12/26/2014

The Flaming Lips @ Warfield SF



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12/19/2014

An alternate list of best records 2014

There are always some other records that I liked early in the year or were kicking around, and I forgot about them. Here are 25 or more albums that didn't make my original "best of" list, and here they are now. It's possible that I have loved some of these records more than my top 10.


EBSEN AND THE WITCH


GRUFF RHYS


MR. TWIN SISTER

THE ABIGAILS "Tundra"
THE ACID "Liminal"
APHEX TWIN "Syro"
CHERRY GLAZERR "Haxel Princess"
DAVID BOWIE "Nothing Has Changed"
DEAN BLUNT "Black Metal"
DUB THOMPSON "9 Songs"
EARTH "Primitive & Deadly"
EBSEN AND THE WITCH "Split"
FAT WHITE FAMILY "Champagne Holocaust"
THE GROWLERS "Chinese Fountain"
GIRLPOOL "Girlpool"
GRUFF RHYS "American Interior"
HOOKWORMS "The Hum"


RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE


WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS

HTRK "Psychic 9-5 Club"
THE KVB "Out of Body"
LILIES ON MARS "Dot To Dot"
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD "Make My Head Sing"
KEVIN MORBY "Still Life"
MR. TWIN SISTER "Mr. Twin Sister"
PERE UBU "Carnival of Souls"
PHANTOGRAM "Voices"
RAMONA LISA "Arcadia"
RAVEONETTES "Pe'ahi"
RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE "Mended With Gold"
SAM AMIDON "Lily-O"
SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE "Springtime Carnivore"
TWIN PEAKS "Wild Onions"
WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS "Rhythm"
WOODS "White Light & With Love"
WOLF ALICE "Creature Songs"
ZOLA JESUS "Taiga"


PHANTOGRAM


LILIES ON MARS


ZOLA JESUS

ALL PHOTO BY ANGEL CEBALLOS
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12/17/2014

Jessica Pratt Announces 2015 Tour Dates

JESSICA PRATT IS ON TOUR AND ON HER OWN LOVE AGAIN
Album Release Date: January 27th, 2015
Photo Credit: Colby Droscher
"Inside the sparse 'Back, Baby; is the breezy pop song she plays when the skies are clear, blue, and unconditional. . . There's practically a beach and a palm tree in the background. She shines a light on that first hint of confidence that comes when you're just a little bit removed from love, which is why the song flows along such a straight line. Her steady hand makes it a perfectly geometric. . . " -Pitchfork ["The 100 Best Tracks of 2014/Best New Track"]

"Pratt's stream-of-consciousness feels otherworldly, transposed from space and time, where slowly strumming on your guitar while sitting on your bedroom floor is the same as taking the first step on a moon in a galaxy far away." - Stereogum ["The 5 Best Songs Of The Week"]

"Pratt writes songs that sound like they're 50 years old, and she sings them like they're 100 years old. I'm not sure if she's real or a ghost that's been haunting me for the past few weeks. Can you guys hear how pretty this is, too?" -Grantland ["Songs of the Week"]

 "Jessica Pratt has a lot going for her: her guitar, her lyrics, her melodies. But, man, that voice. It's a conundrum, a honeypot mix of sweet and sour, the lightness of her highs given weight by the counterpoints of her lows. . . " - Flavorwire ["The 6 Best New Songs We Heard This Week"]
The New Year is right around the corner and with a new year comes new beginnings! Since the announcement of Jessica Pratt's dazzling Drag City debut,
On Your Own Love Again, the world has collectively held their breath, awaiting the moment when Jessica arrives on their doorstep! Thankfully, Jessica has provided us with a sigh of relief, in the form of the salient "Back, Baby". With "Back, Baby", she sends her voice traveling into strange places, providing subtle hallucinatory moments of refinement. The timeless nature of her guitar and voice is both compelling and hypnotizing and it's impossible not to respond to the sound of her music, not to want more right away!

Jessica has heard the rallied cries of eager fans everywhere and, boy, does she deliver! Beginning in February, Jessica sets sail on a string of dates with Kevin Morby, hitting spots up and down the West Coast. This tour will mark a momentous occasion, her first steps on North American soil in support of On Your Own Love Again! So mark your calendars, cross off your New Year's resolutions and join Jessica Pratt on her celestial journey to serenade the streets of L.A., from the Bay Area and back again, baby!

Listen to "Back, Baby" now and stay tuned-in to the impending release of
On Your Own Love Again, out January 27th!
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' ON THIS WINTER'S DAY? DIG THE DATES BELOW!

