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Tickets For May 22 Show at Frank Erwin Center On Sale Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. Local Time at livenation.com and texasboxoffice.com

Paul McCartney has announced the date and location of his first ever date in Austin, Texas.

Paul’s all-new 2013 “Out There” tour will land at the Frank Erwin Center Wednesday, May 22.

Tickets to Paul McCartney’s historic debut in Austin will be on sale beginning Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.comand texasboxoffice.com. American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 9 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, April 11 at 10 p.m. All times Central Standard Time.

Paul McCartney’s “Out There” tour will feature brand new, never before seen production and, as ever, hours of material from the most beloved catalog in popular music, with Paul performing songs spanning his entire career–as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course The Beatles.

The McCartney live experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity. For approximately three hours, many of the greatest moments of the last 50 years of musical history–not to mention the soundtracks of entire lives–are magically brought to life as only Paul can do. Last year marked40 years since Paul’s premiere tour as a solo artist and these past four decades have seen him play in a staggeringly impressive range of venues and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow’s Red Square, at the White House, a free show in Mexico to over 400,000 people and even a performance beamed into outer space! Having played with his peerless band of Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboards), Rusty Anderson (guitar), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums) and Brian Ray (bass/guitar) for over ten years, Paul never disappoints–as the reviews of Paul’s most recent visit to the state of Texas last November at Houston’s Minute Maid Park will testify:

“Paul McCartney didn’t just turn back time at the Astros ball field, he stopped the clock… The concert lasted nearly three hours, with McCartney never leaving the stage, tearing through songs from the Beatles, his time with Wings, evolving into an icon of popular music, the brightest star in galaxy…. The hits just kept on coming… the sound was overpowering and crystal clear, roaring to the back row and upper deck with ease. There was no need for him to introduce any of the songs. The audience could name that tune in one note… There haven’t been fireworks in the neighborhood like that since the Astros won the pennant in 2005.”–THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE

“Seeing Paul McCartney live is a lot of things. It’s communing with a spirit that touched millions and will touch millions for as long as humanity lurches forward. It’s hearing the bedrock anthems and the proto-everything blasts that made the past fifty years of music so damned interesting… McCartney’s set was an exhibition of the past 50 years of pop and everything that is hopefully to come. And would you believe that the man nary took a drink of water, rushed off stage for a costume change, an oxygen treatment, or an instrumental break for two hours? Even still his energy levels were off the charts, for anyone of any age… Some legacy acts touring these days, even a decade younger than McCartney, could never keep up.”–THE HOUSTON PRESS

Paul is throwing himself into 2013 with full force following yet another landmark year in 2012, which saw him conclude his record-breaking “On The Run” tour, release his Grammy-winning Kisses On The Bottom album, accept a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, play at both the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics Opening Ceremony, be named MusiCares Person of the Year, and headline 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief–to highlight just a few memorable moments. With the “Out There'” tour and a new studio album in the works, it looks like 2013 will show no signs of Paul slowing down.

The “Out There” tour will see Paul and his band travel the world throughout the year, visiting both places of historical significance to Paul and–as in the case of Austin–new spots for the very first time. Further announcements and dates will be added in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to www.paulmccartney.com for official news and updates.

Press Releases, Third Man Records

THIRD MAN RECORDS ACE HOTEL POOLSIDE POP-UP SHOP GRAND OPENING APRIL 12

04/03/2013 nastysite

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, REDD KROSS, WHITE FENCE, DIRTY GHOSTS & MORE AT ACE HOTEL AMIGO LOUNGE IN PALM SPRINGS

The good folks of Third Man Records couldn’t be more excited to head to Palm Springs, CA to partner with the Ace Hotel in erecting a poolside Pop-Up shop for their annual 10-day Desert Gold event, to coincide with the two weekend spanning Coachella festival. The pop-up shop will have its grand opening Friday, April 12th and be open for business every day 12-5 p.m.

