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Tashaki Miyaki Cover Father John Misty

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:08 GMT

"hollywood forever cemetery sings" (father john misty cover) by tashaki miyaki Mysterious LA duo Tashaki Miyaki are pleased to unveil their cover of Father John Misty's "Hollywood Forever Cemetery," a current band covering a current band in the fashion of bands of of yesteryear. Listen to Tashaki Miyaki above and Father John Misty below.

We <3 this track - Prairie Empire - Snow

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:06:40 GMT

Prairie Empire - Snow by Trailer Fire records Prairie Empire is a bi-coastal (Portland, Brooklyn) collective fronted by Brittain Ashford, an autoharp-and mountain dulcimer-playing siren. Their "folk-ish" eponymous debut, recorded in a Portland living room, contains a rich and string-heavy sonic palette of Ashford's lovely plucking, along with cello, violin, viola, drums, trumpet, and no shortage of vocal harmonizing. Britain paints such honest and cinematic scenery with her voice and words. She has an amazing ability to step outside the comfort box into a very vulnerable area to share her deeply felt emotions in her music. A perfect example of this is showcased in beautiful song "Snow," where her and her band play at your heart strings. Trailer Fire records out of Durham, North Carolina will release Prairie Empire's debut album in June.

We <3 this track - Shenandoah & The Night

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:26 GMT

So Low, So High by Shenandoah and the Night NYC based quintet Shenandoah And The Night released this single "So Low, So High" in may as well as an EP in May of last year. The group is lead by Shenandoah Ableman, her vocals soar on top of the bands dreamy arrangements. Check out tracks from the EP, here.

Battles Announce US Tour

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:50:56 GMT

Battles will be playing shows around the US for the month of June, including a stop at Bonnaroo. The band has recently released Dross Glop, a remix accompaniment to last year’s critically-acclaimed Gloss Drop album. Dross Glop is available now as a four-part 12” series and on CD and digitally. Battles US Shows 6/2 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge 6/3 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop 6/4 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 6/5 – Columbus, OH @ Outland Live 6/6 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts 6/7 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 6/9 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 6/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 6/11 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat 6/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts 6/23 – Denver, CO @ Westword Music Showcase

The Magnetic Fields new video for Quick

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:42:52 GMT

Directed by James Spinney, and showcasing vocals from Shirley Simms’ with harmonies from Claudia Gonson, “Quick!” The video introduces us to a woman living in a trashcan as she discovers another of her kind and perhaps kindles a little romance.

Hallelujah The Hills new LP Tour Dates

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Boston's Hallelujah The Hills will release their new album No One Knows What Happens May 22, 2012 from Discrete Pageantry Records. Frontman Ryan Walsh’s has a well-earned place in the circle of contemporary lyricists operating at the top of their game. Musically, with the addition of Son Volt’s Dave Bryson on drums, the band boils the songs down to their essence and builds them up again with a strange sort of melodic alchemy. Boston's Marissa Nadler and Faces On Film both have guest spots. Check out the track below and be sure to catch them on tour. Hallelujah The Hills Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire (Feat. Marissa Nadler) MP3 May 9, 2012 Philadelphia, PA The M Room May 10, 2012 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool May 11, 2012 New York, NY Cake Shop May 12, 2012 Northampton, MA The Basement May 26, 2012 Cambridge, MA The Middle East Downstairs

Natureboy & House of Wolves Tour Dates

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:12:24 GMT

Natureboy - Blow To The Head House of Wolves "Ageless" by Bleek Records Natureboy and House of Wolves are playing some dates together in the mid-west plus Boston and Brooklyn. They're both performing live and recording Daytrotter sessions on May 29th. House of Wolves at 1pm and Natureboy at 3pm. They will be joined by new Bleek Records artist, Baltimore's Heart of Hearts a new music project Greg Hatem (Tulsa, Forks Of Ivy.) for the Brooklyn and Boston shows. The above track "Blow To The Head" is a preview from Natureboy's sophomore album titled The Sweep. The band are currently shopping the album around to labels and they will be doing a Pianos Residency every Thursday night in June. Confirmed performers at Natureboy's Pianos Residency include: The Roadside Graves, Shilpa Ray, She Keeps Bees, Caged Animals, Shy Hunters, and Sharon Van Etten will be DJ-ing. Natureboy & House of Wolves Tour Dates: May 24th Thursday - The Vault - Farmington, MO May 25th Friday - Pop's Blue Moon - St. Louis, MO May 26th Saturday - Red Herring - Champaign-Urbana, IL May 28th Monday - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL (Free Show) May 29th Tuesday -Daytrotter May 31st Thursday - Paper Box - Brooklyn, NY # June 1st Friday - Arc-en-ciel Studio - Boston, MA # June 7th Thursday - Pianos - New York City, NY * June 14th Thursday - Pianos - New York City, NY * June 21st Thursday - Pianos - New York City, NY * June 28th Thursday - Pianos - New York City, NY * # = w/Heart of Hearts. * = Natureboy Only.

