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Holy Fuck -- Cats Watching Cats Contest!!! 04 Nov 2010

If you haven't yet seen the awesome video for Holy Fuck's "Red Lights" you absolutely need to check it out here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaRkWfaq10And .. if you have a cat yourself why not enter to win all sort of goodies!  Cowboy cat shirt - one of a kind!!   Holy Fuck's latest album Latin on vinyl AND CD!   And much much more.   Too enter you simply have to film your cat enjoying the other cats in the video and send in the clip.  Full details here:    http://www.holyfuckmusic.com/contest/

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/


Elvis Perkins and Tracy Bonham : A concert benefit for the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in Hudson, NY 22 Oct 2010

Elvis Perkins and Tracy Bonham:
A concert benefit for the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY


When:        Friday, November 12, 9pm       
Where:        Club Helsinki
405 Columbia Street
Hudson, New York 12534

What:        Elvis Perkins and Tracy Bonham, both acclaimed Hudson Valley-based singer/songwriters, will take a break from their respective busy tour schedules to perform at Club Helsinki in Hudson for a concert to benefit Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary (WFAS). The show continues a Summer Concert Series, co-produced by Jason Fine, Executive Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Folk rocker Elvis Perkins crafts brooding, thoughtful melodies with a sophisticated pop sensibility. His songs sound both catchy and timeless, earning lofty comparisons to the likes of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. Known for a wide range of dynamics and eclectic instrumentation, his recordings and live shows have become the darling of bloggers and top-ten lists.

Bonham is a twice Grammy-nominated powerhouse.  Billboard called her latest album, Masts of Manhatta (Engine Room Recordings), “full of attractive instrumentation and unfalteringly charming lyricism.”  From the instruments she plays (violin, guitar, piano) to the genres she explores (folk, blues, counry, classical, tango)--Tracy simply rocks.

Other impressive performers from this summer’s benefit series include Chrissie Hynde, Sean Lennon and Moby – all to benefit the charitable work of WFAS and its mission to raise awareness about the systematic abuse of animals used for food and the environmental impact of factory farming.

Proceeds from the concert will go directly to the charitable work of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary and the care of over 200 formerly abused, abandoned and discarded farm animals. General admission tickets are $20 advance / $25 door. Tickets on sale now at www.helsinkihudson.com or call 845-679-5955.
 ABOUT THE WOODSTOCK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit organization and shelter that works to end the systematic abuse of animals used for food. At the heart of our mission is the hands-on work of rescuing, rehabilitating and caring for farm animal refugees -- as well as educating the public about the horrific treatment of animals who are raised in factory farm systems. Please visit WFAS in Woodstock, NY during our hours of operation: Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April thru October. Visit http://www.WoodstockSanctuary.org for more information or call 845-679-5955.

Announcing a new album by BROKEN RECORDS 21 Oct 2010


ANNOUNCING:
Broken Records - Let Me Come Home
4AD release date: January 11th, 2011                            

We are excited to announce the forthcoming Broken Records album for release in January. Let Me Come Home is the band's second album - the follow-up to 2009's Until The Earth Begins To Part.Listen to "A Leaving Song" now!

The NME reviewed it this week and said "It is an elegant and, quite frankly, utterly beautiful record." 8/10

Let Me Come Home started out as a series of sketches and song fragments in frontman Jamie Sutherland’s kitchen, later taking form in demo sessions at an old distillery grain store in the Scottish Highlands. Recorded and produced by Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Delgados, Belle & Sebastian) at his Studio in Glasgow with artwork conceived by Vaughan Oliver at V23, Let Me Come Home will be released on CD, LP and digital formats.

Speaking about the inspiration behind their second album, Jamie Sutherland says:
 “An idea started to form about the direction of the new record based on several films and albums that I became gradually obsessed with at that time. Watching the widescreen emptiness of films Badlands, Rumble Fish and East Of Eden, as well as records such as Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads, Calexico’s Feast Of Wire, and REM’s early back catalogue all became a strong influence on the direction of the new songs. It was also during this time that the lyrical theme of the record started to take shape, thinking about what was going on around me in the form of fears and concerns over making relationships work, and a need for security.”
 
Broken Records formed in Edinburgh at the end of 2006 and were immediately tipped for greatness by the UK press – a series of three independently released singles released in 2008 led NME to call them “an incredible proposition – set to go stellar as soon as they decide on a lucky label to sign to”. They originally came together when Jamie had a plan to set up a small independent label and collective. They never quite got around to becoming a label, so Broken Records became the band name instead!
 
