LIMITED DELUXE EDITION TO FEATURE USELESS CREATURES INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Andrew Bird has confirmed that his new studio album Noble Beast will now be released January 20, 2009 on Fat Possum Records. Noble Beast is the follow up to Bird’s critically acclaimed 2007 set Armchair Apocrypha which has sold over 100,000 copies to date.

Noble Beast will also be available in a very limited deluxe 2-CD edition that will also include Useless Creatures, a bonus disc of original instrumental works featuring collaborations with Glenn Kotche and Todd Sickafoose. The deluxe edition, which will be available exclusively to physical retailers, will feature a stunning custom package including extra photos, a fold-out poster, and a 24-page lyric booklet illustrated by Diana Sudyka.

The track listings for Noble Beast and Useless Creatures are as follows:

Noble Beast:
1.) Oh No
2.) Masterswarm
3.) Fitz and the Dizzyspells
4.) Effigy
5.) Tenuousness
6.) Nomenclature
7.) ouo
8.) Not a Robot, But a Ghost
9.) Unfolding Fans
10.) Anonanimal
11.) Natural Disaster
12.) The Privateers
13.) Souverian
14.) On Ho

Useless Creatures
1.) Master Sigh
2.) You Woke Me Up!
3.) Nyatiti
4.) The Barn Tapes
5.) Carrion Suite
6.) Spinney
7.) Dissent
8.) Hot Math
9.) Sigh Master

As previously confirmed, tickets are now on sale for the first leg of a North American tour in support of Noble Beast, beginning with Bird’s first ever headline engagement at Carnegie Hall on January 28. This run of theater headlines will be opened by LONEY DEAR with the exception of Carnegie Hall, which will feature DOSH as support.

For a full listen of tour dates and on sale information, see http://www.andrewbird.net/. For further information, contact Steve Martin or Laura Eldeiry at nasty little man t 212 343 0740 e laura@nastylittleman.com.

DATES KICK OFF JANUARY 28 AT CARNEGIE HALL

ANDREW BIRD has confirmed dates for the first leg of a North American tour in support of his forthcoming new album Noble Beast. The tour will begin just after Noble Beast’s release with Bird’s first ever headline engagement at Carnegie Hall on January 28.
This run of theater headlines will be opened by LONEY DEAR with the exception of Carnegie Hall, which will feature DOSH as support.
Presales with low-fee surcharges for most shows are already underway at http://www.andrewbird.net/. General on sales will be this weekend.
For a full list of dates see below. For further information, contact Steve Martin or Laura Eldeiry at nasty little man t 212 343 0740 e laura@nastylittleman.com.

28-Jan
CARNEGIE HALL
NEW YORK, NY

30-Jan
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
BOSTON, MA

3-Feb
CLUB 9:30
WASHINGTON, DC

4-Feb
THE VARIETY PLAYHOUSE
ATLANTA, GA

6-Feb
THE PLAZA THEATRE
ORLANDO, FL

7-Feb
HOUSE OF BLUES
NEW ORLEANS, LA

12-Feb
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER
AUSTIN, TX

13-Feb
THE EL REY THEATRE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM

14-Feb
THE RIALTO THEATER
TUCSON, AZ

18-Feb
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
LOS ANGELES, CA

19-Feb
THE FILLMORE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

20-Feb
THE FILLMORE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

21-Feb
THE ROSELAND THEATER
PORTLAND, OR

23-Feb
THE MOORE THEATER
SEATTLE, WA

24-Feb
THE KNITTING FACTORY
BOISE, ID

25-Feb
THE MURRAY THEATER
MURRAY, UT

26-Feb
THE OGDEN THEATER
DENVER, CO

27-Feb
SLOWDOWN
OMAHA, NE

LONEY DEAR will open all shows except Carnegie Hall, where DOSH will be playing the opening set.

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway will once again back Neil Finn for a follow up to the acclaimed Seven Worlds Collide, a project supporting international development organization Oxfam.

Seven years ago OBrien and Selway were invited by Finn to participate in a special series of concerts in New Zealand under the banner Seven Worlds Collide. Also returning from that original Seven Worlds Collide lineup will be founder of the Smiths and member of Modest Mouse Johnny Marr, Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, songwriter and violinist Lisa Germano, and Liam Finn. Artists newly joining the project include Jeff Tweedy, John Stirrat, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone from Wilco, and New Zealand songwriters Bic Runga and Don McGlashan. Behind the mixing desk will be master recording engineer Jim Scott. More names will be added to the lineup in the coming weeks.