The Ace Hotel Pop-Up shop will feature all the tangible recorded goodies you’ve come to expect from Third Man Records as well as a whole slew of new Lost in the Desert Pop Up-specific merchandise, including a Stereoptic Eye, metal belt buckle, switchblade comb, shot glasses, bang gun, pennant, baseball t-shirt, lenticular postcard and more.

Perhaps most excitingly, Third Man will be pre-selling a limited edition 7″ box set (of 300) housed in a one of a kind snake skin style 45 carrying case featuring 5 Live singles that will be recorded at the Ace Hotel over the course of the second weekend. The pre-sale for this box set is available only at the Ace Pop Up shop and begins when doors open on April 12th. Like all exclusive pop up items, they are first come first served, and when they are gone… they’re gone.

The Ace Hotel is an experience in and of itself, and Desert Gold promises to be the party of a lifetime. We encourage you to consider booking a room (before they run out) and sticking around to take part in all of the free events.

The Third Man Rolling Record Store will also be parked in Palm Springs, and will make various appearances on its way across the country as well as in and around the Los Angeles area selling all the new RRS merchandise we told you about a little while back and more. Be sure to follow twitter.com/thirdmanrrs to keep track of its location and get your goods. For now, you can count on stops on Wed, April 10th at Amoeba Records (12-3pm) and Rhino Records (4-7pm).

Meanwhile, at the Ace Hotel, The poolside pop-up will have a limited number of exclusive, colored vinyl Elephant reissues for purchase (with a free White Stripes poster, while supplies last), as well as 100 of each of the exclusive, colored vinyl Volume Document Reissues for sale on Saturday, the 20th–all in addition to the above-mentioned Coachella-themed merch available only to the folks who make it to our oasis during Desert Gold.

Free poolside and indoor performances for the weekend of the 20th/21st include Eagles of Death Metal, Redd Kross, White Fence, Dirty Ghosts, White Mystery, Gap Dream, The Dough Rollers, Carly Ritter, and more, with mind bending DJ nights in the Ace Hotel’s Amigo Lounge Friday and Saturday late night… Details and times TBA. Come on out and lose your mind in the desert!

Additionally, there are plenty of special happenings at Third Man Records in Nashville. For more information on that visit ThirdManRecords.com

Third Man Records doesn’t want anyone to feel like they’re missing out on either, so they’ve arranged reciprocal opportunities to peep into the alternate universe through iPads set up in each shop. Tell us about your RSD plans in Palm Springs OR Nashville using the hashtag #TMRSD.

The following will be DJing at the Ace:

Dart DJ
Mondo Boys
Britt Daniels (Divine Fits)
Warpaint
Blue Jeans & Moon Beams
Travis Holcomb – KCRW
Classic Bar Music
Third Man Music Machine

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY CONFIRMS FIRST U.S. DATE OF 2013 “OUT THERE” WORLD TOUR

04/01/2013 nastysite

ONE NIGHT ONLY RETURN TO FENWAY PARK

Tickets For July 9 Boston Show On Sale Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at livenation.com or redsox.com

Paul McCartney has announced the date and location of the first confirmed U.S. date of his all new 2013 “Out There” tour:

On Tuesday, July 9, Paul will play Boston’s Fenway Park, returning by popular demand for the first time since his August 5 & 6, 2009 shows set the record for the highest ever two-day concert attendance in the history of the storied ballpark.

Tickets to Paul McCartney’s historic return to Fenway will be on sale beginning Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at livenation.com or redsox.com. American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, April 4 at 10 p.m.. All times Eastern Standard Time.

As ever, Paul McCartney’s “Out There” tour will feature hours of material from the most beloved catalog in popular music, with Paul performing songs spanning his entire career–as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course The Beatles.

