ADULT. West Coast tour 2017

ADULT. RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “WE ARE A MIRROR” FEATURING DOUGLAS J McCARTHY PERFORMANCE WITH SHANNON FUNCHESS CONFIRMED WEST COAST 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 esteemed Movement 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 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.

Fruit & Flowers 'Drug Tax' EP

DIGITAL SERVICING: Fruit & Flowers - Drug Tax Out Friday June 30th, 2017 via Little Dickman Records Photo Cred: Fernando Forero WATCH & SHARE: Fruit & Flowers - "Out Of Touch" "If you go to a lot of DIY-ish shows in NYC chances are you’ve seen Fruit & Flowers, one of the hardest working new bands of the moment, making super-catchy indie rock." - Brooklyn Vegan "...the perfect soundtrack for slowly slinking through NYC's July haze, while possibly spotting a UFO over the Manhattan skyline." - Bandsintown "Brooklyn band that's been playing a gazillion shows lately (and seem to have as many scheduled), which is always a good sign." - The Deli NYC Brooklyn-based "surf noir" garage psych band Fruit & Flowers announce their debut EP, Drug Tax, due out June 30th via Little Dickman Records. The band debuted their first single and music video from the forthcoming release on Brooklyn Vegan. Watch "Out Of Touch" HERE, and check out the upcoming tour dates, including their EP release show on June 29th at Baby's All Right.   Fruit & Flowers are one of the most active bands in the NYC area, and have been deemed one of "NYC's Hardest Working Bands" by Oh My Rockness. The band embarks on its third tour of 2017 in July to Canada and the Midwest in support of Drug Tax. Fruit & Flowers' exuberant, electric performances draw a local following. Ana Becker's angular, expressive guitar style and Lyzi Wakefield's gritty rhythmic backbone merge a post-punk heaviness with psychedelic warmth. Committed and charismatic front woman Caroline Yoder summons a fervent energy, surrounded by distinct, warm and refreshing three part harmonies, the bedrock of Fruit and Flowers' sound. Conceived in a Bushwick loft with broken AC during the summer of 2015 by Caroline on bass and Shaw Walters on drums, the band was soon joined by Lyzi Wakefield and Ana Becker on guitars and vocals. The band agreed to play its first show at Northside festival just weeks after formation and wrote the record in a furious fit of hot nights and inspired mornings. The band became fully realized when Shaw handed the role of drummer to Jose Berrio (drummer-cum-art director), whose inimitable style elevates the strong rhythmic character of the band. Drug Tax was born out of necessity, capturing the grit and rush of New York City summer and the newfound chemistry between the bandmates. Weaving together the perspectives and expressions of the band's multiple songwriters, Drug Tax unfolds to present the unique and varied voice of Fruit & Flowers. Lead single "Out Of Touch" is about the ennui of a missed love opportunity, with soaring, sultry vocals, beachy surf rock riffs and fuzzy bass. Album tracks range from the sultry moody and beautiful "Dark Surf" to the post-gothic title track "Drug Tax." Drug Tax was recorded at Thump Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The EP was engineered and co-produced by John Thayer, and mixed and mastered by George Harris. Jose Berrio designed the band's logo and album art.  TOUR DATES 6/08 - Gold Sounds (Northside Festival) - Brooklyn, NY 6/16 - Sunnyvale - Brooklyn, NY 6/29 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY Drug Tax - TRACKLISTING 01. Out of Touch 02. Subway Surfer 03. Dark Surf 04. Down Down Down 05. Pick Fairy 06. Drug Tax LINKS Facebook / Website / Twitter / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Instagram

