The Outfit Release New Single

The Outfit recently released their new single "Caesar".  Check it out.

"We recorded, packaged, and numbered each one individually, using a junky old cassette recorder from the '70s. We chose to release a cassette because it offers a unique quality that you can't get from a digital file. The sound quality is not perfect, but it does have a life of its own. Each tape has its own quirks, affecting the sound of the music in different ways that will gradually change over time, with each pass. You get the digital download so you can have the song as it originally sounds, but with the cassette you also get a version that you can beat up a little, that won't sound exactly like any other version. It was partially inspired by this episode of RadioLab, and partially because we've made our fair share of mixtapes over the years, all full of tape hiss and love,” says bassist Mike King.

The Outfit are Eric Johnston, RJ Powers IV, Mike King, and Mikael Kilates.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds To Play Beacon Theatre This Week

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are set to play three shows this week at the Beacon Theatre. Cave will take over the Beacon stage March 28 - 30.  Supporting him on the bill will be Sharon Van Etten.  Tickets are $39.50 - $69.50 and can be found HERE.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released their latest album, Push The Sky Away in February.

Wasabassco Burlesque at City Winery on 4/12

This is happening ...

Wasabassco Burlesque
starring Jenny C'est Quoi, Evelyn Vinyl, Hazel Honeysuckle, Heather Holiday, Medianoche, Nasty Canasta, Natasha King, Poison Ivory, Sapphire Jones, Mischief Molly and Doc Wasabassco
Friday, April 12
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, NY
Doors: 11PM / Show: 11:30PM
Tickets: $20

Eve To Premiere "Make It Out This Town" video on 3/29

This coming Friday, March 29, Eve will be premiere her video for "Make It Out This Town" on Vevo.  The track, released earlier this month, is the first single from her upcoming album Lip Lock, which is scheduled for release on Tuesday, May 14. The song and video feature Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship.  Check out the teaser below and keep an eye out for the full video on Friday.

Check It Out: Larcenist

Boston based group Larcenist released their latest album Eager City, Patient Country in January.  They have that folkie, alt-country sound laced with harmonies.  I'm partial to "Dig Me Up" and "Old Iron Mill" personally.  Check out the track "Faithful" from the album below.

Lenka To Release New Album

Australian singer/songwriter Lenka will release her third album Shadows on June 4.  The record is available for pre-sale via a Pledge Music project.  Check out the track "Faster With You" below.

Individuals who pre-order Shadows on PledgeMusic will receive a free instant download of "Faster With You." A portion of these proceeds will go to the charity Save the Children, which promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.

Lenka's new record is a highly personal collection of songs, penned while she was pregnant with her first child.

"I felt very free going into making this album. It was a solo mission, on my terms, my time, my choices," says Lenka. "Previously my music was focused on being uplifting and energizing. For this album, I shifted to create a lullaby soundtrack for myself, my child and everyone out there. I have always loved albums that one can fall asleep to; an experience I enjoyed a lot growing up. Those songs drift into your unconscious like no others."

Track Listing

• Nothing Here But Love
• Faster With You
• Heart To The Party
• After the Winter
• Find A Way to You
• Honeybee
• No Harm Tonight
• Two Heartbeats
• Monsters
• Nothing
• The Top Of Memory Lane    

Around New York ... March 24 - March 30, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...