The McCartney live experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity. For approximately three hours, many of the greatest moments of the last 50 years of musical history–not to mention the soundtracks of entire lives–are magically brought to life as only Paul can do. Last year marked 40 years since Paul’s premiere tour as a solo artist and these past four decades have seen him play in a staggeringly impressive range of venues and locations, including outside the Coliseum in Rome, in Moscow’s Red Square, at the White House, a free show in Mexico to over 400,000 people and even a performance beamed into outer space! Having played with his peerless band of Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboards), Rusty Anderson (guitar), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums) and Brian Ray (bass/guitar) for over ten years, Paul never disappoints–as The Boston Globe agreed in 2009, hailing the show as “a nearly flawless performance that played heavily to favorites while allowing him to stretch out as an artist who is obviously still vital and relevant.”

Paul is throwing himself into 2013 with full force following yet another landmark year in 2012, which saw him conclude his record-breaking “On The Run” tour, release his Grammy-winning Kisses On The Bottom album, accept a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, play at both the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics Opening Ceremony, be named MusiCares Person of the Year, and headline 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief–to highlight just a few memorable moments. With the “Out There” tour and a new studio album in the works, it looks like 2013 will show no signs of Paul slowing down.

The “Out There” tour will see Paul and his band travel the world throughout the year, visiting both places of historical significance to Paul and new spots for the very first time. Further announcements and dates will be added in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to www.paulmccartney.com for official news and updates.

Atoms For Peace, Press Releases

ATOMS FOR PEACE UNVEIL NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL

03/28/2013 nastysite

“DEFAULT” LIVE VERSION UP NOW AT:
http://www.youtube.com/atomsforpeacetv

Atoms For Peace has announced the creation of a new, dedicated YouTube channel, live as of today at http://www.youtube.com/atomsforpeacetv

The launch of the channel features the premiere of a live version of “Default” as performed by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge on March 14. The performance was one of three events commemorating the release of Atoms For Peace’s AMOK on XL Recordings, the other two having taken place in London and Berlin. The performances featured a unique combination of spontaneously manipulated tracks from AMOK and Thom’s 2006 solo effort The Eraser mixed with live guitar and vocals, all augmented by the visuals of Tarik Barri.

Two more such events have been confirmed for next month: April 17 at Razzmatazz in Barcelona and April 19 at Gaite’ Lyrique in Paris.

Thom and Nigel and the full Atoms For Peace lineup including Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco will begin touring July 6 in Paris, with U.S. dates beginning September 24 in Philadelphia and including headlines at New York’s Barclay Center and the Hollywood Bowl as well as stops in Washington DC and Chicago before concluding October 17 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

http://atomsforpeace.info

http://www.facebook.com/atomsforpeace

http://xlrecordings.com

Press Releases

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST

03/27/2013 nastysite

Chen Shi-Zheng, Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett’s Extraordinary Music Theater Collaboration To Run Throughout LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL 2013, JULY 6–28

New York, NY, March 27, 2013 – Nigel Redden, Director of Lincoln Center Festival, today announced the 2013 Festival’s line-up, which runs from July 6 through 28, 2013. Single tickets go on sale on April 8 for the festival, which will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. There will be a total of 62 performances by artists and ensembles from ten countries.

Opening the festival is Monkey: Journey to the West, an extraordinary music theater collaboration based on the classic Chinese folktale “Journey to the West” which dates to 1592. Conceived and directed by internationally renowned opera and film director Chen Shi-Zheng, with music by Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur, and design and animation by award-winning artist Jamie Hewlett, who, with Albarn, created the virtual band, Gorillaz, Monkey: Journey to the West will run throughout the festival with 27 performances in the David H. Koch Theater.

A theatrical spectacle, Monkey: Journey to the West follows the fantastical trek undertaken by a monk who travels from China to India seeking the Buddhist sacred scriptures. On his journey through an enchanted world, led by the irrepressible Monkey King, the monk and his magical animal companions have many adventures, both comical and challenging.

