Where ya been, girl? Check out Macy Gray gettin' funky with cheerleaders and skater boys in this Adria Petty directed music video. This is the first single from Macy's forthcoming album 'The Sellout'.
Macy Gray will be headlining a FREE concert at NYC's Webster Hall on 4/19/10. Visit http://www.origins.com/macygray to find out how you can win free tickets.
As most of you already know, I'm a huge fan of music that comes out of Australia. I don't know why, but my obsession with Australia grows daily. I honestly think I'm supposed to live there. Anyway, here is another band that I'm really digging right now. They are called The Middle East and they are coming to a town near you! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!
Check out all the latest tour dates below:
4/14--University of California--Davis, CA (w/ Passion Pit & Mayer Hawthorne) 4/15--Fox Theater--Pomona, CA (w/ Pavement) 4/16--Soho Restaurant and Music Club--Santa Barbara, CA (w/ Beach House) 4/18--Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival--Indio, CA 4/19--The Clubhouse--Tempe, AZ (w/ Frightened Rabbit)~ 4/21--Walter’s on Washington--Houston, TX (w/ Frightened Rabbit)~ 4/22--The Loft--Dallas, TX (w/ Frightened Rabbit)~ 4/23--Revolution--Little Rock, AR (w/ Frightened Rabbit)~ 4/24--Masquerade Music Park--Atlanta, GA (w/ Frightened Rabbit)~ 5/5--Horseshoe--Toronto, ON 5/6--The Ladies Literary Club at Calvin College--Grand Rapids, MI (w/ Laura Marling)% 5/7--Magic Stick--Detroit, MI (w/ Laura Marling)% 5/8--Andy Warhol Museum--Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Laura Marling)% 5/9--Big Orbit’s Soundlab--Buffalo, NY (w/ Laura Marling)% 5/11--Space--Portland, ME (w/ Laura Marling)% 5/13--Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire--Montreal, QC (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/14--The Middle East Downstairs--Cambridge, MA (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/16--The Fillmore at TLA--Philadelphia, PA (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/17--Music Hall of Williamsburg--Brooklyn, NY (w/ Mumford & Sons) **SOLD OUT** ^ 5/18--Webster Hall--New York, NY (w/ Mumford & Sons) **SOLD OUT** ^ 5/19--Mercury Lounge--New York, NY ^ 5/20--930 Club--Washington, DC (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/21--Beachland Ballroom--Cleveland, OH (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/22--Wexner Center--Columbus, OH (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/24--Lincoln Hall--Chicago, IL (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/25--Varsity Theater--Minneapolis, MN (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/29--Sasquatch Music Festival--Quincy, WA 5/30--560 Club--Vancouver, BC (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 5/31--Aladdin Theater--Portland, OR (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/2--Slim’s--San Francisco, CA (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/4--The Music Box--Los Angeles, CA (w/ Mumford & Sons) **SOLD OUT** ^ 6/6--Belly Up Tavern--Solana Beach, CA (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/7--Rhythm Room--Phoenix, AZ (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/9--Antone’s--Austin, TX (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/10--House Of Blues Cambridge Room--Dallas, TX (w/ Mumford & Sons) ^ 6/12--Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival--Manchester, TN ~Dates with Frightened Rabbit %Dates with Laura Marling ^Dates with Mumford and Sons
Melissa Auf der Maur's second solo record and multimedia project, Out of Our Minds (OOOM), is finally out! Check out the AOL Spinner Listening Party (http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/3) and don't forget to pick up your copy today!
Consisting of 12 powerful tracks produced and mixed by top-flight collaborators including Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Molder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins) and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, AC/DC), the multimedia project album also extends into a 28-minute, HD film starring and conceived by MAdM, as well as a limited edition comic book and matching picture disc vinyl illustrated by Jack Forbes.
"Tiny Light" is the latest vid from Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The song is also featured in the ad for the new ABC Family original movie Beauty & the Briefcase premiering Sunday, April 18 at 8pm/7c on ABC Family!
