“Arcade Fire was ruthlessly efficient in supplying big-tent indie rock and mating Bruce Springsteen and The Talking Heads… the best arena-rock band to break out of the mid-aughties indie-rock bubble” -ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“From start to finish, the band transformed the Detroit Pistons” home into an arena-sized house party… It was a thorough, fully-realized outing that will be remembered as one of the best concerts of the year.” -DETROIT NEWS
“Saturday”s nearly two-hour set proved Arcade Fire might be the most arena-ready band to come out of the hip punk-weaned underground since U2.” – MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
“Even a decade ago this band”s music was made to fill arenas… Given new life with Arcade Fire”s larger touring band, each build, piano run and yell felt bigger while at the same time as intimate as it must have when kid-Butler wrote it.” – DENVER POST
“Arcade Fire still knows how to engage and entertain their fans and give them a show they won”t forget.” -KANSAS CITY STAR
“Like art-rock stars Radiohead and R.E.M. before them, Arcade online casino Fire creates a new sonic and aesthetic world every couple years. Nowhere was that more apparent than at Nashville”s enormodome Thursday night.” – NASHVILLE SCENE
Fresh off a historic two-night stand at London”s storied Earl”s Court hailed as “a triumph” (The Independent) and “breathless” (The Telegraph), Arcade Fire has begun confirming support acts for the next leg of the Reflektor Tour.
For the month of August, Arcade Fire”s transformation of the arenas and amphitheaters of North America into multi-stage barrier-shattering carnivals will enlist support from Spoon, The Unicorns, tUnE-yArDs, Constantines and AF collaborator Owen Pallett.
Dan Deacon, whose wild pre-show dance parties helped fuel the Reflektor spirit during the first North American tour leg, will also return for every one of the upcoming dates.
See below for a full listing of tour dates indicating specific support acts. Additional support will be announced as the dates approach.
ARCADE FIRE REFLEKTOR TOUR
07/30/14 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater *
08/01-02/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum *
08/04/14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl * %
08/05/14 – San Diego, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre * @
08/08/14 – Seattle, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre *
08/08-10/14 – Squamish, BC – Squamish Valley Festival
08/11/14 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place * ^
08/12/14 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome * ^
08/14/14 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre * ^
08/17/14 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center *
08/19/14 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center *
08/20/14 – Bangor, ME – Darling”s Waterfront Pavilion *
08/22-24/14 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center *
08/26-27/14 – Chicago, IL – United Center *
08/29/14 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre * #
08/30/14 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau * @
* with Dan Deacon
@ with Spoon
with The Unicorns
^ with tUnE-yArDs
# with Constantines
% with Owen Pallett
“Jack White has made himself a high-concept yet wholehearted restoration of the late-1960s guitar hero: cranked up to distortion, hollering straight from the swamp, hurling riffs like thunderbolts” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
“White’s set was marked by a series of dramatic stops and starts, with the band exceptionally tight in their movements, giving off the impression White must have found the best of the business in Nashville.” — BILLBOARD
“White’s best songs combine his songwriting chops with his boundless charisma, and Lazaretto has both in spades — the swaggeringly funky ‘Three Women’ and the strutting title track are instant classics.” — ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“Frankly, I don’t know how much is left to say about this man. He’s a master of craft and performance like few others, especially in the modern age.” — CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND
The day has finally arrived: Jack White’s new studio album, Lazaretto, is out today in North America on Third Man Records/Columbia. The weeks-long tease of advance tracks from the haunting instrumental “High Ball Stepper,” the intoxicating “Just One Drink” and the searing rave-up title track has mercifully come to an end, with the album now fully available digitally at
iTunes and Amazon. For the physical-format-predisposed, brick and mortar retailers will carry Lazaretto compact discs (also available via Amazon) and ULTRA LP vinyl, which can also be acquired through Third Man Records.