Beastie Boys Adam Yauch RIP

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:35:55 GMT

Horrible news just in from Beastie Boys PR company Nasty Little Man: It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam "MCA" Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys. With fellow members Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Adrock" Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums--including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band's 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill--win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend. In addition to his hand in creating such historic Beastie Boys albums as Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and more, Yauch was a founder of the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and activism regarding the injustices perpetrated on native Tibetans by Chinese occupational government and military forces. In 1996, Milarepa produced the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which was attended by 100,000 people, making it the biggest benefit concert on U.S. soil since 1985's Live Aid. The Tibetan Freedom Concert series would continue to stage some of the most significant benefit shows in the world for nearly a decade following in New York City, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and other cities. In the wake of September 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, a benefit headlined by Beastie Boys at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, with net proceeds disbursed to the New York Women's Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) September 11th Fund for New Americans--each chosen for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 victims least likely to receive help from other sources. Under the alias of Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch directed iconic Beastie Boys videos including "So Whatcha Want," "Intergalactic," "Body Movin" and "Ch-Check It Out." Under his own name, Yauch directed last year's Fight For Your Right Revisited, an extended video for "Make Some Noise" from Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, starring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as the 1986 Beastie Boys, making their way through a half hour of cameo-studded misadventures before squaring off against Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Beastie Boys of the future. Yauch's passion and talent for filmmaking led to his founding of Oscilloscope Laboratories, which in 2008 released his directorial film debut, the basketball documentary Gunnin' For That #1 Spot and has since become a major force in independent video distribution, amassing a catalogue of such acclaimed titles as Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy, Oren Moverman's The Messenger, Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop, Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze's Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak, and many more. Yauch is survived by his wife Dechen and his daughter Tenzin Losel, as well as his parents Frances and Noel Yauch.

Active Child Tour Dates

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pat Grossi AKA Active Child kicked off his North American tour last week in support of his debut LP You Are All I See on Vagrant Records. Witch house producer, Balam Acab and fellow L.A. band, Superhumanoids will support all dates. To coincide with the tour, Active Child will reissue acclaimed The Curtis Lane EP on 10-inch vinyl, available for the first time since its limited release in 2010. 05/04 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk*^ 05/05 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s*^ 05/07 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*^ 05/08 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*^ 05/09 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat*^ 05/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*^ 05/11 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge*^ 05/12 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*^ 05/14 – Montreal, CAN @ il Motore*^ 05/15 – Toronto, CAN @ Lee’s Palace*^ 05/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*^ 05/17 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird*^ 05/18 – Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot Station*^ 05/19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*^ 05/20 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre*^ 05/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*^ 05/24 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*^ 05/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl*^ 05/27 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch *^ 05/29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*^ 05/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour*^ * = w/ Superhumanoids ^ = w/ Balam Acab

Mr Gnome NYC & PA shows

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:08:11 GMT

One of our favorite bands in the galaxy, Mr. Gnome have two east coast dates. Very excited to see them again. MAY 4TH Friday - Mercury Lounge - NYC, New York - 10:30 PM MAY 5TH, Saturday - Brillobox - Pittsburgh PA

Cat Martino Shaking Through session

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:09:38 GMT

Weathervane/WXPN's "Shaking Through" just featured singer-songwriter Cat Martino. Where she created a song called "I Promise" with help from Sufjan Stevens on play keyboards and drum machine and backing vocals and Man Man's Chris Powell played the drums. You can Download the track for free here, in exchange for an e-mail address. "Shaking Through" is a series that artists to write and record a song in only 48 hours from start to finish, and films the process. Other artists who have done sessions included Sharon Van Etten, Faces on Film w Marissa Nadler, Twin Sister and Snowmine and many more amazing artists. Watch a clip of Cat Martino's session below.

