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January 29, 2013 · 2:37 pm

Video: Feed Me & Crystal Fighters – “Love Is All I Got”

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“Love is All I Got” is a collaboration between Jon Gooch AKA Feed Me and the multi-national 5-piece band Crystal Fighters.  The two acts met while on the Parklife festival tour in Australia late 2011.  After a few nights out together, they decided to get in the studio upon their return to London, and in turn, “Love Is All I Got” was born.  This is the first single from Feed Me’s forthcoming album.

Feed Me kicks off a US run of dates Jan 29th through Feb 22nd with two date runs in most major markets.
FEED ME “WITH TEETH” US TOUR DATES:

Tue Jan 29: Washington, DC, USA @ 9:30 Club
Wed Jan 30: Philadelphia, PA, USA @ TLA
Thu Jan 31: Philadelphia, PA, USA @ TLA
Fri Feb 01: Atlanta, GA, USA @ Opera
Sat Feb 02: New York, NY, USA @ Webster Hall
Sun Feb 03: New York, NY, USA @ Webster Hall
Mon Feb 04: Boston, MA, USA @ Royale NightClub
Tue Feb 05: Boston, MA, USA @ Royale NightClub
Fri Feb 08: Chicago, IL, USA @ House of Blues
Sat Feb 09: Chicago, IL, USA @ House of Blues
Mon Feb 11: Boulder, CO, USA @ Fox Theatre
Tue Feb 12: Denver, CO, USA @ Ogden Theatre
Thu Feb 14: San Francisco, CA, USA @ Regency Ballroom
Fri Feb 15: San Francisco, CA, USA @ Regency Ballroom
Sat Feb 16: Los Angeles, CA, USA @ The Fonda Theatre
Sun Feb 17: Los Angeles, CA, USA @ The Fonda Theatre
Wed Feb 20: Seattle, WA, USA @ Showbox at the Market
Thu Feb 21: Seattle, WA, USA @ Showbox at the Market
Fri Feb 22: Honolulu, HI, USA @ The Republik

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January 29, 2013 · 2:20 pm

Video: Tegan and Sara Teach Andy Samberg How to be a Heartthrob

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Tegan and Sara’s seventh studio album, Heartthrob, is out today (iTunes link, Spotify link). Everyone seems to be talking about the album and first single, “Closer” (which I posted the video for, here) The girls released songs early on a wide range of outlets including Vanity Fair, Glamour and NPR via All Songs Considered. Heartthrob premiered in its entirety with Rolling Stone, who have been huge supporters.

To say there’s a lot going on right now would be an understatement. The girls are on the cover of the new digital issue of Spin, scored a massive feature in The Wall St Journal, covered the Rolling Stones classic “Fool To Cry” for the soundtrack to the HBO smash series Girls and were just announced as one of the top line attractions at Coachella. They’ll be performing “Closer” this Thursday, January 31st on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Tour Dates:

  • Feb 01     Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
  • Feb 19 Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
  • Feb 20 Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
  • Feb 26     MTS Centre – Winnipeg, Canada
  • Feb 28     MacEwan Hall – Calgary, Canada
  • Mar 01     MacEwan Hall – Calgary, Canada
  • Mar 03     Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, Canada
  • Mar 04     Conexus Arts Centre Theatre – Regina, Canada
  • Mar 06     First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
  • Mar 07     Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
  • Mar 09     LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH
  • Mar 10     The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
  • Mar 11     Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
  • Apr 12     Coachella – Indio, CA
  • Apr 14     Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
  • Apr 19     Coachella – Indio, CA

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January 24, 2013 · 12:02 pm

Guitar Center Sessions Upcoming Episodes

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An all new episode of Guitar Center Sessions featuring the legendary Reggae star Jimmy Cliff will air, Friday, Jan 25th, at 9pm on DIRECTV’s Audience Network (channel 239).

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Check out Jimmy Cliff performing “Children’s Bread” for his upcoming episode of Guitar Center Sessions HERE.

The season will continue with episodes featuring such dynamic artists as Mexican rock band Kinky, Prince protogee Andy Allo, and Skylar Grey of Dr. Dre’s “I Need a Doctor” fame.

Check out the remaining airdates below:

  • Jan 25         Jimmy Cliff
  • Feb 8           Kinky
  • Feb 22         Andy Allo
  • March 8      Skylar Grey

Already halfway into the season, there have been many showstopping moments. Below are just a few of those highlights:

 

 

 

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January 23, 2013 · 4:35 pm

Download: The Royal Concept – “World on Fire”

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The Royal Concept is offering a free download of their brand new single “World on Fire.” Available on their official site now, the track comes from the Swedish quartet’s forthcoming full-length album for LAVA Records/Republic Records, due out later this year.
Following up the band’s acclaimed self-titled debut EP, “World on Fire” blazes with sexy synths, an ’80s-style swing, and a danceable hook. Delivered with a spark of effusive charisma and cheeky lyrics, it’s primed to heat dance floors everywhere up. Frontman David Larson sings, “I see the world has gone mad.”

