Golosa, a choral group based at the University of Chicago, sing Russian folk songs. They have a Choral concert coming up at 3 p.m., June 9, 2013 at Packer Schopf Gallery, 942 West Lake Street, Chicago

Golosa sing Cossack marching songs, Orthodox Church and works by current Russian artists. A reception will follow the event.

Dead Stars out of Brooklyn are a rock, pop, grunge band that are set to release their new EP, High Grain, on June 4, 2013. The release will be on the Uninhabitable Mansions label run by fellow Brooklynites, Radical Dads.

Check out free download of Fractured via Soundcloud below.

The band (Dead Stars not Radical Dads..which is a great name by the way) is playing several local shows. Check out the dates below as well.

Shows
5/16: New York, NY @ Pianos (9pm)
5/27: New York, NY @ Cake Shop          
6/7: Brooklyn, NY @ Grand Victory (CD Release Party)
 

Big Star isn't around anymore. Big Star's Third, released in 1978 is, however, one of the iconic records in rock history. Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens ‘studio project was also one of those records that was bought by everyone who started a band for the better part of a decade.

Now an all star crew--including Stephens--will play the record on June 28, 2013 at the Vic Theater (3145 N. Sheffield Ave.) in Chicago. You can get tickets this Saturday May 18 at www.etix.com.

Featured at this show will be: Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (the dBs), Mitch Easter (Let's Active), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star) Ken Vandermark, Josh Caterer (Smoking Popes), Gary Louris (Jayhawks), Ed Roeser (Urge Overkill), Tim Rutili (Califone), Sally Timms (Mekons)

The band will also include: Charles Cleaver, Django Haskins, Brett Harris, Skylar Gudasz and a chamber orchestra.

Tecla from NYC is a singer, rapper, DJ, producer and more. Her new record, We Are The Lucky Ones, comes out March 19, 2013.  She blends pop, funk and tropical music.

You can check out the track, Money, below. This is Tecla’s take on gold diggers.

Tecla played a show last night in NYC and it is probably too late for anyone seeing this on May 13 to head out to Bowerly electric to see her. But she is also playing on May 28 at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC.

I Can Lick Any SOB In The House release their latest, Mayberry, May 17. Two record release shows; the first takes place Friday, May 17 at High Dive in Seattle and the second Saturday May 18 at Dante's in Portland.Check out two videos for the band below.

Also check out the dates for an upcoming Michael Damron solo tour below that. Lots going on for these hard driving, sort of Southern Rockers (not from the South I don't think but the sound sure is).

Mike Damron Solo Tour

5/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Heavy Metal Shop
5/31 - Denver, Co - 3 Kings
6/1 - Fort Collins, CO @ CHOICE CITY STOMP (www.choicecitystomp.com | Moe's & Hodi's Half Note)
6/2 - Fort Collins, CO @ Post-Stomp Party
6/3 - Wichita, KS @ Kirby's (w. Joey Henry and Erik Mallory)
6/4 - Lawrence, KS @ TBA
6/5 - Kansas City, MO @ The Brick (w. Tiny Horse)
6/6 - Normal, IL @ Firehouse Pizza
6/7 - Bativa (Chicagoland), IL @ Rendez Vu (w. Max Benson)
6/8 - Columbus, OH @ Tree Bar (w. Micah Schnabel and Shane Sweeney)
6/9 - Canton, OH @ Buzzbin (w. The Most Beautiful Losers and Henry Daggs)
6/10 - Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway
6/11 - North Charleston, SC @ The Mill
6/12 - Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery (7pm)
6/13 - St. Augustine, FL @ Nobby's (w. Devon Stuart)
6/14 - Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar (w. Devon Stuart)
6/15 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Crum's (Americana Rock Mix Anniversary Party | www.americanarockmix.com)
6/16 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub (Southern Fried Sunday | www.facebook.com/southernfriedsunday)
6/19 - Knoxville, TN @ The Well
6/20 - Nashville, TN @ TBA
6/21 - Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern

Tim Larson plays a solo show at Hotel Cafe (1623 N. Cahuenga Blvd) in Los Angeles on May 25, 2013. Larson has just released a new digital single, Dark Souvenirs/Chasin' It. You can check it out via Bandcamp below.

Larson is working on a solo EP due in the early fall and will play a handful of solo shows across the country in support.

Find out more about Larson at www.theowneroperators.com.

Lauren Diamond and the South Paw Specials are playing an EP release party on May 5, 2013 at the Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street, NYC).  Listen to their emotive pop music starting at 11 p.m. on Stage 1.

You can check out the video for the song, Can’t Go Back, below. Find out more at www.laurendiamondmusic.com.

Carmen Villain (Carmen Hillestad) not only has a new video for her track, Easy, but is coming to the USA for her first show soon (dates below). The music calls to mind the well-known (Sonic Youth) and the more obscure (Queen Mary—Mary Pastorius). Hillestad plays the instruments.

This is interesting stuff and should make you want to crap a copy of her LP, Sleeper. This is out now on Smalltown Supersound. Hopefully more USA dates are in the offing.

Shows
4/23 - New York, NY @ Pianos
8/6-Sat. 8/10 - Oslo, NO @ Øya Festival

Yes, yes, we have written about Treetop Flyers before. And yes, they have yet to release their debut record. The good news is that a) they have a video for the track, Things Will change, and you can see it below and b) the full length, The Mountain Moves, comes out June 25, 2013 (which happens to be my birthday).

The U.K. band has also announced some USA dates. These are below. The band is often described as having a "West Coast" sound (meaning the USA) but they are more than some Mamas and the Papas wannabes.

It is fun music. Give a listen.

Wake Owl has a new remix you can check out on Soundcloud. The track is Wild Country and the remix is by Wake Owl's fellow Canadian, Teen Daze. The folky song gets a space-y, electronic makeover.

To order the Wake Owl EP on iTunes go HERE. Wake Owl will play both Lollapalooza and Sasquatch festivals. Summer dates in Canada too. For a full list of shows head HERE.