4/30/2014

CATE LE BON @ Amoeba 7pm




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Dub Thompson US Tour 2014




DUB THOMPSON have a new video. They are playing shows with OUGHT in July.



DUB THOMPSON - 2014 TOUR DATES
Sun. June 29 - Phoenix, AZ @ Pub Rock w/ Ought
Mon. June 30 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture w/ Ought
Wed. July 2 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links w/ Ought
Thu. July 3 - Austin, TX @ Holy Mountain w/ Ought
Fri. July 4 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa w/ Ought
Sat. July 5 - Nashville, TN @ TBD w/ Ought
Sun. July 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Mammal Gallery w/ Fucked Up, Ought
Mon. July 7 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook w/ Ought
Tue. July 8 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage w/ Ought
Wed. July 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle w/ Ought
Fri. July 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right w/ Ought
Sat. July 12 - Boston, MA @ Church w/ Ought
Sun. July 13 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo w/ Ought
Mon. July 14 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake w/ Ought
Wed. July 16 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Ought
Thu. July 17 - Chicago, IL @ Burlington w/ Ought
Fri. July 18 - St. Louis @ TBD w/ Ought
Sat. July 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry w/ Ought
Sun. July 20 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room w/ Ought
Mon. July 21 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake w/ Ought
Tue. July 22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Ought
Wed. July 23 - Boise, ID @ The Crux w/ Ought
Fri. July 25 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
Sat. July 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The Columbia
Sun. July 27 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
Tue. July 29 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Wed. July 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Thu. July 31 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
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Washed Out: Updated Tour Dates

Washed Out Announces More Tour Dates In Support ofParacosm
Collaborates With KEEP Footwear For Limited-Edition Shoe

(April 30th, 2014) Washed Out will resume his late spring & early summer tour schedule this May in support of his acclaimed second album, Paracosm. The next leg of touring begins with a performance on Saturday, May 24th in George, WA at Sasquatch and currently ends on Sunday, June 22nd in Dover, DE at the Firefly Festival.  Highlights include: Sunday, June 1st in Houston, TX for Free Press Summer Fest; Friday, June 6th in New York, NY for Governors Ball; Sunday, June 8th in Toronto, ON for Field Trip; Friday, June 13th in Manchester, TN for Bonnaroo; Thursday, June 19th in Dufur, OR at WTF?! What The Festival.  Please find a list of current dates below.

Washed Out won over audiences at the sold-out Coachella weekends earlier this month. The Nerdistsaid of the set, “He played “New Theory” and “Feel It All Around” with beautiful live-show arrangements we weren’t used to on his record. It reminded me of how The National does it. Their albums are quietly beautiful, but when you put them on a stage, they rock hard. Washed Out glorified their album to make the Gobi tent the place to be.” Meanwhile, Yahoo Music said of the sets, “Washed Out tapped into a magic formula, confidently balancing electronics with acoustic and electric guitars and analog drums. Ringleader Ernest Greene looked casual in a striped button-down shirt, and struck just the right balance between producer/mastermind and Southern gentleman (he's originally from Georgia). "This is our first time here at Coachella, and we're very excited to be here with y'all," he said. Playing several tracks from their 2013 sophomore album, Paracosm, they added some surprising screeching guitars, which gave the usually mellow tunes some serious teeth.”

In further exciting news,  Washed Out recently stopped by Last Call with Carson Day to perform theParacosm songs “All I Know” and “It All Feels Right,” along with Life of Leisure tracks “New Theory” and “Feel It All Around” (see Friday February 28th + Tuesday April 29th appearances).

Washed Out’s Ernest Greene has also teamed-up with vegan shoe company KEEP for a limited-edition shoe design. The shoes will hit shelves by mid-September, and purchasers will also score two previously unreleased Washed Out tracks as a bonus gift. Past KEEP artist collaborations include Animal Collective, Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr, among others. You can now pre-order the shoes viawww.keepcompany.com now (through May 12th).

Paracosm is now available in North America on Sub Pop and in Europe via Weird World. The album, featuring the singles (and videos) for  “All I Know,” “It All Feels Right,” and “Don’t Give Up,” was recorded by Ernest Greene with returning producer Ben Allen in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia.

