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POP Rocks! in Baltimore: Tom Hamilton, McFadden, Wyllys

July 1st, 2010 | No Comments

POP ROCKS! RECEPTION TAKES PLACE JULY 24 AT THE HARD ROCK CAFE IN
BALTIMORE

The second exhibition of works of Baltimore artist Jess Pfohl will be on display at music and event venue
Hard Rock Cafe in Baltimore. The exhibit, POP Rocks!, debuts 8 7-foot painted rock photographs
taken by famed photographer Michael Weintrob and are inspired by American painter, printmaker, and
filmmaker Andy Warhol and his Factory.

The reception for POP Rocks! will take place on July 24 and is accompanied by 8 live music performances
from Some Cat from Japan;
with
an
Exploration of Jimi Hendrix, (Will
Bernard, Stanton Moore, Scott
Metzger, Nigel Hall, Ron Johnson, Eric Bolivar), Eric McFadden
(P-Funk
AllStars, The Animals), Tom Hamilton’s
American Babies (Brothers Past, Disco Biscuits), Baltimore bands RAKKASAN, Tek Sub
Port, Dinosaur
Project,
Boston native Navillus plays acoustic guitar over lunch and Wyllys (Umphrey’s
McGee) concludes the night with a DJ set accompanied by sit-ins from the day’s line-up.

The free outdoor reception begins at noon and extends early into Sunday morning, concluding by 2 a.m.

The event celebrates the opening of JessMessin’ Studyo! located at 810 N. Calvert St. in Mt. Vernon Art District in
Baltimore City as well as the collaboration of Weintrob and Pfohl.

DETAILS:

Noon-2a.m.

July 24, 2010

Hard Rock Cafe- 610 East Pratt Street – Baltimore, Maryland 21202

FREE

STS9: Axe The Cables Out Now

June 29th, 2010 | No Comments

STS9 RELEASE AXE THE CABLES TODAY ON 1320 RECORDS; SUMMER TOUR KICKS OFF IN AUGUST AT
NEW YORK CITY’S GRAMERCY THEATER & CLOSES WITH TWO NIGHTS AT COLORADO’S RED ROCKS
AMPHITHEATRE

STS9

In December of 2009, STS9
sat down in Denver, Colorado in one of America’s most pristine modern opera houses to create “Axe The Cables… An
Evening of STS9.” What this night encompasses is one of the most flawless evenings of STS9 music in the band’s
decade plus history. The entire show was played, for the most part, sans all “electric” gear including the common
stage instrumentation of laptops and samplers that fans have grown accustomed to as the band’s sound has evolved. The band has
decided to re-mix and re-master this into one massive release on their indie record label, 1320
Records.

Axe the Cables is available now exclusively through 1320 Records and iTunes.

STS9 is on tour in the coming months, performing select intimate acoustic Axe The Cables shows in New
York, Chicago, and Atlanta, as well as plenty of the electronic heavy-hitting events the band is known and loved for,
culminating with their annual, 2 night musical takeover of Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. STS9 has signed on a slew of supporting acts across the entire tour including Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, The Disco Biscuits, The Album Leaf, Lotus, Ghostland Observatory, Bassnectar, Alex B, John Hughes, RJD2, and many more to still to come.

August 11 Blender Theater @ Gramercy New York NY – “Axe The Cables”
August 12 Roseland Ballroom New York NY – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 13 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 14 Penn’s Landing Philadelphia PA – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes

August 15 Pier 6 Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD – w/ RJD2 & The Album Leaf

August 17 Higher Ground Burlington VT – An Evening with STS9

August 18 Saranac Brewery Utica NY – An Evening with STS9
August 20 House of Blues Chicago IL – An Evening with STS9
August 21 Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL – w/ Big Gigantic & More
August 22 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago IL – “Axe The Cables”

August 25 Raleigh Amphitheatre Raleigh NC – w/ special guests TBA
August 26 Blackwater Music Festival Live Oak FL – w/ Spearhead, Slightly Stoopid & More

August 27 Tabernacle Atlanta GA – featuring both “Axe The Cables” and STS9 Electric
August 28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Atlanta GA w/ The Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic & More
September 1 Sloss Furnaces Birmingham AL – w/ Toubab Krewe
September 2 Arkansas Music Pavilion Fayetteville AR – w/ Ghostland Observatory

September 3 River Parks Amphitheatre Tulsa OK – w/ Ghostland Observatory

September 4 Anchor Inn Music Center Omaha NE – w/ Ghostland Observatory

September 5 Crossroads Pavilion Kansas City MO – w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 9 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO – An Evening With STS9
September 10 Red Rocks Morrison CO – w/ Thievery Corporation, Alex B & John Hughes

September 11 Red Rocks Morrison CO – w/ Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic & John Hughes

All STS9 shows are on-sale now. For more information please visit www.sts9.com.