Tues. Jan. 6-- Melbourne Victoria, Australia @ The Toff in Town
Thurs. Jan. 8-- Sydney New South Wales Australia @ City Recital Hall Angel Place
Sat. Jan. 10-- New South Wales Australia @ Sydney Festival Sydney
Fri. Feb. 20--Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern*
Sat. Feb. 21--Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl*
Sun. Feb. 22--Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
Mon. Feb. 23--Eugene, OR The Barnlight @ University of Oregon*
Wed. Feb. 25--San Francisco, CA Noise Pop @ The Chapel
Thurs. Feb. 26--Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium*
Fri. Feb. 27--Long Beach, CA @ Carpenter House*
Sat. Feb. 28--Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*
*w/Kevin Morby


Jessica Pratt Online:

Pre-Order Links:

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Pinkflag Christmas & New Year Sale

Grab some festive bargains at the "Pinkflag Christmas & New Year Sale"

We've decided to put a few items on sale in the shop. We've never had a sale before so it's very much an experiment :) 

They are -
WIRE ON THE BOX 1979 (DVD/CD) - previously £15.00 now £9.99
WIRE : THE SCOTTISH PLAY (DVD/CD) - previously £15.00 now £9.99
Red Barked Tree - previously £9.99  now £6.99


Read & Burn - A Book about Wire by Wilson Neate - previously £14.95 now £11.99
Document & Eyewitness 1979-1980 (CD Double Album only) - previously  £11.99 now £9.99
Change Becomes Us Teeshirt (limited sizes) - previously  £15.00  now £9.99

Grab them while you can!!
There will be plenty more news for you next year but meanwhile please enjoy whatever festivals you celebrate (or don't) and may 2015 bring you everything you wish for!
All the best
pinkflag


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12/16/2014

ADULT. Announce "Detroit House Guests" Project


ADULT. to begin new collaborative album
by inviting artists into their Detroit home

Including: Dorit Chrysler, Shannon Funchess, Michael Gira
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Douglas J. McCarthy, Lun*na Menoh

ADULT. - Detroit House Guests
[WATCH Introduction Video via Vimeo]
ADULT. will invite six musicians from around the country into their home over the next seven months to collaborate and ultimately create an album together that resonates with a spirit of Detroit, thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Later this month ADULT. will begin work with their first collaborator and hope that this project will build on Detroit's rich musical legacy by bringing outside musicians to experience and interact with Detroit and its community. Community interaction will consist of a comprehensive tour of the city, a welcoming party with local artists and musicians, and public performance when available. Living in downtown Detroit for over 20 years, ADULT. hopes this project will bring more positive attention to the city through the arts.

ADULT. plans to share via their social media outlets the collaborative procedure through a behind-the-scenes view of the creative process. Once complete with the collaborations, ADULT. plans to release the musical results as their sixth albumDetroit House Guests on Ghostly International in late 2015 or early 2016. ADULT. believes this project will provide a rich experience for each musician and will bring favorable attention to Detroit and its cultural heritage.

The musicians working with ADULT. on this project include:

• Dorit Chrysler (NY Theremin Society)
• Shannon Funchess (LIGHT ASYLUM)
• Michael Gira (SWANS, Angels of Light, Young God Records)
• Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Lichens)
• Douglas J. McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb, DJMREX, Fixmer/McCarthy)
• Lun*na Menoh (Les Sewing Sisters, Jean Paul Yamamoto, Seksu Roba)

Knight Foundation’s funding for the project is through the Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest supporting ideas that engage and enrich Detroit.


About ADULT.

ADULT. is the musical outlet for Detroit multi-disciplinary artists Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller. Founded in 1997, ADULT. have released 5 albums and have played live hundreds of shows from Bogotá to Moscow. Between 2008-2010, they made their first film "Three Grace(s) Triptych" which has been screened with live soundtrack accompaniment at Anthology Film Archives (NY), Distrital Film Festival (Mexico City), and CimmFEST (Chicago) among others. Their visual work has been exhibited internationally; including Mattress Factory Museum (Pittsburgh), Le Cube (France), Museum of Modern Art Saitama (Japan), Detroit Institute of Arts, and Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI).




