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

Cherokee Red To Play Spike Hill on 4/7

Cherokee Red
Matt Nakoa
Sunday, April 7
Spike Hill
186 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn NY
Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Free

Cherokee Red will release their self-titled debut album on April 16.

The Joy Formidable To Play NY + Release New Video

The Joy Formidable have released a new video for their song "Little Blimp". The clip was filmed using a Go Pro camera attached to the headstock of lead-singer Ritzy Bryan's guitar. The track is from their latest album Wolf's Law.  The band is on tour supporting the album and will make stops in New York.  Their show on April 17 at Music Hall of Williamsburg is sold out but there are still tickets available for their show at Webster Hall on Thursday, April 18.  You might want to grab them quickly, it will sell out.

The Joy Formidable
Blood Red Shoes
You Won't
Thursday, April 18
Webster Hall
125 E 11th Street
New York,  NY
Doors: 6PM
$22.50 advance / $25 day of show 
18+

Jason Blum To Play Rockwood Music Hall & Release New Record

Jason Blum
Wednesday, March 27
Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
196 Allen St
New York, NY
7PM
Free
21+

Jason Blum will release his new album, Radio Dial on March 26 on Bitchen Records.

While recording, Blum’s talents as a professional chef took him all around the state of Texas as he would cook to supplement his touring income. Doing so kept winning him new friends and supporters.  He’s cooked for David Byrne and Norah Jones and even hosted a BBQ for Ian MacLagan and 100 friends for his 66th birthday party, right after his induction into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame.  As Jason observes, “I’d cook a meal for people and then get out my guitar and play them some songs.”

Shuggie Otis To Play Three NY Shows

Shuggie Otis will be doing three shows in New York this April.  On Thursday, April 18, he will play the first of two shows at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.  He'll then head over to Brooklyn for a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, April 19.  Then finally on Saturday, April 20, he'll be back in Manhattan for another show at B.B. King's.  See below for more details.

Shuggie Otis
Jesca Hoop
Thursday, April 18
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42 Street
New York, NY
Doors: 6:00PM / Showtime: 8:00PM
Tickets $42.00 in advance, $50.00 day of show
Shuggie Otis
Jesca Hoop
Friday, April 19
Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
$35 advance / $40 day of show
18+

Shuggie Otis
Jesca Hoop
Saturday, April 20
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42 Street
New York, NY
Doors: 6:00PM / Showtime: 8:00PM
Tickets $42.00 in advance, $50.00 day of show

Otis will release his upcoming album, Inspiration Information/Wings Of Love, on April 16th.

Chrome Pony Releases New Single

Chrome Pony released their debut full-length album, Lazy Bones, a couple of weeks ago. The record was released via Blacktooth Records on cassette and digital only ... guess I'd better bust out my Walkman for that cassette.  Check out the first single from the record, "Ciggy Stardust" below.

The duo have just released their debut single for “Ciggy Stardust,” which will surely stop you in your tracks. Reminiscent of early Waaves, with their pure energy blended with the perfect taste of garage rock meets indie, brothers Kyle and Tyler Davis are ready to take you on quite the musical ride. Having just released their first full length album last week, Lazy Bones (Blacktooth Records), on cassette and digital only, the group is in full gear this Spring with more tour dates to follow.

Everything Everything To Play The Bowery Ballroom on 3/25

Everything Everything
Dinowalrus
Monday, March 25
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Tickets: $15
18+

Their EP Cough Cough was released a couple of weeks ago via Julian Casablancas' Cult Records.

Julia Weldon To Play Tammany Hall on 3/21

Julia Weldon
BETS
Ginger & The Ghost
Thursday, March 21
Tammany Hall
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY
Doors 7PM
$10  

Around New York ... March 17 - March 23, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...

