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Laetitia Sadier Releasing "Silencio" In July On Drag City

4/30/2012

Laetitia Sadier’s second solo record, Silencio, comes out July 24th on Drag City. Sadier, of Monade and Stereolab, released her first solo record, The Trip, around two years ago. This record includes collaborations with Tim Gane (formerly of Stereolab), James Elkington and Sam Prekop.
But this is all really about Sadier, not the guests. If The Trip was the starting point then Silencio is a must for your record collection.

Look for a tour in the fall.

My Morning Jacket Touring North America (And More)

4/30/2012

My Morning Jacket are heading out on the road in North America with Band of Horses in support this August. Dates are below. They are also doing a bunch of other stuff. Jim James was touring with his other band New Multitudes promoting their album honoring Woody Guthrie. That band will co-headline the tenth Forecastle Festival with Wilco and Bassnectar.

My Morning Jacket are also contributing to the new release coming from John Fogerty,, will be touring Europe, headlining the Beale Street Music Festival, on May 4, in Memphis , the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island and at the New Orleans Jass and Heritage Festival on May 5th.

Tour

% = $1 from each ticket will be donated to the local charity listed
* = with Band Of Horses
^ = with Trombone Shorty
+ = with Trampled By Turtles
# = with Shabazz Palaces

5/04: Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
5/05: New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
07/13: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/14: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival (performance)
07/15: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/28: Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
8/03: Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^*% (Flobots.org)
8/04: Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^*% (Platteforum)
8/06: Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre*% (Operation Breakthrough)
8/07: Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*% (Community Corps)
8/08: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House*% (Safe Connections)
8/10: Minneapolis, MN @ Somerset Amphitheater+*% (Free Arts and The Current Public Radio)
8/12: Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion*% (Franklinton Gardens and Wexner Center For the Arts)
8/14: Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook*% (Do Foundation)
8/15: Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*
8/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts*% (Urban Blazers)
8/18: Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion*% (826DC)
8/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park#% (Sy's Fund)
8/21: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*% (Gateway To The Arts)
8/22: Chicago, IL @ Pritzker Pavilion*% (Advanced Art Education Program at Gallery 37)
8/24: Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre*% (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance)
8/25: Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater*% (Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation)
8/26: Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Amphitheater*% (Charlotte Tree Fund)

Gillian Welch Touring in June Supporting "The Harrow & The Harvest"

4/27/2012

Gillian Welch is touring at the end of May and June. Welch and David Rawlings are hitting major cities and you can see the dates below. She is touring to support her 2011 record, The Harrow & The Harvest. The record was widely acclaimed and was on numerous “best of 2011” lists.

If you are not familiar with Welch, first, get out of your cave. Second head to her website, www.gillianwelch.com.

Tour
5/30 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By The Sea
6/1 - Tucson, AZ - Fox Tucson Theatre
6/2 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
6/3 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
6/4 - Santa Fe, NM - The Lensic
6/6 - Houston, TX - Wortham Center Cullen Theatre
6/7 - San Antonio, TX - Empire Theatre
6/8 - Austin, TX - Stubbs
6/9 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
6/12 - Germantown, TN - Germantown Performing Arts Centre

Clare And The Reasons Releasing KR-51, Download First Single Free

4/27/2012

Clare and the Reasons third effort, KR-51, comes out July 10th in North America and July 4th in Japan. The record was made in Berlin and includes collaborations with Van Dyke Parks and Sufjan Stevens. The band is playing shows in the USA and Europe (see below). One of these dates is at Bonnaroo.

The band hail live in Brooklyn and this release comes out on Frog Stand in North America and on P-vine in Japan. Check out , and download, the first single, The Lake, below. For more information head to www.clareandthereasons.com.

Tour
4/29 Brooklyn, NY Jalopy with Geoff Muldaur
5/02 New York, NY Joe's Pub, Happy Ending Music & Reading Series
5/10 Berlin, Germany House of World Cultures
5/12 Ghent, Belgium Handelsbeurs
5/16 Köln, Germany King Georg
5/17 Amsterdam, The Netherlands De Balie, Indiestad
6/06 Asheville, NC Lexington Avenue Brewery
6/07-09 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
6/10 Richmond, VA Gallery 5

Squarepusher Have A New Video, Are Featured In A Short Film And Playing Festivals

4/27/2012

Squarpusher are part of a new short film by The Creators Project. The video is both live bits of their performance at Creators Project: San Francisco this past March (it also includes an interview). The short film is below as is a studio version of Drax 2 from the album Ufabulum, which comes out May 15.

