Mick Signals

This is the first installment of some informal live videos of the collaboration between a new band called Dead Man’s Bones and the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children’s choir. The record to come is conceptual in nature…

The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors proclaimed ‘The Kids Are Alright’. On Dec. 7th The Who received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor as the first rock band ever to do so. The award ceremony will be aired Dec. 30th on CBS. Coinciding with this honor, The Who At Kilburn: 1977 is now available on DVD & Blu-Ray from Image Entertainment. One of the last filmed performances with all the band’s original members showcases them in top form performing many of their biggest hits.

Link To Streaming Trailer

In an historic acknowledgment of the depth and breadth of British rock influence in the fabric of American culture, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected founding members of legendary British rock band The Who, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, to be among the distinguished honorees who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2008.

On Sunday, December 7th, in a star-studded celebration on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, the remaining two members of one of rock’s most vital and influential musical forces will be joined by four other recipients to be honored at the 31st annual national celebration of the arts: actor Morgan Freeman, singer George Jones, director, actress, singer, writer, composer and producer Barbra Streisand, and choreographer Twyla Tharp.

The recognition of The Who will mark the first time a rock band has ever received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor. Previous British honorees include, Elton John, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, among others. The 2008 honorees will be seated with the President of the United States and Mrs. Bush, accepting the thanks of their peers and fans through performances and heartfelt tributes.

“As the heart and soul of the seminal band The Who, songwriters and singers Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey transformed the sights and sounds of rock and roll,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman.

“This is a great thrill,” stated Mr. Townshend. “Since the Who began in the early ’60s we have loved American music and audiences and have made deep and lasting friendships with everyone involved in the industry there. Roger and I both feel our work in the United States has been as important as our work at home. Because our medium rock music is quintessentially American music with broad and deep international and multicultural roots, this honour is especially meaningful to us Brits.”

Mr. Daltrey also commented: “As a teenager growing up in the austerity of post-war England, it was the music I heard emanating from America that gave me a dream to hang my life on. To make music and make it there. I am deeply touched at receiving this honour, the warmth and affection I feel from our US audience is humbling indeed. To be added to the list of past recipients of this award makes that dream come true.”

The annual Honors Gala has become the highlight of the Washington cultural year, and its broadcast on CBS is a high point of the holiday television season. The Honors Gala will be recorded for broadcast on the CBS Network for the 31st consecutive year as a two-hour prime time special on Tuesday, December 30 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Produced by George Stevens Jr., the 2008 Honorees will be saluted by great performers from New York, Hollywood, Nashville, and the arts capitals of the world. The President and Mrs. Bush will receive the Honorees and members of the Artists Committee, who nominate them, along with the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees at the White House prior to the gala performance. The 2008 Kennedy Center Honors Gala concludes with a supper dance in the Grand Foyer.

About The Who

Few bands have had a more lasting impact on the rock era than The Who. Inducted into the Rock n’ roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their incendiary style and poignant storytelling garnered them one of rock’s most loyal followings, with the brash foursome bursting onto the scene in the mid-1960’s armed with a searing new template for rock, punk and everything after. The Who have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including ferocious and diverse classics such as the 1969 groundbreaking rock opera Tommy (which won 5 Tony awards for its Broadway adaptation in 1993), 1971’s pummeling Live At Leeds, 1973’s Quadrophenia, 1978’s Who Are You, and their final studio album 1982’s It’s Hard, their last full length CD of original material before their recently acclaimed Endless Wire, their first album in more than two decades.

Unprecedented demand for The Who’s recent sold-out trek across the globe reaffirmed their reputation as one of rock’s most cathartic and robust live bands. Cited by numerous critics for delivering the touchstone performance at the 9/11 Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden, the group continues to enrich both its musical legacy and its riveting stage presence, and will be heading out to tours in Australia and New Zealand in March of 2009. Nominated this week for yet another Grammy for Best Long Form Video for the critically acclaimed documentary, Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who, the comprehensive anthology spans their amazing four-decade career, which has also seen them become part of the Grammy lexicon over the years. The band won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, with three seminal albums being inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame: Tommy (inducted in 1998), My Generation (inducted in 1999), and Who’s Next (inducted in 2007.)

The Who were awarded the inaugural Freddie Mercury Achievement In Live Music Award at the 2006 Vodaphone Live Music Awards, held at the legendary Roundhouse In Camden, in London England, as well as being honored at the VH1 Rock Honors this past July at UCLA’s Pauley Pavillion. The lively show featured historic ‘homage’ sets by contemporary giants such as Pearl Jam and The Foo Fighters, among others, paying tribute to a band that has commanded one of the most expansive audiences in the history of popular culture.

About The Kennedy Center Honors

The Annual Kennedy Center Honors Telecast has also developed a loyal television following, and has been honored with five Emmy’s for Outstanding Program and is nominated again this year. It has also been recognized with the Peabody Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television and seven awards from the Writers Guild of America. The Honors recipients recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts— whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television—are selected by the Center’s Board of Trustees. The primary criterion in the selection process is excellence. The Honors are not designated by art form or category of artistic achievement; the selection process, over the years, has produced balance among the various arts and artistic disciplines.

Past Honors recipients, as well as Members of the Kennedy Center’s national artists committee, made recommendations of possible 2008 Honorees. Artists making recommendations included: Alan Alda, Dan Aykroyd, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Glenn Close, Joel Coen, Christine Ebersole, Renée Fleming, Savion Glover, Thomas Hampson, Herbie Hancock, Paloma Herrera, Hugh Jackman, Billy Joel, Evgeny Kissin, Patti LuPone, Rob Marshall, Reba McEntire, Terrence McNally, Mark Morris, Mark O’Connor, Bernadette Peters, Frederica von Stade, Forest Whitaker, Damian Woetzel, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Previous Kennedy Center Honorees, including Carol Burnett, Clint Eastwood, James Levine, and Sidney Poitier, also made nominations.

Tomorrow, December 23rd, Universal Republic will release the new album from Cash Cash entitled Take It To The Floor as a digital only release (the CD will be available in stores on January 20th). In support of this digital only release we now have an EPK, as well as a brand new stream for “Sugar Rush” from their forthcoming album. Cash Cash has also formed an alliance with iLike, who will stream one new song every Tuesday via their iLike Artist Page which is located at: www.iLike.com/cashcash.