The album will be recorded over the next few months in Auckland’s Roundhead Studios and is due for release in 2009. Like its predecessor, the project will also see a series of concerts featuring many of the artists included in the lineup. The shows will take place in Auckland early in the New Year. Details will be announced soon.

Seven Worlds Collide
Seven Worlds Collide is a live album released in 2001 by New Zealand singer/songwriter, Neil Finn. This is a live recording culled from a series of five shows from April 2, 2001 to April 6, 2001 featuring Neil Finn & Friends recorded at the St James theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Notable guests in Finn’s band included Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Ed O’Brien, Tim Finn, Sebastian Steinberg, Phil Selway, Lisa Germano and Betchadupa. The title of this album is derived from the line “Seven worlds will collide / whenever I am by your side” from Crowded House’s 1993 single Distant Sun.

Oxfam International
Oxfam is an international development organisation working to end poverty and injustice to bring real and lasting change to the lives of people living in poverty and to create a safer, fairer and more sustainable world.
Oxfam believes that poverty is not inevitable. Instead, poverty results from unjust policies, and the denial of basic rights and opportunities. There are 13 Oxfam affiliates working with communities on the ground in over 100 countries. We put all our effort and expertise into saving lives, developing programmes that empower people, and campaigning for lasting change.

Radiohead
Radiohead is Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke. Radiohead’s recordings have included 1993’s Pablo Honey, 1995’s The Bends, 1997’s OK Computer (the tour for which was documented by the 1998 film Meeting People Is Easy), 2000’s Kid A, 2001’s Amnesiac, 2003’s Hail To The Thief and In Rainbows, which was self-released via Radiohead.com in October 2007. In Rainbows was released to traditional retail by TBD Records/ATO in January 2008 and entered the U.S. chart at #1.

AFI have begun pre-production on their eighth studio album. The follow-
up to 2006’s platinum DECEMBERUNDERGROUND will be recorded in Los
Angeles and in the band’s native Bay Area with producer Dave Bottrill (Tool, King Crimson, David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, Muse, Placebo). No release date has been set as yet.

10 SHOWS CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1999 CLASSIC

“It was 1999’s masterful Clarity that established a foundation for 21st century emo”–BLENDER

Jimmy Eat World will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its classic Clarity by playing the album in its entirety for 10 one-time-only shows beginning February 23 in New York City and concluding March 7 in the band’s native Arizona.

Released in 1999 to virtually no fanfare, Clarity gradually became the single most influential record of a generation: A recent SPIN article polled members of 17 bands ranging from Fall Out Boy to Yellowcard, all of whom cited Jim Adkins’ writing and performance on the record as a primary influence, while ALTERNATIVE PRESS noted “Clarity would later become one of the most beloved emo albums of the ’90s.” Ironically, it was Clarity’s initial failure that put Jimmy Eat World on the path to their eventual success: Left to its own devices after being dropped by Capitol, the band built up a base via relentless touring which funded the recording of their 2001 breakthrough Bleed American, which went on to sell 1.5 million copies.

Clarity was reissued last year to considerably greater acclaim, including a 4.5 star BLENDER review that proclaimed “Dozens of weepy bottom-feeders have tried to write mid-20s angst anthems better than the soaring ‘Lucky Denver Mint’ or the delicately heartbroken ‘Just Watch The Fireworks’–but few have succeeded.”

Reuben’s Accomplice will support Feb. 23-Mar. 4. No Knife will support Mar. 5-7.

Pre-sale for the Clarity x 10 Tour will begin this Thursday, Nov. 13. For details, see JimmyEatWorld.com. General on sales begin Saturday Nov. 15, with the exception of San Francisco, which goes on sale Sunday Nov. 16, and Boston, which will go on sale at a later date to be announced.

