychedelic rock band, sometimes fronted by Father Yod himself. All the music in The Source Family comes straight from the Family, and can be heard on the Original Soundtrack, out now on Drag City. Pitchfork calls it a "a convenient entry point into the Family's deep discography."
The Source Family DVD pre-order link - http://bit.ly/1aXVu7HThe Source Family Original Soundtrack purchase link - http://bit.ly/105fsw3
GRANDCHILDREN RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR "END TIMES"
GRANDCHILDREN RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR "END TIMES" PREMIERED VIA PASTE
CURRENTLY ON U.S. TOUR THROUGH JUNE
"As grand and celebratory as it is earnest and solemn" - Consequence of Sound
"The spirited don't-define-me sound of Grandchildren is drifting and meditative in its cinematic splendor and filled with sudden, unexpected right turns that surprise and delight." - Spinner
"[Grandchildren's] glowing indie-electro-rock will warm your rain-chilled soul and soften your summer heat-hardened heart" - WXPN
Ernest Jenning Record Co. is pleased to announce the release of Grandchildren's new video for "End Times," off their latest album Golden Age. The clip premiered via Paste and is available for posting HERE . Director Meagan Jenigen describes her choice to use stop-motion claymation, stating "The first few lines bring me imagery of personal apocalypse and questions of cosmic reality. Working with these themes and surreal imagery inspired by the music, I used experimental animation techniques to address many layers of transformation, death, and rebirth."Grandchildren recently began a U.S. tour in support of Golden Age, their sophomore release, which was produced by Man Man's Chris Powell and Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog). The tour includes dates withHands, Yip Deceiver, Hooded Fang, The Fleeting Ends, Caravan Palace and more.
Grandchildren began in 2008 as the solo recording project of Aleks Martray, forging intricately layered arrangements with only an acoustic guitar, a mic and a loop pedal. Since then, it has evolved into a 6 piece pop-orchestra known for its high energy live performances featuring dueling drums, circuit bending electronics and an instrument swapping horn section. On stage, the tiny 5'3" frontman remains stoic, at the eye of the storm, encircled by a whirlwind of animated instrumentalists, belting out melodies in a voice that defies his own stature. Martray attributes Grandchildren's eclectic sound to his nomadic upbringing in a military family across Europe and the US and his journeys throughout Latin America as a young adult:
"I think when you live and travel all over the world from such a young age your mind constructs a sort of map that is an amalgamation of all of these different worlds. I see the music as a soundtrack for this puzzle-like landscape that otherwise would exist only in my head."
As their 2010 debut album Everlasting aimed to piece together the feel of various places, their new record attempts to collage together various points in time. Golden Age reads like a scrapbook in homage to that elusive era that serves as a reference point for how we'd like to remember "the way things used to be", how they "ought to be", but probably never really were. The recordings stem from this concept musically, pulling from a vast array of influences, and thematically, swirling around it from all angles with songs of hope and disillusionment, optimism and doubt, nostalgia and anticipation, caution and regret. The cinematically layered musical arrangements set the stage for unique vocal stylings that take on a range of characters in what Martray describes as something akin to method acting. "The lyrics are simple because it's all subtext to the music. They're more like the voice of a character and the music is the setting, and so the story unfolds between them." As these scenes play out, what unfolds is a narrative about how we project our fears, hopes, desires on everything and everyone around us, forcing our simplistic ideals on a complex world. Grandchildren Tour Dates:6/6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Lava Lounge - w/The Fleeting Ends6/7 - Toledo, OH - Ottawa Tavern6/9 - Chicago, Il - Empty Bottle - w/Hooded Fang + Songs for Gods6/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet6/11 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry - w/Hands6/12 - St Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar and Hall6/13 - St Louis, MO - The Heavy Anchor6/14 - New Albany, IN - Dillinger's6/15 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlies - w/Nativity Singers + The Jive Hounds6/17 - Asheville, NC - Apothecary6/18 - Atlanta, GA - The Basement - w/Yip Deceiver + The Fleeting Ends6/19 - St Augustine, FL - The Standard - w/Yip Deceiver6/20 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits - w/Yip Deceiver6/21 - Raleigh, NC - Kings - w/The Fleeting Ends6/22 - Wilmington, NC - Soapbox - w/Owen + Slingshot Dakota6/23 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Cave - w/The Fleeting Ends6/24 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter - w/ JV Thrusting Squad + Nude Photos of Celebrities6/25 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA - w/Caravan Palace6/26 - Washington DC - Velvet Lounge - w/Laughing Man6/27 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery - w/Paint Branch
CURRENTLY ON U.S. TOUR THROUGH JUNE
"As grand and celebratory as it is earnest and solemn" - Consequence of Sound
"The spirited don't-define-me sound of Grandchildren is drifting and meditative in its cinematic splendor and filled with sudden, unexpected right turns that surprise and delight." - Spinner
"[Grandchildren's] glowing indie-electro-rock will warm your rain-chilled soul and soften your summer heat-hardened heart" - WXPN
Ernest Jenning Record Co. is pleased to announce the release of Grandchildren's new video for "End Times," off their latest album Golden Age. The clip premiered via Paste and is available for posting HERE . Director Meagan Jenigen describes her choice to use stop-motion claymation, stating "The first few lines bring me imagery of personal apocalypse and questions of cosmic reality. Working with these themes and surreal imagery inspired by the music, I used experimental animation techniques to address many layers of transformation, death, and rebirth."Grandchildren recently began a U.S. tour in support of Golden Age, their sophomore release, which was produced by Man Man's Chris Powell and Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog). The tour includes dates withHands, Yip Deceiver, Hooded Fang, The Fleeting Ends, Caravan Palace and more.
