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NEWS : TUE, FEB 18, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Weyes Blood to Support Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds on their North American tour September 19th-October 14th, 2020

Weyes Blood will be the lone support act on the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds tour, beginning September 19th in Chicago at UIC Credit Union Arena and ending on October 14th in Seattle at the WaMu Theatre. Presales for the fall tour begin Wednesday, February 19th at 10 am (local), with tickets on sale to the general public (all territories) this Friday, February 21st at 10 am (local). Please visit WeyesBlood.com for more info.
 
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with Weyes Blood
September/October 2020
Sep. 19 - Chicago, IL - UIC Credit Union Arena
Sep. 21 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple
Sep. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at the Mann
Sep. 25 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
Oct. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
Oct. 12 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Oct. 14 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
 
Weyes Blood also added new, headlining shows to her previously announced “A Lot Has Changed Tour” which includes stops in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The tour spans February 23rd in Perth, AU as part of Perth Festival and runs through August 14th in Nashville, TN at The Basement East.  New dates include May 15th in Phoenix, AZ at The Crescent Ballroom, May 16th in San Diego at the Music Box and May 17th in Pomona, CA at The Glass House. Support for these shows will come from SPELLLING (May 1st - May 17th) and Ana Roxanne (July 31st-August 14th).
 
A Lot Has Changed Tour
Australia/New Zealand 2020 / Winter
Feb. 23 - Perth, AU - Perth Festival
Feb. 25 - Brisbane, AU - The Zoo
Feb. 26 - Melbourne, AU - Melbourne Recital Hall [SOLD OUT]
Feb. 28 - Melbourne, AU - Melbourne Zoo Twilights ** [SOLD OUT]
Feb. 29 - Wollongong, AU - Farmer & The Owl Festival
Mar. 03 - Sydney, AU - The Factory Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Mar. 04 - Hobart, AU - Odeon Theatre
Mar. 05 - Adelaide, AU - Adelaide Festival
Mar. 07 - Castlemaine, AU - Theatre Royal
Mar. 08 - Victoria, AU - Golden Plains Festival
Mar. 09 - Melbourne, AU - The Corner Hotel
Mar. 13 - Wellington, NZ - New Zealand Festival of the Arts / Michael Fowler Centre *
Mar. 14 - Auckland, NZ - Auckland Town Hall *
Mar. 15 - Christchurch, NZ - Christchurch Town Hall *
* w/ Aldous Harding
** w/ Julia Jacklin
 
US 2020 / Spring
Apr. 11 - Indio, CA - Coachella
Apr. 18 - Indio, CA - Coachella
May 01 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall*
May 02 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom*
May 04 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge*
May 05 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater*
May 08 - Dallas, TX - Trees*
May 10 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn*
May 11 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs)*
May 12 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger*
May 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad*
May 15 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom*
May 16 - San Diego, CA - Music Box*
May 17 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House*
*w/ SPELLLING


Europe 2020 / Spring
Jun. 06 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
Jun. 06-07 - Paris, FR - We Love Green Festival
Jun. 08 - Tourcoing, FR - Le Grand Mix
Jun. 10 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Jun. 12 - Porto, PT - NOS Primavera Sound

Jun. 14 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
Jun. 16 - Cork, IE - Cork Midsummer Festival
Jun. 17 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street
Jun. 19 - Istanbul, TU - Zorlu PAC Jazz Festival


US 2020 / Summer
Jul. 31 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^
Aug. 01 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater ^
Aug. 04 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s Music Diner ^
Aug. 05 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of The Living Arts ^
Aug. 07 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^
Aug. 08 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle ^
Aug. 10 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground ^
Aug. 12 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ^
Aug. 13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
Aug. 14 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East ^
^ w/ Ana Roxanne


Weyes Blood’s critically acclaimed Titanic Rising is available everywhere from Sub Pop.


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : WED, FEB 12, 2020 at 9:00 AM

Watch Moaning’s New Animated Video for “Fall in Love” - Premiere via Adult Swim

Spring tour dates announced including SXSW. Uneasy Laughter is out March 20th.

Today, LA’s Moaning have shared a video for ”Fall In Love,” the latest from their forthcoming sophomore album, Uneasy Laughter. The video, which premiered via Adult Swim today, was animated and directed by Moaning’s own Sean Solomon.

Of the song and video, Solomon says “People my age are skeptical of love because we see how many previous generations got divorced or went through painful experiences. The song is about being afraid to fall in love because of expecting heartbreak. It’s about hating yourself too much to open yourself up to someone else. It’s a bummer of a song lyrically but it’s pretty fun to dance to!