Jack has announced yet another slew of dates on his barely begun, yet already wildly acclaimed, world tour. These new dates include several UK engagements as well as a host of performances in the United States at historic venues ranging from The Newport Folk Festival to The Bleacher Theater at Boston’s famed Fenway Park to Colorado’s breathtaking Red Rocks Amphitheater. Fans are encouraged to consult http://jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates/ for details and on sale information. These newly announced shows can be found below along with previously unveiled tour stops.
Tonight, NPR Music will provide a video webcast of Jack’s set at the storied Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. All pertinent information can be found here. Tune into NPR tonight at 9:45pm PST for what promises to be raucously entertaining celebration of Lazaretto‘s release.
Last night, Jack was featured as a musical and talk guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During his time on the Tonight Show stage, Jack peeled the paint off the walls of the Tonight Show studios with two songs from Lazaretto including the title track and “Just One Drink”.
JACK WHITE 2014 WORLD TOUR
New dates in BOLD
06/10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre ^
06/11/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan ^
06/12/14 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater ^
06/14/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/26/14 – Dublin, Ireland – Royal Hospital Kilmainham #
06/28/14 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/29-30/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
07/01/14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
07/03/14 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
07/04/14 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07/18-20/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/20/14 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre +
07/21/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom +
07/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre +
07/24/14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre + 07/26/14 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival
07/27/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors +
07/28/14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre +
07/30/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre +
07/31/14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre +
08/02/14 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music Festival 08/18/14 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre 08/20/14 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater 08/23/14 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 08/25-26/14 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater 08/28/14 – Vancouver, BC – Deer Lake Park 09/14/14 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion 09/17/14 – Boston, MA – The Bleacher Theater at Fenway Park
08/29-31/14 – Edmonton, AB – SonicBoom
08/30-31/14 – Calgary, AB – X-Fest
10/11-12/14 – Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Festival 11/16/14 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National 11/17/14 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Arena 11/18/14 – Glasgow, Scotland – Scottish Hydro Arena 11/19/14 – London, UK – O2 Arena
* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
# with The Kills
^ with Cold War Kids
“… after what became Spoon’s longest break, the band members were reinvigorated and excited to play together again. They rediscovered an energy, passion and inspired sound, and you can hear that on They Want My Soul.”-NPR All Songs Considered
Spoon will return with their long awaited eighth offering, They Want My Soul, on August 5 via Loma Vista Recordings.
Preorders for the album-lauded by NPR as “unmistakably a Spoon record, with…fantastically infectious grooves and melodies” — are live now at iTunes and Amazon. An exclusive bundle will be available later this week through the band’s store (at www.spoontheband.com) which features, among other desirous items, a limited edition glow-in-the-dark vinyl LP, a t-shirt and handwritten lyric sheets. The first 100 bundle orders will receive an autographed set of lyric sheets. All preorders placed through iTunes and www.spoontheband.com come with an instant download of the album’s lead-off track “Rent I Pay.”
The band has also filmed an unofficial video for They Want My Soul’s “Rent I Pay.” This initial visual offering can be viewed at YouTube.
Britt Daniel and Jim Eno recently talked with Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton for NPR’s All Songs Considered about the recording process behind the record and its sonic elements. The All Songs Considered segment is currently streaming here.
Yesterday afternoon Spoon took to the stage at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge for a live world premiere performance of “Rent I Pay” for NPR’s First Listen Live. The punchy swagger of “Rent I Pay” in its live unveiling was met with a wildly enthusiastic reception from the privileged few to make it into the intimate venue. For everyone who couldn’t, the performance is streaming now on NPR.
Last weekend, Spoon kicked off a North American festival tour at the Governors Ball festival in New York City. This tour will include appearances at Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and the Austin City Limits Music Festival among a host of others. Additionally, the band will headline the special event “They Want My Soul” on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on August 8. For further information on forthcoming Spoon performances, visit http://www.spoontheband.com/shows/.