Cash Cash EPK

“Sugar Rush” streaming audio

Tour dates:

1/21/09 - @ Jerry’s w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - BAKERSFIELD, CA

1/22/09 - @ The Artery Foundation w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - ORANGEVALE, CA

1/23/09 - @ Satyricon w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - PORTLAND, OR

1/24/09 - @ El Corazon w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - SEATTLE, WA

1/26/09 - @ Avalon Theater w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT

1/27/09 - @ The Marquis Theatre w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - DENVER, CO

1/29/09 - @ The House of Bricks w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - DES MOINES, IA

1/30/09 - @ Subterranean w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - CHICAGO, IL

1/31/09 - @ The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - PONTIAC, MI

2/1/09 - @ Xtreme Wheelz w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - BUFFALO, NY

2/2/09 - @ Mr Small’s w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - PITTSBURGH, PA

2/3/09 - @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - NEW YORK, NY

2/4/09 - @ The Barbary Coast w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - PHILADELPHIA, PA

2/5/09 - @ Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - WASHINGTON, Washington DC

2/6/09 - @ The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - CHARLOTTE, NC

2/7/09 - @ The Brewery w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - RALEIGH, NC

2/9/09 - @ The Masquerade - ATLANTA, GA

2/10/09 - @ The Social w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - ORLANDO, FL

2/11/09 - @ Orpheum w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire TAMPA, FL

2/13/09 - @ Meridian w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - HOUSTON, TX

2/14/09 - @ White Rabbit w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - SAN ANTONIO, TX

2/15/09 - @ Emo’s w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - AUSTIN, TX

2/17/09 - @ Launchpad w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - ALBUQUERQUE, NM

2/18/09 - @ Modified Arts w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - PHOENIX, AZ

2/19/09 - @ Soma Sidestage w/ Millionaires & I Set My Friends On Fire - SAN DIEGO, CA

NEWCOMERS CASH CASH TO WORLD-DEBUT ONE NEW SONG A WEEK, EXCLUSIVELY ON iLIKE

Eclectic New Jersey Techno-Funksters To Premiere New Tracks On iLike Starting Today

Beginning today, Cash Cash, Universal Republic’s emerging New Jersey techno-funksters, will world-premiere one new song a week on iLike, the leading social music discovery service. The band will stream one new song every Tuesday via their iLike Artist Page which is located at: www.iLike.com/cashcash. The band will also personally introduce the tracks to fans in a weekly video blog message which iLike will syndicate across the Web.

Cash Cash’s highly anticipated Universal Republic debut album, Take It To The Floor, is available for exclusive pre-order beginning today at iTunes and will be widely released at retail on January 20, 2008. The album’s digital release date is December 23, 2008.

“We’ve always been into getting our music out there in as many ways possible,” said Cash Cash’s lead singer, Jean Paul Makhlouf. “When we first started the band I would go into NJ and NYC clubs every week with bags and bags of CDs handing them out to everyone just to get our music hear. With iLike it’s awesome cause we can debut new songs and videos to our existing fans as well as new listeners.”
“We’re so pleased that established and emerging bands alike are selecting iLike as the means to get their music heard by fans,” said Ali Partovi, CEO of iLike. “It’s a pleasure to help introduce such a fresh, dynamic band to music fans on our leading FacebookÒ app as well as our other syndication platforms across the Web.”

Cash Cash will debut the following three songs, exclusively on iLike:

Concerta (December 16, 2008)

Sugar Rush (December 23, 2008)

Electric Hearts (December 30, 2008)

To listen to one new Cash Cash track each Tuesday for the next three weeks, go to: www.iLike.com/cashcash

About Cash Cash

This charismatic band is currently riding the wave of their insatiable hit “Party In Your Bedroom,” thanks to the turbo-charged chemistry supplied by brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf (vocals, guitar) and Alex Makhlouf (keyboards, programming), and the band’s riveting rhythm section: Sam Frisch (bass, vocals) and Anthony Villacari (drums, percussion).

Hailing from Roseland, New Jersey, Cash Cash has seeded their close-knit camaraderie with an interchangeable musical DNA that reaches all the way back to Jean Paul’s and Sam’s third grade roots. Known for fusing 70s pumped-up funk vapors into infectious 80s-styled pop, the group’s harmony-anchored hooks sealed their appeal, with the band inking a deal with Universal Republic Records in early 2008.

Ratcheting up gleeful gems such as “Breakout,” and “Two Days Old,” Cash Cash relies on a relentless connectivity that powers both their live shows and sizzling studio efforts that has seen them win over online fans and club-goers across the U.S. The band just wrapped up a successful tour with dance-pop hypsters Metro Station and Tyga. The group will be be heading back to their native New Jersey on December 20 to perform in South Hackensack, NJ. Scheduled to continue their live trek, the band will launch the release of their debut heading out on tour with the Millionaires. The tour kicks off on January 21st in Bakersfield, CA and runs through February 19th wrapping up in San Diego, CA.

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TO PERFORM ON LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’ BRIEN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 BAND LANDS IN ROLLING STONE’S “BEST OF 2008″ ISSUE

TOUR DATES CONFIRMED WITH DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

“It’s OCMS’s scrappy, fervent playing that reinvents old-time for a whole new generation. Live, the band is a mesmerizing mess of strings and sweat.” – The Onion

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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW (OCMS) are ending 2008 with a performance of “Alabama High-Test” on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Tuesday, December 23. The track, from their latest album Tennessee Pusher, has proven to be one of their most popular live songs and landed the band in Rolling Stone’s “Best of 2008” issue on the “Singles of the Year” list. The magazine called the song “a fast-rhyming banjo blues from old-timey cowpunks…”

OCMS is also excited to announce that they will open three shows for Dave Matthews Band on April 17 and 18 in Charlottesville, VA at the John Paul Jones Arena, and April 20 in Pelham, AL at the Verizon Wireless Music Center. Prior to that, the fivesome will be touring the south with The Felice Brothers as support and heading to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in their career; tour dates will be announced shortly.

Tennessee Pusher, the third Nettwerk release from OCMS, debuted in September at #50 on the Billboard 200, #7 on the Top Country Albums chart, #16 on the Top Digital Albums chart and #1 on the Top Bluegrass Album chart (where it stayed consistently for 12 weeks). The band recently wrapped a major UK and North American tour where they played close to 50 shows, the majority of which sold out. Additionally, they appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and stopped by World Café for a special session.

Stay tuned for more tour announcements in the coming weeks.