Mogwai "Coolverine" official video

Mogwai have just shared a video for "Coolverine," the first single from their forthcoming album Every Country's Sun (out September 1 on Temporary Residence Ltd.). The stunning B&W clip, directed by James and Justin Lockey of Handheld Cine Club, manages an unlikely balance of apocalyptic imagery and austere hopefulness. https://youtu.be/8ZocDT3TmAE The band just debuted the entire album live via a surprise set at Barcelona's Primavera Festival this past weekend - guitarist Stuart Braithwaite spoke to Dazed about it and the new album in a feature that went live this morning: http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36187/1/mogwai-every-country-s-sun-interview Mogwai head out on a US tour this Fall - dates below. 11/20 - Observatory N. Park - San Diego, CA 11/21 - Belasco Theater - Los Angeles, CA 11/22 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 11/23 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR 11/24 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA 11/25 - Commodore Ballroom. Vancouver 11/28 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO 11/30 - The Waiting Room Omaha, NE 12/1 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN 12/2 - House of Blues Chicago, IL 12/3 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI 12/5 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON 12/6 - Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC 12/7 - Royale Nightclub - Boston, MA 12/8 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY 12/9 - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA 12/10 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC Pre-order Every Country's Sun here http://www.mogwai.co.uk/

Japanese Breakfast shares new single "Boyish," 'Soft Sounds From Another Planet' out 7/14 on Dead Oceans

JAPANESE BREAKFAST SHARES NEW SINGLE, "BOYISH"

ON TOUR NOW

SOFT SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANET

OUT 7/14 VIA DEAD OCEANS

Photo Credit: Ebru Yildiz

LISTEN TO "BOYISH"

Today, Japanese Breakfast has shared "Boyish," the latest from her upcoming album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet. Of the song, Michelle Zauner says "Craig Hendrix [band member and the album's co-producer] and I wanted to produce this sort of grandiose Roy Orbison-esque ballad. We wanted the chorus to have big arrangements, lots of harmonies and synth strings, to create a really sweeping, melancholic effect that mirrored the nature of the lyrics. The song is about jealousy and sexual incompetence. It's about feeling ugly." 

The follow up to Japanese Breakfast's critically acclaimed debut is a work of self-reflection that looks out at the cosmos in search of healing, finding inspiration in science fiction, outer space, and the Mars One Project. Soft Sounds From Another Planet is available for pre-order now and due out July 14th on Dead Oceans. 

Japanese Breakfast has also announced a free record release show matinee at Brooklyn, NY's Union Pool on July 15th and some dates in Europe. The band is currently on tour with (Sandy) Alex G and Cende and have some upcoming US dates with Tegan and Sara. All dates below.

WATCH THE "MACHINIST" VIDEO

PRAISE FOR SOFT SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANET:

"Another great Japanese Breakfast album in the style of Psychopomp would've been a gift, but this is something better. It's proof that we're only beginning to glimpse Zauner's capacity for evolution." -Pitchfork 

"Mines the dark drama of Vangelis and the melancholic fall-out from Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak." -NPR

"Critics everywhere best start making room on their Best of 2017 lists... 'Machinist' is proof that Zauner is growing and changing in an adventurous, unafraid way. Even the sky isn't the limit." -Paste Magazine

TOUR DATES:

6/7 - Orlando, FL @ The Social *

6/9 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *

6/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish *

6/11 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *

6/13 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *

6/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *

6/16 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *

6/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *

6/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *

6/20 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *

6/21 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt *

6/22 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *

6/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *

6/25 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *

6/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *

6/28 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *

6/29 - Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness *

6/30 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's *

7/1 - Detroit, MI @ El Club *

7/2 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *

7/4 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB *

7/5 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *

7/6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

7/7 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

7/8 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *

7/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool ~

7/27 - Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium ^

7/28 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^

7/29 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^

7/31 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ^

8/2 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theater ^

10/23 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell

10/25 - Berlin, DE @ Badenhouse

11/2 - Brighton, GB @ The Joker

11/6 - Leeds, GB @ Headrow House

11/7 - London, GB @ The Dome Tufnell Park

* w/ (Sandy) Alex G & Cende

^ w/ Tegan & Sara

~ Free Record Release Show w/ Yohuna (Starts at 2PM)

Dion Lunadon (Of A Place To Bury Strangers) Streams New Album via Consequence of Sound | Debut Solo LP Out June 9th

DION LUNADON STREAMS NEW ALBUM VIA CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND DEBUT SELF-TITLED LP OUT JUNE 9TH ON AGITATED RECORDS