What People Are Saying About Washed Out:
“It’s a realm of leisurely melodies and keyboard chords that wash in and drift away, of calm vocal harmonies and burbling electronics, of lavishly blended acoustic and electronic instruments and echoes of reassuring pop from past eras...Paracosm sounds warmer, more enveloping; precisely because it’s so much more spacious, it’s cozier.” [Playlist] - New York Times
“A sun-dappled, intricately layered, indie pop beauty.” [#2 / “Must List”] - Entertainment Weekly
"Greene's meticulous creations are still slow-rolling and thickly layered, but this time he and returning Animal Collective producer Ben Allen slather on less futuristic sounds: Mellotron, bongos, children laughing. Harplike arpeggios herald the beginning of the title track like the launch of a Technicolor reverie, but the nine-song LP’s dreamiest tune is ”All I Know,” a nostalgic stunner that glows like a jar of fireflies." [Review, 3.5/5 Stars] - Rolling Stone
“...Eerily beautiful” [Review, 3/4 stars] -  USA Today
“There’s something so distinctly summery about the Washed Out sound...the much-anticipated follow-up Paracosm seems as essential to the season as flip-flops and sunscreen...But unlike Washed Out’s previous efforts, in which frosty digital-age samples and drum machines served as the sonic backbone,Paracosm has a lush, natural feel, beginning with a bird-chirping, harp-scaling overture inspired by the rural Georgia retreat.” [Feature]  - Vogue
Paracosm is a beautiful, beautiful album.” [Review, 88%] - FILTER
“It All Feels Right” bumps with light reggae upticks before momentarily collapsing into a sunstroke, while “Great Escape” leans off the beat just enough to generate a little bit of Southern soul…However, Greene is growing in terms of melodic construct, as the chorus of “Don’t Give Up” is the strongest and trickiest he’s ever written." [Review] - Pitchfork

Tour Dates
May 24 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
Jun. 01 - Houston, TX - Free Press Summer Fest
Jun. 04 - Richmond, VA - The National*
Jun. 05 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
Jun. 06 - New York, NY - The Governors Ball / Randall’s Island
Jun. 06 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl (Late Show)
Jun. 08 - Toronto, ON - Field Trip / Historic Fort York and Garrison Commons
Jun. 09 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom*
Jun. 10 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop*
Jun. 11 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall*
Jun. 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
Jun. 20 - Dufur, OR - WTF?! What The Festival
Jun. 22 - Dover, DE - Firefly Music Festival
* w/ Wunder Wunder

Buy tickets via www.washedout.net

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4/29/2014

Cate Le Bon @ The Wiltern



CATE LE BON is playing at the Wiltern tonight Tuesday April 29th 2014, w/ Franz Ferdinand.

She is also doing a free show at Amoeba tomorrow at 6pm.

Photo by Angel Ceballos

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Listen to Nikki Lane's New Album "All Or Nothin'" via NPR

 Listen to Nikki Lane's New LP All Or Nothin' via NPR First Listen



 All Or Nothin’ Out May 6th via New West Records


Listen + Share “Seein’ Double” via Elle.com 

Currently on Tour with The Whigs; Old 97's Tour Kicks Off May 5th 

 Hailed for her “bold, idiosyncratic sound,” NPR has selected Nikki Lane’s forthcoming sophomore album, All Or Nothin’ for a coveted First Listen, joining the likes of Dolly Parton and Lykke Li for this week’s selection. The record, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and out May 6 on New West Records, is streaming in full at NPR.org who exclaimed: “The effect never feels merely nostalgic, and it never seems insincere. Instead, All or Nothin' simply sounds like the work of a performer who knows when to embrace her contradictions: classic and modern, iconoclastic and approachable, country and rock, urban and rural. 

NPR’s support comes on the heels of a track premiere with Elle.com for Lane’s “Seein’ Double,” a darkly personal track with surf-twang guitars and a propulsive barbed hook of a chorus. Listen to the song via Elle.

Testament to Lane’s versatility and widespread appeal, she is currently out on the road opening for Athens rockers The Whigs and will immediately follow the tour with a West Coast run supporting alt-country stalwarts the Old 97’s with dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. The Nashville-based South Carolina-bred chanteuse will tour heavily in support of All Or Nothin’ and just confirmed the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October. Like the thoughts and emotions behind them, Lane’s songs shift and ebb in the live setting but she promises whether she’s playing solo or with a full band she approaches each song “in the most badass way possible.” Full routing is below with many more dates to be announced soon.