Mike Farris at Mercury Lounge, 3/22

March 17 -- The Allman Brothers Band at The Beacon Theatre
March 17 -- Wasabasscos St. Patrick's Day For Sinners at The Bell House
March 17 -- Hassle Merchants / Generator Ohm / The Shower Scene / Manbourine at Pianos
March 17 -- Fuck Art, Let's Dance at Mercury Lounge
March 17 -- Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts at City Winery
March 17 -- Hero Jr. / Standard Standard / Delta Routine at Parkside Lounge
March 19 -- Fountains of Wayne / Cruise Elroy at The Bowery Electric
March 20 -- Garbage / IO Echo at The Wellmont Theatre
March 20 -- Highasakite / Tall Ships at Mercury Lounge
March 20 -- Vonda Shepard at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
March 20 -- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories / The No Fairy Tale / TourSatellite / Anya Marina at Highline Ballroom
March 20 -- Shout Out Out Out Out at Cameo Gallery
March 20 -- The Fearless / Ryan Martin at Spike Hill
March 21 -- Lazyeyes / Remate at Cake Shop
March 21 -- Mother Mother / Born Cages / The Shills at The Studio at Webster Hall
March 21 -- Highasakite / Luxury Liners / Wall at Glasslands
March 21 -- Krief / The Letter Yellow / The Spanish Channel at The Rock Shop
March 21 -- Julia Weldon / BETS / Ginger & The Ghost at Tammany Hall
March 22 -- Heloise & The Savoir Faire / The Mast / TheSwimmingPools at Union Pool
March 22 -- Dara Tucker at Blue Note
March 22 -- Mike Farris at Mercury Lounge
March 22 -- James Cotton at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
March 22 -- Wheeler Brothers at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
March 22 -- Wasabassco Burlesque at Highline Ballroom
March 22 -- Alicia Olatuja at Joe's Pub
March 22 -- Stone Cold Fox / Land of Pines at Glasslands
March 22 -- Velta / Twin Wave / Half Sister at The Bowery Electric
March 22 -- The Shivers / Roses / Matt Longo at The Rock Shop
March 22 - 23 -- Brandy Carlile / The Lone Bellow at The Beacon Theatre
March 23 -- Robbie Gil at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
March 23 -- Brown Girls Burlesque at Joe's Pub
March 23 -- Hundred Waters / Salt Cathedral at Glasslands
March 23 -- Tecla at BAMcafé

Hugh Masekela To Tour US

Trumpeter Hugh Masekela is set to tour the US this April.  He'll be making a stop in New York at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on April 20.  Show details and North American tour dates are below.

Hugh Masekela
Saturday, April 20
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
3 Spruce Street
New York, NY
7:30PM
Tickets $30 - $55
Tour Dates

• 4/3/13 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• 4/4/13 Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts-Detroit, Detroit, MI
• 4/6/13 Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
• 4/7/13 NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Ctr, Charlotte, NC
• 4/9/13 Weis Performing Arts Center, Lewisburg, PA
• 4/12/13 Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC
• 4/13/13 Carolina Theatre of Durham, Durham, NC
• 4/14/13 Zellerbach Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
• 4/17/13 Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
• 4/18/13 Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH
• 4/19/13 Crowell Concert Hall, Middletown, CT
• 4/20/13 Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, New York, NY
• 4/21/13 Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA
• 4/23/13 Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, AB, Canada
• 4/24/13 University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
• 4/25/13 Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Canada
• 4/26/13 Carriage House/Montalvo Ctr, Saratoga, CA
• 4/27/13 Marin Center, San Rafael, CA   

OMD Releases Video & Confirms Tour Dates

OMD have released the first video from their upcoming album, English Electric which is scheduled for release on April 9.  The clip is for the single "Metroland".  It was created by animator Garan Rushton and directed by David O'Byrne.  Check out the clip at the bottom of the post.

They are hitting the road and will be taking the stage at Terminal 5 on July, 17.  More details on that show as well as a listing of tour dates are below.

OMD
Diamond Rings
Wednesday, July 17
Terminal 5
610 W 56th St
New York, NY
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $30 advance / $35 day of show  

English Electric was written, recorded, produced and mixed by OMD - McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. The record is a 12-track letter to technology, space, love and a grand return to form for a band whose 1980 hit "Enola Gay" occupied the world's stage at last year's Olympics Opening Ceremony.