“We’re trying to do something different. People forget that music doesn’t have to be just bass, guitar and drums. It can be just as loud and exciting with glockenspiel and trumpet” – Broken Records
 
TRACKLISTING:
1. A Leaving Song
2. Modern Worksong
3. Dia dos Namarados!
4. The Motorcycle Boy Reigns
5. A Darkness Rises Up
6. Ailene
7. I Used To Dream
8. You Know You’re Not Dead
9. The Cracks In The Wall
10. Home

BROKEN RECORDS is Jamie Sutherland (vocals/guitar), Ian Turnbull (guitar), David Smith (piano/trumpet), Andrew Keeney (drums), Rory Sutherland (violin), Craig Ross (bass)

meet WILDER! New to Rough Trade 20 Oct 2010

Meet WILDER.

In the Spring of 2009, 4 folks came together in a damp rehearsal room in Bristol, UK. Drummer Bec, Bassist Joe, synth guru Jay and singer/guitarist Sam Craven made some music under a different name and a few months later became Wilder instead.

There was chemistry at those first practices. Then came alchemy and finally a sound emerged. Their sound is likened to the pop rush of Friendly Fires, The Gossip and The Arctic Monkeys through the old-time-new-wave of Talking Heads, the teutonic German groove of Neu!, Captain Beefheart, the Velvets and the foxy art-school cunning of Roxy Music….with some Little Richard thrown in.

After playing a bunch of electrifying house parties in Bristol, word spread and more and more people came. Some of them were from labels. The band recorded 4 demos in one day in a cheap studio and in December of 2009 signed with Rough Trade.

They are currently on tour in the UK and working on music for their debut record in the same lo-rent Bristol rehearsal room where it all began. What to expect?  Essential British pop. Unique lyrical hooks. Devious electro melodies, cut n’ shut guitars and the angular nu-wave twitch of the British synthesizer movement.

Check out the video for "Skyful Of Rainbows"

Hype Machine presents an advance listen of the Warpaint album! 18 Oct 2010

Hype machine has chosen Warpaint's upcoming album The Fool for an exclusive online stream.
You can listen to it now - a week before it's official release!
http://hypem.com/search/warpaint

Efterklang launches EFTERKIDS! 18 Oct 2010


ANNOUNCING EFTERKIDS!
EFTERKLANG + gifted students from PS.859 in New York = Efterkids!
a unique performance to bring awareness to the need for more funding for youth music education

http://www.efterkids.com

Earlier this year, an 8 piece orchestra made up of kids from PS. 859, a New York public school for musically gifted children from grades K-8  (aka The Special Music School/SMS) performed Efterklang songs in tandem with a filmed performance of the band. We call this collaboration Efterkids! Efterklang is currently working on similar projects in Germany, Poland, San Francisco, Boston and anywhere a group of talented children and their teachers want to join the cause of raising awareness for music in public schools.

The members of Efterklang admit that they wouldn't have their careers without the benefits of a well-rounded education that combined music and academics. The goal of Efterkids is to both raise awareness for the need for music in public education, but also to help raise money for specific schools that are setting the standards for combining academic and artistic excellence.
 
For SMS, the school's music program is funding by private donations and grants. Efterklang is helping the school raise money for a computer and composer software for the school
 
4AD filmed the performance and set up this special website - efterkids.com for the project, and visitors are encouraged to donate via the website. Efterklang encourages educators around the world to download the course materials to create their own Efterkids concert in their classroom. Enclosed in the download package are the musical score, the parts score, playback track (sans strings) and a strings-capella track.

ABOUT EFTERKLANG
With their hailed 7 piece live band they have performed in front of thousands across the globe and their Performing Parades project has given them the opportunity to perform with classical orchestras like The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphonic Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia in packed concert halls. Magic Chairs is their third full-length album. The band just finished their second (fourth total) US tour supporting their recent 4AD album Magic Chairs.

You can sample the song "Modern Drift" here.
You can view the video for "Modern Drift" here.

ABOUT PS.859 - THE SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL
The Special Music School (SMS) is a unique model for how publicly funded arts education can work. 
 
SMS was founded in 1996 as a public/private partnership between the New York City Department of Education and the Kaufman Center, a not-for-profit, multi-arts organization. Its students have benefitted greatly from an integrated approach to curriculum, receiving rigorous musical training and academic guidance in a holistic context that emphasizes creative thinking and problem solving.
 
THE NEED FOR MUSIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
Producing future generations of musicians and adults who appreciate art is vital to our social fabric.
 
Beyond creating art, a recent Conference Board Report revealed that 74 percent of employers agree that creativity is increasingly important in U.S. workplaces. In addition, teamwork and critical thinking ranked in the five most important skills for new workforce entrants, yet more than half of these employers stated that entrants exhibited deficiencies in these skills. Ensuring that  students have the opportunity to study a musical instrument helps resolve this deficit.
 
As other nations have looked to the United States education system as a model, and are including arts education in their curricula, many American schools are cutting these same programs. Without music programs in our public schools our children and our culture are weakened.

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!

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