In preparation for the upcoming September 4 release of their brand-new album, “The Big Dirty”, Every Time I Die will be premiering the video for “We’rewolf” exclusively on MySpace on August 30. MySpace will also be hosting an exclusive album premiere for “The Big Dirty” on August 31.
Singer Keith Buckley had this to say about the new video: “It has been announced that in the wake of the MySpace premiere of Every Time I Die’s "We'rewolf" video, the county of Wilkshire, England has demolished the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, citing: "This video is far greater than anything man has ever constructed.” To those of you yet to view this historic footage, beware. Such beauty was not intended for mortal eyes and may render you shitless.”
On August 30, tune in to FUSE TV at 6PM EST to see Every Time I Die LIVE on “The Sauce.” The band will be in the studio for the television premiere of the “We’rewolf” video.
MTV2’s “Headbanger’s Ball” will begin airing the video on September 1 starting at 11PM. To accompany the show, “We’rewolf” will be available online at the Headbanger’s Blog website, http://headbangersblog.mtv.com.
All this leads up to the September 4 release of “The Big Dirty.” Every Time I Die will be appearing on FUSE TV’s “Steven’s Untitled Rock Show” the day the album is released. The show will air at 7PM EST.
Be sure to catch Every Time I Die’s new video for “We’rewolf” on MySpace (http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=16986418), and don’t miss them on FUSE and MTV2. “The Big Dirty” hits streets on September 4, and ETID’s tour with Underoath kicks off on September 22 in Houston, TX!!
Every Time I Die with Modern Life is War, and The Handshake Murders
9/19 – Nashville, TN – Rocketown
9/20 – Cordova, TN – Skatepark of Memphis
9/21 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish @ House of Blues
Every Time I Die with Underoath, Poison The Well, and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
9/22 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater
9/23 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
9/24 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
9/25 – Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom
9/26 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
9/28 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
9/30 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/01 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
10/03 – San Diego, CA – Soma
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre
10/06 – Bakersfield, CA – The Dome
10/07 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
10/09 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
10/10 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDu
10/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/13 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
10/15 – Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club
10/16 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
10/18 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
10/19 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
10/20 – Detroit, MI – State Theatre
10/23 – Depew, NY – Evolution
10/24 – New York, NY – Nokia Theatre
10/25 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
10/26 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/28 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10/30 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
11/01 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Norma Jean ready to make the rounds
Fresh off of a successful run on Warped Tour, Georgia’s Norma Jean are preparing for an upcoming US tour with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others! The tour kicks off in Seattle, WA on September 28 and finishes in New York on November 7 in New York City.
Before they head out with Saosin, Norma Jean will be playing Ohio’s Collide Festival on August 24, the Revelation Generation Festival in New Jersey on September 1, and the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle on September 3. These festival dates will lead up to a week-long tour of Mexico, before Norma Jean returns home to gear up for the Saosin tour.
Norma Jean will also be playing the Saints and Sinners Festival at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ on November 4. The festival also features such heavy hitters as Glassjaw, August Burns Red, Between The Buried and Me, Walls of Jericho and many more!!
Norma Jean are touring to support their most recent release, 2006’s Redeemer (Solid State Records), and they are planning to return home after the US tour to write and record a brand-new record, tentatively due in Summer 2008.
Be sure to catch Norma Jean’s electrifying performance as they tour across the country this fall!!!
Norma Jean festivals and Mexico tour dates:
8/25 – Cortland, OH – Trumbull County Fairgrounds
9/01 – Frenchtown, NJ – Revelation Farms
9/03 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Backyard Stage
9/05 – Monterey, Mexico – Café Iguana
9/06 – Mexicali, Mexico – Club Dune
9/07 – Tijuana, Mexico – Tangaloo
9/08 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Estudio Cavarete
9/09 – Mexico City, Mexico – Circo Volador
Norma Jean with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others:
9/28 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
9/29 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
9/30 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
10/01 – Fresno, CA – Rainbow Ballroom
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Avalon
10/04 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim
10/05 – San Diego, CA – Soma
10/06 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/07 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/09 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
10/10 – Houston, TX – Meridian
10/11 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/12 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
10/13 – Nashville, TN – Rocketown
10/15 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
10/16 – Tallahassee, FL – The Beta Bar
10/17 – Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
10/18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
10/19 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
10/20 – Jacksonville, FL – Fuel
10/21 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/23 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
10/26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
10/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
10/28 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
10/30 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
10/31 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/01 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
11/02 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts
11/04 – Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall Complex (Saints and Sinners Festival)
11/05 – Farmingdale, NY – The Crazy Donkey
11/07 – New York, NY – The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
Before they head out with Saosin, Norma Jean will be playing Ohio’s Collide Festival on August 24, the Revelation Generation Festival in New Jersey on September 1, and the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle on September 3. These festival dates will lead up to a week-long tour of Mexico, before Norma Jean returns home to gear up for the Saosin tour.
Norma Jean will also be playing the Saints and Sinners Festival at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ on November 4. The festival also features such heavy hitters as Glassjaw, August Burns Red, Between The Buried and Me, Walls of Jericho and many more!!
Norma Jean are touring to support their most recent release, 2006’s Redeemer (Solid State Records), and they are planning to return home after the US tour to write and record a brand-new record, tentatively due in Summer 2008.
Be sure to catch Norma Jean’s electrifying performance as they tour across the country this fall!!!