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Reviews

The Dead Weather: “Blue Blood Blues” Live Video

June 28th, 2010 | No Comments

SHAKE YOUR HIPS LIKE BATTLESHIPS!

The Dead Weather premiered their new video of a live take of “Blue Blood Blues” from their primo second album Sea of Cowards on TeamCoco.com last Friday. Here tis’.

The band kicks off a new tour on July 13th in Washington, DC and then travels nationwide before the tour finale at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

The Dead Weather Tour Dates

07-13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
07-14 Boston, MA – House of Blues
07-15 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy
07-17 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
07-19 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
07-21 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
07-22 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
07-24 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
07-25 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Billings, MT – Babcock Theatre
07-28 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
07-29 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
07-30 Chicago, IL – The Congress Theater
07-31 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
08-02 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live!
08-03 Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Park

The Dead Weather Tour Dates :: The Dead Weather News :: The Dead Weather Concert Reviews

Hot August Blues & Roots Fest Adds Lyle Lovett

June 8th, 2010 | No Comments

FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 21, 2010 AT OREGON RIDGE PARK IN COCKEYSVILLE,
MD

Lyle Lovett

For almost two decades, Hot August Blues & Roots Festival has brought the best in
blues, roots and
Americana music to Baltimore, making it a Mid-Atlantic favorite among music lovers of all
ages. Now celebrating its
18th year, the tradition continues as Lyle Lovett and his Large Band headline the show scheduled for
Saturday, August 21 at
Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, MD.

Four-time Grammy Award-winner, Lyle Lovett is certain to delight festival goers as he
leads his Large Band through
a varied repertoire of big band, blues, western swing, folk, jazz, country, and gospel,
including tunes found on his
latest release, Force of Nature (Curb/Lost Highway). Lovett is a generous
performer, giving
concert-goers their money’s worth with lengthy sets replete with humorous and engaging
banter. It’s these shows
that have, in part, endeared him to fans across all genres and raised Lovett to almost
cult-like status. The Houston
Music Review sums it up best, Â“If you’re not a Lyleist by now you will be after seeing one
of his live shows.Â” (www.lylelovett.com)

Lineup:

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
Keb’ Mo’

Black Joe Lewis &
the
Honeybears
The Bridge

Jackie Scott & the
Housewreckers

Tickets:
Early-Early Bird (from 4/10 thru 5/9) $30.00
Early Bird (from 5/10 thru 6/9) 35.00
Advance (6/9 until day of show) $40.00
Day of Show $50.00

Location:

Oregon Ridge Park

13401 Beaver Dam Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030

Final Ruby on Rails 3.0 Beta Due at RailsConf, RC to Follow

June 8th, 2010 | No Comments

The Ruby on Rails community is set to release a final beta of Rails 3.0 as early as June 8 and to deliver a release candidate of the latest version of the popular Web framework by June 11. Meanwhile, the outline for Rails 3.1 is being plotted. – BALTIMORE The Ruby on Rails community is set to release a final beta of
Rails 3.0 as early as June 8 and to deliver a release candidate (RC) of the
latest version of the popular Web framework by June 11.
In an interview with eWEEK, Yehuda Katz, a Rails framework architect at
Rails cloud company …

Engine Yard Introduces xCloud Ruby on Rails Platform-as-a-Service

June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Engine Yard, a platform-as-a-service (PAAS) provider for Ruby on Rails, has introduced Engine Yard xCloud, an expansion of the company’s platform for deploying and managing Ruby applications in the cloud. – Engine Yard, a platform-as-a-service (PAAS)
provider for Ruby on Rails, has introduced Engine Yard xCloud, an expansion of
the company’s platform for deploying and managing Ruby applications in the
cloud.
Just a week before the RailsConf
annual confab for Ruby on Rails developers in Baltimore …