I made the music video in my bedroom a couple weeks ago. It’s a psychedelic depiction of an imaginary romance. It’s inspired by early experimental animations like Belladonna of Sadness and Heavy Metal. Both the song and the video are perfect for everyone feeling like shit this Valentine’s Day.”

Uneasy Laughter is available for pre-order and due March 20th via Sub Pop.


[Album Art Credit: Aaron Jupin]

Last month the band announced Uneasy Laughter with the album’s opener and lead single, ”Ego,” which garnered praise from StereogumPaste MagazineMTVUnder The RadarBrooklyn Vegan, and more.

Moaning Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Additionally, Moaning have announced a spring tour that includes a free hometown show in Los Angeles presented by Doc Martens, a stop at Austin, TX’s SXSW Music Festival, and a run in support of Black Marble.

2/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moon Room ^
3/16-21 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
4/7 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s *
4/9 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
4/10 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
4/11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
4/13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
4/14 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
4/16 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
4/17 - Houston, TX @ The Satellite *
4/18 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company *
4/20 - Albuqueruqe, NM @ Sister *
4/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge *
4/22-23 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
5/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent *

^ Free show presented by Doc Martens
* w/ Black Marble


[Photo Credit: Michael Schmelling]

Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : TUE, FEB 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM

CALEXICO + IRON & WINE TEAM UP WITH ANDREW BIRD FOR THE GREAT SUMMER STROLL TOUR

[Calexico and Iron & Wine photo credit: Piper Ferguson]

Kicks off June 10th and includes appearances at Red Rocks with Neko Case and The Hollywood Bowl with Mandolin Orange JOSEPH to open the first leg of Tour.

Calexico and Iron & Wine are teaming up with Andrew Bird for The Great Summer Stroll tour this June. The coast to coast co-headline tour kicks off in Iron & Wine’s home state of North Carolina and includes stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Neko Case, in Andrew’s home state of Illinois at the Ravinia Festival, and culminates at The Hollywood Bowl where Mandolin Orange joins the evening’s proceedings. JOSEPH will open dates on the first half of the tour.


[Andrew Bird photo credit: Michael Schmelling]

Crossing paths at numerous festivals, sharing touring personnel, and being fans of each other’s work, a long-standing friendship has existed between Andrew Bird, Calexico and Iron & Wine over the years. The three acts first shared a bill in Boston last fall where the idea of a co-headline tour arose. As the year came to a close and with the lines of communication fresh, The Great Summer Stroll tour fell into place.

All three artists have earned praise and critical acclaim for their recent records. Calexico and Iron & Wine’s collaborative record, Years to Burn [Sub Pop] received two nominations at the 2020 Grammy Awards, the first for Best American Roots Performance and the second for Best Americana Album. Andrew Bird’s latest release, My Finest Work Yet [Loma Vista], received a nomination for Best Folk Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

A fan presale for The Great Summer Stroll Tour (select dates) begins Wednesday, February 12th at 10 am local time with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, February 14th at 10 am (local). Check casadecalexico.com for details.

$1 from each ticket sold will be donated to The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign.

CALEXICO AND IRON & WINE AND ANDREW BIRD CO-HEADLINE TOUR DATES

Jun. 10 – Asheville, NC –  The Orange Peel: Outside Summer Stage *
Jun. 11 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *
Jun. 12 - New York, NY - Pier 17 *
Jun. 13 - New Haven, CT - Westville Music Bowl *
Jun.  14 - Kingston, NY - Hutton Brickyards *
Jun.  15 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark Amphitheater *
Jun.  17 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach *
Jun.  18 - Columbus, OH - Express Live *
Jun.  19 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival *
Jun.  20 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavillion Riverbend
Jun.  22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Jun.  23 - Kansas City, MO - CrossroadsKC
Jun.  24 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks 
Amphitheatre ^
Jun.  25 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
Jun.  27 - Napa, CA - Oxbow Commons
Jun.  28 - Los Angeles, CA -  Hollywood Bowl #

 
*with JOSEPH
^ with Neko Case
# with Mandolin Orange
 
Please check local listings for further on sale information on the following shows:  
Vienna-Wolf Trap, Toronto-Echo Beach, Chicago-Ravinia,  Kansas City-CrossroadsKCSalt Lake City-Red Butte Garden and Los Angeles-Hollywood Bowl

Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : TUE, FEB 11, 2020 at 6:57 AM

Hot Snakes resurface with a new song and video! Now see here “I Shall Be Free”

U.S. tour dates February 22nd through March 12th, 2020.

