Haim Release New Video

Haim released a video for their track, “If I Could Change Your Mind” this week.  The song is from their critically adored album Days Are Gone.  The clip was directed by Warren Fu and choreographed by Fatima Robinson.  Check it out below.  

Haim will be touring North America starting in April.  NYC, if you don’t already have tickets, you’re out of luck.  Both of their shows at Terminal 5 are sold out!

Tour Dates

• 4.9 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore
• 4. 10 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore
• 4.11 | Indio, CA | Coachella  
• 4.16 | Pomona, CA | Fox Theater 
• 4.17 | Las Vegas, NV | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
• 4.18 | Indio, CA | Coachella 
• 4.22 | Houston, TX |House of Blues 
• 4.23 | Austin, TX | Stubb's BBQ 
• 4.24 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues 
• 4.26 | Tulsa, OK | Cain's Ballroom 
• 4.27 | Nashville, TN | Mercy Lounge
• 4.29 | Miami Beach, FL | The Fillmore 
• 5.2 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle
• 5.3 & 5.4| Tampa, FL | Big Guava Festival 
• 5.6 | Carrboro, NC | Cat's Cradle
• 5.7 | Washington DC | 9:30 Club 
• 5/8 | Washington DC | 9:30 Club 
• 5.10 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 
• 5.11 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 
• 5.13 | Boston, MA | House of Blues 
• 5.14 | Upper Derby, PA | Tower Theatre 
• 5.15 | Toronto, ON | Kool Haus 
• 5.17 | Chicago, IL | Riviera Theatre 
• 5.19 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue 
• 5.21 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre 
• 5.22 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Depot 
• 5.24 | Vancouver, BC | Malkin Bowl
• 5.25 | George, WA |Sasquatch Music Festival    

Topher Mohr - “Sidewalk”

Check out “Sidewalk” from Topher Mohr. The track is from his album Phlotilla, which was released about a year ago. Mohr came onto our radar when we saw him as part of Mayer Hawthorne’s band when they were opening for The Heavy circa 2010.  We gave him props that night.

Ten Ton Man to Release New EP in April

New York based band Ten Ton Man are scheduled to release their new EP, Chunk of Change, on April 8.  The EP is a follow-up to the 2012 release of their self-titled debut album.  Check out the track, “Chunk of Change” below.

Ten Ton Man presents this new three-track body of work that displays the same dark mood of their debut album and the signature baritone vocals of frontman Paul Livornese singing three cautionary tales of materialism, the seduction of addiction, and frustration with someone who refuses help.                      

With lyrics and music by Livornese and arrangements by the group's bassist, Paul Dugan, the EP carries a foreboding tone throughout.  The title track kicks off the EP, and talks about forgoing the quest for material things and being happy with simple pleasures.  The middle track "Fine Line" is slightly jauntier but equally gloomy about the fine line between indulging and succumbing to addiction, as Livornese sings:  That night I put my lips on you / Was the first night of this man’s deceit.  "What to Do" rounds off the EP with a seemingly happier tone in the melody but ends with an air of frustration as the chorus fades into the distance:  I don't know what to do...with you. 

On the EP, the members include the three core members:  Paul Livornese (lead vocals, guitar,whistling), Paul Dugan (upright bass and arco bass arrangements), and Paul Triff (drums, cajon, percussion) in addition to William Holshouser on accordion.  The EP was recorded at Galuminum Foil in Brooklyn, New York.

Hawk and Dove Re-release Album + Tour

Brooklyn based band Hawk and Dove will be re-releasing their debut studio album, This Yesterday Will Never End on March 18.  They’ll be hitting the road and will make a hometown stop in NYC at Arlene’s Grocery on Saturday, March 22.  See below for details and dates.

Hawk and Dove

Saturday, March 22

Arlene’s Grocery

95 Stanton Street

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tour Dates

• Wed. Mar. 5 - Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC
• Thu. Mar. 6 - Pinhook, Durham, NC
• Fri. Mar. 7 - Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC
• Sat. Mar. 8 - Nowhere Bar, Athens, GA
• Sun. Mar. 9 - Swayze's Venue, Marietta, GA
• Mon. Mar. 10 - TBA, New Orleans, LA
• Tue. Mar. 11 - TBA, Houston, TX
• Thu. Mar. 13 - SXSW/Valhalla, Austin, TX
• Sat. Mar. 15 - Dan's Silverleaf, Denton, TX
• Sun. Mar. 16 - Buccaneer Lounge, Memphis, TN
• Mon. Mar. 17 - Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
• Tue. Mar. 18 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
• Wed. Mar. 19 - Melody Inn, Indianapolis, IN
• Thu. Mar. 20 - MOTR Pub,Cincinnati, OH
• Fri. Mar. 21 - Garfield Artwoks, Pittsburgh, PA
• Sat. Mar. 22 - Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY

Singer Elijah Miller and guitarist John Kleber met at summer camp when they were 13 years old. 12 years later, they met again in New York, where they discovered they shared a vision for the music they played. Together with AJ Sausville (drums), Joan Chew (violin and bass), Max Hodes (tenor guitar and vocals) and Caitlin Becker (keys and vocals), they have created an album deeply rooted in rock, country and psychedelia. 

