The Strange Boys confirm Generation Records In-Store for 11/20! Playing 2 NYC shows (11/18 and 11/19) 01 Nov 2011

The handful of shows ended nicely with a festive Halloween gig in San Francisco at the Clift Hotel as part of their Clift sessions. Fun was had by all as you can see from these photos:



Next up comes the proper vinyl release of Live Music, which is now confirmed for November 15th, just in time for a couple of NYC Record Release shows, and a newly announced In-Store performance at Generation Records! SEE THE E-FLYER BELOW.

People who purchase a copy of Live Music from now until 11/20 at Generation Records will get a VIP pass guaranteeing preferred entry to the in-store along with a meet & greet with the band!

Friday, November 18 - Mercury Lounge New York NY
Saturday, November 19 - Glasslands Brooklyn NY
Sunday, November 20 - Generation Records (In-Store, Free/All Ages, 4:00pm)

MP3 and video for "Me and You" available here http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/strangeboys/meandyou.mp3 and here http://youtu.be/G2KRB30HVX4


Praise for Live Music out now (CD/Digital) on Rough Trade (Vinyl available 11/15)

"Suffice to say that Live Music is damn near flawless." Eastern Surf

"The are too many highlights to list... 'Live Music' is fun. It's an ode to the past. And it's one of the better releases this year." The Record (NJ)

"...the band has made a huge stylistic leap, incorporating piano as the base instrument of almost every song on Live Music. The result is a pop record, much cleaner and much better than anything the band has released yet." Dallas Observer

"Live Music marks another winner from Austin's Strange Boys" The Stranger

"the Strange Boys’ greatest strength is making the rootsy sounds they love sound fresh and unfettered... Sambol is evolving into a fine lyricist, equal parts poet and philosopher, as well as an expressive singer." All Music

"You should listen to The Strange Boys' Live Music if you’re in the market for some authentically southern Americana that not only pulls from Petty but also Son House and the drones of The Velvet Underground." Ventvox (4/5 stars)

The Strange Boys are:

Ryan Sambol (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano)
Philip Sambol (bass)
Greg Enlow (guitar)
Mike La Franchi (drums)

Ryan stopped by the Rough Trade UK offices and this solo performance of "Walking Two By Two" resulted:
http://youtu.be/e_hCgy_QD_M

THE STRANGE BOYS announce NEW ALBUM out 10/25 via Rough Trade 09 Sep 2011

The Strange Boys  Live Music
Released October 25, 2011 on Rough Trade Records

New MP3 and Music Video for "Me and You"

New Website + Fall shows in LA and NYC



Check out their NEW website here: http://strange-boys.com/
Download the NEW MP3 for "Me and You" here: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/strangeboys/meandyou.mp3
The NEW music video for "Me and You" is here: http://youtu.be/G2KRB30HVX4



Equally informed by Son House as the Velvets, Austin, Texas's contrarians The Strange Boys release their third album, Live Music on October 25 via Rough Trade (TO BE CLEAR "Live" is in the present-tense, as in living the music, THIS IS NOT A LIVE RECORDING).

Born in 2008, The Strange Boys have released two excellent albums, The Strange Boys and Girls Club (2009, the original sessions of which were equally botched and scrapped production attempts by the late Jay Reatard as well as the band) and 2010's Be Brave.

Half (side A) of Live Music was recorded in April 2011 at the Austin home of producer/Spoon drummer Jim Eno.  The second half (side B) was recorded in December 2010 at producer Mike McHugh’s Distillery, the same studio that Be Brave was recorded in.

"Authentically troubled blues for the modern age" - Geoff Travis.  

Confirmed upcoming US shows (stay tuned for more)
Wed, 10/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
Fri, 11/18 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
Sat, 11/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands


Side A

Me and You
Walking Two By Two
Doueh
Punk’s Pajamas
You And Me
Omnia Boa
Mama Shelter
Saddest

Side B

My Life Beats Me
Over The River And Through The Woulds
Right Before
Hidden Meanings, Soul Graffiti
You Take Everything For Granite When You’re Stone
Opus
 

The core of the band features brothers Ryan Sambol (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano) and Philip Sambol (bass), Greg Enlow (guitar) and Mike La Franchi (drums). Jenna Thornhill-DeWitt (Mika Miko) and Tim Presley (White Fence) contributed saxophone and guitar respectively, with both adding vocals on various tracks.


“It’s passionate, yowling guitar rock at its best” - Rolling Stone

“The Strange Boys hark back to the roots of American music and make it their own.” - Austin Chronicle

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Dylan LeBlanc playing FREE NYC show This Weekend as part of Lincoln Center Out Of Doors! 12 Aug 2011

DYLAN LeBLANC - is in New York this weekend as a special guest performer with Steve Cropper and Friends Tribute to the 5 Royales. Dylan will perform five songs with an all-star lineup that includes Bettye Lavette, Ellis Hooks, David Hood, Uptown Horns and a few more surprises that can't be announced. Also performing are The Bar-Kays, North Mississippi Allstars duo and Big Sam's Funky Nation. The concert is this Sunday 8/14 @ Damrosch Park Bandshell/Lincoln Center - AND IT'S FREE!!!!
Details here: http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/index.php/ood-2011-28th-annual-roots-of-american-music-festival-aug-14-5pm

Micachu and The Shapes new remix by Stone Lions and brand new Website! 25 May 2011

A fantastic remix for the Micachu & The Shapes song "Low Dogg" done by Stone Lions is now available as an MP3 download: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/low_dogg_Stone_Lions_remix.mp3

The original version of the song is from the recently released album "Chopped & Screwed" featuring The London Sinfonietta.

Micachu & The Shapes are currently in the studio working on their second album for release early next year.

A new website has recently launched http://micachu.biz/ which features interesting unreleased music and video bits, cool remixes, and an incredible Harry Partch film excerpt if you dig deep.

Also, be sure to check out the Mixtape Micachu recently made which Diplo featured on the Mad Decent blog: http://www.roughtraderecords.com/micachu/3850/micachu-chopped-screwed-mixtape

British Sea Power - ForNoOne video! 25 Apr 2011

We had to bid British Sea Power farewell as that wrapped up their lengthy North American tour.  For those who missed them, we offer this video of the band performing "Who's In Control?" c/o ForNoOne.tvhttp://fornoone.tv/british_sea_power.html


British Sea Power | FOR NO ONE from FOR NO ONE on Vimeo.

BRITISH SEA POWER performed on LETTERMAN last night! U.S. TOUR just started! 22 Mar 2011

Watch British Sea Power's performance of "Who's In Control?" from last night's Late Show With David Letterman:
http://theaudioperv.com/2011/03/22/british-sea-power-whos-in-control-321-letterman/

The band also kicked-off their first U.S. tour in 3 years last night with a fantastic set at Maxwell's. Now they'll continue on the road through late April! SEE ALL DATES BELOW!

The (NSFW) music video for "Who's In Control?" is viewable on the band's website http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/ or through this direct link http://vimeo.com/20887488

Valhalla Dancehall, their latest full length album is out now via Rough Trade.

An MP3 download for "Who's In Control?" is available here: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/whosincontrol.mp3

British Sea Power - Spring U.S. Tour Dates

Tue Mar 22 - Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu Mar 24 - Toronto, ON, Lees Palace
Fri Mar 25 - Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
Sat Mar 26 - Pontiac, MI, Pike Room
Sun Mar 27 - Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall
Mon Mar 28 - Iowa City, IA, Blue Moose
Tue Mar 29 - Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center
Fri Apr 1 - Vancouver, BC, Biltmore
Sat Apr 2 - Seattle, WA, Neumo's
Sun Apr 3 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Tue Apr 5 - San Francisco, CA, Independent
Wed Apr 6 - Brookdale, CA, The Brookroom @ Historic Brookdale Lodge (Big Sur)
Thu Apr 7 - Los Angeles, CA, Troubadour
Fri Apr 8 - San Diego, CA, Casbah
Sat Apr 9 - Tempe, AZ, Clubhouse
Mon Apr 11 - Marfa, TX, Padres
Wed Apr 13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
Thu Apr 14 - Dallas, TX, The Loft
Fri Apr 15 - Little Rock, AR, Stickyz Rock N Roll Chicken Shack
Sun Apr 17 - Atlanta, GA, The Earl
Mon Apr 18 - Carrboro, NC, Cats Cradle
Tue Apr 19 - Washington DC, Black Cat
Wed Apr 20 - Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brendas
Thu Apr 21 - New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom###

ATTN SF! Warpaint kick off tour with FREE instore at AMOEBA 14 Mar 2011

Warpaint kick off tour with FREE instore this Wednesday at AMOEBA SF!

BRITISH SEA POWER NEW NSFW VIDEO and 3/21 LETTERMAN Performance announced! 11 Mar 2011

NSFW VIDEO FOR "WHO'S IN CONTROL?" PREMIERES TODAY!
BAND TO PERFORM ON LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN ON MARCH 21ST!
U.S. TOUR ALSO BEGINS MARCH 21ST!

A lot of very exciting things are going on as British Sea Power gear up for their first U.S. tour dates since 2008! These upcoming shows are in support of their latest album, Valhalla Dancehall, which came out via Rough Trade in January of this year.

Firstly, today marks the worldwide premiere of the music video for album lead-off track, "Who's In Control?" which is NSFW, albeit tastefully (ie there is some nudity involved).


The video for "Who's In Control?" was conceived as a raucous juxtaposition of sex and protest, party and revolt. The video's directors, Bajir Cannon and Bridget Palardy, have delivered a video of real humanity that references adolescent political struggle typified by the recent UK student protests, while embracing the idea that even in the midst of tumult, perhaps especially then, there is a need for release.

Cannon and Palardy have seamlessly integrated real protest footage (culled with permission from a variety of internet sources shot by people from all over the world - Todd Kappelt, Adam Hinton, Miguel Barbosa, Matthew Bowron, and Jonathan James Harrison) with a fictional narrative and small cast to create a compelling expression of disorder and abandon.

You can view the video on the band's website: http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/ or through this direct link http://vimeo.com/20887488
An MP3 download for "Who's In Control?" is available here:http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/whosincontrol.mp3

Secondly, we are pleased to confirm that on March 21st (the first date of their upcoming tour), British Sea Power are set to perform "Who's In Control?" on Late Show With David Letterman!  http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/

There's more!

SuperGlued is presenting an interactive contest where fans who attend the upcoming dates can compete via social networking sites to win prizes!  More info on that can be found here http://superglued.com/britishseapower

Also, Indie Rock Reviews recently premiered a documentary on the band called "In Scottish Waters" which you can find here:http://www.indierockreviews.com/2011/03/british-sea-power-in-scottish-waters-video-documentary/

BSP are busy bees!  They recently found time to participate in a performance at Camden's legendary Roundhouse as part of Blackbox, a series of experimental live performance streams.  A video of the band's performance of "Once More Now" is archived here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEfkvPiETPc

British Sea Power - Spring U.S. Tour Dates

Mon Mar 21 - Hoboken, NJ, Maxwells
Tue Mar 22 - Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu Mar 24 - Toronto, ON, Lees Palace
Fri Mar 25 - Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
Sat Mar 26 - Pontiac, MI, Pike Room
Sun Mar 27 - Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall
Mon Mar 28 - Iowa City, IA, Blue Moose
Tue Mar 29 - Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center
Fri Apr 1 - Vancouver, BC, Biltmore
Sat Apr 2 - Seattle, WA, Neumo's
Sun Apr 3 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Tue Apr 5 - San Francisco, CA, Independent
Wed Apr 6 - Brookdale, CA, The Brookroom @ Historic Brookdale Lodge (Big Sur)
Thu Apr 7 - Los Angeles, CA, Troubadour
Fri Apr 8 - San Diego, CA, Casbah
Sat Apr 9 - Tempe, AZ, Clubhouse
Mon Apr 11 - Marfa, TX, Padres
Wed Apr 13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
Thu Apr 14 - Dallas, TX, The Loft
Fri Apr 15 - Little Rock, AR, Stickyz Rock N Roll Chicken Shack
Sun Apr 17 - Atlanta, GA, The Earl
Mon Apr 18 - Carrboro, NC, Cats Cradle
Tue Apr 19 - Washington DC, Black Cat
Wed Apr 20 - Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brendas
Thu Apr 21 - New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom



Praise for Valhalla Dancehall, out now on Rough Trade

"In a world of weekend eccentrics, British Sea Power are the real f**king deal." NME(Album of the week)

"...'Valhalla' does further the once-evasive band’s increasingly egalitarian ambitions, with an emphasis on evangelical swells, big guitar hooks, and the BSP’s most inviting vocal melodies yet." The Onion

"Like their forebears The Kinks, British Sea Power remain resolutely iconoclastic, supremely melodic, quintessentially British, and utterly unique." Paste

"They confuse, enrapture, divide and inspire in equal parts, and Lord knows we need a band like this now more than ever." "At the very least, Valhalla Dancefloor confirms British Sea Power's status as cast iron national treasures." The Quietus

Indie Rock Reviews premiere the British Sea Power 03 Mar 2011

Go to Indie Rock Reviews (indierockreviews.com) to check out an illuminating
documentary on British Sea Power! The doc surrounds the trip they took to play on Scotland's remote Isle of Eigg late last year.

Here is the direct link: http://www.indierockreviews.com/2011/03/british-sea-power-in-scottish-waters-video-documentary/

Also, don't forget that the band is coming to the States to play for the first time since 2008 later this month!

British Sea Power US Tour Dates:
Mon Mar 21 – Hoboken, NJ, Maxwells
Tue Mar 22 – Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu Mar 24 – Toronto, ON, Lees Palace
Fri Mar 25 – Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
Sat Mar 26 – Pontiac, MI, Pike Room
Sun Mar 27 – Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall
Mon Mar 28 – Iowa City, IA, Blue Moose
Tue Mar 29 – Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center
Fri Apr 1 – Vancouver, BC, Biltmore
Sat Apr 2 – Seattle, WA, Neumo’s
Sun Apr 3 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
Tue Apr 5 – San Francisco, CA, Independent
Wed Apr 6 – Brookdale, CA, The Brookroom @ Historic Brookdale Lodge (Big Sur)
Thu Apr 7 – Los Angeles, CA, Troubadour
Fri Apr 8 – San Diego, CA, Casbah
Sat Apr 9 – Tempe, AZ, Clubhouse
Mon Apr 11 – Marfa, TX, Padres
Wed Apr 13 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Thu Apr 14 – Dallas, TX, The Loft
Fri Apr 15 – Little Rock, AR, Stickyz Rock N Roll Chicken Shack
Sun Apr 17 – Atlanta, GA, The Earl
Mon Apr 18 – Carrboro, NC, Cats Cradle
Tue Apr 19 – Washington DC, Black Cat
Wed Apr 20 – Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brendas
Thu Apr 21 – New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom

Alela Diane & Wild Divine performing in NYC on March 7th at Housing Works! 25 Feb 2011

Alela Diane & Wild Divine will be performing live at Housing Works on Monday, March 7 as part of Housing Works "Live From Home" concert series!

