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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Hello Ocho Release New Album + Video

Hello Ocho released their new album, In Portuguese on April 1. Check out the video for the track "Tear Wagon" below.

The rich and varied story of Hello Ocho stretches back to 2010, when the band was a trio comprised of Chris Yonker (vocals, guitar), John Gregg (drums) and Clinton Callahan (bass). At that time, though, the band still had a fourth unofficial member - the computer. On their 2013 self-titled debut, the songwriting process consisted of each member finding a niche within a backing track used to set the mood, but the group has since ditched the relative comfort of computers and backing tracks in favor of newer members Chris Childs (vibraphone/percussion) and Christian Shepherd (synths, vocals). In Portuguese also features frequent collaborator Peter Webb on the Rhodes piano. The inclusion of Childs and Shepherd led to more organic compositions, and it opened the floodgates for the wild, tuneful experimentation that has become a hallmark of their sound.

Hello Ocho's members have all come a long way since their humble beginnings - Yonker and Shepherd now run the prominent Atlanta art gallery and venue Mammal Gallery, and the other members perform in a dizzying array of other groups (Faun and a Pan Flute, Small Reactions, Aalborg Group, Palm Lines). Childs even conducts his own 28-piece chamber orchestra, the aptly named Chris Childs Orchestra. For all the changes, though, the one constant has been the calculated (yet somehow still reckless) abandon with which the group approaches songwriting.

You can pick up In Portuguese HERE.

Vinyl Hero Release New EP + Video

Vinyl Hero released their new EP Seven Days On A Train on May 6. Check out the video for "Keith Richards" from the album below.

About "Keith Richards"

Vocalist Ray Howard comments: "Nobody ever paid tribute to one of, if not, the true king of rock n roll. We wanted to tell that story!"

You can pick up Seven Days On A Train HERE.

Rudy De Anda To Release New Album In June

Photo credit: Jacquie Ray

Rudy De Anda is set to release his new album, Delay, Cadaver of a Day on June 24 via Porch Party Records. Check out "Hunger Cloud" from the upcoming album below.

Delay, Cadaver of a Day was recorded at Jazz Cats Studios (Crystal Antlers, Day Wave, Hanni El Khatib) and is a brutally honest, gritty, and loud representation of Rudy De Anda's auditory range. It weaves sweeping melodicism with a dynamic interplay of soul and punk-rock and showcases the darker side of the Californian musician.

Inspired by The Velvet Underground, dissonance, and shoe-gaze, Delay, Cadaver of a Day conjures up imagery of Fellini stumbling upon the city of Long Beach, and goes from optimism to mystery almost immediately. "It's like a black and white film shot in present time," offers De Anda about the album. "It's the soundtrack to a Criterion Collection piece based in LA with more surrealistic notes, feelings, and vibes."

You can pick up Delay, Cadaver of a Day HERE.

Track List

Hunger Cloud
Tibetan Trampoline Enthusiasts
Lunch Break
White Skies
House of Construction
Clay Melting On Our Backs
SS Ailanthus
Won't Be Around Anymore

PJ Harvey to Play Terminal 5 on August 16

Photo credit: Maria Mochnacz

PJ Harvey will be taking the stage at Terminal 5 on August 16. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, May 13 at 10AM. See below for more details.

PJ Harvey

Tuesday, August 16

Terminal 5

610 W 56th Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 8:30PM

Tickets: $49.50 adv / $55 dos

All Ages

PJ Harvey released The Hope Six Demolition Project in April 2016. You can pick it up HERE.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Ana Popovic To Play Highline Ballroom, 6/5 + Upcoming Album and Tour Dates

Ana Popovic is set to take the stage at Highline Ballroom on June 5. See below for more details and additional tour dates.

Ana Popovic

Sunday, June 5

Highline Ballroom

431 W 16th Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6PM / Show: 7:30PM

Tickets: $20 - $50

Ana Popovic will release her three volume labor of love, Trilogy, on May 20. You can pick it up HERE.

Belgrade-born guitarist Ana Popovic is about to WOW her fans with her most ambitious project yet. With TRILOGY (out May 20, 2016) Ana will release three volumes of music that comprise of twenty-three blues, jazz, and funk tunes. TRILOGY was produced by Grammy Award winner Warren Riker (Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana), Grammy Award winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy) and Delfeayo Marsalis (Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis), one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz today. Guest appearances include Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph, Bernard Purdie (The Purdie Shuffle), Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), rapper Al Capone and many others.

TRILOGY shines a spotlight on Ana's musicianship. Whether it's through Ana's agile guitar shredding or with her soulful voice. The three volume release has been a labor of love, and it shows. Recording and putting together such a large collection of songs across several genres was no easy task. Ana demands the best when it comes to her music, and this album holds up to her own standards, and industry standards there. Every musician on the album is such a master at their own instrument that throughout the record, Ana and her band are effortlessly able to transition from genre to genre. Ana describes TRILOGY as her biggest career accomplishment to date.