Their latest studio album This Yesterday Will Never End juxtaposes haunting ballads with thunderous stoner grooves, crafting a unique rock experience. And according to The Aquarian it, "transcends the boundaries created by different genres of music. Hawk and Dove transition… effortlessly, and take the listener on a journey guided by Miller’s tender singing.”

Hawk and Dove's songs never do what you expect them to. They ramp up with enormous energy to what would normally break into some bombastic chug-a-long, then scale back with restraint to relish small moments of sonic delight. Guitar, violin and banjo drone like slow-moving glaciers. Ballads bounce with off-kilter rhythms. Keyboards tumble down the scale just when it seems they'll ascend. This disarming inventiveness is what makes their sound so beguiling. With their steadily growing following—and a killer live show—Hawk and Dove is proving to be the loudest quiet band you have ever heard.

Upcoming: Agnes Obel at Bowery Ballroom on 3/2

Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel will be at Bowery Ballroom on Sunday, March 2. Obel will be performing as part of a trio, with her on piano. She will be joined by Anne Müller (cello) and Mika Posen (viola).  See below for more details.

Obel released her latest album, Aventine, in September 2013.

Agnes Obel

Gem Club

Sunday, March 2

The Bowery Ballroom

6 Delancey Street

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $20 adv / $25 dos

21+

Upcoming: David Wax Museum at Mercury Lounge on 4/28

David Wax Museum

Rusty Belle

Monday, April 28

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9:30PM

Tickets: $12

21+

Dessy Di Lauro - “Jump ‘N’ Jivin”

Check out “Jump ‘N’ Jivin” from Los Angeles based artist, Dessy Di Lauro.  The track is from her full-length sophomore album, This Is Neo-Ragtime.

Di Lauro recently performed at the House of Blues in Hollywood. That performance was filmed and will be featured on TNT's TV series premiere of the 'Inside Job', on Friday, February 28th, 2014.

With a power-house voice reminiscent of 30's style music and a flair for live performance, Dessy Di Lauro is blending the sounds and influences across several genres to create her own: Neo-Ragtime. This jivey, R&B, swing inspired album is every bit as dancey as it is soulful. 

Upcoming: Ben Taylor at City Winery on 4/21

Ben Taylor

Monday, April 21

City Winery

155 Varick Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $12 - $20

Happiness - “All Apologies”

Swedish/UK duo Happiness have released a video for their song, “All Apologies”.  The clip was directed by Adam Berg.  Check it out below.

Berg had this to say about the video... "[The band and I] were taking about making something different, not with young people with all their emotions and tantrums. We wanted to be with this older couple, find a calm place in their love, while around them, this drunk angry silence, people staring, gossiping…And in the centre of attention, this beautiful, loving elderly couple, like the most tender intimate moment, dancing, holding each other, real true love in the eye of the storm with only eyes for each other, at the heart of all this animosity…."

Upcoming: “Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour to Make NYC Stop

Karrin Allyson, Clarence Penn, Ben Allison, Anat Cohen, Mark Whitfield, Randy Brecker and Peter Martin (Photo Credit: Jimmy Katz)

“Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60”

March 4 - 6 

Jazz Standard

116 E 27th Street (btw Park & Lexington)

New York, NY

Set Times: 7:30PM & 9:30PM

Tickets: $35

AND

“Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60”

March 7 - 8 

Jazz Standard

116 E 27th Street (btw Park & Lexington)

New York, NY

Set Times: 7:30PM, 9:30PM & 11:30PM

Tickets: $35

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival® (August 1-3, 2014), the “Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60” Tour makes a stop in New York City at the Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, March 4-8. Featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson, bassist Ben Allison, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist Mark Whitfield, trumpeter Randy Brecker and drummer Clarence Penn, the band has been receiving rave reviews since it kicked off a 17-city tour on February 8 in Atlanta. The first leg of the tour winds down March 30 and will continue with more dates during June, July and August in North America and Europe (including a set at its namesake festival on August 2). 

Set times at the Jazz Standard are 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm on March 4-6, with an 11:30 pm set added on March 7-8. For tickets and more information, call (212) 576-2232 or visit www.jazzstandard.net. 

This multi-gender, multi-national and multi-generational group of musicians was especially selected by festival founder/producer George Wein and with his long-time associates and the tour’s producers, Danny Melnick of Absolutely Live Entertainment, LLC and Darlene Chan of FestivalWest, Inc., to represent the incredible diversity of talent that the Newport Jazz Festival® has presented over the last six decades. (Melnick is also the associate producer of the Newport Jazz Festival®.)