Don't forget! Soledad's record out Tuesday 6/4!

I'm sure I've covered her before, but just in case (and it never hurts) here's her video for Black Light In The Forest ! Soledad Velez' record, Wild Fishing, sees it's US release next Tuesday, 4 June on Absolute Beginners. Growing up listening to her father's jazz records in Concepcion, Chile, she formed a rock band with her sister, and moved to Argentina to pursue songwriting before ending up in Valencia, Spain. Soledad writes fantastic hooks along with the her ballsy tremolo voice reminiscent of Joan Baez.


LINKS

http://soledadvelez.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/soledadvelez

Hey Arrested Development fans !

Wasn't it odd when George Michael tried to be a part of a band during Episode 13? Wasn't it even more odd that his instrument of choice was a wood block? Ok, maybe that last part wasn't so surprising... 

But Hey! That was actually Daniel Zott from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. fronting the band in the opening scene! Make sure to check out the full 15 episodes from the new Season 4 on Netflix, but I'm sure I don't have to tell you twice.

Here's what he had to say about the experience :

"When I showed up on set Mitchell Hurwitz looked at me and thought I was the wrong guy. It turned out that my hair had just gotten too huge. After taming my mane I got to meet Michael Cera who was playing the piano in between takes. I'm so grateful that I was able to watch a truly talented actor work out his lines and ad-lib in real time. I'm still not sure I was the guy they wanted, but I made the most of my one line and even ad-libbed a blank stare into MC's eyes."
- Daniel Zott, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.  

Official Website: http://www.daleearnhardtjrjr.com/ 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/daleearnhardtjrjr 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dalejrjrmusic 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/daleearnhardtjrjr

Sonny & the Sunsets

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Sonny & the Sunsets get gross for new music video 'Palmreader'

VIDEO : "Palmreader" NSFW

STREAM : "Palmreader"

TOUR :

06/11 San Francisco, CA - The Eagle

06/13 Hamden, CT - The Outer Space *

06/14 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory / Northside Fest
06/15 New York, NY - Cake Shop #

06/16 Pittsburgh, PA - The Smiling Moose *

06/17 Lakewood, OH - Mahalls 20 Lanes *

06/19 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *

06/20 Detroit, MI - The Lager House *

06/21 Chicago, IL -  Beat Kitchen * 

06/22 Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theater
07/12 Oaktown, CA - New Parish

07/13 Sacramento, CA - 2nd Saturday Art Walk

07/24 Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons Pizza

07/25 San Diego, CA - Casbah

07/26 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar

# = performance of "Sees All Knows All"

* = w/ Little Wings

 Sonny & The Sunsets

Antenna To The Afterworld

(Polyvinyl)

Street Date: June 11, 2013
Formats: CD/LP/Digital/Cassette
Cassette limited to 100 copies
500 purple LP copies avail. - Polyvinyl webstore exclusive
Pre-order here 

1. dark corners

2. mutilator
3. palmreader
4. path of orbit
5. natural acts
6. girl on the street
7. death scene
8. primitive
9. void
10. earth girl
11. green blood

  

LINKS :  Official website  -  Facebook  -  Twitter

Lemuria, where have you been my whole life?

 photo via force field pr

If you're looking for some new catchy pop tunes to listen to during your sunny days, make sure to check out Lemuria ! 

Currently gearing up to release their newest effort The Distance Is So Big on Bridge Nine Records, out June 18th. The Album was recorded at the Magpie Cage with J Robbins (Against Me!, Jawbreaker, The Promise Ring) earlier this year.


tour dates, track lists, links...

Best Coast announces new tour

photo via Life or Death PR

Fresh off a tour with Green Day, Best Coast still remains busy as they prepare to embark on their own headlining tour. The new tour offers fans the first chance to listen to the brand new songs off the forthcoming EP, release date soon to come. 

Their recent Record Store day 7" is available now and can also be streamed via the YouTube links below :

"Fear Of My Identity"

"Who Have I Become"

tour dates...

AM & Shawn Lee PTV debut

AM & Shawn Lee's debut on Park The Van records comes in the form of two amazing releases that we are very excited to have released this month. Described as a sun-filled, space funk masterwork blending early digital technology with decade blurring songwriting, La Musique Numérique and its sibling 7" Vinyl Two Times have had our heads banging for weeks. We are offering a bundle for the twin releases on our webstore. For $20 you get a CD, a digital copy now, a 7" Vinyl and a poster. See below for more info.

