2/16/2019

Marc Almond (of Soft Cell) at Sex Cells 2 Year Anniversary @ Globe Theatre 2/15/2019

All photos taken in Downtown Los Angeles by Martin Worster

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The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black + Sateen @ Globe Theatre (SEX CELLS 2) 2/15/2019

All photos taken in Downtown Los Angeles by Martin Worster

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ADULT. announces tour with COLD CAVE, shares new single from tour exclusive 7"

ADULT. ANNOUNCES TOUR WITH COLD CAVE
SHARES 'SUBSURFACE' SINGLE FROM TOUR EXCLUSIVE 7"
LISTEN HERE

DAIS records presents a new 7" record from ADULT. “Subsurface/Coming Apart.” Created to be a special “tour exclusive” item for their North American dates with Cold Cave in Feb/March 2019. The 45 rpm disc contains two brand new tracks that will also be presented live on the tour.

Each 7" contains a folded 14" x 14" poster created by ADULT.’s Nicola Kuperus, as well as being hand numbered and hand stamped with ADULT.’s logo across the B side label and jacket.

The release is limited to 500; 200 colored vinyl (Pepto-Bismol accident), 300 black vinyl.

Lyrics for both tracks adorn the labels. "Subsurface" waivers between cohesion and fractured staccato, investigating lyrically the banality of domesticity and the status quo.

"Coming Apart" is a departure for ADULT. musically in structure and speaks of the delicate, unkind balance of real human existence.

Listen: ADULT. - 'Subsurface'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6URI1vNwzSw

Tour Dates:

02/17 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel *
02/18 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
02/19 - Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater *
02/20 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial Theater *
02/22 - Calgary, AB - Marquee *
02/23 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room *
02/26 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club *
02/27 - Chicago, IL - Metro *
02/28 - Detroit, MI - Majestic *
03/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts *
03/02 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
03/04 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *^
03/05 - Washington, DC - Union Stage *
03/06 - Carrboro, NC - The Cat's Cradle *
03/07 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
03/08 - Tampa, FL - The Crowbar *
03/09 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectables *
03/10 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey *
03/13 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger *
03/14 - Dallas, TX - Not So Fun Wknd *
03/15 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolfe *
03/17 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole *
03/19 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up *
03/20 - Tijuana, MX - Black Box *
03/21 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's *
03/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Ace Hotel Theater *
03/29 - Wichita, KS - Barleycorn's #
03/30 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #
(* w/ Cold Cave & Vowws)
(^ w/ Psychic TV)
(# w/ HXXS)

ADULT.
'Subsurface' b/w 'Coming Apart'
Dais Records
OUT NOW

1. Subsurface
2. Coming Apart

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Hand Habits releases "what lovers do" video, new album 'placeholder' out 3/1

HAND HABITS RELEASES "WHAT LOVERS DO" VIDEO

NEW ALBUM, PLACEHOLDER, OUT 3/1 VIA SADDLE CREEK

TOURING EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA THIS SPRING

Photo Credit: Jacob Boll (download hi-res)

Hand Habits has released a video for "what lovers do," the latest from their anticipated upcoming album, placeholder. The FADER, who premiered the video today, are calling it "a lulling, frank revelation on the complexities of desire."

Meg Duffy, who you might recognize as a long-time member of Kevin Morby's touring band, sounds more assured and confident than ever on their new album, placeholder, available for pre-order now and due out March 1st, 2019 via Saddle Creek.

Additionally, Hand Habits has announced a 2019 spring tour in support of placeholder that kicks off its US leg in March, and its European one in May. All dates below.