SPOON
2014 TOUR
06/14/14 – Burnaby, BC – CBC Festival
06/21/14 – Toronto, ON – NXNE Festival
06/14/14 – Vancouver, BC – CBC Music Festival
06/22/14 – Minneapolis, MN – Rock the Garden 2014
06/26-28/14 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
07/12-13/14 – Telluride, CO – The Ride Festival
07/18/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/25/14 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
08/01/14 – Chicago, IL – Metro
08/02/14 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/08/14 – Los Angeles, CA – “They Want My Soul” on The Fairbanks Lawn of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
08/10/14 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08/17/14 – Portland, OR – Musicfest NW
08/30-31/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Made in America Festival
09/05/14 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
09/07/14 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling Music Festival
10/03-05/14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/10-12/14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
“I’m sorry but it’s going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again. I’m feeling great but taking my docs’ advice to take it easy for just a few more days. Look forward to seeing you all soon.”-Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has confirmed that he will, however reluctantly, heed medical advice to rest up just a bit longer to fully recuperate from the virus that forced the postponement of his recent dates in Japan and Korea.
The Out There world tour will now resume July 5 in Albany, NY, and the June 14-26 shows in Lubbock, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville and Louisville have been rescheduled to October. Tickets for the original June dates will been honored for the new dates detailed below.
The Out There tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career — as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle. The set list will also include material from Paul’s most recent studio album NEW, a global hit upon its release last year.
The McCartney live experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity; in just three hours some of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music are relived; music which for many has shaped the very soundtrack of their lives. The last decade has seen Paul and his band perform in a staggeringly impressive range of venues and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow’s Red Square, Buckingham Palace, at the White House, a free show in Mexico to over 400,000 people, and even broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul’s band of the last 10+ years — Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) — the show never disappoints.
The tour also uses state of the art technology and production to ensure the entire audience has the best possible experience. With massive screens, lasers, fireworks, unique video content and, of course, the best songs in the world, a Paul McCartney show is so much more than just an ordinary concert. Paul’s shows attract a multi generational audience from different backgrounds all brought together by his music.
PAUL McCARTNEY OUT THERE U.S. TOUR 2014 Re-scheduled dates in BOLD
July 5 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
July 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
July 9 – Chicago, IL – United Center
July 12 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
July 14 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 16 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
August 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
August 5 – Missoula, MT – Washington-Grizzly Stadium
August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
August 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Dodger Stadium
August 12 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
August 14 – San Francisco, CA – Candlestick Park October 2 – Lubbock, TX – United Spirit Arena (re-scheduled
from June 14) October 11 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center (re-scheduled from June 19) October 13 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center (re-scheduled from June 16) October 15 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (re-scheduled from June 21) October 16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena (re-scheduled from June 25) October 25 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (re-scheduled from June 22) October 28 – Louisville, KY – Yum! Center (re-scheduled from June 26)
Jack White is pleased to unveil his glass-shattering, rubber-burning new video for “Lazaretto,” the lead single and title track off his new album out June 10 via Third Man Records/Columbia. Watch the Jonas & François directed video on VEVO here: http://smarturl.it/LazarettoVideo.
Now available for pre-order is the 7″ vinyl single of Jack White’s “Lazaretto,” featuring the exclusive non-album b-side cover of Elvis Presley’s “Power of My Love.” Fans may have already heard the digital version of the single or the live versions of both these songs recorded at Third Man Records on Record Store Day for the World’s Fastest Released Record, but you haven’t really heard the studio version of the lead-off single until you’ve heard it on vinyl! This 45 RPM record comes in a gorgeous sleeve which nicely complements and continues the visual artwork theme started with the Blunderbuss series of singles. Pre-order the 7″ single now. Shipping and official on-sale beginsJune 9.
Jack is also excited to be returning to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon after appearing alongside Neil Young a few weeks ago. Jack will take to the couch and stage on June 9 ahead of Lazaretto‘s release the next day. Jack’s performance and interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon air Monday, June 9 at 11:35pm EST on NBC.
