OUT MARCH 3Parquet Courts: Live at Third Man Records
Third Man Records is excited to announce the March 3rd release of Parquet Courts: Live At Third Man Record – the latest addition to the Live At Third Man series.
Parquet Courts brought a sweltering performance to the hallowed grounds of Third Man’s Blue Room onJune 5th of last year – and very fortunately, TMR was able to lovingly capture it with their one-of-a-kind, direct-to-acetate recording process. The set included a dynamic selection of songs from last year’s critically acclaimed album Sunbathing Animals, as well as the 2013 EP, Tally All The Things That You Broke. The end result? A record that will have your feet stompin’ and body rockin’ as soon as the needle hits. Track listing included below for your perusal.
1. Duckin & Dodgin
2. Bodies
3. Black & White
4. Vienna II
5. Always Back In Town
6. Dear Ramona
7. Descend
8. Instant Disassembly
9. Raw Milk
10. Into the Garden
11. Sunbathing Animal
For a tasty sample, check out clips of “Sunbathing Animal” and “Vienna II” HERE. Look out for the pre-order, which will be available in February at thirdmanstore.com.
“…his most accessible, muscular work since 2001’s Gold… Adams at his most direct and least self-conscious” — TIME Top 10 Albums of 2014
In the wake of multiple GRAMMY nominations, Coachella and JazzFest confirmations and year-end best-of accolades for his recently released self-titled album, Ryan Adams has added another run of headline and festival dates to his current tour. The new dates include a two-night return engagement at Nashville’s hallowed Ryman Auditorium, as well as four shows featuring special guest Jenny Lewis.
Tickets for the newly announced headline shows will be on sale 10am local time on Friday, January 23.
Hailed upon its release as arguably Ryan’s finest work to date by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Esquire, USA Today, Stereogum and dozens more, Ryan Adams (Pax-Am/Blue Note) recently racked up three GRAMMY nominations: Best Rock Album, plus Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for album opener and lead single “Gimme Something Good.”
Fans can catch a preview of things to come in the form of Ryan’s performance on Austin City Limits, airing January 24 as part of ACL’s landmark 40th season.
Ryan’s band on these dates is, as it was on his enthusiastically received 2014 trek: Freddie Bokkenheuser (drums), Daniel Clarke (keys), Charlie Stavish (bass) and Mike Viola (guitar).
See below for all currently confirmed North American dates and stay tuned to paxamrecords.com for further updates.
RYAN ADAMS
New Dates in BOLD
04/12/15 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04/19/15 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04/25/15 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 04/27/15 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
04/28/15 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
04/30/15 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater **
05/03/15 – Charlottesville, VA – nTelos Wireless Pavilion **
05/05/15 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center **
05/07/15 – Miami, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre **
05/08-09/15 – Tampa, FL – Big Guava Music Festival
05/08-10/15 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival
06/05-07/15 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
The fall of 2014 saw the release of Philip Selway’s exquisite sophomore solo album Weatherhouse. Described by Stereogum as “a pop record with an artful touch that further develops his tender emotional spin on expansively moody sounds” and hailed by Rolling Stone as “a sweeping suite full of moody psychedelic arrangements,” the aural accomplishments of Weatherhouse have been embraced by critics and fans alike.
Philip recently made his solo US TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing a moving rendition of“It Will End In Tears” backed by the Dap Kings. Come spring, fans will finally be able to witness the live translation of Philip’s solo catalogue as he hits the road for a run of full band dates around his Coachella appearances. Joining him on the road will be Adem Ilhan, Kath Mann (AKA Quinta) and Chris Vatalaro.
Tickets for the newly announced dates are on sale January 16 and can be purchased here.