WATCH THE "WHAT LOVERS DO" VIDEO

TOUR DATES:

3/22 - Bolinas, CA @ Bolinas Community Center >

3/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall < $

3/25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios %

3/26 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern %

3/29 - Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court

3/30 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

4/1 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *

4/2 - Eau Claire, WI @ The Gallery at The Oxbow Hotel *

4/3 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *

4/4 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout * +

4/8 - Troy, NY @ Post Contemporary Church #

4/9 - Hudson, NY @ The Half Moon Hudson #

4/10 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^

4/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's ^

4/12 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd DC Vinyl Lounge ^

4/13 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight ^

4/14 - Nashville, TN @ The End ^

4/15 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^

4/16 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa ^

4/18 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside) ^

4/20 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sanitary Tortilla Factory ^

4/21 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress ^

4/22 - Long Beach @ Living Room LBC ^

4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg ^

5/3 - Vlieland, NL @ Here Comes The Summer Festival

5/4 - Brussels, BE @ Le Nuits Botanique &

5/7 - Bristol, UK @ Crofters Rights

5/8 - London, UK @ The Lexington

5/9 - Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape Festival

5/11 - Leeds, UK @ Gold Sounds Festival

5/12 - Manchester, UK @ YES

5/14 - Lille, FR @ La Bulle Cafe

5/15 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic

5/16 - Lyon, FR @ Le Sonic

5/17 - Nyon, CH @ La Paranthese

5/18 - Zürich, CH @ Lauter Festival

5/20 - München, DE @ Hauskonzerte

5/21 - Jena, DE @ Trafo

5/22 - Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain

5/24 - Brugge, BE Cactus Club

5/25 - Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling

> w/ Alex Bleeker

< w/ Wizard Apprentice

$ w/ Stephen Steinbrink

% w/ Mega Bog

* w/ Tomberlin

+ w/ Gia Margaret

# w/ Eleanor Friedberger (solo)

^ w/ Tasha

& w/ Weyes Blood

WATCH THE "CAN'T CALM DOWN" VIDEO

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Foals Share New Song ‘On The Luna’

FOALS SHARE NEW SONG ‘ON THE LUNA’
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

CONFIRM HEADLING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
WITH SUPPORT FROM BEAR HANDS, PREOCCUPATIONS, OMNI, AND KIEV

LAUNCH DUAL ALBUM PROJECT WITH MARCH 8^TH RELEASE OF
EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST – PART 1

PART 2 TO FOLLOW IN AUTUMN

Today, Foals unveils “On The Luna,” a second track from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost- Part 1 (March 8th, Warner Music). To coincide with the release of the strident new song, the band also releases an observational, documentary style music video which blends the visceral energy of their live show with intimate, behind-the-scenes footage from the ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’ sessions. Watch the new music video for “On The Luna” here.

Recently, Foals confirmed support from Bear Hands, Preoccupations, Omni, and Kiev on their twenty-date headlining US tour. Bear Hands will provide direct support, with Kiev opening, on the first leg of the tour in cities including Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Preoccupations will provide direct support, with Omni opening, on the second leg in cities including Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia (full details below). Due to high demand, Foals recently added a third NYC show at Brooklyn Steel on April 12, and a second Washington D.C. show at 9:30 Club on April 18. The initial Brooklyn Steel and 9:30 Club dates sold out in under 24 hours, and the band has also sold out their show in San Diego. Tickets for all dates are on sale now here. The band will also perform a headline tour throughout the UK and Europe, and have sold out shows in cities including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Glasgow (full dates below). Twickets is the official ticket resale partner of the tour. To combat touts, resale is restricted to no more than face value. Buying or selling tickets on any other resale platform is strictly prohibited. Learn more here. The band has previously confirmed festival dates throughout North America including Mexico’s Vive Latino 2019 and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival.

Foals have announced that they will return with two new albums in 2019: Everythings Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 & 2, a pair of releases, separate but related, they share a title, themes and artwork. ‘Part 1’ will be released on March 8th, with ‘Part 2’ following in the Autumn. From playing chaotic house parties in their home city of Oxford to becoming major festival headliners across Europe, Foals’ trajectory has been remarkable. They’ve earned critical acclaim (NME and Q Award wins, plus Mercury Prize, Ivor Novello and BRIT Award nominations) and fan devotion (1.7 million sales of their four Gold-certified albums, plus over half a billion streams at Spotify since 2015) in equal measure. Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 is now available to pre-order here, with lead single, “Exits,” provided as an instant download.