The band will be sharing the stage with alternative sensations Imagine Dragons and Atlas Genius for a string of dates in February.

Download: The Royal Concept – “World on Fire”

Upcoming Tour Dates:
2/18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory
2/22 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
2/23 – New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom
2/25 Boston, MA – House of Blues

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January 16, 2013 · 3:06 pm

New: Houses Album Preview

It’s a product of quiet bedroom experimentation: subtly crafted for headphones, yet full enough to envelop a room in gorgeous melodies and exuberant sheets of sound– NPR

Recorded over the past year, splitting time between their new home of Los Angeles and Sonic Ranch ( Animal Collective, Beach House, At the Drive In, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s), the bliss-duo Houses are set to release sophomore album A Quiet Darkness on April 16th via Downtown Records.

The narrative of the album tells the story of a husband and wife separated in the midst of a nuclear disaster and their attempt to reunite with one another along the Highway 10 in California before their inevitable deaths, each song taking place in different abandoned houses along the way.  Real life couple Dexter Tortoriello (also of Dawn Golden and the Rosy Cross) and Megan Messina made the trek themselves multiple times, to record sound and video at these abandoned houses that are featured on the album.

The album’s celestial ambiance and wanderlust concepts are conveyed throughout the recording with techniques employed by Dexter Tortoriello’s production and the stark contrast between the minimal electronic pulses, found sounds and meandering and melancholy harmonies.  The ethereal sound on which Houses was built is woven through A Quiet Darkness, the 2013 release shows a deep and pensive side to a band who clearly encompass a darker side of bliss; a bold new bravado that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced love and loss.  Look for Houses to preview some of A Quiet Darkness at this years SXSW and check out some additional tour dates below.

Stream: Houses – “Beginnings”

HOUSES LIVE DATES:

  • 2/27 The Echo (LA)
  • 3/13 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/14 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/15 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/16 SXSW (AUSTIN)
  • 3/28 Popscene (SF)

 

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December 19, 2012 · 11:43 am

New Video: Hooray For Earth – “Never/Figure”

New York based dream-pop group Hooray For Earth will be kicking off the new year with a string of dates throughout the Northeast and Midwest. The group is fresh out of the studio with producer Chris Coady (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grizzly Bear, Blonde Redhead, etc) recording their follow-up to the acclaimed True Loves out on Dovecote Records.

The group will bring a dizzying amount of distortion and ethereal vocals to the masses starting January 13th in Washington before winding through the midwest including a performance at TNK Festival in Chicago on January 16th with Bear in Heaven, The-Drum and Dovecote labelmates Supreme Cuts, before wrapping up with a hometown show at Knitting Factory on January 31st. In celebration of these dates, check out the brand new music video for “Never/Figure”. This two-part music video includes both tracks from the band’s single release back in August. Directed by Milton Ladd, the video weaves a sinuous narrative. Follow the band into an affected world of psychosis, confusion, and memory replete with smoke signals, helicopters, levitating objects and more. Frantic visions and effects combine, on land and in the air, to conceive an alternate reality in which there are only questions.

HOORAY FOR EARTH TOUR DATES:

  • 01-13-13 – Black Cat (Backstage) – Washington, DC #  TIX
  • 01-14-13 – The Ninth Ward – Buffalo, NY
  • 01-15-13 – The Basement – Columbus, OH TIX
  • 01-16-13 – Schubas Tavern (TNK Festival) – Chicago, IL % TIX
  • 01-17-13 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH # TIX
  • 01-31-13 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY ^ TIX

# w/ Bear In Heaven

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^ w/ Ice Choir

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November 28, 2012 · 12:20 pm

Download: The Last Bison – “Switzerland”

THE LAST BISON want to bring you to “Switzerland.” The Virginia “mountaintop chamber” ensemble is currently giving away its first single, “Switzerland,” as a free download now. The song also comes on their four-song debut EP for Republic Records, Inheritance, available through iTunes and all digital outlets.

Boasting a vivid and fascinating tale of travel on a snowy evening, the track functions as an appropriate introduction to the group’s unique amalgam of rustic folk and roots-y rock. They’ve also already drawn critical praise for this sound. Noise Trade commented that the band is “based far more in inspiration than imitation,” while Folk Hive claimed, “The Last Bison is a welcome respite from all that is manufactured.”

With seven members connected by family ties and lifelong friendships, there’s truly no group out there quite like The Last Bison. At the forefront is singer and songwriter Ben Hardesty. His father Dan and sister Annah comprise this collective as well as Andrew and Jay Benfante, Teresa Totheroh, and Amos Housworth. When they all get together, magic happens, yielding music that’s as immediate as it is inspirational.

Following up a successful jaunt supporting Langhorne Slim, The Last Bison is currently roaming across the United States on a headline tour. After almost a lifetime of playing together, they’re truly in sync on stage, making for an unforgettable experience.

