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Devendra Banhart: Album/Dates Full Stream Available Now

October 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Devendra Banhart: Album and Tour Dates

Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart and band will be playing U.S. tour dates this November in celebration of the release of What Will We Be, his sixth full-length release. Devendra Banhart exploded on the international music scene in 2002 quickly winning a coterie of devoted fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos right from the outset. The new album was recorded in a sleepy Northern California town throughout the spring of 2009 co-produced by Devendra and Paul Butler (from U.K. outfit Band Of Bees). What Will We Be is his label debut for Warner Bros. Records.

Stream What Will We Be HERE.

The touring lineup will be Devendra on vocals and guitar; Noah Georgeson (producer of Banhart’s last two albums) on guitar and backing vocals, Greg Rogove (Priestbird) on drums and backing vocals; Luckey Remington (The Pleased) on bass and vocals and Rodrigo Amarante (Los Hermanos, Little Joy) on guitar and backing vocals. This is the same lineup that recorded What Will We Be. All the musicians involved played a part in arranging the songs recorded. Devendra and company took up residence in a private home, North of San Francisco, and set up a recording studio in it.

What Will We Be has a sunny, breezy feel with performances that evoke warm, lazy afternoons spent with good friends. The album is dominated by powerfully melodic, mid-tempo numbers played with relaxed expertise. But there’s also ambitious stylistic range displayed with the inclusion of evanescent ballads like “Meet Me At Lookout Point,” the epic riff-rocker “Rats,” sprightly R&B flavored groovers on “Baby,” and the sultry Latin-flavored stunner “Brindo,” the Roxy-inspired “16th & Valencia, Roxy Music” among other pleasant surprises.

Devendra Banhart has emerged as one of the most fascinating, unpredictable and inspiring artists of his generation and with What Will We Be he continues to surprise and delight an ever-increasing audience of fans and critics alike.

DEVENDRA BANHART TOUR DATES

11/16/09 Mon The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

11/17/09 Tue The Ark Ann Arbor, MI

11/19/09 Thu Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT

11/20/09 Fri Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA

11/22/09 Sun Town Hall New York, NY

11/24/09 Tue Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

11/25/09 Wed 9:30 Club Washington, DC

11/27/09 Fri Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON

12/15/09 Tue Shepherd’s Bush Empire London, GB

Railroad Earth Tour

September 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Railroad Earth Takes the Both Coasts on Fall/Winter Tour

Railroad Earth

It’s no surprise that the band Railroad Earth took their name from Jack Kerouac’s flowing prose-poem, “October in the Railroad Earth.” Interspersed with memories of the past and the present, the story weaves a complex tapestry of impressions and reflections, all underlining the American history of the workingman. Much like Kerouac, Railroad Earth’s music captures the grit and soul of rural and urban America and translates it into something deeper than just music.

The six-piece ensemble crafts each song artfully, like a storyline in a novel about travel, wonderment, tragedy, and heartbreak. With the unusually soulful and deep writing and vocal delivery of principal songwriter, Todd Sheaffer, combined with instrumentation so colorful you might find them on the Appalachian Trail, Railroad Earth is bringing their slice of American culture on a hefty fall/winter tour spanning both coasts and every major market in between.

Beginning in late September, Railroad Earth will be doing a series of short tours with pivotal performances in various parts of the country. But unlike the speed trains in Kerouac’s novels, this Railroad Earth is in no hurry “to get there fast.”