Monday, March 7
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe - 126 Crosby Street
7PM doors
7:30PM onstage

This will be the only chance for New  Yorkers to see Alela Diane & Wild Divine until this Summer!

http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/live-from-home-with-alela-diane-wild-divine/


About the "Live From Home"Series:
Live From Home is an award-winning monthly music series at Housing Works Bookstore Café in SoHo. Begun by music writer Alan Light in January 2003, Live From Home has featured over 130 acclaimed acts. These benefit concerts have featured such renowned performers as Lyle Lovett, Tracy Chapman, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes, and John Mayer. The intimate setting provides both the audience and the artists with a unique and unforgettable experience.

DYLAN LEBLANC confirms dates with LUCINDA WILLIAMS! 28 Jan 2011

Dylan LeBlanc is currently on the road playing dates with Lissie, along with 2 headlining shows in NYC this weekend! The Lissie shows will keep him busy a couple of weeks into February.

Now we're delighted to announce that just a week after that run, Dylan will return to the road and join none other than the venerable Lucinda Williams through early March!
See NEW DATES in bold below!

Dylan's remarkable debut album Pauper's Field is out now on Rough Trade.

Fri Jan 28 - Mercury Lounge - NYC (DYLAN HEADLINE / EARLY SHOW)
Sat Jan 29 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA (w/ Lissie)
Sun Jan 30 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC (w/ Lissie)
Tue Feb 01 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC (w/ Lissie)
Wed Feb 02 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC (w/ Lissie)
Thu Feb 03 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN (w/ Lissie)
Sat Feb 05 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA (w/ Lissie)
Mon Feb 07 - The Bottletree - Birmingham, AL (w/ Lissie)
Tue Feb 08 - The Parish (@ House of Blues) - New Orleans, LA (w/ Lissie)
Thu Feb 10 - Antone's - Austin, TX (w/ Lissie)
Fri Feb 18 - Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA (w/Lucinda Williams)
Sun Feb 20 - Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant - Minneapolis, MN (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Mon Feb 21 - Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant - Minneapolis, MN (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Wed Feb 23 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Fri Feb 25 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IN (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Sat Feb 26 - Stuart's Opera House - Nelsonville, OH (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Tue Mar 1 - Mercyhurst College: Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center - Erie, PA (w/ Lucinda Williams)
Wed Mar 2 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI (w/ Lucinda Williams)

WARPAINT ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR 18 Jan 2011

For immediate release:

We are excited to announce a Spring tour by WARPAINT.  Their explosive live shows have been blowing people's minds and we're happy that they are returning to share their energy for a month-long US tour! The trek starts in San Francisco on March 16th, and continues through to mid-April. All dates are below.

Warpaint is a 4-piece, all female band from LA. In existence since 2004, The Fool is the full-length they have been threatening to make all along - and it proves that the wait - and the search for new drummer Stella Mozgawa, was well worth it. Rough Trade released The Fool late in 2010.

Their former drummer is none-other than actress Shannyn Sossamon, who directed their music video for "Undertow", currently in heavy rotation on MTV.  Watch it here:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkqbY0oGKQ

MTV also recently filmed one of the band's New York shows for their "live in NYC" series.
Click below to select your choice of six songs, and watch an interview.
http://www.mtv.com/music/live_in_nyc/warpaint/main.jhtml

"Bass lines snake through a gauzy swirl of guitars, underpinned by surprisingly funky drumming. The singers seem to be almost conversing, finishing each other's thoughts as they seduce all who come within earshot" - CHICAGO TRIBUNE, #10 album of 2010

"While too many indie girl groups seem content to rebuild the Wall of Sound brick by brick, this Los Angeles quartet dedicate their hypnotic harmonies and guitars to a different cause: the House of Ian Curtis." - SPIN 8/10

TOUR DATES:
Wed, 3/16    San Francisco, CA            The Independent
Thu, 3/17    Eugene, OR                WOW Hall
Fri, 3/18        Portland, OR                Wonder Ballroom
Sat, 3/19        Vancouver, BC            Biltmore Cabaret
Sun, 3/20    Seattle, WA                Neumos
Wed, 3/23    Minneapolis, MI            Varsity Theater
Thu, 3/24    Chicago, IL                Lincoln Hall
Fri, 3/25        Cleveland, OH                Beachland Ballroom
Sat, 3/26        Toronto, ON                Wrongbar
Sun, 3/27    Montreal, PQ                La Sala Rossa
Tue, 3/29    Boston, MA                Paradise
Wed, 3/30    Brooklyn, NY                Brooklyn Bowl
Thu, 3/31    New York, NY                Bowery Ballroom
Fri, 4/1        Philadelphia, PA            Theater of Living Arts
Sat, 4/2        Washington, DC            Black Cat
Sun, 4/3        Raleigh, NC                Kings Barcade and Tavern
Tue, 4/5        Nashville, TN                Mercy Lounge
Thu, 4/7        New Orleans, LA            Republic
Fri, 4/8        Houston, TX                Fitzgeralds
Sat, 4/9        Austin, TX                La Zona Rosa
Mon, 4/11    Dallas, TX                The Loft

*supported by PVT and The Family Band on all tour dates.

In addition to the album, the live shows have been receiving amazing reviews....

"It’s easy to be a great drummer by being loud, but Stella Mozgawa finds all the other ways. She's dense, leaving little air in her patterns. She’s not overly forceful, sometimes sounding as if she were nudging the rhythm out. And she’s reliably in the pocket, the steady force that sets the mood and pace for the rest of the band. Thursday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that band, Warpaint, followed Ms. Mozgawa wherever she took it, its narcotizing hum swept along by a rollicking thunderstorm" - THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Their stupendous debut full-length, The Fool, triangulates Moon Pix–era Cat Power's ghostly, morbid, gorgeous bedroom folk with the Slits' lithe, muscular post-punk, but onstage at the Webster Hall Studio Wednesday night, the latter style dominates, thanks mostly to drummer Stella Mozgawa, a dervish of brash snare cracks, liquid drum rolls, emphatic soundman-hailing gestures, and rampant giggling." - VILLAGE VOICE

Watch their super cool live session for YoursTru.ly here http://yourstru.ly/2010/11/02/warpaint-undertow-and-bees-live-video-for-yours-truly/
Listen to an MP3 for "Undertow" here http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/Warpaint_Undertow.mp3

BRITISH SEA POWER CONFIRM SPRING U.S. TOUR DATES! 12 Jan 2011

British Sea Power's NEW album, Valhalla Dancehall, was released in the U.S. yesterday, and today marks the exciting announcement of their upcoming Spring U.S. Tour Dates!  The shows kick-off in late March and are their first on this side of the pond since 2008! 

SEE DATES BELOW.



"In a world of weekend eccentrics, British Sea Power are the real f**king deal." NME (Album of the week)

"...'Valhalla' does further the once-evasive band’s increasingly egalitarian ambitions, with an emphasis on evangelical swells, big guitar hooks, and the BSP’s most inviting vocal melodies yet."  The Onion

"Like their forebears The Kinks, British Sea Power remain resolutely iconoclastic, supremely melodic, quintessentially British, and utterly unique." Paste

"They confuse, enrapture, divide and inspire in equal parts, and Lord knows we need a band like this now more than ever." "At the very least, Valhalla Dancefloor confirms British Sea Power's status as cast iron national treasures." The Quietus

"Invigorating." The Independent

Sentimentalist feature interview
http://www.sentimentalistmag.com/2011/01/10/british-sea-power-the-dance-of-a-decade-begins/

AOL Spinner feature interview
http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/22/british-sea-power-valhalla-dancehall/

MP3 for "Who's In Control?" http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/whosincontrol.mp3

Check out some recent live footage in this 5-minute mini-documentary about how the band played on the Isle of Eigg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14RHodvbwY

Music video for "Living Is So Easy" http://www.vevo.com/watch/british-sea-power/living-is-so-easy/GB1411000110

Tue 3/22 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Thu 3/24 Toronto, ON - Lees Palace
Fri 3/25 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
Sun 3/27 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Tue 3/29 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 4/1 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore
Sat 4/2 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
Sun 4/3 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Tue 4/5 San Francisco, CA - Independent
Wed 4/6 Brookdale, CA - Brookroom @ Historic Brookdale Lodge (Big Sur)
Thu 4/7 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
Fri 4/8 San Diego, CA - Casaba
Sat 4/9 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
Mon  4/11 Marfa, TX - Padres
Wed 4/13 Austin, TX - Mohawk
Thu 4/14 Dallas, TX - The Loft
Sun 4/17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Mon  4/18 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle
Tue 4/19 Washington DC - Black Cat
Wed 4/20 Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brendas

NEW British Sea Power MP3 available for Who's In Control? 06 Jan 2011

An MP3 is now available for the song "Who's In Control?" which is the first track off of Valhalla Dancehall, the new album from British Sea Power!

A direct link to download the MP3 is here: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/whosincontrol.mp3

 



Also, don't forget that Valhalla Dancehall (which comes out 1/11/11 on Rough Trade) is streaming in its entirety this week through The Onion/A.V. Club - http://www.avclub.com/articles/check-out-an-exclusive-stream-of-british-sea-power,49539/

BRITISH SEA POWER'S new album VALHALLA DANCEHALL is THE ONION/A.V. CLUB'S first-ever album stream! 04 Jan 2011

Happy New Year!

The highly anticipated, excellent new album from British Sea Power, entitled Valhalla Dancehall comes out next week (1/11/11) on Rough Trade, and in celebration, The Onion/A.V. Club are streaming the album in its entirety, which is VERY exciting since this is the first album premiere stream they've EVER DONE!

You can check it out HERE: http://www.avclub.com/articles/check-out-an-exclusive-stream-of-british-sea-power,49539/Spinner also did a lengthy piece on the band's catalogue leading up to Valhalla Dancehall's release, featuring an interview with guitarist Martin Noble, check that out here: http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/22/british-sea-power-valhalla-dancehall/

BRITISH SEA POWER 1/11/11 release date confirmed for Valhalla Dancehall NEW MP3 available! 15 Nov 2010

Rough Trade is pleased to present you with the MP3 download for the song "Living Is So Easy" from British Sea Power’s forthcoming album Valhalla Dancehall which is due out January 11th, 2011.


The song will be for sale on November 30th in the U.S. as an exclusive single through itunes.

A direct link is below, and a widget which you are free to embed is also available on the homepage of http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/

Direct link to "Living Is So Easy" MP3:
http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/livingissoeasy.mp3



Here’s what the band has to say about it: "The song 'Living Is So Easy' features electronic keyboards, some Louis Vuitton and clay pigeons. It’s a mixture of Serge Gainsbourg and Ralf and Florian era Kraftwerk with a sprinkle of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. It’s our most electronic song to date, but it’s not doom 1980s electronica. This is the high life."

Find more materials (bio, hi res photo, Valhalla Dancehall cover art) by going to http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/press/ and scrolling down to British Sea Power.

Track listing for Valhalla Dancehall

1)   “Who’s In Control”
2)    “We Are Sound”
3)    “Georgie Ray”
4)    “Stunde Null”
5)    “Mongk II”
6)    “Luna”
7)    “Baby”
8)    “Living Is So Easy”
9)    “Observe The Skies”
10)  “Cleaning Out The Rooms”
11)  “Thin Black Sail”
12)  “Once More Now”
13)  “Heavy Water”
 
http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/livingissoeasy
http://www.myspace.com/britishseapower

Warpaint - Yours Truly Session videos now available for your viewing pleasure! 03 Nov 2010

We'd like to call your attention to a couple of amazing Warpaint session videos from our friends at Yours Truly (http://yourstru.ly/). Please check out "Undertow" and "Bees" here:

http://yourstru.ly/2010/11/02/warpaint-undertow-and-bees-live-video-for-yours-truly/
Their long awaited full length The Fool is out now on Rough Trade.

They have a handful of US Tour Dates before the end of the year:

TUE 11/30 BOSTON, MA Great Scott
WED 12/1 NEW YORK, NY The Studio @ Webster Hall
THU 12/2 BROOKLYN, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
FRI 12/3 PHILADELPHIA, PA Voyeur (Making Time Party)
SAT 12/4 WASHINGTON, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
SUN 12/12 LOS ANGELES, CA @ Troubadour

Jeffrey Lewis to play The Lowbrow Reader Variety Hou on November 4th! 25 Oct 2010

Thurs, Nov 4 - NYC - The Lowbrow Reader Variety Hour, w Hess Is More, comedy, readings and more - at Housing Works book store, 126 Crosby Street (between Houston and Prince). ALL-AGES. Starts 7 pm sharp and ends promptly at 8:30 pm. Admission is free, but you are encouraged to give $5 at the door to Housing Works - a charity that fights AIDS and homelessness.

Click this link for more info:
http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/the-lowbrow-reader-variety-hour-with-jeffrey-lewis-hess-is-more-comedy/

Pantha Du Prince remixes Blonde Redhead! Their tour kicks off TONIGHT! 15 Oct 2010

4AD's Blonde Redhead and Rough Trade's Pantha Du Prince are kicking off their joint US tour TONIGHT in Philly!





To celebrate, a new MP3 has been made available for a remix of the Blonde Redhead song "Here Sometimes" done by Pantha Du Prince.

That's not all.  An MP3 for the Pantha Du Prince song "Lay In A Shimmer" is now available as well!

You can check out the MP3s at these direct links, and a widget for the "Here Sometimes" (Pantha Du Prince remix) is also available should you want to embed.

Blonde Redhead's latest album Penny Sparkle came out this September on 4AD, and this is their first US tour in support of the album.