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“CAROLINE” FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD

THE BIRD AND THE BEE ANNOUNCE DEC. 19 MYSPACE VIDEO PREMIERE FOR “LOVE LETTER TO JAPAN”; SINGLE RELEASED ON ITUNES THE BIRD AND THE BEE OFFER FREE HOLIDAY SONG ON THEIR WEBSITE

the bird and the bee, the irrepressible L.A. duo made up of singer Inara George and keyboardist/producer Greg Kurstin, will be premiering the video for “Love Letter to Japan” — the lead single from their forthcoming album Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future — Friday, December 19 on MySpace. The video was directed by Barney Clay who has worked with Gnarls Barkley, Dirty Pretty Things, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Zero 7, and Bonde Do Role. The single for “Love Letter to Japan” was also released on iTunes on December 9. Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future will be released by Blue Note Records on January 27, 2009.

‘Tis the time of year, so in the spirit of giving the bird and the bee are also offering a free holiday song to their fans. “12 Days of Christmas” is currently available as a free MP3 download through their website: www.thebirdandthebee.com. The song will also be KCRW’s “Today’s Top Tune” on December 25, and will be streamed all day on www.kcrw.org.

2008 was another eventful year for the bird and the bee. The duo’s cover version of The Bee Gee’s “How Deep Is Your Love?” appeared in Sex and the City: The Movie, they made their debut at L.A.’s much buzzed about Coachella festival, and they released Live at the Sands, an exclusive live EP for iTunes. Inara and Greg also kept busy with side projects; Inara released An Invitation — her second solo album and a collaboration with legendary composer and arranger Van Dyke Parks — to wide acclaim, while Greg produced the entirety of singer Lily Allen’s upcoming album It’s Not Me, It’s You.

The band is looking forward to an exciting 2009 with the release of the full-length follow-up to their self-titled debut. Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future is definitely new sonic terrain for the bird and the bee. Every bit as beguiling as their debut, the album retains its predecessor’s lithe melodies and Brazilian influences, but takes its stylish ’60s pop deeper into the psychedelic period of the Tropicalia era. The band will be announcing their 2009 touring plans in the New Year.

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The Whip Are Set To Release “X MARKS DESTINATION” Out March 3, 2009 On Razor & Tie!!

(Nathan Sudders, Danny Saville, Lil Fee, and Bruce Carter)

Already a sensation across the Atlantic, The Whip have marked their destination for the US, swaggering over across the pond in true Mancunian fashion. Their music is brimming with a 21st century sense of frustration and alienation and bringing people together on the dance floor to sweat and stomp their worries away. Their hometown rock/dance forefathers have been making us party since the birth of UK indie dance in the 80’s and The Whip are now carrying the baton onwards for a new generation to enjoy.

They are releasing on March 3rd their debut full-length “X MARKS DESTINATION”, an incredible mélange of beats and melodies. The Whip craft songs with shimmering synths, clanging chords and lingering melancholy, but are also ready and willing to tackle prickly power ballads as well as the dance floor detonators - they definitely aren’t a rock band that just discovered synths last year, or merely a New Order for an iPod generation.

Tracklisting

1 Trash
2 Frustration
3 Fire
4 Save My Soul
5 Sirens
6 Divebomb
7 Blackout
8 Muzzle #1
9 Sister Siam
10 Dubsex
11 Blackout – Shinichi Osawa Remix*
12 Muzzle # 1 – Bloody Beetroots Remix*
13 Sister Siam – Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya Remix*
14 Trash – Crookers Remix*

*US Special Edition Bonus Material

“The Whip are ready-made for dance parties, evoking Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem and — on their best number, “Trash” — a bit of Stone Roses” RollingStone.com [Five Bands To Watch From SXSW 2008]

“[The Whip] are the most authentically rave outfit I’ve heard out of this whole pseudo-movement. They anchor their spiky bleeps and strobing synths with a surprisingly strong rhythm section, consistently pulling the groove forward … Best song: “Blackout.” Pitchfork

“The strength of “Trash”, a killer single….. can wreck a room.” SPIN.COM

“Best Thing to happen to dance music….mutilatingly brilliant.” NME

“Finally a band perfecting that uneasy dance/rock hybrid. This band is way ahead of the pack and follow no one. X Marks a national treasure.” Clash Magazine

“The Whip’s “Divebomb” is one of the best tracks of the year.” The Guardian (UK)

“If the White Stripes are the new Led Zeppelin, The Whip is the new New Order.” Wired.com

“A band that puts out beautiful music… they whip out theinfectious dance-rock like it ain’t no thing, channelling all kinds of gritty and dirty in “Trash.” CMJ

Their live performance is utterly mindblowing and they have played some of this year’s biggest festivals worldwide which included Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading, V Festival, Fuji Rocks, Electronic Beats and the list goes on…. Whether they are playing to a 5,000 fan festival audience or a smaller, more intimate show, they put their hearts and souls into making sure that everyone in attendance has an amazing time! After a killer showing this past SXSW and CMJ, The Whip will be back in the States this spring taking by storm SXSW, WMC and every city in between. Tour dates will be announced soon, but to get you prepared for the mayhem check out their performance from the Warehouse Project, the current #1 dance event in Europe.

THUNDERHEIST SIGN TO BIG DADA, PREP DEBUT ALBUM

Already notorious for their live shows, Thunderheist can finally capitalize on the success of their Jerk It EP with their forthcoming long player on Big Dada, home to such heavy hitters such Diplo, Spank Rock, Wiley and Roots Manuva.

Grahm Zilla had no idea the accidental upload of a remix he was working on would effect his future the way it did. Luckily the accidental recipient Isis took this mistake as a call to arms and returned the track filled anywhere there were gaps with swagger-laden raps and soulful singing, and Thunderheist was born. Stormed by the press and fans, Thunderheist were anointed Canada’s band de rigeur, snagging covers (Toronto’s Eye Magazine, Beatroute), awards (2007 Noisemaker in Montreal Mirror, CBC & Exclaim Magazine 2008 Band to Watch) and international acclaim (NME.com, Dazed and Confused, URB features) all without an official release.

Wisely the duo signed with Big Dada and are set to release their self-tiled debut on March 31, 2009. Mashing up the miminalism of Detroit techno, the luxuriousness of Moroder-inspired disco and blaring synth-heavy booty beats with their m.o. of “when you come to the show, someone’s getting pregnant”, Thunderheist more than delivers on the promise of the early demos that have been floating around the internet for months now.