You will be able to get Ufabulum on phosphorescent vinyl, on CD. There will be other merch as well and you can find out about pre-ordering HERE.

Festival Appearances
4/28/12 Electronic Beats Festival, Poland - http://bit.ly/HpkxWm
5/3/12 Donau Festival, Austria - http://www.donaufestival.at/ticket-en/fees
5/6/12 Simple Things Festival, Bristol - http://tickets.crackmagazine.net/
6/12/12 Sonar Festival, Brazil - http://www.sonarsaopaulo.com.br/en
6/15/12 Sonar Festival, Barcelona - http://www.sonar.es/en/pg/tickets
6/29/12 Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats - http://www.lerock.org/
7/7/12 Bloc Festival, London - http://www.blocweekend.com/tickets/
7/12/12 Dour Festival, Belgium - http://www.dourfestival.be/fr/tickets
7/14/12 Melt Festival, Germany - http://www.meltfestival.de/de/tickets

Blues Control Releasing "Valley Tangients" On Drag City, Hear A Track

4/27/2012

Blues Control are set to release their debut record, Valley Tangents, on Drag City, June 19. You can check out a track from the record, Iron Pigs, below.

Iron pigs make for really tough bacon. I am glad I am a vegetarian. Anyway, look for the band to leave their Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania home and hit the road this summer and you can see the dates below.

Iron Pigs

Tour
June 21 - Baltimore, MD @ Floristree Space
June 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA w/ Birds of Maya, Slow Tongued Beauty
June 23 - Brooklyn, NY @ 285 Kent w/ Purling Hiss, Tonstartsbandht, Jordan Redaelli, DJ Brian Turner, DJ Paul Major
July 25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski's
July 26 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
July 27 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout w/ Chandeliers
July 28 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups w/ Pink Reason, Day Creeper
July 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
July 30 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
July 31 - Toronto, ON @ Parts & Labour
Aug. 1 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/ Natural Child
Aug. 2 - Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen
Aug. 3 - Allston, MA @ O'Brien's Pub

Mozella Releasing Record Co-Written By Motown Legend, Brian Holland

4/26/2012

Mozella is a singer out of Detroit and she has new record The Brian Holland Sessions, coming on July 24, 2012. In case you are slow on the uptake (and who reading this site isn’t really…to say nothing of those writing it), the songs were co-written by Brian Holland. Holland is a legendary writer. He penned over 25 number 1 hits for Motown.

The record is co-produced by Holland and Dave Wilder (Ghostface Killah, Macy Gray). The music has elements of soul, jazz and pop which is what you’d expect when working with the man who wrote How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) and Baby I Need Your Loving.

Check out (and download) the track, Another You, below.

Fawn Releasing Debut, Coastlines, On Quite Scientific Records

4/26/2012

Fawn, out of Detroit, are releasing their debut record, Coastlines, on June 12 (via Quite Scientific Records). Check out the track, Pixels, below. Fawn is a sort of indie rock supergroup featuring members of a slew of bands. The members are also visual artists which is a neat thing when it happens.

Yes, the word indie pop is an accurate description of the band but it gets a little more “rock” than you usually hear when that sub-genre is mentioned. And they do give off a very different Detroit vibe.

Pixels

School Of Seven Bells 7" Cover Of Siouxsie And The Banshees Track Out Digitally

4/26/2012

Anyone who ventured out on record store day saw a slew of vinyl releases. Prominent among these was School of Seven Bells’ recording of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Kiss Them For Me. The 7 inch was limited to a 1000 but do not despair. It was just made available at iTunes.

The single also includes an original track, When She Was Me. You can check out the cover below via Soundcloud.

Reptar's Second Release, Body Faucet, Out May 1, Hear It Free

4/26/2012

You can hear the new Reptar album, Body Faucet, streaming in full on Youtube , check it out below. The stream is in partnership with Comedy Central (I am not sure why). The record comes out May 1, 2012 on Vagrant records. You can pre-order it on iTunes HERE.

The record was produced by Ben Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, Washed Out. The release follows the band’s debut Oblange Fizz Y’all. If you are not familiar? Think electronic pop you can dance to.