Black Noise from Pantha Du Prince came out earlier this year on Rough Trade.

Enjoy, and peep their tour dates below!

Blonde Redhead "Here Sometimes" (Pantha Du Prince remix)
http://promo.4ad.com/blonderedhead/download/heresometimesremix.mp3

Pantha Du Prince "Lay In A Shimmer" MP3
http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/panthaduprince/download/layinashimmer.mp3


Embed code for "Here Sometimes" (Pantha Du Prince remix)

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Blonde Redhead and Pantha Du Prince Tour Dates* w Pantha Du Prince as support

10/15 Philadelphia PA  Electric Factory*
10/16 Montreal QC Metropolis*
10/17 Toronto ON Phoenix Concert Theatre*
10/18 Detroit MI Magic Stick*
10/20 Newport KY Southgate House*
10/22 Chicago IL Vic Theatre*
10/23 Milwaukee WI Turner Hall Ballroom*
10/24 Minneapolis MN First Avenue*
10/25 St Louis MO The Pageant*
10/27 Nashville TN Mercy Lounge*
10/29 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse*
10/30 Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle*
10/31 Washington DC 9:30 Club*
11/1  Boston MA Paradise Rock Club*
11/3  New York NY Webster Hall*
11/14 San Diego CA House of Blues
11/15 Pomona CA Glass House
11/16 Los Angeles CA The Music Box
11/19 San Francisco CA Warfield Theatre
11/20 Portland OR Roseland Theatre
11/21 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
11/26 Salt Lake City UT The Depot
11/29 Houston TX Warehouse Live Studio
11/30 Dallas TX Granada Theater
12/1  Austin TX  La Zona Rosa
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Dylan LeBlanc kicks off Tour with Lissie TODAY! 06 Oct 2010

Check out this e-flyer!

BRITISH SEA POWER announce NEW digital/vinyl Zeus E.P. and make MP3 of title track available! 23 Sep 2010

BRITISH SEA POWER

*Announce NEW seven-track digital EP on Rough Trade!

*Free download of title track "Zeus" available now!

*Full length to come in 2011
 


We are pleased to announce the release of Zeus E.P, the all-new seven-track EP from British Sea Power!   Nikita Khruschev, Rick Stein and Wurzel Gummidge are are all alluded to on the EP, which comes out in the States digitally on October 5th and limited edition 12" vinyl on October 12th through Rough Trade.

The EP was recorded in East Sussex and on the Isle Of Skye and starts with two seven-minute tracks that set the tone for a collection of songs that is wonderfully all-over-the-place. The title track "Zeus" sets new standards for progressive garage-rock – a recording that suggests waking from the crazed impetus of a lusty dream full of dead Soviet leaders, TV chefs and... scarecrows. Following this is second track "Cleaning Out The Rooms" which is an expansive and reflective beauty.  Elsewhere on the 43 minute long EP is radiant prettiness and care-in-the-community exclamation.  (Please note that only the physical 12” format runs to 43 mins, the digital version is slightly shorter).  This EP is an unwashed, wild-eyed precursor to the fourth BSP studio album, set for release in January 2011. Of the EP tracks, only "Cleaning Out The Rooms" will be included on the upcoming full length. 

Sample an edit of the title track "Zeus" by clicking this direct link, and you can find a widget which includes an embed code here http://www.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/3479/ye-gods-brand-new-7-track-british-sea-power-ep

Direct MP3 link to "Zeus" is here: http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/britishseapower/zeus.mp3

http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/



British Sea Power are about to embark on some extensive touring abroad, starting with some low-key headlining shows, followed by a long stretch as the main support for the Manic Street Preachers!

British Sea Power Headlining shows:

Fri 24 Sept Tobermory An Tobar, Mull, Inner Hebrides
Sat 25 Sept Away Game festival, Eigg, Inner Hebrides
Mon 27 Sept Inverness Ironworks
Tues 28 Sept Dundee Doghouse
Sun Oct 3 Salford St Phillips Church (Man Of Aran performance as part of Manchester Unconvention)
Mon 4 Oct York Fibbers
Thurs 7 Oct Huddersfield Tokyo
Mon 13 Oct Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Fri 15 Oct Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Sun 24 Oct Cardiff Globe
Fri 5 Nov Manchester Ruby Lounge
Sat 6 Nov NME Weekender at Camber Sands, East Sussex

Supporting the Manic Street Preachers:

Weds 29 Sept Glasgow Academy
Thurs 30 Sept Aberdeen Music Hall
Sat 2 Oct Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tues 5 Oct 2010 Hull City Hall
Weds 6 Oct 2010 Sheffield Academy
Fri 8 Oct 2010 Liverpool University
Sat 9 Oct 2010 Blackburn Kings Georges Hall
Mon 11 Oct 2010 Leeds Academy
Tues 12 Oct 2010 Derby Assembly Rooms
Thurs 14 Oct 2010 Manchester Apollo
Sat 16 Oct 2010 Lincoln Engine Shed
Sun 17 Oct 2010 Norwich UEA
Tues 19 Oct 2010 Southampton Guildhall
Weds 20 Oct 2010 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Fri 22 Oct 2010 Bournemouth Academy
Sat 23 Oct 2010 Newport Centre
Mon 25 Oct 2010 Bristol Colston Hall
Tues 26 Oct 2010 Birmingham Academy
Thurs 28 Oct 2010 London Brixton Academy
Fri 29 Oct 2010 London Brixton Academy
Sun 31 Oct 2010 Leicester De Montford Hall
Mon 1 Nov 2010 Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tues 2 Nov 2010 Carlisle Sands Centre

Dylan LeBlanc to set out on the IF TIME WAS FOR WASTING INSTORE TOUR 23 Aug 2010

We're excited to announce that Dylan LeBlanc will be hitting the road in early September for what has been dubbed the "If Time Was For Wasting Instore Tour" which will have him performing at select record stores in the South!

His incredible debut album Pauper's Field is out this week on Rough Trade.

A mere 20 years old, Dylan is a native of Shreveport, LA and now splits his time between there and Nashville. He started playing guitar at age 7, and writing songs just a few years later. The songs on this debut are beautifully nurtured, gently astonishing, stop-you-in-your-tracks reveries - gilded with strings, smokey organ lines, and keening pedal steel.

Be sure to take a moment and watch this session video of Dylan performing a haunting rendition of his song "Emma Hartley" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHlHAg_9Z7U

"This 19-year-old Louisiana boy sang with a world-weary tone that belied his young age. Blending a little of Jim James' reverb-drenched croon with Neil Young's raspy, high registers, recent Rough Trade signing LeBlanc sings with an easygoing assurednes" -SPIN.COM

"He just might be the next brooding Townes Van Zandt among us." - AMERICAN SONGWRITER

the morning benders US Tour with The Black Keys Kicks Off Today! 26 Jul 2010

US Tour with The Black Keys Kicks Off Today

Performing at Central Park's Summerstage, Osheaga Festival, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits

Headlining Shows Later This Year at The Music Box, The Fillmore, and Webster Hall


Photo Credit: Pieter M. van Hattem

the morning benders' have just touched down in New York this weekend, returning from a month long European tour. Without needing to unpack their bags, they now kick off a North American tour with The Black Keys, which begins tonight in Washington D.C. This run of shows will include two sold-out shows this week at Central Park's Summerstage, performances at Lollapalooza and Osheaga Festivals, and a total of 14 shows with The Black Keys.

In addition, the morning benders' have announced that they are playing Austin City Limits, as well as three headlining shows later this year: The Music Box in Los Angeles, The Fillmore in San Francisco, and Webster Hall in New York.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

July 26th || DAR Constitution Hall || Washington, DC#
July 27th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY || SOLD OUT#
July 28th || Central Park Summerstage || New York, NY || SOLD OUT#
July 30th || Great Plaza at Penn's Landing || Philadelphia, PA#
July 31st || Bank of America Pavilion || Boston, MA#
August 1st || Osheaga Festival || Montreal, QC
August 3rd || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 4th || FREE Acoustic Performance || Big Chill || Toronto, ON
August 4th || Kool Haus || Toronto, ON#
August 7th || Lollapalooza || Chicago, IL
August 7th || The Metro || Chicago, IL#
August 8th || Val Air Ballroom || Des Moines, IA#
August 9th || Anchor Inn || Omaha, NE#
August 11th || Iroquois Amphitheater || Louisville, KY#
August 12th || Ryman Auditorium || Nashville, TN#
August 13th || The LC Amphitheater || Columbus, OH#
August 14th || The Fillmore Detroit || Detroit, MI#
October 10th || Austin City Limits || Austin, TX
October 14th || The Music Box || Los Angeles, CA || Tickets
October 16th || The Fillmore || San Francisco, CA || Tickets
November 18th || Webster Hall || New York, NY || Tickets

# with The Black Keys



the morning benders' BIG ECHO is out now on Rough Trade

for further tour information and updates, join the morning benders email list @ www.themorningbenders.com

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Have you met DYLAN LEBLANC? 23 Jun 2010

Rough Trade records is excited to introduce you to Dylan LeBlanc. Practically raised in the famed Muscle Shoals studio in Alabama, 20-year-old Dylan LeBlanc is a rare breed. Despite his age, Dylan's worn yearning voice already has the mark of aged experience. Neither the feel nor sound of the album, nor the haunted ghost summoning songs he has written, can be faked. Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee signed Dylan and wrote his account of how he came to his attention, which is a great read and below.

Rough Trade will release Dylan’s debut album, Pauper’s Field on August 24th, and you can hear an mp3 and watch a video for “If Time Was For Wasting” now. The song has also been released as a single and is available digitally and via 7” b/w “Jack”.
mp3: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/DylanLeBlanc_IfTimeWasForWasting.mp3
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6woecH5EA

“If Time Was For Wasting” seems to be wrenched from the heart of ever-present currents in Deep South life - where the pull of the past is unavoidable. "Admittedly I was drinking a good bit myself, and when I wrote the song I was thinking about an arrogant ignorant man and the woman he was with.  It has a lot to do with the culture around here. I pictured a man walking into a room where he lives with an angry wife.”

Dylan is a native of Shreveport, LA and now splits his time between there and Nashville. He started playing guitar at age 7, and writing songs just a few years later. The songs on this debut are beautifully nurtured, gently astonishing, stop you in your tracks reveries - gilded with strings, smokey organ lines, and keening pedal steel.

Dylan will be making his very first trip to New York in July for a very special performance with his band at Joe’s Pub on Wednesday, July 21st.
ticket link: http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5264

Please visit the newly launched www.dylanleblanc.com

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ABOUT SIGNING DYLAN LEBLANC – by Geoff Travis

Dylan LeBlanc came into my life quite by chance. A friend called Jon Tiven was visiting from Nashville. He was trying to interest me in a Souhern Rock Opera that he had written and recorded with a view to getting me to release it. It has some illustrious soul singers from yesteryear singing lead on some of the tracks. However I am pathologically averse to going back into the past, having flirted disastrously with this idea previously. The Sandie Shaw project instigated by Morrissey springs to mind, being in a hotel room with the lovely Roger McGuinn and having to tell him that the new songs he had just played me on his twelve string guitar were not actually my cup of tea, trying to convince Arthur Lee that David Roback should be producing his new record, when all he wanted to talk about was the fact that he had himself played every note on the early Love records, are just a few examples.

I was chatting to Jon and his partner Sally when they casually mentioned that they had recently seen a young man that had completely mesmerized them. They said he had a voice that fell somewhere between Ray La Montagne and Neil Young and that he was one of the best they had ever seen.

They were not his managers or his agents or his lawyers or his accountants. They just liked him as an artist. Now these two people are not just ordinary music folk. They count Steve Cropper amongst their best friends and they seem able to get Teenie Hodges, the sublime guitar player who adorns so many great Al Green records, on the phone. Something in me snapped to attention and I asked who this young man was that they were describing.  They said he was called Dylan LeBlanc and he lives in or near Shreveport in Louisiana and they had seen him play in a small club in Nashville.

Dylan is now signed to Rough Trade and his story is just beginning. But like all stories of this kind, he has been preparing for it all his life. He was signed to Fame Music which is the publishing arm that grew out of the great Muscle Shoals recording complex. Rick Hall is it's head and you can find his name on the credits of some of the greatest records to ever come out of the American South. Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin amongst them. Rick signed Dylan to Fame Music. He was signed as soon as he was legally of age to do so. Part of the deal was that Dylan got access to the studio, where he recorded his debut album.
 
Pauper’s Field, which was mixed by Trina Shoemaker in Nashville in March of this year will be his first release. Dylan turned 20 years of age recently and he has been performing since he was 15 years old. Playing around the Louisiana

area, often travelling by himself to play in a tiny bar hundreds of miles from home, learning his craft and trying out new songs - always writing and trying out new ideas and soaking up the rich culture of his southern homeland.

He sounds like he has lived several lives already and has the melancholy soul of a great Southern soul singer many times his age. In reality he is just a young man making his first steps into the world of music. A world he has had no choice but to participate in. It is in his blood and it is in his soul. I feel lucky to be able to help bring these songs to your attent

MYSTERY JETS announce US tour dates New mp3 New session vids 22 Jun 2010

MYSTERY JETS announce US tour dates
+mp3
filmed sessions



Mystery Jets are a UK band, and their new album is called Serotonin. It’s out via Rough Trade on July 13th. The album was recorded by Chris Thomas, legendary producer of Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure, the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The UK, John Cale’s Paris 1919 and Pulp’s Different Class.

The band has announced an initial run of dates to be followed by a more extensive tour, so stay tuned for more info on that.

Confirmed U.S. Tour Dates
9/14           New York, NY            Mercury Lounge (tix)
9/15            New York, NY            Mercury Lounge (tix)
9/17            Los Angeles, CA       Troubadour (tix)

Here is a NEW mp3 for the song “Dreaming Of Another World”
To download http://promo.roughtraderecords.com/mysteryjets/dreamingofanotherworld.mp3
To stream http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/MysteryJets_DreamingOfAnotherWorld.mp3

The video for the song was shot on the outskirts of Paris and directed by Yoann Lemoine, who was worked with the likes of Moby, Yelle, CSS and more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBRsXKgRAHc
 
The band has also filmed/recorded a series of tracks for the album called The Serotonin Sessions. They were filmed a few weeks ago in an amazing house by the river in Hammersmith, London.
"The Girl Is Gone"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neKBnf6730M
"Serotonin"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rbhNuK5npU

The Mystery Jets are a unique British band. They started playing together when they were VERY young, and one of the bands members include the singer's dad. The live band now consists of Blaine Harrison (vocals), William Rees (guitar), Kai Fish (bass) and Kapil Trivedi (drums).

