The Bloody Beetroots Annouce US Tour With Live Band
The Bloody Beetroots to be joined by full band for US tour
The Bloody Beetroots may have been on a short break but Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo is ready to hit the road again. But this time he's not doing it alone. The Bloody Beetroots are turning into the Bloody Beetroots DeathCrew 77 for their new fall tour. Rifo is morphing his DJ project to include a live band, turning his songs into full compositions with drums, guitar, keyboards, bass, and controllers...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Aug 12, 2010 @ 11:11 am
Gold Panda Offers Free Download of New Single
Gold Panda releases details on new album, offers new single for free
English and Japanese electronic music are two very different beasts. Though two artists may use the same techniques the end product turns out radically different because of the local scene and culture. Gold Panda's upcoming album Lucky Shiner combines the best of both worlds. An Englishman by birth, Gold Panda spent the last two years studying Japanese culture, language, and history at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies in Japan while immersing himself in the music scene...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Aug 12, 2010 @ 10:10 am
Owen Pallett Records Follow-Up EP to 'Heartland'
Owen Pallett set to release 'A Swedish Love Story,' continues US tour
Owen Pallett's Heartland only came out in January and already the man with the violin is set to release a new EP. A Swedish Love Story features four new songs from Pallett, exploding with his signature lyrics and soaring strings. Pallet recently performed one of the EP's tracks "Scandal at the parkade" in Helsinki. You can watch the new track via YouTube...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Aug 11, 2010 @ 10:10 am
Gold Motel Go Back Into the Studio For New 7 Inch
Gold Motel to release new single in October, add tour dates with FUN
Gold Motel is back in Chicago and it's going to be nothing but business while they are here. The band is recording two new songs for their upcoming 7" single Talking Fiction, which is due out in late October. Gold Motel hits the studio in Chicago next week. If you need a Gold Motel fix now, their new album Summer House is out now and the band will be touring around the country throughout the fall including some dates with FUN in Texas.
AUG 22 DAYTROTTER BARNSTORMER ROCK ISLAND, IL
SEPT 3 MERCY LOUNGE NASHVILLE, TN+
SEPT 5 BASH ON WABASH CHICAGO, IL
SEPT 10 MAINTENANCE SHOP AMES, IA
SEPT 11 O'LEARY'S IRISH PUB (MIDDLEWEST FEST) AMES, IA
SEPT 17 CICERO'S (PLAY:STL FEST) ST. LOUIS, MO
SEPT 23 MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL CINCINNATI, OH
SEPT 29 MESSIAH COLLEGE GRANTHAM, PA
OCT 1 UW-MADISON MADISON, WI
OCT 8 UW-RIVER FALLS RIVER FALLS, WI
OCT 21 CAL STATE FULLERTON FULLERTON, CA
NOV 2 HOUSE OF BLUES DALLAS, TX*
NOV 4 STUBBS JR AUSTIN, TX
NOV 5 HOUSE OF BLUES HOUSTON, TX
+ with Kyle Andrews
* with FUN
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Aug 10, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
Reporter Release 'Time Incredible' Today
Reporter release new album today, announce west coast tour
Remember when Portland along with the Pacific Northwest was the grunge capital of the 90s? Those days are over. Now Portland is producing a fantastic dance scene. Though perhaps the most well known right now is Hockey, Reporter is an up and coming band that should definitely be watched. Their new album Time Incredible came out today on Holocene Music and is full of bright 80s synthesizers and breezy pop songs. If you call the West coast home, Reporter is doing a short tour starting next week. Take a listen to their single from Time Incredible "Click Shaw" below.
Aug 13 Holocene (album release party), Portland OR
Aug 22 Tectonic Jelly, Eugene OR
Aug 26 The Depot, San Francisco CA
Aug 28 The Troubadour w. Sun Araw, Former Ghosts (FMLY event) LA CA
Aug 31 Soda Bar, San Diego CA
Sept 2 Milk, San Francisco CA
Sept 3 Hoodstock, Oakland CA
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Aug 10, 2010 @ 11:11 am