Additionally, Jack’s Governors Ball headline performance on June 7 in New York City will be broadcast by SiriusXM on ALT NATION and online at siriusxm.com. For more information regarding the broadcast, channels and times, go to www.siriusxm.com/governorsball.
Lazaretto is currently streaming on iTunes in its entirety. Pre-order the album on iTunes now and receive “High Ball Stepper”, “Lazaretto” and “Just One Drink” instantly. Lazaretto is also available for pre-order on ULTRA LP vinyl and CD.
Jack’s world tour has just kicked off and is already leaving fans and critics alike in states of ecstasy and awe. For more information visit: http://jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates/.
JACK WHITE 2014 WORLD TOUR
06/05/14 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte * (SOLD OUT)
06/07/14 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
6/10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre ^ (SOLD OUT)
6/11/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan ^ (SOLD OUT)
6/12/14 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theater ^ (SOLD OUT)
06/14/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/25-29/14 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/26/14 – Dublin, Ireland – Royal Hospital Kilmainham #
06/29/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
06/30/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
07/01/14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
07/03/14 – London, England – Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT)
07/04/14 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07/19/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/20/14 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/21/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
07/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/24/14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/27/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors + (SOLD OUT)
07/28/14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/30/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/31/14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre +
08/01-03/14 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music Festival
08/29-31/14 – Edmonton, AB – Sonic Boom
08/30-31/14 – Calgary, AB – X-Fest
10/11-12/14 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital Festival
* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
# with The Kills
^ with Cold War Kids
ULTRA LP RECORD STORE SNEAK PREVIEWS BEGIN TODAYLazaretto
The time has finally come for Jack White’s Lazaretto to be heard in full. The new album is now available to stream via iTunes. While listening, fans can pre-order the album, which arrives June 10on Third Man Records/Columbia, and receive the songs “High Ball Stepper,” “Lazaretto” and “Just One Drink” instantly.
Lazaretto is also available for pre-order in physical formats, including CD and the album’s sole vinyl configuration, the ULTRA LP. More on that bit of sonic wizardry here. But if that’s not enough and you need to see this one-of-a-kind piece of musical art for yourself before you can own a copy, Jack and Third Man Records have put together a special sneak preview of the ULTRA LP at select record stores around the world ahead of the album’s release. A full list of record stores hosting the in-store demos and displays can be found below. The ULTRA LP will be display starting today throughLazaretto release week.
United States: Third Man Records – Nashville, TN
Amoeba – San Francisco, CA
Bull Moose – Portland, ME
Cactus – Houston, TX
Criminal Records – Atlanta, GA
Easy Street – Seattle, WA
Fingerprints – Long Beach, CA
Grimeys – Nashville, TN
Music Millennium – Portland, OR
Newbury Comics – Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Record Exchange – Boise, ID
Rough Trade – New York, NY
Sound Garden – Baltimore, MD
Twist & Shout – Denver, CO
Vintage Vinyl – Fords, NJ
Waterloo – Austin TX
Canada: Taz Records – Halifax, NS
Aux 33 Tours – Montréal, QC
Vertigo Records – Ottawa, ON
Sonic Boom – Toronto, ON
Grooves Records – London, Ontario
Dr.Disc – Windsor, ON
Sloth Records – Calgary, AB
Blackbyrd Myoozik – Edmonton, AB
Neptoon Records – Vancouver, BC
Ditch Records – Victoria, BC
Mexico: La Roma Records – Mexico City, Mexico
United Kingdom: Resident – Brighton, UK
Banquet Records – Kingston, UK
Europe:
Concerto – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Plato – Utrecht, Netherlands
Caroline – Brussles, Belgium
Bilbo – Leuven, Belgium
La Silence de la Rue – Paris, France
Fargo – Paris, France
La Fabrique Balades Sonores – Paris, France
Gilbert Joseph – Paris, France
Groundzero – Paris, France
Australia:
Red Eye – Sydney, AU (begins June 6)
Hum Records – Sydney, AU (begins June 6)
Readings – Melbourne, AU (begins June 4)
Rock Horse Records – Brisbane, AU (begins June 6)
78 Records – Perth, AU (begins June 6)
Jack is also touring throughout the summer with many dates selling out well in advance. Visit www.jackwhiteiii.com for further information. A full itinerary is available for perusal below.
