The Romany Rye To Tour With Dawes + MP3

The Romany Rye will be taking to the road later this month for a fall tour with Dawes. Tour dates are below. Alas New York, there are no dates for us.

They're finishing up work on a full-length record that is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2011. To tide you over until spring, download "Untitled (Love Song) below.

The Romany Rye - Untitled (Love Song) by Big Hassle Media

• 10/22 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
• 10/23 - Dallas, TX - Sons of Herman Hall
• 10/24 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack
• 10/26 - St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle
• 10/27 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
• 11/12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
• 11/13 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
• 11/14 - Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop
• 11/15 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
• 11/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
• 11/18 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
• 11/19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
• 11/20 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
• 11/21 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Restaurant & Music Club
• 11/26 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
• 11/27 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah

Gaz Ellis To Play Parkside Lounge, Tuesday, 10/12

Singer/song-writer Gaz Ellis will be taking the stage at Parkside Lounge this coming Tuesday, October 12. Joining him on piano will be Nick Sims. The gig is FREE. Ellis is on at 8PM. Swing by and check him out, he's quite the talented gentleman.

For those who haven't had a chance to check Ellis out, have a look at the video below from his appearance at this year's BritFest.

Hot Seconds Releases Long Awaited Video

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Hot Seconds unleashes their five minute mini-movie. Gangsters, coppers, brothel's, gambling and trippiness ... oh my!

Sometime last year, I want to say the early part of last year, I heard these words, 'we're going to make another video' or something along those lines. Cool I thought. I like Hot Seconds and was curious to see what they would put together. The words trench coats and fedoras passed through my ears ... so did green screen and bowling ally. June of that year came around, director Marcel Simoneau showed me some bits and pieces of the video on his cell phone. Interesting, I thought. Jump ahead to earlier this year and I hear the words, 'we're almost finished with the video' or something along those lines. There were chuckles about the mustache that's now apparently infamous and has a name, though not credited for its work on guitarist Eran Westwood's upper lip. And then I heard the words it's finished!

Witness for yourself the trench coats, the fedora's, the brothel and some trippy green screen action ... a reaction to some bad moonshine is my nearest guess. Check out "Pieces of You" below. Watch, enjoy, ponder and watch again.

Hot Second - "Pieces of You" from Fedora South on Vimeo.

Directed & Edited by Marcel Simoneau

Featuring Hot Seconds:
James Love
Eran Westwood
Ian Hudgins
Marcel Simoneau

Also featuring:
May Oishi-Simoneau
Alexis Neophitydes
Catilin Pexa
Marc Bonan
Joe Lazenby
Simon Fernandez
Harold Simoneau
Andrew Gauthier
Kweighbaye Kotee
Owen Rapaport
Bob Troia

Dancers:
Kathryn Bringle
Courtney Cook
Beth Edwards
Hsiao-jou Tang
Lindsay Fisher
Sarah Bumgarner
Kathryn Logan

Happy Birthday Mr. Lennon

Today marks what would have been the 70th Birthday of John Lennon. To commemorate the occasion, his solo works have been digitally re-mastered and re-released as part of the Gimme Some Truth campaign. So, if for some reason you don't already own some or all of Lennon's solo work, now is a good chance to pick it up.

The "Happy Birthday Mr. Lennon" playlist at QNYC headquarters ...

I Found Out
Well Well Well
Cold Turkey
Don't Let Me Down
Yer Blues
Imagine
Mind Games
Hold On
Isolation
Jealous Guy
Whatever Gets you Thru The Night
I'm Losing You

Happy birthday to his son Sean as well. We'll spin "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" in his honor today as well.

Adam Taylor Plays "Oliver" In His Living Room

Folk rock troubadour Adam Taylor has given his fans a treat! He has posted a video of himself performing "Oliver" in his living room. In the video description, Taylor describes it as a "shotty" version of the song ... whatever you say Adam! At any rate, this is one of my favorite songs to hear live. I found myself singing along ... sadly, I'm no Kate! Y'all know I love Adam's work, check out the video below and experience a slice of brilliant, pure, raw talent.

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Juliette Lewis Releases Video For "Terra Incognita"

Rocker Juliette Lewis released a video for the title track of her record Terra Incognita this week. The video was directed by Lightfield Lewis and features, Michael Des Barres, Kojii Helnwein, Roxy Richardson, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Check it out below.