“Toronto’s shit-hot electro duo” - NME

“These self-proclaimed “electric funky stars” are making waves and shaking asses everywhere they go” - EYE

“The freshest combination of club bump and fresh lyrics. Ones To Watch.” DJ Mag

PORTLAND LUMINARIES THE THERMALS RELEASE NOW WE CAN SEE ON APRIL 07, 2009 ON KILL ROCK STARS

We are thrilled to announce that Kill Rock Stars will be releasing the fourth full-length by The Thermals!! The album titled Now We Can See will drop on April 7th, 2009. The release of a 7″ and digital single, “Now We Can See” on March 10th and a trip to SXSW will proceed the album. Along with the new label, the Thermals also have a new drummer. Westin Glass, who most recently played with the Seattle-based band Say Hi.

Now We Can See Track Listing:

1.) “When I Died”
2.) “We Were Sick”
3.) “I Let It Go”
4). “Now We Can See”
5.) “At the Bottom of the Sea”
6.) “When We Were Alive”
7.) “I Called Out Your Name”
8.) “When I Was Afraid”
9.) “Liquid In, Liquid Out”
10.) “How We Fade”
11.) “You Dissolve”
Or rather, please allow The Thermals to re-introduce themselves!

Hi, we’re The Thermals. We’re a three-piece alternative/indie/punk band. We live in Portland, Oregon. You know, the place all your friends are moving. So they can paint/record/do gravity bong hits, when they’re not slinging lattes at one of a thousand or so coffee shops.

We have some lovely neighbors here. The Shins, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, The Jicks, The Blow, Blitzen Trapper, Menomena, you can stop us anytime. What you can’t stop is the overwhelming awesomeness of Portland’s indie-rock scene, of which we consider ourselves an integral part, thank you very much!

Since the summer of fear and hate (2002), we, The Thermals, have been cranking out three-minute, no-fi sonic gems with a neo-grunge attitude. When we’re not powering through one of our catchy anthems, we’re racking our brains to come up with ridiculous(ly bad) new sub-genres. Hey, we just thought of a new one! Just in time for the release of our new album, Now We Can See. It’s totally post-power-pop. We know, we’ve done the whole “post-” thing before (see our 2006 opus The Body, The Blood, The Machine, a true post-pop-punk classic). We should really be so post-”post-” at this point. But we’re not. Do you know why, dear reader? Because adding “post-” to any genre AUTOMATICALLY MAKES YOUR MUSIC SOUND SMARTER. Actually, adding “post-” to ANY WORD OR PHRASE immediately makes you “over” it, and therefore better than it. Go ahead, try it! Don’t forget to thank us when yr ass is post-broke.

But, uh, yeah, our new record. Sorry, we got distracted. We’re sitting on our porch writing this, and sixty naked bicyclists just rode by. Portland! We love this fuckin’ place.

Like we said, our new record is called Now We Can See. We think it’s pretty good! Pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty good. Not only are the songs filled with some of our smartest lyrics and sweetest melodies, but the recording is, for us, another great leap in fidelity (you might even called it hi-fidelity), thanks to producer John Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Polyphonic Spree), who brought massive amounts of sound and bombastic style to the project.

So much else is new and wonderful for us! We have a new record label, Kill Rock Stars. Not only has Kill Rock Stars released some of Portland’s (and the Northwest’s) best punk and indie records to date (Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney, The Gossip), but the label has recently relocated to Portland, and is quickly filling it’s roster with even more great Portland bands (Shaky Hands, Panther, Horse Feathers). The Thermals are thrilled to now be a part of this family as well. We were thrilled to be part of the Sub Pop family for six years, but we felt it was time to move on. We turned down a second contract from Sub Pop, lest you think we were dropped! You don’t drop us, we drop you. Not you, personally. We love you! Seriously, you’re the best.

We have a new drummer as well. Westin Glass, formerly of Seattle’s Say Hi, joins us (Kathy Foster and Hutch Harris) to complete the third (or so) live line-up of The Thermals. In addition to (again!) touring the UK with The Cribs this February, and playing multiple shows at SXSW in March, we will be touring the U.S. for two months, following the release of Now We Can See on April 7th. We’ll be doing festivals in Europe and the U.S. all summer long, followed by a full European tour in the fall.

Whew! We’re exhausted already. It’s probably time to hit the vaporizer again, then head out for Voodoo Doughnuts and Stumptown Coffee. We gotta get down to Lincoln High, Gus Van Sant is casting 16-25 year olds for his next picture. We can pull off 25, right? Sure!

But only in Portland.
XOXO

The Thermals

American Idol finalist from the sixth season, Melinda Doolittle is releasing her debut solo album, Coming Back To You on February 3, 2009 and the approved album cover is now available for your use.

“It’s Your Love” Audio Stream

Poised to become this generation’s ambassador of R&B and soul, Melinda Doolittle will release her hotly-anticipated debut solo album, Coming Back to You, on Hi Fi Recordings in January 2009. Featuring production by Grammy-nominated producer Mike Mangini (Joss Stone, Run DMC, The Jonas Brothers), Melinda’s debut solo album is an R&B tour de force that combines the fiery electricity of Tina Turner’s early years with the slick production and lush instrumentation of today’s pop-soul renaissance.

Recorded with a team of live musicians in Nashville and New York City, Coming Back to You displays Melinda’s extraordinary talent and versatility as a vocalist and sees her seamlessly transcend genres as she combines R&B, soul, blues, jazz and funk to create a sound all her own. From the first note, Melinda reaches back into a rich pool of musical influences and carries the torch of the greats – Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle – into the musical landscape of today.

“I’m so excited to be using live instruments and to be singing music that really paints a picture,” said Melinda. “I knew my task was to just go in the studio and be me and the music would take care of the rest.”

“Melinda is a hugely talented vocalist and performer, and we are honored to be the home of her debut album,” commented Hi Fi Recordings Chairman/CEO John Hecker. John Titta, President/COO of Hi Fi Recordings, also noted, “Melinda’s album is one of the most exciting that we’ve heard in years – a throwback to the classic soul albums of the 70’s with a modern twist that will undoubtedly capture the ear of today’s music fan. We can’t wait for everyone to hear what she can do.”

Melinda’s undeniable talent has resulted in a timeless collection of 13 songs that will take listeners on a journey from the blues clubs of Louisiana to the churches of Mississippi, to the piano bars of New York City and back. From the first horn blasts of “Declaration of Love,” listeners will feel a driving pulse and unstoppable energy that is reminiscent of Tina Turner’s iconic hits, while “Coming Back to You” and “Wonderful” feature Melinda’s silky voice wrapped around the smooth, sleek sounds of classic R&B. Melinda commands the emotional storytelling and funky delivery of the blues in “Dust My Broom” and “Walkin’ Blues”, and her impeccably artful and expressive voice has never been more on display than on the beautifully lush ballad “I’ll Never Stop Loving You” and the stripped down jazzy melody of “Wonder Why.”