Norma Jean festivals and Mexico tour dates:
8/25 – Cortland, OH – Trumbull County Fairgrounds
9/01 – Frenchtown, NJ – Revelation Farms
9/03 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Backyard Stage
9/05 – Monterey, Mexico – Café Iguana
9/06 – Mexicali, Mexico – Club Dune
9/07 – Tijuana, Mexico – Tangaloo
9/08 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Estudio Cavarete
9/09 – Mexico City, Mexico – Circo Volador
Norma Jean with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others:
9/28 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
9/29 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
9/30 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
10/01 – Fresno, CA – Rainbow Ballroom
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Avalon
10/04 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim
10/05 – San Diego, CA – Soma
10/06 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/07 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/09 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
10/10 – Houston, TX – Meridian
10/11 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/12 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
10/13 – Nashville, TN – Rocketown
10/15 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
10/16 – Tallahassee, FL – The Beta Bar
10/17 – Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
10/18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
10/19 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
10/20 – Jacksonville, FL – Fuel
10/21 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/23 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
10/26 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
10/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
10/28 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
10/30 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
10/31 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/01 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
11/02 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
11/03 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore at Theatre of Living Arts
11/04 – Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall Complex (Saints and Sinners Festival)
11/05 – Farmingdale, NY – The Crazy Donkey
11/07 – New York, NY – The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
Sebastian Bach featured on "Celebrity Rap Superstar" starting tonight
You've just finished your new album and you've got Axl Rose singing on it. What do you do next? Go to Disneyland? If you're Sebastian Bach, you sign on as a celebrity contestant for MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar," which kicks off this Thursday, August 30 at 10PM ET/PT.
Bach, known for his Platinum rock pipes as a solo artist, on Broadway, and his days with Skid Row,will be one of eight celebrity contestants culled from the worlds of music, film, TV and sports (Internet gossip mogul Perez Hilton has also been confirmed as a contestant). Bach and the other celebrity contestants will be paired with their own rap mega-star mentor - Sebastian's will be Kurupt from The Dog Pound - with Paul Wall, Warren G., and Tone Loc already on board - who will share their respective knowledge and skills to prepare the contestants with the technique they'll need to be a master rapper. With help from his personal tutor, expect Bach to perform covers of some of the biggest rap songs of all time, create original raps and be tested in freestyle rap competitions, all in front of a live audience.
This isn't Bach's first foray onto the small screen nor with MTV. His reality show, "Supergroup," which also starred Ted Nugent, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian and Even Seinfeld, and "Forever Wild" were very successful shows on VH1, and his "I Married...Sebastian Bach," also on VH1, was a number-one rated program. In addition, Bach spent five seasons on the popular CW series "Gilmore Girls," and made several guest appearances on the Canadian mockumentary series, "Trailer Park Boys."
Bach will release Angel Down on November 20. The album was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Judas Priest), and recorded at Sound City Studios and Under City Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Joining Bach in the studio were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Steve DiGiorgio on bass. Guns N Roses' Axl Rose makes a special guest appearance contributing vocals on three of the album's songs - "(Love is a) Bitchslap," a cover of Aerosmith's "Back In the Saddle," and "Stuck Inside."
The cover art for "Angel Down" is an original painting by Bach's late father, the celebrated Canadian artist David Bierk who died in 2002. The painting, entitled "David Watching," was painted in 1990, so an emotional choice for Bach. Bierk also created the cover artwork for Skid Row's 1991 album "Slave To The Grind," which Rolling Stone voted one of the top 5 album covers of the year. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.
Bach, known for his Platinum rock pipes as a solo artist, on Broadway, and his days with Skid Row,will be one of eight celebrity contestants culled from the worlds of music, film, TV and sports (Internet gossip mogul Perez Hilton has also been confirmed as a contestant). Bach and the other celebrity contestants will be paired with their own rap mega-star mentor - Sebastian's will be Kurupt from The Dog Pound - with Paul Wall, Warren G., and Tone Loc already on board - who will share their respective knowledge and skills to prepare the contestants with the technique they'll need to be a master rapper. With help from his personal tutor, expect Bach to perform covers of some of the biggest rap songs of all time, create original raps and be tested in freestyle rap competitions, all in front of a live audience.
This isn't Bach's first foray onto the small screen nor with MTV. His reality show, "Supergroup," which also starred Ted Nugent, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian and Even Seinfeld, and "Forever Wild" were very successful shows on VH1, and his "I Married...Sebastian Bach," also on VH1, was a number-one rated program. In addition, Bach spent five seasons on the popular CW series "Gilmore Girls," and made several guest appearances on the Canadian mockumentary series, "Trailer Park Boys."
Bach will release Angel Down on November 20. The album was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Judas Priest), and recorded at Sound City Studios and Under City Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Joining Bach in the studio were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Steve DiGiorgio on bass. Guns N Roses' Axl Rose makes a special guest appearance contributing vocals on three of the album's songs - "(Love is a) Bitchslap," a cover of Aerosmith's "Back In the Saddle," and "Stuck Inside."
The cover art for "Angel Down" is an original painting by Bach's late father, the celebrated Canadian artist David Bierk who died in 2002. The painting, entitled "David Watching," was painted in 1990, so an emotional choice for Bach. Bierk also created the cover artwork for Skid Row's 1991 album "Slave To The Grind," which Rolling Stone voted one of the top 5 album covers of the year. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.
Sleeping in the Aviary to tour the nation
Madison’s Sleeping In The Aviary to bring its Kinks/Buzzcocks brand of spastic, brainy basement pop on the road this fall. Debut album follows in the paranoid-humor tradition of local heroes Violent Femmes.
“Hard, fast, noisy and addictive indie-pop at its finest. It is such an absolutely joy to hear something as jarring and as exciting as this. I'm not lying when I say I spilled tea all over myself lunging for the volume to turn it up up up.” – The Roaring Machine
“I just like these kids because they make short pop songs. There's a lot to be said about a song that is under two minutes and engaging enough to get you dancing alone in your bedroom...” – It's The Money Shot
Thanks to intense, highly entertaining live shows and its addictive, spastic pop songs, Sleeping In The Aviary has in short order become one of Madison, Wisconsin's most intriguing young bands. Its sound could be described as The Thermals vacationing with the Violent Femmes, sharing hot tubs with The Kinks and saunas with Nirvana -- often sounding frenzied or angry, but strangely good-natured about it. Flashes of rock and roll's history percolate throughout its authentic brand of catchy songs which are of the kind that immediately become implanted in one's brain upon listening.