The band have also shared the music video for Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1’s lead track, “Exits,” which was directed by Albert Moya, features actors Isaac Hempstead-Wright and Christa Théret, and was produced by CANADA. Watch it here.

Profoundly tethered but possessing their own personalities, the two forthcoming albums capture the most compelling, ambitious and cohesive creations that Foals – completed by Jimmy Smith (guitar), Jack Bevan (drums) and Edwin Congreave (keys) – have ever produced. “They’re two halves of the same locket,” frontman Yannis Philippakis explains. “They can be listened to and appreciated individually, but fundamentally, they are companion pieces.”

Eager to break the traditional pop song structure which they felt they were becoming increasingly tapered to, the 20 tracks defy expectation. There are exploratory, progressive-tinged tracks which occasionally break the 10-minute mark alongside atmospheric segues which make the music an experience rather than a mere collection of songs. Yet the band’s renowned ability to wield relentless grooves with striking power also reaches new heights.

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 tracklisting:

1. Moonlight
2. Exits
3. White Onions
4. In Degrees
5. Syrups
6. On The Luna
7. Cafe D'Athens
8. Surf Pt.1
9. Sunday
10. I'm Done With The World (& It’s Done With Me)

FOALS TOUR DATES
March 4 /// Manchester, UK /// Gorilla
March 5 /// Edinburgh, UK /// Liquid Rooms
March 7 /// London, UK /// EartH
March 16 /// Mexico City, Mexico /// Vive Latino 2019#
March 18 /// Vancouver, BC /// Orpheum Theater
March 19 /// Portland, OR /// Roseland Theater*
March 20 /// Seattle, WA /// Paramount Theatre*
March 22 /// Oakland, CA /// Fox Theater*
March 23 /// San Diego, CA /// The Observatory North Park* SOLD OUT
March 24 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Shrine Auditorium*
March 27 /// Las Vegas, NV /// Brooklyn Bowl*
March 30 /// Buenos Aires, Argentina /// Lollapalooza 2019#
March 31 /// Santiago, Chile /// Lollapalooza 2019#
April 2 /// Santiago, Chile /// Lollapalooza Sideshow @ Teatro La Cúpula#
April 5 /// Sao Paulo, Brazil /// Lollapalooza 2019#
April 12 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel^
April 13 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel ^ SOLD OUT
April 14 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel^ SOLD OUT
April 16 /// Washington, D.C. /// 9:30 Club^ SOLD OUT
April 18 /// Washington, D.C. /// 9:30 Club^
April 19 /// Boston, MA /// House of Blues^
April 20 /// Philadelphia, PA /// The Fillmore^
April 22 /// Toronto, ON /// Rebel^
April 23 /// Columbus, OH /// Newport Music Hall
April 24 /// St. Louis, MO /// The Pageant^
April 26 /// Detroit, MI /// Saint Andrews Hall^
April 27 /// Chicago, IL /// Riviera Theatre^
April 28 /// Milwaukee, WI /// The Rave^
April 30 /// Minneapolis, MN /// First Avenue^
May 2 /// Kansas City, MO /// Midland Theatre+
May 4 /// Atlanta, GA /// Shaky Knees Festival 2019#
May 12 /// Brussels, Belgium /// Ancienne Belgique SOLD OUT
May 13 /// Paris, France /// Bataclan SOLD OUT
May 15 /// Lausanne, Switzerland /// Les Docks SOLD OUT
May 16 /// Milan, Italy /// Fabrique
May 17 /// Luxembourg, Luxembourg /// Den Atelier
May 19 /// Amsterdam, Netherlands /// Paradiso SOLD OUT
May 20 /// Berlin, Germany /// Huxleys SOLD OUT
May 24 /// Newcastle, United Kingdom /// This Is Tomorrow 2019#
June 5 /// Hamburg, Germany /// Grosse Freiheit
June 6 /// Aaarhus, Denmark /// Northside Festival#
June 7 - June 9 /// Nürburg, Germany /// Rock Am Ring 2019#
June 7 - June 9 /// Nuremberg, Germany /// Rock im Park#
June 11 /// Manchester, United Kingdom /// O2 Victoria Warehouse SOLD OUT
June 12 /// Manchester, United Kingdom /// O2 Victoria Warehouse SOLD OUT
June 14 /// Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom /// Bedgebury Pinetum
June 15 /// Birmingham, United Kingdom /// Digbeth Arena SOLD OUT
June 16 /// Birmingham, United Kingdom /// Digbeth Arena
June 18 /// Glasgow, United Kingdom /// SWG3 Galvanizers Yard SOLD OUT
June 20 /// Thetford, United Kingdom /// Thetford Forest
June 21 /// London, United Kingdom /// Alexandra Palace SOLD OUT
June 22 /// London, United Kingdom /// Alexandra Palace
June 24 - June 26 /// Zagreb, Croatia /// Inmusic Festival#
June 26 /// Bournemouth, United Kingdom /// International Centre
July 2 /// Dublin, Ireland /// Trinity College
July 5 /// Barcelona, Spain /// Festival Cruïlla 2019#
July 5- Jul 7 /// Ewijk, Netherlands /// Down The Rabbit Hole#
July 26 - Jul 28 /// Benidorm, Spain /// Low Festival 2019#
August 1 - Aug 3 /// Lustenau, Austria /// Szene Open Air#