The album is being released on standard CD format, as a deluxe edition - with media book and bonus DVD - vinyl format - ltd edition die cut sleeve on heavyweight vinyl, as a limited edition deluxe tin boxset, as well as digitally.   

The original four-piece - Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper - will be reunited once again this spring for a string of must-see shows, which commemorate the band's 35th anniversary.

Tour Dates
April

• 5 - Vancouver - Commodore Ballroom
• 6 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox @ The Market
• 7 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
• 10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
• 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
• 14 - Indio, CA - Coachella
• 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
• 18 - Mexico City, DF - Teatro Metrpolitan
• 21 - Indio, CA - Coachella

July

• 11 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall
• 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
• 13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
• 15 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
• 17 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
• 19 - Toronto, ONT - Daforth Music Hall
• 20 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
• 22 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
• 23 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line To Play The Living Room on 4/19

Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
Friday, April 19
The Living Room
154 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
7PM
$10
All Ages
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line will release their album Carnival on April 16.

“When you go to a carnival, you go into a sideshow tent, and on every stage you find a different person with a different story,” says Nora Jane Struthers. “That’s why I’m trying to do with this album – craft vignettes, and in some cases more developed narratives, about imaginary people’s lives.” Struthers’ album Carnival, which will be issued on the singer-songwriter’s own label on April 16th, is an ambitious and literate follow-up to the Nashville performer’s much-praised 2010 solo debut.

Produced by Brent Truitt (Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Dixie Chicks), who also helmed Struthers’ self-titled bow, Carnival comprises 14 fresh original compositions in her “Classic Americana” vein that richly show off her skills as a sensitive and intelligent tune-weaver and a warm and persuasive vocalist. Recorded at Truitt’s East Nashville studio, the album marks the recording debut of Struthers’ touring band the Party Line. The gifted group of instrumentalists includes Struthers’ longtime collaborator P. J. George, Joe Overton, Aaron Jonah Lewis and Drew Lawhorn.

Clementine & The Galaxy To Play Mercury Lounge, 4/16 + New Video

  Clementine & The Galaxy
Cold Blood Club
Tuesday, April 16 Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street
New York, NY
Doors: 9:30PM / Show: 10:30PM
Tickets $10
21+

Clementine & The Galaxy will release their self-titled debut EP on April 9.  Check out the video of the first single, "Robot", and grab the download using the handy widget when you're done.

PYYRAMIDS To Play Mercury Lounge on 4/10

PYYRAMIDS
MisterWives
Wednesday, April 10
Early Show
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street
New York, NY
Doors: 6:30 pm
Tickets $10 advance / $12 dos
21+

PYYRAMIDS will release their album Brightest Darkest Day on April 9 via Paracadute.

PYYRAMIDS (Tim Nordwind from OK Go and Drea Smith from He Say, She Say) will be playing The Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on Wednesday, April 10. On April 9, OK Go's label Paracadute will release the band’s full-length debut, Brightest Darkest Day.

Tim and Drea first bonded over dark British pop from the early '80s like The Smiths and Joy Division, as well as stranger more modern fare like Micachu and the Shapes…

The Knife Release Video for "A Tooth For An Eye"

 

The Knife released a video for their track "A Tooth For An Eye" last week.  The track, available today, is from their upcoming album Shaking The Habitual which is scheduled for release on April 9.  The video was directed by Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson.  Check it out below.

“A Tooth For An Eye” deconstructs images of maleness, power and leadership, Who are the people we trust as our leaders and why? What do we have to learn from those we consider inferior?

 In a sport setting where one would traditionally consider a group of men as powerful and in charge, an unexpected leader emerges. A child enters and allows the men to let go of their hierarchies, machismo and fear of intimacy, as they follow her into a dance. Their lack of expertise and vulnerability shines through as they perform the choreography.