With just a week before release, All Or Nothin’ is already starting to make an impact at radio. Early support has come from KEXP, who described the album as “an evocative, moody blend of noirish country-pop, ‘60s girl groups, bluesy garage-rock, spaghetti western and more” as well as SiriusXM’s The Loft, WUMB in Boston and several others. 

All Or Nothin’ sees Lane teaming up with some of the finest musicians and songwriters in Nashville to craft an album that fully realizes her musical vision. Produced by Auerbach, who Lane met at her pop-up vintage clothing stall when he wanted to buy the 1940s hunting jacket she was wearing, the rousing collection of songs spans genres and eras and exudes with Lane's characteristic attitude and Southern swagger. “I wrote with so many amazing musicians on this album but Dan was really instrumental in helping me figure out the direction we were going for,” Lane says.

Over 12 tracks, Lane sings tales about misbehaving, wanton desires, heartache, love and lust. "It's always the right time to do the wrong thing," she repeats like a mantra during the infectious opener "Right Time" and that statement defines All Or Nothin' as good as anything will. “I really consider this album to be a Nikki Lane mixtape of my thoughts and the sounds that I’m into so that’s why you can’t put it in a neat box,” Lane says. From the whimsical, dreamy sensation of “I Don’t Care” to the stripped-down acoustic duet with Auerbach, “Love’s On Fire,” to the plaintive ballad “Out of My Mind,” written with former touring partner J. Spaceman of Spiritualized and the woozy, blue-eyed soul of the title track, the album showcases the many sides of Lane and her diverse influences.

Lane’s passion for music is only matched by her passion for fashion, evident from her album cover, which features her decked out in a white fringe dress and gold cape, to her impeccable stage outfits – vintage embrodiered shirts, boots, western attire, and leather motorcycle jackets. The born entrepenuer has parlayed her penchant and knowledge for the clothes of yesteryear into a successful business she calls High Class Hillbilly, a vintage clothing stall she takes around Nashville and out on tour with her, fueling the enterprise with pieces she collects on the road. In addition to selling her own wares, the style maven is highly sought after by clothing and accessory brands; she has worked with Warby Parker, Frye Boots, Minnetonka Moccasins, Billy Reid, TOMS and most recently Vans.

Armed with a compelling album and her fiery personality, Lane is poised to have a breakout year. Just one of the many reasons why CMT singled her out for thier “Next Women of Country” campaign, putting her in the same company as 2013’s artists Kacey Musgraves and Brandy Clark.

Tour Dates
April 30 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes %
May 1 - Jim Thorpe, PA @ Maunch Chuck %
May 2 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel %
May 3 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite %
May 5 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls *
May 6 – Tucson, AZ  @ Rialto Theatre *
May 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
May 8 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *
May 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey *
May 10 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
May 12 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market *
May 13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
May 14 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
May 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
May 16 - Denver, CO @ Blue Bird *
October 3-5 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 10-12- Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival

% = with The Whigs
* = with Old 97’s

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4/28/2014

Desert Daze 2014









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TEEN @ Bootleg Theater


TEEN is playing at the Bootleg Theater tonight, Monday, April 28th 2014.

Photo by Angel Ceballos

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A Place To Bury Strangers @ Constellation Room


A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS are playing in the OC for the first time in
a while. It's a pre-party to PSYCHO DE MAYO, on May 10th, 2014. It should
be loud and it should be raw. It will be a great show to be at. Thanks to Thief Presents
we are giving away a free pair of tickets. To win, leave a comment below. Or better
yet add The Portable Infinite on Twitter @portinfinite and tweet at me APTBS or
if you are old-fashioned like myself email me at alexlaurence (at) aol.com and
put APTBS in the subject line and send your full name. I promise no spam. 



Photo by Angel Cebalos


Thief Presents would like to offer a pair of free tickets to A Place To Bury Strangers/Cold Showers/Electric Flower Group official pre-show to Psycho De Mayo 2014 to be used as a promotional giveaway on your blog and social media. Tickets to the show are $15 and are available through The Observatory OC at this link: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4070184&pl=observatory 


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Tijuana Panthers share new video + tour dates

TIJUANA PANTHERS SHARE NEW VIDEO VIA SPIN

SHARE NEW TOUR DATES

WAYNE INTEREST OUT JUNE 3RD VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE


After announcing their new album and sharing the first single, "Cherry Street", Tijuana Panthers are back today with a video for the single. Since 2010 their debut, Max Baker, the Panthers have steadily become SoCal underground legends playing both packed backyard parties and sold out concert halls along the way. For their forthcoming album, Tijuana Panthers collaborated with producer Richard Swift (The Shins, Foxygen). Wayne Interest will be available on June 3rd via Innovative Leisure. Check out the video, European tour dates, more information about the band, and the full album details below. 