STS9: New Album Out June 29 Acoustic Shows, Red Rocks

June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE SEES OFFICIAL RELEASE
SUMMER GIGS WITH DISCO BISCUITS, JOHN HUGHES, THIEVERY CORP AND MORE

STS9 by Dave Vann

In December of 2009, STS9 sat down in Denver, Colorado in one of America’s most pristine modern opera houses to create “Axe The Cables… An Evening of STS9.” What this night encompasses is one of the most flawless evenings of STS9 music in the band’s decade plus history. The entire show was played, for the most part, sans all “electric” gear including the common stage instrumentation of laptops and samplers that fans have grown accustomed to as the band’s sound has evolved. The band has decided to remix and remaster this into one massive release on their indie record label 1320 Records. Axe the Cables will be available June 29 exclusively through 1320 Records and iTunes. Plans are also in the works to release correlating HD video of much of the show via iClips.net.

In addition to keeping busy throughout the past year by releasing albums, tapping into their acoustic roots, and zigzagging across the country for live shows, with the overwhelming help and support of their fan-base, STS9 recently achieved their goal of raising $150,000, which will build a home for the Make it Right Foundation in New Orleans. Through $1 per ticket fees, the release of Peaceblaster: The Make it Right Remixes, and VIP sound check events in numerous cities throughout the past year, STS9 will soon break ground on a sustainable home in the Lower 9th Ward, in an effort to help rebuild the great city of New Orleans.

STS9 is on tour in the coming months, performing select intimate acoustic Axe The Cables shows in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta, as well as plenty of the electronic events the band is known and loved for, culminating with their annual, two-night gathering at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. STS9 has signed on a massive slew of supporting acts across the entire tour, with many more to still to come.

STS9 Summer Tour Dates

August 11 Blender Theater @ Gramercy New York NY – “Axe The Cables”
August 12 Roseland Ballroom New York NY – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 13 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 14 Penn’s Landing Philadelphia PA – w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 15 Pier 6 Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD – w/ RJD2 & The Album Leaf
August 17 Higher Ground Burlington VT – An Evening with STS9
August 18 Saranac Brewery Utica NY – An Evening with STS9
August 20 House of Blues Chicago IL – An Evening with STS9
August 21 Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL – w/ Big Gigantic & More
August 22 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago IL – “Axe The Cables”
August 25 Raleigh Amphitheatre Raleigh NC – w/ special guests TBA
August 26 Blackwater Music Festival Live Oak FL – w/ Spearhead, Slightly Stoopid & More
August 27 Tabernacle Atlanta GA – featuring both “Axe The Cables” and STS9 Electric
August 28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Atlanta GA w/ The Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic & More
September 1 Sloss Furnaces Birmingham AL – w/ special guests TBA
September 2 Arkansas Music Pavilion Fayetteville AR – w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 3 River Parks Amphitheatre Tulsa OK – w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 4 Anchor Inn Music Center Omaha NE – w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 5 Crossroads Pavilion Kansas City MO – w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 9 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO – An Evening With STS9
September 10 Red Rocks Morrison CO – w/ Thievery Corporation, Alex B & John Hughes
September 11 Red Rocks Morrison CO – w/ Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic & John Hughes

STS9 Tour Dates :: STS9 News :: STS9Concert Reviews

Marco Benevento: Video/Live Dates

May 5th, 2010 | No Comments

SMALL TASTE OF NEW ALBUM, BUSY SPRING & SUMMER

Marco Benevento‘s new album, Between The Needles & Nightfall, hits stores next Tuesday, May 11, via his label Royal Potato Family/MRI. For a window into the recording process, check out footage from the album sessions at Trout Studios in Brooklyn, capturing the final of three days in the studio, where three additional songs were conceived in the last handful of hours.

“This is a record of tunes that essentially wrote themselves – whether at a soundcheck, or improvised in the studio, or behind the piano in the morning,” says Benevento. “Many of the most enjoyable listening moments are captured feelings of that immediate time, that nowness. The songs really seemed to write themselves amidst contemplation or frustration or inebriation or whatever that moment was rendering. Reed [Mathis], Andrew [Barr] and I improvised bridges on the spot, made songs from scratch and we pieced together song ideas that we’d messed around with on tour. We did all that in three days with the best real music capturist I know, Bryce Goggin.”

*all shows Marco Benevento Trio unless otherwise noted.

