EVAN DANDO US SOLO TOUR ANNOUNCED
Posted by Amy in Evan Dando, The Lemonheads, tourNov 20th, 2009 | Comments OffNew York, NY (November 20, 2009) – Evan Dando, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Lemonheads, will be setting out on a solo tour in early 2010 that begins January 29 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken and currently wraps up March 6 back in New York at Mercury Lounge. See all current dates below.
Evan will be performing an intimate set featuring songs from his solo album and plenty of classic Lemonheads tunes along with several inspired covers, including some from his most recent covers album, Varshons (06/09, The End Records).
Produced by Butthole Surfers ringleader Gibby Haynes, Varshons was inspired by mix tapes that Gibby used to send to Evan. The collection is filled with strange bedfellows – from G.G. Allin to Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt and garage rockers The Green Fuz. The Lemonheads make each track their own, with help from actress Liv Tyler, singing back up on Leonard Cohen’s “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye,” and Kate Moss, who sings over the dance groove of Arling & Cameron’s “Dirty Robot,” which also features lead guitar by John Perry on loan from The Only Ones.
“Evan Dando has always had a magic touch with cover songs…the laconic alt-rocker nimbly transforms songs until they sound like they could be his own,” commented The Boston Globe. Spin Magazine stated, “Between ‘Mrs Robinson’ and ‘My Hero Zero,’ covers have accounted for some of the Lemonheads’ most memorable moments.”
All Music added, “Varshons is easily the strangest Lemonheads record in maybe two decades and it’s not so coincidentally one of their best, perched between the ragged, formless mess of their earliest records and Dando’s enduring love for sweetly weathered country-rock.”
Evan Dando on tour:
Nov 20 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain @ Capitol
Nov 21 – Bilbao, Spain @ Kafe Antzokia
Nov 23 – Paris, France @ Fleche D’or
Nov 24 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Nov 27 – Utrecht, Holland @ Tivoli -Le Guess Who Festival
Nov 30 – Munster, Germany @ Gleiss 22
Dec 01 – Cologne, Germany @ Underground
Dec 02 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
Dec 03 – Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
Dec 05 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
Dec 06 – Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
Dec 07 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser
Dec 08 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers
2010 US tour:
Jan 29 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
Jan 30 – New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
Jan 31 – Bordentown, NJ @ The Record Collector store
Feb 03 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Feb 04 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Feb 05 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
Feb 06 – Arlington, VA @ IOTA Club & Café
Feb 09 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Feb 10 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Feb 11 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
Feb 12 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Feb 13 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Feb 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
Feb 17 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
Feb 18 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Feb 19 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Feb 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
Feb 21 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Feb 23 – Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar
Feb 24 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounging (Outdoor)
Feb 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
Feb 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Mar 03 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Mar 06 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Murder By Death begin album #5
Posted by Amy in Murder By Death, VagrantNov 16th, 2009 | Comments OffMURDER BY DEATH Begin Work On New Album
Follow up to 2008’s Red of Tooth and Claw Due Out Spring 2010
Los Angeles, CA (November 16, 2009) – Bloomington, Indiana quartet MURDER BY DEATH will begin recording their fifth full-length studio album in December at Bloomington-based Farm Fresh Studios. The forthcoming as-yet-untitled disc will be mixed by Trina Shoemaker (who produced 2008’s Red of Tooth and Claw, Vagrant) and is scheduled for release next spring.
Adam Turla, MBD’s singer, songwriter, and guitarist wrote most of the new material during two weeks he spent alone deep in the woods of Appalachia. “With this record, we wanted to write a more versatile and manic album,” said Turla. “We are going for doomier, more beautiful, even a few songs in major keys (rare for us)… the whole kit-and-caboodle.”
Murder By Death recently returned from a national tour as main support for Gaslight Anthem and also released an instrumental soundtrack to accompany the science-fiction book, Finch, by author Jeff VanderMeer. This past summer the band learned that director Quentin Tarantino was a fan when he hand-picked “Comin’ Home” (from Red of Tooth and Claw) for the Inglorious Basterds movie trailer.
Released in March 2008, Red of Tooth and Claw was universally acclaimed for it’s cinematic storytelling and as Paste Magazine noted of their performance on record – “every one of them a swirling, unapologetic tours-de-force.” Performing Songwriter declared the album “a more personal, impactful and engaging record than the stellar offerings they’ve released thus far… MBD kick up a storm of dirty, killer American rock” and The Tripwire summed it up by saying, “label it whatever you want, isn’t “great” just great?”
Murder By Death is: Adam Turla – vocals, guitar, Sarah Balliet – cello, keys, Matt Armstrong – bass, and Dagan Thogerson – drums.
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Thrice vinyl pre-order announced
Posted by Amy in Thrice, tour, vinylNov 6th, 2009 | Comments Off
THRICE ANNOUNCES BEGGARS VINYL RELEASE
ON TOUR WITH BRAND NEW, HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS NEXT WEEK
BLURT Contest Launched For Thrice Meet-and-Greet
Los Angeles, CA (November 6, 2009) – THRICE announces that the vinyl edition of their latest studio album, Beggars (09/09, Vagrant), will be available beginning December 15, 2009. The limited edition pressing of 2000 numbered pieces will include a full album download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 copies or fewer. Fans in the US can pre-order the vinyl here and the UK/EU pre-order is here.
Thrice kicked off their fall tour dates with Brand New last week with a sold out show in Austin, Texas. Their leg of the tour ends in Philadelphia on November 14 and the band begins their own headline dates the following night in Pittsburgh, PA at Diesel with The Dear Hunter and Polar Bear Club. The Southern California-based quartet will tour their way back to the west coast for two hometown shows in Anaheim at the House of Blues on November 24 and 25. On November 28, Thrice jet off to New York to rejoin Brand New for a massive Nassau Coliseum show that also features Glassjaw, Manchester Orchestra, and Kevin Devine.
Fans will have the chance to meet Thrice by entering a new contest that just launched with Blurt Magazine and Invisible Children. Five winners plus guests will attend a meet and greet before each of the Thrice headline shows. Winners will also receive a copy of Beggars on vinyl that will be shipped to them around release date. For contest rules and more information, go to: http://www.blurt-online.com/contest/
Thrice will be announcing the premiere of their new video for “In Exile” in the coming weeks and fans call follow the band’s updates from the tour on http://twitter/officialthrice.
Thrice is Dustin Kensrue – vocals/guitar, Teppei Teranishi – guitar/piano, Edward Breckenridge – bass, and Riley Breckenridge – drums.
THRICE on tour:
11/06 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues *
11/07 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
11/09 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *
11/10 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
11/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar * (SOLD OUT)
11/13 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
11/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory *
11/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel ^
11/16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection ^
11/17 – Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain-House of Tunes ^
11/19 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ^
11/20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue ^
11/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom at The Regency ^
11/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon ^
11/24 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/25 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues ^
11/28 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum*
12/04 – San Diego, CA @ Soma ^
* – Supporting Brand New
^ – Headline date
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