Amateurs and skilled dancers alike express joy and a sense of freedom; there is no prestige in their performance.  

Upcoming: Elephant Stone To Play Pianos, 4/2

Elephant Stone
Tuesday, April 2
Pianos
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
6:30PM Door / 7PM Show
$8 21+
Tour Dates

• Apr 02 - New York, NY - Piano's (Headline)
• Apr 04 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre*
• Apr 05 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel*
• Apr 06 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
• Apr 07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
• Apr 08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
• Apr 10 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House*
• Apr 11 - Boston, MA @ Royale Boston *
• Apr 12 -  Montreal, QC @ Le National*
• Apr 13 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall*
• Apr 15 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *
• Apr 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
• Apr 17 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*
• Apr 18 - Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
• Apr 19 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre*
• Apr 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café*
• Apr 21 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room*
• Apr 22 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada*
• Apr 23  - Oklahoma City, OK -  Conservatory
• Apr 24 - Dallas, TX - Dada's
• Apr 25 - Denton, TX -  Rubber Gloves w/ Woodsman
• Apr 26-28 - Austin, TX for Austin Psych Fest*

* w/ The Black Angels and Allah Las

Junip Announce North American Tour Dates

Swedish trio Junip have announced North American tour dates.  The tour is in support of their upcoming album Junip which is scheduled to be released on April 23 via Mute. They'll be taking the stage in New York at Highline Ballroom on Thursday, June 13.  See below for show details and additional tour dates.

Junip
Thursday, June 13
Highline Ballroom
431 W 16th Street
New York, NY
Doors @ 8:00 PM / Show @ 9:00 PM
Tickets $20
All ages
Tour Dates

• 5/30 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
• 5/31 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA
• 6/1 – Bimbos – San Francisco, CA
• 6/2 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
• 6/4 – Rio Theatre – Vancouver, BC
• 6/5 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
• 6/8 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
• 6/9 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
• 6/10 – Great Hall –Toronto, ON
• 6/12 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
• 6/13 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
• 6/15 - 9:30 Club – Washington DC
• 6/16 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA

Highasakite To Make NY Debut With Two Shows

Norwegian band Highasakite, whose EP, In and out of weeks, came out last week here in the US, will be making their New York debut with a pair of shows. First, they will be on the LES at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, March 20 at 8PM and it will cost you $10.  The following night, Thursday, March 21 they will be over in Brooklyn at Glasslands.  It happens at 10PM and will cost you $10.  See below for full details.

Highasakite
Tall Ships
Wednesday, March 20
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street
New York, NY
Doors: 6:30 pm
Tickets $10
21+

Highasakite
Luxury Liners
Thursday March 21
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Doors: 8:30 PM
Tickets $10
21+

Highasakite inhabits their own rare musical landscape, a place of long dark shadows, sudden flashes of glittering light, brooding silences and unexpected explosions of fierce percussion. Ingrid Håvik’s surrealistic lyrics and ardent vocals float out of another time and place, drawing you down into the breathless maelstrom created by her band mates. Progressive rock, Norwegian folk music, jazzy tribal drumming, spaced out synthesizers, zither and autoharp come together to create a deep, mysterious resonance, echoing the sounds your hear in the midnight dreams that often seem more real than anything you experience during your waking hours. Imagine Phil Spector producing Cluster, with a dash of Radiohead on the side, and you’ll have the general idea, but Highasakite brings their own singular vision to the party.

The band took flight when Håvik and drummer Trond Bersu met while studying jazz at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory. They started as a duo, with Bersu on drums and Håvik singing and playing zither. After a few gigs, they enlisted producer Thomas Dahl (Krøyt) to help them capture the sounds they were hearing in their heads. “We wanted to combine the rhythm patterns I was composing with 60s American pop, Norwegian folk music and synthesizers,” Bersu says. With Dahl producing and playing bass and guitar, and their friend Øystein Skar contributing his synthesizer wizardry, they worked for six months to produce a collection of songs cryptically titled All that floats will rain. This was an immediate success and Highasakite was named the best new act of 2012 by many Norwegian magazines and newspapers.

