Polysics, the forward-thinking, avant garde, electronic band from Japan is releasing its eight effort today in digital format. Entitled Absolute Polysics, the band is firing on all cylinders daring any listener to remain still during the record’s frantic and chaotic 14 tracks.
Influenced by the new wave stylings of Devo, Polysics founding member Hiroyuki Hayashi, aka Hiro, knew he had to form his own band after listening to the Akron, Ohio band.
“I was shocked by it,” Hiro says of his first experience with Devo. “I thought it was so much more punk than just acting like a gang by greasing one’s hair. I was so impressed, and I thought, ‘I want to do new wave punk dressed in a jumpsuit like Devo!’”
Formed over ten years ago, Polysics (Hiro on vocals, guitar, programming; Kayo, synthesizer, vocals; Fumi, bass; Yano, drums) has released eight full-length releases in their native Japan. The band, now signed to MySpace Records, released the definitive Polysics compilation POLYSICS OR DIE!!!! VISTA in 2007 which went on to become their best selling U.S. release.
Previously Polysics wowed boys and girls across America in support of Hellogoodbye, and Say Anything on the first-ever MySpace Music Tour. Last year, the band headlined North America in support of their We Ate The Machine.
It’s been a whirlwind decade for Polysics, and there’s still so much to do. The quartet is bringing new wave back, breaking down musical barriers, and reviving dance-filled rock shows across the U.S. Sure, they may be speaking another language altogether, but with their undeniable energy and immense sound, nothing gets lost in translation.
Stream and/or purchase Absolute Polysics at:
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=6849720&ap=0&albumid=13715494
or purchase the album on iTunes here:
http://lnk.ms/2LPfb.
For more info on Polysics see
www.myspace.com/polysicsna.
Track Listing:
1. P!
2. Shout Aloud!
3. Young OH! OH!
4. Hypnotize Go
5. Time Out
6. Bero Bero
7. Cleaning
8. E.L.T.C.C.T
9. First Aid
10. Fire Bison
11. Eye Contact
12. Beat Flash
13. Speed Up
14. Wasabi
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Marianne Keith readying for tour with Glenn Tilbrook
Marianne Keith's fans may have to wait till early 2010 for the release of her new album Cathartic, but they can catch her pouring her heart out and sharing some of its emotionally compelling songs long before then as she embarks on a ten city solo acoustic tour October 12 with Glenn Tilbrook, lead singer of the famed UK rock band Squeeze, that hits cities on both coasts.
The Redlands, California born and raised performer (www.mariannekeith.com), who launched her career playing clubs and coffeehouses in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties, will join Tilbrook for shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, L.A., Tucson, Austin, Houston, Dallas, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Capping a busy fall, on November 19, Marianne will find out if "Kiss Me In The Rain," one of the most popular and infectious tracks from her 2007 critically acclaimed Unison Music Group debut Beautiful Distraction, wins the Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) it was recently nominated for. The HMMA, which takes place at the Highlands Nightclub, located in the Hollywood & Highland/Kodak Theater complex, honors the music of visual mediums, the talented individuals responsible for selecting it, and the music of artists, both mainstream and independent, from around the globe.
Since releasing her first album, the singer who likes to describe her vibe as "folk/pop/rock" has shown her wide ranging appeal on tours with established and upcoming artists in a wide range of genres, including blues/rocker Joe Bonamassa, alt-rockers Better Than Ezra, singer/songwriters Ari Hest and Julian Velard and folk/pop artist Brett Dennen.
She also toured with Noah Sugarman, another artist on Unison. The label, which is part of a full scale organization that includes a management and production company, was launched by industry veterans Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, who have produced both of Marianne's albums. Unison's eclectic roster also includes British singer/songwriter Stephen Jones, a onetime member of the 90s band Baby Bird whose recordings will be released in the U.K,, and a jazz influenced, New York based singer/songwriter Bobby Syvarth.
While Beautiful Distraction established Marianne's credentials as a strong, emotionally raw and honest songwriter, Cathartic challenges her generally sunny point of view as she digs deep into the pain and heartache of a life changing, faith shaking relationship. The intense life experience she draws from transforms her from doe-eyed teen into a young adult woman who, emerging from her loss of innocence, truly comes of age as a composer.
"I went from thinking that people are generally good," she says, "that people have good hearts and come from a good place to realizing that's not necessarily true. I saw an ugly side of the world. I don't know if that crisis measures up to some of the ones that others have been through, but I'll never be quite the same. People think the title song is a metaphor about tearing out and burning a page from my diary, but I actually did that. It was a chapter I really wanted to forget. Heartbreak can affect your whole worldview. Where you might once have been carefree, now there's this sense of looking over your shoulder. If younger listeners don't know what the word cathartic means, they will after they listen to that song and the whole album."