A skilled and accomplished performer who perfected her craft as a backup singer for some of the biggest names in R&B, gospel and soul, including Michael McDonald, Aaron Neville, BeBe and CeCe Winans and Jonny Lang, Melinda became a household name as a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. She was immediately recognized as one of the most talented performers in the show’s history and won over millions of fans and critics alike with her powerhouse vocal performances, engaging personality and now-classic renditions of songs like “My Funny Valentine,” “I’m a Woman” and “Nutbush City Limits.” The New York Times called her a “phenomenally gifted, stylistically adroit…Gladys Knight-Tina Turner hybrid…[who] brings a compelling honesty to every phrase she sings.” Eventually finishing in third place, Melinda finally entered the studio in 2008 to record the debut album that the world was waiting for.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA TO RELEASE 9-DISC BOX SET ON MARCH 17, 2009 TO COMMEMORATE THEIR HISTORIC NEVERENDER SHOWS IN NEW YORK CITY

Columbia Records is excited to announce that on March 17, 2009, Coheed and Cambria will release Neverender, The Children of the Fence boxset, a release that is possibly as ambitious as the event itself.

Neverender marked the triumphant culmination of the band’s four-album album cycle. The historic four-night event featured the band performing each of their four albums in their entirety on four consecutive nights, October 22-25 2008 at New York’s Terminal 5 and was the first time that Coheed had performed the saga that connects the albums in order. The band performed in front of nearly 11,000 of their most passionate fans, who flew in from all over the world, organized for months in advance to carpool and share hotel rooms, lined up all day in the rain to get the best spots on the floor. Selling out in three hours, Neverender’s New York dates prompted a tide of demand that spawned three other sold-out Neverender stands, in LA, Chicago, and London.

The box set documents the New York stand (as well as clips from all 3 other cities) in one massive package that will include four live DVDs, four live audio CDs, one documentary DVD, a 10×10 hardcover 48-page photo book and a 7-1/2” custom metal dragonfly. A condensed two-disc DVD will also be made available. Pre-sales for the box began on Friday, Dec 12. Fans who pre-order it will get their names included on a “Children of the Fence” page inside the book. The first 3,000 copies will be signed by the band.

Coheed and Cambria begin a tour with Slipknot on Jan, 23rd. Full tour dates are below.

01/23/09- Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
01/24/09- Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
01/25/09- Mid America Center - Council Bluffs, IA
01/27/09- Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum - Madison, WI
01/28/09- Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, IA
01/30/09- Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL
01/31/09- The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
02/02/09- Peoria Civic Center - Peoria, IL
02/03/09- Pepsi Coliseum - Indianapolis, IN
02/05/09- Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
02/06/09- Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
02/07/09- Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
02/09/09- Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Greensboro, NC
02/10/09- Cricket Arena - Charlotte, NC
02/11/09- Bi-Lo Center - Greenville, SC
02/13/09- 1st Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD
02/14/09- Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
02/15/09- Sommet Center - Nashville, TN
02/17/09- Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA
02/18/09- UCF Arena - Orlando, FL
02/19/09- Pensacola Civic Center - Pensacola, FL
02/21/09- Concrete Street Amphitheater - Corpus Christi, TX
02/22/09- Nokia Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX
02/23/09- BOK Center - Tulsa, O
02/26/09- Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX
02/28/09- El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
03/01/09- Freeman Coliseum - San Antonio, TX
03/03/09- Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO
03/04/09- Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM
03/05/09- Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ
03/07/09- The Forum - Inglewood, CA
03/08/09- Cox Arena - San Diego, CA
03/10/09- Citizens Business Bank Arena - Ontario, CA
03/11/09- ARCO Arena - Sacramento, CA

YO! MAJESTY TOURING LIKE MAD THIS WINTER!

Domino Recording Artists Yo! Majesty to tour North America behind their debut full length release “Futuristically SpeakingŠNever Be Afraid” in January and February 2009.

Yo! Majesty are hitting the road in support of their much anticipated release, “Futuristically SpeakingŠNever Be Afraid” (Domino). Their shows are a frantic, sweat filled spectacle, unlike anything you’ve likely experienced before. That is, of course, unless your average night involves two fierce hardline lesbian Christian women searing your mind with dance floor frying electro-rap anthems.

Yo! Majesty have been described in many ways. Mixmag has heralded them as “Punk-Funk-Crunk-Rap” , and The New York Times Magazine have proclaimed “Few acts combine Rap music, Pro-Gay sloganeering and spiritual enlightenment quite like Yo! Majesty do. Any way you slice it, Yo! Majesty will captivate you, uplift you, and get you to move your body and mind.

The duo will set out on North America at the cusp of 2009. This time, they’ll be joined by a live backing group, and their sometime collaborator/producer, DJ David Alexander of Hard Feelings UK. Their always unpredictably exciting live shows are only amped up further by the augmentation, and definitely promise to defy expectations from previous tours. They’ve never been more ready.

“In a sea of bands trying to be different, Yo Majesty couldn’t blend in if they tried Š Futuristically Speaking has been a long time coming, and is full of electro-rap gems” -NYLON

“Imagine a J.J. Fad gone bad or Kathleen Hanna as a strip-club evangelist, and you’ve begun to approximate Yo! Majesty’s sexually empowered sound.” -SPIN

TOUR DATES
1/15/09 Austin, TX - The Mohakw
1/16/09 Denton, TX - Hailey
1/17/08 Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington
1/18/09 New Orleans, LA - The Parish Room
1/20/09 Miami, FLA - The White Room
1/21/09 Orlando, Fla - The Social
1/22/09 Atlanta, GA - Apache Café
1/23/09 Raleigh, NC - The Brewery
1/24/09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
1/25/09 Philadelphia, PA - M Room
1/27/09 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
1/28/09 Allston, MA - Harper’s Ferry
1/30/09 Pittsburgh, PA - Belvederes
1/31/09 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
2/1/09 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
2/2/09 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
2/3/09 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
2/4/09 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
2/6/09 Denver, CO - The Marquis Theatre
2/7/09 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
2/9/09 Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
2/10/09 Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan
2/11/09 San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
2/14/09 Echo Park, CA - Ex PLex @ Echo
2/15/09 San Diego, CA - The Casbah

Cazals Release Single “Somebody, Somewhere”
Available Digitally from December 16th here

‘An amazing album of future-guitar-dance-pop’ NME

‘One of the most exciting British bands around’ Big Issue

‘Visionary music mastery’ Clash Magazine

‘Arguably one of the most exciting bands in Britain at the moment.an almost perfect album’ Gigwise