Tour Dates

09/25/2009 Richmond, VA – The National

09/26/2009 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre

09/27/2009 Charleston, SC – Music Farm

09/29/2009 Orlando, FL – The Plaza Theatre

10/01/2009 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre

10/02/2009 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel

10/03/2009 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

10/04/2009 Wilmington, NC -Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre

10/17/2009 New York, NY – Nokia Theatre

10/23/2009 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

10/24/2009 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

10/26/2009 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

10/27/2009 Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s Theater

10/29/2009 Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre

10/30/2009 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre

10/31/2009 Royal Oak, MI. – Royal Oak Music Theatre

11/19/2009 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre

11/20/2009 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre

11/21/2009 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre

11/27/2009 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater

11/28/2009 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater

12/10/2009 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg

12/11/2009 Washington, DC – 9 30 Club

12/12/2009 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts

12/13/2009 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater

12/14/2009 Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater

12/27/2009 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

12/28/2009 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

12/30/2009 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom

12/31/2009 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater

Umphrey’s McGee: NYE Run

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

THREE NIGHTS IN WINDY CITY GO ON SALE TODAY

Jake Cinninger – UM – by Norman Sands

Over the course of the past nine New Year’s celebrations, Umphrey’s McGee have called many of Chicago’s finest venues home. For their tenth New Year’s Eve in Chicago, they revisit two venues where they’ve had many memorable nights in years past. UM will play The Vic Theatre on Tuesday December 29, 2009. The band then return to the Aragon Ballroom for the final two nights of 2009, Wednesday December 30 and Thursday December 31.

In true NYE tradition, Umphrey’s McGee will be performing a three-set show on December 31. CID Entertainment is offering special travel packages this year, which will include tickets to all three shows, posters, UMLive CDs from each show, a special NYE fleece, hotel accommodations at the James Hotel, and much more. Check out the full details about the CID Package here.

CID travel packages and three-show ticket packages go on sale via Umphrey’s Ticketing today, Wednesday, September 23.. General on-sale for three-show ticket packages along with single-day Aragon tickets go on sale Saturday October 3 at 10:00 am, CST. Stay tuned for an announcement of support artists to be added, as well as further information on a late night series at the Kinetic Playground coordinated by the good folks at Silver Wrapper Presents. Please note that tickets to the Vic Theatre will only be available via three-show ticket purchases.

Lotus: NYE in Philly

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH BROTHERLY LOVE

Lotus

Today Lotus announced a New Year’s eve run in Pennsylvania that will culminate with an epic New Year’s Eve show with MSTRKRFT at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory. Leading up to the big night, the band will stop at Mr. Small’s Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA) on December 29 and The Note (West Chester, PA) on December 30, both with support act Tigersapien.

The New Year’s Eve announcement comes as Lotus prepares to hit the road for a full season of touring. Lotus will break ground in a way that no other rock band has done prior – they are plotting a tour this fall that truly allows their legion of fans to pay-what-they-want for tickets. The Pay-What-You-Want-Tour (Oct 6 – Oct 14) featuring Lotus is an eight night run of shows in western U.S. states, sponsored by Ticketweb, that lets the fans decide how much their show ticket will cost. At the $15.00 Pay-What-You-Want level or higher, fans receive free digital downloads of the band’s two new EPs Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass, both to be released on October 6, 2009.

The Pay-What-You-Want dates are part of Lotus’ larger Fall Tour, running from early-October through the end of the year. Big stops include performances at Denver’s Fillmore, NYC’s Terminal 5 (w/ support acts RJD2 and Junior Boys DJ set), Baltimore’s Sonar, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, the Electric Factory in Philly for New Year’s Eve and others. Lotus brings out several must-see opening acts for many of these shows, including Break Science feat Adam Dietch, The Egg (from London, UK), Big in Japan, Big Gigantic, RJD2, Junior Boys, and more. Don’t miss a few special small shows: here’s the scoop – the Denver Fillmore show is being bundled with the Quixote’s show (to get into Quixotes, you must buy the Fillmore ticket), and also, for New Years, Lotus presents another “bundled” show at The Note in West Chester, PA (to purchase a ticket for The Note, you must purchase a bundled Electric Factory ticket).

Downloads of both new EPs will be bundled with advance ticket purchases for select Fall Tour dates including the two Denver shows, both Boston shows and the New Year’s run. The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to Lotus’ 2008 full-length release, Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn’t find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn’t been finished by deadlines or they weren’t coalescing with the sound of that project), but after finishing the album, Lotus decided to revisit these tracks, and the results are extraordinary. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding.