Grandchildren began in 2008 as the solo recording project of Aleks Martray, forging intricately layered arrangements with only an acoustic guitar, a mic and a loop pedal. Since then, it has evolved into a 6 piece pop-orchestra known for its high energy live performances featuring dueling drums, circuit bending electronics and an instrument swapping horn section. On stage, the tiny 5'3" frontman remains stoic, at the eye of the storm, encircled by a whirlwind of animated instrumentalists, belting out melodies in a voice that defies his own stature. Martray attributes Grandchildren's eclectic sound to his nomadic upbringing in a military family across Europe and the US and his journeys throughout Latin America as a young adult:
"I think when you live and travel all over the world from such a young age your mind constructs a sort of map that is an amalgamation of all of these different worlds. I see the music as a soundtrack for this puzzle-like landscape that otherwise would exist only in my head."
As their 2010 debut album Everlasting aimed to piece together the feel of various places, their new record attempts to collage together various points in time. Golden Age reads like a scrapbook in homage to that elusive era that serves as a reference point for how we'd like to remember "the way things used to be", how they "ought to be", but probably never really were. The recordings stem from this concept musically, pulling from a vast array of influences, and thematically, swirling around it from all angles with songs of hope and disillusionment, optimism and doubt, nostalgia and anticipation, caution and regret. The cinematically layered musical arrangements set the stage for unique vocal stylings that take on a range of characters in what Martray describes as something akin to method acting. "The lyrics are simple because it's all subtext to the music. They're more like the voice of a character and the music is the setting, and so the story unfolds between them." As these scenes play out, what unfolds is a narrative about how we project our fears, hopes, desires on everything and everyone around us, forcing our simplistic ideals on a complex world. Grandchildren Tour Dates:6/6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Lava Lounge - w/The Fleeting Ends6/7 - Toledo, OH - Ottawa Tavern6/9 - Chicago, Il - Empty Bottle - w/Hooded Fang + Songs for Gods6/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet6/11 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry - w/Hands6/12 - St Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar and Hall6/13 - St Louis, MO - The Heavy Anchor6/14 - New Albany, IN - Dillinger's6/15 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlies - w/Nativity Singers + The Jive Hounds6/17 - Asheville, NC - Apothecary6/18 - Atlanta, GA - The Basement - w/Yip Deceiver + The Fleeting Ends6/19 - St Augustine, FL - The Standard - w/Yip Deceiver6/20 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits - w/Yip Deceiver6/21 - Raleigh, NC - Kings - w/The Fleeting Ends6/22 - Wilmington, NC - Soapbox - w/Owen + Slingshot Dakota6/23 - Chapel Hill, NC - The Cave - w/The Fleeting Ends6/24 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter - w/ JV Thrusting Squad + Nude Photos of Celebrities6/25 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA - w/Caravan Palace6/26 - Washington DC - Velvet Lounge - w/Laughing Man6/27 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery - w/Paint Branch
MERCHANDISE SHARES VIDEO VIA NOISEY ANNOUNCES NEW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
MERCHANDISE SHARES VIDEO VIA
ANNOUNCES NEW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
TOURING THE U.S. CURRENTLY WITH
MILK MUSIC & DESTRUCTION UNIT
Merchandise is sharing the brand new music video for their 8 minute long epic "Totale Nite" with us today. The video was directed by the band themselves and shot by Andrew Petersson. They also just kicked off their US tour with Milk Music and Destruction Unit at Chaos in Tejas this past weekend, and also have a pretty hefty European tour starting in early August that runs through mid September. Check out the dates, and if you haven't already, order yourself a copy of Totale Nite, which has just been re-pressed on Night-People Records.