With their reputation in Norway secure, Highasakite is setting their sights on the American market with In and out of weeks. The five-song mini-album will introduce America to the band’s highly emotional music and their distinctive approach to songwriting and arranging. Tribal drums and throbbing, euphoric synthesizer open “Son of a Bitch,” a mid tempo rocker that alternates between Håvik’s propulsive, tongue twisting verses and wordless trills, underscored by Dahl’s swooping bass. “In and out of weeks” is a tense, moody ballad full of long sustained guitar notes, vast washes of spacey keyboards and dense layers of skittering percussion. Håvik’s somnambulant vocals capture the muzzy feeling of a sleepless night.

Aimee Mann Announces Spring Tour Dates

Aimee Mann is hitting the road.  She'll be taking the stage at Webster Hall on Saturday, April 20.  Doors are at 7PM and it will cost you $35.  Also on the bill is, Ted Leo.  We can only assume they will play some of the songs they've written together under the moniker #BOTH.  See below for full details and additional tour dates.

Aimee Mann
Ted Leo
Saturday, April 20
Webster Hall
125 E 11th Street
New York, NY
Doors: 7PM
Tickets $35
18+
Tour Dates

• 03/26  #BOTH (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) at Bottom of the Hill     San Francisco, CA
• 03/27  #BOTH (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) at Bottom of the Hill     San Francisco, CA
• 04/18  Club Helsinki Hudson     Hudson, NY
• 04/19  The Paramount     Huntington, NY
• 04/20  Webster Hall     New York, NY
• 04/21   Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival     Portsmouth, NH
• 04/23   Union County Performing Arts Center     Rahway, NJ
• 04/24   World Cafe Live at the Queen     Wilmington, DE
• 04/25   Maryland Hall For The Creative Arts     Annapolis, MD
• 04/27   Mauch Chunk Opera House     Jim Thorpe, PA 

Hero Jr. & The Delta Routine to Play Two NY Shows

 

Hero Jr.

The Delta Routine & Hero Jr. are out on tour together supporting their recent albums.  The Delta Routine recently released their third studio record, Cigarettes & Caffeine Nightmares while Hero Jr. recently released their debut full-length album, Back-up Plan.

They will play two shows in the area, both on the LES.  Friday, March 15, they'll be down at Fontana's. It all happens at 8PM and it will cost you $8.  Then, they'll be down at Parkside Lounge on Sunday, March 17 at 8PM.  See below for full details, tour dates and some tunes.

Hero Jr. & The Delta Routine
Friday, March 15
Fontana's
105 Eldridge Street
New York, NY
8PM
$8
21+

Hero Jr. & The Delta Routine
Sunday, March 17
Parkside Lounge
317 E Houston Street
New York, NY
21+
Tour Dates

• Mar. 10 - Wooley Bully’s-  Pittsburgh, PA
• Mar. 11 - The Record Exchange In-Store - Fredrick, MD
• Mar. 14 - The Brighton Bar - Long Branch, NJ
• Mar. 15 - Fontana’s - New York, NY
• Mar. 16 - Legendary Dobbs - Philadelphia, PA
• Mar. 17 - Parkside Lounge - Brooklyn, NY
• Mar. 19 - Scully’s - Columbus, OH
• Mar.  21- Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI
• Mar.  22 - Mitchell’s-  Whitewater, WI
• Mar.  23 - Willi’s -  Decorah, IA
• Apr. 6 - Radio Radio -  Indianapolis, IN
• Apr. 12 - The Brink Lounge - Madison, WI [The Delta Routine only]
• Apr. 12 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH [Hero Jr. only]
• Apr. 19 - Victory’s Live - Columbus, OH [Hero Jr. only]
• Apr. 20 - Old Haunts, Akron - OH [Hero Jr. only]
• Apr. 26 - Hard Rock Café - New Buffalo, MI [Hero Jr. only]

Around New York ... March 10 - March 16, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...

