LA LUZ plays tonight at The Echo, Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
Photo: Angel Ceballos
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9/30/2014
Dean Blunt shares new video + Announces NYC and LA tour dates
DEAN BLUNT SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "TRIDENT"
ANNOUNCES NYC AND LA SHOWS
BLACK METAL DUE NOVEMBER 4TH VIA ROUGH TRADE
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"Trident" is the B-side to album track "50 Cent," both of which can be streamed below. "50 Cent" b/w "Trident" 12" is coming soon.
Dean Blunt's new album, Black Metal, will be released Nov 4 on Rough Trade.
WATCH: "Trident" - http://youtu.be/HJNUpB_8AsI
Previously:
LISTEN: "50 Cent" - http://youtu.be/YQfwPziK-SA
U.S. Tour Dates:
11/6 - New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall
11/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Jewel's Catch One
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Sleaford Mods Release "Chubbed Up +" via Ipecac Recordings
SLEAFORD MODS RELEASE CHUBBED UP + VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS ON OCT. 28
SINGLES COLLECTION INCLUDES THREE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS
NOV. 29 PERFORMANCE AT THE WICK IN BROOKLYN
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 – The UK’s Sleaford Mods join Ipecac Recordings’ roster with the Oct. 28 release of Chubbed Up +, a singles collection featuring three previously unreleased songs (“The Committee,” “Bring Out the Canons” and “Fear of Anarchy”).
Sleaford Mods speak with The Quietus (http://youtu.be/EjWojQwqbRE)
UK press on Sleaford Mods
“…some of the best music being made in England right now is happening from artists creating a lurid, living portrait of a country that’s not right in its head… Nobody is doing it as explicitly as this duo though, and frankly it’s a pleasure to for once hear music that’s made with such bile, such attack.” -NME
“Sleaford Mods sound like nothing else. Best Band in the land. It’s that simple” – The Quietus
“It isn’t always the role of political music to come up with solutions. But nothing could be more urgent than the questions Sleaford Mods pose.” – The Wire
“Like Happy Mondays, the Fall and William Blake, Sleaford Mods are English visionary ranters…” – The Sunday Times
Sleaford Mods' video for "Jolly Fucker" (http://youtu.be/Wi-JClH7DZ0)
Chubbed Up + track listing
1. The Committee *
2. Jobseeker
3. 14 Day court
4. Black Monday
5. Jolly Fucker
6. Tweet Tweet Tweet
7. Bambi
8. Routine Dean
9. Scenery
10. Pubic Hair Ltd
11. Bring Out the Canons *
12. Fear of Anarchy *
* Previously unreleased
Sleaford Mods are Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn.
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Fela Kuti box set #3, curated by Brian Eno, out now!
BRIAN ENO-CURATED FELA KUTI BOX SET IS OUT TODAY
ON KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS
FELEBRATION EVENTS SCHEDULED ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR OCTOBER
LISTEN: Fela Kuti's "Colonial Mentality" off the Finding Fela soundtrack via Soundcloud
WATCH: Trailer for Finding Fela, the recently-released documentary from Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney via YouTube
PURCHASE: Fela Vinyl Box Set #3, curated by Brian Eno, via Knitting Factory Records
Knitting Factory Records today releases the third installment of their Fela Kuti Box Set Series. The box was curated by long-time admirer Brian Eno and his album selections span the ten years in which Fela's afrobeat progressed from its formative stage to a rich maturation of the form. It begins with 1971's Shakara and ends with 1980's I.T.T.(International Thief Thief). It also includes London Scene (1972), Afrodisiac, Gentleman (both 1973) and Upside Down(1976). The penultimate selection is 1976's Zombie, which was a huge hit in Nigeria. There are only 2,000 copies of this limited edition box set: The albums are pressed on 180 gram vinyl, come with a poster reproduction from a Fela Kuti & Africa 70 show in Brussels, and a fourteen page booklet.
Says box set curator, Brian Eno, "Before about mid-September 1973 I didn't have much interest in polyrhythmic music. I didn't really get it. That all changed one autumn day when I walked into Stern's Record Shop off Tottenham Court Road. For reasons I've long forgotten, I left the store with an album that was to change my life dramatically. It was Afrodisiac by Fela Ransome-Kuti (as he was then known) and his band The Africa 70. I remember the first time I listened and how dazzled I was by the groove and the rhythmic complexity, and by the raw, harsh sounds of the brass, like Mack trucks hurtling across highways with their horns blaring. Everything I thought I knew about music at that point was up in the air again. The sheer force and drive of this wild Nigerian stuff blew my mind. My friend Robert Wyatt called it 'Jazz from another planet' - and suddenly I thought I understood the point of jazz, until then an almost alien music to me."
October marks the annual Felabration month. Felabrations are the annual celebrations that commemorate the life and music of the late Fela Anikulakpo Kuti. The original Felabrations date back to the early 1970's when Fela and his band took over The Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria and performed until the sun came up. Felabrations take place all over the world to coincide with Fela Kuti's birthday on October 15th.
