Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
RED LIGHT LOVE
Those Darlins will soon be roaming this great nation, bringing all Americans together the only way we know how: sheer freak spectacle.
But don't just come see the spectacle, be the spectacle.
We want you. We dare you. We, in fact, need you.
Have a drink, have a dance. Don’t worry about the environment being intolerant, too cool, too lame, too country, too anything. EVERYONE is invited; you’re one of us.
It’s Summer 2009, and, damnit, be here with us in the now. Don't let the economic downturn ruin your appetite for some basic human relief: a good time.
Say yes... we already have. And we are bringing gifts (records, drinks, maybe even a kiss from our merch-man Byron) to the folks ready to lead the charge with us at every show.
Grow some fur, burn your laurels, let us see your inner spirit animal.
And, until then, enjoy Red Light Love and make a date with us to make this the best summer ever.
SUMMER TOUR DATES
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
6/25: Atlanta @ Drunken Unicorn
6/26: Athens, GA @ AthFest
6/27: Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge $
7/7: Arlington, VA @ Iota Club & Cafe
7/9: NYC @ Mercury Lounge +
7/10: Brooklyn @ Southpaw **, ++
7/11: Philadelphia @ Johnny Brenda's
7/13: Pittsburgh @ Club Café
7/14: Cleveland @ Beach Land Tavern
7/15: Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room
7/16: Indianapolis @ Radio Radio
7/17: Chicago @ Schubas
7/18: Minneapolis @ 7th St. Entry
7/20: Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
7/21: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Front Room
7/22: Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
7/23: Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
7/24: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
7/25: Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
9/18 & 19: Bristol, VA @ Bristol Roots & Reunion Festival
$ W/The Black Lips – VINYL RELEASE PARTY
+ W/Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer) CD RELEASE PARTY
** W/So So Glos BROOKLYN RELEASE PARTY
++ W/We Are Country Mice BROOKLYN RELEASE PARTY
CLICK THE LINK to listen to "Red Light Love."
http://www.box.net/shared/z633j1ahm7
BIG NEWS FOR GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE
Green River Ordinance kick off summer tour with Collective Soul and Gavin DeGraw
On Deck and Set To Tour with American Idol winner David Cook
Myspace Numbers Soar Over 40K Plays in the Past Week After Scoring More TV Placements
Los Angeles, CA June 23, 2009 - Get ready for Green River Ordinance to bring their infectious pop rock to a town near you. This time, the Fort Worth, Texas quintet is gearing up for a batch of high-profile tour dates as direct support for American Idol star David Cook.
This comes immediately after a highly anticipated run with Gavin DeGraw. If you haven't experienced the raw power of Green River Ordinance's live show yet, you've most likely heard these boys all over the tube. Starting with their mega popular single "Outside" being played on The Hills while "On Your Own" popped up on So You Think You Can Dance and Real World/RoadRules Challenges: The Duel 2, exposing the band to an even more massive mainstream fan collective. You can't escape Green River Ordinance these days, playing in front of David Cook's eclectic crowd will only further solidify GRO as a force to be reckoned with in modern pop rock.
Green River Ordinance continues touring behind their EMI/Virgin Records debut, Out of My Hands, with no end in sight. Fans need rock n' roll more than ever, and these five young men are glad to give it to them.
The GRO guys continue to receive critical accolades for their powerful live sets.
Alternative Press hailed GRO as one of the “Top 100 Bands To Watch in 2009”
The Dallas Morning News compares GRO to greats such as Matchbox 20 and The Fray, boasting “The soaring choruses and ringing guitar lines will warm up any crowd,” while Blog Critics boast GRO are “Destined for main stream success in 2009”
Be prepared, because Green River Ordinance is about to become everyone's favorite new band!
Dates:
W/ Collective Soul and Gavin DeGraw
June 22 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
June 23 Piere's Fort Wayne, IN
June 24 The Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
June 26 Des Moines Arts Festival Des Moines, IA
June 29 The Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
June 30 Cotillion Ballroom Wichita, KS
July 7 Spirit Bank Event Center Tulsa, OK
July 9 Snowden Grove Amphitheater Southaven, MS
July 10 World's Largest Block Party Chicago, IL
July 11 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH
July 13 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
July 14 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
July 15 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, FL
W/ David Cook
July 20 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
July 22 Mahnomen, MN Shooting Star Casino
July 23 West Bend, WI Washington Country Fair Park
July 24 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
July 25 Monticello, IA Great Jones Country Fair
July 29 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
July 30 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
July 31 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
Aug 3 Bethlehem, PA Musikfest
Aug 6 New York, NY Nokia Theatre at Times Square
Aug 7 Isle Of Palms, SC The Windjammer
Aug 8 Columbus, OH Ohio State Fair
Aug 9 Perrysburgh, OH Owens Community College
Aug 15 Lewisburg, WV State Fair of WV
WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO - REGINA SPEKTOR
Man of a Thousand Faces
Regina Spektor's far is finally out!