Marco Benevento Tour Dates :: Marco Benevento News :: Marco Benevento Concert Reviews

Dead Meadow: East Coast Dates

May 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Dead Meadow Announce East Coast Tour Dates and New York “Rocks Off” Boat Cruise

New Album and Original Film, The Three Kings, Out Now

Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow has announced more U.S. dates starting June hitting the East Coast and Southeast. Among the upcoming dates is a performance at the famed “Rocks Off” boat cruise in New York City. The band is currently touring Europe following their successful headlining U.S. run with support from Imaad Wasif. The band has just released their new album + DVD package, The Three Kings (Xemu Records), to a deluge of positive press. Full tour dates below.

“All the best music helps to transport us somewhere else Â— in the case of Dead Meadow, their songs usually take us to a smokey basement bar that might double as an opium den.” – The Fader

The Three Kings Track List

1. The Kingdom Come

2. Between Me and The Ground

3. Good Moanin’

4. At Her Open Door

5. The Whirlings

6. To The One * stream @ Spin.com

7. That Old Temple

8. The Narrows

9. Push Em To The Crux

10. Seven Seers

11. Greensky Greenlake

12. Beyond The Fields We know

13. Everything’s Going On

14. Lady

15. Darlin’

16. Queen of All Returns

Dead Meadow U.S. Tour Dates

6/9 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs

6/11 New York, NY @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise

6/12 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room

6/13 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

6/15 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage

6/16 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother

6/17 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

6/18 Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue

6/19 Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light

6/21 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

6/22 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit’s

+ More dates coming soon!

Dead Meadow Tour Dates :: Dead Meadow News :: Dead Meadow Concert Reviews

Summer Slaughter Tour

April 28th, 2010 | No Comments

ANNUAL UNDERGROUND METAL TOUR ANNOUNCES DATES

All Shall Perish

Billing itself as “The Most Extreme Tour of the Year!” the annual Summer Slaughter Tour returns to North America. Poland’s Decapitated will headline the 31-date tour, which also includes The Faceless, All Shall Perish, The Red Chord, Veil Of Maya, Cephalic Carnage, Decrepit Birth, Carnifex, Animals As Leaders, and Vital Remains. Tickets will range between $18 – $20 in advance almost everywhere with the exception of L.A. and NYC.

Summer Slaughter Tour 2010 Dates

7/17 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
7/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/20 – El Paso, TX @ Club 101
7/21 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
7/22 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
7/23 – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
7/24 – Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom
7/26 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
7/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA (Theatre of Living Arts)
7/30 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
7/31 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/01 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
8/02 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
8/03 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
8/04 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
8/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
8/06 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
8/07 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
8/08 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/09 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
8/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
8/13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
8/16 – Calgary, AB @ Republik
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
8/19 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/20 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
8/21 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
8/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

Erykah Badu: Tour w/ ?uestlove N.E.R.D., Monae, Maxwell

April 20th, 2010 | No Comments

“OUT MY MIND, JUST IN TIME” TOUR INCLUDES

N.E.R.D., JANELLE MONAE, MAXWELL,
?UESTLOVE OF THE ROOTS

Hot on the heels of the headline-making video for “Window Seat” which resulted in a disorderly conduct charge,
Erykah Badu has
announced a North American summer tour in support of her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of
the Ankh). The “Out My Mind, Just In Time” tour will feature opening acts including N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae, Maxwell and ?uestlove of The Roots.

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu Tour Dates:

04-23 Tobago, Tobago – Tobago Jazz Experience Festival
05-22 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Concert Pavilion (w/ Bilal)
05-23 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
05-25 New York, NY – Roseland (w/ ?uestlove)
05-26 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre (w/ Bilal)
05-28 Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
05-30 Detroit, MI – Chene Park (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-02 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-03 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater (w/ N.E.R.D, Janelle Monae)
06-05 Memphis, TN – Orpheum (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-06 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-08 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-09 St. Louis, MO – Fox Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-11 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (w/ Maxwell)
06-13 Houston, TX – Verizon (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-14 Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia
06-16 Denver, CO – Fillmore (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-18 Oakland, CA – Paramount (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-19 Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
06-20 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater (w/ Janelle Monae)
06-26 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (w/ Maxwell)
06-27 Calgary, Alberta – Mamahon Stadium (Lilith Fair)
06-28 Edmonton, Alberta – Northlands Spectrum (Lilith Fair)
07-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Pitt Meadows Airport (Lilith Fair)
07-02 Ridgefield, WA – Sleep Country Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
07-03 George, WA – The George Amphitheater (Lilith Fair)
08-04 Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Pavilion (Lilith Fair)
08-07 Columbia, MD – TBA
08-08 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-11 Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheater

