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Paul McCartney, Press Releases

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

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

“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, Third Man Records

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

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

Bosnian Rainbows, Press Releases

BOSNIAN RAINBOWS ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF DEBUT ALBUM

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

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

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.

http://atomsforpeace.info

http://www.facebook.com/atomsforpeace

http://xlrecordings.com

ATOMS FOR PEACE U.S. Tour 2013

09/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center
09/27 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
09/30 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
10/02 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10/17 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

Jack White, Press Releases, Third Man Records

JACK WHITE’S BLUNDERBUSS CERTIFIED GOLD

Jack White’s debut album Blunderbuss has been certified gold by the RIAA, having sold in excess of 500,000 copies in the U.S..

Released April 24, 2012 by Third Man Records/Columbia, Blunderbuss debuted at #1 on the U.S. albums chart–Jack’s first ever recorded effort to do so.

Blunderbuss also debuted at #1 in several European territories, and was supported by a sold out world tour featuring all-male backing band The Buzzards and all-female backing band The Peacocks.

Blunderbuss was also the highest charting solo debut and biggest selling vinyl album of 2012 in the U.S., knocking The Beatles’ Abbey Road” off the top spot (a position it had held the previous three years), Blunderbuss’ sales are the highest for a non-catalog LP since Soundscan began specifically tracking vinyl in 2008.

Iggy & The Stooges, Press Releases

IGGY AND THE STOOGES: “BURN”

HEAR THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE NEW ALBUM HERE:
https://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/iggy-and-the-stooges-burn/

APPEARING LIVE AT SXSW MARCH 13 AT HOUSE OF VANS AT THE MOHAWK

READY TO DIE OUT APRIL 30 ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS

Available For Pre-Order At
http://fatpossum.com/products/ready-to-die

Photo: David Raccuglia

Iggy and the Stooges have just unveiled “Burn,” the first full taste of the all-new studio album, Ready To Die, out April 30 on Fat Possum.

The follow-up to the first record ever to bear the Iggy and the Stooges logo–the immortal 1973 proto-punk masterpiece Raw Power–Ready To Die finds Iggy Pop, guitarist James Williamson and drummer Scott “Rock Action” Asheton reunited for a full album of all-new material for the first time in 40 years, with Mike Watt filling in for the late Ron Asheton on bass. “Burn” opens the record in suitable fashion, doing the legacy of its predecessor proud with guitar pyrotechnics recalling those halcyon opening salvos of “Search & Destroy,” a sublime vocal paean to the goddess of beauty, and a relentless rhythmic thud that anchors and propels the proceedings.

Iggy and the Stooges have unveiled the initial coordinates of the Ready To Die live assault: On March 13 in Austin, Texas, Iggy and the Stooges will burn a swath through the annual SXSW Festival, with a one-off show at House of Vans at the Mohawk presented by Fat Possum. The Austin show will be the public’s first chance to hear any of Ready To Die played live–and U.S. fans’ last chance to see Iggy and the Stooges before they return to American stages this summer following a slew of overseas dates.

“Burn” can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/iggy-and-the-stooges-burn/.

Iggy and the Stooges Live 2013
On Tour:

03/13 Austin, TX – SXSW @ Mohawk (Vans/Fat Possum)
03/25 Adelaide, Australia – Thebarton Theatre
03/27 Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hall
03/30 Byron Bay, Australia – Byron Bay Bluesfest
04/02 Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavilion
06/08 Long Beach, CA – Ink-N-Iron Festival
06/24 Zagreb, Croatia – INmusic Festival
06/26 Goteborg, Sweden – Stora Scenen pa Liseberg
06/30 Marmande, France – Garorock Festival
07/04 Rome, Italy – Rock in Roma
07/09 Argelès-Sur-Mer, France – Parc de Valmy
07/11 Milan, Italy – City Sound

Press Releases, The Postal Service

THE POSTAL SERVICE CONFIRM MORE DATES DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN 2002 AUDITION FOOTAGE NOW PLAYING AT:
www.funnyordie.com

Ticketing, Additional Info at http://bit.ly/PstlSrvc

Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) out April 9 on Sub Pop

“A Tattered Line of String” New Single Available for Purchase and with Pre-Order

http://postalservicemusic.net/

http://www.subpop.com/

With over a dozen shows and counting already sold out–including the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA and New York’s Barclays Center Arena where second dates have been added by popular demand–The Postal Service has announced another series of additions to the tour commemorating the April 9 release of its Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) on Sub Pop.

