Dion Lunadon (ex-APTBS) Shares New Video / Sophomore Album Out June 10th On In The Red Records / Touring In June

DION LUNADON (ex-A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS) SHARES VIDEO FOR 'IT'S THE TRUTH'

 

WATCH VIDEO DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER BARTON

 

SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'BEYOND EVERYTHING' OUT JUNE 10TH ON IN THE RED RECORDS

ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS & LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL

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US DATES IN JUNE

 

Photo: Ebru Yildiz

 

After releasing his self-titled debut album in 2017, Dion Lunadon (The D4, ex-A Place To Bury Strangers) is set to release his sophomore album - Beyond Everything June 10th via In The Red Records. Available for pre-order HERE. 

 

Today, Dion shares a second track; It's The Truth, with a video directed by Alexander Barton. "This is one of my favorite songs on the record" says Dion. "It started with the opening drum beat and the rest came together quickly. It’s about me writing songs in my little hovel of a studio and looking forward to my wife’s return home from work. A “distance makes the heart grow fonder” kind of thing." 

 

Alexander Barton says; "In Dion’s live performance he has a wall of sound and noise, it's very textural and real. About 3/4 of the way through his set, he drags a chain out of a bag like a snake wrangler presenting a cobra to the audience. It’s an exciting moment of the set where he breaks the routine of the rock formula and shares his experimental interests and the audience really laps it up. The cameras pop out and feed his exhibitionism. I make films that feel and use not only the beauty of film, but welcome the noise and error that come with the raw and naive nature of my tools. The chain as an object and material is a fully loaded symbol and historical icon which is a powerful character itself. I wanted to honor the chain for all its brilliance, referencing metal, design, rock n’ roll, violence, sculpture, industrialism, eroticism, and Jacob Marley. It’s The Truth is about material and the spectacle." 

 

Dion continues; “The record was written and recorded sporadically between 2017 and 2019. I probably wrote about 100 songs during this period. The first album was pretty relentless which I liked, but I wanted to make something more dynamic for the 2nd record. Something that could be more conducive to repeated listens. I’d get in my studio, come up with a song title, and start working on any ideas that I had. For example, with Elastic Diagnostic, the idea was to create a hum that evokes the sound of life coursing through your body. Everything else kind of formed around that idea.”

 

The lead single released last month, Living And Dying With You, was accompanied by an animated video by Mexico City animator, Julián Name.

 

Beyond Everything will be Dion’s first release on In The Red (an ideal match for his music), as well as his first full-length since departing A Place To Bury Strangers. Written, performed and recorded by Dion, the songs tap into a raw, palpable energy that blur the line between the music and the person. Drums on the record were played by Blaze Bateh (Bambara) and Nick Ferrante (The Black Hollies).

 

Dion will be touring with a full band in North America and Europe/UK throughout 2022. The US tour begins in Denver (some of the dates are supporting The Black Angels), with European and UK dates in November. All dates are listed below with more TBA. Tickets HERE.

 

Sat May 14 - Bethlehem, PA - National Sokols +

Thur Jun 09 - Denver, CO - Ogden *

Fri Jun 10 - Salt Lake City - Metro Music Hall *

Sat Jun 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *

Sun Jun 12 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile *

Mon Jun 13 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre Lounge

Wed Jun 15 - Arcata, CA - Miniplex

Thur Jun 16 - Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theatre *

Sat Jun 18 - Oakland, CA - Elbo Room

Mon Jun 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge

Wed Jun 22 - San Diego, CA - Music Box *

 

Thur Nov 03 - Reignier, France - La Poulpe

Fri Nov 04 - Gigors, France - Gigors Electric

Sat Nov 05 - Torino, Italy - Blah Blah

Sun Nov 06 - Zürich, CH - Safari Bar

Mon Nov 07 - Fürth, Germany - Kunstkeller 027

Wed Nov 09 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang

Thur Nov 10 - Berlin, Germany - 8mm

Fri Nov 11 - Regensburg, Germany - VOID CONCERT @ Alte Malzerai

Mon Nov 14 - Bristol, UK - Crofter’s Rights

Wed Nov 16 - Nottingham, UK - Chameleon

Thur Nov 17 - London, UK - Shacklewell Arms

Wed Nov 23 - Paris, France - Supersonic

Thu Nov 24 - Rennes, France - TBA

Fri Nov 25 - Nantes, France - Duchesse

Sat Nov 26 - Lyon, France - Le Sonic

 