SoundgardenGreen Day Lady Gaga Arcade Fire The Strokes Phoenix Social Distortion MGMT Jimmy Cliff Hot Chip The Black Keys The National Spoon Devo Cypress Hill Cut Copy The New Pornographers Erykah Badu Slightly Stoopid Grizzly Bear Gogol Bordello Chromeo Wolfmother Yeasayer X Japan MUTEMATH Metric Dirty Projectors AFI Mavis Staples Matt & Kim The xx Drive-By Truckers Blues Traveler Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros The Temper Trap Jamie Lidell Frightened Rabbit F**k Buttons Deer Tick Blitzen Trapper Stars Raphael Saadiq The Cribs Minus the Bear Switchfoot The Walkmen Mumford & Sons Wild Beasts Rogue Wave Los Amigos Invisibles The Big Pink The Dodos Hockey Cymbals Eat Guitars B.o.B Dawes Warpaint The Antlers The Soft Pack Rebelution Balkan Beat Box Wavves American Bang The Ike Reilly Assassination Company of Thieves Nneka Harlem The Constellations Miniature Tigers Mimicking Birds The Kissaway Trail HEALTH Javelin The Morning Benders Foxy Shazam Violent Soho Royal Bangs Freelance Whales Semi Precious Weapons Dan Black The Band of Heathens Dragonette My Dear Disco Shawn Fisher Neon Hitch Skybox The Ettes Jukebox the Ghost These United States MyNameIsJohnMichael
The Beastie Boys, Phoenix, Sonic Youth, Drive-By Truckers and Fela Kuti are included among the wealth of exclusive pieces that will be available on Record Store Day at select participating independent record stores. In support of indie record stores and the annual occasion, many labels have created special cds, records, box sets, and more for some of their most celebrated artists that will only be available on April 17, 2010 until they sell out. There are hundreds of these special collectibles, all of which can be found at RecordStoreDay.com .
Exclusive pieces will be available from the following artists:
Beastie Boys – Super surprise content white label 12” vinyl (1,000 available)
Drive-By Truckers – “Your Woman is a Living Thing”/”Just Maybe” 7” vinyl single (both tracks RSD exclusives)
Fela Kuti – 4 songs recorded in LA in 1969 10” EP with replica cover artwork of first Nigerian Fela Kuti record (1,000 available)
Sonic Youth – Hits Are For Squares, 15 tracks selected by other artists with exclusive new Sonic Youth track “Slow Revolution” on individually numbered Double LP [Confusion is Sex and EVOL reissues on 12” white and pink vinyl respectively available early for RSD as well]
Phoenix – “Fences” album track plus remix 12” single on pink vinyl (first vinyl from Phoenix; 3,500 available)
These are only a sample of the amazing items that will be in stores on Record Store Day. More will be announced in the next two weeks leading up to Record Store Day and you can also head to RecordStoreDay.com to see them all now.
About Record Store Day: Record Store Day, organized by the Music Monitor Network, the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), and the Alliance of Independent Music Stores (AIMS) celebrates the culture of independent record stores by playing host to in-store events/performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale. It takes place on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
It's time to take a breath, cuz AIR stopped by the KCRW Monring Becomes Eclectic show to perform some of their latest hits!! Such an amazing session...check it out!
Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars just finished the European leg of their Into The Wild tour where they headlined arenas including sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Arena and Paris’ Bercy stadium will return stateside to kick off the U.S. leg of the tour beginning April 9th at the Pearl in Las Vegas (full schedule below). Into The Wild is the band’s first tour in 3 years and is in support of their new album This Is War (Virgin Records), which was released in December, 2009. The album has already spawned a #1 single with “Kings & Queens” which spent 3 weeks at the top of the alternative radio airplay chart and the second single “This Is War” which Entertainment Weekly called “unashamedly epic” is following right behind. In just a few weeks of airplay, it is currently at #25 on the chart and climbing steadily. Mute Math and Neon Trees will open the U.S. leg of Into The Wild. Thirty Seconds To Mars will return to Europe in June to play the summer festival circuit.
Before leaving the UK, Thirty Seconds To Mars stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on March 29th where the performed “This Is War” and a cover or Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” They were also awarded the the Ultimate Live Lounge cover for their version of Kanye West’s “Stronger” during a previous visit. Their version of “Bad Romance” has been rapidly spreading around the blogosphere since Monday
The 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival is now sold out, with the highest amount of tickets sold in the quickest time since the festival’s inception. Proudly featuring the recently reunited Pavement, Massive Attack, My Morning Jacket, Ween, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kid Cudi, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Band of Horses and many others, the festival confirms its final lineup and stage schedule while adding comedian Aziz Ansari, They Might Be Giants and more. In anticipation of this year’s lineup AOL’s Spinner says, “It’s pretty much a dream lineup for indie kids...Maybe it’s time to start planning your summer kick-off.” Please see below for the complete festival lineup.