The new dates on The Postal Service’s first headline tour in decade include stops in Austin TX, Pomona CA, Kansas City MO, at St. Paul MN, as well as an appearance at the Free Press Fest in Houston TX. Dates that have already completely sold out–in addition to the aforementioned first nights in New York and Berkeley–now include London, Manchester, Reno NV, Davis CA, San Luis Obispo CA, Boise ID, Orlando FL, Las Vegas, Detroit and more on the way.

The Postal Service 10th anniversary tour will reunite Postal Service principals Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello with Jenny Lewis (Jenny & Johnny, Rilo Kiley), who appeared on the original album and played with the band on its 2003 dates. Lewis also sings on the two new songs on Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition). Laura Burhenn (Mynabirds, Bright Eyes) rounds out the 2013 touring lineup.

Meanwhile, rare Postal Service audition footage dating back to 2002 has been unearthed and can finally be viewed at www.funnyordie.com. The never before seen tryouts include a genre-defying group of hopefuls ranging from Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses and Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters to Moby, Aimee Mann and others all vying for a the coveted Postal Service lead singer gig–and each doing his or her level best not to choke in the presence of Tamborello and Sub Pop A&R.

The Postal Service and Sub Pop Records’ pre-order for Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) is live now, with configurations including a limited 3-LP edition on red, clear and white vinyl available through subpop.com and postalservicemusic.net. All pre-orders will immediately receive a download of the previously unreleased single “A Tattered Line of String.”

Give Up was certified platinum last year just shy of 10 years from its original February 9, 2003 release. Led by the single “Such Great Heights,” the landmark album is, after Nirvana’s Bleach, the second-biggest selling album in Sub Pop’s nearly 25-year history.

THE POSTAL SERVICE
Live 2013

New Dates in BOLD

04/09/13 Tue – Reno NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre (SOLD OUT) *
04/10/13 Wed – Davis CA @ Mondavi Center (SOLD OUT) *
04/12/13 Fri – San Luis Obispo CA @ Madonna Expo Center (SOLD OUT) *
04/13/13 Sat – Indio CA @ Coachella (SOLD OUT)
04/15/13 Mon — Pomona CA @ Fox Theater *
04/18/13 Thu – Phoenix AZ @ Comerica Theatre **
04/19/13 Fri – Las Vegas NV @ Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan (SOLD OUT)**
04/20/13 Sat – Indio CA @ Coachella (SOLD OUT)
05/18/13 Sat – Manchester UK @ Academy (SOLD OUT) ***
05/19/13 Sun – London UK @ Brixton Academy (SOLD OUT) ***
05/20/13 Mon – London UK @ Brixton Academy (SOLD OUT) ***
05/21/13  Tues – Paris FR @ Trianon ***
05/23/13 Thu – Barcelona SP @ Primavera Sound 2013
05/27/13  Mon – Sasquatch Music Festival, George, WA (SOLD OUT)
05/28/13  Tues – Boise ID @ Knitting Factory (SOLD OUT)
05/29/13 Weds – Magna UT @ Saltair
05/30/13 Thu – Morrison CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
06/01/13 Sat — Houston TX @ Free Press Summer Fest
06/02/13 Sun — Cedar Park TX @ Cedar Park
06/03/13 Mon – Grand Prairie TX @ Verizon Theater
06/05/13 Wed – Orlando FL @ Hard Rock Live (SOLD OUT)
06/06/13 Thu – Atlanta GA @ Fox Theater
06/07/13 Fri – Raleigh NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
06/08/13 Sat – Columbus OH @ LC Pavilion
06/10/13 Mon – Detroit MI @ Fillmore Detroit (SOLD OUT)
06/11/13 Tues – Toronto ON @ Air Canada Centre
06/12/13 Wed – Boston MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
06/14/13 Fri – New York NY @ Barclays Center (SOLD OUT)
06/15/13 Sat – New York NY @ Barclays Center
06/17/13 Mon – Philadelphia PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06/18/13 Tue – Columbia MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/16/13 Tues – Vancouver BC @ Rogers Arena
07/17/13 Wed – Portland OR @ Rose Garden Arena
07/26/13 Fri – Berkeley CA @ Greek Theater (SOLD OUT)
07/27/13 Sat – Berkeley CA @ Greek Theater
07/31/13 Wed — Kansas City MO @ Midland Theater
08/02/13 Thu — St. Paul MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium

* Baths support
** YACHT supports
*** Stealing Sheep supports