JACK WHITE 2014 WORLD TOUR
06/03/14 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
06/05/14 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte * (SOLD OUT)
06/07/14 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
6/10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre ^ (SOLD OUT)
6/11/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan ^ (SOLD OUT)
6/12/14 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theater ^ (SOLD OUT)
06/14/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/25-29/14 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/26/14 – Dublin, Ireland – Royal Hospital Kilmainham #
06/29/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
06/30/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
07/01/14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
07/03/14 – London, England – Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT)
07/04/14 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07/19/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/20/14 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/21/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
07/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/24/14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/27/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors + (SOLD OUT)
07/28/14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/30/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/31/14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre +
08/01-03/14 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music Festival
08/29-31/14 – Edmonton, AB – Sonic Boom
08/30-31/14 – Calgary, AB – X-Fest
10/11-12/14 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital Festival
* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
# with The Kills
^ with Cold War Kids
“When he comes back to his sweet spot…few are better at making smart, hooky rock. The title stands in complete contrast to the joy of blasting the song full volume, and getting the feeling that Mould knows himself better than ever.” – NPR MORNING EDITION
“The former Sugar and Hüsker Dü frontman sounds fully invigorated here…Mould rips through 12 bristling guitar-pop tracks that, at their propulsive and tuneful best, recall the classic eras of his much-loved former bands.” – ROLLING STONE
“It doesn’t feel like a stretch to say Beauty & Ruin scrapes the same eight-miles-high stratosphere as his best work with Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and under his own name…vital music from a living legend – a master class in the sort of gleaming, guitar-powered alt-rock that Mould helped to invent.” – STEREOGUM
“Mould captures both hope and despair well here, raging like he did in his Hüsker Dü days…irresistibly catchy as anything from Sugar’s heyday… Mould continues to grow artistically beyond his already legendary past.” – NEWSDAY
Yesterday, Bob Mould premiered the fantastic new video for “I Don’t Know You Anymore” on Funny or Die. In the video directed by Alicia J. Rose, Bob is joined by bandmates Jason Narducy and Jon Wurster as they scheme to develop an effective marketing strategy for his new single with some inspiration from The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy. Watch the video now: http://youtu.be/ZZ0ZEpJRpAE
“I Don’t Know You Anymore” can be found on Bob’s new studio album, Beauty & Ruin, which hits record store shelves and online marketplaces today. Order your copy via Merge’s website, iTunes or your favorite music retailer.
Bob has also announced a September North American tour where he will be joined by his full band. Tickets for the tour are on sale week of June 2, 2014. All announced dates can be found below. Check http://bobmould.com/tour/ for further information.
Be sure to catch Bob on CONAN tomorrow night at 11pm EST on TBS where he will be the featured musical guest. Also, the Sirius XMU Old School Show 2-hour special celebrating Bob’s career re-airs Wednesday at 3 pm ET.
BOB MOULD 2014 TOUR Newly announced dates in bold
06/03/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba Hollywood
06/12/14 – Harrisburg, PA – Stage on Herr (Solo Electric Set)
06/13/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Analog-A-Go-Go
06/14/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Dive (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/20/14 – Calgary, AB – Republik (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/21/14 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
06/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
07/26/14 – Carrboro, NC – Merge 25 @ Cat’s Cradle 09/05/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts 09/06/14 – Washington, DC – 930 Club 09/07/14 – Toronto, ON – Riot Fest 09/10/14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 09/11/14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 09/12/14 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club 09/13/14 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg 09/15/14 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom 09/16/14 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick 09/17/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom 09/19/14 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House 09/20/14 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk 09/21/14 – Denver, CO – Riot Fest 09/23/14 – Seattle, WA – The Neptune Theater 09/24/14 – Portland, OR – Wonderland Ballroom 09/26/14 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore 09/27/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy 09/28/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
Viewers watching the 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony this weekend on HBO were treated to a surprise teaser preview of the new HBO series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. The sneak peek-now viewable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-z8A9P5ziA –features an exclusive Dave Grohl mission statement accompanied by the first passage of music to be unveiled from the as-yet-untitled eighth FF album — out November on Roswell/RCA — and a fleeting glimpse of the HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey of the record’s creation.