Sasquatch! returns to The Gorge in Quincy, WA May 29-31 (Memorial Day Weekend) following early sellouts and rave reviews the past several years. Festival tickets, which are nearly sold out already, are now available at sasquatchfestival.com and Ticketmaster.com. Known for its bucolic location as well as its programming zeitgeist, the Sasquatch! Festival marks its ninth year at The Gorge, a concert venue built in the Columbia River Gorge and offering spectacular views of the river canyon.
Festival creator Adam Zacks founded Sasquatch! in 2002 with the aim of constructing an event that catered to the eclectic tastes of voracious music enthusiasts. Zacks personally curates the lineups for each Sasquatch! Festival, hand-picking the diverse array of artists. “It’s our goal each year to present a fresh lineup that reflects the independent spirit of the Pacific Northwest, respects the artists and audience, and celebrates the grandeur of The Gorge.”
The Sasquatch! Festival has established a tradition of presenting critically acclaimed emerging artists alongside established headliners. Previous lineups have spanned a broad spectrum of genres from rock to hip-hop, electronic to singer-songwriters; past performers include R.E.M. Coldplay, Kanye West, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, The Cure, Björk, and M.I.A. The festival also has a history of incorporating comedy including performances by Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, and many more.
In the tradition of American Honda’s sustainability efforts at music festivals in 2009, Honda will be an official eco-partner for the 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival. As an official eco-partner, Honda will present the festival’s solar-powered Honda Big Foot Solar Stage and the nearby Honda Hybrid Zone, displaying Honda’s hybrid vehicle fleet: the CR-Z sport hybrid coupe; Insight hybrid sedan; and the Civic hybrid sedan. In an effort to educate concertgoers on fundamentals of sustainability, the Honda Hybrid Zone will showcase Honda’s hybrid technology and other socially and eco-responsible initiatives. Additionally, carbon offsets for the majority of the greenhouse gas emissions created by the Sasquatch! Music Festival will be provided by Honda through Carbon Harmony.
Continued greening initiatives with Esurance, the title sponsor of the 2010 festival, are also included on this year’s agenda. For the past three years, the direct-to-consumer auto insurance provider has teamed up with Sasquatch to promote a greener festival. By increasing sustainable practices at the Gorge, including an expanded recycling program, eco-friendly signage, and energy-efficient lighting, they were able to reduce the overall carbon footprint at the venue compared to previous years. And this year, Esurance continues its drive toward a planet-friendly festival by offering concert-goers carpooling options. Attendees who sign up to give a ride or get a ride through the Esurance Road Trip website have a shot at winning cool prizes. Find out more at http://www.esurance.com/roadtrip.
2010 SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL LINEUP:
Saturday, May 29 My Morning Jacket Vampire Weekend The National Broken Social Scene Deadmau5 OK Go Wale Minus the Bear Brother Ali Shabazz Palaces Public Enemy The Hold Steady Miike Snow The Posies Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Portugal. The Man Mumford & Sons Why? The Lonely Forest Patrick Watson The Middle East Nurses Fool’s Gold Morning Teleportation Aziz Ansari Garfunkel & Oates Nick Kroll Moshe Kasher Z-Trip Dam-Funk The Very Best
Sunday, May 30 Massive Attack Pavement LCD Soundsystem Tegan & Sara Kid Cudi They Might Be Giants Midlake Caribou Nada Surf Dirty Projectors Girls The xx City & Colour Cymbals Eat Guitars The Tallest Man on Earth Local Natives Fruit Bats Vetiver Freelance Whales Avi Buffalo tUnE-YarDs Jets Overhead Martina Topley Bird Mike Birbiglia Rob Riggle Luke Burbank Rory Scovel Booka Shade Simian Mobile Disco A-Trak Yacht
Monday, May 31 Ween MGMT Band of Horses She & Him Passion Pit Drive By Truckers The Temper Trap Mayer Hawthorne The Heavy The New Pornographers Camera Obscura The Mountain Goats Dr. Dog Quasi Yes Giantess Jaguar Love No Age Japandroids Telekinesis Fresh Espresso Phantogram Past Lives Shadow Shadow Shade Craig Robinson Bobcat Goldthwait Todd Barry Hannibal Buress Boys Noize Neon Indian Hudson Mohawke
As most of you already know, I'm a huge fan of music that comes out of Australia. I don't know why, but my obsession with Australia grows daily. I honestly think I'm supposed to live there. Anyway, here is another band that I'm really digging right now. They are called The Middle East and they are coming to a town near you! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!
Melissa Auf der Maur's second solo record and multimedia project, Out of Our Minds (OOOM), is finally out! Check out the AOL Spinner Listening Party (http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/3) and don't forget to pick up your copy today!
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