Click below for more info on these releases and bundles:
http://www.parkthevan.com/artist_amandshawnlee.php

USA Today recently premiered the AM & Shawn Lee music-video for Two Times: http://usat.ly/10bRGOo (USA Today shortlink)

On June 25th, AM & Shawn Lee will be performing on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Check them out on KCRW.org or over the air!

TOUR

6/13: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios TIX
6/14: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey TIX
6/16: Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt TIX
6/18: Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
6/19: Boston, MA @ Church of Boston
6/20: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory TIX
6/21: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
6/22: Rochester, NY @ Lovin’ Cup TIX
6/26: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop TIX
6/28: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo TIX
6/29: San Diego, CA @ The Griffin TIX

Hey SF! Check out Stripmall Architecture

Suburban Reverb LP out June 18th

01 Suburban Reverb
02 We Are Not Cool
03 Unbreakable
04 Heartheart/Rhinebeck
05 Jetset Friends
06 Commuter
07 Autumn's Echo
08 The Glide Sublime

 





Tour Dates
06.21 - Upstairs At DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA*
07.20 - The Uptown Nightclub - Oakland, CA^
*with Books on Fate and Return to Mono
^with Teenage Sweater and Mortar and Pestle

Media

Click Here To Watch "Commuter" Video On Bullett

Click Here To Listen To + Download "Commuter" Track

Links

Website
Facebook


and the press sez....

Crystal Fighters release 'Cave Rave' LP

photo via Big Beat publicity

UK/Basque-based Crystal Fighters unveil their long-awaited “CAVE RAVE” LP written in the Basque hills – a region integral to the band’s sound and inspiration – available for download (po.st/caveravebuy)

Halfway through a sold-out European tour, Crystal Fighters have linked up with Yeasayer, Sunless ‘97, Gigamesh, Nathan C, Yellow Claw and Kirk Spencer to premiere a handful of danceable remixes of their buzzing single, “You & I,” in preparation of the party that will be their North American tour with support act Alpine, kicking off on June 1 in San Diego, CA at The Casbah.

tracklist, tour dates, links...

Lumerians, new single 'Dogon Genesis'

 STREAM : 'Dogon Genesis' via YouTube

The Higher Frontier available August 6th via Partisan Records

TOUR DATES

06/08 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel

tracklist...

Jackson Scott to open up for U.M.O on Fall tour

photo via force field pr

Debut album, Melbourne, out July 23rd via Fat Possum

pre-order here.

1. Only Eternal
2. Evie
3. Never Ever
4. Sandy
5. That Awful Sound
6. Tomorrow
7. Wish Upon
8. Any Way
9. Together Forever
10. In The Sun
11. Doctor Mad
12. Sweet Nothing

Tour dates...

Check it, Wise Blood.

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Wise Blood shares new video for 'Rat' via Noisy

 
New album, id out June 25th via Dovecote

MP3 'Universe is Blessed' on SoundCloud

TOUR DATES 

06/25 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands (id record release show)

tracklist and whatnot 

Team Spirit tour with Peace

VICE Records newest signee, Team Spirit, is hitting the road with Peace this summer to support their debut self-titled EP. You can get it off iTunes by clicking the link! 


If you're in S.F make sure to check 'em out at :

 Brick & Mortar
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco
BUY TICKETS


and in L.A at :

the Echo
1822 W Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
BUY TICKETS


 Get familiar, visit Team Spirit's SoundCloud, Facebook and Twitter !

The Mallard -- new EP 'Finding Meaning in Deference'

Gone but not forgotten, the Bay Area band is releasing a new EP 'Finding Meaning in Deference' which will be out July 29th on Castle Face Records (the label run by John Dwyer from Thee Oh Sees) 


 CHECK OUT "Iceberg" via Brooklyn Vegan


Press Quotes
"One of the most restless, perverse, petulant and, quite honestly, raddest post punk outfits San Francisco has seen in years." - The Bay Bridged

"I think the Mallard is something more interesting than garage already. There’s a visceral energy she’s tapping into here: handmade turbine-generated electricity." - Vice

You Me & Us

photo via Riot Act Media

Stay Inside EP OUT JUNE 25TH 

Download SWIM or SINK here 

Soledad Vélez - Black Light In The Forest

Soledad Vélez releases Wild Fishing in the U.S. (Absolute Beginners, 6/4/14) 

Blake Morgan on Bloomberg Radio

:: Musicians' Rights, Royalties, and Where We Go From Here ::