Damon Albarn’s score features washes of electronic sounds, brass fanfares, electronic percussion, and Chinese pop melodies. Jamie Hewlett’s designs, animations, and eye-popping costumes, are influenced by Japanese animé. And Chen Shi-Zheng’s thrilling vision transforms classic Chinese martial arts, circus acts, and acrobatics. Together, the three collaborators bring a dazzling, boundary-breaking approach to this timeless Chinese epic.

Commented Mr. Redden, “For its 18th edition, Lincoln Center Festival continues on its adventurous path with radically different ways of looking at similar subjects, new music from diverse traditions, and stagings as varied as their subjects. The Festival, as it has done since its start, again showcases the work of essential artists exploring their art compellingly.”

Tickets: Tickets are on sale to the general public starting April 8. Advance sales to Friends of Lincoln Center are from March 27 through April 7. For more information and to buy tickets visitLincolnCenterFestival.org or go to the Avery Fisher or Alice Tully Hall box offices, or call CenterCharge, 212-721-6500. Tickets for Monkey: Journey to the West are also available at the David H. Koch Theater box office.

Programs, artists and ticket prices are subject to change.

Monkey: Journey to the West

July 6-July 28, 2013

24 performances, 3 previews, David H. Koch Theater

Conception, Libretto, and Stage Direction Chen Shi-Zheng
Composer Damon Albarn
Visual Concept, Animation and Costumes Jamie Hewlett
Conductor Brad Lubman
Lighting Designer Nick Richings
Sound Designer Barry Bartlett
Masks, Prosthetics, Makeup and Wigs Bertrand Dorcet

Monkey: Journey to the West is a music theater piece based on a classic Chinese folktale “Journey to the West” which dates to 1592. It is conceived, written and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. The composer is Damon Albarn, best known in the U.S. as the singer/songwriter in the band Blur. The designer/animator is Jamie Hewlett, who, together with Albarn, created the virtual band, Gorillaz*.

Over the course of this 100-minute, fantastical journey, the monk Tripitaka, travels from China to India, facing many challenges while searching for the sacred Buddhist scriptures. The mischievous Monkey King leads Tripitaka and his animal companion protectors, including a pig and a horse, in a series of perilous and comic adventures and misadventures.

The dazzling production combines elements of music theater, bold and stunning animation, and performances by Chinese vocalists, martial artists and the Jiangsu Yancheng Acrobatic Company. Damon Albarn’s original and compelling score uses washes of electronic sounds, brass fanfares, electronic percussion, and Chinese pop melodies. Jamie Hewlett’s designs, animations, and eye-popping costumes reference the world of Japanese animé.

Monkey: Journey to the West created a sensation when it premiered at the first Manchester International Festival in England in 2007. It was then performed at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at Spoleto Festival USA, followed by performances at the Royal Opera House in London.

Singer/songwriter/producer Damon Albarn is the recipient of four Brits, two Ivor Novello Awards and a Grammy Award. His second opera Dr Dee, co-created with Rufus Norris, premiered at Manchester International Festival in 2011. In addition to his work with Blur and Gorillaz, Albarn has released a number of recordings, including Mali Music (2002), The Good The Bad and The Queen (2006), Monkey: Journey to the West (2007), Rocket Juice & The Moon (2012) and Dr Dee (2012). He has also produced music for Gorillaz, Amadou and Mariam, written music for film soundtracks, and most recently co-produced Bobby Womack’s current album The Bravest Man in The Universe. Albarn formed Africa Express, a collective of African and Western musicians in 2007, and toured the UK with them aboard a train last September as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Creator of comic book series Tank Girl and co-creator of Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett has forged a distinctive visual style and a unique place in British pop culture. Tank Girl was his first major commercial success. Hewlett also conceived the visual concept behind the several-million-selling, multi-award-winning virtual band Gorillaz, which won him the Design Museum’s Designer of the Year Award in 2006. Other projects include the Bafta award-winning titles for the BBC’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Chen Shi-Zheng directed the epic Peony Pavilion for Lincoln Center Festival 99 and subsequently staged three other productions for the Festival: The Night Banquet, 2002; The Orphan of Zhao, 2003; and My Life as a Fairytale, 2005. His other opera credits include Monteverdi’s Orfeo with English National Opera; Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas for the Spoleto Festival USA; Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Aix-en Provence Festival; Miss Fortune at the Royal Opera House in London; and Nixon in China for Theatre du Châtelet in Paris. His first film, Dark Matter, won the Sundance Film Festival’s Alfred P. Sloan Award. For Festival 2013, he is also directing the chamber opera, Matsukaze (Wind in the Pines) by Toshio Hosokawa.