Find full tour dates for Lotus here.

Built To Spill Tour/Album

August 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Built To Spill Tour & Album

Built to Spill will begin a nationwide tour on August 20 in Oregon before heading down the West Coast. The band is also gearing up for the release of their seventh album There Is No Enemy, scheduled to be released on October 6.

Built To Spill Tour Dates

Built To Spill

08/20/09 Thu Edgefield Troutdale, OR (w/ The Flaming Lips)

08/22/09 Sat Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA

08/23/09 Sun Sunset Junction Street Fair Los Angeles, CA

08/24/09 Mon Casbah San Diego, CA

08/25/09 Tue Galaxy Concert Theatre Santa Ana, CA

08/26/09 Wed Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

08/28/09 Fri Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA

09/18/09 Fri Hyde Park Street Fair Boise, ID

09/19/09 Sat Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT

09/20/09 Sun Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

09/21/09 Mon Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

09/23/09 Wed Slowdown Omaha, NE

09/24/09 Thu First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

09/25/09 Fri Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI

09/26/09 Sat The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

09/27/09 Sun Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

09/28/09 Mon Bluebird Bloomington, IN

09/29/09 Tue The Pageant St. Louis, MO

10/01/09 Thu Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

10/02/09 Fri Southgate House Newport, KY

10/03/09 Sat Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI

10/04/09 Sun Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

10/06/09 Tue Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/07/09 Wed Lee’s Palace Toronto, ON

10/08/09 Thu The State Theater Ithaca, NY

10/09/09 Fri The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/10/09 Sat The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/11/09 Sun The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/12/09 Mon Webster Hall New York, NY

10/13/09 Tue Webster Hall New York, NY

10/14/09 Wed Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

10/15/09 Thu Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

10/16/09 Fri The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA

10/17/09 Sat 9:30 Club Washington, DC

10/18/09 Sun Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC

10/20/09 Tue 40 Watt Club Athens, GA

10/21/09 Wed Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN

10/22/09 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/23/09 Fri Warehouse Live Houston, TX

10/24/09 Sat Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX

10/25/09 Sun Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK

10/27/09 Tue Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM

10/28/09 Wed Dry River Tucson, AZ

11/15/09 Sun WOW Hall Eugene, OR

11/17/09 Tue Nightlight Bellingham, WA

11/18/09 Wed Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

11/19/09 Thu Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

11/20/09 Fri Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA

11/21/09 Sat Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA

Lotus Pay What You Want Tour

August 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

LOTUS ANNOUNCE HUGE FALL TOUR, INCLUDING A “PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT” WESTERN STATE RUN

THE BAND RELEASES A PAIR OF EPs ON OCTOBER 6: FEATHER ON WOOD AND OIL ON GLASS

Lotus

Lotus is about to break ground in a way that no other rock band has done prior – they are plotting a tour this fall that truly allows their legion of fans to pay-what-they-want for tickets. The “Pay-What-You-Want-Tour” featuring Lotus is an eight-night run of shows in western U.S. states, sponsored by Ticketweb, that lets the fans decide how much their show ticket will cost. At the $15.00 Pay-What-You-Want level or higher, fans receive free digital downloads of the band’s two new EPs Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass, both to be released on October 6, 2009.

The Pay-What-You-Want dates are part of Lotus’ larger Fall Tour, running from early-October through the end of the year. Big stops include performances at Denver’s Fillmore, NYC’s Terminal 5, Baltimore’s Sonar, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, and others. Lotus brings out several must-see opening acts for many of these shows, including Break Science ft Adam Deitch, The Egg (from London, U.K.), Big in Japan, and Big Gigantic. Don’t miss a few special small shows: here’s the scoop – two shows at NYC’s Mercury Lounge are being bundled with the T-5 ticket, and the same offer is available for the Denver shows (to get into Quixote’s, you must buy the Fillmore ticket).