This year also saw the release of Finding Fela, a documentary directed by Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney. The documentary follows the life of Fela Kuti and the creation of the Broadway musical, Fela! Many of the national and international Felabrations will be hosting screenings ofFinding Fela - the full list of Felabrations are below.
Felebrations & Finding Fela Screenings:
Atlanta GA - 10/1 - 10/4 - Spreadlove ATL - multiple venues (w/ Finding Fela screening) - Tickets
Oakland CA - 10/11 - Juke! Felabration @ Somar Bar - Tickets
Washington DC - 10/15 - Lil SoSo @ Den of Thieves (w/ Finding Fela screening) - Tickets
Washington DC - 10/15 - DJ Underdog + Rich Medina @ Liv Nightclub - Tickets
New York NY - 10/15 - Chop & Quench (the Fela! Band), Debo Band, and ?uestlove @ Le Poisson Rouge - Tickets
Los Angeles CA - 10/17 - Jump N Fun w/Rich Medina @ The Echo - Tickets
Denver CO - 10/18 - Groove Productions @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom - Tickets
Oakland CA - 10/18 - Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble @ The New Parish - Tickets
San Francisco - 10/18 - Jump N Funk w/ Rich Medina & The Lijadu Sisters @ Mighty - Tickets
Dallas TX - 10/24 - Sandaga 813 - Tickets
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9/29/2014
The Orwells @ The Fonda
photo: Angel Ceballos
THE ORWELLS play at The Fonda, Monday, September 29th 2014
THE ORWELLS play at The Fonda, Monday, September 29th 2014
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FOXYGEN @ LA Record
First Listen: Foxygen, '...And Star Power' http://dlvr.it/72wnkW
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9/27/2014
9/25/2014
Culture Collide 2014
LOS ANGELES revs the festival into high gear with a Sweden Happy Hour on Friday (presented by Talent Coach and LW Productions) and the Netherlands Happy Hour on Saturday (presented by Dutch Performing Arts). And check back soon for more information on our Creative Summit, an exciting gathering of industry professionals and fun panels including beers and spirits of the world.
LA Culture Collide is 3 days (October 16-18), more than 60 bands for only $30. Buy tickets at culturecollide.com/latix.SF Culture Collide is 2 days (October 14 & 15), more than 40 bands for only $20. Buy tickets at culturecollide.com/sftix.
Keep up with all the latest from Culture Collide Festival here.
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Chuck Prophet's new album out now, "Wish Me Luck" video
CHUCK PROPHET’S NIGHT SURFER OUT NOW
ON YEP ROC RECORDS TO WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM
“WISH ME LUCK” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES AT PASTE
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
“Sass, sarcasm and suck-you-in rock arrangements—think Reed crossed with Petty—make the new Night Surfer album a standout.”—USA Today
“…no one can turn tales from the outer limits into catchy songs quite like Prophet does. He’s as original as the characters he brings to life, in all their tawdry, tattered glory.”—NPR Music
“…a minor god in the roots-rock pantheon—a sharp, prolific singer-songwriter who always seems to have a new batch of tunes ready to go.”—The Washington Post
“…with Prophet, grimness, humor, fact and fiction mingle freely.”—NPR Fresh Air
Night Surfer, the thirteenth studio album for acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Chuck Prophet, is out now on Yep Roc Records to widespread acclaim (iTunes, Amazon). The Boston Globe calls the record, “…category-defying…” while the Chicago Sun-Times asserts, “One of the best songwriters of the last 20 years who could wear Tom Petty’s crown…” and The Washington Times praises, “Chuck Prophet’s music is, once again, magic.” In celebration of the release, the official music video for the first single, “Wish Me Luck,” which was directed by Ryan Browne and stars Robert Longstreet, premiered today at Paste and can now be viewed/embedded here. Additionally, Prophet will embark on a worldwide tour this fall. See below for complete details.
Night Surfer was recorded in Prophet’s hometown of San Francisco at Decibelle Recording Studio and in Nashville at Alex the Great with noted producer Brad Jones and was mixed in upstate New York by Paul Q Kolderie. Of the album, Prophet comments, “This record is loosely conceptual but universal all the same. It’s all about a path forward, about looking around and imagining where we’ll be in 20 years if we just follow that path. And of course, you’ll find a persistent anxiety throughout; we live, after all, in anxious times. As John Murry told me after a first listen, ‘It brings a tear to the eye and blood to the johnson.’ So yeah, a new record, new sound. It’s got it’s own groove with in your face guitars that snake and harmonize. They jangle too, thanks in no small part to special guest Peter Buck.”
The new record follows Prophet’s widely praised 2012 release, Temple Beautiful, of which Paste Magazine asserted, “Not since Lou Reed paid homage to the city and era that forged him with New York has there been a song cycle dedicated to a place and reality that offers the core immediacy with the thump, churn and ferocity of Chuck Prophet’s Temple Beautiful.”
