ADULT. Release New Video For "We Are a Mirror" Featuring Douglas J McCarthy

ADULT. RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “WE ARE A MIRROR” FEATURING DOUGLAS J McCARTHY MOVEMENT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE WITH SHANNON FUNCHESS CONFIRMED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TONIGHT

Photo credit: N Kuperus

ADULT. (Detroit’s Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller) have released a new video for “We Are a Mirror,” featuring Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas J McCarthy. Filmed in Detroit between the hours of 6pm and 6am, the video is directed by Hazel Hill-McCarthy III – the Los Angeles-based filmmaker who’s previous work includes a documentary featuring Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P-Orridge. Watch the video HERE. "We Are a Mirror” is taken from ADULT.’s collaborative album Detroit House Guests which was released in March by Mute. Along with this new visual offering, ADULT. are pleased to announce a special performance at the esteemedMovement Festival in their Detroit home base on Sunday, May 28. Joining Nicola and Adam will be Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum who also featured on Detroit House Guests and can be seen in the previously released video for “We Chase the Sound.” Recently, ADULT. traveled to Nashville where they performed in Jack White’s hallowed Blue Room at Third Man Records. The audio from this show was recorded direct to acetate and will be released later this year as part of the Live at Third Man Records series. Detroit House Guests is a project conceived by ADULT. based on the visual artist residency model ­– each musician came to ADULT.’s studio for a three week period with the parameter that they all live, work and collaborate together. The result - a total anthropological sound experiment and a full length album. The album features collaborations with a whole host of musicians and artists – Douglas J McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, Michael Gira from Swans, Shannon Funchess from Light Asylum, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe aka Lichens, Austrian thereminist Dorit Chrysler and multidisciplinary artist Lun*na Menoh. Kuperus and Miller also make sculpture, paintings, films, photographs, performances, videos and installations. They strive to intersect the lines between art and audio and have exhibited their work at institutions such as the Austrian Cultural Forum (NY), Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh), Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit), MOMAS (Saitama, Japan), and Centre d'art contemporain de Meymac (FR). They have shown their film The Three Grace(s) triptych at spaces such as Anthology Film Archives (NY), Distrital Film Festival (Mexico City), and Grey Area for Art and Technology (SF). ADULT. 2017 TOUR DATES 5/4/17 – Austin, TX – The Sidewinder 5/5/17 – Dallas, TX – Three Links 5/6/17 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard 5/10/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s 5/11/17 – Washington, DC – DC9 5/13/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bazaar 5/17/17 – Allston, MA – Great Scott 5/19/17 – Montreal, QC – NewSpeak 5/20/17 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground 5/26/17 – Detroit, MI – Marble Bar 5/28/17 – Detroit, MI – Movement Festival 6/1/17 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern 6/3/17 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle 6/7/17 – San Diego, CA – Casbah 6/8/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex 6/9/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent 6/10/17 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium 6/15/17 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge 6/17/17 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile 7/27/17 – Brussels, Belgium – Bazaar Club 7/28/17 – Berlin, Germany – Krake Festival 7/29/17 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzamatazz 8/3/17 – London, UK – MOTH Club 8/4/17 – Plougonvelin, France – Festival Visions #5 8/6/17 – Glasgow, Scotland – Optimo 20 at The Galveniser’s Yard

Listen to Detroit House Guests here.  Watch “They’re Just Words” feat. Douglas J McCarthy here.

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THE BIG MOON TO CO-HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH MARIKA HACKMAN THIS SUMMER

THE BIG MOON TO CO-HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH MARIKA HACKMAN THIS SUMMER BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM LOVE IN THE 4TH DIMENSION OUT NOW