WATCH: "Cherry Street" - 


PREVIOUSLY: 

LISTEN: "Cherry Street" - 


TOUR DATES:

5/01 - Lacuna Artists Loft Studio - Chicago, IL
6/06 - Plissken Festival - Athens, GR
6/07 - Aucard de Tours Festival - Tours, FR
6/08 - Het Bos, Antwerp, BE
6/09 - The Hope - Brighton, UK
6/10 - Shacklewell Arms - London, UK
6/12 - L'Ecurie - Geneva, CH
6/13 - Rock-A-Tiki - Berlin, DE
6/14 - Point Ephemere - Paris, FR
6/15 - La Peniche - Lille, FR
6/17 - Madame Moustache - Brussels, BE
6/19 - Vera - Groingen, NL
6/20 - Best Kept Secret Festival - Hilvarenbeek, NL

 
  

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Mystic Braves Stream 'Desert Island' LP on Consequence of Sound

Mystic Braves Stream 

Desert Island

LP on Consequence of Sound

Echo Residency and National Spring Tour

Sophomore LP Out Tomorrow!






Tracklisting
01. Bright Blue Day Haze
02. There's A Pain
03. Coyote Blood
04. Desert Island
05. Valley Rat
06. You Take The Dark Out Of Me
07. I Want You Back
08. Born Without A Heart
09. In The Past
10. Earthshake



Tour & Echo Residency
Apr 07 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 14 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 21 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 26 - Desert Daze at Sunset Ranch Oasis
Apr 28 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 30 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
May 02 - Turf Club - St Paul, MN
May 03 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
May 05 - Silver Dollar - Toronto, ON
May 06 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
May 07 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
May 08 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY
May 09 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
May 10 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
May 11 - Schuba's - Chicago, IL
May 12 - MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH
May 14 - Mothlight - Asheville, NC
May 15 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
May 16 - Alabama Music Box - Mobile, AL
May 17 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
May 18 - Mohawk Inside - Austin, TX
May 20 - Plush - Tucson, AZ
May 21 - The Western - Scottsdale, AZ
May 22 - Gold Spike - Las Vegas, NV
May 23 - Downtown Container Park - Las Vegas, NV
May 24 - Freaks for The Festival (Pappy & Harriet's) - Pioneertown, CA


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4/27/2014

DESERT DAZE 2014









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4/24/2014

Brian Jonestown Massacre announce West Coast dates 2014



BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE announce west coast tour dates in May 2014.

BJM is already playing Austin Psych Fest, but they have added three more California shows.

West Coast US Tour 2014

May 2nd: Austin Psych Fest
May 7th: BJM @ The Observatory
May 8th: BJM @ Fox Oakland
May 10th: BJM @ The Wiltern

These shows will sell out. Buy tickets now.






All photos taken in Seattle by Rachel Robinson.
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4/23/2014

DAVID BYRNE’S HERE LIES LOVE CAST RECORDING

DAVID BYRNE’S HERE LIES LOVE CAST RECORDING TO BE RELEASED MAY 6 ON NONESUCH RECORDS 

ALBUM FEATURES ACCLAIMED PERFORMERS FROM PUBLIC THEATER’S PRODUCTION, WHICH RETURNED TO STAGE ON APRIL 14
 
 
“insidiously infective songs”—New York Times
“From leads to ensemble, the cast is topnotch.”—New York Daily News

Nonesuch Records will release the cast recording of David Byrne’s Here Lies Loveon May 6. The recording features music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim as performed by the original 2013 Public Theater cast of the Here Lies Love musical starring Ruthie Ann Milesand Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos. Here Lies Love will be released digitally and as a two CD set and is available for pre-order at nonesuch.com with an instant download of the track “Child of the Philippines.”

The physical copy of the recording includes a 52-page full color book with lyrics, credits, an introduction by Public Theater director Oskar Eustis and two essays about the creation of the piece by Byrne.