“I’ve pulled up the family tree of American music and exposed its roots to find inspiration for the next Foo Fighters album,” says Grohl of the band’s most ambitious effort to date. Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear tapped into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of each of these cities — Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington DC — basing themselves at a legendary studio integral to the unique history and character of each location. One song was recorded in each city, all featuring local legends sitting in, with every lyric written in an unprecedented experimental style: Dave held off on putting down words until the last day of each session, so as to be inspired by the experiences, interviews for the HBO series, and other local personalities who became part of the process.
If Grohl’s 2013 feature film directorial debut, the universally acclaimed Grammy-winning Sound City, was a celebration of the human element in the creation and recording of music, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways is, in its director’s words, “a chronicling of a journey to unravel the fabric of our musical identity… not only the making of our most ambitious album… this is Sound City on steroids.” Each episode delves into the singular regional identity of each city, how each region shaped these musicians in their formative years, and in turn the impact those people had on the cultural fabric of their hometowns. Dave’s unequaled passion for both the music he creates and the music that inspires its creation once again fuels the type of honest and trusting musician-to-musician exchange that made Sound City a critical and commercial smash.
Premiering on the eve of Foo Fighters 20th anniversary, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways aims to “give back” to the next generation of young musicians. As interviewee Buddy Guy puts it, “Everything comes from what’s come before.”
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways premieres this fall on HBO. For further information and updates, including where and when the series will be broadcast outside the U.S., sign up at http://foofighters.com.
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways is directed by Dave Grohl for Roswell Films, a division of Roswell Records, the label that releases Foo Fighters’ music; written by Mark Monroe and Dave Grohl. Executive produced by Dave Grohl, James A. Rota, John Ramsay. The series is produced for HBO by Roswell Films and Therapy Content, in association with Worldwide Pants.
Contacts:
Steve Martin, Nasty Little Man
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Nick Cave will perform at a trio of exclusive events this summer in conjunction with advance screenings of 20,000 Days on Earth, the groundbreaking new film on the iconic rock legend, and winner of two awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Canadian distributor, filmswelike, have announced special advance screenings of 20,000 Days On Earth — the lyrical and inventive documentary on musician Nick Cave — to coincide with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds” North American Summer 2014 tour before its wider, traditional theatrical release this September. In association with Goldenvoice, three eventized screenings will take place at The American Cinematheque”s Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles (July 10), The Phi Centre in Montreal (August 1) and The French Institute Alliance Francais” Florence Gould Hall in New York City (August 4). Each of these screenings will be followed by a conversation with the rock legend himself, during which Cave — in a rare solo piano performance — will play a number of songs from his extensive catalog.
The rest of the advance screenings will take place in many of the same nationwide cities as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds” Summer 2014 tour, offering his fans the unique opportunity to watch the Sundance-winning film months before the release. As a nod of appreciation to his fans, pre-sale tickets to these exclusive advance screenings will first be made available to those on Nick Cave”s mailing list and website, nickcave.com/live starting this Thursday, June 5th — 24 hours prior to the general public on Friday.
“I am among many who consider Nick Cave the unofficial poet laureate of the modern age,” says Drafthouse Films founder Tim League. “I am personally excited we are able to integrate screening this bold and riveting portrait of an artist with a series of musical performances by Nick for a truly unique experience.”