‘Same energy as Bloc Party with the garage grit of The Rakes’ Virgin Music

Somebody Somewhere (album version)
Success (B-side)
Somebody, Somewhere Lifelike remix
Somebody, Somewhere bloody beetroots remix
Somebody, Somewhere moulinex remix

Somebody, Somewhere - Directed by Andre Saraiva

The Cazals employ two legendary French icons in this clip. One of them is Monsieur A., a celebrated French graffiti artist, who produced the clip. It also utilizes one of his artistic creations, a pink stick figure character with long, string-bean legs and an X for an eye. Another one is Lou Doillon, a model and actress lauded for her unusual looks, and her musical lineage. Her mother, legendary singer and actress Jane Birkin, contributed faked female orgasmic sounds to a French top 10 hit back in the 60s with “Je t’aime, moi non plus”, which was in turn accompanied with massive public outburst and the song being banned in 10 countries! We would also be remiss to mention that her step-father is the legendary Serge Gainsbourg. Doillon and the stick figure dance along city streets, twirling and stomping their feet all over the place.

Live version of Somebody Somewhere available free here

London based Indie Quintet Cazals have built their reputation from the ground up, playing a series of incendiary live shows where NME described them as, ‘Amazing! Streets ahead of their peers’, and The Big Issue simply described Cazals as; ‘One of the most exciting British bands.’

Discovered on myspace by Kitsune Records and championed by former Daft Punk manager Gildas Loaec, things soon began to pick up for these Shoreditch lads when the label, famous for catapulting the careers of both Klaxons and The Whip released their first single “Poor Innocent Boys” back in late 2007. Shortly thereafter, the band were contacted by Parisian born taste-maker, Beatrice Inn co-owner and internationally known night-life entrepreneur, Andre Saraiva (who also goes by the name Mister A, or Monsieur A), a well known graffiti artist, musician and clothing designer. Andre immediately swept them away into a Paris recording studio throughout 2008 where he began to co-produce their debut album (Julien Delfaud, the man who engineered Phoenix’s debut album then mixed it) “What Of Our Future” (out Feb 24th).

With tracks such as their Kitsune debut ‘Poor Innocent Boys’, the soon to be released ‘Life if Boring” as well as the current hit single ‘Somebody, Somewhere’, it’s clear this album is jam packed with indie rock anthems for many-a-teen-angst-ridden music lovers across the globe. But don’t be fooled, for Cazals are anything but innocent and life has been far from boring since their humble beginnings when sharing the bill with friends such as Pete Docherty and good friends and fellow Brits Bloc Party back in the day on the East London circuit.

Shortly after signing their record deal, they were invited on the road to support none other than Daft Punk and have now gone on to sign an exclusive deal with the prestigious record and licensing label The Hours here in the US, who are set to release their debut album on February 24th 2009 and announce a slew of national tour dates through out the Spring of 2009.

Somebody, Somewhere is available digitally from December 16th.

What Of Our Future (The Hours/Fontana)
Cazals debut album: Out Feb 24th

Dead Confederate Featured as Yahoo! “Who’s Next” Artist, and more

Added by Major Rock Stations Across the US, Cross-Country Tour with Manchester Orchestra Continues

It’s been quite the year for Athens, GA five-piece Dead Confederate. After bursting on the scene with their critically-acclaimed full-length debut, Wrecking Ball, the band has been touring across the country, currently on the last leg home with fellow Georgians Manchester Orchestra.

In the wake of their television debut on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, as well as being one of Rolling Stone’s “Six Artists To Watch,” Dead Confederate has been chosen as a nominee for Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next” User’s Choice competition. The video for their single, “The Rat,” will be featured for a month on Yahoo! Music. The artist with the most votes at the end of the voting period wins and gets the opportunity to perform live at the Yahoo! Music studio to tape a performance and interview. The winner’s in-studio performance will then be promoted for the following month as the feature artist on the Who’s Next? page and the Yahoo! Music homepage. The video for “The Rat” will also be featured on MTV2 “Subterranean” and MTVU, and will be part of FUSE TV’s “Free Music” and “The Worm” programs. Dead Confederate’s brand new video for “Start Me Laughing” was also recently added into rotation at Pitchfork TV.

“The Rat” has been added by major rock stations across the country this week including KNDD/Seattle, KBZT/San Diego, WEQX/Albany, KWOD/Sacramento, WARQ/Columbia and KNRK Portland. The album has reached #34 on the Top 200 CMJ Charts with big support from KEXP. Dead Confederate also did a recent live performance and interview at WOXY.

Dead Confederate is the first artist Gary Gersh, A&R legend and founder of The Artist’s Organization, signed to his new imprint. The band released a self-titled EP in late 2007. The EP garnered immediate attention and the band found themselves opening for R.E.M. at SXSW, as well as sharing the stage with Dinosaur Jr., Yeasayer, the Black Angels, Deerhunter and Black Lips among others. Their 2008 full length follow-up release, Wrecking Ball, was produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead) and has received rave reviews.

“…a raw, howling take on Southern rock that recalls the darkest moments of Nineties grunge.” - Rolling Stone “Artist To Watch”

“Wrecking Ball sounds like Bleach-era Nirvana covering My Morning Jacket. (That’s a good thing.)…Dead Confederate’s alt-country/grunge hybrid doesn’t just feel like a compelling debut, it feels like a compelling new genre.” - The Onion

“atmospheric…sorrowful, searing and Southern virtually in all the right ways.” - SPIN Magazine

“Dead Confederate captures everything you hold dear about rock shows.” - Filter

“…refreshingly direct…a well-put-together debut album.” - The New York Times

“Although southern Civil War soldiers may remain six feet under, Dead Confederate’s sincere versatility drives home rock’n'roll that is damn well alive and kicking.” - Spin.com

The Dead Trees New Music Video - Loretta

The band is about to complete a national tour with Little Joy and are off to Europe in January to play with Little Joy and also act as their backing band! They will hit the road in the U.S. again in February.

www.myspace.com/thedeadtrees
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European dates:
Jan 10-Brussels, BEL - Botanique
Jan 11- Amesterdam, HOL - Paradiso
Jan 12- Cologne, GER - Gebaude 9
Jan 13- Paris, FRA - La Maroquinerie
Jan 15- Brighton, UK - Audio
Jan 16- Sheffield, UK - The Leadmill
Jan 17- Glasgow, UK - Stereo
Jan 19- Leeds, UK - Cockpit
Jan 20- Manchester, UK - Academy 3
Jan 21- London, UK - Dingwalls

MYSPACE MUSIC PRESENTS A SECRET SHOW CONCERT WITH THE CURE

Legendary Band, The Cure, Performs Secret Show Concert For Fans at the Historic Troubadour Club in Los Angeles

MySpace Music held a special Secret Show concert by The Cure (http://www.myspace.com/thecure) on Saturday, December 13 at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles. The performance took place exclusively for the MySpace users, in which the community was notified via MySpace of the free concert only 24 hours before the show occurred. Many of the band’s most avid followers came out for the incredible event! In addition to the hundreds of fans that lined up to see The Cure, celebrities in attendance included Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Eliza Dushku, Lukas Haas, The Killers, All American Rejects, AFI, Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Hayley Williams (Paramore) and Trey Parker (South Park).

