Miracles Of Modern Science (Kickstarter Project)
I've been looking forward to a debut LP from Miracles Of Modern Science for a while now. They have a kickstarter account set up to fund their first record and currently have 12,250 dollars of the needed 15,000. I really hope you can support this band as they have 8 days to raise the remaining 3,000 or they lose it all. Check out their pitch video and if you like what you hear help them reach their goal.
WLFY's Top Ten Music Blogs Of 2010
Great taste with the added value of exploring a wide range of music from Hip-Hop to Pop.
The best destination online for the softer side of music. Slowcoustic is constantly finding new talent in the world of folk/singer songwriter esq music. If you're looking for new acoustic music...this is the place.
A massive amount of coverage and reviews leaves COS a daily must read. In 2010 they dominated the festival reporting and had numerous excellent pieces of writing in their review section.
IGIF is notorious for their excellent taste and finding bands/artists that others fall in love with months after they discover them. With throwing two of the best CMJ shows this year and announcing their own 7" label, its been a busy and amazing 2010 for IGIF.
Tsururadio and WLFY have the same idea about music blogging which is centered around injecting a personal voice/personality into their connection with the music. There isn't a more interesting character than Aaron who peppers his blog with amazing photos, long pieces of personal writing, and a love for vinyl that makes me a constant reader.
A mainstay in the blogging world for years now, MOKB made a giant leap this year with a beautiful site redesign and consistent quality content. Dodge also throws the best shows in his Indianapolis area, has his own radio show, record label, and has a great original content live video series called Laundromatinee.
I can't name a blog that matches the taste in music we have here at WLFY more than Knox Road. Simply posting a track isn't enough for this blog as the site is jam packed with insight on everything that is posted.
When WLFY crowned Aquarium Drunkard the best music blog of 2009 I said Justin was the best music writer on the web. This opinion hasn't changed. Drunkard is unique in what they cover and the writing is nothing short of spectacular.
I can't comprehend how Anthony does what he does day in and day out. The Needle Drop boasts a music blog, radio show, blog.tv show, and regular youtube channel where he reviews albums and tracks daily. The output is insane and it's all quality. The use of having a regular youtube show makes Anthony a character and is a pioneer of a new medium for music bloggers. (Also check out the amazing Rock It Out Blog who is on the same youtube journey and pumping out amazing original content daily) Anthony is the hardest working music blogger as he claims and his hard work is appreciated.
Largehearted Boy takes home top honors this year because it's simply the best music resource on the web. With daily mp3's, albums release listings with legal mp3s, and a collection of the best music related links from around the Internet, LB can't be ignored as a powerhouse of information. Even now the site is collecting a long list of 2010 music lists which is unmatched. Like The Needle Drop, I have no idea how LB gets all this done, day after day. If you're a casual music blog reader, you could just read LB and be satisfied as the blog is basically an extension of all the best content that other bloggers and bands create. There wasn't a second of hesitation in naming LB our favorite blog of 2010.
Dan Deacon's Top 10 Albums Of 2010
Dan Deacon just released his top 10 albums of 2010 on Facebook. What a weird world we live in. Here are his picks:
1. Future Islands: In Evening Air
2. Dope Body: Saturday
3. Womme: Rog
4. Lower Dens: Twin-Hand Movement
5. Height with Friends Bed of Seeds
6. Daniel HIggs: Say God
7. Charanjit Singh: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat (reissue)
8. Instant Coffee: Instant Coffee!
9. Omar Souleyman: Jazeera Nights
10. Salamander Wool: Lunarsophic Somnambulist
Olof Arnalds (Daytrotter Session)
Daytrotter continues its amazing taste in music and proves once again why it has to be considered one of the best websites for fans of sound. Check out this wonderful session with the enchanting Olof Arnalds.
The Hidden Words
Alden Penner and Jamie Thompson were 2/3's of The Unicorns and have been playing music together under the band name The Hidden Words for months now. It appears the band is in the process of recording a record, news I've been wanting to hear for a long time. Here are some live performance videos that are labeled by The Walrus NP as five of The Hidden Words recorded songs. Enjoy:
Patti Smith's "Just Kids" Wins National Book Award
The sublimely engrossing memoir Just Kids by punk goddess Patti Smith isn't just enriching for its first hand account of rendezvous and rubbing elbows with the likes of Andy Warhol, Television, The Velvet Underground, Sam Shepard, Allen Ginsberg, and Harry Smith in the cultural melange of NYC in the late 60s early 70s -- but for its incredibly honest and compassionate portrayal of a kid who didn't know how to do it (Smith) and a kid who was driven but outside of everything (Mapplethorpe).
