LEVITATION PARTY @ The Townsend

photos by Bev Davies

Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Scoot Inn

Hanni El Khatib releases EP Savage Times Vol 1 + Shares new video for "Born Brown"

HANNI EL KHATIB RELEASES SAVAGE TIMES VOL. 1  VIA INNOVATIVE LEISURE SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR "BORN BROWN"

Hanni El Khatib by Nick Walker

WATCH: "Born Brown" - https://youtu.be/kaeK8kjGuBQ  STREAM: Savage Times Vol. 1 - http://spoti.fi/1XYedtI After recently premiering new tracks "Baby's OK" via The FADER and "Gonna Die Alone" as a World First on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show, Hanni El Khatib is back today to formally release them with another new song "Born Brown" as the EP Savage Times Vol. 1. The release comes via El Khatib's own Innovative Leisure and in conjunction with a video for "Born Brown".  Speaking about the video, El Khatib said, "My mother and father came to this country with high hopes to achieve their dreams. They made every opportunity count. Somewhere along the way they found each other and I was born. They instilled their values and ethics in me. We've worked hard as a family to get to where we are today. This song is for anyone raised in America by the immigrants who have made this country what it is. Born Brown. Born Proud." Check out the video for "Born Brown" above, see below for all Savage Times Vol. 1 info and stay tuned for more Hanni El Khatib news soon. About Hanni El Khatib: You could call 2015 a breakthrough year for Hanni El Khatib, but it wasn't just an easy breakthrough all at once. Instead, it was step after unexpected step and chance after random circumstance, part of a zig-zag path that now has El Khatib working on the most unexpected project he's come up with yet-a project that doesn't even have a name or even an ending right now. His album Moonlight, a Sandinista!-style festival of experimentation that hit in January 2015, was where everything started. A recording studio meet-up led to a GZA verse on "Moonlight," and that led to an El Khatib appearance on one of GZA's songs-the cover of Babe Ruth's "The Mexican"-and he followed that up by contributing the ghostly middle break to rapper Freddie Gibbs' bleaked-out "Satin Black." By summer he'd put out a picture disc single of his desolate take on D'Angelo and Premier's brooding "Devil's Pie" and teamed up with a bunch of elementary school kids from Staten Island's P.S. 22 Chorus for a rework of "Moonlight" and "Melt Me," and yes, it was as adorable as you'd think. He'd finish producing the debut album for Parisian psychedelic trio Wall of Death, and he'd make it all the way to Vladivostok, Russia, for a final set of festival appearances that the local U.S. consulate reported "brought artist and audience closer together." Then he'd play his last show of the year-last show to date, really-in September of 2015. And then everything suddenly changed.              El Khatib was booked to headline a Paris show with a special one-shot supergroup including drummer Alex Sowinski of BadBadNotGood, bassist Jonny Bell of Crystal Antlers and Dam-Funk collaborator and solo synthesizer wizard Computer Jay. But the Bataclan attacks canceled those plans, and so El Khatib was left with unexpected space in his schedule. He took the time to hole up with his guitar and generate hundreds of ideas-an uninterrupted flow that left dozens of voice-memo song snippets on his phone-and booked a session at Bell's Jazzcats studio in December to see what would happen. The very first day pretty much immediately resulted in "Gonna Die Alone" and "Baby's OK"-the first two new songs he's released so far, by the way-and instantly crystallized a simple new idea: write, record, repeat. Instead of a new album, he'd work on a new state of mind.              Although he'd already begun to work behind the mixing board with earlier signees to Innovative Leisure,Moonlight was El Khatib's first full-scale production credit-an experience of deep commitment to every level of making an album, from the first idea to the very last mix. He'd locked himself in an L.A. studio for thirty days, and after a long month of vintage gear, field recordings of funerals, so-crazy-it-might-work sample editing and more than a little whiskey, he walked out on April Fool's Day with his most daring and distinctive album ever. That meant that when he finally finished touring for Moonlight and started at Jazzcats that winter, he truly knew what he could do in a studio.              So El Khatib teamed up with Bell and submerged himself completely into recording, this time decamping to Jazzcats for week after week of lockdown improvisation. (And night after night of recovery-or discovery-at some of Long Beach's oldest and least-revitalized bars.) This was a new project, based on turning limitations-limited time, limited instruments, limited knowledge of how exactly to play strange new instruments-into inspiration, and of working non-stop with Bell to chase every idea until it either took flight or cracked into pieces. Although only two songs have materialized so far, there are more coming. In fact, there are more being made right now.              Moonlight was when Hanni tested every rule there is about making an album, but now he's not making an album at all. Instead, this is process as public performance: an artist releasing music to the world almost in real time, with nothing to interfere with the purity or intimacy. (If you were in L.A. on Record Store Day, you could've even got a special one-of-a-kind 7" of one of the songs, made especially for you by Bell and his record-cutting lathe.) Normally, at this point in a band bio, you'd get to find out what's coming next. But no one really knows what's coming next-not even El Khatib. All anyone can do for now is just listen.   Hanni El Khatib Savage Times Vol. 1 Innovative Leisure April 29th 2016 1. Baby's OK 2. Born Brown 3. Gonna Die Alone

