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Atlas Genius will kick off its first-ever North American headline tour. The run includes sold-out nights in Houston, Santa Barbara, Denver, Minneapolis, Cambridge and New York City, where the Australian band will play The Bowery Ballroom on June 18 and 19. The band will play London, UK for the first time on May 7, as well. Supporting acts will include The Neighbourhood, The Postelles, The Colourist, Pacific Air and Haerts. Atlas Genius, who recently wrapped up a sold-out tour with Imagine Dragons, will also perform at numerous festivals, including the Sasquatch! Festival, Lollapalooza, the Firefly Music Festival, Summerfest, Edgefest, San Francisco’s BFD and San Diego’s X-Fest. See below for tour itinerary.
“Centred on You,” Atlas Genius’ new video was directed by Anders Rostad. “Trojans,” the first single from the band’s full-length debut, When It Was Now (Warner Bros. Records), is a Top 5 Modern Rock/Top 10 Triple A radio hit. It has already sold over 250,000 tracks in the U.S. and has spent 49 weeks on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. “Trojans” has been heard on such shows as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Deception,” “Whitney,” “Being Human” and “90210.” The band’s new single, “If So,” praised by Rolling Stone for its “dream-like guitar licks, shifty hi-hats and a meaty bass backbone, has been licensed by “90210” and the EA Sports FIFA video game.
Brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery wrote, recorded and produced When It Was Now at a studio they built in their hometown of Adelaide, Australia. “Bouncy, jangly tracks like ‘Through the Glass’ and the single ‘Trojans’…[are] pretty damn irresistible,” said People. Seventeen placed them on its list of “17 Bands Everyone Should Be Talking About.” Neon Gold said that When It Was Now “promises to be one of the year’s most impressive debuts,” NYLON tipped Atlas Genius as one of the top five bands to watch out for in 2013 and Entertainment Weekly named them as one of “15 New Stars We Love.”
May
3 – New York, NY @ Original Penguin SoHo store
4 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Piazza at Schmidt’s w/Family of the Year
7 – London, UK @ Electrowerks
19 – Mountain View, CA @ Live 105 BFD Festival
20 – Santa Barbara, CA @ SOhO Restaurant and Music Club ** SOLD OUT
22 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s Night Club **
24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom **
25 – Quincy, WA @ The Gorge – Sasquatch! Music Festival – Bigfoot Stage
26 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue **
29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ***
31 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *** SOLD OUT
June
1 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ***
4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café *** SOLD OUT
6 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre ***
7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall ***
9 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindley ****
11 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa ****
12 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club ****
14 – Albany, NY @ Bayou Café ****
15 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair **** SOLD OUT
17 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Café ****
18 – New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom **** SOLD OUT
19 – New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom **** SOLD OUT
20 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino – Wolf Den FREE SHOW
21 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
23 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *****
24 – Detroit, MI @ Shelter *****
27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July
6 – Vancouver, BC @Kelowna’s Waterfront Park
10 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Festival
13 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Fest
August
2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
4 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
8 – Bakersfield, CA @ B Ryders
TBA – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
September
20 – San Diego, CA @ 91X Fest
Supporting acts:
*The Neighbourhood
**The Postelles and The Colourist
***The Postelles and Haerts
****Pacific Air and Haerts
*****Pacific Air
New York’s band Baby Alpaca is a 3-piece group that consists of Chris Kittrell (vocals, autoharp), Zach McMillan (guitar, backing vocals) and Robert Phillips (drums). The first single “Sea of Dreams” is a slow building and burning track off of the Baby Alpaca EP that will be released via Atlas Chair Records on June 25th. NPR’s Bob Boilen said this about the video, which is directed by the Cincinnati-native Chris Kittrell: “My dreams are never like Chris Kittrell’s “Sea Of Dreams,” but I wish they were. Watching this animation will be as close as I get”.
