April 26, 2012 by Steph
Hot off the press from one of my favorite labels, Hidden Pony brings us this great video from The Danks. It’s a kaleidoscopic, drug-hazed, fun-binge of slightly hazy indie rock and cotton candy.
Their new record Are You Afraid of the Danks is coming out on May 22nd and I have no doubt it’ll shine.
DOWNLOAD: MP3 of Automocar
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April 25, 2012 by Steph
Reptar’s new record Body Faucet will be out on May 1st via Vagrant Records, but you can hear the whole thing right here. These guys are a riot live–I saw them a few months ago in Los Angeles. The record is catchy as hell and it wouldn’t surprise me if “Sebastian” turns into the Summer 2012 “Pumped Up Kicks” phenomenon. Listen now while it’s still a voluntary decision and you can say, “I knew them when…”
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October 15, 2011 by Steph
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.
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October 11, 2011 by Steph
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December 30, 2010 by Steph
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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November 17, 2010 by Steph
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 Guy
Pre-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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November 3, 2010 by Steph
“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.
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October 20, 2010 by Steph
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.
More on The KickDrums:
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October 19, 2010 by Steph
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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