* with The Black Angels

+ with Haldol and Death Bag

 

 

BEYOND EVERYTHING is out June 10th 2022 via In The Red Records

 

TRACK LIST:

1. Goodbye Satan

2. By My Side

3. It’s The Truth

4. Screw Diver

5. Elastic Diagnostic

6. Glass Doll

7. Too Hard To Love, Too Young To Die

8. Nothing But My Skull

9. Pink X

10. Living And Dying With You

 

500 limited-edition colored vinyl available via pre-order.

 

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Empty Country (Cymbals Eat Guitars) Share New Video, Play Knitting Factory This Fri @ 9:30 PM | Support from Charles Bissell (The Wrens) + Field Mouse

Empty Country (Cymbals Eat Guitars) Shares "Marion" (ft. Zena Kay) Live Video Performance Play Knitting Factory This Friday, May 6 @ 9:30 PM Support from Charles Bissell (The Wrens) + Field Mouse Tickets On Sale Now

SEE EMPTY COUNTRY @ KNITTING FACTORY: Tickets LISTEN & SHARE: Empty Country - Empty Country Bandcamp / Spotify / Apple Music Empty Country — the project of musician Joseph D'Agostino (Cymbals Eat Guitars) — has also shared a brand new video for their track "Marian" (ft. Zena Kay). The video was recorded at home in April 2022 using EXH95000 looper and various pedals; vocals were recorded live. Empty Country will also be performing at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn with support from Charles Bissell (of The Wrens) and Field Mouse this Friday, May 6. Tickets are available now and more information can be found on the Knitting Factory website. Empty Country - "Marian" (ft. Zena Kay) [OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO] EMPTY COUNTRY LINKS Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple Music

Guided By Voices Announce New LP, Share "Unproductive Funk" Single via Rolling Stone

Guided By Voices Announce New LP Share "Unproductive Funk" Single via Rolling Stone Tremblers And Goggles By Rank LP Due July 1 via GBV Inc. New Single "Alex Bell" Out Now

Photo: Trevor Naud PRE-ORDER & SHARE: Guided By Voices - Tremblers And Goggles By Rank Pre-Order LISTEN & SHARE: Guided By Voices - "Unproductive Funk" YouTube PURCHASE & SHARE: Guided By Voices - "Alex Bell" b/w "Focus On The Flock" Pre-Order 7" Single PURCHASE & SHARE: Guided By Voices - Crystal Nuns Cathedral Rockathon Records LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Guided By Voices - "Never Mind The List" YouTube LISTEN & SHARE: Guided By Voices - "Excited Ones" YouTube 2021-2022 PRESS HIGHLIGHTS "Fist-pumping, Quadrophenia-esque" - Gothamist "'Never Mind the List' leads with very windmillable guitar chords, and features a spiraling melody that doesn't quite follow traditional verse-chorus-verse structure but is nonetheless catchy as hell." - Brooklyn Vegan “'Excited Ones' boasts big power-pop energy with its stomping drums and guitars that crunch with just a bit of jangle." - Rolling Stone "Yet another supercatchy powerpop number from Robert Pollard's endless bank of these, that once again tips its hat towards The Who" - Brooklyn Vegan "Earth Man Blues squarely hits all the marks that make Guided By Voices great — again and again and again.Could be the GBV’s best album since 1995’s Alien Lanes." **** 4 stars - Rolling Stone “Earth Man Blues is all killer"  ***** 5 stars - Shindig Magazine "'Sunshine Girl Hello' has a glowing ’60s guitar lick that animates its darkly intimate lyrics about unrequited love, while album closer 'Child’s Play' elevates the simplicity of its doubled guitar noodling with a buzzing harmony that mirrors the boundless energy of its lyrics." - Pitchfork "Bob remains an earworm factory that operates 24/7 and 2021 has been a banner year for GBV"  - Brooklyn Vegan "Pairing the band’s brief, light-grunge songwriting with a quick succession of moving footage and still images of their live show with barely decipherable imagery of ’50s television shows, Sunday morning cartoons, Hindu deity, The Great Train Robbery, American military propaganda, and much more provides the sensation of quickly flipping channels." - FLOOD "They are as essential and as American as Grateful Dead, The Band and REM." - Joyzine “‘My (Limited) Engagement’ is hook-laden heavy guitar pop/rock with a soaring vocal melody from Bob, anchored by solid and slightly atypical timing.” - Rolling Stone On March 4, Guided By Voices shared their newest album, Crystal Nuns Cathedral, and to continue the momentum, they're sharing another album entitled Tremblers And Goggles By Rank on July 1 via GBV Inc. To kick off the album cycle, they shared a new single "Alex Bell" (which is also available on a limited edition 7" including b/w "Focus On The Flock") and today, they have shared another single entitled "Unproductive Funk." Rolling Stone hosted the track's premiere. Guided By Voices - "Unproductive Funk GUIDED BY VOICES LINKS Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple Music  Guided by Voices are heading out on tour this year. Tickets for all upcoming gigs are available at GBV.com/tour.   GUIDED BY VOICES LIVE Fri, May 13 - Indie Craft Festival - Sprinfield, OH [SOLD OUT] Sat, May 14 - Hi-Fi Annex - Indianapolis, IN Fri, June 17 - The Ardmore - Philadelphia, PA Sat, June 18 - 9:30 Club - Washington, Fri, July 8 - 80/35 Music Festival - Des Moines, IA

