Welcome back, Lydia. You tug at my heart strings and romanticize the world like high school young love. This video for “Dragging Your Feet In the Mud” does the same, chalk-full of images from Los Angeles’ Griffith Observatory to PCH on the California Coast. It’s been a long while since I’ve seen these guys, but they’ll be back in LA on November 5th at The Roxy on their new release Paint It Golden.
‘News’ Category
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“Dragging Your Feet In the Mud” Video – Lydia
October 15, 2011 by A2S
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Walking Sleep’s Tarp Sessions Vol. 3
October 11, 2011 by A2S
Walking Sleep’s series of EPs, Tarp Sessions, will be released as a full length on collectable orange 12″ vinyl on November 1st. They’ll have some pre-order bundles available next week.If you’re a frequent reader, you’re aware of my weakness for finely tuned indie pop withguy/girl vocals. Walking Sleep fits right in, rocking it out and romancing with the essence of the dreamy fifties. Grab your beau and catch them tonight at The Bootleg with Radical Face. Walking Sleep goes on at 8:45 so make sure to get there early.Category Live, News | Tags: duoties,fifties,guy/girl,Los Angeles,walking sleep | No Comments
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Lady Danville on Dashboard Confessional’s West Coast Tour
December 30, 2010 by A2S
Jan 19, 20, 21 | Troubadour | West Hollywood
Fresh from a tour with Ben Fold and shows at CMJ Music Marathon, Lady Danville announces that they will be opening for Dashboard Confessional on a west coast tour in honor of the 10th anniversary of the release of Dashboard’s Swiss Army Romance’s. The tour will be at the Troubadour in West Hollywood for three days (if you’re out on Thursday the 20th, I’ll see you there!).
“With Michael Garner on keys, Matthew Frankel on the cajon, and Dan Chang on the guitar, the three piece acoustic folk pop trio Lady Danville is most recognized for their well-crafted harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and refreshing dose of energy, wit and charm, evoking the sound of Simon and Garfunkel meets Death Cab for Cutie.”
JAN 10 – The Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
JAN 11 – In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
JAN 13 – Neumos - Seattle, WA
JAN 14 – Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
JAN 15 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
JAN 16 – House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
JAN 19 – The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
JAN 20 – The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
JAN 21 – Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
JAN 22 – House of Blues San Diego - San Diego, CA
http://www.myspace.com/ladydanville
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Cake Announces New Album for 1/11/11
November 17, 2010 by A2S
Cake [John McCrea (Vocals/Piano/Nord), Vincent DiFiore (Trumpet/Euphonium/Keyboards), Xan McCurdy (Guitar/Synthesizer) and Gabriel Nelson (Bass/Guitar/Rheem/Bandalero)] announces their first album of new material since 2004′s Pressure Chief. They’ll release Showroom Of Compassion, their 6th studio album, January 11th 2011 on their own label, Upbeat Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group). The album was recorded over the last two and a half years and was produced and engineered by the band themselves at CAKE’s own solar electric powered studio in Sacramento, CA.The first single, “Sick Of You,” is off to a great start at Alternative, Rock and Triple A radio. As Spin.com can attest, “['Sick Of You'] is vintage CAKE, with frontman John McCrea’s jaded, semi-spoken vocals, crunchy guitar riffs, a skippy beat, and blasts of trumpet.” Spin.com has the exclusive online premiere of the song, listen HERE.
Starting today, fans have the opportunity to pre-order Showroom Of Compassion at CAKE’s own webstore http://cake.hasawebstore.com/ – They’ll be able to choose from bundles small and large that include autographed vinyl and CD’s, a limited edition 7-inch and exclusive t-shirts. By pre-ordering Showroom Of Compassion fans will receive an instant MP3 download of the “Sick Of You.”
Showroom Of Compassion official track-listing
1. Federal Funding
2. Long Time
3. Got To Move
4. What’s Now Is Now
5. Mustache Man (Wasted)
6. Teenage Pregnancy
7. Sick Of You
8. Easy to Crash
9. Bound Away
10. The Winter
11. Italian GuyPre-Order: http://cake.hasawebstore.com/
Web: http://www.cakemusic.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cakemusic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cake#!/pages/Cake-music/24063159304?ref=ts
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Miniature Tigers on tour with Freelance Whales!
November 3, 2010 by A2S
“Williamsburg by-way of Phoenix indie rockers Miniature Tigers continue to gain momentum off their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Fortress, which Entertainment Weekly calls ‘all around enjoyable’ and Seattle Weekly pegged as ‘sensational, inspirational and celebrational.’ The band recently released a Where’s Waldo inspired video for the first single, ‘Bullfighter Jacket,’ which NPR selected as their Song Of The Day explaining that the song ‘quickly identifies itself as the band’s best work yet, with tight chord progressions and glimmers of yet more growth potential.’ Watch the video HERE.