*About Gorillaz

A truly global phenomenon, Gorillaz-singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, Japanese guitar prodigy Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs-has achieved ground-breaking success in in popular music, and was recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.

Put together by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the band’s eponymous debut album was released to wide acclaim in 2001. Three studio albums, Gorillaz (2001), Demon Days (2005) and Plastic Beach (2010) featured collaborations with a wide array of artists including Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Lou Reed and Dennis Hopper.

Gorillaz has topped the charts around the world, hitting #1 in more than a dozen countries and garnering sales in excess of 13 million. The band has also received influential awards and recognition that reach beyond music including a Grammy and an Ivor Novello, a Webby Award and a Designer of the Year Award for Jamie Hewlett, and the Jim Henson Creativity Honor.

Monkey: Journey to the West performance schedule:
Saturday, July 6 at 8 p.m. (preview)
Sunday, July 7 at 2 and 8 p.m. (previews)
Tuesday, July 9 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m.
Friday, July 12 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 13 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 14 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 18 at 8 p.m.
Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 20 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 21 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 25 at 8 p.m.
Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 27 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 28 at 2 and 8 p.m.

Running time: 100 minutes

The Lincoln Center Festival 2013 presentation of Monkey: Journey to the West is made possible in part by the Asian Cultural Council.

Press Releases, Third Man Records

POKEY LAFARGE SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT THIS JUNE ON THIRD MAN RECORDS

03/27/2013 nastysite

Record Release Party/Direct To Acetate Session June 1 at the Third Man Records Blue Room

Third Man Records is happy to announce a new partnership with one of their favorite musicians out there working today, Pokey LaFarge. Pokey and his band bring a focus and energy to the American Roots genre with infectious original material that sits at the crossroads of early jazz, country blues and western swing. With his effortless charisma and distinctive charm, Pokey has crafted a genre all his own–and one that extends well beyond the music alone.

Pokey’s next full length LP / CD (TMR 206), titled simply Pokey LaFarge (and produced by Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor), will be released in June–the perfect time for Pokey’s sun-blessed riverboat style. Look out for a single from the album, “Central Time,” to be released ahead of the full length in May.

To celebrate (and we know the folks at Third Man love to celebrate), TMR will be hosting Pokey and his band at their Blue Room live venue for a record release party/direct to acetate recording session on June 1st.

Pokey LaFarge and his band will be hitting the highways and byways this spring and summer, check all the dates here and be sure to see them when they come through your town:

4/20/13 Lake Charles, LA. F.G. Bulber Auditorium
4/21/13 Hattiesburg, MS. The Thirsty Hippo
4/22/13 Tupelo, MS. Blue Canoe
4/24/13 Nashville, TN. Loveless Cafe
4/25/13 Atlanta, GA. Smith’s Olde Bar
4/26/13 Wilmington, NC. Soapbox Laundro-Lounge
4/28/13 Wilkesboro, NC. MerleFest
4/30/13 Mobile, AL. Callaghan’s Irish Social Club
5/2/13 New Orleans, LA. Fair Grounds Race Course
5/4/13 Tulsa, OK. All Soul Acoustic Coffee House
5/8/13 Long Beach, CA. Carpenter Performing Arts Center
5/9/13 Long Beach, CA. Carpenter Performing Arts Center
5/10/13 San Francisco, CA. Rickshaw Stop
5/11/13 Modesto, CA. Fat Cat Music House
5/14/13 Portland, OR. Doug Fir Lounge
5/16/13 E. Vancouver, B.C. The Rio Theatre
5/17/13 Seattle, WA. Tractor Tavern
5/22/13 Minneapolis, MN. The Cedar Cultural Center
5/23/13 Chicago, IL. Lincoln Hall
5/25/13 Booneville, MO. Kemper Park
5/31/13 St Louis, MO. Casa Loma Ballroom
6/1/13 Nashville, TN. Third Man Records
6/7/13 Cincinnati, OH. Taft Theatre
6/8/13 Bloomington, IL. Downtown Bloomington
6/13/13 Omaha, NE. The Waiting Room Lounge
6/15/13 Denver, CO. L2 Arts and Culture Center
6/16/13 Palisade, CO. Palisade Bluegrass Festival
7/14/13 Mount Solon, VA. Natural Chimneys Park
8/8/13 Henderson, KY. Audubon Mill Park
8/16/13 Biddinghuize, Netherlands. Lowlands
8/17/13 Kiewit, Belgium. Pukkelpop
8/19/13 Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland. Musikfestwochen
8/22/13 Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/23/13 Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/24/13 Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival
8/25/13 Tonder, Denmark. Tonder Festival

Press Releases, Queens Of The Stone Age

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE …LIKE CLOCKWORK OUT JUNE ON MATADOR

03/26/2013 nastysite

Bosnian Rainbows, Press Releases

BOSNIAN RAINBOWS ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF DEBUT ALBUM

03/20/2013 nastysite

OUT JUNE 25 ON SARGENT HOUSE

bosnianrainbows.com

“‘Turtle Neck’ shimmers with wavy, lush guitars and unhurried percussion before shifting to sprawling textures and morphing tempos. It cuts loose in the second half, turning into a spacey post-hardcore assault of jagged chords and gut-punching drums.”–ROLLING STONE

“Bosnian Rainbows is certainly more democratic, but the group’s music crackles with just as much unpredictable intensity… At its rhythmic heart are drummer Deantoni Parks and keyboardist Nikki Kasper… Teri Gender Bender harnesses a wide-ranging energy with her style and delivery that recalls Kate Bush, Damo Suzuki and even a young Geddy Lee… It’s a lineup that only a creative intellect as feverish as Rodriguez-Lopez could hope to wrangle… primed for mind-bending twists galore.”–TIME OUT NEW YORK

Teri Gender Bender, Nicci Kasper, Deantoni Parks and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, known collectively as BOSNIAN RAINBOWS, will release their self-titled debut album June 25 on Sargent House.

The album will feature the previously unveiled tracks “Torn Maps” and “Turtle Neck”–which can be heard at:

https://soundcloud.com/sargent-house/bosnian-rainbows-torn-maps

https://soundcloud.com/sargent-house/bosnian-rainbows-turtle-neck

… as well as nine other original Bosnian Rainbows compositions.The complete track listing is:

1.    Eli
2.    Worthless
3.    Dig Right In Me
4.    The Eye Fell In Love
5.    Cry For You
6.    Morning Sickness
7.    Torn Maps
8.    Turtle Neck
9.    Always On The Run
10. Red
11. Mother, Father, Set Us Free

Many if not all of the above will be familiar to those who caught the band on its recent run of U.S. headline dates, shows that generated raves including:

“While Rodriguez-Lopez may be happy to describe the act as ‘a four piece, very stripped down affair,’ the combination of his energetic, frenzied playing style coupled with Teri Gender Bender’s ferocious stage presence is nothing short of electrifying.”–METROMIX

“a hard-rocking group of vets ripping through songs while sounding as fresh as a gleaming spectrum of color over the bleak streets of Sarajevo.”–CHICAGO INNERVIEW

“Rodriguez-Lopez’s uncanny ability to mutate his flailing notes into luscious symphonies coupled with front-lady Teri Gender Bender’s ‘unique’ stage presence gives Bosnian Rainbows a certain grace on the front lines of the battle for the preservation of today’s music.”–LISTEN ASHEVILLE