Sacred Animals vs Steffaloo

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:33:59 GMT

Dublin artist Sacred Animals, teamed up with Los Angeles singer Steffaloo for a remix of her song "On Fire". A stripped down version of track was originally released Steffaloo's album Meet me in Montauk and on a 7 inch by JAXART Records. Darragh Nolan of Sacred Animals adds some very beautiful ambient textures and beats bringing a whole new vibe to the song. Check it out below. Sacred Animals Vs Steffaloo - On Fire by The Delphi Label

Cage Animals new video & EP

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:09:32 GMT

Caged Animals - "This Summer I'll Make It Up To You" video was directed by Ace Norton. Caged Animals' This Summer EP was recorded contemporaneously with the band's Autumn 2011 debut, Eat Their Own. The new 5 track EP will be released on Lucky Number on June 12, 2012. Caged Animals' This Summer EP Track Listing: 01. This Summer I'll Make It Up To You 02. Burnt Butterfly 03. She Oughta Be In Malibu 04. I Will Take My Own Hand 05. ^^ & Away Caged Animals have two NYC shows coming up: 5/24 - Brooklyn Bowl w/ Zambri 6/30 - Shea Stadium

The xx Tour Dates

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:29:46 GMT

The xx are set to make their live return with three intimate London shows later this month. The shows will act as a warm up for a summer of European festival appearances. The dates are: 14th May Electrowerkz, Islington, London 15th May Chats Palace, Hackney, London 18th May Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea, London 29th May -- Le Rocher De Palmer -- Bordeaux, France (headline show) 30th May -- Le Phare -- Toulouse, France (headline show) 31st May -- Primavera Sound -- Barcelona, Spain 8th June -- Traffic Festival -- Turin, Italy 9th June -- Primavera Sound -- Porto, Portugal 15th June -- Northside Festival -- Aarhus, Denmark 16th June -- Hultsfred Festival -- Hultsfred, Sweden 22nd June -- Hurricane Festival -- Scheessel, Germany 23rd June -- Southside Festival -- Neuhausen, Germany 27th June --Hove Festival -- Haervic,Norway 29th June -- Main Square Festival -- Arras, France 30th June -- Rock Werchter -- Werchter, Belgium 7th July -- Heineken Open'er Festival -- Gdynia, Poland 14th July -- Ilosaarirock Festival -- Joensuu, Finland 9th August -- Terraneo Festival -- Sibinek, Croatia 10th August -- Sziget Festival -- Budapest, Hungary 11th August -- La Route du Rock -- St Pere, France 18th August -- FM4 Frequency Festival -- St Polten, Austria 19th August -- Lowlands Festival -- Biddinghuizen, Netherlands 31st August -- Electric Picnic -- Laois, Ireland 7th September -- Bestival -- Isle Of White, UK

Paul Weller NYC appearances

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:51:52 GMT

35 years ago, on October 16th 1977 The Jam first performed in New York City at the seminal underground music club CBGB’s. It was Paul Weller’s first ever performance in the Big Apple. On May 17th Weller and his band will return to this iconic location for a private VIP event at the John Varvatos Bowery store. Tickets are not for sale for this show. Fans should visit the John Varvatos Facebook page for information on how to win tickets to this very special event. Weller and his band will also make their debut performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on May 17th, followed by a two-night stand at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, New York on May 18th & 19th. Tickets for those shows are on sale now. Paul Weller’s two New York shows will be in support of his new album Sonik Kicks, which was released on March 27th 2012 on Yep Roc Records. The album debuted at #1 in the UK and was Weller’s biggest selling first week in the US ever. Sonik Kicks features fourteen brand new tracks: “Green,” “The Attic,” “Kling I Klang,” “Sleep of the Serene,” “By the Waters,” “That Dangerous Age,” “Study in Blue,” “Dragonfly,” “When Your Garden’s Overgrown,” “Around The Lake,” “Twilight,” “Drifters,” “Paperchase,” and “Be Happy Children.” Both Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon appear as special guests on the album. With Sonik Kicks Paul Weller once again shakes up his palate and stirs his influences anew. He mixes pop art punch with soulful communication; jazzy explorations into psychedelia and dub with razor-sharp melodies and abstract soundscapes with clear-eyed forest-folk.

