Kimbra Announces Fall Headline Tour Of North America

Kimbra

International sensation Kimbra has announced her first-ever headlining tour of the US and Canada. The month-long run kicks off September 25th in Vancouver, BC and runs through to October 27th in Toronto, ON. The Stepkids will support. Ticket on-sales begin Friday, June 15th, visit www.kimbramusic.com for details.

The tour will support the release of the US version of her debut album Vows, which was released on May 22nd via Warner Bros. Records. Vows debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts and has received overwhelming critical acclaim so far.

Originating from Hamilton, New Zealand, Kimbra has been performing her jazz-inflected pop since she was 14. She worked on her debut album, Vows, for over three years, finally releasing it Australia in August 2011 to critical and chart success. Vows won the 2011 ARIA (Australian Grammy) for Best Female Artist and spawned three hit singles; "Good Intent," "Settle Down," and "Cameo Lover."

Catch Kimbra On Tour:

With Foster the People:
June 11 - Summerstage - New York, NY
June 12 - Lachine Canal - Montreal, QC
June 14 - Mann Center - Philadelphia, PA
June 15 - Bank of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
June 17 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
June 19 - Downsview Park - Toronto, ON
June 20 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL
June 21 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL
June 22 - US Bank Theater - Minneapolis, MN
June 25 - Deer Lake Park - Vancouver, BC
June 26 - WAMU Theater - Seattle, WA
June 27 - Edgefield Amphitheater - Troutdale, OR
June 29 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
June 30 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
July 1 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
July 3 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
July 5 - The Great Salt Air - Salt Lake City, UT
July 6 - Commerica Theater - Phoenix, AZ
July 7 - The Pool at the Cosmopolitan - Las Vegas, NV

Headline:
Sept 25 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Sept 26 - Showbox @ the Market - Seattle, WA
Sept 27 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
Sept 29 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
Sept 30 - Majestic Ventura Theater - Ventura, CA
Oct 03 - Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 05 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Oct 09 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT  
Oct 10 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Oct 12 - Verizon Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX
Oct 14 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX
Oct 16 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 17 - Metro - Chicago, IL
Oct 20 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
Oct 21 - Theater of the Living Arts -Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
Oct 24 - Royale Nightclub - Boston, MA
Oct 26 - Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC
Oct 27 - Danforth Music Hall -Toronto, ON    

Phantogram's Artist Pick of the Day: OH No

Phantogram recently released their latest mini-album, Nightlife, and we can’t get enough of the new tracks, especially Don’t Move. We asked Phantogram to share their audio muse with us, and they sent over a playlist for AE fans to check out. Instead of a list of various artists, Sarah and Josh shared their love for OH No with us. OH No is an underground hip hop artist; he’s Mad Lib’s younger brother and releases records through the Stones Throw record label. So, if you love Phantogram, be sure to check out their Spotify list below, these are the sounds that inspire them.

Check out OH No

Photo: Dan Monick

If you haven’t heard Don’t Move from Phantogram yet, check it out here.

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83’s epic new double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming came out yesterday and it’s already being toted as one of this year’s best records by music critics.

M83 has released an official video for “Midnight City”, the first single from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. The video, directed by Fleur & Manu and produced by DIVISION, follows a pack of gifted kids with telepathic and telekinetic powers who break free from an institution to be free and run wild on the outskirts of Los Angeles.



M83 is excited to announce that Active Child will support the band throughout the fall US tour dates which start in Washington D.C on October 28th. Expected to be a sold out tour, the fall dates will be M83’s first live shows in over two years.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Oct. 15 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat (early show) (Sold Out)
Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat (late show) (Sold Out)
Oct. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade (Sold Out)
Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 1 – Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
Nov. 2 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre (venue change)
Nov. 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nov. 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box (Sold Out)
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine (Sold Out)
Nov. 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue (Sold Out)
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (early show) (Sold Out)
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos (late show)
Nov. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (early show) (Sold Out)
Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (late show) (Sold Out)
Nov. 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace (Sold Out)
Nov. 19 – Montreal, QC – Le S.A.T.
Nov. 20 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Nov. 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall (Sold Out)
Nov. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Sold Out)

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Tape Club

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's long-awaited album, Tape Club, has officially been made available to the masses today. Never the type of band to write and record only when they're expected to release a new album, over the years SSLYBY have accumulated a vast collection of material and are only now sharing it with the world.