* with Bear Hands & Kiev
^ with Preoccupations & Omni
# Festival Date
+ Supporting Interpol

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My Brightest Diamond Releases "Another Chance" Video + Curates Valentine's Day Playlist for The Talkhouse

Introducing: My Brightest Diamond’s “Another Chance”

The premiere of a new music video, plus a playlist of songs that inspired the track.

As a teenager, the song “Sweet Thing” with Rufus and Chaka Khan was played often on Detroit radio, and I always loved it. After my divorce, I was trying to imagine what Love could look like for me, how I might move forward accepting the love that had been in my life without disparaging it, but not wanting to repeat scenarios or mistakes I had made. I dreamed of having a Love like the kind was described in “Sweet Thing,” and made an explicit reference to that in my song “Another Chance.” The playlist continues to grow and grow.

—Shara Nova

Click HERE to Watch "Another Chance" & Stream Nova's Valentine's Day Playlist on The Talkhouse!

For Immediate Release:

My Brightest Diamond Releases “Another Chance” Video and Curates Valentine’s Day Playlist

Embarks on Headline Tour Ahead of Spring Dates as Main Support for Death Cab For Cutie

New York, NY – February 14th, 2018 – My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Nova) has released the new video for her song “Another Chance” today, coinciding with a special Valentine’s Day playlist she has curated for The Talkhouse. The track comes from My Brightest Diamond’s new studio full-lengthA Million And One and explores Nova’s relationship with love, and the personal journey she has taken since her recent divorce – it’s a heartbreaking yet powerful, moving, and hopeful composition.

A week from today Nova will embark on My Brightest Diamond’s West Coast headline tour, including stops in Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle – with support from Ian Chang (Son Lux) – Los Angeles and a headline slot at this year’s Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco on February 26th. The trek comes on the heels of last month’s performance on Live From Here with Chris Thile and a North American tour in December as main support for Stars. At the end of March My Brightest Diamond will join Death Cab For Cutie as main support for the southern US leg of their headline run. She’s in good company, as other acts supporting the indie mainstay on the 2019 tour include The Beths,Jenny Lewis, Lala Lala, Car Seat Headrest, and Mitski.

A Million And One was released on November 23rd via Rhyme & Reason Records, and you can watch the brand new video for “Another Chance” HERE. If you enjoyed Nova’s Valentine’s Day playlist on The Talkhouse, you can stream her entire 99-song collection titled Loving You via the band’s Spotify page HERE. Catch My Brightest Diamond live on her West Coast headline tour this month, and this spring with Death Cab For Cutie – confirmed dates can be found below. Stay tuned to www.mybrightestdiamond.com for all up-to-date information on new music and tour dates.

Watch the new Video for "Another Chance" HERE

...A fiercely individualist artist who’s making fiercely individual music.

Nova is directed and moody during these 10 tracks, making the sort of sulky party music that is the specialty of Troye Sivan or Robyn.

...self-discovery through communal groove…