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Adan Jodorowsky had led the kind of charmed life that will leave you shaking your head in wonder. As a youngster, he was given his first dance lesson by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. He got his first guitar lesson from none other than George Harrison. And he was the star of a feature film Santa Sangre, (directed by his father, famed surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky) by the age of 10.
These days, he is a bona fide rock star in his native France and throughout South America, able to sell out the 10,000-seat National Auditorium in Mexico City and to perform alongside Foo Fighters and MGMT as part of 2012’s Lollapalooza Chile.
Add all that experience and excellence up, and it is long past time for folks in the U.S. and beyond to take notice of this singular talent. And he has just the album to help get the rest of the world to shine the spotlight in his direction.
Recording under the stage name Adanowsky, he has taken a sharp left turn away from the lush folk pop of his 2011 U.S. debut Amador, an album that found him collaborating with Devendra Banhart and exploring the deepest romantic desires and heartbreaks of the titular character (the name translates to “The Lover”).
With his latest full-length ADA, he has put aside the emotion and is purely concentrating on physical pleasures. “I wanted something sweaty and gross,” Adanowsky says. “I wanted to feel the drugs on this album. I’m not a drug addict at all but I wanted people to feel that same kind of high in the music.”
Recorded at Polysound Studios in the suburbs of Paris backed by Vincent and Xavier Polycarpe of the French pop group Gush, ADA is a sexy throwback to the early work of icons like Prince and Michael Jackson replete with shimmy-shake disco rhythms, vintage ’80s R&B pulsations, and a whole lot of glammy attitude.
To aid in their role of creating a record that sounds as luscious as possible, Adanowsky and the Polycarpe brothers played everything live in the studio using equipment made before 1975. That also meant spending a long time poring over mixes with engineer Jack Lahana (Air, Phoenix) to capture that perfect Controversy/Off The Wall spirit.
But as ADA ‘s collection of slinky, party starters proves, all that effort was more than worth it. Just check out the carefree, summery pulse of “Dancing To The Radio,” or the metaphor-free throb of “Sexual Feeling.” These are songs that cut right to the point: shake off your daily frustrations, toss on a favorite frock, and have some fun.
“I want to give hope with this record,” Adanowsky explains. “I want people to have fun listening to it. I want you to wake up in the morning and put this record on, or put it on in their car, and dance and feel the power!”
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Much of Lightning in a Bottle’s intimate singularity is expressed through The Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an amazing sanctuary for all participants to enrich the soul and inspire the spirit. The 2014 schedule inside the Lucent Temple, built out of recycled and found objects, will include over 300 different experiences in yoga, workshops, speakers and exotic world music.
If you didn’t see the little video I posted on this a few weeks ago, check it out here!
Photo credit: Haley Ballard
Late nights in the big city always bring out the swingers. Hipsters in zoot suits in dark alley-ways; beat-boxers playing New Jack Swing on street corners; and French Horn Rebellion’s Next Jack Swing dance floor full of Band Geeks Gone Wild. In “Swing Into It” let Nini Fabi who, before forming HAERTS sang with French Horn Rebellion, lure you into a swinging night: dark, buzzing with energy and just a little bit of intrigue. French Horn Rebellion’s new Swing Into It EP will come out on 3/25 and you can hear the title track featuring New York’s HAERTS now.
The duo has traveled 5 continents with French horn slung over their back, doing shows with MGMT, Yelle, Cut Copy, and others along the way. Also, they’ve pioneered a new genre called ‘Next Jack Swing,’ like New Jack, but with heavy beats and funkier bass lines. Their latest EPs, Poster Girl (with Database), Girls (ft JD Samson and Fat Tony) and Love is Dangerous (ft J Pat from The Knocks), Dancing Out (ft Jody Watley), Friday Nights (with Viceroy), Caaalifornia (ft Bebe Panthere and Ghost Beach) and The Fire (ft Savoir Adore) are out now.
French Horn Rebellion – Swing Into It EP (out 3/25)
1. Swing Into It feat. HAERTS
2. You’re All Right feat St. Lucia
3. Swing Into It (Chordashian Remix)
4. Swing Into It (Ghosts of Venice Remix)
French Horn Rebellion Live Shows:
3/6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery
3/12 – Austin, TX @ The Firehouse (SexPop Showcase)
3/12 – Austin, TX @ Majestic Music Hall (Official BOND MUSIC GROUP showcase) 1am
3/13 – Austin, TX @ Hyde Park Bar & Grill (SET.FM showcase)
3/13 – Austin, TX @ Green Room at Brew Exchange (Beautiful Buzzz & The Most Definitely) 5pm
3/13 – Austin, TX @ La Barbeque (WIND UP Records showcase)
3/15 – Punta Cana, DR @ Juanillo Beach Club
3/17 – Nashville, TN @ The Greenhouse Bar
5/1 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/2 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
5/3 – Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet
5/4 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
5/8 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
5/9 – West Haven, CT @ RVP Studio: The Cave
5/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall Marlin Room
5/13 – Washington, DC @ Tropicalia
5/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
5/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR
5/17 – Columbus, OH @ A and R Music Bar
5/18 – Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage
5/19 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
5/22 – Austin, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
5/24 – Dallas, TX @ The Foundry
5/25 – El Paso, TX @ Neon Desert Festival
5/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
5/28 – San Diego, CA @ Ux31
5/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
5/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
6/2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
6/4 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
6/6 – Springfield, MO @ College Street Barcade
6/7 – Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit Cabaret
“Sounds like California with a Brooklyn edge. It’s LoFi goodness that’s hard not to warm up to.”