True to her nature as a creative and career risk taker, Marianne defies some unspoken rules of album making with the new project. The album has 15 songs which, instead of being tracked strategically to mix up, down and mid-tempo songs, combine to tell her story in chronological order, cataloging this time in her life. Listeners are invited experience the entire cycle of emotions through her poetic, intelligent, yet accessible lyrics. Another unique element of Cathartic's development was the fact that the super-prolific songwriter actually wrote close to 100 songs for the project; Witkin and Dorn whittled them down to a final list to choose from by picking the ones whose lyrics would best tell the story.
"It's hard to pick a single aspect of my career that I love the most," Marianne says. "I really enjoy the recording process, developing a simple idea I started with in my bedroom into a full production. It's also so great to be out there performing, so much so that when I'm home for too long, I get restless. It's cool when people look at me and wonder how I can have such a big voice for such a little girl. I just tell them that this is what I'm made to do, and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to sing for them."
The Redlands, California born and raised performer (www.mariannekeith.com), who launched her career playing clubs and coffeehouses in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties, will join Tilbrook for shows in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, L.A., Tucson, Austin, Houston, Dallas, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Capping a busy fall, on November 19, Marianne will find out if "Kiss Me In The Rain," one of the most popular and infectious tracks from her 2007 critically acclaimed Unison Music Group debut Beautiful Distraction, wins the Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) it was recently nominated for. The HMMA, which takes place at the Highlands Nightclub, located in the Hollywood & Highland/Kodak Theater complex, honors the music of visual mediums, the talented individuals responsible for selecting it, and the music of artists, both mainstream and independent, from around the globe.
Since releasing her first album, the singer who likes to describe her vibe as "folk/pop/rock" has shown her wide ranging appeal on tours with established and upcoming artists in a wide range of genres, including blues/rocker Joe Bonamassa, alt-rockers Better Than Ezra, singer/songwriters Ari Hest and Julian Velard and folk/pop artist Brett Dennen.
She also toured with Noah Sugarman, another artist on Unison. The label, which is part of a full scale organization that includes a management and production company, was launched by industry veterans Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, who have produced both of Marianne's albums. Unison's eclectic roster also includes British singer/songwriter Stephen Jones, a onetime member of the 90s band Baby Bird whose recordings will be released in the U.K,, and a jazz influenced, New York based singer/songwriter Bobby Syvarth.
While Beautiful Distraction established Marianne's credentials as a strong, emotionally raw and honest songwriter, Cathartic challenges her generally sunny point of view as she digs deep into the pain and heartache of a life changing, faith shaking relationship. The intense life experience she draws from transforms her from doe-eyed teen into a young adult woman who, emerging from her loss of innocence, truly comes of age as a composer.
"I went from thinking that people are generally good," she says, "that people have good hearts and come from a good place to realizing that's not necessarily true. I saw an ugly side of the world. I don't know if that crisis measures up to some of the ones that others have been through, but I'll never be quite the same. People think the title song is a metaphor about tearing out and burning a page from my diary, but I actually did that. It was a chapter I really wanted to forget. Heartbreak can affect your whole worldview. Where you might once have been carefree, now there's this sense of looking over your shoulder. If younger listeners don't know what the word cathartic means, they will after they listen to that song and the whole album."
True to her nature as a creative and career risk taker, Marianne defies some unspoken rules of album making with the new project. The album has 15 songs which, instead of being tracked strategically to mix up, down and mid-tempo songs, combine to tell her story in chronological order, cataloging this time in her life. Listeners are invited experience the entire cycle of emotions through her poetic, intelligent, yet accessible lyrics. Another unique element of Cathartic's development was the fact that the super-prolific songwriter actually wrote close to 100 songs for the project; Witkin and Dorn whittled them down to a final list to choose from by picking the ones whose lyrics would best tell the story.
"It's hard to pick a single aspect of my career that I love the most," Marianne says. "I really enjoy the recording process, developing a simple idea I started with in my bedroom into a full production. It's also so great to be out there performing, so much so that when I'm home for too long, I get restless. It's cool when people look at me and wonder how I can have such a big voice for such a little girl. I just tell them that this is what I'm made to do, and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to sing for them."
The Very Best coming to the Echoplex in support of new album
The Very Best’s—European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya—debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa will be released October 6 on Green Owl. The much-anticipated album is already receiving critical acclaim here and in the U.K. GQ, SPIN, Rolling Stone, MOJO, The Guardian, among many others, have hailed The Very Best’s debut effort.
The band will return to the U.S. this fall for a national tour, including dates in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge on October 21 and Los Angeles at Echoplex on October 24 (please see below for complete confirmed dates). Autographed CD-and-ticket bundles will be available for purchase in advance of select shows.
Warm Heart of Africa follows the surprising global success of Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit Are The Very Best, a free mixtape made available online late last year. Without promotional assistance or financial support, the collection of well-known pop, dance, afro and indie tracks remixed by Radioclit featuring Mwamwaya’s singing in Chichewa, Swahili, Portuguese and English charted more than 200,000 downloads and was hailed by tastemakers including Pitchfork, FADER, and Gorilla vs. Bear, among many others.