Erykah Badu Tour Dates :: Erykah Badu News :: Erykah Badu Concert Reviews

April 20, 1841: â€˜Rue Morgueâ€™ Paves Way for Detective Genre

April 20th, 2010 | No Comments

1841: Mad literary genius and theorist Edgar Allan Poe publishes “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” in Graham’s Magazine, launching the detective story into popular culture and acclaim.
The prolific Poe was born in Boston in 1809, and eventually died under mysterious circumstances in Baltimore in 1849. But, in the United States, he was known better [...]

HARD Summer Tour Crystal Castles, Sinden, Rusko

April 8th, 2010 | No Comments

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!

Crystal Castles

HARD has officially announced the launch of the HARD Summer Tour with Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden and Destructo. Beginning August 6, the twelve city tour kicks off in Oakland, CA and hits L.A., Denver, Austin, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philly, DC, New York, and closes on August 22 in Baltimore.

Toronto underground dance-punk duo Crystal Castles will share the stage with multi-tasking UK Dubstep producer Rusko, fellow UK producer Sinden and HARD’s own Destructo.

Tickets went on sale Tuesday, April 6. For more information on where to purchase and event info visit www.hardfest.com.

HARD Summer Tour Dates

Fri Aug 6 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo and TBA

Sat Aug 7 Los Angeles, CA HARD Summer Music Festival 2010
Soulwax, Crystal Castles, Diplo, Tiga, Digitalism, Green Velvet, Skream, Caspa,
Benga, Sinden, Destructo, The Twelves, Breakbot, Schlachthofbronx, and much more TBA

Mon Aug 9 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Wed Aug 11 Austin TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Fri Aug 13 Chicago IL Congress Theater
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Sat Aug 14 Toronto ON Koolhaus
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Sun Aug 15 Montreal PQ Metropolis
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, TBA, and Destructo

Tue Aug 17 Boston MA House of Blues
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Wed Aug 18 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Fri Aug 20 Washington DC 9:30 Club
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Sat Aug 21 New York Terminal 5
Crystal Castles, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Sun Aug 22 Baltimore MD Sonar
Crystal Castles, Rusko, Sinden, Destructo and more TBA

Animal Collective: ODDSAC Screenings

April 7th, 2010 | No Comments

MEMBERS OF BAND AND DIRECTOR TO DO Q&A AT ALL SCREENINGS

ODDSAC is a feature film collaboration between the band Animal Collective and filmmaker Danny Perez. The film was co-conceived by and stars Animal Collective. ODDSAC is a dense, surreal layering of audio and visual elements that eschews conventional narrative to create a visceral, immersive experience. The DVD is set for a June 29 release but there will be select screenings in April (see dates below).

ODDSAC features an original score with new songs from the band and complex digital manipulation by Perez, a debut filmmaker and visual artist known for his concert projections with musicians such as Black Dice and Panda Bear. ODDSAC represents a new synthesis of music and film, “a visual album” whose songs will not be released in any other form. ODDSAC is the result of over four years of intense collaboration between Perez and the band. “It was meant to be an open-ended operation of audio-video synthesis, the passing back and forth of visuals and sound so that each would inform the other and create an organic structure,” said Perez.

ODDSAC SCREENINGS

April 16th

Philadelphia, PA

International House

7pm & 9pm

April 17th

Baltimore, MD

Senator Theatre

$15, 8pm

April 19th

Amherst, MA

Hampshire College

Details TBA

April 20th

Boston, MA

Brattle Theatre

$15. 8:30pm & 10:30pm

April 21th

Silver Spring, MD

AFI Silver Theatre

$15. 8pm & 10pm

April 23th

Chapel Hill, NC

Varsity Theatre

$15. 7pm & 9pm

April 26

Atlanta, GA

Plaza Theatre

$15. 7pm & 9pm

For tickets, more information on the film and a trailer download please visit www.oddsac.com

Animal Collective Tour Dates :: Animal Collective News :: Animal Collective Concert Reviews

Neon Indian: Summer Tour BRAHMS Remix

April 6th, 2010 | No Comments

NEON INDIAN ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR / GETS REMIXED BY BRAHMS

Neon Indian

Neon Indian is Alan
Palomo, the 21-year-old synth-wizard who first created waves as VEGA. After writing a batch of off-the-cuff recordings that weren’t quite right as VEGA songs, Palomo released them as Neon Indian and what started
as a careless outlet for ideas too offbeat to fit the VEGA mold has since gone on to define a genre. His critically
acclaimed debut album Psychic Chasms, which was released in October 2009, has been featured in
SPIN, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal and FADER among others. In February 2010 he
made his late night TV debut with a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. “Sleep Paralysist,” the
recent single for Green Label Sound was written by Neon Indian lead-man Alan Palomo; the track was
recorded and produced in collaboration with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear in Brooklyn at Taylor’s
elusive musical dungeon, Terrible Studios. Here, Neon Indian is remixed by new outfit BRAHMS, which features Eric
Lodwick, Drew Robinson, and Cale Parks.

Click here to listen to the BRAHMS remix of “Psychic Chasms.”

Click here for a recent review of Neon Indian in San Francisco.

NEON INDIAN SUMMER TOUR:

05/12 New York, NY Terminal 5 *

05/13 Boston, MA House of Blues *
05/29 Calgary, AB Hi Fi Club
05/31 George, WA Sasquatch
06/02 San Diego, CA Casbah
06/03 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
06/04 Los Angeles, CA Natural History Museum / First Fridays #
06/05 Corvalis, OR Flat Tall Music Festival
06/07 Austin, TX Emo’s
06/09 Atlanta, GA The Earl
06/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
06/11 Cincinnati, OH Fountain Square
06/12 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox
06/13 Baltimore, MD Sonar
06/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
06/19 Denver, CO Westword Music Showcase
07/17 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

* = w/ Massive Attack

# = w/ Peanut Butter Wolf

Neon Indian Tour Dates :: Neon Indian News :: Neon Indian Concert Reviews

American Aquarium & Sons of Bill Spring Tour

April 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

AMERICAN AQUARIUM AND SONS OF BILL “LIFE IN SHAMBLES” SPRING TOUR
2010

American Aquarium

As complicated as life in 2010 may have become, it’s some comfort to know there are still simple guys out there
playing simple music. Simple guys that can go out any night of the week and put together a rock and roll show we
can all believe in. It was as simple as James Wilson (Sons of Bill) making contact with
BJ Barham (American
Aquarium) at the end of 2009 to propose a tour for their bands that would help further bond a growing
community of music fans around their roots/Americana/alt-country songwriting and performances. The hope is
that this will not just be another lineup at the bar, but rather a chance to celebrate a new school of bands that are
tending the vibrant traditions of rock and country music and the sense of community they can foster, especially in
hard times. As a tongue-in-cheek testament to the times, the boys in the bands thought it appropriate to call this
tour “Life in Shambles.”

The tour kicks off in Raleigh, NC on May 1 to celebrate the release of American Aquarium’s new record,
Small Town Hymns (Last Chance Records). The entourage will then continue along a three week run that covers the East Coast with each band taking the closing slot on different nights. There will certainly
be cold beers consumed, collaborations and conspiracies, and some kick ass rock and roll played at high volumes.

American Aquarium & Sons of Bill “Life in Shambles” Spring Tour 2010:

05/01/10 Sat The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC

05/02/10 Sun New Brookland Tavern West Columbia, SC

05/04/10 Tue Skipper’s Smokehouse Tampa, FL

05/05/10 Wed Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL

05/06/10 Thu Peachtree Tavern Atlanta, GA

05/07/10 Fri The Windjammer Isle of Palms, SC

05/08/10 Sat The Evening Muse Charlotte, NC

05/13/10 Thu The 8X10 Baltimore, MD

05/14/10 Fri The Studio at Webster Hall New York, NY

05/19/10 Wed Zydeco Birmingham, AL

Particle: Spring Tour Dates

April 1st, 2010 | No Comments

PARTICLE ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES SHOWS KICK OFF NEXT WEEK

Particle

Particle is poised to play eleven shows this April and May at various festivals and venues from coast to coast. Continuing a recent trend, the
band will dive deep into their catalog to play plenty of classics and rarities, and longtime friend and collaborator
Ben Combe will join the
band on guitar for all shows. Particle will also welcome a variety of guests and bands to share the stage, including
Roster McCabe, Willie Waldman, and Mercury In
Summer. For more information, visit www.particlepeople.com. Tickets on sale now.

Particle feat. Ben Combe Tour Dates:

4/09/10 – Rock the Resort 2 Music Festival, Kerhonkson, NY – also feat. KRS-ONE,
Soulive, etc..

4/10/10 – The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY – with special guest TBA soon

4/11/10 – The 8 x 10, Baltimore, MD – with special guest Mercury In
Summer

4/15/10 – Wanee Music Festival, Live Oak, FL – Also feat. The Allman Brothers Band,
Widespread Panic, etc…

4/16/10 – Springfest, Muncie, IN – Also feat. Willie Waldman, Papadosio, etc

5/13/10 – The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN – with special guest Roster McCabe

5/14/10 – The Miramar, Milwaukee, WI – with special guest Roster
McCabe

5/15/10 – Double Door, Chicago, IL – with special guest Roster McCabe

5/20/10 – The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA – with special guests TBA soon

5/21/10 – St. Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA – with special guests TBA soon

5/22/10 – Winston’s, Ocean Beach (San Diego), CA – with special guests TBA soon

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Evening Crunch Crumbs: Dr. Murray Stopped CPR On Michael Jackson To Hide Drugs; Susan Boyleâ€™s $6 Million Payday; Lily Cole Dumped As Face Of Rimmel

March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

-True Blood returns to HBO June 13! Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming third season….
-Dr. Conrad Murray, who is facing manslaughter charges stemming from the death of pop legend Michael Jackson last summer, allegedly stopped administering CPR to the singer so he could collect and hide drug vials….
-Is Lily Cole out as the face [...]

Public Image Ltd.: North American Tour

March 18th, 2010 | No Comments

LYDON AND THE LADS VISIT U.S. TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

PiL

Since returning in December 2009 for seven monumental concerts in the United Kingdom – their first shows in 17 years – Public Image Ltd. (PiL) now continue into 2010 with a headlining North American tour starting Saturday, April 17 in San Francisco.

After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978. With their experimental sound fusing rock, dance, folk, ballet, pop and dub, PiL are regarded as producing some of the most diverse music of the ’70s and ’80s.

The North American tour will be preceded by a special performance at the Coachella on Friday, April 16 (opening day of the three-day event) in Indio, CA, and a recently announced intimate performance on Tuesday, April 13 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Tickets for the Club Nokia show go on sale Saturday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. These dates are the band’s first concerts in the United States in 18 years.

Cited as one of the most innovative and influential bands in music history, PiL return to a country where they enjoyed a special relationship throughout their career for what are set to be stunning shows. The North American dates will be followed by a series of high-profile summer European Festival appearances. John Lydon (vocals), Lu Edmonds (guitar), Bruce Smith (drums) and Scott Firth (bass) earned critical and public acclaim for their concerts in December 2009, with many British media outlets championing them as the shows of the year.

“I sound like a bag of kittens thrown down the staircase,” says Lydon with characteristic “charm.”

2010 sees the 30th anniversary of the band’s first U.S. tour and also their U.S TV debut on American Bandstand, where Lydon invited the audience onstage to dance with the band! Host Dick Clark famously introduced their appearance as “a memorable moment in rock n roll, something special and interesting.” With a wide and varied back catalogue spanning three decades, Public Image Ltd will be showcasing the unique sounds of tracks such as “Public Image,” “This Is Not A Love Song,” “Rise,” and “Disappointed,” with many further surprises in store.

Check out JamBase’s recent video salute to John Lydon.

PiL Tour Dates

Fri 4/16 – Indio, CA – Empire Polo Field/Coachella
Sat 4/17 – San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom @ Regency Center
Tue 4/20 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at The Market
Wed 4/21 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Fri 4/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
Sat 4/24 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Mon 4/26 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
Sun 5/2 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Tue 5/4 – Boston, MA – Royale Boston
Wed 5/5 – Boston, MA – Royale Boston
Fri 5/7 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
Sat 5/8 – Montreal, QC – Theatre L’Olympia de Montreal
Tue 5/11 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Wed 5/12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Fri 5/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
Sat 5/15 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Borgata Music Box
Tue 5/18 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

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Motion Potion: Electric Nostalgia Tour and Silent Soundclash Series