For further information, see the full itinerary below or contact Steve Martin or Amy Grote at nasty little man t 212 343 0740 amy@nastylittleman.com

JIMMY EAT WORLD
CLARITY x 10 TOUR

Feb 23 Terminal 5 New York NY
Feb 24 930 Club Washington DC
Feb 25 Trocadero Theater Philadelphia PA
Feb 26 House of Blues Boston MA
Feb 28 Metro Chicago IL
Mar 2 Ogden Theatre Denver CO
Mar 4 The Fillmore San Francisco CA
Mar 5 Club Nokia Los Angeles CA
Mar 6 House of Blues San Diego CA
Mar 7 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ

ENTIRE COLLECTION $179 DISCOUNT EXTENDED THROUGH UNTIL NOV. 16
Full-length New & Exclusive Scharpling and Wurster CD Added
Broken Social Scene, Lavender Diamond Added To Covers Collection
ALL AVAILABLE ONLY AT MERGERECORDS.COM

SCORE! Merge Records: The First 20 Years, a deluxe subscription-only box set with special artwork and packaging delivered throughout 2009 will now include a full-length CD of new & exclusive Scharpling and Wurster hilarity in addition to the 14 curated compilations, remix CD, covers CD, the cover art book, and many more surprises to come.

Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster are a renowned comedy duo who have been doing their thing since 1997. Tom is the host of the legendary radio program, “The Best Show on WFMU http://www.friendsoftom.com” Tom is also a writer and executive producer on the award winning television program Monk http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/. Jon Wurster is the drummer for Superchunk http://www.superchunk.com and many other artists such as A.C. Newman, Bob Mould and The Mountain Goats. Together, Scharpling and Wurster regale the WFMU http://www.wfmu.org listeners with comedy genius every Tuesday night from 8-11pm. They have also released five collections of their material on their label, Stereolaffs http://www.stereolaffs.com.

Additionally, Broken Social Scene http://www.brokensocialscene.ca & Lavender Diamond have joined http://lavenderdiamond.com Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, The National and the other great artists http://www.mergerecords.com/score already contributing to the Merge covers CD included in the SCORE! box set.

Lastly, the discounted price of $179 for the yearlong SCORE! cavalcade of Merge goodness has been extended through November 16. To subscribe, visit mergerecords.com/score before January 2009.

As previously announced, SCORE! Merge Records: The First 20 Years is a deluxe subscription-only box set featuring 14 Merge compilations curated by the likes of Peter Buck, Amy Poehler, David Byrne, Miranda July and Jonathan Lethem, an entire album of non-Merge artists covering their favorite tracks from the Merge catalogue, a remix collection featuring reinterpretations of Merge classics, MRG, the discography cover art book, and other exclusive content that subscribers will receive in the mail throughout 2009, Merge’s 20th Anniversary year.

The entire SCORE! Merge Records: The First 20 Years project will benefit specific charitable causes handpicked by the curators.

Limited Edition Vinyl With Exclusive Artwork OUT NOW
2009 Tour Dates To Be Announced Shortly

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals’ Cardinology has entered the Billboard Top 200 at #11, selling in excess of 40,000 copies since its October 28 release and the second highest chart debut of Ryan’s career, the first being last year’s Easy Tiger which bowed at #7.

A limited edition vinyl version of Cardinology was released this week, featuring exclusive cover artwork by illustrator Leah Hayes, renowned for her Fantagraphics graphic novels Funeral of the Heart and Holy Moly, among other works.

The Cardinals, who are comprised of Adams, Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass, vocals), Jon Graboff (pedal steel, vocals) and Brad Pemberton (drums), are about to embark on a UK headlining tour, which will be followed by a North American trek supporting Oasis. Dates for an early 2009 U.S. headline tour will be announced shortly.

Cardinology is the latest installation of the Ryan Adams & The Cardinals canon that includes Easy Tiger, 29, Jacksonville City Nights, Cold Roses, Love Is Hell, Rock N Roll, Demolition, Gold and Heartbreaker. Adams explains the record’s title as “the study of this band, the research and development of jam technology–Jam meaning equal part songwriting and jamming. Some people say meaningful things all the time but never say them quite the same way twice. So it’s the science of applying that to music and never playing anything the same way twice.”

For further information contact Steve Martin or Amy Grote at nasty little man 212-343-0740 / amy@nastylittleman.com

NOV. 16 EPISODE OF ABC’S DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES TO FEATURE TPC PERFORMANCE

When the Nov. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) episode of “Desperate Housewives” airs and the local Battle of the Bands kicks off, scores of music fans will undoubtedly recognize entrants Cold Splash as none other than Tokyo Police Club. The band will perform “In A Cave” from its acclaimed debut full length Elephant Shell in a competition held at the White Horse rock club near Wisteria Lane.