Tape Club is a representation of the band's decade long history and their evolution as artists. Available on CD, 2xLP and Digital formats, SSLYBY's new album has already received praise from the likes of Rolling Stone.com, Hype Machine, We Listen For You and Rawkblog to name a few and the momentum doesn't seem to be waning any time soon.

On their first West Coast run since 2010, the band will soon be embarking on a 19-date tour. In anticipation of their tour, listen to the full-length album which is currently streaming on SSLYBY's Bandcamp

In case you missed it, the band also premiered a new video on mtvU for the Let It Sway hit, "Critical Drain." The video features the band performing their own stunts and serves as a reminder of why we love SSLYBY so much in the first place.

Tour Dates
Oct 26, 2011 - The Firehouse, Normal, IL
Oct 27, 2011 - MOTR Pub, Cincinnati, OH
Oct 28, 2011 - The Current, Richmond, VA
Oct 29, 2011 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
Oct 30, 2011 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 31, 2011 - The End, Nashville, TN
Nov 4, 2011 - Firebird, St. Louis, MO
Nov 5, 2011 - Mojo's, Columbia, MO
Nov 29, 2011 - Wonder Fair, Lawrence, KS
Nov 30, 2011 - Hi Dive, Denver, CO
Dec 1, 2011 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 2, 2011 - Neurolux, Boise, ID
Dec 3, 2011 - Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
Dec 5, 2011 - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
Dec 6, 2011 - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
Dec 8, 2011 - Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
Dec 9, 2011 - Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Dec 10, 2011 - Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
Dec 12, 2011 - Club Congress, Tucson, AZ

Music Mondays - "Miranda"

Check out “Miranda", the first single off the upcoming Surfer Blood EP, Tarot Classics.

On October 25th, West Palm Beach based Surfer Blood will release the Tarot Classics EP on Kanine Records. It will be their first extended release since 2010 debut and indie breakout album Astro Coast. The EP will be released on vinyl, digital and CD formats. Each format will include bonus remixes by Totally Sincere (Connor Hanwick of the Drums and Peggy Wang of TPOBPAH), San Francisco based Speculator, School of Seven Bells and Allen Blickle.

Catch Surfer Blood on tour this Fall opening for The Pixies.

ZZ Top - A Tribute From Friends

Who doesn't love ZZ Top and their iconic beards? Eleven different contemporary bands and artists covered their favorite ZZ Top songs just in time for No Shave November so you can listen to 'A Tribute From Friends - A ZZ Top Tribute' while you work on growing your beard. The album features covers from a wide genre of artists including Wyclef Jean, Daughtry, Coheed and Cambria, and Grace Potters and the Nocturnals!

Our friends at Universal Music are giving away a ZZ Top Prize Pack that includes 'A Tribute From Friends' and an album poster that you can see below!



Enter to win the ZZ Top Prize Pack.

Pick of the Week - Junk of the Heart

Today’s pick comes from the lovely team at Radio DePaul

The Kooks recently released their new album, 'Junk Of The Heart'. The album is out now on Astralwerks

The Kooks “Is It Me”

Band Of Skulls - The Devil Takes Care of His Own

Band of Skulls have announced that they have signed with Vagrant Records for the upcoming release of their anticipated and as yet untitled second album coming in 2012. This album will be the follow-up to their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey.