Sleeping In The Aviary was formed in 2003 and underwent a few lineup changes before founding members and long-time friends Elliott Kozel and Phil Mahlstadt finally found their perfect match in Eyebeams songwriter and drummer, Michael Sienkowski. The band recorded its debut album, Oh, This Old Thing? with Ricky Riemer at Science of Sound, a basement studio in Madison where they felt they could achieve what they were looking for – a crisp and full recording while maintaining a DIY ethic. Now the band will take this sound and these songs on a month long tour of the US where fans can find out exactly what is making this group the most talked about act in Madison, Wisconsin.
“The album's opening salvo dominates, suggesting early Thermals via mid-western garages and basements. From there its 20 minutes of kick-ass lo-fi power pop laced with strains of Buzzcocks crunch, Kinks hooks, and I swear, a dash of Ruins grandiose spazz.” – Necromuncher
“It's sloppy, low-fi and as catchy as anything that you are going to come across... The garage rock-esque undertones of the thing could probably carry it on its own but the raw vocals of Elliott Kozel and the way that they are thrown about in the most pop-punk of fashions are what really make this such a good listen.” – Side One: Track One
Sleeping In The Aviary Live:
09/01 Minneapolis, MN Soap Factory
09/09 Madison, WI King Club
09/14 Milwaukee, WI Linneman’s
09/15 Chicago, IL South Union Arts
09/16 Peoria, IL TJ’s
09/17 St. Louis, MO Way Out Club
09/18 Little Rock, AR Vino’s Brew Pub
09/19 Shreveport, LA 516 Soundstage
09/20 Denton/Dallas, TX TBD
09/21 Houston, TX Rudyard’s Pub
09/22 Austin, TX Trophys
09/25 Albuquerque, NM Space Maybe
09/26 Tucson, AZ Vaudeville Cabaret
09/27 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
09/28 Fresno, CA The Exit
09/29 Sonoma, CA The Shop
09/30 San Francisco, CA TBD
10/02 Portland, OR Brainstains
10/03 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
10/04 Portland, OR Red Room
10/05 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/06 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/07 Denver, CO Three Kings Tavern
10/09 Wichita, KS Kirby’s Beer Store
10/10 Manhattan, KS PJ’s Pub
10/11 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
10/12 Chicago, IL Cal’s Bar
10/13 Dekalb, IL TBD
Oh, This Old Thing? Tracklisting:
01. Face Lift Floats
02. Pop Song (MP3)
03. Another Girl (MP3)
04. Gloworm
05. Sign My Cast
06. Maureen
07. Drug Suitcase
08. No Socks
09. Only Son
10. Lanugo
11. Love Song
12. Getting Thin
On The Web:
www.sleepingintheaviary.com
www.myspace.com/sleepingintheaviary
www.scienceofsound.com
www.myspace.com/scienceofsoundrecords
“Hard, fast, noisy and addictive indie-pop at its finest. It is such an absolutely joy to hear something as jarring and as exciting as this. I'm not lying when I say I spilled tea all over myself lunging for the volume to turn it up up up.” – The Roaring Machine
“I just like these kids because they make short pop songs. There's a lot to be said about a song that is under two minutes and engaging enough to get you dancing alone in your bedroom...” – It's The Money Shot
Thanks to intense, highly entertaining live shows and its addictive, spastic pop songs, Sleeping In The Aviary has in short order become one of Madison, Wisconsin's most intriguing young bands. Its sound could be described as The Thermals vacationing with the Violent Femmes, sharing hot tubs with The Kinks and saunas with Nirvana -- often sounding frenzied or angry, but strangely good-natured about it. Flashes of rock and roll's history percolate throughout its authentic brand of catchy songs which are of the kind that immediately become implanted in one's brain upon listening.
Sleeping In The Aviary was formed in 2003 and underwent a few lineup changes before founding members and long-time friends Elliott Kozel and Phil Mahlstadt finally found their perfect match in Eyebeams songwriter and drummer, Michael Sienkowski. The band recorded its debut album, Oh, This Old Thing? with Ricky Riemer at Science of Sound, a basement studio in Madison where they felt they could achieve what they were looking for – a crisp and full recording while maintaining a DIY ethic. Now the band will take this sound and these songs on a month long tour of the US where fans can find out exactly what is making this group the most talked about act in Madison, Wisconsin.