ALELA DIANE TO APPEAR ON TWO FORTHCOMING ALBUMS 13 May 2010

ALELA DIANE TO APPEAR ON TWO FORTHCOMING ALBUMS
Diane Confirmed On Graham Nash Tribute and Forthcoming Blitzen Trapper Release
 
Alela Diane has confirmed appearances on two forthcoming springtime releases.   On May 25 Grassroots will be releasing Be Yourself:  A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners.  The compilation will include Alela Diane’s tack on Nash’s song “There’s Only One.”  Other contributors to the album include Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes), Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Vetiver.
On June 8, Blitzen Trapper release their fifth album, Destroyer Of The Void, which features Alela Diane on the track "The Tree".    2009 saw Diane support the band on a US tour.  

Rough Trade Records released Alela Diane’s album To Be Still in 2009 to much critical success.  Rolling Stone said, “Diane crafts glistening, strummy folk…what shines is her twanged-out voice, which goes from a gentle whisper into a yols that rages like a California wildfire”   Later in the year the label released  Alela & Alina EP.    In support of To Be Still Diane cross-cross the US and the world headlining sold-out shows everywhere. She played Austin City Limits and toured as support for not only Blitzen Trapper but also Iron & Wine.  Diane is currently home in Portland writing new material for an expected 2011 album.

Mystery Jets - new album and mp3! 26 Apr 2010

In case you didn't hear, the UK band Mystery Jets signed to Rough Trade last year, and their third album has recently been completed and is scheduled for a mid-July release.  The album is called Serotonin, and "Flash A Hungry Smile" is a little taste from their forthcoming label debut which was recorded by Chris Thomas, legendary producer of Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure, the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The UK, John Cale’s Paris 1919 and Pulp’s Different Class.

Serotonin Tracklist:
01. Alice Springs
02. Too Late To Talk
03. The Girl Is Gone
04. Flash A Hungry Smile
05. Serotonin
06. Show Me The Light
07. Dreaming Of Another World
08. Lady Grey
09. Waiting On A Miracle
10. Melt
11. Lorna Doone

Listen to NPR review Pantha Du Prince on All Things Considered 08 Apr 2010

NPR ran a lovely review of Pantha Du Prince's album Black Noise on their esteemed All Things Considered program yesterday.
You can listen to it here!

Basia Bulat playing select U.S. Tour Dates in February and March! 18 Feb 2010

Basia Bulat has been covering a lot of ground in her native Canada.  Luckily we are not forsaken, as Basia will be performing select U.S. Tour Dates in the next couple of months!   Her most recent release, Heart Of My Own  just came out on Rough Trade.

"Heart of My Own" bubbles with quiet intensity: Understated guitar and banjo, minute string arrangements, a dampened floor tom and distant multi-part vocal harmonies place the focus on Bulat's unwavering voice, a single powerful element in a beautiful but unforgiving landscape." NPR - Song Of The Day

"... it's her rare, extraordinary voice that makes her a fresh find in the notoriously musty folk-pop bin. Graceful and incandescent, confident but approachable, her alto's the aural equivalent of the perfect party host who makes every guest not only welcome, but certain they're the most important person in the room."  Pitchfork

"Who's singing in the new Subaru Outback commercial in which a man loses his sunglasses, then finds them in the hood of his sweatshirt? And what's the song?  The song is Before I Knew, by Canadian singer/songwriter Basia Bulat. Her new album, Heart of My Own, showcases Bulat's wide-ranging influences, from soul music to American folk."  USA Weekend

"This 25-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter has one of those powerful, lilting, “Who is that?’ voices that immediately grabs your attention both with its technique and its unbridled emotion. Her new album, “Heart of My Own,” is a worthy follow-up to her 2007 debut, “Oh, My Darling,” showcasing both that amazing voice and her open-hearted songwriting."  Wisconsin State Journal

Check out the MP3 for "Go On" here: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/Basia_Bulat_Go_On.mp3

Check out the MP3 for "Gold Rush" here: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/basiabulat_goldrush.mp3

Read this recent review: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/basia-bulat-underbelly-hoxton-london-1884955.html 4/5

Watch this wonderful live video of Basia performing "The Shore"  http://vimeo.com/9090534

Basia Bulat - U.S. Tour Dates

Feb 23 Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Feb 24 Cedar Cultural Centre Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 7 Tractor Tavern Seattle
Mar 8 Mississippi Studios Portland
Mar 10 Hotel Utah San Francisco
Mar 12 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, California
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas (More info TBA)
Mar 23 IOTA    Arlington, Virginia
Mar 24 First Unitarian Chapel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 25 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts
Mar 26 TT The Bear’s Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 27 Mercury Lounge New York, NY (early show)

the morning benders Yours Truly/Pitchfork premiere of live video for Excuses 11 Feb 2010

Check out this wonderful video here http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2115-the-morning-benders/1

Taken By Trees NEW MP3 for Anna RARE US Tour with El Perro Del Mar starts soon! 01 Feb 2010

A new MP3 for the song "Anna" from East Of Eden, the fantastic album by Taken By Trees, aka Victoria Bergsman is now available:

http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/TakenByTrees_Anna.mp3



Be sure to check out her US Tour Dates which kick off on February 13th.  These are her first shows in the U.S. since the release of East Of Eden, which came out in September 2009 on Rough Trade.

Taken By Trees February US Tour Dates

Taken By Trees Headline date:
Feb. 13 : Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall

Co-headline with El Perro Del Mar:
* Taken By Trees closes show
# El Perro Del Mar closes show

Feb. 14: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe#
Feb. 16: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge*
Feb. 17: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory#
Feb. 19: Cambridge, MA @ Cambridge Family YMCA*
Feb 20: Montreal, QC @ Il Motore#
Feb. 21: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club*
Feb. 22: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall#
Feb. 23: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center*
Feb. 26: Seattle, WA @ Triple Door#
Feb. 27: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret*
Feb. 28: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir#
Mar 2: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord*
Mar 3: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour#

http://www.myspace.com/takenbytreesmusic
http://www.takenbytrees.com/

the morning benders new MP3 available for Promises 11 Jan 2010

An MP3 is now available for "Promises" off Big Echo the upcoming album
from the morning benders which comes out March 9th on Rough Trade!

You can check it out here http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/Promises_by_themorningbenders.mp3

and also download it on http://themorningbenders.com/

"Promises" will be for sale as a digital single on Tuesday January 12th through itunes,
and a 7" version is being put out February 23rd by True Panther Sounds.


the morning benders will TOUR the US in support of Big Echo in the Spring

March 10th -- Jonny Brenda’s  --  Philadelphia
March 11th  --  The Black Cat  --  Washington DC
March 12th --  Local 506  --  Chapel Hill
March 13th  --  The Drunken Unicorn  --  Atlanta
March 15th  --  The Bottletree   --  Birmingham  
March 23rd  --  The Rhythm Room  --  Phoenix
March 25th  --  Troubadour   --   Los Angeles
March 26th  --  Casbah   --   San Diego
March 27th  --  Detroit Bar   --  Costa Mesa
March 28th  --  Muddy Waters   --  Santa Barbara
March 30th  --  The Independent   --  San Francisco
April 1st  --  Holocene   --   Portland
April 2nd  --  Crocodile Café  --  Seattle
April 3rd  --  Media Club   --  Vancouver
April 5th  --  Club Velour   --   Provo
April 7th  --  Hi-Dive   --   Denver
April 9th  --  The Vaudeville Mews   --   Des Moines
April 10th  --  The Maintenance Shop   --  Ames, IA
April 11th  -- Huckleberry's Pizza – Presented by Daytrotter --  Rock Island, IL
April 12th  --  Schubas Tavern   --  Chicago
April 14th  --  The Drake Hotel   --  Toronto
April 15th  --  La Sala Rossa  --   Montreal
April 16th  --   The Monkey House   --   Vermont
April 17th  --  TT The Bear’s   --   Boston
April 22nd  --  The Mercury Lounge  --  NYC

Basia Bulat Confirms January NYC shows and new MP3 available for "Go On" 08 Jan 2010

Basia Bulat will be playing in NYC this month prior to the January 26th
Rough Trade Records release of her second full-length album, Heart Of My Own.

1/21 - Paste Listening Party for "Heart Of My Own" album w/short, intimate performance.
1/22 - Bowery Ballroom supporting My Brightest Diamond - Solo set

Here is a new MP3 for the first track on the album, "Go On"
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/Basia_Bulat_Go_On.mp3

Enjoy!

Jeffrey Lewis confirmed to participate in Benefit for Tuli Kupferberg on 1/22 at St Ann's Warehouse 08 Jan 2010

Fri Jan 22 - Brooklyn, St. Ann's Warehouse - Benefit for Tuli Kupferberg - Tuli Kupferberg, the influential songwriter who co-founded the Fugs, suffered two strokes, in April and September 2009, which left him blind, confined to his apartment and in need of 24-hour care. He is recovering well—he is able to speak clearly—but has overwhelming medical expenses not covered by Medicare or the very modest publishing/royalties income he earns at the age of 86. A number of his friends and admirers are coming to his aid by performing in a benefit concert produced by Hal Willner, including his fellow Fugs, John Kruth and an all-star band, Lou Reed, Jeffrey Lewis, Sonic Youth, Pete Stampfel, John Zorn and others who will be announced soon. Friday, January 22 at 7:30PM, at St. Ann's Warehouse, 38 Water St, DUMBO, Bklyn. - tix are 75 $ or 125 $ and are available here - https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7900805

Warpaint Signs To Rough Trade!!! 29 Oct 2009

We at Rough Trade are happy to announce the signing of LA quartet Warpaint.

Warpaint weave intricate guitar lines,hypnotic vocals and driving post punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between psychedelia and intimacy.

At the core of the band are founding members Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman and Jenny Lee Lindberg who formed the band in 2007.

“We are all very excited about being involved with such a unique and inspiring group and we welcome them to the label”.

A 5 track EP Exquisite Corpse will be available in the USA this October and UK & Europe in November through Manimal Vinyl

Rough Trade will be releasing a full length album next year.

Basia Bulat NEW Dumbo Session video for Gold Rush And Special New York City Show 01 Oct 2009

As previously announced, Rough Trade will proudly release the highly anticipated second album from Canadian songstress, Basia Bulat, entitled "Heart Of My Own" in January of 2010.

You were given a sample with the MP3 for "Gold Rush" (download).

Now check out this wonderful new VIDEO of her performing the song here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANYD0_qQl4

On October 7th, those in NYC will be allowed the luxury of a fuller preview of the album when Basia gives a special performance at the Bell House (149 7th st Brooklyn, NY) with special guest Samuel Izdat and DJ Scott Devendorf (The National).  7:30pm doors

Alela Diane NEW MP3 for Bowling Green available now! 01 Oct 2009

Alela Diane is performing at the Austin City Limits festival this weekend in Austin, TX and shortly after will gear up to Tour the US with Marissa Nadler later this month through late November. 
Rough Trade released her critically acclaimed album "To Be Still" in early 2009, and are pleased to put out the forthcoming limited edition vinyl EP Alela & Alina from Alela Diane featuring Alina Hardin in conjunction with the tour on October 6th!  1,000 vinyl copies are being pressed of Alela & Alina, which will also be available for digital download.
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/releases/alela-and-alina/

Now, an MP3 off Alela & Alina is available for your listening pleasure!
Check out the song "Bowling Green" here: http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/AlelaDiane_feat_AlinaHardin_Bowling_Green.mp3
Alela Diane Tour Dates

Oct 4 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Oct 11 Joshua Tree Music Festival Joshua Tree, California
Oct 22 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Doug Fir Portland, Oregon
Oct 23 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 24 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Sunset Tavern Seattle, Washington
Oct 27 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Rickshaw Shop San Francisco, California
Oct 29 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Echo Los Angeles, California
Oct 30 w/ Marissa Nadler @ The Loft La Jolla, California
Nov 1 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Rhythm Room Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 4 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Museum of Modern Art, Forth Worth Fort Worth, Texas
Nov 5 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Chelseas Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 6 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 7 w/ Marissa Nadler @ The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 9 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Arts Center Carrboro, North Carolina
Nov 10 w/ Marissa Nadler @ DC9 Washington, Washington DC
Nov 11 w/ Marissa Nadler @ World Cafe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 13 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York
Nov 14 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Union Hall Brooklyn, New York
Nov 15 w/ Marissa Nadler @ La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec
Nov 16 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario
Nov 17 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Nov 18 w/ Marissa Nadler @ 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 20 w/ Marissa Nadler @ Hi Dive Denver, Colorado
Nov 21 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah

Watch the new TAKEN BY TREES video for their Animal Collective cover! 29 Sep 2009

Check out the new Taken By Trees video for "My Boys" - their version of Animal Collective's "My Girls"!

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard Confirm October Tour Dates with Dr. Dog New MP3 for Roll Bus Roll AVAILABLE NOW 02 Sep 2009

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard are set to hit the road again in support of 'Em Are I!

Jeffrey's fifth full-length for Rough Trade has all the qualities you love about
his previous work.  'Em Are I is comic, tragic, irreverent, intelligent, but it's his unrelenting
honesty that brings everything together and gives 'Em Are I the idiosyncratic stamp of a
Jeffrey Lewis album.

To date Jeffrey has toured with the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks,
Super Furry Animals, The Mountain Goats, The Cribs, and most recently, Au Revoir
Simone.  Next week, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard will be teaming up with
Akron/Family, and have now confirmed a run of dates with Dr. Dog in October!