If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? It just won the National Book Award.
Sharon Van Etten World Tour
Anybody up for a trip to Japan?
Tour Dates:
Dec. 3, 2010 Nara, Japan – Nara Café Sample
Dec. 4, 2010 Kyoto, Japan – Kyoto Urbanguild
Dec. 5, 2010 Fukui, Japan – Turuga Pinon-Pinon
Dec. 7, 2010 Aichi, Japan – Nagoya JD Japon
Dec. 8, 2010 Kanagowa, Japan – Kamakura Café Goatee
Dec. 9, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya, 7th Floor
Dec. 11, 2010 Nagano, Japan – Matsumoto Cafe
Dec. 12, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – FoundLand
Jan. 8, 2011 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Jan. 19, 2011 New Haven, CT – BAR
Jan. 20, 2011 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Jan. 21, 2011 Columbus, OH – Wexner Performance Space at OSU
Jan. 22, 2011 Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot
Jan. 23, 2011 Asheville, NC – TBD
Feb. 15, 2011 Belgium, Brussels – Forest National w/The National
Feb. 22, 2011 Poland, Krakow – Studio w/The National
Feb. 24, 2011 Poland, Warsaw – Stodola w/The National
Feb. 25, 2011 Germany, Berlin – C-Halle w/The National
Feb. 26, 2011 Denmark, Aarhus – SCC w/The National
Feb. 28, 2011 Sweden, Lund – Färs & Frosta w/The National
Mar. 1, 2011 Sweden, Stockholm – Cirkus w/The National
Mar. 3, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
Mar. 4, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
Tour Dates:
Dec. 3, 2010 Nara, Japan – Nara Café Sample
Dec. 4, 2010 Kyoto, Japan – Kyoto Urbanguild
Dec. 5, 2010 Fukui, Japan – Turuga Pinon-Pinon
Dec. 7, 2010 Aichi, Japan – Nagoya JD Japon
Dec. 8, 2010 Kanagowa, Japan – Kamakura Café Goatee
Dec. 9, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya, 7th Floor
Dec. 11, 2010 Nagano, Japan – Matsumoto Cafe
Dec. 12, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – FoundLand
Jan. 8, 2011 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Jan. 19, 2011 New Haven, CT – BAR
Jan. 20, 2011 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Jan. 21, 2011 Columbus, OH – Wexner Performance Space at OSU
Jan. 22, 2011 Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot
Jan. 23, 2011 Asheville, NC – TBD
Feb. 15, 2011 Belgium, Brussels – Forest National w/The National
Feb. 22, 2011 Poland, Krakow – Studio w/The National
Feb. 24, 2011 Poland, Warsaw – Stodola w/The National
Feb. 25, 2011 Germany, Berlin – C-Halle w/The National
Feb. 26, 2011 Denmark, Aarhus – SCC w/The National
Feb. 28, 2011 Sweden, Lund – Färs & Frosta w/The National
Mar. 1, 2011 Sweden, Stockholm – Cirkus w/The National
Mar. 3, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
Mar. 4, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
Joanna Newsom, The Morning Benders, and Cults Get Placements
It used to be uncool for a band or artist to lend their music to a commercial, but now it's really the only way to make money in the failing music industry.
Joanna Newsom - LG Mobile Phones
The Morning Benders - Reese's
And Cults "Most Wanted" was featured on the season finale of Weeds. Video to be posted when uploaded.
Track Of The Day: Bikini - "American Mourning"
Let's dance this Monday out.
Cults Sign To Columbia Records
This is in no way official but if you head over to The Windish Agency website http://windishagency.com/artists/cults and click on label it goes to Columbia.