“The album's opening salvo dominates, suggesting early Thermals via mid-western garages and basements. From there its 20 minutes of kick-ass lo-fi power pop laced with strains of Buzzcocks crunch, Kinks hooks, and I swear, a dash of Ruins grandiose spazz.” – Necromuncher
“It's sloppy, low-fi and as catchy as anything that you are going to come across... The garage rock-esque undertones of the thing could probably carry it on its own but the raw vocals of Elliott Kozel and the way that they are thrown about in the most pop-punk of fashions are what really make this such a good listen.” – Side One: Track One
Sleeping In The Aviary Live:
09/01 Minneapolis, MN Soap Factory
09/09 Madison, WI King Club
09/14 Milwaukee, WI Linneman’s
09/15 Chicago, IL South Union Arts
09/16 Peoria, IL TJ’s
09/17 St. Louis, MO Way Out Club
09/18 Little Rock, AR Vino’s Brew Pub
09/19 Shreveport, LA 516 Soundstage
09/20 Denton/Dallas, TX TBD
09/21 Houston, TX Rudyard’s Pub
09/22 Austin, TX Trophys
09/25 Albuquerque, NM Space Maybe
09/26 Tucson, AZ Vaudeville Cabaret
09/27 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
09/28 Fresno, CA The Exit
09/29 Sonoma, CA The Shop
09/30 San Francisco, CA TBD
10/02 Portland, OR Brainstains
10/03 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern
10/04 Portland, OR Red Room
10/05 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/06 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/07 Denver, CO Three Kings Tavern
10/09 Wichita, KS Kirby’s Beer Store
10/10 Manhattan, KS PJ’s Pub
10/11 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
10/12 Chicago, IL Cal’s Bar
10/13 Dekalb, IL TBD
Oh, This Old Thing? Tracklisting:
01. Face Lift Floats
02. Pop Song (MP3)
03. Another Girl (MP3)
04. Gloworm
05. Sign My Cast
06. Maureen
07. Drug Suitcase
08. No Socks
09. Only Son
10. Lanugo
11. Love Song
12. Getting Thin
On The Web:
www.sleepingintheaviary.com
www.myspace.com/sleepingintheaviary
www.scienceofsound.com
www.myspace.com/scienceofsoundrecords
Vibrators hit the road
Vibrators US TOUR 2007:
Thurs. 6 Sept.SAN DIEGO (CA), Brick by Brick
Fri. 7 Sept.HOLLYWOOD (CA), Safari Sam's
Sat. 8 Sept.HUNTINGTON BEACH (CA), Fitzgerald's
Sun. 9 Sept.MODESTO (CA), Fat Cat Music Hall
Mon. 10 Sept.SACRAMENTO (CA), On The Y
Wed. 12 Sept.(TBA)
Thurs. 13 Sept.MEDFORD (ORE), Music Head
Fri. 14 Sept.PORTLAND (ORE), Ash Street Saloon
Sat. 15 Sept.SEATTLE (WA), Studio 7
Tues. 18 Sept.SALT LAKE CITY (UTAH), Burt's Tiki Lounge
Wed. 19 Sept.DENVER (CO), 3 Kings Tavern
Thurs. 20 Sept.OMAHA (NE), Shea Riley's
Fri. 21 Sept.MINNEAPOLIS (MN), Triple Rock
Sat. 22 Sept.CHICAGO (IL), The Note
Sun. 23 Sept.COLUMBUS (OH), The High Five
Tues. 25 Sept.INDIANAPOLIS, (IN), Locals Only
Wed. 26 Sept.WESTLAND (MI), Westland Lounge
Thurs. 27 Sept.CLEVELAND (OHIO), Now That's Class
Fri. 28 Sept.CATASAUGUA (PA), Arch St. Hotel
Sat. 29 Sept.NEW YORK CITY, Rebel
Sun. 30 Sept.BALTIMORE (MD), Ottobar
Mon. 1 Oct.JOHNSON CITY (TENN), The Hideaway
Tues. 2 Oct.SPARTANBURG (SC), Ground Zero
Wed. 3 OctCHARLOTTE (N.C.), The Milestone
Thurs. 4 Oct.ATLANTA (GA), Star Com. Bar
Fri. 5 Oct.SAVANNAH (GA), The Jinx
Sat. 6 Oct.MIAMI (FL), Churchill's
Sun. 7 Oct.ORLANDO (FL), Back Booth
Mon. 8 Oct.JACKSONVILLE (FL), Jack Rabbits
Tues. 9 Oct.STUART (FL), Cruiser Tavern
Thurs. 11 Oct.NEW ORLEANS (LO), Hi Ho Lounge
Fri. 12 Oct.DALLAS (TEXAS), Darkside
Sat. 13 Oct.SAN ANTONIO (TEXAS), Rock Bottom
Sun. 14 Oct.AUSTIN (TEXAS), Red Seven
Tues. 16 Oct.EL PASO(TEXAS), Lucky Devil
Wed. 17 Oct.PHOENIX (AZ), Rhythm Room
Thurs. 18 Oct.LAS VEGAS (NE), Beauty Bar
Fri. 19 Oct.LONG BEACH (CA), Alex's Bar
Sat. 20 Oct.CORONA (CA), Showcase Theater
Sun. 21 Oct.LOS ANGELES (CA), Airliner
Thurs. 6 Sept.SAN DIEGO (CA), Brick by Brick
Fri. 7 Sept.HOLLYWOOD (CA), Safari Sam's
Sat. 8 Sept.HUNTINGTON BEACH (CA), Fitzgerald's
Sun. 9 Sept.MODESTO (CA), Fat Cat Music Hall
Mon. 10 Sept.SACRAMENTO (CA), On The Y
Wed. 12 Sept.(TBA)
Thurs. 13 Sept.MEDFORD (ORE), Music Head
Fri. 14 Sept.PORTLAND (ORE), Ash Street Saloon
Sat. 15 Sept.SEATTLE (WA), Studio 7
Tues. 18 Sept.SALT LAKE CITY (UTAH), Burt's Tiki Lounge
Wed. 19 Sept.DENVER (CO), 3 Kings Tavern
Thurs. 20 Sept.OMAHA (NE), Shea Riley's
Fri. 21 Sept.MINNEAPOLIS (MN), Triple Rock
Sat. 22 Sept.CHICAGO (IL), The Note
Sun. 23 Sept.COLUMBUS (OH), The High Five
Tues. 25 Sept.INDIANAPOLIS, (IN), Locals Only
Wed. 26 Sept.WESTLAND (MI), Westland Lounge
Thurs. 27 Sept.CLEVELAND (OHIO), Now That's Class
Fri. 28 Sept.CATASAUGUA (PA), Arch St. Hotel
Sat. 29 Sept.NEW YORK CITY, Rebel
Sun. 30 Sept.BALTIMORE (MD), Ottobar
Mon. 1 Oct.JOHNSON CITY (TENN), The Hideaway
Tues. 2 Oct.SPARTANBURG (SC), Ground Zero
Wed. 3 OctCHARLOTTE (N.C.), The Milestone
Thurs. 4 Oct.ATLANTA (GA), Star Com. Bar
Fri. 5 Oct.SAVANNAH (GA), The Jinx
Sat. 6 Oct.MIAMI (FL), Churchill's
Sun. 7 Oct.ORLANDO (FL), Back Booth
Mon. 8 Oct.JACKSONVILLE (FL), Jack Rabbits
Tues. 9 Oct.STUART (FL), Cruiser Tavern
Thurs. 11 Oct.NEW ORLEANS (LO), Hi Ho Lounge
Fri. 12 Oct.DALLAS (TEXAS), Darkside
Sat. 13 Oct.SAN ANTONIO (TEXAS), Rock Bottom
Sun. 14 Oct.AUSTIN (TEXAS), Red Seven
Tues. 16 Oct.EL PASO(TEXAS), Lucky Devil
Wed. 17 Oct.PHOENIX (AZ), Rhythm Room
Thurs. 18 Oct.LAS VEGAS (NE), Beauty Bar
Fri. 19 Oct.LONG BEACH (CA), Alex's Bar
Sat. 20 Oct.CORONA (CA), Showcase Theater
Sun. 21 Oct.LOS ANGELES (CA), Airliner
The High Court's latest is here
The High Court
Puppet Strings
www.myspace.com/thehighcourt
2 Much Love For 1 Woman. A simple misspelling changes everything. With a questionable song title that doesn’t fail to raise eyebrows, The High Court avoid beating around the bush. They tackle the issue in all its forbidden glory: a good old-fashioned mÈnage-a-trois.