Since emerging onto the music scene at age 18 as a member of the seminal rock band Green on Red, Prophet has collaborated with everyone from Warren Zevon and Kelly Willis to Jim Dickinson and Lucinda Williams among many others. In recent years, Prophet’s music has been featured in several hit television series including HBO’s “True Blood,” Showtime’s “Californication,” and FX’s “Sons of Anarchy.” He also co-wrote all the songs on Alejandro Escovedo’s 2008 critically acclaimed album Real Animal.
CHUCK PROPHET, NIGHT SURFER
1. Countrified Inner-City Technological Man
2. Wish Me Luck
3. Guilty As A Saint
4. They Don’t Know About Me and You
5. Lonely Desolation
6. Laughing On The Inside
7. If I Was A Baby
8. Ford Econoline
9. Felony Glamour
10. Tell Me Anything (Turn To Gold)
11. Truth Will Out (Ballad of Melissa and Remy)
12. Love Is The Only Thing
CHUCK PROPHET CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
October 3 & 4 San Francisco, CA Make Out Room
October 5 San Francisco, CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 7 Koln, Germany Gebaude 9
October 8 Paris, France La Java
October 9 Brighton, United Kingdom The Haunt
October 10 Oxford, United Kingdom The Arts Bar
October 11 Manchester, United Kingdom The Deaf Institute
October 12 Winchester, United Kingdom The Railway
October 13 Bristol, United Kingdom The Tunnels
October 14 London, United Kingdom Bush Hall
October 15 Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom The Trades Club
October 16 Dublin, Ireland Workmans Club
October 17 Kilkenny, Ireland Cleere’s
October 18 Belfast, United Kingdom Real Music Club
October 19 Glasgow, United Kingdom Oran Mor
October 20 Birmingham, United Kingdom Oobleck
October 22 Nottingham, United Kingdom The Rescue Rooms
October 23 Kortrijk, Belgium Café Den Trap
October 24 Ottersum, Netherlands Roepaen
October 25 Zwolle, Netherlands Let’s Get Lost Festival
October 26 Amsterdam, Netherlands The Paradiso
October 27 Hamburg, Germany Knust
October 28 Berlin, Germany Comet Club
October 29 Karlsurhe, Germany Jubez
October 31 Andoain, Spain Auditorio De Dastero Basque Country
November 1 Madrid, Spain El Sol
November 2 Valencia, Spain 16 Toneladas
November 3 Barcelona, Spain Sidecar
November 6 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
November 7 Berwyn, IL Fitzgerald’s
November 8 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
November 9 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
November 10 East Aurora, NY 189 Public House
November 12 Grand Rapids, MI Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
November 13 Columbus, OH The Grand Valley Dale Ballroom
November 14 Huntington, WV V Club
November 15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
November 16 Washington, DC The Hamilton
November 18 Somerville, MA Johnny D’s
November 19 Fall River, MA Narrows Center for the Arts
November 20 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
November 21 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
November 22 Hudson, NY Club Helsinki
November 23 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
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NEIL YOUNG RELEASES NEW SONG "WHO'S GONNA STAND UP?"
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9/24/2014
Puro Instinct share new single + announce shows
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9/23/2014
The Raveonettes @ The Observatory
The Raveonettes @ The El Rey 2004 (photo by Danna Kinsky)
THE RAVEONETTES will be playing tonight at the Observatory, Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
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Bryan Ferry Announces New Studio Album 'Avonmore'
BRYAN FERRY
THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM
'AVONMORE'
Monday November 17th sees the release of ‘Avonmore’, the new studio album from Bryan Ferry. After his beguiling detour into “The Jazz Age” and a significant contribution to Bazz Luhrmann’s hit film of “The Great Gatsby”, Ferry returns to the present day with a compelling collection of eight brand new compositions and two intriguing covers.
Johnny Marr , Nile Rodgers and Marcus Miller feature throughout the album, together with a shifting cast including Flea, Ronnie Spector, Mark Knopfler and Maceo Parker.
From the darkly driven title track, through to the contemplative “Soldier Of Fortune”, from the swirling groove of “One Night Stand” to the dreamlike first single “Loop De Li” – ‘Avonmore’ is both contemporary and classic. The two covers are unique Ferry musical interpretations – a beautiful and lush take on Sondheim’s “Send In The Clowns” and Robert Palmers “Johnny and Mary”, a collaboration with the Norwegian DJ and producer Todd Terje, transformed into a melancholic hymn to love and loss.
Loop De Li can be streamed here: http://po.st/LoopDeLiAudio
Tracklisting
1. Loop De Li
2. Midnight Train
3. Soldier of Fortune
4. Driving Me Wild
5. A Special Kind Of Guy
6. Avonmore
7. Lost
8. One Night Stand
9. Send In The Clowns
10. Johnny & Mary
Produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies and mixed by Craig Silvey, 'Avonmore' will be released on Monday November 17th on Vinyl, CD and Digital editions – all on BMG Rights Management.
“Loop Di Li” the lead single taken from ‘Avonmore’ is available now
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