The Very Best is receiving critical acclaim for its high-energy live performances and forthcoming album in the wake of its first U.S. tour. In a “Best New Music” track review of the first single “Warm Heart of Africa,” which features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Pitchfork describes Mwamwaya as “one of the most effortlessly lovable voices around.”
Rolling Stone jokes, in its four-star review of the song, which contains an ELO reference in one lyric, “Somewhere Jeff Lynne is confused but happy.” LA Weekly calls the band “one of the best antidotes for LA traffic frustration.” San Francisco Bay Guardian warns, “Brace yourself for hazardous dance floor anthems well-fed on the homegrown African sounds of high-life and marabi, as well as bass-laden pop grooves from, well, all over the globe.” And, following the band’s New York City concert, GQ.com says, “We’re curious to see if the folks who swoon for Vampire Weekend’s Graceland-y rock and M.I.A’s revolution party beats will be ready to follow the music to its logical next step. We are.” The Very Best embodies a without-borders approach to music-making that could only happen in the 21st century.
Green Owl is a New York City-based record label started by artists for artists with the idea that great music can be sustainable—both economically and environmentally. Green Owl is committed to respecting this planet through sustainable technology, news and information. Please visit www.greenowl.com for more information.
The Very Best Performances:
October 21 New York, NY CMJ Showcase—Le Poisson Rouge
October 23 San Francisco, CA 103 Harriet
October 24 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
October 29 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
October 30 Toronto, ON Wrongbar
November 1 Boston, MA Great Scott
November 2 Washington, D.C. DC9
November 3 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
(more dates to be announced)
MySpace: www.myspace.com/theverybestmyspace
The band will return to the U.S. this fall for a national tour, including dates in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge on October 21 and Los Angeles at Echoplex on October 24 (please see below for complete confirmed dates). Autographed CD-and-ticket bundles will be available for purchase in advance of select shows.
Warm Heart of Africa follows the surprising global success of Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit Are The Very Best, a free mixtape made available online late last year. Without promotional assistance or financial support, the collection of well-known pop, dance, afro and indie tracks remixed by Radioclit featuring Mwamwaya’s singing in Chichewa, Swahili, Portuguese and English charted more than 200,000 downloads and was hailed by tastemakers including Pitchfork, FADER, and Gorilla vs. Bear, among many others.
The Very Best is receiving critical acclaim for its high-energy live performances and forthcoming album in the wake of its first U.S. tour. In a “Best New Music” track review of the first single “Warm Heart of Africa,” which features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Pitchfork describes Mwamwaya as “one of the most effortlessly lovable voices around.”
Rolling Stone jokes, in its four-star review of the song, which contains an ELO reference in one lyric, “Somewhere Jeff Lynne is confused but happy.” LA Weekly calls the band “one of the best antidotes for LA traffic frustration.” San Francisco Bay Guardian warns, “Brace yourself for hazardous dance floor anthems well-fed on the homegrown African sounds of high-life and marabi, as well as bass-laden pop grooves from, well, all over the globe.” And, following the band’s New York City concert, GQ.com says, “We’re curious to see if the folks who swoon for Vampire Weekend’s Graceland-y rock and M.I.A’s revolution party beats will be ready to follow the music to its logical next step. We are.” The Very Best embodies a without-borders approach to music-making that could only happen in the 21st century.
Green Owl is a New York City-based record label started by artists for artists with the idea that great music can be sustainable—both economically and environmentally. Green Owl is committed to respecting this planet through sustainable technology, news and information. Please visit www.greenowl.com for more information.
The Very Best Performances:
October 21 New York, NY CMJ Showcase—Le Poisson Rouge
October 23 San Francisco, CA 103 Harriet
October 24 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
October 29 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
October 30 Toronto, ON Wrongbar
November 1 Boston, MA Great Scott
November 2 Washington, D.C. DC9
November 3 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
(more dates to be announced)
MySpace: www.myspace.com/theverybestmyspace
Chris Smither on tour in support of new album
Four decades of music mastery and songwriting craft come together on Chris Smither's latest collection, Time Stands Still - a gripping mix of originals and potent covers. The new collection comes out September 29th on Signature Sounds/Mighty Albert.
Time Stands Still puts the exclamation point on a legendary career that shows no signs of slowing down. On the contrary, this blues and folk superstar continues to build creative momentum.His latest effort features a slew of tunes stripped down to their essence, shining the spotlight on Smither's understated power as a songwriter-one who taps into emotions at their most elemental and powerful core. It's a reminder why artists as diverse as Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall have mined Smither's catalog in the past.
He's teamed with producer and guitarist David "Goody" Goodrich and drummer Zak Trojano to create a simple, yet emotionally powerful musical landscape upon which to paint his blues and folk-fueled narratives. As always, Smither's signature finger-picking style mixes with his whiskey-meets-honey vocals to deliver intensely honest meditations on life, love and loss.
Smither's latest studio album was recorded in just three days and captures the vibrant urgency and immediacy of his live shows. It features eight original compositions as well as covers from Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, and 1920s country-blues songster Frank Hutchison.