Childbirth plays in Brooklyn June 9th and 10th, in support of their latest LP "Women's Rights"

Childbirth's sophomore album, Women's Rights,  is out now on   Suicide Squeeze Records!  Fans in Brooklyn can see them play live during the Northside Festival on two dates: June 9th at Shea Stadium June 10th at Baby's All Right Other dates: 06.09.16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium for Northside Festival 06.10.16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right for Northside Festival 06.11.16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 06.12.16 – Washington, D.C. @ Comet Ping Pong Praise for Women's Rights: "There probably isn't a funnier punk band than Childbirth. The three-piece Seattle supergroup of sorts is the offspring of Bikini Kill and Broad City..." i-D “…the trio is punk's young, brash, feminist face.” NPR “...on their second “album” pick up the mantle of Funniest Band That Matters from the sadly departed Das Racist.” SPIN naming Women’s Rights the Album of The Week ““The Seattle supergroup revel in all the effluvia that induces so much discreet pearl-clutching…” Pitchfork “While the band definitely comes from a place of humor and the cover features a rubber gloved hand holding a glass of wine, pinky out no less, it should not take away from the seriousness of the topics they discuss.” IMPOSE “Biting satire runs through all 13 garage-punk songs on the album, which are filled with as much poignant feminist and sociopolitical material as you’ll find in most bands’ entire back catalogs.” BITCH “It’s a crude, serrated anthem for ladies who piss in the shower and don’t clean litterboxes.”Stereogum on “Nasty Grrls” “Wry, lo-fi, and packing more zing than a jar of Colman’s, hell really hath no fury…” NME “Women’s Rights proves them effortlessly, riotously funny.” Brooklyn Magazine “…Childbirth songs tend to be laugh-out-loud funny while also getting at some deeper, more empowering truths.” The FADER “…some serious Slits vibes going on (“Typical Girls,” anyone?).” MTV

LEVITATION first day 2016 w/ BJM and Slowdive

All photos by Bev Davies

The Raveonettes Share "Junko Ozawa" Track Via Clash

Photo Credit: Amber and Ashlie Chavez THE RAVEONETTES SHARE "JUNKO OZAWA" TRACK VIA CLASH THE FOURTH TRACK IN THEIR 12 MONTHLY RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH SERIES