In other Lewis news, the singer was banged up earlier this week in a hit and run accident where the car she was riding in was run into and totaled. Reports are she's home and resting. Our best wishes to Ms. Lewis.

Caught My Ear: Peter Doran - "Twisted Freak"

Singer-songwriter Peter Doran released his latest album Sleepless Street this past July 23rd. If you like indie folk-pop, you might dig this Irishman's work. "Twisted Freak" from the record caught my ear. Something about that song reminded me of The Jayhawks for some reason. Check it out below.

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Photo Gallrey: Vs. Antelope

Vs. Antelope: August 23 @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Back in August, I had the pleasure of watching Vs. Antelope rock the Mercury Lounge stage. Check out some photos of the gig below. Catch them live if you get the chance. They'll be over at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 13 supporting Samiam.

More Photos

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Photo Gallery: Marina V At Rockwood Music Hall

Marina V: September 13 @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY

Last month I went to see the charming Marina V and her partner-in-crime Nick Baker perform at Rockwood Music Hall. Below are some photos from the show and a video performance of a Russian folk song that Marina performed a cappella.

More photos

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Paul McCartney To Re-release Band On The Run, November 2

Paul McCartney & Wings classic record, Band on the Run, will be re-released on November 2. The record is the first release from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.

The re-mastering of Band on the Run, originally recorded in 1973, was supervised by McCartney who worked with the same team who did the recent re-mastering of the complete Beatles' catalog. The record will come in several formats, the single CD standard edition, the 2CD/1DVD special edition, the 3 CD/1 DVD deluxe edition and a vinyl edition. I have a well known Sir Paul soft spot, so I have my sights set on the deluxe edition! In addition to the re-mastered music, I'm looking forward to the packaging. I love a nicely packaged product.

Heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time, the GRAMMY winning, smash # 1 album - originally released December of 1973 - yielded the immortal title track and world-wide hit “Jet” becoming Wings’ most successful and celebrated album ever.

Paul McCartney personally supervised all aspects of the Band on the Run reissue. The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles’ catalog.

Band on the Run will be available in a variety of formats originating with the single disc digitally remastered, essential 9-track standard edition. The 3 disc (2CD, 1 DVD) special edition features nine bonus audio tracks (including the top 10 smash “Helen Wheels”), rare footage of the McCartneys in Lagos and behind-the-scenes at the famous album cover shoot, original Band on the Run promotional video clips, the One Hand Clapping television special (highlighted by studio performances filmed at Abbey Road in 1974) all with beautifully enhanced packaging. Collectors will be especially thrilled by the 4 disc (3CD, 1 DVD) deluxe edition which adds an extraordinary 120-page hard bound book containing many unseen and unpublished photos by Linda McCartney and Clive Arrowsmith, album and single artwork, downloadable hi-res audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks, a full history of the album complete with a new interview with Paul and expanded track by track information for all four discs. The deluxe edition also includes a special Band on the Run audio documentary (originally produced for the 25th Anniversary edition.) The original remastered album and bonus audio content will also be issued in a 2 disc 180gm audiophile vinyl edition that comes with an MP3 download of all 18 tracks. Lastly, the standard and deluxe versions of Band on the Run will be available digitally worldwide.

Check out the widget below for a free download of "A Trip To Lagos."

Track List

Remastered Album

• Band on the Run
• Jet
• Bluebird
• Mrs Vandebilt
• Let Me Roll It
• Mamunia
• No Words
• Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
• Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

Bonus Audio Tracks

• Helen Wheels
• Country Dreamer
• Bluebird [from One Hand Clapping]
• Jet [from One Hand Clapping]
• Let Me Roll It [from One Hand Clapping]
• Band on the Run [from One Hand Clapping]
• Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five [from One Hand Clapping]
• Country Dreamer [from One Hand Clapping]
• Zoo Gang

Audio Documentary

Remastered documentary disc originally produced for the 25th Anniversary release of Band on the Run. Featuring interview contributions from Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Geoff Emerick, Tony Visconti, Al Coury, Clive Arrowsmith, James Coburn, John Conteh, Kenny Lynch, Michael Parkinson, Christopher Lee, Clement Freud, and Dustin Hoffman.

DVD

• Band on the Run Music Video
• Mamunia Music Video
• Album Promo Featuring Band on the Run, Mrs Vandebilt, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five, Bluebird
• Helen Wheels Music Video
• Wings In Lagos
• Osterley Park
• One Hand Clapping

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