Check out the video for the new single “The Devil Takes Care Of His Own” (audio release on December)

A Shoreline Dream - Dreamsong

A Shoreline Dream has been best described as creating “melodipsych night music” by combining lush sampled textures, wall of sound dynamics, and vocals layered like a synth, similar in vein to bands such as Cocteau Twins, Porcupine Trhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifee and Sigur Rós. Originating & recording in Denver, Colorado they have joined forces with German Mastermind Ulrich Schnauss and Mark Kramer (Low / Joy Zipper / Galaxie 500) on numerous releases. After releasing their sonic version of Fleetwood Mac classic “The Chain”, a single released digitall in early 2011, a shoreline dream has recently completed their third LP titled “losing them all to this time”, which has been two years in the making.

Download “Dreamsong”.

Enter To Win The Most Extravagant Single In History From Datarock

Enter for your chance to win the most extravagant single in history Datarock's "The Catcher in the Rye" in the form of the "Data Rock!" The soft-vinyl diamond comes with a tiny USB storage drive containing the single, "Catcher In The Rye", 113 bonus tracks, 1500 photos, 20 music videos, and a 60 minute concert film.

Enter to win the Datarock prize pack.



Tour Dates:
Oct 6 San Francisco @ Mezzanine
support: Ella Riot, Baertur & Syntax TerrOrkester

Oct 9 LA @ FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide
w/ CSS, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lindstrøm, Gang Gang Dance, etc.

Oct 19 NYC @ CMJ
panel: Be Your Own Label

Oct 20 NYC @ TBA
in-store: DJ set & presentation of DATAROCK's SUPER7 designer toy

Oct 21 NYC @ CMJ / Webster Hall
support: Lidbergh Palace, Saint Motel, Morning After Girls & Black Box Revelation

Oct 22 NYC @ CMJ / FILTER Magazine Party

Video of the Week - "Toes"

Call it anti-electro, dream-step or perhaps even grit-pop; whatever you want to call it, we’re definitely digging this new video from Lights. Check out “Toes” of the forthcoming album Siberia out now via Last Gang Records.

Thursday Pick: "And Then the Girls"

This Thursday's Pick is brought to you by Brad, who puts together all the awesome playlists you hear in our stores!

The sophomore album from Pittsburgh band, Donora, just dropped! Boyfriends, Girlfriends is packed with beats that will get you moving. Check out the video for “And Then The Girlswhich was recently shot in Brooklyn.

The cd is available on iTunes.


Upcoming tour dates:
10/17 @ 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV

10/28 @ 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV
11/18 @ Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA

Beni Releases Long Play "House of Beni"

Australia'a very own purveyor of all-things-house - Beni has finally opened the doors to his highly anticipated debut long-player House Of Beni soon to be released via Modular Records.

Beni’s upbringing in the world of techno was harsh and goes some way to explaining the physical and metaphysical place he finds himself in today. From a formative age he was led astray by a group of gypsy ravers otherwise known as The Bang Gang Deejays, and his education at the school of beats, rhymes and life saw long days and longer nights, spent in clubs from Paris to Penrith.

Following on from The Bang Gang’s worldwide uprising, Beni went on to release a couple of bonafied #1’s in Cameroon and Moldova under the Riot In Belgium guise. The Acid Never Lies and La Musique also became staples in any self-respecting Dhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifJ’s treasured box, including the musical catacombs of 2 Many DJs, Tiga, Felix Da Housecat, Boys Noize and Tiesto.

With collabs coming thick and fast from the likes of Mattie Safer (ex-The Rapture), Nomi (Hercules and Love Affair) and Sam Sparrow to name but a few, this is an all star cast proving that the House Of Beni is like no other.

Download 'It's A Bubble' (Round Table Knights remix).