Tove Lo Releases New Single and Music Video, 'No One Dies From Love.'

TOVE LO RETURNS WITH NEW SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO ‘NO ONE DIES FROM LOVE’ – OUT NOW [PRETTY SWEDE RECORDS/MTHEORY]   NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR DATES AND FESTIVAL APPEARANCES CONFIRMED

LISTEN | WATCH ‘NO ONE DIES FROM LOVE’   NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES 05/18 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA* 05/19 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA* 06/09 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY>~ 06/11 - Governors Ball Music Festival - New York, NY^^ 06/13 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA+ 06/14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD+ 06/15 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC+ 06/17 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - Manchester, TN^^ 07/28 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL^^ 07/24 - Float Fest - Gonzalez Colonia, TX^^ 07/30 - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival - Montreal, CA^^  *Phoebe Ryan supporting +Noga Erez supporting ~BUZZ supporting > Gov Ball After Dark Show ^^Festival Performance   GRAMMY® Award nominated, multi-platinum selling artist and songwriter, Tove Lo returns today with a brand-new track and official music video, titled ‘No One Dies From Love’ (Pretty Swede Records/mtheory). Co-written with longtime collaborator Ludvig Söderberg, neon keys illuminate a runway to the center of the dancefloor as her voice resounds over a disco break, “No one dies from love, guess I’ll be the first.” The song signifies a new and exciting chapter for the Sweden-born, Los Angeles-based artist.   Listen to ‘No One Dies From Love’ HERE.   Tove recalls on making the song, “when you’re with someone for a long time and it ends all of all sudden, it’s like a part of you has died. This person is now a stranger to you. All of the memories are tainted. For the first part of the breakup, you believe you’re not supposed to feel good about anything you had together. What I believe I do best is ‘heartbreak you can dance to.’ The song is that.”   The video for ‘No One Dies From Love’ was filmed on location in Mexico City and was directed by the Brazilian duo Alaska, whom Tove previously collaborated with on the video for “Are U gonna tell her?”    Speaking about the video, Tove reveals, “All the songs on the album are very cinematic, dramatic and grand, so for the visual story I want to attach a character to each song. For No One Dies From Love it's the classic vulnerable, lonely starlet looking for connection. This mini movie is a different kind of love story.”   Watch the official video for ‘No One Dies From Love’ HERE.   ‘No One Dies From Love’ comes ahead of a string of North American headlining tour dates, including two in Santa Ana, CA on May 18th and 19th, with support from Phoebe Ryan. The tour continues in June, with shows confirmed in Boston, Washington DC and Charlotte, NC (with Noga Erez supporting) and New York City, flanking a series of summer festival appearances at Governors Ball Festival in New York City (TICKETS) and Bonnaroo in Tennessee (TICKETS), and Lollapalooza in Chicago (TICKETS), Float Festin Gonzalez Colonia, TX (TICKETS) and Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal (TICKETS) this July. For tickets and more details, go to: https://tove-lo.com/tour   Alongside the release of ‘No One Dies From Love’ today, Tove Lo has also announced the launch of her own record label Pretty Swede Records with mtheory, creating an independent platform for her artistry. “It’s amazing,” she smiles. “I have a lot of freedom, and it’s been fun to work with mtheory. This will be the first release under my label. I’m a pop girl, but I like to make things weird and be in full control of the whole vision. This is the perfect way to put out exactly what I want.”   ‘No One Dies From Love’ is out everywhere now.