Equal parts existential inquisitor and day-to-day chronicler, Smither has an innate ability to imbibe songs dealing with contemporary issues with a timeless quality. Whether playfully dealing with parenthood on "I Don't Know" or acting the seducer on "Don't Call Me Stranger," the brokenness of the blues is never far away. Every song is seeped in emotion, burnished with wisdom of hard-fought knowledge. Like the master craftsman he is, Smither always marries the right melody with thought-provoking, heart-and-soul rending lyrics. Nowhere is that more evident than on the soulful title track. Building on a toe-tapping beat, Smither's voice plaintively sings "I kissed her twice at the speed of light and time stood still," perfectly capturing and immortalizing one of the small moments that gives so much meaning in life.
Like all great blues and folk masters, Smither doesn't wallow in the darkness. Rather he illuminates it, and the songs on Time Stands Still shine a light on the intricacies of the human condition. His insights and creativity are also finding new outlets. He recently contributed a short story for the new book, Amplified (Melville House), a collection of 16 stories by some of today's most compelling performing songwriter. His story, "Leroy Purcell" kicks off the collection.
Burgeoning literary powerhouse, distinctive guitarist, captivating storyteller and song poet-there's no end to Chris Smither's creative talents. He's got so much going on, don't be surprised if his latest collection of music makes Time Stands Still.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
09/28/2009 - Lexington, KY - WoodSong's Old-Time Radio Hour
09/29/2009 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage Radio
10/02/2009 - Hillsboro, OR - Walters Cultural Arts Center
10/03/2009 - Eugene, OR - The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
10/04/2009 - North Vancouver, BC - Capilano College Performing Arts
10/06/2009 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/07/2009 - Bozeman, MT - Treehouse
10/08/2009 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
10/09/2009 - Denver, CO - Swallow Hill / Daniels Hall
10/10/2009 - Albuquerque, NM - Outpost Performance Space
10/15/2009 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
10/16/2009 - Charlotte, NC - The Stage Door Theatre
10/17/2009 - Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic
10/18/2009 - New Orleans, LA - Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
10/23/2009 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage
10/24/2009 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
10/25/2009 - Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's
10/27/2009 - Cedar Rapids, IA - CSPS
10/28/2009 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
10/29/2009 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
10/30/2009 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
10/31/2009 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/06/2009 - The Regent Theatre - Arlington, MA
11/07/2009 - The Iron Horse - Northampton, MA
11/12/2009 - Ashland Coffee & Tea - Ashland, VA
11/13/2009 - Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
11/14/2009 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2009 - Joe's Pub - New York, NY
Time Stands Still puts the exclamation point on a legendary career that shows no signs of slowing down. On the contrary, this blues and folk superstar continues to build creative momentum.His latest effort features a slew of tunes stripped down to their essence, shining the spotlight on Smither's understated power as a songwriter-one who taps into emotions at their most elemental and powerful core. It's a reminder why artists as diverse as Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall have mined Smither's catalog in the past.
He's teamed with producer and guitarist David "Goody" Goodrich and drummer Zak Trojano to create a simple, yet emotionally powerful musical landscape upon which to paint his blues and folk-fueled narratives. As always, Smither's signature finger-picking style mixes with his whiskey-meets-honey vocals to deliver intensely honest meditations on life, love and loss.
Smither's latest studio album was recorded in just three days and captures the vibrant urgency and immediacy of his live shows. It features eight original compositions as well as covers from Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, and 1920s country-blues songster Frank Hutchison.
Equal parts existential inquisitor and day-to-day chronicler, Smither has an innate ability to imbibe songs dealing with contemporary issues with a timeless quality. Whether playfully dealing with parenthood on "I Don't Know" or acting the seducer on "Don't Call Me Stranger," the brokenness of the blues is never far away. Every song is seeped in emotion, burnished with wisdom of hard-fought knowledge. Like the master craftsman he is, Smither always marries the right melody with thought-provoking, heart-and-soul rending lyrics. Nowhere is that more evident than on the soulful title track. Building on a toe-tapping beat, Smither's voice plaintively sings "I kissed her twice at the speed of light and time stood still," perfectly capturing and immortalizing one of the small moments that gives so much meaning in life.
Like all great blues and folk masters, Smither doesn't wallow in the darkness. Rather he illuminates it, and the songs on Time Stands Still shine a light on the intricacies of the human condition. His insights and creativity are also finding new outlets. He recently contributed a short story for the new book, Amplified (Melville House), a collection of 16 stories by some of today's most compelling performing songwriter. His story, "Leroy Purcell" kicks off the collection.
