Sunday, January 27, 2013

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite talk Get Up! on Music Radar


Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite talk Get Up!
Collaboration is "like real blues should be"
check it out HERE

Ben Harper and blues harmonica legend Charlie Mussewhite have teamed up for a new album of soulful blues, Get Up!

Watch the pair discuss their association with the blues and the album in the preview above.

Get Up! is out on 4 February. For more information, visit the official Ben Harper website, or connect with him on Facebook.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Dan The Automator and Emily Wells' Pillowfight stream LP‏


Press RFelease from: Life or Death PR & Management


Stream: Pillowfight LP - https://soundcloud.com/bulk-recordings/sets/pillowfight


Pillowfight is Dan The Automator and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Emily Wells along with a little help from Kid Koala and Lateef The Truthspeaker. Today, they are proud to share a stream of their entire forthcoming self-titled LP. The LP is due digitally and on CD on 1/22/13 and Vinyl is due on 2/26/13 via Bulk Recordings. You can listen to Pillowfight via CBC or Huffington Post.


"Ever had a sure thing that managed to exceed all expectations? Dan The Automator's new passion project Pillowfight surpassed all anticipatory hopes and then some" when they debuted the new project at SXSW, in Austin (mxdwn.com).



Dan The Automator (Deltron 3030, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Gorillaz), has a new brainchild. He has teamed up with Emily Wells in a new collaborative project called Pillowfight.



The delivery is a deft combo of down tempo sexy cool, brimming with the Automator's pristine multi-layered production. Wells sings with effortless sultry appeal, while the band drops the beat like no one ever started suing over sample use. Amazingly so, the band also includes none other than Kid Koala nimbly shredding on the 1's and 2's (and sometimes 3's), and Lateef the Truthspeaker on backing vocals and some well placed verses that only this particular Bay Area resident could deliver.



Dan The Automator might be best known for his contributions towards the Gorillaz' first album, though he has been consistently putting out fresh music for over 20 years. Emily Wells is a respected solo artist with s a long-standing musical career as a songwriter and violinist, with her own solo recordings. Though all musical contributions came from Dan The Automator and Emily Wells, the group has generated quite a bit of attention due to David Choe's involvement in the project. All artwork and two music videos are contributed by Choe, who is a respected American painter and muralist.



Pillowfight came about after Kid Koala was paired with Emily on an artist workshop at a Canadian music festival. Knowing that Dan was looking for a female vocalist for a new project, Koala was sure that Emily was that vocalist. Wells went to San Francisco to meet up with Dan The Automator in the studio and worked on tracks that were a part of Dan's new "passion project". After Wells wrote and recorded vocals for three days in San Francisco, the two decided to expand the project into a full length album scheduled for release on Bulk Recordings / EMI in January 2013.


wearepillowfight.com

Sunday, January 13, 2013

BUILT TO SPILL ANNOUNCE 2013 TOUR DATES STARTING THIS MONTH


Warner Brothers Press Release:

(Burbank, CA) - Built To Spill, one of the most endearing and enduring bands of our generation, has announced its first live shows of 2013 - a run that hits the Pacific Northwest (including two shows at Portland's Doug Fir Lounge), British Columbia, and two hometown shows in Boise, Idaho in February.

Vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch, and guitarists Brett Netson and Jim Roth, will be joined on the road by new band members Steve Gere (drums) and Jason Albertini (bass) who replace departing drummer Scott Plouf and bassist Brett Nelson.The shift in line up is completely amicable. Scott and Brett remain our dear friends and we wish them well on their future ventures.

Built to Spill released its most recent album There Is No Enemy in October 2009. It was the band's first album since 2006's You In Reverse. Previous studio albums include 2001's Ancient Melodies of the Future, 1999's Keep It Like A Secret, and their major-label debut, 1997's Perfect From Now On. In 2012 Built to Spill remain an influential force in compositionally intelligent, lyrically thoughtful, melodic, guitar-centric rock music

Built to Spill's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
Jan 31 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 1 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 2 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
Feb 5 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
Feb 6 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
Feb 8 Pullman, WA Bell Tower
Feb 9 Spokane, WA Bing Crosby Theater
Feb 10 La Grande, OR Big Green Barn
Feb 11 Boise, ID Neurolux
Feb 12 Boise, ID The Crux

Monday, January 7, 2013

Hayden Announces North American Tour Dates In Support Of Upcoming Release Us Alone Shares New Album Track “Rainy Saturday”



Press Release from Girlie Action media:


Arts & Crafts to release internationally-celebrated Toronto artist’s seventh full-length album on February 5. Listen to Hayden's new song Rainy Saturday on the Paste Magazine site HERE.