Philip Selway
2015 Tour Dates
(new dates in bold)
04/10/15 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
04/12/15 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 04/15/15 – Seattle, WA – Columbia City Theatre (on sale at 10am PST) 04/16/15 – Portland, OR – The Old Church (on sale at 8am PST) 04/18/15 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent (on sale at 12pm PST)
04/19/15 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
12” VINYL INCLUDING PAUL’S ORIGINAL ANTHEM PLUS FOUR SPECIAL MIXES OUT JANUARY 13Hope For The Future
Paul McCartney’s song “Hope For The Future”, which was released digitally in December, will be released physically on 180-gram 12” vinyl next week. The song was written by Paul for the record-breaking video game Destiny.
Produced by Giles Martin and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent, “Hope For The Future”is as epic as the game itself which smashed records with its half-billion-dollar first day revenues. The song, which features an orchestra, was recorded between Paul’s Hog Hill Mill studio in Sussex, Avatar Studios in New York, Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios in London.
It goes without saying that Paul McCartney has written countless hit singles, orchestral scores, electronica works, film themes, and has consistently changed the world with his music. Listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time, Paul has now added another first to his impressive list: “Hope For The Future” marks the first time that Paul has ever written specifically for a video game — one poised to become the most successful franchise of its kind.
Details of the release are confirmed today and the original version of the track from the Destinycredits will be made digitally available alongside four special mixes.
The vinyl tracklisting is as follows:
SIDE A
A1) Hope For The Future (Main)
A2) Hope For The Future (Thrash)
A3) Hope For The Future (Mirwais Mix)
SIDE B
B1) Hope For The Future (Beatsession Mix)
B2) Hope For The Future (Jaded Mix)
Talking about the writing process Paul said:
“When you’re writing something like “Hope For The Future”, which is custom made, it is like doing a portrait for someone. You have to use your imagination and work out what they need, what they’re going to want and then what you want to give them. Then you’ve got to combine those three things into something that you still think maintains integrity. So in the game you’re basically trying to save Earth from the invaders, the aliens, so that suggested to me the ‘hope for the future’ idea and I went from there. Then I thought it is not just a game song, this will get played outside the game so it has got to be stand alone too, you can’t have references to aliens or people will think ‘what’s he talking about?’ So it had to have its own stand alone meaning and integrity.”
Years in the making, Destiny is one of the biggest entertainment launches of 2014. The launch saw fans queuing through the night to get their first glimpse. Stores across the world opened early in order to meet the demand. Made by Bungie, the studio behind Halo, and published by Activision, the company that brought you Call of Duty, Destiny is expected to change the gaming industry. The hype surrounding this release demonstrates how the interactive entertainment industry is overtaking Hollywood.
The vinyl will also come with a download card featuring all five tracks.
As 2015 marks ten years since the release of the White Stripes’ Get Behind Me Satan album and tour, Third Man Records is proud to use that as the focus of its 23rd Vault package. Completely dedicated to the White Stripes and highlighting their time in South America in 2005, this release should leave fans beyond satisfied.
Anchoring the box is the double LP Under Amazonian Lights recorded live in Manaus, Brazil on June 1st, 2005. Described by the local press as “deliciously irresponsible” and the first rock concert ever at the grand Teatro Amazonas Opera House, the performance that night was nothing short of amazing. Featuring a sublime cover of Bob Dylan’s “Lovesick Blues”, two versions (one electric, one acoustic) of “The Same Boy You’ve Always Known,” two versions of “Passive Manipulation” (both sublime), a snippet of Howlin Wolf’s “I Asked For Water” and ample marimba on “The Nurse” and what you have is one of the most iconic and memorable shows the White Stripes ever played. Both LPs will be pressed on blood red vinyl with stark black wisps.
So it should come as no surprise that we’d pair this LP with DVD footage from that performance. Words do not ably describe the beauty of the Teatro Amazonas nor the furor riled up by the White Stripes appearance. Not only was there fear that the amplification of the band would cause the plaster in the building to crack and possible fall and injure attendees, but out of custom/fear/lord-knows-what the crowd remained seated until being explicitly asked to stand from the stage by Jack White himself. If that wasn’t enough, during the show Jack and Meg ventured outside the venue to play an entirely unamplified version of “We Are Going to Be Friends” for the assembled multitude of fans unable to purchase tickets and watching the performance via closed-circuit feed. The resultant melee was arguably a riot and was lovingly captured by the film crew documenting that evening’s importance. All together what it makes is one of the best true rock and roll moments of the past decade. Heck, Jack White even got married that day.