Photo Cred: Ebru Yildiz WATCH & SHARE: Dion Lunadon - "Howl" Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSvioltVjCk&feature=youtu.be "wonderfully distorted, heavy, raging garage rock bliss." - The 405 LISTEN & SHARE: Dion Lunadon - "Howl" Track https://soundcloud.com/dionlunadon/08-howl-72916/s-IXB2x?in=dionlunadon/ "A spunky cut whose jarring guitars take a page from punk acts like Toy Love and The Gun Club, it finds the APTBS member shreddin’ with a brash sense of both fun and all-out energy" - Consequence of Sound WATCH & SHARE: Dion Lunadon - "Fire" Video https://vimeo.com/206315047 "a psych-influenced rocker that tips its hat to everything from the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and post-punk to '70s cinema in one fell swoop. It's a howler of a track that's as much fun to listen to as it is to identify the films in the accompanying video" - CLRVYNT Dion Lunadon (of A Place To Bury Strangers / The D4) is now streaming his new LP viaConsequence of Sound. The debut solo album is out this Friday, June 9th on Agitated Records, you can preorder it here. Dion Lunadon's debut solo album was recorded over a three-month period in Brooklyn, NY. The album features Robi Gonzalez (APTBS) on drums and Blaze Bateh from Bambara on select tracks including "Fire", and also features mixing by Chris Woodhouse (Mayyors, Ty Segall, The Intelligence, Thee Oh Sees) on select tracks including "Com/Broke".   It is available for preorders now via Bandcamp. During a short break in touring with APTBS, Lunadon had a rush of inspiration in the form of a creative spasm — a neurotic impulse to make a batch of songs and do it right then and right there. What resulted is quite a jump away from his work in APTBS and draws more influence from bands like Toy Love and The Gun Club, as well as New Zealand unknowns such as Gestalt and Supercar. Dion Lunadon’s debut Self-Titled album is set for release on June 9th via Agitated Records. Dion Lunadon - TRACKLISTING 01. Insurance , Rent and Taxes 02. Reduction Agent 03. Fire 04. Com/Broke 05. Hanging By A Thread 06. Move 07. Eliminator 08. Howl 09. Ripper 10. White Fence 11. No Control LINKS Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Bandcamp Instagram

Alvvays Announce New Album 'Antisocialites' out 9/8, Listen to "In Undertow" Now, US Tour Dates

ALVVAYS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM  ANTISOCIALITES OUT SEPTEMBER 8th ON POLYVINYL RECORDS LISTEN TO "IN UNDERTOW" NOW US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED Photo Credit: Arden Wray

Stream/Share "In Undertow" Alvvays is due to release its second full-length, Antisocialites, this September on Polyvinyl. The album is the much-anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album which received accolades from Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone and more. Across its 10 tracks and 33 minutes the Toronto-based group dive back into the deep-end of reckless romance and altered dates. Ice cream truck jangle collides with prismatic noise pop while Molly Rankin's wit is refracted through crystalline surf counterpoint. Through thoughtful consideration in basement and abroad, Alvvays has renewed its Scot-pop vows with a powerful new collection of manic emotional collage. After posting a cryptic cartoon for fans last week, the group today released the excellent strum-n-thrummer "In Undertow," a breakup fantasy that is both crushing and charming for its level-headedness. "You find a wave and try to hold on for as long as you can, you made a mistake you'd like to erase and I understand," sings Rankin, her voice full longing, not for another person necessarily, but for what to do next."Meditate, play solitaire, take up self-defense," Molly continues, laundry-listing some strategies for moving on. "What's next for you and me? I'll take suggestions," she deadpans under crashing waves of Farfisa and feedback. "This record is a fantasy breakup arc and my life nearly imitated art." - Molly Rankin. The band will be embarking this summer on an extensive world tour. All dates can be found below. Antisocialites is out September 8th and be pre-ordered here. Antisocialites Tracklisting: In Undertow Dreams Tonite Plimsoll Punks Your Type Not My Baby Hey Lollipop (Ode to Jim) Already Gone Saved By A Waif Forget About Life Pre-Order Antisocialites Upcoming Tour Dates: 8.5.17 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL 8.5.17 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL  SOLD OUT 8.26.17 - Belgrave Music Hall - Leeds, UK 8.27.17 - St. Luke's - Glasgow, Scotland 8.28.17 - Leadmill - Sheffield, UK 8.29.17 - Talking Heads - Southampton, UK 9.2.17 - End of the Road Festival - Larmer Tree Garden, UK 9.3.17 - Institute 2 - Birmingham, UK 9.4.17 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK 9.6.17 - Bullingdon Arms - Oxford, UK 9.7.17 - Gorilla - Manchester, UK 9.8.17 - Koko - London, UK 9.9.17 - Thekla - Bristol, UK 9.11.17 - Point Ephemere - Paris, France 9.12.17 - Blue Shell - Cologne, Germany 9.13.17 - Molotow - Hamburg, Germany 9.14.17 - Musik & Frieden - Berlin, Germany 9.16.17 - Trix - Antwerp, Belgium 9.17.17 - Ekko - Utrecht, Netherlands 9.18.17 - Bitterzoet - Amsterdam, Netherlands 9.30.17 - Music Tastes Good Festival - Long Beach, CA 10.3.17 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA 10.5.17 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY 10.6.17 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA 10.7.17 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC 10.11.17 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA 10.12.17 - Exit / In - Nashville, TN 10.13.17 - Saturn - Birmingham, AL 10.14.17 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA 10.16.17 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX 10.17.17 - Mohawk - Austin, TX 10.18.17 - Trees - Dallas, TX 10.20.17 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM 10.21.17 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ 10.24.17 - Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 10.27.17 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR 10.28.17 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA 10.30.17 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 10.31.17 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO 11.2.17 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN 11.3.17 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL 11.4.17 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI 12.13.17 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON 12.14.17 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON 12.15.17 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON 12.16.17 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON alvvays.com facebook.com/ALVVAYS twitter.com/alvvaysband instagram.com/alvvaysband