S Carey Hoyas EP

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:42:00 GMT

S. Carey "Two Angles" by Jagjaguwar Hoyas, the follow-up EP to S. Carey's debut, All We Grow will be available in stores on May 8th, but can be pre-ordered at iTunes. Hoyas by S. Carey is a hospitable statement about love, longing and the celebration of knowing it well. You will find the familiar S. Carey modern classical repetition pushed into the vernacular of electronic music and beat-making. This is the warmest electronic music you'll ever meet. The beats swing, stutter and pulse while each instrument retains a heightened awareness of its form and function within the larger family of voices. Hoyas started as a collaboration with a friend, Ben Lester, best known for his drumming and pedal steel work with A.A. Bondy. Carey and Lester began bouncing ideas back and forth a little over two years ago. They gradually came to four songs that had a life together. Recorded mostly in his attic studio with Lester, using a single laptop and not much else, Hoyas' songs exemplify home recording’s possibilities. Some sounds were composed by handcrafted instruments and others by junk. At times, Carey tracked vocals using nothing more than his laptop's internal microphone, and most of the beats and synthesized sounds were sequenced and arranged using stock-software. The EP was then mixed and produced by the Grammy-award-winning team of Justin Vernon and Brian Joseph of Bon Iver, and mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Studios in Boston.

Elizabeth Fraser new LP and Meltdown festival

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:16:21 GMT

Some of the most exciting news this year is Cocteau Twins' singer Elizabeth Fraser is gearing up to release her solo album and is scheduled to perform August 6th and 7th at the Meltdown festival curated by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. Also on the bill are CocoRosie, Laurie Anderson, Diamanda Galás. Fraser will be playing renditions of Cocteau Twins songs along with her new material.

Lower Dens Propagation Video

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:53:08 GMT

Propagation is the second video to be made available from Lower Dens' album Nootropics (pronounced No-eh-tro-pics) out today on Ribbon Music. Where lead track 'Brains' with its sleek, metronomic pulse examined our relationship to technology, in particular artificial intelligence, the sprawling 'Propagation' reveals yet another side to the band, one whose heavily metaphorical songs teeming with sound and portent unravel their full depth and range over multiple listens. Watch the Butoh-inspired creepy video for "Propagation" directed by Sebastian Mlynarksi.

Belle & Sebastians Stevie Jackson solo LP

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:48:58 GMT

Belle & Sebastian guitarist Stevie Jackson releases his debut solo album (I Can’t Get No) Stevie Jackson on CD on July 3 via Belle & Sebastian’s Banchory Recordings label. Jackson has been working on the record for a number of years around his touring and recording commitments, not only with B&S, but notably The Vaselines, Russian Red, Bill Wells Trio and God Help The Girl. (I Can’t Get No) Stevie Jackson features twelve songs, which have been written and recorded with a range of collaborators in Glasgow and Vancouver in the period since Belle & Sebastian’s 2006 album The Life Pursuit. In addition to featuring various members of Belle & Sebastian, the tracks recorded in Glasgow include contributions from long-term associates and collaborators of Stevie’s including Roy Moller and Gary Thom (The Company), Bill Wells, Alex Neilson (Trembling Bells) and Katrina Mitchell (The Pastels), while the Vancouver recordings feature the New Pornographers’ rhythm section, Kurt Dahle and John Collins. At the end of 2011, Stevie took a compact quartet on the road to showcase the songs comprising (I Can’t Get No) Stevie Jackson, this line-up consisting of Bob Kildea (Belle & Sebastian), Stu Kidd and Marco Rea (The Wellgreen). The tour culminated in a sold-out homecoming at King Tut’s in Glasgow, which a five-star Herald review described as “a masterclass in the art of pop craftsmanship” and “one of the gigs of the year”. For more info visit www.steviejackson.net

Will Sergeant Art Exhibit

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:40:30 GMT

Will Sergeant, from the Liverpool post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen, will be showing his artwork for the first time ever in the U.S. This exhibition comes directly from the Penny Lane Gallery in Liverpool. The show will run from May 18th through June 16th, 2012. This exhibit blurs the line between music and art. In addition to the current and previous exhibition, Will Sergeant has also participated in Mr. Brainwash’s L.A. Art Show 2011. Will’s work has been receiving a lot of praise from this venture into another side of the art world and his pieces are in collections from Australia to the States to Brazil to all over the UK and beyond. More photos of Will’s work can be seen here www.willsergeant.com.