Burgeoning literary powerhouse, distinctive guitarist, captivating storyteller and song poet-there's no end to Chris Smither's creative talents. He's got so much going on, don't be surprised if his latest collection of music makes Time Stands Still.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
09/28/2009 - Lexington, KY - WoodSong's Old-Time Radio Hour
09/29/2009 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage Radio
10/02/2009 - Hillsboro, OR - Walters Cultural Arts Center
10/03/2009 - Eugene, OR - The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
10/04/2009 - North Vancouver, BC - Capilano College Performing Arts
10/06/2009 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/07/2009 - Bozeman, MT - Treehouse
10/08/2009 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
10/09/2009 - Denver, CO - Swallow Hill / Daniels Hall
10/10/2009 - Albuquerque, NM - Outpost Performance Space
10/15/2009 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
10/16/2009 - Charlotte, NC - The Stage Door Theatre
10/17/2009 - Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic
10/18/2009 - New Orleans, LA - Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
10/23/2009 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage
10/24/2009 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre
10/25/2009 - Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's
10/27/2009 - Cedar Rapids, IA - CSPS
10/28/2009 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
10/29/2009 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
10/30/2009 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
10/31/2009 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/06/2009 - The Regent Theatre - Arlington, MA
11/07/2009 - The Iron Horse - Northampton, MA
11/12/2009 - Ashland Coffee & Tea - Ashland, VA
11/13/2009 - Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
11/14/2009 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2009 - Joe's Pub - New York, NY
Live Nation Club Passport Program adds shows
NEW SHOWS ADDED TO
LIVE NATION CLUB PASSPORT PROGRAM
See Unlimited Club Shows for Remainder of 2009
Just $49.99, All-In, No Fees
NOW INCLUDES AREA DATES BY
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, AIMEE MANN, YO LA TENGO, HATEBREED & TRIVIUM, KELLER WILLIAMS
AND MANY MORE
LIMITED TIME OFFER
LOS ANGELES – September 28, 2009 – For a limited time only, concert fans can buy The Live Nation Club Passport for $49.99, All-In and No Fees, and see every show at Live Nation clubs in their city for the rest of the year, subject to availability. The Live Nation Club Passport is available only at www.livenation.com.
New shows are added to the program each week. L.A.-area music fans now can also choose from concerts by Michael Franti & Spearhead, Aimee Mann, Yo La Tengo, Hatebreed and Trivium, Keller Williams and many more.
Here’s how it works: concert fans can go to LiveNation.com and purchase a Club Passport. A list of participating shows will be immediately available. Every Monday thereafter, Passport holders log on to LiveNation.com/Passport or follow LiveNation on Facebook or Twitter to see the list of participating club shows in their city and to reserve their ticket. From here, Club Passport holders just bring their Live Nation Club Passport number and photo I.D. to the club’s box office and get right in, no extra charges, no hassles.
The Live Nation Club Passport is valid for participating shows at the following venues:
VENUE CITYAvalon Los Angeles, CA
Bogart’s Cincinatti, OHEgyptian Room at the Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
The Fillmore Miami Beach Miami Beach, FL
The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza New York, NY
The Fillmore San Francisco, CAThe Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
House of Blues Chicago Chicago, ILHouse of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
House of Blues Houston Houston, TX
House of Blues Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
House of Blues Sunset Strip West Hollywood, CA
House of Blues Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
House of Blues New Orleans New Orleans, LA
House of Blues Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA
Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Participating shows and venues. Based on availability. Parking not included. Cannot be combined with other offers. The Live Nation Club Passport is good for one person only and does not guarantee entry. Visit LiveNation.com for complete program details.
LIVE NATION CLUB PASSPORT PROGRAM
See Unlimited Club Shows for Remainder of 2009
Just $49.99, All-In, No Fees
NOW INCLUDES AREA DATES BY
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, AIMEE MANN, YO LA TENGO, HATEBREED & TRIVIUM, KELLER WILLIAMS
AND MANY MORE
LIMITED TIME OFFER
LOS ANGELES – September 28, 2009 – For a limited time only, concert fans can buy The Live Nation Club Passport for $49.99, All-In and No Fees, and see every show at Live Nation clubs in their city for the rest of the year, subject to availability. The Live Nation Club Passport is available only at www.livenation.com.
New shows are added to the program each week. L.A.-area music fans now can also choose from concerts by Michael Franti & Spearhead, Aimee Mann, Yo La Tengo, Hatebreed and Trivium, Keller Williams and many more.
Here’s how it works: concert fans can go to LiveNation.com and purchase a Club Passport. A list of participating shows will be immediately available. Every Monday thereafter, Passport holders log on to LiveNation.com/Passport or follow LiveNation on Facebook or Twitter to see the list of participating club shows in their city and to reserve their ticket. From here, Club Passport holders just bring their Live Nation Club Passport number and photo I.D. to the club’s box office and get right in, no extra charges, no hassles.
The Live Nation Club Passport is valid for participating shows at the following venues:
VENUE CITYAvalon Los Angeles, CA
Bogart’s Cincinatti, OHEgyptian Room at the Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
The Fillmore Miami Beach Miami Beach, FL
The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza New York, NY
The Fillmore San Francisco, CAThe Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
House of Blues Chicago Chicago, ILHouse of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
House of Blues Houston Houston, TX
House of Blues Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
House of Blues Sunset Strip West Hollywood, CA
House of Blues Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
House of Blues New Orleans New Orleans, LA
House of Blues Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA
Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Participating shows and venues. Based on availability. Parking not included. Cannot be combined with other offers. The Live Nation Club Passport is good for one person only and does not guarantee entry. Visit LiveNation.com for complete program details.