Check out the NEW MP3 for the new single "Roll Bus Roll" here:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/JeffreyLewisAndTheJunkyard_RollBusRoll.mp3

“Jeffrey Lewis is hands down my favorite contemporary songwriter.  The songs are so
simple but chock full of some of the most insightful observations I've ever heard.”
-Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie)

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard Fall Tour Dates

* with AKRON/FAMILY
% with DR. DOG
! with Jolie Holland

Sept 10 -  Talking Head, Baltimore, MD*
Sept 11 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA*
Sept 14 -  Jason's Upstairs, Hudson, NY*
Sept 15 - Site: B, Williamsport, PA*
Sept 16 - Castaways, Ithaca, NY*
Sept 17 - Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY*
Sept 19 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI*
Sept 20 - 21C Museum Atrium Gallery, Louisville, KY*
Sept 29 - Tractor Tavern  Seattle, WA
Oct 10 - Backspace  Portland, OR
Oct 4 - Mission Rock Cafe  San Francisco, CA
Oct 5 - Brookdale Lodge  Santa Cruz, CA%
Oct 6 - Henry Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA%
Oct 7 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ%
Oct 9 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT%!
Oct 10 - Belly Up - Aspen, CO%
Oct 11 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO%
Oct 12 - The Bottleneck  Lawrence, KS%
Oct 13 - The Gargoyle Club @ Washington University St. Louis, MO%
Oct 15 - The Mad Hatter  Covington, KY%
Oct 16 - Beachland Ballroom  Cleveland, OH%
Oct 20 - Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, VA%
Oct 21 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC%
Oct 22 - OttoBar - Baltimore, MD%

"All of these are very good tunes, but it's the heartfelt content at the album's thematic core
that makes 'Em Are I' not just Lewis' most consistent album, but also his most truly affecting
and easily his most successful outing to date."  All Music Guide

"His songs prick up the ear with alliteration and clever wordplay—as found in the memorable
meter of nursery rhymes—and are rife with sharp observation and emotional introspection."
Billboard

"Lewis is a sharp firsthand observer of what passes for urban bohemia, but one who still puts
warts-and-all sincerity before hipster chic."  Pitchfork

Check out the song "Slogans" here:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/jeffreylewisandthejunkyard_slogans.mp3

http://www.myspace.com/jefflewisband

http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com

http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Lewis

Taken By Trees listening party THIS THURSDAY in NYC 31 Aug 2009

Other Music and The Swede Beat present
T A K E N  B Y  T R E E S
East Of Eden listening party
Stanton Public, 17 Stanton Street, NY, NY
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd, 9pm
-drink specials for the first hour
-dj set by Other Music's Andreas & Gerald.

Nat Geo posts FANTASTIC MiniDoc on new Taken By Trees album 22 Jul 2009

Check it out!  You can embed is you like!

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/taken_by_trees/en

 

We're TWITTERING! 09 Jul 2009

The Beggars US press office is twittering! tweeting! tweet twee chirp chirp. Please follow us.

http://twitter.com/beggarsUSpress

Taken By Trees - new album in September!!! 01 Jul 2009

Taken By Trees announce new album East Of Eden

Release date: September 8th, 2009

Rough Trade records is excited to release East Of Eden, the new album by Taken By Trees. It will be released on September 8th, and is the result of an extraordinarily adventurous recording process in Pakistan with local musicians. The album will also come with a short film that was shot in Pakistan while recording.

Taken by Trees is the nom de plume of Victoria Bergsman, previously best known for her work with The Concretes and Peter Bjorn & John’s worldwide smash hit single "Young Folks". This new offering follows in the footsteps of Taken By Trees critically acclaimed debut album Open Field which was released in 2007.

Victoria wanted to travel to record in a mysterious, relatively uncharted area, and avoid the usual clinical studio experience, which she has always disliked and found to be an essentially uncreative environment. In order to provide herself with both an interesting challenge and an inspirational recording environment, she chose Pakistan. The rhythm, drums and flutes of Pakistani music had long captivated Victoria and this coupled with a deep admiration for one of her favorite singers Abida Parveen and the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan helped her choose Pakistan as the place to record her new album.

While it’s practically a miracle that the album was made at all, the experience and environment there has created a masterful work with a depth of expression and feeling that is breathtaking. Victoria is one of the very few, if not the only, Western women, to record in this region, and the bureaucracy, cultural differences and prejudices she had to overcome to see this project through are beyond belief.

tracklisting:
1. To Lose Someone            
2. Anna              
3. Watch The Waves                         
4. Greyest Love Of All         
5. Tidens Gång  
6. Wapas Karna
7. My Boys             
8. Day By Day                        
9. Bekännelse  

We Are The Wiley: A Benefit for Jon Wiley featuring ADAM GREEN. 01 Jul 2009

A circle of Brooklyn-based friends have joined together to throw a benefit for beloved, local musician, Jon Wiley. We Are the Wiley: A Benefit Concert for Jon Wiley will feature Adam Green, Lightspeed Champion, DJ Johnny Tropical, and Chairlift at The Shank—an art space and concert venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 8PM.

On March 5, 2009, professional guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist, Jon Wiley awoke without feeling or mobility in his arms and legs. He was subsequently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and incurred more than $30,000 worth of medical bills for his week-long hospital stay. After a lengthy recovery process, Jon has regained most feeling in his limbs and has gone on in recent months to record and perform with Lightspeed Champion, Adam Green, and his solo project, SpaceCamp. However, he is still without the means to afford his own healthcare.

Join us to celebrate the extraordinary talent of Jon Wiley, and raise funds to cover the expenses of a musician in need. This is a concrete opportunity to help a friend who, like so many artists and musicians in the United States, lack affordable healthcare. Jon’s story highlights the importance of healthcare for every person and the value of living each day to the fullest.

Thursday, July 9, 2009
We Are the Wiley: A Benefit Concert for Jon Wiley
@The Shank
98 Bayard Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
CHAIRLIFT + LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION + ADAM GREEN w/DJ Set by Johnny Tropical
Doors at 8PM (all ages)
Tickets $15 - all proceeds go to Wiley's medical bills.
 
To make a donation, go here:
http://wearethewiley.blogspot.com/

Little Joy and Department Of Eagles videos debut on MTV Subterranean this week! 14 Apr 2009

"No One's Better Sake" - from Little Joy

"No One Does It Like You" - from Department Of Eagles

Be sure to TUNE IN!

Air date: Thursday Night (Friday Morning)  Apr. 16th 1:00 A.M. E.S.T.

***HOSTED BY THE PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH!!!***



Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Riverboat Gamblers - A Choppy Yet Sincere Apology (SUB debut)
Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary (SUB debut)
Atmosphere - Your Glass House
Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You (SUB debut)
Datarock - Give It Up
The Whip - Trash (SUB debut)
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Little Joy - No One's Better Sake (SUB debut)
Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep

1990s to TOUR US May through June!!! 01 Apr 2009

Glasgow's 1990s have just released their second album "Kicks" on Rough Trade.

Rolling Stone gave it 3 1/2 stars: 'On their second disc, the trio pump out tightly wound,
Seventies-sounding punk with a dozen near-perfect tunes about American pastimes such
as smoking pot on a lazy afternoon ("Vondelpark"), popping Xanax ("Kickstrasse") and moving
to California to enroll in Scientology ("Everybody Please Relax").'

Now, life may just imitate art for the trio when they hit our shores for a US tour that starts
in late May on the east coast, and takes them across the country through mid June!

1990s are now: Jackie McKeown (vocals on most songs, guitars),
Dino Bardot (bass, vocals on two songs), and Michael McGaughrin (drums
and vocals on 4 songs)

Check out the MP3 for "The Box" which got a 4 star track review from Rolling Stone:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/1990s_thebox.mp3

Here is the video for their song "59" which has a nice paper-doll motif:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/media/1990s_59.mp4

1990s TOUR DATES (more TBD)  http://www.myspace.com/1990sband

5/27 Johnny Brenda's  Philadelphia PA
5/28 Mercury Lounge New York NY
5/29 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC
5/30 Southpaw Brooklyn NY
6/01 Great Scott Allson MA
6/02 Le Petit Campus Montreal QC
6/03 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto ONT
6/05 Schubas Tavern Chicago IL
6/06 Turf Club St Paul MN
6/10 Neumo's Seattle WA
6/11 Berbati's Pan Portland OR
6/13 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco CA
6/14 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa CA
6/15 The Casbah San Diego CA
6/16 Echo Los Angeles CA

Jeffrey Lewis To Lecture At ICA 23 Feb 2009

Jeffrey Lewis continues to reach audiences far and wide.  Music!  Comic books! Blogging in New York Times!!!   Now he's taking the show to London where he's going to be lecturing - you heard right - lecturing! - on the graphic novel "Watchmen" at the ICA.   This takes place tomorrow, Feb 24 so you still have time to hop on that evening flight to Heathrow and check it out!   http://www.ica.org.uk/?lid=19031&refresh

More On The New Super Furry Animals Album!! 23 Feb 2009

Super Furry Animals are never ones to stay still creatively, and with their forthcoming (currently untitled) ninth studio album they have decided to document the process on four individual hand-held cameras.. But this will be no ordinary "the making of the album" story; it's a series of Warhol-like observations, of a band putting the finishing touches to songs, a celebration of the banal nature of the mixing process. Whole chunks of time seem to vanish at twice the speed over a slow game of darts or the making of a cup of tea as a song is played on repeat 26 times on the mixing console.

Inspired by Mike Figgis' groundbreaking film Time Code, the episodes will be released in 21 individual episodes starting today, February 23, through the band's own website / podcast series.

www.superfurry.com

'Ah! Greetings friends, join us for the next few weeks as we finish up our new album for your ears. We have borrowed 4 video cameras from friends and family and we will document events as they unfold, hopefully with as little drama as possible.'
            The Film Council Of SFA.

BRITISH SEA POWER SOUNDTRACK FOR RENOWNED 1934 FILM, LIVE PERFORMANCE AT BFI 23/4/09 20 Feb 2009

BRITISH SEA POWER SOUNDTRACK FOR RENOWNED 1934 FILM, LIVE PERFORMANCE AT BFI 23/4/09 - Out May 5th On Rough Trade

Watch a section here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0RAdfrQwvo  (be sure to click the 'view in high quality link')

British Sea Power have written and recorded a new soundtrack for the 1934 film Man Of Aran. The film is being re-released on DVD with the new BSP soundtrack - a release which will be preceded by the band performing the soundtrack live to the film at BFI Southbank on April 23rd. The BSP Man Of Aran package includes two discs - the re-scored Man Of Aran DVD, plus the soundtrack by itself on CD, out May 5th on Rough Trade.

“It’s a wonderful film,” says BSP guitarist Noble. “The images vary between huge drama and a brilliant kind of ridiculousness - check out the amazing foot-wide bobbled berets that the fishermen wear. It’s a great look, like a 1930s Irish version of Jack White or Kraftwerk. It’s a film that’s also relevant to the current era – a time when the idea of living a simpler life is in the air. The film shows something I'd like to think I could do, but know I never will.”

Man Of Aran is a powerful and provocative dramatized documentary from the late American filmmaker Robert J Flaherty. In a series of startling black-and-white sequences the film presents daily life on the inhospitable Aran islands on the west coast of Ireland. The film was both celebrated and controversial on its release.

The film was created from half a million feet of film shot by Flaherty while living closely with the islanders. But Man Of Aran isn’t a straightforward documentary. The ‘family’ at the centre of the film weren’t related, rather a group of islanders cast as the family unit by Flaherty. The fishing expedition for basking sharks which forms the film’s dramatic heart was based around methods that hadn’t been employed on the Aran Islands for decades. Blending reality and staged elements, Flaherty arrived at a compelling document that captures the elemental power of the island’s past and present. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1935 Venice Film Festival and the eminent film critic Pauline Kael described it as, "The greatest film tribute to man's struggle against a hostile nature."

 

Rough Trade To Put Out The Veils' New Record "Sung Gangs" 18 Feb 2009

THE VEILS RELEASE SUN GANG -- APRIL 7TH ON ROUGH TRADE

Rough Trade Records are delighted to announce the stunning new album from The Veils, Sun Gangs, out April 7th and produced by Graham Sutton & Bernard Butler.

The Veils are Finn Andrews, (vocals, guitar, piano, New Zealand) Sophia Burn, (bass, New Zealand) Dan Raishbrook (guitar, odd noise, England) and Henning Dietz (drums, Germany). Sun Gangs is their third album, and without a doubt their finest to date.

By turns epic, desolate, wildly romantic and anguished, Sun Gangs is a bold and distinctive record described by Finn as “a very modern mixture of prayers, love letters and personal record keeping”. Produced by Graham Sutton (Jarvis Cocker / British Sea Power / Bark Psychosis) it is their most ambitious record yet ranging from the yearning elegy of ‘Sit Down By The Fire’, to the charred, mantis-like groove of ‘Killed By The Boom’ - this is a record unlike many we are likely to hear this year.

So many stories, words, tones and ideas punctuate its gradually unfolding landscape as that incomparable voice cries and hollers. “’Sit Down By The Fire’ is about watching something collapse, and it being quite pretty to look at,” offers Finn. “’Killed By The Boom’ is possibly about The Wire’s Omar Little. ‘It Hits Deep’ is about being a man, in a bar alone, on a tropical island resort, as the light gets dim and the world goes fuzzy. ‘Larkspur’ is somewhere else entirely.”

“I really wanted to write something that hangs together in perhaps a not so obvious way; not just some collection of singles but a real voyage into something, something strange and unspecific but totally emotionally consuming. It’s also kinda just a break-up record in many ways.”

Finn’s father Barry Andrews was a founding member of the highly influential group XTC in the late 1970s, later going on to tour with the likes of Robert Fripp & Brian Eno, Iggy Pop & David Bowie.

In younger days in Auckland, thousands of miles away from his father, Finn sang at a folk club up a volcano, and sidelined a desire to paint when he began hearing musicians like Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison & Bob Dylan - contemplating that there was perhaps more to life than the bleeping Eighties electronica and early days of New Wave which had surrounded his first London foray.

In Sun Gangs The Veils have brought Finn’s early influences full circle, and created a record that truly lives up to the huge promise and talent that they have always exhibited.

Tracklisting
1. Sit Down By The Fire*
2. Sun Gangs
3. The Letter
4. Killed By The Boom
5. It Hits Deep
6. Three Sisters
7. The House She Lived In
8. Scarecrow
9. Larkspur
10. Begin Again
* Produced by Bernard Butler, all others produced by Graham Sutton

Rough Trade Signs The Mystery Jets!! 04 Feb 2009

We are delighted to announce that Mystery Jets  have signed to Rough Trade. One of the brightest bands to emerge from these shores in the past decade, they join Rough Trade at the peak of their powers.