The accompanying 7” single is a perfect example of the material the Vault was explicitly created to release. “Let You Down” is a solo recording done by Jack White roundabout the year 2000. Featuring both electric guitar and electric bass, the true meat here is the multi-tracked four-part harmony voiced by White throughout the song. The entirety of lyrics here “No I’m never, no I’m never, no I’m never gonna let you down now” would be repurposed into the White Stripes 2005 recording “The Nurse” and the overall germination illustrated here is devilishly insightful. The b-side “Ain’t No Sweeter Than Rita Blues” is a quintessential White Stripes guitar/drums outtake instrumental that was recorded during the tracking of Get Behind Me Satan and subsequently unused and forgotten for the past ten years. Dare we say it’s everything you hope it would be, pressed on wonderful white vinyl and ready for your love.
If that was not enough (and really, it should be) Third Man has decided to throw caution to the wind and absolutely overload this package with more extras than any sane record label would ever consider. We’ve poked the Grammy Award-winning designer Rob Jones to put together a collection of newly designed postcards celebrating the White Stripes performances in Brazil in 2005. In one word…stunning. Rob was gracious enough to throw in a badass death head monkey design that was so tasty we had to turn it into substantive enamel pin. A silk-screened White Stripes poster with some super-secret hidden glow in the dark graphics was a no-brainer. If you’re wondering where you’ll keep this vast assortment of sundries, worry you no longer…a soft touch, telescoping box with the same devilish death head monkey graphic on the cover will become a new member in Vault households worldwide. Join the family now.
LP tracklisting:
Blue Orchid
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Black Math
Love Sick (Bob Dylan)
My Doorbell
Passive Manipulation
Hotel Yorba
The Same Boy You’ve Always Known (electric)
The Same Boy You’ve Always Known (acoustic)
Little Ghost
When I Hear My Name
I Asked For Water (Howlin Wolf)
Fell in Love With a Girl
The Nurse
Little Bird
Death Letter (Son House)
St. James Infirmary (traditional)
Screwdriver
Passive Manipulation (reprise)
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (Albert Von Tilzer/Neville Fleeson)
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself (continued)
Seven Nation Army
86,707 UNITS HIGHEST ONE-YEAR VINYL SALES OF SOUNDSCAN ERA
LAZARETTO NOMINATED FOR BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM GRAMMY®, TITLE TRACK FOR BEST ROCK SONG & BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Lazaretto
It’s official: with the final sales week of 2014 having drawn to a close, Jack White’s Lazaretto (Third Man Records/Columbia) is the #1 selling vinyl release of 2014. With 86,707 copies of its ULTRA LP sole vinyl configuration sold in the U.S. since its June 10 release, and a worldwide total exceeding 150,000,Lazaretto not only took the top spot in the 2014 vinyl sales chart—it posted the highest vinyl sales year of the Soundscan era.
These are but the latest records set by Lazaretto: The 40,000 copies the ULTRA LP moved in the seven days following its June 10 release made for the highest first-week vinyl numbers since Soundscan began tracking sales data in 1991. Prior to Lazaretto’s release, a 7″ single featuring a special mono live version of the title track was recorded and released on site at Third Man Records all within a matter of hours onSaturday, April 19th, setting a new record for the World’s Fastest Released Record.
Meanwhile, as Lazaretto continues to dominate readers and critics polls alike, the album has garnered three GRAMMY award nominations including Best Alternative Music Album, as well as Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for its title track. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air Sunday, February 8, 2015 on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Jack White has also been nominated in the Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package GRAMMY field, as art director for the Third Man & Revenant Records release The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-27), bringing Jack’s career GRAMMY nomination total to 29—of which he was won nine. Third Man Records has also been recognized in two additional categories: Best Album Notes for The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-27), andBest Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package for the vinyl box set release of Neil Young’s A Letter Home.