"I Kissed a Vampire" musical series coming to iTunes
Check out the new vampire-themed musical called I KISSED A VAMPIRE. It stars High School Musical alums Lucas Grabeel and Drew Seeley, along with Adrian Slade.
The full trailer for I Kissed A Vampire was just released at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVULo3YebA0.
The series will release on iTunes starting October 13th at
www.iTunes.com/ikissedavampire.
You can also visit the website at
www.ikissedavampire.com
and the facebook page at
www.facebook.com/ikissedavampire
I Kissed a Vampire is a musical take on what it’s like falling in love when you’re in the middle of turning into a vampire! The series stars High School Musical alumni Lucas Grabeel and Drew Seeley, along with newcomer Adrian Slade.
Dylan (Grabeel) is terrified when a nasty bat bite transforms him into one of the living dead. His world is turned upside down, and he has to figure out how to balance his budding romance with Sara (Slade), the girl next door, and the bloodthirsty desires his magnetic vampire mentor Trey (Seeley) is constantly urging him to give in to.
The full trailer for I Kissed A Vampire was just released at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVULo3YebA0.
The series will release on iTunes starting October 13th at
www.iTunes.com/ikissedavampire.
You can also visit the website at
www.ikissedavampire.com
and the facebook page at
www.facebook.com/ikissedavampire
I Kissed a Vampire is a musical take on what it’s like falling in love when you’re in the middle of turning into a vampire! The series stars High School Musical alumni Lucas Grabeel and Drew Seeley, along with newcomer Adrian Slade.
Dylan (Grabeel) is terrified when a nasty bat bite transforms him into one of the living dead. His world is turned upside down, and he has to figure out how to balance his budding romance with Sara (Slade), the girl next door, and the bloodthirsty desires his magnetic vampire mentor Trey (Seeley) is constantly urging him to give in to.
Here We Go Magic signs with Secretly Canadian
Here We Go Magic Sign With Secretly Canadian
Look Out For Sophomore Record Spring 2010
It's been a big year for Here We Go Magic following the release of their much celebrated self-titled debut (Western Vinyl), and now they have their sights firmly set on 2010 with a new album, a new record label, and an ever expanding sound. Having just signed to Secretly Canadian, the band is targeting Spring of 2010 to release their highly anticipated follow-up to 2009's breakthrough record.
The band have spent much of the year on the road touring with indie giants including Grizzly Bear and are currently supporting The Walkmen before playing Austin City Limits.
Here We Go Magic are also hard at work recording the self-produced sophomore album in a house they've commandeered in upstate New York, and while the first record was the result of Luke Temple getting creative in his bedroom, this release is a fully fledged team effort.
With an eye towards 2010 the band is looking forward to expanding their audience as their unique sound continues to permeate throughout the indie world.
Look Out For Sophomore Record Spring 2010
It's been a big year for Here We Go Magic following the release of their much celebrated self-titled debut (Western Vinyl), and now they have their sights firmly set on 2010 with a new album, a new record label, and an ever expanding sound. Having just signed to Secretly Canadian, the band is targeting Spring of 2010 to release their highly anticipated follow-up to 2009's breakthrough record.
The band have spent much of the year on the road touring with indie giants including Grizzly Bear and are currently supporting The Walkmen before playing Austin City Limits.
Here We Go Magic are also hard at work recording the self-produced sophomore album in a house they've commandeered in upstate New York, and while the first record was the result of Luke Temple getting creative in his bedroom, this release is a fully fledged team effort.
With an eye towards 2010 the band is looking forward to expanding their audience as their unique sound continues to permeate throughout the indie world.
Variety Lab to release new album
Variety Lab returns with its new record
Team Up!
Features collaborations with folk legend Donovan, David Bartholomé,
Lisa Kekaula, Yael Naim, Lily Frost and cover art from famous French comic artists Dupuy & Berberian
Variety Lab
“Team Up!”
Release date: December 15, 2009
Peermusic / Digital Pressure
www.variety-lab.com
www.myspace.com/varietylab
How did this project come together?
Watch the album video teaser:
www.0101-music.com/varietylab/teaser_en.htm
Watch the video for “We Should Be Dancing” (feat. David Bartholome)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lfOF-Wbu2g
Free download of album track “Soda Pop Confusion” (feat kidsaredead)
www.rephlektorink.com/kits/sodapop.mp3
"This is a diverse and super funky mix of tropicalia, electro, acid jazz and bubblegum pop with a surprise at every turn. From the vocodered disco-rock of Let's Boogie to the sun-drenched acoustica of Mireia there isn't a moment here that doesn't ooze laid-back Mediterranean cool." - Clash Magazine
Spanning multiple genres and featuring collaborations from some of the most inspiring artists in the world, Variety Lab’s sophomore album Team Up! is set up to be the most wonderful musical surprise of 2009. From the original blueprints through to the execution it’s a grand slam. Collaborations with folk legend Donovan, David Bartholomé, Lisa Kekaula, Yael Naim and Lily Frost creates a broad musical spectrum while French comic artists Dupuy & Berberian bring Variety Lab’s vision to life.