Rough Trade co-founder Geoff Travis: "The Mystery Jets are in my opinion the best British group since the Libertines and I have been wanting to work with them for a very long time,so I am delighted they have chosen to join the roster."

Currently hard at work on their new record, you can catch them live at their upcoming sold out NME show (13th February) at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London along with  four dates in the U.S. and Mexico

February 18th Spaceland/Club NME - Los Angeles
February 20th Cuervo Salon, Mexico City
February 21st MX Beat Fest, Guadlajara
February 24th Bowery Ballroom, New York

1990s' New Album 16 Jan 2009

1990s’ New Album Kicks  – Release Date: March 24, 2009

Rough Trade Records are proud to announce the approaching release of 1990s second collection of knock out songs, Kicks, which is to be released on March 24, 2009.  The group's cult hit loaded and hugely acclaimed debut album, Cookies, was released in 2007.

Kicks features more sassy, infectiously catchy songs about Glasgow and girls in the main, but also references Mongolian warlords, bears, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Baader-Meinhof and Scientology.  Most of the songs on Kicks are anecdotes about ex, current, future and fictional girlfriends.

The album was recorded at Edwyn Collins’ West Heath Yard studio in London and it was produced by Bernard Butler.  Kicks is the sound of a group careering head first, inspired by where they come from and what they can potentially do, into further adventures in sound and visions.  Inspiration was taken from everything from Scary Monsters/Golden Years-era Bowie and his work with Brian Eno & Tony Visconti to Jay-Z through to Hall & Oates, the chops of Hot Chocolate and even the folk licks of Richard Thompson.  Sonically Kicks is a rock record, but 1990s' intention was to make it sound slightly alien too. 

1990s have always been a three piece. In common with Franz Ferdinand, their origins trace back to two of Glasgow’s most influential and cult groups, The Yummy Fur and V Twin. 1990s in fact started off as 2/3 Yummy Fur, 1/3 V Twin on Cookies. For this new album they wanted to try 2/3 V Twin, 1/3 Yummy Fur, so Dino Bardot has now replaced Jamie McMorrow on the Bass guitar.

The album’s a non-stop assault of pop gems.  “59” eulogises the 59 bus in Pollokshields, which comes approximately once per lifetime and goes from Narnia to Brigadoon via Pollokshields.  As Michael, who sings it, explains "It’s the only bus you want to get on in Pollokshields, even if it’s going in the wrong direction.  The song’s about me taking this bus and checking out the girls… with gammy eyes."

1990s' vocal harmonies on this album have come into their own and lead vocal duties are shared amongst the group much more so than on Cookies.  Michael sings four songs, Dino sings two and Jackie sings the rest.  “Kickstrasse” features Jackie addressing German 1970s terrorist group Baader-Meinhof, with help from Kate Jackson (of The Long Blondes) on backing vocals.  On “Everybody Please Relax” Jackie threatens to move to Hollywood and become a Scientologist. Michael and Dino hope that he doesn't.

Of the songs Dino sings,  “I Don't Even Know What That Is” recollects an alarming proposition that was made to him after the group supported Roky Erikkson at a Halloween Party in San Francisco wearing outfits borrowed from a porn studio.

So remember, keep an eye out for the number 59 bus from Pollokshields, you never know where it might take you! There will be extensive touring around the record’s release in March.

1990s are Jackie McKeown (vocals, guitars), Dino Bardot (bass, vocals), and Michael McGaughrin (drums and vocals).

Little Joy On TV Alert! 06 Jan 2009

Little Joy will make their network TV debut on  "Last Call With Carson Daly" tonight !!!  They will be performing the song "No One's Better Sake" just after the segment with none other than Mr. Quincy Jones (who stuck around to hear them play).  Check your local listings for airtimes (and don't forget technically this show will air early Wednesday morning)!  

Bob Loves Basia! 18 Dec 2008

Earlier this year we told you how NY Ranger (at the time) Sean Avery was a huge fan of Basia Bulat.  Today we discovered that he is not the only celeb to appreciate her amazing debut album Oh, My Darling.  The Onion recently asked Bob Odenkirk what his favorite album of 2008 was and he lists Basia's as #1!   

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/celebrity_guests_on_the_years

These boys have good taste!

Department Of Eagles add West Coast Dates to January Tour Schedule 15 Dec 2008

That's right!  The album title derives from a park Daniel used to frequent in his native Los Angeles as a child, so it is fitting that Department Of Eagles will FINALLY show the West Coast some love by heading over to play a handful of tour dates this coming January!

Tickets are on sale now.

Department of Eagles January 2009 Tour Dates (new dates in bold)

January 15- Chicago, IL - Schubas Tomorrow Never Knows Festival 2009

January 16- Columbus, OH - Wexner Center

January 17- Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

January 18- Boston, MA - The Brattle Theatre

January 19- New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

January 23- Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour - www.troubadour.com

January 25- San Francisco – Café Du Nord - www.cafedunord.com

January 27- Portland, OR - Doug Fir - www.dougfirlounge.com

January 28- Seattle, WA - Neumo's - www.neumos.com

Welcome to MP3 Wednesday!!! 10 Dec 2008

Little Joys' self-titled debut album came out a few months ago and the band have been busy ever since touring the US.    There are just a few more dates left before the end of the year (http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/tours/) and we don't want you to go into the holiday season joy-less so please enjoy this MP3 of "No One's Better Sake"  http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/littlejoy_noonesbettersake.mp3  Feel free to pass along to all of your groovy friends. 

Little Joy instore performance TODAY in NYC!!! 17 Nov 2008

Tonight! 7pm! Virgin Megastore Union Square! LITTLE JOY!

 

30 years of Rough Trade + commemorative shows (in the UK) w/Jarvis & Jeffrey Lewis! 10 Nov 2008

JARVIS COCKER - ROUGH TRADE RECORDS
LOOKING ROUGH AT 30
30 Years Of Rough Trade Records

• Rough Trade Records 30th Birthday UK Tour
• Jeffrey Lewis added to the bill
• Jarvis Cocker to headline, showcasing new material plus special Rough Trade guest support
• Forthcoming BBC Documentary entitled "Do It Yourself - The Story Of Rough Trade" in October
 
Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee at Rough Trade Records are delighted to announce a UK tour to commemorate the label's historic 30th Birthday. Taking in Sheffield, London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham it will be headlined by our own incomparable Jarvis Cocker, and now we can announce that our own Jeffrey Lewis will be joining the celebrations. A video of Jeffrey performing 'A Quick Biography Of Barack Obama', his comic book / ode in support to the Democratic presidential candidate has become something of a youtube sensation, see it here.

With recent scorching US live shows at New York's Music Hall of Williamsburg and Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival (where he showcased blistering material from his forthcoming record due mid 2009) still ringing in the ears of the lucky who managed to witness them, there's no doubt that Jarvis is in fine form, and these dates represent a rare opportunity to catch him in full flow.

JARVIS COCKER :
"Strangely enough, this is also the 30th anniversary of my first involvement with making music (the first incarnation of Pulp was formed during an Economics lesson towards the end of October 1978). How could I have known then that our two destinies would become so intertwined? I'm proud to be part of these birthday celebrations - I know there's an awful lot of Anniversary Culture out there but this is one that's actually worth celebrating: Rough Trade has always been about discovering the new, exploring the unknown & giving a voice to those who would otherwise remain unheard. And they're still doing it 30 years on. This is no dewy-eyed nostalgia trip - it's an on-going revolution. Stand up & be counted! (Actually, comfortable seating IS available in most of the venues - should you require it)."
 
Live Dates (sorry folks, all in the UK!)
Nov 25 Sheffield Academy*
Nov 26 London Shepherds Bush Empire*
Nov 28 Edinburgh Picture House*
Nov 30 Mancester Academy*
Dec 02 Birmingham Academy
*w/ Jeffrey Lewis

Little Joy gets a 4 Star Rolling Stone review and add more Tour Dates 31 Oct 2008

Little Joy have confirmed more tour dates, with still more West Coast dates to come in December!

Their self titled debut album comes out ELECTION DAY!

Rolling Stone just gave it a rave review:

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/23658697/review/23947378/little_joy

Little Joy Tour Dates

NOV 07 - St. Paul, MN - Station Four
NOV 08 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
NOV 09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
NOV 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hard Rock Cafe
NOV 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber Pass
NOV 13 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
NOV 14 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
NOV 15 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Wonder Bar
NOV 16 - Cambridge, MA - TT the Bear's Place
NOV 18 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat (Backstage)
NOV 20 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
NOV 21 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
NOV 22 - St. Louis, MO - Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
NOV 24 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
NOV 25 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
NOV 26 - Dallas, TX - The Lounge on Elm St.
NOV 28 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
NOV 29 - Austin, TX - The Parish
NOV 30 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom 2nd Stage
DEC 02 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
DEC 04 - Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch

Jeffrey Lewis Band add more dates to current TOUR 24 Oct 2008

Jeffrey Lewis aka The Busiest Man in Showbiz gets even BUSIER!!!

As if crisscrossing the US and Europe (playing over 130 shows in 2008 alone) and recently putting out
a new edition of his comic book series Fuff weren't enough to occupy him, the road warrior has just added more
dates to the current Jeffrey Lewis Band tour!

The tour kicked off yesterday in Vancouver, check him out before he.. takes a break? 

Hey, stranger things have happened :)

Jeffrey Lewis Band US Tour Dates 2008

10/23 The Media Club Vancouver B
10/24 Comet Tavern Seattle WA
10/25 The Artistery Portland OR
10/26 Hotel Utah San Francisco CA
10/27 The Casbah San Diego CA
10/28 Spaceland Los Angeles CA
10/31 Mohawk Austin TX
11/01 Hailey's Denton TX
11/02 Black Lodge Microdome Memphis TN
11/03 The End Nashville TN
11/04 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA
11/05 Tasty World Athens GA
11/06 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista FL*
11/07 Culture Room Ft Lauderdale FL*
11/08 Jannus Landing St Petersberg FL*
11/10 The Whig Columbia SC
11/11 The Spazz House Greenville NC
11/14 The Mercury Lounge New York NY

*Supporting Presidents of the United States

http://www.myspace.com/jefflewisband

http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com

http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Lewis

Little Joy set out on US tour immediately following NOV 4th album release 24 Oct 2008

http://www.myspace.com/littlejoymusic

Little Joy's self-titled debut album is out in two short weeks - Tuesday Nov 4... of course a very important *something
else* is happening that day, so the band have confirmed more tour dates in both Red and Blue States,
kicking things off on Nov 7th in St. Paul, Minnesota!

West Coast dates in December are still being confirmed, but here is the current list:

Little Joy Tour Dates

Nov 7 Station 4 St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov 8 Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Nov 9 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Nov 11 Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 12 The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 13 Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Nov 14 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Nov 15 Wonder Bar Asbury Park, New Jersey
Nov 16 TT the Bears Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 18 Black Cat Backstage Washington D.C.
Nov 20 Atlanta Room at Smith’s Olde Bar Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 21 Exit/In Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 22 Duck Room at Blueberry Hill St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 24 Jackpot Music Hall Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 26 The Lounge on Elm Street Dallas, Texas
Nov 28 Warehouse Live Studio Houston, Texas
Nov 29 The Parish Austin, Texas

Stream the songs
"Keep Me In Mind"  http://www.imeem.com/littlejoymusic/music/-7E9bT83/little_joy_keep_me_in_mind/
and "Brand New Start" http://www.imeem.com/littlejoymusic/music/MBPjtEew/little_joy_brand_new_start/

Sad news from The Long Blondes 20 Oct 2008

from their myspace page today...sad news from Sheffield. We wish Dorian the best on his road to recovery, and we will miss working with them greatly. They are a class act, and a very hardworking band that deserves nothing but the best.

Monday, October 20, 2008

We have decided to call it a day.

The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again.

On behalf of the band I'd like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club. Thank you, if it wasn't for you the whole thing would have been pointless.

Finally on a personal note, thanks for all your well wishing messages.

Dorian xxx

THE VEILS last US Tour date in NYC this Saturday at The Bell House! 09 Oct 2008

The Veils will finish their seven week U.S. jaunt supporting Liam Finn by coming full circle (back to NYC that is) this Saturday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn! More info on the new venue can be found here: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/

The band have been playing new material from their recently completed third album (working title:LOL) due out early 2009 on Rough Trade.

They've been keeping a (very funny) tour diary of sorts on their Myspace blog, check it out!

http://www.myspace.com/theveils

Grey's Anatomy LOVES Emiliana Torrini! 26 Sep 2008

Emiliana Torrini is so talented and amazing and gorgeous - we could go on - and we're really happy that the fine folks that handle music for Grey's Anatomy agree. Her song "Jungle Drum" was featured on last night's episode, and her music has been on the show a couple of times in past seasons.

You can stream the song here thanks for our friends at NPR

..and for more Emiliana info, check out an EPK on her - there are 3 parts here.

JEFFREY LEWIS CONFIRMS U.S. TOUR !!! 24 Sep 2008

JEFFREY LEWIS CONFIRMS U.S. TOUR
Over 130 Shows Performed This Year
Lewis Blogs For The NY Times
New Issue Of Fuff Released
Entire World Concludes:  Jeffrey Lewis Is The Hardest Working Man In Show Biz

The Jeffrey Lewis Band has confirmed a tour of North America this fall.  Kicking off in Vancouver, BC on October 23 the tour takes them across the US and will end in  NYC in mid November.  His latest (and 4th) album 12 Crass Songs was released earlier this year by Rough Trade Records.  The album is a collection of songs by the legendary anarchist punk band Crass, reworked by Jeffrey into glorious folk, rock, psychedelic, orchestral and electronica productions which dazzle the ear while losing none of the political power of the originals.

Since the release of 12 Crass Songs Lewis has been working almost non-stop. He has crisscrossed the US and Europe with his band, playing over 130 shows thus far in 2008, including numerous festivals, solo acoustic shows, and support tours with the likes of his fans The Mountain Goats, Steven Malkmus & the Jicks, British Sea Power, Super Furry Animals, the Cribs and Los Campesinos! On those tours Lewis has been highlighting the tracks from 12 Crass Songs but this fall run will see him performing some of his older work as well as trying out new material.  