Here is the newest video from the album, for the song "Man of a Thousand Faces," featuring a kaleideskopic display of the ever-adorable Regina plus glitter, water glasses and technicolor heat sensors...
The video is comes with the special CD/DVD Edition of far (you get the album with 2 extra tracks & 4 videos--not too shabby.)
Regina Spektor's far is finally out!
Here is the newest video from the album, for the song "Man of a Thousand Faces," featuring a kaleideskopic display of the ever-adorable Regina plus glitter, water glasses and technicolor heat sensors...
The video is comes with the special CD/DVD Edition of far (you get the album with 2 extra tracks & 4 videos--not too shabby.)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
KCRW WELCOMES A CAMP
Former Cardigan’s founder Nina Persson heads her new band A Camp on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Check it out!
ONE DAY ONLY
This has to be one of the best albums ever and for today only you can pick up a copy for just $1.99. If you don't know who Greg Laswell is, now's your chance! This brilliant singer-songwriter's music has been featured in many shows including, Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill. Greg Laswell's "Three Flights From Alto Nido" ONLY $1.99 on Amazon.com! TODAY ONLY! (Yay!) http://tinyurl.com/l5bv3v
FREE TICKETS TO SEE AUDRYE SESSIONS
Tough economic times might keep some music lovers from catching their favorite band when they're in town, but for fans of Audrye Sessions this may not be the case. The band is teaming up with Paper Route for the New Deal tour, which kicks off July 6th in Newport, KY and goes through the end of the month.Fans can submit their tales of financial woe to an email address found on the Audrye Sessions Myspace page. The band will select the best stories in each city and give away free tickets- as many as the venue permits- to those people.
The idea for this tour struck a chord with the band. "Art thrives during difficult times...Times of economic crisis, political turmoil and social injustice always spark an artistic movement of some sort," said Alicia Campbell, Audrye Sessions' bass player. "The art of music should always remain accessible, especially in times like these...when it's needed the most."
Below are the tour dates for Audrye Sessions:
7/2 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
7/4 - Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
With Paper Route:
7/6 - Newport, KY - Southgate
7/7 - Detroit, MI - The Garden Bowl @ Magic Stick
7/8 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
7/9 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
7/11 - Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Hall
7/12 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
7/14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
7/15 - Washington, D.C. - DC9
7/16 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
7/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
7/19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
7/21 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection- Front Lounge
7/22 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
7/23 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
7/24 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's
7/25 - Lincoln, NE - Box Awesome
7/26 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
7/27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Vegas
www.myspace.com/audryesessions
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE
Last week we had the honor of attending a very intimate evening with the Brisbane based Kate Miller-Heidke. This was her FIRST EVER US performance, so we were very luck to have been there. She performed at the revamped Largo at the Coronet Theater in The Little Room. It was a fantastic new venue that I really appreciated.
Heidke came out with her guitarist/vocalist, in a blue, 1980's prom dress, a black headband, and shiny silver shoes and brought to us a very fun, interesting, and unexpected performance. Bringing pop, singer/songwriter and classically trained opera together and creating a dark, whimsical but fun place to be. The Australian duo definitely have their own place in the American music scene. She sang 'Caught in the Crowd', 'Can't Shake It', a song about Facebook, and even did an amazing, operatic rendition of Britney Spears' 'Toxic'!
If you have yet to have crossed paths with this lovely Aussie, check her out @ http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/katemillerheidke
and follow her on twitter @ twitter.com/kmillerheidke
FRESH AIR
Internationally revered French electronic pop duo AIR, Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, will release their fifth studio album Love 2 on October 6th, the follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed Pocket Symphony, and the first production to spring to life from their very own state-of-the-art recording facility Atlas Studio.Nestled in the leafy backstreets of northern Paris, Atlas provided a creative haven for the band to produce these twelve new songs, recording and producing for the first time entirely by themselves. These recording sessions again saw the band handling all vocal duties and cemented their association with LA-based drummer/percussionist Joey Waronker, who had previously joined them for their intimate, three-man "Close up" tour of south-east Asia in the Fall of 2008. Stéphane "Alf" Briat, a long-time fixture of the Paris music scene, whose work with AIR dates back to some of their earliest material, came on board for the final mixdown at Atlas.
A viral single "Do The Joy" will be made available digitally on July 7th, followed by a formal single release for the summery pop anthem "Sing Sang Sung" on August 25th.