PHILIP GLASS TO HOLD RICHARD AND BARBARA DEBS COMPOSER’S CHAIR AT CARNEGIE HALL FOR 2017–2018 SEASON

PHILIP GLASS TO HOLD RICHARD AND BARBARA DEBS COMPOSER’S CHAIR AT CARNEGIE HALL FOR 2017–2018 SEASON

RESIDENCY JOINS GLASS’S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND INCLUDES YEAR OF PREMIERES AND GLASS CLASSICS PERFORMED BY NOTABLE PERFORMERS AND ENSEMBLES

COMPOSER’S CELEBRATORY 80TH BIRTHDAY SEASON ALSO FEATURES:

WORLD PREMIERE OF SYMPHONY NO. 11 AT CARNEGIE HALL ON THE COMPOSER’S BIRTHDAY

80TH BIRTHDAY PROGRAMS AT THE BARBICAN IN LONDON, UNC CHAPEL HILL AND NATIONAL SAWDUST IN BROOKLYN

30TH ANNIVERSARY TIBET HOUSE U.S. BENEFIT CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL DEDICATED TO GLASS’S 80TH BIRTHDAY

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS JEAN COCTEAU’SLA BELLE ET LA BETE PERFORMED LIVE BY THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE AT TOWN HALL

ADDITIONAL EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
In celebration of his 80th birthday year, esteemed American composerPhilip Glass has been appointed to hold the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall for the 2017–2018 season. The yearlong residency will present performances that feature both Glass classics and premieres: American Composers Orchestra dedicates a program to composers inspired by Glass; the Philip Glass Ensemble and the San Francisco Girls Chorus perform his groundbreaking but rarely performed masterpiece, Music with Changing Parts, as part of the citywide festival The ‘60s: The Years that Changed America; notable premieres include a string quartet for the JACK Quartet and arrangements by composer Nico Muhly of lesser-known Glass songs—both Carnegie Hall commissions; additionally, the Louisiana Philharmonic and Pacific Symphony both make their Carnegie Hall debuts in programs selected, in part, by Glass in response to invitations extended to U.S. orchestras to submit programs that place important works by the composer in illuminating contexts. Full details on the residency may be found at http://www.carnegiehall.org/glass/.

The honor and year of events associated with it join the following programs celebrating Glass’s 80th birthday, which takes place onJanuary 31 and is marked by the world premiere of his Eleventh Symphony performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz at Carnegie Hall. Highlights of the season follow, with additional events and honors to be announced throughout the season.

“PHILIP GLASS AT 80” AT THE BARBICAN, LONDON