Miniature Tigers were recently named one of SPIN Magazine‘s 5 Best New Artists For October. ‘What I like about them is that they could probably be a very successful, stand-issue indie-rock band aping Death Cab or Grizzly Bear or Vampire Weekend’ explains SPIN Music Editor Charles Aaron, ‘but they’re too restless and busting with ideas. Fortress is dazzling at times, and once they figure how to be baroque and pretentious without trying to hard, they’ll get even better.’“A new Daytrotter session from Miniature Tigers just went live, listen HERE. ‘Miniature Tigers are one of the best examples America has of a young band working a something new, something old and something borrowed mentality with its songwriting. With each album they make more bold steps forward…They understand it all and what they’re producing are songs that are instant loves.’“Miniature Tigers continue to be road warriors. After wrapping up a month with Neon Indian, The Tigers will hit the road again tomorrow for a string of dates with The Walkmen and Japandroids followed by a full US tour with Freelance Whales. All dates are below and feel free to send guest list requests my way.”
TOUR
Nov 5 – Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
Nov 6 – Black Cat – Washington, DC
Nov 7 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 8 – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA
Nov 10 – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX
Nov 11 – The ND at 501 Studios – Austin, TX
Nov 12 – Loft – Dallas, TX
Nov 14 – Clubhouse Music Venue – Tempe, AZ
Nov 16 – Detroit Bar – Costa Mesa, CA
Nov 18 – Troubadour – LA, CA
Nov 19 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
Nov 21 – Doug Fir – Portland, OR
Nov 23 – Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, WA
Nov 26 – Neurolux Lounge – Boise, ID
Nov 27 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 29 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO
Dec 3 – The Basement – Columbus, OH
Dec 4 – Brillobox, – Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 5 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
Dec 7 – The Monkey House – Burlington, VT
Dec 8 – Castaways – Ithaca, NY
Dec 9 – Middle East – Boston, MA
Dec 10 – Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA
Dec 14 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA“A zeitgeisty combination of vocal-indie-world-pop (a la Grizzly Bear and Local Natives), old-school indie-pop, casual experimentation, and the druggy-haze of dream-pop” – Metromix“A crate of sunny soaked sounds, they bring it…big time.” – New York PostCategory News | Tags: | No Comments
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The Kickdrums’ Free Download of “Perfect World”
October 20, 2010 by A2S
The KickDrums are a 2-man team comprised of Alex Fitts and Matt Penttila started off as a hip hop production team, placing tracks with 50 Cent, Young Joe, and Chamillionaire , as well as producing a third of hometown heavyweight Ray Cash’s debut album. The KickDrums are pioneering a different sound, rock tinged with hip-hop production techniques.
The KickDrums released their first independent album titled Just a Game in 2009. The album was praised by the likes of Travis Barker, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, Dante Ross, and others. Hiphopdx.com called Just A Game “one of the year’s best non-rap albums.” The following year proved to be the busiest yet. Since then The KickDrums placed tracks with Kid Cudi and Scarface , while officially remixing Adelle, Ben Harper, Richard Ashcroft, Peter Bjorn and John, Kanye West and Good Charlotte.
The KickDrums are in the process of completing a project with long time collaborator DJ Mick Boogie. The project will include “best of” remixes from the past year as well as new original material remixed by a range or rappers including U-N-I, Curtains, The Kid Daytona, Joell Ortiz, and more. Currently The KickDrums are in the studio working on an album with legendary producer and artist the RZA aka Bobby Digital.
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Song of the Week – The Jezabels’ “Mace Spray”
October 19, 2010 by A2S
In honor of The Jezabels’ shows at CMJ this week, their single “Mace Spray” from their newest release the Dark Storm EP is our Song of the week.Sydney, Australia’s The Jezabels are set to head out on a national tour of Canada in support of Two Hours Traffic following the recent release of their new EP Dark Storm, out 10/1. The North American trip begins with several appearances at the CMJ Music Marathon before heading north to Canada for a show in Toronto and 8 dates as main support for Two Hours Traffic.
The Jezabels have tirelessly toured Australia since the release of their EP She’s So Hard in November 2009. The band has supported artists like Tegan & Sara, Katie Noonan and Josh Pyke as well as selling out their own headlining shows. Additionally, the singles “Hurt Me” and “Easy to Love” from the EP She’s So Hard received heavy rotation on radio in Australia and abroad.
The newest EP and the third of a trilogy of EPs (beginning with 2009′s The Man Is Dead) represents the band’s most confident outing to date–moody, mysterious, and epic, yet buzzing with the quartet’s ever-present knack for an irresistible pop hook.