Second Annual Culture Collide Kicks Off Wednesday 10/5

Our friends at Filter Magazine have their second annual Culture Collide festival kicking off this Wednesday in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. With a line up featuring stellar talent from all corners of the world, we can’t believe that the 4-day festival is selling wristbands for only $20 (which gets you into ALL shows and events). The line up features: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, CSS, Lindstrøm, Gang Gang Dance, YACHT, Rapture DJ’s, DJ Harvey, Liam Finn, Datarock, Avi Buffalo, The Elected, The Morning After Girls, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The Gift, Midnight Surfer, Laura Jansen, Hands, The Lanskies, Carina Round, Cosmic Kids, Sparkadia, Holger, Bixel Boys, You Say France & I Whistle, Trocpicool, Hypernova, Surf Ambassador Hendo, and many others from 24 participating countries.



For up-to-date information regarding ticket sales, participating countries and artist line up, please visit culturecolide.com and follow FILTER Magazine on Facebook [facebook.com/FILTERMagazine] and Twitter [twitter.com/FILTERMagazine].

If you’re not in the Los Angeles area and can’t attend the festival, check out the Official FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide 2011 Slacker Station! Tune in now to hear tracks from this year's Culture Collide artists including Gang Gang Dance, Datarock, Avi Buffalo, CSS, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and tons more. Click below and get streaming now! For those who may not already know, Slacker Radio features free customizable music content, curated by expert music programmers as well as ABC news updates, comedy content, artist showcase stations, festival stations, and a massive catalog. Slacker is available online and as an app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7!

Thursday Pick: 'Running Up That Hill (Make a Deal With God)'

Our Thursday Personal Pick is from Samantha Feld Samuelson at Filter Magazine. Samantha celebrated her wedding last weekend and is currently on her honeymoon. Congratulations, Samantha!


Today’s pick is inspired by my first dance at my wedding last weekend. I’ve always had a serious obsession with The Chromatics and the sultry voice of the lead singer. Nothing tops their cover of Bruce Springstein’s I’m On Fire…except for maybe their cover of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill (Make A Deal With God).

Check out this live version from the Italians Do It Better showcase in San Francisco:

New Video from James Pants “Clouds Over The Pacific”

James Pants has been a drummer for most of his life (and a virtuoso jazz drummer at that). The scene that inspires James Pants exists solely in his head, and sometimes David Lynch's. Both men have spent plenty of time living in Spokane, Washington, and found muse in a fictional television town a few miles east. "It's that Twin Peaks sound," James Pants says of his Self-Titled LP also known as The Red Album. "More noise and wailing guitars." The album was released May 3rd, 2011 through Stones Throw. In celebration of the new LP James Pants has dropped a music video for album cut "Clouds Over The Pacific" at Gorilla vs. Bear and Altered Zones today, directed by the proprietor of celestial visuals and one of the founders of New Age music, Iasos.



TOUR DATES

08/16 @ Glasslands Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
08/17 @ Clift Hotel - San Francisco, CA
08/19 @ Direct to Disc - Los Angeles, CA w/ Dam Funk and Steve Arrington
08/20 @ Mondrian Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
08/23 @ WFMU Radio - New York, NY
08/23 @ Other Music - New York, NY

Wilco’s The Whole Love is Out Today!

After seven studio albums, various collaborations and countless days on the road over the past 15 years, Wilco tried something new before starting work on its eighth record, The Whole Love: The Chicago band took a vacation. Staying off stage for most of the latter half of 2010 was the longest break from touring that bandleader Jeff Tweedy has had in a career stretching back more than 20 years.

The result is 12 stunning songs that showcase Wilco in a new light, on bold rockers, somber acoustic ballads and punchy pop songs, bookended by the propulsive 7-minute opener “Art of Almost”, and a meditative 12-minute closing track, “One Sunday Morning (song for Jane Smiley’s boyfriend).”

Tweddy produced The Whole Love with Sanson and Tom Schick (Rufus Wainwright, Norah Jones, Ryan Adams). The singer describes a deeply collaborative process as the musicians worked together to shape Tweedy’s songs into reflections of their considerable talents.