The official video for Hot Snakes’ “I Shall Be Free,” directed and animated by Tiger Reis (the clip’s 13-year-old auteur and offspring of the band’s Swami John Reis), is out today! “I Shall Be Free” is a brand new single you can also listen to now through all the various DSPs. This new song follows the December 2019 release of the single “Checkmate,” which is also available now through all DSPs. And, “I Shall Be Free” will also be available directly from the band, in very limited numbers, as a physical 7” at their upcoming shows, starting Feb. 27. The 7” will also include the exclusive b-side “A Place in the Sun.”

“I Shall Be Free” is the second single in the series of four 7”s leading up to the next full-length LP. Each single being a seasonal release. “I Shall Be Free” is the Spring installment. The song is defiant anti-work protest punque. The slash your face chords and bassless undertow channels an AC/DC-Cramps hybrid that completely misses the mark. Primo Hot Snakes.


Hot Shakes Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Hot Snakes have confirmed US tour dates beginning February 22nd in Chicago for Music Frozen Dancing 2020 at the Empty Bottle. This is a FREE OUTDOOR BLOCK PARTY show which features performances from labelmates Pissed Jeans as well as HIDE, and others. Gates will open at 1PM and it costs $ZERO DOLLAR$ to get in. Donations to benefit the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless will be graciously accepted. The event is all ages, so bring the kids and scar them for life!

Hot Snakes will then embark on a 12-date run starting February 27th at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, AZ, with additional shows in Tucson, Oakland, Seattle, Portland, and Santa Cruz, ending on March 12th in Solana Beach, CA at the Belly Up Tavern.
 
Feb. 22 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle outside (Music Frozen Dancing 2020) *
Feb. 23 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Music Frozen Dancing After Party) ^
Feb. 27 - Phoenix AZ - Rebel Lounge
Feb. 28 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
Feb. 29 - Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar & Billiards
Mar. 01 - Long Beach, CA - Alex’s Bar
Mar. 03 - Oakland, CA - New Parish
Mar. 05 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
Mar. 06 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Mar. 07 - Bend, OR - Volcanic Theater
Mar. 08 - Sacramento, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
Mar. 10 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Club Atrium
Mar. 11 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s
Mar. 12 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
*w/ Pissed Jeans & HIDE
^ w/ Pink Avalanche
 
The most recent Hot Snakes album, 2018’s Jericho Sirens is available everywhere from Sub Pop and through all DSPs. And the band’s reissued catalog - Automatic MidnightSuicide Invoice and Audit in Progress - is also available from Sub Pop.


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : MON, FEB 10, 2020 at 12:00 PM

ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER RELEASES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO, “CARS IN SPACE”

Melbourne-based Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have released a new single, “Cars In Space,” and accompanying video as you see here. 

Watch worldwide from this link here.

“Cars In Space” is “the swirling words and thoughts before a breakup,” says Fran Keaney. It’s bold and classic, and propelled by the band’s singular chemistry. Its accompanying video, directed by Nick Mckk and Julia Jacklin, is set in broad daylight at an old-school Australian drive-in.



“Cars In Space” is the first taste of new music from Rolling Blackouts C.F. since their “In The Capital” / “Read My Mind” 7”, and its predecessor, 2018’s Hope Downs, “a debut album that applies their infectious brand of motorik jangle rock to lovelorn ruminations and geopolitical laments” (Pitchfork). Hope Downs was released to an incredible reception, earning year-end praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Paste, and more. Meanwhile, the band’s renowned live show led to selling-out their mammoth Hope Downs Australian tour, as well as sold-out performances in London, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, Philadelphia, New York City and more.  The huge touring schedule also included shows at the world’s biggest music festivals, from Coachella, The Great Escape, Primavera, and Shaky Knees to Lowlands, Pukklepop, Green Man and Splendour in the Grass.


[Photo Credit: Peter Ryle]

Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever Tour Dates + Ticket Links

Fri. Feb. 14 - Perth, AU @ Perth Festival

Sun. March 1 - Brisbane, AU @ Nine Lives Festival

Sat. March 14 - Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House w/ Pixies

Sun. March 15 - Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House w/ Pixies

Wed. March 18 - Melbourne, AU @ Brunswick Music Festival

Sat. March 28 - Bambra, AU @ Meadow Festival

Fri. May 22 - Madrid, ES @ Tomavista Festival

Sat. May 23 - London, UK @ All Points East

Sun. May 24 - Warrington, UK @ Neighbourhood Weekender

Tue. May 26 - Edinburgh, UK @ The Liquid Room

Sat. May 30 - Neustrelitz, DE @ Immergut

Mon. June 1 - Sala Apolo, ES @ Primavera Sound

Wed. June 10 - Bergen, NO @ Bergenfest

Fri. June 12 - Porto, PT @ NOS Primavera Sound

Sat. June 13 - Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret





Posted by Rachel White