“London's Coolest New Guitar-Wielding Girl Gang” – Noisey "The up-and-coming garage-pop group is poised to be the next big thing." – NYLON “The Big Moon have unearthed the secret of a fire debut.” ***** – DIY Magazine “They have the uppercut to send everyone else spinning.” ***** – DORK Magazine “They’ve captured lightning in a bottle.” – The Line of Best Fit “Confident in its own weirdness, ‘Love in the 4th Dimension’ is as enjoyable as the live shows that birthed it.” - Q The Big Moon will join Marika Hackman on a co-headline tour of North America this summer in support of their debut album Love in the 4th Dimension (StarTime International/Columbia Records). The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on July 29 with shows in Seattle, Minneapolis, and Chicago before concluding in Brooklyn at Baby’s All Right on August 16. Tickets go on sale Friday, 5/5 at 10am (local time), visithttp://thebigmoon.co.uk/ for more information. These dates mark The Big Moon’s return to North America since SXSW and last month’s VEVO DSCVR:live show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn where the band played songs from their debut album to a packed crowd. VEVO captured their performances of “Sucker,” “Bonfire” and “Pull the Other One,” which offer a taste of what to expect this summer. The Big Moon just wrapped a U.K. tour and will hit the festival circuit this summer with performances at Dot to Dot Festival, Green Man Festival, Reading & Leeds Festival, and more. For further live details, see below. Recorded in London throughout the summer of 2016, Love in the 4th Dimension was co-produced by Catherine Marks and Juliette Jackson. The 11-track debut has receivedrave reviews in the U.K. with The Guardian declaring it “nostalgic indie with wide-eyed conviction (4/5 stars)” and The Line of Best Fit proclaiming it’s “an album full of straight up bangers (8.5/10).” The Big Moon Tour Dates w/ Marika Hackman: 07/29   Los Angeles, CA         Bootleg 07/31   Oakland, CA               Starline Social Club 08/02   Portland, OR               Mississippi Studios 08/03   Vancouver, BC           Biltmore Cabaret 08/04   Seattle, WA                 Sunset Tavern 08/06   Salt Lake City, UT      Kilby Court 08/07   Denver, CO                Lost Lake 08/09   Minneapolis, MN         7th St Entry 08/10   Milwaukee, WI            Back Room at Collectivo 08/11   Chicago, IL                  Schubas 08/13   Toronto, ON                The Drake 08/14   Montreal, QC              Casa Del Popolo 08/15   Boston, MA                 Great Scott 08/16   Brooklyn, NY              Baby’s All Right The Big Moon Festival Dates: 5/26-28            Dot to Dot Festival, U.K. (INFO) 7/21-23            Truck Festival, Steventon, U.K. (INFO) 7/21-23            Tramlines, Sheffield, U.K. (INFO) 8/17-20            Green Man Festival, U.K. (INFO) 8/25-27            Reading & Leeds Festivals, U.K. (INFO) www.facebook.com/commoonicate www.twitter.com/commoonicate www.soundcloud.com/commoonicate

Ibeyi covers The FADER's Diaspora issue | Read the story now

IBEYI COVERS THE FADER’S DIASPORA ISSUE

Credit all photos and cover to The FADER/Amber Mahoney

Read the cover story HERE 

Today it’s been announced that Ibeyi are featured cover stars on The FADER’s first-ever Diaspora themed issue, on newsstands May 23 and available to read online today HERE. 

       

The FADER’s Anupa Mistry met Ibeyi in Cuba, where they discuss the significance of the country, growing up in Paris where they first practiced batá drumming and Yoruba chants, and the strong influence of Afro-Cuban faith practices on their music. They also speak about honoring the death of their father and sister in music, their emotional 2015 self-titled debut album they made as teenagers, and their forthcoming album for XL Recordings — a more uplifting and vital effort made during a dark time in the world.

Ibeyi is 22-year-old French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz.  Since the release of their stunning self-titled debut album in February 2015, Ibeyi have been captivating audiences across the globe with their unique blend of modern pop, hip-hop and electronic influenced with the traditional sounds of Yorùbá. 

In 2016 as Ibeyi finished up a global tour and headed back into the studio to work on their sophomore album, the adoration their music had garnered revealed itself through requests for: the twins to perform at the Chanel Cruise 2016/17 fashion show in Cuba, an appearance in Beyoncé’s video for Lemonade, and Maura Bigonzetti’s ‘Deep,’ a performance choreographed to music by Ibeyi for Alvin Ailey’s Dance Theatre.

More on Ibeyi: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter 

Gillian Welch To Release The Harrow & The Harvest On Vinyl July 28th Via Acony Records

GILLIAN WELCH TO RELEASE THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ON VINYL JULY 28TH VIA ACONY RECORDS PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DARK TURN OF MIND” ON ROLLING STONE COUNTRY THE HARROW & THE HARVEST ALBUM TOUR AND DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE TOUR CONFIRMED ACONY RECORDS & GILLIAN WELCH NOMINATED FOR THREE A2IM LIBERA AWARDS

“It is a splendid record, full of intricacies and deep feeling and subtle associations and turns of mind.”  –New Yorker “…a slow, sad, lovely, meditative collection of songs in which their voices intertwine with characteristic grace.”  –NPR “…love stories with doomy country atmospheres; simple but very, very careful…” –The New York Times