Most rock bands would stop there – an album release and subsequent tours are all that is expected!  But not Lewis.  On a recent and rare break he put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and, joining the likes of Rosanne Cash, Andrew Bird and Suzanne Vega, was a contributor to The New York Times blog “Measure For Measure” ruminating on the question, “What is an original song, when it comes to folk music (or any genre)?”  Needless to say this subject kicked off plenty of debate in the comments section.  http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/jeffrey-lewis/

Not only is Lewis an excellent songwriter he’s also the critically acclaimed creator of the comic book series Fuff (in fact his live shows incorporate "low budget videos," Jeff's large illustrations displayed to accompany certain songs). In  2008, amongst all the touring and opining for the NY Times, Jeffrey also found the time to pen another issue that has just been released.

Come see Jeffrey before he finally does take a much-deserved break (where he will most likely spend his time writing a new album!).  Tour dates are below.

Jeffrey Lewis Band US Tour Dates 2008

Oct 23 – The Media Club – Vancouver, BC
Oct 24 – Comet Tavern – Seattle, WA
Oct 25 – The Artistery – Portland, OR
Oct 26 – Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA
Oct 27 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Oct 29 – Solar Culture – Tucson, AZ
Oct 31 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
Nov 1 – Hailey’s – Denton, TX
Nov 2 – Black Lodge Microdome – Memphis, TN
Nov 3 – The End – Nashville, TN
Nov 4 – The Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA
Nov 6 – House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL*
Nov 7 – Culture Room – Ft Lauderdale, FL*
Nov 8 – Jannus Landing – Saint Petersburg, FL*

*Supporting Presidents of the United States

Little Joy kick off dates with Megapuss TONIGHT + confirm November US Dates!!! 24 Sep 2008

 

Little Joy (the LA based group featuring Rodrigo Amarante, Fabrizio Moretti, and Binki Shapiro)
are kicking off a handful of West Coast dates with Megapuss today! Their self-titled debut
album will be released by Rough Trade on November 4th. To celebrate, they will hit the road
immediately afterwards.

Stay tuned for more dates, and in the meantime check out their Myspace page to hear a
few songs off the album, and this imeem stream for the song "Keep Me In Mind"

http://www.myspace.com/littlejoymusic
http://www.imeem.com/littlejoymusic/music/-7E9bT83/little_joy_keep_me_in_mind/

Little Joy confirmed US Tour Dates (more TBA)

SEP 24 - San Diego, CA - Casbah w/ Megapuss
SEP 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour w/ Megapuss
SEP 26 - Big Sur, CA - Festival In The Forest w/ Megapuss
SEP 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/ Megapuss
SEP 30 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's w/ Megapuss
OCT 01 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir w/ Megapuss
NOV 07 - St. Paul, MN - Station Four
NOV 08 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
NOV 09 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
NOV 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hard Rock
NOV 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber Pass
NOV 13 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
NOV 14 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
NOV 16 - Cambridge, MA - TT the Bear's Place
NOV 18 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat (Backstage)

Basia Bulat on this Sunday's NPR Morning Edition 19 Sep 2008

 

Basia Bulat is finishing up her string of headlining US tour dates with a bang!

After playing Highline Ballroom in NYC tonight and Middle East in Cambridge, MA tomorrow,

NPR Morning Edition will broadcast Basia's interview/performance this Sunday 9/21:

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=3

AOL Spinner premiers Basia Bulat's "The Pilgiming Vine" video! 11 Sep 2008

Spinner premiers the excellent new video from Basia Bulat. Perfect timing as her headlining tour begins today!

 

9/11- Louisville KY @ The 9:30 Listening Room
9/12 - Chattanooga, TN @ Nightfall Concert Series
9/13 - Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic
9/14 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
9/16 - Charlottesville, VA @ Gravity Lounge
9/17 - Washington, DC @ DC9
9/18  - Philadelphia, PA @ The Angel
9/19 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
9/20 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs

Emiliana Torrrini gets a perfect five star cd review from Venus! 10 Sep 2008

Check it out here!

The Veils US Tour Starts TONIGHT! 04 Sep 2008

 

 

The Veils are kicking off their US tour supporting Liam Finn TONIGHT at NYC's Bowery Ballroom!

The London based quartet (singer/guitarist Finn Andrews, Sophia Burn on bass, Henning Dietz on drums and Dan Raishbrook on guitar and noize-wiv-a-Z) will be playing new songs from their (currently untitled) follow up to last year's critically acclaimed Nux Vomica released by Rough Trade.

Check out the video for their song "Calliope" off their last album Nux Vomica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rEZS4pD3s


http://www.myspace.com/theveils
http://WWW.THEVEILS.COM/

The Veils Fall Tour Dates

THU - 9/4/2008 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
FRI - 9/5/2008 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Café Live
SAT - 9/6/2008 WASHINGTON, DC The Rock and Roll Hotel
SUN - 9/7/2008 CHAPEL HILL, NC Local 506
TUE - 9/9/2008 NASHVILLE, TN Mercy Lounge
WED - 9/10/2008 MEMPHIS, TN Hi Tone
THU - 9/11/2008 ST. LOUIS, MO Billiken Club @ St. Louis University
THU - 9/18/2008 TUCSON, AZ Plush
FRI - 9/19/2008 SAN DIEGO, CA Casbah
SAT - 9/20/2008 LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
TUE - 9/23/2008 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Bottom of the Hill
WED - 9/24/2008 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir Lounge
SAT - 9/27/2008 VANCOUVER, BC Biltmore Cabaret
WED - 10/1/2008 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7th Street Entry
THU - 10/2/2008 CHICAGO, IL Lakeshore Theater
FRI - 10/3/2008 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop
SUN - 10/5/2008 MONTREAL, QC La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal)
TUE - 10/7/2008 BOSTON, MA Paradise
THU - 10/9/2008 NORTHAMPTON, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
FRI - 10/10/2008 PROVIDENCE, RI Club Hell

Adam Green interviews Adam Green 22 Aug 2008

Here is yet another entertaining interview from Adam Green, this time from Spinner.com's show The DL.

 

BASIA BULAT CONFIRMS SEPTEMBER DATES IN THE U.S. 13 Aug 2008

“(‘In The Night’) is one of 2008’s great singles.”    NPR

“(Basia Bulat) writes acoustic-guitar-based folk songs built around dramatic crests that highlight her trembling voice.”             Rolling Stone

“…her backwoodsy chamber pop boasts dazzling potential.”   Paste


BASIA  BULAT CONFIRMS  SEPTEMBER  DATES IN THE U.S.
Shortlisted For Canada’s Polaris Prize
Headlining show at NYC’s Highline Ballroom on September 19

In support of her debut album Oh, My Darling (Rough Trade Records), Basia Bulat has confirmed a short US tour this September.   The first date is in Louisville, KY on September 11 and the tour winds up on the 20th of the month in Cambridge, MA.    She will be headlining The Highline Ballroom in New York City on September 19.

Since the release of Oh, My Darling, Bulat and her band have been crisscrossing the US touring on their own and with the likes of DeVotchKa and St. Vincent earning the admiration of fans and critics along the way.     The admiration is no less in her home country of   Canada where she was recently shortlisted for this year’s Polaris Prize (the winner will be announced on September 29).  

Since the age of three, Basia has been sitting on piano stools and trying to hammer things out. It started with her piano-teacher mum, but along the way Basia’s picked up guitar, autoharp, banjo, ukulele, sax and flute. In high school her instrument was the upright bass – a lone girl among “eight-foot-tall guys in the back of the orchestra, goofing off with the tubas”. There’s a sense of play that still suffuses her music, jostling under the songs of regret and love, want and joy.

In the summer of 2006, Basia went to live in Montreal. Through friends she met Howard Bilerman, an engineer and co-owner of the famed Hotel 2 Tango studio. Basia cashed some student loans to record with Bilerman.  It was ultimately these rough early takes, hoarse with excitement that formed the bulk of Oh, My Darling. Despite the original intention, these tracks are breathless, thirsty, dislodged from dreary nostalgia. There are strings, yes, and acoustic guitar, but also a frantic drum-kit gallop; the influence of the spirits of wild Jeff Magnum, big-voiced Odetta, Emily Dickinson and all those boisterous soul-music singles. It’s this spark that sets Basia Bulat apart from the raft of typical singer-songwriters.

Click here for the tour dates

THE VEILS Fall U.S. Tour!!! 06 Aug 2008

 

The Veils are a London based quartet (with ties to Oklahoma City!) who will be coming back to our shores this fall for a slew of dates supporting Liam Finn!!! They'll be playing new songs from the currently untitled (working title: LOL) follow up to last year's critically acclaimed Nux Vomica released by Rough Trade.

Finn Andrews weathered many false starts with various line ups in earlier incarnations of the band. The Veils are now comprised of singer/guitarist Finn Andrews, Sophia Burn (bass), Henning Dietz (drums) and Dan Raishbrook (guitar and noize-wiv-a-Z).

Re: Oklahoma. Amidst a slew of dates from coast to coast, they found time to become Oklahoma City locals for three months, wrestle snakes, find a ghost town, lose their innocence, and document it all in a much loved tour diary, sections of which, including "The Bit Where Henning Totals a Segway" are currently being made into a MAJOR motion picture starring Billy Zane, Alan Cumming, and a bawling toddler named "Hero."

Check out the video for their song "Calliope" off their last album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rEZS4pD3s


http://www.myspace.com/theveils
http://WWW.THEVEILS.COM/

The Veils Fall Tour Dates

THU - 9/4/2008 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
FRI - 9/5/2008 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Café Live
SAT - 9/6/2008 WASHINGTON, DC The Rock and Roll Hotel
SUN - 9/7/2008 CHAPEL HILL, NC Local 506
TUE - 9/9/2008 NASHVILLE, TN Mercy Lounge
WED - 9/10/2008 MEMPHIS, TN Hi Tone
THU - 9/11/2008 ST. LOUIS, MO Billiken Club @ St. Louis University
SAT - 9/13/2008 DENVER, CO Monolith Festival
TUE - 9/16/2008 SANTA FE, NM Santa fe Brewing Co.
THU - 9/18/2008 TUCSON, AZ Plush
FRI - 9/19/2008 SAN DIEGO, CA Casbah
SAT - 9/20/2008 LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
SUN - 9/21/2008 LAS VEGAS, NV Beauty Bar
TUE - 9/23/2008 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Bottom of the Hill
WED - 9/24/2008 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir Lounge
FRI - 9/26/2008 SEATTLE, WA High Dive
SAT - 9/27/2008 VANCOUVER, BC Biltmore Cabaret
WED - 10/1/2008 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7th Street Entry
THU - 10/2/2008 CHICAGO, IL Lakeshore Theater
FRI - 10/3/2008 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop
SAT - 10/4/2008 TORONTO, ON E l Mocambo
SUN - 10/5/2008 MONTREAL, QC La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal)
TUE - 10/7/2008 BOSTON, MA Paradise
WED - 10/8/2008 PORTLAND, ME Space Gallery
THU - 10/9/2008 NORTHAMPTON, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
FRI - 10/10/2008 PROVIDENCE, RI Club Hell

Congrats To A Couple Of Our Canadian Artists! 08 Jul 2008

Canada day may officially take place on July 1 but for us at the Beggars Group USA office this year we're going to celebrate it this week. Why? Two of our artists - Basia Bulat and Holy Fuck - have been nominated for the Polaris Prize. Basia for her album Oh, My Darling and Holy Fuck for their album LP. The long list had 40 potential winners and yesterday, July 7, the list was pared down to just 10.

The Polaris Prize is Canada's equivalent to Britain's esteemed Mercury Prize.

Who is going to get bragging rights and the fat $20,000** check? We all have to wait until September 29 when the winner will be announced at a special ceremony in Toronto.

More info on the Polaris Prize

** Canadian dollars we assume!

New Emiliana Torrini album coming! 01 Jul 2008

Rough Trade is delighted to announce a stunning new album from the hugely talented Emiliana Torrini.
Hear the title track: "Me And Armini"

Following her critically acclaimed albums Love In The Time Of Science and her Rough Trade debut Fisherman's Woman, the forthcoming Me And Armini (release date September 9th) sees her working once again with her long time producer/collaborator Dan Carey, resulting in what we feel is destined to be one of the loveliest albums of 2008.

Me And Armini is a hugely ambitious and aspirational pop record with Emiliana’s soaring voice centre stage, bolstered by a rich gamut of musical styles. From the summery skank of the title track to the surging, breathless “Jungle Drum” and the yearning “Big Jumps” and much more in between, Me And Armini is a truly fantastic album. For those not in the know, the pedigree paring of Torrini's songwriting and Carey's sonic alchemy (currently being put to work on the new Franz Ferdinand and recent Hot Chip records) has previously combined to world-beating effect when they co-wrote/produced a number-one hit for Kylie Minogue in the shape of the huge-selling pop smash “Slow” as well as contributing “Gollum's Song” to the multi-platinum soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings.

Emiliana Torrini is half Icelandic, half Italian. She grew up in Iceland in a town outside Reykjavik and spent her childhood summers with her grandmother in the far east of Iceland out in the wild, spacious countryside. Her teen summers were spent in Germany with her Italian uncle. Her worldwide debut album, 1999’s Love In The Time Of Science, was produced by Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears and was a gorgeous electronic trip-hop influenced album. Her second album, Fisherman’s Woman was a little closer to Nick and included the song “Honeymoon Child“ written by Smog’s Bill Callahan, who Emiliana spent some time writing with in the US. Fisherman’s Woman’s theme was loss – sometimes dripping with sadness but more frequently imbued with almost magical optimism.

Me and Armini will be released by Rough Trade in the US on September 9th, and marks another new chapter in Emiliana’s impressive career.

Get Well Dorian! 19 Jun 2008

A statement from The Long Blondes...

"On 9th June, Dorian was rushed to hospital after falling ill, and he is still in hospital in Sheffield in a serious condition. Because of this we will regrettably be canceling all our live appearances until the end of July (see below). Dorian is improving slowly and we will keep you updated on his condition. If you would like to leave a message on myspace, facebook, or through the website, we would be glad to pass them on to him when we visit."

Feel better soon Dors.