Four years is a long time to be away, so to help celebrate his exit from hibernation, Hayden will be embarking on a tour of small, very unique venues around Ontario in February before heading out on a North American tour in March. As part of Hayden’s Ontario dates he will perform a series of intimate shows in three Toronto neighbourhood venues, chosen by Hayden for reasons only he knows. All tour dates and ticket purchase links are listed below.

Since his emergence from Toronto’s burgeoning alternative scene with 1995’s now iconic Everything I Long For, Hayden has intrigued, both for his highly introspective personality and musical independence - performing most instruments on his records and almost always engineering, mixing, and producing as well as self-releasing on his own label, Hardwood Records.

Those skills and tendencies are again showcased on Us Alone, a sonically rich, beautifully textured return to form. Lyrically, Hayden also continues his strength in crafting stories that will range from the highly autobiographical (“Almost Everything”) to strangely unsettling (“Just Give Me A Name”), and goes as far as leaving specific direction of what to do with his body when he dies (“Instructions”).

Us Alone is a subtle, emotional and sonically warm journey written and performed by one of Canada's most consistent artists. A welcome addition to a brilliant career.

Watch “Old Dreams” Vignette Here
Watch “Motel” Vignette Here


Hayden Us Alone Tour Dates:
2/6: Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club | Tickets
2/7: Guelph, ON @ Cooperators Hall | Tickets
2/8: Dundas, ON @ The Dundas Valley Montessori School | Tickets
2/9: Creemore, ON @ Avening Community Centre | Tickets
2/13: New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge*
2/20: Toronto, ON @ The Dakota Tavern | Tickets
2/21: Toronto, ON @ The Cameron House | Tickets
2/22: Toronto, ON @ Rivoli* | Tickets
3/7 Wakefield, QC @ Blacksheep Inn* | Tickets
3/8: Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa*
3/15-17: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20: Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern*
3/21: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
3/23: Vancouver, BC @ The Rio Theatre* | Tickets
3/24: Nelson, BC @ The Royal on Baker* | Tickets
3/26: Edmonton, AB @ The Royal Alberta Museum* | Tickets
3/27: Calgary, AB @ Festival Hall* | Tickets
3/28: Saskatoon, SK @ The Bassment* | Tickets
3/30: Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre* | Tickets

*with Special Guest Lou Canon

http://wasteyourdaysaway.com
http://arts-crafts.ca/

Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Jealous Sound Sign with Rise Records tour and post new song - hear it here


The Jealous Sound Sign with Rise Records
Seminal LA Band’s Latest LP A Gentle Reminder to Be Re-Released as Deluxe Digipak, with 4 Bonus Tracks on February 5
Vinyl Version Features 2 Additional Bonus Tracks, Including Remix by Jimmy Tamborello (The Postal Service)
Band’s First Two LP’s (‘s/t EP’ and ‘Kill Them with Kindness’) To Be Reissued As Combined Deluxe Version in Summer 2013
New Studio LP Out in Early 2014
On Tour with Balance & Composure and Daylight this Winter



For Immediate Release
From Earshot Media


Rise Records is honored to announce the signing of Los Angeles based THE JEALOUS SOUND. This new partnership will commence February 5th, 2013 with the re-release of their latest full length album entitled, A Gentle Reminder. The new deluxe digipak version will include 4 bonus tracks including a brand new song and the 2008 Got Friends EP. The double vinyl LP version will include those as well as 2 remixes of the song “Got Friends” including one by Jimmy Tamborello of the Postal Service. A Gentle Reminder was recorded by John “Lou” Lousteau in the Foo Fighter’s 606 Studios and features Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate) on bass. Listen to a new lyric video for the song “This is Where it Starts” here: http://youtu.be/K1PSN_mxWSc.

In addition, Rise will be re-releasing their first 2 albums as one deluxe version. The” s/t EP” and “Kill Them with Kindness” albums will be re-released in the summer of 2013. Expect a new album in early 2014.

The Jealous Sound will embark on a nationwide tour this February with new favorites Balance and Composure.


Jan 31 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
Feb 01 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Feb 02 Subterranean Chicago, IL
Feb 04 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Feb 06 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
Feb 07 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
Feb 08 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
Feb 09 The Nile Mesa, AZ
Feb 11 Red 7 Austin, TX
Feb 12 Cambridge Room Dallas, TX
Feb 14 BACKBOOTH Orlando, FL
Feb 15 The Talent Farm Pembroke Pines, FL
Feb 16 Phoenix Taproom Jacksonville, FL
Feb 18 The End Nashville, TN
Feb 19 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20 DC9 Washington, DC
Feb 21 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
Feb 22 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
Feb 23 The Space Hamden, CT
Feb 24 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY

www.facebook.com/thejealoussound
www.riserecords.com