Bosnian Rainbows have just returned from their March 15 appearance at the Festival Vive Latino at Mexico City’s Foro Sol Stadium and one show supporting with Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Guadalajara–with whom they’ll meet up again in May for shows in Berlin and Paris. Other confirmed U.S. engagements at present are May 25 at the Neon Desert Festival in El Paso, TX, to be accompanied by a few yet to be announced Texas club dates. Bosnian Rainbows have been on the road consistently since August 2012, touring extensively in Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and on the west coast, making a U.S. festival debut at last September’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, and more recently completing the aforementioned February headline tour.

Further live dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

BOSNIAN RAINBOWS

Live 2013

05/06/13 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle *
05/08/13 – Paris, FR – Olympia *
05/25/13 – El Paso, TX – Cleveland Square Park

* w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pornography, Press Releases

PORNOGRAPHY "7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN" DEBUT 7-INCH ON PAX-AM TO BE RELEASED ON RECORD STORE DAY

03/18/2013 nastysite

thebandpornography.com

Leah Hennessey, Ryan Adams and Johnny T. Yerington, collectively known as Pornography, will add to the deluge of Record Store Day vinyl, when they release their seven song debut 7-inch “7 Minutes In Heaven” April 20 on PAX-AM.

The origins of Pornography the band take about as long to recount as “7 Minutes In Heaven” takes to listen to: Adams and Yerington, whose C.V. includes drumming and co-writing credits on the former”s 2003 album Rock N Roll, had a chance encounter with Hennessey at her (sort of) workplace that quickly led to her unknowingly auditioning for their band The Finger. By the close of a 2-hour session that went incredibly well, it was decided this would be a new band entirely–one she then named Pornography–the three of them were well on their way to writing and recording “7 Minutes In Heaven” and another EP and album”s worth of material.

“I met Ryan and Johnny in a manic trance of a weekend,” Hennessy recalls. “I told Ryan I wanted to make sad bastard music and the next day he asked me to come sing in his and Johnny”s punk band, which is when we wrote and recorded the entirety of 7 minutes in Heaven. We never give ourselves more than a few minutes to write the songs so we can”t really afford to censor ourselves or be less stupid.”

“7 Minutes In Heaven” lead track “Last Nite at the Opera” can be streamed/embedded here:

https://soundcloud.com/thebandpornography/last-nite-at-the-opera

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Further information regarding future Pornography releases, live shows, website and socials etc. will all be made available as soon as it can be.

“7 Minutes In Heaven” was recorded at the East Village Recording Center. It was produced by Gus Oberg, who is being pressed into service as the band”s bassist when they start playing out (Adams plays bass on the studio recordings). The complete track listing is:

Last Nite at the Opera
Bald Spot
Police Scanner
Violent Conversion
Fake Snake, Real Pony
Cats & Dogs
Punch Him

Atoms For Peace, Press Releases

ATOMS FOR PEACE U.S. TOUR DATES CONFIRMED DEBUT ALBUM AMOK OUT NOW

03/18/2013 nastysite

DEBUT ALBUM AMOK OUT NOW

Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco collectively known as Atoms For Peace have announced the first dates of a U.S. tour this fall. The shows follow in the wake of the band’s new album AMOK (XL Recordings) entering the U.S. chart at #2 and are its first since the 2009-2010 debut tour during which it played Yorke’s 2006 solo album The Eraser in its entirety.

The newly announced dates begin September 24 in Philadelphia and will include headlines at New York’s Barclay Center and the Hollywood Bowl as well as stops in Washington DC and Chicago before concluding October 17 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Tickets will go on sale to the public Saturday, March 23.

Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich recently threw a series of sold out AMOK launch events in London, Berlin and New York. Prior to their return to the States, the full Atoms For Peace lineup will reconvene for a July tour of Europe and the UK. See http://atomsforpeace.info for ticketing and further information.