May 21 (Bloomberg) - Blake Morgan, an independent recording artist, says he is challenging internet radio service Pandora Media Inc because the company has dishonestly claimed to empower musicians at the same time it pays royalties that are lower than other companies and is seeking to lower them further. Morgan speaks with Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's nationally syndicated show "The Hays Advantage." Stream and listen to the nationally syndicated segment: HERE

Read the email exchange between Pandora founder Tim Westergren and Blake Morgan in The Huffington Post (May 6): HERE Read the Op-Ed piece on Pandora and Blake Morgan in Reuters (May 10): HERE

La Luz announce tour dates || Listen to new track 'Sure As Spring' || 'Damp Face' Ep Out Now

pc: Kelly O / The Stranger

Tour Dates:

Jun 28 - Portland, OR - The Know
Jun 30 - San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock
Jul 2 - San Diego, CA - VOID
Jul 3 - Phoenix, AZ - The Last Exit
Jul 4 - Marfa, TX - Padres

Jul 5 - Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas

Jul 6 - Fort Worth, TX - The Wherehouse
Jul 8 - Atlanta, GA - 529
Jul 9 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
Jul 10 - Nashville, TN - Stone Fox
Jul 11 - Boone, NC - Black Cat Burrito
Jul 12 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West Cafe
Jul 14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
Jul 15 - Boston, MA - TTs the Bears
Jul 17 - New Haven, CT - BAR
Jul 18 - Harrisburg, PA - The Makespace
Jul 19 - Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog
Jul 20 - Detroit, MI - Garden Bowl
Jul 24 - Denver, CO - Moes
Jul 26 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Jul 27 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party

La Luz links :

Bandcamp

Facebook

Twitter

Hobbyist Made a Dubstep Remix EP, all is well with the world.

Chicago duo Hobbyist released an amazing self-titled album on May 1st and have followed it up with a dubstep remix EP featuring songs off that album, simply because! 


Check it out here and don't forget to download a digital copy for a measly $3 bucks!

Atmosphere releases visuals for "Ain't Nobody" just in time for Soundset 2013

The video is a labor of love from upcoming young director Carmela Makela . 

Memorial Day mix by John Tejada via Halocyan

photo via facebook

Free DL : John Tejeda's Halocyan promo mix

Tracklisting:

1. Chrissy Murderbot - Friendship (Legowelt RMX)

2. Aki Latvamaki - It Is Not Now Either (Max Cooper Sub Dub)

3. Hackman - Grass Green

4. Paul Woolford - Pursuit

5. Raudive - Last (Al Tourettes & Appleblim RMX)

6. Sumsun - Avey Oliver

7. XXXY - Bash

8. Arkist - 23 Summers

9. ASC - Sonic Assault

You can expected an abundance of sophisticated electronic music releases from Haloycan Records. Like Haloycan on Facebook  HERE, and if you want more then check out the Halocyan Boiler Room in LA with DJ Pierre, John Tejada, Chrissy Murderbot, DNTL and Sumsun HERE.

Theophilus London -- Rio

Kitten

pacificUV, new track "I Wanna Be You"

STREAM "I Wanna Be You"
Full album Stream on SPIN 'After The Dream You Are Awake'

pc: Brittainy Lauback

After The Dream You Are Awake is slated for release on May 14 via Mazarine Records.  

Steve Gunn shares new song & touring with Kurt Vile

HEAR: "Water Wheel" 
Touring with Kurt Vile & the Violators 
Time off out June 11th on Paradise of Bachelors  

STEVE GUNN TIME OFF (PARADISE OF BACHELORS RECORDS) JUNE 18th, 2013
1. Water Wheel
2. Lurker
3. Street Keeper
4. New Decline
5. Old Strange
6. Trailways Ramble

Phaseone streams new album via Gorilla Vs Bear

PHASEONE streams new album via Gorilla Vs Bear
IF I TELL U out tomorrow on Williams Street Records
Available for pre-order NOW

 pc - Kyle Dean Reinford

 STREAM: If I Tell U on SoundCloud

After recently sharing the last singles from his forthcoming album If I Tell U, Phaseone is back to share the stream of the new record in its entirety before it is released by Williams Street Records tomorrow. Gorilla Vs. Bear has described the unique sonic world that Phaseone has created in this record, "expansive and dreamily engaging...his most impressive work yet." Listen to the album above, and grab the entire thing in its entirely tomorrow at www.adultswim.com/phaseone