The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the ‘Easy’ was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut albumThree Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim. Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987),Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005’s European festival run. Earlier this year The Cure embarked on a 59 date world tour and over the summer released four singles leading up to the release of 4:13 Dream. At one point all four singles - “The Only One,” “Freakshow,” “Sleep When I’m Dead,” and “The Perfect Boy” - appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart!

The Cure recently released their thirteenth studio album 4:13 Dream to rave reviews with People Magazine giving the album four stars stating “a damn near classic Cure album.”Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.

Full set list from the show:
Underneath the Stars
Pictures of You
Lullaby
The Perfect Boy
Alt End
The Reasons Why
The Walk
The End of the World
Love Song
The Real Snow White
The Hungry Ghost
Fteotdgs
The Only One
Wrong Number
Sleep When I’m Dead
Push
Friday I’m in Love
In Between Days
Just like Heaven
Primary
The Scream
One Hundred Years
Its Over

MySpace Music has organized more than 150 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Gnarls Barkley, The Offspring, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Fran Ferdinand, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world. For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at http://www.myspace.com/secretshows. Bringing together music fans with both offline and online experiences, MySpace Music has recently premiered the albums of top music artists, including Gun ‘n’ Roses, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, The Fireman, Smashing Pumpkins and Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce to name but a few.

About MySpace Music:
MySpace Music is a landmark joint venture among MySpace, The EMI Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony ATV, and whose independent music distribution partners include The Orchard, IODA, Alternative Distribution Alliance, RED, Fontana, and Caroline. MySpace Music offers an ever-growing catalog of freely streamable audio and video content, user-friendly e-commerce solutions, personal music players, and user and artist playlisting. MySpace Music aims to empower major, independent, and unsigned artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams by allowing the MySpace community to freely stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and ultimately buy merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music also connects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Transmissions, The Release, Front to Back and The List.

GRIFFIN HOUSE ANNOUNCES EARLY 2009 HEADLINING TOUR

**NEW MUSIC VIDEO** FOR FAN FAVORITE SONG “THE GUY THAT SAYS GOODBYE” FROM LATEST ALBUM FLYING UPSIDE DOWN

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Up and coming singer/songwriter GRIFFIN HOUSE has announced a 6-week headlining tour staring January 15 in Boulder, CO. House, who released his sophomore album FLYING UPSIDE DOWN earlier this year, appeared on “etown” for the first time on November 24 alongside Sarah McLachlan and is currently on a Christmas themed tour as part of the acclaimed Nashville pop/rock collective Ten out of Tenn.

Last week, House released a new video for “The Guys That Says Goodbye,” a track from Flying Upside Down that gained noticeable attention during his recent run of sellout U.S. tour dates. His live performance of the song’s rhythmic chorus and heartfelt lyrics had audiences spontaneously and enthusiastically singing along (and many ladies swooning!). “The Guy That Says Goodbye” also caught the attention of late night TV; House performed it on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson a few months back.

House called the recording of Flying Upside Down a “dream come true” due to backing musicians put together by producer Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow), which included bass player Justin Mendal-Johnson (Beck), Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek). In addition to “The Guy That Says Goodbye,” Flying Upside Down includes songs about the memories of Griffin’s beloved World War II-veteran grandfather in the war-themed “It’s Happening Again,” and a fleeting snapshot of the time he spent trying to convince his future fiancée to kiss him for the first time (“Let Me In”).

From CBS Sunday Morning to the New York Times to the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to USA Today, House has impressed critics and audiences alike. He has also toured with the likes of Josh Ritter, Richard Thompson, Rhett Miller and John Mellencamp amongst others. Check out his 2009 headlining tour dates below.
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TOUR DATES:
JANUARY 2009
Thur, Jan 15 Boulder, CO @ B Side Lounge
Sat, Jan 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Mon, Jan 19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Tues, Jan 20 Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
Thur, Jan 22 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Sat, Jan 24 Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
Sun, Jan 25 San Diego, CA @ Anthology
Mon, Jan 26 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room
Thur, Jan 29 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
Fri, Jan 30 Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Sat, Jan 31 Houston, TX @ Meridian

FEBRUARY 2009
Mon, Feb 2 St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill
Wed, Feb 4 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
Thur, Feb 5 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Stage Door
Fri, Feb 6 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
Sat, Feb 7 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Wed, Feb 11 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Thur, Feb 12 La Salle, IL @ Uptown Grill (SOLD OUT)
Fri, Feb 13 Newport, KY @ Southgate House
Sat, Feb 14 Muncie, IN @ The Living Room
Thur, Feb 19 Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
Fri, Feb 20 Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
Sat, Feb 21 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Wed, Feb 25 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Thur, Feb 26 Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
Fri, Feb 27 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Sat, Feb 28 Boston, MA @ Café 939

MARCH 2009
Thur, Mar 5 Louisville, KY @ Gerstie’s

Video Trailer Stream

KOCH Vision, Coming Home Media and Blue Rider Pictures proudly announce the release of Nickelback Live at Sturgis 2006, a hard-rockin’ set of twelve greatest hits recorded at the world-famous “Rockin’ the Rally” show in Sturgis, South Dakota. Coming hot on the heels of the November 18 release of Nickelback’s highly-anticipated new album Dark Horse, the Nickelback Live at Sturgis 2006 DVD will be available exclusively at Walmart on December 2.

Nickelback’s first live DVD release since 2002, Live at Sturgis 2006 captures an explosive show from one of the world’s greatest recording and touring artists. Filmed with 15 High Definition cameras, this definitive concert performance presents the band pounding out fan favorites and modern day classics from their first three multi-million selling albums: Silver Side Up, The Long Road and All The Right Reasons.