Danielia Cotton at Bowery Electric, 3/15

March 10 -- Girls Names/Lazyeyes/Sapphire Mansions at Cameo Gallery
March 10 -- D-A-D/Streetlight Circus/Panzie at The Studio at Webster Hall
March 10 -- Devon Allman Band at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
March 10 -- Kestrels/Soccer Mom/Relations at Cake Shop
March 11 -- Lily & The Parlour Tricks/Alice & The Glass Lake at Mercury Lounge
March 11 -- Clara Lofaro at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
March 11 -- Adult Dude/Kestrels/Graveyard Lovers/Sweethearts at Public Assembly
March 11 -- Big Daddy Kane Las Supper Album Release at Blue Note
March 12 -- Lelia Broussard at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
March 12 -- The Whigs/Bad Girlfriend at Mercury Lounge
March 12 -- Tristan Prettyman/Anya Marina at Bowery Ballroom
March 12 - 13 -- The Allman Brothers Band at The Beacon Theatre
March 12 - 13 -- Dropkick Murphys at Terminal 5
March 13 -- Aaron Comess at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
March 14 -- Ari Hest at Union Hall
March 14 -- Hockey/The Midnight Hollow/Young Unknowns at Glasslands
March 15 -- Danielia Cotton/Devil's Backbone/Julia Weldon/Mariko at The Bowery Electric
March 15 -- Starfucker/Blackbird Blackbird at Webster Hall
March 15 -- Dark Carnival Burlesque at The Delancey
March 15 -- Emily King at BAMcafé Live
March 15 -- Rhinestone Gorilla Burlesque at Parkside Lounge
March 15 - 16 -- The Allman Brothers Band at The Beacon Theatre
March 16 -- Shelley Nicole’s blaKbüshe at BAMcafé Live
March 16 -- Drive-By Truckers/Old 97s at The Wellmont Theatre
March 17 -- Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts at City Winery

Frank Turner & More Added to Newport Folk Festival Line-up

It was announced yesterday, that Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls will be taking the stage at this year's Newport Folk Festival.  He'll be performing on Saturday, July 27 joining Langhorne Slim, Trombone Shorty, Iris DeMent among other recently announced artists who will take a stage that day. 

Turner has a new album, Tape Deck Heart, scheduled to be released on April 23 and is available for pre-order.  Check out the video for the single "Recovery" below.

The Newport Folk Festival takes place July 26 - 28 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI.  Saturday and Sunday tickets are sold-out but, you can still get Friday tickets, HERE.   

*The line-up so far...

Friday, July 26, 2013

• JD McPherson
• Kingsley Flood
• The Last Bison
• The Mountain Goats

Saturday, July 27, 2013

• Father John Misty
• Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
• Houndmouth
• Hurray for the Riff Raff
• Iris DeMent
• Jason Isbell
• Jim James
• Langhorne Slim & The Law
• Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers
• Rayland Baxter
• Shovels and Rope
• The Lone Bellow
• Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

Sunday, July 28

• Andrew Bird
• Black Prairie
• Bombino
• Hey Marseilles
• Michael Hurley
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Spirit Family Reunion
• The Felice Brothers
• The Lumineers
• Tift Merritt

*Artists listed in alphabetical order, by day.

Miss Guy Releases Groovy New Video

It's no secret that we like Miss Guy here at QNYC. He's one of our music crushes.  Well, he's back with a brand new video.  The clip is for the track "Magic" from his Dumb Blonde EP. 

"Magic" has that 70's pop, feel good, vibe going on. It's the kind of song that would have had little bell-bottomed girls squealing, "he's so dreamy!"  The video follows suit with bright groovy graphics. The whole thing just inspires me to smile.  I'm not sure if it's the bright and colorful nod to my time in front of the television as a child or if I just want to smile back at Miss Guy's smiling disembodied head.  Check out the clip below.




Directed by B. G. Kuchta
Song by Barbara Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland, and Miss Guy