Exploits aside, the band have not been swept away in the glitz of sex and drugs (The HIGH Court. THC. So, maybe they smoke a little pot.). Rock and roll, on the other hand, is another story entirely. Puppet Strings, the band’s debut release from I Surrender Records, boasts a unique vision and an impressive repertoire of songs that range from the dancefloor anthems to black-light psychedelia.
But first, how it started: Guitarist Lou Cuello, drummer Denny Carvell, and bassist Kyle "Shell" Shellhammer decided to return to their rock roots after touring together in a variety of metal bands. Without a singer or a rhythm guitarist, the three sought out an unconventional last resort in the form of an advertisement on Craigslist. The response? One message from JB that simply stated, "I’ll sing my ass off." The band now had a singer, and when JB brought guitarist Mike Matranga along, The High Court were complete.
In a living room in Atco, New Jersey, it only took one rehearsal to know they had formed something huge. Regardless of their various music backgrounds, The High Court had a shared goal in mind: creating the music they loved and bringing their fans along for the ride.
"If you come out to a show, talk to us. If you have a party, we want to go," one member states. The High Court take the road few dare to travel with a refusal to separate themselves from their fanbase. In following their own dream, The High Court are unselfishly set on making a connection with their audiences. "We want people to clap, dance, shout, and just have a good time. We only want you to come if you are going to enjoy yourself," they add. It’ll be one hell of a party when the band hits the Vans Warped Tour this summer, and they plan on making their message loud and clear.
There are tracks on Puppet Strings that shamelessly call out those who dared scorn them. Ex-friends and ex-lovers, The High Court doesn’t bother with subtlety. JB describes it, "No metaphors, just things worth talking about." You can’t mistake their persuasive charm or the swagger in their step. They’re confident and brash, and they make no apologies. From their style to their personalities, even the band’s conception, The High Court brings something new to the table that few have seen before.
07/24/07 marks the release of Puppet Strings, twelve hard-hitting songs that, according to Mike, "are going to stick in your head for the remainder of this decade." With their cutting lyrics, riffing guitar solos, and an irresistible personality, it would be hard to find a flaw in The High Court’s brand of rock. They present a package deal and on top of everything else, they have a keen eye for business.
Puppet Strings
www.myspace.com/thehighcourt
2 Much Love For 1 Woman. A simple misspelling changes everything. With a questionable song title that doesn’t fail to raise eyebrows, The High Court avoid beating around the bush. They tackle the issue in all its forbidden glory: a good old-fashioned mÈnage-a-trois.
Exploits aside, the band have not been swept away in the glitz of sex and drugs (The HIGH Court. THC. So, maybe they smoke a little pot.). Rock and roll, on the other hand, is another story entirely. Puppet Strings, the band’s debut release from I Surrender Records, boasts a unique vision and an impressive repertoire of songs that range from the dancefloor anthems to black-light psychedelia.
But first, how it started: Guitarist Lou Cuello, drummer Denny Carvell, and bassist Kyle "Shell" Shellhammer decided to return to their rock roots after touring together in a variety of metal bands. Without a singer or a rhythm guitarist, the three sought out an unconventional last resort in the form of an advertisement on Craigslist. The response? One message from JB that simply stated, "I’ll sing my ass off." The band now had a singer, and when JB brought guitarist Mike Matranga along, The High Court were complete.
In a living room in Atco, New Jersey, it only took one rehearsal to know they had formed something huge. Regardless of their various music backgrounds, The High Court had a shared goal in mind: creating the music they loved and bringing their fans along for the ride.
"If you come out to a show, talk to us. If you have a party, we want to go," one member states. The High Court take the road few dare to travel with a refusal to separate themselves from their fanbase. In following their own dream, The High Court are unselfishly set on making a connection with their audiences. "We want people to clap, dance, shout, and just have a good time. We only want you to come if you are going to enjoy yourself," they add. It’ll be one hell of a party when the band hits the Vans Warped Tour this summer, and they plan on making their message loud and clear.
There are tracks on Puppet Strings that shamelessly call out those who dared scorn them. Ex-friends and ex-lovers, The High Court doesn’t bother with subtlety. JB describes it, "No metaphors, just things worth talking about." You can’t mistake their persuasive charm or the swagger in their step. They’re confident and brash, and they make no apologies. From their style to their personalities, even the band’s conception, The High Court brings something new to the table that few have seen before.
07/24/07 marks the release of Puppet Strings, twelve hard-hitting songs that, according to Mike, "are going to stick in your head for the remainder of this decade." With their cutting lyrics, riffing guitar solos, and an irresistible personality, it would be hard to find a flaw in The High Court’s brand of rock. They present a package deal and on top of everything else, they have a keen eye for business.