– The New LoFi“Meet New York’s Little Racer. They make some fantastic pop music… like Talking Heads if they cut their teeth in casino lounges.”
– Sippy Cup Everything“Little racer are the latest band to sign to the, frankly spot-on, Young & Lost Club label…. Lo-Fi, fast paced, skittering surf sounds for the ADHD generation. Think Surfer Blood crossed with The Strokes.”
– S//S//N
Little Racer is a four-piece from Brooklyn consisting of Elliot Michaud (vocals, guitar), Ish Nazmi (bass), Wade Michael (guitar), and Dave Tedeschi (Drums). Shortly after forming in 2010, their eponymous single Little Racer found it’s away across the ocean to the BBC and London imprint Young and Lost Club, who subsequently released the 7″ single The Town/Split for the Coast in late 2011. After a short visit to London to support the single, they returned to New York to write and record a follow up EP. With influences ranging from New Order to Cat Stevens, their ringing guitars and choruses will most definitely take you away from it all, even if only for 24 minutes.
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BLACK LIPS @ SXSW
Tuesday – 3/11
6:30 PM @ TOMs (DJ Set)
Wednesday – 3/12
2PM @ Mellow Johnny’s | KEXP
5PM @ Scoot Inn | Converse/Thrasher Death Match
Thursday – 3/13
6:30PM @ Hotel Vegas | ATX Psych Fest
1AM @ The Main | VICE Records Showcase
Friday – 3/14
3PM @ Lustre Pearl | Guitar Center/ Filter
8PM @ Hotel San Jose | SxSan Jose
10PM @ Paramount Theatre | Lou Reed Tribute
Saturday – 3/15
2:40PM @ The Palm Door | Do512
5PM @ The Gatsby | Pandora
1AM @ Textile | Agency Group Showcase
BLACK LIPS 2014 Tour Dates:
* w/ The Coathangers
^ w/ Natural Child
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One of Rolling Stone‘s “10 Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012,” the 3rd annual 90’s alternative music tour is proud to announce Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6, and Spacehog to perform at each of 2014’s “Summerland Tour” dates.
With many smash hit singles and millions of albums sold between them, the four bands comprising this year’s Summerland Tour still have a constant presence on the airwaves across the country and represent a true value for concert fans. With songs like “Father of Mine,” “Santa Monica,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Somebody To Shove,” “Runaway Train,” “Think Twice,” and “In the Meantime” being performed nightly, Summerland 2014 is set to provide the best soundtrack to a great summer’s evening.
The 90’s nostalgia tour was formed in 2012 by Art Alexakis, lead guitarist and vocalist of Everclear. The tour has featured classic throwback bands such as Gin Blossoms, Lit, Sugar Ray, Marcy Playground, Live, Filter, and Sponge.
“This tour just seems to get better and better every year. Both the bands and the fans are starting to connect with the name Summerland. It seems like it’s becoming synonymous with ’90’s Alternative Rock,” said Alexakis. He started the tour to bring some of the most well-known alternative 90’s bands back to today’s rock music scene.
SUMMERLAND TOUR 2014 will kick off on June 13th in Pompano Beach, FL and will be stopping in over 30 cities across the US. Tickets go on sale starting March 7 at 10 am (in select markets). Visit www.summerlandtour.net for further details.
SUMMERLAND 2014 TOUR DATES (subject to change):
6/13/14 — Pompano Beach, FL — Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
6/14/14 — St Petersburg, FL — Vinoy Park
6/17/14 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
6/18/14 — Hampton Beach, NH — Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
6/19/14 — Boston, MA – House of Blues
6/20/14 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
6/21/14 — Atlantic City, NJ — House of Blues at Showboat Atlantic City
6/22/14 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
6/24/14 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
6/25/14 — Glen Allen, VA — Innsbrook After Hours
6/27/14 — Biloxi, MS — Golden Nugget Hotel Casino
7/10/14 — Pharr, TX — Pharr Events Center
7/11/14 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
7/15/14 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee Theatre
7/17/14 — Los Angeles, CA — House of Blues
7/18/14 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Street Experience
7/19/14 — Valley Center, CA — The Event Center at Harrah’s Rincon
7/22/14 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
7/23/14 — Eugene, OR —Lane County Fair
7/26/14 — Medicine Hat, AB — Medicine Hat Stampede **
7/29/14 — Boise, ID — Revolution Center
7/31/14 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre
8/01/14 — Bonner Springs, KS — Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/03/14 — Sturgis, SD — Easyriders Saloon
8/05/14 — Cedar Rapids, IA — McGrath Amphitheatre
8/07/14 — West Allis, WI — Wisconsin State Fair
8/08/14 — Arlington Heights, IL — House of Music and Entertainment
8/09/14 — Toledo, OH — Hollywood Casino Toledo
** No Spacehog on this date
Fresh off their successful North American tour supporting St. Lucia, Los Angeles based band Sir Sly, release the video for their cover rendition of Drake’s song “Marvin’s Room.”
“We always said that if we covered a song it would be ‘Marvin’s Room.’ The song came out years ago and we were still listening to it all the time when we were on the road in the van. We used to play it stripped down in Jason’s studio as a “what if we did this” kind of thing. And then one day we just decided to record it for fun.”
Musically Amusing 