REVIEW: Kanye West - "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
Kanye West - "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
“Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.” – Ludwig Borne
Delusion is scary. It has the power to completely transform people and more importantly other people’s perceptions of said delusional person. Kanye West is talented; I’m not going to argue that. The problem is Kanye’s delusion is feeding the delusions of millions of fans. Recently Kanye tweeted “I have decided to become the best rapper of all time! I put it on my things to do in this lifetime list!” I have a pretty solid understanding of the history of hip-hop, but by no means am I an expert on the genre. I cherish my Public Enemy, N.W.A, Beasties, Notorious, 2Pac, Outkast, and Nas records…and for my money it doesn’t get better than Tribe Called Quest, but sit me down next to a hip-hop historian and all their references will go over my head. While I’m not an expert I find it impossible to even consider Mr. West in the top twenty best rappers of all time and mark up his statements as the best or wanting to be the best as delusional. It’s this very delusion that shakes me a listener and ultimately turns me off to “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”
Let’s start with the good. For my money the production on “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is in the top ten of the last five years for a hip-hop record. The opening track “Dark Fantasy” is my favorite West track he’s ever created. The complete control of the music and raw emotion displayed had me in awe. “Dark Fantasy” has a sensitivity quality in its chorus that juxtaposes perfectly with the beat reverse beat that kicks in as a background for Kanye’s flow. The song melodically accomplishes everything I expect from a great hip-hop track and even goes the extra yard to please. The opening track proves that Kanye as a producer is one of the best. My surprising excitement for “My Beautiful Dark Fantasy” grew with the second track “Gorgeous”. I’m a sucker for electric guitar in hip-hop, much in the same way that I love Ron Carters bass in Tribe’s “The Low End Theory”. Once again, Kanye is in complete control, showing his mastery of making all the right decisions when it comes to melody. Kanye displays his skills utilizing cut outs, silence, and letting the best sections of the song develop without ever making the tracks feel rushed.
Then all hell breaks loose with “Power” and Kanye’s self-declared masterpiece comes crashing down. Everything melodically interesting featured on tracks “Dark Fantasy” and “Gorgeous” is abandoned for gimmicks and self-indulgent decisions. The hardest thing to do in any art form is too make a masterpiece seem like it was done with ease. The tracks starting with “Power” drip with a feeling that West is trying too hard to gain approval. Every gimmick that has ruined hip-hop as an art form is picked by West to make his tracks jam-packed with high-end mainstream production. Auto-tune, really shallow call and response, and this horrible new trend of using mediocre R&B choruses to drive a song.
Many critics have slapped near perfect or perfect scores on “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and trust me, many more will roll out next week. A perfect score in my mind means no missteps. I have problems with a lot of the tracks on this record, but “Lost In The World” is unforgivably bad. As a Bon Iver fan I was a little disappointed by his “Blood Bank EP” but in the context of “My Beautiful Dark Fantasy” the song seems grossly out of place. A perfect album flows track into track and “Lost In The World” takes all the energy of the first eleven tracks and sucks all the air out. It’s not a nice break or transitional piece like “All Of The Lights (Interlude)” it’s just a random flexing of Kanye’s muscles and ego where he thinks his stamp can make anything work. It doesn’t.
My biggest problem with Kanye West is his approach as a lyricist. It’s funny to say, but I have the same gripe with West as I do with “comedy” writer Judd Apatow. Both make art that seems like high art to those who just don’t know any better. Yes, “Knocked Up” is a step up from the usual flatulence based comedies that the uneducated are used to watching, but it’s a small step filled with out of place pop-culture references and immature sexual situations crafted solely for a laugh not to enhance the story. For some reason, West loves throwing out references in a similar fashion, without any meaning. Some of the names used are Austin Powers, King(s) of Leon, Carl Winslow, and more. They’re often used just to rhyme, but no meaning is expressed by using these names. If you’ve ever tried to freestyle (and I have) and you’re horrible (I am) then you find yourself grasping to any word that rhymes…it makes no sense but it rhymes. That might be fine for a drinking game of “9-9 bust a rhyme”, but from the self-proclaimed greatest rapper, nope, not cutting it. Why does he do this? People love it and I can’t tell you why. When I listen to a song I like to have meaning, shoot me. Next time you’re at a dance club and a song with a pop culture reference comes on, listen closely. People will shout it out with pride. Take West’s previous track “Gold Digger”. People love yelling out Jennifer Lopez and Usher when those parts arise. It’s the same thing that causes people to laugh at an Apatow reference even if they don’t understand the context of the joke. Art that lasts forever says something, changes perspectives, or adds a new dimension to previous thoughts. Unfortunately, West is too busy randomly name checking and not spending enough time trying to find meaningful words to match his masterful production.
I actually feel sorry for West because people confuse being a musical genius with being smart as a person in other areas. This is a common problem. We all have our areas where we are talented and areas where we are weak. The problem arises when someone is extremely talented in a specific area that features other skill sets. Music, if there are vocals, demands both musical and writing skills. As stated before, West understands music but as a writer of the actual words he falls short of being talented. People listen to his music and hear the genius production and automatically leap to calling him a genius rapper. Please listen closely, meaning, importance, everything that used to make hip-hop an art doesn’t exist in West’s lyrics.