Free Third Man Google Cardboard Headsets For The First 75 Android Phone Users To Purchase The Lazaretto ULTRA LP December 10 At The TMR Store In Nashville
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR RELAUNCHES IN JANUARY WITH SHOWS AT AUSTIN MUSIC HALL, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN & NASHVILLE’S BRIDGESTONE ARENA
Jack White, possibly our foremost living musical historian, is excited to help usher in the dawn of a new era in video technology with the premiere of his very own virtual reality app, “JACK WHITE: THIRD-D”. In partnership with Jaunt, the technology company building the hardware and software to make truly immersive cinematic VR possible, Jack & Third Man have brought forth a mind-blowing mobile application that allows fans with a Google Cardboard viewer (learn more here) and a recent 5″ or 6″ Android phone to see him perform in a way no one ever has. “JACK WHITE: THIRD-D” was filmed using state of the art technology – Jaunt’s proprietary 360 degree, stereoscopic 3D cameras and 3D sound-field microphones; it features music mixed in Dolby Atmos. Be “there” as Jack tears through “Freedom at 21” and “Ball and Biscuit” at Fenway Park and the seminal “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
To celebrate this leap for concert-going mankind, Third Man Records will be giving away special edition Third Man Google Cardboard headsets to the first 75 Android phone users that purchase Jack’s Lazaretto ULTRA LP in the Nashville store on Wednesday, December 10. Third Man will also be showcasing the new app with three on-site demo cardboard headsets equipped with Samsung S5 phones in their store starting on Wednesday.
Check out a standard, non-VR teaser video for the app here.
Jaunt delivers a completely new way to present and experience media. The Jaunt platform makes use of advanced algorithms and computational photography software to enable the creation of seamless, omnidirectional 3D experiences. In addition to this new content, Jaunt will continue to focus its efforts on enabling top content producers to create a diverse array of cinematic VR experiences that will be available for consumers to view and download across many platforms.
Last Friday, Jack’s second full length album, Lazaretto (Third Man Records/Columbia), hauled in three GRAMMY award nominations including Best Alternative Music Album. Lazaretto‘s title track secured nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air Sunday, February 8, 2015 on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Jack will hit the road once again in January when he plays Austin, Nashville and New York. Tickets for these shows can be found here. See below for a complete itinerary. About Jaunt
Jaunt is developing the hardware, software, tools, and applications to enable cinematic VR and put the power of virtual reality in the hands of today’s best content creators. Jaunt’s algorithms for complex computational photography allow content producers to create incredible immersive 360 degree, stereoscopic 3-D, cinematic VR experiences using existing production software. The company’s investors include Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Peter Gotcher, Blake Krikorian, and British Sky Broadcasting. For more information visit www.jauntvr.com, or follow Jaunt on Twitter and Instagram (@jauntvr), or Facebook.
JACK WHITE
2015 TOUR
01/24/15 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
01/25/15 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
01/27/15 – Starkville, MS – Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State University
01/28/15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
01/30/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
03/12-14/15 – Bogota, Colombia – Festival Estereo Picnic
03/14-15/15 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile
03/21-22/15 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina
03/28-29/15 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brazil
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 9, 2014) – First day ticket sales for U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have necessitated the addition of several pairs of shows.
Scrambling to satisfy overwhelming fan demand – including a record-setting 118,000 fans queuing online to purchase tickets to the band’s four nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden – two new shows have been added in each of the following cities: New York, Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin & Paris.
With the new shows confirmed, iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE will play a total of six nights at NYC’s Madison Square Garden, and four nights total in Amsterdam, Berlin, Boston, Montreal, Paris & Stockholm.