Tour Dates

5/20 @ Centre Culturel Arc En Ciel | Lievin, France
5/21 @ Centre Culturel Saint-Ayoul | Provins, France
5/22 @ Les Cuizines | Chelles, France
5/23 @ TNB Sala Mare | Bucharest, Romania
5/24 @ La Cave A Musique | Macon, France
5/25 @ La Puce A L'Oreille | Riom, France
5/26 @ Rocksane | Bergerac, France
5/27 @ Centre Culturel Athena | La-Ferte-Bernard, France
5/28 @ Centre Culturel De Mainvilliers | Manivilliers, France
5/31 @ Hangar | Belgrade, Serbia
6/1 @ Groene Engel | Oss, Netherlands
6/2 @ Neushoorn | Leeuwarden, Netherlands
6/3 @ Holland International Blues Festival | Grolloo, Netherlands
6/4 @ The Western Maryland Blues Festival | Hagerstown, MD
6/5 @ Highline Ballroom | New York, NY
6/6 @ Mexicali Live | Teaneck, NJ
6/7 @ Chan's | Woonsocket, RI
6/8 @ Bull Run | Shirley, MA
6/9 @ FTC Stage One | Fairfield, CT
6/10 @ One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME
6/11 @ Infinity Music Hall | Norfolk, CT
6/12 @ Tupelo Music Hall | Londonderry, NH
6/25 @ Knuckleheads - Blues Cruise Reunion Party | Kansas City, MO
6/27 @ Jazz Alley | Seattle, WA
6/28 @ Jazz Alley | Seattle, WA
6/29 @ Coastal Jazz | Vancouver, Canada
6/30 @ Victoria Jazz Festival | Victoria, Canada
7/2 @ Blue Frog Studios | White Rock, Canada
7/3 @ Lincoln Theatre | Mt. Vernon, WA
7/14 @ Peter's Players | Gravenhurst, Canada
7/15 @ Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival | Mont Tremblant, Canada
7/16 @ Rendezvous in the Park | Moscow, ID
7/17 @ Boise Blues Festival | Boise, ID
7/27 @ Yoshi's | Oakland, CA
7/28 @ Feather Falls Casino | Oroville, CA
7/29 @ State Theatre | Red Bluff, CA
7/30 @ Boomtown Blues Festival | Reno, NV
7/31 @ Moe's | Santa Cruz, CA
8/10 @ Les Mercredis De La Cale | Villeneuve Sur Lot, France
8/11 @ Jazz in Marciac | Marciac, France
9/17 @ Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest | Kandanga, Australia

Holly Miranda To Release New Album

Holly Miranda is set to release her new EP Party Trick on May 13 via Dangerbird Records. Check out the track "Hold On, We're Going Home", a Drake cover, below.

If you're in New York, You can catch her at Hell Phone (247 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY) for the last two shows of her residency there this month. Shows are May 19 and May 26. Doors are at 8:30PM, 21+. It will cost you $10 cover or $15 with download of her EP. See below for a list of additional shows.

You can pre-order Party Trick HERE.

Tour Dates

06.04 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island Park Governors Ball
06.08 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
06.09 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
06.10 - Hudson, NY@ Club Helsinki
06.11 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre
06.12 - Northampton, MA @ Parlor Room

Ofelia K Releases New Single

Ofelia K released her new single, "Bad Boys" on May 6. Check it out below.

As Ofelia herself mentions, "This is a song about the complexity of toxic relationships and the heartbreak and struggle we endure in silence."

You can pick up "Bad Boys" HERE.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Lánre Releases New EP

Today we have for you Lánre. The British singer/songwriter, recently released her new EP, Human. Check out the first single, the title track, below.

Track on repeat: "My Soul"

Lánre released her EP, Human, on April 29. You can pick it up HERE.

Lánre is a British singer-songwriter whose music can be described as acoustic Soul, Folk with captivating storytelling influenced by her Yoruba heritage. Born in Stoke-On-Trent in England, Lánre has spent most of her youth in Nigeria where she started singing and performing live at the age of 8. Soon enough, she started playing guitar and found freedom in her own voice.

Lánre has recently released her new EP ‘Human’. This new record is a collection of uplifting songs, which encapsulates the essence and depth of Lánre's artistry. Relating the struggles and celebrations of life, 'Human' is a hopeful hymn to togetherness.

The first single 'Human' whose signature phrase 'We're all broken so that light can come in' showcases once again her determination to offer the listener inspiring words to hold on to.