Here Lies Love premiered at New York’s Public Theater in April of last year and was extended four times. It won an Obie Award for music and lyrics; an Outer Critics Circle Award; Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music, Lighting Design, and Projection Design; and two Theatre World Awards. The musical and its principal cast returned this spring with performances that began on April 14; opening night is set for May 1. The Public’s production was hailed by theNew York Observer as “the must-see event of the season” and by Vogue as “a life-giving, roof-raising, booty-shaking blast of joy.”

Marcos’s love for disco and club music served as the inspiration for the musical, telling the story of Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos, retracing her meteoric rise to power and subsequent descent into infamy and disgrace at the end of the People Power Revolution.

Here Lies Love, which draws its name from Imelda’s requested tombstone epitaph, was originally released in 2010 as an album with multiple singers performing the lead roles, including Santigold, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Sia, Steve Earle, St. Vincent, Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos, Sharon Jones, Nicole Atkins, and many others.

The cast recording of Here Lies Love features seven new songs written specifically for the musical including “Child of the Philippines,” “The Fabulous One,” based on Ninoy Aquino’s famous speech “A Pantheon for Imelda,” and “God Draws Straight,” based on the book People Power: An Eyewitness History. Of the new songs written for the musical, Byrne says “I was thrilled with the result—I’d been gently nudged by my collaborators to write something that I’d never tried before.”

Byrne collaborated with director Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) to bring the music to the stage. Ruthie Ann Miles’ starring performance was praised as “striking” by New York magazine, “magnetic, sexy and poignant” by the New York Post, and “vivid and haunting” by the New York Daily NewsEntertainment Weekly declares “not only does [Miles] have a lovely, dynamic set of pipes, but she also infuses the first lady with just the right amount of strength and sensitivity.” Miles earned a Theatre World Award for her performance. The cast recording of Here Lies Love also features Renee Albulario, Melody Butiu, Natalie Cortez, Debralee Daco, Joshua Dela Cruz, Kelvin Moon Loh, Jeigh Madjus, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Conrad Ricamora, Trevor Salter, and Janelle Velasquez.
Here Lies Love Track Listing:

DISC 1
1: American Troglodyte—Ensemble
2: Here Lies Love—Ruthie Ann Miles & Melody Butiu
3: Child of the Philippines—Conrad Ricamora & Ruthie Ann Miles
4: Opposite Attraction—Conrad Ricamora & Ruthie Ann Miles
5: The Rose of Tacloban—Ruthie Ann Miles
6: A Perfect Hand—Jose Llana
7: Eleven Days—Ruthie Ann Miles
8: When She Passed By—Melody Butiu
9: Sugartime Baby—Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana & Jeigh Madjus
10: Walk Like a Woman—Ruthie Ann Miles
11: Don’t You Agree? / Pretty Face—Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana & Maria-Christina Oliveras
12: Dancing Together—Ruthie Ann Miles & Maria-Christina Oliveras
13: The Fabulous One—Conrad Ricamora
14: Men Will Do Anything—Maria-Christina Oliveras
 
DISC 2
1: Star and Slave—Ruthie Ann Miles
2: Poor Me—Ruthie Ann Miles & Jose Llana
3: Please Don’t—Ruthie Ann Miles
4: Solano Avenue—Ruthie Ann Miles & Melody Butiu
5: Riots and Bombs
6: Order 1081—Renee Albulario, Melody Butiu, Natalie Cortez & Maria-Christina Oliveras
7: Seven Years—Ruthie Ann Miles & Conrad Ricamora
8: Gate 37—Conrad Ricamora
9: Just Ask the Flowers—Natalie Cortez
10: Why Don’t You Love Me?—Ruthie Ann Miles
11: God Draws Straight—Kelvin Moon Loh
12: Here Lies Love (Curtain Call)—Ensemble

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tUnE-yArDs shares video for 'Water Fountain' starts tour with Arcade Fire

Watch New Video for tUnE-yArDs' 'Water Fountain'
Nikki Nack out May 6 via 4AD
Tour dates with Arcade Fire start TONIGHT!
   
Nikki Nack - the new album from tUnE-yArDs - is out in less than two weeks, and to coincide with their first show with Arcade Fire tonight, they have just premiered the album's first video!

Combining a plethora of different visual elements, from animation to puppetry, dancing, and even a science lesson, 'Water Fountain' is a video every bit as colorful as tUnE-yArDs' music.