Recorded with High Definition cameras that produce images equivalent to motion picture film, the Live at Sturgis 2006DVD offers four distortion-free, full range sound options including SRS Circle Surround, DTS and Dolby 5.1 Digital Surround Sound and Stereo. Bonus features include a special behind-the-scenes documentary featurette incorporating backstage interviews with the band, the music video for “Rockstar,” a Sturgis 101 primer and a photo gallery. Also included is a 12-page booklet featuring liner notes and photography from the show.

Nickelback Live at Sturgis 2006 was directed by Daniel E. Catullo III; produced by Jack Gulick & Daniel E. Catullo III; executive producers: Tilton Gardner, Jeff Geoffray & Walter Josten; audio mixed by Randy Staub.
KOCH Vision is the home video arm of leading music and video distributor KOCH Entertainment. A leading independent supplier of a broad range of product genres, KOCH Vision boasts a library of feature films, television series and miniseries, award-winning children’s programs, live music concerts and more. It is the home of such notable properties as Soundstage, McLeod’s Daughters, Wire in the Blood, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Faerie Tale Theatre, Life with Derek and Ballet Shoes starring Emma Watson.

Track Listing
Animals
Woke Up This Morning
Photograph
Because Of You
Far Away
Never Again
Savin’ Me
Someday
Side Of A Bullet
How You Remind Me
Too Bad
Figured You Out

Bonus Features
Behind-The-Scenes with Nickelback
“Rockstar” Video
Sturgis 101 Vignette
Photo Gallery

The Flaming Lips To Curate ATP New York 2009 Autolux and Black Dice Added To Saturday Lineup September 11-13, 2009 in Monticello, NY

Tickets Available Now

All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is happy to announce The Flaming Lips will act as the Sunday curator for the second annual ATP New York festival. Also, Autolux and Black Dice have been added to the ATP-curated lineup on Saturday. The event will be held Sept 11-13, 2009 at Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, New York. Last year’s festival, co-curated by My Bloody Valentine, was a critical and cultural success with rave reviews from media and fans.

Expect more of the same greatness in 2009, with no-holds-barred programming both musically and otherwise.

The Flaming Lips ‘Christmas On Mars’ – a movie seven years in the making; written, scored, directed by, and starring The Flaming Lips – is out now and a new LP is in the works for release late next summer.

The event was moved from Labor Day weekend, but existing tickets will work for the new dates. If you are holding a ticket and the new dates do not work for you we are happy to offer a full refund.

Friday Don’t Look Back/Comedy

Dirty Three Performing Ocean Songs

Suicide Performing First LP

David Cross – Hosting Comedy Stage

Saturday – curated by ATP

Animal Collective

Anti-Pop Consortium

Atlas Sound

Autolux

Black Dice

Panda Bear

Sunday – CURATED BY THE FLAMING LIPS

The Flaming Lips

Tickets are $235 + $12 booking fee for a 3 day pass.

Accommodations available at Kutsher’s and the nearby Raleigh Resort (on sale now!).

Tickets and full information available from atpfestival.com

FALL OUT BOY PREMIERES NEW ALBUM EXCLUSIVELY ON MYSPACE MUSIC “Folie à Deux” Available in its Entirety for Free Streaming Beginning December 11th

MySpace Music http://www.myspace.com/music proudly presents the premiere of Folie à Deux, the highly anticipated new album by American Punk band Fall Out Boy. Beginning December 11-15th the MySpace Music community will get an exclusive first listen to the new album in its entirety days before it will be available in stores.

Leading up to the exclusive album premiere Fall Out Boy and MySpace launched a contest encouraging the band’s more than 1 million friends to add the new single “I Don’t Care” to their playlists and comment on Fall Out Boy’s MySpace profile for the opportunity to win a daily prize. One lucky winner will get their holiday shopping paid by Fall Out Boy ($500.) The grand prize winner will be announced December 16th, the day Folie à Deux hits stores.

For more information and to listen to the new album check out Fall Out Boy on MySpace Music: http://www.myspace.com/falloutboy.

The multi-platinum band Fall Out Boy has built up a loyal following through relentless touring; they have performed over 1200 shows since their inception in 2000. The band’s 2007 release “Infinity On High” debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and followed-up “From Under The Cork Tree,” their Island debut of May 2005, which spent 72 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. They have won three MTV Video Music Awards and have received a Grammy nomination as well.

MySpace Music http://www.myspace.com/music officially launched in September 2008 and has since become a global leader in the digital music space and the platform of choice for artists at all levels to share their content with music fans around the world. The site’s ever growing community centers around the millions major, indie, and unsigned artists that use their MySpace Music profiles to communicate and intimately connect with fans and friends. Each music profile empowers artists to upload video content, blog, post tour dates, lyrics, and make their music available to fans for stream or download. As one of the most popular and highly trafficked music platforms in the world, MySpace Music has evolved into an offline experience by connecting bands and fans around the world through various concert series and live events.

The All-American Rejects To Release New Album When The World Comes Down on slotMusic™cards on December 16

Multi-platinum Artist will Make Band’s Music Available via DRM-Free MP3 Music on microSD cards
(Los Angeles, CA, - December 11, 2008) - Multiplatinum selling band, The All-American Rejects announced today that their much anticipated third album - When The World Comes Down - will be available on “slotMusic™, a new form of DRM-free MP3 music on a microSD card on December 16, the same date as the album will be released digitally and on CD. slotMusic card will give the band’s fans a chance to enjoy their music in a variety of ways and on a host of devices - from microSD-enabled mobile phones to computers and MP3 players.

Going beyond the tracks on the CD and digital release of When The World Comes Down, the slotMusic card has an extras including a demo version of “Alone Again” and 2 bonus videos: “Orchestra Featurette” which features the band in the studio with a full orchestra and behind the scenes of the band recording “Another Heart Calls.”

slotMusic is an innovative physical format for music with a pre-existing install base for DRM-free music. The plug-and-play slotMusic card eliminates the compatibility questions and the hassles of managing files, downloading here, transferring there by offering music in a physical format that is simple to use, works well with many different devices.
The near ubiquity of microSD slots makes slotMusic cards the ultimate format for creating a true portable music experience. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), inventor of the microSD format, is leading the technology development and standardization behind slotMusic. To preorder All-American Rejects When The World Comes Down and for more information please visit www.slotmusic.org

About The All American Rejects:
When The World Comes Down builds on the success of the previous CD by the Oklahoman quartet: Move Along That album is approaching 6 million in digital sales and has reigned on the Billboard 200 chart for nearly 100 weeks, entering at #6 and spinning off three Top 10 singles and videos.

slotMusic is a trademark of SLOTmedia Group LLC. microSD and SDHC are trademarks. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).