April Smith and the Great Picture Show Unleashes New Video

The video for the April Smith and the Great Picture Show song "Terrible Things" premiered today on Spinner.com. The song is off of the bands latest album Songs For A Sinking Ship and has been featured in promos for the cable program Weeds. Check out the video below.

Tour Dates

• 11/04: TT The Bears, Cambridge, MA
• 11/05: Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ supporting the Honey Brothers
• 11/06: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY supporting the Honey Brothers
• 11/07: World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
• 11/08: Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
• 11/09: The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
• 11/11: The Milestone, Charlotte, NC
• 11/12: The Basement, Nashville, TN
• 11/13: Star Bar, Atlanta, GA
• 11/14: Circle Bar, New Orleans, LA
• 11/16: Mohawk Inside, Austin TX
• 11/19: Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA supporting Tunng
• 11/21: Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
• 11/23: Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
• 11/24: Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
• 11/26: Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA
• 11/27: Filling Station, Bozeman, MT
• 11/29: 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN
• 11/30: Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL

Photo Review: Newport Folk Festival, 8/1

Newport Folk Festival: August 1 @ Fort Adams, Newport, RI

Fort Stage

Tao Rodriguez Seeger
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The Avett Brothers
Richie Havens
The Swell Season
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The Levon Helm Band's Ramble On The Road
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Harbor Stage

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons
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Quad Stage

David Wax Museum
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April Smith and the Great Picture Show
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Ben Sollee and Daniel Moore

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Elvis Perkins In Dearland
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April Smith and the Great Picture Show To Play Bell House, 7/22

Quirky, retro and feisty April Smith will be taking the stage this Thursday, July 22 at The Bell House in Brooklyn. It’ll only cost you a mere 10 bucks. She puts on a fun show. To get you warmed up for the gig, grab “Movie Loves A Screen” in the MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post.

If you can’t make it out to see April Smith and the Great Picture Show on Thursday or you want to see them again, you can always take a little road trip to oh say, Newport, RI. You can catch them on Sunday, August 1 at the Newport Folk Festival. It’s sure to be a good one.

MP3 Grab: “Movie Loves A Screen”

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Photos: April Smith & The Great Picture Show At Mercury Lounge

April Smith And The Great Picture Show: March 10 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

April Smith And The Great Picture Show released Songs For A Sinking Ship a couple of weeks ago. I recommend picking it up by the way. Last night they took to the stage of Mercury Lounge for the record release party. The room was packed with dancing, sing-a-long fans who came to have a good time. Smith, a fun gal to watch perform, was the perfect hostess. She is effervescent with a dash of sauce and along with her band put on a spot on performance. Check out photos from the set below.

MP3 Grab: "Colors" and "Movie Loves A Screen"

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April Smith And The Great Picture Show Listening Party On Spinner

Songs For A Sinking Ship, the new record from April Smith And The Great Picture Show was released earlier today. The sassy and fun record is being featured on Spinner.com. So, for those of you who haven't heard it, you can listen to the album in its entirety via Spinner's listening party. And, as a treat, you can grab the opening track from the self-released record, "Movie Loves A Screen" in the MP3 Grab below.

And New York, you should head on over to Mercury Lounge on March 10 to catch April Smith And The Great Picture Show live!

Songs For A Sinking Ship Listening Party

Tour Dates

• 2/24: Crocodile Cafe---Seattle, WA #
• 2/25: Knitting Factory---Spokane, WA #
• 2/27: Urban Lounge---Salt Lake City, UT #
• 2/28: Larimer Lounge---Denver, CO #
• 3/10: Mercury Lounge---New York, NY
• 3/13: Rock N Roll Hotel---Washington D.C. *
• 3/15: The Earl---Atlanta, GA *
• 3/19: Ale House (SXSW)---Austin, TX
• 3/22: Off Broadway Nightclub---St. Louis, MO
• 3/23: Schuba's---Chicago, IL
• 3/24: Beachland Ballroom---Cleveland, OH
• 3/25: Club Cafe---Pittsburgh, PA
• 4/11: WVU Creative Arts Center (NPR Mountain Stage)---Morgantown, WV

# w/ Fanfarlo
* w/ Here We Go Magic

MP3 Grab: "Movie Loves A Screen"

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Album Review: April Smith And The Great Picture Show - Songs For A Sinking Ship

Retro, sassy, fun and quirky, those are the words that spring to mind when listening to the new record by April Smith and the Great Picture Show. Songs For A Sinking Ship, for all of it's whimsical fun is a sophisticated work piece of work.

Smith has all of the ingredients to make a top notch album and that's just what she did. There is good songwriting, good musicians and killer vocals. One minute Smith is swinging, the next she's doing a torch song, the next she's pulling off a 40's style "girl" singer song. There are a wealth of instruments and good old fashioned hand claps on the record to the create the delightfully retro sound. There's organ, horns, accordion, Mellotron, suitcases, ukulele and did I hear a kazoo? Did I?

April Smith and the Great Picture Show On Daytrotter

Daytrotter has put up a session by April Smith and the Great Picture Show. It features three songs from the upcoming Songs For A Sinking Ship and an unreleased song. You can check out the Daytrotter Session HERE.

I got my quirky little hands on a copy of Songs For A Sinking Ship which, comes out on February 23. I'll be writing about it soon so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime and in case you missed it, you can still grab "Colors" from the upcoming release below.

MP3 Grab: "Colors"

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April Smith To Release Songs For A Sinking Ship, 2/23

Brooklyn based singer-songwriter April Smith is set to release her new record Songs For A Sinking Ship on February 23. I first became familiar with Smith when I came across her EP Live From The Penthouse in 2008 and was instantly hooked on "Wow and Flutter" and "Colors." Those of you who have somehow missed hearing Smith's work, she's a terrifically fun, jazzy, quirky and sassy. For a taste of April Smith and the Great Picture Show, check out the insanely catchy "Colors" below. I look forward to getting my hands on Songs For A Sinking Ship.

Also, Smith is on the road. Alas, there are no current NYC dates. She's one of those artists that every time she plays in town, I manage to miss. It's like some great jinx! Check her website for dates near you. She's doing shows through mid-February with Langhorne Slim and finishing up February on the road with Fanfarlo.

MP3 Grab: "Colors"

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