Kaki King To Release New Record, Announces Tour

Singer/songwriter and guitarist Kaki King has a new record coming out. Junior, King's fifth record will be released on April 13.

Junior delivers twists-and-turns: lyrically from exuberance and anger to heartbreaking melancholy; and sonically from experimental pieces to accessible pop. While there is plenty of the dazzling musicianship King has been renowned for, Junior showcases her further maturation as a well-rounded artist who defies categorization and expectations.

"I never made records for other people," she says. "My evolution from record to record has been personal not commercial."

The first leg of King's North American tour has been announced. New Yorkers, just days after the release of Junior, she will be rockin' two dates for us. On April 15, she will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The following night, April 16, she will be at Bowery Ballroom.

Kaki King Tour Dates
April:

• 15 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
• 16 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
• 17 - Middle East, Boston, MA
• 19 - Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
• 20 - Port City Music Hall, Portland, ME
• 21 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
• 28 - Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 29 - The 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
• 30 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC

May:

• 1 - The Variety, Atlanta, GA
• 2 - 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN
• 4 - Beachland, Cleveland, OH
• 5 - The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI
• 6 - Park West, Chicago, IL
• 7 - High Noon, Madison, WI
• 8 - The Varsity, Minneapolis, MN
• 9 - The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
• 11 - The Fox, Boulder, CO
• 12 - Belly Up, Aspen, CO
• 14 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
• 15 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
• 16 - W.O.W. Hall, Eugene, OR
• 19 - Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
• 20 - Mystic Theater, Petaluma, CA
• 21 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
• 22 - El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
• 24 - Belly Up, San Diego, CA
• 25 - Glasshouse, Ponoma, CA

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ResidentBand Features Jules Larson

Our friends over at ResidentBand have put together another stellar production. Episode 024 features "Love Crazy" by Jules Larson. The song is insanely catchy and I'm totally digging it. The song is off of Larson's record Strangers which was released late 2009 and is a nice piece of pop rock work. If Larson looks familiar you've probably seen her with her previous band Overnight Lows who were featured on ResidentBand early last year. You may also recognize her voice and song "Almost Blows My Mind" from Special K commercials. Check out Episode 024 below.

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Around New York ... February 15 - February 21, 2010

Upcoming shows in the New York area ...

February 15 -- VV Brown at Brooklyn Bowl
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February 16 -- Jump Into The Gospel (pictured) at Webster Hall
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February 16 -- Yes at Wellmont Theatre
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February 16 -- Imani Uzuri at Joe's Pub
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February 17 -- El Perro Del Mar / Taken By Trees at Knitting Factory
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February 17 -- Daniel Lanois' Black Dub at Bowery Ballroom
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February 17 -- Hurricane Bells / Falcon / Scout at Union Hall
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February 18 -- Lemonade / Brahms / Future Trends / Unsolved Mysteries at Glasslands Gallery
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February 18 -- Savoir Adore / The Bloodsugars at Cake Shop
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February 18 -- Trevor Hall / Jer Coons at Mercury Lounge
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February 18 - 19 -- Eric Clapton / Jeff Beck at Madison Square Garden
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February 19 -- Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast (pictured) at Blue Note
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February 19 -- Dawes / Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons at Bowery Ballroom
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February 19 -- Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger / Mi-Gu at Union Pool
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February 19 -- Lee Fields & The Expressions at Music Hall of Williamsburg
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February 19 -- Editors / The Antlers / The Dig at Terminal 5
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February 19 -- Paperdoll / MyNameIsJohnMichael at Mercury Lounge
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February 20 -- Wakey! Wakey! / Harper Blynn at Mercury Lounge
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February 21 -- Sam Moore at Highline Ballroom
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February 21 -- George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
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February 21 -- Honor By August at Rockwood Music Hall
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Video: Semi Precious Weapons - "Semi Precious Weapons"

Semi Precious Weapons had an orgy, called it a concert. They filmed it and made a porn, um, I mean a music video. I like to call it Semi Precious Porn but I'm quirky that way. Okay, it's not really porn! So, all of you prudes don't go getting your giant panties all in a wad.

Watch the gorgeous goodness below and sing along. I'll help you get started ... "I can't pay my rent but I'm fuckin' gorgeous!" Yes you are baby and we love you for it!