Gillian Welch’s 2011 album, the GRAMMY-nominated The Harrow & The Harvest, described by the Washington Post as “Welch...at her haunting, heart-aching best,” will be released for the first time ever on vinyl via her own Acony Records on July 28th. Of the process Gillian Welch reveals, "We have been working and waiting 20 years to bring you our music on phonograph record. It took a while, because we wanted to do it the right way, the absolute best way humanly possible, and I believe that's what we've done. No sonic stone was left unturned, no nuance let fall by the wayside. There is honestly nothing else I can imagine hoping to hear out of the original tapes. It is all there in the groove. As people whose lives were changed by the sound of music coming off turntables, we humbly invite you to include us in your record collection." The single LP will be packaged in an "Old Style" tip-on gatefold jacket with custom paper and will include full color cover art by artist John Dyer Baizley, also of the group Baroness, as well as a printed sleeve, and full lyric insert. The album was mastered directly from the original tapes through custom Ortofon amplifiers to a Neumann VMS-80 cutting system and plated and pressed on standard-weight audiophile-quality vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and can be pre-ordered here. This morning, Rolling Stone Country premiered the music video for Gillian Welch’s “Dark Turn Of Mind,” off The Harrow & The Harvest, calling it “spectacularly haunting”. The video features never before seen footage and you can watch it here. Today, Gillian Welch also announces tour dates throughout the summer. Between July 29th and August 7th Welch and her musical partner Dave Rawlings will perform TheHarrow & The Harvest in its entirety in cities including New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Nashville. The duo, accompanied by a full band, will also perform as Dave Rawlings Machine in cities including St. Paul, Bloomington, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago (full dates below). Tickets for these shows will go on sale on Friday, May 12th at 10:00 AM Local Time (with the exception of NYC, which will go on sale at 9AM ET, and Minneapolis & Madison, which will go on sale at 12PM ET) and can be purchased here. <5 nbsp="" strong=""> Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have recorded 7 studio albums and have lent their talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings. In recognition of their remarkable career, Welch and Rawlings were honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2015 and the Berklee American Masters Award in 2016. THE HARROW & THE HARVEST TRACK LIST: 1. Scarlet Town       2. Dark Turn of Mind 3. The Way It Will Be 4. The Way It Goes 5. Tennessee 6. Down Along the Dixie Line 7. Six White Horses 8. Hard Times 9. Silver Dagger 10. The Way the Whole Thing Ends “The Harrow & The Harvest” Tour Dates – Tickets at http://gillianwelch.com/tour/ July 30 /// Charlottesville VA /// Sprint Pavilion July 31 /// Washington DC /// Kennedy Center August 2 /// New York, NY  /// Beacon Theatre August 4 /// Charlotte, NC /// Knight Theater August 5 /// Atlanta, GA /// Atlanta Symphony Hall August 7 /// Nashville, TN /// Ryman Auditorium Dave Rawlings Machine Tour Dates – Tickets at http://www.daverawlingsmachine.com/tour/ August 16 /// Louisville, KY /// WL Lyons Brown Theatre August 17 /// St. Louis, MO /// Sheldon Concert Hall August 18 /// Kansas City, MO /// Folly Theater August 20 /// Lyons, CO /// Rocky Mountain Folks Festival August 23 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Pantages Theatre August 24 /// Madison, WI /// The Capitol Theater August 25 /// Chicago, IL /// Thalia Hall August 26 /// Bloomington, IN /// The Bluebird

Selections from The Bob's Burgers Music Album out next Friday, May 12th worldwide from Sub Pop

The Bob’s Burgers Music Album available worldwide May 12th on Sub Pop

Listen: Bob’s Burgers Music Albumplaylist (select tracks) http://u.subpop.com/2p6Mnj6

Next Friday, May 12th, Sub Pop will release The Bob’s Burgers Music Album: a massive collection of 107 songs from the first 107 episodes of 20th Century Fox Television’s Emmy-award winning hit comedy.  The album features music performed by the main cast members – Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) and their children Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal) – singing original songs that build on the show’s unique sense of humor. We’ve released a selection of our favorite tracks from The Bob’s Burgers Music Album over the last few weeks, including two of the Bob’s Buskers collaborations. They are now collected here in a playlist and individually for your continued enjoyment (All tracks are cleared to post). “Bad Girls” (Bob’s Buskers performed by St.Vincent) [link] “Snake Song” [link] “Taffy Butt” [link] “Work Hard or Die Trying” [link] “I Wanna Hear Your Secrets” [link] “The Diarrhea Song” [link] “Electric Love” [link] “Fart Song” [link] “Weekend at Morts” [link] “Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom” (Bob’s Buskers performed by The National & Lapsley) [link] “Bob’s Theme Song” [link] “The Bob’s Burgers Unboxing Video” [link] Full playlist: https://youtu.be/ODPfuO5M-g0?list=PLbOGt8cOph4VrFdrlgFtH4Ua2GyuQqWJy

Robyn Hitchcock @ Troubadour

 

 

  

Grandaddy postpones tour after death of founding member Kevin Garcia

Unfortunately Grandaddy canceled their tour due to the passing of their band mate Kevin. Statement below with more info.

There are no accurate words to express what we need to.

We are absolutely shattered to say that we lost our friend and band mate Kevin Garcia early this afternoon. He succumbed to the effects of a massive stroke.

We were all able to say goodbye to him and he was surrounded by his closest friends and family here in Modesto.

Kevin started playing with Grandaddy when he was fifteen. He was an actual angel. He navigated life with a grace, a generosity and a kindness that was utterly unique. And contagious. He is loved so deeply by so many.

Kevin was a proud father of two children, Jayden and Gavin. He is survived by his grandmother Joan, his parents Randy and Barbara (who let us practice at their house until 2001...and who are the best), his brothers Craig and Jeff and his wife Sondra.

There is a gofundme here to help with his family's coming expenses:  

https://www.gofundme.com/friends-of-kevin-garcia

Given the circumstances, we unfortunately have to cancel our upcoming US tour dates.   We hope to reschedule these at some point in the future.  The dates are below.

May 7  - Vancouver, Canada

May 8 -  Seattle, WA

May 9 – Portland, OR

May 11 – San Francisco, CA

May 12 – Los Angeles, CA

May 13 – Pioneertown, CA

With great sadness and love, Grandaddy