English rockers The Wildhearts set US dates
Notorious bad-boy English rockers The Wildhearts will be making it back to the United States for a long weekend of highly anticipated shows this October in support of their recent eponymous release in the UK. Following a series of unfortunate visa issues that resulted in the band canceling their SXSW appearance and subsequent dates in March The Wildhearts have held up their promise to get back over to this side of the Atlantic Ocean to make the dates up to fans. The shows currently confirmed October include the 19th at The Hook in Brooklyn, the 20th on a sold out Rocks Off Concert Cruise, the 21st at the Key Club in Los Angeles, and the 23rd at Fat City in San Francisco.
The Wildhearts was recorded partially at London’s Strongroom Studios, partially at a country house in Ipswich, and at a haunted castle in the Midlands. “This album is going to surprise a lot of people who considered the last Wildhearts album too poppy,” says Ginger of the new record. “There will not be any similar accusations this time around, that’s for sure.”
The Wildhearts’ current lineup sees the return of original drummer Ritch Battersby and the addition of Scott Sorry (Amen, Brides of Destruction) on bass. Front man Ginger regards Sorry as “the most energetic performer I’ve ever shared a stage with. His youth certainly keeps us older bastards on our toes.” Ginger and guitarist CJ round out the lineup, which judging by reactions from recent shows is the most solid ever.
Since the release of The Wildhearts, the band has been riding high off of the album’s success that has brought them back into the spotlight. The album has been praised across the board by the British press with London’s The Sun calling it “probably the rock album of the year” and a perfect 10 from Rock Sound who called it “a record that has ‘Classic’ tattooed all over it.” Despite the fact that the album has yet to receive distribution in America, US fans are still eager to get their hands on it as it is poised to make quite a splash and earn The Wildhearts the praise and support this side of the Atlantic that they have been receiving elsewhere for years.
Check out The Wildhearts at one of the dates below or visit www.myspace.com/thewildhearts or www.thewildhearts.com for more information.
Thursday, October 19 – The Hook – Brooklyn, NY
Friday, October 20 – Rocks Off Concert Cruise – New York, NY (Sold Out)
Saturday, October 21 – Key Club – Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, October 23 – Fat City – San Francisco, CA
The Wildhearts was recorded partially at London’s Strongroom Studios, partially at a country house in Ipswich, and at a haunted castle in the Midlands. “This album is going to surprise a lot of people who considered the last Wildhearts album too poppy,” says Ginger of the new record. “There will not be any similar accusations this time around, that’s for sure.”
The Wildhearts’ current lineup sees the return of original drummer Ritch Battersby and the addition of Scott Sorry (Amen, Brides of Destruction) on bass. Front man Ginger regards Sorry as “the most energetic performer I’ve ever shared a stage with. His youth certainly keeps us older bastards on our toes.” Ginger and guitarist CJ round out the lineup, which judging by reactions from recent shows is the most solid ever.
Since the release of The Wildhearts, the band has been riding high off of the album’s success that has brought them back into the spotlight. The album has been praised across the board by the British press with London’s The Sun calling it “probably the rock album of the year” and a perfect 10 from Rock Sound who called it “a record that has ‘Classic’ tattooed all over it.” Despite the fact that the album has yet to receive distribution in America, US fans are still eager to get their hands on it as it is poised to make quite a splash and earn The Wildhearts the praise and support this side of the Atlantic that they have been receiving elsewhere for years.
Check out The Wildhearts at one of the dates below or visit www.myspace.com/thewildhearts or www.thewildhearts.com for more information.
Thursday, October 19 – The Hook – Brooklyn, NY
Friday, October 20 – Rocks Off Concert Cruise – New York, NY (Sold Out)
Saturday, October 21 – Key Club – Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, October 23 – Fat City – San Francisco, CA
Grammy brands clothing and accessories line announced
The Recording Academy® announced today at PROJECT Las Vegas that it will extend its musical message year-round with the launch of GRAMMY Brand™, a high-end fashion and merchandising collection for men and women. Celebrating the unique intersection of fashion and music and inspired by the energy and emotion of the GRAMMY® Awards, the clothing and accessories line will be launched coast-to-coast at luxury boutique retailers this fall with a meaningful portion of sales supporting The Recording Academy's charitable affiliates — the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares®.
"Music and fashion have always gone hand-in-hand as illustrated year after year on our red carpet at the GRAMMY Awards," said Evan Greene, Chief Marketing Officer, The Recording Academy. "GRAMMY Brand allows us to extend our relationship with consumers beyond the show and celebrate the profound and personal relationship we all have with music year-round. More importantly, GRAMMY Brand products do more than look good, they are also doing good because our line offers a new avenue to communicate The Academy's vital philanthropic efforts with a portion of proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares."
Both Academy-affiliated charities work to better the community as a whole with programs that benefit musicians and the general public. The GRAMMY Foundation works to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture and offers music education and preservation programs that engage the music industry, cultural community and the general public. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and human services assistance for musicians in times of need that cover a wide range of financial, medical, and personal emergencies.
The tagline for GRAMMY Brand, "Music Makes Me…," aims to connect the personal and profound relationship music fans have with music, which is why The Recording Academy partnered with the fashion industry's most innovative and passionate designers who understand the importance of this connection and who use it as the foundation of every design. From up-and-coming to more established designers, all have created vibrant and visually-alive pieces that speak to the breadth and richness of music.
The exciting collection, created in partnership with brand builders duffy + duffy, includes embroidered shirts and leather jackets from 3J Workshop, high-quality casual wear like organic tees and hoodies from JEM/Awake Sportswear, original hand-painted tees and blazers by Michael Eaton, leather handbags and belts from Latino Royalty, jewel-encrusted purses and jewelry by Madeline Beth, luxury eyewear by Franco, and shoes by Salpy.
This unique fashion line goes beyond event merchandise by celebrating a broad range of music. From sophisticated prints and dynamic graphics to one-of-a-kind artwork and music-centric messages, the wide range of products are as diverse as the price points — from $50 for a unique fashion tee, to $1,200 for a signature leather jacket, and up to $7,000 for diamond-encrusted eyewear — and will feature items to suit various individual styles. GRAMMY Brand will be available in October at luxury boutique retailers in more than 18 fashion-forward and music-centric cities across the United States. GRAMMY Brand also will announce a robust merchandising collection shortly. For more information on GRAMMY Brand, please visit www.GRAMMYBrand.com.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com .