The 11 Best New Bands/Artists Of 2010
Some of these bands/artists might have started in 2009, or had a 7" five years ago...the point is, these are the 11 best bands that I first heard in 2010. Please drop a comment with a few new bands/artists that you've been enjoying in 2010.
11.) Baths
The one-man show from California impressed with the debut LP, “Cerulean” which is packed to the brim with some of the best upbeat music I’ve heard in 2010. My skepticism of how it would translate live was quickly put aside after two wonderful performances at CMJ.
10.) SOARS
The creators of some of the most visual soundscapes you can ever imagine. Their debut S/T album features a maze of sound that traps you in an abandoned industrial world, each instrument taking the listener further into desolation. There is great beauty in the darkness.
09.) Family Trees
“Dream Talkin” is easily in my top ten favorite tracks of 2010. With the release of their 7” on Father/Daughter Records, Family Trees quickly grabbed a lot of attention for their softer tunes that paint beautiful pictures of serene nature and a better time. I personally feel their music could easily be a backdrop to David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”. Everything seems happy on the surface, but underneath it all something else lurks.
08.) Radical Dads
Robbie Guertin might just be one of the most important indie musicians post 2003. His involvement in three amazing projects (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Uninhabitable Mansions, and now Radical Dads) means he’s pitching a perfect game. Front woman Lindsay Baker takes their live show to a new level with her amazing energy and enchanting way about her. Hank is definitely smitten. The music is everything that I used to love about indie rock and quite frankly can't find anymore. If you were a fan of the early 2000 indie rock scene then Radical Dads are for you.
07.) Cheyenne Marie Mize
Mize has been a regular fixture in the Louisville scene for years working with every artist worth knowing in the Derby City. With her debut LP, Mize’s talent becomes clear quickly. Part bluegrass, part folk, part something slightly askew and never heard before, Mize is nothing short of one of the most important original voices of 2010.
06.) Slow Animal
They’re loud. They’re good. With each song clocking in under three minutes, Slow Animal are bank robbers of sound and each track is a smash and grab job. Distortion galore, these New Jersey boys find a way to make noise feel like pop without losing any edge.
05.) The Pass
Easily the most fun band of 2010. They write great electro pop and don’t apologize for it. High energy shows always turn into fun loving dance parties. Very few people know that most of the members of The Pass have jazz backgrounds and have a talent as musicians that very few other 2010 newcomers can match. Their debut LP “BURST” shows they have one goal: to make you dance.
04.) Sunglasses
Just watch this video and join me:
03.) Gobble Gobble
The best live band I’ve seen in three years. It’s the new Dan Deacon +3 and that’s one hell of a party.
02.) Cults
You don’t know anything about Cults. Sure they hit blogger buzz gold with the track “Go Outside”. Then they released “OMG” which didn’t hit me in the same way. So they’re 1/2…why are they number two on this list? After hearing the new tracks live I can rest easy in claiming that their debut LP will sweep everyone off their feet. The tracks are brilliant, just brilliant. Bobby Vinton and Lesley Gore with an updated feel. Get your ears ready for 2011, the Cults debut LP is coming for you.
01.) Hip Hatchet
There was a month where I had to stop listening to Hip Hatchets LP “Men Who Share My Name”. I would listen and get pissed off that Philippe Bronchtein (Hip Hatchet) wasn’t a household name. I have a very sacred list of singer/songwriter names: Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Vashti Bunyan, Neko Case, and David Berman. What these musicians have in common and why they’re in a league of their own is because they’re not just musicians, they’re also poets. If we lost every melody, guitar strum, recorded piece…there would still be the most enchanting poetry I’ve ever read. This will sound like a huge claim, but Hip Hatchet could one day be in that group. His lyrics are masterful and I can easily see him becoming the most important singer/songwriter of this decade. Oh, and how is this for sad, his record is for sale on bandcamp…for two dollars. Go buy one of the best albums of 2010 and invest some time into Hip Hatchet, WLFY’s favorite new musical discovery of 2010.
BUY THIS: Gobble Gobble - "Wrinklecarver" 7"
ZACH THAT:
Gobble Gobble is the next big thing, nobody can stop them. Today they've announced a super limited 7" for their high energy dance track "Wrinklecarver". If you live in the US, after shipping it's going to set you back nine dollars, a bit steep for a 7". BUT...only 200 of these babies will be pressed. You can't miss this opportunity to own all that early rare wax that you kick yourself years later for not shelling out for.