ABOUT TOVE LO Tove Lo embodies every side of her own femininity in her music. She can be powerful in one breath and lusty in the next. Her cleverness will turn into introspection just before she makes herself heard again. She fights hard and loves even harder. Tove has always spoken her mind, and it’s why she’s left an ever-expanding imprint on pop. The Sweden-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and artist made waves worldwide with her platinum-certified 2014 full-length debut, Queen of the Clouds, uplifted by the quintuple-platinum “Habits (Stay High)” and double-platinum “Talking Body.” Among numerous collaborations, she joined forces with Nick Jonas for the platinum “Close” and Flume on the gold-certified “Say It” in addition to anthems with Alesso, Coldplay, Martin Garrix, Charli XCX, Sean Paul, ALOK,, and Major Lazer, to name a few. In the midst of sold out shows on multiple continents, she served up Lady Wood [2016] and Blue Lips (Lady Wood Phase II) [2017] before reaching another stratosphere on 2019’s Sunshine Kitty. It landed on year-end lists from the likes of Esquire and Idolator, while Pitchfork proclaimed, “Sunshine Kitty holds some of Tove Lo’s most vulnerable writing; it’s also her clubbiest record.” Meanwhile, she garnered her second GRAMMY® Award nomination with “Glad He’s Gone” in the category of “Best Music Video.” As a songwriter behind-the-scenes, she’s penned music for everyone from Lorde to Zara Larsson in addition to co-writing Ellie Goulding’s quintuple-platinum “Love Me Like You Do” for Fifty Shades of Grey, receiving nominations at the Golden Globe®Awards and the GRAMMY® Awards. Now, Tove realizes a new strength within femininity on a series of singles for her own Pretty Swede Records/mtheory and more to come. OFFICIAL WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | TUMBLR APPLE MUSIC | iTUNES | SPOTIFY

Toro Y Moi, Phil Lesh, LeAnn Rimes, Cold War Kids & More Headline Stern Grove Music Festival // 85th Season Kicks Off June 12

STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022
MUSIC LINEUP FOR 85TH SEASON

FEATURING TORO Y MOI, LEANN RIMES, COLD WAR KIDS, CAT POWER,

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, TAJ MAHAL, LIZ PHAIR & SF SYMPHONY 

PLUS OPENING CONCERT WITH TOWER OF POWER & TOO $HORT,

FOLLOWED BY SEASON FINALE WITH PHIL LESH & FRIENDS

-- 85th Annual Admission-Free Summer Concert Series Kicks Off June 12,

Advance Ticket Reservations Available via SternGrove.org -- 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 3, 2022) — Stern Grove Festival, one of the longest-running outdoor music festivals in the country, is proud to reveal the 2022 music lineup for its 85th annual summer concert season. The ten-week event series continues to be free for all attendees of all ages, although fans must first RSVP in advance to reserve their spot for each concert at www.sterngrove.org with online reservations to the season opener beginning on Tuesday, May 31.

Kicking off on Sunday, June 12, Stern Grove will make its highly-anticipated return with a music lineup as eclectic and diverse as the city it calls home. With a continued emphasis on diversity and inclusivity, Stern Grove Festival will once again offer a wide range of musical performances where the sounds of rock, hip-hop, jazz, folk, classical, funk, and blues all define the concert-going experience for music lovers from across the Bay Area and far beyond.