The Long Blondes x

Cancelled shows:
21st June  - One Love Festival - Istanbul, Turkey   
29th June - Glastonbury Festival, John Peel stage
3rd July  - O2 Arena, London (with Duran Duran)
5th July - Pop Circus - Milan, Italy
7th July - Birmingham NIA (with Duran Duran)
18th July - Summercase - Barcelona, Spain 
19th July - Summercase - Madrid, Spain

Adam Green to open for Dr.John! 11 Jun 2008

In a concert combination that will make your head explode, our own ADAM GREEN will be opening for DR. JOHN on TUESDAY, JUNE 17th at the HIGHLINE BALLROOM !

I've said it before and I'll say it again - drop any preconceived notions you have about Adam - because he's made an amazing record that is truly impressive.
Have a listen to his gorgeous song "Getting Led"
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/adamgreen_getting_led.mp3

It's a very special night for the both of them. It's Dr. John's cd release show, and Dr. John is one of Adam's heroes, so opening up for him is a true career highlight. I asked Adam to explain to me what this opening slot meant to him, and this is what he said.

"Dr. John is an adorable man. I was originally attracted to his zu-zu man persona, but now I would happily flip through his hat collection. My favorite song of his is "Black Widow Spider."  It's hard to describe the type of music that is... it's almost goth-funk I guess.  I dig goth music 'cause I'm a dancing maniac these days.  I buy a lot of Dr. John's records on ebay.. Maybe if he hears my good music, he would allow me to write some of his new album with him.  Since my keyboard player is having a baby soon, maybe Dr. John could play keyboards with me at Reading Festival.  You never know because I get lucky sometimes."

The Long Blondes "Couples" - out today! 06 May 2008

The new album by THE LONG BLONDES is out today! Our favorite Sheffieldians have returned with a kick ass new record - "Couples" that shakes up any thoughts you hay have had about them before!

Have a little taste:

LISTEN to "Here Comes The Serious Bit"

WATCH the video for "Guilt"

These glamorous folks are going on tour soon, and hopefully coming to a town near YOU!

• 14 May 2008 Johnny Brenda'sPhiladelphia Pennsylvania US
• 15 May 2008 Studio BBrooklyn New York US
• 16 May 2008 Bowery BallroomNew York New York US
• 17 May 2008 Rock And Roll HotelWashington District Of Columbia US
• 19 May 2008 Great ScottAllston Massachusetts US
• 20 May 2008 Cabaret Du MuseeMontreal Quebec US
• 22 May 2008 Lee's PalaceToronto Ontario CA
• 23 May 2008 Magic StickDetroit Michigan US
• 24 May 2008 Logan Square AuditoriumChicago Illinois US
• 25 May 2008 7th Street EntryMinneapolis Minnesota US
• 28 May 2008 Neumo'sSeattle Washington US
• 30 May 2008 Richards On RichardsVancouver British Columbia CA
• 31 May 2008 Doug FirPortland Oregon US
• 02 June 2008 Great American Music HallSan Francisco California US
• 03 June 2008 GlasshousePomona California US
• 04 June 2008 TroubadourLos Angeles California US

 

Adam Green Live MP3 27 Mar 2008

Go see Adam Green live at Town Hall on May 10. Get your tickets here . And speaking of live, Adam recently went to Australia and we have a song from those shows for download here:

Salty Candy - Live From Australia (MP3)

Oh, and if you missed it, our first single "Morning After Midnight" can be downloaded here too:

Morning After Midnight (MP3)

ADAM GREEN'S NEW ALBUM AND TOWN HALL CONCERT 13 Mar 2008

Next Tuesday, March 18th, Rough Trade very happily releases Adam Green's fifth album, 'Sixes & Sevens'.

Adam is also headlining a concert at New York's legendary Town Hall on Saturday, May 10th. Keep 'em peeled for support announcements.

Click the image for ticket information.

Basia Bulat finds out hockey players are pretty cool! 01 Mar 2008

Who knew that an NHL star would be into indie Rock? Well we found one - NY Ranger Sean Avery is a huge fan of Basia Bulat and came to see her play at Bowrey Ballroom this past Friday night. And not only is he loving her debut album Oh, My Darling, but he impressed us with his wide-range(r) of knowledge of music and the music biz. Who knows - maybe he will come work for us in the off season!

 

New Adam Green Video 14 Feb 2008

Here's the new Adam Green video for "Morning After Midnight" directed by Todd Smolar. We always knew Adam was a man of many talents but wouldn't guessed he was of so many genders as well...

The Juno Sale! 18 Jan 2008

This weekend only, listen to a track off Adam Green's forthcoming album.

For all of you that were introduced to the joy and wonder of The Moldy Peaches and Kimya Dawson through the Juno soundtrack, we have great news! For a limited time, we have our entire catalog of Juno-featured artists and anti-folk artists on sale for 15% off.

That includes The Moldy Peaches' debut self-titled album, and Unreleased Cuts and Live Jamz, Kimya Dawson's I’m Sorry That Sometimes I’m Mean, Moldy Peaches Co-founder Adam Green's entire catalog, Belle and Sebastian, and anti-folk superhero/Moldy Peaches compatriot Jeffrey Lewis .

Just put any of these titles in your shopping cart and enter the promotional code "juno" during checkout to receive your 15% off!

Taken By Trees Confirm US Tour!! 17 Jan 2008

Taken By Trees have just confirmed a 2-week North American tour. It will kick off February 22 in New York City. Rough Trade Records will release a single by the band – a cover of Guns and Roses’ “Sweet Child Of Mind” – on 2/19 through itunes. The single will also be available on 7” vinyl at the venues. Taken By Trees debut album Open Field was released last fall on Rough Trade Records.


Taken By Trees is Victoria Bergsman’s new project. If you don’t recognize Victoria Bergsman by name, you may recognize her utterly unique voice, as she was singer and songwriter for The Concretes for 11 years before deciding to leave the band in July 2006. You may also recognize Victoria’s voice from one of the biggest and most popular songs of last year – Peter Bjorn & John’s infectious single “Young Folks.”

On Open Field, Bergsman was aided and abetted by fellow Peter, Bjorn & John co-horts Bjorn Yttling (on various instruments and string arrangements) and John Eriksson (on all ‘very personal’ percussion instruments - marimba and vibraphone). The album also features guitar by Andreas Soderstrom, along with piano arrangements and backing vocals by Verity Susman from Electrelane. Victoria and Bjorn produced the album together.

The Moldy Peaches (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson) on THE VIEW!!!!!!!! 17 Jan 2008

Set your DVR's folks....this may be the indiest band ever on the non-indiest show ever.

MONDAY 1/21 (a day off for many....you'll be watching TV anyways, right?
THE VIEW (ABC's daytime morning show "chat fest"!)
11am-12noon e.s.t (check here for times in your area http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/whentowatch)
THE MOLDY PEACHES (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson ) !!!!!!!

If you haven't heard, Adam Green & Kimya Dawson , aka The Moldy Peaches , have seen a bit of a heyday recently due to the success of the indie film JUNO and it's soundtrack. Adam + Kimya's duet of the song "Anyone Else But You" is actually performed during the movie by the film's stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera!

SO.....this will be some interesting TV, and perfect timing for us to tell you about ADAM GREEN 's upcoming album SIXES & SEVENS. Rough Trade will release this on March 18th. It's Adam like you're never heard him before, and truly enjoyable and quite an impressive album.

SO....watch The View on Monday!!!! 

Jeffrey Lewis "12 Crass Songs" CD Release Party 17 Jan 2008

Mark that calendar and get those tickets before they're gone! Wednesday, January 30. Mercury Lounge. 10pm.
But the fun doesn't stop there. Be sure to check Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters on tour with Super Furry Animals and Mountain Goats!

 

Bunf's Soundscapes Hit Dublab Podcast 05 Jan 2008

Just a scant few weeks before the Super Furry Animals embark on their massive US tour to support the release of Hey Venus in more tactile formats, Bunf's lauded soundscapes have hit the Dublab Podcast. The sounds are real-life environs of the SFAs - airport departure lounges, atmospheric noise in backstage areas, train/bus journeys and walking around differents cities from San Fransico to Taiwan - Berlin to Tokyo. These are the “straight from micro-cassette” field recording criteria for Bunf.

Tune in to Dublab to download or stream right now.

Seen & Heard Film & TV Update 07 Dec 2007

BELLE & SEBASTIAN, CAT POWER & THE MOLDY PEACHES ALL HAVE SONGS IN THE FOX SEARCHLIGHT FILM & soundtrack for JUNO Directed by Jason Reitman, starring Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner & Jason Batemen. Release date: December 5th limited USA http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/ .

B&S's "Expectations" scene description: BV approx 1:25 Reality is sinking in for a very pregnant Juno (Ellen Page). She is no longer a normal HS student & her friend Bleeker(Michael Cera) is going to the prom w/ someone else. Piazza NY Catcher BV :35 sec Spring has arrived & Juno is getting Bigger. Her Stepmom Bren sews special pants w/ an elastic waiatband to accommodate Juno's growing belly.

Cat Power's "Sea Of Love" Scene Description: BV approx 2min. After giving birth, Juno lies quietly in a hospital bed, w/ Bleeker by her side. Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) sees the baby in the hospital nursery for the first time & holds her.

The Moldy Peaches' "Anyone But You" is featured twice in the film+ in the film's Trailers. Once as a visual vocal & once as BV 1:37 Scene Description: Juno gives birth at the hospital.

THE NATIONAL
"Start A War" was featured the ABC series Brothers & Sisters (episode #209). Series description: A family in LA deals with life's trials & tribulations after the death of the not so perfect patriarch. Scene Description: BV approv 2:30 Kevin & Scotty talk after Kitty & McCallister's wedding. Air Date 12/2/07

Have a great weekend!

Best,
Jenn & Brigitte

Jeffrey Lewis Covers CRASS 08 Nov 2007

Cocteau Twins Song Featured In Leonardo DiCaprio's New Film 23 Aug 2007

COCTEAU TWINS' "OTTERLY" is FEATURED in Leonardo Dicaprio's documentary The 11th Hour, A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Warner Independent is releasing on Aug 24th Limited NY & LA.  Read up on the film at IMDB.

Devendra Banhart Announces Fall Tour 13 Jul 2007

Devendra Banhart has just announced a fresh batch of tour dates for the fall. What better way to celebrate back to school than by heading out to see Devendra and his cohorts play some new tunes from his upcoming album.

Go check him out!!!

HEADLINING DATES
Sat Sept 1 Vancouver, BC at Commodore Ballroom
Sun Sept 2 Seattle, WA at KEXP Stage- Bumbershoot Festival
Tue Sept 4 Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom
Thu Sept 6 Santa Cruz, CA at Rio Theater
Fri Sept 7 Berkeley, CA at Zellerbach Hall
Mon Sept 10 Denver, CO at Ogden Theater
Wed Sept 12 Omaha, NE at Sokol Auditorium
Thu Sept 13 Lawrence, KS at Liberty Hall Theater
Sat Sept 15 Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
Sun Sept 16 Milwaukee, WI at Pabst Theater
Tue Sept 18 Chicago,IL at Portage Theater
Wed Sept 19 Detroit, MI at Majestic Theater
Fri Sept 21 Toronto, ON at Danforth Music Hall
Sat Sept 22 Montreal, QC Theatre National
Sun Sept 23 Burlington, VT at U of VT Davis Center Grand Ballroom
Tue Sept 25 Boston, MA at Roxy Ballroom
Thu Sept 27 New York, NY at Grand Ballroom
Sat Sept 29 Philadelphia, PA at Theater of living arts
Mon Oct 1 Washington, DC at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
Thu Oct 4 Nashville, TN at City Hall
Sat Oct 6 Dallas, TX at Granada Theater
Sun Oct 7 Austin, TX at La Zona Rosa
Tue Oct 9 Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
Wed Oct 10 Tucson, AZ at Rialto Theater
Fri Oct 12 Phoenix, AZ at Marquee Theater
Sat Oct 13 Los Angeles, CA at Orpheum

Visit Devendra Banhart
http://www.myspace.com/devendrabanhart
http://www.xlrecordings.com/devendrabanhart/

(image "borrowed" from YouAintNoPicasso)

New Film School record in September! 22 Jun 2007

Giddy Up! Our friends in Film School have delivered an amazing new album that will be out in September. Here are the details...

Hideout is Film School’s second full-length for Beggars Banquet. Written largely in Greg Bertens’ Los Angeles apartment, recorded in both LA and San Francisco studios with engineer Dan Long, mixed by Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Band of Horses, the Shins, Stephen Malkmus), and produced by Bertens, Hideout builds on the band’s pretty, shoegazer pop and richly textured space-rock soundscapes by emphasizing powerful rhythms and beautiful melodies that take the songwriting to a new level. Bertens signature vocal delivery shows more breadth on this release, and evokes a plaintive longing that is magnified by the addition of female voices, courtesy of bassist Lorelei Plotcyzk and guest vocalists Tracy Uba (Timonium) and Leah Piehl. Other guest musicians loaning their talents to the album are Colm O’Ciosoig and Paul Wilson.

Film School’s 2006 self-titled debut for the label earned accolades across the country and across the pond. The band scored coveted opening slots for The National and the Rogers Sisters all over Europe before headlining their own tour of the states. But in the middle of that tour, frontman Greg Bertens got jumped outside a club in Columbus, Ohio; then in Philadelphia, somebody stole the tour van, plowing straight through the security gate of the motel parking lot, with all the band’s equipment inside. Once back home, the stress of a demanding show schedule, the ups and downs of a trying year, and emerging creative differences among bandmates ended with the decision to move forward with a change in personnel, and Film School looking to a fresh beginning with a new album.

Film School is Greg Bertens (vocals, guitar), Dave Dupuis (guitar), Lorelei Plotczyk (bass, vocals), Jason Ruck (keyboards) and James Smith (drums).

Track listing:
1. Dear Me
2. Lectric
3. Meanmedian Mode
4. Sick Hipster Nursed By Suicide Girl
5. Must Try Easier
6. Two Kinds
7. Capitalized I
8. Go Down Together
9. Compare
10. Florida
11. Blizzard Scout
12. Plots and Plans
13. What I Meant To Say

CALLA Tells Stories About New Album 05 Feb 2007

Point your browser toward Haystack.com to see CALLA talk up three songs off their new album - CALLA Storytellers on Haystack.com.

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