GIG ALERT!!! UK electro-dance artist Bright Light Bright Light (Rod Thomas) will be performing a solo set at Pianos on Thursday, August 2. It all happens at 8PM and it will cost you $8. Head on down and show him some love.Check out the video of "Disco Moment" below. The song is from his debut album Make Me Believe In Hope which was released last month.
I have a gig alert for you New York. Rhode Island duo Brown Bird will be taking the stage at 92YTribeca on Thursday, August 2. It happens at 9PM and it will cost you $12 adv/$14 dos. Head on down and show them some New York love. And, if that's not enough for you and you're among those who scored tickets, the duo will be playing this year's sold-out Newport Folk Festival this Saturday, July 28 on the main stage. They're scheduled to go on at 11:40AM. I may have gotten a little giddy at last year's festival when they launched into their excellent rendition of "Jackson" which happens to be a favorite of mine.
For a printable schedule, click HERE. For additional festival information, visit the Newport Jazz Festival website. Click image to enlarge.
Today we have for you a video from electro rocker Maren Parusel. The video is for the song "Tightrope Walker" which I have fallen in lust with. The clip was directed and edited by Greg Schoenwald and Dead In 60 Years. The song is the title track of their new album that was released last month. Check out the video at the bottom of the post.
Front woman Parusel had this to say about the film:
“Many thanks to Dead in 60 Years, a group who supports indie music and local music events in Fresno. We met the crew a year ago on a trip up to Fresno while on tour up the coast and they offered us to make our first music video, “Kiss You.” We liked it so much that we asked them again this time around.
We started shooting the video after driving to Fresno the night before. The shoot started at 6:30 am to about 2 am the next morning, after which we drove 5 hours back home to San Diego. Special thanks to the crew of Dead in 60 Years, who never stopped with the determination to finish the video in a one day shoot. We went from climbing hills to an Alice in Wonderland Amusement park, had several jumps in the coldest pool in the world and ended up performing in a scary haunted house. Maren's sister, Lena who was visiting from Germany was doing costume design and was performing as a scary masked clown in the video.”
The Dreamscapes Project are coming back to New York! They will be at Arlene's Grocery on Saturday, July 28. They go on at 9PM and it'll cost you $10. Head on down to the LES, check them out ... they're a fun live band, show them some love ... all bands like love, and in general have damn good time ... it's what you do when good music and a bar are involved!
JetBlue Airways will be presenting singer Allen Stone on Thursday, July 26 at 6PM at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. The performance, a part of JetBlue's Live From T5 series, will be available to ticketed customers and contest winners. The airline has partnered with Relix.com and WFUV for a local contest. Fans can tune into WFUV to enter to win passes to the exclusive concert.
"Allen Stone’s powerhouse sound has brought him to the front row in the music industry,” said JetBlue Brand Coordinator Albert Hsieh. ”His energy, unwavering attitude and individuality are similar to JetBlue, a brand that truly values independence. JetBlue loves to break new ground and introduce quality artists to our customers. Those traveling through our terminal at JFK’s T5 will get a real treat as Allen Stone performs following his sold out show at the famed Bowery Ballroom the night before.”
With the Newport Jazz Festival a couple of weeks away, I thought I'd start whetting my appetite. Today we have for you festival founder/producer George Wein interviewing Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. The pair will bring their Tedeschi Trucks Band to the festival on Sunday, August 5. If you haven't got tickets to the festival, which takes place August 3 - 5 in scenic Newport, RI, what are you waiting for? Click HERE for tickets. You don't want you to miss out on a great weekend of music!
For a printable schedule, click HERE. For additional festival information, visit the Newport Folk Festival website. Click images to enlarge.
New York based rock band Audio Fiction (Kristin Wilson, vocals; Charles Park, guitar/vocals; Mark O'Toole, drums; Dean Perry, bass) are gearing up to release their third studio record, Worlds Apart, via Liminal Records at the end of the summer. With the help of a supportive fan base, the album was fully funded in February by a successful Kickstarter campaign. The first single and title song from the record, Worlds Apart is available now! You can check out the video for the track at the bottom of the post.
Worlds Apart, produced by former bassist Darren Korb (creator of the award winning soundtrack to the hit video game Bastion) and mixed by Jeremy Parker, finds Audio Fiction delving into some darker waters. ""The old saying goes "art imitates life imitates art imitates life" - Sometimes life throws curve balls at you. It's not life's problems but it's how you deal with these obstacles that can define you. I was able to channel some of my feelings from a difficult time and my break up into a more dramatic fashion. The bitter-sweetness of our first AF album turned a little more bitter than sweet...." commented Wilson on the darker lyrical content.
As always, Audio Fiction have given fans a well crafted piece of work that is a force to be reckoned with. They blend hauntingly beautiful, powerful vocals, a blazing guitar and incredible rhythms into the perfect mix of pop-rock perfection. The highlight for me is "Lying Awake." The rather upbeat song is so infectious that it begs you to hit the dance floor.
GIG ALERT!!! Audio Fiction will be taking the stage at Pianos on Friday, August 24. They're a fantastic live band and for my fellow guitar fans, at some point during the show, Park will be unapologetic when he melts your face off.
Today, we have for you "Far Away" from Lunic. The song is from their upcoming record, Future Sex Drama which is scheduled for release on September 1. Check it out below.
The all-female electro-pop outfit are on the verge of releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album, Future Sex Drama, due out September 2012. The seductive video will not only capture your ears, but your eyes as well. The piece is colorful yet dark simultaneously, with haunting vocals. The intriguing video gives you a glimpse of Lunic’s musical beauty and the electro-glam that follows.
MP3 Grab: "Far Away"