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12/15/2014

SPARKS PERFORMING 'KIMONO MY HOUSE' W/ 38-PIECE ORCHESTRA ON VALENTINE'S DAY

  
SPARKS PERFORMING 'KIMONO MY HOUSE' PLUS ASSORTED SONGS FROM SPARKS' 23 ALBUMS - ACCOMPANIED BY A 38-PIECE ORCHESTRA . PRESENTED BY FYF, GOLDENVOICE AND ACE HOTEL
On Valentine's Day, Sparks will perform their 1974 album, Kimono My House in its entirety accompanied by a 38-piece orchestra at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. Here is what Ron and Russell from Sparks had to say about the show -

"We are thrilled to celebrate Valentine's Day, February 14, 2015, in
Los Angeles with all our hometown Sparks fans at a special performance
of 'Kimono My House' accompanied by a 38-piece orchestra.  We will
turn the stunning Theatre at Ace Hotel downtown into symphonic heaven
for the only planned North American concert of this performance. We
have also selected songs from Sparks' other 23 albums to round out the
evening.  Be our Valentine, LA!"

This night will also mark the 1 year anniversary of the opening of the
Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. We couldn't be more excited. Hope you will share it with us.

Presale begins tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16th at 10:00am using the password EQUATOR. General on-sale will start Wednesday, December 17th.

More information can be found at here:

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12/13/2014

The Best Records of 2014


BEST RECORDS 2014

1. SWANS “To Be Kind”
2. 
3. LEONARD COHEN “Popular Problems”
4. TY SEGALL “Manipulator”
5. PERFECT PUSSY “Say Yes To Love”

6. SHARON VAN ETTEN “Are We There”
7. FOXYGEN “and Star Power”
8. BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE “Revelation”
9. LITTLE DRAGON “Nabuma Rubberband”
10 PARQUET COURTS “Sunbathing Animals”

    FOXYGEN (photo by Angel Ceballos)

11. SLEAFORD MODS “Divide and Exit”
12. SCOTT WALKER and SUNN O))) “Soused”
13. LANA DEL REY “Ultraviolence”
14. MAC DEMARCO “Salad Days”
15. LYKKE LI “I Never Learn”


BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE (photo by Angel Ceballos)

16. DEAN WAREHAM “Dean Wareham”
17. TUNE-YARDS “Nikki-Nack”
18. THE HORRORS “Luminous”
19. WHITE FENCE “For The Recently Found Innocent”
20. RAY LAMONTAGNE “Supernova”


TUNE-YARDS (photo by Angel Ceballos)

21. LUKE HAINES “New York In The 70s”
22. ST VINCENT “St Vincent”
23. ANGEL OLSEN “Burn Your Fire For No Witness”
24. PROTOMARTYR “Under Color of Official Right”
25. OUGHT “More Than Any Other Day”


WARPAINT (photo by Angel Ceballos)

26. FUTURE ISLANDS “Singles”
27. THEE OH SEES “Drop”
28. SUZANNE VEGA “Tales from the Realm of The Queen of Pentacles”
29. FANFARLO “Let’s Go Extinct”
30. LIARS “Mess”


TEEN (photo by Angel Ceballos)

31. TEEN “The Way and Color”
32. LES BIG BYRD “They Worshipped Cats”
33. WARPAINT “Warpaint”
34. QUILT “Held in Splendor”
35. FLYING LOTUS “You’re Dead”


LITTLE DRAGON (photo by Angel Ceballos)

36. MARISSA NADLER “July”
37. CARIBOU “Our Love”
38. THE ORWELLS “Disgraceland”
39. TEMPLES “Sun Structures”
40. EAGULLS “Eagulls”


THE ORWELLS (photo by Angel Ceballos)

41. ALLAH-LAS “Worship The Sun”
42. GOAT “Commune”
43. PERFUME GENIUS “Too Bright”
44. FIRST AID KIT “Stay Gold”
45. STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS “Wig Out at Jagbags”


PERFUME GENIUS (photo by Angel Ceballos)

46. JULIE BYRNE “Room With Walls and Windows”
47. AVI BUFFALO “At Best Cuckold”
48. KLARA LEWIS “Ett”
49. SHELLAC “Dude Incredible”
50. DUM DUM GIRLS “Too True”


FIRST AID KIT (photo by Angel Ceballos)

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12/11/2014

JUST ANNOUNCED: Neutral Milk Hotel, Shlohmo, Title Fight



Hello, Hello, Hello
Hope you are well. 

We have just announced a number of shows this week, most of which go on sale tomorrow. Hope you will join us for one of them.

JUST ANNOUNCED:
- Joyce Manor at the Glasshouse on Friday, February 13th
- Hundred Waters at the El Rey on Friday, February 13th
- Dan Deacon at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock on Friday, February 27th
- Title Fight (w/ Merchandise & Power Trip) at the Regent Theater DTLA on Saturday, March 14th and the Glasshouse on Sunday, March 15th
- Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Echoplex on Saturday, April 11th
- Shlohmo at the Fonda Theatre on Thursday, May 7th
- Neutral Milk Hotel at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown on Saturday, May 30th

Right now we are having an FYF presale for Shlohmo's show at the Fonda. Use the password WEDIDIT at the following link to get your tickets before tomorrow's 10:00AM onsale. Check out his new track "Emerge From Smoke" from his forthcoming record on True Panther Sounds.
And then on Friday, January 9th, we have Holly Herndon playing the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. Tickets are still available and can be purchased in-store at Origami Vinyl and Mount Analog. Check out the music video for her excellent song, "Home"

And our reminder we have a three night run with Caribou at the Fonda from February 26th to 28th. The 27th and 28th are sold out but a small amount of tickets are still available for 26th.

Be sure to follow us on InstagramTwitter & Facebook for the latest in our world. Complete show details below and on our website - fyfpresents.com.




  



Tickets for Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Echo and Echoplex are available at Origami Vinyl in Echo Park and Vacation Vinyl in Silverlake with a $2- $3 service fee. Tickets for the Fonda are available at Origami Vinyl & Amoeba with a $3 service fee. Support your local record store and buy in person.    

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12/10/2014

Some more best records of 2014

There are always some other records that I liked early in the year or were kicking around, and I forgot about them. Here are 25 or more albums that didn't make my original "best of" list, and here they are now. It's possible that I have loved some of these records more than my top 10.


EBSEN AND THE WITCH


GRUFF RHYS


MR. TWIN SISTER

THE ABIGAILS "Tundra"
THE ACID "Liminal"
APHEX TWIN "Syro"
CHERRY GLAZERR "Haxel Princess"
DAVID BOWIE "Nothing Has Changed"
DEAN BLUNT "Black Metal"
DUB THOMPSON "9 Songs"
EARTH "Primitive & Deadly"
EBSEN AND THE WITCH "Split"
FAT WHITE FAMILY "Champagne Holocaust"
THE GROWLERS "Chinese Fountain"
GIRLPOOL "Girlpool"
GRUFF RHYS "American Interior"
HOOKWORMS "The Hum"


RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE


WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS

HTRK "Psychic 9-5 Club"
THE KVB "Out of Body"
LILIES ON MARS "Dot To Dot"
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD "Make My Head Sing"
KEVIN MORBY "Still Life"
MR. TWIN SISTER "Mr. Twin Sister"
PERE UBU "Carnival of Souls"
PHANTOGRAM "Voices"
RAMONA LISA "Arcadia"
RAVEONETTES "Pe'ahi"
RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE "Mended With Gold"
SAM AMIDON "Lily-O"
SPRINGTIME CARNIVORE "Springtime Carnivore"
TWIN PEAKS "Wild Onions"
WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS "Rhythm"
WOODS "White Light & With Love"
WOLF ALICE "Creature Songs"
ZOLA JESUS "Taiga"


PHANTOGRAM


LILIES ON MARS


ZOLA JESUS

ALL PHOTO BY ANGEL CEBALLOS
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Maps feat. Polly Scattergood Begin Mute Holiday Countdown

MUTE COUNTS DOWN TO THE HOLIDAYS WITH
MAPS 
(FEAT. POLLY SCATTERGOOD)
“IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER”
Maps – aka James Chapman – has collaborated with Mute label-mate Polly Scattergood to create a shimmering and melancholic cover of “In The Bleak Midwinter” in anticipation of the fast approaching holidays.  James and Polly explain:

"After our collaboration at the Mute Short Circuit Festival a few years ago we continued to hang out and write in the studio together. ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ is one of our favourite Christmas songs so we decided to try our own version of it...And give it away as a present to say thanks for all the support this year.
Have a great Christmas...
See you in 2015!
Love MAPS and Polly Scattergood"

Watch the nostalgic wintery visual for “In The Bleak Midwinter” here. 


Mute will be counting down to the New Year with themed music from the label’s roster.  Watch the label’s FacebookTwitterSoundcloud, and Spotify for new additions to your holiday soundtrack throughout December.  
MAPS: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | SOUNDCLOUD 

POLLY SCATTERGOOD: WEBSITE | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE 

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12/09/2014

BURGERAMA 4


WHITE FENCE


ARIEL PINK


BLACK LIPS

GAP DREAM

BEACH FOSSILS


THE LOVELY BAD THINGS

LA LUZ

CRAFT SPELLS



Photos by Angel Ceballos

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