Downloads of both new EPs will be bundled with advance ticket purchases for select Fall Tour dates including the three New York City shows, two Denver shows, both Boston shows and a few other shows to be determined. The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to Lotus’ 2008 full-length release, Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn’t find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn’t been finished by deadlines or they weren’t coalescing with the sound of that project), but after finishing the album, Lotus decided to revisit these tracks, and the results are extraordinary. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos.

Listing of forthcoming Lotus tour dates (and who will be opening each show):

09.04 Bottom Line Nagoya, JP

09.05 Metamorphose Festival Tokyo, JP

09.06 Drunkard’s Stadium Kashiwa, JP

09.18 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

09.19 Mercury Lounge New York, NY

10.02 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

10.03 Aces Lounge Austin, TX

PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT Dates (10.06 – 10.14)

10.06 The Roxy Hollywood, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.07 The Independent San Francisco, CA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.08 McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.9 The Showbox Seattle, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.10 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.11 The Nightlight Bellingham, WA w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.13 Knitting Factory Boise, ID w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.14 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT w/ Break Science ft Adam Deitch

10.15 Belly Up Aspen, CO

10.16 Quixote’s Denver, CO

10.17 The Fillmore Denver, CO

10.20 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS

10.21 The Old Rock House St. Louis, MO w/ The Egg

10.22 Slowdown Omaha, NE w/ The Egg

10.23 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN w/ The Egg

10.24 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI w/ The Egg

10.26 Copper Dragon Carbondale, IL w/ The Egg

10.27 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN w/ The Egg

10.28 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH w/ The Egg

10.29 House of Blues Cleveland, OH w/ The Egg

10.30 The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY w/ The Egg

10.31 Sonar Baltimore, MD w/ Big In Japan & The Egg

11.04 Higher Ground Burlington, VT w/ The Egg

11.05 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.06 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/ The Egg

11.07 Revolution Hall Troy, NY

11.10 Is Venue Charlottesville, VA w/ Big Gigantic

11.11 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.12 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA w/ Big Gigantic

11.13 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival Live Oak, FL

11.14 Orange Peel Asheville, NC w/ Big Gigantic

11.27 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

11.28 Terminal 5 New York, NY

Porcupine Tree: Incident

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Porcupine Tree Unravel New Album The Incident Due September 22

Porcupine Tree

Inspired by a flashing road sign that reduced a horrible traffic accident to the antiseptic phrase “POLICE-INCIDENT,” British prog act Porcupine Tree‘s front man Steven Wilson composed the 55 minute, 14-track song cycle as a reflection on other “incidents” reported in the media and news.

The different topics include – the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorizing its neighbors, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more. Each song is written in the first person and tries to humanize the detached media reportage.

Personal incidents that profoundly affected Wilson, have also been included on the new album include a lost childhood friendship, a seance, his first love, and the day that he decided to give up secure employment to follow his dream of making music.

The new album is in typical Porcupine Tree fashion and as presumed the band ranges effortlessly between art-rock and acoustic psychedelica, prog, and metal. Listen to an album preview medley at the band’s MySpace page.

The Incident will also come with a second CD of four songs that developed from band’s writing sessions last year but which are conceptually independent from the set of songs on the first disc. It will also be released as a 5.1 surround mix and as a limited special edition that comes with two books of artwork related to the album encased in a slipcase.

Tour Dates:

