Blonde Redhead support acts confirmed for NYE show 05 Dec 2008

Blonde Redhead are pleased to have Elvis Perkins and Islands open their upcoming New Year's Eve
show at Terminal 5 in NYC!

Elvis Perkins will be performing a solo set.

More info and a link to buy tickets is here: http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/2357

2009 Tibet House Benefit - Vampire Weekend & The National!!! 04 Dec 2008

Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
To date confirmed artists include:
Philip Glass
The National
Patti Smith and Jesse Smith
Vampire Weekend
we are expecting other artists to join the line-up soon.

Please check www.tibethouse.org  regularly as all new updates will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.
 
Concert tickets are on sale now for $35-$108 and can be purchased by calling Carnegie Charge at 212.247.7800 or in person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street and Seventh Avenue) and www.carnegiehall.org.

Please note: Concert-only tickets are not available through Tibet House US.
Tickets for the concert and after-party dinner are only available through Tibet House US.  For more information or to reserve tickets for the concert and reception call Tibet House U.S. at 212.807.0563. www.tibethouse.org

Titus Andronicus play NYC this friday and have new MP3 03 Dec 2008

If you're in NYC this Friday you can check out out Titus Andronicus as they head homeward
after playing on the West Coast with No Age.

On Friday December 5th they play with O'Death and Wye Oak

http://www.boweryballroom.com/calendar/show/2163/

If you're not in NYC, well you can check out this new MP3 :)

MP3 for the song "Titus Andronicus" off the XL Recordings release "The Airing of Grievances"

out 1/20/2009

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

Department of Eagles to play East Coast Dates January 2009 02 Dec 2008

Department of Eagles will be playing some select shows on the East Coast in January 2009!  They will kick things off on January 15th in Chicago with a performance at The Tomorrow Never Knows Festival 2009 at Schubas Tavern.  Their first public appearance was performing on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, before playing two dates in New York surrounding the October 2008 release of In Ear Park (first at The Bell House and then Town Hall for the 826NYC Revenge of the Bookeaters Benefit alongside Paul Simon).

Tickets for these dates go on sale Wednesday at 12:00pm eastern time.

Department of Eagles January 2009 Tour Dates

 

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

 

Listen to the tracks "No One Does it Like You" and the title track "In Ear Park" here:

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

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

 

 

http://www.departmentofeagles.com/

http://www.myspace.com/deptofeagles

World AIDS Day / Dark Was The Night announcement 01 Dec 2008

What a fitting day to announce the complete list of artists involved with our upcoming album DARK WAS THE NIGHT - the February 17th 4AD release that will benefit the Red Hot Organization. It's World AIDS Day, and in honor of that, we bring you the exciting news.

DARK WAS THE NIGHT - (A Red Hot compilation)
full artist list + release date confirmed + album cover finalized

On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st, we are very pleased to announce the official release date, complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4AD release DARK WAS THE NIGHT.

Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization was the executive producer. A total of 32 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation. It will be available as a double cd/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease – and music is a great vehicle to raise money and awareness for it.  This is the 20th year of Red Hot, and this is the 20th release!

The complete list of artists (in alphabetical order) that recorded tracks for this release is:
Andrew Bird
Antony + Bryce Dessner
Arcade Fire
Beach House
Beirut
Blonde Redhead + Devastations
Bon Iver
Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner
The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
The Decemberists
Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
Kevin Drew
Feist + Ben Gibbard
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear + Feist
Iron & Wine
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Kronos Quartet
Stuart Murdoch
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
The National
The New Pornographers
Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
Riceboy Sleeps
Dave Sitek
Spoon
Sufjan Stevens
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo

Department Of Eagles to play Chicago festival in January 26 Nov 2008

Department of Eagles will play The Tomorrow Never Knows Festival 2009 at Schubas Tavern on Thursday, January 15th.

To date they've performed on Conan and played 2 proper NYC shows (The Bell House and Town Hall

for Revenge of the Bookeaters) so this show marks their very first performance outside of NYC, HIP HIP HOORAY!

Find more information and a link to buy tickets go here: http://www.schubas.com/Page/Shows?Month=January&Year=2009

VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON CONAN - video! 25 Nov 2008

Check out this unauthorized video we found on youtube of Vampire Weekend's performance on Conan from Friday. They had the same string section from SNL and they played "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance".

El Guincho's upcoming NYC dates 24 Nov 2008

El Guincho is currently on the West Coast in the midst of his long awaited US tour!


He'll be fitting in two NYC appearances, first a DJ set at Le Poisson Rouge
(w Prefuse 73 DJing as well) on sick-of-your-fam-turkey-stuffed Saturday 11/29, before
going to Philly, and then coming BACK to NYC for a proper show, once again at Le Poisson Rouge
on Tuesday Dec 2nd. Check out the flyer below.

Mon 11/24 Seattle WA Nectar Lounge

Tue 11/25 Chicago IL Empty Bottle

Thu 11/27 Toronto ON El Mocambo

Fri 11/28 Montreal QC Les Saints

Sat 11/29 New York NY Le Poisson Rouge - dj set + Prefuse 73

Sun 11/30 Philadelphia PA The Barbary

Tue 12/2 New York NY Le Poisson Rouge

VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON CONAN TONIGHT! 21 Nov 2008

Tune in and turn on. Vampire Weekend will be performing "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien TONIGHT, November 21st! Other guests on the show are Rachel Maddow and Kiefer Sutherland!

El Guincho Is On American Soil 20 Nov 2008

It is November 20 and that means El Guincho's tour kicks off tonight!  Very exciting to finally have him over here again - and this time he actually has an album in-stores!

Tonight he's playing at the Echo in Los Angeles, CA, tomorrow night The Independent in San Francisco, CA and on Saturday he heads north to Canada.  But do not despair ye Americans for he's back in the  US on Sunday to continue the tour.  All dates can be found here :    http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/tours/