Directed by Joel Kefali, he writes that "when Merril approached me wanting to make a video with a PeeWee's Playhouse vibe I had to say yes. I'd had plenty of ideas for a kid's show that had been waiting to see the light of day. I didn't want to make a straight homage piece; there are moments of nostalgia in there but the video is our own modern, manic, collage of a kids show. Like many great kids shows I wanted to cram in as many ideas as possible and sneak in the occasional wink to the art world, contemporary and historic. The musical dynamic of 'Water Fountain' lends itself perfectly to the concept and I think this video is best viewed while consuming a big bowl of cereal. Then again, what isn't?"

Nikki Nack will be released by 4AD on May 6th.

tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain (Official Video)
tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain (Official Video)
 
tUnE-yArDs just played new songs from the album for the first time this past Monday in San Francisco, check out this great write-up from SF Weekly:http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2014/04/tune-yards_premieres_new_songs.php

tUnE-yArDs TOUR DATES

April
23rd - Pepsi Center, Denver CO, US *
26th - Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO, US *
27th - Chaifetz Arena, St Louis MO, US *
29th - Schottenstein Center, Columbus OH, US *

May
1st - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville TN, US *
2nd - Aaron's Ampitheatre, Atlanta GA, US *
5th - Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles CA, US - SOLD OUT
7th - Rough Trade Brooklyn, New York NY, US - SOLD OUT
12th - Village Underground, London, UK ^ - SOLD OUT
14th - Berghain, Berlin, Germany ^
15th - Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany ^
16th - Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels, Belgium ^
18th - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Netherlands ^
19th - Cafe De La Danse, Paris, France ^
23rd - Les Schwab Ampitheater, Bend OR, US "
23rd-25th - Sasquatch Music Festival, The George WA, US
26th - Knitting Factory, Boise ID, US ^
27th - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT, US ^
30th - Granada Theater, Dallas TX, US ^
31st - June 1st - Free Press Summer Festival, Houston TX, US

June
3rd - Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix AZ, US ^
5th - Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles CA, US ^
6th - The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, US ^ - SOLD OUT
7th - The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, US ±
13th - 9:30 Club, Washington DC, US ^
15th - Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA, US ^
16th - Royale Nightclub, Boston MA, US ^
18th - 22nd - NXNE, Toronto ON, Canada
18th - La Tulipe, Montreal QC, Canada ^
19th - 22nd - Firefly Festival, Dover DE, US
22nd - Webster Hall, New York NY , US ^
23rd - Webster Hall, New York NY, US ^
25th  29th - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, UK
26th - Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
30th - Gorilla, Manchester, UK

July
1st - Cockpit, Leeds, UK
2nd - Trinity, Bristol, UK
4th - Blissfields, Winchester, UK
5th - Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
17th - First Avenue, Minneapolis MN, US
19th - Pitchfork Festival, Chicago IL, US

August
29th - 31st - End Of The Road Festival, Salisbury, West Sussex, UK

September
3rd - Brixton Electric, London, UK

* supporting Arcade Fire
^ support from Sylvan Esso
" supporting The National
± support from The Seshen 

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4/22/2014

Foxygen announces west coast dates in August 2014



Photo: Angel Ceballos

FOXYGEN just returned to the stage this past week, with two appearances at Coachella and two shows in San Francisco. They premiered some new songs and a new expanded lineup. These shows were very energetic and well received. Some new shows have been announced. Shows at Pickathon, Woodsist Fest, and also Pappy & Harriets have been scheduled, as well as headlining shows in Seattle, San Diego, LA and places in between. Look forward to this.
DATEVENUECITYTICKETS
31 Jul 2014Neumos Crystal Ball Reading RoomSeattle, WAbuy tickets
02 Aug 2014PickathonHappy Valley, OR
03 Aug 2014PickathonHappy Valley, OR
04 Aug 2014Lagunitas Brewing CompanyPetaluma, CA
07 Aug 2014Gundlach Bundschu Winery: Old Redwood BarnSonoma, CAbuy tickets
08 Aug 2014Cellar DoorVisalia, CAbuy tickets
13 Aug 2014Belly Up TavernSolana Beach, CAbuy tickets
14 Aug 2014The Fonda TheatreLos Angeles, CAbuy tickets
16 Aug 2014Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown PalacePioneertown, CA

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