Tickets for the newly added shows will go on general sale Monday, Dec. 15, preceded by a U2.comsubscriber pre-sale running Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 12 at noon (all times local).
“We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two,” said Bono, “and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!”
“The sales for U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tourhave been brilliant. We are working to satisfy the incredible demand” said Arthur Fogel, President – Global Touring and Chairman – Global Music.
Tickets for the additional U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 shows will go on general saleMonday, Dec. 15. U2.com subscribers who have not already utilized their code and new members may access tickets at U2.com from Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 12 at noon (all times local). Tickets will be general admission on the floor and reserved seating in the stands.
U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. UPS is the Official Logistics Provider for the tour.
U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE TOUR ITINERARY
NORTH AMERICA 2015
05/14/15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
05/15/15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
05/18/15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
05/19/15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
05/22/15 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
05/23/15 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
05/26/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum
05/27/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum
05/30/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum
05/31/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Forum
06/12/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (SOLD OUT)
06/13/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (SOLD OUT) 06/16/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (On sale Dec. 15) 06/17/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (On sale Dec. 15)
06/24/15 – Chicago, IL – United Center (SOLD OUT)
06/25/15 – Chicago, IL – United Center – (SOLD OUT) 06/28/15 – Chicago, IL United Center (On sale Dec. 15) 06/29/15 – Chicago, IL – United Center (On sale Dec. 15)
07/06/15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre (SOLD OUT)
07/07/15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre (SOLD OUT)
07/10/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden – (SOLD OUT)
07/11/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden – (SOLD OUT) 07/14/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden (On sale Dec. 15) 07/15/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden (On sale Dec. 15)
07/18/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
07/19/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
07/22/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
07/23/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT) 07/26/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (On sale Dec. 15) 07/27/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (On sale Dec. 15)
EUROPE / UK 2015
09/04/15 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour (SOLD OUT)
09/05/15 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour (SOLD OUT)
09/08/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (SOLD OUT)
09/09/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (SOLD OUT) 09/12/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (On sale Dec. 15) 09/13/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (On sale Dec. 15)
09/16/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe (SOLD OUT)
09/17/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe (SOLD OUT) 09/20/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe (On sale Dec. 15) 09/21/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe (On sale Dec. 15)
09/24/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World (SOLD OUT)
09/25/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World (SOLD OUT) 09/28/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World (On sale Dec. 15) 09/29/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World (On sale Dec. 15)
10/05/15 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
10/06/15 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
10/13/15 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis (SOLD OUT)
10/14/15 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis (SOLD OUT)
10/17/15 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena (SOLD OUT)
10/18/15 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena (SOLD OUT)
10/25/15 – London, UK – The O2 (SOLD OUT)
10/26/15 – London, UK – The O2 (SOLD OUT)
10/29/15 – London, UK – The O2 (SOLD OUT)
10/20/15 – London, UK – The O2 (SOLD OUT)
11/06/15 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro (SOLD OUT)
11/07/15 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro (SOLD OUT)
11/10/15 – Paris, France – Bercy (SOLD OUT)
11/11/15 – Paris, France – Bercy (SOLD OUT) 11/14/15 – Paris, France – Bercy (On sale Dec. 15) 11/15/15 – Paris, France – Bercy (On sale Dec. 15)
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FILMS OF INNOCENCE 11 FILMS PREMIERE ACROSS 11 PLATFORMS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 4pm GMT / 11am ET
U2.com Subscribers To Receive Exclusive Bonus Film
Films Of Innocence
Monday, December 8, 2014 — As tickets go on sale today to the general public for U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015, the band has unveiled a bold new artistic initiative in the form of Films of Innocence: A visionary collection of 11 films by the world’s most vital urban visual artists, each inspired by one of the 11 tracks on U2’s Songs of Innocence album.