AIR’s 1998 debut album Moon Safari struck a unanimously harmonious chord with music lovers around the globe and has since become an electronic pop classic. Since then AIR have enjoyed many career-defining moments and accolades, both at home and abroad, and have written, produced and collaborated on a breathtaking array of music projects.
With 5.5 million worldwide album sales to their credit, the band has become de facto ambassadors of modern French pop, whose fans are drawn back to each new musical adventure by their inventive arrangements, and a playful yet unpredictable palette of sounds and songcraft.
AIR will set out on a European tour in early 2010 starting at the legendary Casino de Paris in their hometown and will then embark on North American dates during the Spring.
DIVISION DAY SIGN TO DANGERBIRD RECORDS
Dangerbird is thrilled to announce the addition of Los Angeles quartet Division Day to our roster of artists. Division Day will see the release of their much-anticipated sophomore full-length, Visitation, on August 18. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (NIN/Beck/Gnarls Barkley) and mixed by Todd Burke (Ben Harper/The Rumble Strips/Idlewild). The follow up to 2007’s Beartrap Island, Visitation finds the band steering confidently into darker territory, marrying synthetic and organic textures in songs about death, transformation, and the devil.Division Day was formed while the band was still in school, and Beartrap Island was self-released in 2006. They took to the road, touring the west coast relentlessly, making a splash at CMJ, where they caught the ears of The New York Times, leading to a commercial release the following year. Response to the record was tremendous, garnering excellent reviews, and nationwide tours. Some excellent words about Beartrap Island:
“Division Day turn their own sorrow into something worth celebrating.” —Pitchfork
“They call themselves 'Freestyle / Hawaiian / Shoegaze,' which is kind of misleading. They should just call themselves "lovely" and be done with it.” —NYLON
With renewed focus and excitement, Division Day will return to the road upon the release of Visitation. Dates to be announced shortly.
Monday, June 22, 2009
MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ADAM
Nettwerk Music Group will release the official motion picture soundtrack to the upcoming romantic comedy Adam on July 28; the award winning film opens on July 29. The album features tracks by such popular Nettwerk artists as The Weepies, Lucy Schwartz, and a previously unreleased track from Miranda Lee Richards (“Beautiful Day”).
The soundtrack also includes two tracks from Joshua Radin, including one brand new song, “When You Find Me,” that was written by Radin specifically for the film and features vocals from Nettwerk artist Maria Taylor. Additionally, there are five newly composed tracks from award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz.
Romance can be risky, perplexing and filled with the perils of miscommunication - and that's if you aren't ADAM, for whom life itself is this way. In this heartfelt romantic comedy, Hugh Dancy (THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC) stars as Adam, a handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered existence - until he meets his new neighbor, Beth (Rose Byrne, "Damages," 28 WEEKS LATER, KNOWING), a beautiful, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with funny, touching and entirely unexpected results.
Their implausible and enigmatic relationship reveals just how far two people from different realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection.
WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO - MEESE
Meese shot two separate videos which they've combined for a really unique split-screen effect. You can visit Meese's website to view both versions separately: www.meesemusic.com. Meese's debut album, Broadcast, drops June 30th on Atlantic Records.
Visit www.meesemusic.com/preorder to pre-order the album. And be sure to catch the band on tour with The Fray, Jack's Mannequin and Copeland this summer
Meese on tour:
6/30 - Twist & Shout - Denver, CO (free show)
7/1 - Hodi's Half Note - Ft. Collins, CO
7/3 - The Marquee w/ Copeland - Tulsa, OK
7/5 - Launchpad w/ Copeland - Albuquerque, NM
7/7 - The Clubhouse w/ Copeland - Tempe, AZ
7/8 - House of Blues w/ Copeland - San Diego, CA
7/9 - Downtown Brew w/ Copeland - San Luis Obispo, CA
7/10 - Boardwalk w/ Copeland - Orangevale, CA
7/11 - Fiddler's Green w/ All American Rejects - Denver, CO (KTCL's Big Gig)
7/12 - House of Blues w/ Copeland - Anaheim, CA
7/14 - Dodge Theatre w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Phoenix, AZ
7/16 - The Journal Pavilion w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Albuquerque, NM
7/17 - The Pearl w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Las Vegas, NV
7/18 - USANA Amphitheatre w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Salt Lake City, UT
7/21 - The Target Center w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Minneapolis, MN
7/22 - Starlight Theatre w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Kansas City, MO
7/24 - Superpages.com Music Center w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Dallas, TX
7/25 - Cynthia Woods Pavilion w/ The Fray & Jack's Mannequin - Houston, TX
IN CASE YOU MISSED EM...
The Sounds stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last friday. They performed their single "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake" off their latest record CROSSING THE RUBICON.
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