White Mystery at Cameo Gallery 3/27

March 24 -- Helado Negro at Glasslands Gallery
March 25 -- Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside at The Bell House
March 25 -- James Moody Scholarship Benefit Concert at Blue Note
March 25 -- Everything Everything / Dinowalrus at The Bowery Ballroom
March 26 -- Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes / Stella Angelico and the Switch at Mercury Lounge
March 26 -- Sara Watkins / Field Report at City Winery
March 26 -- Bad Religion / The Bronx / Polar Bear Club at Terminal 5
March 26 -- Brown Shoe / Wyatt / Rorie Kelly / Temple at Union Hall
March 26 -- NY School of Burlesque presents: Driver's Seat at Parkside Lounge
March 26 -- Parenthetical Girls / Grooms / Glockabelle at The Bowery Electric
March 27 -- Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers / You Me and Apollo at The Bowery Ballroom
March 27 -- Kate Nash / Supercute! at The Studio at Webster Hall
March 27 -- Country Mice / The Trouble With Templeton / Great Elk at Union Hall
March 27 -- White Mystery / Dead Stars / Samantha at Cameo Gallery
March 27 -- Jason Blum at Rockwood Music Hall
March 27 -- Capsula / Brothers NYC / Mosh Joran / Rob Decoup at Brooklyn Bowl
March 27 -- This Is Head / Sandra Kolstead / Karin Strom / Cecile Noreng at Fontana's
March 27 - 28 -- Mason Jennings with Charlie Mars at City Winery
March 28 -- Hey Marseilles / Young Buffalo at Mercury Lounge
March 28 -- The Revivalists / Alecia Chakour Band at Brooklyn Bowl
March 28 -- Quiet Lights / Ten Minutes Turns / John Brodeur and the Suggestions / Two Tree at Union Hall
March 29 -- Charmaine Amee at Blue Note
March 29 -- The Black Atlantic / The Great American Canyon Band / The Waltz at Union Hall
March 30 -- Hollis Brown / Desert Noises at Mercury Lounge
March 30 -- McClain Sullivan at Fontana's

Jamie Cullum To Release New Album in May

Jamie Cullum has announced he will release his new album, Momentum on May 20 via Island Records.  The record is available for pre-order.  Check out the lyric video for the track "Everything You Didn't Do" below.

The album, titled 'Momentum' for good reason, is bursting with ideas and inspirations which almost have a life of their own. Indeed, Jamie approached this record in a completely different way to his previous LPs, for the first time using DIY home demos as a blueprint for the majority of its tracks... and for a while, using everything from iPhone apps, charity shop keyboards and cassette recorders as his 'go-to' instruments during the process.

About the CD

Deluxe version comes in a hardcover book and includes hand-written lyrics and pictures from Jamie's home studio as well as a DVD containing an EXCLUSIVE interview with Jamie and his track by track description of the album.

Track Listing

• The Same Things
• Edge Of Something
• Everything You Didn't Do
• When I Get Famous
• Love For $ale (Feat. Roots Manuva)
• Pure Imagination
• Anyway
• Sad, Sad World
• Take Me Out (Of Myself)
• Save Your Soul
• Get A Hold Of Yourself
• You're Not The Only One

Additionally the deluxe album includes three bonus tracks plus live recordings taken from Jamie's recent performance at the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London. These include the remarkable collaboration between himself and BRITs Critics Choice Nominee Laura Mvula on 'Sad, Sad World'.

Additional Deluxe Tracks:

• Momentum
• Unison
• Comes Love
• Everything You Didn't Do (Live from Abbey Road)
• Sad, Sad World (feat. Laura Mvula) (Live from Abbey Road)
• Love For $ale (Live from Abbey Road)
• Pure Imagination (Live from Abbey Road)
• You're Not The Only One (Live from Abbey Road)
• Save Your Soul (Live from Abbey Road)

DVD

• Album Interview (Video)
• Album Track By Track (Video)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. To Play Music Hall of Williamsburg on 4/26

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Friday, April 26
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Tickets: $18 advance / $20 day of show
18+

Sister Canyon To Release New EP In April

Sister Canyon is scheduled to release their EP Cynic on April 16 via Fake Four Inc.  Check out the single "Floating Heads" below.

An off and on recluse, Terra Lopez spent countless hours in her Northern California bedroom each day, recording hundreds of gritty, personal demos with her classical guitar and MPC. Staring at the ceiling of her apartment, she taught herself how to sing by studying vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Jeff Buckley. It was during this time that Lopez started to form the sound and scope of what would become Sister Crayon. Shortly after, Lopez met Dani Fernandez and the two bonded over hip-hop and the MPC. Inseparable, the duo started collaborating and word spread quickly about Sister Crayon on the West Coast. Over the years, the project has undergone numerous lineup changes and been bolstered by the addition of live keys and drums. With drummer Omar Barajas in the mix, Sister Crayon’s live show is passionate, dynamic and emotionally resonant.

Track Listing

• Cynic
• Floating Heads
• Meager Leavings
• Headline
• Other