Variety Lab is the alias of one Thierry Bellia. His first CD – 2003’s Providence – gained notoriety for its lead single “London In The Rain,” which was, at the time, included in every single lounge compilation. As in the past Bellia, alone, put Team Up! together, but he did not forget to emphasize his friends’ assistance in the process. Let’s just name his henchmen from the French band Orwell (Jérôme Didelot and Alexandre Longo, aka Cascadeur and winner of the 2008 Inrockuptibles CQFD prize). Making use of his friends, instruments, machines and other weird objects (for instance the Optigan, a toy devised back in the 70’s), Thierry has worked non-stop on this project.
As for the biggest collaboration, after months of swapping tapes across the channel with Bellia, folk legend Donovan himself flew across to Paris to offer his voice and his experience to the spacious and bouncy opening track, “Is This The Last Time.” "I was delighted to be asked to join Variety Lab on their project. I flew into Paris to record. I helped to re-work the song and had great fun with the band. It's a cool track and I am pleased to present this first single with Variety Lab. It's a funny lyric and I brought out the humor with one of my quirky accents that I use when I take on the character in a song. It's a perfect new pop record to dance and meet a new friend or lover," Donovan says.
On three other tracks, “We Should Be Dancing” (the video has now been viewed over 125,000 time on YouTube), “Mireia” and the very rocky “Not Enough,” it is David Bartholomé, the lead-singer with the excellent Belgian band Sharko, who grabs the mike. And then the fantastic and frantic Bellrays’ vocalist, Lisa Kekaula, with her husky and roaring voice who sings on “Let’s Boogie,” a groovy and vocodered track that oozes sheer rock and soul energy from Detroit.
The youngster Vincent Mougel from Kidsaredead comes in next to blow some sugary foam on the sweet candy that is “Soda Pop Confusion,” while Thierry’s fellow Nancy-born Mona Soyoc naturally joins the project as a next-door neighbor, and adds some sensuality to the very eighties “Money,” a cover version of the track by late 70s-early 80s English band The Flying Lizards, who had themselves borrowed it from the soul crooner Barrett Strong.
Next, Canadian songstress Lily Frost croons over the lush, crackly ballad “This Parade” before 2008 pop sensation Yael Naim closes the album with her version of “Love Is A Bird;” originally a Variety Lab demo that has gradually evolved, first in the expert hands of Cascadeur, then by David Bartholomé on a Sharko album. “Love Is A Bird”, a simple, and beautiful idea, that leads us strolling from one end of Team up! to the other, filled with a feeling that can be summed up as the more, the stronger, the prettier and the merrier.
Team up! is more than a mere album - Much more. It is like awaking from a soft dream.
Variety Lab
“Team Up!”
Tracklisting
01 - “Is This The Last Time?” (feat. Donovan)
02 - “Money (That's what I Want)” (feat. Mona Soyoc)
03 - “Which way to go (Reprisa)”
04 - “We Should Be Dancing” (feat. David Bartholome)
05 - “Soda Pop Confusion” (feat. Kidsaredead)
06 - “This Parade” (feat. Lily Frost)
07 - “Hola Mireia”
08 - “Which Way To Go”
09 - “Mireia” (feat. David Bartholome)
10 - “Let's Boogie” (feat. Lisa Kekaula)
11 - “Not Enough” (feat. David Bartholome)
12 - “Love Is A Bird” (feat. Yael Naim)
Team Up!
Features collaborations with folk legend Donovan, David Bartholomé,
Lisa Kekaula, Yael Naim, Lily Frost and cover art from famous French comic artists Dupuy & Berberian
Variety Lab
“Team Up!”
Release date: December 15, 2009
Peermusic / Digital Pressure
www.variety-lab.com
www.myspace.com/varietylab
How did this project come together?
Watch the album video teaser:
www.0101-music.com/varietylab/teaser_en.htm
Watch the video for “We Should Be Dancing” (feat. David Bartholome)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lfOF-Wbu2g
Free download of album track “Soda Pop Confusion” (feat kidsaredead)
www.rephlektorink.com/kits/sodapop.mp3
"This is a diverse and super funky mix of tropicalia, electro, acid jazz and bubblegum pop with a surprise at every turn. From the vocodered disco-rock of Let's Boogie to the sun-drenched acoustica of Mireia there isn't a moment here that doesn't ooze laid-back Mediterranean cool." - Clash Magazine
Spanning multiple genres and featuring collaborations from some of the most inspiring artists in the world, Variety Lab’s sophomore album Team Up! is set up to be the most wonderful musical surprise of 2009. From the original blueprints through to the execution it’s a grand slam. Collaborations with folk legend Donovan, David Bartholomé, Lisa Kekaula, Yael Naim and Lily Frost creates a broad musical spectrum while French comic artists Dupuy & Berberian bring Variety Lab’s vision to life.