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: The Raveonettes - "Junko Ozawa" (Lyric Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiElml6rOM   The Raveonettes share a new track this week entitled "Junko Ozawa" via Clash. “…This tune is dedicated to Junko Ozawa the great female game composer of such classics as Rolling Thunder, The Tower Of Druaga, etc…" says Sune Rose Wagner "I wanted to keep all the instrumentation in the 8-12 bit range, only using low bit synths and sounds. Even the guitars have been re-sampled and played on a synth…Cool, uptempo shit!…” The track is the fourth release from the band's official RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH playlist where the duo will continue to upload a freshly recorded track on the last Friday of every month until December. The 'anti-album' will feature a collection of new tracks that aren't bound by the constraints of the format. Join the RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH and subscribe to the playlist here.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE RAVE-SOUND-OF-THE-MONTH PLAYLIST AT  http://radi.al/RaveSoundOfTheMonth The Raveonettes also continue their new Pledge Music Campaign where fans can pledge for the CD and vinyl of the forthcoming new album. Sign up for the Pledge Music Campaign at http://radi.al/TheRaveonettesPledge. LINKS Website Facebook Twitter YouTube

R.I.P. Charles Gatewood 1942-2016

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Cate Le Bon's Tour Kicks Off Next Week!

LE BON VOYAGE

Das right! After a "Wonderful" brief tour of the UK with the experimental collective BANANA and not one, but TWO sold out shows in in New York and Los Angeles, Cate Le Bon is set to cross the US and Canada to bring Crab Day to the people! Cate Le Bon has worn many hats, which should serve as a metaphor, huh? Each of her previous records are distinct and anomalous, yet follow a clandestine progression that is mysterious yet ultimately embracing. The spirit of Crab Day continues that tradition in dealing out the pop sounds with a mercurial, personal lyric bent. Paroxysmal and schismatic, Crab Day glitters with production oddments, showcasing Cate's unbridled talent for bouncy rhythms and stealthily complex guitar figurations. Basically, it's fun to dance to! Catch Cate at the venues below! Stop by to say happy Crab Day, and stay for the whole show. It's GOTTA be able to pay to sing your songs, after all!

Cate Le Bon US Tour Dates: May 2nd - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON* May 3rd- Brighton Music Hall, Allston MA* May 4th - Fete Lounge, Providence RI* May 5th-Rough Trade, Brooklyn NY May 6th - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia PA* May 7th - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC* May 8th - Big Room Bar, Columbus OH* May 9th - Schubas, Chicago IL* May 10th - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN* May 12th - Biltmore Cafe, Vancouver BC* May 13th - Barboza, Seattle WA* May 14th- Dante's, Portland OR* May 16th- The Chapel, San Francisco CA* *with Mega Bog

PEACH KELLI POP SHARE "STUCK IN A DREAM"

PEACH KELLI POP SHARE "STUCK IN A DREAM"

KICK OFF U.S. SPRING TOUR NEXT WEEK

HALLOWEEN MASK 7" 

OUT 4/29 VIA LAUREN RECORDS

 

Photo Credit: Julie Pinzur

LISTEN TO "STUCK IN A DREAM"

Today, Peach Kelli Pop have shared "Stuck In A Dream," the latest track from their new 7",Halloween Mask. Brooklyn Vegan, who premiered the track today, are calling it a "sugary earworm."Halloween Mask is available for pre-order now and out April 29th on Lauren Records.

Peach Kelli Pop are kicking off their full U.S. tour next week in support of the new 7".  All dates below.

LISTEN TO PREVIOUS SINGLES

"HALLOWEEN MASK" & "HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL"

TOUR DATES:

5/1 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
5/2 El Paso, TX  @ The Warszawa
5/3 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder 

5/4 Houston, TX @ Walter's
5/5 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
5/6 Tallahassee, FL @ The Shark Tank
5/7 Jacksonville, FL @ The Headlamp 

5/8 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
5/9 Raleigh, NC @ Cat's Cradle
5/10 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
5/11 Baltimore, MD @ Windup Space
5/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hits
5/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades
5/14 Boston, MA @ Middle East
5/15 Providence, RI @ Aurora

5/16 Ottawa, CN @ House of Targ
5/19 Toronto, CN @ Smiling Buddha
5/20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto
5/21 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