In addition to TPC’s performance, fans can look forward to band members’ having actual lines in the episode, as well as subtle clues to the true identity of Cold Splash including flyers on the club walls for bands named “Shoulders And Arms” and “Cut Cut Paste.”

Having completed an extensive world headlining tour and, more recently, a nationwide run supporting Weezer, Tokyo Police Club will return to the road for a tour of the band’s native Canada beginning Dec. 13 in Toronto.

Gorillaz Masterminds Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett To Premiere “Monkey Bee” Video, Curate YouTube Homepage For 24 Hours

“A rare non-terrible pop-classical crossover”-NEW YORK

“Breathtaking…effortless integration of different traditions”-TIME

NEW YORK, NY – October 28, 2008 – Following on the heels of the September 23 release of “Monkey: Journey to the West” (XL Recordings), an album based on the Mandarin Opera reinterpreted by GORILLAZ creators Damon Albarn (music) and Jamie Hewlett (visuals), comes an October 28 YouTube homepage takeover during which the duo will premiere the “Monkey Bee” video and curate featured videos on the YouTube homepage for a full 24 hours.

Featured videos exclusive to the MONKEY YouTube Takeover will include:

o The world premiere of “Monkey Bee”

o The making of “Monkey Bee”

o Damon & Jamie’s YouTube takeover and curatorial introduction

o Damon & Jamie’s Excellent Adventure (feature-length documentary)

In addition to these MONKEY firsts, bloopers, B-Roll and assorted other material, the Takeover will also feature supplementary clips related to the themes and inspirations that helped shape the unique musical and visual aesthetic of JOURNEY TO THE WEST.

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST was first staged June 28, 2007 in the UK at the inaugural Manchester International Festival, when world-renowned theatre, opera and film director Chen Shi-Zheng enlisted Albarn and Hewlett to provide unique, modern musical and visual interpretations of the themes and characters of this most beloved work of Chinese folklore. The result was a new stage show for the 21st century that recast an ancient Chinese legend as a dazzling spectacle involving nearly 40 Chinese circus acrobats, martial artists and singers, and an orchestra of both Western and traditional Chinese instruments. MONKEY has since played to sold-out houses across Europe, made its U.S. debut at the 2008 Spoleto Festival USA, played at London’s famed Royal Opera House, and will soon begin a Nov. 8-Dec. 5 London run in a specially built tented theater adjacent to the O2 Arena.

Perry Farrell will join Beastie Boys and friends’ Get Out and Vote 08 for one night only October 29 at the Chevrolet center in Youngstown, Ohio. Farrell will perform on the bill along with Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow and Beastie Boys.

Tickets have sold out for the Charlotte NC and St. Paul MN stops of the Get Out and Vote 08 Tour as well as the Rock The Vote Pre-Election Night show in Denver CO. Tickets are still available for the Virginia, Ohio and Wisconsin dates (see the itinerary and ticket information below).

Get Out and Vote 08 will let the music do the talking every night, with a completely non-partisan no-preaching evening of non-stop music featuring Beastie Boys bringing nearly an hour’s worth of hip hop classics with the able assistance of Mixmaster Mike, and, in various markets, complete sets from Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby & Nash, Santogold, and Tenacious D.

Representatives from Rock The Vote will be on hand at each show to distribute information on local polling sites, including early voting locations where available.

The full Get Out and Vote 08 itinerary and on-sale info is as follows:

Oct 27 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Santogold
SOLD OUT

Oct 28 Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum
Beastie Boys/Jack Johnson/Norah Jones/Santogold
ON SALE NOW
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100414896D8284E

Oct 29 Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Center
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper / Norah Jones
ON SALE NOW
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05004147E9B082EF

Oct 30 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Ben Harper
ON SALE NOW
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16004146BA74468B

Nov 1 St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Beastie Boys/Ben Harper/Tenacious D
SOLD OUT

Nov 2 Milwaukee, WI – U.S. Cellular Arena
Beastie Boys/Ben Harper/Crosby & Nash/Tenacious D
ON SALE NOW VIA VENUE BOX OFFICE AND TICKETMASTER
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/07004149E2FA89CE