Fusing cinematic drama with reality by weaving a fictitious 24-hour journey through the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave, the film is an intimate portrayal of the artistic process that speaks volumes to music fans, the art community and movie lovers alike. The debut directorial feature film of visual artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the film — which opens theatrically on September 17, 2014 — is set to an original score by Nick Cave and fellow Bad Seeds band mate Warren Ellis.
With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the genre-defying film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. The film made its World Premiere at this year”s Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded both “Best Directing” and “Best Editing” Awards in the World Cinema Documentary category.
Andrew O”Hehir of Salon.com calls it “gorgeous and haunting…an unclassifiable and frequently spectacular documentary.” Rob Nelson of Variety says “simply astounding, razor sharp, dynamic” while Michael Dunaway of Paste Magazine proclaims, “just spending an hour and a half or so inside the mind of Nick Cave would be fascinating enough. But the themes of time and lifetime, and the 20,000-day take on it, make this one a must-see.”
More information on the special screenings can be found at nickcave.com/live.
For theatrical bookings in US contact Sumyi Khong Antonson, VP of Marketing and Distribution at sumyi.antonson@drafthouse.com.
For PR inquiries on 20,000 Days on Earth in the US, please contact Ted Geoghegan at tedgeoghegan@gmail.com
For PR inquiries on 20,000 Days on Earth in Canada, please contact Jasmine Pauk at jasmine@filmswelike.com
For PR online casino inquiries on Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, please contact Perri Cohen at perri@nastylittleman.com
For more information on 20,000 Days On Earth and Drafthouse Films:
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is a curated brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world. Following the earnestly simple motto of “sharing the films we love with widest audience possible,” Drafthouse Films debuted in 2010 with the theatrical release of Four Lions, which was named of Time Magazine“s “Top 10 Films Of The Year.” Their diverse and unique slate includes the highly-acclaimed, Oscar® nominated documentary The Act Of Killing produced by Errol Morris and Werner Herzog, 2013 SXSW Midnight Audience Award winner Cheap Thrills starring David Koechner (Anchorman), British auteur Ben Wheatley”s psychedelic trip into magic and madness, A Field In England, Ari Folman”s Cannes Film Festival selected sci-fi epic The Congress starring Robin Wright, Harvey Keith, Jon Hamm and Paul Giamatti, Midnight Movie sensations Miami Connection and The Visitor and rediscovered classics Wake in Fright and Ms. 45. Recent and upcoming releases include Dutch thriller Borgman, Michel Gondry”s Mood Indigo, Sundance Award-winning documentaries The Overnighters and 20,000 Days on Earth featuring musician and culture icon Nick Cave. Drafthouse Films distributes films theatrically, through home video, VOD and their direct-to-consumer platforms integrating into the ever-growing Alamo Drafthouse entertainment lifestyle brand, which along with the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas includes: Mondo, the collectible art boutique; Fantastic Fest, the largest international genre film festival in the US; and the pop culture website Badass Digest.
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann, Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent and international films in Canada. www.filmswelike.com
About Nick Cave
Nick Cave has been performing music for more than thirty years as the lead singer of The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. He is also an acclaimed film score composer, screenplay writer, novelist and occasional actor. His first novel, And the Ass Saw the Angel, was published in 1989, The Death of Bunny Munro was published in 2009. Cave has also published collections of lyrics & prose – King Ink & The Complete Lyrics.
Cave wrote the screenplay for the John Hillcoat directed The Proposition (2005) and again took on the screenplay adaptation role for Hillcoat”s Lawless (2012).
Together with Warren Ellis, Cave has composed and recorded soundtracks for The Proposition (2005), Andrew Dominik”s adaptation of Ron Hansen”s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2006), John Hillcoat”s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy”s The Road (2009), Lawless (2012), David Oelhoffen”s Loin Des Hommes (due 2014/2015) and multiple documentaries including The English Surgeon (2007), The Girls Of Phnom Penh (2009) and West of Memphis (2013).
Born in Australia, Cave now lives in England. He continues to record and tour with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and is involved in an ever-increasing variety of music, literary, film and theatre projects.