WATCH: "Totale Nite" -
TOUR DATES 06-06 Louisville, KY – The Workhouse Ballroom †06-07 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups †06-08 Pittsburgh, PA – the 6119 †06-09 Boston, MA – TT the Bears †06-10 Burlington, VT – the Monkey House †06-11 Montreal, QC – Il Motore †06-12 Toronto, ON – NXNE Music Festival †06-13 Toronto, ON – NXNE Music Festival †06-14 Taylor, PA – Underwood Skatepark †06-15 Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent †06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s †06-18 Washington DC – DC9 †06-19 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter †06-20 Charlotte, NC – the Milestone †06-21 Atlanta, GA – 529 †06-22 Gainesville, FL – the Atlantic †06-23 Miami, FL – Churchill’s †06-24 Tampa, FL – tba… †07-18 Athens, GA – Caledonia Lounge07-19 Indianapolis, IN – Vogue Theater07-20 Chicago, IL – Union Park (Pitchfork festival)07-22 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club œ07-23 Iowa City, IA – GABE’S Ω 07-24 St Louis, MO – Blank Space Ω08-03 Katowice, Poland - Off Festival08-07 Oslo, Norway - Revolver08-08 Gotheborg, Sweden - Stay Out West (Way Out West)08-09 Copenaghen, Denmark - Vega Main Hall 08-10 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall $08-11 Copenaghen, Denmark - Bakken08-13 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 08-14 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg (Subbacultcha)08-15 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop08-17 London, UK - The Hive Project 08-19 St. Albans, UK - The Horn08-20 Birmingham, UK - The Hare And Hounds08-21 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast08-22 Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute08-23 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival08-24 Liverpool, UK - East Village Arts Club08-25 Reading, UK - Reading Festival08-26 Bedford, UK - Esquires08-27 Cardiff, UK - The Globe08-29 Siena, Italy - Live Rock Festival08-31 County Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic09-01 Salisbury, UK - End Of The Road Festival09-02 Bristol, UK - The Fleece09-03 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club09-04 Sheffield, UK - The Queens Social Club09-05 Oxford, UK - The Jericho Tavern09-06 Brighton, UK - The Haunt09-07 Isle Of Wight, UK - Bestival † w/ Milk Music & Destruction Unit
$ w/ Tame Impala
œ w/ Daughn Gibson
Ω w/ Wet Hair
ANNOUNCES NEW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
TOURING THE U.S. CURRENTLY WITH
MILK MUSIC & DESTRUCTION UNIT
Merchandise is sharing the brand new music video for their 8 minute long epic "Totale Nite" with us today. The video was directed by the band themselves and shot by Andrew Petersson. They also just kicked off their US tour with Milk Music and Destruction Unit at Chaos in Tejas this past weekend, and also have a pretty hefty European tour starting in early August that runs through mid September. Check out the dates, and if you haven't already, order yourself a copy of Totale Nite, which has just been re-pressed on Night-People Records. WATCH: "Totale Nite" -
TOUR DATES 06-06 Louisville, KY – The Workhouse Ballroom †06-07 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups †06-08 Pittsburgh, PA – the 6119 †06-09 Boston, MA – TT the Bears †06-10 Burlington, VT – the Monkey House †06-11 Montreal, QC – Il Motore †06-12 Toronto, ON – NXNE Music Festival †06-13 Toronto, ON – NXNE Music Festival †06-14 Taylor, PA – Underwood Skatepark †06-15 Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent †06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s †06-18 Washington DC – DC9 †06-19 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter †06-20 Charlotte, NC – the Milestone †06-21 Atlanta, GA – 529 †06-22 Gainesville, FL – the Atlantic †06-23 Miami, FL – Churchill’s †06-24 Tampa, FL – tba… †07-18 Athens, GA – Caledonia Lounge07-19 Indianapolis, IN – Vogue Theater07-20 Chicago, IL – Union Park (Pitchfork festival)07-22 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club œ07-23 Iowa City, IA – GABE’S Ω 07-24 St Louis, MO – Blank Space Ω08-03 Katowice, Poland - Off Festival08-07 Oslo, Norway - Revolver08-08 Gotheborg, Sweden - Stay Out West (Way Out West)08-09 Copenaghen, Denmark - Vega Main Hall 08-10 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall $08-11 Copenaghen, Denmark - Bakken08-13 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 08-14 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg (Subbacultcha)08-15 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop08-17 London, UK - The Hive Project 08-19 St. Albans, UK - The Horn08-20 Birmingham, UK - The Hare And Hounds08-21 Glasgow, UK - Broadcast08-22 Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute08-23 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival08-24 Liverpool, UK - East Village Arts Club08-25 Reading, UK - Reading Festival08-26 Bedford, UK - Esquires08-27 Cardiff, UK - The Globe08-29 Siena, Italy - Live Rock Festival08-31 County Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic09-01 Salisbury, UK - End Of The Road Festival09-02 Bristol, UK - The Fleece09-03 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club09-04 Sheffield, UK - The Queens Social Club09-05 Oxford, UK - The Jericho Tavern09-06 Brighton, UK - The Haunt09-07 Isle Of Wight, UK - Bestival † w/ Milk Music & Destruction Unit
$ w/ Tame Impala
œ w/ Daughn Gibson
Ω w/ Wet Hair
June 4, 2013
SOKO @ Sonos LA
SoKo at Sonos:Join the French musician-actress SoKo for an intimate performance of selections from her debut album I Thought I Was An Alien , also out June 11 via Community Music.
Fans will be treated to a live performance and party, art installation and Q&A with DJ Jason Eldridge of KCRWpresented by the popular site Nowness.com (media invite below). During the Q&A session, SOKO will elaborate on the creative process behind the album, her music career, acting career, inspirations and motivations. The chanteuse will also premiere the video for a brand new song, “I Just Want To Make It New With You/Monster Love.” The event will culminate with SoKo performing select tracks for the intimate audience.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11SoKo at Sonos Studio145 N. La BreaLA, CA7:00 PM
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