Born Alone



Purchase The Whole Love on iTunes.

M83 - "Hurry Up, We're Waiting"

M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) will release his epic new double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming on October 18, 2011. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, NIN, The Mars Volta, Goldfrapp) and including contributions from Brad Laner (from 90’s band Medicine) on guitar, Saturdays=Youth vocalist Morgan Kibby, and guest vocalist Zola Jesus, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is a double-album journey that takes us to the horizon and introduces us to new landscapes.

M83 fans have the opportunity to hear and download the first single, “Midnhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifight City”. The humid, adrenaline-driven dreamlike track is unlike anything we have heard from M83 in the past. “Midnight City” adeptly sweeps you through abandoned concrete streets swimming in broken neon light. Visit the M83 SoundCloud page to check out “Midnight City” and stream the remixes.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Oct. 15 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
Oct. 28 – Washington DC – Black Cat
Oct. 29 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC – Moog Fest
Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Nov. 1 – Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
Nov. 2 – Orlando, FL – The Social
Nov. 4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Nov. 5 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest
Nov. 7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Nov. 11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Nov. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Venue
Nov. 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Nov. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Nov. 17 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov. 18 – Toronto, ON – Lees Palace
Nov. 19 – Montreal, QC – Le S.A.T.
Nov. 20 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Nov. 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

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Minus the Bear 10 Year Anniversary Prize Pack

As you may already know, the indie-alt outfit Minus The Bear will be embarking on a 10-year anniversary tour where they will be performing their 2002 debut full-length, Highly Refined Pirates, in full. Today we get to bring you the news that they will also be reissuing their first EP and LP.



Suicide Squeeze will be reissuing both MTB's debut EP, This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic, and their debut full-length, Highly Refined Pirates, on limited edition vinyl and cassette (yes cassette, as in what you probably have MC Hammer's Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em' on.

The EP has never been released on vinyl before and their debut LP, which has been out of print for three years, has also never been available on vinyl. Both reissues have been remastered for vinyl by Bernie Grundman (Carol King's Tapestry, Steely Dan's Aja, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Prince's Purple Rain, and Dr. Dre's The Chronic.

Here are the quantities and formats that the reissues will be availablehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif in:
The vinyl will be available beyond the ltd. ed. runs, but not as 180 gram.
The cassettes will not be repressed.

Enter to win Minus The Bear’s catalog from Suicide Squeeze

Upcoming tour dates:
4-Oct-11 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
5-Oct-11 Salt Lake City,UT In the Venue
6-Oct-11 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall
7-Oct-11 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
8-Oct-11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
10-Oct-11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11-Oct-11 Chicago, IL Metro
12-Oct-11 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
13-Oct-11 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
14-Oct-11 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
15-Oct-11 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
16-Oct-11 Boston, MA Royale NightClub
18-Oct-11 New York, NY Webster Hall
20-Oct-11 Richmond, VA The National
21-Oct-11 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
22-Oct-11 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
23-Oct-11 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
24-Oct-11 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Ballroom
25-Oct-11 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
26-Oct-11 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
28-Oct-11 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
29-Oct-11 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
30-Oct-11 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues – Las Vegas
31-Oct-11 Silverlake, CA The Satellite
1-Nov-11 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
2-Nov-11 San Diego, CA SOMA
3-Nov-11 Pomona, CA Glass House
4-Nov-11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
7-Nov-11 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
8-Nov-11 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
11-Nov-11 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market

First Video from All Star Group - SuperHeavy

Mick Jagger has teamed up with Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, soul singer Joss Stone, Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack composer A.R.Rahman and reggae star Damian Marley to form a band cooperative project called SuperHeavy. This diverse and eclectic line up who share eleven Grammy Awards between them, have been recording together in various studios around the world, with the majority of the tracks on the project laid down over three weeks in Los Angeles earlier this year. The album will be unveiled in September and we’re excited to share the video for their first single, “Miracle Worker”



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