Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers Announce Winter Tour

Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers announced their winter tour last week.  They’ll be making a stop in NYC at The Bowery Ballroom on February 14.  Bluhm is a fantastic talent and not to be missed.  We caught her and the Gramblers over the summer and were blown away.  You should definitely go and show them some love.

Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers

Joe Pug

Friday, February 14

The Bowery Ballroom

6 Delancy Street

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $20

21+

Tour Dates

• DEC 31 | El Rey Theatre | Chico, CA $
• JAN 16-19 | Jungle Jam | Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
• JAN 23 | Soho | Santa Barbara, CA
• JAN 25 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
• FEB 06 | The Moon | Tallahasse, FL ^
• FEB 07 | Georgia Theater | Athens, GA ^
• FEB 08 | Ziggy’s | Winston-Salem, NC ^
• FEB 09 | Motorco| Durham, NC
• FEB 11 | Hamilton | Washington, DC
• FEB 12 | Ramshead Live | Baltimore, MD ^
• FEB 13 | Union Transfer | Philadelphia, PA ^
• FEB 14 | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY %
• FEB 15 | The Sinclair | Cambridge, MA %
• FEB 16 | The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun | Uncasville, CT
• FEB 18 | Basement | Columbus, OH
• FEB 21 | The Fillmore | Denver, CO ^ *
• FEB 25 | State Room | Salt Lake City, UT
• FEB 27 | Doug Fir Lounge | Portland, OR
• FEB 28 | Doug Fir Lounge | Portland, OR
• MAR 01 | Neumos | Seattle, WA
• MAR 03 | Humbrews | Arcata, CA
• APR 25-27 | Stagecoach Festival | Indio, CA 

$ - w/ The Mother Hips

^ - w/ JJ Grey & Mofro

% - w/ Joe Pug

* - w/ Keller Williams

Nova Heart - “My Song 9”

Check out the song “My Song 9” from Chinese band Nova Heart.

If the music planet these days is inhabited by candy colored pop munchkins, ruby red dance floors, and twerking teddy bears, here comes the Wicked Witch of the East.  Staunchly opposed to the oh so technicolored predictable dance tracks that have goo'd and gaga'd the world, a band out of China, yes you heard me, China, has produced an electronic EP finally with a nasty, nasty side to drive fear into the all the denizens of OZ.  

This is not for the club, but for the lonely, lonely walk home after a night at the club.  It's music for walking through streets filled with tranny prostitutes (Beautiful Boys) and coming down from lord knows what (My Song 9).  As if emerging from the polluted fog of Beijing, Nova Heart gives you garbled transmissions from an enemy satellite, telling you that for every up there is a down, for every pleasure there is a price.  

 

And this message, like an ominous counterpoint, is filled with sex unfulfilled and builds that lead to a slide into oblivion. Dark analog scenes created by Italian cowboy Rodion are filled to the brim with the siren's call of lead singer Helen Feng that promises both sex and mortality - all at the same time.  Deceptive pop melodies that lead you down the road as if setting you up for the kill before they diverge and you drop down that endless well.

The Torn ACLs - "Way Out"

Check out the latest single, "Way Out", from The Torn ACLs.

Adding to their collection of phenomenal singles and video they have released this year, “Way Out,” contains echoing guitar tones, thumping drums, driving keyboards, and singer William Cremin’s voice create the perfect sugary track. With haunting vocal harmonies heard throughout, the lively track provides a vibrant feeling that will have your ears craving more. The Torn ACLs have a knack for writing polished, energetic indie pop, a sound they have carefully crafted over the years. Their sound is reminiscent of acts such as Ra Ra Riot and Born Ruffians, with the compositional quirks of Islands.   

PYYRAMIDS - “Invisible Scream”

PYYRAMIDS released their latest EP, Invisible Scream, this past October.  Check out the video for the title track below.

Track Listing

• Invisible Scream
• Everything Leads Back To You
• Better Than Before
• Rid of Me (Live) 

Upcoming: Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires at Mercury Lounge on 11/11

Alabama band Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires will be taking the stage at Mercury Lounge on Monday, November 11...full details below.

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires

Wyldlife / Brooklyn What

Monday, November 11

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9PM

Tickets: $10

21+

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - "Life Is Hard"

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros recently released a video for the song “Life Is Hard”.  Check it out below.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are premiering an all new video for the single "Life Is Hard" today via BigSunFoundation.org. The video features an acoustic version of the song, recorded live at WVUF in New York, set to the World Press Photo Contest winners of 2013, held yearly to showcase the highest standards in photojournalism and share them with millions.

 

Lead singer Alex Ebert said of the collaboration, "On some sleepless and homeless night, towards the end of my first trip to Amsterdam, I stumbled into what perhaps was a cathedral. It must have been midnight or thereabouts, but it was aglow and bustling. I entered and never forgot the experience not the name of the experience - it was an exhibit of World Press Photo winners. Years later, I am honored to have been given permission to put some of the photography from this year's winners to an acoustic recording of a song that means a lot to me called 'Life Is Hard'."

 

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have always been passionate about the community. From their earliest days in 2007, the band has consistently created music that uplifts and brings people together from all over the world. Individually and collectively, they've actively supported a variety of charitable endeavors, including: Charity Water, VH1 Save The Music Foundation, The American Red Cross, and many more. It is in this spirit that Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have formed the Big Sun Foundation - a non-profit organization that believes in the power of a unified world community. "We will identify causes and social issues that are important to all of us and work together to create opportunities to make a difference in the world one beautiful human at a time," said the members of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. "In joining together, we will bring awareness and support to causes that are fighting for the rights and basic needs of all beings." For more information on the Big Sun Foundation, visit  www.bigsunfoundation.org

Upcoming: Jus Post Bellum at Rockwood Music Hall on 11/10

Jus Post Bellum will be celebrating the release of their upcoming album Oh July at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 on November 10.  Oh July is scheduled to be released on November 12.

Jus Post Bellum

Cassandra Jenkins

Sunday, November 10

Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

196 Allen Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9PM

Free

21+

Upcoming: Hurray For The Riff Raff at Mercury Lounge on 11/4

Hurray for the Riff Raff will be taking the stage at Mercury Lounge this Monday, November 4.  We caught them this summer at the Newport Folk Festival where they did an excellent set.  We recommend you go and show them some love, you won’t be sorry.

Hurray for the Riff Raff released their latest album, My Dearest Darkest Neighbor this past summer.

Hurray for the Riff Raff

The Deslondes

Feral Foster

Monday, November 4

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6:30PM

Tickets: $15

21+

Upcoming: Ari Hest at Highline Ballroom on 11/15

Ari Hest will be taking the stage at Highline Ballroom on November 15...details are below.  You should go, really, you should.

Ari Hest

Chrissi Poland

Friday, November 15

Highline Ballroom

431 W 16th Street

New York, NY 

Doors: 6PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $20 adv / $25 dos

Upcoming: Have Gun, Will Travel To Play Two NY Shows

Have Gun, Will Travel will be in New York for two shows.  The first at Pianos on Friday, November 8 and the second in Brooklyn at Cameo Gallery on Sunday, November 10...full details below.  The band released their forth full-length album Fiction, Fact or Folktale? in September.

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Whiskey Gentry

Friday, November 8

Pianos

158 Ludlow Street 

New York, NY

9PM

Tickets: $10

21+

and

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Whiskey Gentry

Sunday, November 10

Cameo Gallery

93 N. 6th St.

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 7PM

Tickets: $8 adv / $10 dos

21+