Variety Lab is the alias of one Thierry Bellia. His first CD – 2003’s Providence – gained notoriety for its lead single “London In The Rain,” which was, at the time, included in every single lounge compilation. As in the past Bellia, alone, put Team Up! together, but he did not forget to emphasize his friends’ assistance in the process. Let’s just name his henchmen from the French band Orwell (Jérôme Didelot and Alexandre Longo, aka Cascadeur and winner of the 2008 Inrockuptibles CQFD prize). Making use of his friends, instruments, machines and other weird objects (for instance the Optigan, a toy devised back in the 70’s), Thierry has worked non-stop on this project.
As for the biggest collaboration, after months of swapping tapes across the channel with Bellia, folk legend Donovan himself flew across to Paris to offer his voice and his experience to the spacious and bouncy opening track, “Is This The Last Time.” "I was delighted to be asked to join Variety Lab on their project. I flew into Paris to record. I helped to re-work the song and had great fun with the band. It's a cool track and I am pleased to present this first single with Variety Lab. It's a funny lyric and I brought out the humor with one of my quirky accents that I use when I take on the character in a song. It's a perfect new pop record to dance and meet a new friend or lover," Donovan says.
On three other tracks, “We Should Be Dancing” (the video has now been viewed over 125,000 time on YouTube), “Mireia” and the very rocky “Not Enough,” it is David Bartholomé, the lead-singer with the excellent Belgian band Sharko, who grabs the mike. And then the fantastic and frantic Bellrays’ vocalist, Lisa Kekaula, with her husky and roaring voice who sings on “Let’s Boogie,” a groovy and vocodered track that oozes sheer rock and soul energy from Detroit.
The youngster Vincent Mougel from Kidsaredead comes in next to blow some sugary foam on the sweet candy that is “Soda Pop Confusion,” while Thierry’s fellow Nancy-born Mona Soyoc naturally joins the project as a next-door neighbor, and adds some sensuality to the very eighties “Money,” a cover version of the track by late 70s-early 80s English band The Flying Lizards, who had themselves borrowed it from the soul crooner Barrett Strong.
Next, Canadian songstress Lily Frost croons over the lush, crackly ballad “This Parade” before 2008 pop sensation Yael Naim closes the album with her version of “Love Is A Bird;” originally a Variety Lab demo that has gradually evolved, first in the expert hands of Cascadeur, then by David Bartholomé on a Sharko album. “Love Is A Bird”, a simple, and beautiful idea, that leads us strolling from one end of Team up! to the other, filled with a feeling that can be summed up as the more, the stronger, the prettier and the merrier.
Team up! is more than a mere album - Much more. It is like awaking from a soft dream.
Variety Lab
“Team Up!”
Tracklisting
01 - “Is This The Last Time?” (feat. Donovan)
02 - “Money (That's what I Want)” (feat. Mona Soyoc)
03 - “Which way to go (Reprisa)”
04 - “We Should Be Dancing” (feat. David Bartholome)
05 - “Soda Pop Confusion” (feat. Kidsaredead)
06 - “This Parade” (feat. Lily Frost)
07 - “Hola Mireia”
08 - “Which Way To Go”
09 - “Mireia” (feat. David Bartholome)
10 - “Let's Boogie” (feat. Lisa Kekaula)
11 - “Not Enough” (feat. David Bartholome)
12 - “Love Is A Bird” (feat. Yael Naim)
CMT to air "Invitation Only: Brooks & Dunn"
Country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn perform greatest hits, as well as new music from their album, #1s…And Then Some, when INVITATION ONLY: BROOKS & DUNN premieres Friday, October 30 at 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. Taped in Nashville just days after announcing their split, INVITATION ONLY: BROOKS & DUNN features the duo performing before a small studio audience, taking questions from fans and delivering revealing and candid answers.
In this one-hour special, Brooks & Dunn perform some of their biggest hits including, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “My Maria,” “Neon Moon,” as well as recent hits “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” and more. In the informal question and answer session with the audience, the artists talk about reaching their decision to part ways after their tour in 2010 and reminisce about their twenty years together.
INVITATION ONLY: BROOKS & DUNN is a High-Five Entertainment production, with Martin Fischer and Edie Lynn Hoback serving as executive producers. Margaret Comeaux and John Hamlin serve as executive producers for CMT.
In this one-hour special, Brooks & Dunn perform some of their biggest hits including, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “My Maria,” “Neon Moon,” as well as recent hits “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” and more. In the informal question and answer session with the audience, the artists talk about reaching their decision to part ways after their tour in 2010 and reminisce about their twenty years together.
INVITATION ONLY: BROOKS & DUNN is a High-Five Entertainment production, with Martin Fischer and Edie Lynn Hoback serving as executive producers. Margaret Comeaux and John Hamlin serve as executive producers for CMT.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Julian Shah-Tayler releases new EP
I have the new EP for free/donation download here:
http://julianshah-tayler.bandcamp.com/album/un-ange-passe
http://julianshah-tayler.bandcamp.com/album/un-ange-passe
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