“…Sea of Dreams, which channels The Smiths with it’s dreamy, light dada-rock production – think soft, romantic rock that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. The debut EP ranges from playful to emotional, but always leaves you impressed. “ – Disco Naïveté
“psychedelic dream-folk” – Interview Magazine
Baby Alpaca – Baby Alpaca EP tracklist:
01. Wild Child
02. On The Roam
03. Sea of Dreams
04. Run With You
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Album track “Giddy Up” is an upbeat, bubbly cut with buzzing electronic sound effects and a sing-along chorus. The band shows off showing their playful, fun-loving side with a video for the track, which shows them goofing off in their rehearsal space in Canada.
Driven by heavy-hitting electro rhythms, pulsing beats, and sing-along choruses, Dragonette’s music packs a mean punch. From emotion-packed ballads to fist-pumping anthems, Bodyparts takes listeners on a wild ride. Be sure to catch the band live in your city!
Dragonette Tour w/ The Presets:
Headlining Tour

Team Spirit are thrilled to announce their US Spring tour with Peace. The Brooklyn rock band, fronted by former Passion Pit member Ayad Al Adhamy, just wrapped up select dates with The Joy Formidable. Starting April 30th, Team Spirit will be supporting UK buzz band/NME cover darlings Peace for dates across the US in support of their self-titled debut EP, which came out last week on VICE Records / Warner Bros. Records. Check out the band’s new video for “Jesus He’s Alright” below.
Confirmed Tour Dates:
EP Release Party:
04.25 – Swat Bar, 59 Canal St – New York, NY 21+, $10 at the door; doors at 9pm.
With Peace:
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Dutch DJ duo Bingo Players recently dropped “Get Up (Rattle)” featuring Far East Movement, their new single on Casablanca Records. This superstar duo—Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstraten—remains a vital force in electronic dance music as both artists and producers, and the song’s immediate success paves the way for even bigger things to come.
Already, “Get Up (Rattle)” has exceeded 13 million YouTube views for its wonderfully wacky and wild music video, featuring ornery ducks that take down a vicious street gang and restore order to a city. The track, already a #1 hit in the UK, is a new version of last year’s instrumental club and festival anthem “Rattle,” which begins with an impenetrable hook that precedes the rhythmic stylings of Far East Movement, just before a massive drop that comes in to ignites the dance floor. The duo also has a string of tour dates coming up, including a coveted sundown slot at Coachella on April 20.
“Get Up (Rattle)” follows a string of Beatport chart-toppers including “Cry (Just A Little)” and “Out Of My Mind” released on their very own Hysteria label. Live, Bingo Players have performed at the biggest festivals in the world including, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Creamfields, Electric Zoo and more!
Upcoming Tour Dates
4/11 – Bridgeport, CT – Webster Bank Arena
4/12 – San Francisco, CA – Ruby Skye
4/13 – Indio, CA – Coachella
4/14 – Boston, MA – Prime
4/19 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
4/20 – Las Vegas, NV – Hakkasan
4/20 – Indio, CA – Coachella
4/21 – Scottsdale, AZ – El Santo Day Club
Already breakout stars in their native Australia, Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, who fuse a unique blend of soul, blues, doo-wop, jazz and R&B with Clairy’s powerful, soulful vocals at the forefront–have signed with the U.S. label Vanguard Records and will release their debut album Baby Caught The Bus on May 21. Their first single “Love Letter” is now #1 Most Added at Triple A Radio this week, while Baby Caught The Bus climbs to #15 Most Added. “Love Letter” also hit Amazon’s “Hot Singles: 20 Songs We’d Like to Date”. The band will have their Tuesday, April 9th Los Angeles, CA show at The Troubadour taped for future airing on an episode of NBC TV’s “Last Call With Carson Daly.” On Thursday, April 11, they’ll perform live on Los Angeles’ KCSN “Afternoon Music Mix with Sky Daniels.” That can be heard in the greater Los Angeles area on 88.5fm or around the world online at www.kcsn.org.
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