About Pulse Films
Founded in 2008, Pulse Films is a uniquely integrated production company that has produced award-winning feature films, commercials, music videos, branded content and television formats. Over the past five years, Pulse CEO and co-founder Thomas Benski and Head of Film Lucas Ochoa have developed a partnership that has produced a number of critically acclaimed documentaries and award winning theatrical film releases. Their distinguished slate includes the seminal LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits, the record breaking & Paramount Pictures released Katy Perry film Part of Me and the Grammy and Grieson nominated Blur documentary No Distance Left to Run. Forthcoming theatrical releases include the Sundance award winning 20,000 Days on Earth featuring Nick Cave, The Possibilities Are Endless starring Edwyn Collins, which received its world premiere at SXSW and the 2011 Sundance Best Cinematography Award winner Who is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael Garcia Bernal. Pulse has offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Paris.
“SEE A LITTLE LIGHT” CONCERT SPECIAL BROADCASTING ON PALLADIA THROUGHOUT JUNE
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“The former Sugar and Hüsker Dü frontman sounds fully invigorated here…Mould rips through 12 bristling guitar-pop tracks that, at their propulsive and tuneful best, recall the classic eras of his much-loved former bands.” – ROLLING STONE
“It doesn’t feel like a stretch to say Beauty & Ruin scrapes the same eight-miles-high stratosphere as his best work with Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and under his own name…vital music from a living legend – a master class in the sort of gleaming, guitar-powered alt-rock that Mould helped to invent.” – STEREOGUM
Bob Mould’s forthcoming studio album, Beauty & Ruin, can now be streamed in its entirety via Pitchfork Advance. The album stream comes one week ahead of Beauty & Ruin‘s June 3 release on Merge Records. Pre-orders for the album already being hailed as possibly Bob’s finest solo work since the classic Workbook are live now on Merge’s website and iTunes. The first 400 LP pre-orders placed through Merge will receive the album on yellow vinyl. All iTunes pre-orders come with an instant gratification download of “Hey Mr. Grey”.
Bob Mould is also pleased to confirm a release week performance on CONAN. Bob will be the featured musical guest on the Wednesday, June 4 airing of the late night TV series. CONAN airs at 11pm EST on TBS.
Additional happenings surrounding the release of Beauty & Ruin include multiple broadcasts of “See a Little Light” on Palladia throughout June. “See a Little Light” documents the November 2011 tribute to Bob at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, where many of today’s most influential artists gathered to celebrate Bob’s legendary canon. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Britt Daniel (Spoon), Ryan Adams, No Age, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady), Margaret Cho with Grant Lee Phillips, and Jessica Dobson (The Shins, Deep Sea Diver) all performed classic compositions from the Hüsker Dü, Sugar and Bob Mould solo catalogues. Fortunately, the entire evening was captured in stunning audio and high-quality video quality by filmmaker Justin Mitchell. Specific air dates and times below.
Take a listen to Bob Mould (and Fred Armisen who can teach us all how to do a mean Bob Mould impression) on Margaret Cho’s podcast “Monsters Of Talk” HERE.
Sirius XMU will also air a two hour special celebrating Bob’s history and influence. This will take place on Sunday, June 1 at 9pm EST.
Palladia “See A Little Light” Schedule (EST)
Friday, May 30 9pm
Saturday, May 31 12am
Saturday, May 31 4pm
Tuesday, June 3 8pm
Thursday, June 5 2pm
Wednesday, June 11 10am
Saturday, June 14 4am
Wednesday, June 18 7pm
Sunday, June 22 4pm
BOB MOULD 2014 TOUR (Expanded North American Tour to be announced shortly)
06/03/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba Hollywood
06/12/14 – Harrisburg, PA – Stage on Herr (Solo Electric Set)
06/13/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Analog-A-Go-Go
06/14/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Dive (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/20/14 – Calgary, AB – Republik (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/21/14 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
06/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
07/26/14 – Carrboro, NC – Merge 25 @ Cat’s Cradle