"Music and fashion have always gone hand-in-hand as illustrated year after year on our red carpet at the GRAMMY Awards," said Evan Greene, Chief Marketing Officer, The Recording Academy. "GRAMMY Brand allows us to extend our relationship with consumers beyond the show and celebrate the profound and personal relationship we all have with music year-round. More importantly, GRAMMY Brand products do more than look good, they are also doing good because our line offers a new avenue to communicate The Academy's vital philanthropic efforts with a portion of proceeds benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares."
Both Academy-affiliated charities work to better the community as a whole with programs that benefit musicians and the general public. The GRAMMY Foundation works to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture and offers music education and preservation programs that engage the music industry, cultural community and the general public. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and human services assistance for musicians in times of need that cover a wide range of financial, medical, and personal emergencies.
The tagline for GRAMMY Brand, "Music Makes Me…," aims to connect the personal and profound relationship music fans have with music, which is why The Recording Academy partnered with the fashion industry's most innovative and passionate designers who understand the importance of this connection and who use it as the foundation of every design. From up-and-coming to more established designers, all have created vibrant and visually-alive pieces that speak to the breadth and richness of music.
The exciting collection, created in partnership with brand builders duffy + duffy, includes embroidered shirts and leather jackets from 3J Workshop, high-quality casual wear like organic tees and hoodies from JEM/Awake Sportswear, original hand-painted tees and blazers by Michael Eaton, leather handbags and belts from Latino Royalty, jewel-encrusted purses and jewelry by Madeline Beth, luxury eyewear by Franco, and shoes by Salpy.
This unique fashion line goes beyond event merchandise by celebrating a broad range of music. From sophisticated prints and dynamic graphics to one-of-a-kind artwork and music-centric messages, the wide range of products are as diverse as the price points — from $50 for a unique fashion tee, to $1,200 for a signature leather jacket, and up to $7,000 for diamond-encrusted eyewear — and will feature items to suit various individual styles. GRAMMY Brand will be available in October at luxury boutique retailers in more than 18 fashion-forward and music-centric cities across the United States. GRAMMY Brand also will announce a robust merchandising collection shortly. For more information on GRAMMY Brand, please visit www.GRAMMYBrand.com.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com .
Boston Comedy Festival CD set to be released
KOCH Records announces the release of 10,000 Laughs: Best Of The Boston Comedy Festival, a 2-CD set to be released on September 25, 2007 – just in time for this year’s festival.
Much like the U. S. Open, the Boston Comedy Festival is the only festival of its kind - open to all comedians around the country to compete for the coveted spots in Boston at the finals. Of the many who compete, only 90 are invited to Boston. And only the select few, the funniest and most original, have made it to the finals and to this record.
10,000 Laughs: Best Of The Boston Comedy Festival is a must-have for comedy lovers. It features 16 of today's hottest comedians performing the acts that vaulted them into the finals at the Boston Comedy Festival, making them the 'Best of the Fest'. A double CD with over two hours of laughs, the material is fresh, irreverent, provoking, but most of all, hilarious. Instead of listening to just one comic for over an hour or more, you get 16 short blasts, 16 different ways to make you laugh. And laugh you will. 10,000 laughs...go ahead and count them.
Performances by Jim McCue, Dan Boulger, Tom Cotter, James P. Connolly, Ryan Stout, Brad Upton, Floyd J. Phillips, Danny Bevins, Shane Mauss, Kevin Boseman, Tom Simmons, Ryan Hamilton, Darryl Lenox, Costaki Economopoulos, Mike Green and Rob O’Reilly
Much like the U. S. Open, the Boston Comedy Festival is the only festival of its kind - open to all comedians around the country to compete for the coveted spots in Boston at the finals. Of the many who compete, only 90 are invited to Boston. And only the select few, the funniest and most original, have made it to the finals and to this record.
10,000 Laughs: Best Of The Boston Comedy Festival is a must-have for comedy lovers. It features 16 of today's hottest comedians performing the acts that vaulted them into the finals at the Boston Comedy Festival, making them the 'Best of the Fest'. A double CD with over two hours of laughs, the material is fresh, irreverent, provoking, but most of all, hilarious. Instead of listening to just one comic for over an hour or more, you get 16 short blasts, 16 different ways to make you laugh. And laugh you will. 10,000 laughs...go ahead and count them.
Performances by Jim McCue, Dan Boulger, Tom Cotter, James P. Connolly, Ryan Stout, Brad Upton, Floyd J. Phillips, Danny Bevins, Shane Mauss, Kevin Boseman, Tom Simmons, Ryan Hamilton, Darryl Lenox, Costaki Economopoulos, Mike Green and Rob O’Reilly
Learn from musicians Cannonball Jane
Bridgeport elementary school teacher moonlights as musician Cannonball Jane with help from Adrock of Beastie Boys.
“Cannonball Jane is the coolest one woman band I’ve heard in a long time. This is what Carole King would sound like if she had a sampler and was really into Francoise Hardy. I love her recordings and can't wait for more!” – Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill & Le Tigre
“Cannonball Jane purveys an inventive mishmash of hip hop beats and day-glo '60s pop that suggests a female Beck weaned on The Ronettes and The Raincoats.” – Time Out London
“Frothy, infectious sampledelica...dreamy doo-wop oohs and aahs with old-school breaks and beats...it could all be a musical car crash, but charm and sassy beats win the day. And to complete this mini-masterpiece's feel good credentials: by day Jane is a music teacher, Miss Hagopian, and she recorded it in her bedroom.” – The Times (UK)
By day she’s mild-mannered Bridgeport, CT based elementary school music teacher Sharon Hagopian, but by night she's smart and sassy electro-pop underground darling Cannonball Jane, maker of a mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and sixties girl group pop. Her first musical go was the album Street Vernacular, released last year in the UK (and to be released in North America September 25th) to rave reviews in Time Out London, NME, Uncut, The Independent and many more besides and now comes her latest EP, Knees Up!, that features remixes of the hit “Take It To Fantastic” by Adrock of Beastie Boys and UK producer DJ Downfall.