Gobble Gobble is the next big thing, nobody can stop them. Today they've announced a super limited 7" for their high energy dance track "Wrinklecarver". If you live in the US, after shipping it's going to set you back nine dollars, a bit steep for a 7". BUT...only 200 of these babies will be pressed. You can't miss this opportunity to own all that early rare wax that you kick yourself years later for not shelling out for.
REVIEW: The Pomegranates - "One Of Us"
The title “indie” in terms of music has become sectionalized into so many made up sub-genres that clear-cut indie pop or rock just doesn’t hold the same cache to the blog world and their readers as bands pinned to these new exotic genres. Be it chillwave, witch house, or any other fake new genre, the music is basically a deviation of the standard but presented as something you’ve never heard before…a new artistic movement. With this, bands making quality music under the original banner of straightforward “indie” rock or pop are passed over or are fortunate enough to have already established their fanbase in the late 90’s or early 2000’s. It’s this obsession with new trends in sound that makes me respect bands that can write accessible indie music that much more. It’s more daring in today’s musical climate to write a great pop record than create amateur soundscapes and arbitrarily label it something gaze. With all this said, there are albums in these made up genres that I enjoy, but I find a myself yearning for the good old days (pre 2007) where music was music and listeners enjoyed or disliked an album for what it was and not what it was labeled.
I thought this was an album review? I bring all this up because I’ve heard very little in my blog/reader circle about the amazing new album “One Of Us” by The Pomegranates. It’s because the sounds they make are not very right now. They’re now, but in the indie music world they have to be RIGHT now, this instant now. With everyone focusing on single man electro bands, lo fi, shoegaze (what does that even mean?), horrible rapping in low voices…I’m afraid a four star record might go ignored. Not on my watch.
The Pomegranates are a Cincinnati four piece that has put out two previous albums and two EP’s while shuffling up the band members starting back in 2008. We currently find The Pomegranates at their highest point with their best lineup to date (Cook, Karns, Merritt, and Lyon) and “One Of Us” being their most mature and ultimately strongest release of the three albums. Solid drumming and clever guitar riffs drive The Pomegranates, but it’s their wonderful alternating vocals that set them apart. This is best featured on the track “50s” where one member takes control until they all come in for the chorus and then another member comes over top with a high yell that acts as a catchy surprise, ultimately taking the track to the next level. The thirteen tracks never gets stale because everyone in the band has their say and with the alternating vocals a new layer of songwriting is available to the band. Much like a synth line being introduced halfway during a song, the changing vocals are used in the same way to fill out a song and keep the listener always on their toes.
What’s amazing about “One Of Us” is how it’s both fun and sincere. That might not sound like a hard task, but most albums that are “fun” are typically distant of truth, they use exaggeration or comedy to lighten the atmosphere for the listener. Sincerity usually has a darker, more serious quality. The Pomegranates seamlessly walk this line to great successes. Tracks “Anywhere You Go” and “Between Two Dreams” are back to back and demonstrate my point. “Anywhere” builds into this amazingly catchy tune that (mimicking a tape speeding up) transitions into “Between Two Dreams” which is the most devastatingly beautiful song this young band has ever written. “Between Two Dreams” is a timeless track that marks a new growth for The Pomegranates and displays that there’s no sonic boundary for this band.
Site & Sound Present THE DØ
Site & Sound is definitely a WLFY favorite with their gorgeous visuals and knack for capturing the small moments that makes music special. Here is their new offering, a profile of THE DØ.
Site & Sound: The Dø from VanLou Media on Vimeo.
The Paris-based pop duo had come to The Bell House, located in the industrial Gowanus section of Brooklyn, on the second stop of a large-scale tour that would test their draw among North American audiences. Their debut album "A Mouthful" was released in Europe in 2008 and reached the top of the French charts in its first week, making The Dø the first French act ever to reach #1 with an English language album. "French music is too intellectual, not animalistic enough," Merilahti told Interview recently when asked about the group's decision to record in English.
As they performed before a rowdy crowd containing a large number of French expats that night, it was easy to see how they'd been drawn to the animalistic urges of American music. Levy's dense, hip-shaking compositions served as the perfect foil for Merilahti's emotional, often idiosyncratic, songwriting. This video includes a performance of "On My Shoulders," the lead single from "A Mouthful."
Site & Sound: The Dø from VanLou Media on Vimeo.