March 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Motion Potion challenges America’s DJs to a “Silent Soundclash”
Wireless headphones from Silent Events propel a 2-channel Silent Disco battle in U.S. clubs

Motion Potion

For more than a decade, Motion Potion has been pushing “Electric Nostalgia,” a style that unites the past 40 years of dance music with its present and future. This spring he’ll be recruiting a battalion of DJs to help push the concept at “Silent Soundclashes” across America. With the help of hundreds of Silent Events wireless headphones, MoPo will be joined by DJs in 20 different markets for dance-floor excursions that put the choice in the hands of the listener. The Soundclash concept goes back to the earliest days of DJing in Jamaica and New York, where DJs would face off at free outdoor events in “winner takes the soundsystem” battles. “The “Silent Soundclash Series” updates this concept and allows the listener to choose with the flip of a channel switch.

“The Silent Soundclash Series” is a step towards the potential fulfillment of the long-term promise of the “Silent Disco” concept. What started as a way for festivals like Bonnaroo and Glastonberry to run late-night parties is headed towards a day when an urban house party could rock on without waking the neighbors. Using Silent Events’ patented headphones not only allows the best in wireless sound (on their own unique FCC-approved band) but also the ability to switch channels, allowing two DJs to rock a party head-to-head. The partygoer will no longer have to “choose with his feet” by leaving the dance floor but rather just change the station.

“Rocking the “Silent Disco” at Bonnaroo the past four years has been an incredible musical and social experience.” said MoPo “With this tour we’re bringing that amazing vibe right into people’s hometowns and allowing their favorite local DJs to participate in the experiment and join the fun.”

The “Silent Soundclash Series” will take place in the middle of Motion Potion’s Spring 2010 “Electric Nostalgia” Tour, coinciding with the release of a series of three “Electric Nostalgia EP’s” and the launch of the new online community at www.motionpotion.com. The first “Silent Soundclashes” will take place at WMC Miami and will continue on for more than a month across the Eastern United States. MoPo will then head back towards San Francisco to play a series of shows with electronic legends like Tipper, NAPT and Fort Knox 5.

“Electric Nostalgia” Spring Tour 2010

MOPO at SOUTH by SOUTHWEST
Tuesday, March 9 – Austin Tx – SXSW – The Red Fez
Wednesday, March 10 – Austin Tx – SXSW – The Parish with Brothers Past
Thursday, March 11 – Austin, Tx – SXSW – Mal Verde – with DJ Manny and DJ Bigface
Saturday, March 13 Austin, Tx – Creekside Lounge
Tuesday, March 16- Austin Tx – SXSW – The Red Fez – with J.Boogie, Shakey, Manny

SILENT SOUNDCLASH SERIES
Wednesday, March 24 DAY- WMC Miami – “Hush – Silent Disco” at K17 Beach Club
Thursday, March 25 – University of Miami – the Rathskeller
Friday, March 26 – WMC Miami – TBA
Saturday, March 27 – TBA
Tuesday, March 30 – Savannah Ga. – Live Wire Music Hall
Wednesday, March 31 – Boone, NC – Boone Salloon
Thursday, April 1 – Wilimington, NC – Green Light Lounge
Friday, April 2 – Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
Saturday, April 3 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory @ Masquerade
Tuesday, April 6- Blacksburg, Va – Attittudes
Wednesday, April 7 – Charlottesville, Va – Random Row
Thursday, April 8 – Baltimore, MD – Quarter @ Bourbon St
Friday, April 9 – Philadelphia, Pa. – The Note
Saturday, April 10 – New York, NY – Rocks Off Boat Cruise
Tuesday, April 13 – Syracuse, NY – Wescott Theatre
Wednesday, April 14 – Rex Theatre
Thursday, April 15 – Grand Rapids MI – The Intersection
Friday, April 16 – TBA
Saturday, April 17 – TBA

ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC NOSTALGIA DATES
Thursday, April 29 – Sebastopol Ca – the Hopmonk – “Juke Joint”
Friday, April 30 – SFO – “Loose Joints” at the Makeout Room
Saturday, May 8 – SFO – Mighty – “Freqo de Mayo” with Tipper
Sunday, May 9 – SFO – Silent Soundclash TBA!
Friday, May 14 – SFO – Mezzanine – with the Breakestra & Fort Knox 5
Saturday, May 21 – SFO – Mighty – with NAPT