Sounding more like the work of a group (sleeps-in-his-leather-jacket guitarist, banned-from-the-academy maverick multi-instrumentalist, recently-diagnosed-schizophrenic drummer, typewriter-sampling-avant-garde keyboardist, etc.) the reality is rather different. It’s just hard to believe that there's not more than one of her!
Recorded entirely at home, Hagopian’s studio set up of beatboxes, samplers, tambourines, guitars, turntables, piano, synths, various noise gadgets and effects shines through, creating an innovative retro-modern mix, elegant and sweetly beguiling but still rough enough to handle something bigger than a moped! From the Spector-soul of “Take it to Fantastic” (MP3) onwards, Knees Up! combines such diverse influences as Run-DMC, The Aislers Set, Solex, The Shangri-La’s, The Go-Go’s, Luscious Jackson and Devo, while remaining fresh, exciting and original at all times.
On top of this is Sharon’s singing – her truly lovely and pleasing voice polishes off each mini pop masterpiece on Knees Up!. Hagopian has previously taken the Cannonball Jane sound out on the road with support slots for The Go! Team, Gravy Train!!!!, E.S.G. and super-fans Le Tigre and has plans for more shows upon the release of Knees Up! this fall.
“…a concise summary of her aesthetic: cartoonish hip hop breakbeats, elegant piano chords, twinkling chimes, girl group melodies and a swirl of miscellaneous musical elements that fill out every available space in her songs without weighing down their buoyant grooves. Hagopian comes across as the world's most ideal music educator -- someone endlessly enthusiastic about a wide range of music who's open both to old fashioned instruments and cut-and-paste sample-based compositions “ – Matthew Perpetua, The Associated Press
Knees Up! Tracklisting:
Release Date: October 9, 2007
01. Take It To Fantastic (MP3)
02. Slumber Party
03. Breaker Breaker
04. Take It To Fantastic (Smallstars Remix by Adrock)
05. The Secret Handshake
06. Bossa Tug
07. Take It To Fantastic (DJ Downfall Smash Hit Radio Remix)
On The Web:
www.cannonballjane.com
www.myspace.com/cannonballjane
www.myspace.com/gaddycatrecords
www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/gcannonball_knees.html
“Cannonball Jane is the coolest one woman band I’ve heard in a long time. This is what Carole King would sound like if she had a sampler and was really into Francoise Hardy. I love her recordings and can't wait for more!” – Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill & Le Tigre
“Cannonball Jane purveys an inventive mishmash of hip hop beats and day-glo '60s pop that suggests a female Beck weaned on The Ronettes and The Raincoats.” – Time Out London
“Frothy, infectious sampledelica...dreamy doo-wop oohs and aahs with old-school breaks and beats...it could all be a musical car crash, but charm and sassy beats win the day. And to complete this mini-masterpiece's feel good credentials: by day Jane is a music teacher, Miss Hagopian, and she recorded it in her bedroom.” – The Times (UK)
By day she’s mild-mannered Bridgeport, CT based elementary school music teacher Sharon Hagopian, but by night she's smart and sassy electro-pop underground darling Cannonball Jane, maker of a mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and sixties girl group pop. Her first musical go was the album Street Vernacular, released last year in the UK (and to be released in North America September 25th) to rave reviews in Time Out London, NME, Uncut, The Independent and many more besides and now comes her latest EP, Knees Up!, that features remixes of the hit “Take It To Fantastic” by Adrock of Beastie Boys and UK producer DJ Downfall.
Sounding more like the work of a group (sleeps-in-his-leather-jacket guitarist, banned-from-the-academy maverick multi-instrumentalist, recently-diagnosed-schizophrenic drummer, typewriter-sampling-avant-garde keyboardist, etc.) the reality is rather different. It’s just hard to believe that there's not more than one of her!
Recorded entirely at home, Hagopian’s studio set up of beatboxes, samplers, tambourines, guitars, turntables, piano, synths, various noise gadgets and effects shines through, creating an innovative retro-modern mix, elegant and sweetly beguiling but still rough enough to handle something bigger than a moped! From the Spector-soul of “Take it to Fantastic” (MP3) onwards, Knees Up! combines such diverse influences as Run-DMC, The Aislers Set, Solex, The Shangri-La’s, The Go-Go’s, Luscious Jackson and Devo, while remaining fresh, exciting and original at all times.
On top of this is Sharon’s singing – her truly lovely and pleasing voice polishes off each mini pop masterpiece on Knees Up!. Hagopian has previously taken the Cannonball Jane sound out on the road with support slots for The Go! Team, Gravy Train!!!!, E.S.G. and super-fans Le Tigre and has plans for more shows upon the release of Knees Up! this fall.
“…a concise summary of her aesthetic: cartoonish hip hop breakbeats, elegant piano chords, twinkling chimes, girl group melodies and a swirl of miscellaneous musical elements that fill out every available space in her songs without weighing down their buoyant grooves. Hagopian comes across as the world's most ideal music educator -- someone endlessly enthusiastic about a wide range of music who's open both to old fashioned instruments and cut-and-paste sample-based compositions “ – Matthew Perpetua, The Associated Press
Knees Up! Tracklisting:
Release Date: October 9, 2007
01. Take It To Fantastic (MP3)
02. Slumber Party
03. Breaker Breaker
04. Take It To Fantastic (Smallstars Remix by Adrock)
05. The Secret Handshake
06. Bossa Tug
07. Take It To Fantastic (DJ Downfall Smash Hit Radio Remix)
On The Web:
www.cannonballjane.com
www.myspace.com/cannonballjane
www.myspace.com/gaddycatrecords
www.fanaticpromotion.com/current/gcannonball_knees.html
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