Download: The Last Bison – “Switzerland”

Catch The Last Bison On Tour Now:
11/28 – Norfolk, VA – WROX Radio Show
11/29 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
11/30 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
12/01 – Toledo, OH – Headliners (free show, all ages)
12/03 – Chicago, IL – SPACE
12/04 – Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose
12/05 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
12/07 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory (w/ High Highs)
12/08 – Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head On Stage (all ages matinee)

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November 20, 2012 · 3:58 pm

ON AN ON – “The Hunter”

Click to listen to “The Hunter” from ON AN ON

ON AN ON have just released “The Hunter” – the second song from their forthcoming debut album Give In, out January 29th via Roll Call Records. “The Hunter” comes on the heals of their incredibly well-received debut single “Ghosts,” which Nylon gushed over as “dream-washed synth-pop that never gets too sweet,” and Consequence of Sound described as “haunted yet exquisitely exposed.” Music lovers seemed to agree, having streamed the song on SoundCloud over 140,000 times in under 5 weeks; an incredibly encouraging phenomenon for a brand new artist’s first introduction to the world.

Buy: ON AN ON – “The Hunter” at iTunes

The Chicago/Minneapolis based trio that make up ON AN ON (Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci, and Ryne Estwing) have played music with one another in various capacities for the better part of a decade before collaborating together as a trio. The culmination of a long and precarious, but ultimately rewarding journey, Give In was recorded with producer Dave Newfeld, known for his work on Broken Social Scene’s seminal album You Forgot It In People as well as records from Super Furry Animals and Los Campesinos.

Listen: ON AN ON – “Ghosts” (YACHT Remix)

ON AN ON close out 2012 with a string of dates across the Midwest. Full details can be found below. National 2013 tour dates in support of Give In to be announced soon.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

NOVEMBER 30 – Madison, WI @ The Sett

DECEMBER 01 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall (w/ Walk The Moon)

DECEMBER 02 – Champaign, IL @ The Velvet Elvis

DECEMBER 03 – East Lansing, MI @ The Loft (w/ Walk The Moon)

DECEMBER 14 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

DECEMBER 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry

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November 14, 2012 · 11:32 am

Download: Midnight Magic – “Threshold” (B-Side)

 “… this collection of dancefloor-ready electro-soul, funk and disco tracks has been a long time coming.” – WNYC

“Untethered from disco’s four-to-the-floor pulse, the nine-piece New York group of DFA alumnae rides aloft a breezy synthesizer melody and swirls of dub delay”–SPIN

“… disco, boogie, and old-school electro sounds for a modern scene.” – XLR8R

The psychedelic-soul army Midnight Magic has struck again with their highly anticipated debut full length, Walking The Midnight Streets, out now on their own Midnight Sun Sound. Since bursting onto the scene in 2009 with a series of 12” singles, including the dance floor smash “Beam Me Up,” the band has become revered for their irresistibly catchy hooks and seductive live show. Revered by Lucky, SPIN, RCRD LBL, Interview, XLR8R and more, the new album is a blend of funk, soul, and electro-tinged disco. It is available for purchase on iTunes and all other digital retailers.

Space invader b-side, the band has released “Threshold” as a free MP3. Also, you can hear the full album streaming where it premiered at AOL Spinner through the end of the week.

Listen/download: Midnight Magic – “Threshold” (B-Side)

Midnight Magic LIVE Tour Dates
11/16: Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo Gallery (album release party)
11/24: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hal w/ Blood Diamonds
12/1: Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary

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November 8, 2012 · 11:24 am

Passion Pit and Youngblood Hawke

Two nights ago, a group of us went to see Passion Pit. I was excited to see them, and one of the opening acts, Youngblood Hawke (which I interviewed back in August and you can check it out here). Youngblood Hawke’s set was really fun and upbeat. A friend of mine didn’t know who they were, but said she really liked them. They played all of the songs from their EP. The crowd was really pleased with “We Come Running” when they ended their show with the recent alt rock hit. They were a great predecessor to Passion Pit.

When Passion Pit came out, everyone went crazy. Their first song was “Take a Walk” and it was awesome! I was surprised because it’s not very often that a band starts out with one of their biggest hits, but they did, and I liked it. They mixed between songs from Manners and their newest album Gossamer. It seemed to me that everyone really digs Manners more. Things were a little slowed down when songs from Gossamer were performed. Then, at the very end everyone perked right up when they finished their set with “Sleepyhead”. I couldn’t WAIT to hear it and apparently everyone else felt the same. It was also super cool that all the other band members that were touring with them all came out on stage to dance around. One of them was taking video of the whole thing, catching glimpses of the audience and the other musicians jammin’ out. My favorite parts of their performance were the first and last songs. They had a great turn out for their first show in Pittsburgh. Make sure you check out the awesome video at the top of this post that someone took of the finale. It gives me chills of happiness when I watch it and remember that feeling of being there.

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