The 2022 schedule is available below and online at www.sterngrove.org:

• June 12: Tower of Power, Too $hort

• June 19: Toro Y Moi, Hello Yello

• June 26: Liz Phair, Madi Diaz

• July 3: Cold War Kids, Geographer

• July 10: Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle

• July 17: Cat Power, Spelling

• July 24: LeAnn Rimes, Amythyst Kiah

• July 31: San Francisco Symphony

• August 7: Taj Mahal, Monophonics

• August 14: The Big Picnic featuring Phil Lesh & Friends, Midnight North

The 2022 concert season kicks off June 12 with a rare co-headlining performance from two legendary artists with deep Bay Area roots – the iconic soul/funk/R&B outfit Tower of Power and the multi-platinum selling emcee Too $hort. This will mark a long-awaited performance from the two acts who were originally set to headline the 2021 Festival’s Big Picnic before it was unexpectedly cut short due to extensive water damage to the Grove.

The next concert on June 19 features one of most of the decade's most influential musicians Toro Y Moi from the creative mind of Oakland-resident Chaz Bear, who is also releasing his highly-anticipated seventh studio album Mahal this coming Friday; followed by a performance on June 26 featuring 90s indie rockstar Liz Phair, who just released her latest album last summer following an 11-year hiatus from recording music.

The month of July will then begin with a Fourth of July weekend concert featuring alt-rockers Cold War Kids who just released the band's final album of their New Age Norms trilogy to rave reviews; followed by shows from Nashville-based Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show on July 10 as the group preps for the release of their next album later this year; acclaimed indie songstress Cat Power on July 17, who just released her latest collection of cover songs this past January; and iconic county music singer LeAnn Rimes on July 24.

On July 31, Stern Grove Festival will also welcome to its stage a returning favorite, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) led by conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Since its inaugural concert in 1938, Stern Grove Festival has partnered every year with the SFS to offer a world-class performance to the public, which also marks the only opportunity for fans to see an admission-free performance by the SFS.

Multi-accomplished blues musician Taj Mahal will perform on Sunday, August 7. Fans that afternoon will be treated to a medley of hits across the blues pioneer’s 50+ year musical career.

The 2022 concert season concludes on Sunday, August 14 with the Festival’s annual fundraiser, The Big Picnic, featuring Phil Lesh and Friends, which is fronted by none other than one of the original founding members of the Grateful Dead. This season-ending Big Picnic fundraiser will once again help to raise funds in support of the Festival’s mission to provide admission-free concerts and arts education programs for the residents of the Bay Area, with a limited number of tables available for purchase today. For more information on table reservations, interested donors can email bigpicnic@sterngrove.org.

“We are excited to highlight so many legendary Bay Area artists in our 85th season and also to continue our trend in recent years of presenting more and more high profile artists at Stern Grove Festival.  From my perspective, this is our best lineup ever, and we truly hope that everyone can find at least one artist that appeals to them over the course of our summer season, ” said Executive Director Bob Fiedler. 

All concerts for the 2022 season will begin at 2:00 p.m. PT at Sigmund Stern Grove, a historic park and concert meadow located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in the city’s Sunset District that offers an unparalleled outdoor setting for music lovers of all ages. Although the Grove experienced extensive damage last fall due to a major water main rupture and while all renovations are not yet complete, the original site has now been approved for in-person audiences again this summer. 

Admission to each concert will continue to remain free to the public, although the Festival will once again implement an online ticket reservation system which made its successful debut last season. At 2:00 p.m. PT exactly 12 days prior to each event, an online portal will be opened through www.sterngrove.org to offer free passes on a first-come, first-served basis. For, example, tickets to the June 12 concert will be available to reserve on Tuesday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. PT. 

Stern Grove Festival will also be live streaming nearly all of its shows this year in order to reach as many music fans as possible, especially those unable to attend in-person. Stay tuned for more details surrounding the virtual live stream experience, which will kick off in conjunction with each Sunday concert starting at 2:00 p.m. PT via www.sterngrove.org.

Stern Grove Festival would like to thank the 2022 sponsors for their support, including San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund, Grants for the Arts, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Waymo, Bloomberg, John & Marcia Goldman Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, National Endowment for the Arts, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Anchor Brewing, William G. Gilmore Foundation, Xfinity, The Fairmont Hotel, Mixhalo, and Sound on Stage. Local media partners also include KPIX-TV, SF Media Co., and SFMTA. 

Stay tuned as more details surrounding the 2022 season will be announced in the coming weeks, including additional ticket reservation sign-ups, weekly food truck lineups, and more. 

Learn more at www.sterngrove.org, and make sure to follow along on social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.