UPDATE: As of 2/17 ... scroll down, I've added the YouTube version as well for those who can't view the MySpace version.

Semi Precious Weapons

Semi Precious Weapons | MySpace Music Videos

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Seabear To Play NY During Their First North American Headlining Tour

Icelandic band Seabear are preparing for their first North American headlining tour. The band will perform songs from their upcoming record, We Built A Fire. They will be joined Via Tania and Seabear multi-instrumentalist Sóley. Sóley plays solo with occasional back-up by other Seabear members. Her Theater Island EP is set for release in March.

Seabear's We Built A Fire is scheduled for release on March 5. The exclusive iTunes pre-release will have six bonus tracks from the While The Fire Dies EP ... out a full month before We Built a Fire's official March 5th release.

New York, you can catch Seabear for two shows. They'll be at Mercury Lounge on March 25 on the LES and at Brooklyn's Southpaw on March 26.

Tour Dates

• Wed. Mar 17: Austin, TX @ SXSW
• Thu. Mar 18: Austin, TX @ SXSW
• Fri. Mar 19: Austin, TX @ SXSW
• Tue. Mar 23: Washington, DC @ Black Cat backstage
• Wed. Mar 24: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
• Thu. Mar 25: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge*
• Fri. Mar 26: Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
• Sun. Mar 28: Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear's
• Tue. Mar 30: Montreal, QC @ L'escogriffe
• Wed, Mar 31: Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
• Thu. Apr 01: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
• Fri. Apr 02: Chicago, IL @ Schuba's

*Via Tania only, Sóley will not be performing

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Jihae Gets Re-mixed

Jihae is releasing a remix for her hit single off of her upcoming album, Fire Burning Rain, due out July 7. Check out "My Love Remix" below.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings To Play The Apollo Theatre

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have a new record coming out. I Learned The Hard Way will be released on April 6. I can't wait to get my hands on it! Well, the good folks over at Daptone Records are giving you a taste of what's to come. Head on over to their website HERE and grab the title track. And, to celebrate the new album, you can go and get all kinds of hot and sweaty dancing around when they play The Apollo Theatre on April 30. Tickets can be found HERE.

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Photos: We Landed On The Moon @ Mercury Lounge

We Landed On The Moon: February 9 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Baton Rouge pop rockers We Landed On The Moon played a gig at LES club Mercury Lounge on Tuesday. Interesting name for a band. I wonder how it came about. They're out on the road, so check their site for tour dates.

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Meet The Dig

The Dig offers up all kinds of catchy pop goodness. Ya'll know I'm a fan of catchy goodness and so are you, right? Well, between playing all over the city, being on the road right now with The Editors and The Antlers and an upcoming tour with Portugal. The Man and Port O'Brien, you've probably gotten word of these guys already. If you by chance haven't heard them, check out "You're Already Gone" below. They will be releasing their full-length debut, Electric Toys, later this year.

The kinda sorta official list of reasons to check out The Dig ...

•Their work ethic is insane. For years they've been playing all over NYC regularly and hitting the streets with an endless stream of posters, flyers and free music (Fact: I had their robot postcard displayed in my kitchen for a year before I ever met them.)

• The Dig's forthcoming debut full-length Electric Toys was produced by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony & the Johnsons, The Ramones, Bishop Allen)

• The Dig have played/toured with The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Mission of Burma, The Soft Pack...

• Their the music is moody+poppy+catchy+sexy+dark+anthemic+dreamy

New Yorkers, The Dig will be taking the stage here! They'll be at Terminal 5 on February 19 with The Editors and The Antlers. A month later, they'll be at Highline Ballroom with Portugal. The Man and Port O'Brien on March 19.

MP3 Grab: "You're Already Gone"

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Ladies & Gentlemen, Hymns

Hymns: February 9 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Tuesday night the Hymns took to the Mercury Lounge stage to rock out a set. They were retro, mod, folk, pop and a whole hell of a lot of fun. They were joined by a couple of horn players which kicked things into overdrive going full on stomp and boogie; we're talking early Stones style folks. If you haven't already had the pleasure, keep an eye out for these guys, they're good.

www.hymnsband.com
www.myspace.com/hymnsband