09/15/09 Tue Moore Theatre Seattle, WA

09/16/09 Wed Roseland Theater Portland, OR

09/18/09 Fri The Warfield San Francisco, CA

09/19/09 Sat Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA

09/21/09 Mon House Of Blues Cleveland, OH

09/22/09 Tue The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

09/24/09 Thu Terminal 5 New York, NY

09/26/09 Sat Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

09/27/09 Sun House of Blues Boston, MA

09/29/09 Tue Metropolis Montreal, QC

09/30/09 Wed Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON

10/08/09 Thu Leeds Academy Leeds, GB

10/09/09 Fri Hammersmith Apollo London, GB

10/10/09 Sat Colston Hall Bristol, GB

10/12/09 Mon Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL

10/13/09 Tue Olympia Paris, FRA

10/14/09 Wed Ancienne Belgique Brussels, BEL

10/15/09 Thu Capitol Hannover, GER

10/17/09 Sat Aladin Bremen, GER

10/18/09 Sun Vega Copenhagen, DK

10/19/09 Mon Stockholm Globe Arena Stockholm, SE

10/21/09 Wed Ice Hall Helsinki, FI

10/23/09 Fri Sentrum Scene Oslo, NO

10/24/09 Sat Mejeriet Lund, SE

10/25/09 Sun Docks Hamburg, GER

10/26/09 Mon Huxley’s Berlin, GER

10/29/09 Thu Haus Auensee Leipzig, GER

10/30/09 Fri Lowensaal Nuremburg, GER

10/31/09 Sat Gasometer Vienna, AUS

11/01/09 Sun Petofi Hall Budapest, HU

11/04/09 Wed Alcatraz Milan, IT

11/06/09 Fri Estragon Bologna, IT

11/21/09 Sat Sa Bandeira Porto, POR

11/22/09 Sun La Riviera Madrid, ES

11/28/09 Sat Tonhalle Munich, GER

12/06/09 Sun Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton, GB

12/10/09 Thu Manchester Academy Manchester, GB

12/11/09 Fri ABC Glasgow, GB

Lou Barlow: Album & Tour

July 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Lou Barlow Readies His Solo Release And Preps For Tour

Lou Barlow

On October 6, Merge Records will release Lou Barlow‘s new album, Goodnight Unknown. In the four years since his career-redefining, mostly acoustic record Emoh, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh‘s classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown illustrates, he’s hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh, Barlow has built on Emoh‘s full production and written a set of immediate, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as, “a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh… to my ears, anyway.”

From the surging opening track “Sharing” to the surprisingly soulful performances on “The Right,” Goodnight Unknown benefits from Barlow’s tunefulness and his decision to record the record relatively quickly, with old friends and new. The Melvins‘ Dale Crover adds inspired drum work throughout, and Goodnight Unknown‘s urgent sound owes just as much to frequent Barlow collaborator Imaad Wasif (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alaska!). The record’s considerable power also stems from the new talents on board, including producer Andrew Murdock and Lisa Germano.

Lou Barlow + The Missingmen will be on tour throughout the fall opening for Dinosaur Jr. The Missingmen are guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales. Lou “stole” them from Mike Watt for this tour, and is excited to be bringing you the full band experience of Goodnight Unknown.

Goodnight Unknown Track Listing:

1. Sharing

2. Goodnight Unknown

3. Too Much Freedom

4. Faith In Your Heartbeat

5. The One I Call

6. The Right

7. Gravitate

8. I’m ThinkingÂ…

9. One Machine, One Long Fight

10. Praise

11. Take Advantage

12. Modesty

13. Don’t Apologize

14. One Note Tone

Lou Barlow + the Missingmen on Tour:

09/30/09 Wed Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

10/03/09 Sat The Middle East Cambridge, MA

10/04/09 Sun Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY

10/07/09 Wed Toad’s Place New Haven, CT

10/08/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC

10/09/09 Fri Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA

10/10/09 Sat Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

10/11/09 Sun Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI

10/13/09 Tue Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

10/14/09 Wed The Pageant St. Louis, MO

10/15/09 Thu The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL

10/16/09 Fri Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

10/17/09 Sat Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

10/22/09 Thu Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/23/09 Fri Warehouse Live Houston, TX

10/26/09 Mon Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO

10/27/09 Tue Slowdown Omaha, NE

10/29/09 Thu Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

10/30/09 Fri Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO

10/31/09 Sat Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT

11/03/09 Tue Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ

11/04/09 Wed Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

11/05/09 Thu House of Blues West Hollywood, CA

11/06/09 Fri The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

11/07/09 Sat Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR