VUM @ The Echo

photo: Angel Ceballos

VUM play at The Echo every Monday in December 2013. Beginning this Monday, 

December 2nd 2013. It's a record release party.

Wire Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra

I played with Page Hamilton (Helmet) in Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra.

At Neumos, in Seattle, November 23rd 2013.

VUM @ THE ECHO

VUM facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretlodgerecordings

The Three O'Clock @ Constellation Room

The Three O’Clock with Cosmonauts invade Orange County 2013.

Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra - DRILL: Seattle @ Neumos 23-Nov 2013

Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra - DRILL: Seattle @ Neumos 

WIRE DRILL: SEATTLE 2013

WIRE curates DRILL: SEATTLE this week. Three nights of WIRE and DRILL.

The three-day fest will take place November 21-23 at venues throughout Seattle including Barboza, the Crocodile, and Neumo’s. DRILL: SEATTLE will feature performances by Helmet, Chastity Belt, Vestals, Earth and more. The festival will also include a performance from the PinkFlag Guitar Orchestra in which other artists, including Helmet’s Page Hamilton, will join Wire on stage for a rendition of “Pink Flag.”

Wire’s Colin Newman says, “The concept is simple, it’s an unpretentious city festival featuring artists from across all genres actively curated by Wire with a lot of input from local, informed media partners (in the case of London, The Quietus; in the case of Seattle, KEXP) The concerts take place in small venues with great sound systems. There are no big ticket acts playing for over inflated fees. Wire go for the best in upcoming local talent combined with friends who just want to be part of it.”

Thursday, November 21, 2013

DRILL: Seattle featuring EARTH

Special Guests: Pillar Point, an Unannounced Special Guest + Special Drill

Barboza

8 pm

21+

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Friday, November 22, 2013

DRILL: Seattle featuring Helmet

Special Guests: FF

The Crocodile

8 pm

All Ages

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

DRILL: Seattle featuring WIRE

Special Guests: Chastity Belt, Vestals + the pinkflag orchestra

Neumos

8 pm

21+

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Death Vessel's 'Island Intervals' (Feb. 25th)

Sub Pop to Release Death Vessel’s Island Intervals on February 24th in Europe and February 25th in North America Listen to “Ilsa Drown” (feat. Jónsi) Now https://soundcloud.com/subpop/death-vessel-ilsa-drown Album Art here Photo (credit - Corey Grayhorse) here   Herewith: important release details for the new Death Vessel album, Island Intervals! The 2014  follow-up to the band’s label debut (Nothing Is Precious Enough for Us) will be available worldwide on CD/LP/DL February 24th in Europe and February 25th in North America on Sub Pop. The 8-song album includes the singles “Mercury Dime,” “Velvet Antlers,” and “Ilsa Drown,” which features guest vocals from Jónsi, who also co-wrote the track. Island Intervals was produced by Alex Somers (Julianna Barwick, Sigur Rós) at his studio in Reykjavík, Iceland (see Pitchfork News Story November 22nd). Please find a tracklisting below. Pre-orders of Death Vessel’s Island Intervals from iTunes beginning Friday, November 22nd,  will receive a download of “Ilsa Drown” immediately. The album will also be available for pre-order at SubPop.com.  And, people who pre-order Island Intervals on LP at subpop.com will receive the limited “Loser Edition” of the album on colored vinyl. More About Death Vessel (from Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg): Like Nico's, Jimmy Scott's, or Phil Elverum's, Joel Thibodeau’s is a voice that demands its own sonic and lyrical world, and with Island Intervals, his third record as Death Vessel (and second for Sub Pop), we're treated to the sound of him finding a rich and strange new home among new friends in Iceland who probably saw him as a long-lost relative. Joel's an inveterate and intuitive wanderer; when I met him years ago, he'd just spent a few months traveling the United States on Greyhound buses, sometimes sleeping rough, and making a record from found moments. I remember he had an otherworldly quality about him that I couldn't quite name, like he’d just blown in on the wind (read more at Sub Pop). Island Intervals Tracklisting 1. Ejecta 2. Velvet Antlers 3. Triangulated Heart 4. Mercury Dime 5. Ilsa Drown 6. Island Vapors 7. We Agreed 8. Loom What People Have Said About Death Vessel: “His soft, childlike delivery strips the words of all pretension with an innocence that's as wrenching as the best current singer-songwriters.” [Nothing Is Precious… Review] - Rolling Stone “Thibodeau’s melodies, which have always been pretty, are now beautiful.” [Nothing Is Precious… Review] -  Boston Phoenix “This is a blissful, radiant, rewarding listen; one recommended without hesitation.” [Nothing Is Precious… Review] - Drowned In Sound “His pure delivery—he scales the heights, but never over-sings—and cryptic/mystic worldview are still the main attractions.”  [Nothing Is Precious… Review] - Mojo   # # # #

Glasvegas Announce U.S. Dates - Video Premiers on Yahoo!

November 22, 2013 - Glasvegas will kick off their eighth tour of the U.S. on February 16, 2014 in Washington DC at the Rock n Roll Hotel.  Upon their return to the states for these intimate gigs, it will have been almost three years since their last U.S. shows. Glasvegas have stated..."We are really looking forward to returning once again to North America in 2014. We've picked some cool venues this time and we hope to see some old friends again and make some new ones.  Rest assured we will be playing the classics from 'Glasvegas' & 'Euphoric Heartbreak' and also playing you tracks from our brand new album 'Later...When The TV Turns To Static'.  See you soon. GV x"  Released in September, Later...When The TV Turns To Static is Glasvegas' third studio album.  Written and produced by lead vocalist and songwriter, James Allan, this ten track 45 minute sojourn of heartfelt melancholia and broken relationships is set against a backdrop of scorching soundscapes that lift the soul into heights of abandoned euphoria. Glasvegas - Later...When the TV Turns to Static The video for their next single and album title track, "Later...When The TV Turns To Static," premiered on Yahoo! this week and is up on VEVO today.  James Allan, Glasvegas song-writer, guitarist, vocalist and frontman explained the video to Yahoo!""The idea was quite a simple one me and my sister (Denise) worked on where we just set up the amps in the living room and played. The video is interrupted by another little dimension. I like the simplicity and dreamy nature to it." Tickets are on sale now, fans can check Glasvegas.net for the latest on sale info. Glasvegas 2014 North American Tour Dates: February 16  Washington, DC          Rock n Roll Hotel February 17  Philadelphia, PA          North Star Bar February 18  Boston, MA                  Great Scott February 19  New York, NY              Mercury Lounge February 20  Brooklyn, NY                Rough Trade February 22  Toronto, ON                 Mod Club February 24  Chicago, IL                   Schubas February 25  Minneapolis, MN          7th Street Entry February 28  Seattle, WA                  Columbia City Theater March 1        Vancouver, BC             The Venue March 2        Portland, OR                 Doug Fir Lounge March 4        Los Angeles, CA           The Echo March 6        San Francisco, CA        Popscene / Rickshaw Stop

Anna von Hausswolff - First U.S. Tour

ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF TO BEGIN FIRST U.S. TOUR DECEMBER 4 IN D.C.

Performances Will Feature Material from Swedish Artist’s Highly Acclaimed Album Ceremony

“I hope to find one album like Ceremony every year…and now I've got one for 2013.”
—Bob Boilen, NPR Music

“When von Hausswolff's ringing, regal voice sails in, it's clear that an original voice is announcing itself.”
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork

Finally, audiences in major U.S. cities will have an opportunity to experience singer / pianist Anna von Hausswolff’s striking and deeply felt music live. She will tour the country for the first time, beginning December 4 in Washington, DC, performing material from her celebrated album Ceremony (July 9, Other Music Recording Co.). Please see below for an itinerary of shows.

Anna von Hausswolff hails from Sweden, the land of midnight sun, black metal and Ingmar Bergman. Ceremony is primarily inspired by the death of her grandfather three years ago, and is informed by Anna’s childhood, when she and her sister sang in choirs and spent much time around their father, the renowned avant-garde artist and composer Carl Michael von Hausswolff, as he worked with artists ranging from William S. Burroughs to Union Carbide Productions. To record this tribute to her grandfather, Anna, a unique and powerful singer, accompanies herself on that most sacred of instruments, the church organ. The result is a work that combines intimacy and majestic grandeur.

Among the music press that has hailed Ceremony, von Hausswolff’s first U.S. release, is NPR Music’s Bob Boilen, who wrote, “When you put on Anna von Hausswolf's second album, Ceremony, everything around you changes. That ability to be instantly distinct is the mark of any great record; it's a vibe, and here that vibe is dramatic and stark and, as Ceremony progresses, surprising…von Hausswolff's voice possesses the power to soar with those mighty pipes and still hold tight to delicate, personal emotions.” The Village Voice called Ceremony a “beautiful, elegiac song cycle.” Reviewing her only U.S. live show to date, in July at Brooklyn’s Glasslands, Brooklyn Vegan noted von Hausswolf's “seriously spine-tingling pipes.”

Growing up in Gothenburg’s bohemian neighborhood of Haga, Anna and her younger sister, Maria, were surrounded by art and music. They lived with their mother in a small apartment nestled amongst concert halls, record shops, galleries and cafés. Music was everywhere, and none was more impactful than that of the girls’ own father. The senior von Hausswolff’s sound experiments and art installations opened his young daughters’ minds to a world of inspiration, and the headquarters of the Haga-based Radium label he founded in 1986, the same year Anna was born, became a playground and hideout for the sisters, a smoke-filled cabinet of wonders where a vast array of iconic artists took up residence amongst the girls’ schoolbooks and playthings.

After high school, Anna began to pursue a lifelong interest in architecture at Chalmers University before moving to Copenhagen to continue her studies of art and architecture at the Royal Academy of Art, where she is currently enrolled. And yet, as her studies continued, her musical passion only deepened, and in 2009 Anna released her first EP on Kning Disk,Track of Time, followed in 2010 by her debut full-length, Singing from the Grave. The album received rave reviews across Sweden and took various awards, and Anna toured across Scandinavia numerous times. Since Kning Disk releasedCeremony in Sweden last summer, the album has received near-universal critical praise and was nominated for two Swedish Grammys and a Nordic Prize.

For the U.S. dates, von Hausswolff will be joined by her Swedish band: Filip Leyman (keyboards), Karl Vento (guitar) and Ulrik Ording (drums).

The North American release by Other Music Recording Co. (distributed by Fat Possum) on July 9 followed an acclaimed U.K. / E.U. release by City Slang on June 17.

ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF U.S. TOUR DATES

December 4
Washington, DC
Lang Theatre
Atlas Performing Arts Center

December 5
Philadelphia, PA
Johnny Brenda’s

December 6
Brooklyn, NY
Union Hall

December 7
New York, NY
Mercury Lounge

December 9
Chicago, IL
Schubas Tavern

December 10
Minneapolis, MN
7th St. Entry

December 13
Seattle, WA
The Vera Project

December 14
Portland, OR
Doug Fir Lounge

December 16
San Francisco, CA
Rickshaw Stop

December 17
Los Angeles, CA
Bootleg Bar

NPR Field Recordings, taped at NYC’s Christ Church
http://www.npr.org/event/music/217277491/anna-von-hausswolff-finds-a-pipe-organ-in-new-york-city

NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon
http://www.npr.org/2013/07/13/201085778/anna-von-hausswolff-an-artist-in-thrall-to-a-mega-instrument

Gliss's Langsom Dans Deluxe Edition Available Today

GLISS'S LANGSOM DANS DELUXE EDITION AVAILABLE TODAY   STREAM "DROOL" WITH LA WEEKLY Langsom Dans Deluxe Edition Featuring Exclusive Bonus Tracks Available Today, November 19, 2013 on Modern Outsider  Listen and Share "Drool" Here Via LA Weekly    "the feedback is molten-- the guitars fed through an untold assortment of pedals and blown amps. The volume is surging forward... and sure beats anything the Silversun Pickups have dreamt up." - Pitchfork Los Angeles duo, Gliss, is pleased to announce the release of deluxe edition of their critically acclaimed Langsom Dans. Available today, November 19, 2013 on Modern Outsider, the release features exclusive bonus tracks including "Hunting (C-Berg Remix)" and "Drool". To celebrate the release, Gliss is streaming "Drool" via the LA Weekly. "The song is about how the world has the potential to destroy itself," explains Victoria Cecilia, the bands singer and keyboard player. Stream and Share "Drool" Here Courtesy of LA Weekly. Danish/American band Gliss makes a huge departure from their old sound on the new recordLangsom Dans which is gathering comparisons to Beach House, Crystal Castles and Lower Dens. The LA based duo, consisting of Victoria Cecilia and Martin Klingman, pour their collective musical imaginations into recording timeless art pop with a precise Scandinavian texture that steps away from their previous work. The 12-track LP features heavy synths and electronic beats with Danish expatriate, Victoria Cecilia, stepping into the role as lead singer. The passionate vocal harmonies dictate the recordings with stories of coming out of the darkness into a new life, bringing to mind The XX, Portishead and Depeche Mode. Live Dates:  02/07 - Pasadena, CA @ Whole Foods Arroyo Langsom Dans Tracklist: 01. Blood On My Hands 02. A To B 03. Into The Water 04. Weight Of Love 05. Blur 06. Hunting 07. Waves 08. The Sea Tonight 09. Through The Mist 10. In Heaven 11. Black Is Blue                  12. Kite In The Sky 13. Drool (bonus track) 14. Hunting (C-Berg Remix)

Credit: Filip Orestes

US Festival 1983: U2, the Clash, Judas Priest, INXS + more

US Festival 1983: Days 1 - 3  on iTunes November 19th  and on DVD December 3rd Featuring U2, the Clash, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Scorpions, INXS, Men at Work, Stray Cats, Triumph, Missing Persons and more    Exclusive clip of U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday" at RollingStone.com

The US Festival (US is an acronym for "Unite Us In Song") held on Memorial Day of 1983 was a massive three-day celebration of music and culture sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple Computer. Wozniak financed the entire thing himself (approx. 10 million dollars), and his motivation quoted as "to throw a big party in the middle of nowhere" is quite an understatement. This festival was a follow up to 1982 Labor Day inaugural Us Festival events. The festivals were intended to be the celebration of evolving technologies; a marriage of music, computers, television and people. Us Festival 1983: Days 1 - 3 includes the 3 days of New Wave, Heavy Metal and Rock in 1983 with performances from U2, the Clash, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Scorpions, INXS, Men at Work, Stray Cats, Triumph, Missing Persons and more. This includes the legendary U2 performance of Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Clash's final performance with Mick Jones, a seminal performance for INXS in the US, and many other landmark moments in music history. It is estimated that over 670,000 fans attended. The festivals included large air-conditioned tents featuring the US Festival Technology Exposition a dazzling display of then-cutting edge computers, software, and electronic music devices. Also making a debut were installations of "out-door rain", perforated pvc nozzles that sprayed water to fight the fierce hundred-degree heat. The US Festival interest remains strong 30 years later in pop culture with mentions in The Simpsons, Malcom In The Middle, Dharma & Greg and other popular TV shows. US Festival 1983 is produced by Icon Television Music, Inc. and Unuson Corporation with the cooperation of Steve Wozniak. This is the only Unuson sanctioned official release of US Festival 1983 at iTunes and on DVD.  US Festival 1983 is directed by award winning filmmaker and music biographer Glenn Aveni and includes insight from Mark Goodman, one of the original VJ's that covered the Us Festival in 1983 for the newly launched MTV Channel. US Festival 1983 Days 1 - 3 are available on iTunes for $9.99 each: itunes.com/USFestival1983     Order DVD: http://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=MVD5946D Press Photos: http://bit.ly/HPO4fm Hi Res Cover Art:   http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/MVD5946D.jpg Track Listing: INXS - The One Thing Divinyls - Boys in Town English Beat - Jeanette Stray Cats - Rock This Town Stray Cats - Please Make Up Your Mind Men At Work - It's A Mistake Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go Judas Priest - Breaking The Law Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' Triumph - Magic Power Triumph - Fight The Good Fight Triumph - Lay It On The Line Triumph - A World Of Fantasy Scorpions - The Zoo Scorpions - Can't Get Enough Berlin - Sex Quarterflash - Find Another Fool U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 - The Electric Co. Missing Persons - Words Stevie Nicks - Stand Back Stevie Nicks - Outside The Rain     # # #