Friday, February 5, 2010

Citizen Cope @ Brooklyn Bowl, Monday 2/8

Citizen Cope are selling out shows left and right in the city. Hurry, click on the image and get your tickets to this one before they're gone and you're left out in the cold!
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www.citizencope.com
www.brooklynbowl.com

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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www.daytrotter.com

Thursday, February 4, 2010

ThinkIndie Streams Butch Walker's New Album

Butch Walker has a new record, his 7th, coming out on February 23. But, if you're among the hip and in the know crowd, you can get it prior to its release through ThinkIndie on February 9. ThinkIndie is streaming the record, I Liked You Better When You had No Heart, in its entirety. Check it out using the handy widget below.



www.thinkindie.com
www.butchwalker.com

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The London Souls, Par Excellence

The London Souls: February 2 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY


Bad ass x 3 = The London Souls.

There are a handful of local artists that no matter how hard I try, I never manage to catch them when they do a gig around town. The London Souls were one of those bands until last night.

Good gosh almighty did they rock hard! Brilliance rained down on the Mercury Lounge stage and called itself The London Souls. A big slice of soul, a whole lotta rock, a pinch of blues and some face melting guitar left me slightly dazed and extremely happy.

You need to see The London Souls. As booking would have it, they'll be at Mercury Lounge again next week, Tuesday, February 9 for the last night of their residency. Did I mention you need to see them?

www.myspace.com/thelondonsouls
www.thelondonsouls.com

Photos: The Auctioneers @ Mercury Lounge

The Auctioneers: February 2 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY


The Auctioneers are good old fashioned straight up rock 'n' roll. They rocked, rolled and boogied their way through their Mercury Lounge set. If you missed it, they'll be at Santos Party House on February 11.

www.myspace.com/theauctioneers

Photos: Jump Into The Gospel @ Mercury Lounge

Jump Into The Gospel: February 2 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY


Jump Into The Gospel have been getting a good deal of buzz and with good reason. They put on a good show.

If you missed them last night, they'll be at The Studio at Webster Hall on Tuesday, February 16. Go check 'em out and see for yourselves.

jumpintothegospel.com
www.myspace.com/jumpintothegospel

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Acrylics Announce Tour + Video & MP3

New York band Acrylics have announced US and UK tour dates. And, guess what fellow New Yorkers. The hometown will have plenty of opportunity to see them! They'll be at Brooklyn Bowl on February 5; Glasslands on February 6 and at Mercury Lounge on February 26. The tour is in support of two recent releases; one of which is their debut All of the Fire. See below for other dates.

Check out the video for "Molly's Vertigo" the single which is being released in the UK on Something In Construction.

"Molly's Vertigo"


MP3 Grab: "All Of The Fire"

Acrylics Tour Dates:
  • 02/05 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl $
  • 02/06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands (Terrible Records Party w/Class Actress)
  • 02/15 - London, UK @ Borderline %
  • 02/16 - London, UK @ The Social (ILL FIT)
  • 02/17 - London, UK @ TBC
  • 02/18 - London, UK @ Old Blue Last #
  • 02/26 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge ^
  • 02/28 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig ^
  • 03/01 - Columbus, OH @ The Bourbon ^
  • 03/02 - Champaign, IL @ Mike N' Mollys ^
  • 03/03 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas ^
  • 03/17-03/21 - SXSW
$ w/ Tanlines
% w/ Freelance Whales
# w/ Erland & Carnival
^ w/ A Sunny Day In Glasgow

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Newport Jazz Fest Announces First Act

It has been announced that the first act to be booked for the 2010 CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival is Darcy James Argue's Secret Society. The 56th annual jazz festival is scheduled to take place August 6 - 8 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

More artists and information will be announced later this month.

www.newfestivalproductions.com
secretsociety.typepad.com

Monday, February 1, 2010

Ash Livestream Concert & Chat, Wednesday, February 3

Ash fans, the band is taking to the web for a live performance and chat on Wednesday, February 3 at 3pm EST / 12 Noon PST. Check out the complete details below!

Ash is partnering with Livestream to broadcast a live concert and Q&A with questions submitted by fans in real time.

Wednesday, February 3rd
3pm EST / 12noon PST

Tune in to watch Ash perform live and then answer fan-powered questions from the live Facebook/Twitter feed.

You can watch the event on WWW.ASH-OFFICIAL.COM or WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ASH
(Make sure you're logged into Facebook or Twitter to chat with other fans and submit questions for the band to answer live.)

ash on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

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FM Belfast Announce US Debut + MP3

Icelandic group FM Belfast have become known for their energetic live shows. And, when they released their record how to make friends locally it sold over 5,000 copies. Now, the band has announced they're ready to take on the US and will release how to make friends over here, this spring, on Kimi Records. For a taste of what's to come, check out "Par Avion" below.

MP3 Grab: "
Par Avion"

www.myspace.com/fmbelfast

www.fmbelfast.com