10.21.10 (8 pm) Bowery Ballroom (CMJ) New York, NY
10.21.10 (1 am) Union Hall (CMJ) Brooklyn, NY
10.22.10 Pianos (CMJ) New York, NY
10.23.10 Fat baby (CMJ) New York, NY
10.26.10 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
10.28.10 Republik – Calgary, AB*
10.29.10 Barking Parrott – Penticton, BC*
10.30.10 Pit Pub UBC – Vancouver, BC*
11.02.10 The Slice – Lethbridge, AB*
11.03.10 Starlight Room – Edmonton, AB*
11.04.10 The Exchange – Regina, SA*
11.05.10 Amigos – Saskatoon, SA*
11.06.10 Royal Albert – Winnipeg, MB**As main support for Canada’s Two Hours Traffic
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Lady Danville CMJ shows and Tour with Ben Folds
October 17, 2010 by A2S
Lady Danville is an acoustic folk pop trio from Los Angeles, California. Making the trek cross country, the band will play 3 shows at the 2010 CMJ Music Marathon leading up to their tour with Ben Folds.
With Michael Garner on keys, Matthew Frankel on the cajon, and Dan Chang on the guitar Lady Danville prides themselves for their “well-crafted harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and refreshing dose of energy, wit and charm, evoking the sound of Simon and Garfunkel meets Death Cab for Cutie.”
Lady Danville formed in 2007 after meeting as members of UCLA’s Awaken A Cappella. Since then, the band has gone on to consistently sell out popular Los Angeles venues including the Troubadour, Viper Room, Hotel Café, and the El Rey. They have also shared the stage with Sara Bareilles, Jack’s Mannequin, and Adele. In 2009, the band ventured out of Los Angeles and began to attract more attention as they brought their music to the Pacific Northwest. In March of 2010 Lady Danville embarked on their first West Coast Tour and ended their run in Austin, TX making their debut appearance at the annual SXSW 2010 Music Festival. In April of 2010, they toured the East Coast where they played with Jack’s Mannequin kicking off their first ever East Coast tour.
Other accolades include the prominent feature of their song “Cast Away” on a recent episode of MTV’s The Real World: Washington DC as well as “Love to Love” on E!’s Keeping up with the Kardashians. Furthermore, their music has been consistently featured on Dorm Life, Hulu’s most watched web show, as well as on the acclaimed independent documentary Craigslist Joe. They have also earned tremendous praise from media outlets as diverse as LA Weekly, LAist.com, and Billboard.com.
Their most recent single is “Cars” and you can check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/ladydanville#p/u/7/4ahvnRHvReM
SHOWS
Oct 14 2010 9:00P Johnson & Whales University Denver, CO
Oct 19 2010 1:30A CMJ – The Bowery Poetry Club New York City, NY
Oct 20 2010 6:00P CMJ – Rockwood Music Hall New York City, NY
Oct 21 2010 7:00P CMJ Panelist Mixer – Private Party New York City, NY
Oct 25 2010 7:00P Jammin’ Java Vienna, VA
Nov 5 2010 7:30P Riviera Theatre w/ Ben Folds Chicago, IL
Nov 6 2010 7:30P The Fillmore Detroit w/ Ben Folds Detroit, MI
Nov 7 2010 7:30P The Orbit Room w/ Ben Folds Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 8 2010 7:30P LC Pavillion w/ Ben Folds Columbus, OH
Nov 10 2010 7:30P Bogarts w/ Ben Folds Cincinnati, OH
Nov 11 2010 7:30P Club Zoo w/ Ben Folds Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 12 2010 7:30P Town Ballroom w/ Ben Folds Buffalo, NY
Nov 13 2010 7:30P Tower Theater w/ Ben Folds Upper Darby, PA
Nov 17 2010 7:30P Orpheum Theatre w/ Ben Folds Boston, MA
Nov 18 2010 7:30P Welmont Theatre w/ Ben Folds Montclair, NJ
Nov 20 2010 7:30P The Fillmore w/ Ben Folds Charlotte, NC
Nov 21 2010 7:30P The Tabernacle w/ Ben Folds Atlanta, GA
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FREE EP from Kitten
October 14, 2010 by A2S
Thanks to Dysonsound.com, I discovered this great 5-track EP called Sunday School from the band Kitten. It’s fantastic and worth way more than… 0 pennies. Female-fronted garage electro pop… it covers all the bases without sounding over-the-top. Has a bit of a ’90s girl rock vibe, but in a 2010 way. They’re already getting buzz at places like Nylon so jump on the Kitten Train now!
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