Wearing black Wayfarer sunglasses and a grimace, Dan Levy hurried around The Bell House's performance space on a recent fall afternoon, dispensing commands in purposeful French and punctuating conversations with dramatic arm movements. Amid stacks of tour cases and an increasingly beleaguered road crew, Olivia Merilahti quietly blew on a cup of hot tea. Back in the green room after a prolonged sound check, Dan and Olivia, the D and O of the The Dø (pronounced "doe," as in Do-Re-Mi), teased each other about their differences in temperament. Levy, a fan of John Coltrane and Frank Zappa, professed his love for "the heat of the studio." Before he could finish his assessment of Merilahti's go-with-the-flow nature, she cut him off, saying, "I'm not a hippy!"
The Paris-based pop duo had come to The Bell House, located in the industrial Gowanus section of Brooklyn, on the second stop of a large-scale tour that would test their draw among North American audiences. Their debut album "A Mouthful" was released in Europe in 2008 and reached the top of the French charts in its first week, making The Dø the first French act ever to reach #1 with an English language album. "French music is too intellectual, not animalistic enough," Merilahti told Interview recently when asked about the group's decision to record in English.
As they performed before a rowdy crowd containing a large number of French expats that night, it was easy to see how they'd been drawn to the animalistic urges of American music. Levy's dense, hip-shaking compositions served as the perfect foil for Merilahti's emotional, often idiosyncratic, songwriting. This video includes a performance of "On My Shoulders," the lead single from "A Mouthful."
7": Echo Tongues - "Lost Found"
The "Lost Found" 7" will be released this month with limited pressings on red and white vinyl. Until then, preview the two songs:
Cheyenne Marie Mize - "Rest" (Live Video)
Cheyenne Marie Mize is slowly becoming one of WLFY's favorite new artists of 2010. She's been busy after the release of her new LP, "Before Lately"with an official music video, Daytrotter Session, and covering Neutral Milk Hotel. Adding to all that is a beautiful live video produced by Kertis Creative and shot at Louisville's Green Building. With wonderful images and Mize's pure talent, this is a must watch:
Cheyenne Marie: Rest from Kertis Creative on Vimeo.
Cheyenne Marie: Rest from Kertis Creative on Vimeo.
See Cheyenne On Tour:
November 4 – Scottsdale, AZ
Martini Ranch (with Johnny Flynn)
November 5 – Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Cafe (with Johnny Flynn)
The Hotel Cafe (with Johnny Flynn)
November 6 – Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Cafe (with Johnny Flynn)
The Hotel Cafe (with Johnny Flynn)
November 7 – San Francisco, CA
The Rickshaw Stop (with Johnny Flynn)
The Rickshaw Stop (with Johnny Flynn)
November 8 – Arcata, CA
Playhouse (with Kelly Starr)
Playhouse (with Kelly Starr)
November 11 – Portland, OR
Mississippi Studios
Mississippi Studios
November 12 – Kennewick, WA
The Red Room
The Red Room
November 14 – Denver, CO
The Oriental (with Joel Van Horne and Lilly Scott)
The Oriental (with Joel Van Horne and Lilly Scott)
November 16 – Bloomington, IN
The Bishop
The Bishop
November 17 – Chicago, IL
Schuba’s (with Tungg)
Schuba’s (with Tungg)
Limited Tom Waits Red Vinyl Repressed
ZACH THAT:
Looks like my Holiday wish list just grew a few items:
Ahead of the general December 21 Rhino retail release, TOMWAITS.COM is offering limited edition 180 gram red vinyl versions of Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, Nighthawks at the Diner and Small Change. Those who pre-order by December 18 should have their packages arrive by December 24.
The red vinyl limited editions (only 1000 pressed of each title) will be available exclusively at www.tomwaitsstore.com and are available for pre-order now.
After signing with Asylum in the early 70’s, Tom Waits recorded a series of groundbreaking albums whose noir tales of the after-midnight underworld transformed the seedy into the sublime in songs laced with both dark humor and profound longing. Nearly 40 years and several musical evolutions later, Waits’ Asylum years still hold a special place in the hearts of many.
Rhino will celebrate Waits this December by reissuing the Grammy-winning/Oscar nominated artists’ first four Asylum albums on 180-gram heavy vinyl each packaged with their original artwork. Released on December 21 at retail outlets, including www.rhino.com
The Pass - "Criminal" (VIDEO)
ZACH THAT:
Re-edited 1950's educational film about the dangers of drugs in youth culture acts as a backdrop to the second single from The Pass off their debut LP BURST.
Re-edited 1950's educational film about the dangers of drugs in youth culture acts as a backdrop to the second single from The Pass off their debut LP BURST.