5/22 Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory
5/23 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

5/24 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club 

5/25 Omaha, NB @ Club Reverb
5/26 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
5/27 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

5/28 Boise, ID @ The Olympic
5/29 Portland, OR @ The Know
5/31 Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge
6/2 San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock

Neil Young To Release New Album- Earth- On June 17th Via Reprise Records

NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM - 

EARTH - ON JUNE 17

^TH VIA REPRISE RECORDS

 

ALBUM FEATURES A NEW TAKE ON SOME OF YOUNG'S MOST BELOVED SONGS

 

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S "THE FIRST FRIDAYS" EVENT SERIES PRESENTS  

AN EVENING WITH NEIL YOUNG, 

ON MAY 6TH

 

 

 

April 28, 2016 - (Burbank, CA) - Neil Young will release a new album, entitled EARTH, on June 17^th via Reprise Records. The album features performances of songs from a range of Young's albums, including last year's The Monsanto Years, 1990's Ragged Glory, and 1970's After the Gold Rush. The audio was captured during Young's 2015 tour with The Promise of the Real, fronted by Lukas Nelson (vocals/guitar) andMicah Nelson (guitar, vocals) - Willie Nelson's sons. The tour included Young performing solo and with the band for a full electric show.

 

A new take on some of Young's most beloved songs, EARTH features the live recordings, along with added musical overdubs, as well as sounds of the earth, such as city sounds like car horns, sounds of insects, and animal sounds from bears, birds, crickets, bees, horses, cows - creating a very strange, yet beautiful atmosphere.

 

"Ninety-eight uninterrupted minutes long,  

EARTH flows as a collection of 13 songs from throughout my life, songs I have written about living here on our planet together," 

 says Young. "Our animal kingdom is well represented in the audience as well, and the animals, insects, birds, and mammals actually take over the performances of the songs at times."  

 

On Friday, May 6^th, in Los Angeles between 7:00pm - 9:00pm, The Natural History Museum Los Angeles County  will present "An Evening With Neil Young", as part of their "First Fridays" event series. "First Fridays" is a monthly event at the Natural History Museum that includes live music, DJ sets, and scientific discussions/presentations.  For this event, Young will present the first public playback of his upcoming release, EARTH in its entirety in Pono high definition fidelity audio. Young will deliver the opening portion of the program with his insights and explanation of the making of EARTH, and its contents. This will be the first-ever public album preview by Young in his career and the first event of its kind for NHM. For tickets and further details, go to: "First Fridays".

 

Coming out one week prior on June 10^th are two rare films - the critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic musical comedy Human Highway and the concert feature Rust Never Sleeps- for the first time on DVD and Blu Ray via Reprise Records. Neither film has been available or viewed in years. Human Highway is Young's 1982 comedy starring Russ Tamblyn, Charlotte Stewart, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, and Devo, which has been digitally restored for the DVD and Blu Ray release. Rust Never Sleepsisthe full-length feature about Young's 1978 concert tour and includes such classic young Young's most popular songs, showcasing classic hits such as "I Am a Child,"featuring Crazy Horse, "Cinnamon Girl," "Like A Hurricane" and both the acoustic and electric versions of his landmark song "Hey Hey, My My." Both are currently available for pre-order through Neil Young Store and Amazon.com. Special bundles are available exclusively through Neil Young Store only.

 

The track-listing for EARTH is as follows:

 

"People Want to Hear About Love" (from The Monsanto Years)

"Big Box" (from The Monsanto Years)

"Mother Earth" (from Ragged Glory)

"The Monsanto Years" (from The Monsanto Years)

"I Won't Quit" (previously unreleased)

"Western Hero" (from Sleeps With Angels)

"Vampire Blues" (from On The Beach)

"Hippie Dream" (from Landing On Water)

"After The Gold Rush" (from After The Gold Rush)

"Wolf Moon" (from The Monsanto Years)

"Love & Only Love" (from Ragged Glory)