From 4pm GMT / 11am ET, the same day that general on sales open for U2’s return to indoor arenas for 22 pairs of shows in 19 cities, the U2-pioneered Films of Innocence project is celebrating the visceral power of urban art with 24-hour exclusive premieres across the following 11 platforms:
Stereogum – “The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)” by Oliver Jeffers Complex – “Every Breaking Wave” by Robin Rhode The Nerdist– “California (There Is No End To Love)” – D*Face NPR – “Song For Someone” by Mode 2 Dezeen – “Iris (Hold Me Close)” by Chloe Early Pitchfork – “Volcano” by Ganzeer Nowness – “Raised by Wolves” by Vhils Dazed Digital – “Cedarwood Road” by Maser Rolling Stone– “Sleep Like A Baby” by ROA Paper Magazine– “This Is Where You Can Find Me Now” by DALeast Juxtapoz – “The Troubles” by Todd James
Following the 24-hour premieres, the Films Of Innocence collection will be available for purchase via iTunes and Amazon. U2.com subscribers will receive an exclusive bonus in the form of Conor Harington’s visual interpretation of the Songs Of Innocence bonus track “Crystal Ballroom.”
With the political murals of Northern Ireland as a reference point, U2 chose the artists and gave them complete creative freedom to create personal responses to U2’s music. The result is an exhilarating display of diversity in approach, style and commentary. Powerful and cognizant, Films of Innocence takes these artists and their works from the streets to the screen, as they scale the globe, play with time, and weave between heightened reality and animated dreamscapes. The result is an essential visual counterpoint to the album.
05/14/15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
05/15/15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
05/18/15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
05/19/15 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
05/22/15 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
05/23/15 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
05/26/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
05/27/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
05/30/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
05/31/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
06/12/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
06/13/15 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
06/24/15 – Chicago, IL – United Center
06/25/15 – Chicago, IL – United Center
07/06/15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
07/07/15 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
07/10/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
07/11/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
07/18/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/19/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/22/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
07/23/15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
09/04/15 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour
09/05/15 – Turin, Italy – Pala Alpitour
09/08/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
09/09/15 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
09/16/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe
09/17/15 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globe
09/24/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
09/25/15 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
10/05/15 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
10/06/15 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
10/13/15 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
10/14/15 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
10/17/15 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena
10/18/15 – Koln, Germany – Lanxess Arena
10/25/15 – London, UK – O2
10/26/15 – London, UK – O2
10/29/15 – London, UK – O2
10/30/15 – London, UK – O2
11/06/15 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro
11/07/15 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro
11/10/15 – Paris, France – Bercy
11/11/15 – Paris, France – Bercy
“I was very reluctant to put this stuff out because there’s a ton of rootsy cornballs out there doing this kind of stuff and all of them play guitar way better than me. But I think I have something here that doesn’t really sound like anything else. The numbers that bounce really bounce. The numbers that drone really drone. I’m excited about this.” – Danny Kroha
We are too! The founding member of THE GORIES tried his hand at the banjo, dulcimer, diddley bow, washtub bass, jug and mouth organ for his first release under his own name, Angels Watching Over Me, and the result is a distinct step forward for gospel and folk. Kroha has consistently pushed himself to reinvention, and has influenced countless imitators and poseurs along the way. His guitar work with Rocket 455 is the most quintessentially “Detroit” rock and roll this side of the MC5. The record was recorded in a 100-year-old, vacant house in Detroit, and features songs popularized by the likes of Son House, I.D. Stamper, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Brother Will Hairston. This is a decidedly different Danny Kroha than we’ve seen in his past projects with Demolition Doll Rods and Danny and the Darleans, and we have to say… we like him. With Angels Watching Over Me, he firmly establishes himself as one of the pre-eminent practitioners of a genre we hold so dear.
The record will be available for pre-order mid-January with an official release date of January 27th. Check out a sneak peak of the song “Run Little Children,” the only Kroha original on the record, below.
“I was sitting by a pond in a park in Rochester, New York, playing my diddley bow, and this one came to me. Son House lived in that town for some years; I like to think he was smiling on me.” – Danny Kroha
