The making of this record inadvertently began in Cuba in January 2008. Powershovelaudio was recording in La Havana some of the best contemporary Cuban singers and musicians. The resulting recordings were of an inspiring beauty.
There aren’t many DJs who embody euphoric raving, moments fraught with happiness and electric discharges onto the dancefloor, as Len Faki does. What has been reserved for dancers at Berghain and other international clubs, is now available on CD for the first time ever. ‘Berghain 03’ is a display of Faki’s mastery at its most compact and intense. Unlike a recording from a clubnight, this CD concentrates all aspects and…
The All-American Rejects return to the road this spring for the I Wanna Rock tour in support of their latest DGC/Interscope/Doghouse release, When The World Comes Down. The month long tour commences April 5 in Albuquerque with support from Shiny Toy Guns, Ace Enders & A Million Different People, Vedera and The Upwelling.
MARTH is a composer/producer/artist currently based in Japan who has created thousands of beautiful songs in harmony with an everlasting flow of the universe. His music envelopes you wholly with a gentleness of silky luxury. It is a peacefulness to find that we are one with the whole universe, embraced in the arms of Great Nature. MARTH is a rare artist who spontaneously creates such magnificent music like a swiftly…
Damien Jurado will be performing throughout April and May across North America supporting his critically-acclaimed Secretly Canadian release, Caught In the Trees.Â
Curtis Peoples returns to the live scene this spring with a national tour in support of his self-titled album (The Control Group/Galt Line Music). After an exciting performance on The Rock Boat Niner (appearing with Sister Hazel, Hanson, and Graham Colton, among others) in January 2009 and a run of dates with Tyler Hilton in late 2008, Peoples is eager to serve up his “coffee shop arena rock” once again.
Japanese sound explorer Cornelius will be taking his mind-blowing live show to the US for 4 special dates this May. All shows are in California (following his first ever Mexican performances) and come on the heels of his “Best Surround Sound†Grammy nomination for the fantastic Sensurround+B-Sides DVD. The DVD, released on Everloving last year, features an all new 5.1 surround sound audio mix of each video from the critically…
Ed’s music influences range from rock, alt-country, and folk to classical. Over the past fifteen years, Ed has performed at many venues along the east coast, and has ventured inland as far as Nashville to perform his original brand of roots music. His songs have received airplay all over the world and he has received numerous songwriting awards. In 2009, Ed released his 3rd CD, I Hate You, of original…
Freshly rejuvenated from their recent North American adventures with the legendary Neil Young, Everest has traded the studio for the Interstate and has embarked on a brief West Coast tour. The L.A.-based workhorses, who spent their month “off” writing and tracking new songs, are using this opportunity to road-test their latest creations, including performances alongside Spoon as well as Akron/Family, among others. Immediately following, the quintet will rejoin Young for…
Even after playing more than 250 shows over the past two years – highlighted by a slot on Danzig’s Blackest of the Black North American tour last fall – SKELETONWITCH won’t take time off any time soon. The group will team with Swedish viking cult heroes Amon Amarth for a month-long tour.
The band will head to Japan and the United States in the next few months.
RCA Records is proud to announce the Kings of Leon spring arena tour. These shows are the first set of US tour dates to follow their epic sold-out performance at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 29th. In his review of the performance, Jon Pareles of the New York Times wrote, “The music swelled to fill the arena, from the ominous stomp that opened the…
Tue-Mar-24, Phoenix, AZ, The Rhythm Room Thu-Mar-26, Los Angeles, CA, Knitting Factory Fri-Mar-27, San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill Sun-Mar-29, Portland, OR, Someday Lounge Mon-Mar-30, Seattle, WA, Sunset Tavern Tue-Mar-31, Olympia, WA, Jakes on 4th Ave Wed-Apr-01, Boise, ID, Neurolux Thu-Apr-02, Salt Lake City, UT, Kilby Court Fri-Apr-03, Denver, CO, Larimer Lounge Sat-Apr-04, Omaha, NE, The Waiting Room Mon-Apr-06, Des Moines, IA, Vaudeville Mews Tue-Apr-07, Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge…
Mauro Bertoli, winner of many National and International competitions, gained recognition with audience and music critics playing as a solist and in different chamber groups in Italy (“La Fenice†in Venice, “Verdi Hall†in Milan, Auditorium Parco della Musica – “S. Cecilia Hallâ€, in Rome, New Comunal Theatre in Vicenza, “Teatro Coccia†in Novara), Usa, Canada, Israel, Germany, France, Belgium, Albania and Sweden.
E for Explosion is hitting the road this spring with a slew of tour dates to support their debut full length Reinventing the Heartbeat. The band’s front-man Jamison Covington (formerly of JamisonParker) and band mates Dai Britain (keyboard) and Josh Elmore (bass) are resolved on bringing a style of shoegaze alt-rock to the masses, with the underpinnings of Covington’s personal and professional re-birth culminating on stage.
Following a successful run of 2008 fall dates which included multiple sold-out performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-Platinum selling artists Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman will once again hit the road together for the spring leg of “The United Tour.†Kicking off March 28, in Chattanooga, the tour will hit 24 cities across the country including Cleveland, Baltimore, Visalia, Colorado Springs, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Lexington, Nashville and more.
he 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 23–May 7) announces one of the highly anticipated special events of each year’s Festival, the annual pairing of live music with an iconic silent film. Dengue Fever (http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic) will perform the world premiere of their newly composed original score for the first cinematic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure yarn The Lost World at the historic Castro Theatre (429 Castro Street, San…
Mirror is an immersive, multi-media production rooted in erotic cinema and cabaret. The Mirror CD is the soundtrack to that production – lushly orchestrated retro electro pop, masterminded by Thomas Anselmi (who as a teenageer fronted legendary Canadian punk outfit Slow. His special guests included David Gahan (Depeche Mode) , Mike Garson (David Bowier) and Joe Dellesandro – one of the Warhol superstars. Early press response has been gratifying and…
An award-winning songwriter, Marcia writes story songs that span genres, packed with emotional content and lyrics that connect the listener to the common well of human experience. She grew up in a household filled with music and musical instruments, and spent her formative years listening to classical, folk, and pop music. Later she became exposed to country music, and was drawn to its stories. Marcia has just released her first…
“A beguiling listen from start to finish; a heartfelt, romantic, fuzzy, ethereal and beautiful, right down to the most abrupt of endings… It sends a shiver down the spine every time.” – UK Times on album opener ‘I Wish I Knew’Â